si-mexico Chapter 253: This elder has quite the airs!
Chapter 253: This elder has quite the airs!
Chapter 253: This elder has quite the airs!
The Crimson Flame Demon followed Qin Yiyao's scent all the way to the capital.
Along the way, he casually killed several humans, extracted their memories, and learned a lot of information.
The world today is nothing like it used to be.
It has become extremely unfamiliar.
Now, the Xuan Tian Realm has even been divided into vast territories such as the Western Regions, the Central Plains, and the Eastern Frontier. The Crimson Flame Heavenly Demon doesn't even know how the boundaries between these territories are calculated...
Where did such a thing come from before? In this vast world, everyone fights for territory based on their own abilities, never distinguishing between east, west, south, and north.
But none of that matters. What matters is that he is currently in a power called the Sunflame Dynasty. This Sunflame Dynasty is located on the edge of the Eastern Frontier, extremely close to the Demon Realm. Among the various powers in the Eastern Frontier, it is only considered a lower-middle-class power, and even then, the kind that serves as cannon fodder.
Because if the demon race were to launch a large-scale invasion, the Sunflame Dynasty would surely be annihilated, serving only as a useless buffer zone.
Although the demon race has not invaded human territory for several thousand years since the new Demon Emperor took office.
The most ridiculous thing is that the strongest person in this so-called dynasty is only at the ninth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm!
Has the world really become like this? A mere Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator actually dares to stand on the ground as an emperor. Back when it was at its peak, Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators were commonplace, only fit to be high-level cannon fodder in wars.
This has driven even the Crimson Flame Demon to the point that he wants to disguise himself as a human, simply set up his own power, become the emperor, and have a taste of his newfound power!
The Crimson Flame Demon has never intended to leave behind any offspring.
He was single-mindedly focused on breaking free from his shackles, ascending to immortality, and following his master, the Crimson Flame Demon Immortal, rather than staying in the Xuan Tian Realm and wasting time with a bunch of mortals.
But now, the Crimson Flame Demon is no longer in a hurry.
Because those powerful figures from the past no longer exist in the present world!
He used to be besieged and killed by the Holy Yao Emperor and those supreme beings at the ninth level of the Saintly Realm, who were only one step away from the tenth level!
But in the present world, the strongest person seems to be just a sword-wielding woman at the seventh level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.
What's so scary about that?
Once he finds all his separated souls and returns to his peak, how could the Xuan Tian Realm possibly have a match for him?
Times have changed.
Perhaps he will have a chance to dominate the Xuan Tian Realm and then use that opportunity to find a way to ascend to immortality!
Then he can go to his master!
But before that, we can take revenge first and kill the Holy Yao Emperor whose cultivation level has plummeted.
When the Crimson Flame Demon looked up, he saw that the incredibly luxurious building before him still carried the scent left behind by the Holy Yao Emperor!
"Hmph, it seems you're hiding in this city."
"I will find you, and then I will kill you."
Just as he was about to go inside and grab someone to interrogate properly, suddenly...
Beside them, a figure hidden in the alley caught the attention of the Crimson Flame Demon.
It was a woman in a black dress. She didn't look particularly special, but the Crimson Flame Demon sensed that she seemed to have the mark left by a powerful soul. Although not as strong as him, it was still...evil.
"Oh?"
"I never expected to find such a character in this run-down place." The Crimson Flame Demon didn't hold back in his scrutiny, and the woman in the alley noticed him. She immediately became wary, turned around, and left without even looking back.
"Ah……"
Crimson Flame Demon scoffed.
He needs to find some people he can work with.
Going it alone can easily lead to disaster. If he had been willing to find some heinous villains to be his allies back then, the Holy Yao Emperor wouldn't have been able to destroy his physical body and seal his soul so easily.
The Crimson Flame Demon thought that the person behind that woman might be worth considering for a collaboration.
Since the cooperation can't be reached anyway, killing the other party is fine too.
"Alright, time to go kill some people."
Crimson Flame Demon straightened his robes and, with stiff steps, entered Cloud Fragrance Pavilion...
On the other side, Gu Heng led Qin Yiyao off the carriage, and then, together with Bai Feier and Liu Yu, boarded the pleasure boat prepared by the Liu family and arrived at Yanjiang Pavilion.
Inside Yanjiang Pavilion, a banquet had already been set out.
However, besides that, there was another person waiting nearby.
He was a thin, middle-aged man in a blue robe, toying with a jade flute in his hand. When he saw Gu Heng and Qin Yiyao enter, his gaze swept over them indifferently without pausing for a moment.
Even when he looked at Bai Feier, he was indifferent, and that contempt made Bai Feier frown.
This guy is putting on quite an air.
He looked directly at Liu Yu.
"Elder Xiao Tang... what brings you here?"
Liu Yu seemed to have not expected this middle-aged man in a green robe to appear here, and her expression was slightly embarrassed.
"Liu Yu, we agreed to set off back to the valley this morning, but it's already noon. What are you doing here with this banquet..."
Xiao Tang said coldly, while slowly tapping the edge of the table with his jade flute.
His gaze swept over Bai Feier, Qin Yiyao, and Gu Heng again, then he let out a heavy snort.
Two Nascent Soul cultivators and one mortal. Xiao Tang completely ignored the mortal. One of the two Nascent Soul stage girls was the eldest daughter of the Bai family, while the other's background was unknown.
The swords at their waists all seemed to be divine artifacts... I wonder where they came from.
However, this was none of Xiao Tang's business. He was sent to protect and supervise Liu Yu. His task was to ensure that Liu Yu, this prodigy, would return to Qianyin Valley as soon as possible to focus on her cultivation, and to ensure that her marriage to the Holy Son of Qianyin Valley would not be affected.
There's no need to attend this banquet.
"This……"
Liu Yu was speechless, unsure how to explain. "Alright, the Valley Master has allowed you to return home for a few days because you were so eager to go home. That's enough. Don't delay any longer. Let's set off now. The Valley Master doesn't like anyone disrupting his plans."
Seeing that she was reserved and silent, Xiao Tang didn't dwell on it anymore. He stood up and said domineeringly.
Bai Feier's expression changed.
This person appears to be an elder of Qianyin Valley!
However, judging from Liu Yu's expression, she seems to be somewhat wary of this elder!