Chapter 1362: Guests from Every Direction

An imperial carriage sped above the clouds. Inside sat two demon kings, namely the Snake King and the Swan Goose Demon King under the Feathered King.

Jiao rode the clouds and mist, straining to pull the carriage, while the imperial carriage moved as smoothly as though it were traveling over flat ground.

With their eyesight, they could clearly see streaks of evasion lights moving through the mountains. Without a doubt, all of them were heading to the same place.

"Daoist Qin has only just founded his sect, yet it already possesses the bearing of a great sect," the Snake King said emotionally.

"I heard that Daoist Qin had already been laying the groundwork for his sect many years ago..." The Swan Goose Demon King seemed somewhat distracted. He happened to see several cultivators from the desert and frowned with a cold laugh. "Even people from the desert have come from thousands of li away to offer congratulations. It seems like the human race is growing more and more united internally!"

The Snake King knew what he was worried about and sighed. "They're unstoppable now. Unless cracks appear inside the Beichen Alliance, there is no chance it will fall apart. There is only so much we can do. Fortunately, our demon race was not excluded from the Beichen Alliance. Otherwise, we really would have no peace..."

Humans and demons had always been different, and neither side could fully trust the other.

The demon race was weaker. Beichen Realm remaining divided all year round was in its interests, so it was naturally the party least willing to see the human race form an alliance.

Unfortunately, Ziwei Palace’s ascension had been far too shocking. Compared to that, all other grudges and enmities were not worth mentioning. Even if the demon race secretly fanned the flames, it would be difficult to achieve any results.

Right now, the human race still had no time to exclude dissidents. But as the years passed, if they still could not find the reception platform and everything returned to how it had been before, some people would inevitably begin to harbor ambition.

The Swan Goose Demon King snorted. "Once the great king breaks through to the late stage of the Transformation Realm, he alone will be able to subdue the human race. Then we will have plenty of time to make plans... I refuse to believe the Beichen Alliance is completely united!"

"The Feathered King..." The Snake King secretly shook his head, as though he did not think highly of the Feathered King. His tone then shifted. "For now, we can only hide our strength and bide our time. Among the human race’s Spiritual Infant cultivators, there are very few with any hope of advancing to the late stage of Spiritual Infant Realm. Without any accidents, Daoist Qin’s status in the Beichen Alliance will only become more and more important. Daoist Qin shares a deep friendship with Daoist Jingyu and is also the bamboo demon’s heir. Even if someone develops evil intentions, he will not stand by and do nothing..."

Many years ago, at Jingyu’s breakthrough ceremony, the Feathered King had personally gone to Thousand-Mountain Bamboo Sea to offer congratulations. The news of the bamboo demon’s passing had been exposed then, stirring up a great uproar within the demon race.

Every time the Swan Goose Demon King thought of this, he could not help frowning.

Back then, under the Nine-Cavern Demon King’s instigation, he had tested Thousand-Mountain Bamboo Sea, only to be frightened away by Qin Sang’s scheme.

Looking back now, Qin Sang must have been bluffing. At that time, Thousand-Mountain Bamboo Sea had been at its weakest! But it was too late for regrets now.

"The great king has the same intention. We must not make an enemy of Daoist Qin. If the great king were not at a critical point in seclusion, he would have wanted to come in person to congratulate him."

The Snake King chuckled. "Daoist Qin is now at the height of his fame and influence. I suspect we will be seeing quite a few old fellows today..."

Before he finished speaking, the Snake King’s expression shifted slightly, and he suddenly rose to his feet.

Only then did the Swan Goose Demon King sense something unusual. He hurriedly stood and followed the Snake King out of the imperial carriage.

They saw a white cloud flying over from the distance. Two figures rode the cloud, their celestial qi drifting around them as they appeared carefree and at ease.

One of them was Lu Boyuan. Beside Lu Boyuan stood a young man whose body emitted a faint demonic qi.

"Daoist Lu! Daoist Cold Lizard! I did not expect the two of you to come in person," the Snake King said, inviting them to board the imperial carriage. He studied the Cold Lizard for a moment. "Congratulations on your recovery, Daoist Cold Lizard. It seems like there are no hidden injuries left!"

"I was just lucky..." the Cold Lizard revealed a faint smile.

Lu Boyuan said, "Daoist Qin is founding his sect. How could I not come?"

As he spoke, he turned to the Swan Goose Demon King. "Daoist Swan Goose, how are the Feathered King’s injuries?"

The Swan Goose Demon King gave a fist-and-palm salute. "The great king has already recovered about eighty percent. There is no serious problem."

As they spoke, the imperial carriage flew over the mountains, and they saw Qingyang Temple’s strange peaks rising in great numbers, with auspicious clouds drifting all around them.

Sensing the aura of the imperial carriage from afar, Li Yufu hurriedly flew out of Guest-Welcoming Peak with several disciples. "I Li Yufu, disciple of Qingyang Temple, welcome the seniors."

"So you are Daoist Qin’s proud disciple, Li Yufu? A fine young talent! Not bad!" Lu Boyuan and the others walked out of the imperial carriage side by side.

Seeing so many demon kings and the Spiritual Infant cultivator, Li Yufu was startled at first. After hearing them state their identities, he called out in a clear voice.

"The Swan Goose Demon King of Wanyao City has come to offer congratulations on behalf of the Feathered King!"

"Sage Lu and the Cold Lizard Demon King have come to offer congratulations!"

"The Snake King of Dragon Transformation Mountain has led his disciples here to offer congratulations!"

The voices spread into Qingyang Temple, and the noisy clamor within the sect immediately vanished. The rogue cultivators all looked up at the imperial carriage, gazing upon the bearing of the demon kings and the Spiritual Infant cultivator.

Immediately afterward, nine melodious bell chimes rang from the main peak, welcoming the most honored guests.

Li Yufu bowed and led the way, guiding the Snake King and the others into the main peak. The imperial carriage and the other lesser demons were also guided away by others.

Before they had even ascended the main peak, Mei Gu’s loud announcement echoed from outside Qingyang Temple again.

"Sage Yue Kui, Sage Yue Wu, Sage Ji..." Mei Gu recited a long string of names in one breath.

Yue Kui and Yue Wu were none other than the two battle generals, the heirs of Daoist Master Zhenyi.

After the Beichen Alliance was founded, Tianxing Alliance existed in name only. However, the cultivators of Tianxing Highland still habitually banded together, with the two battle generals as their leaders.

The Snake King and the others stopped and exchanged glances.

"I did not expect most of the old fellows from Tianxing Alliance to show up. Daoist Qin really has great prestige," the Swan Goose Demon King said with a low chuckle.

The Snake King shook his head. "Tianxing Alliance reversed its decline and counterattacked Sin Abyss. Daoist Qin’s contributions cannot be erased. Whether out of sentiment or reason, they ought to come."

The Cold Lizard sneered. "There is another reason... Among Old Daoist Zhenyi’s heirs, only the Yue Brothers can still hold up appearances. But even when Old Daoist Zhenyi was still around, they could not break through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant Realm. It will probably be even harder from now on. If Tianxing Alliance continues to have no worthy successors, hehe."

The three demon kings openly discussed Tianxing Alliance without the slightest scruple.

Lu Boyuan was also a member of the human race and found it inappropriate to join in, so he turned and urged Li Yufu, who was pretending not to have heard anything, to continue leading the way.

After the Spiritual Infant cultivators of Tianxing Alliance were welcomed into Qingyang Temple, the sound of bells continued without end.

"Sage Bing Han of Xuling Sect has led her disciples here to offer congratulations!"

"Sage Si Di and Sage Yaojing of Taiyi Core Sect have led their disciples here to offer congratulations!"

Qin Sang’s sect founding had practically become the greatest grand occasion in the entire Beichen Realm. Spiritual Infant grandmasters, who were rarely seen in the past, arrived one after another.

The rogue cultivators at the foot of the mountain craned their necks upward until they were dazzled. Hearing one famous name after another, they felt as though the backs of their necks had almost gone stiff, yet they also felt that this trip had truly been worthwhile.

Heavenly Demon Hill, the desert, Tianxing Alliance, Small Cold Domain, and Sin Abyss all had Spiritual Infant cultivators come to offer congratulations.

Canghong and the other Spiritual Infant cultivators of Sin Abyss were currently exploring the depths of Heavenly Scar in hopes of finding fragments of Abyssal Ruin, so they had Fairy Qiuzhi come as their representative to deliver congratulatory gifts.

Aside from the Spiritual Infant cultivators and famous sects, there were also other sects of all sizes. In particular, almost none of the Small Cold Domain sects closest to Qingyang Temple were absent.

When the names of Mu Yifeng and Shaohua Mountain were announced, they caused a stir.

Although the enmity between Qin Sang and Dongyang Bo had not reached the point where everyone knew of it, it was no secret among the upper echelons.

No one had expected Shaohua Mountain to show up, and they had expected even less that Shaohua Mountain’s sect leader had quietly changed!

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