Old Ancestor Bai Lu grumbled and cursed, not even waiting for Mo Fan to invite him. He flew down on his own, casually tossed a storage bracelet to Mo Fan, and said flatly, “Everything you wanted is inside.”
“Don’t expect me to give you a single extra spirit stone!”
“…”
Mo Fan was speechless, but he still accepted the bracelet and grinned. “Old Ancestor, what are you saying? The fact that you came to support me already makes this junior very happy!”
In fact, those were his true feelings.
Although Bai Lu had been extremely sneaky in the True Dragon Lair, his status here was immensely important!
The title of one of the three great Demon Ancestors of Fengming Mountain was not just for show.
Therefore, his mere presence was already an enormous favour to Mo Fan.
Mo Fan was also very curious about what had happened to Bai Lu after the True Dragon Lair. From the sound of it, he had not managed to obtain that immortal sword?
“Kid, tell this ancestor the truth. Did you get that bronze mirror?”
Just as Bai Lu took his seat, his voice transmission reached Mo Fan’s ears.
“Old Ancestor, I’m innocent!”
“That mirror was clearly taken by that damned heavenly fox demon. Yet all of you keep suspecting me. I’m truly exhausted…”
“You little brat, don’t think this ancestor doesn’t know that your belly is full of dirty tricks. You swindled plenty of people in the True Dragon Lair!”
Mo Fan’s face twitched. He immediately protested, “Old Ancestor, I’m really not lying!”
“Heaven and earth bear witness!”
“By the way, if you don’t believe me, you can ask Bai Feng. She’s your own granddaughter. You’ll believe her, right?”
“After we escaped the True Dragon Lair that day, this junior went through hell and high water. I nearly got killed by those demonic cultivators from the human race!
If I hadn’t triggered my tribulation in time, those thunder-struck bastards would already be carving up my corpse!”
Mo Fan transmitted innocently. That day, to avoid the lightning tribulation, Bai Feng and the others had been swallowed into the sack by the Whimpering Monster, so they had not seen him use the Water Moon Spirit Mirror afterwards. Thus he was certain this old fellow was only trying to trick him.
In truth, even Bai Lu himself was not sure whether Mo Fan had obtained the Water Moon Spirit Mirror.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Bai Lu frowned, then asked unwillingly once more, “Really none?”
“Really none!”
“Truer than pure gold!”
“…”
Seeing Mo Fan answer so decisively, Bai Lu stopped transmitting and sat there with furrowed in thought.
Mo Fan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
This old fellow might seem amiable, but he was vicious when it counted!
Otherwise, with so many fighting over that immortal sword back then, it would never have ended up in his hands.
“Heh! Want the mirror? Go ask Tu Shan Yunjun yourself!”
Mo Fan snickered inwardly. At the same time, he began to miss that Tu Shan Yunjun fellow a little. He wondered whether the guy was dead or not.
If he was still alive, with his strength he should be able to slowly purge those spore toxins!
Before becoming a Demon King, Mo Fan had found poison terrifying. But after reaching the King realm, he understood what dan fire was.
Under dan fire, most toxins would be easily burned away!
Of course, poisons varied in strength. At least Mo Fan felt that his own Life-Death Poison and the spore toxin were not something ordinary Demon Kings could dispel.
“Now my two poisons have merged into one, but they are not yet truly fused. Looks like I’ll need to find an opportunity to properly integrate them later.
Add in the poison from Corpse Yin Sect, and my Life-Death Sword will definitely achieve a major breakthrough!” Mo Fan thought to himself, feeling his future was bright indeed.
Now that he was a lofty Demon King, his ambitions had naturally grown grander.
Who still wanted to eat swan meat!
This king is going to climb step by step to the very top. Eating an immortal maiden would be far more fragrant, wouldn’t it?
Just as Mo Fan was brimming with spirit, Granny Sparrow suddenly spoke. “Eh? There’s actually someone else coming to offer congratulations?”
Hearing this, Mo Fan quickly looked up at the sky directly ahead.
He saw a large red sedan chair flying straight towards Black Wind Mountain. On both sides of the sedan, dozens of boys and girls wearing crimson bellybands accompanied it. At the same time, nine figures sat upon a huge earthen bowl, travelling alongside the red sedan.
“The aura of humans!”
“These humans have some nerve, daring to appear here so brazenly!”
Several demon kings on Black Wind Mountain immediately snorted coldly, dangerous glints flashing in their eyes.
“They are not pure humans, only half-demons.”
Old Ancestor Bai Lu spoke calmly.
Half-demons?
All the demons looked surprised. What were half-demons doing here?
Were they not afraid of being devoured by the crowd?
At this moment, Mo Fan also recognised who they were. He could say he knew almost all of them!
The newcomers were none other than the group from the Half-Demon Market in the Demon Spirit Mountain Range!
The nine figures sitting on the earthen bowl were Soldier One through Soldier Nine!
This was the first time Mo Fan had seen all nine of them appear together!
From this, it was not difficult to guess who sat inside that large red bridal sedan.
The lord of the Half-Demon Market, Yun Rou!
“Princess Qinglian graces us with her presence. Lai Bao apologises for not welcoming you from afar. Please, come down and take a seat!”
Mo Fan immediately stood up to greet her respectfully.
Princess Qinglian?
Hearing this, all the demon kings on Black Wind Mountain recalled something. One of them exclaimed in surprise, “It’s her! The adopted daughter of Holy King White Tiger!”
These words instantly sparked widespread discussion among the demons.
Even Granny Sparrow looked at the large red sedan in mild surprise, then glanced sideways at Mo Fan.
Even she had not expected Mo Fan to know Princess Qinglian. But when she remembered he had received Holy King White Tiger’s inheritance, she understood.
“Demon King Lai Bao, our young miss has come to offer you congratulations!”
Upon the earthen bowl, Soldier Nine, the one Mo Fan was most familiar with, stood up and smiled at him.
“For Princess Qinglian to grace my Black Wind Mountain with her presence will truly bring glory to us all!”
Mo Fan laughed heartily, then looked at Soldier Nine and teased, “Brother Soldier Nine, it’s only been a while, yet you’ve already become so formal with me!”
“No choice. In the past we could treat each other as equals, but now you’re a Demon King while I’m still muddling along in the Foundation Establishment stage.”
Soldier Nine spread his hands helplessly and smiled bitterly. “On the path of cultivation, the strong are revered. Since you are now a Demon King, naturally I must address you respectfully as Demon King!”
“Brother Soldier Nine, those words are wrong. Am I, Lai Bao, the kind of vulgar demon who craves empty titles?”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes, then continued, “Everyone, I, Lai Bao, am not an ungrateful demon. Back when my cultivation was weak, you all still treated me with sincerity. Today, even though I have stepped into the King realm, I remain your brother!”
“Hahaha… we really didn’t misjudge you!”
A childish voice rang out. It belonged to a porcelain-doll-like little boy.
This was Soldier One. Mo Fan’s heart stirred, and he immediately used his divine ability, Sapphire Eyes.
Previously he had never been clear about this fellow’s exact cultivation, so today he decided to take a proper look.
This glance left Mo Fan rather shocked.
Soldier One actually possessed late-stage Core Formation cultivation!
He then looked at the others and discovered Soldier Two was at mid-stage Core Formation, while Soldier Three and Soldier Four were early-stage Core Formation.
The rest were all Foundation Establishment.
“Even Soldier Three has broken through to Core Formation!”
A trace of surprise flashed through Mo Fan’s eyes. With this lineup, the strength of the Half-Demon Market was truly formidable. Just these nine alone included four whole Core Formation cultivators!
At that moment, the curtain of the large red bridal sedan was gently lifted a corner.
“Demon King Lai Bao, it has been a long time!”
An ethereal voice emerged from within, neither warm nor cold, neither hurried nor slow, pleasant and moving, like the sound of heaven itself.
