Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

In recent days, Jun Wuxie and the others had hardly left the mountain where Ling Qingyu was. In his free time, he had asked Qing'er to guide Ling Qingyu on cultivation matters.

With the guidance of Heavenly Dao, Ling Qingyu benefited greatly.

She was very surprised. She had consulted many strong individuals in the clan about her cultivation problems, but their answers were vague, making it difficult for her to understand and grasp.

However, Qing'er's explanations were direct and to the point, enlightening her and bringing her to a sudden understanding.

Mu Ciyin was also astonished by Qing'er's unique understanding of cultivation.

How could such a person be Jingya's disciple?

This disciple of hers probably had a deeper understanding of the path of cultivation than her master.

Although curious, none of them asked.

During this time, Jingya left once to see her sister, Nanli Jingwei.

Upon returning, Jingya spoke of the changes in the Demon Clan's Holy City these days.

"A large number of people have poured into the Holy City these days. Some of them appear to be there to offer congratulations, but in reality, they are probably there to cause trouble."

Jingya said.

"They dare? This is the Demon Clan, who gave them the courage!"

Ling Qingyu's face was frosty upon hearing this. She would not allow anyone to cause trouble or run wild at her engagement ceremony.

"Qingyu, don't forget that many Heaven's Chosen Kings from the Supreme forces sought you in the past but were unsuccessful. Do you think they would be content knowing that you are about to be engaged? Although they might not take action at the engagement ceremony itself, it is possible that they would instigate some people to cause trouble."

"We must guard against this." Mu Ciyin, who usually didn't say much, also expressed her agreement, "It is not appropriate to start a major conflict at the wedding. Perhaps some people will take advantage of this to provoke us. Although they won't be able to ruin the wedding, they will disrupt the festive atmosphere."

"Some clowns are not worth taking to heart."

Jun Wuxie's tone was calm. He didn't pay attention to those small fries at all.

Of course, he knew that the engagement ceremony wouldn't be so smooth and peaceful.

Whether it was those who wanted to target him, or those who were jealous because they admired Ling Qingyu but were unsuccessful, someone would always jump out to take advantage of the situation.

When Jingya and Mu Ciyin heard him say this, they knew that he must have a plan to deal with it, so they didn't continue the topic.

… …

As the engagement day approached, there was a strange atmosphere amidst the hustle and bustle of the Demon Clan's Holy City.

Many people had come these days, but some of them seemed to be there to offer congratulations, yet they exuded a very uncomfortable coldness.

Many people in the Demon Clan knew that the engagement day would probably not be peaceful and that some kind of interlude would likely occur.

At the same time, a secret area in the Eastern Region was hidden by ancient formations.

In recent years, several dark mountains had appeared. The peaks of the mountains had been flattened, and blood-colored palaces had been built on top of them.

These palaces were made of a special metal, and their surfaces were covered with strange rune patterns.

In front of the palaces, a path of white bones paved the way, extending all the way to the palace doors.

On the door walls on both sides of the palace entrance were embedded a large number of heads.

The flesh of these heads had not rotted, but their faces were severely distorted, pale, and their eyeballs had been gouged out, leaving only two bloody eye sockets. There was also a hole in the center of their brows, and their hair was disheveled, making them look very terrifying.

The scene was the same on all the mountains. The open palace doors were like entrances to hell!

"We can't let him continue to grow any further. The rise of the Dawn Dynasty is astonishing. Now he has attached himself to the Demon Clan. If this continues, his backers will only increase."

A cold voice sounded in the black hall on a certain mountain.

"We should have killed him long ago to hunt for his ancient blood and soul. If it weren't for considering the Heavenly Dao Academy those years, how could he have lived to this day! But I didn't expect his growth rate to be so fast. Now that the era of great chaos has not yet arrived, I wonder if the Heavenly Dao Academy will intervene if we take action this time!"

"The situation is different now. Jun Wuxie is engaged to the Demon Clan's Holy Maiden in the Demon Clan's Holy City. Under these circumstances, the Heavenly Dao Academy will not interfere and will definitely leave the matter to the Demon Clan to resolve."

"What you said makes sense. Besides, the Heavenly Dao Academy is far away in Central State, and the news won't reach their ears so quickly. Currently, what we need to care about is Mu Ciyin and that Inscription Master!"

"Hall Master, is that Inscription Master really as powerful as Fallen Dust said?"

"There is no need to doubt this news coming from Fallen Dust. The Inscription Master himself should be at the Primordial level, but he has a powerful weapon in his hand. He can kill early and mid-stage Eternal Realm experts at any cost. I am afraid that only late-stage Eternal or peak existences can steadily suppress him!"

"Then how do we kill Jun Wuxie? That Inscription Master is probably by his side, or watching him in secret. With such an existence protecting him, unless we go to headquarters and request the peak existences sleeping at headquarters to come out, it is impossible in the current era."

"That's right. Besides the Inscription Master, there is also Mu Ciyin. That woman has already entered the Eternal Sacred Realm. How could Jun Wuxie and the Demon Clan's Holy Maiden not notify her of their engagement? Even if she won't personally attend the engagement ceremony due to her nature, she will definitely pay attention. An Eternal Realm expert can teleport from the Iceheart Pavilion in the Northern Territory to the Demon Clan's Holy City in an instant!"

"Send some Saint Ancestor Soul Hunters to the Demon Clan's Holy City to test the waters on the day of the engagement. The actions of Saint Ancestor level experts should not attract Mu Ciyin and that Inscription Master. Therefore, what we need to consider is the Ling family lineage of the Demon Clan. Let's see how far the Ling family lineage is willing to go for Jun Wuxie."

"Hall Master means that if the Ling family lineage of the Demon Clan only puts on a show of resistance after weighing the pros and cons, we can take the opportunity to hunt down Jun Wuxie?"

"That's right. As long as the people from my Soul Hunting Hall show up, any major force in the starry sky will be able to see through their identities at a glance. The Demon Clan is just a Supreme force, how dare they really fight against us, unless they are crazy!"

"Then what if they really dare to fully stop our people for Jun Wuxie?"

"Heh, there will be opportunities. When the time comes, let the Soul Sons and others enter Azure Dragon Gorge as disciples of a certain Supreme force and look for opportunities to kill him inside Azure Dragon Gorge. And if the Demon Clan dares to confront us like this, none of their young disciples walking outside will want to live! Otherwise, the world may have forgotten how terrifying our Soul Hunting Hall's Soul Splitting Scythe is!"

"Hall Master is wise, we will arrange it now."

"Remember, try to bring back Jun Wuxie's complete corpse!"

"Yes!"

Black-robed men left the hall.

This hall was just one of the many buildings in the inner space of the palace.

These palaces built on the mountain peaks were not as simple as they seemed from the outside. In fact, they were similar to special artifacts. Passing through the gate would enter a vast inner space, with mountains and rivers, as well as many buildings.

"You may all leave."

After the Branch Hall Master of the Soul Hunting Hall finished speaking, his body disappeared.

The next moment, he came to the deepest part of the palace's inner space.

This was a forbidden area, and even the high-level members of the Branch Hall were not allowed to enter without permission.

In this forbidden area, there was a very ancient palace, empty and vast. There was an ancient formation, and in the formation, there was an altar. On the altar, there was a shrine, and in the shrine, there was a black-robed statue.

This shrine was the only way for the Branch Hall of the Soul Hunting Hall to contact the Soul Hunting Temple in the God Ancient World.

The shrine had not issued any divine messages for a very long time, but decades ago, a divine message came from inside the shrine.

"Is it the same person? The same name, and also possessing the Chaos Bloodline, but this Jun Wuxie is clearly more than just the Chaos Bloodline. If it is a coincidence, it seems a bit far-fetched. If it is not a coincidence, it is still puzzling…"

The Branch Hall Master of the Soul Hunting Hall knelt in front of the shrine, muttering to himself.

In recent years, he had been trying to establish contact with the Soul Hunting Temple of the God Ancient World through the shrine, but he had never succeeded.

Years ago, a divine message came from the shrine, ordering them to pay attention to those with the Chaos Bloodline, especially those with the Chaos Bloodline named Jun Wuxie. Once discovered, they must be hunted down.

Now, he suspected that this Jun Wuxie was the Jun Wuxie mentioned in the divine message.

However, how could the Jun Wuxie of the God Ancient World appear in the Lower Realm, and even grow up in a small city family?

If it was reincarnation, then Jun Wuxie showed no signs of being a reincarnated person. A Chaos Body actually cultivated the path of the flesh body, which was very different from what the divine message said.

Therefore, he wanted to pass this message to the Soul Hunting Temple of the God Ancient World, but he had not been able to contact them.

"I don't know if headquarters knows about Jun Wuxie, and whether they have contacted the gods above…"

He thought to himself, but he had never inquired about it from the people at headquarters.

This was the best opportunity for him to show his worth in front of the gods of the Soul Hunting Temple of the God Ancient World. How could he miss such a credit?

This great era had a very high probability of going to the God Ancient World. If the God Ancient World Path was opened, it might become the most stable world path in history, capable of supporting a large number of people to pass through.

If he could make contributions, he could better gain a foothold, have status, and get better resources and training when he arrived in the God Ancient World!

"Whether he is or not, no matter what the cost, we must hunt down Jun Wuxie. Better to kill by mistake than to let go!"

The Branch Hall Master of the Soul Hunting Hall was passionate in his heart. In his eyes, Jun Wuxie was not only their target for hunting ancient blood and souls, but also related to his future prospects!

… …

In the Demon Clan's Holy City, after the auction of the three major commercial firms ended today, a piece of news quickly spread.

Someone had won an item called [Exquisite Phoenix Treasure] at the Ten Thousand Treasures Firm's grand auction. It could not only be used as an attack weapon, but also had great ornamental value. It was very beautiful, a treasure that would make any woman in the world unable to take their eyes off it.

This item was an Ancestral Artifact, said to have been painstakingly crafted by several well-known weapon refiners in the Ten Thousand Treasures Firm, taking a long time to refine it.

The bidding price for this treasure far exceeded ten times the price of other Ancestral Artifacts!

Due to the auction's confidentiality, the identity of the buyer remains unknown. However, people are speculating whether the "Exquisite Phoenix Treasure" might be intended as a congratulatory gift for the Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan.

If that's the case, spending a fortune to acquire such a treasure as a gift would be quite extravagant. Who would be so wasteful?

What would be the point of doing that?

After all, the Holy Maiden is about to be engaged to the Divine Prince, practically making her a married woman. Giving such a grand gift seems like a complete waste.

"I believe someone who admires the Holy Maiden, but whose affections are unrequited, is feeling jealous knowing she will be engaged to the Divine Prince. They want to use this to gain attention during the engagement ceremony. Think about it, the "Exquisite Phoenix Treasure" is of such high quality and a unique artifact, exceptionally beautiful. Ordinary ancestral artifacts can't compare, and even peerless treasures pale in comparison. If, during the engagement ceremony, the betrothal gift presented by the Divine Prince is inferior to the "Exquisite Phoenix Treasure", wouldn't the Divine Prince lose face? People would seize the opportunity to ridicule him."

"That's possible. Perhaps someone wants to embarrass the Divine Prince publicly to achieve some kind of psychological satisfaction. Otherwise, who would give such an extravagant gift?"

"Do you think the Divine Prince will be outshone?"

"It's hard to say. After all, it's the "Exquisite Phoenix Treasure." Although the Divine Prince is the supreme ruler of the dynasty, the Dawning Dynasty is newly established and lacks the resources and treasures to match it..."

"To surpass the "Exquisite Phoenix Treasure", the Divine Prince would have to present a Supreme Divine Weapon as a betrothal gift! A Supreme Divine Weapon—think about what that implies. The possibility is almost zero..."

Within the Demon Clan's Holy City, this topic is being discussed in every street and alley. Many members of the Demon Clan are worried, as it's their Holy Maiden's joyous occasion. They naturally support Jun Wuxie and Ling Qingyu and don't want him to lose face in public on the engagement day.