Chapter 234 - 126: Riding the Luan into Yongzhou

Chapter 234: Chapter 126: Riding the Luan into Yongzhou

In any case, with Lin Shu’s current cultivation and strength, plus the Mountain God Mirror hidden in his Storage Bag, ordinary threats shouldn’t be able to harm the two of them.

As for Golden Core Powerhouses... they weren’t a dime a dozen. It wasn’t like you’d run into one so easily.

...

Just as the group was about to enter Anren Prefecture, Yongzhou Pass had already been completely transformed.

A different Demon Banner stood atop each Earth City.

The demon people who had once hidden away in the mountains had finally returned to the light of day, boldly stepping into these cities.

The common folk already within the pass were, in turn, reclassified as demon people.

They didn’t have much objection to this.

In fact, many were ecstatic, surging toward the crowd of demon people emerging from the deep mountains, finding long-lost friends and family among them.

They embraced, tears streaming down their faces, sobbing out the grievances they had held in their hearts.

The Demon Soldiers simply watched from the side with faint smiles, occasionally glancing up in the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion.

The eight major prefectures were awarded to the eight Demon Generals with the most astonishing achievements.

But among them, the scarlet Moon-Devouring Demon Banner was nowhere to be seen.

"Is it because the Moon-Devouring Demon General isn’t in the Border Region, so his reward has been put on hold for now?"

A Demon Soldier looked at his comrade curiously. Several days had passed, and the stories of what had happened when the Group of Demons attacked the Border Region had already spread far and wide.

The Moon-Devouring Demon General had not only slain two Yu Family City Lords, but even Yu Xin, who had been crucial to the battle, had died at his hands. Afterward, he went on to slaughter thirty-eight young Immortal Descendants.

Such a record of achievements was, among the Demon Generals, without a doubt the greatest contribution of all!

"I don’t know."

The other Demon Soldier looked blankly toward the cave-dwelling in the mountains.

「Inside the spacious cave-dwelling.」

Three great chairs were arranged in a row at the head of the room, with no distinction between primary and secondary seats.

Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch and Demon Monarch Hong Ling slowly took their seats, looking down at the many excited Demon Generals below.

In order to hold the Border Region, they might need to attract a few more Demon Monarchs to take up residence.

But there would only ever be three head seats.

This was a personal decree from the Demon King.

By the merit of Breaking Through the pass, three Great Demon Monarchs would be established to rule Yongzhou Pass together!

Cloud Dragon and Hong Ling’s positions were, of course, secure.

But the final position would depend on who had the greatest merits, and who could use the resources from this victory to successfully break through to the Golden Core realm.

The two Demon Monarchs had summoned the Demon Crowd today most likely to rank them by merit, shortlist a few candidates, and let the first one to break through claim the final seat.

...

Demon General Lei Yin leaned back in his chair, not nearly as excited as those around him.

Although he hadn’t been able to see the Magical Combat within the cloud curtain clearly, he had been very close to the main peak at the time.

’He knew that this great victory was thanks to a hidden figure who had contributed immeasurably—far more than even the Moon-Devouring Demon General!’

Sure enough, after a brief silence,

Demon Monarch Hong Ling said coolly, "Quiet down. Let’s first discuss how to divide the corpses of the Immortal Descendants."

"Yutang, come here."

Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch’s face was pale, but he beckoned with a faint smile. "Here are the resources bartered for the many Young Immortals and those three adult Mountain Gods. I’ve already sent someone to deliver Yu Qiheng’s corpse to Demon King Su Xin. Once it’s prepared, you can come back to claim it."

"As for Zhao Zhiyue’s share, you’ll take half, and the other half goes to Demon Monarch Hong Ling."

Those two short sentences made the expressions of every Demon General in the room change drastically.

They knew the Moon-Devouring Demon General’s contributions were immense, but a division like this was simply impossible to accept.

’The first part went without saying—he’d earned all that himself. But of the two Golden Core Immortals’ corpses, the Moon-Devouring banner was to take one and a half?!’

’Demon Monarch Hong Ling only gets half a body?’

’Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch was injured so badly, yet he didn’t get a single scrap.’

’And he could still manage a smile!’

Under everyone’s watchful gaze, Xie Yutang slowly rose and walked before Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch, first giving a slight bow.

She reached out, took the Storage Ring from the table, and said softly, "My Lord Demon General left instructions before he departed. Regarding the bodies of the two Golden Core Immortal Descendants, if we are allotted half, we are to accept it all."

"If it is more than half..."

The young woman looked up and returned his smile. "Then we are to give half of our share to Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch."

"This..." Cloud Dragon was stunned, at a loss for words.

"Hm?" Demon Monarch Hong Ling glanced over, asking curiously, "And what if it’s less than half?"

...

Hearing this, Xie Yutang pondered for a moment before saying seriously, "My Lord Demon General’s instruction was, if it is less than half, we are to wait for his return to discuss the matter."

As her voice fell, the cave-dwelling became deathly silent.

The young woman’s voice was calm, but the Demon Generals could sense something unsettling in her words.

’What did she mean, wait for his return to discuss the matter?’

Demon Monarch Hong Ling was stunned for a moment. An image surfaced in her mind: the young man charging in and out of the fray three times, his handsome, blood-soaked face filled with a savage ferocity.

’The Mountain God Mirror in his hands has already exhausted the power it had accumulated over the years.’

’Though it’s still a supreme Spirit Treasure, in the hands of a mere Core Formation Cultivator, it can no longer be used to slaughter Golden Core Powerhouses as if they were chickens.’

But for some reason, Hong Ling, who was normally so sharp-tongued, now just licked her lips and, for once, didn’t press the issue.

She gave a helpless smile and waved her hand. "Go on, go on. Go and forge a properly majestic great banner. This Monarch will provide whatever Treasure Iron Profound Ore you need."

Her words spread.

The Demon Generals’ expressions grew even more stupefied.

’Why were they suddenly talking about forging a banner? All eight City Lord’s Mansions have been assigned, so where is this Moon-Devouring Demon Banner supposed to be planted?’