I was just making up techniques… how did all of you become Emperors? - Chapter 618: Demon Dragon Lair

Chapter 618: Demon Dragon Lair

After hearing the Thunder Qilin’s words, Cao Youqian subconsciously lifted his head and swept his gaze over the towering mountain before him. With just one look, he could tell that this mountain was extraordinary.

The summit was covered in white snow, while the vegetation on the mountainside was lush and verdant. As far as the eye could see, everything was a sea of green, and mountain streams wound downward, converging into a long river at the foot of the mountain.

Wood, water, and earth were already present, so where was the fire?

With a slight sweep of his divine sense, he discovered that there was actually a fire spirit vein within the mountain. If not for the snow covering the summit, the fire spirit qi emitted by this fire spirit vein would already have erupted from the mountaintop.

Aside from the fire spirit vein, there were also four saint-grade spirit veins of metal, wood, water, and earth within the mountain. It could be said that this place was an excellent cultivation treasure ground.

“That Demon Dragon is truly a fool to occupy such a treasure land with only that level of cultivation.”

Upon hearing this, the Thunder Qilin immediately said, “It is not exactly foolish. More than thirty years ago, it and I were both Demon Kings. After thirty years apart, it has already become a Demon Emperor.”

“Hmph.”

Cao Youqian snorted disdainfully. “In thirty years, I have already become a Martial God.”

“How is that possible?”

The Thunder Qilin looked at Cao Youqian in shock. In its view, becoming a Demon Emperor was already difficult enough, and to become a Demon God would take it at least several thousand years. In thirty years, it would at most become a Demon Emperor.

“How about we make a bet?” Cao Youqian said with a smiling gaze toward the Thunder Qilin.

“Bet on what? I no longer have the capital to gamble.”

Thinking about how it did not even have its freedom now made the Thunder Qilin feel especially dejected.

Cao Youqian said, “If I do not become a Saint within thirty years, I will return your freedom. If I become a Martial God, then you must protect my sect in the future.”

“It is a deal.”

The Thunder Qilin almost blurted it out. Such a good thing existed? It did not believe that Brother Qian could become a Martial God within thirty years.

“Good.”

As Cao Youqian spoke, he jumped down from the Thunder Qilin and walked toward the Five Elements Mountain ahead. He said unhurriedly, “From today onward, this place will be my cultivation immortal cave. You would not be unable to wait even thirty years, right?”

The Thunder Qilin replied, “A mere thirty years will pass in the blink of an eye. By then, I will also be a Demon Emperor.”

Cao Youqian looked around once, then leapt into the air and flew toward Five Elements Mountain. Shortly afterward, he returned to the foot of the mountain carrying a massive boulder.

He casually smashed the stone into the ground and used his finger to inscribe four large characters: Dominant Fist Sacred Land.

Looking at those four characters that emitted a terrifying aura, the Thunder Qilin could not help but shudder. It muttered, “Brother Qian, do you have such a great grudge against this stone? You did not even use this much strength when you suppressed the Demon Dragon yesterday.”

Cao Youqian looked at the Thunder Qilin with disdain and said, “Calling you foolish would still make you think I am targeting you. Tell me, with this stone stele placed here, would ordinary riffraff not flee at the sight of it? It can save us a lot of trouble.”

Hearing this, the Thunder Qilin immediately showed an expression of sudden realization. “I understand. Brother Qian, this is like how the wolf clan likes to urinate around its territory, making other demon races afraid to approach.”

Thud.

Cao Youqian knocked the Thunder Qilin on the forehead with his finger and said irritably, “Can you not say something normal? Alright, let us go in and see what good things this Demon Dragon left behind in its lair.”

The Thunder Qilin’s eyes lit up when it heard this. It knew that the dragon race loved to hoard treasures, and it eagerly followed Cao Youqian into the mountain.

After one man and one qilin entered the mountain, they admired the scenery along the way. Cao Youqian was not an elegant person and preferred directness, but upon seeing such beautiful scenery, he could not help but slow his pace.

After half an hour, the two arrived at a valley, where a vast lake came into view.

Unlike other lakes, this one was a dead lake. There was no water flowing into it, nor did its water flow outward to the surroundings.

The lake water was pitch-black, with wisps of black qi rising from the surface. Cao Youqian could even see wandering souls within the lake.

He narrowed his eyes and muttered, “This is clearly a place brimming with vitality. Why would such a land of death appear here?”

After observing the surrounding mountains and feng shui layout, Cao Youqian’s expression turned playful. Five saint-grade spirit veins converged here, and spiritual qi was used to seal the death qi and demonic qi within the lake, so could it be that an extraordinary existence was sealed inside?

Thinking of this, he turned to the Thunder Qilin beside him and said, “Stay here and do not move. I will go down and see what exactly is in this lake.”

Looking at the lake before it, the Thunder Qilin could not help but feel a sense of dread and hurriedly said, “Brother Qian, I sense a terrifying existence in this lake. You should not go down.”

“Look at how timid you are. What storms have I not seen? Back when I was still a junior, I followed my master in a bitter battle against two Martial Gods. Could there possibly be something more terrifying than a Martial God down there?”

After saying this, Cao Youqian took a step forward and directly walked into the dead lake.

As soon as he entered the lake, countless strands of demonic qi and death qi surged toward him. However, the moment they touched Cao Youqian, they dissipated completely.

He swept the lake with his divine sense and discovered that while the lake was not large, it was extremely deep. The deeper it went, the more terrifying the demonic qi became, until it finally devoured his divine sense entirely.

Cao Youqian did not retreat because of this. Instead, he accelerated toward the lake bottom, and as he descended deeper and deeper, the demonic qi began to erode his body.

Interesting. There was actually a good place for body tempering here.

Cao Youqian immediately activated his Immortal Body. Accompanied by the release of immortal light, the demonic qi instantly retreated, and the lake bottom was illuminated by the immortal radiance.

Deeper below, there was a mass of demonic qi emitting a terrifying aura. This was demonic qi at the Divine King level.

He had seen Divine Kings before and recognized the level of this demonic qi at a glance. However, why would Divine King–level demonic qi appear on a newly opened continent? Could it be that extraterritorial heavenly demons had already discovered this place before their Xuantian Continent?

Filled with curiosity, Cao Youqian flew toward the demonic qi. After passing through it, he saw nine iron chains as thick as giant dragons, tightly binding a single hand.

The place where these nine chains were buried underground was precisely where the five saint-grade spirit veins converged.

It was a hand that could prop up the heavens. Just a single hand emitted such pressure that even Cao Youqian, a peerless genius of the Xuantian Continent, felt his heart tremble in fear.

After a long time, Cao Youqian came back to his senses and muttered, “What kind of existence is this, and who sealed it here?”

As soon as his words fell, countless eyes suddenly opened on that arm. At the instant those eyes opened, a terrifying demonic godly might enveloped Cao Youqian, and an incomparably majestic voice echoed within his sea of consciousness.

“Who has disturbed this one’s slumber?”

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