Chapter 241: Chapter 241: Subduing the Demon Race, Cultivating the Demon Emperor
Five years later, on Heaven Demon Mountain, Lu Changsheng personally led a team and stormed into Summoning Demon Palace.
The Blazing Extermination Sword was unleashed, its fierce Sword Qi piercing through two elders of the Summoning Demon Palace, killing them with one strike.
Lu Changsheng and the elders of Mount Shu fought their way to the underground of Summoning Demon Palace, but never found traces of the Palace Master or the Supreme Elders of Summoning Demon Palace.
"Elder Lu, it seems that the remnants of Summoning Demon Palace have already fled Xia State."
The elders of Mount Shu unanimously turned to look at Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng, as the strongest combatant of Mount Shu, personally led the attack to exterminate the Summoning Demon Palace. Even if they encountered the Palace Master of the Summoning Demon Palace, he could defeat them.
The Mount Shu squad's surprise attack on Summoning Demon Palace encountered only the elders in the Dao Palace Realm and Demon Sect disciples with even lower cultivation levels who were left to guard the palace. The Supreme Elders and the Palace Master, who were above the Void Refinement Realm, had already fled in panic.
Lu Changsheng reached out and grabbed, and a Demon Sect elder in the Dao Palace Realm, who was hiding in the dark, was pulled in by an invisible force, falling into Lu Changsheng's hands.
Lu Changsheng used the Soul Searching Skills to forcibly read the consciousness of this Demon Sect elder.
"The Palace Master of Summoning Demon Palace has fled to Luzhou in the east with the Supreme Elders and the Sect-Defending Treasure Formation Map 'Summoning Demon Great Formation.'
"Luzhou, that is the territory of other sects, which also have several powerful sects that have always kept the peace with us in Xia State. Our Mount Shu has some interactions with the sects in Luzhou but not frequently. Our elders from Mount Shu rarely travel to Luzhou. Now that the remnants of Summoning Demon Palace have fled there, it will be somewhat tricky to root them out completely."
"There's no need to worry too much, those sects in Luzhou are not vegetarians either, they will not allow the Summoning Demon Palace to act recklessly. Now that the Demon Palace has lost its base and suffered over half of its strong members at our Mount Shu, it's nothing but lingering on in its final breath."
"That being said, to prevent the resurgence of Summoning Demon Palace, we still need to send a few elders to Luzhou to investigate the whereabouts of its remnants."
A few Supreme Elders of Mount Shu chatted and basically made a decision.
After the Palace Master and the few surviving Supreme Elders of Summoning Demon Palace had fled, Lu Changsheng brought out the Golden Crow Divine Furnace.
The Golden Crow Divine Furnace expanded as it caught the wind, descended from the sky with blazing flames, and destroyed the entire sect of Summoning Demon Palace.
A massive crater appeared on Heaven Demon Mountain where Summoning Demon Palace was located, and the Golden Crow Divine Fire burned fiercely, incinerating the palace and formations of Summoning Demon Palace.
"Elder Lu's cultivation and treasures really are formidable; the many years of foundation of Summoning Demon Palace were destroyed in an instant."
The Supreme Elders from Mount Shu watched Lu Changsheng decisively eradicate everything of Summoning Demon Palace without leaving any escape, and could not help but feel that he truly deserved to be the next Sect Leader of Mount Shu.
"Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons has other sects dealing with it, we will go and suppress the demon race in Huang State."
After coldly destroying Summoning Demon Palace, Lu Changsheng led the people of Mount Shu on Sword Flight toward Huang State.
Before breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm, Lu Changsheng intended to completely resolve the hidden dangers in Xia State and Huang State.
In the valley where Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons was located, Su Qian'er, Yu Xuanji, Grandmaster Chen, and Master Wuxiang, leading the elders from Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, Hidden Dragon Temple, Martial Alliance, and Immeasurable Temple, were responsible for exterminating Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
The Valley Master of Valley of Ten Thousand Poison was a Unity Realm powerhouse and also practiced Poison Skills. To ensure complete success, the four major sects joined forces.
The powerhouses of the four major sects broke into Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, which only had a group of disciples left to defend.
"The Valley Master of Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons must have known that he is outnumbered; he has been gone from this place for five years."
"Set a fire to burn all the poison worms in Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons to ashes."
"We will need to find a way to track down the remnants of Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons afterward and eradicate the problem once and for all."
Just like Lu Changsheng, the four major sects completely destroyed the sect entrance of Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons after the Valley Master had fled.
The four major demon sects of Xia State were nearly all dead or injured.
In the million mountain ranges of Huang State, Lu Changsheng led the Mount Shu squad deep into the mountains and arrived at the Demon Tribe Temple.
The demon race powerhouses guarding the Demon Tribe Temple trembled with fear upon seeing the arrival of the Mount Shu group.
Lu Changsheng, having slain the most powerful Demon Lord of the demons in Huang State and shaken the demon race there, caused some loose cultivators of the demon race to wake up in terror from dreams featuring him.
Now, Lu Changsheng had come knocking on their door.
"We'll fight you with everything we've got!"
Several Demon Generals who were loyal to the Demon Lord rushed forward, intending to kill Lu Changsheng.
However, Lu Changsheng brought out the Demon-Suppressing Sword, and a blazing white light soared into the sky, striking terror into the hearts of the Demon Race.
The terrifying sword light of the Demon-Suppressing Sword split the Demon Tribe Temple in half, and several Demon Generals were killed by Lu Changsheng and the Supreme Elders of Mount Shu, their demon blood raining down like a blood shower.
The Supreme Elders from Mount Shu were no ordinary individuals either, the Supreme Elders who had followed Lu Changsheng to suppress the Demon Race included powerful experts from the seventh and eighth levels of the Void Refinement Realm.
Together with Lu Changsheng, they had killed several Demon Generals.
The remaining Demon Race Loose Cultivators were all terrified, yet did not dare to flee.
Killing them would be as easy as flipping one's hand for Lu Changsheng.
"We Loose Cultivators from the depths of the great mountains were compelled by the Demon Lord's cultivation, forced to swear allegiance to him. We beg for Mount Shu's mercy."
The Demon Race Loose Cultivators simply begged for mercy outright.
Unable to fight, they could only join the winning side.
Without the Demon Lord's leadership, these Demon Race Loose Cultivators were nothing but scattered sand.
The Elders from Mount Shu turned to Lu Changsheng, "Elder Lu, with several Demon Generals already executed, how do you plan to deal with Huang State's Loose Cultivators?"
Lu Changsheng summoned his fifth disciple, Ji Xuan, "My disciple, use your demon skills."
"Yes."
Ji Xuan operated her cultivation technique, and overwhelming demonic Qi filled the air.
Despite Ji Xuan's cultivation being only at the Dao Palace Realm, her Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Bloodline was comparable to the Demon Lord's, and with her Demon God Physique, her demonic Qi was even purer than the Demon Lord's.
Under bloodline suppression, the Loose Cultivators of Huang State could not help but kneel involuntarily, paying homage to their new Demon Emperor.
However, this Demon Emperor was actually just a disciple of Mount Shu.
"From now on, my disciple will lead the Demon Race of Huang State. The Demon Race of Huang State shall not leave the Million Mountain Range without good reason."
Lu Changsheng appointed his own disciple to replace the Demon Lord and become the new Demon Emperor, commanding the myriad tribes of Huang State to put an end to the strife between the Demon Race and the human race.
"We shall obey your commands."
Forced by Lu Changsheng's terrifying power and Ji Xuan's bloodline suppression, the Demon Race Loose Cultivators chose to submit.
"You few, temporarily take my disciple's place and control the Demon Race."
Lu Changsheng appointed several Void Refinement Realm powerhouses from the Demon Race as new Demon Generals to manage the Demon Race with an iron fist.
Ji Xuan would still need to stay and cultivate at Qingyun Peak, at least until she reached the Great Accomplishment in the Void Refinement Realm, before she could have the strength to rule the Demon Race with her own power and become the true Demon Emperor.
Until then, the Demon Generals would rule Huang State and keep the Demon Race in check to prevent chaos.
The Supreme Elders of Mount Shu looked at each other, not sure what to make of the situation.
Lu Changsheng was truly domineering, having directly subdued the Demon Race of Huang State.
Once Lu Changsheng officially took over as Sect Leader of Mount Shu, wouldn't the future Demon Emperor be a direct disciple of Mount Shu's Sect Leader?
Moreover, the Demon Emperor was just one of the Sect Leader's disciples—all of Lu Changsheng's disciples were monsters with limitless potential.
Any one of his disciples could become the Demon Emperor, making Lu Changsheng's tenure as Sect Leader of Mount Shu potentially the most valuable in history.