"Awake?"
Seeing them stir, Elder Chu said, "Then let's go."
"Thank you, senior."
The Great Demon and Qi Yan quickly bowed in thanks.
Although they hadn't broken through yet, they had gained enough fortune. Give them a few days to digest their gains, and they would easily enter the Emperor Realm.
"Let's go."
With the outsiders awake, Lie Tian unhesitatingly led the way out.
The Dao rhyme was about to dissipate.
But judging by the current situation, it should last for a few more minutes.
As the group exited the cave, the sounds of argument immediately ceased.
Elder Chu glanced at the Great Demon and gestured.
The Great Demon understood at once and said, "Senior has just ignited the Dao rhyme of the Dark Fire Grotto-heaven. There are still large amounts of Dao rhyme residue inside. You can enter and comprehend."
"Thank you, senior."
These people were immediately excited.
They couldn't wait to enter and comprehend.
After all, they had sensed the powerful Dao rhyme fluctuations from outside just now.
Even Liu Xi, standing at the back, was excited.
He was a first-order Emperor Venerable who had already touched the boundary of the second order. A brief comprehension inside might allow him to break through.
For a moment, he wished he could enter the grotto-heaven immediately.
Unexpectedly, the Great Demon's gaze suddenly fell on him, and he sneered, "Everyone can enter and comprehend, but you cannot."
"..."
Liu Xi froze.
He had originally planned to retaliate against the Great Demon later.
But now, before he could even make a move, the other party had struck first.
For a moment, Liu Xi wished he could turn his face hostile immediately.
But he didn't dare.
Qi Yan chuckled, "The Dao rhyme inside can still exist for a few minutes. What are you waiting for if not to enter now?"
With a splash, a group of people immediately scrambled into the grotto-heaven.
"Thank you, senior, thank you, fellow Daoist Qi Yan, thank you, fellow Daoist of the demon race..."
Thanks echoed in their ears.
Qi Yan added, "Senior is about to leave. You will help senior keep an eye out, and you absolutely cannot let this person in."
His gaze was fixed on Liu Xi.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, rest assured. We will watch him together."
"Let's go."
Elder Chu spoke.
With a boom, the Great Demon immediately transformed into its true form.
Several people got on, and the Great Demon soared into the sky.
No one was left.
In front of the vast grotto-heaven, only Liu Xi stood alone, his face stiff.
Liu Xi was filled with unwillingness and wanted to move closer to the cave entrance.
Even though Chen Fan and the others had left, he truly didn't dare to enter.
But he was too unwilling and planned to comprehend at the cave entrance.
"Liu Xi."
Just as he was about to approach, a voice came from inside the cave: "Don't force us to join forces and drive you out. If you dare to approach again, we will kill you without mercy."
Liu Xi: "..."
He no longer dared to approach.
If he approached again, given these people's characters, they would surely use him as an example to please that senior.
"Hmph."
Cold snorts came from within the cave.
The snorts were warnings to Liu Xi.
Do not come close.
But inside the grotto-heaven, these people were madly snatching the omnipresent Dao rhyme.
The Dao rhyme here was too dense.
The legacy of a sixth-order Heavenly Emperor was a tremendous fortune for them.
Only Liu Xi stood there full of resentment.
...
In the sky.
Elder Chu retracted his gaze. "Boring, they didn't fight."
Right.
This guy was still hoping for some excitement.
Too bad that Liu Xi was so useless.
What's there to fear? Just do it.
So cowardly.
Chen Fan no longer paid attention to Elder Chu's strange hobbies.
It was best not to suppress one's nature.
Besides, Elder Chu was not young anymore, over a hundred years old. Alas... one had to care about the feelings of the elderly.
For the next few days, Chen Fan and his companions lingered in various grotto-heavens, blessed lands, and famous mountains and rivers.
He did not further disturb the Dark Fire Grotto-heaven. One or two were acceptable, but doing more... was not good.
After all, they were guests, and they couldn't possibly destroy all their grotto-heavens and blessed lands.
That would be too unkind.
...
One day, Emperor Hao Yu entered the Boundary Lord's palace with the gathered information.
"How is it?" Emperor Yang opened his eyes.
Emperor Hao Yu said directly, "I can't find anything. This person doesn't seem to be from the Tenth Land at all. There's no information about him."
"Not from the Tenth Land?"
Emperor Yang breathed a sigh of relief. "Then he's not an enemy. As long as he's not an enemy, there's no problem."
In the East, the Demon Realm was quite confident.
As long as he wasn't a spy sent by the opposing forces of those few alliances, he didn't care.
Whether you were from the Upper Nine Heavens or from other Nine Lands, no one cared.
As long as you could contribute, it was enough.
Emperor Hao Yu also nodded. "Indeed, not an enemy."
They didn't even consider the direction of the Thunder Domain.
At this moment, Emperor Hao Yu added, "Boundary Lord, Emperor Zhuan Tian is also said to be coming."
In the East, there were also many wandering Emperors.
And Emperor Zhuan Tian was one of them, a very powerful Emperor.
And he was an eighth-order Emperor.
"Haha."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yang laughed heartily. "Very good, the second eighth-order. These two alone are enough."
The Demon Realm wanted control.
How many people came was not important; their attitude was important.
Emperor Hao Yu continued, "There are also many seventh-order individuals who are reportedly interested and are heading towards our realm. As for the Emperor realm, several hundred have already arrived during this period."
"Very good."
Emperor Yang was very satisfied.
Next, they would just wait for the meeting a month later.
...
What Chen Fan didn't know was that at this time, Sword Master and his party had entered the Five Realms Alliance.
In the East, besides the Demon Realm, the Five Realms Alliance was the strongest.
Five eighth-order Great Worlds, unwilling to be enslaved by the Demon Realm, chose to resist.
Besides that, there were other eighth-order Great Worlds in the East that were in a state of flux, neither close to the Demon Realm nor the Five Realms Alliance, remaining neutral.
Blood Slaughter Realm.
As the initiator of the Five Realms Alliance, the Blood Slaughter Realm firmly stood on the front line of anti-demon sentiment.
At this moment, within the Blood Slaughter Realm, the Boundary Lords of the five Great Worlds had projected their avatars and gathered here.
"Everyone."
The Boundary Lord of the Blood Slaughter Realm spoke first. "I believe you all know about the Demon Realm's summons. What are your plans?"
"We must not let the Demon Realm succeed easily."
A phantom spoke.
This person was the Lord of the Hundred Flowers Realm, a female Boundary Lord who cultivated the Dao of Hundred Flowers.
Her voice was pleasant, but at this moment, she said gravely, "Once they gather more people, our situation will become even more difficult."
Life was not easy for the Five Realms Alliance.
Other scattered individuals also voiced their agreement.
At this moment, a strong cultivator with a surging sword intent spoke, "I might have a way to try."
"Oh?"
Blood Slaughter raised an eyebrow. "Tell me quickly."
The sword-intent man said, "I encountered a fellow Daoist a few days ago. This person's origin is mysterious, and he should be a visitor from the Upper Nine Heavens. He also cultivates the Sword Dao, and we discussed the Dao for many days."
"I think we can ask him to help us scout the Demon Realm."
An eighth-order expert could walk sideways anywhere.
"Can his identity be confirmed?" Blood Slaughter asked.
"Cannot be confirmed."
The sword-intent man said, "The only thing that can be confirmed is that the person is definitely not from the Demon Realm, and his perception of the Demon Realm is not very good."