Xu Fang harvested the Chaos Orb and was preparing to leave with it, but was stopped by the Ink Jade Qilin.
"Daoist Xu Fang, please wait. It's rare for you to visit our Qilin clan, how can you leave so hastily?"
"Indeed, if this were to spread, people would misunderstand that we, the Qilin clan, had treated Daoist Xu Fang poorly!"
Seeing the Ink Jade Qilin's request to stay, Xu Fang thanked them for their kindness but declined their invitation.
"It's better not to. I have matters to attend to. We will meet again, why the rush?"
The Ink Jade Qilin, however, was unwilling to give up.
"Senior, even if you say so, you must stay a little longer."
"That's right, even if Senior can leave so freely, you must think for us and find a good place to settle."
Xu Fang looked at the Ink Jade Qilin, who seemed to have him cornered, and felt helpless.
While they did want to keep him, the reason they provided made it impossible for Xu Fang to refuse.
They were right. Once he took the Chaos Orb, this Qilin Cave Heaven would descend and take root in the Primordial world, no longer able to wander about.
Therefore, Xu Fang had to wait until the Qilin Cave Heaven landed in a good location before he could take the Chaos Orb.
He couldn't be so selfish as to prioritize his own freedom and neglect the Qilin clan.
After all, they had so readily given him such a chaotic treasure; how could he not reciprocate?
"Alright, since that's the case, I shall stay for now!"
Thus, Xu Fang agreed to the Ink Jade Qilin's request and temporarily stayed with the Qilin clan.
"Good!"
The Ink Jade Qilin exchanged glances, overjoyed. This time, they would properly host Daoist Xu Fang and repay him well!
Xu Fang had bestowed great favor upon the Qilin clan and was worshipped by them. In this Qilin Cave Heaven, he naturally thrived and enjoyed a period of comfortable days.
Xu Fang thought that after so much traveling, he hadn't enjoyed such peaceful days for a long time. He decided to abandon all his affairs and completely relax.
The days passed leisurely, and the Qilin Cave Heaven drifted through the Primordial world, as if it would never end.
While Xu Fang was reveling in the Qilin Cave Heaven, in a mountain forest on the coast of the East Sea, the Demon Sage Jiuying was listening to a report from his subordinate demon generals.
"Since Empress Nuwa created the human race, they have made this Shouyang Mountain on the coast of the East Sea their ancestral land, multiplying and developing."
"Because other races and beings feared Empress Nuwa, they dared not attack the human race. The human race, which initially numbered 129,600, has now become countless, divided into innumerable tribes, living in tribal communities."
"During this period, three wise beings emerged among the human race, named Suirenshi, Youchaoshi, and Ziyishi. Because they invented the method of drilling wood to make fire, built houses, and wove clothes for the human race, they are revered as ancestors by the humans."
"Due to their great contributions to the human race, merits descended. The cultivation realms of these three are the highest among the human race, reaching the Golden Immortal realm, and their tribes are the largest."
The demon general spoke endlessly. Jiuying looked at this demon general, who possessed the cultivation of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and his expression turned cold and extremely grim.
"I didn't come here to listen to you lecture me on the history of the human race's development. I'm not interested!"
Jiuying waved his hand, interrupting the demon general's words, and fixed his gaze on the demon general with displeasure.
"As you say, the highest-ranking experts among the humans, these so-called Three Ancestors of Humanity, are merely Golden Immortals. You, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, cannot deal with them. How dare you show your face?"
Jiuying's resentment was not without reason. After receiving the orders from Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, he had snatched the mission from Kunpeng and immediately began forging the Witch-Slaying Sword.
Under Jiuying's supervision, the forging of the Witch-Slaying Sword proceeded smoothly, and the sword was soon completed.
However, it was only then that Jiuying realized that the subordinates he had dispatched to capture humans had not sent back any news.
When Jiuying accepted the mission, he considered all other matters of great importance, but regarding the human race, he felt exceptionally relaxed.
After all, the human race was weak. He didn't even need to act personally; any demon general could take some demons and resolve it.
Yet, while the Witch-Slaying Sword in the Heavenly Court was nearing completion, with only the souls of millions of humans lacking, there was still no news.
Jiuying could no longer sit still, so he led his army here. He had expected that the demons had met with misfortune, but this demon general was merely hiding in the deep mountains and old forests with his demons. What was this supposed to mean?
Sensing Jiuying's anger, the demon general immediately knelt on the ground and wailed profusely.
"Lord Jiuying, it's not that we didn't try our best! It's just that the human race is strange, and we are powerless against them!"
"Hmph!"
The more Jiuying heard this, the more enraged he became. He snorted and cursed.
"Strange? The highest existence is only three Golden Immortals, and you still can't deal with them. What kind of demon general are you?"
A Taiyi Golden Immortal was an absolute crushing force against a Golden Immortal.
Even if those three Golden Immortals were numerous, weren't there other demons to help? And yet, they still couldn't deal with the human race. Did they really think I, Jiuying, was so easily fooled?
However, upon hearing Jiuying's words, the demon general felt even more like crying without tears.
"We thought the same at first. However, although the human race is weak, for some reason, every time we were about to take action against them, a group of beings would emerge to stop us."
The demon general said this, and the surrounding demons nodded repeatedly.
Originally, this group of demons was enough to wreak havoc among the demon race. However, contrary to their expectations, beings kept appearing, preventing them from acting.
They attacked repeatedly, failing every time, and suffering heavy losses. In the end, these beings even began to systematically search for demons, attempting to exterminate them.
They were helpless, and not knowing how to seek reinforcements from the demon race, they could only hide in these deep mountains and old forests.
Seeing their expressions, Jiuying believed them to some extent and quickly inquired.
"Beings? Are they from the Wu clan? Or other races?"
As Jiuying's words fell, the demons did not dare to delay and quickly replied.
"Not from the Wu clan. We don't know what kind of beings they are. Their origins are extremely mixed, so we cannot determine!"
"Yes, their transformations are bizarre. Some have spirit roots, some are fierce beasts. We cannot deduce anything from this."
"Moreover, the cultivation realms of these beings are not low, and each of them possesses a magic treasure!"
The demons replied fearfully, cautiously observing Jiuying, not daring to even breathe, lest the Demon Sage become enraged and act.
Hearing their words, Jiuying became even more confused. He had no time to pay attention to them.
"Is it really that strange? What's going on with this human race?"
Jiuying couldn't understand why there were beings protecting the human race, and why the demons, after fighting with them, still couldn't figure out which faction it was. What on earth was going on!
It felt like this human race was not simple!