Chapter 151: The Demon Court Arrives
"Choose option two!"
As Li Changsheng made his choice, countless experiences of unraveling and cultivating formations flooded his mind, as if he had spent countless years in seclusion, painstakingly studying the art of formations.
"Boom!"
After a while, Li Changsheng opened his eyes, having fully digested all the experiences.
"Now, I'm just one step away from reaching the 11th level in formation arts. A few more attempts, and I should be able to break through to the 12th level, becoming an immortal formation master."
"Once the matters on Golden Lion Mountain are settled, I'll head to the ruins of the Mixed Origin Sect. But before going to the ruins, I need to earn some immortal jade. Otherwise, with my current level of formation mastery, there's no way I can enter."
Li Changsheng murmured to himself.
...
On the third day.
Before Li Changsheng could leave seclusion, Yuan Fei's voice came from outside the cave.
"Old Ox, come out quickly! The Demon Court has sent people. There's a big bird who's demanding to see you, and he's acting all high and mighty. Let's go beat him up!"
Li Changsheng stood up and looked toward Golden Lion Peak.
"Finally here?"
Over the past few days, he had thought things through. If he wanted to earn immortal jade quickly, relying solely on his current mastery of the four arts of cultivation would be nearly impossible. Aside from borrowing some from the Third Elder, whom he had a good relationship with, the only other option was to see if he could squeeze some out of the people from the Demon Court.
"Let's go take a look."
Li Changsheng walked out of the cave, and Yuan Fei quickly followed, chattering nonstop, scratching his head and fidgeting.
"Old Ox, let me tell you, there are a few troublemakers from the Demon Court, and they're incredibly arrogant."
"They don't give a damn about Golden Lion Mountain."
"But those guys aren't that strong. When I got here, my big brother had already beaten one of them to the ground."
"However, there's some Third Prince from the Demon Court, and he specifically asked to see you. Fu Hai told me to come and let you know, advising you not to go over if possible."
"But Old Ox, you're so strong. You even made my big brother cry. You could definitely beat that Third Prince until he's crying for his mom!"
Li Changsheng smiled slightly.
Although Yuan Fei's Chaos Demon Ape bloodline wasn't as pure as his big brother Yuan Kong's, his impulsiveness far surpassed Yuan Kong's. Yuan Kong could at least think for three seconds before acting, but Yuan Fei never thought things through.
...
By the time Li Changsheng and Yuan Fei arrived at the base of Golden Lion Peak,
Yuan Kong was already engaged in a fight with a demon.
Hundreds of demons had gathered at the base of Golden Lion Peak, clearly divided into two groups. Most were from Golden Lion Mountain, led by Fu Hai, standing on one side. On the other side was a group of haughty young demons.
The leader of the group was a young man with three golden feathers on his head, his eyes closed. Surrounding him were various demons, but they all shared one thing in common: they were young and exceptionally strong.
The weakest among them was at the Great Ascension Realm, while the seven leading young demons were all at the Earth Immortal Realm.
On Golden Lion Mountain's side, there were only five: Fu Hai, Lu Ying, Lin Fan, Li Changsheng, and Yuan Kong.
Yuan Kong's opponent was an Earth Immortal demon with mantis-like arms. The mantis demon was quite strong among Earth Immortals, but compared to Yuan Kong, he was still slightly weaker.
By the time Li Changsheng arrived, Yuan Kong was brimming with excitement, having completely suppressed the mantis demon.
One of the mantis demon's arms, which was as strong as an immortal artifact, had already been crippled by Yuan Kong. It was only a matter of time before he lost.
Fu Hai noticed Li Changsheng approaching and frowned slightly.
He walked over to Li Changsheng and said in a low voice:
"Old Ox, don't act impulsively today."
"Jin Xuan is the Third Prince of the Demon Court. The Demon Court is too powerful. Even the Golden Lion backing Golden Lion Mountain wouldn't dare to easily offend the Demon Court. I've met Jin Xuan a few times when I was younger. He's ruthless and will stop at nothing. Since he's come here specifically asking for you, it's probably not for anything good."
"The elders will handle this. You should just stay in your cave and not come out!"
"It's fine." Li Changsheng shook his head slightly and said:
"As long as he doesn't provoke me, I won't hit him!"
The demons from Golden Lion Mountain standing near Li Changsheng instinctively took a step back.
That was the Third Prince of the Demon Court! This Great Strength Ox Demon King actually wanted to hit him?
Didn't he know the consequences of hitting Jin Xuan?
"Ahem."
Fu Hai coughed lightly and said, "If anything happens later, I'll handle it. You must not take action."
He was afraid that Li Changsheng would escalate the situation. If they sparred and no one died, Golden Lion Mountain could cover for any injuries. But Old Ox was already incredibly strong. If he acted recklessly and accidentally killed one or two people from the Demon Court, things would get out of hand.
Lu Ying and Lin Fan nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Clearly, they also believed that Fu Hai was the best person to handle today's situation.
Moreover, Fu Hai's strength was no joke. Even if Jin Xuan personally took action, he might not be able to defeat Fu Hai.
At that moment,
the situation on the field changed. Yuan Kong erupted with intense fighting spirit, golden light blazing around him. With a swing of his immortal artifact staff, he smashed it toward the mantis demon.
"Prince, save me!"
The mantis demon's face showed terror as he shouted.
If that staff hit him, he would either die or be severely injured.
Most importantly, the pressure was overwhelming!
"Trash!"
Before Yuan Kong's staff could land, a blazing white flame shot out from Jin Xuan's hand. The moment the white flame appeared, the temperature around Golden Lion Peak noticeably rose.
The surrounding space even began to distort from the heat.
However, the target of the white flame wasn't Yuan Kong but the mantis demon, who was being suppressed by Yuan Kong.
"Tch!"
Yuan Kong's staff suddenly twisted and smashed toward the white flame.
"Boom!"
A loud noise echoed.
The immortal artifact staff passed through the white flame and struck the ground.
It created a massive crater dozens of miles wide.
Meanwhile, the white flame, having bypassed the staff, landed on the mantis demon.
"Ah..."
The mantis demon let out a scream, but before he could finish, the white flame reduced him to nothing.
The demons from Golden Lion Mountain all felt a chill run down their spines.
That mantis demon was an Earth Immortal powerhouse, yet he had been killed so easily by Jin Xuan!
"Featherhead, you're truly a beast, killing your own people!"
Yuan Kong's eyes burned with anger as he glared at Jin Xuan.
"A trash who can't even beat a monkey a realm below him is useless to keep around."
Jin Xuan's face flashed with anger at being called "Featherhead," but he quickly composed himself.
His gaze shifted past Yuan Kong and landed on Li Changsheng, coldly saying:
"So, you're the Great Strength Ox Demon King!"
"Your cultivation isn't bad. You're qualified to pull my chariot!"
"My eldest brother, who has already ascended to the Immortal World, had a True Immortal ox demon as his chariot puller. Although you're only at the Celestial Immortal realm now, you're still young. There's a chance you might reach the True Immortal realm in the future."
"You're barely qualified to pull my chariot!"