"Have you found a way to enter the third tier and transform into a Golden Core with the External Foundation Establishment Items?" Zang Qianjian looked intently at Yi Nian Guan Shan.

Who said he didn’t care about the External Foundation Establishment Items?

It was because the Yinzhou Heterodox Record was obtained, and few succeeded in cultivation, with none entering the Golden Core Dao; thus, no one targeted Yi Nian Guan Shan’s External Foundation Establishment Items. But if there was a way to enter the third tier and transform into a Golden Core, that would be different.

The External Foundation Establishment Items were equivalent to a second or third self, with the mind and soul linked, able to perform any task for the original, without worrying about loss of control due to distance.

The only drawback was encountering a Divine Soul Cultivator could be troublesome, but this trouble was not without solutions.

A sufficiently strong Divine Soul Defense Technique would suffice.

Yi Nian Guan Shan denied, "No need to probe; if I had a way, I would not have reached this point."

"Really?"

Zang Qianjian suddenly realized, a faintly meaningful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, but he did not inquire further.

Yi Nian Guan Shan, controlling the External False Pill Human Puppet, continued to follow quietly behind, heading straight to the temporary residence of the Spirit Suppressing General. Seeing the Spirit Suppressing General in East Pole Immortal City surprised Yi Nian Guan Shan somewhat.

Didn’t Zang Qianjian say that the Spirit Suppressing General roamed the western portion of the West Mountain Floating Domain, appearing unpredictably?

Would he have to wait three to five years to see him?

"Don’t look at me like that. Recently, some events have occurred in East Pole Immortal City: the Patriarch Qi has fallen, the Dark Altar of the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect has been dismantled, and two Top-Grade Golden Cores and an Upper-Rank Golden Core have appeared. Lin Jiangcai is temporarily staying in East Pole Immortal City."

Zang Qianjian explained and added irritatedly, "We’ve been acquainted for hundreds of years; I wouldn’t deceive you about such minor matters."

"The Patriarch Qi was an old mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator." Yi Nian Guan Shan felt slightly alarmed.

Had East Pole Immortal City become so chaotic recently?

Simultaneously, the emergence of two Top-Grade Golden Cores and an Upper-Rank Golden Core left him momentarily speechless.

As far as he knew, throughout the history of the West Mountain Floating Domain spanning thousands of years, such an occurrence had never happened.

Zang Qianjian did not respond, merely stood respectfully outside the residence, and after showing respect, he spoke, "Lord, Yi Nian Guan Shan, master of the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, requests an audience. It concerns the remnants of the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch; the Blood Phoenix External Demonic Qi has been detected."

Moments later, the tier three array enveloping the estate opened in response, and a child ran out swiftly, "Honored elders, please!"

Zang Qianjian nodded and strode inside.

Yi Nian Guan Shan followed closely, forcing himself to remain calm. Soon, in an ancient pavilion by a clear pond in the back courtyard, they saw Lin Zhuo. With just one glance, Yi Nian Guan Shan hurriedly bowed, not daring to look further. Late-stage Golden Core was a sky for him.

"Yi Nian Guan Shan of the Divine Absolute Thousand Peaks greets the Spirit Suppressing General. I wish you eternal prosperity in the Tao!" Yi Nian Guan Shan promptly knelt on one knee.

Zang Qianjian also saluted and promptly presented the Blood Phoenix Outer Demonic Qi. Lin Zhuo examined it for a moment, silently, then unraveled the demonic qi with magical power. His eyes revealed a trace of surprise.

"So it is indeed the Blood Phoenix External Demonic Qi of the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch. Back then, I and the Domain Lord turned the entire Divine Fall Mountain Range upside down for ten years and never sensed it. Where did you obtain this item? Since you obtained it, why are you only bringing it now?" Lin Zhuo said coldly, with a burning gaze.

Yi Nian Guan Shan trembled, shifted to kneel on both knees, and spoke anxiously, "I only recently discovered the remnants of the Blood Demon Sect, so after confirming this demonic qi belonged to that old demon, I risked traversing hundreds of thousands of miles of the Traceless Mountain Range to present it to Lord Lin.

Over the past centuries, I searched persistently, but only ten years ago did the Concealing Yin Array exhibit fluctuations, possibly due to insufficient Spiritual Qi, allowing me to find the Grotto Heaven.

But I was not sure if it was the Blood Demon Sect’s remnant, so I explored cautiously. The Grotto Heaven was fraught with dangers; even the slightest careless move could lead to the Golden Core’s demise, hence it took a decade to witness this Blood Phoenix External Demonic Qi."

Upon finishing his speech.

Yi Nian Guan Shan dared not breathe audibly.

Lin Zhuo effortlessly extinguished that thread of Blood Phoenix External Demonic Qi, looking at Yi Nian Guan Shan with a half-smile, "Do you take me for a fool, or do you think I dare not destroy your External False Pill?"

Yi Nian Guan Shan shuddered, hastily controlling the External False Pill to kowtow to the ground, not daring to rise.

"Junior dares not!"

Time passed slowly.

A hundred breaths later.

Lin Zhuo finally spoke indifferently, "Nevertheless, this remains a merit on your part. The Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch left the Blood Phoenix External Demonic Qi in the Divine Fall Mountain Range. Surely it was to obscure; in eight or nine cases out of ten, it was likely to cover what he couldn’t take away at the time.

The Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch went to such a remote place as the Divine Fall Mountain Range and stayed for five to six hundred years, even established the Blood Demon Sect for it, but then suddenly destroyed the entire Blood Demon Sect with his own hands. Clearly, he had obtained what he desired. The items he couldn’t take away were probably the reason he stayed at the Divine Fall Mountain Range and created the Blood Demon Sect, perhaps even a major factor in acquiring the Demon Infant Dao Fruit."

The Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch was one of the few Demon Monarchs in the Demon Dao, and uniquely of unknown origin. Other Demon Monarchs emerged from the ancient Demon Sect’s legacy, yet he did not.

Nonetheless, the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch was among the top three Demon Monarchs, standing proudly at the pinnacle of the Hundred Floating Domains. According to the Domain Lord, even the Nascent Soul level major powers in the upper reaches of the Hundred Floating Domains had to avoid him, and even formed an alliance to jointly oppose him.