Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 580: The Might of an Ancient Great Demon

“No wonder I kept feeling like something was amiss with this coffin. So it’s because someone is missing. Where did Jin Caiwei go?”

The Qiongqi Tribe used “Jin” as their surname. Jin Caiwei was the “little Qiongqi” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy mentioned.

Lu Yang, “...”

Why does that sound so strange?

“Wait, someone’s coming. Quickly tell your senior sister and the Meng boy to leave immediately,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy warned.

“People come to this place?” Lu Yang was baffled but knew the Everlasting Immortal Fairy wouldn’t lie to him, so he followed her instructions.

“Third Senior Sister, we need to hide right now! Someone’s entering the tomb!”

“How do you know?” Gan Tian was confused. I didn’t detect anyone; how did Lu Yang?

And why would someone be in the tomb? Did another qiongqi die?

Lu Yang was composed. “Before we left, Big Senior Sister gave me a magical treasure with a warning feature. Right now, it’s warning us that we’re in danger. Someone must have entered.”

“Big Senior Sister is so biased?” Gan Tian didn’t doubt it. Such a magical treasure sounds like something Big Senior Sister could provide.

The three hastily returned the items to their original positions and stealthily returned to the mechanism chamber. To prevent tomb raiders from discovering the tomb’s mechanisms and traps, the mechanism chamber had the function of blocking spiritual consciousness, making it perfect for hiding.

The moment the trio hid, they heard footsteps from the passageway’s entrance.

“Judging by the sound, there are two demons. One is an adult qiongqi, and the other seems like...a Dijiang Bird?” Gan Tian’s hearing was astonishing. She could identify the races just by their footsteps.

“Qiongqi and Dijiang. This combination doesn’t seem like tomb raiders or funeral attendees.” Meng Jingzhou scratched his head.

The two demons passed by the mechanism chamber.

Lu Yang was trembling, afraid of being discovered.

“Chieftain Jin, the meeting place you suggested is truly...unique.” The dijiang wore a smile, though he felt somewhat scared inside. When we entered the tomb, I felt like something was watching me, but apart from Chieftain Jin, there shouldn’t have been other demons.

Could it be the ancient Qiongqi statue above watching me?

The ancient Qiongqi is still alive?

The thought sent a chill down his spine. He shook his head discreetly, tossing this terrifying idea out of his mind.

Chieftain Jin chuckled. “It’s a major matter, after all. It must be decided under our ancestors’ witness to demonstrate the importance our tribe attaches to the Dijiang Tribe’s proposal.”

Lu Yang dared not speak. He transmitted an auditory message to Gan Tian. “Such grandeur is needed when the Dijiang Tribe visits the Qiongqi Tribe?”

The Qiongqi Tribe is heavily guarded outside—a level of security usually reserved for visits from the Dragon or Phoenix tribes. Although the Dijiang Tribe is a major one, surely it doesn’t warrant such treatment from the Qiongqi Tribe, right? And the Qiongqi Tribe even brought them into their own tomb?

Gan Tian frowned, also bemused. She had been busy with archaeology in various major tribes’ tombs recently and hadn’t paid much attention to the affairs in the Demon Region.

As the Chieftain Jin and the Dijiang envoy walked further away, their voices became barely audible. Only someone like Gan Tian, who had specially trained her hearing, could make out their conversation in the main tomb.

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“Greetings, Old Ancestor.” Chieftain Jin knelt and bowed to the black coffin.

Due to the ancient Qiongqi’s imposing authority, the Dijiang envoy could only follow suit in kneeling and bowing.

“The Dijiang Tribe has been very active in the Demon Region lately, huh? Several of my old friends have mentioned your tribe. When the Taowu Tribe Chieftain told me about your tribe’s idea, it truly startled me. Unifying the Demon Region and establishing a demon kingdom—that’s an extraordinary idea.” Chieftain Jin stared coldly at the Dijiang envoy. “What surprised me even more was that the Taowu Tribe agreed to your proposal and voluntarily pledged allegiance.”

This was why Chieftain Jin had treated it as a grave threat and brought the Dijiang envoy to the Qiongqi Tomb. The Taowu Tribe’s strength is comparable to the Qiongqi Tribe’s. Without a special reason, how could they have sworn fealty?

The Dijiang envoy sighed. “There was simply no choice. The imminent arrival of the Great Era brings about countless fortuitous opportunities. Great Xia’s national power is strong, flourishing daily, and with the Five Great Immortal Sects as pillars of support, even the Four Great Diabolic Creeds can’t stir up waves there. In fact, one diabolic creed, the Everlasting Creed, was eliminated.

“In contrast, our Demon Region’s lineage has never been broken, being passed down from ancient times. Our overall strength is greater than Great Xia, yet we fight separately and are divided into three factions based on our stance toward humans.

“Our Demon Region is like a sheet of loose sand, unable to cooperate. How can we compete for fortuitous opportunities in the future?

“If our Dijiang Tribe unifies the Demon Region and absorbs the sea tribes to establish a supreme demon kingdom, what is Great Xia or the Buddhist Kingdom? Nothing!”

Chieftain Jin looked at the Dijiang envoy, his wariness rising drastically. His expression is fanatical and doesn’t seem feigned. This means that he truly believes this is achievable. Where does the Dijiang Tribe’s confidence come from?

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Meng Jingzhou asked through an auditory message, “Does the Dijiang Tribe have any peerless experts?”

“In my memory, the Dijiang Tribe does have a Transcendent Tribulation demon emperor. You could say he’s strong, but that’s not enough to support such grand ambitions. Going back three hundred years, they did produce one half-immortal, but that expert died of old age long ago.”

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“Your tribe’s concern for the Demon Region is admirable. I, Jin, am impressed. Unfortunately, my Qiongqi Tribe has no interest in contending for the world, nor do we care about any demon kingdom. Please leave, envoy.” Chieftain Jin bluntly asked the other party to leave.

The Dijiang Tribe spoke with nice-sounding and lofty rhetoric—the supreme Demon Kingdom, the Battle of the Great Era, and both Great Xia and the Buddhist Kingdom being dust. But how could Great Xia be so easy to get along with? A fierce battle is inevitable.

As tribe chieftain, I can’t lead my race into danger.

“Leave?” The Dijiang envoy revealed a sinister smile, appearing even more terrifying in the tomb. “Chieftain Jin, you seem to have misunderstood something. I didn’t come here to negotiate with you.”

“What are you trying to do?!” Chieftain Ji roared at the sky in rage as he spread his wings, his tiger eyes widened.

As he spoke, the Dijiang envoy took out a bone token from the front of his robe. The character “Monarch” was written on it.

The moment the token emerged, a frightening oppressive pressure permeated the air, like a hundred thousand mountains crushing Chieftain Jin. The entire space shook and trembled.

Several figures surfaced from the token.

One had a body crimson as blood, nine snake heads, and cold eyes—the great demon Jiuying.

Another had a body as massive as a mountain and resembled a male lion with two upward-growing tusks like heavenly blades—the great demon Taowu.

And there was also the Baihu, master of the killing aura, majestic and imposing, eyes glaring in all directions.

Aside from these, there were many other peerless great demons emanating similar auras and oppressive pressure.

Chieftain Jin trembled like a leaf, barely able to stand and nearly kneeling. These great demons are actually the old ancestors of various races—they’re entities called “demon emperors!”

This means that these demon emperors have all submitted to the Dijiang Tribe!

And the most eye-catching was the colossal figure among the great demons. It was red like the blazing sun, had six legs and four wings, and its eyes were spirited and greedy.

The ancient Dijiang, a half-immortal great demon!

“Chieftain Jin, submit to my ancient ancestor’s mark!” The envoy laughed heartily, activating the token again.

The oppressive pressure intensified. He had already branded many major tribes with servant marks using this method.

“This grandson is still alive?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy recognized the ancient Dijiang at a glance. “Like the Phoenix Tribe’s prodigy, he has the Law of the Jungle Incipient Dao Fruit. This Incipient Dao Fruit can control beings weaker than oneself and even decide life and death!”

“That strong?” Lu Yang was astonished.

“Average. When I was a half-immortal, he was only worth ten moves.”

The ancient Dijiang wasn’t very strong in the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s eyes, but to Chieftain Jin, it felt like the sky was falling!

Under the immense oppressive pressure, Chieftain Jin forced a smile as he struggled to stand firm and slowly open his tiger paw. Resting on it was a pure white feather.

The ancient Qiongqi’s feather!

When he was paying respects to the black coffin earlier, he had seized the chance to break the seal and retrieve this feather!

The envoy suddenly felt uneasy. Unlike his ancient ancestor, a half-immortal famed for controlling living beings, the ancient Qiongqi was renowned for combat prowess!

Chieftain Jin activated the ancient Qiongqi’s feather. A tiger’s roar reverberated through the heavens, the tomb quaked, and the earth trembled. A body larger than mountains filled the entire main tomb, emitting an oppressive pressure that made the envoy shudder.

The ancient Qiongqi lowered its head, its pupils reflecting the image of the ancient Dijiang and those entities referred to as demon emperors. He looked at the ancient Dijiang with contempt and opened his huge maw, exhaling a breath reeking of blood. With a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, he slowly spoke. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

“Fellow Daoist, give me some face?”