Imperial Capital.

While Fang Yuan was setting up the Demon Refining Array, the supernatural phenomena at Tiger King Ridge had already caught the attention of the Dragon Country.

That towering Demon Pillar was simply too conspicuous; for the Dragon Country officials who had set up observation posts around Tiger King Ridge, it was almost impossible not to notice.

Upon discovering the anomaly at Tiger King Ridge, the observation posts immediately relayed the intel upwards.

"Director, this is the intelligence simultaneously reported to the Imperial Capital by the three observation posts at Tiger King Ridge just now.

All say that a brief supernatural phenomenon appeared within Tiger King Ridge, demonic qi soared to the heavens, and streaks of blood light cut across the sky. They say it looks like an ominous omen, as though something bad is about to happen."

Assistant Zhang walked over to Director Lin with a solemn expression, handing over the tablet with the recorded data.

Director Lin frowned and reached out to take it, his expression changing as he stared at the sky filled with blood light and demonic qi.

"This matter should be related to the Black Demon Tiger. It's possible the other party made a breakthrough in cultivation, or is practicing some Divine Secret Techniques!"

Looking at that demonic qi, the first thing Director Lin thought of was the Black Demon Tiger.

However, since this happened deep within Tiger King Ridge, the exact information was impossible for them to obtain.

After thinking for a moment, Director Lin instructed Assistant Zhang, "Keep monitoring. With the Thunder Tiger King at Tiger King Ridge, there shouldn't be any problem, but if there's any unusual sign, have the observation posts report immediately."

"Yes!" Assistant Zhang nodded, taking the tablet from Director Lin.

"By the way, in the past few months, how many cultivators have broken through to Tier Six among the nine academies?"

Director Lin suddenly remembered something and quickly asked Assistant Zhang.

"Director, since the last count, in these three months, among the nine major cultivation academies, there have been sixteen newly advanced cultivators. Nearly all have been transferred to the military frontlines to confront those Demon Kings."

Assistant Zhang replied without hesitation.

"Not bad. Keep supplying resources to the cultivation academies—that is our Dragon Country's hope for stability!"

"Understood."

Upon hearing this, Director Lin smiled and reminded Assistant Zhang.

Ever since the establishment of the nine major cultivation academies, all the Dragon Country's Extraordinary have obtained the corresponding cultivation techniques for specialized training.

By today, with nationwide resource support, the six-tier cultivators trained by the nine major academies have already exceeded a hundred in number.

And now, all those Tier Six cultivators have been stationed at the frontlines, becoming the main force for Dragon Country to resist those Demon Kings.

It is precisely because of these Tier Six cultivators that the rising Demon King factions have not been able to threaten Dragon Country's security.

"Sigh, who knows when our Dragon Country will produce a Tier Seven cultivator and truly suppress the Demon Kings once and for all."

Director Lin sighed.

Currently, those Demon Kings are almost all Tier Five or Six. If Dragon Country had Tier Seven power, they could completely suppress those Demon Kings, maybe even shift to offense.

As for Willow God, Director Lin considered having Willow God intervene, but with Tiger King Ridge being the number one demon clan power, if Willow God acted against those Demon Kings, it could trigger a chain reaction.

In Director Lin's view, Tiger King Ridge's current indifferent attitude towards the outside world is best for Dragon Country—better not to break it rashly.

Demon Valley.

"The Demon Refining Array is complete!"

Nangong Luo, standing beside Jiang Che, looked up at Demon Valley with a face full of joy.

At this moment, Jiang Che also stared at the Demon Refining Array. Hearing her words, he nodded.

Under Fang Yuan's control, two massive stone mills formed from black Golden Patterned Stone Plates gradually coalesced within the array.

Rumble~

The once silent stone mill began to slowly turn, and immediately, a powerful suction surged out from within.

All through the valley, swirling winds swept up, and the scattered demon clan flesh and remains from all over Demon Valley were sucked into the rotating black stone mill.

Rumble~

As the stone mill spun, it was as if waves of wailing screams echoed forth, and the demon clan flesh filled with vitality was gradually crushed and obliterated, releasing threads of primordial demonic qi.

Primordial demonic qi poured from the stone mill, finally condensing into droplets of liquid resembling ink beads.

Fang Yuan's eyes sparkled; staring at the increasing primordial demon liquid, greed flickered in his gaze.

Unable to wait any longer, Fang Yuan immediately absorbed all the primordial demon liquid, operated the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Scripture, and rapidly refined the liquid in his belly.

He felt each drop of primordial demon liquid being quickly refined into surging spiritual power, rapidly advancing his cultivation—and Fang Yuan couldn't be more thrilled.

Soon, the Demon Refining Stone Mill stopped turning, the demon clan flesh had been milled away, and every demon was now dead beyond doubt.

Fang Yuan had devoured every last drop of the hundred-plus primordial demon liquid produced, and after refining it all, his cultivation at early Tier Eight advanced a small step.

He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the changes within, overwhelmed with excitement.

At this moment, Jiang Che and Nangong Luo flew over.

"Big Bro, Third Sister, thank you for waiting here."

Fang Yuan said somewhat sheepishly.

"It's only been a quarter hour, nothing worth mentioning. Since you're finished refining…"

Jiang Che shook his head, just about to urge Fang Yuan to hurry to the Ancestral Demon Realm, when the spatial channel in that direction suddenly flickered.

The three faces grew serious; almost simultaneously, they all turned to the spatial channel.

Rumble~

The once quiet channel trembled non-stop, blood-colored light flickering endlessly. The deep, shadowy portal surged like a lake, as if something was squeezing out from behind.

"There's more demon clan transmission—they're coming through the channel."

Fang Yuan's expression cooled, his gaze sharp as he spoke to Jiang Che and the others.

At his words, Nangong Luo immediately became vigilant, summoning her Purple Mist Mirror and Nine Illusion Immortal Bell, eyes locked on the spatial channel, ready for action.

Meanwhile, Jiang Che gazed at the quaking spatial channel, somewhat speechless.

Damn, weren't we just planning to head to the Ancestral Demon Realm?

How come every time we try to go, someone just happens to come through—at this rate, when will we ever make it in?

It's endless.

Boom!

Just then, at the spatial channel, dazzling blood light erupted, demonic qi billowed like a raging river, sweeping in all directions. More than a dozen black-clad, cold-faced silhouettes stepped out from the channel.

Big Bro, these are powerhouses from the Demon Realm!"

Fang Yuan and Nangong Luo's expressions shifted, bodies taut with tension.

Jiang Che narrowed his eyes as he sized up the auras emanating from those figures.

Three at Tier Eight—one late Tier Eight, two early Tier Eight—and twelve at Tier Seven.

No Tier Nine Imperial Realm; nothing to worry about.

Demon Realm experts? Just ants!