The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1260

Chapter 1260: Chapter 1257: Vice Village Chief of Demon King Fort Chapter 1260: Chapter 1257: Vice Village Chief of Demon King Fort “Although Elder Manbo's Flame Beast Armor is formidable, I'm afraid it might not be sufficient to deal with Puppet City. At this point, we should prepare for the worst,” the Nameless Elder said gravely.

“Are you suggesting we use the Returning Origin Sacred Seal?” the Little Master asked, eyes flickering.

“Precisely. With the Qingtian Mechanism stationed in Tianji City, only the Returning Origin Sacred Seal can suppress Puppet City,” the Nameless Elder replied.

“Very well, Nameless Elder, I authorize you to activate the Returning Origin Sacred Seal. Have Elder Manbo bring forth the Black Abyss Mystery Cave!” the Little Master nodded, his expression becoming solemn and authoritative.

“I shall obey the City Lord's command!” The Nameless Elder also responded solemnly, giving a bow.

No sooner had his voice faded than the array on the Black Jade Plate dissipated into nothingness.

The Little Master put away the jade plate and white crystalline light surged from his body, continuously infusing into the Black Wooden Bird below him.

The Black Wooden Bird grew significantly larger, and its speed of flight further increased.

Ahead in the sand sea, a rolling dust wave appeared, moving swiftly and incredibly fast, as if something was burrowing beneath the ground.

The Little Master snorted coldly, slapped the Black Bird beneath him, and the Black Bird's wings shone with black light. It dove downwards, appearing above the dust wave in a flash, and its wings beat down fiercely.

A dense barrage of black wind blades suddenly burst out like a torrential downpour, covering the sky and striking the rolling dust wave below, shaking the ground within dozens of miles.

The Little Master did not descend with the Black Wooden Bird, but hovered in mid-air and took out the Black Jade Token given to him by Elder Mei with a flip of his hand, and began to activate it.

At the entrance of the Black Abyss Mystery Cave, Elder Mei and others stood waiting quietly.

At that moment, Elder Mei's expression changed, and Elder Mo Wang's gaze also flashed. Both turned their heads to look into the distance.

Shen Luo only lagged behind them by an instant, also turning to look in that direction.

Specks of light emerged on the distant horizon, and after a few breaths, they became clear. It turned out to be dozens of cultivator lights, and they soon arrived nearby.

These cultivators seemed taken aback upon seeing the Tianji City folks below. Their escape lights halted all at once, and after a brief hover in mid-air, they landed on an open ground not far away, revealing sixty to seventy cultivators.

Shen Luo sized up the newcomers. Judging by their attire, these cultivators seemed to belong to four different sects. The largest group wore yellow robes embroidered with the pattern of a yellow storm, led by a finely-dressed middle-aged man with small eyes and sly looks.

Beside them was a group in blue garments, with a green turtle embroidered on the cuffs. A lean old man stood in the center of the crowd, cradling a huge, pitch-black tortoise, quite a queer sight.

The other two groups wore brown and purple respectively; the brown-clad cultivators each had a yellow big shield strapped upon their backs, while those in purple robes hung numerous bulging small bags around their waists, wriggling occasionally as if they contained living things.

The leaders of these two sects were a fat man and a green-clothed young woman, respectively.

The fat man's body was layered with fat, his skin folding over itself, his eyes squeezed into mere slits.

As for the green-clothed young woman, she was dressed in fine green clothes, toying with a five-color folding fan. From behind, her figure was graceful and lithe, but her face was crossed with a crimson scar that ran from her forehead to her chin, resembling a blood-red centipede lying there, spoiling all her beauty.

“Sect Leader Yuan of Yellow Sand Sect, Hall Master Zhong of Divine Tortoise Sect, Elder Lin of Thick Earth Sect, Sect Master Ye of Beast Control Sect–each of you is an important figure with pressing matters. What brings you here at this time?” Elder Mei swept her gaze over the cultivators from the four sects and asked with a slight cold smirk.

Shen Luo heard this and showed a hint of surprise on his face.

Master Yan had just mentioned sects like the Yellow Sand Sect and the Thick Earth Sect to him, and unexpectedly, they had encountered them so soon.

The strength of these four sects was not to be underestimated, especially the Yellow Sand Sect.

Shen Luo sized up the well-dressed middle-aged man from the Yellow Sand Sect. Though this man had a frivolous appearance, the mana within him was formidable, having already reached the True Immortal Stage.

As for the leaders of the other three sects, they were all at the Late Mahayana Peak, with realms not inferior to his.

“This Black Abyss Mystery Cave is located in the Boundless Sand Sea, not within Tianji City. If your Tianji City's people can come, why can't we?” The well-dressed middle-aged man from the Yellow Sand Sect sneered coldly, his tone surprisingly tough.

“That is exactly the case,” the gaunt old man from the Divine Tortoise Sect immediately said.

The fat man from the Thick Earth Sect and the scar-faced young woman from the Beast Control Sect also quickly echoed, their eyes looking at the people from Tianji City with a tint of coldness.

Elder Mei didn't expect the sects that had always shown utmost respect to Tianji City to dare to speak like this, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

“Sect Leader Yuan, that's quite the bold claim. I heard that you've recently acquired a pair of Ground Splitting Halberd Treasures. It seems your strength has greatly increased, and you no longer regard Tianji City. As Elder Mei, I would indeed like to experience it myself,” Elder Mei said, with a flash of purple light about him, striding forward.

The well-dressed middle-aged man saw this and his complexion turned pale.

“Meimei, if you want to challenge someone, how about I keep you company?” A deep voice came from a distance. At first, it was very faint, but by the last few words, the voice had become hugely resonant, like a surging tidal wave approaching.

With the voice, a black escape light descended from the sky, landing three zhang in front of Elder Mei, the strong wind it stirred causing the robes of the Tianji City monks to flutter wildly.

The black escape light dissipated, revealing a sturdy big man in black armor with a square face and thick eyebrows, coldly smiling at Elder Mei.

“Demon Heart, it's you!” Elder Mei's expression changed drastically, and Elder Mo Wang's brows also furrowed deeply.

The senior disciples of Tianji City, like Master Yan, after seeing the sturdy big man, also showed changing expressions.

Shen Luo glanced at the newcomer, and his eyelids suddenly twitched.

The sturdy big man turned out to be from the Demon Clan, his body exuding thick Demonic Qi. His cultivation had notably reached the Late True Immortal Stage, putting him a cut above even Elder Mei and Elder Mo Wang, both at the True Immortal Middle Stage, and his arrogant demeanor clearly suggested a very distinguished status.

“Brother Yan, who is this Demon Heart?” Shen Luo asked Master Yan through a voice transmission.

“This Demon Heart is not without his repute; he is none other than the Vice Village Chief of the Demon King Fort,” Master Yan returned the glance and responded via transmission.

Shen Luo inhaled sharply upon hearing this; the Demon King Fort was the number one force in the Demon Clan. He had witnessed the power of the Demon King Fort's magical abilities at the Three Realms Martial Arts Conference, and one Demon Clan teenager by the name of Seven Kills had left a profound impression on him.

“Is there bad blood between the Demon King Fort and your Tianji City?” he asked again through voice transmission.

“There are no direct conflicts between the Demon King Fort and our Tianji City. However, Sect Leader Yuan of the Yellow Sand Sect once swore Demon Heart as his foster father. A few years ago, when the Yellow Sand Sect and Tianji City disputed over a Spiritual Mine, this Demon Heart had two encounters with our Tianji City,” Master Yan explained.

“A member of the Human Race, sworn as a foster son to a member of the Demon Clan?” Shen Luo couldn't help but be startled.

Although the various races now coexist peacefully in the Three Realms, there are still deep-seated barriers and oppositions between them, especially the Human Race and the Demon Clan, who over a hundred years ago were mortal enemies. Sect Leader Yuan, a dignified Sect Leader, had sworn a Demon Clan member as his foster father. Was he not afraid of being criticized by his disciples?