169: The secrets of the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons

However, no matter what he thought, this place should be very famous.

He had a ten thousand demons token in his hand, but he didn't even know the name of the mountain.

If he were the Old Wolf, he would probably start to suspect him because of that one sentence.

But then, something unexpected happened to Jiang Lan again.

The Old Wolf didn't seem to care; instead, he began to explain.

"This place is under the jurisdiction of Elder Huang, so its name is naturally named after Elder Huang."

Hearing this, Jiang Lan understood what was going on.

Earlier, outside the market, the bear demon he killed also said that he was a Disciple under Elder Huang.

Now it seemed, was this mountain just a branch of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall?

He didn't know how high a position an Elder of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall held.

But Jiang Lan knew that if it were the headquarters, it would definitely be personally managed by the Kunpeng Demon Emperor.

Good heavens.

He only knew that the Ten Thousand Demons Hall might not be small, but now it seemed, the Ten Thousand Demons Hall was much larger than he had imagined.

This was just a branch, and it already had so many demons.

From this perspective, there were definitely more than ten thousand demons within the Ten Thousand Demons Hall.

If he killed them all, even if one demon provided him with a hundred years of life, ten thousand would be a million years.

For a moment, Jiang Lan's thoughts ran wild.

But very quickly, he reined in his emotions.

He also knew that killing all the demons in the Ten Thousand Demons Hall was unrealistic.

At least for now, Jiang Lan didn't have that ability.

Once he had that ability... just wait.

If his plan progressed smoothly, it probably wouldn't be long before he could sweep through this Ten Thousand Demons Hall instance.

The Old Wolf's voice continued.

"Little Wolf Cub, looking at you, you shouldn't be a demon from our side, right? Lang Qing... could it be that you fled from the Azure Lotus Sect?"

Jiang Lan grinned.

This was truly amazing; they had already concocted an identity for him.

In this situation, Jiang Lan couldn't possibly be foolish enough to refute it.

"You have a Wisdom Eye."

"That's enough, no need to flatter me." The Old Wolf waved his hand, "Demons within the territory of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall, even if they haven't been to Yellow Demon Peak, couldn't possibly be completely ignorant of Yellow Demon Peak; at the very least, they should have heard its name.

"But you haven't even heard the name Yellow Demon Peak, so you must be an outsider.

"However, you little fellow are quite lucky to have stumbled upon a ten thousand demons token. With this item, you'll avoid many detours in the future."

Perhaps due to his age, the Old Wolf was quite talkative and kept chatting with Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan wasn't impatient; instead, he listened silently, nodding occasionally.

At this moment, he had an illusion.

Demons and humans seemed to be no different.

But this thought only appeared for a moment before Jiang Lan suppressed it again.

There's a saying that goes well.

Those not of my race will surely have different hearts.

There was an inherent, irreconcilable conflict between humans and demons.

Even if this Old Wolf seemed incredibly amiable now, if he knew Jiang Lan's true identity was actually human, he would definitely turn hostile immediately.

But at least for now, Jiang Lan had disguised his identity.

And he didn't plan to expose himself anytime soon.

When the Old Wolf stopped, Jiang Lan asked:

"Then, could you tell me about the situation of this Ten Thousand Demons Hall?"

The Old Wolf had an expression that showed he had already expected this.

He paused and said:

"Then this Old Wolf will tell you. You must know the Hall Master of this Ten Thousand Demons Hall, right?"

Jiang Lan nodded.

"Kunpeng Demon Emperor."

The Old Wolf's white eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Is Kunpeng Demon Emperor a name you can call him? You should call him Hall Master Sir."

He continued, "This is only because you and I are together; if someone with ill intentions were to hear it, you would probably invite a deadly disaster."

Jiang Lan raised an eyebrow.

He didn't know how capable he was, but he certainly put on a big show.

Calling him Demon Emperor wasn't allowed; he had to be called Hall Master Sir.

However, Jiang Lan could understand.

After all, after Cultivating for a lifetime, what's wrong with putting on airs?

As long as his strength was great, let alone making other demons call him Hall Master Sir, even if he made them call him 'father,' those demons would still have to call him that.

He grumbled inwardly, but on the surface, Jiang Lan still nodded obediently, looking as if he was still shaken and fearful.

Seeing Jiang Lan's expression, the Old Wolf nodded in satisfaction.

"It's good that you remember. Let me tell you about those below Hall Master Sir.

"Below Hall Master Sir, there are four personal Protectors, and below each Protector Sir, there are eight Elders. Our Ten Thousand Demons Hall has a total of thirty-three peaks. Except for Ten Thousand Demons Peak, the other mountains are all managed by Elders. And this Yellow Demon Peak is one of those thirty-three peaks."

Jiang Lan was somewhat surprised.

He was genuinely surprised.

This Yellow Demon Peak already looked quite large.

And such a large place was only one of the thirty-three peaks of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall?

Good heavens.

Was the strength of the demons actually so immense?

One must know that the territory where these demons resided was not just home to one Kunpeng Demon Emperor.

According to the woman from the Cold Crow Pavilion earlier, there were fourteen others whose power was comparable to the Kunpeng Demon Emperor.

Three demons, five emperors, seven sovereigns—a total of fifteen great demons.

The Kunpeng Demon Emperor was just one of them.

"What, are you surprised?" the Old Wolf teased.

Jiang Lan nodded slightly.

The Old Wolf said, "No need to be surprised. As long as you Cultivate diligently and your Realm increases, you will naturally be able to join the Inner Sect and become a direct Disciple. Your future is very promising."

Inner Sect, direct Disciple... This Old Wolf seemed to know a lot.

Jiang Lan prepared to continue observing, to see if he could extract any more information from him.

Jiang Lan thought for a moment and asked:

"I've heard about Hall Master Sir's strength; he's in the Soul Transformation Realm. What about the Protectors you just mentioned, what is their strength?"

The Old Wolf glanced at Jiang Lan.

"You little cub, you're thinking a bit too far ahead. But it doesn't hurt to tell you. The four Protector Sirs are all powerful beings in the Demon Infant Realm, some even in the Late Stage of the Demon Infant Realm.

"Since we've already talked this far, I'll also explain about the Elders.

"Elders are different from Protectors; there are no strict strength requirements. It all depends on the amount of contribution to the Ten Thousand Demons Hall. As long as the contribution is high, even someone in the Skin Refinement Realm can become an Elder.

"However, someone in the Skin Refinement Realm wouldn't be able to accumulate that much contribution.

"So, generally speaking, Elders are all in the Demon Core Realm, and among them, there are powerful ones, such as Elder Huang on our peak, who is also a powerful being in the Demon Infant Realm!"

Jiang Lan nodded slightly.

This Old Wolf was truly completely unguarded against him.

In just a few words, he had spilled all the secrets of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall.

Although the two were talking, their footsteps never stopped.

By this time, they had already reached halfway up the mountain.

Jiang Lan looked around; the buildings here had started to become more numerous.

"How much longer until we reach our destination?"

The Old Wolf, however, stopped his steps.

"We're here. Later, I'll make you a token. From now on, you'll be an Outer Sect Disciple of my Ten Thousand Demons Hall."