52: Ancient Banyan Spirit Lord

Senluo Demon Lord's Immortal Cave.

Senluo Demon Lord sat cross-legged on a piece of jade bed, his eyes were emerald green like stars, his ink-green seaweed-like hair cascaded down, and his body exuded the aura of a Peak Demon Lord.

In front of him, hundreds of Medium Grade nectar drops were stacked into a pyramid. The next moment, a wave of Demonic Qi swept through, and the hundreds of nectar drops immediately exploded.

A rich Yimu Essence Qi spread, filling the entire Immortal Cave.

In an instant, countless flower demons and wood demons' eyes glowed, revealing a hint of greed, yet no demon dared to devour the Yimu Essence Qi to increase their cultivation.

This belonged exclusively to the Demon Lord.

However, even after all the Yimu Essence Qi had dissipated, Senluo Demon Lord still hadn't absorbed any.

He frowned, his dark green fingertip picked up a Emerald Green Honeydew (emerald green honey dew drop). Sunlight passed through it, and he could still see the ink-like Yimu Essence Qi flowing within.

“Magnetic Force, could it really be inside?”

Images flashed through his mind.

A few days ago, a mysterious fox demon came to his Immortal Cave and told him that the nectar he had been consuming and refining for hundreds of years contained Magnetic Force.

If he wanted to perceive and refine the Magnetic Force, he should cooperate with him.

Senluo Demon Lord's expression was grim.

He smelled danger and conspiracy from that fox demon.

Similarly, he was also wary of his father, the Great Compassion Tree King, who rarely showed himself and was known for his benevolence.

For countless years on Suspended Mountain, why had there always been only nine Demon Lords?

Where had the previous Demon Lords gone?

Connecting this to the Tree King Domain that opened once every ten years, he had a faint conjecture in his heart.

Just then, a voice came from the Immortal Cave.

“Reporting to the Demon Lord, Poison Vine Flower Demon has returned.” A wood demon with a bright green tender leaf on its head said.

“Let him in.”

Senluo Demon Lord waved his robe, and the nectar in front of him disappeared.

Soon, Poison Vine Flower Demon stumbled in with a big belly, fawningly saying, “Greetings, Lord Demon Lord. Besides the nectar, your subordinate also has an unexpected surprise to offer to Lord Demon Lord.”

“Unexpected surprise?” Senluo Demon Lord frowned slightly.

Poison Vine Flower Demon walked closer with difficulty, fawningly saying, “It's just that...”

The moment he got close, his eyes sharpened, and he suddenly opened his mouth. A grey Sword Qi shot out, directly aiming for Senluo Demon Lord's head.

“How dare you!”

Senluo Demon Lord was shocked and enraged, his figure rapidly retreated. At the same time, countless vines grew within the Immortal Cave, intertwining to form a vine armor shield in front of him.

Boom—

The vine armor exploded, and the sword light grazed Senluo Demon Lord's neck, leaving only a tiny bit of skin connecting his head to his body.

“What a pity, it was still a little short...” Li Jiangchen shot out from Poison Vine Flower Demon's mouth, spreading his palm, and the Demon Kingdom expanded.

“However, your aura has been weakened quite a bit. It should be enough for me to control your mind now.”

“Thank you, Master.”

The next moment, a Soul Thread shot out from the black mist of the Demon Kingdom, escaping into Senluo Demon Lord's head and merging into his Divine Soul.

In his perception, Ancient Spirit's Divine Soul aura rapidly fluctuated, as if undergoing a great battle.

Three breaths later, everything returned to calm.

“Greetings, Envoy.” Senluo Demon Lord said calmly, kneeling on one knee.

“Take out all the High Grade nectar you've condensed.”

Upon hearing this, Senluo Demon Lord showed a strange expression and said, “Envoy. Although my cultivation has reached the Peak Demon Lord stage, I have never had the habit of consuming my cultivation to condense nectar.”

Condensing nectar would damage one's cultivation.

And ordinary Low Grade and Medium Grade nectar could be plundered downwards by Demon Lords, so naturally, there was even less motivation to condense nectar.

“Troublesome. I didn't expect such a situation.” Li Jiangchen rubbed his forehead and asked, “How long does it usually take for a Demon Lord to condense one High Grade nectar?”

“Your subordinate is a Peak Demon Lord, so I can condense one in a day. The other Demon Lords have lower cultivation, so their speed would probably be slower.

However, if the Envoy wants High Grade nectar, Spirit Lord Gu Rong should have quite a bit in stock.”

“Oh, how so?”

“Spirit Lord Gu Rong is at the Peak Demon Lord cultivation level, and he is also the oldest among our nine great Demon Lords.

In every sacrifice of nectar to our father, the Great Compassion Tree King, he has always ranked first, with no shortage of High Grade nectar.

If the Envoy can capture him, you should be able to obtain a lot of High Grade nectar.”

“Spirit Lord Gu Rong, huh...” Li Jiangchen nodded, and after some questioning, he learned the details of this demon from Senluo Demon Lord.

Long before the other eight Demon Lords were born, Spirit Lord Gu Rong was already at the Peak Demon Lord level, with incredibly profound Demonic Qi, yet he rarely showed himself.

Decades ago, Senluo Demon Lord once competed with Spirit Lord Gu Rong for a Purple Dragon Spirit Medicine in the Tree King Domain and was defeated by him in one move.

‘It seems this Spirit Lord Gu Rong is far superior to ordinary Demon Lords.’ Li Jiangchen nodded, then inquired about the supreme sacred mellow liquid.

According to common sense, Senluo Demon Lord, having experienced over a hundred openings of the Tree King Domain and offered nectar, should have accumulated a lot of supreme sacred mellow liquid in his hands.

“Reporting to the Envoy. That supreme sacred mellow liquid, once it leaves the Tree King Domain, will evaporate within a day. All that your subordinate has obtained in the past has long been refined,” Senluo Demon Lord explained.

“Then when you absorbed that supreme sacred mellow liquid, what difference did you feel compared to ordinary nectar?” Li Jiangchen asked.

Senluo Demon Lord tilted his head, a look of intoxication on his face: “It was very comfortable. The supreme sacred mellow liquid contains Demon King-level Yimu Essence Qi, which is incredibly pure.

After your subordinate refined it, my cultivation quickly soared, eventually reaching the Peak Demon Lord level.”

“Then did you detect any Magnetic Force within it?”

“Magnetic Force?” Hearing this, Senluo Demon Lord frowned and said, “A fox demon came before and said similar things.

He told me that nectar and supreme sacred mellow liquid both contain Magnetic Force, and if I agreed to cooperate with him, he would teach me the method to refine Magnetic Force.

Unfortunately, your subordinate has tried many times, but still cannot detect the presence of Magnetic Force.”

“fox demon?” Li Jiangchen was slightly surprised, not expecting that besides plant-type demons, there were other demons interfering.

From other Inverted Mountain.

Or... an Ancient Demon?

“That Spirit Lord Gu Rong is not simple.

However, suppressing him with my strength shouldn't be a problem.

Ancient Spirit's Myriad Soul Mind-Control Technique still has one Demon Lord slot left, which will be perfectly used on this demon.”

A moment later, two figures rapidly shuttled, passing countless tall ancient banyan trees.

This was the Gu Rong Domain, ruled by Spirit Lord Gu Rong.

Unlike the Green Forest Domain, there was no wood demon aura here at all.

As soon as they stepped in, the ground trembled, and ancient faces appeared on the mottled bark of the banyan trees, transforming into towering tree people. Countless roots burst out of the ground, intertwining to attack.

“Those who trespass into Gu Rong Domain shall die!”

Boom—

Countless vines and roots intertwined, blotting out the sky and sun, forming a circular cage that enveloped Li Jiangchen.

“Peak Demon Lord. And this identical aura... all the banyan trees in the entire Gu Rong Domain are his Clones!” Li Jiangchen flashed through the air repeatedly, suddenly appearing several hundred zhang away.

Looking back, Senluo Demon Lord was entangled by vines, and countless roots drilled into his body, dragging him into the deep abyss, disappearing from sight.

Suddenly, the treemen parted, and a green-robed old man appeared in the center.

What surprised Li Jiangchen was that, unlike the Demonic Qi emitted by other wood demons, this demon's aura was incredibly pure.

“Little friend has come a long way, this old man has failed to greet you properly.” The green-robed old man cupped his hands and smiled, “I forgot to introduce myself, this old man is Spirit Lord Gu Rong.”