grand occasion

At the same time.

After Bai Ling entered the Demon City, her entire mind trembled inexplicably.

Outside the city, the strong winds and blizzards stretched endlessly, while inside the city, it was a crimson expanse, with Devilish Qi surging; inside and outside the city were like two different worlds.

This was a blood-red world, without blue skies and white clouds, without stars, sun, or moon; the dark red color seemed to be the only one between heaven and earth.

Throughout the entire city, pure Devilish Qi rolled, which for ordinary people could be considered an extremely troublesome thing, but for Bai Ling, entering here was like entering her hometown; she only felt exceptionally comfortable and familiar.

After all, her own Bloodline had returned to its ancestral state, and what flowed within her was pure Demon Race Bloodline.

To her, this Devilish Qi was nothing short of a great tonic.

Ox, Horse, and even Scarecrow followed closely behind Bai Ling.

Compared to Bai Ling's ease and comfort, Ox and Horse were somewhat solemn; they immediately activated their profound power to block the erosion of the Devilish Qi.

Even though Azure Dragon Horse and Earth Bull Demon's cultivation Realm were far higher than Bai Ling's, they did not possess the ability to transform Devilish Qi into nourishment for themselves.

As for Scarecrow, it was an extremely special existence, completely unaffected by the Devilish Qi.

The city was enormous; though called a city, it was a world unto itself.

Four figures strolled through the city, and after searching for several days, they finally arrived before a Heavenly Stairway!

As far as the eye could see, steps were connected one after another, rising and falling, winding and flowing, reaching straight up to the sky, with no end in sight.

Bai Ling's sixth sense told her that the True Demon Inheritance was on the Heavenly Stairway.

She did not hesitate and immediately stepped onto the Heavenly Stairway.

However, as she ascended, her body suddenly trembled, and a terrifying pressure swept over her.

It was as if it had transformed into a great mountain, pressing down on her.

This caused her steps to falter involuntarily.

At the same time, it made Bai Ling even more certain of the True Demon Inheritance's location.

In fact, she never believed she could easily obtain the True Demon Inheritance.

It is said that Heaven And Earth Treasure must be accompanied by strange beasts.

This ownerless Legacy would naturally not be easily taken away.

She knew this must be a test.

Only by passing the test could she become a True Demon Inheritor and gain the power for revenge.

Thinking of this, she turned to look at Ox, Horse, and Scarecrow.

“Thank you for your companionship during this time, but the path ahead, I must walk alone.”

“The Devilish Qi here is not friendly to you; you should leave the city first!”

“If…”

“If I don't come out within three months, you should return to where you came from!”

As she spoke the latter part, Bai Ling's voice noticeably paused.

General tests are often accompanied by various dangers.

This time, she would absolutely not retreat a single step.

Clearly, she had made the worst preparations!

After her words fell, Bai Ling turned back again and continued to ascend!

Every step she took was incredibly difficult.

With every step, the pressure on her body increased by a point.

Just a dozen or so steps, yet she walked with extreme difficulty!

And as Bai Ling ascended, Scarecrow led Ox and Horse out of the Demon City.

At the same time, a gaze was observing all of this.

The owner of the gaze was none other than Zhong Qing.

At this moment, Zhong Qing was on a snow mountain, watching Bai Ling's every move through the True Demon Mirror.

It must be said that this Demon City itself was a Heaven-Defying Formation.

And any Formation must have a Formation base.

This True Demon Mirror was where the Formation base was located.

Holding it not only allowed one to control the activation of the Formation but also to observe every move within the Demon City.

After Zhong Qing subdued the Twelve Demon Generals, Demon One soon after offered this treasure to Zhong Qing.

Through the True Demon Mirror, from the moment Bai Ling stepped into the Demon City, her every move was under Zhong Qing's watchful eye.

What pleased him was that Scarecrow had indeed lived up to his expectations, protecting Bai Ling very well along the way.

After some time apart, that girl seemed to have become a little plumper.

There was no trace of the sickly and delicate appearance she had when they first met.

What surprised him was that besides Bai Ling and Scarecrow, there were also an Ox and a Horse following them!

Those two fellows were not weak; purely in terms of Realm, they were even higher than him!

This was truly absurd!

In fact, Zhong Qing himself had no concept of how strong Scarecrow's actual power was.

He only knew that this fellow was quite extraordinary and should be capable of the task of protecting Bai Ling.

What he didn't expect was that Scarecrow seemed even more extraordinary than he had imagined.

After all, to make two experts of the Three Yang Second Realm submit, its contribution must have been indispensable.

Even without knowing the specific details, Zhong Qing could guess most of it just by speculating!

As his thoughts drifted, Zhong Qing's gaze returned to Bai Ling.

He could see that Bai Ling's path to ascension was extremely difficult; every step she took bore immense pressure.

Later on, blood even seeped from the corners of her mouth.

From this, it was clear that the test set by this Legacy was indeed difficult.

This made Zhong Qing feel a bit of heartache.

However, he did not interfere.

The System had said that if he secretly helped, variables would inevitably arise.

He could only suppress the anxiety in his heart.

Moreover, since this Bai Ling could be judged by the System as capable of becoming his Disciple, it stands to reason that she would not fail the challenge on her own.

It is said that when Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon a person, it must first embitter his will, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, and thereby strengthen his resolve and increase his capabilities.

In life, nine out of ten things are unsatisfactory.

Let's just consider it a tribulation on her path to growth!

Thinking of this, Zhong Qing put down the True Demon Mirror in his hand.

He would just wait for Bai Ling to break through the challenge and be reborn through Nirvana.

That would be the auspicious day for him to successfully take on a Disciple.

It must be said that during Bai Ling's challenge!

The entire Northern Region was in turmoil,

Countless experts emerged, and major forces were dispatched one after another!

Every day, in this Snowwind Plains, tens of thousands of figures swarmed in.

During this period, for the entire Star Moon Sect, their days were like treading on thin ice, filled with extreme trepidation.

It must be said that the Star Moon Sect was also a prominent Sect, a small overlord-level existence.

Which Disciple of theirs didn't walk out of the Sect with their head held high and full of arrogance?

But now, they ducked their heads faster than anyone else and bent their backs lower than anyone else.

They greeted everyone with a smiling face, humble to the extreme.

They couldn't afford to provoke them, absolutely couldn't afford to provoke them!

Nine out of ten of those who came here were people with ideas about the True Demon Inheritance.

Not only were they powerful, but their backgrounds were also extremely terrifying.

Not to mention others, those who looked younger were either a Saintess or a Saint.

In just these few days, the number of people who gathered from all directions directly exceeded one hundred thousand.

And there was still a continuous influx of people.

It can be said that in all the years the Northern Region has existed, such a grand occasion has truly rarely appeared.

Throw a brick down, and it would hit either a master expert or a Prodigy.

Saints and Saintesses are as common as dogs, and Three Yin experts walk everywhere; this probably describes the situation!