2: Chapter 2 The Demon Realm Trembles

Immediately, the Demon Realm was shaken.

"A Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment? To think my Demon Realm still has such a genius?"

Poison Concubine was astonished.

Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment represented a peerless genius, one in ten thousand, whose future was almost unpredictable!

As long as they didn't die, reaching the Tribulation Transcendence Realm was practically guaranteed.

"Find them, quickly! We must know who this person is and which power they belong to. If we can win them over, we must do so!"

...

In the Demon Cave, the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Black Demon Elder.

"So heaven-defying! Everyone, go look for them immediately. We must find out who this child is. If they are from my Demon Sect, bring them under my wing at once. If not, hmph, enslave them immediately!"

"Yes!"

...

In the Demon Sect, the Sect Leader of the Hehuan Sect, Bi Luo.

"Tsk tsk, for such a genius to appear in my Demon Realm, the taste of Dual Cultivation must be quite good!"

"All disciples, set out to find him immediately. Tell him that as long as he is willing to join the Hehuan Sect, this Sect Leader is willing to dual cultivate with him and let him pluck and supplement from me as he pleases!"

The entire Demon Realm quickly reached a boiling point. Countless people set out one after another, rushing toward the source of the golden light.

However, the golden light soon began to fade slowly.

Chi Lian, of course, also saw this pillar of light. She immediately ordered her people to search for him, determined to take control of this child!

...

Zhu Qing returned to the cave, but the golden pillar of light kept replaying in her mind.

Sensing that the spiritual energy inside the cave had stabilized, a bold thought couldn't help but surface.

Could it be... that furnace is the heaven-defying Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivator from just now?

But she immediately shook her head. How could that be possible?

Then, she scanned the surroundings and stepped into the cave.

Sensing someone entering, Chu Yang, who was feeling the powerful strength of the Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment within him, slowly opened his eyes.

It wasn't Chi Lian, but one of her subordinates.

"You've broken through to Foundation Establishment? Not bad."

Zhu Qing nodded slightly. "Now, come with me. Lord Chi Lian wants to see you."

"Oh, see me?"

Chu Yang raised an eyebrow. "Didn't she forbid me from leaving and tell me to stay here and cultivate?"

His intuition told him something was off.

"If I tell you to come, then come. Why all the nonsense?"

Zhu Qing barked coldly.

Chu Yang didn't move. "I won't go with you unless I see Chi Lian."

The Demon Realm was too dangerous; at least it was still safe here.

"You!"

Zhu Qing was annoyed. "If you don't leave now, believe it or not, I'll kill you right here!"

"I don't believe you."

Chu Yang looked directly at her. Chi Lian was one of the powerhouses of the Demon Realm; none of her subordinates would dare disobey her orders.

Zhu Qing raised her hand, truly wanting to strike Chu Yang dead for a moment, but she held back the impulse. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to report back to Poison Concubine.

She took a deep breath, and her expression softened slightly. "I'm here to save you."

"Save me?"

Chu Yang was suspicious. "Are you going to betray Chi Lian?"

"I was never her person to begin with. My master is Poison Concubine. Time is short; if you don't come with me, don't blame me for getting rough."

Chu Yang sneered. "So you're an undercover mole Poison Concubine planted under Chi Lian. Even if I go with you, won't I just end up as a furnace for Poison Concubine anyway?"

"I've already reported to Poison Concubine that you broke through nine levels of Qi Refining in a single night. Although she also enjoys Dual Cultivation, she values talent. By following her, at least you won't be sucked dry into a withered husk, and you might even gain more benefits."

"Heh."

Chu Yang scoffed. "Who in the entire Demon Realm doesn't know Poison Concubine's name? I'm afraid the number of people who have died at her hands isn't any fewer than Chi Lian's."

"In that case, you don't plan on being obedient, do you?"

Zhu Qing's gaze turned cold.

"And if I'm not, what can you do?"

Chu Yang snorted.

Now that he was at the Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment, he was worlds apart from an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He wouldn't even fear a Golden Core, let alone Zhu Qing, who was only at the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment.

"You're looking for death!"

Zhu Qing shouted coldly, pulling out a whip and lashing it toward Chu Yang.

*Crack!*

With a loud explosion, the boulder beneath Chu Yang shattered instantly.

However, Chu Yang's figure had vanished.

"So fast?"

Zhu Qing was horrified; with her strength, she hadn't even been able to see Chu Yang's movements clearly.

The next moment, a dark shadow flashed before her eyes, and her body stiffened. A powerful hand directly gripped her snow-white neck, lifting her off the ground.

"You... you just stepped into Foundation Establishment, how is it possible..."

She was in disbelief; she had been defeated in a single move.

Was this something someone who had just entered Foundation Establishment could do?

"Nothing is impossible."

The corners of Chu Yang's mouth curled slightly. "If it were an ordinary Foundation Establishment, I indeed wouldn't be your match. But I am a Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment! The pinnacle of Foundation Establishment! I can rival the Golden Core!"

"What!"

Zhu Qing was terrified, never imagining that the one who triggered that heavenly phenomenon was truly this furnace.

"Go to hell."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yang was about to strike.

"Wait! I... I'm Poison Concubine's person. If you kill me, she will definitely avenge me!"

Zhu Qing threatened.

"Heh!"

Chu Yang scoffed. "Do you take me for a three-year-old? If a subordinate dies, I'm afraid Poison Concubine wouldn't even have the interest to look into it."

Seeing that she couldn't intimidate Chu Yang, Zhu Qing hurriedly said, "I... I'm willing to buy my life. I can give you everything I have."

"Oh?"

Chu Yang raised an eyebrow.

Zhu Qing immediately took out a low-grade Storage Pouch from her bosom. "Everything I have is inside."

Chu Yang probed it with his spiritual sense. There wasn't much inside; the only valuable things were some spirit stones and pills.

One red pill caught his attention. He took it out and asked Zhu Qing, "What pill is this?"

"The mad demon pill. After taking it, one can overdraw all their life force to burst forth with the strength of an early-stage Golden Core Realm expert for seven and a half minutes. But the price is immediate death once the effect wears off."

Zhu Qing said.

"Oh?"

Chu Yang became somewhat interested and tucked it into his own bag.

This thing could actually save his life. With the system, he didn't have to worry about the side effects at all.

"Can you let me go now?"

Zhu Qing pleaded, "I advise you to flee quickly. The heavenly phenomenon you triggered just now has already alarmed the entire Demon Realm. Countless people are likely looking for you right now."

Chu Yang narrowed his eyes. While triggering a heavenly phenomenon was satisfying, it also came with great danger.

"Then, run!"

He took a deep breath, tossed Zhu Qing aside, and prepared to leave.

But just then, a sinister laugh rang out at the cave entrance.

"Jie jie jie, run? Where do you think you're running to?"

"I truly searched far and wide only to find it so easily. I found you so quickly!"

Following the voice, an evil-looking man wearing a skull mask and a black robe, with black mist swirling around him, entered.

Immediately, Zhu Qing's face turned pale. "It's the Skeleton Demon Lord!"

The Skeleton Demon Lord was one of the most notorious evil cultivators in the Demon Realm.

It was one thing for others to kill people, but this fellow wouldn't even let the dead rest in peace; he would refine corpses into skeletons to control them.

Chu Yang's brow furrowed. He was too slow to run!

He had heard of the Skeleton Demon Lord's name; a fifth-layer Golden Core Realm cultivator!

Incredibly bloodthirsty!