Published: August 10, 2026
"Old Demon Chiqung."
"A loose cultivator from Chari Kingdom, now over thirteen hundred years old, and reached the peak of the yuan ying stage three hundred years ago."
"He has fire and metal dual spiritual roots. Before the golden core stage, he was utterly unremarkable, and after forming his golden core, he mysteriously disappeared for a hundred years."
"When he reappeared, his cultivation had already reached the late golden core stage, and his displayed strength repeatedly exceeded expectations."
"Another hundred years later, he broke through to the yuan ying stage."
"In many speculations, people guessed that he must have obtained a great opportunity during those hundred years of disappearance."
"During the First War Between Humans and Demons, in the battle for Ancient Moon Immortal City, he personally slew the great demonic king 'Heavenly Bat Demonic King,' greatly boosting the morale of the Human Race at the time."
"His methods..."
In Heavenly Peak Cave Dwelling, Liu Yu calmly flipped through a few pages of thin paper, which recorded detailed information about Old Demon Chiqung.
From his spiritual root aptitude to the quality of his golden core, even the details of his recent actions were all included.
After so many years, the death warrior force under him, "Shadow of the Sun," had grown to more than a hundred golden core death warriors alone, not to mention qi refinement and foundation establishment cultivators. It had already built into a massive intelligence network.
The territories of the Orthodox and Demonic factions were still hard to say, but any slightly larger movement in the Seven Nations Alliance would be recorded immediately.
"This Old Demon Chiqung's growth path is somewhat similar to Central Domain's Nine Dragons Sovereign."
"Too bad he offended Liu."
Putting down the report, Liu Yu lightly shook his head.
By his estimate, Old Demon Chiqung's strength should be quite a bit greater than supreme void palace's Floating Light True Monarch, but not by much.
And the latter had already been slain by him.
At this point, seven days had passed.
During this time, Liu Yu had not been idle either. He sent messages inviting friends like Yellow Brow and Ink Plum to come assist.
He intended to take this opportunity to properly display his influence, raise his "prestige," and lay some groundwork for future actions.
Of course, the assistance was only secondary. The main purpose was to find an excuse to gather, and take the opportunity to reach an understanding with them, so they could face the Second War Between Humans and Demons together.
"Boom—"
As he was thinking, the sound of the stone gate opening rang out, and Zhou Yunlong appeared in view.
Seven days had passed, and his face was still pale, but his spiritual pressure had already stabilized.
It looked like there was no serious problem anymore. In the future, he would only need some rest and recovery.
"Master, this disciple's injuries have stabilized, and I can depart at any time."
"This time of crisis, thanks to Master's protection..."
Hurrying over, Zhou Yunlong bowed respectfully.
After looking at him for a moment, Liu Yu nodded lightly.
"I originally thought it would take you a few more years before you could attempt the yuan ying bottleneck, and I even prepared a Nurturing Infancy Pill for that."
"But now it seems that pill won't be needed."
Having said that, he pondered for a moment before slowly continuing:
"As your master, I cannot make no gesture when my direct disciple is attempting the yuan ying bottleneck."
"Let's do this: forget the Nurturing Infancy Pill."
"Take this bottle of True Pill and consume it. I believe it can improve your cultivation quite a bit."
True Pill, a fourth stage mid-grade spiritual elixir, contained a special spiritual power that could accelerate the growth of the yuan ying and effectively improve the cultivation of early to mid yuan ying cultivators.
For Zhou Yunlong at this moment, it was the most suitable pill.
Taking out a jade vial, Liu Yu thought for a moment and then took out two true treasures as well, placing them together on the table.