A month later.
The commotion caused by the Thousand Demon Meet had gradually calmed down.
During this period of time, the most discussed topic among the demons was not the cultivation of the Blood Sea, but the shocking battle caused by the appearance of the stars in daytime.
The fiend demons that were fortunate enough to witness that battle were extremely excited and felt proud upon returning to their races.
After all, that was a battle between top Dharma Characteristic experts of the demon race and human cultivators.
Eventually, even the Grand Demons of Thousand Demon Valley were alerted!
Not everyone had the chance to experience something like that.
Most of the fiend demons in Thousand Demon Valley might not even get to see a Grand Demon in their entire lives.
Let alone witnessing a Grand Demon in action personally!
For the demons, an experience as such was an irreplaceable fortune.
Some of the fiend demons could make use of this opportunity to comprehend and advance their cultivation – it was naturally another opportunity.
Howling Moon Mountain.
Ever since the Thousand Demon Meet, a piece of news had spread.
One of the five Territorial Lords of Howling Moon Mountain was from the same race as the Overlord of Ape Chatter Ridge and was highly valued.
Naturally, the status of Howling Moon Mountain rose as well.
Some of the demon regions in the vicinity initially had designs on Howling Moon Mountain but they lost interest later on.
After monkey and the others returned to Howling Moon Mountain, there was naturally a huge commotion as the demons drank merrily all night.
Night fell.
In a drunken stupor, the spirit tiger hugged monkey's shoulders and mumbled nonsense.
He talked about how he and Qing Qing would stay on this mountain in the future and have a bunch of children.
Qing Qing glared at Linghu. However, she did not get angry when she saw how drunk he was.
Monkey and Solitary Cloud drank with big bowls. Both of them were open and uninhibited, not restrained at all.
Little Fox held a wine cup with both hands and sipped occasionally with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Are you still worried about first?"
Qing Qing was meticulous and could naturally tell that Little Fox was distracted. She consoled, "Don't worry, Little Fox. First has many tricks up his sleeves. Didn't he escape already? Nothing will happen to him."
"Yes,"
Little Fox nodded and sighed gently. "But that's a Grand Demon. Can young master escape from the pursuit of a Grand Demon?"
Right then, a voice sounded in the minds of the five of them.
"Don't make a fuss about coming to my cave abode,"
Little Fox raised her head and her worry turned into joy as she could not help but laugh.
"Yes, Big Brother!"
Linghu's entire body quivered as he sobered up. The drunkenness in his eyes had already disappeared.
Without hesitation, the monkey and the other four moved and arrived at Su Zimo's cave abode at the peak of the mountain.
Before anyone could knock on the door, the door to the abode opened automatically.
The five of them weren't surprised at all and entered in a single file.
Even though the cave abode was dimly lit, it did not affect monkey and the other four.
In front of them was a green figure with shoulder-length scarlet hair. He had delicate features and was smiling at the crowd. It was Su Zimo.
Unknowingly, Su Zimo had already snuck into this place without anyone noticing!
"Young master!"
The little fox called out softly and pounced on Su Zimo uncontrollably, burrowing into his embrace.
"I'm fine. Sorry for making everyone worry."
Su Zimo smiled and patted the little fox on the shoulder.
When Monkey and the rest saw this, they looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Qing Qing teased, "We weren't worried at all. However, there was indeed a little demon fox who couldn't eat and sleep every day …"
The little fox's cheeks heated up and even her ears were flushed red.
She purred and reverted to her true form, burrowing into Su Zimo's embrace like a wisp of smoke.
She clung onto Su Zimo's robes with two tiny claws, revealing a pair of pitch-black eyes that blinked at everyone.
Everyone laughed even more happily.
That laughter and smile came from the bottom of their hearts and was pure and innocent. Apart from the mockery towards the little fox, there was also the joy of seeing Su Zimo safe and sound.
Initially, Su Zimo had something to say. However, when he saw everyone's smiles, he could not bring himself to say it.
"Have you guys been well for the past month?"
A moment later, Su Zimo asked, "Nobody came here because of me, right?"
"No,"
Linghu waved it off casually and replied nonchalantly, "Too many things happened during the Thousand Demon Meet. Nobody had the time to care about you, bro."
"Bro, did you know that the Overlord of Levitating Goat Peak who was after you was killed?"
Linghu added mysteriously with a gloating expression.
Solitary Cloud nodded as well. "Levitating Goat Peak is in chaos and everyone is busy fighting for the position of Overlord. There are even many fiend demons who are clamoring to head to the cultivation world to seek revenge for their fallen Overlord."
"Seek revenge in the cultivation world?" Su Zimo raised his brow in confusion.
"That's right,"
Linghu continued, "All the demons said that the Overlord of Levitating Goat Peak was killed by the three Dharma Daojun."
"Haha!"
Su Zimo could not help but chuckle.
He could not be blamed for that – the three Dao Lords came at the right time and took the blame for him.
After all, no one would have imagined that an Overlord would die in the hands of a low-level fiend demon.
Coincidentally, the three Dao Lords appeared in Thousand Demon Valley to fight for treasures and even fought against demons – it was obvious who the culprit was.
Even if Su Zimo admitted it now, nobody would believe him and they would only think that he was spouting nonsense to flatter himself.
The six of them chatted for a long time but the atmosphere was still strange.
There seemed to be a melancholy of parting mixed in their laughter.
Gradually, everyone went silent.
Finally, monkey was the first to break the silence and asked, "You're leaving?"
"Yes,"
Su Zimo did not hide anything and nodded. "I still have family and old friends in the cultivation world. After staying here for a hundred years, I still miss them and want to visit them."
"Furthermore, there's something I have to do,"
The thing that Su Zimo mentioned was to send Hokkaidōjin back to Hundred Refinement Sect safely.
Hokkaidōjin had saved his life twice and even imparted the Dao to him.
To him, Hokkaidōjin was both a teacher and a friend – he was duty-bound to do this!
Monkey and the others did not object. They knew that since Su Zimo had already made up his mind, there would be no changing it.
Linghu patted his chest. "Bro, we're brothers! We'll follow you wherever you go! At most, you can just say that we're spirit beasts that you're rearing! "
Monkey nodded as well. "It's only fun for us brothers to be together. Otherwise, it'll be boring to take over this mountain and summon the wind and rain."
Qing Qing and Little Fox nodded as well.
Su Zimo looked at everyone and suddenly felt a lump in his throat as his eyes reddened.
Fiend demons would definitely have to bear immense risks after entering the cultivation world.
It was not that Linghu did not know that. However, he did not hesitate and was even willing to sacrifice himself to become a spirit beast that was reared.
Monkey's dream was to find a mountain and take over it as its king, summoning the wind and rain.
Right now, he had already done it.
However, they were willing to give up everything for the sake of calling each other brothers!
Although Su Zimo had thousands of words in his heart, he could not say anything.
A sigh sounded from the Mingwang Prayer Beads.
Even Hokkaidōjin could not help but admit that although they were of different races, these demons before him were truly sincere and were worth befriending and following through life and death!
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