Millennials ago, a vast amount of demon Qi surged out of the foggy south. The southeastern part of Great Zhen, right, Great Zhen wasn’t the name back then. Well, a part of the continent was covered in demon Qi. Some could cultivate it, others ran mad and fell into Qi deviation. They’ll attack friends or foes until they were killed. This side of the continent decided the solution was to wipe out all demon cultivators. That was the start of the war. Demon cultivators attained a higher level easily. There was abundant demon Qi back then. The demon cultivators had more peak masters and nascent soul masters so they easily pushed this side back. But it seemed this world was against them. The world’s will fought back as hard as it could. It suppressed the demon Qi as much as possible and created the first Great Wall to separate both sides. ‘Was that why I couldn’t teleport through it?’ Taeyang thought. It struck down their nascent soul masters killing many of them. Peace reigned u

*The Demon Emperor’s Palace* Footsteps echoed as an old man walked down the stairs to an underground section underneath the palace. The place was properly lit by candles and gems that emit light. The walls were carved from black jade, engraved with runes meant to hide one’s presence from the outside. Three guards stood before a large metal door. Two were at the peak of the foundation realm and the third was at the nascent soul realm.“Vice-leader,” they bowed, smiling from ear to ear.“Is it true?” the old man asked.The nascent soul guard nodded, trying to hide his excitement. “The demon emperor has awakened.” he said. The metal doors behind him opened. Inside was a large chamber, with a single bed at its center and massive black crystals laid all around the chamber floor. A man sitting at the edge of the bed glanced at the entrance. Instantly, the four men fell on their knees. “We hail the emperor,” they chorused.“Kai,” the man called, his voice calm. “Step forward.”“Yes, you

A deep creaking sound echoed through the hall. Everyone looked up. The ceiling had cracks all over it. At first, tiny stones fell against the frozen floor. Then larger chunks followed. The cracks spread rapidly across the ceiling. “Ahhh!” screams erupted as panic took over.Xue Yue’s throat tightened as a large rock fell her way. Because of Taeyang’s aura suffocating her, she couldn’t move or do anything. For a brief moment, her life flashed before her eyes. “No,” she whispered.Taeyang raised both hands. Instantly, the space around them solidified. It wasn’t visible to them but it was there, a barrier made out of space itself. The falling rocks struck it and shattered harmlessly before they could reach anyone. Pieces scattered across the ground.Xue Yue staggered slightly, breathing hard as she tried to calm herself. Moments later, the roof gave in completely. It collapsed yet not a single person was harmed. Dust rose into the air, then slowly settled. Xue Yue turned to Taeyang, e

BOOM!The explosion was huge, blasting both Taeyang and the wall behind him away. His body flew a long way away, bursting through several walls of other buildings before crashing into the ground.“Arghhh,” he grunted. Blood dripping down his arms and face. He struggled to his feet as streak of lights flew over.‘You are lucky you transformed,’ Hiroshi muttered.“Yeah…”“How did a beast get in here?” Suyao voice sounded. Taeyang raised his head and his eyes widened. Her arms were stretched out, glowing with deep violet. “Ah, die!” “Wait!” Taeyang roared, but it was too late. Suyao attacked with all her strength, sending Taeyang’s body flying. He crashed into the side of a building, destroying it as his body slammed into the ground. She chased after him, a whip appearing in her hand. Her arm moved swinging hard. Taeyang quickly rolled out of the way. Large chunk of earth and dirt erupted under her attack. Taeyang jumped to his feet. Immediately, the whip struck his side. It sent uni

*Three Weeks Later* “Welcome to the banquet, City Lord, Madam Rumeng,” Enji bowed.“Haha, you don’t have to bow to us Enji Lu,” the City lord said, while cupping his hands. “We are all at the peak.”“I have to give your mother her due respect. She has the same standing as my family’s madams,” Enji replied. Du Rumeng smiled at his words, a young girl clinging beside her bowed to him. “Your granddaughter is as pretty as ever,” Enji said.“Haha, thank you but she’s in her rebellious phase.”“Grandma!”“Haha, in a few years Ming Lu will get there too,” Enji said with a sigh. “I’ll lead you to your seats.”The City lord, and Du Rumeng followed him into the banquet hall. As soon as they stepped in someone announced. “The City lord’s family has arrived!” The families and guests at their table rose to greet them with smiles on their faces.Round tables and chairs, beautifully decorated, lined up on either side of their path. They had lovely flower vases filled with flowers on each of them