Chapter 244: When Great Use Is Made

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were secretly astounded.

That 'Phantom Golden Sword' required no strength from its wielder; merely carrying it was enough. Once activated, it could kill a fifth-heaven great demon monarch. They had never even heard of such a treasure.

"The Heavenly Demon Gate only has two fifth-heaven Heavenly Demons," Meng Chuan thought to himself. "The Heavenly Demon system is much weaker than the Demon Monarch system. Those two leaders are probably barely as strong as ordinary fifth-heaven great demon monarchs. This means that if a Heavenly Demon Gate leader personally confronted me, this treasure could kill them instead?"

"Such treasures are very rare even at Yuanchu Mountain," Venerable Luo Tang said. "So your master holds you in high regard."

"Thank you, Master," Meng Chuan said gratefully.

"You haven't had to use it, which saves me the trouble," the phantom figure of Venerable Qin Wu said with a smile. "By the way, how fast can you move once you reach the Marquis Godfiend realm? Show us."

"Yes."

Meng Chuan moved instantly.

Leaving a streak of lightning in the sky above the city lord's mansion, he vanished in a flash and then reappeared in his original position.

"Much faster than any historical Thunder Annihilation Godfiend who became a Marquis Godfiend." Both Venerable Luo Tang and Venerable Qin Wu's eyes lit up as they exchanged glances.

"It's all thanks to the body-refining secret art Master bestowed upon me; it greatly aids my movement technique," Meng Chuan explained.

Venerable Qin Wu and Venerable Luo Tang naturally knew it was the body-refining inheritance from Cang Yuan Grotto-Heaven. After a moment of thought, Venerable Qin Wu asked, "In the future, the tasks assigned to you will be more demanding. Are you willing to accept them?"

Meng Chuan's eyes lit up. "To be able to kill more demons is precisely what this disciple desires."

Killing one demon monarch could save countless lives. Meng Chuan was naturally willing to endure the hardship.

"Good," both Venerable Qin Wu and Venerable Luo Tang said with satisfaction. "You two can return to Gushan Prefecture for now. Once Liu Qiyue breaks through to the Dark Star realm, remember to write me a letter. Be sure to include the title you wish to be granted in the letter. Otherwise, the court will directly decide on the title."

"Understood," Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue replied, immediately departing.

After seeing them off, Venerable Luo Tang couldn't help but praise, "Meng Chuan's movement speed is truly remarkable, significantly faster than mine. It's almost comparable to yours."

The phantom figure of Venerable Qin Wu smiled. "His speed is several times that of a King Godfiend, and approximately ten times that of a Marquis Godfiend. His rescue missions will also be ten times faster than other Marquis Godfiends. When other Marquis Godfiends have traveled merely three hundred li, he will have already covered three thousand li."

"How do you plan to utilize him?" Venerable Luo Tang asked.

"With such great talent, he must be put to great use," Venerable Qin Wu replied. "I intend to assign all Marquis-level rescue missions across six states to him."

"Six states?" Venerable Luo Tang nodded. "Even within six states, he can reach any location within half a tea's time."

"Six states... This means the Marquis Godfiends originally responsible for rescues can be relieved of their duties," Venerable Qin Wu explained. "This will free up ten Marquis Godfiends. Liu Qiyue can also be responsible for garrisoning a state city, which will free up another Marquis Godfiend. In total, Yuanchu Mountain will have eleven additional Marquis Godfiends at our disposal."

"Eleven additional Marquis Godfiends free?" Venerable Luo Tang's eyes brightened with excitement. "Our manpower will be much more relaxed, allowing us to accomplish many more things."

"Their breakthroughs are indeed a great help," Venerable Qin Wu said, also quite pleased.

Following this, the two Venerables finally met the Black Rock Great Demon Monarch.

"Black Rock greets the two Human Venerables," Black Rock Great Demon Monarch said with utmost respect.

"As long as you provide sufficiently important intelligence, you can live," Prince Yue said. "Speak quickly."

Black Rock Great Demon Monarch, however, looked at the two Venerables. "Prince Yue promised me that I could live indefinitely within a grotto-heaven world."

"What he said is our intention," Venerable Qin Wu's phantom figure said with a slight smile.

"Don't worry, we won't deceive a mere fourth-heaven demon monarch like you," Venerable Luo Tang stated.

"Yes."

Only then did Black Rock Great Demon Monarch relax, saying, "Reporting to the two Venerables, I was originally responsible for commanding all demons within the entire Great Zhou Dynasty."

Venerable Luo Tang and Venerable Qin Wu's eyes lit up.

"You know the locations of all demon lairs within the Great Zhou Dynasty?" Venerable Luo Tang pressed.

"How could that be?" Black Rock Great Demon Monarch shook its head. "Every demon's lair is a secret. Apart from themselves, not even the Demon Emperors know their exact locations. This ensures absolute secrecy. However, I do know the distribution of all demons within the Great Zhou Dynasty and their general intelligence."

"Furthermore, I know who the strongest demon monarch lurking in the human world is."

"Who?" Venerable Qin Wu's phantom figure pressed further. "A fifth-heaven great demon monarch?"

"Demon Saint Jiuyuan!"

Black Rock Great Demon Monarch revealed, "However, it is extremely cautious and almost never takes action."

"Demon Saint Jiuyuan?" Venerable Qin Wu and Venerable Luo Tang exchanged glances, their expressions changing.

The fact that a Demon Saint had possessed a body and infiltrated the human world was known to fewer than ten individuals in the Demon World.

To this day, humans were unaware of this secret.

"Demon Saint Jiuyuan has been cultivating for over 1,300 years," Venerable Qin Wu's phantom figure said. "Even a true body of a Demon Saint cannot enter a super-large city pass, so there is only one possibility—possession!"

"Possessing a weaker demon monarch to infiltrate and then slowly recover strength?" Venerable Luo Tang nodded slightly. "But ultimately, it's not its own fleshly body, so recovering to peak strength is very difficult, though recovering to a fifth-heaven great demon monarch is relatively easier. It barely ever takes action because it fears us Creation Godfiends. Once it recovers to Demon Saint strength, it will probably become much bolder and act more frequently."

"Indeed," Venerable Qin Wu gently nodded.

"Where is Demon Saint Jiuyuan?" Venerable Luo Tang pressed.

"It resides within a small grotto-heaven world," Black Rock Great Demon Monarch replied. "It moves frequently. The last time I paid my respects to the Demon Saint, it was in the South Sea."

"Do you have a way to meet it again?" Venerable Luo Tang stared at it.

"Impossible," Black Rock Great Demon Monarch said. "We can only go if the Demon Saint personally summons us. We would follow orders to a certain location, and then space-time would distort, drawing us into the grotto-heaven world! Furthermore, I already crushed my identity token, so the Demon Saint should know my mission failed."

"Space-time distortion?" Venerable Luo Tang was surprised. "It has an artifact that affects space-time?"

Venerable Qin Wu gently shook his head. "A mobile small grotto-heaven world, a space-time artifact, plus other treasures bestowed by the Demon Emperors... it's an old fellow who has been at the Demon Saint realm for many years. It's so cautious even when summoning its subordinates that we won't be able to find it."

"Knowing of its existence, we'll find a way eventually," Venerable Luo Tang mused. "This matter will require collaboration with Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven."

Three days after returning to Gushan Prefecture, Liu Qiyue entered seclusion to prepare for her breakthrough. The external resources Meng Chuan had originally prepared for his own breakthrough were now perfectly suited for his wife's use.

"Qiyue's realm is sufficient, and her Essence Soul is condensed. Due to her Phoenix Nirvana, her divine body is also incredibly strong. Although it will cost her eighteen years of lifespan, she is only thirty-seven years old, so her divine body's vitality remains at its peak. There's no reason she should fail," Meng Chuan thought, sitting alone in the pavilion, drinking wine and waiting silently.

For Great Sun Godfiends, their divine body's vitality only begins to decline gradually after sixty years of age. Therefore, the possibility of a breakthrough gradually decreases past sixty, with the decline becoming more pronounced the older they get.

Meng Chuan tried to reassure himself, but still felt uneasy. He had experienced a breakthrough himself and knew how perilous the transition from the Great Sun realm to the Dark Star realm was.

"You must succeed," Meng Chuan thought to himself. He couldn't imagine the outcome if his wife failed.

With a soft creak, the nearby door opened. Liu Qiyue stepped out, smiling at Meng Chuan, a dark red light shimmering around her body.

Meng Chuan stood up, overjoyed, even knocking over the wine pot beside him, spilling the wine.