Chapter 301: Infiltration

Author: I Eat Tomatoes

From a logical perspective, if you can't win, you should flee to preserve your strength for greater use. However, Meng Chuan still greatly admired the young man, Wen Fang.

"Dean."

"Dean Wen." From a distance, more than ten brave individuals ran over.

Seeing this, Meng Chuan asked in surprise, "Dean?"

"I built a Dao Academy in the Lishui Mountains to teach young people cultivation," Wen Fang explained. He also waved to the people, who didn't approach further but were simply delighted to see Dean Wen fully recovered. Dean Wen held significant prestige in the Lishui Mountains.

"With your strength, building a Dao Academy in a major city wouldn't be difficult, would it?" Meng Chuan asked.

"Major cities are full of experts; they don't need me. But I am greatly needed here," Wen Fang said with a smile.

"Do you have a family, relatives?" Meng Chuan inquired. It was rare for a Godfiend to settle in the mountains for the sake of a hundred thousand mortals.

Wen Fang laughed heartily. "My wife and children are in the capital city, and my clan members are there too. They're doing very well, so I have no worries. My only regret is not being able to spend more time with my wife and children. They understand, though, that their lives are far better than countless mortals, and they support what I do. In this era, aren't there more and more demon monarchs? Didn't they say a million demon monarchs would destroy the world?"

"As a single Godfiend, my impact is too small. If I can protect one area, then I'll protect it," Wen Fang said.

Meng Chuan looked at the people in the distance across the valley and those on other mountain peaks. Too many people resided in the continuous mountain range.

"You have done them a great kindness," Meng Chuan remarked.

"I simply act with a clear conscience," Wen Fang replied with a smile. "In comparison, you, Marquis Dongning, have contributed far more to humanity as a whole."

"Haha, I only do what I can. By the way, these remnants of the demon monarch might be useful to you and the mortals of the Lishui Mountains, so I'll leave them with you." With that, Meng Chuan departed, vanishing in a flash.

The young Wen Fang looked up, then casually proceeded to clear away the demon monarch's corpse.

Night fell, and the sea gently rippled, dark and deep.

Above the sea, there was a small world entrance about a hundred zhang long. In recent years, small and medium-sized world entrances had become increasingly common. This particular small entrance had only formed eight years prior, and humanity had never sent a Godfiend to guard it. If humanity were to continue sending large numbers of Godfiends to defend every location, it was feared that most Godfiends would have already been lost. The decision to abandon these posts was a last resort.

"Whoosh." From this small world entrance, a rather handsome man in yellow robes quietly flew out. He was enveloped by an invisible fluctuation, making him difficult for even a Marquis Godfiend to detect. He smiled as he looked around, breathing in the world's aura. "The human world?"

"I've finally arrived in the human world."

"First, I'll find a place to cultivate to the Fourth Heaven realm. Then I'll go see Jiuyuan and Beijue." With a single step, the yellow-robed man entered the dark, boundless sea.

Just two hours later, at Jiuyuan Demon Saint's small grotto-heaven.

"Brother Huangyao," Jiuyuan Demon Saint and the black-robed figure greeted him together.

"Jiuyuan, I've come to join you," the yellow-robed man said with a slight smile. His aura was significantly stronger than when he first entered the human world, having reached the Fourth Heaven realm.

Jiuyuan Demon Saint smiled. "We're currently at a disadvantage in the human world; our top-tier strength is far too inferior. With you here, I feel a bit more confident."

"No need to worry. The World Rift has already appeared and is in the process of forming," the yellow-robed man said with a smile. "The general trend is set. The longer this war drags on, the more solidified the World Rift will become, the closer the connection between the two worlds will be, and the more world entrances there will be. Our Demon Realm's advantage will only grow."

"Many Demon Saints understand how to adapt to the situation. Before the World Rift even appeared, the two of you possessed bodies and entered the human world. Now that the World Rift has manifested, even more Demon Saints will surely enter the human world," the yellow-robed man stated. "As far as I know, several are currently searching for suitable bodies; I've just been a little faster."

Jiuyuan Demon Saint and the black-robed figure nodded slightly. They both understood the situation.

"However, it's very difficult for me to recover to the Demon Saint level," the yellow-robed man said. "To reach the Fifth Heaven realm will likely take several years. As for becoming a Demon Saint? It would be good if I could succeed within a century."

"Take your time, there's no rush," Jiuyuan Demon Saint said.

Beijue was known for various secret techniques and was not particularly skilled in direct combat. Demon Saint Huangyao, on the other hand, possessed extremely powerful frontal combat abilities. His skill level meant that even with a Fourth Heaven Demon Monarch body, he could unleash Fifth Heaven combat power. If he recovered to a Fifth Heaven body, he would be virtually invincible below the Creation realm. Recovering to the Demon Saint level? He would be no less powerful than Jiuyuan Demon Saint.

"Though possessing a new body and slowly cultivating means a significant reduction in strength, there's an advantage," the yellow-robed man said with a slight smile, a flicker of fervor in his eyes. "We can go take a look at the 'World Rift'."

The black-robed figure calmly stated, "The World Rift can only accommodate Grand Demon Monarchs of the Fifth Heaven realm at most. While we, having possessed new bodies and starting over, can indeed enter the World Rift, our current strength is only at the Fourth Heaven. If we encounter a Marquis Godfiend of humanity inside, we would surely die."

"We'll go in after we recover to the Fifth Heaven realm," the yellow-robed man said.

"The Godfiend system created by humanity's 'Ancestor Cang Yuan' is superior to our Demon Monarch system," the black-robed figure said. "Even if you and I recover to the Fifth Heaven realm, we might not be able to defeat the top few among the Marquis Godfiends."

"Are you referring to King Zhenwu, King Mingyu, King Tongming, and the others?" the yellow-robed man asked. King Zhenwu and King Mingyu were both from Yuanchu Mountain. King Mingyu was also one of the awakened ancient Godfiends. The demon race still didn't know that Yuanchu Mountain had two other ancient Marquis Godfiends no weaker than King Zhenwu: Peng Mu and Yun Jianhai, who were the two strongest Marquis Godfiends of the era a thousand years ago.

The black-robed figure nodded and said, "These few are rumored to have initial Creation realm strength, and the Godfiend system has an advantage. Even if you and I recover to the Fifth Heaven realm, I fear we won't be able to defeat them."

"Our experience is superior to theirs, and our accumulated knowledge is deeper. Preserving our lives won't be difficult. In fact, by utilizing the environment of the World Rift, our experience might even allow us to secretly kill them," the yellow-robed man said with a smile.

The black-robed figure nodded slightly. "We can try, but only after we recover to the Fifth Heaven realm."

"Both of you can cultivate well here with me," Jiuyuan Demon Saint said with a slight smile.

"Hmm?"

Deep underground, Meng Chuan, who was flying at an extremely high speed, suddenly stopped. He took out a token from his robe and frowned as he looked at it. "Yuanchu Mountain is summoning me? My master knows I spend every day investigating underground; he wouldn't summon me unless it was something important."

Immediately, he shot upwards, flying out of the ground, past the clouds, and then headed towards Yuanchu Mountain.

Upon arriving at Yuanchu Mountain, Meng Chuan made a detour to visit his children.

Inside the cave dwelling on Jingming Peak, his son Meng An was practicing spear techniques alone in the training ground, but his daughter was nowhere to be found.

"An'er has been at Yuanchu Mountain for two years now, and the Samsara God Body still seems quite far off," Meng Chuan thought, smiling as he watched his son cultivate from afar. He was well aware of the difficulty of the Samsara God Body, so it was normal for An'er not to have mastered it in two years.

Next, Meng Chuan flew to the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion. In its hall, he saw a tall, stern man sitting cross-legged, perfectly still, like a massive mountain.

"King Anhai." Meng Chuan recognized him instantly. This was the father of Yan Jin and Xue Feng, 'King Anhai', whom his great-aunt had served loyally for many years.

When Meng Chuan entered, King Anhai didn't even turn his head. He remained still, eyes closed, sitting cross-legged, appearing aloof and proud.

"Marquis Dongning, please rest here. Other Marquis and King Godfiends will be arriving soon," the old steward guided.

"Thank you."

Meng Chuan also sat down on a meditation cushion and waited silently.

After a moment, a young man in black robes also entered from outside the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion. It was the fifth young master, Xue Feng. He wore a gentle smile, but his expression subtly changed to one of seriousness when he saw his father, King Anhai.

"Xue Feng is here too." Meng Chuan nodded slightly to Xue Feng, who smiled and nodded back before sitting down nearby.