"Holy shit, you transformed too?"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow stared in utter disbelief at the black-clad man before it.
It was certain this was the Black Demon Wolf.
The Black Demon Wolf chuckled. "It’s not just me. Little Tiger transformed too. We both advanced to become Tier Five Great Demons."
"What?"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow looked in horror at the man in the patterned shirt standing nearby.
The man had the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear; his arms were incredibly thick, his entire body bursting with explosive power. His aura was immensely dense. It was none other than the Striped Demon Tiger in its transformed state.
"Brother Que, what do you think? Pretty stunning, right?"
the Striped Demon Tiger asked with a grin.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow was speechless.
Without telling anyone, it had left the Xiao Family to break through in the depths of the mountain forests, advancing to a Tier Five Great Demon. It had planned to secretly stun everyone with its achievement.
Who would have thought it would be the one getting stunned instead?
After coming back, everything had changed.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow, its face a mask of disbelief, turned to look back at Qingyunzi and Long Chuan. "Don’t tell me you two are Transformed Great Demons as well?"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow recognized Master Mo and the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley.
However, it didn’t know Long Chuan and Qingyunzi.
Seeing the two of them exuding the powerful aura of Mid Stage Martial Monarchs, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow mistook them for Tier Five Transformed Great Demons.
Long Chuan smiled and said, "Sorry, we’re human."
"Oh, so you’re human."
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow wiped the cold sweat from its brow.
However, Long Chuan’s next words nearly made the Cyan Cloud Sparrow break down.
Long Chuan said, "The few of us Martial Monarchs, as well as Little Wolf and the others, all just successfully had a breakthrough with Elder Su’s help."
"Ah..."
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow stared, dumbfounded, at Su Mo, complaining inwardly, ’If you had this kind of ability, why didn’t you show it sooner?’
’You made me go all the way to the mountains for my breakthrough for nothing.’
It had thought that after advancing to a Tier Five Great Demon, it would be the only expert in the Xiao Family comparable to a Martial Monarch. Who knew that after it came back, the Xiao Family would be crawling with Martial Monarchs?
Of course, it didn’t dare say this out loud.
Su Mo said lightly, "Alright. Seeing as you’ve put in the effort, even if you haven’t achieved much, I’ll reward you with a Nine Dragon Venerable Pill."
With that, Su Mo handed a Nine Dragon Venerable Pill to the Cyan Cloud Sparrow.
BOOM!
After the Cyan Cloud Sparrow swallowed the Nine Dragon Venerable Pill, its aura instantly surged several times over.
"Hahaha, I’m back in my prime!"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow began to laugh maniacally.
Of the seventeen Nine Dragon Venerable Pills in total, a full twelve had been used this time, creating twelve Martial Monarch Level experts.
The remaining five were given to Xiao Zhan for safekeeping.
Any Grand Martial Artist expert who made a contribution to the Xiao Alliance Sacred Land could receive a Nine Dragon Venerable Pill from Xiao Zhan.
Daoist Xuanqing said excitedly, "Elder Su, we can finally make a move on the Celestial Slaughter Hall."
"Mm, I will personally take part this time!"
Su Mo said with a nod.
Daoist Xuanqing took out a map of the Eighteen Kingdoms. On it were eight red dots, each marking one of the Celestial Slaughter Hall’s eight branch halls.
Among them, the branch hall in the Canglan Kingdom was the strongest.
Su Mo said, "How about this: I’ll go to the Canglan Kingdom. I’ll leave the rest for you to eradicate. Once you find the Celestial Slaughter Hall’s branch halls, show no mercy. You must annihilate them all."
"Yes!"
Once preparations were made, everyone set off together.
...
Su Mo was fast asleep when the Cyan Cloud Sparrow suddenly alerted him, "Elder Su, we’ve arrived at the Imperial City of Canglan Kingdom."
"That was fast."
Su Mo opened his bleary eyes.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow laughed and explained, "You may not know this, Elder Su, but ever since I devoured those Celestial Horses, advanced to a Tier Five Great Demon, and ate the Nine Dragon Venerable Pill you gave me, my current speed is a hundred times what it was before."
Su Mo asked, "So you’re saying a journey that used to take a hundred days, you can now complete in one?"
"That’s right!"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow’s face was full of pride.
The journey from the Xiao Alliance Sacred Land to the Canglan Kingdom originally took eight days, but now, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow had arrived in just a few hours.
Su Mo hadn’t even had a full night’s sleep.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow asked, "Elder Su, should we notify that old fogey, the Emperor of the Canglan Kingdom, and the Du Family to come and personally greet you?"
Su Mo shook his head. "No need. We’re going straight to the Celestial Slaughter Hall’s branch."
Act low-key, kill with high-profile flair.
They were here to kill, not to put on airs. They didn’t need anyone to receive them.
"Yes!"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow landed at the word of command, transforming into a man in cyan robes, and followed Su Mo toward the city gate.
At the city gate, a soldier blocked Su Mo’s path. "Halt, you two. Please present your temporary residence permits. If this is your first time here, please pay the Spirit Stone fee and register."
"We have to pay Spirit Stones just to enter the city?"
Su Mo asked, surprised.
The soldier said proudly, "Of course. Our Canglan Kingdom is the strongest Empire among the Eighteen Kingdoms. If we didn’t require permits and Spirit Stones, wouldn’t everyone want to move and live in our Empire?"
Su Mo frowned slightly.
In his memory, the Canglan Kingdom was indeed the most powerful Empire among the Eighteen Kingdoms.
Aside from the Beast Taming Sect, no one could compare to the Canglan Kingdom.
Su Mo said, "Fine. How many Spirit Stones?"
The soldier replied, "A temporary residence permit is five hundred thousand Spirit Stones."
"And what about just entering the city?"
Su Mo continued to ask.
The soldier said nonchalantly, "Just entering is cheaper. Twenty thousand Spirit Stones per person, so forty thousand for the two of you. And you must leave before dark."
"Holy shit, you want forty thousand?"
the Cyan Cloud Sparrow exclaimed in surprise.
Twenty thousand Spirit Stones wasn’t a lot; they could produce it easily. But forty thousand just to enter the city, and on top of that, having to leave before dark? That was a bit much.
The soldier glanced at the Cyan Cloud Sparrow and said mockingly, "Two grown men like you, don’t tell me you can’t even afford this small amount of Spirit Stones?"
"Who says we can’t afford it?"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow casually tossed out forty thousand Spirit Stones and asked, annoyed, "Is this enough?"
"It’s enough, it’s enough!"
Upon receiving the Spirit Stones, the soldier’s attitude did a complete one-eighty, his face plastered with a grin.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow said unhappily, "Who the hell are you looking down on? You think I’m some pauper? You fucking snob. Let me tell you, I’m a Tier Five..."
"Cut the crap and let’s go!"
Su Mo warned.
’Now that the Xiao Alliance Sacred Land is established, all Eighteen Kingdoms are my territory, including this so-called Canglan Kingdom.’
’I don’t want to stir up trouble on my own turf.’
Besides, the money was already paid.
Only then did the Cyan Cloud Sparrow shut its mouth.
"Stop!"
Who would have thought that just as the two of them entered the city, a sharp cry came from behind them.
The speaker was a middle-aged man clad in armor.
The two turned around to see the middle-aged man loudly berating the soldier, "What kind of job are you doing? You let them in without an inspection?"
The soldier said respectfully, "Reporting to General Yang, these two have already paid the entrance fee."
"Hmph. So they paid the fee, and that means they don’t need to be inspected?"
General Yang snorted coldly and turned to look at Su Mo. "You two, come over here. I need to inspect your Storage Rings."
What?
Inspect their Storage Rings?
Su Mo and the Cyan Cloud Sparrow frowned at the same time.
A Storage Ring was a Martial Artist’s most important possession, as valuable as their life and fortune. It was impossible to just hand it over for a random inspection.
Su Mo said, displeased, "You’re going too far."
General Yang sneered. "Too far? Heh. I am the general of this gate. My word is a Holy Edict. If I say I’m inspecting your Storage Rings, then I’m inspecting them. Otherwise, don’t even think about entering the city—unless you’re willing to admit you’re paupers in front of everyone here."