CHAPTER 419: CHAPTER 419: VISIT FROM THE QILIN RACE

After handing over the immortal artifact, Brother Cheng originally planned to return to the ancestral land for a short rest.

Although with his strength, he didn’t really need any rest.

"Qilin tribe?"

"So this tribe actually exists?"

He had heard tales of the Qilin, but he had never actually seen one in the Cultivation Realm all these years.

The voice of the Azure Dragon Empress came from the shadows: "Of course they exist, Qilins were once alongside our Dragon Race and Phoenix Race as the top-tier Demon Race."

Brother Cheng suddenly realized: "Oh, I get it, I get it. The Phoenix Race rules over flying creatures, the Dragon Race governs ocean demons, and the Qilin manage the beasts on land, right?"

"Pfft!"

Cang Ling burst into laughter: "You little newbie to the Demon Race, stop pretending to know if you don’t. Who told you we govern ocean demons?"

Rarely failing to show off, Brother Cheng could only shrug to diffuse the awkwardness: "That’s how the legends I heard go!"

"Xuanming once ruled the water element rules. His Cyan Dragon Race had dealings with some sea monsters in the past and even presided over some, but that was a long time ago."

Cang Ling said unkindly: "Our Azure Dragon Race used to dwell in the sky for years, and I even had an experience of soaring for a million years without landing. How could we govern ocean demons?"

Brother Cheng was dumbfounded: "Soaring for a million years, doesn’t that get tiring?"

He couldn’t quite imagine the scene.

"Not tiring, just very dull."

"Then what was the point?"

"The point... is that even the point?"

Cang Ling’s tone suddenly became malicious.

"We’re discussing the Qilin tribe now, don’t interrupt!"

"Okay, okay..."

Brother Cheng inwardly complained, guessing she did it just to impress.

Cang Ling continued: "Beasts on land, there are more than just the Qilin tribe having a Demon Emperor."

"But the two Demon Emperors of their tribe were born at the beginning of the Immortal Realm and have lived since the Ancient Era."

"Not only that, during the entire Immortal-Demon War, the Qilin tribe almost remained intact, and today they still have over seventy Quasi-Emperors."

Brother Cheng was surprised: "How did they survive? Didn’t the rise of the Immortal and Demon Races attack the Demon Race?"

"They really didn’t."

"Why?"

"The two Great Emperors of the Qilin tribe respectively preside over the rules of fortune and misfortune, so they are very adept at assessing the situation."

Cang Ling’s tone turned somewhat sarcastic at this point.

"They established friendly relations with humans early on and stayed neutral during the Immortal-Demon War. After the war, they even sent a few Demon Kings as mounts for humans, living well."

"Compared to them, Xuanming could be considered a fighter. Although he proposed retreat, they also fought many hard battles to defend against the Immortal Demons invading Dragon Valley."

"So they’re double agents!"

Brother Cheng smirked: "Weren’t they held accountable by the Demon Race?"

"No, they preserved their power the most intact. Aside from that, if the Demon Race fought among themselves again, they would indeed face obliteration."

"Now they’re thriving in the Demon Realm, holding significant influence."

After this lesson, Brother Cheng gained a preliminary impression of the Qilin tribe.

At this time, he also arrived at the reception hall.

"The Great Emperor is here!"

"Welcome the Great Emperor!"

Under the lead of Cang Ji and Cangqiong, the Dragon Kings of the Azure Dragon Race lined up on both sides in the sky, bowing their heads in salute.

The scene was quite spectacular, giving Brother Cheng, the Azure Dragon Emperor, quite the prestige.

Brother Cheng silently praised that they knew what they were doing.

And at this time, he also saw the visitors from the Qilin tribe.

There were a total of two Quasi-Emperors and four Immortal Kings.

To his surprise, besides them, there were actually two Human Race Immortal Kings present.

The leading Quasi-Emperor of the Qilin tribe glanced at him up and down and indifferently said: "Are you the new Azure Dragon Emperor?"

"That’s me, what’s up?"

After hearing about the Qilin tribe’s deeds, Brother Cheng had no good impressions of them.

The Quasi-Emperor, as if scoring him, said lightly: "Your Azure Dragon Race really is declining, actually choosing a Dragon King as the Great Emperor."

"Even as a Nine Patterns Cyan Dragon, this power is too low, isn’t it?"

Cang Ji immediately frowned.

"Qimeng, our Great Emperor has just passed the Dragon Sealing Pool’s test, mind your manners!"

"Cang Ji, you better figure out your Azure Dragon Race’s current position."

Quasi-Emperor Qimeng arrogantly said: "Without our Qilin tribe mediating, your Azure Dragon Valley would have been taken over by the Immortal and Demon Realms long ago."

"The Dragon Sealing Pool, we haven’t even tried it. Who knows if you conspired with the Cyan Dragon Emperor to stage a performance?"

"Enough, enough!"

Brother Cheng was getting a bit impatient, thinking where did this guy get his sense of superiority.

"If you have something to say, say it. If not, scram, I’m busy."

"You!"

"How dare you use such vulgar language?"

Although verbally dismissing Brother Cheng, Qimeng knew he was a Great Emperor. He really didn’t expect him to be so straightforward in his speech.

Brother Cheng smirked: "You, a little lackey of the Qilin tribe, can speak directly with a Great Emperor like me, isn’t that honor enough?"

"Don’t be ungrateful!"

Pfft!

Even the Azure Dragon Empress in the shadows couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Qimeng was almost baffled with anger, taking a while to react.

"You will regret this!"

"I’ve come today to inspect the humans hidden within your Azure Dragon Valley!"

"What do you mean?"

Brother Cheng felt a bit baffled, weren’t there two Human Race Immortal Kings following him, and how did he have the right to inspect Azure Dragon Valley?

"Do you have that authority?"

"I’m here on behalf of the Grand Demon Palace!"

"What is the Grand Demon Palace?"

Qimeng also felt a bit clueless, sensing the conversation was tough to continue.

"You, as the Azure Dragon Emperor, haven’t even heard of the Grand Demon Palace?"

Next to him, Cang Ji and Yikong slapped their foreheads, forgetting that the Great Emperor recently returned and didn’t understand the basics of the Demon Realm’s side.

Hurriedly explaining: "Reporting to the Great Emperor, the Grand Demon Palace is an alliance created by the various tribes of the Demon Realm to resist the Immortal and Demon Realms."

"Our Azure Dragon Race is one of its members."

"Each tribe acts on its own during peacetime, but during wartime, they fall under the unified command of the Grand Demon Palace."

This alliance is similar to the Immortal Alliance on the Immortal Realm’s side.

That’s how it is.

Brother Cheng was speechless for a while, since the purpose was to resist the Immortal and Demon Realms, how did this Qilin tribe, which never fought against the Immortal and Demon Realms back then, also become part of the Grand Demon Palace?

"Do you understand now?"

Qimeng raised his chin, revealing a string of red pearls on his neck.

"The Grand Demon Palace investigated that a large number of Human Race cultivators have recently entered your Azure Dragon Valley. We suspect this is related to a recent monumental incident!"

Brother Cheng almost chuckled: "The Grand Demon Palace also handles investigations? What monumental incident?"

"The destruction of the Infinite Cave Heaven!"

The two Human Race Immortal Kings stepped forward.

They coldly said: "Not long ago, the Infinite Cave Heaven in the Immortal Realm was inexplicably attacked by a group of vicious people. Sect Leader Han Yue Quasi-Emperor and below, five Quasi-Emperors, two hundred and five Immortal Kings, and thirteen thousand five hundred Immortal Venerables were brutally killed!"

"The mountain gate of the Infinite Cave Heaven was completely destroyed, and their lineage nearly snuffed out!"

"Immortal Emperor Lei Ji is furious! Immortal Emperor Zidian is furious! Immortal Emperor Changyun is furious!"

"The Everlasting Hall is furious! Biluo Heart Palace is furious! Celestial Sword Palace is furious!"

"The entire Immortal Realm is boiling, vowing to capture this group of culprits!"

"We came on behalf of the Immortal Alliance to negotiate with the Grand Demon Palace and the Demon Realm!"