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Chapter 1927: Chapter 1792: Ancient Demon City

The Ancient Demon City, enduring since time immemorial, stands unyielding despite the ravages of time!

Every mark on the mottled city wall tells the sorrowful tales of the past, ancient and solemn.

Ye Fan and Zi Huan, after crossing the void from the bandits’ mountain stronghold, appeared in a desolate land. After several more crossings to adjust their coordinates, they finally arrived at this historic ancient city three days later.

The original name of the Ancient Demon City has long been lost in the mists of history. The plaque existing on the city gate was inscribed by an Ancient Demon King hundreds of thousands of years ago, powerful and vigorous, as if the Essence of Tao was flowing through it.

Outside the Ancient Demon City is a lush, million-mile-long primeval mountain range where demon beasts run rampant. Even those living in the city can hear the howls from the Demon Beast Forest in the middle of the night.

The Ancient Demon City is perhaps the most important city in the entire Demon World, located at the center of this world, with ancient city walls stretching like the Great Wall, blocking the invasion of demon beasts.

Ye Fan and Zi Huan emerged from the void, with the majestic ancient city at the distant end of the sky, standing at the edge of the Demon Beast Forest.

"That was close. If we had deviated a thousand miles more, we would have ended up in the depths of the Demon Beast Forest. Who knows if we could come out alive by then?"

Zi Huan patted her chest, a look of lingering fear on her face, as the pair of Jade Peaks on her chest trembled, exuding a tempting allure.

"Let’s go, we should head to the Ancient Demon City to find your uncle first!"

Ye Fan felt it inappropriate to stay there for long and proceeded directly towards the Ancient Demon City.

Among the demon beasts, there are also extremely powerful existences. These powerful beasts, their strength rivals that of Venerable Realm cultivators, and they can shatter the void with a single swipe.

If encountered by such demon beasts, even trying to traverse the void would be impossible; they definitely have the power to dominate ancient times, cutting off the void.

Without any danger, after an hour, Ye Fan and Zi Huan exited the domain of the Demon Beast Forest and came upon a wide main road.

It was daytime, and many demon clan cultivators and regular people traveled back and forth on the road, some hunting demon beasts in the forest for demon crystals, others gathering herbs.

Like the Xuan Realm, although this world is filled with the aura of death, it has nurtured alternative forms of life, with many plants growing as well.

Among these plants, some can absorb and store Death Energy, forming nodules or fruits, which are excellent supplements for weaker cultivators.

Furthermore, even ordinary demon clan civilians have some impure Death Energy within them. Once the Death Energy disappears, the person ceases to exist.

Therefore, to extend their lives, these plants rich in Death Energy become desirable for longevity.

Many ordinary people are willing to risk their lives to gather rare spiritual medicines in the Demon Beast Forest.

Of course, their spiritual medicine is in quotes; for humans, these things are deadly, but for the demon clan, they are highly nourishing.

On the road, people came and went, and Ye Fan and Zi Huan were inconspicuous, though some lecherous individuals would take a few more glances at Zi Huan.

However, upon noticing that Ye Fan was at the Late-Stage Demon Master realm, many people automatically kept their distance, to avoid angering this powerful Demon Master.

In the younger generation, reaching the Mid-stage Demon Master is already impressive, let alone the Late-Stage Demon Master. No one wants to court disaster for a moment’s pleasure.

Ye Fan and Zi Huan followed the crowd into the Ancient Demon City, immediately feeling the weight of time’s vicissitudes.

The entire city’s architectural style was incredibly ancient, seemingly unchanged since time immemorial, with shops densely packed together, and the streets bustling with both cultivators and ordinary people, vendors shouting and trading incessantly.

"Excuse me, where is Ziyi Square?"

Ye Fan stopped a demon clan cultivator to ask.

"You want to go to Ziyi Square? You might as well visit the Wanbao Pavilion; their demon artifacts are much better than Ziyi Square!" The demon clan cultivator enthusiastically recommended, nearly offering to lead the way.

"Sorry, we’re not buying demon artifacts; we’re looking for someone, the person in charge at Ziyi Square," Ye Fan said with a smile.

"Go straight ahead, turn right at the sixth intersection, then left at the third intersection, and you’ll be there after two more streets."

The demon cultivator was a chatterbox, almost confusing Ye Fan with their directions.

Fortunately, Ye Fan’s Divine Soul was strong. After thanking the person, he quickly headed towards Ziyi Square with Zi Huan. Given the major upheaval in the Purple Demon Family, Zi Huan certainly didn’t want to delay even for a moment.

It must be said that despite being a chatterbox, the demon cultivator’s memory was quite good, and the directions given were accurate.

Following the instructions, Ye Fan and Zi Huan finally reached the entrance of Ziyi Square, finding it desolate and deserted.

In contrast, the nearby Wanbao Pavilion was bustling, with demon clan cultivators coming and going continuously.

"What can I do for you two?"

As Ye Fan was lost in thought, a middle-aged man came out, smiling warmly, and asked.

"Uncle, it’s me! I’m Zi Huan!"

Seeing the middle-aged man, Zi Huan could no longer hold back her emotions, tears streaming down her face.

"You..."

The middle-aged man was taken aback, looking Zi Huan up and down, trembling as he said, "Are you Zi Huan? Are you really Zi Huan? What brings you here? Did something happen at home? Where is Zi Tianmo? Why isn’t he with you?"

"Uncle, the family... is gone!"

Zi Huan threw herself into the middle-aged man’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably as she spoke through her tears.

"What... what? What’s going on? What happened?"

The middle-aged man was utterly shocked, urgently grabbing Zi Huan’s arms, shaking her as he pressed for answers.

He is the younger brother of Zixiao Yu, the Clan Leader of the Purple Demon Family, and the uncle of Zi Huan, Zixiao Yi.

Back in the day, the three brothers were exceptional talents, hailed as the pride of the entire Purple Demon Family.

Later, Zi Huan’s father succeeded as Clan Leader, while the hot-tempered second brother, Zixiao Fei, stayed within the family to assist his elder brother in managing family affairs.

Only the third brother, Zixiao Yi, was known for his smooth and sophisticated nature and expertise in business, which led to him being sent to the Ancient Demon City to handle the production and sale of Demon Artifacts, accumulating wealth for the family while also probing the dynamics and trends of the Ancient Demon City.

"Let me speak!"

Ye Fan sighed, saying, "Let’s talk inside. Such family matters are not suitable for public discussion."

"Who are you?"

Zixiao Yi raised an eyebrow, completely shocked by Zi Huan’s words earlier, forgetting Ye Fan’s presence.

He had never met Ye Fan before.

With the family annihilated, Zi Huan coming to him with Ye Fan couldn’t help but make him suspicious of Ye Fan’s identity.

"Uncle, this is Brother Ye, considered one of our family." Zi Huan briefly explained Ye Fan’s situation to Zixiao Yi.

"I see, then let’s go in together."

Upon hearing this, Zixiao Yi dismissed his caution. Seeing that many were looking over, he instructed, "Close the doors, no business today!"

"Here’s how it went..."

Came to the backyard, Ye Fan recounted the series of events in vivid detail.

Of course, he emphasized the despicable actions of the two major clans in failing to seize the Death Spirit Divine Liquid and then joining forces to attack the Purple Demon Family, while glossing over how he and Zi Huan led people to destroy the cultivation resources of both clans.

Can’t say Ye Fan was wrong, as everything he said was true, just with a different focus.

After hearing Ye Fan’s account, Zixiao Yi was furious, gritting his teeth, "I swear, I won’t be human unless I completely eradicate those two clans!"

"Uncle Three, this matter needs careful planning. Right now, the primary task is to help Brother Ye register for the genius competition — my father repeatedly instructed before he died to ensure Brother Ye participates in the selection tournament under the Purple Demon Family name!" Zi Huan interjected.

"You already possess the Late-Stage Demon Master cultivation at such a young age; your strength is enough to participate in the genius competition!"

Zixiao Yi nodded, then patted Ye Fan’s shoulder, saying earnestly, "Don’t worry, leave this to me. Whether our Purple Demon Family can rise again depends on whether you can make it to the top ten!"

"I’ll certainly do my best not to disappoint you."

Ye Fan nodded.

"Alright, stay here for now while I report this to the City Lord."

After saying this, Zixiao Yi turned to leave. After a couple of steps, he turned back, reminding the two, "If there’s nothing else, try not to go out. Many of the strongest successors from various great families are in Ancient Demon City now, arrogant and domineering — let’s keep a low profile to avoid trouble."

"We understand; go ahead, Uncle Three." Zi Huan pushed Zixiao Yi out, and the backyard fell silent.

"Brother Ye, I believe you can make it to the top ten and lead the Purple Demon Family back to glory!"

Zi Huan sat down beside Ye Fan, resting her head on his lap, and quietly said.

"Don’t worry, I won’t let you down."

Ye Fan touched her sapphire-like smooth hair, feeling a wave of emotion.

Besides having different cultivation techniques and lacking blood energy, the Demon Clan’s emotions are no different from the Human Race.

Having been in this world for some time, he still hadn’t sensed the Transmission Altar capable of crossing the Star Domain.

The Ancient Demon City could be considered the core of the Demon World. If he couldn’t find a starlight traversal altar here, he’d have to risk releasing Bai Yan wolf to construct the altar himself.

However—

Without coordinates, even Bai Yan wolf was helpless!

"Open the door, open the door; why close during broad daylight? Are you still doing business?"

Suddenly, a loud banging sound came from outside, followed by a clang as the door was kicked open, and several young figures walked in.

"Young Master wants to choose some Demon Artifacts. Why don’t you serve tea quickly?!"

A young cultivator sat forthrightly on a chair, yelling at the shivering attendant beside him.

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PS: Fourth update!

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