Chapter 226: Chapter 199: Tribute (Part 2)
For the past two days, whenever he tried to talk to the Red Bear Demon beside him, the demon would just eat his Spirit Fruits and drink his Spirit Wine without a word.
On the rare occasion he did get a reply, it was perfunctory at best.
In just two days, they had gone through seven or eight tables’ worth of Spirit Wine and Spirit Fruits in their Jade Tower!
It had gotten to the point where a Steward Great Demon from Peacock Mountain had come to check on their Jade Tower several times.
"With the Peacock King’s current splendor, I’m afraid only an Unparalleled Demon King could possibly become her Dao Companion!
And it would have to be a demon whose heart is in tune with hers—not just any Unparalleled Demon King would do!"
the Silver Monkey Demon replied earnestly.
"Oh!?"
Xu Chang’an’s expression grew more interested.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, do you think I could win the Peacock King’s favor!?"
The moment Xu Chang’an spoke, the Silver Monkey Demon suspected he had misheard.
But as a Top-tier Great Demon, he knew he hadn’t.
"You!?"
The Silver Monkey Demon stared at the Red Bear Demon before him.
’A Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation, making him no more than an ordinary Top-tier Great Demon.’
’And a demon like this dared to covet the Peacock King!?’
However, after a moment’s thought, he understood.
’If given the chance, which of the demons attending the celebration wouldn’t have designs on the Peacock King?’
Otherwise, those two Top-tier Great Demons in the Jade Tower earlier wouldn’t have gotten so carried away with their outrageous and presumptuous talk.
Even Demon Kings, aside from the few dedicated solely to the Demon Path who walk a solitary road, would probably be unable to resist developing feelings for the Peacock King if the right opportunity arose!
Wealth, companions, techniques, and land!
Become Dao Companions with the Peacock King, and you gain all four!
"Fellow Daoist Jin, don’t joke around! Who the Peacock King favors is not for us to speculate on."
The Silver Monkey Demon’s face was grim as he glanced at the Steward Great Demon from Peacock Mountain who had just entered the Jade Tower.
’He had also entertained the thought of winning over the Peacock King!’
’But it was just a thought, nothing more!’
’Reality had made him understand it was impossible!’
’Everyone has such thoughts, but you must never say them out loud!’
’To speak of it is to ask for trouble!’
’In some situations, it could even bring disaster upon yourself!’
’For example...’
’Right now!’
’Discussing the Peacock King and who she might favor, right in front of a Steward Great Demon from Peacock Mountain!?’
’Is he trying to get himself killed!?’
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Yuan, I was just joking! You actually took me seriously!"
Xu Chang’an said with a half-smile, making it impossible to tell if he was truly joking.
"Fellow Daoists, please watch your words!"
the Peacock Mountain Steward Demon warned as he entered the Jade Tower.
"Of course, of course."
The Silver Monkey Demon replied with a smile.
Although his cultivation far surpassed this Steward Demon’s, he couldn’t afford to offend him, not with the backing of Peacock Mountain.
Xu Chang’an raised his wine cup and said no more.
’Looking at the time...’
’It’s about time!’
After the Steward Demon left, just as the Silver Monkey Demon was about to say something, a voice boomed from the Seven-Colored Cloud Platform on Peacock Mountain’s summit.
"Today is the celebration of the Peacock King’s ascension to the rank of Top-tier Demon King. On behalf of Thundering Mountain, this king will be the first to present a gift!"
The voice was like a clap of Thunderbolt, suddenly booming and echoing among the many peaks of Peacock Mountain.
’The Profound Armor Seven-Star Demon King!’
"It’s starting! The Demon Kings are presenting their gifts!"
The Silver Monkey Demon was visibly excited.
They had already presented their gifts when they entered Peacock Mountain’s Mountain Gate.
The Steward Demons of Peacock Mountain had registered them.
But the status of a Demon King was extraordinary, so the gift presentation was part of the celebration itself.
Gifts presented by Demon Kings were bound to be magnificent!
The Peacock King’s celebration was more than just the event itself. It was a battlefield for the major powers to covertly scheme and clash!
Thundering Mountain, as the overlord of the Thundering Mountain Range, was far more powerful than Red Cloud Mountain.
In a setting like this, it was fitting that the Profound Armor Seven-Star Demon King, as the representative of Thundering Mountain, would be the first to present a gift.
HUMMM~
A brilliant light flowed.
A massive image appeared in the sky.
This was done via a powerful Array, which projected a synchronized image of the Profound Armor Seven-Star Demon King’s gift for all the demons at the ceremony to see.
"A three-thousand-year-old Profound Yellow Vermilion Fruit!"
a Top-tier Great Demon in a Jade Tower exclaimed.
The Profound Yellow Vermilion Fruit grows a new profound yellow ring every three hundred years. Its age is clear at a glance.
A Profound Yellow Vermilion Fruit is a Tier Three Spiritual Item!
It is the primary ingredient for refining several types of rare Tier Three Elixirs!
"Thundering Mountain is truly generous!"
the Silver Monkey Demon sighed in admiration.
This single Profound Yellow Vermilion Fruit was worth no less than two hundred thousand Demon Stones!
That was almost the entire net worth of an ordinary Top-tier Great Demon!
And here, at a celebration, it was merely a gift!
Following the opening act by the Profound Armor Seven-Star Demon King from Thundering Mountain, the Unihorn Demon King of Celestial Pool Cave also presented a grand gift.
Twenty Demon Stone Essences!
Demon Stones are the common currency of the Demon Race, used to measure value and circulate in the market.
Demon Stone Essences, however, have strategic value and other uses beyond simply measuring wealth.
One Demon Stone Essence is equivalent to ten thousand Demon Stones!
So twenty Demon Stone Essences was two hundred thousand Demon Stones!
Some high-consumption Puppets and Arrays typically use Demon Stone Essences as their power cores.
This reduces the need for frequent Demon Stone replacement!
After the representatives of the two great powers of the Thundering Mountain Range had presented their gifts, the Demon Kings of the Red Cloud Mountain Range began presenting theirs one after another.
The Green-eyed Demon King of Lion’s Mane Cave!
The Golden Patterned Demon King of Snake and Scorpion Cave!
The Qifeng Demon King of Leopard Ridge!
...
In this kind of event, even Quasi-Demon Kings could only stand aside!
This was a stage exclusively for Demon Kings!
Each gift presented by the Demon Kings made the many Great Demons and Top-tier Great Demons present green with envy.
Any single one of these items would be an extremely precious treasure to them!
But among Demon Kings, they were merely gifts for socializing and maintaining Demon Emotions!
On the Seven-Colored Cloud Platform, at the summit of Peacock Mountain.
As the gifts were presented one by one, the Peacock King’s expression remained cold and stunning, showing little sign of joy.
The Red Flame Demon King of the Red Cloud Mountain Range watched the Peacock King, who stood aloof like a transcendent being, his face filled with adoration.
Even among the Demon Kings, there were quite a few who admired the Peacock King!
The Red Flame Demon King was one of them!
In the past, the Red Flame Demon King was but an ordinary Quasi-Demon King whose Demon Path had come to a dead end.
But now, he had used the Earth Mother Spirit Liquid for Pill Transformation Liquid. He successfully broke through the Core Formation bottleneck again, formed a True Core, and achieved the status of a true Demon King.
This, in turn, had given the Red Flame Demon King more fantasies!
However, fantasies were just fantasies. He was ultimately able to recognize the gap between himself and the Peacock King.
He merely watched her from afar with admiration, never interacting with her directly.
However...
Having formed a True Core and renewed his Demon Path, the Red Flame Demon King’s heart was full of hope.
’Perhaps one day...’
Beside him, the Red Crocodile Demon King glanced at the Red Flame Demon King but said nothing.
The Red Flame Demon King had been cultivating for more years than him and had become famous earlier!
But in the present, his status within the Red Cloud Mountain Range was not as high as his own!
The True Core that Red Crocodile Demon King Shang Yan had formed was of the highest quality, almost a Golden Core.
But precisely because of this, he could better appreciate the Peacock King’s stunning talent and unrivaled combat prowess.
Back then, the Peacock King, with her cultivation at the Peak of Middle Stage of Core Formation, had suppressed a Top-tier Demon King!
’What level of stunning talent was required to achieve such a feat!?’
Shang Yan asked himself: right now, at Early-stage Core Formation, he couldn’t even defeat an ordinary Mid-stage Core Formation demon!
Let alone the even greater gap between the Middle Stage and Late Stage of Core Formation!
On the Seven-Colored Cloud Platform, the Red Flame Demon King wasn’t the only one interested in the Peacock King.
Of course, this interest was not limited to the narrow sense of admiration and love.
Demon Kings like the Profound Armor Seven-Star Demon King from Thundering Mountain and the Unihorn Demon King from Celestial Pool Cave were also greatly interested in the Peacock King.
Their purpose in attending the Peacock King’s celebration was to represent the two major powers of the Thundering Mountain Range and to communicate and hold discussions with the Peacock King.
"This Palace thanks all you Fellow Daoists!"
As the last Demon King finished presenting their gift, the Peacock King expressed her gratitude to them all.
According to the celebration’s schedule, after the gift-giving segment, a Quasi-Demon King from Peacock Mountain would recount the Peacock King’s life and cultivation achievements.
Then, under the witness of the many Demon Kings from the major powers, she would formally ascend to the rank of Top-tier Demon King!
From then on, all demons would have to address the Peacock King with the respectful title of Top-tier Demon King!
Her status would far exceed that of an ordinary Demon King!
...
From the Seven-Colored Cloud Platform, the Peacock King’s cold, beautiful voice spread across the entirety of Peacock Mountain.
Xu Chang’an lifted his Spirit Wine, drained the cup in one gulp, and slowly rose to his feet.
"Fellow Daoist Jin, what are you doing...?"
Seeing the giant Red Bear next to him walk to the edge of the Jade Tower, a faint Demon Power circulating around his body, the Silver Monkey Demon asked in confusion.
’Demon Power circulating around his body, what is he planning to do!?’
"Fellow Daoist Yuan! I want to go and ask the Peacock King..."
Xu Chang’an paused for a moment, then turned his head back to smile at the Silver Monkey Demon.
"...if she is willing to be my Dao Companion!?"
’What!?’
The Silver Monkey Demon’s mind went blank.
And it wasn’t just the Silver Monkey Demon; the other Top-tier Great Demons in the Jade Tower were just as stunned.
’Is this Red Bear Demon drunk on Spirit Wine!?’
’Has he gone mad!?’
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ~
A brilliant light flowed, and the Red Bear Demon vanished. In its place, appearing before all the demons, was a Golden Lion Spirit.
"That’s..."
The Silver Monkey Demon’s face was a mask of horror.
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