The Grey Rat's Demon Path

Chapter 231: Chapter 204: The Name of Zi Dian (Part 2)

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The Quasi-Demon Kings of Peacock Mountain returned to their positions one by one.

The celebration ceremony returned to normal.

"Fellow Daoists..."

The Green-backed Lizard Spirit, a Quasi-Demon King from Peacock Mountain, had been suppressed by Xu Chang’an in a single move. But after taking a few Healing Elixirs, he still proceeded to host the celebration.

Following the ceremony’s agenda, he began to recount the Peacock King’s life and accomplishments in cultivation.

After a lengthy speech, this part of the ceremony concluded.

Then, a seven-colored light descended. Under the watch of the many Demon Kings from all the major powers, the Peacock King, Chu Xianyi, officially ascended to the position of a top-tier Demon King!

All the Demon Kings offered their congratulations in unison!

"Congratulations, my Dao Companion, on achieving the rank of a top-tier Demon King!"

Xu Chang’an smiled, clasping his hands in a salute to Chu Xianyi.

"Thank you, my Dao Companion!"

The Peacock King, Chu Xianyi, gave Xu Chang’an a graceful curtsy.

Witnessing this scene, many of the Demon Kings had complicated feelings.

They never thought the incomparably domineering Peacock King could act so demure.

’Who is this Purple Thunder Demon King? Why have we never heard of him before!?’

Although Xu Chang’an called himself a Demon Emperor, the Demon Kings still treated him as just another Demon King.

In some of the more remote mountain factions, even ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Demons dared to call themselves Demon Kings!

"Xianyi, there’s no need for such formalities!"

Xu Chang’an smiled and helped the beautifully dressed woman in front of him to her feet.

After helping Chu Xianyi up, Xu Chang’an didn’t pull his hands back. Instead, he kept them on her delicate hands, stroking them gently.

Xu Chang’an faintly sensed a chill. It was emanating from the Peacock King, Chu Xianyi.

’What’s wrong?’

’Just because we’re Dao Companions for convenience doesn’t mean we’re not Dao Companions, right!?’

’What’s wrong with Dao Companions holding hands!?’

’Later on, we’ll even have to do dual cultivation!’

Xu Chang’an paid it no mind, his expression remaining placid.

Watching the Peacock King and Xu Chang’an acting like a perfectly harmonious couple, the Red Flame Demon King felt a faint pang of jealousy.

However, he quickly suppressed this feeling.

’The Great Dao comes first!’

After the Demon Kings witnessed Chu Xianyi ascend to the rank of a top-tier Demon King, all parts of the celebration ceremony were officially over.

That night, Peacock Mountain held a grand banquet, serving countless rare delicacies and fine Spiritual Foods.

Throughout the banquet, Xu Chang’an ate to his heart’s content.

’This is all Energy for my status panel!’

’The effect may be minuscule, but it’s still an effect!’

Each Demon King had their own table!

The other Demon Kings had not even finished half the food on their tables.

But Xu Chang’an had already gone through table after table of food.

Watching the boy in the center of the hall, his face shiny with grease as he frantically devoured everything in sight.

Many of the Demon Kings shot him sidelong glances, rather speechless. However, not a single one of them said a word.

This was Peacock Mountain, and even the Peacock King, Chu Xianyi, hadn’t said anything.

Chu Xianyi watched Xu Chang’an’s frantic eating, her expression as cold and beautiful as ever, but a scene surfaced in her mind.

"I am the reincarnation of a Great Power, and my Talent Divine Technique is to devour all things!"

When he had said those words, his face had been full of majesty, and he had exuded an ancient aura that did not belong to this era.

’A Talent Divine Technique!?’

’To devour all things!?’

’Such a domineering Talent Divine Technique, even with limitations, would still be an incredibly powerful Supreme Divine Technique!’

’The Purple Thunder Demon King...’

’If he isn’t a Golden Lion, then what exactly are his origins!?’

The end of the Spiritual Food Banquet marked the official conclusion of the three-day celebration on Peacock Mountain.

The many Demon Kings bid their farewells and departed.

Before departing, many of the Demon Kings took one last look at Xu Chang’an.

Xu Chang’an paid them no mind, continuing to eat and drink on his own.

That night, Xu Chang’an did not leave Peacock Mountain.

Instead, he stayed the night on Peacock Mountain, in the Seven-Colored Cloud Palace!

The Seven-Colored Cloud Palace was the personal bedchamber of the Peacock King, Chu Xianyi!

......

At the Peacock King’s celebration, her Dao Companion appeared with a magnificent gift to congratulate her!

After the ceremony, he even stayed the night in the Seven-Colored Cloud Palace on Peacock Mountain!

This news spread like wildfire throughout the Red Cloud Mountain Range, and it was already on the verge of reaching the Thundering Mountain Range and its surroundings.

「Inside Peacock Demon City.」

"Have you heard?! About what happened at the Peacock King’s celebration!?"

"Huh? What happened? I haven’t heard a thing!"

"The Peacock King’s Dao Companion showed up at the celebration! And with a single move, he suppressed a Quasi-Demon King!"

"The Peacock King has a Dao Companion?! I’ve never heard that! It’s got to be a rumor!"

"How could it be a rumor? Many of the Great Demons who attended the celebration on Peacock Mountain saw it with their own eyes. The Peacock King admitted he was her Dao Companion herself. How could it be fake!?"

"With the Peacock King’s peerless grace, what kind of being could possibly be worthy of being her Dao Companion!"

"I heard he’s a top-tier Demon King, too! The Purple Thunder Demon King!"

"A top-tier Demon King!?"

"That’s right. They say the Profound Armor Seven-Star Demon King from Thundering Mountain once suffered a crushing defeat at his hands!"

"Thundering Mountain?! The Profound Armor Seven-Star Demon King!?"

"The very same!"

"My two fellow Daoists, are you discussing the matter of the Peacock King’s Dao Companion?"

"We are!"

"I heard that after the celebration, the Purple Thunder Demon King spent the night in the Seven-Colored Cloud Palace. What incredible luck he has with women!"

"Hahaha, you’re right, you’re right. Given how domineering the Peacock King is, if she and the Purple Thunder Demon King were to... get intimate... I wonder what that would be like..."

"Shh! My friend, be careful what you say! Disaster comes from an unguarded tongue!"

"..."

「Lion’s Mane Cave.」

"The Peacock King actually has a Dao Companion?! Is that for real?"

"So many Demon Kings witnessed it at the Peacock Mountain celebration, how could it be fake! The Peacock King’s Dao Companion is also a top-tier Demon King, the Purple Thunder Demon King!"

"The Purple Thunder Demon King?! Who is he?! I’ve never heard of him before!"

"No idea! But I heard that when he first showed up at the celebration, he was in the form of a Golden Lion Spirit!"

"A Golden Lion Spirit?!"

"That’s right!"

In a pavilion in Lion’s Mane Cave, two Great Demons were gossiping.

A petite girl in a short purple skirt was passing by. When she overheard the two Great Demons’ discussion, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

’A Golden Lion Spirit!?’

Noticing her arrival, the two demons quickly stood up and greeted her respectfully.

The celebration on Peacock Mountain! The Peacock King’s Dao Companion appears! The Purple Thunder Demon King! A Golden Lion Spirit!

The top-tier Demon Kings on Peacock Mountain could see that Xu Chang’an’s Golden Lion form was just a disguise, but ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Demons and even top-tier Great Demons couldn’t tell.

Cheng Mengying asked the two demons a few questions before turning to leave.

’Is this related to the one that appeared outside the Lujiao Mountain Marketplace? Is it one of his elders? Or is it...’

As Cheng Mengying departed, her previous leisurely mood was gone. Instead of walking, she summoned a Magical Artifact and flew away.

From the pavilion, the two Great Demons watched Cheng Mengying depart.

"Elder Cheng’s cultivation has improved again!"

"Yes, at this rate, Elder Cheng’s cultivation isn’t far from reaching the level of a top-tier Great Demon at the late-stage of Foundation Establishment!"

"That’s Elder Cheng for you! So incredibly talented!"

"Elder Cheng’s talent isn’t just for cultivation. Did you hear? That Alchemist she invested in has already successfully advanced to become a Quasi-Third Tier Alchemist!"

"Really?! I hadn’t heard!"

"It’s true! The news has been circulating around the cave for a while!"

"With that, how can the others from the Direct Lineage in the cave even hope to compete with Elder Cheng!"

"You’re right!"

......

「Red Cloud Mountain.」

A bald, muscular man in simple leather clothes sat cross-legged atop a giant boulder.

The man’s eyebrows were unlike an ordinary person’s; they were crimson and stretched all the way to his temples.

A jug of Spirit Wine sat beside the brawny man. He held a cup in his hand, drinking his sorrows away by himself.

"Senior Brother Red Flame, you’ve been like this ever since you returned from Peacock Mountain! It’s been seven days straight!"

A breathtakingly beautiful woman in a flowing long dress, her figure exquisite, gazed at the brawny man on the boulder.

"Junior Sister, don’t worry about it! Your Senior Brother is just feeling miserable!"

The Spirit Wine was of a high grade. After drinking for seven straight days, the brawny man was already slightly drunk.

The beautiful woman looked at the man and said nothing more.

The events of the celebration on Peacock Mountain had also spread widely on Red Cloud Mountain, so she had a general idea of what had happened.

However, she had never expected that her senior brother, the Red Flame Demon King, was also in love with the Peacock King.

In all the years prior, Senior Brother Red Flame had never shown his feelings for the Peacock King, so she had no idea.

’To think that the famously powerful and incomparably strong Peacock King already had a Dao Companion.’

’For someone to catch the eye of the peerless Peacock King, this Purple Thunder Demon King must be truly exceptional!’

’Dao Companions... Dao Companions!’

’Facing life and death together, seeking the Great Dao together, hand in hand, walking the Demon Path as one!’

For a moment, the beautiful woman’s expression grew distant, and she stared blankly into the distance.

There stood a giant, ancient tree, its branches and leaves lush and vibrant.

A gentle breeze rustled through the ancient tree’s leaves, making them sway and whisper.

The breeze caressed her face, making her dark hair drift. Her exquisite features held a hint of allure, like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world and been touched by the Red Dust. Or perhaps, like a demoness born into the world to wreak havoc.

The direction she gazed was toward Peacock Mountain.

The beautiful woman’s gaze seemed to pierce through the ancient tree, through Red Cloud Mountain, until it settled on a distant mountain peak, and on a cave dwelling upon that peak.

And...

a demon within that cave.

The Fox Demon Race perceives fate and wagers on destiny, all to achieve success on the Great Dao!

"I hope... I haven’t chosen wrong!"

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