Within the City Lord’s palace, a scene of ruins unfolds.
Crackle.
The roar of thunder gradually diminishes, and the rampant lightning in front begins to dissipate. The body of the Tier Four Upper Grade Demon beast has vanished, leaving only a Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearl before Qi Chuan’s eyes.
Upon seeing this Demon Pearl, Qi Chuan’s face breaks into a smile.
He entered this Kunlun Demon Realm precisely for this item.
As long as he gathers enough, he won’t have to worry about cultivation resources before advancing to Ten Inches Great True Monarch or Divinity Transformation Great Power, and he could even have surplus resources for Qingyun True Monarch’s use.
With a wave of his hand, the Demon Pearl swiftly flies over to him, landing in his palm.
He examines it briefly, then stores it into his Qiankun Bag.
Afterward, Qi Chuan lifts his gaze, surveying the ruins that the City Lord’s palace has become.
The demons affected within the palace have all perished.
However, the demons outside remain untouched, stirred by the battle in the City Lord’s palace but unscathed.
After a quick glance around, Qi Chuan retracts his gaze, transforms into an Escape Light, and swiftly flies toward the city outskirts.
His goal in entering this Demon City was solely for the Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearl.
He harbors little intention for the other demons.
In this Demon City, there seemed to be only a single Tier Four Upper Grade Demon. Qi Chuan has no desire to cause excessive slaughter among the low-tier demons.
With the demise of the Tier Four Upper Grade Demon who served as the City Lord, Qi Chuan naturally exits the Demon City without any obstacles.
In the following days, Qi Chuan begins hunting for other Demon Cities within the Kunlun Demon Realm.
After considerable effort, he discovers quite a few.
However, some Demon Cities possess only Tier Four Middle-Lower Grade Demons instead of Tier Four Upper Grade Demons.
In Demon Cities where the strongest are only Tier Four Middle-Lower Grade, Qi Chuan sneaks in, scouts briefly, and refrains from taking action.
In Demon Cities with Tier Four Upper Grade Demons, Qi Chuan would assassinate the Tier Four Upper Grade Demon and leave the city swiftly afterward.
In the blink of an eye, eight days have passed.
Including the first one acquired, Qi Chuan now has five Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls.
Five Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls is quite a lot. According to Qi Chuan’s estimates, it’s enough for his advancement to Ten Inches Great True Monarch plus leftovers.
This leaves Qi Chuan with the sentiment that entering the Kunlun Demon Realm was indeed the right choice.
Even he didn’t anticipate that in just a few days, he would resolve the cultivation resource issue that had troubled him for so long completely.
"This efficiency is remarkably swift, isn’t it?"
Qi Chuan thought to himself silently.
As far as he knows, other Great True Monarchs lack the Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder or Tier Five Demon Horns to perfectly conceal themselves while infiltrating the Demon Cities.
From another perspective, Qi Chuan believes that other Great True Monarchs would either lie in wait outside Demon Cities to hunt isolated Tier Four Upper Grade Demons.
Or forcibly besiege the city.
But if they resort to force, once the Demon City is prepared, things become much more troublesome and taxing.
Those able to accomplish this would either be akin to Nine Inches Great True Monarch level experts,
or a coalition of several Great True Monarchs, dividing the spoils post-success.
In any scenario, acquiring Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls is never as quick and effortless as Qi Chuan’s approach.
"I wonder how much longer until the Kunlun Demon Realm closes..."
Qi Chuan plans in his mind.
Based on the timeline, the Kunlun Demon Realm could close at any moment from now, although it might extend up to a year.
Therefore, the exact closure time remains unknown to Qi Chuan.
He merely knows that if he truly had a full year, he might be able to sweep through all Tier Four Upper Grade Demons in the Kunlun Demon Realm.
"It’s best not to be overly greedy. Though Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls are good, they should be obtained with measure. Now that the Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls in hand already satisfy my needs, seeking unnecessary resources through excessive slaughter will only be detrimental to my state of mind."
"Three more days... Three days from now, I’ll stop."
Qi Chuan thought internally.
The resources gathered over these three days would go to Senior Brother Qingyun and the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.
The next day, Qi Chuan discovers another Demon City.
In all probability, this Demon City also contains Tier Four Upper Grade Demons.
However, as Qi Chuan passes by a mountain peak outside the Demon City, he unexpectedly spots two familiar figures.
"Hmm?"
"Others have arrived?"
The two figures on the mountain’s summit, having retracted their breath, sense the Escape Light passing overhead and immediately lift their heads to look.
Thus, Qi Chuan sees their faces.
Surprisingly, one is the Great True Monarch of Zircon Jade, the other is the Great True Monarch Snow Dragon.
"It’s these two?"
Qi Chuan thought to himself, thoroughly astonished.
One resides in the Chaotic Demon Sea, the other in the Celestial North Domain’s Snowfall State.
That these two should gather here without any conflict, appearing in harmony, was something Qi Chuan hadn’t anticipated.