One thing about the Infinite Demon Inner Sect was that the skies were never clear.
The heavens churned endlessly. Lightning crawled like veins, and the sun, which was mostly seen in the Outer Sect, was rarely visible.
The atmospheric feel inside the sect was different, as if the heavens themselves were about to pass judgment on the sect at any time.
The mountain peaks Jang Yue saw were jagged and unnatural. However, it was anything but lonesome.
Black stones dominated the landscape. Below the horizon were villages Jang Yue had never seen before.
The Inner Sect was a busy place for demonic cultivators, and hence he felt it deep within his bones that his life was about to get busy soon.
Then Jang Yue muttered in a low voice.
"This… this is a huge place."
The Demon Lord sighed.
"The Inner Sect was once bigger than this. However, five hundred years ago, a war ignited between us and the Azure Sword Sect."
"A war?"
Jang Yue asked with a surprised expression.
"Hundreds of thousands of my Infinite Demon Sect perished in that war. And to make it worse, they were only killed by one person."
"The one they call the Azure Deity Slayer."
The Demon Lord closed his eyes.
He could still see it.
The moment where the Azure Deity Slayer rained down thousands of lightning swords. He could see it once more when all the elders were injured. He could see it once more when he was the only one standing on his two feet.
If not for his friends from other demon sects, he would have died.
This was when the Demon Lord learned the value of friendship in his life.
Jang Yue could not begin to imagine how strong the Azure Deity Slayer was.
The Demon Lord was, no, the Demon Lord right now in front of him had boundless strength.
A person whose speed was beyond the naked eye of normal people.
So how, how strong was that guy?
Suddenly, the Demon Lord concluded.
"They made us inherit this small place in the Central Continent and locked away our sect gates. That is why I want my disciples to be strong."
He then turned his gaze to Jang Yue, his eyes filled with inextinguishable anger.
"Once I am beyond strength, once I am beyond that bastard, I will kill them myself."
Fear crippled Jang Yue atop the flying sword.
Suddenly, the Demon Lord calmed himself.
"I am sorry about that," he said in an apologetic tone.
'That was scary,' Jang Yue thought in his mind before responding.
"It is okay, my lord. It was quite necessary to let the anger leak away. Building up anger is not good for your health."
"What would you have done if you were in my shoes?"
The Demon Lord asked, his voice stern.
Then Jang Yue's face became dark as he lifted his gaze toward the Demon Lord.
"I would have killed them all."
However, even he was shocked by his answer. It was like he was suddenly turning evil.
All of a sudden, the Blood Assistant ignited a prompt inches above Jang Yue's face.
[Bing!]
[The Impression of the Demon Lord has exceeded 1 star.]
[Would you like to add the 'Demon Lord' to your relationship tab?]
'No. I need blood to cultivate. That will cost lots of blood. I do not have much to spare.'
[Cancelling Relationship Tab for the Demon Lord.]
Suddenly, the Demon Lord asked another question.
"Do you see those mountain peaks?"
Jang Yue nodded in agreement.
"Good. Tell me, what kind of cultivator do you want to become?"
Jang Yue had never thought of that.
Instead, the vision he had in his mind was simple. Become an immortal vampire and make sure to gain thousands of bloodlined descendants.
"Ugh… a place where I can cultivate in peace?"
The Demon Lord closed his eyes for a moment. Then he muttered.
"Fairy Xu Yan of the Vermilion Talisman Peak. That will be your new master."
The Demon Lord suddenly controlled his sword toward the third largest peak.
Jang Yue suddenly found himself inside the Vermilion Hall.
Though it was smaller than the Infinite Ancestral Hall, the structure of the pillars and the golden embroidery design were very similar.
In front of them was a young woman, her face capable of destroying nations, yet it was covered in a transparent veil. Her posture was elegant yet domineering. Her blue hair was played by the wind. She was dressed in a long white robe, sitting in a two legged lotus position.
She slowly opened her blue eyes and
greeted in a soft, elegant voice.
"I greet the Demon Lord."
The Demon Lord nodded.
"Xu Yan, are you not out of seclusion yet? When are you planning to actually stop this way of living?"
She sighed, then retorted.
"Who knows when our self righteous neighbors will act again? I have to get stronger so that my disciples do not die like grains of sand… just like before."
The Demon Lord closed his eyes in shame.
If not for his demon heart, he would have been receiving heart demon attacks at this moment.
He clenched his fists, then slowly released them once more.
"I have come to give you a new disciple. His name is Jang Yue."
Then he turned toward Jang Yue and said.
"Boy, bow to your new master."
Jang Yue suddenly knelt and kowtow with respect.
"May Master live a long and prosperous life."
Then suddenly, Fairy Xu Yan commented.
"Are you ready to enter seclusion to become stronger?"
Jang Yue nodded in agreement.
"Fine. You are welcome to the Vermilion Talisman Peak. I do not have any techniques I can share as of now. These three thousand high grade spirit stones should be sufficient."
She said, throwing a pouch over.
'This should be a space bag, just like Gu Changsheng's spirit ring.'
Jang Yue thanked his new master.
Suddenly, the Demon Lord turned and prepared to leave.
After taking a few steps, he stopped.
"Xu Yan, please do not hurt yourself. Learn to enjoy the beauty of life so that you will not have any regrets."
"The only regret I have," she said, her voice cold as ice, "is that my disciples were slaughtered by that Azure bastard. When I see him next time....I will kill him myself."
Then the Demon Lord laughed. After a moment, his laughter died, and his expression became solid.
"The one killing him...will be me."