"Now that the Seal is loosening, all those beasts that didn't die have come jumping out."
"According to known information, four Demon Sovereigns of the Mountain Gazing Realm have already infiltrated Jiangnan West Circuit, secretly watching Luling."
"The moment a single Mountain Gazing Realm expert in Luling dares to leave their post to reinforce the surrounding counties..."
"...those four beasts will strike instantly and launch a full-scale assault on the sealed lands."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuechu fell into thought.
"So, Luling must have at least four Mountain Gazing experts stationed there to barely maintain this balance?"
Iron Bull Cheng nodded heavily.
"Exactly."
"A single move affects the entire situation; no one dares to gamble."
"Once they sense that Luling is shorthanded, they will inevitably attack at any cost."
"Once the Seal is completely shattered and that Old Demon Saint escapes..."
Speaking to this point...
Iron Bull Cheng did not continue.
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly.
"This is only the current situation."
"If the remaining four Mountain Gazing Demon Sovereigns also gather..."
"...can the Great Tang... mobilize eight Mountain Gazing Realm experts to contend with them?"
Iron Bull Cheng remained silent for a long time.
"Eight Mountain Gazing experts..."
"Your Highness, how could that be easy?"
"Although the Great Tang has deep foundations, there are demonic calamities in all four borders... if it truly reaches the point where eight Sovereigns arrive at once..."
Iron Bull Cheng looked at Jiang Yuechu, his eyes full of bitterness.
"Luling alone is enough to drag down half of the Great Tang."
Eight Mountain Gazing experts?
The Great Tang territory was vast, with enemies on all four borders.
It was already difficult for the Imperial Court to mobilize four Mountain Gazing masters to gather in Luling.
If they mobilized four more... it was feared that before the demonic calamity here was settled, trouble would arise elsewhere.
Unless... they deployed another Lamp-Lighting Martial Saint.
But that was even more difficult.
"It is just a pity."
Iron Bull Cheng let out a long sigh, his tone filled with indignation.
"If our Human Race shared a common enemy and acted with one heart, what would a few mere demons matter?"
"Our Great Tang is vast and rich in resources, with a population of hundreds of millions and prodigies as numerous as raindrops."
"If those great noble families and Sects were all willing to give their full support, let alone eight Mountain Gazing experts, even eighteen or twenty-eight could be gathered!"
"Then why fear these few mere Mountain Gazing Demon Sovereigns?"
Jiang Yuechu lowered her eyes slightly and did not respond.
Iron Bull Cheng shook his head and continued, "It's just that... except for a few noble families whose fates are tied to the state, most families and Sects only care about their own doorstep."
"Look at those famous Sects within this Jiangnan West Circuit."
"In normal times, they call themselves the leaders of the Righteous Path, shouting about slaying demons and defending the Dao so loudly it shakes the heavens."
"But when the demons truly press upon the borders and disaster is imminent..."
"...they receive word early and move their entire Sects, leaving this region behind!"
After saying this, Cheng subconsciously stole a glance at Her Highness's expression.
Seeing she had no expression...
He hurriedly said, "Ahem..."
"That... Your Highness, please don't take it to heart."
"I, Old Cheng, am a crude man who can't keep words in my belly. When I get worked up, my mouth loses its filter."
"I'm just venting some grievances to you; it shouldn't be taken seriously, shouldn't be taken seriously."
Having said that...
Iron Bull Cheng took a deep breath, and his expression became solemn again.
"The General Bureau has its considerations, and the Imperial Court has its difficulties."
"As for us, we can only do our duty well."
Jiang Yuechu nodded slightly.
She did not dwell on such topics.
Rather than lamenting the hardships of the world here...
...it was better to show her capabilities through action.
"General Cheng is absolutely right."
Jiang Yuechu's tone was calm, but she shifted the conversation directly to the main point.
"In that case."
"Where are those few demons causing trouble within the borders of Hengyang right now?"
"While it is still early..."
"I shall go and return shortly."
...Deep within Mount Heng.
A foul wind swept past the cave entrance.
That black-feathered strange bird flapped its wings, stumbling into the Immortal Cave.
Its black feathers, usually groomed to a sleek shine, were now a mess, as if ravaged by a violent storm.
Upon landing, it couldn't even stand steady and rolled twice over the floor covered in white bones.
"Disaster! Disaster has struck—!!!"
The originally dull atmosphere inside the cave was instantly shattered.
Gui Jin Demon King paused the folding fan in his hand.
"Where are that Brute Bull and Old Dog? Why haven't they returned?"
The Crow Spirit trembled all over. "Old Bull... and Old Dog... they've both been killed!"
"In just one encounter... they didn't even have a chance to fight back!"
Gui Jin Demon King's brow furrowed slightly.
Although that Bull Demon was a fool, he was a genuine Ink Dot Realm expert with thick skin and tough flesh.
As for that Old Dog, he was exceptionally slippery.
To have these two die in an instant... could it be that an expert was sent over?
"Speak clearly, exactly which sacred being made the move? Could it be that reinforcements came from Luling?"
"It was a... an extremely young woman!"
Gui Jin Demon King's eyelid jumped. "A woman?"
"Yes!"
The crow demon gestured, "That woman was dressed in black, wielding a Great Halberd and a Long Saber. That Brute Bull... couldn't even take one move before being pinned to the ground by that halberd!"
"That Old Dog saw things were bad and tried to run, but he was decapitated by a single mid-air strike from that woman's saber!"
"Such methods, such Evil Qi... if I hadn't been far away, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it back either!"
One person instantly killing two great demons of the Ink Dot Realm?
A woman?
Extremely young?
The hand Gui Jin Demon King used to hold the folding fan suddenly stiffened.
Fragmented words pieced themselves together rapidly in his mind.
In a daze...
...back in the land of Jingyang.
His four offspring had died miserably at the hands of one person.
If one didn't count the fact that the Great Tang currently had many prodigies and was crawling with such monsters...
...such a figure...
...looking across the world...
...perhaps there was only one!
Gui Jin Demon King stood up abruptly.
Demonic Qi erupted uncontrollably around his body.
He subconsciously raised his hand and touched the two goat horns atop his head that had only recently grown back and were still quite tender.
The hatred of losing his sons was like it happened only yesterday.
If he hadn't been hunted down by that old fogey later, forced to cut off his own tail to survive and flee to Jiangnan West Circuit like a stray dog...
...he would have torn her into ten thousand pieces that very day!!!
Gui Jin Demon King took a deep breath, a ferocious expression appearing on his face.
Originally...
...he only wanted to use the Old Demon Saint's influence to linger on in these deep mountains and old forests, heal his injuries, and then slowly plan his next move.
Even if he hated her to the extreme, he didn't dare to easily fight his way back to Chang'an.
But he never expected...
...that now...
...this girl would actually dare to step into Jiangnan West Circuit all by herself!
There's a road to Heaven but you won't take it; there's no door to Hell but you come barging in!
Since you've come...
...then there's no need to leave!
New grudges and old hatreds...
...we might as well settle them all at once while Jiangnan is in chaos!