Chapter 477

Yu Gao sighed deeply, lamenting, “The Demon Lord couldn’t rise again after all.”

Xu Yan couldn’t help but ask, “To my knowledge, the Demon Lord rose and fell three times. The Spirit Sect and noble families are extremely vigilant against him. What exactly did he do in the Ling Domain?”

In the Demon Lord’s tomb, frescoes depicted a series of events: the Demon Lord was born into insignificance, suffered humiliation, and sowed chaos in the Ling Domain out of love-turned-hatred, which led to him being pursued by numerous mighty warriors.

Of course, the content of the frescoes was relatively brief, and they might not have recorded all that had happened.

“The Demon Lord!”

Yu Gao handed the Blood Spirit Sword back to Shi’er and sighed, “The Demon Lord was originally an illegitimate child of a noble family. In the strictly hierarchical Ling Domain, his talent was not outstanding, so he naturally suffered mistreatment…”

Xu Yan and the others all listened curiously, so did Fang Hao. What he knew about the Demon Lord was rather sketchy, as told by his father.

The Demon Lord that Yu Gao spoke of didn’t differ greatly from the one portrayed in the tomb frescoes that Xu Yan had seen. It was just that Yu Gao recounted the story in more detail.

“A top-tier noble family was blood-refined by the Demon Lord, establishing his unsurpassed power…”

A look of longing crossed Yu Gao’s face. To be able to blood-refine a top-tier noble family – what formidable power he must have possessed, what an invincible stance.

The Demon Lord was an unavoidable figure in the history of Spiritual Realm Martial Arts, he was the most renowned figure among the Loose Cultivators.

“Unfortunately, the Demon Lord was betrayed by those close to him and nearly died. Or so everyone thought at that time. Then a millennium later, the Demon Lord rose once again, sweeping away his enemies…”

“During the Demon Lord’s second rise, his demonic power was still vast. Numerous Spirit Sects and noble families were destroyed by his hand. He even killed the pride of the Transcendent Spirit Sect.”

“He rose to power by stepping over the pride of numerous Spirit Sects and noble families, he killed the peak warriors of the Spirit Sects and noble families to achieve his invincible stance.”

“Unfortunately, the Demon Lord was betrayed a second time. He was besieged and killed by a group of mighty warriors, everyone thought he was dead. The Spirit Sects and noble families were on guard for a millennium while there was no news from the Demon Lord.”

“He rose for the third time three thousand years later. As soon as he appeared, he blood-refined his enemies. He truly became a Demon.”

“The Blood Demon catastrophe stemmed from this. He ceased to trust anyone. Whether they were from a Spirit Sect, noble family, or Loose Cultivators, they were all food for his blood, resources for his path to invincibility…”

When talking about the final Blood Demon catastrophe, even Yu Gao, who was a late stage spiritual cultivator, showed a touch of fear.

His voice began to tremble, saying, “In the Blood Demon catastrophe, the total number of martial artists in the Ling Domain decreased by a fifth. Yuzhou was the last state on the Blood Demon’s escape route, and a fifth of its martial artists were wiped out!”

Xu Yan and the others couldn’t help but gasp. The Demon Lord was truly a cutthroat. No wonder the Spirit Sects and noble families were so guarded against him, driving him into the Inner Domain and sealing away the Gate of Lingyu entirely.

The contact with the Inner Domain was severed to cut off any chance the Blood Demon had of staging a comeback.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but marvel as well. The Demon Lord was a ruthless character. It wasn’t surprising that he became twisted after being betrayed twice, especially since his cultivation technique was inherently bloodthirsty and violent.

“Three falls, three rises, the Demon Lord truly had a grand destiny. Even on the last occasion, he didn’t perish completely but had a chance to rise again. Unfortunately, he blinded himself by targeting Meng Chong and ended up dead for good!”

Li Xuan shook his head, if the Demon Lord hadn’t targeted Meng Chong, he would’ve had a chance to rise again.

Moreover, after the lessons from the previous three times, he would’ve certainly been more prudent, making him even harder to deal with.

“According to rumors, in the last battle, the mightiest warriors of the Transcendent Spirit Sect used the foundation that suppressed their sect to forcibly reduce the Demon Lord’s strength and seriously wound him.”

“The Blood Demon catastrophe had too big an impact, so the Spirit Sects and noble families imposed a gag order. Because of that, the stories about the Demon Lord that have survived to this day are quite scarce.”

“Except for those who experienced it firsthand back then, the secrets and inside stories are probably unknown to anyone.”

Yu Gao sighed and said, “The Demon Lord was once an ambitious and spirited man with grand dreams. He wished to secure a place for the Loose Cultivators of the world and intended to take down the lofty Spirit Sects and noble families.”

“The purpose of establishing our All Ages Alliance is also for this reason, so I understand more about the affairs of the Demon Lord.”

“When the Demon Lord was sweeping through the Spirit Sects and noble families, a phrase spoken by the Demon Lord circulated among the Loose Cultivators.”

“This very phrase made the Spirit Sects and noble families cover up the Demon Lord’s deeds, impose the gag order, prohibit its spread and ordered the indiscriminate execution of any Loose Cultivator found spreading it, and a hefty reward for any informant!”

“Back then, because of this phrase, countless Loose Cultivators were killed, and now I’m afraid not many Loose Cultivators know the phrase that the Demon Lord said.”

Curiosity rose immediately in Xu Yan and the others when they heard this.

What was the statement that made the Spirit Sects and noble families so apprehensive?

Li Xuan, while feigning indifference, was also secretly curious. He guessed that the phrase spoken by the Demon Lord might have encouraged the Loose Cultivators to resist, hence the Spirit Sects and noble families went to great efforts to completely ban it.

“Brother Yu, which words made the Spirit Sects and noble families so fearful?”

Fang Hao eagerly asked.

Yu Gao took on a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, “Cast my martial arts foundation with the blood of the Spirit Sects and noble families!”

Li Xuan couldn’t help but exclaim, no wonder the Spirit Sects and noble families wanted to ban this phrase.

The Demon Lord, what a character he was!

“Using the blood of the Spirit Sects and noble families to cast my martial arts foundation? The Demon Lord was indeed a cruel character. No wonder the Spirit Sects and noble families feared him this much.”

Xu Yan said with a faint smile.

For this statement, Xu Yan and Meng Chong did not feel particularly strong sentiments. They merely thought the Demon Lord was a brutal person, a real character.

However, for Fang Hao, who was born in the Ling Realm and profoundly understood the oppression of the Spirit Sect and the noble families on the grassroots loose cultivators, he was filled with fiery blood and thought that the Demon Lord was incredibly domineering!

His eyes shone brightly, he declared, “Since I am the Alliance Hierarch of Yuzhou in the All Ages Alliance, one day, I will tell the Spirit Sect and the noble families that Yuzhou does not belong to the Spirit Sect and the noble families, it belongs to all the people of Yuzhou!”

At this moment, besides the pursuit of the mysterious martial arts and the will to reach the peak of the mysterious martial arts and create his own path in it.

He had another ambition: to lead the All Ages Alliance of Yuzhou, equate with the Spirit Sect and noble families, and fight for a piece of sky for the grassroots loose cultivators of Yuzhou.

“Good! Yu Gao will definitely assist the hierarch wholeheartedly!”

Yu Gao excitedly stated.

“Brother Yu, your injury has almost healed. It’s time for you to consolidate the All Ages Alliance. Don’t let the brothers in the alliance suffer from the tyranny of the Spirit Sect and the noble families.”

Fang Hao spoke solemnly.

“Yes, Alliance Hierarch!”

Yu Gao nodded.

Immediately afterward, he pleaded while showing a fawning smile, “Alliance Hierarch, some of our brothers in the alliance must have been injured in the siege by the Spirit Sect and noble families. Some of their injuries might be severe. What do you think?”

Upon hearing this, Su Lingxiu rolled her eyes and casually threw a bottle of elixir, saying, “Here you go.”

“Thank you, Miss Su!”

Yu Gao was overjoyed.

“If you want to thank someone, thank my junior brother.”

Su Lingxiu waved her hand.

“Thank you, Alliance Hierarch!”

Yu Gao bowed in gratitude.

“Go.”

Fang Hao handed Yu Gao a communication talisman and waved his hand, “I will contact you with the talisman. Wait for my message.”

“Yes!”

Yu Gao excitedly accepted the talisman and immediately left. The All Ages Alliance was still waiting for him to stabilize their morale.

“Junior brother, your responsibility as the Alliance Hierarch seems rather heavy.”

Su Lingxiu started laughing.

“Whatever I have learned, there must always be a place to apply it. I am willing to give it a try!”

Fang Hao solemnly responded with his slightly chubby face.

“Senior sister supports you!”

Su Lingxiu happily spoke.

“Junior brother, finding your own direction is a good thing. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to call for your senior brother.”

Xu Yan encouragingly patted Fang Hao on the shoulder.

“And me!”

Meng Chong also nodded.

Naturally, they needed to support their junior brother.

“Thanks, senior brothers and sister!”

Fang Hao responded with excitement.

Li Xuan sighed inwardly. Among his four disciples, Xu Yan and Meng Chong preferred a carefree lifestyle and had no ambition to create forces. Their ambition was to pursue the peak of martial arts.

As for Su Lingxiu, she founded Chang Qing Pavilion. But she was a hands-off boss. She disliked managing things and contention. She was rather stay-at-home. The only thing she was intensely interested in was the martial arts of the Elixir Physician.

So she had her ambition: To pursue the pinnacle of the Elixir Physician martial arts.

Only the fourth disciple, Fang Hao, had an ambition to contest supremacy, had the determination to create a grand cause, and had the ambition to change the pattern of the Ling Realm.

Having ambition means having motivation. Joinning the All Ages Alliance, he needed to compete with strong figures within the alliance, reaching its peak, and also with the Spirit Sect and the noble families, which made his situation more perilous.

Of course, with a more perilous situation, more opportunities to exhibit his abilities arise, and his momentum will rise rapidly.