The next day, Ji Mofan was called out of the house by Miao Miao.
This kid went out to play as soon as he entered the main city yesterday. He didn't seem to come back until midnight. After sleeping for two hours, he excitedly got up again and dragged Ji Mofan and Li Geyue to try the main city's local delicacies.
Like righteous cultivators, demonic cultivators can choose to abstain from grains after reaching the Golden Core stage.
However, demonic cultivation is a practice driven by desires, and some people cannot overcome their cravings, which is why restaurants and taverns in various places are thriving.
Jimo Fan showed little interest in this.
Although he recently broke his fast and stopped adhering to the precept, he doesn't eat just anything anymore.
The unknown monster was chopped into chunks of meat, skewered on fresh branches with alternating layers of fat and lean, and roasted over a fire. Layers of pungent spices were sprinkled on top of each other as if they were free, until the fat was rendered out and the whole skewer of meat became greasy and shiny, which meant it was cooked to perfection.
A large bunch of meat skewers were piled on the plate with a large, imposing knife, emitting a pungent aroma.
Li Geyue wasn't very used to the food in the Demon Realm either. She just picked up these things, smelled them, and put them down.
"Brother Yue, this is so delicious! You should try it!" Miao Miao's mouth was stuffed up like a hamster's, but she still managed to talk.
Li Geyue showed a disgusted expression, "The meat quality is too poor, the cooking time is not well controlled, and the seasoning is too heavy. It's obviously to cover up the inferior quality of the ingredients themselves."
His voice was soft and drowned out by the loud conversations of the diners, so the restaurant owner didn't hear it.
Otherwise, it would definitely be another lawsuit.
Miao Miao wasn't surprised at all. Li Geyue's persona had been consistent with that of a spoiled and picky young master, so it wasn't at all incongruous for him to say such things.
Even if this is the most common food in the demon realm.
It's easier to understand why Ji Mo Fan didn't move. Righteous cultivators all value a refined and otherworldly demeanor, so they put on airs every day, eating only flower petals and drinking dew. How could they possibly look down on such "inferior delicacies"?
Miao Miao didn't care about their attitudes at all and finished the whole plate of barbecue by herself.
He was incredibly energetic; even after the meal, he wanted to take them to other places to explore.
Li Geyue was already annoyed, but Ji Mofan didn't want to go back.
There was nothing Li Geyue could do but suppress her temper and accompany him.
Who told him to be his senior brother?
Jimo Fan wanted to actually walk around and explore the city to get a clear understanding of its architectural layout.
He wanted to use the birthday party as an excuse to sneak into the Demon Palace, but he had no idea what to do after getting in, and once inside, it would be difficult to get out.
He didn't want to get himself into trouble here, so he needed to plan his escape route in advance.
On the eve of the annual Demon Lord's birthday celebration, every street in the main city was bustling with people, and the streets were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, making it look like the New Year.
The layout of the Demon Realm has very centralized characteristics, with all towns, large and small, scattered around the main city.
The main city is also divided into an inner city and an outer city. The Demon Palace, where the Demon Lord resides, is located in the very center of the inner city.
They can't enter that place for the time being; they can only stay there briefly on the day of the birthday celebration when they present gifts.
After a day of this, Ji Mo Fan had a general idea of the guard configuration of the entire main city.
The Demon Lord basically left his demon realm under his control to his own devices. As long as they didn't cause trouble in the cultivation world, they could kill and set fires freely within the demon realm.
The main city was practically undefended, with only a few guards checking identities at the city gates.
After all, the Demon Lord's strength is undeniable, and few demon cultivators would dare to recklessly trespass and cause trouble.
It is said that the last major upheaval in the main city can be traced back to a thousand years ago. The current Demon Lord challenged the former Demon Lord, and with only a sword, he fought his way from the city gate into the Demon Palace, stepping on the blood-soaked ground to ascend to the position of Demon Lord.
This is far more civilized than the limited-enough "Inquiry Ceremony" in the cultivation world.
The guards are mainly concentrated inside the Demon Palace. The Demon Lord also has several capable demon generals under his command. They may usually suppress any demon cultivators who want to rebel, but most of them will return for the birthday celebration. They should be staying within the inner city now.
However, once they get through the birthday celebrations, they will gradually move on to other places.
Having a Demon Lord in the main city is more than enough to intimidate all sides.
The Demon Lord's birthday celebration will begin at midnight that night.
Drums and wind instruments resounded from the end of the street, and bright candles were lit one after another. The demonic cultivators, dressed in gorgeous costumes, sang and danced as they marched toward the demonic palace.
Following the song and dance troupe were the demon generals riding on their demonic beast mounts. Ji Mo Fan had learned that there were currently twenty-eight demon generals appointed in the demon realm, but only fourteen were present today.
It seems that the other half should still be in various places, in case someone takes advantage of the birthday celebration to start a trouble.
Next came the demon cultivators who were preparing to go to the Demon Palace to pay homage to the Venerable One. There were quite a few demon cultivators who brought a lot of congratulatory gifts. Some even pulled a huge cage cart, inside which ferocious monsters were repeatedly pounding on the precarious cage door to the sound of music.
As expected, an accident occurred. The monster took advantage of the bumpy turn in the cage cart to break through the cage door and overturned many people in its rampage.
Screams rippled through the crowd as people fled, and the stench of blood abruptly permeated the festive atmosphere.
The dance troupe in front, however, remained completely unaffected.
Only the demon general at the very back of the group turned around. He stood up and leaped onto his mount, smashing a yin-yang halberd straight into the beast's wide-open mouth.
"Pfft!"
The flesh and bones emitted a chilling thud, and the monster's roar abruptly stopped, frozen in place.
Only when the demon general pulled out his Yin-Yang Halberd did the monster's enormous body sway slightly before collapsing to the ground with a thud, scattering dust and blood everywhere.
Half of the broken tooth rolled to Ji Mofan's feet.
He glanced down at it, then looked up at the demon general over there.
His strength was around the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, while the others over there were no weaker than him. He knew that a direct confrontation would be futile, and he would only suffer the same fate as this demonic beast.
The surrounding demonic cultivators, however, did not lose any enthusiasm for the birthday celebration due to this sudden change. On the contrary, they enthusiastically shouted the name of the demonic general wielding the Yin-Yang Halberd.
"General Wu Qi!"
"General Wu is mighty!"
"Lord Wu Qi is so handsome!"
Wu Qi, who was called, did not react much, probably because he had become immune to these voices of worship.
He used the Yin-Yang Halberd to poke the beast's master, then threw him far away.
The man, already suffering the greatest impact due to being closest to the demonic beast, was then thrown out like that. Upon landing on the ground, he immediately vomited blood and lay there motionless like a lump of mud, his fate unknown.
"Having disturbed His Majesty's birthday celebration, from this day forward, this person shall not be allowed to approach the main city even a step." With these words, Wu Qi leaped into the air and rejoined the procession.
The unfortunate man on the ground was immediately rushed forward, picked up, and hurriedly thrown outside the city.
The magnificent scenery of Jimo is truly breathtaking.
As expected of the Demon Realm, their methods are indeed... simple and brutal enough.
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