"Elder Sun, whose disciples do you think killed the most demons this time, the Ji Shang Sect or the Zi Xiao Sect?" Shi Yurong of the Ji Shang Sect suddenly asked outside the Shuangdong Secret Realm.
Sun Zhong glanced at him and said calmly: "No matter who kills more demons, they are all making contributions to mankind."
Shi Yurong smiled smugly, "You are saying this because you are afraid that the disciples of Zixiao Sect will kill fewer demons. Among the ten disciples of Zixiao Sect this time, the only one with decent talent is Yuan Ran. Do you have no one left in Zixiao Sect?"
When Sun Zhong heard him say that the only person with decent talent was Yuan Ran, a hint of strangeness appeared on his face, but it was no wonder that he thought so.
Those two people were both twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. Most geniuses are trained from childhood, so even if they are not, it is normal to reach the great perfection of the Golden Elixir at the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven.
At the beginning, one of them was only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the other was only in the early Golden Core Stage. No matter how you looked at it, their talents were only average.
But who would have known that in just a few months, their cultivation would have improved by two or three small realms at once, as if by clockwork. If you told others about it, I'm afraid few would believe it.
“Aren’t you from Jishang Sect the one who knows best whether there are people from Zixiao Sect or not?” Sun Zhong replied meaningfully without changing his expression.
Shi Yurong's face darkened as he understood the meaning of his words.
Although Ji Shang Sect and Zi Xiao Sect are known as the two major sects in Lingtian Continent and are the major sects that many cultivators aspire to be, in terms of comprehensive strength, Ji Shang Sect is actually not as good as Zi Xiao Sect. So in the eyes of some people, Ji Shang Sect actually has another title, which is the eternal second place.
This not only means that the strength of Ji Shang Sect is inferior to that of Zi Xiao Sect, but also because whenever there are activities in which Ji Shang Sect and Zi Xiao Sect participate together, Ji Shang Sect is always ranked behind Zi Xiao Sect.
"You are so confident, do you dare to bet with me?" Shi Yurong said gritting his teeth.
Sun Zhong laughed, "Still betting? Hasn't Ji Shang Zong lost enough? Elder Shi, have you forgotten how Ji Shang Zong got the title of the eternal second place?"
Being hit in the sore spot again, Shi Yurong did not get angry but laughed, "Why, you don't dare? Are you afraid that the Supreme Sect will surpass you this time?"
Sun Zhong was not angered by him. Instead, he smiled meaningfully. "If you really want to gamble, I will accompany you to the end. I just hope you won't regret it. Sometimes it's not a good thing to humiliate yourself."
Shi Yurong snorted coldly, "It's not certain who will bring disgrace upon himself."
Just as Sun Zhong was about to speak, a man suddenly flew over from a distance. Recognizing the other party as a disciple of Zixiao Sect stationed in Black Stone City, he immediately asked him to come over.
"Elder Sun." The disciple bowed and then moved closer to Sun Zhong and whispered something.
After hearing what the disciple said, Sun Zhong immediately frowned, "Did Qin Changsheng really say that?"
"It's true. To be on the safe side, Uncle Qin has summoned all the disciples active around Tiegu City back to the city, and he also said that the Lord of Tiegu City is very likely to come."
Sun Zhong said coldly: "Could it be that Lord Tiegu really dares to tear up the agreement between humans and demons for the sake of his son?"
"Maybe I dare not." The disciple sent him a message again.
Sun Zhong frowned upon hearing this, "If that's the case, then let's notify the sect and ask them to send someone over?"
The disciple was stunned. "Is it necessary to notify the sect specifically?"
"That depends on the situation." Sun Zhong's eyes sank slightly. If Saroyan was really dead and was killed by the disciples of Zixiao Sect, given the background of Tiegu City, they might really attack them. Even if he was not killed by the disciples of Zixiao Sect, this matter would probably not be resolved so easily.
Among the disciples this time are the disciples of the great-grandmaster and senior Tiandao. If something happens to the two of them due to the madness of Tiegu City Lord, it will be troublesome. Sun Zhong feels that it is necessary to prepare for the worst.
Sun Zhong was the first person to receive the news, and then other sects and forces also received it one after another.
Shi Yurong turned and left without mentioning the competition with Zixiao Sect to see who could kill the most demons.
If Saroyan died at the hands of the disciples of the Supreme Sect, they would then have to be on guard against the Lord of Tiegu City, and no one would have the mood to care about these things.
In order to find out what Tiegu City is thinking, various major forces have sent people to investigate one after another. They learned that Tiegu City has increased the reward, mainly targeting the cultivators of various major forces. Finally, they confirmed that the only son of Tiegu City Lord died in the Shuangdong Secret Realm, otherwise Tiegu City would not have reacted so strongly.
"I heard that the Iron Bone City Lord promised a lot of benefits for his only son, and only then was he able to get seven secret realm quotas. In the end, six commanders were unable to protect his only son."
"With six commanders, only the Purple Sky Sect and the Supreme Sect can fight against this lineup. Could it be that they were defeated by these two sects?"
The two cultivators from Baiyun Valley and Danmen were bored and started chatting, both of them looked as if it had nothing to do with them and they didn't care.
"Who said that we need a large number of people to kill six commanders? Your disciples from Baiyun Valley and Danmen can't do it, but my disciples from Qixing Valley can do it." Li Changlong said arrogantly after hearing the conversation between the two.
"The disciples of Qixing Valley are good at refining weapons, but if they want to kill so many commander-level monsters, my disciples of Baiyun Valley are more likely to be able to do it." Monk Zhou of Baiyun Valley said disapprovingly.
"Just relying on those uncontrollable monsters?" Li Changlong laughed.
Monk Zhou from Baiyun Valley's face suddenly darkened, "If we can't control ourselves anymore, we should have no problem destroying the disciples from Qixing Valley."
Most of Baiyun Valley's disciples are beast tamers, and their method of attack is more about driving monsters. Their demand for magic weapons is lower than that of other forces, so they seldom ask Qixing Valley for help, unlike other forces that will tolerate Qixing Valley's bad temper.
"I think you two should stop fighting. The Lord of Tiegu City may come to kill you at any time. This is no joke." The cultivator from Danmen shook his head and advised.
The city lord of the third-level demon city is at least a great lord, which is equivalent to the human cultivator's spirit transformation stage. The strongest cultivator present is only in the out-of-body stage. If the other city lord really came over, they would not be his opponent. They are even fighting for the credit of killing the other's only son.
"A mere great lord. I have it in Qixing Valley as well." Li Changlong sneered, looking down on Danmen's fear of demons.
The cultivators from Danmen saw what he was thinking but did not argue with him. You want to take the credit? Then just take it.
Thousands of miles away, Ironbone City
"Report to the city lord, in recent days we have successfully hunted down more than 60 human monks, among whom more than 30 are disciples of major human sects. They don't know the situation in the secret realm."
"Only more than thirty people?" Tiegu City Lord said with a gloomy face and dissatisfaction.
Unable to leave the city at will and rush to the outside of the Shuangdong Secret Realm, in order to vent his anger, the City Lord Tiegu ordered his men to begin wantonly hunting and killing human monks, especially the several forces participating in the secret realm, who were their main targets.
Carl, his confidant, immediately stepped forward to explain, "To reply to the city lord, our movement was not small and has been noticed by human forces. They summoned the nearby disciples back to the city."
The Iron Bone City Lord didn't care about killing a few human monks, and asked again: "What did those people say?"
Carl replied: "They said the secret realm cannot be opened."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tiegu City Lord got angry, "Asshole! My son died in the secret realm, why can't theirs be opened?"
"City Lord, calm down. The spatial structure of the Twin Caves Secret Realm is not stable. It is not yet the right time to open it. If we open it rashly, the passage will likely be unstable. The humans will not sit idly by. We originally agreed that only fifty people from each side can enter this time."
Carl explained again that the city lord had known about this matter for a long time, but he was so angry that he was irrational.
To the city lord, Saroyan is more than just his only son. For a powerful demon, it is more difficult to have offspring. Moreover, Young Master Saroyan is the beloved son left to the city lord by his beloved wife before her death. He was spoiled since childhood and suddenly died in a small secret realm. No one can accept this.
"City Lord, once you anger the top powerful humans, the consequences can be serious or minor. You must endure it." Carl persuaded again.
"I want to know who killed Saroyan. Since we can't send any more people in, let them out!" The Tiegu City Lord had a sinister look on his face.
“This…” Carl hesitated for a moment. It seemed that it was not impossible, but it would be a bit troublesome. However, seeing the city lord’s expression of anger that could not be relieved, Carl still sighed and said, “I will try my best.”
After leaving the hall, the demons waiting outside came over immediately when they saw him coming out.
"Lord Karl, what does the city lord say?"
Karl told him what the city lord said.
"This is not an easy matter to handle." The demon also looked troubled after hearing this.
"It's difficult but we have to do it. There's still half a month left. I can't guarantee that I can persuade the city lord all the time, but let's give it a try." After saying hello, Carl headed straight for the Shuangdong Secret Realm. He traveled a thousand miles a day, and it didn't take him long to arrive at the entrance of the secret realm.
The demons were a little surprised at his arrival. Everyone knew that Carl was the confidant of the Lord of Tiegu City and his strength was not bad, even above everyone else. When he explained his purpose, except for the demons of Tiegu City, the other demons looked embarrassed. Several demons said that it would take a lot of energy to restart the channel and it might also anger the human monks.
Carl had expected this group of vampires, so he had to promise them some benefits. As for angering the human monks, he only needed to open a small channel and send a few messages in. It did not count as a violation of the agreement with humans, so everyone agreed.
The behavior of the demons soon reached the ears of human strongmen. After determining that these demons were only sending messages, the human strongmen did not interfere too much.
In the Shuangdong Secret Realm, a small vortex suddenly appeared in the void, and a ray of light flew out from it, rushing away into the distance.
On a high slope, Zhongli Tingzhou suddenly raised his head and asked, "What is that?"
"I don't know, but it looks a bit like something that conveys messages." Gao Han also saw it.
"Could it be that the demon is calling for help?"
Gao Han suddenly looked behind him and said, "I don't know if the demons are calling for help, but Yuan Ran and Chang Xiaoxiao should be calling for help."
Zhongli Tingzhou looked back and saw a distress signal from the Zixiao Sect suddenly flying into the sky, exploding into a brilliant firework in the air.