Swish, swish, swish.

Those guests, who would dare to linger any longer?

They all hurried out of the manor.

Kept walking until they were outside the manor.

Only then did the guests, with lingering fear, each pat their chests.

"What a close call! Who would've thought he truly is the Feather Emperor of Tiandu Mountain..."

"Sigh... We really lacked foresight! We really lacked foresight!"

"What should we do now? Should we really go turn ourselves in?"

Many cultivators who were closer to Zhou Hai were at a loss.

Having witnessed the extraordinary cultivation displayed by Fang Yu, they were terrified and dared not harbor any thoughts of resistance.

With just a casual wave, he defeated more than fifty cultivators of the Heaven Stepping Realm.

Such a feat, one might not encounter in a lifetime.

It's terrifying!

"Let's just surrender... With Emperor Yu around, Zhou Hai has no chance of turning things around!"

"Yes, indeed, Zhou Hai, the old fool, really lacks any insight, how could he provoke the brother of the Feather Emperor? How unfortunate for me! Such bad luck!"

A group of people moaning and groaning to themselves.

Came happily.

Left disappointed.

Jiangzhou is destined not to be a peaceful place.

Does everyone think that relying on Tiandu Mountain means they can be carefree?

No, who knows if every cultivator of Tiandu Mountain won't commit evil or do something against the principles of Tiandu Mountain?

The events of today are a bloody lesson.

...

Inside the manor.

Fang Yu looked at Zhou Hai kneeling on the ground, neither rushing him nor urging, waiting for him to speak.

Zhou Hai knew that the longer he delayed, the worse his fate would be.

After brewing for a moment and stabilizing his fearful emotions, Zhou Hai spoke:

"I... I did go to the Demon Cave... but it was out of helplessness. During the great disaster, I was searching everywhere for a sanctuary and happened to stumble into the Demon Cave. At first, I didn't know it was a Demon Cave, but... the Demon King Han Ba inside told me that if I didn't cultivate, I would soon die... He promised that if I served him in the future, he would teach me the cultivation method! I was momentarily foolish, I hope Emperor Yu spares my life!"

"I just wanted to survive!"

Zhou Hai said tearfully.

Fang Yu glanced at him and said, "But you had many opportunities to turn back. Since you collaborated with the Demon Cave, you naturally know that the Demon Cave fears sunlight. They need to block out the sunlight to invade this sunlit world. Do you really like eternal darkness?"

"This..."

"The Demon Cave is not as formidable as you think. Otherwise, they would have conquered Huaxia long before humans entered the Cultivation Era, wouldn't they?"

These words left Zhou Hai speechless.

"I have heard of the ten great Demon Kings of the Demon Cave. I'm giving you a chance to survive... it's up to you whether you can grasp it." Fang Yu's voice remained indifferent.

Fan Tong and Yan Hu standing nearby were long confused by what they heard.

This knowledge and these anecdotes were beyond their comprehension.

They knew cultivators were powerful and knew of many secret realms, but they had never heard of any Demon Kings.

It seemed the situation was grave.

What's more shocking to them was...

The revered Feather Emperor of Tiandu Mountain... was actually their brother, Fang Yu.

How foolish they were, they should have realized earlier.

The surname Fang, also known as Feather Emperor.

What are the odds of such a coincidence?

...

"Spare me, Emperor Yu... Zhou Hai will fully cooperate as long as Emperor Yu needs!" Zhou Hai nodded repeatedly, bowing low to the ground.

"Very well. The first question, what did Demon King Han Ba ask you to do?" Fang Yu asked.

"Lord Han Ba... oh no, Demon King Han Ba asked me to find dragon bones..."

"Dragon bones?"

Hearing this.

Fang Yu's brow furrowed.

"That's right, though I'm not sure if they're real dragon bones, he taught me a method to identify and find them; once found, I was to give them to him... that's my only task, in over seventy years I've found sixty-seven dragon bones!" Zhou Hai said.

"Do you know what Han Ba seeks to do with these dragon bones?" Fang Yu asked in a low voice.

Fang Yu felt that the appearance of the dragon bones brought him closer to the secret of dragons.

Zhou Hai answered:

"Specifically, I don't know... but the last time I was in the Demon Cave, I overheard Demon King Han Ba mentioning something about it being for the Dragon Vein."

"So it is for the Dragon Vein." Fang Yu had already guessed this.

When Fang Yu previously entered the Demon Cave, he sensed the entire Dragon Vein of Huaxia was beneath his feet.

Unfortunately, all the Dragon Vein energy had been overtaken by the Demon Cave, unable to rise again.

At the same time, the cultivation of the ten great Demon Kings was unfathomable; though Fang Yu was confident he could kill them, he didn't have the right opportunity to gather them all.

Moreover.

Fang Yu also didn't know if they were all within the Demon Cave.

If startled and they fled, it would be a great loss.

"Do you know what use the dragon bones have?" Fang Yu asked.

"This... I'm not too sure... I heard from Demon King Han Ba it's like extracting Dragon Qi." Zhou Hai wiped the sweat from his forehead.

As he spoke these words, Zhou Hai felt somewhat relieved.

After all, as long as he cooperated with Emperor Yu, he should be able to save his life.

Fang Yu said:

"The second question, can you contact Demon King Han Ba?"

Upon hearing this.

Zhou Hai's face showed surprise; he said, "Your Excellency Emperor Yu, you... you want to?"

"That's right. As long as the Demon Cave exists, the Huaxia World cannot be peaceful."

Besides that.

Fang Yu needed to pursue the secrets of the Dragon Vein and the Divine Dragon Technique.

"This..."

"Don't you understand yet... your actions are harming human society? Demons cannot survive under sunlight; the Dragon Vein is the root of Huaxia. Without it, Huaxia could lose its Spiritual Energy cover. When that happens... dark clouds will block out the sun, and the entire world will fall into darkness. Do you think they will reward you? Do you think the Demon King will acknowledge you? Human cultivators are the favored food of demons... With fewer cultivators, you too will eventually become their food!"

Upon hearing this.

Zhou Hai was shocked to his core.

He had no idea about the conspiracy behind these Demon Kings.

Completely taken aback.

Fang Yu pondered between his brows.

After a moment, Fang Yu said, "Zhou Hai, you have an opportunity to achieve redemption. As long as you lure out Demon King Han Ba, not only will I spare you, but as long as your profession is upright in the future, I won't concern myself with your messes, understand?"

Lure out Demon King Han Ba?

Zhou Hai's heart trembled as he said, "Your Excellency Emperor Yu, you... you mean to take action?"

"You just need to tell me... whether you can do it!?"

"This..."

Zhou Hai was actually hesitating?

Fang Yu's lips suddenly curled into a smile.

Bang!

A blast of astral wind struck his chest!

Puh!

Blood spurted.

Zhou Hai, severely injured, was flung back, sliding in pain.

"Emperor Yu... spare me..."

"You already know my plan; silencing you is the best choice..."

"I'll do it, I'll do it... I can lure out Han Ba! I can lure out Demon King Han Ba!"

Hearing this.

Fang Yu could only shake his head, knowing full well this would happen.

"Very good."