Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 156 Demonic Possession
Jin Peng was very reluctant and spent the whole journey trying to figure out how to get rid of this errand.

Once a demon cultivator is injured by the Heavenly Demon, he will become the target of the entire demon race.

For the sake of his own position, his father, Jin Hong, was willing to sacrifice him and make him a scapegoat.

As they approached Tianshui City, Jin Peng finally came up with a good idea: to hand over ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators to Jin Lan!

In his excitement, Jin Peng immediately ordered a full-speed journey to Tianshui City, eager to hand over all ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators.

Jinlan is her father's darling, and even if Jinlan makes a huge mistake, her father will forgive her.

Moreover, there's her mother, Lan Xin'er, whom the entire demon race dares not offend.

Because the descendants of the intermarriage between humans and demons are almost all in the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty, and they all obey Lan Xin'er's orders.

These people are a powerful force that the demon race has been recruiting, and they are also involved in the important matter of the demon race's inheritance.

Jin Peng was absolutely certain that Jin Lan would accept the offer, because she herself was quite ambitious.

With the support of her mother, Lan Xin'er, Jin Lan has always wanted to become the successor to the patriarch of the Heavenly Demon Clan.

"Little sister, Father asked me to bring you ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators!" Jin Peng arrived outside Tianshui City and excitedly shouted upon seeing Jin Lan.

"Brother, Father must have put you in command, right?!" Jinlan wasn't stupid; she understood the implications.

“Little sister, since Father has entrusted you with the task of attacking Tianshui City, then these ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators should naturally also be entrusted to you. I am just assisting you,” Jin Peng quickly explained.

“Alright.” Jinlan hesitated for a moment, and just as Jinpeng was about to persuade her again with trepidation, she suddenly agreed.

"Really?!" Jin Peng became even more uneasy. He was worried that Jin Lan was playing a trick on him, as she had done it quite a few times before.

"You don't want to?!" Jinlan immediately glared at him and turned to leave.

"Yes, yes!" Jin Peng quickly stopped him and immediately ordered ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators to report to Jin Lan.

Opportunities to lead the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators are rare, and each time one does, one can win over a large number of people.

Moreover, there are 10,000 people this time. If we can win over some of them, we can have a considerable influence within the Heavenly Demon Clan.

Therefore, although Jin Peng entrusted ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators to Jin Lan, he still brought his own confidants to mingle among them.

Fighting together can also win people's hearts, and besides, he is the crown prince of the Heavenly Demon Clan, which is inherently more valuable than Jinlan.

However, to Jin Peng's surprise, Jin Lan directly disrupted the plans of the ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators.

Teams of one hundred men were combined with teams of ten thousand demon cultivators and attacked Tianshui City from all directions.

"Little sister, if we split up like this, won't the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators be in danger?" Jin Peng asked, feigning concern.

“With five thousand demon cultivators protecting them, what danger could the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators possibly face?” Jin Lan glared at Jin Peng with dissatisfaction.

"I was just asking casually!" Jin Peng quickly moved away from Jin Lan; this girl really knew how to turn her back on someone.

With ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators scattered, how can Jinpeng win over the hearts of the people? But he can't afford to offend Jinlan.

Then just wait and see how ridiculous we get, hmph!

Jin Peng snorted inwardly. Once a large number of demon cultivators are killed by the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators, Jin Lan will suffer the consequences!
The strength of the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators lies in their ability to fully utilize the power of the Heavenly Demons, meaning their devouring power is even greater. They can use the Heavenly Demons to directly absorb righteous energy into the Heavenly Demon Realm without needing to suppress or neutralize it with their own true energy.

Five hundred thousand demon cultivators, plus ten thousand Heavenly Demon cultivators, surrounded Tianshui City, taking turns consuming and devouring its righteous energy.

If Zi Dong cannot replenish it in time, the righteous energy surrounding Tianshui City will soon be completely depleted.

Jinlan was full of confidence. Even if there were 10,000 demon cultivators, the 500,000 demon cultivators would not be able to withstand the consumption of their full power!
Once we take Tianshui City, we must capture Shui Ruoxin!
And that Ai Shang, he must be made to experience all the tortures of the demon race!
Because of the righteous energy surrounding them, Jinlan was unable to investigate the situation inside Tianshui City, and was even less aware that the 50,000 Water Demon Clan cultivators had already integrated with the righteous energy.

Five hundred thousand demon cultivators relentlessly attacked and devoured the righteous energy, while two hundred thousand cultivators within the city began to fight back.

The righteous energy merged with the cultivator's true energy, amplifying the power many times over, and the demon cultivators suffered increasing losses.

"How many people are in the city?!" Jinlan sent someone to summon Jinpeng; she wanted to find out the information about Tianshui City.

"I don't know!" Jin Peng was taken aback by the question. How could he know how many people were in Tianshui City?
"Didn't Father tell you?!" Jinlan immediately became angry, believing that her father must know the situation in Tianshui City.

"No!" Jin Peng stared blankly at Jin Lan. His father was still on Demon Peak, how could he possibly know the situation in Tianshui City?

"Useless!" Jin Lan glared angrily at Jin Peng and immediately ordered the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators to launch a full-scale attack on Tianshui City.

While demonic possession can make demon cultivators stronger, it will also damage their bodies, causing their cultivation to stagnate.

Therefore, the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators would not easily allow a Heavenly Demon to possess them, but would instead seek out other demon cultivators.

This is a suppression of rank and strength. The Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators can forcibly allow the Heavenly Demon to possess other Demon Clan cultivators!

A Heavenly Demon Clan cultivator can summon ten high-level Heavenly Demons, while other Demon Clan cultivators can only summon one or two low-level Heavenly Demons.

The higher the rank of the Heavenly Demon, the greater the damage it inflicts on the body of the cultivator it possesses, and it may even cost the cultivator their life.

However, the other demon cultivators dared not disobey the Heavenly Demon Clan's orders, otherwise they would also face certain death.

Each of the ten thousand Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators summoned five Heavenly Demons, who then bowed down to the fifty thousand demon clan cultivators and began to frantically devour their righteous energy.

Jinlan was very confident that the 50,000 Heavenly Demons would soon devour the righteous energy that enveloped Tianshui City.

The 500,000 demon cultivators roared wildly, following the demon cultivators possessed by 50,000 Heavenly Demons in their all-out attack on the Righteous Qi.

Because the golden light was fading at a visible speed, and was not even as dazzling as the midday sun, the demon army could storm into Tianshui City at sunset!

Just as the demons' morale was soaring, a series of high-pitched dragon roars suddenly emanated from within the golden light.

Immediately afterward, more than ten giant purple-gold dragons rushed out from the golden light and headed straight for the demon cultivator who had been possessed by the Heavenly Demon.

Upon hearing the dragon's roar, the demons panicked and, seeing the giant dragon charging towards them, immediately tried to return to the Demon Realm.

"There are only a dozen or so dragons, what's there to be afraid of?!" Jinlan immediately shouted, ordering the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators to control the Heavenly Demons.

"Little sister, we can't let the Heavenly Demon get hurt!" Jin Peng quickly ran over to persuade her.

Although he could shift the blame to Jinlan, he couldn't escape responsibility, because he was the one who brought the Heavenly Demon Clan cultivators.

"Fifty thousand high-level Heavenly Demons can't even handle a dozen or so spirit dragons?!" Jin Lan glared at Jin Peng disdainfully.

(End of this chapter)