I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Gu Heng didn't move.

He stood still, revealing the serpent's fang from his palm.

"I have been entrusted to come and see the Great Demon Saint Luo Cang."

There was a brief silence inside the building.

Then the voice rang out again, this time with an almost imperceptible strangeness.

"……Come in."

Gu Heng pushed open the door and entered.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint wanted to follow, but just as it raised its claws, the door slammed shut on its own, nearly flattening its three noses.

It sheepishly withdrew its paw and obediently squatted outside the door.

Ugh, bad temper.

If we can't afford to offend them, can't we at least avoid them?

Although they are two snakes, they actually carry the might of a dragon. If an outsider who doesn't know the truth came here, he would really think that some extraordinary, powerful demon had leaped over the Dragon Gate.

……

Gu Heng stepped into Tingyu Tower and immediately looked around. The interior of the tower was much more spacious than the exterior.

There wasn't much furnishing: a stone table, two rattan chairs, a cup of tea and a few bamboo scrolls casually laid out, and a bronze candlestick standing in the corner, its dim blue light casting flickering shadows throughout the room.

A demon sat in a rattan chair.

Her long, dark green hair was tied up with a bone hairpin, partially obscuring her pale and handsome face. Her eyebrows and eyes were narrow and long, and her pupils were vertical pale gold. At this moment, she was coldly staring at Gu Heng and the sharp tooth in his hand.

This is Luo Cang, the Great Demon Saint.

Judging from Gu Heng's assessment, this strength must be at the peak of the Concept Realm.

Those who can be "old friends" with Gu Ce must be stronger than that Grand Tutor. After all, how could such a cunning old fox be willing to befriend the weak?

A little behind Luo Cang stood another figure.

Luo Mei, the Demon Saint, bears a striking resemblance to her brother, possessing a captivating and alluring beauty. Gu Heng had also heard that some members of the demon race possessed unique charm, including the snake and python clan.

Seeing it with my own eyes, it truly lives up to its reputation.

She was leaning against the window frame, toying with a green scale between her fingers.

Neither of them spoke, and Gu Heng didn't say anything either. He simply stepped forward and gently placed the snake fang on the stone table in front of Luo Cang.

Luo Cang lowered his eyes and stared at the tooth for a long time.

It took so long that Gu Heng thought he was about to explode at any moment.

"He's not dead yet?"

Luo Cang finally spoke, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

"I'm doing quite well."

Gu Heng answered honestly.

Luo Cang's expression fluctuated slightly. He raised his hand, picked up the sharp tooth, and placed it in his palm.

The tooth was a dark gold color, and the bloodstains had long since dried into brown, yet it still exuded a kind of inexplicable pressure.

What else did he say?

Luo Cang tucked the tooth into his sleeve and looked up at Gu Heng.

"Let me bring this token to you."

Gu Ce did not tell Gu Heng the origin of the tooth, so Gu Heng did not ask.

It must be full of stories.

"A token?"

Luo Cang pondered the word, then suddenly chuckled softly.

"That bastard Gu Ce really knows how to make the most of things."

The building was quiet for a moment.

"I don't know when it happened, but I went to Gu Ce to demand an explanation."

Luo Cangyuan suddenly spoke.

His voice was flat, as if he were talking about an old story that had nothing to do with him.

"It's not for anything earth-shattering."

"I just heard that my sister was mistreated by him."

He paused.

Luo Mei turned her face away, neither arguing nor stopping her brother from continuing.

"I lost."

He looked down at the tooth in his palm.

"He didn't ask for more, he just said that he owed him his life and that he should remember to repay it in the future."

Luo Cangyuan didn't elaborate much, but simply put the tooth into his sleeve.

“Tell him I’ll take the tooth.”

"The debt I owed him back then has been paid off."

Gu Heng nodded. He didn't need to know more. The grudges were between the three of them. All he wanted was to send Su Jinxi into a sea of ​​blood.

He paused, his gaze shifting from Gu Heng's face to the blood-red calluses wrapped tightly in cloth on his back.

"You have something on you."

Luo Mei suddenly said.

"This is the reason I came here."

Gu Heng removed the blood-red cocoon and placed it on the table.

"I need to borrow the Blood Sea from the gods, not for me, but for her. As long as it can be put into the Blood Sea, that's fine."

Luo Cang remained silent.

Luo Mei, who was beside him, spoke up, her voice even colder than Luo Cang's.

"The Divine Blood Sea is a forbidden area for our demon race. Those who are not of our race are not allowed to enter."

"She is a demon."

Gu Heng did not back down.

Luo Mei raised an eyebrow, her gaze sweeping over the blood cocoon.

After a moment, her expression hardened slightly.

"The bloodline of the Celestial Demon Cat..."

She paused for an even longer time, as if sensing something deeper.

"No, it's not just that."

Luo Mei frowned, her tone filled with surprise and doubt.

A kind of almost terrifying tremor came from the depths of his blood.

That is submission.

It is the instinct of those in a lower position to bow down when facing the source of their bloodline, an instinct etched deep in their soul.

She wanted to go closer to take a better look, or even try to find out more, but her instincts stopped her in her tracks.

Luo Cang's gaze did not leave the blood cocoon, and a ghostly light flickered in his pale golden vertical pupils.

He raised his hand and pressed it lightly against the blood cocoon from a distance.

Gu Heng did not stop him.

Luo Cang's senses paused for a few breaths beneath his palm, and then the Great Demon Saint's gaze suddenly became complicated.

"I know what happened."

Luo Mei seemed to understand the unspoken meaning, and suddenly turned her head to look at her brother.

"This is impossible."

Her voice sounded a little strained.

Luo Cang raised his hand to stop his younger sister's emotions.

"This thing is symbiotic with her bloodline and is merging with her, which is a good thing."

"She is indeed qualified to enter the Divine Blood Refining Sea."

Luo Cang said indifferently.

"Shall we set off now?"

Gu Heng was actually a little confused. This great demon saint seemed to have instantly seen through his intentions and was surprisingly easy to talk to. At least the two siblings had not shown too much hostility.

Hey, this result is much better than he expected.

He had just entered the door with the mindset that he was bound to fight no matter what. The precious bell of the Soul-Summoning Poetry civilization was indeed useful. If all else failed, he could take it out and shake it a couple of times to let them hear what the most beautiful melody in the world was like.

However, avoiding violence is definitely the best course of action. Gu Heng is afraid that these powerful demons are too fierce and would rather die than submit, which would ruin his chances.

"At my speed, the Divine Blood Sea is four days' journey from Jinglong Lake..."

"But you cannot enter the Divine Blood Sea."

Luo Cang raised his eyes: "No matter what, that is the place where countless hardships of my demon race have come together, and we will not allow outsiders to lay a finger on it."

“But I can get her in.”

Gu Heng sighed: "Is there no other way?"

“There is a way, and you are well aware of it, but since you have chosen to visit me in person, I suppose you do not intend to do so.”

Gu Heng understood what he was saying.

The Demon Race Civilization Alliance has rules, but if there's even the slightest sign that those rules can be broken in the face of fists, then choosing fists is absolutely a sure thing.

But as Luo Cang said, he had no intention of resorting to force, at least not seriously.

Otherwise, what difference would it make if he just killed that furry kid outside the door?

It doesn't matter what kind of demon race it is.

Only Su Jinxi is important.