Urban Demon Refining System

"Report to the King! Two centipede demons have been discovered on Wuji Ridge!" They ran into the Taoist temple and saw a bizarre scene: a giant centipede was wrapped around a wooden coffin, emitting excited hissing sounds.

"What happened? Why are you all so flustered?" the centipede demon said, barely managing to contain himself. This was the crucial moment to break through Baihua Xiu's defenses, and he had been interrupted by his own subordinate.

"Your Majesty!" General Centipede swallowed hard and said, "A formidable fellow appeared on Black Chicken Ridge today." He then recounted the scene he witnessed involving Kui Mulang.

"Besides the Yellow Wind Monster, there are no other monsters in Wuji Ridge. Do we need other monsters to come here?"

"Your Majesty! That person is definitely not the Yellow Wind Monster!" General Centipede said confidently.

"That's strange!" The centipede demon slowly returned to human form, frowning as it said, "Those ancient demons haven't sent any new members recently. Who could it be?"

"Your Majesty! Could it be from the Heavenly Court?" General Centipede whispered.

"Impossible!" The centipede demon categorically denied this view. "Now, all the gods in the Heavenly Court are in danger because of the great calamity of heaven and earth. No one will come down to earth to care about the life or death of a mere star lord!" He boasted of his superior wisdom and had a thorough understanding of the situation in the Heavenly Court.

"Your Majesty! So how should we proceed?"

"Let me think about it!" The centipede demon paced back and forth a few steps. "Here's what we'll do: tonight, go to Gongzhou City with my message and tell the three monsters that the situation at Wuji Ridge has changed, and that they should gather their demon soldiers ahead of time and come over!"

"But that golden rooster..." General Centipede hesitated.

"You two don't need to worry about the golden rooster," the centipede demon waved his hand dismissively. "How could I let the golden rooster that's already in my mouth fly away? The most important thing now is to persuade the three monsters of Gongzhou City to send troops!"

"Yes!" the two centipede generals responded, transforming into two black whirlwinds and flying away.

"Who could be coming to Wuji Ridge at this critical juncture?" Only after his two subordinates had gone some distance did the centipede demon's expression gradually turn serious. He was determined to obtain the Golden Core of the Sun Rabbit Star Lord and couldn't afford the slightest mistake. "Heh heh, junior sister, it seems I'll have to rely on you for this!" He chuckled coldly, patting the wooden coffin as he said, "Little beauty! I have some business to attend to right now. You wait here patiently for me!"

After saying that, he transformed into a gust of demonic wind and drifted away from the Taoist temple.

"Your Majesty! Where are we going?" Rat Two asked with a pained expression on a path in Wuji Ridge.

"Stop talking nonsense! If you want to live, come with me obediently. The poison of that Heartless Spider is really powerful, and I can hardly suppress it anymore!" Huang Feng said with a grim face. Although he used Rat Three as a scapegoat to temporarily suppress the poison in his body, if he did not resolve the problem soon, he would have a big problem sooner or later.

"But isn't this road leading to the Many-Eyed Taoist?" Rat Two asked in confusion. The poison they were afflicted with was spider venom, so logically they should be looking for the spider demon.

"Do you think that spider demon will let me go after seeing me in this horrible state? Only the Multi-Eyed Taoist's supernatural powers can save me now!" Huang Feng said with exasperation. "You've been in human form for quite a few years now; it's time to learn to use your brain!"

"Your Majesty is right! I will certainly do so!" Rat Two was about to flatter him again, but was interrupted by Yellow Wind Monster, who waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright! Now it's important to get on our way!"

"Hey! Isn't this Brother Huang Feng? It's been so long since we parted ways on Mount Jilei!" Suddenly, a loud voice rang out. Huang Feng looked up and saw a figure in blue descending on auspicious clouds.

"You are..." Huang Fengguai was somewhat puzzled, as he did not recall knowing such a person!

"Haha! Brother Huang Feng, you really have a bad memory. At the Fox King's birthday banquet, we even had a friendly spar because our demon names are similar. Have you forgotten?"

"You're the Yellow Robe Monster!?" Yellow Wind Monster seemed to have seen a ghost. He finally remembered that at the Fox King's birthday banquet, a demon king wearing a yellow robe had spoken rudely and provoked him. The two had even sparred. If it weren't for Princess Jade Face's intervention, they might have really fought. However, it could be said that they became friends after the fight, and the two ended up drinking and chatting happily.

"Haha! It seems Brother Huang Feng still remembers me!" The figure in blue was none other than Kui Mulang. He had originally planned to go straight down the mountain, but unexpectedly encountered an old acquaintance on the way.

Years ago, he descended to the mortal realm without permission, taking the alias Yellow Robe Monster, and seized control of the Wave Moon Cave, becoming a powerful demon king and making a name for himself among the demons. Coincidentally, the most prestigious demon king in the demon race, the Fox King, was celebrating his birthday, and he was naturally invited. It was at this birthday banquet that he met Yellow Wind Monster and a group of other demons.

"Brother Yellow Robe, how did you become like this?" Yellow Wind Monster clearly remembered that Yellow Robe Monster was a burly man with an ugly face. How did he now appear as a handsome young man? Little did he know that Yellow Robe Monster was Kui Mulang reincarnated. He thought that the other party had cultivated some kind of secret technique.

"Haha, it was just a coincidence, brother!" Kui Mulang deliberately exchanged a few pleasantries with Huang Fengguai before getting to the point: "Brother Huang Feng, you don't look too well. Have you encountered any trouble?"

"Alas! It's a long story!" Huang Fengguai's vigilance lessened considerably, and he recounted to Huang Paoguai how he had been poisoned by the Heartless Spider and his grudge against the spider demon. He added at the end, "Brother, you may not know this, but the Multi-Eyed Taoist's true form is a centipede demon with the supernatural ability to refine medicinal poisons. I hope to use him to suppress this poison."

"Oh? Now that you mention it, I'd like to meet this Fellow Daoist with Many Eyes! I wonder if Brother Huang Feng could introduce me?"

"Haha! That's no problem. Daoist Duomu loves making friends, especially powerful fellow Daoists like Brother Huangpao!"

Yellow Wind Monster readily agreed, but in his heart he was calculating that with this Yellow Robe Monster by his side, the Centipede Demon would probably give him some face, so as not to tear off the mask of friendship because of the Spider Demon.

Little did he know, Kui Mulang had other plans. The fact that Ri Mao Xingjun had descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation was a closely guarded secret within the Heavenly Court, known only to a handful of deities. But now, so many powerful demon kings had suddenly appeared at this place of mortal tribulation. How could he not be suspicious? Especially after encountering the Yellow Wind Monster and learning more details, he was now completely convinced that so many demon kings gathered together were plotting something against Ri Mao Xingjun!

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