The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

Chu Xiu fumbled for the alligator dragon demon blade in his hand.

This demonic sword, its blade a deep crimson like blood, though hidden away by the alligator demon general for hundreds of years, still gleams with a chilling light.

What surprised Chu Xiu even more was that the alligator dragon demon blade did not reject him as he had imagined.

"Does it not reject my now pitifully weak bloodline power?"

Chu Xiu murmured to himself, gripping the hilt of the knife and performing a set of traditional sword techniques.

As Chu Xiu moved, the blade's light vanished, but killing intent surged. Even without infusing the demonic blade with any magic power, ordinary demonic soldiers would find it difficult to withstand this mere display of skill.

"Good knife!"

Come to think of it, I haven't used a knife since I left the Ancient Realm.

Chu Xiu was very satisfied. He stretched out his left hand, and the matching scabbard of the Crocodile Demon Blade appeared in his palm.

Chu Xiu sheathed the demon sword and hung it diagonally on his lower back with the hilt facing right and upward, making it easy to draw.

"As far as Tuolong knows, apart from a three-demon reconnaissance team that is on a mission tonight, no one else in the camp is allowed to leave without orders."

Chu Xiu pondered.

This reconnaissance team of three monsters came from the same direct superior as him, namely, the Black Dragon Demon General, one of the ten demon generals under the Jackal Dragon Demon General.

Although this Lilong demon general, like the Tuolong, received the blessings of his ancestors and inherited their name,

However, he was extremely close to his ancestor in the purity of his dragon bloodline power, and his strength at the late stage of the Qiankun Realm made him highly valued by the Jackal Dragon Demon General, ranking second among his ten demon generals.

This Lilong demon general has always looked down on the Tuolong, believing that with such a thin bloodline of dragons in the Tuolong's body, it is not qualified to inherit the name of the Tuolong at all.

Therefore, it often refers to the alligator dragon as the pig dragon.

As a result, the alligator dragon became enemies with him.

After much hesitation, Chu Xiu decided to take advantage of the reconnaissance squad under the command of the Li Long Demon General to leave the military camp and seek opportunities to gain military merit.

After all, as far as he knew, the Spirit Control Sect had just engaged in a major battle with a neighboring force not long ago, and had only recently begun peace talks.

The demon army's next expedition will likely have to wait several years.

I can't wait that long.

Leaving the military camp was not a problem for Chu Xiu, who was skilled in concealing his presence. He simply needed to use his transformation magic to turn himself into a small insect and attach himself to a member of the reconnaissance team.

The difficult part is figuring out what excuse to use to return.

"Forget it, let's see what this team is up to first..."

"Perhaps they can even lead me to the mortal enemy of the Spirit Control Sect..."

Chu Xiu reverted to his form as the Crocodile Demon General, continuing his concealment technique, and followed the reconnaissance team at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

With the strongest member of this squad only at the early stage of the Qiankun Realm, they were completely unable to detect his presence.

After leaving the territory of the Yuling Sect, the team traveled for thousands of miles through the Gobi Desert to the north before slowing down their pace.

The cat demon Xiao Hei knew absolutely nothing about the forces north of the Yu Ling Sect.

After all, it was just a small spirit that barely managed to make ends meet within the territory of the Yuling Sect, so it was normal that it was unaware of the current situation in the Eastern Continent.

All it knew was that there was indeed a powerful force in the northern part of Sheng Shenzhou that could rival the Yu Ling Sect, but it had never clashed with the Yu Ling Sect.

The two factions seem to have agreed long ago not to interact or infringe upon each other.

Since Xiao Hei couldn't provide information or play a role in combat, Chu Xiu simply let it continue to stay in his storage space.

Anyway, that place has been transformed into a comfortable and pleasant small dimension, and the remaining large part of the Peng bird's flesh is enough for it to eat for a while.

As for the information gap required for this operation, we can only find out and bridge it ourselves.

The further north you go, the more severe the desertification of the Gobi Desert becomes.

The deeper Chu Xiu went, the more he could sense the growing intensity of the demonic energy permeating the world.

To Chu Xiu, this demonic energy was highly poisonous.

But for these demons who live in this world, it is a great tonic.

However, the team did not stop their training there. Instead, they continued north for another thousand miles before finally stopping.

The leader of the group was a male tiger demon who had already transformed into human form, but still retained his original ferocious tiger head.

The other two female team members are both humanoid.

The tiger demon suddenly stopped flying, and the two team members stopped as well. Without any instructions, they spread out slightly to be on guard around.

"Captain, is this the territory of that great demon who shares the same origin as His Majesty?"

A beautiful woman with her hair styled like a spider and wearing a gauze dress asked a question.

“Great demon? There’s more than just one great demon.”

The tiger demon shuddered. "That was a former demon emperor."

"It was only because we lost the battle for supremacy against our Emperor that we relinquished the supreme position of Sheng Shenzhou,"

"Even so, His Majesty chose to make an agreement with this former Demon Emperor to maintain peace between the two forces."

The other female team member was a young girl, dressed and dressed just like any other girl from an ordinary human family.

She pondered, "If that's the case, why did the Demon General issue a secret order to the Demon General, sending the three of us here to scout?"

The tiger demon was silent for a moment, then looked north. "Although you two are women, you came with me willingly without knowing the secrets behind it, which can be considered quite loyal."

In case you die without ever understanding why, I'll reveal some information to you..."

The two female demons looked at each other in bewilderment.

die?

Before they came, they had no idea that this reconnaissance mission would involve a life-or-death crisis!

Is it too late to leave now?

The tiger demon ignored the two women's slightly flustered expressions. "A month ago, when I was leading my team on a routine patrol of the northern border of my sect, I encountered a plea for help from a demon general who was once under the Demon Emperor."

"A demon general above the Qiankun Realm, whose realm I don't even know the name of, actually asked a patrol team led by a late-stage Qiankun Realm cultivator and whose members were all at the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm for help..."

"It's unimaginable what that demon general went through..."

"I immediately sent him to the border post for treatment, but this demon general died from his injuries on the way, leaving behind only a final message..."

The tiger demon took a deep breath: "The Nether Phoenix Sect has been destroyed... The Phoenix Emperor has perished and the Phoenix Empress is trapped. We request the support of the Spirit Control Sect."

"That Phoenix Emperor is the former sect leader of the Dark Phoenix Sect who once competed with my Yuling Sect and His Majesty for supremacy, and the Phoenix Empress is his wife."

"A sect with two emperors, yet one perished and the other was trapped. Just how terrifying must the enemies the Dark Phoenix Sect has encountered be!"

The tiger demon's words shocked the three people, including Chu Xiu.

Two peak-level demon emperors were defeated by others without anyone noticing!

It wasn't until after the crushing defeat, when a survivor risked his life to escape, that news of the annihilation of the top power that dominated the northern part of the continent was finally spread!

"So, our mission for this trip is..."

"They serve as a reconnaissance squad, paving the way for those who follow!"