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Li Hanshan was also quite impressed by how quickly Lin Zhixu had grown up.

But he still had reservations and tentatively asked, "With your current skills, you are unmatched among your peers in the cultivation world. If you were given another hundred years, I'm afraid I would have to give up my position to you."

Lin Zhixu simply smiled faintly: "Your Excellency is joking. What would I do with your position? I don't crave power."

Li Hanshan was relieved.

Over the years, he has come to know Lin Zhixu better, and he is indeed not an ambitious or power-hungry person.

Every time he saw Lin Zhixu grow up so fast, he resented God for being unfair.

If Lin Zhixu were born a member of the demon race, how wonderful it would be if he were his son.

He was almost reluctant to use Lin Zhixu.

Despite his thoughts, he still instructed, "Make preparations. In a couple of days, you will come with me to handle some business."

Lin Zhixu: "Where to?"

Li Hanshan: "The Northern Wilderness."

Lin Zhixu was taken aback. The Northern Wilderness? Isn't that where Agu stayed?

It seems that Li Hanshan sent Agu to the Northern Wilderness not to punish him, but for some other purpose.

"What are you going there for?"

Li Hanshan seemed unwilling to elaborate: "You'll know when we get there. There's no need to ask."

Lin Zhixu was lost in thought, but he calmly agreed.

……

Three days later, Li Hanshan attached black energy to Lin Zhixu's wrist.

Lin Zhixu mounted Xiao Hei's back, with a large and imposing procession of demonic cultivators following behind them, heading towards the Northern Wilderness.

The closer you get to the Northern Wilderness, the harsher the environment becomes.

The road, which used to have a few patches of withered grass, has somehow turned into a field of gravel.

The wind felt like knives cutting my face; in the hazy, gray world, I could hear no birdsong and see no signs of human habitation.

Even Xiao Hei slowed down, seemingly disliking the smell here.

The name "Northern Wilderness" is indeed well-deserved. It is a desolate wasteland, where not a single blade of grass grows.

Lin Zhixu jumped off Xiao Hei's back.

My shoes felt hot on the sand and gravel.

Agu had already received the news and was waiting at the entrance to the Northern Wilderness with his men.

He has indeed had a hard time these past three years. He has become much darker and rougher, and he no longer has the refined young master he had in the Demon Palace.

Upon seeing the large group approaching from afar, he was initially excited and quickly went to greet them.

But when she saw Lin Zhixu clearly, the smile on her face froze instantly.

"Why is it you? Where is the Lord?"

Lin Zhixu raised his hand, and a black aura slithered out from his wrist like a snake, rapidly expanding in the wind and finally condensing into a tall human figure.

As the black mist churned, Li Hanshan's figure gradually became clear.

In the past three years, his strength has recovered considerably, and he can now barely condense a physical form, but it is still unstable, and most of the time it appears in the form of black mist.

Agu's pupils contracted, and he trembled with excitement, kneeling down with a thud: "Your subordinate greets Your Majesty!"

Li Hanshan looked down at him and said, "Get up. You've had a tough three years."

Agu's eyes welled up with tears, as if this rare expression of understanding had stirred up countless grievances.

"I would gladly die to serve my lord! My hardships are nothing; as long as my lord remembers me, these past three years have not been in vain!"

Lin Zhixu watched from the side, his teeth aching.

This person spent three years in the Northern Wilderness, but his cultivation level didn't improve; however, his flattery skills became superb.

Li Hanshan probably also found it annoying and interrupted him.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. What are you going to do about what I asked you to do?"

Agu exclaimed excitedly, "Everything is going smoothly! Most of the demonic beasts in the Northern Wilderness are willing to join us. We're just waiting for your command, and then we can crush the cultivation world in one fell swoop!"

Lin Zhixu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was deeply shaken.

The environment in the Northern Wilderness is harsh, and all the monsters that can survive here are ferocious.

If those ferocious beasts were truly subdued by Li Hanshan, and combined with the large army of demonic cultivators, it would be nothing short of a catastrophe for the cultivation world.

Li Hanshan laughed, "Well done. I knew I hadn't misjudged you. But why are the remaining demonic beasts unwilling?"

Agu explained, "Those monsters are used to being peaceful and have no ferocity. They don't want to follow us to accomplish our great cause."

Li Hanshan: "It's alright, if you don't want to, then you don't want to."

He turned to Lin Zhixu and said, "You know my plan. Next, I intend to hand over these demonic beasts from the Northern Wilderness to you to tame."

Lin Zhixu was taken aback: "Me? I've never tamed a demon beast before, I'm afraid I can't shoulder this responsibility."

Aguda was utterly shocked: "My Lord!"

Li Hanshan ignored him and said to Lin Zhixu, "It's alright. I don't need you to make them stronger. The beasts of the Northern Wilderness are already ferocious; what they lack is loyalty."

"You've trained this black wolf very well. I hope they can all be as loyal as it. Of course, it would be even better if you could develop some more combat skills."

Lin Zhixu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Since Your Excellency trusts me, I will give it a try."

Ah Gu's teeth were almost crushed.

Why is it that brat again? Did all his hard work over the past three years just pave the way for this kid's success?

"My lord, this credit is mine, why did you give it to him again?"

Li Hanshan: "Alright, I know you've made a contribution, so I'll remember it. Once things are done, I'll promote you to Demon Lord."

The anger on Agu's face instantly turned into surprise.

Demon Lord! That's the position that countless demon cultivators dream of.

He's endured so many years for this very reason!

In that case, there's no need for him to take on this arduous task.

He knew all too well the ferocious beasts of the Northern Wilderness; they were not easy to train.

Let Lin Zhixu have his headache.

If he doesn't handle it well, the Lord might be disappointed in him.

……

Agu led them to the place where ferocious beasts gathered.

Before they even got close, the roars of wild beasts rolled in from ahead like muffled thunder, making their chests tingle.

Several demonic cultivators on guard saw Li Hanshan approaching from afar and quickly bowed and made way.

Lin Zhixu looked up and saw two black-armored behemoths, each several meters tall, tearing at each other.

One resembled a rhinoceros with iron armor on its back, while the other resembled a giant ape with arms as thick as stone pillars. Every collision sent up a cloud of sand and stones.

There were dozens of other monsters of varying sizes around them, some crouching, some standing, their eyes bloodshot, emitting low growls, as if they might join the battle at any moment.

Li Hanshan frowned and turned to look at Agu: "Go, make them stop."

Agu looked completely innocent: "My lord, as you can see, these beasts are wild and untamed, and they don't listen to me at all. All I can do is shout from outside; if I were to actually charge in, I'm afraid there wouldn't be any bones left."

He looked at Lin Zhixu with a half-smile: "Didn't you just say that you would let Lin Zhixu train them? Now is a good opportunity to let us see his abilities."

Li Hanshan also looked at Lin Zhixu.

He really wanted to see what methods Lin Zhixu would use to deal with these ferocious beasts.

Lin Zhixu's expression remained unchanged.

He lowered his head slightly and glanced at Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei and he were of one mind. Almost at the same moment, Xiao Hei stomped his four feet and his body swelled up as if he had been inflated.

Black flames surged from beneath its claws, and the wolf instantly grew to the size of a small mountain, its fur as black as ink, dancing wildly in the wind.

It raised its head, and a deafening wolf howl rolled from deep within its throat.

The sound was like a thunderclap, exploding loudly.

All the ferocious beasts in the arena froze at the same time, and even the giant beast in the middle of the fight stopped.

The smaller monsters immediately knelt down to show their submission.