I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

When he first saw Bai Qingyu, he felt that the girl looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before. However, he was completely overwhelmed by her beauty and forgot about it. Besides, he didn't look at Bai Qingyu's portrait every day, so he naturally couldn't remember.

Bai Qingyu's image is basically tied to the wooden umbrella. No matter where she goes, Bai Qingyu likes to carry her umbrella. In her portraits, she is always seen carrying a wooden umbrella. So, to some extent, the wooden umbrella is Bai Qingyu's true self.

So much so that the wolf demon recognized Bai Qingyu almost instantly upon seeing her holding an umbrella.

All I can say is that he's thinking about how he'll die.

He had certainly heard of the Divine Phoenix's name. The demons all said that the Divine Phoenix was gentle and kind. But if you asked around, you would find out that the Divine Phoenix didn't have a good temper. She was the kind of person who would kill without blinking an eye. Her gentleness was only towards her children.

If it weren't for her child provoking her, she would basically be finished.

Even if she were to show mercy and spare his life, the Demon King would surely deal with him anyway.

He had never heard of a demon that could survive after taking over the home of the Divine Phoenix.

Bai Qingyu naturally had no idea what the wolf demon was thinking. She only saw that the guy suddenly started trembling and was unwilling to fly forward. She had to keep using her demonic power to drag him forward, otherwise he would definitely have fallen.

I'm also puzzled. This guy was perfectly fine just now. He might be scared, but there's no need for him to be this terrified.

Now, suddenly I'm so scared that my whole body is trembling.

Perhaps they're just too oblivious, only now realizing what happened.

Ignoring him, Bai Qingyu continued flying forward.

The Ten Thousand Mountains were much larger than she had imagined. She had always thought that the place she lived in was on the outskirts, but not so much on the outskirts; it was more like the inner circle.

However, in reality, if the entire Ten Thousand Mountains were divided into ten inner and outer rings, her residence would be considered not only on the inner ring, but also on the outermost edge of the ten rings.

With her current strength, it would take her at least one or two hours to fly to within the fourth ring. Those with weaker strength, such as those in the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stages, would probably need to fly for ten days and ten nights to enter within the fourth ring.

No wonder the Ten Thousand Mountains became the stronghold of the demon race.

The area here is large enough, and it is also a paradise for all kinds of wild beasts. As we all know, almost all demons are transformed from wild beasts, except for some families of great demons, where lesser demons are born as monsters.

Bai Qingyu remained silent the whole way. After a quick calculation, he realized that although the area of ​​the Ten Thousand Mountains was not as large as the land outside, it was at least 70% the size of the land outside. It was such a treasure land that no cultivators had their eyes on it.

It should be noted that there are only two Mahayana demons on the surface, and the human race should be able to take them down.

Once we've mastered Mahayana Buddhism, what else is there to worry about?

Putting aside her inner thoughts, Bai Qingyu released some of her aura, not at full power, just to send a signal to the demons of the Hundred Thousand Mountains that she had come with a peaceful and friendly attitude, not to invade.

The Ten Thousand Mountains must be something special. Even if they can't cooperate, Bai Qingyu doesn't want to offend them.

Sure enough, not long after, Bai Qingyu saw demons flying towards them, a large number of them, more than thirty in total.

These thirty-odd demons were all top-tier in strength. Bai Qingyu spread out his demonic power to get a quick sense of them. The two leading demons were both at the Mahayana stage, followed by fifteen at the Integration stage, and the rest were all at the Refinement stage.

To be honest, this strength is quite formidable. It may not be as strong as Tianyang Palace, but how many Tianyang Palaces are there in the world? Besides, what we see here cannot possibly be the full strength of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

It's quite an honor that so many demons came.

Among them, Bai Qingyu saw Tamamo-no-Mae.

At this moment, he had transformed into human form. He was very handsome and had an indescribable charm. If you really want to describe it, he had a kind of androgynous beauty, being both feminine and lacking in masculinity, yet possessing a feminine beauty within his masculinity.

Bai Qingyu was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Tamamo-no-Mae, who had always refused to transform into human form, would be so beautiful once she did.

"May I ask, are you the Divine Phoenix Goddess herself?"

Even though they were still hundreds of kilometers apart, a woman in a red slit dress couldn't resist any longer and instantly appeared a few hundred meters in front of Bai Qingyu.

As she flashed past, a long afterimage trailed behind her. Judging from the appearance of that afterimage, it was clear that her true form was a dragon.

Yes, it's a dragon, and a dragon at the Mahayana stage at that, much stronger than that little snake.

The two Mahayana demons, a dragon and a peacock, were all quite powerful and were truly ancient beings.

The average lifespan of the demon race is much longer than that of the human race. This is not only because humans like to court death. If it were really a matter of dying of old age, the demon race would definitely win.

On another note, none of the human race are peaceful, especially the strong. Those Mahayana cultivators are all quite young. Those who are truly old have either died or ascended to immortality. After one great calamity after another, do you really think you can avoid it a second time?

The two before us are different. They did not participate in the Great Tribulation. As soon as the Great Tribulation began, they hid in the Hundred Thousand Mountains and did not come out. Because they had been suppressing their cultivation and refusing to ascend, these two were definitely the oldest in the entire world.

Bai Qingyu took a step forward and passed the wolf demon.

"It is indeed me, junior Bai Qingyu, who greets senior."

Bai Qingyu cupped her hands and addressed the aunt in front of her as a junior, which was perfectly normal. She, Bai Qingyu, had only lived for a few years, while the person in front of her was practically a living fossil. Moreover, she was so strong that she might not be weaker than Ji Canghai. She was also a demon king, the demon king of all the demon races in the world, and her seniority was much higher than hers.

“Divine Phoenix, there’s no need for that. I’m just a little older than you. The demon race doesn’t care about age, only strength. Since we are of equal strength, we can address each other as peers. My name is Tianjiao, you can call me by my real name.”

Despite saying that they were peers, Tianjiao was actually looking at his junior with the same appreciative gaze one would give a junior, nodding occasionally.

"I've long heard of your name, Divine Phoenix. You've been fighting for the honor of my demon race and avenging our grievances. I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but my identity is special and it's not suitable for me to go out. I was also afraid you'd be too busy, so I haven't bothered you."

The demon race doesn't stand on ceremony; they say whatever they want. If they're satisfied with Bai Qingyu, you can tell from the dragon's words that they appreciate her. Conversely, if they dislike Bai Qingyu, they won't bother with formalities and will simply appear and drive her out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

"How can you do that? No matter what, I am still a junior. In that case, I will call you Sister Tianjiao."

"Okay, then, I'll call you 'little sister' too."

They got along quite well on their first meeting, a situation Bai Qingyu felt was probably only seen among the demon race.

"What Sister Tianjiao said are all trivial matters, things I should do. Back then, when I went to the capital, it was just because my child was bullied by people there, and I stood up for her. By the way, that child is also a member of the dragon clan. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will bring her to meet you, Sister."

Bai Qingyu chuckled as she spoke, her demonic power still holding onto the wolf demon.

I thought I'd be able to use it, but it looks like I won't.

"The Flood Dragon Clan, alright, alright. My Flood Dragon Clan doesn't have many members. It's the child of Sister Divine Phoenix. I'll have to take a good look at it. But Sister, what you said is wrong. It's true that you're avenging the child, but at the same time, you're also avenging our entire demon clan."

Tianjiao was also all smiles, her face beaming. She looked like a beautiful woman, probably around thirty-eight years old, with a very charming feminine allure, the kind of temperament Bai Qingyu dreamed of having.

"Back then, our demon king burned down the capital, but ended up dying and his spirit was extinguished. The morale of the demon race was severely damaged. If it weren't for my sister's actions that day, our demon race would never be as united as it is today."

Tianjiao didn't keep them in suspense and directly told them about Tamamo-no-Mae's story. Back then, Tamamo-no-Mae burned down the capital and committed a heinous crime. She was besieged and killed by various sects and also killed countless demons. Normally, the demons could only swallow their hatred.

Unable to defeat them in a fight, and too afraid to even utter a curse, it's laughable that a once-great demon king met such an end, making their demon race the biggest laughingstock in the world.

Then Bai Qingyu caused a scene in the capital.

Regardless of the process or the cause of this incident, let's just talk about Bai Qingyu's identity.

Is she a divine phoenix, or a demon?

Since they were demons, the fact that Tianyang Palace had to apologize for causing such a scene was a great relief for the demons. Based on this incident, everyone also learned about Bai Qingyu's extremely protective nature. Furthermore, people added fuel to the fire behind her back, which led to Bai Qingyu becoming the "Divine Phoenix Lady," deeply loved by all the demons in the world.

Bai Qingyu still doesn't know just how high her status is in the demon race. It's safe to say that she could easily become a demon king with a single call to arms.

Bai Qingyu remained silent, and Tianjiao continued, "My sister Kongque and I were also extremely annoyed during that time. Everyone wanted us to step in, but this matter was not so simple. The Demon King was already dead, and if we took action again, it would only make the situation, which was gradually calming down, worse again, and even more serious."

"We can't just stay out of it. If we don't give everyone a proper explanation, then the Demon Heart will crumble."

"That's why I have to thank my sister properly; she got us both out of a tight spot."

Tianjiao's laughter was gentle, and you could tell from her that she was very different from other demons. She didn't have the typical carefree attitude or stubbornness of demons. She was very easy to talk to and had a calm and composed personality, like a wise person who had seen through the world.

They were indeed wise women, probably having lived for tens of thousands of years. They had seen and heard everything, and these kinds of messy things were commonplace to them.

Suddenly, I understood why cultivators across the land wanted to restrict the two of them—because they were too terrifying.

They possess unfathomable strength and extraordinary wisdom, and they are sisters.

Bai Qingyu suddenly remembered something. Wasn't it rumored that these two great demons were brother and sister? How did they become sisters?

But it's not really important.

The combined strength of these two great demons is indeed terrifying. If they were to go out, they would surely cause a bloodbath. This is why the demon race has been so peaceful in recent years. No matter how severely they are suppressed, their foundation will not be damaged, because everyone knows that there are two old guys in the demon race who have not shown their faces.

What Bai Qingyu didn't know was that the peacock was originally a male demon, but transformed into a female demon in order to pursue the celestial dragon.

It's just that Tianjiao only likes females, there's nothing we can do about it. Originally, Tianjiao not only liked females, but also only dragons. Even the peacock wanted to transform herself into a dragon, but in the end, her deep affection moved Tianjiao.

That's enough to make a proud male demon bow its head and change its sex.

And so, the two sisters have lived together inseparable until now, standing hand in hand at the pinnacle of the world.

Calling them demon kings is inaccurate. In terms of their status within the sect, they are more like senior elders who often go into seclusion and never take action unless it is absolutely necessary. Tamamo-no-Mae, on the other hand, is the demon king, or "sect leader".

Soon they met up with the main group, and Bai Qingyu saw the peacock demon king, who had a somewhat arrogant expression and wore a sky-blue dress.

Peacock's personality is different from Tianjiao's. She doesn't talk much. When she saw Bai Qingyu arrive, she just nodded and kept her mouth shut with a cold face, as if she didn't welcome Bai Qingyu's arrival at all.

Seeing this, Tianjiao smiled helplessly, "Sister Shenhuang, don't mind her. That's just how Peacock is. It's not that she doesn't like you. She just sensed your presence and was the first to react, leading everyone to welcome you."

After getting acquainted with the high-ranking members of the Hundred Thousand Mountains Demon Clan, Tianjiao finally spoke with a smile, "Sister Divine Phoenix, what's wrong with the wolf demon behind you?"

The wolf demon behind Bai Qingyu had never seen such a scene before. He had already "fainted from fright" at the sight of so many powerful figures, though he was only pretending. But now that Tianjiao had suddenly mentioned him, he was truly terrified.

He stole Shenhuang's house and was even brought before a group of high-ranking officials by Shenhuang. If he doesn't die, who will? No, even if he does die, he won't die so easily.

They will definitely be tortured terribly before they die.

As Tianjiao's voice faded, all the demons, including Tamamo-no-Mae, focused their attention on the wolf demon.

Why is this Divine Phoenix bringing a dog on its way to visit?

"He is the one I asked to lead the way. On my way here, I happened to pass by my former residence. I used to live on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains and hadn't been home for many years. When I returned, I found that my home had been occupied by someone else, and it was this wolf demon. I thought I was going to pay him a visit anyway, so I didn't say anything beforehand and decided to have him lead the way."

The moment Bai Qingyu said this, the expressions of the demons changed instantly.

They really wanted to win Bai Qingyu over, but they never expected that Bai Qingyu used to live in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

This family!

At this moment, the way they looked at the wolf demon was as if they were looking at a war criminal.

Volume Two: Journey Through the Demon Book - Chapter Fifty-Eight: Helplessness, Heartache, and Deception

With Bai Qingyu staying here, everything becomes much easier.

Whether it's courting or discussing cooperation, at least there's something to talk about, but in the end, the house was occupied by someone else.

Stared at by a group of powerful figures, the wolf demon trembled all over. If he had to describe his feelings, it would be one word: regret. He shouldn't have gone to that godforsaken place in the first place. If he hadn't stayed there, he would have been fine.

Now that he's being watched by such a group of powerful figures, even if the Divine Phoenix forgives him, these great demons won't let him go. Given their personalities, he'll most likely be secretly dealt with.

Bai Qingyu casually tossed the wolf demon away. "Since this little demon knows where I live, why don't we just have him take my place and clean the place every now and then? I don't usually have time to come back and visit, let alone clean it. That place is very important to me, and I've been thinking about finding someone to take care of it for a long time."

She was initially angry that this demon had taken over her house, but now she realized it was unnecessary. She decided to have the demon clean the house and then come back to clean it regularly.

Anyway, the house wasn't damaged; it just had some odds and ends inside, like bones and thatch.

It has to be said that this wolf demon's strength is not particularly weak. It's really quite pathetic that he has managed to get to this level. Demons of the same cultivation level are already living a life of luxury outside. Of course, many of them have also been killed. This wolf demon lives a miserable life, but there is no danger.