Chapter 1130: A Week Later In one area of the Forbidden Land filled with dense forests, representatives of the nine demon races discussed the situation they were facing, especially the deaths of their subordinates in the area of the Temple of the Forgotten Flame. They decided to contact their respective leaders, especially after the arrival of those evil beasts, who had the same interests as them. Their leaders ordered them to avoid the evil beasts and focus on targeting other beasts, humans, and natural races. They also told them they would send additional reinforcement to assist them, which relieved them, especially since their numbers had decreased significantly. The three female ancestors of the Xuanyuan Clan eavesdropped on their conversation, but they couldn’t care less about the fate of the cultivators from outside. They didn’t make any moves, especially since the demons had not targeted the native races of their domain. The three male ancestors of the Xuanyuan Clan monitored the movements of the evil beasts, and they summoned ancestors from the other clans to leave their seclusion and help them deal with those beasts. Although the Forbidden Land was vast, the domain did not have many clans because many clans chose to move to other domains after the Eternal Flame disappeared. There were only five main clans and a few minor clans, with the strongest being the Xuanyuan Clan, followed by the Zhao, Dongfang, Huang, and Gongsun Clans. After receiving the summons from Xuanyuan Zhuanxu, the ancestors of the four clans left their seclusion and spread out to several areas, especially since those evil mythical beasts divided their subordinates into several groups. They did not confront the evil mythical beasts leading their groups directly, especially since they were quite powerful. Instead, they moved to kill their subordinates who tried to harass the inhabitants of their domain, causing their numbers to gradually decrease. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢 . . . The beasts and natural races noticed the humans moving towards the temple and decided to follow them there, especially since the demons continued to hunt them. The vice sect master of the Divine Samsara Sect had arrived at the temple area with his disciples, but like most cultivators, they were unable to approach the temple due to Huo Ling’s flame sphere enveloping the area. He begged her to let them enter the area, but she did not dare and threatened to attack them if he insisted on going inside, forcing him to stop. At midnight, many beasts and natural races arrived at the Temple of the Forgotten Flame area. Unlike those human cultivators, Huo Ling allowed them to enter the temple area in accordance with Feng Yao’s orders, except for the fairy race members. Although Huo Ling allowed them to take shelter behind her flame sphere, she did not allow anyone to enter the temple, and she created another flame sphere to stop those who wanted to enter. . . . Inside the temple, Qing Qiu’er and You Feiling introduced Zhang Fei [5] to the disciples of the Moonlit Passion Temple, and their decision to appoint him as an elder of their sect greatly surprised them. After all, he was still young, and his cultivation was still below most of theirs. Su Yao was most surprised by Qing Qiu’er and You Feiling’s decision, but her mind was opened once they told her and the others that Zhang Fei [5] was a god-rank alchemist, a supreme-rank blacksmith, a rank 10 array master, and a god-rank swordmaster. To prove his status, Zhang Fei [5] showed them his ability in alchemy by performing a live alchemy show, and he concocted several superior-grade pills before their eyes. He also demonstrated his abilities in formation arrays by creating several high-grade talismans, especially for attack and defense. Additionally, Zhang Fei [5] sparred with the strongest among them without using cultivation. Although he didn’t defeat that person, it was enough to prove his combat abilities. Luo Fenghan, Beiming Youhuang, and Yu Shan could only shake their heads after they learned of Zhang Fei [5]’s decision to become an elder of the Moonlit Passion Temple. However, they were surprised by his decision to change the sect’s purpose from a dual cultivation sect to a universal sect, and he even wanted to build several new halls to implement his idea. After he had considered everything, Zhang Fei [5] decided to meet the representatives of the Nine Sword Hall, the Azure Immortal Peak, the Hidden Moon Sect, the Star Cloud Pavilion, and the Eternal Heaven Sect. He informed them that he wanted all his acquaintances who had previously joined them to join the Moonlit Passion Temple. Naturally, the leaders of those sects were reluctant to lose talented cultivators such as Hun Di, Lin Jingxia, Gong Ren, and several others so easily. They demanded compensation from Zhang Fei [5], but Luo Fenghan and Yu Shan immediately mediated for them. In the end, Zhang Fei [5] decided to provide them with several batches of his pills, but he only gave them his basic and common pills. They objected to that and demanded better pills, forcing Feng Yao to intervene. Once Feng Yao revealed her past identity as Empress Huo Yanling, all the sect leaders shut their mouths and accepted Zhang Fei [5]’s offer. After they finished discussing, Huo Ling chased them out of her temple, and her identity as the Eternal Flame caused them to cower in fear. Since the ancestors of the main clans Fan, Ru, Zhi, Chen, Qin, and Jiang from the Empyrean Main Domain insisted on speaking with him, Zhang Fei [5] decided to meet with them. However, he declined their wish to cooperate with him directly; instead, he asked them to cooperate with Luo Fenghan and the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary, especially since they were his family. . . . Outside, Long Wuzhao, Long Xukong, and Tianshi Bailong had already arrived at the location of another portal leading to the Forbidden Land, but it was also sealed from the inside. "What should we do now? Are we going to force our way through this seal?" "We have no other choice, right?" Long Xukong replied to Tianshi Bailong with a helpless sigh, but an item suddenly shot out of the void. He immediately caught it and listened to the message inside, which surprised him. "Brother Wuzhao, my son just sent me another message, and he said that we don’t need to worry about them because Empress Huo Yanling is inside with Zhang Fei [5]. Additionally, the Eternal Flame has returned, and it turned out to be in her hands all this time." Long Wuzhao nodded in understanding. "No wonder my golden flames never had any effect on Empress Huo in the past; it turns out she had obtained the Eternal Flame a long time ago." "Doesn’t that mean her past identity as Empress Huo Yanling is not her true identity, Brother Wuzhao?" "Yes." Long Wuzhao nodded to them. "The Eternal Flame disappeared several million years ago, which turned that place into the Forbidden Land. Empress Huo Yanling wasn’t that old in the past, so I’m sure that she was reincarnated before, and she was the one who took the flame in the past." Long Xukong then spoke. "If that’s true, Empress Huo Yanling is a reincarnation of one of the ancients, especially since the Eternal Flame disappeared in the ancient era." "You’re right, Bailong. Since Empress Huo Yanling and the Eternal Flame are in there, we no longer need to force our way in. We have to go back now before they notice our arrival, and we’ll leave everything to the two of them." Long Xukong and Tianshi Bailong immediately followed Long Wuzhao away. . . . Day after day passed, and seven days had passed in the Paradise Realm. === [Daily quest I: Absorb 10,000,000 Qi.] [Reward: 1000 purple jewels.] [Daily Quest II: Absorb 10,000,000 demon essence.] [Reward: 1000 advanced-grade demon cores.] [Daily Quest III: Absorb 10,000,000 beast essence.] [Reward: 1000 advanced-grade beast cores.] [Daily Quest IV: Killing 1000 beasts/demon beasts in the Celestial Lord or above.] [Reward: Celestial daily pack x1] === During the past seven days, Zhang Fei [5] and his closest people joined other cultivators to face those demons and evil beasts, but he didn’t use all his abilities, mainly because some of them were clearly targeting him, such as the fairy race and the Jiao Clan. Powerful demons and evil beasts were faced by senior cultivators such as Feng Yao, Luo Fenghan, Beiming Youhuang, Yu Shan, Gong Wei, Li Shaqing, and others. This way, Zhang Fei [5] and his people could face enemies that matched their level without fear of their attacks. "Husband, those people have been monitoring you for the past week. They have been trying to find an opening to attack you, but Huo Ling has repeatedly stopped them." Luo Yunxiao spoke as she glanced at the Jiao Clan entourage. Zhang Fei [5] nodded slightly to her, but he was more focused on the members of the fairy race, especially since they seemed to be starting to suspect him even though he hadn’t used his beast or demon abilities in the past week. "Those fairies seem to be starting to realize my identity, and the Fairy King will find out about my presence in this realm soon." "Are you thinking about killing them, husband?" Yan Jinwu asked. "They are stronger than me, okay?" Zhang Fei [5] shook his head in reply. "For now, I will think of another solution regarding them, and I will move after everything is finished." *Thud* Feng Yao landed beside them and pointed at the sky. "The mysterious merchant will appear soon." - To Be Continued -