Xu Qing had no way of knowing how forlorn Erniu felt. For the past half a month, he had been dutifully carrying out the empress’ orders. He had challenged all of the Smoldering Gods among the western Devilbirds. Of course, his challenges didn’t involve fighting them. They involved defending against them.

As that half of a month went by, word spread far and wide about Sir Blood Dust being able to use the Netherlotus secret magic of Grand Emperor Netherflame. As a result, Sir Blood Dust became well and truly famous in the Devilbird holy land.

Some people were a bit suspicious about how he acquired Grand Emperor Netherflame’s secret magic. But then they considered that he was Lu Lingzi’s attendant, and the only person Lu Lingzi had brought to the western Devilbirds. Given that, it seemed obvious that the secret magic must have been given to him by Lu Lingzi.

Xu Qing continued with his challenges. He went from the ninth Imperial Sovereign mountain to the eighth. Then he proceeded toward the seventh.

There were a lot of cultivators gathered by the seventh mountain, most of them western Devilbirds, although there was also a contingent from the east. When Xu Qing arrived, it caused quite a commotion. Some people denounced him, others welcomed him joyously. Either way, there was quite a buzz. Of course, that made quite a contrast to the mountain itself, which was dead silent.