Chapter 1010: Heavenly Auspicious Signs

Seeing the many human experts feasting heartily, the wandering cultivators who kept arriving were half filled with doubt, half drooling with desire.

Although Ye Zhangqing had already put out the fire and cleared the stove, the faint aroma still drifting in the air made everyone unable to stop craving.

"This...... smells so good, I've never smelled such a fragrant scent before."

"Yeah, it's even more fragrant than the Fragrant Pavilion in the city, that's a restaurant opened by a Spirit Chef."

"Can you have some vision? The owner of the Fragrant Pavilion, if placed in the Spirit Chef Union, would be nothing but trash."

"Exactly, the Spirit Chef Alliance is all here now; can the Fragrant Pavilion even compare?"

"But this flavor......"

"Alright, hold it in."

The wandering cultivators found it agonizing to hold back; after everyone finally finished eating, a steward from each of the Three Holy Lands arrived in turn to receive these wandering cultivators.

Given their status, it was naturally impossible for them to come into contact with an Elder, let alone a figure of the Shèngzhǔ level.

Even having the holy land's steward personally come to receive them was already a great show of face; otherwise, an ordinary disciple would have sufficed.

"What brings you here?"

The steward leading from Dao Yi Shengdi spoke up, his tone gentle, and having just eaten a full meal, he was in high spirits, a faint smile still on his face.

"Senior, we saw that Tianhong Guan seemed to have erupted in a great battle last night, so we rushed over to help."

They didn't hide anything, answering bluntly; hearing this, the three merely nodded in relief, and everyone could see they meant well.

"You mean well; indeed a battle took place last night, but it was no great matter—you also saw the Demon Race retreat. Go back, stabilize the rear properly, and live as you should."

"But senior, this Tianhong Guan......"

"Oh, it's fine; we'll just rebuild it when the time comes. Go on—you staying here wouldn't help much anyway."

After comforting them with a few words, he let them each return.

No need to panic either; even if Tianhong Guan erupts in battle again, there's nothing to worry about—with them here, the Demon Race is nothing to fear.

Leaving with a complex expression, Tianhong Guan—though the wandering cultivators still harbored doubts in their hearts, they had no choice but to obey orders.

Each returned the way they came, but along the road many people asked doubtfully.

"Big brother, do you think the seniors are being too lax? When they talk about the Demon Race, they seem completely unworried."

"Don't talk nonsense; these matters aren't for us to speculate. Since Tianhong Guan is peaceful now, you also heard what the seniors just said—our current task is to work hard to stabilize the rear, hurry back, and tell everyone the news about Tianhong Guan."

Although he said that, he himself still couldn't figure it out.

"Demon Race, why is it that when these human experts speak of them, they show not a trace of nervousness, and even seem somewhat contemptuous?"

The wandering cultivators don't know what happened on the front line, and they've never been to a battlefield.

Meanwhile, the many human cultivators right now truly have no fear of the Demon Race—they're practically a bunch of ingredients, wishing they'd show up at the door every day.

Inside Tianhong Guan, the cultivators couldn't be bothered to repair anything; they simply summoned a Spirit City and set up camp wherever they found space.

However, with the Three Holy Lands taking the lead, the various sects chose their encampment sites all surrounding the Demon Cave.

And the Demon Cave remains under strict surveillance; any movement is known immediately.

Moreover, the ingredients previously obtained are being gradually settled with the help of disciples from various sects by the Spirit Chef Alliance.

This harvest is substantial, and it's impossible to kill them all; we need to find a place to temporarily keep them penned.

The human side is extremely busy, while on the other side the Undying Race can hardly sit still.

Upon learning that the Demon Race had opened the Demon Cave all the way into Tianhong Guan, the Undying Race wanted to take back their former territory.

After all, that land had once belonged to the Undying Race.

"This...... but what will we do about the Demon Race side then?"

"I think the Demon Race is just for show, not worth fearing; after all this time, they can't even handle a single human."

"Yeah, maybe we were just worrying needlessly at first."

The Undying Demon Emperors conferred, seeing that after so long the Demon Race still couldn't deal with a single human, they assumed the Demon Race was nothing more than that.

Back then our reaction was too big, causing even our own lair to be handed over to others.

Now the battle between humans and demons at Tianhong Guan has at least ended in mutual loss; isn't this just giving them an opportunity?

If they could reclaim their former lands and add to that the Monster Race's half of the realm, the Undying Race would surely turn loss into profit.

Thinking this, the multitude of Undying Great Emperors could no longer sit still; they immediately issued orders to prepare troops to attack their former Undying Race territory.

They want to take back everything that belongs to them.

As for the Demon Race, if humans can do it, the Undying Race can naturally do it too—what is there to fear about a mere Demon Race?

Thus, for swift victory, that very day the many Undying Great Emperors led numerous Undying Race powerhouses, advancing in several columns into the former Undying Race territory.

Along the way, not a trace of the former prosperity remained in the Undying Race's territory.

Everywhere was a feeling of desolation.

Watching these changes along the way, many Undying Race powerhouses felt sorrow in their hearts.

At the same time, they secretly swore that this time they would definitely reclaim their homeland.

"It's said that humans still left some people here to garrison."

The leading Undying Great Emperors discussed their next move.

"So what? With just that handful of humans, what could they possibly do?"

"Exactly; even if humans succeeded in the Tianhong Guan battle, what could they use to stop us?"

"Rest assured, this endeavor will surely succeed."

The Undying Great Emperors aren't particularly worried about humans; in their view, humans are now struggling just to survive, and not being wiped out by the Demon Race is already good.

Even one of their own Three Mighty Passes has been breached by the Demon Race—still thinking of stopping them? That's nothing short of a joke.

In the eyes of the Undying Race, Tianhong Guan was broken by the Demon Race, and without Tianhong Guan as a reliance, the cost of any clash between humans and demons would inevitably be enormous.

At such a time, where would humans have the energy to manage them?

Not long after, a unit led by three Undying Emperors arrived at the Human Race's frontline garrison.

Facing the Human Race experts left behind, one of the Undying Emperors shouted coldly.

"Get lost, you Humans have nothing to do here."

"Huh? What do you Undying mean?"

"Literally speaking, this place originally belonged to my Undying Race; now you can get lost."

Hearing this, the gathered Human Race experts were furious—are the Undying trying to take advantage of the fire? They deserve death, but how dare they?

However, at present there is no Human Race Emperor stationed at the frontline camp; facing the three Undying Emperors, they have no recourse.

And just then, a seven-colored rosy light suddenly appeared in the previously cloudless sky.

"This is..............."