Chapter 856

A five-colored brocade chicken with extremely gorgeous plumage flew over.

Translation: "A five-colored brocade chicken with extremely gorgeous plumage flew over."

A five-colored brocade chicken with extremely gorgeous plumage flew over.

Its wingspan stretched several tens of zhang, and its tail feathers extended over a hundred zhang—like a strip of five‑colored brocade streaming behind it. In the sunlight, its splendid plumage glittered like five‑colored jewels.

Translation: "The brocade chicken, with a wingspan of several tens of zhang, had tail feathers extending over a hundred zhang, like a piece of five-colored brocade draped behind it; when sunlight shone on it, its splendid feathers glowed like five-colored jewels."

several tens of zhang, over a hundred zhang

On the brocade chicken's back rested a rocking chair woven from ancient vines, where a snow‑white‑furred beast with the stature of a golden‑steel ape and a face like a mountain sprite sat, exuding a fierce and mighty aura, swaying back and forth contentedly.

Translation: "On the brocade chicken's back lay a rocking chair woven from ancient vines; a snow‑white furred beast, its body like a golden‑steel ape and its face resembling a mountain sprite, exuded a fierce and powerful aura as it sat in the chair, swaying back and forth contentedly."

A snow‑white furred beast with the body of a golden‑steel ape and a face like a mountain sprite, exuding a fierce and powerful aura, swayed back and forth contentedly.

Dozens of hulking giant monkeys, their thin skin stretched over bulging, explosive muscles, trailed the brocade chicken through the sky, treading clouds as they flew swiftly while snarling at the flock of great avian demons above.

Translation: "Dozens of burly large monkeys, their thin skin bulging with explosive muscles, followed the brocade chicken in the air, treading clouds as they flew swiftly while baring their teeth at the flock of great avian demons above."

Dozens of burly large monkeys, their thin skin bulging with explosive muscles, followed the brocade chicken in the air, treading clouds as they flew swiftly while baring their teeth at the flock of great avian demons above.

About a hundred li away, the white‑furred monkey suddenly opened its eyes.

Translation: "About a hundred li away, the white‑furred monkey suddenly opened its eyes."

About a hundred li away, the white‑furred monkey suddenly opened its eyes.

In the void, it was as if two golden‑blazing little suns suddenly lit up, pouring golden light across the sky—eerie and majestic, as if it could pierce through everything.

Translation: "In the void, it was as if two golden‑blazing little suns suddenly lit up, pouring golden light across the sky, eerie and majestic, as if it could pierce through everything."

In the void, it was as if two golden‑blazing little suns suddenly lit up, pouring golden light across the sky—eerie and majestic, as if it could pierce through everything.

The golden light fell on Wu Tie; his flesh, bones, and five viscera simultaneously blazed with chaotic radiance, countless patterns winding and flowing, while strands of hazy mist sprayed from his body, forming layer upon layer of vortices that swirled rapidly around him.

Translation: "The golden light fell on Wu Tie; his flesh, bones, and five viscera simultaneously blazed with chaotic radiance, countless patterns winding and flowing, while strands of hazy mist sprayed from his body, forming layer upon layer of vortices that swirled rapidly around him."

The golden light fell on Wu Tie; his flesh, bones, and five viscera simultaneously blazed with chaotic radiance, countless patterns winding and flowing, while strands of hazy mist sprayed from his body, forming layer upon layer of vortices that swirled rapidly around him.

The golden light and gray mist collided, producing a piercing hiss‑hiss sound.

Translation: "The golden light and the gray mist collided, producing a piercing 'hiss‑hiss' sound."

The golden light and gray mist collided, producing a piercing hiss‑hiss sound.

It was like a red‑hot iron plate plunged into icy water; the golden light and gray mist corroded each other layer by layer, and the golden light could not approach Wu Tie's body in the slightest.

Translation: "It was like a red‑hot iron plate plunged into icy water; the golden light and gray mist corroded each other layer by layer, and the golden light could not approach Wu Tie's body in the slightest."

It was like a red‑hot iron plate plunged into icy water; the golden light and gray mist corroded each other layer by layer, and the golden light could not approach Wu Tie's body in the slightest.

"Nice kid, nice move." The exotic monkey slowly rose from the rocking chair, took a step, and came straight to Wu Tie's face.

Translation: "\"Nice kid, nice move. \" The exotic monkey slowly rose from the rocking chair, took a step, and came straight to Wu Tie's face."

"Nice kid, nice move." The exotic monkey slowly rose from the rocking chair, took a step, and came straight to Wu Tie's face.

His golden eye‑light faded, revealing two huge, gold‑colored, crystal‑clear eyeballs the size of sea bowls. The exotic monkey, hands behind its back, looked him over from head to toe, then gave him a thumbs‑up.

Translation: "His eyes' golden light retracted, revealing two gold‑colored, sea‑bowl‑sized eyeballs, crystal clear like crystal. The exotic monkey, hands behind its back, sized him up from head to toe, then gave him a thumbs‑up."

His golden eye‑light faded, revealing two huge, gold‑colored, crystal‑clear eyeballs the size of sea bowls. The exotic monkey, hands behind its back, looked him over from head to toe, then gave him a thumbs‑up.

Tie Dahua is a fool, scared stiff by a bald old bird, rushing to beg the old ancestor for support like his butt's on fire.

Translation: "\"Tie Dahua is a fool, scared stiff by a bald old bird, rushing to beg the old ancestor for support like his butt's on fire. \""

Tie Dahua is a fool, scared stiff by a bald old bird, rushing to beg the old ancestor for support like his butt's on fire.

For the old monkey's sake, let this little bird go.

Translation: "\"For the old monkey's sake, let this little bird go. \""

For the old monkey's sake, let this little bird go.

We're all demons—if you skin him and turn him into beggar's chicken to eat, the old monkey won't object; survival of the fittest, the weak are meat, the strong eat—that's heavenly principle.

Translation: "The exotic monkey drawled: \"We're all demons; if you skin him and make him into beggar's chicken to eat, the old monkey won't object… survival of the fittest, the weak are meat, the strong eat—that's heavenly principle. \""

We're all demons—if you skin him and turn him into beggar's chicken to eat, the old monkey won't object; survival of the fittest, the weak are meat, the strong eat—that's heavenly principle.

But if you make him your mount, the old monkey will lose face; moreover, that old bird standing behind the bald one is formidable—you wouldn't want to invite trouble, would you?

Translation: "\"But if you make him your mount, the old monkey will lose face. Moreover, that old bird standing behind the bald one is formidable—you wouldn't want to invite trouble, would you? \""

But if you make him your mount, the old monkey will lose face; moreover, that old bird standing behind the bald one is formidable—you wouldn't want to invite trouble, would you?

Wu Tie laughed, looked at the exotic monkey, and asked: "Golden Eye Demon Sovereign?"

Translation: "Wu Tie laughed, looked at the exotic monkey, and asked: \"Golden Eye Demon Sovereign? \""

Wu Tie laughed, looked at the exotic monkey, and asked: "Golden Eye Demon Sovereign?"

The exotic monkey laughed, pointing at its two large golden eyeballs and said with a laugh: "Exactly, the golden eyes are mine. Tsk, a pair of golden-eyed divine eyes bestowed by heaven and earth, able to perceive the nine heavens above, inspect the Yellow Springs below, and annihilate all things in between—very powerful."

"I'll give you face, oh!" Wu Tie laughed, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers.

Pa— the glazed treasure light all over Ying Wushuang's body suddenly dissipated, and extremely faint demonic qi seeped out from within him. The restriction Wu Tie had placed on a point of his innate spiritual light dispersed, and the Red Lotus Temple's forcible conversion Buddhist Dharma was actively undone by Wu Tie.

Ying Wushuang let out a mournful cry, transformed into human form and rushed to the Cloud-Soaring Eagle King's side, screaming hoarsely: "Father, my Wind-Cleaving Halberd, Cloud-Splitting Bow, and all the treasures you gave me have been snatched by Wu Tie… he even wants to take the woman I have my eye on…"

The Cloud-Soaring Eagle King gave Ying Wushuang a resounding slap to the face, then seized his neck, bowed deeply to the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign, and, as if holding a chick, lifted Ying Wushuang and turned to leave.

A great flock of flying avian demons hurriedly knelt and paid homage to the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign in midair, then, in urgent haste, followed the Cloud-Soaring Eagle King as they retreated toward Iron Wall Mountain.

On the ground, the Iron-Toothed King, panting from laughing while clutching his belly, wiped the saliva spraying from the corner of his mouth, swayed as he rode the wind up into the sky, and chuckling, bowed to the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign: "Hey, you old geezer came? Rare visitor, rare visitor, lads, hurry to the rear mountain orchard and pick all those fine fruits we can't bear to eat."

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign narrowed his eyes, pointed fiercely at the Iron-Toothed King: "Pighead, you have nothing to do here—get lost and do what you're supposed to do."

The Iron-Toothed King laughed with unusual simple-mindedness, and said to the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign: "No can do, if you've come to our turf and we don't properly entertain you, our ancestor Gang Lie will beat me to death, won't he?"

"What, I even have to personally serve you some fine melons and fruits—this counts as this little pig's filial devotion, doesn't it?"

Beside him, Blood Prison let out a cold snort: "Iron-Toothed, is this Blood Prison Mountain perhaps my territory?"

The Iron-Toothed King hastily laughed at Blood Prison: "What are you saying, Blood Prison sis? We two families are neighbors, we visit each other often, and I treat you like a real sister—what's there to divide between us?"

With a simple-minded smile, the Iron-Toothed King said: "It's only been a few days since we last saw each other, Blood Prison sis has become even more radiant… coincidentally, those few nurturing-beauty fruits on my rear mountain have ripened, Blood Prison sis and Pei Feng sis, eat a couple more each—they'll nourish your complexion, beautify you, delay aging, perfect for you young ladies!"

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign furrowed his brows, pointed fiercely again at the Iron-Toothed King: "Scram!"

With a gulu—, the Iron-Toothed King lay limp in midair, gave an extraordinarily listless laugh: "Even if you beat me to death, old man, I won't scram… hey, I'm acting out of filial piety, you surely won't deny reason, right? Our ancestor, he and you are sworn brothers, sworn brothers!"

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign's face turned extremely grim; he glanced at the Iron-Toothed King and sighed heavenward: "Anyone who treats you as a pighead truly is a pighead… tsk, you flee at trouble and pounce at advantage—you and that Pig Gang Lie are exactly alike, utterly shameless."

An hour later, in the main hall atop Blood Prison Mountain, Blood Prison arranged a banquet.

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign sat on the central throne, Wu Tie and the others seated to left and right; opposite Wu Tie, on Blood Prison's side, sat Tie Sanhua's elder brother—the current Iron Arm King of Iron Arm Mountain, Tie Dahua—and also Tie Sanhua's younger brother, Tie Erhua.

At the side of the three flowers stood the simple-smiling Iron-Toothed King.

Several stout, round, white-and-chubby big-eared men held several huge jade basins, standing reverently beside the Iron-Toothed King; the basins were filled with extremely rare spiritual fruits and exotic fruits, each possessing extraordinarily miraculous effects.

In the Western Demon Kingdom, these fruits would make ordinary demon kings smash their heads fighting over them; several kinds would even hold tremendous allure for ordinary demon emperors.

Seeing the Iron-Toothed King grimace with heartache, gritting his teeth, one could tell he had emptied his family's reserves this time.

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign sat cross-legged on the central throne, tilting his head to look at Wu Tie.

"Cut the nonsense—Tie Sanhua sent word to Tie Dahua that the Cloud-Soaring Eagle King might cause you trouble… I'm thinking, kid, your motives are inscrutable; you could be a disaster, but you could also be an opportunity."

"Besides, these days I've been idle; a major battle in the Sui Dynasty ended in a weak finish, those invading Sui armies were thoroughly wiped out by their divine emperor, and I hadn't even had a chance to join the fight before two little girls trounced me into a sorry state."

"I'm bored, so I came out personally to meet you and discuss serious matters."

Wu Tie glanced at Tie Sanhua sitting opposite him.

These monkeys, they actually have some skill—Ying Wushuang blocked the road, yet this Tie Sanhua, who looks hot-tempered, still managed to send word back to his own clan.

Moreover, when Wu Tie was in Iron Arm City, his message might have already been sent back to Iron Arm Mountain, so Tie Dahua personally came to ask the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign for help—this all follows naturally.

Sensing the aura within the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign, utterly unlike that of a Divine Realm cultivator, and sensing that point of spiritual light within him that completely transcends the soul level, Wu Tie said calmly: "This time I came mainly to retrieve my beloved, Pei Feng."

Wu Tie rose, lifted his cup, and offered a toast to Blood Prison: "Many thanks, Blood Prison chief, for rescuing Pei Feng from that Mo Bamboo Mire… from now on, Blood Prison Mountain is Wu Tie's friend—if anything comes up, just seek me."

Blood Prison raised his cup indifferently, glanced at Pei Feng, and said coolly: "We'll see… human pretty-boy, always unreliable."

Wu Tie laughed and drained his cup in one gulp; Blood Prison rolled his eyes, and with a Gudong— swallowed the strong liquor in one go.

Wu Tie reseated himself, smiling at the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign: "Now Pei Feng is safe and sound; the main purpose of this trip has been fulfilled… however, the Sui Dynasty has overreached, especially Feng Rong and Bai Su Xin, who have repeatedly schemed against me."

"This pent-up resentment must certainly be vented… not to mention, Feng Rong now…"

After a moment's contemplation, Wu Tie did not voice his speculation about Feng Rong's current situation; to the Western Demon Kingdom, perhaps they would prefer Feng Rong to go mad and slaughter indiscriminately, best to kill off all the loyal ministers and capable generals of the Sui Dynasty.

So, this speculation, Wu Tie knows it full well himself.

"Feng Shang is in my hands, Feng Shang's remaining four sons and five grandsons are also in my hands." Wu Tie looked at the Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign and smiled: "I want to borrow a plot of land in the Western Demon Kingdom, under Feng Shang's name, to raise troops and horses, to overthrow the tyrant Feng Rong."

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign shook his head noncommittally: "Giving you a plot of land is just a matter of a sentence. But we seem to have nothing to gain."

Wu Tie laughed and said: "We can become allies; thereafter we can engage in mutually beneficial cooperation."

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign laughed and continued shaking his head: "Mutual exchange? We can just seize what we lack… and cooperating with you—do you have the qualifications for that?"

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign rose, eyes flashing with menace as he stared at Wu Tie: "In our demon tribe, we care neither about background nor origin—whether you're demon, monster, ghost, or holy immortal, if you have sufficient strength, we can discuss anything."

"If you lack sufficient strength, if your fists aren't hard enough… you're just a piece of meat I can eat anytime!"

The Golden-Eyed Demon Sovereign said in a deep voice: "Blood Prison lass is right—you're just a human pretty-boy; eat you, and you're eaten… eat you, and Pei Feng can remain within my demon domain, select a heroic youth from the avian tribe to marry her, and keep the bloodline of the Primeval Demon Phoenix within the demon tribe."

Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign walked two steps toward Wu Tie, coldly said: "What makes you think you have the qualifications to take a piece of territory from us, and that you have the qualifications to cooperate with us?"

Pei Feng narrowed their eyes, and strands of black flame ignited on their body.

Wu Tie smiled, pulling out five metal ores of different attributes with a backhand motion, then with a wave of his right hand, a burst of light flashed, and the metal ores were directly refined into pure form, turning into five blobs of metal liquid the size of water tanks.

With a flick of his ten-finger seal, the five blobs of metal liquid quickly merged into one, and under the impetus of magical power, they underwent a strange change; after a few breaths, they turned into a single mass of bronze-colored alloy liquid exuding an ancient, simple aura.

With a wave of his right hand, the alloy liquid quickly split into forty-nine blobs, and then, under the incredulous gaze of the Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign, the forty-nine blobs of bronze-colored alloy liquid rapidly solidified, turning into forty-nine straight swords with extremely smooth and beautiful shapes.

Wu Tie let out a long whistle, and strands of gray mist sprayed from his fingertips; the gray mist transformed into forty-nine Great Dao patterns, which invaded the straight swords like flood dragons. Spiritual light flickered on the swords, and they began to devour the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy like living beings.

"Help me out, gather some Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy." Wu Tie glanced sideways at the Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign.

The Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign's face turned solemn, and without a word, he casually waved his hand; within a radius of millions of miles around Blood Prison Mountain, winds and clouds shifted, and strands of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy condensed into a mercury-like viscous liquid, howling as they surged toward the hall, instantly filling the hall with near-substantial Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

One after another, different Great Dao patterns continually flowed into the forty-nine straight swords; these swords, like living beings, began to frantically devour the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy. The bronze-colored blades gradually lit up, and under the impetus of Wu Tie's seal, the alloy blades gradually transformed into a state resembling crystal.

After a quarter of an hour, Wu Tie lowered his hands.

The forty-nine straight swords hovered before him, continuously emitting a high-pitched sword hum.

Strands of mysterious patterns flickered on the blades, Cold Qi chilling, spiritual aura oppressive, giving the feeling that these straight swords were living beings with souls and autonomy.

"This, this, this..." The Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign, who is far older than the Moyun Eagle King, has seen and known much in his lifetime; he has encountered all kinds of demons and monsters, so it can be said that hardly anything could move him.

But at this moment, he, like the other great demons in the hall, was completely dumbfounded on the spot.

All along, the Blood Prison, bitterly cold and with every hair seeming to emit Cold Qi, suddenly opened its red lips and stared in disbelief at the forty-nine straight swords.

The demon race has no artifact refiners.

For the human artifact refiners they have captured, they strictly guard them while also venerating them as ancestors.

Which demon tribe can have a reliable team of artifact refiners is a guarantee of the tribe's strength.

Yet they have never heard of any human artifact refiner who could, in just a little over a quarter of an hour, forge forty-nine weapons that look extraordinary at a glance.

"The inside of this sword..." the Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign cautiously walked up to Wu Tie, shrank his size to about a zhang tall, reached out, and grasped a freshly forged straight sword.

"Inside this sword, there are 108 Great Dao patterns related to speed, strength, toughness, and sharpness, such as thunder, swift wind, lightning, and flowing light."

Wu Tie said calmly: "Of course, more importantly, inside are thirty-six attack formations that combine into a set of Heavenly Gang Annihilation Formation... Demon Sovereign, why not give it a try?"

The Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign pondered for a moment, he looked at the dozens of monkey heads standing behind him, then at the few big-headed, big-eared big fat guys standing beside Iron Tooth King; with a hook of his finger, the big fat guy behind Iron Tooth King whose strength was nearly that of a demon emperor flew straight into his hand.

With a raise of the hand and a drop of the sword, a "crack" sounded, and a white, plump pig's trotter fell to the ground.

That big fat guy screamed in pain from the wound, while the Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign and Iron Tooth King simultaneously clapped and exclaimed, "Great sword... great sword!"

The Golden Eyed Demon Sovereign didn't even need to exert force; a casual swipe could split the body of a peak demon king, and the sharpness of this sword is simply astonishing.

Iron Tooth King laughed until his eyes narrowed into slits; the feeling was like a starving big wild boar suddenly seeing a huge pile of yam eggs, and he laughed so hard that saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth.