Chapter 67: The Enthusiastic Demon Saint Baize! The Human Race Reports to Nuwa!

Above the East Sea Shore.

Baize, leading a group of his Demon Race subordinates, had just left the Heavenly Court and arrived here.

If he were traveling alone, his speed would naturally be much faster, but since he was currently bringing a group of subordinates and was not in too much of a hurry, he was still a very long distance from the Zhushan Tribe.

At this moment, he happened to be above Shouyang Mountain, the Human Ancestral Land.

He had his subordinates pause for a moment while he observed the condition of the humans around Shouyang Mountain.

As the Human Ancestral Land, this place was naturally the most prosperous area for the Human Race, where countless humans lived, including both Innate Humans and Acquired Humans.

Yet, after observing for a while, Baize found that although these humans had changed somewhat since they had observed them in the past, there was still nothing unusual to be seen.

Those Innate Humans were born as immortals, but they basically stopped there; only a very small number had improved their strength due to obtaining some fortuitous encounters, but the improvement was not significant.

Among them, the most powerful were merely three Golden Immortals!

Baize also recognized those three Golden Immortals; they were the so-called Three Ancestors of the Human Race—Suirenshi, Youchao-shi, and Zhiyishi!

The reason they were able to achieve the Golden Immortal realm was because they had each made tremendous contributions to the Human Race and obtained a large amount of Heavenly Dao Merit.

Then, they used the merit they had obtained to improve their own strength! This matter had even caused countless demons in the Heavenly Court to mock them at the time!

Because, using Heavenly Dao Merit to improve one's strength was simply a huge waste! At the very least, among the Demon Race, it was impossible for anyone to do such a foolish thing.

However, Baize had never mocked Suirenshi and the others; instead, he felt some admiration for these three humans.

Because he knew that Suirenshi and the others had been forced to do such a foolish thing for the sake of the entire Human Race! For them, using Heavenly Dao Merit to improve their cultivation was indeed a massive waste, but for the Human Race, having three more Golden Immortal powerhouses to protect them meant at least a little more hope for survival!

If not for this, it is feared that once the ten-thousand-year period of Nuwa protecting the humans after becoming a Saint had passed, the Human Race would have been wiped out; how could they still have the vitality they possessed today?

It was just a pity that even with Human Ancestors like Suirenshi and the others, and the painstaking efforts of many Innate Humans, the situation of the Human Race in the Great Desolation was still getting worse and worse.

"That Lu Yun does not seem to have any connection to this Human Ancestral Land!"

After some observation, Baize reached this conclusion, a thoughtful look appearing on his face.

The reason for this judgment was that Baize discovered the humans here in the Human Ancestral Land still did not understand methods of cultivation.

Neither the Acquired Humans nor the Innate Humans understood them!

Then, it was necessary to investigate thoroughly where Lu Yun had obtained his inheritance—whether from the Wu Clan or elsewhere! Along the way, Baize had actually been secretly worried: could Lu Yun have been taught by Nuwa, or was he a disciple of the Taiqing Saint of the Ren Sect? If that were truly the case, they, the Demon Race, really could not kill the other party at will! Otherwise, angering a Saint would be no laughing matter!

But if he were a Saint's disciple, he would likely have revealed his identity long ago, and he probably would not be close to the Wu Clan.

After all, Nuwa, out of consideration for the Demon Race, would likely not let her disciple get too close to the Wu Clan, and Laozi, as one of the Three Pure Ones, had also always had a poor relationship with the Wu Clan.

Furthermore, they, the Demon Race, had visited Nuwa's Wahuang Palace many times; at the very least, Baize had never seen Lu Yun there!

As for the specifics, he could only head to the Zhushan Tribe to continue trying to investigate!

However, to Baize's surprise, just as he was preparing to continue toward the Zhushan Tribe, he suddenly received a message from Di Jun.

Upon learning that Lu Yun was actually going to preach among the humans, Baize was also somewhat dumbfounded.

He could not help but suspect once again: could Lu Yun be a disciple of the Ren Sect?

But if he were truly a disciple of the Ren Sect, and was about to preach, he should have declared his background, right? In fact, he had not! "If he is not a disciple of the Ren Sect... then he is courting death!"

Baize suddenly understood why Di Jun had told him not to try to recruit Lu Yun for the time being.

At the same time, Baize was also secretly feeling fortunate.

It was fortunate that he had traveled slowly! If he had been faster and recruited the other party, only for the other party to turn around and preach to the humans, wouldn't they, the Demon Race, have offended the Ren Sect because of it?!

However, after pondering for a while, Baize decided he still had to go to the Zhushan Tribe to take a look.

At the very least, he had to see with his own eyes whether Lu Yun dared to truly preach among the humans, and whether he would be struck down on the spot by that Ren Sect Saint!

Coincidentally, he suddenly noticed that the Human Ancestral Land below had become noisy.

Baize looked carefully and realized that the Human Ancestral Land had also received the news that Lu Yun was going to preach at the Zhushan Tribe.

At this moment, the entire Human Ancestral Land was jubilant and bustling with activity!

Clearly, this was good news for the Human Race, and ordinary humans naturally could not see the crisis within it.

They were even fiercely debating whether to send people to the Zhushan Tribe or simply invite Lu Yun over from the Zhushan Tribe directly.

Inside the Human Ancestral Land.

Suirenshi looked solemnly at the many high-ranking humans around him and said, "Inviting him to the Ancestral Land is certainly necessary, but not now! The news from the Zhushan Tribe says he is currently in seclusion for cultivation and must not be interrupted!"

Youchao-shi also agreed, saying, "Indeed! In my view, why don't we go there to watch him preach? If we confirm that the method he is teaching is suitable for our Human Race, then we will invite him to the Ancestral Land!"

Zhiyishi nodded repeatedly and said, "That makes sense! Then, who should be sent to the Zhushan Tribe?"

Suirenshi was clearly troubled by this matter as well, saying, "The distance from here to the Zhushan Tribe is truly too far! In the Ancestral Land, I fear only the three of us Golden Immortals could possibly arrive there within two days if we fly at full speed!"

Youchao-shi said, "In that case, let the three of us go ourselves!"

"No!"

Zhiyishi immediately raised an objection, saying, "If the three of us all leave, what should we do if the Ancestral Land encounters any danger?"

Suirenshi sighed, "This is also where I am conflicted. But if we go alone, there is no guarantee we won't encounter danger on the way."

The surrounding humans all fell silent.

The strength of Suirenshi and the others was only at the Golden Immortal level; looking at the entire Great Desolation, they were still very weak.

If any accident were to happen, the Human Race would simply be unable to bear it!

Above the firmament, Baize listened to their discussion, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "It seems my opportunity has arrived!"

He thought of a good idea to go to the Zhushan Tribe openly and honestly! The next moment, his figure descended abruptly from the sky and landed in the Human Ancestral Land.

"How about I, Baize, escort you to the Zhushan Tribe?"

Suirenshi, Youchao-shi, Zhiyishi, and the others were all stunned, but then immediately snapped to their senses.

They hurriedly led the surrounding humans to bow and pay respects to Baize!

"We pay our respects to the Demon Saint Baize!"

There was no help for it; the prestige of the Ten Great Demon Sages was simply too terrifying, and it was not something they, as weak humans, could resist.

They could only be as humble and polite as possible, hoping that the other party was not here to cause trouble for the Human Race.

Baize smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Everyone, there is no need for such formalities! Your Human Race's Saint Mother is the Wa Emperor of my Demon Race; you are naturally members of my Demon Race as well, so there is no need to be so distant."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Suirenshi replied repeatedly, then asked cautiously: "I do not know what brings you here? If there is anything our Human Race can assist with, our Human Race will certainly do our utmost."

Baize laughed: "Nothing much, this Demon Saint was just wandering the Great Desolation at will and happened to pass by nearby. Seeing that you all seemed very troubled by something, I was just curious and came to take a look."

After a slight pause in his speech, he continued: "Were you just now troubled by how to reach the Zhushan Tribe within two days?"

Suiren and the other two Human Ancestors looked at each other, unable to believe that Baize would actually care about them, the Human Race.

However, they could only brace themselves and answer.

"Yes!"

"We have let the Demon Saint look foolish!"

Baize shook his head and said: "What is there to look foolish about? This Demon Saint has said that your Human Race is also a part of my Demon Race. Since that is the case, now that your Human Race is in difficulty and I, as a Demon Saint, have happened upon it, how could I sit idly by? I do not know in which direction the Zhushan Tribe you speak of lies?"

Suirenshi and the others were still secretly uneasy, but they could only point out the direction of the Zhushan Tribe.

Baize looked enlightened and laughed: "Is that near the territory of Guiche? What a coincidence, this Demon Saint was originally planning to head that way as well. Since that is the case, I will just take you along on the way!"

"This..."

Suirenshi and the others could not believe that such a surprise had fallen upon them, and for a moment, they were at a loss.

Baize asked suspiciously: "Why, could it be that you have some doubts about this Demon Saint?"

"No, no, no!"

The expressions of the three Human Ancestors changed, and they waved their hands repeatedly.

They did indeed have doubts, but how could they dare to show them.

"Then it is settled!"

Baize waved his large hand and said directly: "Hurry and determine who is preparing to go. This Demon Saint will give you one quarter of an hour; once you are ready, we will set off!"

After speaking, he suddenly soared into the high sky, preparing to give some instructions to his subordinates.

Since he had decided to go to the Zhushan Tribe with these humans, the matter of notifying Kunpeng could only be left to his subordinates.

And the reason he was so proactive in wanting to help these humans was, naturally, to obtain a legitimate reason to enter the Zhushan Tribe!

Thinking about it, with the reason of escorting the Human Race to the Zhushan Tribe, the twelve Ancestral Witches would likely have no objections.

After all, those twelve Ancestral Witches were only guests at the Zhushan Tribe!

If they were unreasonable and tried to attack him, Baize would not be afraid at all; would that not just give their Demon Race a reason to strike back? The Human Race side saw Baize leave in a hurry and knew they could not refuse this Demon Saint's good intentions.

This was originally a good thing, but for some reason, they all felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Suiren Ancestor, what should be done about this matter?"

Youchao-shi transmitted his voice secretly, and Zhiyishi also wore a look of worry.

Suirenshi suddenly gritted his teeth and transmitted back to them: "I will take a group of the tribe's young and strong to accept this Demon Saint's escort and head to the Zhushan Tribe together! The safety of the Ancestral Land here is left to you!"

Youchao-shi said: "Why not let me go instead?"

Suirenshi shook his head and said: "No, I am the most suitable! If I go, and if I can truly see that Lu Yun preaching the Dao, I can use the Fire Inheritance to spread the content of the preaching throughout the Human Race in the shortest possible time!"

Youchao-shi and Zhiyishi pondered for a moment, felt that this made sense, and finally nodded solemnly.

Soon, they organized a group of people.

Baize had also finished his instructions on his side and landed once again in the Human Ancestral Land.

"We have troubled the Demon Saint Baize!"

The Three Ancestors of the Human Race bowed respectfully to Baize once more.

"A small matter!"

Baize smiled slightly, waved his large hand, and directly took Suirenshi and the others with him, rising into the clouds and heading straight for the Zhushan Tribe!

Youchao-shi and Zhiyishi watched them leave, always feeling some unease in their hearts.

The two looked at each other.

Youchao-shi suddenly said: "I think it is best to report this matter to the Saint Mother!"

Zhiyishi also nodded and said: "That is correct, it is just right to let the Saint Mother make the decision!"

Thus, the two immediately had their tribesmen arrange offerings, preparing to burn incense and report to Nuwa! The aftereffects of staying up late have arrived; I have been sleepy all night, so I had better sleep early! The next chapter will be posted tomorrow at noon! Good night, everyone! (End of chapter)