Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

Tan Shuchang had not existed through such ancient times, yet he possessed the qualification of "twenty-four seasons," even though he had not really begun to comprehend, he still had a slight understanding of it.

And indeed, it was more than half a month.

The winter season in the Jiawu Realm had passed, and now it was already the third month of spring.

At this time, within the territory of Yuezhou, the number of cultivators had reached an unprecedented level. In the past, including the newly practicing ones, there wouldn't have been twenty thousand cultivators in Yuezhou, but now there were at least one hundred thousand.

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Who would dare not to go when summoned by the Demon Lord?

The Immortal Sects that received the invitations had at least three to five people, and some even had more than a dozen, all of whom held statuses and were not the anonymous masses.

To facilitate the top Immortal Sects' journey to Black Heart Mountain in Yuezhou, the "Water Spirits" throughout the regions of Zi Xuan kingdom stopped charging fees.

Without Emperor Yi, while the four princes hid and struggled for power and profit, Zi Xuan kingdom was surprisingly orderly. This was because all four princes very clearly understood the bottom line of the Immortal Sects—should there be chaos under the heavens, the value of the Upper Xuan Seal would plummet, and they would be the first to be killed.

Thus, although these four princes struggled with each other endlessly, they were all very restrained.

At this time, these four princes were also among the groups rushing to Black Heart Mountain, truly lacking the courage to abstain.

The three words "Tan Shuchang" had become the greatest taboo in the world!

Meanwhile, as numerous cultivators rushed to Black Heart Mountain in Yuezhou, there finally was some movement among those top Immortal Sects. But it was not from Sharpening Sword Sect, but from Guan He Xi Tuo Mountain and Cleansing Nectar Convent.

From these two Immortal Sects, disciples carrying one Qi Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and Vajra Mingwang Bracelet were heading to Black Heart Mountain.

Unlike the previous time, the cultivators carrying these two treasures were much older—one nearly sixty, the other just over fifty.

These two, one already listed in the Ranks of Land of Yin and Darkness, the other had received a promise from the ancestral master—a strand of soul leading the incense-fired golden body, so their journey to Black Heart Mountain was approached with a stance of viewing death as a homecoming.

After all, death meant either being consecrated in the Land of Yin and Darkness or continuing to wander freely in this world—what more was there to hesitate about?

Furthermore, the four great Immortal Sects—Luo Sha, Tai Su, Earth Immortal, and Jing Long—also had their elders dispatched to Black Heart Mountain to participate in the Sword Ceremony.

As for Heavenly Sword Mansion, the venue for Black Heart Mountain's Sword Ceremony was cleaned up by their people. Hence, whether or not they sent people seemed inconsequential.

This action by Heavenly Sword Mansion made many cultivators realize that Heavenly Sword Mansion had formed an alliance with Demon Lord Tan.

Suddenly, Black Heart Mountain was the center of attention.

After all, the event about to be celebrated was not only the top grade flying swords from Sharpening Sword Sect but the face-off between two superpowers!

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Tan Shuchang sensed the changes in the spiritual energy within a hundred miles and somewhat lamented his timely return; otherwise, his Sword Ceremony intended to humiliate Sharpening Sword Sect would have turned into his own embarrassment. Of course, there was also a significant chance... it would turn into him playing the entire Jiawu Realm's cultivators.

Therefore, Tan Shuchang waved his hand, and immediately the various spirit-communicating Magic Artifact-grade flying swords that he had obtained since he began clashing with Sharpening Sword Sect, wrapped in Yuan energy, fell toward Black Heart Mountain.

This was not simply dropping; each sword stopped abruptly after falling and then hovered in mid-air, facilitated for the cultivators to admire them from all angles.

With this, the Sword Ceremony officially began.

The sight of those top-grade flying swords made many cultivators slightly dazzled or even elated.

After all, not all cultivators had access to top-tier Immortal Sects like Sharpening Sword Sect. Moreover, in many sword cultivating orders, even reputable ones like Sharpening Sword Sect and Tai Yi Sword Sect, most of their elders wielded only Upper Realm-grade flying swords.

Therefore, seeing so many Magic Artifact-grade flying swords under circumstances not harmful to them, any cultivator with a fondness for sword cultivation or those intending to become Sword Cultivators couldn't help but feel uplifted.

Meanwhile, the two from Clear Rudra Observatory and Western Tuo Mountain weren't quick to act; they weren't even flying but were simply following the group of cultivators, examining these superior flying swords at Black Heart Mountain.

With their keen eyes, it was easy for them to see that these flying swords were of excellent quality.

"In terms of sword-making, Sharpening Sword Sect indeed knows the tricks," the two men nodded in praise, but at the same time, they were somewhat surprised. As the host of this place, why had Tan Shuchang not shown himself yet?

If Tan Shuchang did not show up voluntarily, with their level of cultivation, they had no assurance of locating him.

They were able to come to Black Heart Mountain so confidently because they were supported by the magic artifacts in their hands, the promise from their sect founder, and being listed in the Land of Yin and Darkness register.

The latter two were guarantees for a carefree afterlife, while the former required the presence of Tan Shuchang to be utilized; otherwise, they would not have needed to wait so bitterly for this sword appreciation ceremony.

Just then, Tan Shuchang, who had casually dispatched a flying sword, was not heading to Black Heart Mountain but instead flew on clouds and alighted in front of a young girl.

She was dressed in a plain light blue gown, dressed ordinarily with a Nezha-style hairstyle, sitting on an exceptionally responsive long sword, gazing at the bustling Black Heart Mountain. The young girl was not surprised by the appearance of Tan Shuchang.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Where were you before? Why couldn't I contact you for three months? You didn't have some realization and went into seclusion to break through, did you?"

Dongdong eyed Tan Shuchang suspiciously.

Because she felt that her guess might not just be a guess.

"Three months of seclusion is no different from three months in a tiny dark room," Tan Shuchang admitted honestly. In that state during that mysterious game, let alone realization, he could not even perceive the flow of time.

Isn't that just like a tiny dark room?

"So you had no gains this time? So are you still at eight hundred thirty years of cultivation power?" the girl asked with a bit of glee.

"It's eight hundred thirty-two years of cultivation power!" Tan Shuchang corrected her.

His cultivation had grown precisely with each breakthrough!

"It's all the same, all the same. Two years of cultivation power doesn't make much difference to someone at your level!" Dongdong pouted her lips, not minding at all that she had remembered it incorrectly.

"There's still a little bit of difference," Tan Shuchang disagreed with her view.

"You're not trying to say—ninety-eight years of cultivation power isn't considered a thousand years, but a thousand years of cultivation power is enough?" Dongdong raised her thin eyebrows slightly, her pretty face showing a bit of an urge to roll her eyes.

"Isn't that true?" Tan Shuchang did not deny that was what he meant.

Dongdong glanced at the demon cultivator with a look of not wanting to talk to him. However, she ultimately chose to remind him, "People from Guan He Xi Tuo Mountain have already brought the Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and the Vajra Mingwang Bracelet to find you."

"They haven't given up?" Tan Shuchang was surprised; perhaps Ning Shuqi, whom he had sent, had not managed to make the two immortal sects fight?

"How would I know! I only know that the two of them came this time because one offered a position in the Land of Yin and Darkness after death and the other offered the benefits of a permanent golden body," Dongdong said with a small shrug. As members of a top immortal sect, getting such information was already the limit, considering the other party was also a high-level immortal sect.

"Land of Yin and Darkness?" Tan Shuchang suddenly became excited.

If he could not make a breakthrough in that mysterious game world, the number of ghost creatures he could gather would diminish over time, even with meticulous regimen management, his cultivation would not see significant improvements in a short period.

But if he could go to the Land of Yin and Darkness, then it might be like the beginning when he encountered the mysterious game world...

"You shouldn't set your sights on the Land of Yin and Darkness! Though the Land of Yin and Darkness appears very friendly to all the great immortal sects, and allows sect disciples to enter and leave the Land of Yin and Darkness freely with a command token, cultivators who have been there inevitably undergo significant changes in temperament.

That's why my mother always tells me never to go to the Land of Yin and Darkness!" Dongdong, seeing the demon cultivator's expression, could guess what he was up to.

"I'm just curious about the soul's resting place as a living being," Tan Shuchang said, suddenly looking towards a certain place.

Just then, a chilling breeze appeared there, followed by a figure that greatly surprised Tan Shuchang.

"Junior brother, long time no see. If you're curious about the Land of Yin and Darkness, would you like your senior sister to take you for a look?" This figure looked young and exceptionally beautiful, but there was not a trace of life in her entire being.