The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 568: Chapter 568: Demon Suppressing City

Throughout the journey, the people from the Pill Alliance were speechless.

The reason was simple: everyone aboard the Flying Boat was burdened with heavy hearts, as though they were heading to their executions. Yet Fang Lin acted as if he was on a leisurely trip, eating and drinking heartily, he seemed completely unconcerned.

There was no worry or concern visible on Fang Lin’s face, which made people wonder if he was truly carefree or simply didn’t acknowledge the dangers of Hundred Beast Mountain.

Zhou Zhishui and the others would have liked to adopt Fang Lin’s carefree attitude, but as they got closer to the Hundred Beast Mountain, they felt increasingly nervous and anxious, almost to the point of unease.

If they hadn’t made up their minds about this journey beforehand, some of them would probably have chickened out and left.

Along the way, they encountered other groups rushing to the Hundred Beast Mountain, although they didn’t interact much with them.

Of course, the name of the Pill Alliance was significantly intimidating. No other groups would provoke the Pill Alliance without good reason.

As for the other powers, if they encountered one another on the road and had past grievances, they would inevitably engage in conflict at first sight.

After a bit more than a month of flying, in the distance they saw a range of continuous hills, with faint Demon Qi spreading towards them.

Looking at the mountains covered by dark clouds with the echoes of beastly roars continuously resounding, it inspired fear.

Everyone stood at the bow of the Flying Boat and looked at the view, their faces filled with intense concentration, except for that of Fang Lin’s.

“We have arrived at the Hundred Beast Mountain. We will first rest in the Demon Suppressing City,” Chen Yongnian announced.

Outside the Hundred Beast Mountain, there was a majestic city which was just as grand as Xuan City. Its tall and thick wall made it a true fortress.

This city was named the Demon Suppressing City. The purpose of its existence was evident in its name – it was built to resist and protect against the Demon Beasts of the Hundred Beast Mountain.

This city was established a thousand years ago and housed a branch of the royal family of Xuan Country, which was tasked with guarding the city generation after generation. There were numerous experts in the city, making it the most formidable city in Xuan Country, apart from Xuan City itself.

A thousand years ago, a huge Beast Tide had occurred in the Hundred Beast Mountains. Tens of thousands of beasts had gone berserk. Under the leadership of three mighty Demon Kings, they had wanted to encroach on Xuan Country’s territory.

At that time, Xuan Country was also going through a drastic change internally. If the Beast Tide had been able to break out of the Hundred Beast Mountains and into Xuan Country, a disaster beyond anyone’s imagination would have transpired.

But it was during that time that the formidable warriors of the Demon Suppressing City sacrificed everything to stop the frightening Beast Tide.

From that battle, almost everyone in Demon Suppressing City was mobilized. Their formidable warriors were nearly wiped out, and the common martial artists’ dead bodies were stacked up like mountains.

The majestic city walls were littered with corpses of Demon Beasts and martial artists, completely soaked and stained with fresh blood.

Even today, blood stains are still visible on the city walls of the Demon Suppressing City, and a smell of blood permeates the air.

No matter who it is in Xuan Country, they will give a thumbs-up when mentioning the Demon Suppressing City. These were true warriors, selflessly abandoning everything for the protection of Xuan Country under this grand and imposing city.

This time when the Hundred Beast Mountain was about to open, all powers and factions in Xuan Country agreed on going there and were even enthusiastically awaiting it. Only the Demon Suppressing City disagreed and firmly objected. However, as they were unable to resist the pressure from the other factions, they had no choice but to acquiesce eventually.

Since Demon Suppressing City was the only city outside the Hundred Beast Mountain, it naturally became the rest stop for all powers and factions entering the Hundred Beast Mountain.

When the Pill Alliance’s Flying Boat started to land, the members already saw many other Flying Boats parked in Demon Suppressing City. Several major forces had already arrived and it seemed like the Pill Alliance was relatively late.

“Elder Chen, I wait upon the orders of the Demon Suppressing King to welcome you,” a middle-aged man in black armor said to Chen Yongnian. His attitude was neither respectful nor rude.

Chen Yongnian responded with a slight nod, “Please pass on my thanks to the Demon Suppressing King.”

The so-called Demon Suppressing King was the City Lord of Demon Suppressing City, who had royal blood from the Zhou family.

According to the decree of the Great Xuan Emperor a thousand years ago, each generation of successors to the role of the City Lord of Demon Suppressing City would inherit the title of Demon Suppressing King and hold it forever.

Each generation of the Demon Suppressing King was the strongest among the strong. Only those who had experienced the trials of the Hundred Beast Mountain had the qualification to inherit the title.

If the Demon Suppressing King wasn’t required to supervise the city forever, who knows who would currently be the reigning king of Xuan City?

Everyone in Xuan Country knew that the current Demon Suppressing King was bad-tempered. Even when the major powers arrived at Demon Suppressing City, he didn’t meet them personally.

Even when representatives from the Prince’s Mansion or the royal family arrived, the Demon Suppressing King didn’t show up.

However, no one dared to complain as this was the Demon Suppressing King’s territory. Even those who were arrogant and domineering elsewhere in Xuan Country, if they dared to be insolent here, they would be caught instantly and thrown into the Hundred Beast Mountain. They wouldn’t even have a chance to cry for help.

Under the lead of the man in black armor, everyone was wandering around Demon Suppressing City, as they wanted to explore the city since it was their first visit.

After walking around the city, the group was more and more impressed with its uniqueness and its story of endurance. There were almost no ordinary residents in the city, everyone was a martial artist. There were all sorts of people who seemed weather-beaten.

In the city, the most commonly seen were the Demon Beasts.

These were Demon Beasts that had been captured by the strong martial artists in the city and had been tamed, making them similar to slaves.

Of course, the number of Demon Beasts that survived as slaves was limited. Most Demon Beasts caught were killed immediately.

The martial artists who lived in Demon Suppressing City had a natural hatred for Demon Beasts. Almost every martial artist had their hands stained with the blood of a Demon Beast.

“Elder Chen, please rest in this inn,” the man in black armor brought them to an inn and then left.

Everyone felt tired from the long journey and the looming challenge of the Hundred Beast Mountain, they all needed a good rest.

However, just as they were about to step into the inn, a man walked out and impatiently told them, “My Lingyun Sect has already reserved this place, go find somewhere else.”

Hearing this, Elder Chen’s face sunk, he let out a cold humph. An invisible pressure permeated the area making the heckler collapse, his eyes filled with terror.

“Elder, someone is causing trouble!” The clever man immediately called for help from inside the inn.

“Who dares to cause trouble here?” An elder appeared with three to four young men, emanating an aura of anger.

“Lingyun Sect is so imposing that they dare to be disrespectful in my presence?” Elder Chen sneered.

The old man of the Lingyun Sect turned pale as he saw Chen Yongnian. He cast a glance at the man on the ground, his anger flaring. He immediately kicked him.

“You blind fool, don’t you recognize Elder Chen from the Pill Alliance?” The old man gritted his teeth and said cursing his luck.