Following Zhao Qingyun, Long Chen walked into the Heavenly Demon Palace. Just like how he saw it from the outside, the Heavenly Demon Palace was clean and elegant. The flowers, grass, trees, birds, and flowers were fragrant. It was like a paradise on earth. In fact, the Heavenly Demon Palace was very big, but there weren't many people inside. Therefore, Long Chen didn't meet many people on the way.
As long as someone passed by, they would look at Zhao Qingyun with reverence in their eyes. They would slightly bow before walking past her. Of course, their gazes were also carefully sizing up Long Chen who was following behind Zhao Qingyun. This youth's face was so unfamiliar. With one look, they knew that Long Chen was not a member of the Heavenly Devil Palace.
"Why is this youth following behind Palace Master? Palace Master usually lives like a wild crane and doesn't care about anything. Sometimes, we don't even see him for a month."
"I don't know, either, but let's not make wild guesses about Palace Master's matters."
The two of them whispered to each other as they walked past Long Chen. They even turned around to look at Long Chen's figure.
"Only around the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier. He probably isn't a genius, so don't worry."
Long Chen laughed after hearing this.
'Looks like the only demon in Heaven Demon Palace is my master, Zhao Qingyun. The others are just people of the secular world, jealous, resentful, and fighting for status. Looks like Heaven Demon Palace is just like Master said, not an easy place to live.' Long Chen shook his head secretly.
Long Chen followed Zhao Qingyun, and under the astonished gazes of the people on the way, they arrived at the largest palace hall of the Heavenly Devil Palace. This palace hall's name was' Demon Hall '. From afar, the building was majestic and domineering. It was indeed worthy of the name' Demon Hall '.
Under the respectful gaze of the guards at the door, Zhao Qingyun walked into the Demon Palace. These guards at the door should also be disciples of Heaven Demon Palace.
"Go, gather the three Great Demon Elders, the Eight Great Protectors, the Sixteenth Elder, the Law Enforcement Elder, the Punishment Elder, and the other Hall Masters. I have something to announce." Zhao Qingyun said to the disciple guarding next to him as he walked through the door.
"Yes."
The disciple on guard hurriedly nodded his head, then hurriedly ran off. He needed to inform the other disciples, and then the other disciples dispersed to inform the higher-ups of the Heavenly Devil Palace that Zhao Qingyun had mentioned.
"Long Chen, my Heavenly Demon Palace has a rather strict system for the establishment of positions. However, it doesn't matter if you don't remember it. Among these people, only the three great demon elders have the right to speak in front of me. Sometimes, I will also respect the opinions of the three great demon elders. After all, they have been in charge of the Heavenly Demon Palace for many years.
Zhao Qingyun said to Long Chen, who was behind her, as she sat on a large sandalwood chair in the middle of the room.
Long Chen was a junior, so he naturally did not have a seat here.
"The three great Demon Elders are all at the ninth level of the Heavenly River Tier. Aside from me, they are the strongest in the Heaven Demon Palace. Moreover, they are quite powerful in the Heaven Demon Palace," Zhao Qingyun said.
"So, in other words, they are not obedient to your teachings, and it is very likely that they are targeting me." Long Chen immediately understood what Zhao Qingyun meant.
"Don't worry, they can't change my decision." Zhao Qingyun rubbed his long beard and smiled.
Not long after, people arrived one after another. The lower the status, the faster they arrived. Soon, many elders, protectors, and palace masters had gathered in the Demon Palace. As for the three great demon elders, they still hadn't arrived.
At this moment, basically everyone was looking at Long Chen, who was behind Zhao Qingyun. To them, Long Chen was really too unfamiliar. They had a premonition that the matter that Zhao Qingyun was going to announce today was definitely related to Long Chen. With the Heavenly Devil Palace Master present, it was not good for them to discuss loudly. However, they still whispered to each other.
"The reason why Palace Master summoned us here is probably because of this youth."
"I know, but what's so special about this young man?"
"His strength should be at the fourth level of Heaven River Tier. Among his peers, he's barely passable. But to be able to act like nothing in front of so many people without changing his expression, he must be someone with a firm mind."
"Whether his mind is firm or not, we'll know later."
Time gradually flowed by, Zhao Qingyun still had a calm expression on his face. After all the protectors, elders and hall lords arrived, Zhao Qingyun inclined his head. Only then did the three old men slowly enter the devil hall. Long Chen immediately inclined his head and observed the three legendary devil elders. These three devil elders were the experts of the Sky Devil Palace who were second only to Zhao Qingyun.
The age of the three demon elders wasn't young. The one in the middle was an old man who looked to be over 80 years old. His figure was weak, and there were many wrinkles on his face. However, his eyes were bulging, and his gaze was like a sharp blade, sweeping across the faces of everyone present.
On the left of this old man was an old woman. She looked younger than the one in the middle. She could still walk with her back straight, and her expression was filled with arrogance. Thinking about it, she must be someone who wasn't easy to deal with.
And the last one was a short and fat old man. He was a little younger than the old woman on the left. His hair was still black, but his face was fierce and fierce, looking a little scary.
Among these three people, the one in the middle was the most terrifying. Obviously, he ranked the eldest. The woman on the left should be the Second Demon Elder. As for the fiendish black-haired short and fat old man on the right, he should be the Third Demon Elder.
They didn't look very good. In the eyes of the secular world, they were demons. As for Zhao Qingyun, although he wasn't young, he was still a handsome man. When he was young, he must have been as handsome as Dongfang Xuanxiao.
After entering the Demon Palace, the three demon elders took their seats one after another. Then they raised their chins, glanced around, and found Long Chen standing behind Zhao Qingyun. They weren't fools. It only took a moment for them to guess that they were invited here because of Long Chen. A warrior at the fourth level of the Heavenly River Realm had troubled the three demon elders to come here. In the hearts of the three demon elders, they already had a bad impression of Long Chen.
As for what Long Chen did, the three demon elders didn't care.
"Today, I called everyone here to announce one thing."
Seeing that everyone was here, Zhao Qingyun opened his eyes, which had been squinting, glanced around, and then said calmly.
"Palace Master, please go ahead." Below, everyone said respectfully in unison.
To them, even though Zhao Qingyun didn't care much about the affairs and rarely showed his face, his Reaching Heaven State's strength was solid. Without Zhao Qingyun's presence, the Heavenly Demon Palace would have been trampled to the ground by the royal family long ago.
For over a thousand years, the Imperial Family and the Palace of Heavenly Demons had maintained the status of having an expert of the Reaching Heaven State on each side. This had led to the two forces existing in the Cangyang Kingdom for over a thousand years and confronting each other for over a thousand years. Hence, they still had sufficient respect for the Palace Lord.
At this time, Zhao Qingyun pointed at Long Chen and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to let you all know that this is the ninth personal disciple I've accepted today."
As soon as Zhao Qingyun finished speaking, the people below were in an uproar. In fact, it wasn't the first time that Zhao Qingyun accepted a personal disciple. However, normally, he wouldn't gather everyone in such a grand manner. Moreover, the selection of personal disciples was usually from ordinary disciples. Zhao Qingyun, on the other hand, directly pulled a young martial artist in the fourth level of the Heaven River Tier out of nowhere.
To be honest, the fourth tier of the Heavenly River Tier could only be considered very average. The Heavenly Demon Palace Master had always appeared and disappeared mysteriously, and no one could grasp his temper. Everyone felt that everything about this Palace Master was good, and the only thing that made people want to look at him in a different light was that his insight was extremely thorough. The true disciples that he had taken in now, in the ranking of the Heavenly Demon Palace disciples, were ranked in the top fifty, and the first disciples under the three great demon elders occupied the top three positions. Even the top ten were basically all disciples of the three great demon elders.
From this, it could be seen that Zhao Qingyun's eyesight and teaching ability couldn't be compared to the three demon elders. Now, it was even more absurd. He directly gathered everyone to the Demon Palace and announced that he would let an outsider directly become his personal disciple.
This was a bit childish.
Of course, the others only dared to criticize Zhao Qingyun's decision in their hearts. However, there were still people who expressed their dissatisfaction, and that was the three demon elders. At this time, the short and fat demon elder directly laughed and said, "Palace Master, you must be joking."
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
Zhao Qingyun narrowed his eyes. He knew that this damn fatty would come out to cause trouble. As expected, he was the first to speak.
"This young man shouldn't be a disciple of the Heaven Demon Palace. His cultivation is only in the fourth level of the Heaven River Tier. His talent is ordinary. How could he be qualified to be the personal disciple of the Palace Master? That's why I thought the Palace Master was deliberately teasing us." After saying this, the three demon elders laughed.
"There's no need to say more. I've already decided. Long Chen, come and meet the elders. These are the three demon elders. They are usually in charge of the affairs of the Heaven Demon Palace." Zhao Qingyun didn't bother to pay attention to the three demon elders and directly introduced them to Long Chen.
"Junior Long Chen pays respect to the three demon elders."
Long Chen knew that it was just a formality. He casually mentioned it according to the rules and then said no more.
Of course, he was also very unhappy with the three demon elders.
These three old guys were really not to be trifled with. In this public place, they dared to argue with Zhao Qingyun.
"Now, let's perform the ceremony of apprenticeship." Zhao Qingyun looked at Long Chen with satisfaction and smiled faintly.
"Wait."
The three demon elders suddenly shouted and said, "Palace Master, do you really want to accept him as a personal disciple? Palace Master, you have to be careful. Palace Master hasn't told us who this person is."
"His name is Long Chen. Haven't you heard of this name?" Zhao Qingyun was a little unhappy, raised his eyebrows, and said in a cold voice.
"Long Chen." Everyone recalled and then suddenly remembered something, looking at Long Chen in surprise.