Not long after following Zhao Qingyun, a pagoda-shaped building appeared in front of them. The pagoda-shaped building had a total of seven levels. It was solemn and dignified, completely different from what the secular world thought of as a demon. Long Chen even felt that the Heavenly Demon Palace should be called the Heavenly Deity Palace. That would be more appropriate.
From afar, Long Chen could see that there were many guards beside the Martial Arts Pavilion. Among them, there were more than ten leaders. Their strength was around the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier. They were considered a relatively high-end force in the Heavenly Demon Palace. The pagoda-shaped Martial Arts Pavilion should be considered a sacred place for cultivation in the Heavenly Demon Palace.
Long Chen and Zhao Qingyun were now standing in front of this sacred place.
"Within the Martial Arts Pavilion, there are several tens of thousands of battle skills. From Primary Yellow Tier Battle Skills all the way to Heaven Tier Battle Skills. There are defense, attack, movement, healing, body refining, and so on. This is the inheritance of my Demonic Palace for over a thousand years. I've seen most of these battle skills, so I have quite a bit of insight into the cultivation of battle skills. If you don't understand, you can naturally ask me." Zhao Qingyun said with some pride.
Tens of thousands of combat skills included various levels and types. This showed how abundant the resources of the Heavenly Demon Palace were. There were even heaven-level combat skills on the highest level of the Martial Arts Pavilion.
"The security next to the Martial Arts Pavilion is very tight. Even the palaces of the three Great Demon Elders are less than five hundred meters away from here. As long as there is a slight movement in the Martial Arts Pavilion, the three Great Demon Elders will immediately appear here. The three Great Demon Elders are indeed very annoying at times. However, it is undeniable that they have indeed made a lot of contributions to the Heavenly Demon Palace," Zhao Qingyun said.
As he spoke, Zhao Qingyun asked the guards to step aside and directly led Long Chen up. The Traceless Specter that Long Chen wanted was directly on the seventh level of the Martial Arts Pavilion.
As he was about to get a heaven-level combat skill, Long Chen was a little excited.
Just then, a series of footsteps came from behind them. Long Chen and Zhao Qingyun both turned their heads. Among the group of people, they were all Elders of the Heavenly Devil Palace. Among them, there were two people who were clustered in front of everyone else. One of them was the short and fat but fiendish Third Demon Elder. Behind him stood a tall and sturdy young man respectfully.
This young man was more than two meters tall. His whole body was covered with muscles. His skin was dark, and his eyes were filled with hostility. He gave Long Chen the impression that he had met the Heavenly Wolf Gang in Prince Yu's Mansion. They were all ruthless characters.
Standing in front of this burly young man, the Third Demon Elder looked a little ridiculous just by looking at his appearance.
Just by looking at the young man's momentum, Long Chen could roughly guess his identity. The two strongest disciples at the eighth level of the Heavenly River Realm in the Heavenly Demon Palace were the first disciples of the First Demon Elder and the Second Demon Elder respectively. The first disciple of the Third Demon Elder was named Yang Jun. His cultivation was at the peak of the seventh level of the Heavenly River Realm. It was said that he could break through to the eighth level of the Heavenly River Realm at any time. He had also practiced many advanced earth-level combat skills. Among all the young disciples in the Heavenly Demon Palace, his comprehensive combat strength ranked third. He was the disciple that the Third Demon Elder was most proud of.
The burly and ruthless young man in front of him must be Yang Jun.
However, why did they follow Zhao Qingyun to the Martial Arts Pavilion?
"Greetings, Palace Master."
The Third Demon Elder led the crowd and bowed to Zhao Qingyun first. After all, Zhao Qingyun was the leader of the Heavenly Demon Palace, so the etiquette could not be ignored.
"What are you doing here?" Zhao Qingyun raised his eyebrows and asked coldly. To be honest, he didn't like the Third Demon Elder very much.
"Palace Master, I was looking for you today. I didn't expect to see you in front of the Martial Arts Pavilion when I passed by here. What a coincidence. It saves us a long walk." Obviously, the Third Demon Elder had something to ask of Zhao Qingyun, so his tone was very polite.
"Tell me, what do you want?" Zhao Qingyun said.
"Here's the thing."
The Third Demon Elder glanced at Yang Jun behind him with satisfaction and said, "In the past, the first disciple of my Eldest Brother and Second Sister also got the Traceless Specter when he was at the seventh level of the Heavenly River Realm. Finally, he succeeded in cultivating it. Yang Jun is about to break through to the eighth level of the Heavenly River Realm, so I beg you, Palace Master, to give the Traceless Specter to Yang Jun to cultivate."
At this time, the young man, Yang Jun, also bowed to Zhao Qingyun and said, "Palace Master, please believe me. I have absolute confidence that I can master the Traceless Specter in half a year and reach the eighth level of the Heavenly River Realm. Given time, I will be able to fight against Lin Zichen of the royal family."
The other elders who came to support also put in a good word for Yang Jun. In fact, Yang Jun should have gotten the Traceless Specter long ago, but Zhao Qingyun refused when he asked for it last time. This time, they had more people, so they wanted to put pressure on Zhao Qingyun.
They couldn't do it. Zhao Qingyun would still refuse so many people's requests. After all, Yang Jun was an outstanding disciple and was deeply favored by the Third Demon Elder. There was no reason for Zhao Qingyun not to give face to the Third Demon Elder again.
"Didn't I say it last time? The most important thing for Yang Jun now is to complete the eighth level of the Heavenly River Realm as soon as possible. He has been stuck at this level for a long time. If he continues to delay, it will not do him any good."
Zhao Qingyun frowned. The Third Demon Elder really picked a bad time this time. There was only one Traceless Specter manual, and he had already promised to give it to Long Chen. Now, the Third Demon Elder wanted to join in the fun. So who should he give the manual to?
Of course, Zhao Qingyun wanted to give it to Long Chen. After all, he had already promised Long Chen, and Long Chen was his personal disciple. However, the problem was that because Long Chen was his personal disciple, the Third Demon Elder would definitely put pressure on Zhao Qingyun in the name of favoritism.
"Palace Lord, I can already feel that my breakthrough will be completed within a month if nothing unexpected happens. I will first obtain the Traceless Specter, and then cultivate after that. Is that alright? In any case, in the current Sky Demon Palace, there shouldn't be anyone who needs the Traceless Specter within this month."
Yang Jun's gaze was never on Long Chen. In his opinion, Long Chen was only a disciple who had become Zhao Qingyun's disciple because of his connections. He was really not worth paying attention to.
"Then come back after you reach the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier," Zhao Qingyun said impatiently with a wave of his hand.
This time, the Third Demon Elder was not happy. He had brought so many people, but Zhao Qingyun still did not give him face. This really made him a little angry. Zhao Qingyun did not give Yang Jun the Traceless Specter, which clearly showed that he did not take him seriously. How could he not be angry? So he sneered and said, "Palace Master, the Traceless Specter is in the Martial Scripture Pavilion, and no one uses it. It will be given to Yang Jun to cultivate anyway. If you give it to him now, you won't have to trouble Palace Master to personally come next time. Palace Master is not willing to give it to him today. Could it be that you have other uses for the Traceless Specter? For example, to give it to your personal disciple, Long Chen?"
The Third Demon Elder's sarcastic words made everyone laugh.
The name Long Chen had now become the laughing stock of the Sky Demon Palace. In fact, many people did not understand why Zhao Qingyun would give this person the name Long Chen because of his connections. It was to increase his popularity. Indeed, because he was also called Long Chen, his fame was like the sun in the sky in the Sky Demon Palace.
The Third Demon Elder knew that the Traceless Specter would not be given to Long Chen, so his words were just sarcasm. However, he never thought that he would actually guess it correctly.
"You are right. I came here today to give the Traceless Specter to Long Chen to cultivate. As for Yang Jun, you can come back when you reach the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier."
Zhao Qingyun's voice sounded faintly. He had always been very calm, so he was not afraid of any trouble when he said it directly.
As soon as the words came out, there was a complete silence. Everyone looked at Long Chen in a daze. After a while, they were sure that they did not hear wrongly.
"Give it to him? Are you kidding me? He is just a fake. Does he even know what a Heaven Tier Battle Skill is?"
"Palace Master's decision is really disappointing. Could it be that Palace Master is such a biased person?"
This kind of chatter immediately rang out. Furthermore, each of their words was more unpleasant than the last. Not to mention Zhao Qingyun, even Long Chen frowned deeply when he heard this.
Everyone else could not believe it, let alone the Third Demon Elder and Yang Jun. At this time, Yang Jun did not say anything. He only looked at Long Chen with hatred, which contained endless killing intent. The Third Demon Elder had always been known for his bad temper. How could he tolerate such unfairness?
So he immediately put on a ferocious face and smiled, "Palace Master, did I hear wrongly? Giving up a genius like Yang Jun for nothing and letting a kid with no name come out of nowhere have the Traceless Specter. I really can't believe it. Is this the Palace Master of Sky Demon Palace? All this decision was made just because he is your direct disciple. Palace Master, it is undeniable that your strength determines your unique position in Sky Demon Palace, but this does not mean that you can ignore the ancestral teachings and do whatever you want. I think your decision will not only disappoint me, but also the hardworking kid Yang Jun, and will also disappoint the thousands of disciples of Sky Demon Palace."
Although the Third Demon Elder's words were unpleasant, they represented everyone's thoughts at this time.
Seeing that Zhao Qingyun did not speak, the Third Demon Elder continued, "My words today were indeed a bit excessive, but I think everyone's thoughts are similar to mine. If Palace Master thinks that I am wrong, please kill me. I will die without regrets."
"Yes, Palace Master. Although the Third Demon Elder's words were a bit extreme, they were sincere and moved me. As for the Traceless Specter, I hope Palace Master can reconsider your decision."
"Yes, Palace Master, please reconsider."
A large group of people all knelt in front of Zhao Qingyun. Only Yang Jun and the Third Demon Elder did not kneel.
After hesitating for a while, Zhao Qingyun said helplessly, "Stand up first."