"Master, that hurts! Let me go, boohoo!"
Beiluoshimen's hind legs kicked wildly in the air as it struggled fiercely in Jiang Yuan's hand.
"Still dare to call me your master?"
Jiang Yuan held Beiluoshimen up to his eyes, asserting his authority as its master.
"Boohoo, I won't dare anymore! Slurp!"
Beiluoshimen cried out, then suddenly reached out its two front paws to grab Jiang Yuan's wrist and licked it with its tiny pink tongue!
"Geez!"
The tingling sensation on his wrist made Jiang Yuan yelp and involuntarily let go. Beiluoshimen's snow-white body landed lightly, and it turned back to lick the fur on the back of its neck that Jiang Yuan had ruffled.
"Beiluo, you've been in the celestial realm. Do you know any way to deal with that Western Demon Lord?"
Jiang Yuan crouched down, stroking Beiluoshimen's little head, and transmitted his thoughts to it.
"The Western Demon is a full-fledged level 65 demon lord. Only if the celestial realm sends a demon emperor of the same rank could there be a chance to defeat him."
Beiluoshimen licked its paw while transmitting back to Jiang Yuan.
"A demon emperor? Where am I supposed to find one now? Oh, right, the city lord's mansion!"
Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up as he immediately thought of a key figure!
"Ah! Master, wait for me!"
Seeing Jiang Yuan suddenly bolt away, Beiluoshimen called out anxiously in his mind and quickly chased after him.
"Master, where are you going? Meow!"
Jumping back onto Jiang Yuan's shoulder, Beiluoshimen gently scratched his ear and asked softly in his thoughts.
"The only one who can contact the celestial realm right now is the city lord of the city lord's mansion!"
Jiang Yuan replied to Beiluoshimen in his mind while moving swiftly, quickly arriving at the city lord's mansion gate.
After explaining his purpose to the guards, Jiang Yuan met Qian Tianlei, the city lord of the Shangjing City Lord's Mansion, as quickly as possible and informed him of the current situation at Tianshan Yao Chi.
"What! The Western Demon Lord, one of the four demon lords of the demon realm, personally sealed the Ascension Platform? This is serious. Please wait a moment, Brother Jiang Yuan. I'll contact the celestial envoy immediately!"
Qian Tianlei only had time to say this to Jiang Yuan before rushing frantically toward the inner courtyard.
"Jiang Yuan, where are you? Our group is all set, waiting for you!"
While waiting, Jiang Yuan received a message from Wen Ding Cang Sheng.
"You guys head out first. I have something important to handle and will catch up soon!"
After replying to Wen Ding Cang Sheng, Jiang Yuan then contacted his in-game partner, Cang Shu Bu Ding.
"Bu Ding, is our Hanjiang City group ready?"
"It's been ready for a while. Where are you now?"
Cang Shu Bu Ding replied with a voice message, and Jiang Yuan could clearly hear the urgency in her tone.
"Take the alliance brothers to Yumen Pass and meet up with Cang Sheng. I'm getting some info at the city lord's mansion and will head over on my own."
Just as Jiang Yuan finished replying to Cang Shu Bu Ding, Qian Tianlei came jogging out from the inner courtyard, his face grave as he approached Jiang Yuan.
"Warrior Jiang Yuan, are you sure it's the Western Demon Lord of the demon realm?"
Qian Tianlei looked at Jiang Yuan and asked seriously.
"Yes, I'm sure!"
Jiang Yuan nodded firmly at Qian Tianlei.
"This is troublesome!"
The Shangjing city lord, Qian Tianlei, looked worried and gestured for Jiang Yuan to sit down. "I just contacted the celestial envoy. He told me that the true form of a demon realm lord cannot descend to the mortal realm because of the constraints of the Heavenly Dao. If too powerful a force descends, it will be rebounded and annihilated!"
"Ah! Master, I remember now! No wonder the Western Demon Lord's aura felt off—he suppressed his own cultivation level!"
At that moment, Beiluoshimen suddenly provided Jiang Yuan with a key clue.
"City Lord Qian, is it possible that the Western Demon Lord suppressed his cultivation level to come here?"
With Beiluoshimen's reminder, Jiang Yuan immediately relayed this to Qian Tianlei in his own words.
"Hmm! That explains it. The celestial envoy also told me that beings above the true immortal realm cannot descend to the mortal realm. It seems the Western Demon Lord suppressed his cultivation to the true immortal level and slipped into our mortal world unnoticed."
Qian Tianlei's face lit up with realization as he spoke to Jiang Yuan.
"City Lord Qian, is there any way to kill the Western Demon Lord?"
Jiang Yuan asked, thinking that if they could take down a demon realm lord-level powerhouse, it would deal a massive blow to the demon realm!
"I've already discussed it with the celestial envoy. If you can break the seal, the celestial realm will send true immortal-level experts to descend. Then the Western Demon Lord won't be able to escape!"
Qian Tianlei patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder and spoke earnestly.
"Excellent! City Lord Qian, time is urgent. I'll take my leave now! Farewell!"
After receiving Qian Tianlei's guidance, Jiang Yuan stood up, cupped his hands in a salute, and prepared to leave.
"Warrior Jiang Yuan, wait!"
"Does City Lord Qian have further instructions?"
Jiang Yuan turned around and looked at Qian Tianlei.
"There's bound to be a fierce battle ahead. I can see that your celestial energy is abundant, meaning you've reached the second-rank loose immortal level. Stay still!"
Qian Tianlei finished speaking and pointed a finger at Jiang Yuan's forehead.
"Ding! Consumed 10,000 immortal base points, successfully breakthrough to the second-rank loose immortal level!"
A system prompt sounded in Jiang Yuan's ears, and the immortal base points on his attribute panel automatically decreased by 10,000.
"Thank you!"
Jiang Yuan cupped his hands in thanks to Qian Tianlei, then turned and walked toward the teleportation NPC.
After teleporting to Yumen Pass, Jiang Yuan immediately contacted Cang Shu Bu Ding and learned from her that the players from the four alliances had already gathered at the outskirts of Tianshan Yao Chi.
"Giddyup!"
Jiang Yuan summoned a Longxu Tiger, evolved it into a tall and mighty celestial-grade Longxu Tiger, and mounted it, heading toward Tianshan Yao Chi.
It was worth noting that after evolving to celestial grade, the Longxu Tiger not only gained massive attribute boosts but also ran several times faster!
What would have taken over half an hour now only took Jiang Yuan seven or eight minutes to reach the massive stone gate outside Tianshan Yao Chi, where he joined the four-alliance team led by Cang Shu Bu Ding, Wen Ding Cang Sheng, Ao Shi Long Huang, and Qing Jiao Wo Zhan Shen.
Upon entering the team, Jiang Yuan was surprised to find that the team leader this time was Ao Shi Long Huang!
And Ao Shi Long Huang had shed his previous arrogance, treating Jiang Yuan much better and even speaking more politely!