“My strength is humble, and my companions are still young. Naturally, a few of us alone cannot achieve it,” Changsun Qingyue was not angry. Instead, she bowed politely and gracefully to the human cultivators.
“But in due time, more and more demon clan brethren will join us. This small tree will one day grow into an unshakable towering tree… protecting the beings it wishes to protect, and repelling the strong enemies it should repel.”
Changsun Qingyue’s words were neither humble nor arrogant, revealing no flaws between the lines.
They were neither offensive nor did she put herself beneath them, momentarily leaving the rogue cultivators who came to cause trouble speechless.
“I advise you all to get lost quickly and stop being an eyesore here!”
Since they had no words to counter, they decided not to compete logically with the other party.
The young cultivators took an aggressive step closer.
“Heh, Demon Clan Revival Society, what a ridiculous name, a group of ridiculous clowns… Get out! If you don’t, you’ll regret it!”
These cultivators released their aura, and behind their heads, the Three Powers phantoms appeared.
Every single one of them was a Three Powers stage cultivator!
A Three Powers stage cultivator is already at the peak of the Beginner Realm’s strength.
As long as they don’t encounter strange creatures like certain ‘Dragon Aotian’ or ‘Fox Swordsmen’, they can pretty much walk freely in the Beginner Realm, at least able to contend equally with enemies.
Moreover, Changsun Qingyue and the two little kids beside her were, at most, at the Two Phases stage of cultivation.
Although there were many people around and the cultivators didn’t dare to directly attack, offending a Three Powers stage cultivator in this Ancient Mirror of Inquiry was undoubtedly a very tricky matter.
If targeted by a Three Powers stage cultivator, one would have to live in fear every day… Therefore, their threats indeed possessed considerable deterrent power.
Changsun Qingyue bit her pearly teeth lightly, secretly clenching her sleeves in anger, but helplessly, she could only swallow her pride.
“Let’s go,” she said, pulling the hands of Mu Guoguo and Yan Liben.
“Ha!” Changsun Qingyue’s admission of defeat immediately thrilled these human cultivators, as if they had won a great battle. They burst into laughter, “Demon Clan Revival Society! Demon Clan…Trash! Nothing more than this!”
“You…”
Yan Liben angrily tried to argue, but Changsun Qingyue pulled him back. “Don’t let temporary impulsiveness cloud your judgment. The Demon Clan Revival Society is still very weak right now. Act rationally and avoid causing extra trouble…”
“But…” Yan Liben’s face was flushed with anger.
“There’s no ‘but’. One day, no one will look down on us… But this requires time and forbearance. As long as we recruit people little by little and expand the influence of the Revival Society, that day will surely come,” Changsun Qingyue said gently, smiling as she stroked Yan Liben’s head.
Yan Liben pouted and said no more.
“Recruit people? Hahahaha, with you lot of rotten fish and stinking shrimps, what makes you confident you can recruit anyone? And revival… revival my ass!” The surrounding human cultivators started cackling again.
“Uh… excuse me, but…”
Just as they were roaring with laughter, a fragrant breeze wafted past.
Their laughter abruptly ceased, their eyes fixed on the woman who had spoken, and their drool flowed uncontrollably.
“Excuse me, are you members of the Demon Clan Revival Society?” the woman asked, looking at Changsun Qingyue and the two youngsters.
“Indeed, in the Ranger Guild, our registered name is the only one as the Demon Clan Revival Society,” Changsun Qingyue’s face showed confusion.
“May I ask… do you need something?”
“Ah! I finally found it!” The woman clapped her hands, joy overflowing.
“I want to join!”
“?!”
The surrounding human cultivators were dumbfounded.
One moment they were saying no one would come, and the next, a celestial-like beautiful woman appeared, applying to join.
Even Changsun Qingyue was incredibly surprised, completely unable to understand why someone with such impressive qualities would choose an obscure little group like the Demon Clan Revival Society.
“When my sister left, she once told me, ‘If you enter the Beginner Realm, you must join the Demon Clan Revival Society.’ I’ve been looking for you all for so long, and I finally found you!” The woman looked relieved, but then her expression grew tense again.
She said with a touch of shyness, “I just don’t know… if I’m qualified to join your group. I heard the Demon Clan Revival Society has very strict admission requirements.”
After speaking, she winked at Changsun Qingyue.
Changsun Qingyue understood, chuckling inwardly.
She immediately adopted a grander posture and slowly said, “Hmm… it’s acceptable. Although your cultivation is average, barely meeting the admission threshold, since you’re sincere about joining, we’re not unreasonable either.”
“So that means… I’m qualified to join?!” The woman’s face was filled with pleasant surprise.
“That’s right,” Changsun Qingyue nodded.
“That’s great!”
Perhaps due to excessive joy, the woman’s cultivation aura was uncontrollably released!
On the stuffy street, a sudden gust of strong wind arose! Within the strong wind was an incomparably sharp and lethal intent, as if it could tear apart the spiritual consciousness of others!
The several Three Powers stage cultivators were stunned.
In that instant, they felt as if they had been pierced by ten thousand swords, so scared they nearly wet their pants…
No, they already had.
This aura far surpassed ordinary Three Powers stage cultivators by countless leagues! And this was the Beginner Realm, where cultivators above the Three Powers stage shouldn’t appear.
Even if someone could suppress their realm to enter, they would be kicked out as soon as they displayed their true strength.
This meant that her cultivation foundation, realm quality, spiritual energy reserves… all far exceeded ordinary cultivators by dozens of times! Perhaps even the most talented disciples of aristocratic immortal sects were only this good!
And this… was only just barely enough to meet the Demon Clan Revival Society’s admission threshold?!
Heh, are you kidding me? Too fake!
“I also wish to apply to join,” yet after that sharp aura subsided, another tall figure walked over.
“Uh…” Changsun Qingyue was a bit troubled.
She had spoken too confidently earlier.
If she agreed now, she would have to require the other party to reach the level of the previous woman…
But how many demon clans could achieve such a monstrous aura?!
“Crackling—”
Under the scorching sun, a bone-chilling coldness suddenly emanated, making people feel as if they had fallen into the Asura Hell, where no matter how much they struggled, they could not escape torment…
And the killing intent and aura hidden within it were no less than the previous aura! From this, it was clear that this was also a monster of a disciple from an aristocratic family!
What kind of monsters are these? The human cultivators were on the verge of tears, already slumped on the ground in fright.
Had they been ignorant and narrow-minded, like a frog in a well? The times were changing too quickly. Since when did super geniuses of this level start running rampant all over the streets?
“Am I qualified?” the new woman asked calmly, retracting her aura.
“Hmm, not bad, you’re qualified,” Changsun Qingyue suppressed the urge to laugh, maintaining a straight face and showing an “it’s alright” expression.
“That’s good.”
The two terrifying women, who had appeared out of nowhere, lowered their heads and elegantly signed their names on the application form.
—Jiang Qingyi.
—Qiao Qianxue.