"Tian Xuan, where do you think I should cultivate?" Zhou Hong asked Fairy Tian Xuan as they flew.
"Go where it's safest to cultivate," she replied.
"Then it would be with my grandfather in the Immortal Realm."
"Then let's go."
"Alright, I'll return to the Immortal Realm then." Zhou Hong nodded, making his decision. He would return to the Immortal Realm to cultivate with his grandfather. However, the journey back would take several months. The distance was too great. Only those who had reached the level of Demon Emperor or Immortal Emperor could travel significantly faster, reaching the Immortal Realm from the Demon Realm within ten days.
In the blink of an eye, another day passed.
At Chao Tian Mo's residence, Chao Tian Mo opened his eyes again, his expression shifting through disbelief.
Just moments ago, Chao Tian Mo had once again deduced the situation, and the result was the same as yesterday.
"How can this be? What unforeseen circumstances are at play? Could it be that there truly exists someone in the Demon Realm at this very moment who can overturn the entire realm and unify it?" Chao Tian Mo's expression grew grave. He immediately stood up and muttered to himself, "This matter is of great importance. I must go find those two old brothers and report the situation to them."
With that, Chao Tian Mo shot into the sky and vanished from his spot. The two "old brothers" he spoke of were the two strongest ancient Demon Emperors in the Demon Realm. Almost no one knew when these two Demon Emperors had appeared; they seemed to have lived as long as heaven and earth. More accurately, they were among the very first batch of Demon Emperors, indicating how ancient they were. Currently, only legends of them existed in the Demon Realm, and very few people had ever seen them. They were Supreme Demon Emperor and Myriad Ancient Demon Emperor. It was said that their world power had reached over 1000 stars.
Such power was enough to terrify anyone. Zhou Hong's grandfather in the Immortal Realm only had 80 stars. Compared to 1000 stars, it was an unimaginable gap. If these two Demon Emperors were to make a move, Zhou Hong's grandfather would not last a single breath. Of course, Zhou Hong would be even less capable.
It seemed Zhou Hong was truly in danger this time.
In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed. Zhou Hong and Fairy Tian Xuan were still on their way to the Immortal Realm.
"Tian Xuan, there's a city ahead. Let's go down and rest for a bit," Zhou Hong said to Fairy Tian Xuan. In the past ten days, Zhou Hong hadn't encountered any danger, so he wasn't in a hurry to return to the Immortal Realm.
"Okay."
Thus, Zhou Hong descended to the ground and arrived at the city gate. This was a place called Crow City, and it was unclear which Demon Emperor's territory it belonged to.
At this moment, Zhou Hong saw a crowd of people, or rather, an extremely large crowd, gathered around a notice board at the city gate.
"Why are so many people gathered there?" Zhou Hong, who was about to enter the city, was puzzled and immediately wanted to go and see what the commotion was about.
"Wait!" Just as Zhou Hong was about to move, Fairy Tian Xuan stopped him.
"What is it?"
"Don't go up yet. I saw a portrait on the notice board; it's clearly a wanted poster."
Zhou Hong chuckled, "You don't think that wanted criminal is me, do you?"
"It's not just thinking, it's highly possible. I'll go up and take a look first. You cover your face and go somewhere secluded."
"Oh, okay!" Zhou Hong could only nod.
Fairy Tian Xuan walked up and squeezed into the crowd. She quickly saw the portrait on the notice board. It was indeed Zhou Hong, and it was a Demon Realm wanted order. This meant that all Demon Emperors in the Demon Realm were looking for this person, which was why so many people were gathered.
Zhou Hong waited in a deserted corner of the city wall for a while, and Fairy Tian Xuan came up.
"How was it? It's not really me, is it?" Zhou Hong asked quickly.
"Nonsense, if it's not you, who else could it be? And it's a wanted order for the entire Demon Realm."
"A wanted order for the entire Demon Realm?"
"Yes, across the entire Demon Realm, no matter which Demon Immortal Kingdom, they have issued this wanted order. Not only that, but any informant, from any Demon Immortal Kingdom, will have their cultivation slot directly elevated to eighth-grade Demon Emperor."
Zhou Hong was greatly astonished. Having their cultivation slot directly elevated to eighth-grade Demon Emperor would undoubtedly tempt everyone in the Demon Realm below eighth-grade Demon Emperor. Above eighth-grade Demon Emperor, there was only ninth-grade Demon Emperor, and then the Demon Emperor level.
"No way? The bounty to catch me is too high, isn't it?" Zhou Hong found it hard to believe. Even if he had the potential to become a Demon Emperor, it shouldn't warrant such a wanted order from all Demon Immortal Kingdoms in the Demon Realm.
Fairy Tian Xuan's gaze shifted. Her experience was far greater than Zhou Hong's.
Fairy Tian Xuan thought for a moment and said, "I also find it very puzzling. Even though you said you wanted to unify the Demon Realm, it was just talk. How could it cause all the Demon Emperors in the Demon Realm to issue such a wanted order for you? There's only one possibility: the words 'I want to unify the Demon Realm' were deduced by some powerful Demon Emperors through causality, and the final result was that you might actually achieve it. Only under such circumstances would all the Demon Immortal Kingdoms in the Demon Realm issue such a wanted order for you. Otherwise, I can't think of any other reason. Even if you have the potential to become a Demon Emperor, to those old Demon Emperors, you are just a small fry. A newly emerged Demon Emperor is like an ant to those Demon Emperors with hundreds or even thousands of stars. Why would they hunt you down like this? So, there's only this one possibility."
Zhou Hong found it hard to believe, "You mean someone deduced that I will truly unify the Demon Realm in the future?"
"Hehe, I'm just guessing, but it's highly likely. Otherwise, I can't think of any other reason. This is an attempt to completely destroy you."
"Then what should I do now? It's still a long time until I return to the Immortal Realm. This wanted order was likely issued not long ago, perhaps not even a few hours old, otherwise, it wouldn't have attracted so many onlookers." Zhou Hong was very dejected. Was it so difficult to become a Demon Emperor? Did handsome people not deserve to be Demon Emperors?
"I'm truly speechless," Fairy Tian Xuan couldn't help but shake her head with a wry smile. She had gotten herself into such a mess. If the pursuers found Zhou Hong, they would surely kill her as well.
"Then let's leave quickly and return to the Immortal Realm as soon as possible. I believe it will be safer once we're back in the Immortal Realm," Zhou Hong said.
"That's not necessarily true," Fairy Tian Xuan shook her head and continued, "To have the entire Demon Realm issue a wanted order for you means that even if you hide in the Immortal Realm, powerful Demon Emperors will travel to the Immortal Realm to capture you. Although the Immortal and Demon Realms have historically been at odds, if a very powerful Demon Emperor goes to the Immortal Realm to capture you, no Immortal Emperor would dare to obstruct him. After all, Immortal Emperors aren't foolish; they wouldn't risk their lives for you against a very strong Demon Emperor. It's even possible that under the heavy reward, they might even help in your capture. Zhou Hong, I feel you might die this time." Fairy Tian Xuan looked at Zhou Hong with no confidence in him at all.