The proprietress originally wanted to meet Ji Mo, but was blocked by the Desolate Soul Devouring Toad.
The Desolate Soul Devouring Toad could tell that Ji Mo was clearly on the opposite side of the demons. If it discovered that the proprietress was the third princess of the demon race, it might have killed her on the spot.
One must know that Ji Mo was not one to show mercy to beautiful women. He would not go easy on her just because the proprietress was good-looking. To prevent any accidents, it was best not to meet.
"Mr. Ji wouldn't harm me. If he wanted to kill me, he would have done it long ago."
The proprietress was not worried about being harmed by Ji Mo at all, but in the end, she could not resist the Desolate Soul Devouring Toad and could only suppress her urge to meet Ji Mo.
Because the Desolate Soul Devouring Toad said that Ji Mo had subdued so many demonic beasts, he must have big plans and was going to do something big. It was better for the proprietress to get involved less.
Otherwise, if Ji Mo were to be determined to sweep through the demon realm in the future, how would the proprietress, as a princess of the demon race, position herself?
In fact, the Desolate Soul Devouring Toad was truly worried that the proprietress would, like the Iron-Eating Beast, be subdued by Ji Mo.
That was why it resolutely prevented the two from meeting.
Inside the ancient city.
Ning Yi, the patriarch of the Ning clan, was still anxiously awaiting news.
However, before the scouts could send back news, the guards on duty sounded the alarm.
"Bad news, a large number of demonic beasts have surrounded the ancient city."
Looking at the dense mass of demonic beasts outside the city, all the Ning clan cultivators within the ancient city were stunned.
In fact, demon beast sieges had occurred from time to time, but they were not large in scale, and the demon beasts lacked organization and discipline, so they did not pose much of a threat.
But this time was different.
Tens of thousands of demonic beasts appeared simultaneously, and what was even more terrifying was that these demonic beasts were not in the least bit chaotic. They were orderly, more disciplined than an army, forming formations and completely encircling the ancient city.
This had never happened before.
Even if the Dark Night Priest could control demonic beasts, he could not achieve this.
Did this mean that a more terrifying existence than the Dark Night Priest had made a move?
Clang, clang, clang...
The alarm bell rang through the heavens, sounding twenty-four times. The entire ancient city entered its highest level of alert.
Ning Yi asked an aged female clan elder, "Can you contact Fairy Su Yan? At this time, perhaps only she can turn the tide."
With the current strength of the Ning clan, which was less than three hundred people, they might not be able to withstand this demon beast siege.
Their only hope was to place it on Su Yan.
The clan elder shook her head. She had come into contact with Su Yan and knew that Su Yan had been searching for the reincarnation of the White Emperor. A while ago, she had found traces of Su Yan in the ruins of the Human-Demon Ancient Battlefield, but she had not heard from her since.
"Alas, prepare for a desperate battle. My Ning clan swears to coexist and perish with the seal."
Ning Yi faced death with courage, preparing for the worst.
Outside the ancient city, Ji Mo was directing the demonic beasts to set up defenses.
He believed that with these demonic beast defenses, the ancient city would be absolutely impregnable, and no petty thief would be able to breach this city.
The Iron-Eating Beast hopped around Ji Mo's feet, drool dripping from its mouth. It was ready to slap to death any demonic beast that disobeyed, then roast it and eat it.
This little fellow had become addicted to roasted meat and was always thinking about eating meat.
"Little Tuan Tuan, actually eating vegetarian is also good. There is a plant called bamboo shoots that is particularly delicious. Also, you like to gnaw on ore, right? Eat more rocks to supplement minerals, which is good for your physical development. In the future, you should eat less meat and gnaw more rocks and wild grass."
Ji Mo flicked the Iron-Eating Beast on the head and then taught it patiently.
This little glutton could eat nearly ten large demonic beasts in one meal. It was too much to eat. Now, these demonic beasts were his property, and he couldn't let them be wasted by eating them all.
Therefore, Ji Mo felt it was necessary to change the Iron-Eating Beast's dietary habits.
Poor Little Tuan Tuan, covering its swollen head with its furry paws, looked full of grievance.
Didn't you say that if I followed you, I would eat well and have big fish and meat every meal?
Why have you changed your mind now?
Stingy, you're so bad!
The Iron-Eating Beast stepped forward, hugged Ji Mo's pant leg, stared with its big black eyes, and shook it violently.
"Oh no!"
Ning Wenjing suddenly heard the bell and slapped her smooth forehead, looking a little flustered. She said, "I forgot to notify the patriarch in advance. I'm afraid there will be a misunderstanding."
Afterward, she saw all her clansmen holding weapons, standing on the city wall with fierce killing intent, and all the city's formations were activated.
As expected, there was a misunderstanding.
"Patriarch Uncle, it's me, Jingjing."
Ning Wenjing hurriedly shouted, waving to Ning Yi on the city wall, "Everyone, no need to panic. The person beside me is Mr. Ji from Fengmo City. He is here to help us guard the seal."
"That's right, it is indeed Wenjing girl."
Ning Yi immediately recognized Ning Wenjing and quickly confirmed that she was not an impostor.
At the same time, the title of Mr. Ji from Fengmo City was indeed weighty enough to make him slightly relieved.
But the scene before him still made Ning Yi extremely shocked. Were the demonic beasts in the ruins of the Human-Demon Ancient Battlefield all subdued by this Mr. Ji?
Humans could not control hordes of demonic beasts; this was common knowledge in the Xuanling Realm.
Now that Mr. Ji could control so many demonic beasts, his identity was worth questioning.
Ning Yi's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he stared intently at the Iron-Eating Beast that was clinging to Ji Mo's leg and acting spoiled. He exclaimed, "Nietie!"
This was a totem divine beast of the demon realm. How could it appear here and act spoiled towards Mr. Ji?
And Ji Mo was even more unfathomable to Ning Yi.
Young and vibrant, with no spiritual fluctuations on his body, other than his outstanding appearance, he seemed to have nothing special.
Was this truly the Mr. Ji from the legends?
Ning Yi had seen countless people and possessed a pair of innate insightful eyes that could see through all disguises.
He did not see any signs of Ji Mo hiding his strength or disguising himself. In such a situation, either his true strength had reached an incredibly terrifying level, or he was hiding his strength and identity through some miraculous treasure.
Ning Yi leaned towards the latter judgment, because even if an immortal descended to the mortal world, he could see some clues. And there were no immortals in the Xuanling Realm, so this Mr. Ji must have deliberately hidden his background and origins.
"Jingjing, you go into the city first. Mr. Ji, please wait outside the city for a moment. Our ancestors left instructions that only those of the Ning clan can easily enter the city."
Ning Yi clasped his fists in apology to Ji Mo and asked Ning Wenjing to enter the ancient city first.
He had to understand the situation before making any plans.
"Big liar, there is indeed such a rule. I'll go tell Patriarch Uncle and welcome you into the city later."
Ning Wenjing quickly explained to Ji Mo, fearing that Ji Mo would be angry because of this.
"Go, I understand."
Ji Mo did not mind. After all, this was the seal of the demon realm's gate. It was normal for the Ning clan to be vigilant.
After Ning Wenjing entered the city, she told Ning Yi about Ji Mo's various deeds.
Finally, she said very seriously, "Patriarch Uncle, Mr. Ji is very likely the savior predicted by the White Emperor. We must not neglect him!"
Ning Yi and several other Ning clan elders were shocked, and their hearts churned with turbulent waves, unable to calm down for a long time.
They looked at each other, and could see the shock on each other's faces. Did such a powerful human truly exist in the world?
The main reason was that they had never heard of such a heaven-defyingly powerful human before. Ji Mo seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
As for the claim of a savior, they would not easily believe it, because in recent years, many people had impersonated the savior, but they all turned out to be people with ulterior motives.