Chapter 97: The Emperor's Words

  "Bang, bang, bang", the sudden knocking sound from outside the courtyard made Fang Tou slightly startled while he was cultivating in the small yard, and then he felt a bit puzzled, wondering who would come here.

  Like the Elder and Sun Hao, they wouldn't even knock on the door when coming here. The Elder would directly fly into the courtyard, while Sun Hao would call out loudly. Neither of them had the habit of knocking on doors. As for the other inner disciples of Huoyun Hall who were hiding from Kong Fang, they didn't even have time to come here, let alone take the initiative to do so.

  With a puzzled expression, Fang Tou's movements were not slow, and he immediately stood up. His footsteps seemed light and airy as they landed on the ground, but his speed was by no means slow. Apparently, his constant cultivation had also improved Fang Tou's strength.

  Fang Tou opened the courtyard gate, and when he saw three people in black robes, Fang Tou was taken aback for a moment. He then hastily looked at the cuffs of the three men. On the cuffs of the three men, Fang Tou discovered a red flame mark. This flame mark was not eye-catching, and if you didn't look carefully, you might even ignore it directly.

  But in the world of artifact refinement, this black robe with flame patterns on the cuffs represents a special group and a special identity. Every enthusiast of artifact refinement dreams of entering this group. Unfortunately, except for the initial period when this group first appeared, as time passed, the threshold for entering this group became higher and higher, resulting in no one being able to enter this special group for over ten years now.

  "What a devilish device!" Fang Tou was shocked in his heart. He had heard many rumors about the device, but this was still his first time seeing someone with a device.

  "Is Master Kongfang living here?" A young boy who looked like he was only fourteen or fifteen years old asked with a smile. As the boy spoke, Fang saw that the middle-aged man and young adult beside him both had somewhat respectful expressions, clearly, the three of them were led by this boy.

  Even if he hadn't discovered the other two's abnormalities, Fang Tou wouldn't dare to slack off against this youth. It had been ten years since anyone had entered the Zhi Mo, so how could a fourteen or fifteen-year-old youth possibly appear in the Zhi Mo? Fang Tou didn't believe that someone could enter the Zhi Mo at the age of four or five; after all, even when the Zhi Mo group first appeared, no one was able to do it, let alone ten years ago.

  "Indeed, Master is living here, please come in." Fang Tou hastily made way and let the three enter the courtyard.

  "Master is in the middle of his cultivation, I'll go call him, and please wait for a moment." Fang Tou was shocked by the three people's identities as demonic cultivators, but he wouldn't let them disturb Kong Fang's cultivation. In Fang Tou's heart, no one was more important than Kong Fang who had led him onto the path of cultivation, so he steeled himself and made the three wait in the small courtyard.

  "It doesn't matter, we'll just wait for Brother Kong Fang over there." The young man pointed to a gazebo by the wall of the small courtyard, where there was a meditation mat and stone table and stools. This was usually where Fang Tou practiced his skills.

  When the young man heard the boy's words, he couldn't help but curl his lip in disdain. But it was this movement that caught the attention of a nearby boy and middle-aged man, both of whom looked at him.

  The young man's eyes suddenly drooped and he became submissive.

  When Fang Tou went to call Kong Fang, the three of them also sat down on the stone bench under the awning.

  "Senior brother, although Kong Fang's equipment refining abilities are quite good, he hasn't even reached our selection standards. To become one of us, you must at least be able to refine a mid-grade postnatal spiritual treasure, but he can only refine low-grade postnatal spiritual treasures now. As for mid-grade postnatal spiritual treasures, who knows when he'll be able to refine them? If it takes too long, even if he refines a mid-grade postnatal spiritual treasure, he won't have the qualifications to join the Equipment Devils and become one of us." This question had been weighing on the young man's mind for some time, and now that he was about to meet Kong Fang, he knew that if he didn't ask it out loud, he would miss his chance.

  The young man looked at the youth and suddenly smiled, saying: "Lu Chao, Shidi, letting you come to welcome new people, are you not a little dissatisfied in your heart?"

  The young man named Lu Chao had a flash of unnaturalness in his eyes. His ability to join the equipment magic was naturally not to be mentioned, it was very powerful. Moreover, after seeing the terrifying equipment magic abilities of others in the equipment magic, as well as the important position of equipment magic in the sect, Lu Chao became proud and gradually became arrogant, thinking that except for those in the equipment magic, all inner disciples from outside were not worthy of attention, with a sense of superiority in his heart.

  This time, let Lu Chao come and welcome Kong Fang, this inner disciple who only refined the lower-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure. Lu Chao was indeed somewhat dissatisfied in his heart.

  In fact, it's not just Lu Chao who thinks this way, many people in the world of demonic beasts have this mentality.

  Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, Lu Chao would not say it out loud. The master brother in front of him, who looked harmless and had a youthful appearance, was terrifying, and he had personally witnessed it. Moreover, this terror did not only represent the master brother's alchemy skills, but also his cultivation and strength. Don't look at the master brother being just a young man, but Lu Chao knew very clearly how strong he was, because more than ten years ago, he had personally experienced it once.

  At that time, the young-looking senior brother and a powerful direct disciple were fighting, but the final result was still astonishing to Lu Chao. The direct disciple couldn't even last a minute in the hands of the senior brother and got injured. If it weren't for the sect's rules, Lu Chao had no doubt that the injury would have been more severe.

  "Now that we've arrived at Gong Fang's place, you'll find out soon enough. I won't keep it from you any longer. The truth is, this time we came to welcome Gong Fang as a new member of our organization... it was the Master's intention."

  Upon hearing the Honorable Master, Lu Chao and the middle-aged man sitting beside him both suddenly changed color, their eyes filled with shock and incredulity. The two of them had previously thought that allowing Kong Fang to join the Instrumental Magic was the intention of this young Senior Brother in front of them, they never thought, or rather dared not think, that the Honorable Master would personally open his mouth to let Kong Fang join the Instrumental Magic.

  It is known that among the artifact demons, only one person can be revered as the Honorable Master. That is the existence that is most terrifying in terms of both artifact refinement ability and actual strength. The reason why the artifact demon can appear in the Artifact Sect and have a special status different from others is also because of the relationship with that Honorable Master.

  If refining a pre-heavenly treasure is the dream of every person in the world of magic tools, then the master is their guiding light and spiritual pillar.

  When Lu Chao heard that it was the Lord's intention to let Kong Fang join the Moqi, he suddenly stopped making a sound, but his eyes showed some envy, as for jealousy, there was none. The people in Moqi were like brothers, and since the Lord had spoken personally, Kong Fang joining Moqi was already a done deal. As for their own people in Moqi, they were all very kind to each other.

  In fact, this also reflects the influence of that respected master in the world of demonic beasts. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the people in the world of demonic beasts to unite like this.

  When Fang was approaching Kong's room, Kong had already discovered that he possessed the Earthwalk Heaven's Gift. Kong had an extremely keen sense of the slight vibrations on the ground. If he hadn't been in a state of cultivation and his senses weren't dulled, Kong would have discovered the young man, Lu Chao, and the middle-aged man long ago.

  "Square Head, what's up?" Kong Fang asked aloud.

  "Big brother, someone has come to find you in the demon's lair and is currently waiting for you in the courtyard."

  "Ji Mo came looking for me?" Kong Fang was somewhat surprised in his heart, he and Ji Mo had never had any dealings before, why would Ji Mo come looking for him?

  Kong Fang had refined a low-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure, but he knew the rules for entering the realm of the Magic Tool very well and didn't think he could meet the standards now.

  Kong Fang, who had never thought of this matter before, suddenly heard that the demon king had come to find him. This made Kong Fang very surprised and he couldn't figure out the reason in his heart. It wasn't until the demon king spoke again that Kong Fang came back to himself and immediately replied: "I'll be right out."

  Kong Fang quickly got out of bed, pushed open the door and walked out. However, Kong Fang was still thinking in his heart why the device demon suddenly came to find him. If it was something he did that was exposed, then the one who should have come looking for him should be the elder, not the device demon!