The Nine-headed Bird was truly anxious. Since he achieved cultivation success, he gained the appreciation of the Nine-headed Dragon King and has been relying on the Nine-headed Dragon King to make friends everywhere, allowing him to have connections all over the world.

In the Primordial Celestial Realm, there are over a thousand Earth Immortals, and no matter how you rank them, the Nine-headed Dragon King is undeniably a top ten extraordinary figure.

No matter where you go, everyone must show respect to the Nine-headed Bird. Even those who don’t like him must give face to the Nine-headed Dragon King.

Even someone like Shi Wanqiu, an Earth Immortal, has to treat the Nine-headed Bird as a friend.

The Nine-headed Bird took pride in this, and his interactions with Gao Xuan were because he wasn’t afraid of Shi Wanqiu. He wasn’t particularly optimistic about Gao Xuan; he just thought it was always good to establish a connection first.

But it turned out Gao Xuan actually killed Shi Wanqiu. Moreover, all the Demons who attended the birthday banquet were crushed by him.

The Nine-headed Bird only managed to barely survive thanks to having nine lives. Not wanting to die, he frantically tried to establish connections with Gao Xuan.

Yet, Gao Xuan’s indifferent demeanor made the Nine-headed Bird’s heart grow cold. Clearly, their few pre-banquet conversations weren’t enough to spare his life.

The Nine-headed Bird realized that invoking the Nine-headed Dragon King was useless. Gao Xuan dared to infiltrate Qianqiu Palace and kill Shi Wanqiu; why would he care about a distant Nine-headed Dragon King?

Therefore, he could only mention the Five Elements Earth Evil Divine Light, hoping to pique Gao Xuan’s interest.

The Five Elements Celestial Net Divine Light and the Five Elements Earth Evil Divine Light clearly complement each other; combining the two divine lights will certainly make them more powerful.

The Nine-headed Bird couldn’t believe Gao Xuan wouldn’t be interested.

Indeed, Gao Xuan became very interested in the Nine-headed Bird’s suggestion.

After some thought, Gao Xuan decided to release the Nine-headed Bird. The Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw managed to extract memory from the Divine Soul, but since the Nine-headed Bird was an interesting and tactful demon, it was good to keep him around for conversation.

Having killed Shi Wanqiu and seized control of this realm, as long as he cultivated for a hundred and eighty years, he could become an Earth Immortal.

The Celestial Immortals are said to solidify their hierarchy, controlling the Upper Three Realms. Gao Xuan plans to accumulate more experience in the Primordial Celestial Realm first and then consider how to ascend to the Upper Three Realms.

On the long road of cultivation, one must have some leisure activities.

Even wealthy humans seek a group of idle buddies for entertainment; as an Earth Immortal, he naturally needs some lackey assistants.

Gao Xuan regretted not keeping the two attractive female demons earlier when he had the chance.

Gao Xuan put away the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw and released the Nine-headed Bird.

With only three heads left, the Nine-headed Bird’s body was mostly decayed, revealing bones and organs. Murky blood continuously seeped from within.

Shivering, the Nine-headed Bird stood there as rotten flesh fell like black mud.

A moment later, he would have been corroded into mush by the poisonous power of the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw.

Despite his suffering, it was immensely taxing. Losing six lives in one go, all his body-protecting spiritual artifacts were corroded into mush. The losses were extremely severe.

Yet, the Nine-headed Bird dared not harbor any resentment; the mere presence of a strong figure capable of killing Earth Immortals made any slight emotional change difficult to conceal from them.

He could only tell himself to be grateful for sparing his life. This was a life-saving grace! A life-saving grace! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

However, the pure Yin and pure poison defiling power entangling him could not be eliminated.

With only three heads left, the Nine-headed Bird was on the verge of collapse, barely hanging on.

It wasn’t due to his incompetence; rather, the Earth Artifact Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw was overly malicious.

The Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw had absorbed ninety percent of the top cultivators’ Divine Soul Essence Blood from the Cyan Celestial Realm, including powerful Dragon Race members. The surging Essence Blood and Divine Souls had transformed into the most toxic poison of Eternal Hell.

Even the Earth Immortal Shi Wanqiu couldn’t withstand a single grasp from the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw, highlighting the terrifying nature of Eternal Hell’s poison.

Seeing the Nine-headed Bird in poor condition, Gao Xuan waved his sleeve to remove the Eternal Poison from him.

Of course, he didn’t trust the Nine-headed Bird, so he didn’t remove all the Eternal Poison, leaving a trace of the poison seed within the Nine-headed Bird’s Divine Soul. Once it was out of Gao Xuan’s Divine Sense range, the poison seed would explode.

With the Nine-headed Bird’s capability, once the Eternal Poison seed erupted, he would certainly die.

Without the corrosive Eternal Poison, the Nine-headed Bird promptly reverted to his handsome young lord appearance. However, facing Gao Xuan after nearly being killed, he showed more humility and less swagger.

The Nine-headed Bird understood that a special power seed remained deep within his Divine Soul, his life and death under Gao Xuan’s control.

He deeply bowed and clasped his fists, "Your majesty, Daoist Monarch, thank you for sparing this young one’s humble life. I’m deeply grateful."

Initially intending to call "Your Majesty," he felt it improper. Gao Xuan was not a demon but a Daoist. Daoist sect practitioners rarely referred to themselves as emperor; Earth Immortal powerhouses were generally called Daoist Monarchs, Celestial Immortals as Celestial Monarchs.

Above the Nine Heavens, Daluo Golden Immortals were referred to as Celestial Venerables or Dao Venerable.

Gao Xuan calmly said, "This matter had nothing to do with you; you were just unlucky to be caught up in it."

The Nine-headed Bird dared not say more; he kept bowing repeatedly to express his thanks.

He then proclaimed, "Daoist Monarch, I know the whereabouts of the Five Elements Earth Evil Divine Light. I’m willing to serve you and find this treasure."

Gao Xuan smiled; the Nine-headed Bird was indeed clever, knowing why he was allowed to live. He replied, "No need to rush."

Gao Xuan addressed the dazed Golden Ape King standing nearby, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Quickly lead people to tidy up here and make tea for the guests."

Just now, Gao Xuan grabbed all the demons, sparing only the Golden Ape King. It was difficult to recruit such a subordinate, and though not very bright, it wasn’t right to kill him immediately.

The Golden Ape King snapped out of his daze, nodding repeatedly, though his mind remained one big cloud of confusion, unsure of what he was supposed to do.