On the night after the mountain attack.

Song Yuan took action, suppressing and killing a Third Step from the Divine Blood Sect.

He found on him...

A scroll named 'Bai's Dragon Transformation Six Changes Technique', authored... by the once world-renowned 'Grandmaster Dong'!

Initially.

Song Brahman Mirror did not head north, resolved the uproar from the 'Demon Hunting Alliance', and Song Yuan could suppress his inner hesitation, wanting to use time to bridge the gap before the Fourth Step gateway, seeking a natural progression. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

But now, time is not on his side!

If Song Brahman Mirror is legitimized and returns to Yunluan to kill him without reaching the Fourth Step...

Then all these actions he did...

This rebellious girl will surely slay her father!

"Bai's Dragon Transformation Six Changes Technique, each time a transformation occurs, it can neutralize human and demon blood, becoming more refined, eventually forming the 'Black Dragon Form' like Grandmaster Dong. Even among Fourth Step True Masters, it's outstanding!"

"Although the Primordial Pill from the Divine Blood Sect that I slew only had the upper half of the incomplete three changes technique..."

"But for me, who can progress no further at the moment..."

"It's already enough!"

Even though practicing this technique might risk being exposed and criticized by the masses, and possibly discovered and pursued or threatened by the 'Profound Dragon Bai Clan' lineage of Grandmaster Dong.

Song Yuan realizes time is pressing.

He...

Has no choice!

Therefore,

He entrusted the authority of Yunluan Mountain to 'Ruan Xiuxiu' and 'Cui Chan'.

Appointed them, one as acting Mountain Master, the other as Elder of the Demon-locking Forest Dharma Lineage.

Then, as the nominal Sword Master...

He secluded himself in the underground palace within 'Yunluan Platform', focused on cultivation, unaware of the passing years!

...

Time flew by.

During this process.

Unlike the almost tranquil Wutong Prefecture.

In Baoping's 'Seven Prefectures and Forty-Nine Cities', the two prefectures near the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall, 'Purple Sun' and 'Baoping'!

Were in constant turmoil, one wave higher than the last!

[You and Song Brahman Mirror left Wutong Prefecture, holding the command token of Demon Hunter General Ye Cang, reaching 'Baoping Prefecture' smoothly!]

[Unlocked location: Baoping Prefecture Mansion!]

[As the core area of the vast Baoping State, Baoping Prefecture is full of celestial prides.]

[Due to the damage to the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall, the Celestial Heaven City Lord defected, causing the Three Great Ancestral Courts to stir, wanting to break into Baoping State, thus a battle erupted.]

[In your capacity as Seventh-Grade Guardian, you took Song Brahman Mirror into the Demon Hunter General Mansion, meeting two old acquaintances.]

[One was Ye Huai, who once participated in the Prefecture Examination with you and won the 'Leader' in Baoping Prefecture, at that time you came to know he turned out to be the legitimate son of Demon Hunter General Ye Cang.]

[The other, Xu Zuorong, who narrowly lost to you in the Wutong Prefecture Leader's contest, still maintains an aggressive demeanor, although his hair has mysteriously turned grey.]

[Both of their cultivation levels are now in the second step 'Carefree Realm', although a few years older than you, their progress is swift, surprising you, and making you lament that 'heroes of the world are like crucian carp crossing the river, in an endless stream'!]

[You chatted with Song Brahman Mirror and the two of them.]

[Only then did you learn that Xu Zuorong's master was originally the Celestial Heaven City Lord of the Fourth Step at the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall, Wei Wenshan, who was the one who tore open the front line, causing current Lord Pei and Baoping Grand General, Yang Xiu, and others to be in a predicament.]

[Now his master betrayed, Xu Zuorong in his anger, turned to Ye Huai, intending to regroup, slay his master and ask why 'Three Thousand Demon Suppression Soldiers at the Celestial Heaven simultaneously stripped their armor, unjustly bearing the 'traitor' stigma?']

[Upon hearing the intensity of the battle, you reunite with the two after a long time, opening up to console Xu Zuorong, sharing some of your experiences, giving him a sense of shared sympathy.]

[Furthermore, thinking of previous encounters, you can only exclaim:]

["Before this, I never had a prejudice against you because of your Half-demon identity, as my mentor Wei Wenshan was a Half-demon Fourth Step."]

["I said back then, if you want to clear the world's prejudice against you, then you must come to the Demon Suppression Border, and prove yourself with blood-stained fists."]

["Never thought, words would come true, just that now it seems it applies not to Brother Song but to Miss Song and... to myself!"]

["Alas!" With that, Xu Zuorong took a deep drink, recalling the scorn he faced from the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall to Baoping Prefecture all because of his master's betrayal, feeling deeply troubled."]

[Suddenly, he feels several degrees closer to you.]

[Xu Zuorong's affinity with you increased: from Jianghu Encounter→ A Meeting Too Late!]

[But hearing this, you couldn't help but be puzzled:]

["The battle in Baoping State is so intense, why haven't Princes and Nobles from the Divine Capital, or other sealed high-ranking individuals, come to aid?"]

["Or in other states, like Tongye State, with many Fourth Steps including the 'Ten Extremes Pass Master' and other Jianghu big names guarding, why do they tolerate the 'Northwest Demons and Monsters' who were once expelled, becoming so rampant?"]

[Xu Zuorong fell silent upon hearing this, while Ye Huai sighed lightly and shook his head:]

["Brother Song hails from Wutong Prefecture, unaware of the structure of Great Zhao, which is normal."]

["During the rise of the Empress and Great Demon Hunter Master era, it was precisely in the early days of 'Martial Dao Revival, the Emergence of Grotto Heaven', back then, everyone in Jianghu desired the 'Arrival of Grotto Heaven', having a chance to glimpse Fourth Step, Fifth Step."]

["But in the end, the Great Demon Hunter Master forcibly held down the 'Gate of Grotto Heaven', delaying the cosmic transformations for decades, to this day, there's still no 'Grotto Heaven' arrival."]