Starting With 100 Million Lives-Chapter 591: The Disheartened Demon Emperor

"How did you know I was new here?"

Brother Cheng was rather curious; it's not like he had 'Just Arrived' written on his forehead.

The four people gave a bitter smile: "Fellow Daoist, you are new here, so you may not know."

After their explanation, Jiang Cheng finally understood.

It turned out that it was because he had obvious Immortal Power, but no Profound Power.

As for this so-called Profound Power, it comes from the atmosphere currently filling the Ruins Realm, similar to the Immortal Power in the Immortal Realm.

"So, this world cultivates a different kind of power?"

"What you say is absolutely true! Without Profound Power, one can hardly move an inch in the Ruins Realm!"

"Are you in this state because you can't cultivate that Profound Power?"

These four people, being Immortal Venerables and Demon Kings, would be prestigious outside.

But here, they seemed like flickering candles in the wind.

The four of them sighed in unison.

"Exactly..."

"We Immortals, who were once all-powerful, found ourselves at the bottom here!"

Brother Cheng raised his brows: "At the bottom? Are there people doing well here?"

"Come with us, and you'll see."

The four were rather evasive, merely leading him through twists and turns in the mountains, finally entering a valley isolated by an Immortal Array.

Once inside, it was a sudden change.

Inside, flowers and birds filled the air, and the most miraculous thing was that it even had Immortal Yuan Qi like in the Immortal Realm.

Though thin, it was certainly a miracle.

After all, since Jiang Cheng arrived here, it was the first time he'd sensed this familiar aura.

"Hahaha, everyone come out!"

"Another new fellow Daoist has arrived!"

"Everyone come and welcome him!"

The calls from the four startled everyone in the valley.

Soon, others began to emerge from hidden caves and burrows among the mountains.

When they saw Jiang Cheng, everyone was overjoyed.

"Haha, it's been so long since a new fellow Daoist arrived!" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Welcome, welcome..."

"It's been years since we've seen a newcomer, it's so rare!"

"We should celebrate today!"

Roughly counting, there were about eight hundred people.

Each face was filled with warm joy, leaving Brother Cheng a bit bewildered.

Present were Immortals, Demon Cultivators, Demon Race, and Spirit Cultivators.

Realms ranging from Golden Immortal to Quasi-Emperor, they included everything.

Their vitality, similarly, was much weaker than those outside.

Aside from the time at the Rule Gate, he had never seen such a scene of harmony among the various races.

And this time, it was even more exaggerated.

He even saw scenes of Immortal Venerables and Quasi-Emperors walking arm in arm, everyone like one big family, which would never happen outside.

This group even prepared a grand welcoming banquet for him.

It made Brother Cheng, a rather flashy person, feel somewhat flattered.

"Can the fellow Daoist tell us how things have been up above over the years?"

"Yes, after a billion years, is my Blood Refining Palace still prosperous?"

"How is my Cyan Flame Sect these days?"

Brother Cheng thought, asking him these questions was just asking the wrong person.

He could only shrug to express he hadn't really paid much attention to changes in the outside world.

"By the way, I heard that Profound Power, how is it cultivated?"

He had so many questions.

The world under the Ruins Cave was sizable, so why were they all gathered in this small valley?

When he asked, everyone's expressions turned a bit complicated.

"Fellow Daoist, just stay here peacefully."

"Yeah, yeah, that Profound Power has nothing to do with us cultivators."

"It's just a low-grade power, unworthy of mention!"

"Fellow Daoist doesn't need to know about those; isn't it great that everyone is happy here?"

This made Brother Cheng frown secretly.

He could clearly sense these words were somewhat insincere.

"So are there only this many people in the Ruins Realm?"

"This..."

Everyone looked at each other, their expressions again turning deeply secretive, seemingly hiding something.

Just then, an aged voice suddenly came from behind.

"Enough, let's tell him the truth!"

Brother Cheng turned his head and saw an elderly man with crane-white hair and youthful features slowly walking over.

One glance at his realm showed he was a Demon Emperor!

Everyone quickly greeted the arrival.

Wherever you are, the Emperor Realm still holds a different status.

"Evil Sun Demon Emperor!"

"You have emerged from seclusion!"

In the shadows, Cang Ling couldn't help but exclaim: "Evil Sun Demon Emperor, it's indeed him?"

"Why, is he famous?" Brother Cheng asked via sound transmission.

"Of course, he's the founder of the Holy Palace. In both status and power, he's in no way inferior to the Unreturning Demon Emperor, one of the top figures in the Demon Realm!"

The founder of the Holy Palace?

Brother Cheng sized up this seemingly harmless old man, unable to see that he possessed such a proverbial facade.

"Hehehe, there's no need for formalities, I don't care for those."

Evil Sun Demon Emperor smiled gently, stepping into the crowd to greet everyone kindly, quite amiable.

One couldn't tell he was once a Demon Ancestor Level Giant Fan!

"Welcome, new fellow Daoist!"

"Since you're late-stage Quasi-Emperor, it seems you were quite famous above!"

Brother Cheng grinned: "Haha, not bad, not bad..."

Evil Sun Demon Emperor's complexion stalled, having just given a polite compliment, expecting the usual modest acceptance.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Cheng reacted quite genuinely.

Had he known Brother Cheng's undertakings and reputation above, he would understand his genuine humility.

Unable to help but chuckle: "Fellow Daoist must be curious about Profound Power, and even more curious if there are others here?"

"Indeed!"

"This realm we call the Ruins Realm, while locals call it the Profound Realm."

"There are really others here?"

"Indeed, Ruins Realm people cultivate Profound Power, somewhat similar to our cultivation of Immortal Power."

"Why don't you go find them?"

"Because they are quite hostile towards us Immortal Realm people..."

After his explanation, Brother Cheng finally understood the whole story.

Profound Power is a completely different system from Immortal Power, requiring specific talent to cultivate.

Locals of the Ruins Realm possess this talent, cultivating Profound Power from a young age.

More than a billion years ago, the Ruins were cast down, creating the Ruins Cave, and the first batch of Immortals entered the Ruins Realm.

After arriving, they quickly employed their traditional skill—the art of conquest.

This led to intense conflicts with the native inhabitants.

Initially, these Immortal Demon Cultivators held absolute superiority.

The strongest Profound cultivators among the natives were equivalent to Immortal Venerables at most.

Among these were Immortal Kings and Quasi-Emperors, and despite the absence of Rule Brand, their profound Immortal Power manifest their power, far beyond what the natives could withstand.

But good times didn't last, as an awkward predicament emerged.

The descended Immortals ran out of Immortal Power and needed recharging.

Yet no Immortal Power, pill, medicine, or grass existed here, only Profound Power...