1 The Sovereign’s Return

Zhou Tao swung his sword for the 59th time that night. However, even after putting in his maximum effort, he still couldn't produce a speck of raw Qi, the essence of the Spirit World, the only thing connecting cultivators to cultivation. If he couldn't produce this, then how could he hope to transcend mortals and rise into immortality.

There was only one thing he could do.

The crescent-shaped moon faintly illuminated the world around Zhou Tao. The silhouette of Night Sky mountain overlooked the darkened world, where not a soul was cultivating. Zhou Tao swung his sword for the 60th time and then released his grip on the handle.

Clang!

The sound of the sword falling disturbed the silent world.

Zhou Tao reached deep into his pocket. He pulled out the IPhone 12, with its excessive three cameras. He opened WeChat, the username 'Demonic Sovereign' in the bottom-left corner.

[Cultivation Trading Group]

[Demonic Sovereign has joined the chat. Say hello!]

Merchant Little Lake By A Fountain: How can I help you, fellow Daoist?

Demonic Sovereign: I'm looking for some Qi Acceleration potions.

Merchant Little Lake By A Fountain: I'm sorry sir, these potions are all out except one but we have an offer of 10 million RMB on for that one. Unless you can pay a higher price, it's out of the window.

Demonic Sovereign: 20 million. And give it to me straight away.

Merchant Little Lake By A Fountain: …

Demonic Sovereign: Is there a problem?

Merchant Little Lake By A Fountain: There is not senior! I'll send it to you right away. Can you please send me your address?

Demonic Sovereign: I'd rather not. Surely you can just teleport it?

Merchant Little Lake By A Fountain: I'm sorry senior, but I have no cultivation talent. I'm simply a merchant.

Demonic Sovereign: I see. I'll come to you then

Merchant Little Lake By A Fountain: By teleporting?

Demonic Sovereign: No, by GPS.

Ding dong!

The doorbell went and knocked Shou Wen out of his sleep.

That must be my senior! Shou Wen's barely awake mind thought. I'm gonna be rich!

He rushed to the door. However, he stopped around 1 meter before it.

That's strange, he thought, Why don't I sense any power behind this door?

Shou Wen had broken through stage on foundation, so he could at least sense the aura of a cultivator. However, he hadn't the cultivation aptitude to advance any further. He had lied to Zhou Tao about having no cultivation talent at all, but with how little he had, he might as well be a mortal.

He had assumed that the 'Demonic Sovereign' had reached stage 3 due to him asking for a Qi Acceleration potion. When a cultivator advances to stage 3 Qi Manipulator, they can draw raw Qi from the Spirit World and instantly refine into true Qi. This is the point when a cultivator needs a Qi Acceleration potion the most, to increase their Qi growth and easily break through into stage 4 Immortal Master, which was considered the most important stage in a cultivator's life.

However, it seemed this 'senior' had not even passed the foundation stage yet.

If he had, then his aura would be similar to Shou Wen's because he had already passed it. Since Shou Wen was weak himself, even a stage one cultivator's aura could overwhelm him. The difference in a stage one cultivator and a stage two was immeasurable.

Shou Wen ended his thought and twisted the handle.

What greeted him was Zhou Tao, the so-called 'Demonic Sovereign'.

'Where's my Qi Acceleration potion?' He asked with a hand full of bills.

'Here, senior!' Shou Wen abandoned his previous thoughts and proceeded to address Zhou Tao with honorifics.

Zhou Tao had an expressionless face.

Shou Wen ran up the stairs. He didn't expect Zhou Tao to arrive so quickly. In fact, he didn't expect the 'Demonic Sovereign' and 'senior' to look like such an ordinary Chinese citizen. How could this boy, who looks no older than 15 already be at stage 3? His presumptions had been correct. This 'senior' hadn't even had begun cultivating. Zhou Tao was a mortal.

What he didn't know was that Zhou Tao wasn't a mortal once before. In fact, he used to be the strongest cultivator in the universe. He used to be the Demonic Sovereign.

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