The intricate Bronze Crane the size of a palm once again uttered the same words, "My master is Liu Yun. The master has asked me to inform you that danger may be approaching and to urge you to be cautious and vigilant. Meanwhile, my duty is to protect you, as the master cannot come now."

The Demon Lord stared dumbfounded at the Bronze Crane before him. In the Cultivation Realm, there were many masters of artifact forging who could create various dharma instruments.

For example, warships... These products of an era were the masterpieces of those artifact forging masters.

But an object ultimately remains an object. Supreme dharma instruments might develop sentience, but the Demon Lord had never heard of a dharma instrument similar to this Bronze Crane.

Even though he was not a curious person, he couldn't help but ask at this moment, "You... What level of dharma instrument are you?"

"I am a supreme instrument!" said the Bronze Crane as if it were a matter of fact, "Haven't seen a supreme instrument that can speak before, have you?"

The Demon Lord twitched the corner of his mouth and shook his head, "No, I haven't..."

"Hmm, neither have I," said the Bronze Crane.

"..." The Demon Lord was suddenly speechless, his forehead lined with metaphorical black streaks.

"So I am the one and only supreme instrument!" the Bronze Crane declared.

"Then... are you very powerful?" asked the Demon Lord.

"Of course! I know many skills!" The Bronze Crane said, a hint of pride in its tone. Flapping its wings and flying around the Demon Lord, it proclaimed, "Alchemy, artifact forging, Array Formation... I am extremely adept at all of them. I never forget the ancient history of the Cultivation Realm. I know all sorts of techniques!"

"..." The Demon Lord's mouth twitched slightly, thinking to himself: Is this really a supreme instrument, or just some braggart? Why does it seem so unreliable?

"Apart from those, I can also..."

"Also..."

"Also..."

In the half hour that followed, it was almost entirely a solo performance by the Bronze Crane.

In the end, the Demon Lord was almost on the verge of a breakdown, thinking to himself that this creature must be a chatterbox—who knows how many years it had been locked away? Was it really sent by Liu Yun to protect me, or by an enemy to trick me?

After a while, the Demon Lord simply stopped listening to the Bronze Crane's ramblings. He let it say whatever it wanted, treating it as if it were the wind blowing past his ears. As a high-level cultivator, he certainly had that much tolerance.

The first words spoken by the Bronze Crane had made the Demon Lord somewhat vigilant.

"Danger approaching, could it be that overbearing Heavenly Immortal?" the Demon Lord frowned, doubting that possibility. Despite that person being one level higher in realm, they were not really a match for him. The Demon Lord did not believe that the other party was unaware of this fact.

"Then, it is very likely that someone has leaked my information," the Demon Lord thought to himself. Using Chu Mo's master's name, he believed that there would be no shortage of people interested in him on the heavenly road.

If that was the case, he needed to be wary indeed. There was nothing the Demon Lord feared except the possibility of affecting Die's breakthrough.

The Bronze Crane continued to mutter to itself, while the Demon Lord paid it no mind, sitting cross-legged and starting his cultivation.

No matter how many people offered help, striving to improve one's own strength was always the right course of action.

The Demon Lord did not want to end up constantly holding Chu Mo back. If it came to that, he would rather take Die and live in seclusion forever, hidden from the world, to avoid causing trouble for his disciple.

A day went by quickly, and the Demon Lord did not sense any crisis.

However, as night fell, the Demon Lord suddenly felt a gust of wind that blew unexpectedly.

To any ordinary person, this would not signal any danger—it was just a breeze, as common as could be.

But the Demon Lord felt something was amiss, because he had chosen a spot that was quite sheltered from the wind. If he could feel the breeze here, outside it must be storming fiercely.

The problem was, there was no storm outside; it was still very calm.

Just then, the Bronze Crane, which had already quieted down, suddenly moved slightly, as if it too sensed something.

Suddenly!

A vast power roared towards the Demon Lord, like a landslide or tidal wave about to engulf him.

As if to drown the Demon Lord in an instant!

The Demon Lord raised his hand and delivered a palm strike!

Thousand Heavy Hands!

In the void, countless palm shadows appeared, emitting a series of sonic booms.

Afterward, the Demon Lord let out a muffled grunt, with a trace of fresh blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

An icy voice echoed through the air, "Interesting, you actually dare to clash with me head-on? Suffering just a minor injury... Your cultivation method is indeed extraordinary. Hand over the method, and I'll leave your body intact."

"Who are you?" the Demon Lord asked coldly, his hand resting on the back of the Bronze Crane, not allowing it to attack at this moment.

Having been ambushed and directly asked for his cultivation method, the Demon Lord was almost certain of the other's identity, definitely related to Guo Wenchang from earlier in the day. The Demon Lord had felt that the kid had wanted to make a move against him several times, apparently coveting his cultivation method.

Although he had roughly guessed it, the Demon Lord knew that the person who had come was many times stronger than Guo Wenchang!

Against Guo Wenchang, the Demon Lord didn't even need to use his full strength. But facing this person, even with his full strength... he was no match at all!

The opponent's strike just now was a very casual attack, yet it forced him to use almost all his strength to resolve it. And this... was just a probing move from the other party.

"My name is Guo Wensheng! Remember this name," came the unabashed reply from the void.

"Guo Wensheng? What is your relation to Guo Wenchang?" the Demon Lord asked coldly.

"You guessed it? I am his brother. He was the one who told me about this matter. Now, have you finished asking your questions? If so, hand over the cultivation method, I'll leave your body intact, and give your disciple a chance to avenge you!" said the icy voice.

The Demon Lord was almost amused by anger, having seen many arrogant people before, being quite arrogant himself in his youth, but this was the first time he'd seen someone so impudent.

It was simply outrageous!

If it hadn't been for the events that had unfolded before, coupled with Liu Yun's warning, the Demon Lord might even think that someone was deliberately framing Guo Wenchang.

"Since you know who my disciple is, aren't you afraid of his retaliation?" the Demon Lord asked coldly.

"Hehehehe, your question is really amusing. Afraid of him? A little brat who ascended from the lower realms, thinking he is invincible after defeating a young noble of the same realm? I have hundreds of ways to easily kill him," Guo Wensheng spoke, his voice growing cold: "Alright, my patience is limited. It seems that there is another presence here, steadily growing stronger, haha, someone related to you, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be waiting here. Hurry up and hand over the method. I'll kill you, not the other one. Otherwise, you'll die and the person related to you won't live long either. I only need one palm..."

"Get lost!" Seeing someone threaten Die, the Demon Lord immediately became enraged, released his hand from the Bronze Crane, and shouted furiously, launching an attack of his own.

Even if the Bronze Crane was strong, he did not want to sit there and watch!

In this world, anyone who dared to threaten Die was his mortal enemy!

Boom!

The Bronze Crane's body suddenly burst into a torrential aura, enlarging instantly and soaring with a flap of its wings.

It struck a place in the void fiercely with its wings: "Little brat, Lord Crane has tolerated you for a long time! You think you're tough? Go die for Lord Crane!"

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The fifth night watch.

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