Artaurus Bloodfallen.
When he was born, the whole Crimson Fiend Continent was covered by a huge cluster of golden clouds.
At that time, Emperor Balmond thought that it was an auspicious sign for his son, but after a few years, their Bloodfallen Family noticed something peculiar about Artaurus.
He wasn’t like the other demons who were innately talented in body refining arts. Artaurus was talented in true essence cultivation! And his cultivation talent wasn’t ordinary. His cultivation progressed steadily despite him not putting in too much work.
As soon as Emperor Balmond discovered his son’s talent, he rejoiced. However, a few years later, on Artaurus’ eighteenth birthday, he suddenly went on a rampage as if he was possessed. He lost all sense of reason and killed everyone in his way. Many imperial guards were killed at that time and Hanzo had to personally subdue the rampaging demon prince.
Everyone who witnessed this tragedy was silenced by Emperor Balmond. He also locked up Artaurus and sealed his cultivation. As for his son’s cultivation at that time… It was at the Nascent God Realm! Artaurus became a Nascent God Realm on his eighteenth birthday!
If not for him going berserk, Emperor Balmond would have made him the crown prince…
Thinking about this depressing past, Emperor Balmond hesitated whether to tell Jiu Shen about it or not. In the end, the Demon Emperor sighed and decided to not tell Jiu Shen about it for now.
Jiu Shen stared at the silent Balmond with a calm look. His golden eyes flashed like the starry sky, beautiful and enchanting.
“That young man locked up in your dungeon must be your son…” Jiu Shen muttered calmly, but his words made Balmond stunned as he looked at Jiu Shen’s face with wide eyes.
Looking at his stunned expression, Jiu Shen continued. “Initially, I was just speculating about his identity, but when I mentioned appointing Cornelia as the Empress of the Great Demon Empire, I saw the hesitation in your eyes. Although it only appeared for a brief moment, nothing can escape my sights…”
“H-How did you discover the hidden dungeon, Wine Master Jiu? In the whole Great Demon Empire, only Hanzo and I knew about it.” Did Hanzo tell Jiu Shen about it? No! That was impossible. Hanzo was his most loyal subordinate and he was confident that the guy wouldn’t betray him. In that case, how did Jiu Shen discover it?
Jiu Shen shrugged his shoulders. “You think your little dungeon can stay hidden from me? I have long since used my spiritual power to scan the entirety of the Great Demon Empire. I know everything about this place…”
Hearing his answer, Balmond’s heart shuddered. This guy was too strong! Luckily, he was smart enough and kept a friendly attitude with them. At first, he even had plans of destroying his lotus building and making Jiu Shen work for him as his personal winemaker. Who knew that it would be him working for Jiu Shen instead? Such a twist of fate made him slightly bitter in his heart. However, he was also excited about the possible rewards he would get for becoming Jiu Shen’s subordinate.
“Your son’s case is indeed a bit special, but you did the right thing in sealing his cultivation. I personally visited him some time ago and observed his situation and I discovered that he has a type of rare physique… He has the Berserk Spirit Divine Body. It is a type of physique that would make one’s spiritual power erupt into terrifying levels, but the process of awakening this type of physique requires a Soul Stabilizing Array Formation. This is a high-level array formation that can control the berserk state of the sudden eruption of his spiritual power. If you didn’t seal his cultivation, your son would have exploded from the sudden rise of his spiritual power.” Jiu Shen explained.
The Berserk Spirit Divine Body wasn’t actually a rare physique. There was a sect in the Primordial God Realm that only accepted disciples with this type of physique. They were also one of the first-rate powers in the Primordial God Realm!
Emperor Balmond furrowed his eyebrows as he digested everything that Jiu Shen said. It seemed like Jiu Shen wasn’t just a cultivation powerhouse and a top alchemist. He was also a well-learned individual whose knowledge was comparable to that of the ancient sages!
“Wine Master Jiu, is it still possible to save my son?” Emperor Balmond asked with a pleading look. Jiu Shen was his only chance to save Artaurus.
Jiu Shen glanced at the Demon Emperor and nodded his head calmly. “It is easy to help him. We just need to make the Soul Stabilizing Array Formation. I can even make it if I have the ingredients. Unfortunately, I lack two ingredients to make this array formation…”
“Y-You also know how to make array formations? Wait. Tell me the two the ingredients and I will find it at all cost!” Emperor Balmond bowed at Jiu Shen, his voice quivering as he pleaded.
Looking at this, Jiu Shen casually replied. “I need two Origin-rank spiritual plants, the Vermilion Callia Lily and the mother leaf of a Vulcan Spirit Vine. I think you can get these two in the Divine Beast Continent…”
Hearing this, Emperor Balmond heaved a sigh of relief. As long as it can be found, Artaurus can still be saved! “I will immediately send a group of Demon Ancestors to head to the Divine Beast Continent and get the two spiritual plants. Can you tell me more about them so that I can inform my men on what to take note of?”
“The Vermilion Callia Lily is…” Jiu Shen told Balmond about the characteristics of the two spiritual plants and he even showed a visual projection of the two using his spiritual power.
Emperor Balmond carefully memorized the visual projections and drew them on a beast’s skin together with their characteristics.
“Thank you, Wine Master Jiu Shen! After Cornelia’s crowning ceremony, I will immediately head to the lotus building and help Brother Yue Bo in cleaning your garden…” The Demon Emperor promised.
Jiu Shen smiled upon hearing this.
