Lu Cang had no doubt that if Iz said she was going to clean up these Demons, she would wipe every single one of them out.

He thought for a moment.

Lu Cang ascended high into the sky.

In the month of Death and Destruction, the sky was cloudless.

Lu Cang flew to an altitude where he felt his breathing become slightly difficult, and then stopped ascending.

He looked down from high above.

The long, massive wall of flame still stretched to the edge of his vision.

If, in his past life, he had been on an airplane and seen a wall of fire at the edge of his vision from the left window, then ran to the right window only to see the same wall of fire at the horizon...

Just how terrifying would that be.

[The Endless Great Wall of Flame (Tier Six) (LV: 601)]

Beyond Magic.

’I have to say, the inspiration from this apprentice of mine has been of immense benefit.’

’Without Lu Cang’s inspiration... I wonder how much longer it would have taken for Beyond Magic to see the light of day.’

Iz had estimated it would take at least another ten years to figure out a viable theoretical path for Beyond Magic.

The inspiration Lu Cang brought that day saved her ten years.

After developing Beyond Magic, many other magical theories also fell into place, one after another.

On top of that, Lu Cang’s Multiple Casting and Magic Ascension...

...both gave Iz endless inspiration.

Iz clapped her hands together.

"Four-direction Fire Gathering."

BOOM!

A second, third, and fourth magnificent Great Wall of Flame rose up!

They completely encircled the Demon army from four directions!

Like a cage closing in from all sides, it began to shrink!

WHOOSH!

There was no escape, nor could they break through!

Even Tier Six King Level Demons were killed instantly upon touching the Great Wall of Flame!

The power of these flames was simply incomparable to any ordinary fire.

"Iz... Izparut!"

Finally, the City Lord beside them managed to speak.

"Mm."

THUD—

The City Lord dropped to his knees on the ground.

"You saved our Yuefeng City!"

"Actually... actually, we had just sent out World Doves to request aid from all the Kingdoms, from you, and from Adventurers everywhere!"

"We never expected you to arrive so quickly!"

World Doves were indeed fast.

But this place was too far from Lorren. Even for a World Dove, it would likely take the better part of a day to arrive.

By the time the message was received and someone set out, everything would have been over.

"I was just passing by. It was no trouble," Izparut said lightly.

The City Lord, living up to his title, quickly composed himself after such a roller coaster of emotions.

He immediately ordered, "Guards!"

"Prepare a banquet to welcome Izparut, the savior of our Kingdom!"

"And send an envoy at once to report everything that happened today to the Kingdom!"

The City Lord didn’t ask the stupid question of whether all the Demons were dead or not.

As long as Izparut was here, no matter how many Demons came, wouldn’t dealing with them be a piece of cake?

Lu Cang landed beside Iz again. As for the Demon Iz had just imprisoned, Lu Cang had knocked its soul out and collected the now-talking soul in his Soul Lamp.

Another Demon to interrogate.

He asked, "Iz, what’s your plan now?"

Iz: "Since we’re here, we might as well stay. Besides, it’s already getting late."

Lu Cang looked at the sky. It was indeed on the border of dusk and nightfall.

"Besides, this is your first time in Ruijia, isn’t it? We’re in no hurry to return to Lorren anyway, so why not stay for a few days before we leave," Iz said aloud.

Immediately after, Lu Cang heard Iz’s voice transmit into his mind:

"Lu Cang, I recall you’re Lorren’s Chief Mage now. Ruijia is Lorren’s mortal enemy, after all. Luo Tedan has also helped you quite a bit, and while he hasn’t asked for anything in return, shouldn’t you consider making some contributions to Lorren?"

"I remember that in Ruijia’s Forbidden Book Library, there might be a book called ’Forbidden Origin’..."

"And these Churches in Ruijia are all tied to Ruijia’s interests. Their Forbidden Halls might also hold a lot of information detrimental to Lorren."

"Oh, and in Ruijia’s Imperial Palace, there seems to be a special Secret Technique that only those of pure royal blood can learn. I think that as Lorren’s Chief Mage, you ought to make some contributions for Lorren’s sake."

’Iz...’

’I think you can’t just remember that I’m Lorren’s Chief Mage only when you need something from Lorren.’

’I don’t usually see you being so considerate of Lorren.’

"Iz, aren’t you uninterested in national affairs?" Lu Cang replied, feigning ignorance.

Iz: "I just don’t want to participate in wars. But just reading a book and not leaking its contents won’t affect the strategic landscape of a war, will it?"

"And you’re a person of Lorren. Whether you want to leak it or not is your own business."

"Naturally, it has nothing to do with me."

’Tsk, tsk. She’s drawing the line quite clearly.’

’But...’

’Indeed, I am the Chief Mage of Lorren. Borrowing a few things from an enemy kingdom isn’t going too far at all.’

Lu Cang felt that having a wealthy enemy was quite necessary.

This way, he could engage in some unscrupulous activities without any psychological pressure, moral qualms, or principles to worry about.

"Iz, I want one more helper."

"Who?"

"Leng Qingying."

"That little Assassin?"

"Mm."

"Alright. I’ll bring her over for you tonight."

Kumironi watched this master and apprentice the entire time...

’They did save Ruijia, right?’

’At least today I witnessed a great slaughter being prevented. Even though I didn’t heal anyone, I still upheld the tenets of life.’

’I’m so tired. I should find a Divine Hall of Life to rest.’

’Whatever they’re planning, I’ll just pretend I didn’t see anything.’ Such a thought arose in Kumironi’s mind.

Iz suddenly turned her head. "By the way, Kumironi."

"Does the Life Church here fall under your jurisdiction? Can we go to the Life Church’s restricted area to borrow a few secret texts to read?"

Kumironi: "Absolutely not!"

’Why would someone ask something like that right in front of the High Priest of the Life Church!’

’The High Priest of the Life Church is still the High Priest, no matter which branch he’s at!’