Qingyin and Onihorn climbed the steep mountain path amidst the magma, entering an immense mountain.

Within the mountain, there was a huge cave where Qingyin and the others entered.

Inside the cave, there were already dozens of demons waiting, including ugly male demons and some seductive female demons!

As soon as Qingyin entered, she immediately caught the attention of the demons!

"Human!?"

"Heavenly maiden!?"

"Hmph!" The male demons naturally cast lustful glances at Qingyin, while the female demons were filled with jealousy!

Qingyin paid no attention and stayed in the corner. After all, outside the cave of Swallowing Heaven Gate, no one dared to act rashly.

After waiting for a while, two bull demons came out and shouted at the demons, "The assessment begins, follow us inside!"

A large door opened inside the cave, and Qingyin and the demons followed the bull demons into a tunnel. This tunnel was sometimes narrow and sometimes extremely wide, like a narrow bridge crossing through a huge cavity with red smoke permeating the air. Massive stalactites stood tall in the smoke!

The bull demons led everyone to the center of a large cavity where there was a huge disc with chains extending in all directions.

After a while, a bronze carriage suspended on chains came sliding over.

"Get on the carriage, it will take you inside Swallowing Heaven Gate to undergo the assessment!" said the bull demons.

So the demons got on the carriage.

"Qingyin sister..." Duo Jiao followed Qingyin and wanted to speak.

"Please don't call me that way." Qingyin said. On one hand, the term "Qingyin sister" was for Xu Chen's use only, and she didn't like others calling her that. Furthermore, she had already entered the gate and needed to gather some secret information, so she didn't want this little ghost to bother her. "I'm human, it's better for you not to get too close to me in this gate. Otherwise, it might have negative consequences for you."

Duo Jiao looked at Qingyin and walked away dejected, not daring to get close to her anymore.

Qingyin followed the demons into the bronze carriage. Once inside, she realized it was very crowded, and she was pushed to the corner by the demons.

The bronze carriage creaked and slowly started moving along the chain, crossing the deep cliffs.

The small bronze carriage was packed with dozens of demons, hot and crowded! Some female demons even flirted with the bull guards inside the carriage, causing Qingyin's eyebrows to furrow!

After about half a day's journey, the bronze carriage emerged from the mountain cave, revealing a vast valley surrounded by towering mountains. Inside the valley, there were large patches of red and yellow forests, as well as black towers, fortresses, and numerous caves standing on the mountain walls. It was quite spectacular!

"Here, this must be inside Swallowing Heaven Gate!" Qingyin said.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, causing the carriage to shake. A heavy, fat body directly pressed onto Qingyin from behind.

Qingyin turned around and saw a two-meter-tall fat demon, and that ugly face was so familiar to her.

"Hey? Sorry! Beauty... I didn't mean it!" the demon quickly apologized.

"Hippo?" Qingyin asked.

"How do you know my name?" the fat demon asked.

It really was Hippo! Qingyin thought for a moment. The Hippo of Sea of Chaos was incredibly ancient, and there was a Hippo of Chaos in every cycle of the Sea of Chaos!

Whether this one, the Hippo from the primordial demon realm before the birth of the Sea of Chaos, had any relationship with the later Hippo of Chaos, was still unknown. But obviously, he didn't recognize Qingyin!

"Oh, it's nothing. I've heard people call you that in the cave before!" Qingyin said.

"Oh! Hehe!" At this moment, Hippo seemed a bit foolish, and his strength didn't seem strong either.

Afterward, Qingyin casually smiled and turned back, continuing to enjoy the scenery outside without saying anything.

Finally, the bronze carriage arrived at a mountain waist in the vast valley and stopped there. The bull demons signaled for the demons to get off. There was a large open space ahead with various training objects such as wooden dummies and bronze cauldrons. It seemed that this was the place for the assessment!

"Everyone get ready! The assessment is about to begin, wait here!" Niu Gui said.

"Hehe, beautiful lady, you must be very powerful!" He Bo stood behind Qingyin, grinning with his big mouth.

"How do you know?"

"Well, I'm a bit stupid and can't think quickly. A beautiful human like you daring to come here alone, you must have some extraordinary abilities!" He Bo said.

"It's nothing, I just have a single-minded pursuit of magic." Qingyin said.

"Hmph!" One female demon looked at Qingyin disdainfully. "What abilities? I think she's just a decorative vase!"

"That's right! A human woman coming to this group of demons, she's probably trying to seduce the powerful ones in Swallowing Heaven Gate!" Another female demon agreed.

"How shameless!"

"You, you guys stop talking nonsense!" He Bo said, "This beautiful lady must have her own reasons! I think you seductive fairies are the ones with ulterior motives in coming here!"

"You fat fool, I think you've been infatuated by this human woman!" The female demon retorted.

Qingyin looked at He Bo with complicated thoughts. How could this once evil and cunning He Bo become so simple and kind now?

Indeed, time can change a person!

And what about herself? If she doesn't stay with Xu Chen for a long time, will she also change? Will Xu Chen's feelings for her change?