The stolen magic is a bit magical

The Demon Emperor broke through the Zhou Tian Grand Formation, losing 80% of his cultivation. Even with only 20% of his combat power remaining, he was still no match for these three standard Great Demon Kings. He simply crushed them with a single slap.

Explain what?
This indicates that his current combat power is still stronger than that of a standard Great Demon King.

The Great Demon King is equivalent to the Dao-Holding Realm.

Although the Valley Master of Flying Flower Valley, his wife, and the Moon Demon are not known for their combat prowess, his superior strength compared to them demonstrates that he is now truly capable of competing with other cultivators at the same level.

There was a time when he could confront the lofty realm of cultivation, the Realm of Mastery, head-on.

His gaze was suddenly drawn to a pair of eyes beside him.

Those eyes are now blurry with tears...

Moon Demon!

The Moon Demon choked back tears, saying, "Young Master, my... my parents, my relatives, my thirty million clansmen, tonight... tonight they should be laughing!"

Lin Xiaosu gently placed her hand on her shoulder: "They should be grateful that their daughter has always held onto this wish!"

"You've fulfilled my wish! Young master, I..."

Suddenly, her voice stopped abruptly.

Fear filled her eyes...

Above the heavens, a portal suddenly opened.

It was a dark portal. Even though the sky was covered with dark clouds and night was falling, the portal still presented a clear outline of itself under the clouds, with its unique black color.

As soon as the door opened, a terrifying, chilling aura burst forth.

The entire city of demons fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

The entire space fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

Even the snowflakes falling from the sky carried a terrifying demonic aura, like deadly snow blades flying from the demon realm.

"The Demon Sect!" Yue Yao said in a deep voice.

"Exactly!" The Valley Master of Flying Flower Valley and his wife arrived at Lin Xiaosu's side at the same time.

Their faces were completely bloodless.

The wind blew, and cold mist appeared; she had finally arrived.

When she raised her gaze to the demonic gate in the sky, her face was also completely devoid of color.

Without a sound, a cloud rolled across the sky, and more than ten demonic figures shot out simultaneously, accompanied by a chilling voice: "Anyone who dares to destroy my Demon Emperor's Palace, whether god, demon, monster, or human, will be..."

Chi!
A willow leaf pierced through the air and fell!

It suddenly hovered in front of the elders' team, carrying endless killing intent and the mystery of spatial division.

The Demon Sect's Grand Elder's voice abruptly stopped, and all the elders halted at the same time!
On the other side of the sword light were seventeen people, all of whom were top elders of the demon race.

On the side of the sword light was Lin Xiaosu, along with a man and three women beside him.

The elder's demonic eyes were fixed firmly on the willow leaf.

Liu Lin, of course, did not speak, and remained eerily suspended in front of him.

These are willow leaves from Cangyuan!

This is a silent warning from Cangyuan!
Even this powerful elder, when faced with such an unknowing and unaware willow leaf, was momentarily stunned.

"The Grand Elder of the Demon Sect, is that right?" Lin Xiaosu stepped forward: "I am Su Lin, the Snow-Clad Marquis of the Great Wilderness Dynasty."

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone's eyes were drawn to him.

Including the hundreds of millions of lives in the city of demons.

Yes, in the Demon Realm, the number of living beings is not on the same level as that of humans.

The Valley of Burial Flowers alone has 30 million people, let alone the Demon Capital.
There are hundreds of millions of monsters inside!

Thus, Xueyi Hou of the Great Wilderness Dynasty made his official debut in the Demon Realm and received the gazes of the seventeen top elders of the Demon Sect.

"Lord of the Great Wilderness!" The Grand Elder slowly raised his gaze from the willow leaf in front of him and stared at Lin Xiaosu: "Coming to my Demon Realm and destroying my Demon Emperor's Palace, don't you think it's too shocking?"

"I wish to establish a good relationship with the Demon Sect, so I am destroying your Demon Emperor Palace as a gift to the Demon Sect!" Lin Xiaosu said.

The whole city was in uproar!

Moon Demon and Cold Smoke looked at each other, neither of them able to believe their ears.

Is this a provocation?
The Demon Extermination Palace will be given to the Demon Sect as a welcoming gift!

Are you directly provoking the Demon Sect?
The Grand Elder was so enraged that he suppressed his fear of Cang Yuan and Liu Ye, and roared, "Boy, you dare to provoke the Demon Sect, then..."

"Elder, please let me finish!" Lin Xiaosu said, "This Demon Emperor's Palace has been completely controlled by the Heart Gate. In name, it is the gateway that your Demon Gate opens to the mortal world, but in reality, it is the Heart Gate's most serious infiltration of your Demon Gate. Your Demon Gate has been riddled with holes by the Heart Gate's infiltration. If it is not cleaned up, the Demon Gate will become the Heart Gate's outer gate in less than a hundred years. Based on my special feelings for the Eight Flower Demons, I have taken action to clean up the gate for your Demon Gate and protect your Demon Gate's inheritance. I hope that all elders will not take my good intentions for granted."

After a long speech, the entire room fell silent.

The Grand Elder's brows furrowed in the gale, a strange and unsettling movement...

"What is the basis for what the Marquis says?" the Grand Elder asked, his respectful address returning.

"The Demon Emperor's primordial spirit is still intact, so the Demon Sect should also have the art of soul searching!" Lin Xiaosu waved his hand, and a point of light shot through the air toward the Grand Elder.

The elder pointed his fingertip at the point of light.

The light transformed into the image of an eight-winged demonic eagle, which was none other than the Demon Emperor himself.

"Speak! Is there any connection between you and the Heart Gate?" The Grand Elder's eyes flashed, and he asked in a deep voice.

This is the Demon Sect's Mind-Searching Technique.

The Demon Emperor answered blankly, "Yes!"

The whole city was shocked.

The moon demon's face was flushed...

Destroying the Demon Emperor's Palace was her greatest wish in this life.

This young man granted her wish.

While fulfilling her wish, she also harbored a deep-seated worry: whether he could withstand the retaliation from the demon sect.

Now the countermeasures have arrived.

And he actually told the people of the Demon Sect that the Demon Emperor was a lackey of the Heart Sect.

If that's true, then today's crisis will be resolved immediately.

He cleansed the demonic sect of its members, and even if his methods were excessive, they would inevitably reduce the intensity of the conflict by 99%.

Now that the Demon Emperor's primordial spirit has been searched, he has indeed revealed this hidden truth.

"What will you do with the Heart Gate Token?" The Grand Elder asked, his face ashen.

The Demon Emperor answered directly: "The Heart Gate ordered me to instigate conflict with the Primordial Divine Ruins, dragging the Demon Gate and the Ancient Gate into a life-or-death struggle, thereby weakening the strength of both sects. At the same time, I sent the Dark Demons nurtured by the Heart Gate into the Demon Gate, where they infiltrated various places, collected all kinds of secret manuals and resources from the Demon Gate, and sent them back to the Heart Gate..."

The whole city was in an uproar.

Why was the conflict with the Primordial God Ruins so intense during the reign of this generation of Demon Emperor? It turns out that this was what this generation of Demon Emperor really wanted to do.

The conflict itself is what he is escalating.

What he wanted was never peace in the demon realm; what he wanted was unrest.

Only such a complex and turbulent situation can deplete the strength of the two top powers.

This allows the mind to profit from the situation.

The seventeen top elders of the Demon Sect had black lines on their faces; this was the Demon Emperor they had chosen.

They had originally hoped that he would stabilize the demon realm and provide them with a stable supply of talent and resources, but unexpectedly, everything turned out the opposite!
Guided by the fundamental principle of weakening the Demon Sect, the Demon Emperor instigated a war with the Primordial Divine Ruins and indeed supplied the Demon Sect with many talented individuals. However, were those individuals truly talented? They were traitors cultivated by the Heart Sect, tasked with special missions!

As for supplies, the Demon Emperor did indeed provide a lot of supplies to the Demon Sect, but compared to the Demon Sect's secret manuals and rare treasures that the Heart Sect wanted to obtain, what were they?
When these inside stories were revealed, the billions of demons below were thrown into chaos.

Above the sky, within that portal, a surge of demonic clouds was also billowing and churning, like the turbulent emotions of a person.

Finally, the Grand Elder bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have completed the interrogation. I leave everything to Your Majesty's decision!"

Your Majesty!

Billions of demons knelt down at the same time!

Heaven and earth alike welcome!
The Demon Lord of a Generation is right behind this gate.

Before Lin Xiaosu knew it, her palms felt slightly warm, and a hand was placed into hers—it was Yue Yao.

The Moon Demon may not have intended to do anything; she was simply nervous.

Because she knew that the person behind that door was the ultimate ruler who controlled everyone's life.

A demon lord of his generation, a powerful figure with three great powers, he is the true ruler standing at the very top of this world.

Behind that door, a black lotus flower slowly emerged, seemingly within the door itself, yet also seemingly in an unimaginably distant horizon…

A voice rang out: "Lord Xueyi!"

The voice was very soft, but it carried an indescribable eeriness; Lin Xiaosu couldn't even tell if the voice was male or female.

Perhaps it has nothing to do with gender.

Lin Xiaosu bowed in mid-air: "Sect Master!"

The Demon Lord said, "If Lord Marquis had discovered these things, he should have informed me directly. Why did he have to personally take action to kill me?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "I would like to inform the sect leader directly, but the Demon Sect is deep and mysterious, and I am but a lowly official. How can I bypass the Demon Emperor and reach the sect leader directly? Moreover, the Heart Sect operates in great secrecy, and I do not know who in the Demon Sect is reliable. If I were to run into a traitor within the Heart Sect, my own death would be a small matter, but the destruction of the Demon Sect's ten-thousand-year heritage would be a tragedy for Heaven."

The Demon Lord said, "So, that's why you destroyed the Demon Emperor's Palace directly, just to alert me?"

Lin Xiaosu laughed and said, "Of course I know the significance of the Demon Emperor's Palace. If this palace is destroyed, the sect leader will definitely meet with me in person."

The Demon Lord sighed deeply: "I accept this favor! Lord Marquis, how about we come to my Demon Sect for a chat?"

"The human festivals are approaching, and I must return to the desolate capital. When I have time in the future, I will certainly visit the Demon Sect Master!" Lin Xiaosu bowed deeply: "Farewell!"

"Elder, see the Marquis off!" the Demon Lord said.

"As you command!" The Grand Elder bowed.

"I wouldn't dare trouble the Grand Elder," Lin Xiaosu said. "The Moon Demon can escort me."

The Grand Elder was slightly taken aback.

"Moon Demon, let's go!"

He took a step forward, followed by Yue Yao and Han Yan...

Next, they traveled thousands of miles across the sky and landed in the old town.

There was no need to return to the small town, but Lin Xiaosu still went back. It seemed that he had a subconscious desire to return to the starting point after completing a task.

Perhaps it should be called unconsciousness.

When the moon demon left, a cold wind swept through the small garden. But as soon as she returned, the peach tree burst into full bloom.

Springtime quickly filled every corner of the small garden.

Winter was thus isolated beyond the clouds.

The water was boiling, the tea was fragrant, and a cup of tea was handed to Lin Xiaosu. Yueyao's heart was as calm as the spring river.

Three days ago, she found herself in an unprecedented predicament in this small garden and pavilion.

But three days later, the same small garden and the same small pavilion were filled with the beauty of spring.

The blood feud that killed 30 million people has been avenged!
The sword hanging over the heads of the Flower Fairy Eight Divisions has been removed!

This was her lifelong wish, and she originally thought that even if she devoted her whole life to it, she would never be able to fulfill it. But under his guidance, it was all accomplished in just two days.

The initial stage is the beginning of dreaming. Now, the dream has come true, but she seems to linger in the dream and is unwilling to come out.

Han Yan's voice seemed to come from a dream: "The Zhou Tian Grand Array...you really can set it up!"

That's what really shocked her.

Today she witnessed the full power of array formations; once the Zhou Tian Grand Array was deployed, the Demon Emperor's Palace was reduced to ashes!
Along the Jiangnan Road, many people were speculating whether Lin could actually set up the Zhou Tian Formation. Logically speaking, it was absolutely impossible. However, he said these words himself—in front of Abbess Miaoyu of Luohua Nunnery.

Given his past deeds and his reputation for keeping his word, people have endlessly speculated about whether he would set up the Zhou Tian Grand Array.

But starting today, all speculation can come to an end.

Because he laid a trap and destroyed the Demon Emperor's Palace.

The facts are clear, he can fabricate them!

And it's not particularly complicated!

He only spent half the night.

Lin Xiaosu held her teacup and sighed softly: "Now you should know that when I went to Jiangnan, I wasn't as ruthless and unscrupulous as the cultivators there said. At least I still maintained some principles!"

Yes!

Han Yan has no choice but to admit it!

When he went to Jiangnan, almost everyone in Jiangnan said that he had no bottom line and was too ruthless in his attacks on sects.

However, Han Yan now accepts his explanation.

He wasn't particularly ruthless.

At least he didn't use the Zhou Tian Grand Formation.

If he hadn't chosen to fight her Dao Realm on Moon Lake, but instead had chosen to use this astonishing Zhou Tian Grand Array, would Cold Moon Valley still exist?

That's far more than just losing some external industries.

That would mean the entire clan would be wiped out, not even a chicken or a dog!

Including her, as well as her father and the three powerful figures at the Supreme Elder level, they were all doomed.

If it were before, Han Yan wouldn't have believed that he could destroy the three Great Realm Masters, but now, she had witnessed it with her own eyes. With the blessing of his great formation, the Demon Emperor's Palace was destroyed directly by the 108 Enlightened Ones.

How many Great Demon Kings are there in the Demon Emperor's Palace? Hundreds! Hundreds of Great Demon Kings who are comparable to those at the Realm of the Demon King, who can stir up even the slightest ripple?
Even a demon emperor of equal strength would lose most of his cultivation to escape this great formation.

Oh, and his actual combat strength too!
He revealed his ancient form and crushed the Demon Emperor with a wave of his hand.

This method is also a method of upholding the Dao.

In short: Those of you on the path of cultivation in Jiangnan, stop complaining. You were not wronged at all by falling at his hands. And those powerful figures who hold sway over the path, stop complaining either. The fact that you are alive is the greatest blessing of all...

For a moment, Han Yan fell silent.

With a gentle lift of her hand, the Moon Demon placed a tray in front of Lin Xiaosu, filled with various fruits that were most renowned among the demon race.

Her gaze slowly rose: "You truly predicted the Demon Sect's reaction to the destruction of the Demon Emperor's Palace."

This was the biggest knot in her heart after the formation took effect.

She had also mentioned this to Mr. Lin, who smiled and told her: Don't worry!
Now, the word "rest assured" has a clear support: everything is under his control.

Lin Xiaosu smiled: "Of course!"

The Moon Demon said, "Because you knew long ago that this Lord of the Demon Capital is a lackey of the Heart Gate."

"Yes, I know that as long as we lay this absolute secret out in front of the Demon Sect, we will be giving them the best way out."

"Steps?" Moon Demon was somewhat confused.

Lin Xiaosu smiled and said, "The Demon Sect has always had a conflicted attitude towards me. As long as they still have a way out and a way to back down, they won't turn against me."

Han Yan's eyes flashed: "Because Cang Yuan Liu Ye is standing behind you, the Demon Sect is hesitant to act rashly."

“Yes!” Lin Xiaosu said.

Han Yan said, "I have a question! The connection between the Demon Emperor and the Heart Gate is a top secret, even the Demon Gate doesn't know about it, so how did you find out?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Yao also paid close attention.

Yes, she is from the Demon Realm, and she has a blood feud with the Demon Emperor. She has been trying to find clues about the Demon Emperor, but no one in the entire Demon Realm knows such explosive news.

If she had known this earlier, she would have tried every possible way to make a fuss about it, even if it meant forcing her way into the demon's gate, to put this mountain of evidence on the demon lord's desk.

Lin Xiaosu smiled: "The Demon Emperor obviously won't reveal this incriminating evidence that could ruin his reputation, but what about the Heart Gate?"

"The door to the heart?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "I have inspected two Heart Pavilions and read most of the information in them. As long as you are good at observation and analysis, you can always find useful clues from a mess. Moreover, I have personally killed Lei Zhentian, Ye Jun and several elders of the Heart Sect. The art of interrogation by the primordial spirit is not only mastered by the Demon Sect."

Yueyao and Hanyan both exhaled at the same time: "Perhaps this proves the old saying, 'If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place.'"

They explained all the questions that had been on their minds.

Or, to put it another way, it's that they thought they had solved all the questions.

This person is from Cangyuan.

His methods were Cang Yuan's methods.

Besides the information about the Heart Gate and Heart Pavilion that he mentioned, his information probably also owes some credit to the Cangyuan intelligence system.

His identity as Cang Yuan alone can explain all his inexplicable actions...

However, they would never have imagined that Lin Xiaosu's Cangyuan background was fake.

He has no background with Cangyuan.

Throughout the entire process, the willow leaf that put the most pressure on the demon sect had absolutely nothing to do with Cang Yuan.

This willow leaf belongs to the Lin family!
It was made entirely by Lin Xiaosu!

Lin Xiaosu's mental mirror fully interprets the sword strike from the flower tower in Lonely Leaf City, a standard Cangyuan Willow Leaf strike.

In just half a month, his Void Sword had already acquired 30% of the essence of Cangyuan Liuye.

Even 30% is enough to mislead the public.

It's because of the entry point he chose, and also because he was planning from the very beginning.

At that time, he manipulated the nineteenth prince and cursed Cang Yuan. In the eyes of everyone in the Demon Realm, the nineteenth prince was stupid.

If he were truly the nineteenth prince, doing this would be incredibly foolish. But he is not the nineteenth prince; he is Lin Xiaosu, whose purpose is to cause trouble. His shout has a significant meaning.

The real purpose should be in the later stages.

When Cangyuan Liuye appeared later and took revenge on the Demon Emperor, everyone could accept it because it perfectly matched Cangyuan Liuye's behavior.

Didn't the Nineteenth Prince say he was going to launch the Heavenly Demon Squad to destroy Cangyuan?
Cang Yuan, do you have a reason to destroy your Heavenly Demon Team first?
In this way, everyone's attention will be focused on the fictitious Cangyuan Liuye, without doubting whether Cangyuan Liuye is real or fake, and there will be no strong reaction to Lin Xiaosu who appears in it.

He even deliberately shrouded himself in an aura of intimidation, making the world hesitant to act against him.

Does covering yourself with a Cangyuan shell work?

how to say?

Its role is so significant that it is decisive.

If Lin Xiaosu didn't have the suspected Cang Yuan background, do you think the Demon Sect Master would really care about your Snow Robe Marquis status and thus speak to you as an equal—the Demon Sect Master is the Third Master, and the Third Master can sit side by side with the Emperor.

If it weren't for his background with Cang Yuan, the sect leader wouldn't even have given him a chance to speak.

According to standard practice, when a department has a serious problem, the superior is unlikely to disclose the problem publicly; they will only deal with it secretly.

Today's public interrogation and public handling may seem unusual, but it is actually a "stepping stone"—since we can't take down the people of the Demon Extermination Palace anyway, we'll give the entire Demon Realm an explanation and clearly tell them that it wasn't the Demon Sect that was weak in the face of the "murderer" Cang Yuan, but rather that the Demon Palace itself deserved to be destroyed.

This murderer from Cangyuan was actually helping the Demon Sect clean house.

In this way, both sides saved face.

All of this was within Lin Xiaosu's calculations; this is true scheming against people and their hearts.

The appearance of Cangyuan Liuye on the brothel was actually an accident. Excellent planners can always seize various accidents and turn them into their greatest opportunities.

Lin Xiaosu exemplifies this point particularly well.

As he expected, at this moment, in the Demon Sect's Holy Hall, the Demon Sect Master sat with his eyes closed, while the top elders below gathered together, discussing the most crucial issue.

The core question is this: Was Su Lin's decision to destroy the Demon Palace his own intention, or was it Cang Yuan's?

This is an extremely serious issue.

The Second Elder, a master strategist, launched into a lengthy discourse on this matter.

His central idea was that this action was clearly Cang Yuan's original intention. Otherwise, how could a wandering "traveler" have such boldness?

Why did Cang Yuan intervene in the Demon Emperor's Palace incident?

It was because Cang Yuan realized that the infiltration of the Heart Path and Heart Gate into the sects of the world was a dangerous thing. If the Heart Path infiltrated the sects too deeply, it was very likely to integrate the cultivation paths of the world and form an unprecedented behemoth. In that case, perhaps they would have the capital to confront Cang Yuan.

Cangyuan has always been the supreme ruler of the world. Why would he be willing to share the world with other super powers?

Based on this, Cangyuan's "Walking the World" will definitely take action against the Heart Path, Heart Gate, and Heart Pavilion.

This is consistent with Su Lin's usual style.

During this discussion, everyone fell silent, because no other argument could stand up to this premise.

Only those with a high enough vantage point and a broad enough perspective can have such a vision...

The sect leader turned his gaze to one side, where an elder was behaving strangely. While others participated in the discussion, he did not; he simply stared quietly at the sky, his gaze seemingly merging with the stars.

"Third Master!" the sect leader asked, "Is there any response from over there?"

In short, all the discussions below were muted.

The Third Elder mentioned by the sect leader is a highly respected elder, and he had just made contact with the Cangyuan headquarters.

The Third Elder slowly withdrew his gaze from the distance and bowed slightly: "Sect Master, the people over there said that Cang Yuan has no plans to destroy the Demon Emperor's Palace. However, Cang Yuan Liu Ye's whereabouts are elusive, and he has been unable to contact him. Therefore, he does not know if this Cang Yuan Liu Ye has any private plans." (End of Chapter)