Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

His name is Heavenly Demon True Lord. He comes from the Nine Nether Demon Sect of the Western Flame Continent. He is the current ruler of the Heavenly Demon lineage and is a supreme being in the Demon Sect, second only to the Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord.

In the Cangyuan cultivation world, there are seven overlord-level forces on the surface.

However, as everyone knows, besides the seven major powers,

There must be an eighth hegemonic power—that is the [Nine Nether Demon Sect].

In terms of strength, the Nine Nether Demon Sect is an absolute hegemonic force, ruling over a vast territory spanning millions of miles.

But its most unique feature is that its roots are planted in the Western Demon Abyss.

The Cangyuan Realm has three perilous places: the far northern ice plains, the endless demon sea, and the western demon abyss.

Legend has it that the Western Demon Abyss connects to the Upper Realm Demon Realm. The Demon Realm and the Spirit Realm are worlds of a higher level than the mortal realm, and are also the ultimate place for Nascent Soul cultivators to ascend.

Among them are supreme beings such as those who have attained the Void Return, the Dao Integration, the Mahayana, and the Tribulation Transcendence, making it the place where those who ascend to immortality reside.

There are two paths for cultivators in the human realm to ascend: one is the orthodox Spirit Realm, and the other is the opposing Demon Realm.

The ultimate path for the seven overlords to become Nascent Soul Celestial Lords is to ascend to the Spirit Realm. Only the Nine Nether Demon Sect possesses a large amount of Demon Realm inheritance, enabling them to ascend to the Spirit Realm and also enter the Demon Realm.

The demonic energy of the Western Demon Abyss is endless, giving birth to billions of demons, who are ferocious and monstrous.

In an ordinary small world, it would have been completely devoured by the demons long ago.

However, the seven overlords possessed unfathomable strength and had swept through the Demon Abyss several times, slaughtering billions of demons.

However, the Western Demon Abyss has long been connected to the origin of the Cangyuan Realm, and the demons are inexhaustible and can never be completely eradicated.

Left with no other choice, the seven overlords had to adopt a strategy of using demons to control demons, and supported the establishment of the Nine Nether Demon Sect to counterbalance the Demon Abyss and control the demon race.

The original Nine Nether Demon Sect was divided into nine branches. After tens of thousands of years of rise and fall, mergers, destruction and reorganization, only three demonic branches remain today:

The Xuanmo lineage controls the demonic energy of heaven and earth;

The Blood Demon lineage devours all living beings;

The Heavenly Demon lineage controls the minds of all living beings.

The Heavenly Demon True Lord is the current ruler of the Heavenly Demon lineage.

Within the Nine Nether Demon Sect, there has always been a tradition of "filial piety and parental love."

The Celestial Lord of the Transformation Realm has been living in seclusion for many years, while the three Demon Lords are in charge of the overall situation of the Demon Sect.

Apart from the Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord, the Heavenly Demon True Lord is one of the Demon Sect's top combat forces.

He also possesses a fifth-tier spiritual treasure—the Heavenly Demon Silk. With this treasure, he can split into thirty-six demonic souls, each of which is equivalent to an independent clone.

Its demonic soul's strength is comparable to the peak of the Core Formation stage, and in the future, it may even be able to advance to a demonic infant comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

In his quest to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, he scattered all his demonic souls to other continents for training, making him infamous among Nascent Soul cultivators, yet almost no one dared to provoke him.

The Heavenly Demon lineage is the most terrifying. Formless and shapeless, they excel at creating illusions, cultivating inner demons, and silently seizing bodies. They can infiltrate the upper echelons of a sect without a sound, transforming into close friends and confidants, making them impossible to guard against.

The reason why Xuan Yinzi was able to escape safely when the Xuan Yin Sect was destroyed was because he had already been controlled by a demonic soul of the Heavenly Demon True Lord.

It wasn't until Xuan Yinzi died that this dormant demonic soul awakened once more.

The phantom stretched and swept its thoughts across the area, devouring all of Xuan Yinzi's remaining divine soul memories.

The Xuan Yin Sect was destroyed. He fled. He rebuilt it. He was hunted down.

"Interesting... It's actually Yunzhou territory."

He said in a low voice, with a hint of amusement in his tone.

Then he glanced at Lin Zhao, who was counting his spoils not far away, and a sly smile crept onto his lips: "The little genius of the Cloud Sea Azure Sea Sect..."

The demonic soul slowly circled around Lin Zhao twice, but Lin Zhao remained completely unaware.

He hesitated for a moment.

Even among the seven overlords, the Yunhai Cangming Sect is one of the most powerful and influential, and he was unwilling to provoke it easily.

His true form is in the Western Flame Continent, millions of miles away. Logically speaking, there's no need for him to provoke such trouble.

But he hesitated for about a moment.

Then he lifted his foot, took a step, and silently walked into the depths of Lin Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness.

If a celestial demon doesn't venture into the consciousness of others, is he still a celestial demon?

If you don't want to possess someone, then try to gather some information.

While I'm at it, I'll also gather some information about the area and see what's been happening in Yunzhou lately.

What could possibly happen if the demonic soul of a peak Nascent Soul cultivator were to wander into the consciousness of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator?

As he thought this, he hummed a cheerful tune and walked with light steps.

Lin Zhao was completely unaware of this. After collecting his spoils, he headed straight for the Immortal City, oblivious to the uninvited guest who had appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Then the Heavenly Demon True Lord saw the Divine Soul Sword Tower.

The tower, formed from pure divine soul power, exudes a forest of sword intent, its sharpness fully revealed.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator, this is already a rare divine soul ability.

But he only glanced at it and didn't look at it for long.

Even if the Sword Tower is rare, it's still just a Core Formation level item; it's not worth stopping for him.

He continued forward, entering the deepest part of his sea of ​​consciousness.

Then he stopped.

That was Lin Zhao's unawakened innate talent—

One Dharma Wheel floats in the deepest part of the sea of ​​consciousness.

The wheel slowly rotated, composed of countless extremely fine runes—each rune constantly being created and destroyed.

Like stars being born and then fading away. The light flows across the surface of the wheel, like a nebula slowly drifting through the universe.

Vast. Majestic.

Bottomless.

The demonic soul of the Heavenly Demon Lord stood frozen in place.

His knowledge is absolutely top-notch among Nascent Soul cultivators.

He had witnessed many great supernatural powers, even the supreme supernatural powers personally unleashed by the original body—

But he had never seen such a thing before.

He subconsciously focused his attention, trying to see more clearly.

The divine sense reached out, like a thread, cautiously touching the edge of the Dharma Wheel.

Then he "saw" it.

Something is moving deep within the Falun.

It is a pair of eyes.

They opened their eyes.

Those eyes were cold and indifferent, aloof and superior, like the heavens looking down upon all living beings.

Without joy or sorrow, without anger or resentment, only absolute, all-encompassing reason.

Just a fleeting glance.

Just one glance.

boom--!!!

In an instant, the demonic soul of the Heavenly Demon True Lord cracked from the center like a piece of glass, and the cracks spread to every corner at an unimaginable speed!

He used all his strength—no, his true form—to leave behind the last life-saving measure deep within the demonic soul.

The thread connecting him to the fifth-tier spiritual treasure, the Heavenly Demon Silk, suddenly tightened, forcibly pulling his shattered soul back!

He then crawled out of Lin Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness.

The demonic soul exploded the moment he escaped from Lin Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness.

Like shattered porcelain, cracked from head to toe, shards scattering and dancing in the air.

It was then forcibly molded together by some invisible force—barely maintaining a human form, but with blurred edges.

He stood still, his figure flickering in and out of focus, like a candle flame in the wind.

If it weren't for the fact that his main body possessed the fifth-tier spiritual treasure, the Heavenly Demon Silk, which could still hold onto a wisp of his remnant soul even across millions of miles, this clone of his would have been completely annihilated long ago.

This demonic soul, despite possessing peak Core Formation combat power, was severely injured in a single blow within the consciousness of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Judging from common sense, the thing in Lin Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness was the supreme divine power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Then he started cursing.

"You're kidding me!"