I started by controlling his master, and the protagonist begged me to slow down my kicking.

Until the annoying little loli human emperor walked away.

Cheng Ran then stopped smiling and looked at the unconscious Mu Yunxi.

He took out a scroll with the words "Demon Sealing Diagram" written on it, concentrated his spiritual power, and activated it.

Immediately, a vast and powerful force erupted, and bursts of golden light appeared beneath him.

Golden light converged to form a magic array, enveloping Cheng Ran and Mu Yunxi within it.

At the same time, the demonic energy filling the sky seemed to tremble in fear, and was disrupted into extreme chaos by the golden magic array.

The demonic energy surged and gradually converged at a single point, solidifying and taking shape!

In the end, it formed a demonic pearl that was entirely crimson!

An ominous atmosphere permeated the surroundings.

He doesn't look like a nice guy...

"Ye Chen's opportunity must be this thing."

Cheng Ran examined the magic bead carefully, pondered for a moment, and then directly grabbed it.

It feels hard to the touch, nothing special.

But the moment it touched the demonic orb, a fierce aura instantly swept over it.

For a moment, Cheng Ran's vision blurred; he seemed to see dark clouds looming over the city, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and countless wailing and howling demons and monsters...

Then, he felt his veins throbbing, and a domineering yet malevolent power surged within his body.

It seemed to be devouring his mind.

However, Cheng Ran was currently under the cover of the Human Emperor's magic array.

Furthermore, its value is extremely high.

After a brief moment of distraction, he regained his senses by suppressing the bloodthirsty aura.

"That's a tough one..."

Cheng Ran felt a pang of emotion, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

The power of the Demon Lord is different from the inheritance of the previous Human Emperor and Sword Emperor; it seems that once created, it is not easy for anyone to control.

But clearly, the more uncontrollable something is, the more excited Cheng Ran becomes.

"Such immense power..."

"If I can master it, my strength will likely rise to another level..."

"But how can we refine this powerful demonic energy without being corrupted?"

Cheng Ran slightly furrowed his brows.

However, after a while, he turned his gaze to Mu Yunxi.

Then a wicked smile appeared on his lips.

Clearly, an exciting idea had already formed in his mind.

"I see!"

"No wonder the Human Emperor himself gave me that scroll containing the dual cultivation technique!"

"That old lady really isn't a decent person..."

Cheng Ran finished speaking and didn't say anything more.

He took out the Emperor's Jade Pendant and activated the Azure Dragon Seal, which symbolizes life.

......

......

"Yunxi, hurry..."

"No, Mother... Yunxi doesn't go, Yunxi wants to stay with Mother..."

"lady......"

"There's another path on the back mountain; take her there to the Xiao family..."

"No, no..."

Mu Yunxi's head was throbbing, and the sounds echoed in her ears, sometimes near, sometimes far.

What is this...?

My head hurts so much, and my body feels so hot...

Mu Yunxi pursed her lips slightly, her beautiful black eyelashes fluttered, and she felt a momentary blurring of consciousness.

She sat up and slowly opened her peach blossom eyes.

The surroundings were still the secret cave, but after looking around, she spotted Cheng Ran's figure once again...

"Master, my master?"

She instinctively cried out.

But this made her wonder, because she never saw Cheng Ran again after entering the secret realm.

She vaguely remembered entering a cave and discovering a demonic orb surrounded by many monstrous beasts...

After that, she seemed to have no memory of it...

Why is Cheng Ran here?

"My current senior sister is so well-behaved; she even knows to call me 'master' now..."

Just then, Cheng Ran walked up to her and said slowly and deliberately.

"?!"

Mu Yunxi then realized that she had unconsciously called him "master".

Her pretty face instantly turned red with embarrassment.

"I didn't...you lecherous scoundrel, stop flattering yourself..."

"alright."

Cheng Ran said with a smile, "The proud and aloof Xiao Mu is still cuter."

However, there are more important things to do these days than to admire my senior's stubbornness.

He took out the demonic pearl from his bosom and handed it to Mu Yunxi. The blood-red demonic energy emanating from her body seemed about to burst forth.

"This is......"

Mu Yunxi looked at the magic bead, her peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed.

"Before I explain, Senior Sister Mu, why don't you let me hear some serious business first..."

Cheng Ran remained unhurried and proceeded to recount everything that had happened that day, starting from his encounter with the Human Emperor.

"The Demon Lord?!"

After listening.

Mu Yunxi was stunned and speechless, clearly shocked by what she had just heard.

That was the legendary ruler of the Nine Provinces in ancient times; Mu Yunxi could hardly believe that such a being actually existed...

However, after a while, she calmed down.

She let out a long sigh and said seriously:

"So, you lecherous thief, how should we seal this demonic orb now?"

Cheng Ran, however, curled his lips into a smile and waved his hand, saying:

"Who said it needed to be sealed? Such immense power, sealing it away would be a complete waste!"

Mu Yunxi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

But she quickly realized Cheng Ran's implication and said coldly:

"You want to refine this power and then use it for your own purposes?"

"This is impossible... The power of the Demon Lord is contrary to the path we cultivate. Forcibly refining it will surely cause you to suffer a qi deviation."

"Moreover, this also goes against the regulations of the Holy Land."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Ran shook his head, then gave a disdainful laugh:

"This demonic energy is indeed too domineering. Forcibly refining it will definitely cause a person to suffer from demonic possession."

"However, if it could be purified before being absorbed..."

"The situation would be very different."

"Purification?"

Mu Yunxi raised her peach blossom eyes; this did indeed sound feasible.

If all the bloodthirsty energy in the demon orb can be eradicated, leaving only pure energy, then a backlash can indeed be avoided.

However, she still had some doubts:

"Such powerful demonic energy will not be easy to purify."

"Where would you find something to purify this secret realm...?"

However, as they talked...

Mu Yunxi noticed that Cheng Ran's lecherous gaze was becoming increasingly wicked.

Based on Xiao Mu's experience, this was definitely not a good thing, and a sense of crisis began to rise in her heart:

"You lecherous scoundrel, what trick are you plotting now?"

"Hehehe..."

Cheng Ran's lips curled into a wicked smile as he slowly walked to Mu Yunxi's side.

His gaze met those slightly trembling, startled peach blossom eyes, and he said softly:

"Senior Sister, I've heard that your Three Thousand Dao Bodies possess a natural purifying and cleansing effect. May I borrow them?"