After transmigrating into the body of the protagonist's childhood friend, he was targeted by a

Li Hanshan sneered: "He agreed so readily. I even thought I'd found a fine piece of talent, someone born to be a member of our demonic path."

Lin Zhixu already had a premonition: "And then?"

"And then?" Li Hanshan's tone grew even colder. "Then, when I was about to fight Yan Lingcang, he betrayed me and stabbed me in the back. What's even more hateful is that he had already secretly revealed my demon clan's defenses and weaknesses to Yan Lingcang."

"The two of them worked together from the inside and outside to severely injure and seal me away."

The moment the seal fell, he realized that Yu Linzhou had never intended to cooperate with him from the beginning.

Yu Linzhou hated this world and didn't really trust the so-called righteous path.

Even so, he was unwilling to associate with the demons.

He gritted his teeth: "That bastard, I thought I had found a kindred spirit. I confided in him completely, but I never expected that even he would deceive me."

The dark aura drew closer to Lin Zhixu: "So I want to know, what kind of person would someone like him fall for? That someone like him could even have feelings?"

"What's so special about you? Or is there something about you that he wants?"

Lin Zhixu: "..."

Yu Linzhou, you've really caused a lot of harm!

Lin Zhixu remained expressionless, only asking, "So, you came to me to use me to get revenge for what happened back then?"

Li Hanshan said, "Yes and no." His voice drew closer, "During these years of being sealed, I've come to understand many things. Someone like Yu Linzhou, with a rebellious nature, can never truly open his heart to anyone."

"But you are different. I have been observing you for a long time. You are a good person with desires. And good people are often soft-hearted, easily trusting, and value relationships more. Once they open their hearts to someone, they will never betray them, even to the death."

"Therefore, I must have you." The black mist almost touched his earlobe, the voice deep and obsessive, "At all costs."

Lin Zhixu suddenly spoke up, his tone certain: "After hearing so much, you must be the Demon Lord Li Hanshan who has been sealed away for tens of thousands of years."

Li Hanshan's voice carried a hint of smugness: "That's right. I didn't expect you to recognize me."

Lin Zhixu curled his lips and deliberately said, "I doubt anyone in the cultivation world doesn't know you. After all, according to rumors, you were the stepping stone for Immortal Venerables Yan Lingcang and Yu Linzhou to reach the pinnacle of their cultivation. If it weren't for you, they might not have been honored as Immortal Venerables so quickly."

Li Hanshan snorted coldly, his tone gloomy: "So what if I'm a stepping stone? It's all about the victor and the vanquished. Back then, I was careless and trusted the wrong person."

"Now I am back, stronger than before, and I know better how to deal with them. This time, I will not repeat the same mistakes."

Lin Zhixu: "But you don't even have a physical form."

Li Hanshan laughed loudly, "Therefore, everyone can be me. I am omnipresent."

Lin Zhixu's eyes darkened.

Yes. This guy has become one with the evil in this world.

As long as there are people in this world who harbor evil thoughts, he will always exist.

It cannot be killed or eliminated; it can only be sealed away.

But sealing him away was not a long-term solution. Now, after ten thousand years, he has recuperated and returned.

To be an enemy of such a thing is like going against the dark side of the entire world.

Endless.

……

Tianhengzong.

Luo Yiyan finally learned that Lin Zhixu had been arrested.

He grabbed his sword almost instantly and ran out, rushing into Yan Lingcang's courtyard.

Luo Yiyan pushed open the door: "Lin Zhixu was captured by evil cultivators, why didn't you tell me?"

Yan Lingcang, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, slowly opened his eyes and said unhurriedly, "He treated you like that, and you still care about him?"

Luo Yiyan choked, then said awkwardly, "That's our private matter. Even if I've fallen out with him, he's still a member of the Tianheng Sect. How could I, as a fellow disciple, sit idly by?"

Yan Lingcang narrowed his eyes and let out a soft, ambiguous hum from his nose.

Luo Yiyan grew anxious: "Stop humming! How many days has he been held captive? Have you sent anyone to rescue him? Does Immortal Venerable Feng Heng know?"

Yan Lingcang: "The elders have already sent people to investigate. However, the evil cultivator is hiding very well, and we haven't found any trace of him yet. As for Lin Zhixu, based on our estimation, he shouldn't be in any immediate danger."

Luo Yiyan: "Should we? What if those evil cultivators torture him? What if you get there too late!"

Yan Lingcang looked at him, his tone still calm: "What's the use of being anxious? If we can't find the evil cultivator's hiding place, there's nothing we can do."

Luo Yiyan suppressed her worries: "Where is Immortal Venerable Feng Heng? His disciples have been captured, why hasn't he gone to rescue them?"

Yan Lingcang said helplessly, "He is in seclusion and doesn't know about this yet."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yiyan couldn't help but take her anger out on Yu Linzhou.

Why choose this time of year for seclusion?

"Where are you going?" Yan Lingcang asked from behind.

Without turning her head, Luo Yiyan said, "I'm going to find him."

After saying that, he rushed out of the courtyard gate, leaving Yan Lingcang sitting there staring in the direction he disappeared, his brow furrowing slightly involuntarily.

They really are a handful.

I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Why don't I usually care about him this much?

……

The black market, deep within a dark building.

Manager Liu was already pacing back and forth outside the door, hesitating.

He already knew about Lin Zhixu's disappearance and had sent people to search for him, but there has been no news so far.

What made him even more undecided was whether or not to go in and tell Yu Linzhou about it.

The master is at a crucial moment in his seclusion.

This seclusion is to suppress the backlash within my body; the most important thing is to avoid mental and emotional disturbances.

If he knew that Lin Zhixu was in trouble at this time, given his personality, he would probably break through the barriers and come out immediately.

But if he doesn't say anything, and his master finds out after he comes out of seclusion, will he even have a chance to live?

Neither way was right, and Steward Liu was so anxious that he paced back and forth outside the door.

In the inner room separated by a door, Yu Linzhou sat cross-legged. A thin layer of black mist enveloped his body, slowly receding into it.

Suddenly, his brow twitched. A sense of unease welled up inside him.

He slowly opened his eyes and absorbed his spiritual energy into his body.

He reached into his clothes and pulled out a piece of black jade.

The black jade has always been close to my heart, and it feels warm and smooth to the touch.

He was then surprised to find that the jade surface had a crack.

When did this come about?

This is the mother-and-child jade piece of the black jade that Lin Zhixu is wearing.

The only possibility for the damage to the mother jade is that the child jade somehow shielded Lin Zhixu from harm.

He extended his spiritual power to search and discovered that the mother jade could no longer sense the location of the other piece.

The last bit of warmth in his eyes vanished instantly, leaving only a chilling coldness.

"Liu Xingzhou."

Manager Liu, who was pacing back and forth outside the door, was startled and his legs went weak, almost causing him to kneel down.

That's it. The master is furious.

He dared not delay any longer and reached out to push the door open and go inside.

Inside the room, Yu Linzhou had already stood up, holding the black jade in his hand, his face frighteningly cold.

"explain."