Holy Maiden, wait a minute. Why are you asking me to cultivate again?

"nonsense."

"Although I am unable to leave and am temporarily residing in the Heavenly Demon Pearl, I can see everything you can see, as long as I wish."

The witch chuckled, revealing her pearly white teeth: "You're too weak right now. You must improve your strength as soon as possible, understand?"

Song Zhao nodded, then shook his head: "It's too difficult."

In the cultivation world, every cultivator wants to improve their strength, but why are there still so few Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators?

Isn't that because improving one's strength is too difficult?

For Song Zhao, there are several aspects to improving his strength.

The first issue is the improvement of his cultivation level. However, he has only recently broken through to the Qi Refining Perfection stage, and his foundation is not yet stable. If he rashly attempts to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, he will not have a good outcome. Moreover, he is not confident in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The second is the breakthrough of the Hunyuan Yin-Yang Dao Body. Similarly, it is not so easy to collect the primordial yin of a Golden Core True Person.

The third and fourth points are about improving methods, such as magical artifacts, talismans, spells, and so on.

"What's so difficult about it?"

The witch said as if offering a helping hand in times of need, "I think it's very easy."

"That sect leader, the one named Dongfang Huaizhen, I feel she's even easier to manipulate than the Holy Maiden!"

Song Zhao:! ! ! ! !

Really? He seems to think it's the complete opposite.

Dongfang Huaizhen is clearly even colder than the previous saintess.

In the conventional understanding, the Holy Maiden Su Fangyue is a sacred and inviolable snow lotus with a touch of aloofness.

That sect leader, Dongfang Huaizhen, was an extremely aloof and cold person who didn't like any men at all!

"You don't believe me? Fine, then listen to what I have to say."

The witch, intrigued, explained, "Think about it, what formed your sect leader's inner demons?"

"Inner demon? That black version of herself? I don't know." Song Zhao was puzzled.

Before the other party spoke, he thought the inner demon was an extraterrestrial demon that had been resurrected.

"Oh, you only see it, you can't hear it, that's normal."

The witch hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Let me show you how that inner demon spoke back then."

"Listen up."

Inside the Heavenly Demon Pearl, the witch transformed into the appearance of the true demon Dongfang Huaizhen, and her voice also became the voice of the demon.

"I only felt sorry for you. You've cultivated for over three hundred years and haven't even tasted the pleasures of a man. That's why I came into being..."

After listening to the witch's exquisite imitation, Song Zhao stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then frowned and said:

"Senior, are you saying that the Sect Master was actually very sexually frustrated with men before, and was unable to suppress her desires?"

"And her inner demons of lust were so powerful that they took physical form?"

The witch nodded: "You're teachable. What woman doesn't like men? Even if you've experienced heartbreak, as long as you're human, you can't escape the basic human needs of food and sex."

"But now your sect leader has a big problem."

"She can't kill her inner demons because she can't kill her past self who was driven by lust!"

"Hahaha, I knew it! The reason she was able to resist the allure of the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao Body is because she severed her inner demons of lust."

Song Zhao hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

He walked slowly on the cobblestone path and said, "The sect leader has already eradicated his desires and inner demons. Without the seven emotions and six desires, how can I take advantage of this?"

The witch scoffed, "Are you stupid? Didn't she say that all men in the world are no good?"

"Just be a good man, and that will change her mindset."

"At that time, your inner demons will grow stronger and stronger, and then you will..."

Song Zhao gasped, feeling that this method was utterly despicable and shameless.

But isn't it normal for someone from the Demonic Sect to be despicable and shameless?

"What you say makes sense."

Song Zhao walked to the center of the Grand Elder's palace, took out Dongfang Huaizhen's Yin Qi Powder, and sprinkled it around: "But the Sect Master wants me to deal with the Grand Elder first. The Grand Elder is also a Golden Core cultivator, so he should be easier to deal with, right..."

"Why are you listening to her? Let me put it bluntly, the sect leader's primordial yin is purer than the Grand Elder's. If you collect it, you might be able to break through to the mid-stage of the second level of the Dao Body!"

The witch feigned anxiety, saying, "And the situation is urgent!"

"Can you guarantee you'll survive the next time you encounter that Taoist from the Innate Demonic Sect?"

"Based on my deduction, although that Daoist is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he is far stronger than any Foundation Establishment cultivator in your Xuanzhou!"

Song Zhao's heart skipped a beat. After dispersing the Yin Qi, he asked with a strange expression, "Was that black-clad cultivator a cultivator from the Innate Demonic Sect?"

"But isn't the Innate Demonic Sect quite far from here?"

He vaguely remembered that Linghutang's last words mentioned that after being driven out of the Innate Demon Sect, the other party wandered for more than ten years before finally arriving in Xuanzhou.

"That's more than just far; with your current cultivation level, you couldn't get there even if you traveled for a lifetime!"

The witch said very seriously, "But that's how he appeared. All his magical artifacts came from the Primordial Demon Sect. Other forces don't have such magical artifacts."

"So, old man, if you want to protect yourself, you'd better take down the sect leader quickly!"

"In my opinion, her inner demons just flared up tonight, and they might come back again."

"What if the inner demon doesn't appear? Wouldn't I have made a wasted trip and become a suspect?" Song Zhao still had some concerns.

The witch chuckled and said, "Don't worry, who am I? I am the Immortal King of the Demonic Path. Her inner demons can be lured out with a wave of my hand."

"If you do this, or that, and then it will be fine."

Song Zhao was surprised, then suddenly realized, and then pursed his lips, saying apologetically to himself, "Sect Master, I'm sorry."

"I have no choice but to sacrifice you."

......

......

It was still night, but I had no idea what time it was.

Dongfang Huaizhen circulated his cultivation technique in Yunlan Palace, constantly on guard against the resurgence of his inner demons.

Song Zhao and the witch were right.

Once inner demons appear, they will frequently appear to harass you in the near future.

But what they didn't guess was that the inner demon has completely autonomous thoughts.

If Song Zhao were to encounter his inner demon, he might very well be devoured alive by it and die!

"Why is that kid here again?"

Dongfang Huaizhen used his divine sense to "see" Song Zhao arrive outside Yunlan Palace again, his phoenix eyes filled with suspicion.

"Could it be that he tracked down the murderer? That would be too fast."

She stopped practicing her cultivation technique, tightened her broad chest, and waved her hand, sending a beam of light into the Yunlan Palace.

This time, she did not appear in person, but summoned the emperor through her voice within the palace.

"Speak, what is it now?"

Song Zhao took a breath and then slowly said, "Sect Master, I just encountered the murderer who killed Zhang Xing."

"Oh? He escaped?" Dongfang Huaizhen's voice was cold and arrogant, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

Song Zhao nodded: "That's right, that demonic cultivator has too many tricks up his sleeve. I tried to kill him once, but I didn't expect him to fake his death and escape!"

"What? A demonic cultivator!"

Her deep hatred for those in the demonic path caused her voice to fluctuate noticeably.

"Yes, that person is a demonic cultivator!" Song Zhao repeated.

"It seems I may have misunderstood Cui Yu; I never imagined that demonic cultivators had truly infiltrated our sect..."

"Come into my spiritual cave and tell me what characteristics that demonic cultivator possesses."

A sacred cave? Where is a sacred cave?