Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

"Hide behind me."

Su Chen's voice was very calm.

It's come to this.

Su Chen was too lazy to hide his talents anymore.

The abyss was filled with demonic energy, so strong that even divine sense could not penetrate it.

The demon cultivators outside couldn't see anything happening inside the abyss.

Just right.

Su Chen's brow furrowed.

A gentle sword intent slowly emerged from the depths of his consciousness.

Immaculate Sword Embryo.

Followed by.

Su Chen flicked his fingers and drew a line in the air.

The clouds pierce the sun.

A flash of sword light.

The sword light was so fast it disappeared without a trace.

There wasn't anything earth-shattering about it.

Just like that, it passed by lightly and fleetingly.

scoff.

A soft sound.

It was as if something had been torn apart.

The enormous remnant soul of the Nine-Tailed Soul-Devouring Beast.

Along with the deathly aura that clung to it.

Where the sword light passed.

It was forcibly divided in two.

Within the gaping wound, one could vaguely see that space itself had been cleaved apart by that sword strike.

A pitch-black spatial rift slowly spread through the air.

The remnant soul of the Nine-Tailed Soul-Devouring Beast let out a mournful cry.

It transformed into a sky full of black mist and dissipated.

The restriction that suppresses the remnant soul.

It was also swept away by the aftershocks of this sword strike, leaving it scattered and broken.

Meanwhile, the few demon cultivators at the valley entrance were still waiting to see the show.

I didn't even realize what was going on.

The aftershocks of the sword light that tore through space had already swept over them.

Puff puff.

Several muffled thuds.

Those few demon cultivators were swept away by the aftershock.

He was seriously injured and collapsed on the spot.

They lay face down on the ground, unable to even get up.

In the dead zone, silence returned.

Only the slowly closing spatial rift remained, still faintly glowing with black light.

Su Chen withdrew his sword intent.

He clapped his hands.

Turn around.

But then he saw Yue Li staring at him with her almond-shaped eyes.

Her little mouth was slightly open.

For a long time, it still couldn't be closed.

Yue Li was stunned.

This is a sword that can tear through the void.

She has lived for so many years.

This is the only known account of his life.

"Young...Young Master."

Yue Li's tongue was almost tied in knots.

"Your sword..."

Su Chen grinned and winked at her.

"See that?"

"And here comes the opportunity."

...

They escaped that deadly place.

Su Chen wasn't in a hurry to settle scores with the few demon cultivators who had escaped.

You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple.

We'll settle that score with Qinglin later.

at the moment.

Su Chen's mind was entirely focused on the potential for creation within this abyss.

He pulled Yue Li along, disregarding direction, and simply followed the area with the densest demonic aura deeper into the territory.

The further you go in, the more dignified the ancient trees become.

The fallen leaves underfoot had accumulated into a thick layer.

Su Chen stepped on it; it was soft and surprisingly comfortable.

I don't know how long we walked.

The dense forest ahead suddenly disappeared.

A dilapidated palace appeared before Su Chen's eyes.

That palace was also built with dragon bones, but it had been there for so long that most of it had collapsed.

Above the palace gate hangs a plaque, the characters of which are now blurred and illegible.

An ancient, weathered aura wafted out from the ruined hall.

Su Chen's heart skipped a beat.

"This is..."

Yue Li recognized him too.

"The deepest part of the Ruins of Return, the ruined palace of the Demon Emperor!"

"Legend has it that the legacy of the ancient demon emperor is hidden here!"

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

Good guy.

We've finally found the real deal.

...

The ruined hall was eerily quiet.

Su Chen and Yue Li stepped inside, one after the other.

In the center of the hall, there is a statue of a demon emperor.

Unfortunately, the statue had long since crumbled, leaving only half of its body standing there all alone.

Su Chen's divine sense swept across the hall.

Suddenly, it was nailed to the four walls of the palace.

Ancient murals were carved on the walls of the palace.

Su Chen leaned closer to take a closer look.

Upon closer inspection...

Su Chen's heart skipped a beat.

The mural is engraved with...

It turned out to be an old story from a thousand years ago.

In the painting, a powerful demon emperor and a human female cultivator stand side by side.

The tops of their heads.

They were beams of light, cleaving down from the heavens.

In that daylight, countless figures of Taoist priests could be vaguely seen.

Su Chen recognized him.

Those are... cultivators from the spirit realm!

The demon emperor and the human female cultivator in the painting are joining forces to resist these spirit realm cultivators who have descended from the sky.

Su Chen's gaze slowly shifted to the human female cultivator.

The female cultivator's silhouette.

Her long hair was casually draped over her shoulders.

And those two tiny canine teeth at the corners of their mouths.

Su Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

Master Hongfu!

Good guy.

Su Chen stood in front of the mural, stunned for a long time.

millennia ago.

This ancient demon emperor actually fought alongside Master Hongfu.

Together, they resisted the spirit cultivators who descended from the sky.

No wonder.

No wonder that day, Master Hongfu said that he wanted to fight against the Heavenly Dao again and ascend to the Spirit Realm once more.

It turns out that this connection was formed as early as a thousand years ago.

Thoughts raced through Su Chen's mind.

That was the cultivation technique of the ancient cultivator.

Master Hongfu.

This ancient demon emperor.

Spirit cultivators.

Each and every one of these incidents.

behind.

It's likely that a grand strategy is being devised.

...

"Young Master!"

Yue Li's exclamation brought Su Chen back to his senses.

Su Chen looked in the direction of the sound.

All that could be seen was the deepest part of the ruined palace.

A bead the size of a fist is quietly suspended in mid-air.

The bead was entirely black, yet its surface shimmered with a layer of iridescent light.

A powerful force of law faintly emanated from the bead.

The moment Su Chen's divine sense touched it...

It seemed that the bead contained a complete set of ancient demonic cultivation techniques.

"This is..."

Yue Li's voice was trembling.

"The natal demon core formed after the fall of the ancient demon emperor!"

Natal Demon Core.

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

nice one.

This contains the power of laws, as well as the ancient demon race's inherited techniques.

Anyone who sees it will be envious.

"Young master."

When Yue Li came to her senses, her eyes were also burning with passion.

"My demon bloodline is qualified to obtain this pill."

"Let me retrieve it..."

As Yue Li spoke, she stretched out a slender hand and reached towards the natal demon core.

Those jade-like hands were so white and translucent, with a faint pink tinge at the fingertips.

They were about to touch the demon core.

An unexpected change occurred.

Suddenly, an ancient and majestic aura erupted from that natal demon core.

That was a wisp of will that remained in the demon core after the Demon Emperor's fall.

That wisp of will seemed to be scrutinizing Yue Li.

moment.

With a buzzing sound.

An invisible force emanated from the demon core, violently repelling Yue Li's jade hand.

Yue Li groaned and took several steps back.

"What happened?"

Su Chen quickly helped her up.

Yue Li bit her lip, her face full of resentment.

"It is the will of the Demon Emperor."

"It...it thinks my spiritual power isn't enough."

"They excluded me."

Yue Li gazed at her natal demon core, so close yet so far away.

Such a great opportunity is right in front of us.

How could I not be tempted!

...