After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

The body of the Dao is obliterated.

If one wants to cultivate again, one can only cultivate either demonic or Buddhist practices.

But... even in the cultivation of demonic arts, each breakthrough is hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than the last.

Not everyone's name is gentle and refined.

Even if Shang Yuelan lives until her lifespan is almost over, her cultivation level... she might not be able to recover even one ten-thousandth of it.

not to mention--

"Heaven and Earth," "Starry Sky Bureau"... there are far too many sects that may never give him another chance to regain his cultivation.

"Teacher's words!!!"

No longer caring about anything else, Qin Suhuai sheathed her purple sword and rushed into Shi Yan's arms.

That is, it was Qin Suhuai who rushed over.

If it were Donghuang Li, her legs would probably be wrapped around Shi Yan's waist by now.

Shi Yan put his arm around Qin Suhuai's shoulder; the body in his arms was soft and yielding.

After a brief silence, the entire "Starry Sky Plaza" erupted in cheers.

What competition could be more anticipated than the embrace of these two beautiful women at this moment?

Unless... that Holy Maiden and Miss Shiyan from the "Love Sea Demon Sect" come again.

The shouts, like a landslide or a tsunami, soared into the sky.

Hearing the waves of shouts coming from all around... Qin Suhuai finally realized what she had done.

The eldest sister's face gradually turned crimson, and Shi Yan even felt that her cheeks were burning.

"Master...Master Yan..." The voice sounded like it was tinged with tears.

Shi Yan then realized that his senior sister seemed to be shy.

"Sister Qin~" Shi Yan did not take this opportunity to continue bullying Qin Suhuai.

Otherwise, relying on the advantage of the [Snow Cold Skill], Shi Yan could definitely bully the senior sister until she cried on the spot.

Instead, Shi Yan placed his hand on the jade token at Qin Suhuai's waist.

Qin Suhuai understood Shi Yan's intentions, and his figure disappeared instantly, stepping into the small cave world.

Shi Yan then leisurely hung the jade pendant around his neck and let it fall into his robe.

Only then did Shi Hongjian and the others slowly step forward.

Looking at Shang Yuelan, who was now like a cripple at his feet, Shi Yan said, "He carries the scent of [Mirror Flower Water Moon]."

"It must have been a spell cast on them."

The last bout of madness by Shizuki Arashi was truly unusual.

Having learned a bit of the "illusory nature" from Qingqing last month, one can naturally detect that unusual quality.

Last Yuelan was targeted by the [Mirror Flower Water Moon] technique.

He burned through his cultivation, wanting to exchange his life for Shi Yan's, but in the end, he was just a pawn on someone else's chessboard.

Shi Hongjian looked coldly at Shang Yuelan.

A gray sky, with fine drizzle falling.

"Shiyan, go back and rest first."

As she said this, Shi Hongjian's voice seemed to tremble slightly.

Others might not notice, but... as a Dao Enlightenment Realm cultivator, and almost the strongest Dao Enlightenment Realm cultivator in the Nine Provinces and Ten Lands, Shi Hongjian could sense it.

The instant the aura of the desolate demon vanished, an aura emanated from his own little master Yan... an aura that was countless times more desolate, terrifying, and profound than the desolate demon itself.

With just one glance, Shi Hongjian's soul trembled.

That's... a celestial demon.

413 Loulan, an enemy of the world, the master said, a beauty of the world [Pretending to be 2 chapters, 2K words]

In that instant, Shi Hongjian seemed to understand why the unscrupulous merchants in the tavern always wore that enigmatic smile when Shi Yan was mentioned.

I roughly understand now... why Shi Wei's originally rather eccentric personality became much more obedient and well-behaved after her trip to Yizhou.

【Heavenly Demon】.

Or to be more precise—

[The Demon Beyond the Heavens].

That word that the entire Kyushu region deeply avoids.

If we say that the Desolate Demon with the Bloodline Devouring Realm Dao Body is like a terrifying beast in the mountains and fields, it is only something that makes people feel afraid and wary.

The inner demons that cause mental tribulations are like bewitching demons that confuse people's minds, making them unpleasant to encounter and causing people to want to avoid them even before they encounter them.

Then the extraterrestrial demons... have reached the point where people try their best to forget their existence. They're even unwilling to mention them.

It far surpasses both the Desolate Demon and the Inner Demon.

They may appear harmless, unlike the Wild Demons which directly devour and chew up the contractor's blood and spiritual body, or the Heart Demons which...reflect the deepest fears within the contractor's heart.

But...they pose the greatest threat.

The otherworldly demons wield a power called "Authority".

That is a power equivalent to, or even transcending, the rules of heaven and earth.

If the ultimate goal of human cultivators is the Enlightenment Realm, then... for the Heavenly Demons who are born with [authority],

Enlightenment is just the beginning.

For them, the mortal world was nothing more than a playground.

Since it's just a playground, it's fine if it gets messed up.

Who would develop feelings for a chess piece?

The otherworldly demons... are the most capricious, unpredictable, and utterly elusive beings whose future is shrouded in mystery.

It's like... a teacher's words.

Shi Hongjian suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

However, that idea becomes so deeply ingrained that once it takes hold, it seems impossible to erase it.

Shi Hongjian felt as if she could suddenly explain why she harbored such great hostility when she first met Shi Yan.

He couldn't figure out what was going on in this girl's head, and why she was so different from all the girls and even boys he had ever met.

Shi Yan is like a chaotic chess piece, which will eventually turn the chessboard upside down, just like Loulan a thousand years ago.

Even... Shi Hongjian looked at Shi Yan in front of her.

She always felt that the spirit in the girl's eyes and brows was somewhat like that of the Loulan ruler who looked down upon the world a thousand years ago.

Can't go wrong.

The aura I had just sensed from Shi Yan.

With just one glance, the aura that made even his divine soul, which stood at the peak of the Enlightenment Realm, tremble was emanating from the Heavenly Demon.

Master Yan has definitely signed a contract with the extraterrestrial demon.

That's not good.

If the world were to know that... yet another person has sacrificed themselves to feed the demon, then... Shi Yan would surely become an enemy of the entire world, just like the Lord of Loulan back then.

Shi Hongjian didn't care about that.

Her goal was to conquer the world.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have deliberately made things difficult for "Star Celestial Master" before.

"Heaven and Earth" have been dormant for far too long.

The reason Shi Hongjian cared so much about Shi Yan before, apart from what the unscrupulous merchant in the tavern said, was largely because of Shi Yan's constitution.

A born saint.

Only a born saint can compare to the "Saint of Humanity" of the "Starry Sky Bureau".

Only then can one truly control the world.

Furthermore... would the world really oppose a teacher's words?

Shi Yan's situation is different from that of the ruler of Loulan a thousand years ago.

The ruler of Loulan was an enemy of the entire world.

Aside from a sword and a zither, he had nothing else by his side.

But a teacher's words are different.

Throughout the Nine Provinces and Ten Regions, the fourth young lady of the "Starry Sky Division" had a very deep relationship with her, and the other young ladies also had very close relationships with her.

Qin Suhuai, the senior sister of the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect", had just thrown herself into Shi Yan's arms in front of everyone and then hid in her small cave world in embarrassment.

As for the "Love Sea Demon Sect" and the "Taiyi Sect," needless to say.

Both of these families are Shi Yan's "family."

Besides, it seems that the hermit of "Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers" has been looking for that girl surnamed Ming these past few days.

Shi Hongjian had heard about it.

The girl surnamed Ming traveled a long way to Jizhou.

All I wanted was to meet my teacher.

The "Futianmen" that originally seemed to have nothing to do with Shiyan... that junior sister from "Futianmen" still hadn't left the teahouse at this hour.

It can be said--

Aside from the "Ghost Valley" and "Cloud Hidden Clan," which remain aloof from worldly affairs, and the "Upper Moon Sect," which is practically defunct and might be wiped out any day...