Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Even the smug smile on Zuo He's face began to fade at the mention of him.

Then he uttered words that echoed throughout the hall for a long time.

"One of the Four Demon Lords of the Demon Dynasty—"

"Ghost Lord Jiang Shengxuan".

45. Snow, an unreal magic

Ghost Lord... Jiang Shengxuan.

Yunping would never forget the name Jiang Shengxuan.

Jiang Yuetian's older brother, the man who should have died in that turmoil.

He had indeed considered that Jiang Shengxuan's strength and cultivation would increase rapidly after being reborn as the Demon Queen, but he never expected that Jiang Shengxuan would now have reached the level of one of the four Demon Lords of the Demon Dynasty.

The Four Demon Lords.

Above the Demon Lord, there are four powerful figures under the Demon Emperor.

It is said that each of them possesses the power of a half-immortal and is in charge of the four prisons of the Demon Dynasty. They are the top beings in the Demon Dynasty besides the Demon Emperor, who is a true immortal.

Zuo He, the leader of the Eighteen Immortal Saints of the Immortal Capital, and Jiang Shengxuan, the Ghost Lord, one of the Four Demon Lords of the Demon Dynasty...

These two people, who should have considered each other as enemies, are now standing on the same side.

Standing on the opposite side of Yuntian Academy.

Looking at the astonished faces of Yunping and the others, Zuo He seemed quite satisfied. He chuckled twice and rose from the throne that originally belonged to the Heavenly City Saint Immortal.

With a flick of his wrist, he wiped the blood of the Heavenly Immortal from his hand, and fixed his gaze on Yun Ping: "Speaking of which, what that ghost said was indeed true—it is because of you that you have not been affected by the Paradise of Living Beings."

"I'm becoming more and more curious about your identity."

Yun Ping chuckled lightly, his gaze sweeping around before he narrowed his eyes: "It seems that ghost is quite wary of me."

There was no sign of Jiang Shengxuan around; at least, with his eyesight, he couldn't see anything hidden.

Inside the magnificent hall, only Zuo He stood before the cloud-like surface.

In other words, there are no methods like sneak attacks; in other words—

A sinister light flickered in the jet-black obsidian eyes; the situation had not yet deviated from expectations.

Upon hearing this, Zuo He smiled slightly.

He stared with interest at Zhang Ruoxue and her group, who were poised to attack at any moment. He crossed his arms and chuckled confidently, "You probably all know the secret of the Paradise of Living Beings. This place is indeed not a paradise, much less a fairyland. It's just a place that tempts people to fall into depravity."

"But then again, don't you guys find this lakeside city strange?"

"Strange?" Ye Yuchan held her breath, the arrow already nocked on the bowstring, her brows furrowed slightly: "What are you talking about?"

"Don't waste your breath on him!" Zhang Ruoxue grunted. She was already tired of his roundabout and sarcastic way of speaking. Spiritual energy gathered in her fist, her leg muscles tensed, and she lowered her body, like a cheetah that had been poised for a long time: "Just beat him up!"

Zhang Ruoxue moved with lightning speed, her figure flashing forward at an incredible pace.

With her physique recognized by martial arts, closing the distance between the two in the blink of an eye was incredibly easy for her. Her speed was impossible to capture in ordinary ways; she seemed to blend into the radiance of the surrounding environment. In just a fleeting moment, she had already arrived before the throne.

A powerful iron fist crashed down. It is said that a saint's punch can shatter mountains, and this is certainly true. Moreover, Zhang Ruoxue, who has cultivated her physical body to near perfection, can easily cause mountains to collapse and seas to rise with her pure power.

"You're really impatient."

Zuo He raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Even with Zhang Ruoxue's saintly aura looming over him, he remained indifferent and raised his head without a care.

His tightly closed left eye suddenly opened.

Hundreds of profound magic arrays were engraved in the bloodshot eyes, which were covered with blood vessels. Transcending the shackles of time, endless demonic energy condensed into a hundred ancient giant elephants. The torrential killing intent was like a storm, and the surging darkness blasted Zhang Ruoxue away in the blink of an eye.

boom!

Even with Zhang Ruoxue's formidable physique, she couldn't help but vomit some blood. She was instantly sent flying from the throne at one end of the hall to a corner on the other side, where she was embedded in the incredibly hard black iron jade brick.

Yun Ping raised an eyebrow and said, "The Eye of Calamity... it's truly an extraordinary thing."

Ye Yuchan glanced back at Zhang Ruoxue, who was slowly falling from the wall, looking somewhat disheveled, and couldn't help but feel a bit horrified.

"The Eye of Calamity?"

Lin Yuan's eyes were stained with blood, her expression was icy, and her tone was the same: "At the end of the ancient era, before the Human Emperor era began, the Eye of the Giant Mammoth, one of the seven true demons under the Demon Slayer, could drag millions of people into the Avici Calamity Scorching Hell. Even the top human powerhouses at that time might not be able to escape from it."

Zuo He smiled slightly, then slowly closed his left eye and clapped his hands.

"It seems you know your stuff better than I thought—you even know about the Eye of Calamity."

"Did that ghost from the Jiang family give it to you?" Yunping asked.

Zuo He had no intention of answering, but instead asked, "So what if it is? So what if it isn't? Does it matter?"

"unimportant."

Yun Ping shrugged, then his cold gaze suddenly locked onto Zuo He.

His tone suddenly turned icy, and not only that, the moment he stared intently at us, the air in the entire hall seemed to freeze, and an indescribable chill spread from everyone's hearts.

His voice was devoid of emotion, like a machine: "However, a single Eye of Calamity is not enough to pose a threat."

"..."

Zuo He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter after a few seconds.

"Hahahaha—indeed, indeed hahahaha..."

“However, I never intended to use this eye to deal with you anyway—after all, it would be a burden for me.”

"Moreover, your demise was already sealed the moment you stepped into this lakeside city."

Lu Yingqiu gritted her teeth and stared directly at Zuo He: "What exactly are you talking about?!"

Zuo He stared directly at Lu Yingqiu and asked in a deep voice, "Don't you think the lake water around Lake City is...too clear?"

clear?

indeed.

The waters surrounding Lake City were completely clear, not at all polluted, and the bottom of the lake could be seen directly from above, offering a landscape that was completely different from most of the areas inside the Azure Secret Realm.

If there's any place in the entire Azure Mystic Realm that truly offers breathtaking beauty, it's probably this unnamed lake.

But this is indeed too strange. Why is it that only this lake has not been polluted? Why is it that only this lakeside city has been able to be built safely on this body of water?

The answer seems obvious.

Ye Yuchan and Gu Xingzhuo seemed to have understood something. They looked at each other and saw a possibility they didn't want to believe in each other's eyes.

Yunping narrowed his dead fish eyes, his expression becoming slightly serious.

Yes.

Just like the meaning of the existence of a paradise for living beings.

That which rejects all external filth and eliminates all negativity, leaving only endless joy and happiness—that is the paradise of all living beings.

They look so alike, don't they?

A beautiful spring, a perfect lake.

If this is an absolutely beautiful sight, then where did all the filth that was excluded go after this beautiful sight?

Zuo He sneered and then slammed his palm on the throne beside him.

As a torrent of spiritual energy poured into it, the heavens and earth suddenly trembled.

"What's going on?!"

Everyone felt the ground beneath their feet begin to shake violently, followed by a tilting motion—

The original floor and ceiling slowly alternated, and the entire hall seemed like a sphere, its interior beginning to rotate.

It's not just this main hall.

The entire lakeside city is spinning!

Beneath the soil supporting the lake city's levitation above the water, a hidden magic array began to operate rapidly, flipping the entire lake city over. The private castle belonging to that one person gradually submerged in the water, while what was flipped over and hidden beneath the surface...

That is another city.

When the city finally straightened its posture and stood tall on the water, the once crystal-clear lake was instantly corroded by an extremely murky darkness. Murky sludge gushed out from the bottom of the lake, completely polluting what should have been the only beautiful sight in the Azure Secret Realm into a filthy mess.

The City of Darkness.

Its appearance is exactly the same as Lake City, but it is also completely different. It exudes an indescribable aura of despair. The soft and irregular black door is wide open, and looking inside, there is only darkness that stretches to the horizon and cannot be seen anywhere else.

Unfortunately—

Yunping and the others were in this darkness at this very moment.

……

……

Perhaps it was due to the violent tremors, perhaps it was due to the reversal of heaven and earth, or perhaps it was due to changes in the space itself.

When I opened my eyes again, the scene before me was...

It was already a desolate snowfield.

Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, and the bright sun and moon no longer hung high in the sky; only hundreds and thousands of dark clouds covered the sky.

A snow-white elf... no, it was a sharp knife capable of killing creatures with no ability to keep warm. It had an extremely soft and delicate appearance and was given the name snow, but it was actually a deadly thorny rose.

The icy snow, carried by the cold wind, relentlessly pelted her, and the girl named Lin Yuan opened her eyes blankly.

A bone-chilling cold crept up her spine. She looked around but couldn't find anyone.

"……teacher?"

She subconsciously called out the name of the person she relied on most.

A strong wind swept in, making her red hair flutter wildly, but the jade hairpin remained firm and stubborn, swaying up and down, refusing to leave her hair.

Where am I...?

Lin Yuan looked around blankly, completely unable to understand her current situation.

Not only that, the Demon Queen who should have popped into her mind to help her out... for some reason, also disappeared.