Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

Yue Zhuoqun raised an eyebrow, secretly regretting that she wasn't falling for it.

Since that's the case, there's no need to pretend to be low-key anymore; his palm strike instantly increased several times over.

The four members of You Niaojuan connected their true energy to form a light barrier. Although they struggled to resist and were constantly retreating, the light barrier was not shattered.

But with this surge of internal energy, he could no longer hold on and was sent flying on the spot.

While still in the air, before they could land, Yue Zhuoqun appeared in front of the four people as a phantom, patting their chests with his palm.

Bang bang bang bang~

The four people tumbled more than ten meters away and crashed heavily to the ground.

He was in excruciating pain all over his body, feeling as if his meridians were blocked, his true energy could not be gathered, and he could not mobilize his power.

The four were terrified, thinking that Yue Zhuoqun had destroyed their cultivation.

Ignoring the formidable enemy before him, he quickly sat cross-legged and silently circulated his inner energy.

As soon as the mental cultivation technique was activated, a surge of pure true energy that did not belong to him erupted from his body.

This vital energy constantly shifts between yin and yang, transforming into a vortex that flows through the meridians and flesh, covering the entire body in just a few breaths.

What followed was unbearable pain and itching, as if millions of ants were gnawing at my flesh.

"Ouch~ It hurts, it itches~"

"It's so painful, how could this happen? What did you do to us?"

They wailed and scratched themselves, breaking the skin on their faces, necks, and chests, leaving them bloodied and a gruesome sight.

This scene sent chills down Zhu Yuyan's spine, raising goosebumps on her arms and giving her a deeper understanding of Yue Zhuoqun's methods.

"This is called the Life and Death Talisman," Yue Zhuoqun explained with a light laugh.

"The Life and Death Talisman is transformed from Yin and Yang energies. The changes between Yin and Yang produce intense itching and pain. The pain gradually increases during the first eighty-one days and gradually decreases during the next eighty-one days. This cycle of increase and decrease constitutes one cycle."

The first cycle ends, the second begins, and the pain is twice as intense, repeating endlessly.

I then added spiraling force to the Yin and Yang energies, making the pain even more intense.

If they don't resist, that's fine, but if they try to suppress it with their internal energy, their own power will be absorbed and assimilated, strengthening the Life and Death Talisman.

This was no longer the Life and Death Talisman of the Free and Unfettered Sect. He used it with the Supreme Longevity Technique, and it now possessed the ability to spiral energy and absorb and refine the internal energy of others.

The Yin and Yang energies form one layer, the spiraling energy adds another layer, and the self-strengthening energy adds yet another layer.

The triple torment is something that most people simply cannot endure.

As he explained, Zhu Yuyan, who was not far away, turned pale and her delicate body trembled.

Yue Zhuoqun also cast a life-and-death talisman on her, but it has never taken effect, and she has never experienced the pain involved.

Seeing the miserable state of You Niaojuan and the other three, they realized just how perverse and cruel this method was.

"I can't take it anymore, you, you just kill me!" Meiniangzi Jin Huan groaned in pain.

As a woman, she was not bad-looking and also possessed a certain charm.

The pain and itching were physical, but the agony of scratching until her skin was broken and her face disfigured was psychological, which made it even harder for her to accept.

"I am merely administering punishment; I do not intend to take your lives."

Yue Zhuoqun used his aura to calm the power of the Life and Death Talisman raging within the four people. He looked down at them and said, "You have already experienced the terror of the Life and Death Talisman. If you do not want to continue to suffer, hand over the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique and lead your sect to submit to me."

Although the torture had stopped, the pain left the four of them exhausted and lying on the ground, their eyes filled with endless fear as they looked at Yue Zhuoqun.

They never want to experience that kind of torment again.

Without a second thought, he prostrated himself on the ground, trembling, and said, "Yes, yes!"

The four of them were each taught a portion of the secret techniques by Xiang Yutian, and together they formed the complete Dao Heart Demon Seed.

Yue Zhuoqun asked Zhu Yuyan to find paper and pen, and then wrote it down from memory without missing a single detail.

Half an hour later, Yue Zhuoqun looked at the thick stack of secret manuals he had obtained and nodded in satisfaction: "You four belong to the same sect as the Demonic Sect. From now on, you will follow the orders of the Empress Yin and collect the other volumes of the Heavenly Demon Strategy for me."

Of the ten volumes of the Heavenly Demon Strategy, some have been lost over time, and it is said that only six volumes remain intact.

Besides the two volumes, "The Secret of the Heavenly Demon" and "The Seed of Demonic Spirit in the Heart of the Dao," the other volumes are "Reflections on the Demonic Path," "The Purple Qi Heavenly Net Scroll," "The Scroll of Mending the Heavens," and "The Secret Scroll of the Dao Ancestor."

The four missing volumes should be the Purple Blood Great Technique Scroll, the Punishment Escape Technique Scroll, the Demon Image Scroll, and one volume of the Furnace and Cauldron Dual Cultivation Secret Technique.

The Great Art of the Maiden was originally a secret technique within the scroll of dual cultivation of furnace and cauldron, but this scroll was severely lost. The Yin Kui Sect and the Extinction of Emotion Sect joined forces to reassemble this technique from the fragments of their respective classics, and it was then placed into the Heavenly Demon Scroll.

This shows that the four lost volumes were not completely lost; some of the secret techniques were passed down.

However, to collect the information, it is necessary to integrate and unify the entire Demonic Sect, and the most suitable person to do this is Zhu Yuyan.

Thinking of this, a glint flashed in his eyes as he looked at Zhu Yuyan and said, "Since Xiang Yutian went into seclusion, the position of the Holy Monarch of the Demonic Sect has been vacant, hasn't it?"

Zhu Yuyan's eyes widened in disbelief. "You don't actually want to become the Holy Ruler of this Demonic Sect, do you?"

"why not!"

The Holy Ruler is the leader of the Demonic Sect, and is of great help in both gathering the Heavenly Demonic Strategies and vying for supremacy.

Zhu Yuyan's face was stiff, and she was somewhat speechless.

Xiang Yutian lived for over two hundred years and sat on the throne of the Holy Emperor for over two hundred years.

Even if he lives in seclusion, no one would dare to compete with him.

Even the proud and arrogant Shi Zhixuan only called himself the Evil King, and did not dare to call himself the Evil Emperor.

Because "Evil Emperor" is a title shared by every generation of holy rulers.

The Holy Ruler is the identity, while the Evil Emperor is the title; the two are one!

Yu Niaojuan gasped for breath and whispered, "Commander Yue, our teacher might still be alive, perhaps living before us under a new identity. Would it be... risky to rashly assume the throne of the Holy Emperor?"

"What are you afraid of!

He has held his position for hundreds of years, yet he has never contributed to the development of the Demonic Sect. He should have stepped down and given way to a more worthy successor long ago.

Besides, I am the one who will rule the country. If he is dissatisfied, he can come to me. You all just focus on your work.

Yue Zhuoqun said with boundless pride.

This legendary, invincible figure is a great challenge to me.

Seeing the invincible will emanating from his eyes, Zhu Yuyan's heart pounded, and for the first time, she felt a sense of awe and reverence.

Perhaps, submitting to him is not a shameful thing!

Chapter 170 The magic of cultivating demons in the heart of the Tao

Yue Zhuoqun dismissed You Niaojuan and the other three, and returned to his residence.

Zhu Yuyan may have realized the terror of the Life and Death Talisman, or perhaps she was intimidated by Yue Zhuoqun's self-appointment as Holy Ruler, and her attitude changed drastically.

In the following days, she never provoked Yue Zhuoqun again and remained extremely docile.

He even diligently carried out Yue Zhuoqun's orders.

Under Yue Zhuoqun's instruction, she integrated the sects of You Niaojuan and the other three, and began to deal with other branches of the demonic sects, collecting the remaining volumes of the Heavenly Demon Strategy.

Yue Zhuoqun then went into seclusion for a short period of time to comprehend the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique and used the Proficiency Scroll to upgrade it to the Great Completion level.

This truly deserves to be called the most profound and supreme volume in the Heavenly Demon Strategy; it is indeed incredibly mysterious.

The Great Method of Planting Demons in the Heart of the Dao is divided into two volumes.

The first volume deals with the methods of cultivating demonic seeds and entering the demonic path through the Tao.

The second volume deals with the methods of entering the Dao through demonic means and the techniques for collecting demonic seeds and harvesting cauldrons.

Every chapter is inextricably linked to the application of spiritual power.

Overall, this is a mental cultivation method that views all things as fluctuations. Grass, trees, sand, and stones are a kind of fluctuation, true qi and spirit are a kind of fluctuation, and demonic arts, Taoist techniques, and Buddhist teachings are also a kind of fluctuation.

By capturing these fluctuations, one can comprehend the profound principles of martial arts, understand the nature of heaven and earth, and integrate into the great laws of the universe.

To capture the fluctuations, one needs to refine a demonic seed.

There are three methods for cultivating demon seeds:

The first type is self-seeding, which means planting and nurturing a demonic seed within oneself.

One must first cultivate the orthodox spiritual methods of the Xuanmen sect to establish one's own Dao body and Dao heart, and then ignite the demonic seed within the Dao body, allowing the Dao heart to evolve and grow during the demonic tribulation, reaching the rudimentary form of ultimate Yin, and ultimately achieving the convergence of the demonic path and the balance of Yin and Yang.

The second type is "planting another," which means cultivating a demonic seed within another person's body.

This method requires three prerequisites: the one who plants the demonic seed, the furnace, and the demonic medium. As the name suggests, the one who plants the demonic seed in the cultivation of the Dao heart is the one who plants the demonic seed. He needs to select a person who has already achieved great success in the Dao as the furnace, and then use the demonic medium to sow the demonic seed into the furnace. By causing the furnace's mental weakness to be passively broken or to turn from the Dao to the demon, the demonic seed is cultivated.

The third type is self-sacrifice to achieve one's goals.

The conditions are the same as the second method, except that the one who cultivates the demon must be willing to sacrifice themselves, pouring all their demonic energy into the furnace to create the demonic seed and thus the furnace. This method can be described as sacrificing oneself to benefit others.

The third method was naturally one that Yue Zhuoqun was unwilling to choose.

You can try the two methods: planting seeds in yourself or planting seeds in others.

The method of the Supreme Longevity Cultivation Technique is a legitimate and orthodox method of the Xuanmen sect, which fully meets the conditions for self-cultivation.

Therefore, he planned to first nurture the demon seed within his own body.