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In the world of cultivating immortals, it is common knowledge that individual demon cultivators are extremely powerful.

This is not only because the magic skills they practice are strange and domineering, but also because they act cruelly and directly, without any routine, making it difficult to guard against them.

However, the magic cultivators also have their weaknesses.

Because the skills are too strange, it is difficult to form effective teamwork.

Once faced with a large-scale head-on battle, low- and middle-level cultivators will often appear overwhelmed and find it difficult to compete with other sects.

Cao Rui naturally knew the characteristics and weaknesses of the demon cultivators.

Therefore, he only turned his attention to several Nascent Soul stage masters in the three major demon sects.

These Yuanying masters will be good at fighting against the devil.

Among these masters, the most eye-catching one is the Dark Moon Demon Sect's supreme elder - Shang Yue Ling.

She is known as the undisputed number one master in Ningzhou, and her strength is unfathomable.

Given the current situation in Ningzhou, the Soul-Devouring Demon Sect and the Poison Demon Sect can only unite to resist the powerful pressure from the Dark Moon Demon Sect.

The key factor here is the existence of Shang Yue Ling. Her female power is so well-known that the entire Ningzhou cultivation world is afraid of her.

Shang Yue Ling has been a powerful figure in Ningzhou for hundreds of years. There are countless legends about her, all of which are quite mysterious. One of them is that she needs ten men every day...

Out of curiosity about this female cultivator, Cao Rui hid in a secluded place far away from the mountain gate of the Dark Moon Demon Sect.

Then he controlled the clone of Lord Jingshi and instantly flew towards the mountain gate of Dark Moon Demon Sect.

The Dark Moon Sect's mountain gate stands in a sunken valley between two high mountains.

At night, the full moon hangs high between the two mountains and falls down into the valley.

It was late at night and a round moon hung high in the sky, which enabled Cao Rui to better conceal his figure when he used the art of invisibility.

When he quietly approached the mountain gate of the Dark Moon Demon Sect, he was surprised to find that there was no mountain gate here.

Come to think of it, who would have the guts to go deep into the lair of a demon sect filled with cruel demon cultivators?

Cao Rui quickly slipped into the mountain gate and with a glance, he immediately noticed a tall building made of black wood and hung with red lanterns standing in the middle of the canyon.

This tall building looks extremely strange, like a monster with red eyeballs, standing among the canyons.

The monks in Ningzhou called it "Dark Moon Red Tower".

Surrounding this tall building, there are wooden houses scattered around the canyon.

The tall buildings were obviously where the senior members of the Dark Moon Sect lived, while the wooden houses were where the disciples of the Dark Moon Sect lived.

From the staggered layout of these wooden houses, it can be seen that there is obvious mutual vigilance and alertness among the disciples of the Dark Moon Demon Sect.

Even fellow disciples always remain vigilant.

This kind of mutual vigilance among fellow disciples makes people sigh that living in an environment like the Demon Sect is indeed likely to give rise to some "mentally ill monks".

Cao Rui turned on the puppet's sensing and sensed it slightly. Soon, he found a figure with a powerful aura in a room on the first floor of the Red Mansion.

However, he was surprised to find that the aura of this figure seemed to have subtly changed.

Just as Cao Rui tried to spy on her, the other party was actually keenly aware of his peeping.

Immediately afterwards, the figure's spiritual consciousness quickly swept towards Cao Rui following the sensation.

Cao Rui clearly felt a powerful spiritual force scanning back and forth on his body, eventually breaking through his puppet body and locking him firmly.

Faced with this situation, Cao Rui simply stopped hiding and waited quietly.

Not long after, a woman's figure quietly appeared in front of Cao Rui.

The woman was wearing a bright red dress. She had narrow and charming eyes and a pretty face with a bit of lazy charm.

The slit of her skirt revealed a pair of slender and fair legs. This woman was none other than the Dark Moon Demon Sect's Grand Elder, a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage - Shang Yue Ling.

"You've been noticed by me, but you're still standing here calmly. You're very brave." Shang Yueling said softly.

He looked lazy, but Cao Rui could tell from his spiritual sense that was firmly locked on him that he must be extremely alert at this moment.

Obviously, this sudden appearance of energy clone also caused great pressure on Shang Yueling.

"Are you still hiding? Give me a favor and show yourself." Shang Yueling said with a slight frown.

She thought to herself that the person's invisibility skills were truly terrifying. With her powerful spiritual sense, she scanned back and forth several times before she was able to determine the person's location.

Despite this, when she was invisible, she still couldn't tell the realm of this person's aura.

Upon seeing this, Cao Rui also withdrew his puppet body and appeared on the spot.

The aura of a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage spread out faintly, and the laziness on Shang Yueling's face opposite her instantly disappeared.

Shang Yueling stood up straight and looked solemnly at the middle-aged cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage who appeared with a domineering aura.

"Senior, you are a dignified divine cultivator, but you hide your head and show your tail. Are you afraid to see people?" Shang Yueling said softly.

Cao Rui smiled slightly and said, "Elder Shang has misunderstood. I did not intend to hide my identity. I just don't want to cause unnecessary trouble."

"I am the Pure World Heavenly Venerable. I have come here without telling you. Please don't blame me."

When Shang Yueling heard this, she thought to herself, Pure World Heavenly Lord? This name is really loud!

However, if this guy is really a Divine Transformation cultivator, he is indeed qualified to use such a title.

Hmm? I vaguely sensed a threat to me, but it was just a clone?

Shang Yueling moved closer to observe carefully, only to find that the figure of Cao Rui in front of her was not real, but actually a clone!

She couldn't help but feel shocked again.

"It is my honor that you, senior, have visited the Dark Moon Demon Sect! How dare I blame you?" Shang Yueling said with a smile.

After guessing Cao Rui's terrifying strength, she immediately changed her attitude.

"I wonder what brings you to the Dark Moon Demon Sect this time, senior? I see that you look unfamiliar. Could you be a secluded cultivator?" Shang Yueling asked curiously.

Cao Rui smiled faintly and replied, "This is my first time in Ningzhou. It is natural for Elder Shang to think that I am unfamiliar." Upon hearing this, Shang Yueling was slightly stunned.

She really didn't expect that the cultivator in front of her came from outside Ningzhou.

After all, Ningzhou has now become Demon Province, and for this reason, other provincial capitals have cut off all teleportation arrays related to Ningzhou, making them disappear completely.

In this way, Ningzhou became a veritable isolated island in the Qingqiong Realm. Even Shang Yueling, the number one person in Ningzhou, could not control any ancient teleportation array leading to the outside world.

At this time, Cao Rui continued to speak: "I came here because I heard that Elder Shang is the number one cultivator in Ningzhou."

Shang Yueling nodded. She was very confident about this! This was a title she had earned by defeating all her opponents in several Nascent Soul battles!

Cao Rui then asked, "I wonder what Elder Shang thinks of the demon race."

Hearing this, Shang Yueling frowned slightly, feeling a little confused.

Demons? Why are we suddenly mentioning this race from ancient legends?

Ningzhou lacks an ancient teleportation array leading to the outside world, resulting in a severe lack of information. Therefore, Shang Yueling and the other Ningzhou cultivators are completely unaware of the invasion of the Blue Hole Demons.

Looking at Shang Yueling's expression, Cao Rui already understood in his heart that Shang Yueling really didn't know anything about the demon clan.

After nodding slightly, Cao Rui said, "The demons that invaded the Azure Sky Realm this time are the Blue Hole Demons... Currently, Qingzhou and Yuzhou have been completely occupied... The cultivators of the Azure Sky Realm have formed a demon-killing alliance on the front line of Hongzhou to fight against the demons..."

Cao Rui briefly described the current situation in the Qingqiong Immortal Cultivation World.

"I founded the Pure World with the goal of fighting against the demons at the right time."

"I wonder what Elder Shang thinks?"

Shang Yueling's face had an uncertain expression, and she was thinking secretly in her heart. She really didn't expect that the situation in the outside world had become so chaotic.

If the demons really set their target of attack on Ningzhou, they would not differentiate between demon cultivators or normal cultivators. As long as they were human, they would be delicious food for their cultivation.

Shang Yueling has been a human for hundreds of years and has reached the late Nascent Soul stage. It is not impossible for her to break through to the Spirit Transformation stage and ascend to the spiritual world in the future. Naturally, she does not want to become a demon.

But for those ordinary magic cultivators, the possibility of choosing to transform into demonized cultivators is very high.

After all, the daily behavior of these demon cultivators shows that they don't take the lives of ordinary humans seriously at all.

And the ones that Cao Rui was trying hard to win over were actually just the group of high-level magic cultivators headed by Shang Yueling.

Shang Yueling remained silent and fell into long thought.

If the facts are just as what the Pure World Heavenly Venerable said, then if the Dark Moon Demon Sect still maintains the status quo and refuses to integrate into the normal world of immortal cultivation, and instead continues to stay in Ningzhou with the other two demon sects, then once the demons attack, I am afraid they will only die faster and more miserably.

This is determined by the number of basic magic cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation.

Now one of the three states gathered on the front line is about to have its defense line breached. If Ningzhou alone relies on the strength to face the demons, I am afraid it will collapse in an instant.

In a short period of time, Shang Yueling thought through the interests involved.

Shang Yueling was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Senior, in fact, the predecessor of my Dark Moon Demon Sect was not the Demon Sect."

Cao Rui asked with a little curiosity: "Oh? Then why did you become a demon sect now?" His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, staring at Shang Yueling, as if he wanted to see a clue from her expression.

Shang Yueling smiled bitterly, shook her head gently, and said: "The practice of my Dark Moon Demon Sect is an extremely yin method. When practicing, one needs to absorb the essence of the moon. However, if the essence of the moon is not used properly, it can easily lead to the sudden death of the cultivator. Therefore, when absorbing the essence of the moon, there must be a corresponding extremely yang force to offset the damage."

She paused and continued, "In ancient times, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was rich, and extremely yang spiritual objects could be seen everywhere. At that time, my Dark Moon Demon Sect did not need to rely on the power of others to practice. But as time goes by, the world has changed dramatically, and the extremely yang spiritual objects have long disappeared without a trace. We have to seek other ways to protect ourselves."

Shang Yue Ling took a deep breath and continued, "So, we started looking for Yuan Yang men and borrowed their Yuan Yang power to practice."

"At first, it was just a simple loan with no intention of harming anyone. But things are unpredictable, and accidents always happen. Some Yuanyang men died unfortunately. This caused the outside world to misunderstand us and regard us as an evil demon sect. From then on, the Dark Moon Sect was burdened with this bad reputation and could not get rid of it."

"And now, the Dark Moon Demon Sect has long been equated with the Demon Sect."

"The disciples in the sect are naturally forced to consider themselves as disciples of the magic path. When they join the sect, it means that they are magic practitioners. Therefore, when they practice, the process of absorbing Yuan Yang is inevitably a little excessive."

As a woman, Shang Yueling is very good at making excuses.

If Cao Rui had not used the magic of searching the gods to know the actions of the Dark Moon Sect disciples, he would probably have really believed what Shang Yueling said.

It was more than just a little excessive. Most of the men chosen to be the furnaces for cultivation died miserably.

The disciples of the Dark Moon Demon Sect regarded the furnace as a plaything that they could discard at any time.

Anyway, the Yuan Yang has been used up and needs to be replaced.

Perhaps it was true that what Shang Yueling said was caused by the changes in the spiritual environment of heaven and earth, which led to the Dark Moon Sect becoming the Dark Moon Demon Sect.

But now, the Dark Moon Demon Sect has completely become a demon sect from top to bottom, and there is no need for mercy at all.