I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Shen Ming was unaware that the Sword Sect disciples were looking for him.

The Tianqi Mountains cover millions of square kilometers, with towering peaks stretching like dragon veins, deep valleys like the scars of a giant beast, and ancient trees reaching for the sky, blocking out the sun and moon.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, the boundless mountains stretch to the horizon, like waves in a vast ocean.

There were fewer than a thousand human cultivators, their figures not even comparable to a thousand-year-old tree.

There are plenty of places to hide, but not many suitable places to set up an array.

Formations require the right timing and location; there is no room for compromise or compromise. This is what Shen Ming learned from the True Explanation of Formations.

Fortunately, there is still plenty of time; the demon race will arrive in about ten days.

Shen Ming walked on air, his eyes sharp as torches, slowly traversing the veins of the Tianqi Mountains.

The mountain range is as majestic as a dragon, with its peaks and ridges exuding an ancient rhythm, as if it has been lying dormant here since the beginning of time.

Powerful ley lines of earth energy surged from the depths of the mountain, occasionally shrouded in mist, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.

After a day and a night of searching, Shen Ming finally found a satisfactory solitary peak.

The mountain peak pierced the sky like a sword, surrounded by low-lying mountains, standing out alone and uniquely outstanding.

What's even more wonderful is that there is a faint spiritual energy swirling around the mountainside, like the breath of a dragon, endlessly regenerating.

Shen Ming activated his Origin Heaven Divine Eye and clearly sensed that the earth veins here converged, and the spiritual energy was abundant, making it a natural treasure land for array formations.

"Excellent! The outside is suitable for setting up a sword formation, and the formation diagram can be set up inside the Daluo Palace."

The Great Luo Palace is Shen Ming's mobile training ground, which he always carries with him.

His wealth was astonishing; his storage bags couldn't hold it all, and it was piled up like mountains in the Daluo Palace.

Most importantly, the Great Luo Dojo that Shen Ming had painstakingly built would have a place to put his skills to use.

He leaped down and landed on the summit, intending to transform himself into an array.

Just as Shen Ming was about to begin, a rapid whooshing sound came from afar, accompanied by a sharp aura that rushed straight toward the mountain peak.

Several figures rode the wind and came with a menacing aura. The leader was dressed in dark red battle armor with a black scale cloak over his shoulders, and his eyes revealed a fierce look.

He looked Shen Ming up and down, but saw no signs of a sect, and said coldly, "We discovered this mountain first. My friend, leave quickly and don't make things difficult for yourself."

"What proof do you have?" Shen Ming asked.

“We just passed through here, and we’re turning back now. If you don’t believe me, I can tell you about the terrain ahead,” the man said.

Shen Ming pondered for a moment and said, "You thought there would be better options ahead, but since you couldn't take them back, you had to make do with what you had, right?"

The man did not deny it, because it was indeed the case.

“At the very least, you need to leave people here to guard it, otherwise wouldn’t the entire Tianqi Mountain Range be yours?” Shen Ming said.

“We have people staying here,” the man said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Ming sensed an aura appear out of nowhere in the mountain.

"Fellow Daoist is clearly not simple. My junior sister is timid and had to hide for the time being since she was alone."

A clear, crisp sound rang out, like a gentle spring breeze.

A slender woman arrived, with skin as smooth as jade, and bright almond-shaped eyes that smiled, her beauty tinged with a touch of mischief.

"I bet you wouldn't believe me if I said my eye technique could see through any disguise and that I could confirm she wasn't on the mountain before, right?" Shen Ming wasn't buying it.

No one can escape his Heavenly Eye.

Before this, there was no one on this mountain.

However, this woman's ability to disappear was indeed remarkable; she appeared silently and created such an illusion.

"My junior sister's concealment skills come from the Tongtian Tower. How powerful can your escape techniques be?"

Sure enough, the other party wasn't so easily dealt with.

Shen Ming lowered his eyelids. The man in the dark red battle armor was at the Great Perfection stage, while the others were at the Lesser Perfection stage, and some were at the late stage.

Shen Ming is at the early stage of the Void God Realm, and he is the only one there.

However, he was completely unaware that he was the weaker party.

The people opposite him sensed the pressure from Shen Ming and became wary.

Just as tensions were about to rise, a dramatic change occurred.

A violent and primal demonic aura permeated the world, oppressing all living beings as if the ancient wilderness had reappeared.

"The demon race has arrived!" The expressions of the people in front of Shen Ming changed drastically.

The surrounding areas of the Tianqi Mountains were shaken by the demonic power, and the ancient, towering valleys seemed to submit to the invisible pressure.

In the east, a fierce wind howled, like a blade slicing across the sky, and a ghostly, eerie aura swept across the land.

A colossal azure dragon phantom appeared in the sky, as if the azure dragon were looking down upon the earth.

The avian demons under the Demon Court hovered high in the sky, and the Wind Feather Sparrow, with a wingspan of hundreds of feet, flapped its wings and cut through the sky, with countless feathers falling like green blades, slicing through the void.

Further away, lightning crackled, and the figure of a demon god appeared and disappeared.

To the south, billowing fiery clouds descended from the sky, scorching the heavens and causing temperatures to soar for hundreds of miles around, as if the air itself had been set ablaze.

The phantom of the Vermilion Bird appeared and disappeared in the sky, and a cry shattered ten thousand mountains.

The crimson flames swept across like waves, scorching a mountain peak black.

From the west, a chilling aura suddenly descended, instantly freezing the world.

Even the howling wind seemed to freeze, and the ice spread across the earth like a mirror.

A phantom appeared in the sky, as heavy as a mountain, and an icy aura spread as the demon god of the demon court descended.

A demon god stood amidst the icy mist, his gaze like an ancient, frozen pool, freezing the heavens and earth and annihilating all things wherever he passed.

From the north, a violent demonic aura surged forth like a tiger descending a mountain, causing the earth to tremble incessantly and sending rocks flying everywhere.

A demon god, like a war god, strode through the sky. He was clad in black demon armor, his fists clenched, and when he threw a punch, the void trembled violently.

"The Demon Court's Four Heavenly Kings have all arrived! And this hasn't even started yet?!"

"Is this putting pressure on us in advance? Wouldn't that reveal our plans and our trump cards?"

"You're overthinking it. Even if they haven't shown themselves, they've definitely been watching them for a long time."

The Tianqi Mountains were in complete chaos; no one expected the Demon Court to pull this stunt.

The hunt hadn't even begun, yet the four days the Demon Court was merely stationed outside, creating a suffocating pressure.

"Demon Court".

Shen Ming heard that the demon race in Baiyujing had established a power comparable to that of the human dynasty, referring to the Demon Court.

The Demon Court has four Demon Emperors who rule over the four continents, also known as the Four Heavens.

All four emperors possessed the bloodline of the four divine beasts from the ancient era, and they grew up in the upper realm.

The Demon Emperor will not participate in the hunting battle; it will be handled by the demon gods under his command.

"Fellow Daoist, are you alone?"

At this moment, the young man in front of Shen Ming spoke up, "If that's the case, then come with us. Let's not waste our energy on internal conflicts at this critical juncture."

"Together? I'm going to set up a formation here."

Shen Ming frowned; this put him in a difficult position.

If the other party insists on attacking, he will not hesitate to unleash a set of Heavenly Emperor Fist.

Now that the other party has backed down, it would be unreasonable to kill them.

If they are driven away or injured, it would be tantamount to taking their lives when the demons arrive.