The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

The emperor's mocking words enraged the demon general who was trying to stop him.

"Who are you? How dare you speak so disrespectfully to Lord Moxiao?"

At the command of the Demon General, the demons blocking the vicinity of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons began to move and surround them, trapping Yun Yici and her companions in the middle.

The emperor's eyes darkened, and he said to Zhong Tu, "If you can't handle this small matter, then you shouldn't follow me anymore."

Zhong Tu jolted awake.

The Emperor's decree means that since she can't handle Mo Xiao's subordinates, he will deal with her instead.

Zhong Tu responded softly, "Yes."

She spread her slender, white fingers, and a huge, eerie soul-summoning banner appeared in her hand.

The banner was entirely black, emanating demonic energy, and hanging from the nine tassels were...

Nine demon heads, each different from the ones of men, women, young and old!

Yun Yici then realized that those black tassels were not tassels at all, but demonic hair.

As Zhong Tu raised the demon banner, the nine faces, shrouded in black mist, opened their tightly closed eyes simultaneously, staring venomously at the newcomer.

This is a magical artifact.

Yun Yici's heart tightened, and the Huaichuan Sword he had sheathed was ready to be used.

The demon general who was blocking the four recognized her identity through the soul-summoning banner in Zhong Tu's hand.

He exclaimed in surprise, "You are Zhong Tu Demon Lord! Aren't you dead?"

He finally realized something was wrong, but by then the summoning banner had already been raised, and it was too late for him to inform Mo Xiao.

Yun Yici saw the summoning banner stir up a strange demonic wind, and then the eyes of the demons who were besieging them, including the demon generals who were eyeing them covetously, all widened.

Then, they retreated woodenly, obediently putting down their weapons like puppets, and lowering their eyes to await Zhong Tu's orders.

After Zhong Tu finished controlling the group of demons, he immediately put away the Soul-Summoning Banner and then turned to Emperor Zhao with a fawning expression: "Emperor Zhao, look, this is my natal demonic weapon."

"Even Mo Xiao doesn't know."

"I can control them for the time being, but to be on the safe side, it's best to blend in first and not alert the Demon Lord."

If she were to use this demonic weapon during an attack on Juexian City, the defenders would be severely injured, if not killed.

Unfortunately, Zhong Tu was too fickle and held back, even when he saw Tao Jiang being chased by demons, he couldn't bear to take out such a treasure.

If her life weren't currently in the hands of the Emperor, she definitely wouldn't have taken out her natal magic weapon.

The emperor was very satisfied with the edict.

He said, "Those guarding the outer perimeter of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons are all demon generals. Presumably, there are other demon lords near the abyss."

"Besides the four of you demon lords, who else is there?"

Having grown accustomed to ruling and dominating, the Emperor had exploited these Demon Lords countless times. He knew exactly how well-done they should be cooked just by hearing their names.

Zhong Tu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked up with a gleam in his eyes: "Li Wuyue."

The emperor, speechless, said, "It was him."

He's the only one in the entire demon realm who has never been fleeced.

Of course, the reason was not because the emperor had shown great mercy, but because this person was different from other demon lords.

Want nothing.

He had nothing of value.

In other words, Li Wuyue had nothing that the Emperor decreed would approve of.

Upon hearing that Li Wuyue had a given name, unlike the names of these demon lords, Yun Yici asked curiously, "Who is Li Wuyue?"

Without wasting any time, the four were disguised as demons by Yun Yici.

Then, the original four demons were removed to prevent the number of demons from revealing their presence, and the demon general from before led the demons back to relieve them.

This would give everyone the opportunity to find out the whereabouts of the Mirror of Revelation.

On the way, Yun Yici heard the imperial edict mention Li Wuyue.

The reason why Li Wuyue's name is so special is that he was originally a human cultivator.

However, unlike human cultivators who were forced to live a life worse than death in the Demon Realm, Li Wuyue voluntarily fell into demonic possession and remained in the Demon Realm.

However, his compassion for those who were once his kin was less than that shown by the imperial edict.

Aside from cultivating demonic arts, this person lives a solitary life and never competes for anything.

Treasures and magical artifacts held no appeal for him, nor did he care for fine wines, delicacies, luxury cars, or beautiful women.

In short, he was all alone.

I don't know how she was won over by Mo Xiao.

Blending among the demons and seeing that no one else was around, Yun Yici whispered, "Why would a perfectly normal person choose to cultivate demonic arts?"

Once you cultivate demonic arts, you will never be able to ascend again. More importantly, all kinship ties in the human realm will be severed, and former kin will instantly become enemies with a blood feud.

The emperor explained to her in his edict: "There are always people who are weary of the world, who want to destroy everything, yet do not care about ascending to immortality."

"I only wish to live a carefree life."

"Some people, whose cultivation level can no longer advance, are nearing the end of their lifespan, yet they do not want to die."

"And some people fall into demonic possession because of their obsessions."

"With the same aptitude, cultivation will be much faster if one cultivates demonic arts."

Cultivating demonic energy is equivalent to changing the body's meridians from absorbing spiritual energy to absorbing demonic energy, and this process is irreversible.

Therefore, I've only ever heard of humans falling into demonic ways, never of demonic cultivators turning into spiritual cultivators.

Yun Yici pondered to himself, wondering what Li Wuyue's cultivation level was before she fell into demonic possession, and what her current cultivation level was.

This seems to be a tough opponent; we must not be careless.

The four of them blended in with the demons and successfully handed over to the next group of demons without revealing any flaws.

Shen Huaichuan remained silent the entire way.

Yun Yici was a little worried about him, so she let Shen Huaichuan walk in front of her.

Shen Huaichuan said gratefully, "Thank you. I have a vague feeling about where the Mirror of Illumination is."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you can feel it."

Their frustration stemmed from their fear that Mo Xiao had other hidden tricks up his sleeve specifically designed to target him.

The group successfully reached the vicinity of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and were about to break away from the controlled demons to act independently.

Suddenly, a cold voice came from the sky above: "Demon Six, what's going on with your team?"

"I notice that the way your demons walk seems a bit off."

Yun Yici tried hard to restrain herself and prevent her body from tensing up.

The other party was so perceptive; she had specifically tried to remember the appearance of the demon she had removed, and the other party had even memorized the way the demon walked.

The leading demon general, also known as Demon Six, had long been controlled by Zhong Tu.

Hearing the question from the person above, he looked dismissive and said disdainfully, "What's wrong? I think you're the one who's wrong."

"You cultivator, if it weren't for Lord Moxiao ordering me to obey you, who would you be?"

Yun Yici broke out in a cold sweat, not expecting Zhong Tu to control the demon and answer in this way.

Little did they know, this was the demon race's true view of those who had fallen into demonic ways and cultivated themselves.

Even if Li Wuyue cultivates demonic arts, he is not a true demon, so such contempt is normal.

Yun Yici dared not raise her head, lest she attract the other party's attention.

But a low laugh came from the sky, and the next moment, the six demons in front of the demons were decapitated before they could even let out a scream.

"This is what will happen to anyone who dares to defy me again."