The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

Once a powerful individual advances to the Transcendent Realm, they can access a small portion of the essence of the world—the will of Heaven.

The aura of a ruler is a qualification bestowed by the will of Heaven upon those of a clan whose bloodline is relatively pure and noble, or who possess the potential to become the strongest member of the clan.

If faced with someone wielding the power of an emperor, most experts at the Transcendent Realm or above can recognize them immediately.

However, Old Monster Yan Lian was not so lucky; between him and Chu Xiu stood a stone gate that could block the detection of a True Transcending Realm cultivator's divine sense.

Otherwise, even if the Lord of the Flame Demon Kingdom personally gave the order, he would not dare to attack Chu Xiu, who possesses a thousand strands of imperial aura!

A thousand strands of imperial aura... what does that even mean?

Even the ruler of the Flame Demon Kingdom, whom he served, a powerful expert in the late stage of the Reincarnation Realm who could traverse tens of thousands of miles, only possessed a wisp of imperial aura!

With all his might, Old Monster Yanlian managed to turn his head to the side, spitting out the dirt in his mouth, and asked tremblingly, "Your Excellency... are you the ruler of which race in the Demon Realm?"

"My Flame Demon Kingdom has no intention of being an enemy of Your Majesty. I implore Your Majesty to investigate further..."

Chu Xiu glanced behind him at Xue Ye, the Demon Luo Sect Master who hadn't dared to look him in the eye since he appeared, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Little did he know that absorbing a Dao Source Fruit required the sacrifice of its servant...

Fine... let's just consider it as repaying this woman and saving the Demon Luo Sect.

Chu Xiu turned around and sneered: "No intention of becoming my enemy?"

"You attacked my secluded cultivation place, and you still dare to say you have no intention of being my enemy?"

Chu Xiu reached out and grabbed Yan Lian, and a huge suction force that Yan Lian could not break free from burst out from his palm, pulling Yan Lian to Chu Xiu's front.

This action nearly scared the dignified late-stage True Transcending Realm expert so much that he wet himself and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Your Excellency, spare my life! Your Excellency, spare my life!"

"I am willing to offer up the demonic infant and be its slave for eternity! I only beg Your Majesty to spare my life!"

The so-called demonic infant is like the nascent soul in the cultivation methods practiced by ancient cultivators.

This is the very foundation of demon cultivators, their greatest weakness.

Once the demonic infant falls into the hands of another, it will be controlled by that person for the rest of its life, and its life and death will be in the hands of that person!

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

A late-stage True Transcending Realm cultivator was hardly a useful asset to him.

The True Realm cultivator who had been marked with a slave seal by Emperor Yao had long been sealed in his storage space, and he had forgotten that such a person even existed.

This old ghost seems to hold a high position in the Flame Demon Kingdom, but for the Demon Luo Sect now, he is an extremely powerful guardian...

Chu Xiu reached out and pulled the heavily injured Shuangluo to his side, then embraced her in his arms and carried her to Xueye, handing her younger sister back to her.

Although Xueye was anxious about her younger sister's injuries, she still turned her head away, unwilling to meet Chu Xiu's gaze.

"That old ghost didn't hit hard enough. Your sister's injuries are alright. She should be able to recover after resting for ten days."

"Thanks."

Chu Xiu sighed, "You did this for me... Alas, why are you being so polite to me..."

Upon hearing this, Xueye frowned, bit her lip lightly, and her face revealed a hint of struggle and pain.

Chu Xiu didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only do what he wanted to do, hoping to make amends to the woman who had sacrificed her innocence for him.

He waved his hand, releasing the invisible pressure that had been weighing on the hundreds of disciples of the Flame Demon Kingdom, and said coldly:

"Those of the Flame Demon Kingdom present who wish to live, hand over the Demon Infant and submit to the Demon Luo Sect!"

"Otherwise, die!"

Before Chu Xiu could finish speaking, Old Monster Yan Lian ignored his shattered kneecaps and knelt down, offering up a demonic infant that was identical to himself except for its extremely small size.

Seeing this, Chu Xiu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You old monster, you know what's good for you."

Old Monster Yan Lian chuckled like a lackey, then turned and glared fiercely at his hundreds of subordinates behind him, threateningly saying:

"You will all hand over the demonic infant at once!"

"Otherwise, without Your Excellency's intervention, I will personally annihilate your souls!"

As subordinates of Old Monster Yanlian, the people of Yanmo Kingdom were well aware of the ruthlessness of the old monster. They immediately followed his example and offered up the demonic infant, which held the power of life and death over them.

With a flick of his sleeve, Chu Xiu gathered all the people of the Flame Demon Kingdom, a total of 458 demon infants, in front of him. Then he turned around and presented these demon infants to Xue Ye.

Xueye was taken aback by what she saw and looked at Chu Xiu, puzzled.

Chu Xiu explained softly, "With my cultivation level, I don't need these servants."

“But if you want to rebuild the Demon Sect, you will need a lot of manpower, and they can fill the gaps.”

"And with their demonic infants in your hands, you can easily arrange for them to protect the Demon Luo Sect..."

Old Monster Yanlian spoke up in time: "Master is right, Mistress!"

"I have been granted the title of Crimson King in the Flame Demon Kingdom, and my status is not low. I can certainly buy the Mistress and the Demon Luo Sect a considerable amount of time to recuperate in the Flame Demon Kingdom!"

"What mistress! Don't talk nonsense!"

Xueye blushed and scolded him coquettishly. Yanlian Old Monster quickly glanced at Chu Xiu and saw that he was smiling and not displeased, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that my courage to ask that question was timely.

"I...I understand. I'll keep these demonic infants with me for now."

"If you need it, I will return it to you intact."

After much deliberation, Xueye accepted these demonic infants from Chu Xiu, which could determine the life and death of hundreds of Void Breaking Realm experts, dozens of early True Transcending Realm experts, and one late True Transcending Realm expert.

After all, with these powerful individuals whose lives were in their own hands joining the Demon Luo Sect, the sect would have enough strength to rebuild itself in a short time.

With the addition of these powerful figures, the strength and scale of the Demon Luo Sect are now comparable to that of the Demon Luo Sect hundreds of years ago before it completely declined.

And all of this was due to the appearance of this handsome young man who looked remarkably like a human...

Xue Ye lowered his head and secretly glanced at Chu Xiu, who was learning about the current situation of the Demon Realm from Old Monster Yan Lian.

The members of the Demon Luo Sect behind him stepped forward and whispered:

"Sect Master, is this... truly the Asura Demon Lord whom we serve and worship day and night...?"

Xueye shook her head, "He's not some Asura Demon Lord..."

"The so-called Asura Demon Lord was merely a title bestowed upon my first patriarch in the Demon Realm. With the passing of our patriarch, the name Asura Demon Lord has long since lost its prestige over the passage of time..."

"...It's just a belief and custom that my Demon Sect has passed down to this day."

"But he... appeared alive and well before us, saving us, saving the Demon Sect!"

"With him truly standing before us, why should we believe in that illusory Asura Demon Lord?"

"From this day forward, both Shuangluo and I will step down from our positions as sect leaders. I will assume the role of High Priest of the Demon Luo Sect, and Shuangluo will assume the role of Hall Master of the Killing Hall!"

"And he is the master of my Demon Luo Sect!"