Why did you provoke her? Even Heaven itself is afraid of her.

Mei Niang looked at the man warily.

The man paused, tilted his head slightly, and gazed into a deep and distant state, as if piercing through layers of time and space, lost in a long-forgotten memory.

Ling Yun looked at the man in front of her and felt that he looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

After a moment of silence, the man looked up.

Then a powerful aura emanated from the man's body.

Apart from Ling Yun and Mo Yu, everyone else looked shocked and prepared for battle.

The next second, the box in Mei Niang's spatial ring actually flew out of her spatial ring.

The box seemed to be pulled by an invisible giant hand, flying straight toward the man.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, it hovered in front of the man, gently rotating, its sealing runes flashing incessantly, seemingly resonating with the man's inner energy.

"How is this going?"

Mei Niang looked at the box, which seemed to have been summoned, with a look of horror on her face.

The man looked at the box, then his gaze suddenly fell on Ling Yun and Mo Yu.

"Ancestor, it's been a long time."

Ling Yun was startled when he heard the man address him by that name.

She scrutinized the man before her, and when she met his eyes, a familiar image flashed before her eyes.

"It's you!"

Ling Yun was somewhat surprised to confirm his identity.

This person's name was Tianxuan, and he was the first person she met on the Xuantian Continent.

He was just a ten-year-old child at that time.

In a way, Ling Yun could be considered his half-master.

"Ancestor, it's been many years, but you still look as dashing as ever."

The man's eyes were filled with respect and emotion.

"What happened to you? And is your master still alive?"

Logically, he should have ascended to heaven.

Or, if they fail to ascend, they should perish early.

"Ancestor, it's a long story. After you taught my master and me the cultivation methods, my master ascended to immortality. I don't know how he is doing now, and as for me..."

Speaking of himself, Tianxuan gave a slight bitter smile, his eyes filled with vicissitudes.

"After my master ascended to heaven, I secluded myself from the world and focused on cultivation. However, during the ascension, I encountered an accident that caused my cultivation to regress, preventing me from ascending."

"Cultivation level has regressed?"

She looked Tianxuan up and down; his body was marked by the rules, which suppressed his cultivation.

Seemingly sensing Ling Yun's doubts, he explained:

"I always remember what you said, Ancestor: it's all up to human effort. Later, I found a way to resume cultivation, but unfortunately, when I ascended again, the ascension passage connecting to the Xuan Tian Continent was sealed."

This is why he has been unable to ascend to heaven to this day.

Ling Yun frowned. Back then, that person sealed the demon race and also cut off the passage for ascension in the Xuan Tian Continent.

It seems she needs to find a way to unlock the passage to the upper realm as soon as possible.

However, this is not the most important thing right now.

Ling Yun's gaze was solemn as he stared at the box floating in front of Tian Xuan and said:

"Xuantian, what's going on with this box?"

The demonic energy covering this is no ordinary thing.

So why would this thing appear in front of people so casually?

Especially what Meiniang said, that her old friend was just an ordinary person.

When Ling Yun asked this question, Tian Xuan's expression turned solemn. He stared intently at the floating box and slowly spoke:

“Ancestor, this box is called the Spirit Box. It was forged by several powerful beings in ancient times, who devoted their efforts to its creation. It is incredibly hard, and inside it is sealed the remnant soul of the Demon Lord of the Demon Clan.”

"The remnant soul of the Demon Lord?"

Upon hearing this, Long Xiu gasped.

After becoming Ling Yun's disciple, he learned a lot about the demon race in the Ling family's library.

Everyone knows the Demon Lord of the Demon Clan, a being who once turned the continent upside down. He is the leader of the Demon Clan, with powerful cultivation and a ruthless killing habit.

But in the library, he saw a side completely different from what he had heard.

That is, the Demon Lord was actually the true great power who prevented the destruction of the Xuan Tian Continent back then.

As for why that version of events was ultimately circulated among the world, he never found the source of the problem.

"To be honest, Ancestor, this Demon Lord is actually my good friend."

At this point, Xuan Tian glanced at Ling Yun, seemingly afraid that Ling Yun might be dissatisfied with his actions.

As a result, he was met with Ling Yun's calm gaze once again.

However, Long Xiu and the others were all shocked.

Is the Demon Lord of the Demon Clan his friend?

I knew that the Demon Lord was something from tens of thousands of years ago.

So this person in front of me...

Damn it, as expected, none of the people Master knows are simple characters.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Xuan Tian continued:

"Back then, I was focused on ascension. In the end, I went into seclusion to break through to the final barrier. However, after I succeeded, I did not ascend. After emerging from seclusion, I learned that the demon race had been sealed away, and the Demon Lord had perished at his own cost."

His eyes reddened slightly when he thought about how his friend had met a tragic end while trying to save the world.

His face showed a hint of grief and sorrow.

He regretted his decision at the time, hating himself for not leaving the pass sooner.

Perhaps in that way, he wouldn't have lost his life.

Tianxuan took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then said:

"Then one day, an old man suddenly appeared in front of me, holding this box, and told me that the Demon Lord had not completely perished, but that his soul had been sealed by this spirit box at the last moment."

"Old man? Do you remember what that person looked like?"

Xuan Tian shook his head and said:

"I don't know, that person used something to make it impossible to see his appearance clearly."

"You believed the old man when he said a wisp of the Demon Lord's remnant soul was sealed inside? Aren't you afraid he's lying to you?"

Mo Yu asked with some curiosity.

This person doesn't seem like the type to easily believe what others say.

Xuan Tian's gaze fell on the spirit box, as if he could see the past years through the box.

"As the senior said, I did not believe this person's words at first, but after he forced me to bind my blood to this spirit box, I sensed the remnant soul of the Demon Lord."

"Excuse me for interrupting, senior. I have a question. Since this spirit box was in your possession from the beginning, why did it end up in the hands of my old friend? And from what you just said, it seems you knew I would bring the spirit box to find you. Why is that? I hope you can answer my question."

Mei Niang, holding Niu Niu's hand, interjected.

Mei Niang's words were also something others wanted to know.

Xuan Tian sighed helplessly:

"Although the old man recognized me as his master, he did not give me the spirit box. Instead, he used it as leverage to protect the village until someone came with the spirit box."

As for why he knew from the beginning that the spirit box was on Wu Niang?

the reason is simple.

He is the owner of the spirit box.

There will be some interaction between them within a certain range.

To his surprise, he actually saw Ling Yun again under such circumstances.

After hearing Xuan Tian's explanation, Ling Yun fell silent.

For some reason, the old man Xuan Tian mentioned inexplicably reminded her of that wretched old man.

Then he shook his head.

That old geezer shouldn't be so bored.

Or rather, what role does this Demon Lord play in this world?