I have the face of a great demon.

Inside the Twin Gates, a fierce wind raged, torrential rain poured down, and lightning flashed and thunder roared, a situation that had persisted for an hour.

At this moment, it was difficult to find many people still standing inside the gate. Most of them had been exhausted by the relentless attacks of the formation and had collapsed to the ground.

Not to mention ordinary disciples, even those sect leaders and elders who are usually high and mighty cannot escape this calamity.

Even He Taichou, the sect leader of the Tianhe Sect, a renowned cultivator in the cultivation world, was now lying in the mud like a dead dog, in a deep coma.

Fortunately, this formation was originally designed for body tempering and was not intended to take lives. Once the person affected by the formation faints, the formation will automatically stop attacking them.

Although their lives were not in danger, being soaked in the rain, exhausted, and with strong winds blowing, even a cultivator would likely be weak for a long time.

In the midst of the raging wind and rain, a figure nimbly leaped among the ruins, dodging the attacks of lightning.

A bolt of lightning ripped across the sky, illuminating the charred face.

Zhao Wuji, the leader of the Dual Extremes Sect.

With his familiarity with the terrain of Shuangji Gate, Zhao Wuji, like a cunning fox, dodged and weaved, skillfully avoiding the pursuit of lightning.

He specifically sought out low-rise buildings to hide in, letting the buildings above him absorb most of the lightning strikes.

With a deafening roar, the narrow space formed by the broken half of the wall where he was hiding was also shattered by lightning.

He jumped out of the way and escaped death once again, suffering only minor damage from the lightning strike.

And so, Zhao Wuji searched for cover until he finally arrived at a house that had mostly collapsed.

He pushed open the rickety door, quickly slipped inside, and expertly searched the room briefly before activating a mechanism.

A loud rumbling sound was heard, and the ground in front of them sank, revealing a staircase leading down.

"Hmph, luckily our ancestors made arrangements in advance, and an escape route was set up in the secret chamber. Today I will escape to safety and see if the lightning will still strike me."

However, just as he was about to step into the secret passage, the door behind him suddenly creaked open and was slowly pushed open, and someone else walked in.

How could anyone actually find this place?

Zhao Wuji turned around in confusion, wanting to see who this lucky person was.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Wuji felt as if the blood in his entire body was about to freeze.

"Great...Great Demon Lord!"

Zhao Wuji only had time to utter this one sentence before his vision went black, he lost consciousness, and collapsed softly to the ground.

Inside the dilapidated Twin Gates, Liu Xingchen braved the wind and rain, circling around and around, but still couldn't find a way out.

Finally, they found a half-collapsed building and planned to go inside to take shelter from the wind. Unexpectedly, when they opened the door, there were people inside.

The man in front of me had his Taoist robe torn to shreds by lightning, and his face was charred black.

But Liu Xingchen still recognized it; the emblem on the corner of his Taoist robe belonged to the Shuangji Sect.

This person is from the Dual Extremes Sect, so he must know the way. Liu Xingchen felt that there was hope of getting out now.

But before he could even ask a question, the man showed a terrified expression, pointed at him and said he was a great demon, and then collapsed.

Liu Xingchen was completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

Although he played the villain in the movie, it seems that more than one person sees him as the villain in this world.

Moreover, this great demon seemed extremely terrifying, and these people were quite frightened.

In any case, this is not a good thing.

Liu Xingchen vaguely felt that this so-called great demon had reached the point where everyone in this world hated him.

He looked down at the demon costume he was wearing.

This costume is extraordinary; it was able to protect him from harm within such a terrifying formation, making it undoubtedly a treasure.

But this black robe also seemed to bring misfortune; every time he wore it, something bad would happen, making people think he was a great demon.

"Perhaps I should throw it away?" Liu Xingchen was conflicted.

It would be a shame to throw away such a precious item, but if I don't, I might be mistaken for a great demon and killed.

He hesitated for a while, and finally decided to keep it for now, but he would never use it lightly unless it was a critical moment.

Although Zhao Wuji fell, he pointed out the way out to Liu Xingchen—the steps leading to the underground.

When Liu Xingchen saw the steps, he immediately understood that this was a secret escape passage.

Without further hesitation, he stepped over Zhao Wuji and walked onto the steps leading to the underground.

The steps are winding and deep, seemingly without end.

Liu Xingchen descended the steps one by one, guided only by a faint light—the soft glow emitted by the luminous pearls embedded in the stone wall.

"This sect is really rich and powerful, using luminous pearls as torches."

As Liu Xingchen walked, he sighed and thought to himself that if he weren't worried about being followed, he would have liked to pry off a few luminous pearls and take them out to exchange for money.

And so he proceeded in the dim light of the luminous pearl, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the end of the steps.

Liu Xingchen pushed hard against the stone door in front of him, and with the sound of the stone door slowly opening, he finally escaped that oppressive space, saw the light of day again, and arrived in a quiet valley.

After crossing the valley, he traveled several more miles until a small town came into view.

After making some inquiries, Liu Xingchen learned that this was a small town ten miles away behind Shuangji Mountain.

Unlike the bustling town at the foot of the mountain, this place is unusually quiet because it is inaccessible.

This is actually a good thing for Liu Xingchen.

Meanwhile, the small town in front of Shuangjimen Mountain has fallen into chaos.

The townspeople all witnessed the strange phenomenon on the mountain: dark clouds loomed overhead, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and countless bolts of lightning struck the summit of Shuangji Mountain, as if divine retribution had descended.

Those martial artists who were participating in the Heavenly Ladder test were so frightened by this scene that they turned around and went down the mountain, and no one dared to climb it anymore.

Everyone realized that something had happened at the Twin Gates, but even the gods couldn't handle it, so mortals dared not approach.

People could only wait anxiously at the foot of the mountain, silently praying that those who went up the mountain would return safely.

An hour later, Tie Zhu's figure appeared at the foot of the mountain.

The townspeople immediately surrounded him, eagerly asking him about the situation on the mountain.

Tie Zhu himself didn't know exactly what had happened. He could only tell everyone that something strange had occurred on the mountain, and all the participants in the assessment had fled, but he was the only one who escaped.

After a long day, the people of the town waited anxiously, their eyes fixed on the Twin Peaks, hoping that the situation there would improve.

Just when everyone was about to lose patience, several streaks of light streaked across the sky and flew into the Twin Gates at the top of the mountain.

This scene made everyone's heart skip a beat; they didn't know whether it was a good or bad omen.

Although the Dual-Pole Wind and Thunder Formation trapped the people inside, it did not block the jade slips. Therefore, the jade slip messages sent by the sect leaders were quickly received by their respective sects.

Upon receiving the news, Master Yu Chen and the others immediately realized that something had happened to the Shuangji Sect.

Without the slightest hesitation, they rushed to the Twin Gates at top speed to find out what was going on.