I have the face of a great demon.

Upon hearing this, the independent cultivators gasped in shock, and some even cried out in alarm.

"Are the ten major immortal sects just going to stand by and do nothing?"

"How could we just let this go unchecked? All ten immortal sects have joined forces with the demonic sect."

"But even with the combined efforts of the righteous and demonic paths, they were unable to do anything to a great demon in the Integration stage. Many sects even lost elders, and some sect leaders even died at the hands of the great demon."

Upon hearing these words, the rogue cultivators felt a chill run down their spines. Even the elders and sect leaders were prey of the great demon, and they, these small fry, weren't even good enough to be the great demon's prey.

However, Bai Shitong's next words put them at ease.

"Just 1000 years ago, someone discovered that the Great Demon was planning to undergo tribulation and reported it to the Ten Great Immortal Sects."

"If the great demon successfully transcends his tribulation, his cultivation will reach the Mahayana stage, and no one will be able to defeat him. At that time, the entire cultivation world will be left to die."

"Therefore, the ten great immortal sects and the demonic sects joined forces, sending out all their experts, including several Mahayana stage elders who rarely ventured out of their sects, to intercept and kill the great demon while he was weakened after his tribulation."

"After this battle, the great demon disappeared without a trace, and we have never heard of him again."

"People say he's dead, while others say he's not dead, but just hiding away to recover from his injuries."

"But no matter what, no one died inexplicably anymore, and the cultivation world gradually returned to peace."

Hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, this peace lasted for over a thousand years. Unexpectedly, not long ago, the great demon reappeared, and the world is about to be in turmoil again."

After Bai Shitong finished speaking, the rogue cultivators present fell silent. They all felt a chill run down their spines, as if nowhere was safe anymore.

In the tense atmosphere, some people tried to comfort everyone with an optimistic attitude.

"Although the great demon is very ruthless and even killed the elders and sect leaders, those were probably people from the sects that were chasing him, and he killed them in retaliation."

“We rogue cultivators are dirt poor. With his current cultivation level, he probably wouldn’t care about what we have and wouldn’t hunt us anymore.”

"As long as we don't participate in the hunt, we should be fine."

Everyone agreed, believing that as long as they didn't participate in the hunt for the big villain, they would be safe.

"That's not necessarily true." A discordant voice shattered everyone's illusions; it was Old Master Hua who spoke.

"Our Wuhua Sect was wiped out by the Great Demon."

The crowd asked in confusion, "Wuhua Sect? What kind of sect is that? Old Master Hua, aren't you a rogue cultivator?"

He chuckled, "I have so much money!"

"Old Master Hua, you picked up some Wuhua Heart Sutra and now you call yourself the Wuhua Sect all the time. Does it have to be so arrogant?"

"This lousy sect has been extinct for over 1000 years, yet they still bring it up every day."

Hua Laodao said solemnly, "Since I have received the inheritance of Wuhua Sect, I am naturally considered a member of Wuhua Sect."

"Alright, alright, you're considered a member of the Wuhua Sect, okay? Now tell me, how did the Wuhua Sect get wiped out by the Great Demon?"

Hua Laodao sighed and said, "The secret realm we entered back then was the secret realm of the Wuhua Sect. I received the inheritance of the sect leader, Wuhuazi. He left behind a jade slip, recounting the tragedy of that year."

"Back then, a disciple of the Wuhua Sect saw injustice and helped a disciple of another sect who was being hunted down by a great demon. Not only was he himself tragically killed, but he also brought trouble to the sect."

"The great demon attacked Wuhua Sect and slaughtered all the disciples inside."

"Wu Huazi was seriously injured and fled into the secret realm. He sealed the secret realm and thus escaped the great demon's pursuit."

"After leaving behind his legacy, Wu Huazi succumbed to his injuries and passed away in the secret realm."

Such a trivial matter led to the annihilation of the entire sect by the great demon. The great demon's brutality turned the faces of the rogue cultivators present pale.

Liu Xingchen listened quietly to the sound, but his heart was in turmoil.

He hadn't expected the great demon to be so ferocious; no wonder those who mistook him for the great demon were terrified.

If that's the case, even if someone recognizes you as a great demon, it doesn't necessarily mean you're doomed.

They might be able to run even faster than me.

Liu Xingchen estimated that if he peeled off the plaster on his face and revealed his true appearance, everyone present would probably scatter like birds and beasts and run away.

The conversation among the rogue cultivators that followed made him realize that he had been overthinking things.

They had no idea what the big devil looked like.

Someone asked, "Know-it-all, you just said that the major sects hang portraits of the Great Demon King in their sects and have every disciple identify him to ensure that everyone recognizes the Great Demon King. Why haven't we seen any of these portraits?"

These words immediately drew ridicule from the crowd: "You already said you're a disciple of a sect, yet you still ask such a stupid question. You're a rogue cultivator, where would you even find a portrait of a great demon?"

"But shouldn't the major sects widely disseminate the image of the Great Demon so that every cultivator can recognize him?"

Qian Duoduo chimed in at this point: "Of course, the major sects won't let us rogue cultivators know what the great demon looks like."

Why is that?

"They want us rogue cultivators to take the blame for them. We don't know the great demon, and if we encounter him one day, have a conflict with him, and bring about our own death, it will alert these sect disciples."

"Does that mean we're in danger?"

"My God, the darkest era for rogue cultivators has come again."

Someone asked unwillingly, "Know-it-all, you know so much, you must know what the big devil looks like, right?"

Bai Shitong shook his head and said, "My information comes from various ancient books and messages exchanged among fellow Daoists. Unfortunately, I have no way of seeing a portrait."

"Even the know-it-all has never seen a portrait of the Great Demon King. What should we do?"

"Hey, does anyone here recognize any disciples of the sect? Try to get a portrait of the great demon and let us see it."

"Isn't having too much money a sign of having connections with disciples of some sect?"

"Yeah, we have too much money. Why don't you go and get a portrait of the big devil?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo's lips curled into a smug smile: "No need to bother with it, I've already seen the big devil's portrait."

"What? You've seen the portrait of the great demon? What does he actually look like?"

The crowd gathered around, hoping to learn what the great demon looked like from Qian Duoduo.

"Ahem." Qian Duoduo cleared his throat with feigned profundity, looked around, deliberately kept everyone in suspense, and then pointed his finger lightly at Liu Xingchen in the crowd.

"That great demon looks just like Hua Laodao's disciple."

With a whoosh, everyone surrounding him took a step back.

Tie Zhu stared wide-eyed at Liu Xingchen in astonishment: "Brother Xingchen looks like a big demon? No way, Brother Xingchen is a good person."

Hua Laodao looked thoughtfully at his disciple who had inexplicably put on a plaster.

Liu Xingchen was taken aback. Had he been exposed?