Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

In Feiguang Prefecture, Shen Moyan himself watched this scene with great interest.

Only if Luo Changting obtains Ni Gaoyuan's Gui Cang-level demonic seed and successfully absorbs it using the "Primordial Demon Heavenly Book" can he truly have the confidence to participate in the future competition for the Divine Transformation Dao Fruit.

Shen Moyan had foreseen Ni Gaoyuan's attack today, and on the day he left, he used his spiritual power to influence Luo Hui's perception, causing him to arrive in Dongshan City at the perfect time.

He also deliberately used a little trick to order Shen Yi to disturb Jiang Zhi Qiu's whereabouts in this world.

This would prevent him from knowing about the Human-Faced Longevity Fruit Tree, and he would not be promoted and transferred to Dongshan City, a place of trouble.

In other words, only Luo Changting can save the people of Dongshan City.

Don't let me down.

Shen Moyan looked on with anticipation, watching Luo Changting's every move across the state.

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"Xiao Chan, stay in the car and don't come out no matter what!"

Luo Changting gave a low shout to his panicked sister, and then pointed a wisp of demonic energy at the opera troupe, affecting their perception and making them stay in place.

His figure flashed out like a ghost, and in a few leaps, he was close to the city wall.

The blue mask concealed his face, revealing only a pair of cold, sharp eyes.

The city walls were in complete chaos.

City Lord Chu Sheng was covered in blood, barely managing to hold up a broken array barrier.

"My master has a long-standing cooperative relationship with your demon race, so why did you attack my city?"

Chu Sheng gritted his teeth, but the Gu eagle did not answer him; it only continued to grab and devour the humans in the city.

The visitors seem hostile; we must activate the city's grand formation to counter them.

However, when he arrived at the eye of the great array in the city, he felt a suffocating aura.

"Demon Seed!" Chu Sheng was struck by the deep black energy entering his body and collapsed to the ground.

"Stop struggling, Lord Chu. This demonic seed is the remains of a True Monarch of the Gui Cang Realm. Even a True Person of the Purple Mansion Realm would have to put in a lot of effort to deal with it."

Before he knew it, Ni Gaoyuan had appeared behind him.

His eyes flashed red, and he raised his hand to circulate the Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique.

Three years ago, the city lord's mansion was robbed, which enraged Chu Sheng.

The scene still held traces of Ni Gaoyuan's spiritual energy. Even though Ni Gaoyuan had an alibi, he was driven out by the enraged Chu Sheng.

After that, Chu Sheng increased the exploitation of his subordinates, causing great suffering to the cultivators in the city.

Now, he has been infected by the demonic seed, and not a single cultivator in the city is willing to help him; they have all fled for their lives.

"Your Dharma body has been shattered. Become my demon slave obediently, and you'll suffer less from the pain in your soul," Ni Gaoyuan said unhurriedly.

Luo Changting followed the source of the demonic energy and happened to witness this scene.

"Now!" A cold glint flashed in Luo Changting's eyes.

He didn't want to save Chu Sheng, but rather to obtain the demonic seed that had corrupted Chu Sheng.

That thing held an inexplicable attraction for him, as if it were some kind of powerful tonic.

Color Essence: One Finger to the Underworld!

A finger gust of wind, infused with the spiritual power of Biyang and the demonic power of Yunmo, silently attacked Ni Gaoyuan's back!

This single, swift, and precise strike perfectly showcased the combined strength honed over the years.

Caught off guard, Ni Gaoyuan's protective demonic energy was instantly pierced, and he screamed as his forward lunge was abruptly halted.

His body began to corrode. He turned around abruptly and saw Luo Changting wearing the Azure Mask, and was both shocked and furious:

"Who are you?!"

Luo Changting did not answer, his movements as swift as smoke, his sword fingers striking repeatedly, each move deadly, forcing Ni Gaoyuan into a frantic state.

He Qiao'er and Meng Chen, who were far away, sensed Ni Gaoyuan's predicament and rushed to his aid.

Luo Changting lunged at the struggling Chu Sheng and reached out to take the demonic seed placed beside the great formation into his palm.

Success! Let's go!

Having obtained the demon seed, he didn't linger and immediately fled.

As the demonic seed's essence was stripped away, Chu Sheng gradually regained consciousness, but He Qiao'er, who had arrived just in time, beheaded him with a single strike that had been gathering power for three years.

"Fellow Daoist Ni, what was that person all about?" He Qiao'er asked, her face pale.

"Fellow Daoist Ni, everything from the City Lord's Mansion is here," Meng Chen reported, recounting the spoils of the plunder.

However, Ni Gaoyuan clutched his chest, his whole body trembling.

The corrosive power grew stronger, and Ni Gaoyuan revealed his demonic form, which was identical to the Gu Diao outside the city.

When He Qiao'er and Meng Chen saw Ni Gaoyuan like this for the first time, they were so frightened that they took three steps back.

"You're asking for death!" Ni Gaoyuan's face twisted as he stared intently in the direction where Luo Changting had disappeared.

Recent tensions between humans and demons mean that his true demon form cannot be seen by humans, otherwise how can he survive among humans?

"Fellow Daoist Ni, you..." Meng Chen was about to say something.

Ni Gaoyuan swung his claws, tearing the two men's bodies to shreds.

"I'm sorry, you two." Ni Gaoyuan swallowed the two people's flesh and bodies to alleviate the corrosive effect of the Yellow Spring Finger.

"You little thief, you dared to force me to reveal myself. Pay the price!"

Ni Gaoyuan crushed a jade slip, and an aura of extreme yang and strength spread out.

The Gu eagle outside the city stopped eating, its gaze fixed solemnly on the two sword lights streaking across the sky, before silently spreading its wings and flying away.

As Luo Changting embarked on his return journey, his divine sense alerted him, and he immediately used the Xingyun Secret Technique to evade.

Two fierce and unparalleled sword beams descended from the clouds, one slashing at the fleeing Gu Diao, the other striking Luo Changting directly.

Then, two men dressed in gray and white Taoist robes appeared from the clouds.

They were all at the mid-stage of the Transcendent Realm!

The Gu Diao was struck by a sword, then silently and angrily departed, leaving behind only a pool of demonic blood.

Before the sword aura even arrived, the scorching sword wind already stung Luo Changting's skin, and his demonic energy surged within him.

"Is this the person?" The newcomers were naturally He Liang and Ji Yu.

They received the news and originally intended to come to this nursery to harvest ginseng and, incidentally, kill the Gu eagle, but…

"Demonic energy, the Six Hells Demonic Sect?" He Liang stared at Luo Changting, his face filled with greed.

This is the sect's mortal enemy; if we bring back his head, we will surely be rewarded.

Luo Changting was deeply shaken.

These two are far stronger than Ni Gaoyuan! And they're from the Biyang Sword Sect!

He activated his cultivation technique with all his might, his Qingming face glowing with azure light, barely managing to withstand the sword wind before retreating rapidly.

"Why do you know my Sword Sect's techniques?"

Ji Yu frowned; he could smell a trace of solar essence on Luo Changting.

Luo Changting remained silent, activated his escape technique, and left in the opposite direction from where the opera troupe was located.

While fleeing into the distance, he used the Yellow Springs Finger to ward off the approaching sword energy.

"This is... a supernatural power? It has the feel of a minor supernatural power!"

"This person is only at the Qi Gathering Realm; how could he possibly wield supernatural powers?"

"Such a secret! Once I capture it, I'll study it carefully!" the two exclaimed excitedly.

Luo Changting's body contained the remnants of a Purple Mansion Realm Demon Sect disciple. Influenced by the aura of the Demon Seed, he was naturally also infected with a trace of supernatural power.

He Liang and Ji Yu moved in unison, their swords flashing like a net, blocking all of Luo Changting's escape routes!

The pressure came crashing down, so Luo Changting pushed the "Azure Sun Rising Technique" to its limit and mobilized demonic energy to assist him. His sword danced, creating countless shadowy figures.

Yet he was still forced into perilous situations, his clothes were torn by the sword energy, and he was covered in blood.

The Azure Netherworld trembled violently, almost shattering.

"I can't die! I can't die yet, how can I die in a place like this?"

A strong will to survive roared in Luo Changting's heart.

He hadn't seen his sister grow up, hadn't finished his studies, and hadn't fulfilled his filial duty to his father. How could he die so hastily?

He felt the demonic seed in his arms, belonging to a demonic cultivator in the Gui Cang Realm, throbbing with longing.

The demonic seed was sealed layer by layer, and the slightest aura it released just now rendered Chu Sheng, a cultivator at the Transcendent Realm, unable to rise again, demonstrating the domineering power of its strength.

This is a dead end. Without the proper ritual to fuse with the demonic seed, one will inevitably be corrupted by the Daoist aura emanating from the demonic cultivator and fall into ruin!

But if he doesn't merge, he'll die right now!

"ah--!"

Just as Ji Yu's sword was about to pierce his heart, Luo Changting let out a beast-like roar!

The last glimmer of clarity in his eyes was replaced by the will to survive. He sacrificed his own blood essence, unleashing his power and shattering the seal on the demon seed!

"BOOM!!!"

A terrifying demonic aura, far surpassing the Transcendent Realm, erupted from Luo Changting's body like a volcano that had been dormant for ten thousand years!

A vast, unfathomable demonic energy gathered in his heart, and at that moment, the world changed dramatically, with strange phenomena appearing everywhere.

It was as if demons from the depths of the abyss were reveling, and true demons from the heavens were dancing.

The ground began to crack, and scorching magma gushed out.

The sky suddenly darkened, and the sounds of ghosts wailing and gods crying arose everywhere!

Luo Changting's body swelled violently, his skin cracked, revealing dark purple demonic patterns underneath, and his eyes turned blood red.

Its aura instantly broke through the barrier of the mortal realm, heading straight for the Purple Mansion, and even the Returning to the Hidden Realm!

"A demonic seed? A body fused with a demonic seed?! A madman!"

He Liang and Ji Yu's expressions changed drastically as they felt the chilling pressure emanating from the man, finally revealing expressions of horror.

"No, this demonic seed is..."

"A broken sword?"

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"puff--"

In Gwangju, blood splattered all over the quiet room.

Shen Moyan was bleeding from all seven orifices, his face was deathly pale, and he looked extremely frightening.

The six senses firefly perspective he had refined into Luo Changting's mind were still faintly present, but the perceptions he received were all like snowflakes, blurry and unclear.

Furthermore, it is no longer possible to influence the other party's cognition through the means of conscious understanding.

"Luo Changting...has his Five Elements Demonic Body achieved minor completion?"

Shen Moyan looked shocked, but then the corners of his mouth turned up.

Good, good, that's exactly how it should be!

Only with such strength can Luo Changting be qualified to participate in future great battles.

"It doesn't matter. As long as he needs the Heavenly Demon Ritual, the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit will still fall into my hands."

Without the Easily Obtaining the Demon Gourd, Luo Changting would have to use rituals to break the Dao Fruit's restrictions once he obtained it.

At that time, the modified ritual would take the Dao Fruit away, across two states, and transmit it to Shen Moyan.