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

"Who? Who wants to kill me?"

Shen Moyan pondered that he hadn't offended many people in this life.

The Six Hells Demon Lord?

It's very possible, but if he wanted to make a move, he would have been dead long ago, not to mention that Xinghan Qiming Siming was stopping him.

However, this line lacked the oppressive feeling of the Six Hell Demon Lords, though its thickness was similar to the causal lines of those True Lords.

Promotion?

Impossible. Shen Moyan used a clone when he contacted him; he couldn't find his true self at all.

Seeing that the causal and karmic line was getting thicker and thicker, Shen Moyan quickly left the cave.

Xingyun: One step covers a hundred miles.

During his flight, Shen Moyan approached the area ravaged by demons, using concealment talismans and the cover of demonic energy to disguise himself as a demon.

No matter how he tried to conceal himself, the karmic calamity line not only did not fade, but instead became increasingly red.

"There's no way to avoid it, no way to delay it. Is this calamity truly about to befall me?"

Shen Moyan was shocked.

He immediately took out the teleportation array he had made and located the desolate region of Feiguang State.

In his years of studying array formations, his vision has expanded beyond just the two states' teleportation; his paper doll clones have also set up teleportation arrays in the vast and boundless Flying Light State.

Ink Ash City.

The sky is filled with twinkling stars, a magnificent spectacle.

This is an ordinary little town, exceptionally peaceful.

The rising smoke from cooking fires and the bustling city seemed like two different worlds from the cruel world of cultivation.

In the east of the city, there is a three-story teahouse built along the river, named Tingyuxuan.

In the innermost room on the top floor, in a secluded private room, Shen Moyan sat by the window.

He has been sitting here in silence for three days.

A pot of still-warm coarse tea sat on the table.

Outside the window, the world was bustling with activity: children playing, vendors hawking their wares... These sounds drifted in through the array, carrying a vague and unreal quality.

Shen Moyan did not look at the bustling scene outside the window.

No matter how he changed his position or what kind of concealment techniques he used, he could not escape the calamity. On the contrary, the causal relationship became more and more solid as time went by.

Since there is no way to avoid it, then we should take the initiative to face the challenge.

Seize the initiative, create an opening, and build a battlefield that is advantageous to you.

In this way, even if you can't beat the other person, you'll know why they wanted to kill you, which will help you deal with it in the next life.

Perfect timing! Shen Moyan also needed a real battle to see his current combat strength.

Shen Moyan lowered his eyelids, focusing all his attention on the long sword and array plate lying horizontally on his lap.

"The Heavenly Gang Annihilation Formation uses the fifth-grade Heavenly Gang Qi to transform into all things, manifesting a hundred weapons, like a thousand troops and ten thousand horses, facing the enemy with sword energy and blade light."

"The Xuanming Shadow Annihilation Formation uses third-grade Xuanming Qi to create hidden weapons that rain down like pear blossoms, following you like a shadow."

"There's also the Phantom Tracking Array, which blurs my true form and allows me to use it in stealth combat... These standard killing arrays from the Array Pavilion should give him a run for his money."

A long sword rests on his lap, over three feet long.

The sword's blade is understated and dark, with a very thin, ever-changing, ethereal shadow on its spine.

This is the sword he personally forged, based on the "Azure Sun Rising Technique," incorporating his own insights into swordsmanship, and referencing the weapon-forging methods such as "divine objects concealing themselves" and "the Daoist essence hidden within" from the "Record of All Weapons."

The Amazing Sword.

At this moment, Shen Moyan was not practicing his breathing exercises, but instead... sharpening his sword.

It is not the ordinary use of water-millstones, but rather the use of the divine as the anvil, the qi as the hammer, and the dao rhyme as the sand.

He joined his right index and middle fingers together, with a wisp of extremely pure Azure Sun magic power swirling around the fingertips. Like a fine whetstone, it slowly and repeatedly scraped and sharpened the spine of the Jinghong Sword with a unique rhythm.

Shen Moyan's expression was focused and calm, as if he were not waiting for a life-or-death calamity, but rather carrying out a daily training exercise.

But deep within his eyes lay a frozen lake, beneath which lay a heightened sense of vigilance and murderous intent.

Suddenly, outside the city, the Azure Sun Burning Killing Formation he had prepared was broken.

"They're here."

Shen Moyan silently recited the mantra, his fingertips brushing across the sword, creating an almost inaudible hum.

The next moment, the curtain of the private room was lifted gently without any wind.

Shen Moyan suddenly looked up, his gaze like two beams of cold lightning, shooting towards the wooden door of the private room.

At the entrance stood an old man dressed as an ordinary merchant, wearing a short cotton jacket, a straw hat, and a gourd at his waist.

His face was ordinary, easily forgotten in a crowd, but his eyes, which looked up at Shen Moyan, were empty and indifferent, with a star chart slowly rotating deep within his pupils.

Shen Moyan noticed a faint Jiuge mark on the back of his hand.

They seem to be from the Holy Court.

"Young friend, I've been searching for you for ages."

The old man spoke, his voice calm.

"Hand over the Emperor's token and seal your cultivation; perhaps then your soul can be allowed to reincarnate."

Shen Moyan: ?

A token of the Emperor?

You want my get-out-of-jail-free card?!

Which member of the Holy Court would dare to challenge the Jiang family's golden token?

"Not a member of the Holy Court!"

Shen Moyan's mind went blank.

The old man's seemingly indifferent gaze swept over Shen Moyan.

Finally, seemingly casually, he paused for a moment on the seemingly inconspicuous yellow gourd at his waist.

From Shen Moyan's perspective, this glance was by no means unintentional!

Shen Moyan's alarm bells rang loudly. Did the other party know Yi Mohu?

"Young man, you have quite a bit of luck to have refined this gourd to such an extent."

The old man's face lit up with joy, and the red gourd at his waist trembled.

The Magic Gourd at Shen Moyan's waist began to tremble violently and uncontrollably. The gourd became scalding hot, and the internal space fluctuated violently, as if it was about to break free from his control.

Shen Moyan used his own Daoist aura to suppress it, and to the old man's astonishment, he finally managed to suppress the Yi Mo Gourd.

In a flash, countless clues collided wildly in Shen Moyan's mind.

The origin of the fragment of the "Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique" on Ni Gaoyuan's body is mysterious.

Ni Gaoyuan was able to scheme against Dongshan City. If he hadn't had the opportunity of obtaining the Demon Seed, how could he, as a half-demon cultivator, have stirred up such a storm?

After Ni Gaoyuan's death, his Demon Gourd fell into his hands, and the extent of his knowledge of the gourd at this point...

On a higher level, Ni Gaoyuan's disruption of Dongshan City led to Jiang Zhiqi's death during the investigation, a war between humans and demons, and ultimately Jiang Qingshui's involvement, resulting in the depletion of the Jiang family's sacred court's golden token...

And now, he comes to me again, demanding a get-out-of-jail-free card.

……

"I don't know which monk in the Holy Court posted the image of the dog inspector after his death on the forum of Jiuge.com, and added fuel to the fire, causing a huge uproar. The Holy Court officially banned the speech, and they couldn't control it even if they wanted to."

Xu Mingxuan's words from his previous life floated into Shen Moyan's mind.

……

"Many of my fellow disciples and fellow disciples joined the Holy Court and were forced into reincarnation. They also held back their memories of past lives and did not wash away their karmic retribution. To this day, they still harbor resentment towards the Xuanhuang Emperor."

"Now that you have returned, my lord, with your strength, as long as you extend an olive branch to the immortal lineages and wave your arm, there will naturally be lineages following you."

Zheng Quan carefully explained the pros and cons to the Six Hell Demon Lord.

……

"Young friend, you are not suited to stay in the Biyang Sword Sect. I'm sure you and those old bastards from the Tianji Divine Sect have something in common to talk about."

Gao Sheng's murderous words echoed in his ears.

……

"I see……"

Shen Moyan's eyes flickered uncertainly.

The person before us, or rather the force behind him, is the true mastermind behind the Dongshan City upheaval that triggered the chaos in Langya Prefecture in our previous life!

Ni Gaoyuan, a half-demon, is able to connect with the Gu Diao clan. As a link between the demon race and the human race, he is a pawn in his hands to get involved in karma and stir up trouble!

With the addition of the demonic seed, and the remaining fragment of the "Heavenly Demonic Transformation Technique," one can perform the Heavenly Demonic Ritual at any time!

The will of the Heavenly Demon descends, igniting a war between the two races!

Their purpose was either to fish in troubled waters and seize the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit, or to cause heavy casualties to the Jiang family in the great battle, so that they would have the opportunity to obtain the Holy Court's golden token!

Now, the magic gourd and the immunity token given to Ni Gaoyuan are both on his person.

He couldn't hide the aura of his immunity from death.

In this way, it would be difficult for the other party not to catch you.

So this is how karma and calamity work!

Shen Moyan gripped his sword, slowly rose, and all the killing formations he had set up were ready to be unleashed.

Their behind-the-scenes methods are not adept at warfare, but rather at using external objects like the Yi Mo Gourd. Among the twenty-one immortal lineages, only one lineage fits this description.

Shen Moyan faced the old man, his face showing kindness, and while sharpening his sword, he smiled and said:

"So you are distinguished guests from the Heavenly Mystery Sect! I have not been attentive enough in welcoming you!"

Upon hearing this, the old man's smile froze.

Inside the private room, the tension was palpable, like a string about to snap.