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

The Xuanhuang Emperor has reigned supreme over mountains and seas for millions of years. His very existence is like a stabilizing force, supporting the order of the Holy Court and suppressing all immortal lineages.

However, in the last hundred thousand years, the Emperor has shown fewer and fewer miracles, especially since the beginning of the Nine Songs Calendar, when the Four Emperors of the Holy Court became unbreakable, and the Emperor's actions have become even less frequent.

Even in some marginal states, in major incidents of conflict between transgender leaders, their intervention appears indirect, without directly manifesting miracles.

The death-exemption token bestowed by the Holy Court is closely related to the Daoist karma of the Xuanhuang Emperor himself.

It not only contains the unique Daoist essence of the Emperor, but also has the most direct causal connection with the Emperor's own existence.

If they can successfully capture and study the gold medal, the Heavenly Mystery Sect will be able to verify the Emperor's condition.

If, through celestial secrets, the golden plaque's Daoist aura becomes silent and the causal connection weakens to the point of near severance, then it is highly likely to confirm the conjecture that the Emperor has departed.

However, this is only the most direct method.

Whether or not one has a get-out-of-jail-free card is not important.

Connecting this to the deadly technique Jiang Qingshui used in his previous life, which came at the cost of his life, Shen Moyan's expression turned solemn.

That move, relying on the Daoist aura of the Xuanhuang Emperor and the karma of the Nine Songs Seal, ultimately summoned the Dharma form of the Nine Songs Wenchang Immortal Lord, not the Xuanhuang Emperor.

Even without using secret techniques to trace the cause and effect, as long as it's confirmed that the consumption of the Immortal Token won't attract the Xuanhuang Emperor, then it can be determined—

The Xuanhuang Emperor has departed!

It's not just leaving the Mountain and Sea Realm, but traveling in the vast outer realms, wandering through the void, unable to return.

Or perhaps they ascended to the ethereal realm of immortals, finding it difficult to descend to the mortal world.

In short, the Holy Court's reliance for millions of years is gone!

"It seems that the immortal lineage has achieved its wish."

Shen Moyan came to her senses.

Such a major event occurred in Langya Prefecture: the demon race invaded, the Demon Lord was born, and the Xuan Emperor did not even show up. It can be said that He is no longer in the Holy Court.

"If I can see through this scheme of the immortal lineage, surely the higher-ups of the Holy Court can too?"

Presumably, the Holy Court also has a countermeasure. Over the years, the immortal lineages have been slow to act and have all fallen silent.

The fact that they only dared to send their disciples out to investigate after ten thousand years is proof of this.

The fragments of memory obtained from the soul search were pieced together in Shen Moyan's sea of ​​consciousness.

The shock of the immortal lineage's eternal scheme has not yet subsided, and another secret has also emerged.

Regarding Ni Gaoyuan, and that Gui Cang Realm Demon Seed.

Among the fragments of memory, the scene of Xingxiang Zhenren using supernatural powers to seduce Ni Gaoyuan and obtain the demon seed and cultivation technique is clearly reflected.

Just as Shen Moyan had predicted, the cultivation technique, "Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique," had been set as a trap.

The Celestial Master calculated Zheng Quan's plot with the demon race, intending to use the Heavenly Demon's Mandate to destroy the Nine Songs Network, so that when the war started, they would have no intelligence and could cut off the Holy Court's support.

If Ni Gaoyuan were to cultivate this skill and use the ritual at the Transcendent Realm to summon the will of the Heavenly Demon, it would only cause the demon race to receive the wrong information.

They became pawns that led to an immediate war between the two races.

"In order to improve his cultivation, Zheng Quan actually cooperated with the demon race."

The demonic seed, on the other hand, is the remnant soul fragment of a cultivator at the Guizang realm.

However, there are some exceptions.

That demonic seed was the phantom of a broken sword.

【The Heaven-Slaying Candlelight Sword】!

The broken sword exuded an ominous and ancient killing intent.

Its design is ancient and simple, and the sword is covered with cracks, exuding a terrifying power that can annihilate the heavens and illuminate the netherworld.

This sword has an astonishing origin; it is not an original evil weapon from the demonic path.

Rather, it was a spoil of war obtained in ancient times by the Six Hells Demon Sect Master, the Six Hells Demon Lord, after a life-or-death battle with a certain Sword Venerable of the Azure Sun Sword Sect.

Then the peerless immortal sword was imbued with the Daoist aura of the Demon Lord and became his personal sword.

Anyone who dies at His hands, is corrupted by the Demon Lord's Daoist aura, has a demonic seed planted in their body, and becomes His demonic slave.

Those cultivators who die at the hands of demon slaves will also be infected with the demon seed, turning into demon slaves and being controlled by the Demon Lord.

Like a plague, it spreads uncontrollably.

If demons are irrational madmen, then demon slaves are rational puppets whose thoughts, cognition, cultivation, and everything else are manipulated.

Furthermore, if a demon slave has a fully developed demonic vein and is progressing smoothly in their cultivation, they can be possessed by their master at any time and become an embodiment of their own will.

The True Monarch of the Gui Cang Realm was killed by a demon slave under the Demon Lord. His remnant soul fragments naturally absorbed the Demon Lord's Daoist essence and became a demon seed.

The demonic seeds formed from the fragments of that remnant soul were sealed away by the people of the Heavenly Mystery Divine Sect and secretly placed in various corners of the Three Thousand Provinces.

The place where the demon seed was sealed in Langya Prefecture was precisely...

"The Yin-Yang Cave!"

Shen Moyan suddenly realized what had happened when he recalled what Master Xu Cheng had encountered in the Yin-Yang Cave where he had hidden.

When the demon seed is extracted, it will definitely be sensed by the people of the Six Hells Demon Sect.

The Celestial Master sought to eliminate his own karmic debts...

"Therefore, this Star Realm Master secretly exposed the newly born True Master Xu Cheng, causing him to be exposed and attracting the pursuit of the Holy Court cultivators."

"Under the sedition of the Star Immortal, Master Xu Cheng hid in the Yin-Yang Cave, where he happened to run into the disciples of the Six Hells Demon Sect who had come to investigate the situation by following the demonic energy."

"Since the two sects are sworn enemies, a bloodbath erupted between them, a fight to the death!"

In this way, the Celestial Master erased his own karma and incidentally framed the Biyang Sword Sect for the suspicion of extracting the Demon Seed.

One thing leads to another; it's a brilliant scheme!

Shen Moyan's eyes were serious. Fortunately, he had decisively killed the man, otherwise it would have been troublesome.

In order to test the Xuanhuang Emperor, the Star Immortal brought out the Demon Seed.

Even if methods such as demon invasion are used, it is still impossible to force out conclusive evidence of the existence of the Xuanhuang Emperor.

They need a more powerful, more uncontrollable entity, one capable of shaking the very foundations of the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, to thoroughly muddy the waters as a backup plan for testing the waters.

Reviving and guiding a demon lord of an immortal lineage to some extent, who was also an enemy of the Xuanhuang Emperor in his previous life, would undoubtedly be an excellent choice.

Shen Moyan recalled the backlash he suffered after Luo Changting merged with the demonic seed.

At that time, Luo Changting obtained the demonic seed foundation from that Purple Mansion Realm demonic cultivator. After three years of cultivation, his demonic veins were complete, and he was already a demonic slave who could serve as a vessel for the rebirth of the [Six Hells Slaughtering Heaven Demon Lord].

This is the Demon Lord. Even though He is dead, He can still return to the mountains and seas by relying on the Daoist principles He left behind in His previous life.

"This Heavenly Demon Path is quite interesting," Shen Moyan grinned.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a method capable of establishing an immortal lineage; it is indeed remarkable.

"What a pity, the hidden dangers are too great."

"When I resonate with the Dao and break through to the Purple Mansion realm, I don't want to become someone's demonic slave."

Holding the pardon, Shen Moyan could faintly sense the unique Daoist aura belonging to the Xuanhuang Emperor from Xi Yi's perspective.

Ancient and profound, I am the only one who reigns supreme.

Shen Moyan closed his eyes, immersing himself in the Taoist charm.

Perhaps, he can achieve this through resonance with this Daoist rhythm…

Advance to the Purple Mansion.

"My Daoist principles have already formed the rudiments of my innate divine abilities."

"Now, what I need is to use my innate destiny as the foundation, resonate with other Daoist principles, add bricks and tiles, transform it into a domain, and build the Purple Mansion."

"This place, which contains the Daoist essence of the Xuanhuang Emperor, might be a good choice."

After reaching the ultimate level of mortal transformation, Taoist cultivators enter the Purple Mansion for further cultivation.

On the spiritual veins of one's body, resonating with the Daoist principles, a magnificent mansion is built.

"My spiritual veins are influenced by the three forces of Biyang, Xuanming, and demonic energy, and are no longer simply Biyang spiritual veins or demonic veins containing demonic energy."

"If it weren't for the 'Sutra of Detachment from All Forms' which balanced the various magical powers within my body, I would have gone astray and become possessed by demons long ago."

Shen Moyan thought to himself.

"Currently, the upper limit of the 'Scripture of Detachment from All Forms' is only the Purple Mansion Realm. It seems I have to go to the Imperial Continent to obtain the Guizang and Jiefa Realm chapters of the cultivation method from the Origin Transmission Stele."

"Furthermore, how to ascend to the Purple Palace is also a subject of study; one must seek advice from those true masters."

It is the best to be able to accommodate all rivers and encompass the universe, with the experience of our predecessors.

Although Shen Moyan had some experience from the time when the Star Realm cultivator broke through to the Purple Mansion realm, it was still not enough.