Sweeping across the heavens, starting with the first emperor of the ancient times.

The Blood Demon Realm is a world of moderate size among all realms, inhabited by a special race: the Blood Demons.

This race lives in the vast sea of ​​blood in the Blood Demon Realm.

Beneath the sea of ​​blood, deep within the ancestral land of the Blood Demon, lies a massive rift.

The crack stretched for three thousand miles, its edges constantly writhing and spewing out a peculiar malevolent aura.

The Blood Demon Clan Chief stood on the altar at the edge of the crack, with twelve Blood Demon Clan elders behind him.

"What do you think of the Heavenly Court's decree?" his voice was hoarse. "Should this be reported?"

"Of course I won't report it."

Upon hearing this, an elder in a red robe immediately stepped forward and objected:

"Clan leader, this crack is a gift from heaven. As you know, since this crack appeared, our cultivation of the Blood Fiend Body has been much faster."

As he spoke, he looked at the pillar of ten thousand souls standing amidst the corpses outside the crack, a fanaticism flashing in his eyes.

"If this is reported, and the Heavenly Court sends people to seal it, our clan's plan to become a top-tier powerful clan will be ruined, and we will be severely punished. Therefore, this cannot be reported."

Upon hearing this, the Blood Fiend Clan Chief hesitated for a moment before nodding.

That makes sense.

"But that's the Heavenly Court," another elder said worriedly.

"The Heavenly Emperor's decree... those who have disobeyed it over the years have faced dire consequences. If we are discovered doing something like this..."

"What's there to be afraid of? With gain comes risk, and the greater the risk, the greater the gain. What's wrong with taking some risks for the sake of our clan's dominance?"

"Do you intend for this to continue? For the Blood Demon Clan to remain unknown forever? Don't you want the Blood Demon Clan to become a top-tier powerful clan?"

Upon hearing this, the Blood Demon Clan's higher-ups began to seriously consider the matter.

On one side is the pursuit of racial supremacy, and on the other is the Heavenly Court's investigation of potential risks.

After a while, the Blood Demon Clan Chief turned around, his dark red eyes sweeping over the crowd.

He is a powerful expert at the third level of Quasi-Emperor, and his cultivation of the Blood Demon Dao has reached the pinnacle. He is only one step away from touching the threshold of the fourth level.

This step requires the blood-fiend energy spewing out from this crack to temper it.

"The decree only says to report the situation, not how to report it," he said slowly, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"We'll report it, but we can report it... a little less; we'll control the scope!"

Three days later, a jade slip was delivered to the Heavenly Court Inspector in charge of this star field.

The jade slip stated that a small crack had been discovered at the edge of the Blood Demon Starfield, and preliminary treatment had been carried out; there was no immediate threat.

The inspector was a great sage of the human race. He looked at the jade slip and then consulted the star map.

He had a feeling that something was wrong, and after a moment of contemplation, he decided to go and see for himself.

The Blood Demon Clan Chief received the Inspector with great courtesy.

"My lord, please look, it's over there." He pointed to a desolate mountain range in the distance.

"Occasionally, chaotic energy leaks out, but we have already set up a nine-layer sealing array, so it is absolutely safe."

The inspector released his divine sense to investigate.

There were indeed array fluctuations beneath the mountain range, layer upon layer, appearing very tight.

When his divine sense touched the edge of the array, he sensed something was amiss.

That wasn't the reaction a defensive formation should have; it seemed more like it was trying to cover something up.

"Open the formation, I want to go in and see the core," the inspector said.

The Blood Demon Clan Chief's smile remained unchanged:

"My lord, the core of the formation is extremely fragile. Forcibly activating it might cause a violent flow of energy. How about this? I will accompany you to patrol the surrounding area. After confirming that it is safe, you can return and report back. Our clan will reinforce the seal regularly."

The inspector stared at the Blood Demon Clan Chief for a few seconds.

"Alright." The inspector nodded. "Then let's take a look around."

The Blood Demon Clan Chief personally accompanied them as they toured the desolate mountain range.

The inspector secretly left a subtle tracking mark before taking his leave.

The smile on the Blood Demon Clan Chief's face vanished instantly after he left.

He became suspicious.

The Blood Demon Clan Chief did not expect the Heavenly Court Inspector to be so difficult to deal with.

"Chieftain, should we..." An elder made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Fool!" the Blood Demon Clan Chief hissed.

"Kill the Heavenly Court's people? Do you want my clan to die even faster?" The Blood Demon Clan Chief paced back and forth.

"Tighten the cover-up and reduce the actual fluctuations of the crack by another 30%. Also, send someone to the Heavenly Court to bribe the inspector's superior with some money to cover his troubles."

He thought he had done it perfectly.

One day later, at the Heavenly Court's Enforcement Hall.

Lin Mo looked at the two reports on the table.

One is a copy of the jade slip submitted by the Blood Demon Clan, and the other is the patrol record of the Inspector.

At the end of the record, the inspector added a small note: "The Blood Demon Clan is cooperative, but the formation is questionable; a thorough investigation is recommended."

"What do you think?" Lin Mo asked the human inspector standing below.

The inspector hesitated for a moment:

"Captain Lin, I believe the Blood Demon Clan is definitely up to something; they're hiding something."

Lin Mo didn't speak, but tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

The hall was so quiet you could hear someone breathing.

Lin Mo finally spoke, "You said they have a problem, then let's go take a look."

Lin Mo is a squad leader in the enforcement team. He is a quasi-emperor and has handled many different kinds of things over the years, making him very experienced.

He stood up: "Select a team of men, equipped with celestial telescopes."

The Sky-Gazing Mirror is a special magical artifact crafted by the Heavenly Court. It can penetrate most disguised formations and directly reveal the origin of things.

It is usually only used when dealing with major threats.

When the Blood Demon Clan Chief received the news, his expression changed.

"Chieftain, what should we do?" The elders panicked.

"What can we do?" the Blood Demon Clan Chief gritted his teeth. "Let them see, but only the fake array eye in the mountain range. Completely isolate the fluctuations from the real cracks!"

He personally led a group to greet them from the starry sky.

Lin Mo led a five-person team, all of whom, except for himself, were at the peak of the Great Sage realm.

One of them holds an ancient bronze mirror, its surface hazy, reflecting distorted starlight.

"Captain Lin, it is an honor to have you here. I am sorry for not welcoming you sooner." The Blood Demon Clan Chief forced a smile.

Lin Mo nodded and went straight to the point: "By order of the Heavenly Emperor, I have come to inspect the rift. Please lead the way, Clan Chief."

"Yes, yes, this way please." The Blood Demon Clan Chief led everyone to fly towards the desolate mountain range.

The ancient bronze mirror glowed faintly the whole way.

Once they reached the top of the mountain range, one of the law enforcement officers raised a sky-gazing mirror, with the mirror facing downwards.

A beam of clear light shot out and shone on the sealing array beneath the mountain range.

The formation was revealed layer by layer, and it did indeed look very complete.

The Blood Demon Clan Chief breathed a sigh of relief.

But at that moment, the Sky-Gazing Mirror suddenly emitted a soft hum!

The scene in the mirror began to distort, and the seemingly intricate array patterns faded rapidly under the clear light, revealing a simple, empty shell structure underneath.

Deeper still, a massive, chaotic, and malevolent energy fluctuation was revealed!

"This is..." one of the law enforcement officers said coldly.

The Blood Demon Clan Chief's face turned deathly pale.

Lin Mo took the Sky-Gazing Mirror and activated it himself.

The mirror light suddenly intensified, piercing through mountains and the earth's crust, shining all the way to the deepest part of the Blood Demon Ancestral Land.

The jagged crack, stretching for three thousand miles, was clearly visible in the mirror!

The surging baleful aura, the densely packed blood demon cultivation altars along the edge of the crack, and the mountains of corpses of cultivators from various races, their life essence drained...

"Blood Demon Clan Chief," Lin Mo put down the Sky-Gazing Mirror, his voice eerily calm, "what do you have to explain?"

Some of the elders behind the Blood Demon Clan Chief had weak legs, while others were already retreating.

"Captain Lin... this, this is a misunderstanding..." The Blood Demon Clan Chief was sweating profusely.