Take One Step Back, and Never Think of Turning Things Around Again

The Outer Realm Evil Clan has surrendered.

The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor first went to the Northern Desolation Hill, where he met with the Heavenly Evil God with the permission of the Immortal Great Emperor, and then obtained the Heavenly Evil God's permission.

Although it's hard to admit, the Outer Realm Evil Clan is more united than the Great Thousand World, and the entire Outer Realm Evil Clan completely obeys the Heavenly Evil God's orders.

During the tens of thousands of years that the Heavenly Evil God was sealed away, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor was able to become the leader of the Outer Realm Evil Clan not only because of his strength, but also because, to some extent, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor was the Heavenly Evil God's spokesperson.

Of course, even so, the Outer Realm Evil Clan was extremely arrogant, even more unruly than the Divine Beast, and the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor did not have the prestige to make them submit.

It wasn't until after meeting the Heavenly Evil God that the decision to surrender was truly finalized.

Inside the Myriad Demon Hall, the demons gathered once more.

However, the number of Demonic Shadow inside the hall this time was less than before.

Of the top 32 clan Patriarch, only six disappeared, all of whom were killed by Xiao Yan. The Demonic Shadow has been replaced by the weaker Heavenly Demon Emperor within the clan.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor's losses were not significant, but the Phantom Demon Emperor and the Mysterious Demon Emperor lost hundreds of their own.

The Myriad Demon Hall was filled with a somber atmosphere. The missing Demonic Shadow had mostly fallen into the hands of the Great Thousand World faction, and were then taken by the Flame Emperor, who had brought shame to the entire Outer Realm Evil Clan, for "research."

Those Outer Realm Evil Clan who had studied the Evil Spirit Clan naturally knew what kind of treatment those Demon Emperors would suffer.

"I have already met with God, and God has approved my plan." The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor closed his eyes, his voice filled with humiliation:

"Until the next Great Thousand Alliance, when our god is freed, the entire Outer Realm Evil Clan shall not attack the Great Thousand World. Even if they discover the ruins that seal the Heavenly Demon Emperor's demon soul, they shall pretend not to see them."

"The two strongest beings, the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and I, will attempt to transform our Spiritual Power and expose ourselves to the Flame Emperor's gaze. This will drag on for several hundred years, and you will not receive much attention."

At this point, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor paused, then suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with madness. "The Evil Spirit Clan need not be spared. They can be used as sacrifices for my Spiritual Power conversion. As long as I can leave my name on the Sky Ranking, I can continue to fight against the Immortal Great Emperor and the Flame Emperor!"

"Our god will also integrate the World Will of the Great Thousand World into the seal of the Great Thousand Worlds' power, and cultivate Spiritual Power. At that time, the Great Thousand Demon-Slaying Array will be nothing more than a supplement for the god!"

"Flame Emperor Yan will pay the price for his arrogance!"

The pent-up emotions in his heart dissipated considerably as he roared out, but the intense humiliation remained etched into the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor's memory.

The Outer Realm Evil Clan has always considered itself superior to other races. Even a Super Divine Beast like the True Dragon Emperor is nothing more than a more delicious reptile in their eyes.

But now even gods have to submit to ants, and even for the sake of final victory, all the demon Imperial Capital still looked grim.

"Why not fight them?" The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor took a deep breath, a flush rising on his pale face, and a fierce aura surging from his swirling eyes.

"That damned Flame Emperor, I don't know what he's researched that allows him to use us Outer Realm Evil Clan as his tonic!"

"When I first hunted the Flame Emperor, he had already planned to persuade me to switch to cultivating Spiritual Power, and even used the promise of having my name recorded on the Sky Ranking as bait to lure me."

"I ignored it, but unexpectedly, Flame Emperor came back to life and even revived the Immortal Great Emperor!"

"During this battle with him, I also discovered that the power of that Endless Fire Domain was several times stronger than last time. After the six Heavenly Demon Emperor fell at his hands, I immediately felt that although he was extremely weak, the pressure he exerted on me was even stronger!"

"Only then did I understand why Flame Emperor had acted so erratically and launched a counterattack against those continents corrupted by Demonic Qi. He could profit from it, and from it in ways that were beyond imagination!"

"If they keep fighting like this, I'm afraid they might push the Flame Emperor's realm directly to the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World..."

The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor paused abruptly, swallowing his last words and leaving them unsaid.

But all the Demon Emperor present understood his meaning: at that time, even the gods would find it difficult to defeat the Flame Emperor.

The Myriad Demon Hall fell silent once again.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. All races should lighten their load, abandon some unnecessary members to serve as tools for venting their anger on the Great Thousand World. The main members should all hide in the Lower Plane and wait for my success."

The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor suddenly felt very tired. He waved to the many Demonic Shadow, telling them to return to their clans to handle their affairs.

The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor remained, as both he and the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor intended to switch to cultivating Spiritual Power.

However, since the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor was born into the Saint Demon Clan, his racial talent allowed him to combine holiness and evil. With the Evil Spirit Clan as a guide, it was not difficult for him to switch to cultivating Spiritual Power.

The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor is different. He must undergo the transformation of the Great Thousand World's World Will, a process that is bound to be extremely painful. If he is not careful, his Spiritual Power and Demonic Qi will become incompatible, leading to a backlash. It is like taking chestnuts out of a fire. If the speed is fast, it is fine, but the slower the speed, the longer it takes, and the more dangerous it becomes.

"Have you decided how to switch to cultivating Spiritual Power?" asked the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor shook his head with a gloomy face. He had already cultivated Demonic Qi to a peak, a level of difficulty that was unimaginable.

"That Flame Emperor has given me some inspiration. I can separate a wisp of the essence of the Saint Demon Flame and give it to you to refine. You can use your understanding of the Saint Demon Flame to cultivate Spiritual Power." The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor gave a suggestion.

The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor was quite surprised. Although the Outer Realm Evil Clan were collectively called Outer Realm Evil Clan, each race had its own talents and inheritances suitable for its racial talents, and they did not share them with each other.

"I will strive to cultivate the Saint Demon Flame." After pondering for a moment, the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor decided to accept.

The news of the Outer Realm Evil Clan's surrender was confirmed in that world through the dissemination of the Great Thousand Palace.

Everyone who received the message was stunned, wondering if they were still asleep.

However, the Sword Domain, the Graveyard Keeper, the Five Great Ancient Clans, the True Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan, and other major powers all gave positive responses to this news.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Sovereign at the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World opened up spatial channels to connect with the other half of the Great Thousand World, and called upon people to develop those continents that had been eroded by Demonic Qi.

Admittedly, due to the constant erosion of Demonic Qi, there wouldn't be many usable items on those continents, but it was at least an opportunity to expand territory, not to mention that the mysterious Flame Emperor had promised to help purify the Demonic Qi.

It's foolish not to take advantage of a good deal. Even without any rare treasures, finding a continent that can nurture Son of the Continent can help cultivate one's own power.

Many Earthly Sovereign and even ordinary Sovereign were also envious, hoping to be lucky enough to occupy a continent that Heavenly Sovereign looked down upon, and thus become a regional overlord.

Where would things be like they are now, with only three or five factions on a single continent, constantly fighting each other?

Xiao Yan didn't even have time to recuperate. He traveled across various continents without stopping, leaving the mark of the Endless Fire Domain. While purifying the Demonic Qi, he also allowed the Endless Fire Domain to receive nourishment from the Great Thousand World.

This is a mutually beneficial and complementary process. As the territories are recovered, the Great Thousand World's World Will continues to recover, and the Endless Fire Domain follows suit, growing stronger in the process and accumulating Spiritual Power at a terrifying speed.

Of course, since the various Heavenly Flames and corresponding cultivation techniques were handed over to the Great Thousand Palace earlier, those truly wealthy and powerful forces basically already have their own means of purifying Demonic Qi.

This is the real reason why Xiao Yan helped for free—most of the remaining forces were poor, and they probably wouldn't have anything good to offer if he asked them to pay, so it was better to do them a favor.

Meanwhile, those Outer Realm Evil Clan retreated to about one-tenth of the Great Thousand World's territory, and all their previous attempts to invade Lower Plane ceased.

The powerful Demon Emperor have all gone into hiding, their whereabouts unknown, leaving only a massive amount of cannon fodder, which has become a major source of demon-slaying points for the Great Thousand Palace.

Seeing that everyone was getting rich, Xiao Yan immediately introduced opportunities such as refining Spiritual Power with the Fallen Heart Flame, cleansing Life Spirit Flame, tempering the body with the power of immortality, meditating under the Bodhi Tree, and refining medicine. He took on the responsibility that a high-ranking member of the Great Thousand Palace should have and did his best to help the younger generation become stronger.

With Xiao Yan's strength, his personal involvement, whether in alchemy or in using the immortal power of his Eternal Undying Body to temper people's bodies, would be enough to make even the Heavenly Sovereign drool.

The tempering with Heavenly Flames is also divided into two types: tempering with separate Sub-flame and tempering in the Endless Fire Domain.

For example, the tempering of the Fallen Heart Flame, even if it is a split Sub-flame, is enough to allow a person to overcome the Three Lesser Tribulations of Physical Tribulation, Divine Soul Tribulation, and Spiritual Power Tribulation, and directly enter the Sovereign Realm.

If one is tempered in the Endless Fire Domain, that would be a great opportunity to break through to the Heavenly Sovereign level.

As for meditating under the Bodhi Ancient Tree, it helps one to feel the power of the earth in the Sovereign Realm and enter the Earthly Sovereign Realm.

Although it would cause some damage to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Xiao Yan could easily make up for it with the Life Spirit Flame.

In this way, Xiao Yan can help with breakthroughs in the three major realms of Sovereign, Earthly Sovereign, and Heavenly Sovereign, and even after breaking through to Heavenly Sovereign, Xiao Yan can still lend a hand.

The name of Flame Emperor was once again widely circulated among the beings of the Great Thousand World. Many continents still have the Emperor Flame Seed that Xiao Yan casually dropped, which have been unknowingly marked and have all become part of Xiao Yan's "sphere of influence".

If Xiao Yan wants to go further, these "areas of influence" could easily become "spheres of power".

Of course, Xiao Yan wasn't very interested in this; he only wanted to promote the Endless Fire Domain to a wider world.

This enthusiastic operation affected most of the Great Thousand World and continued for several years without stopping, but Xiao Yan withdrew midway – Lin Dong came to the Great Thousand World.

Lin Dong is a young man with a resolute face and imposing presence, yet he is as calm and reserved as a mountain. He looks rather ordinary, but he also possesses a profound and unfathomable aura.

Upon seeing Xiao Yan, Lin Dong immediately wanted to bow, but Xiao Yan stopped him by raising his hand and converting his Yuan Power into Spiritual Power.

Xiao Yan instructed Lin Dong to use the Eight Ancestral Symbols to connect with the World Will of the Great Thousand World, transforming it from a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Profound Continent into a supreme treasure of the Great Thousand World.

The eight ancestral symbols are the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, the Space Ancestral Symbol, the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol, the Primordial Ancestral Symbol, the Ice Ancestral Symbol, the Flame Ancestral Symbol, the Lightning Ancestral Symbol, and the Darkness Ancestral Symbol.

Besides their inherent characteristics, the eight patriarchs, in their unity, possess a unique and wondrous quality.

Without a doubt, with the help of the Eight Ancestral Symbols and his status Plane Master, Lin Dong could quickly reach the limit of the Heavenly Sovereign, the Late-Stage Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, and then accumulate Spiritual Power to leave his name on the Sky Ranking.

After realizing that Lin Dong was on the right track, Xiao Yan stopped disturbing him and flew away to the Northern Desolation Hill to find the Immortal Great Emperor.

The Immortal Great Emperor remained in the same state, with little life force remaining within him. Xiao Yan had tried to replenish his life force, but the Immortal Great Emperor's essence was still that of a Living Dead, like a broken container. No matter how Xiao Yan tried to replenish him, the excess life force would quickly overflow and then dissipate.

The current Immortal Great Emperor can only fight at full strength for about an hour at most. If he is injured in battle, he can only last for a shorter time.

With Lin Dong's appearance, the Immortal Great Emperor guided the power of the Great Thousand World to create Reincarnation, which was undoubtedly a full-force attack. His life force was being rapidly depleted, and he needed Xiao Yan to replenish it.

"You've become stronger," the Immortal Great Emperor said after examining Xiao Yan.

"Yes, once the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor leaves his name on the Sky Ranking and the Outer Realm Evil Clan rekindle their hope, I will also leave my name," Xiao Yan said with a shrug.

The Immortal Great Emperor shook his head and chuckled. It was truly... delightful that the Outer Realm Evil Clan had encountered an enemy like Xiao Yan.

After laughing for a while, the Immortal Great Emperor looked into the void with a deep gaze, where a cloud of mist condensed and then slowly dissipated into every corner of the Great Thousand World.

"Why don't you leave your name on the Sky Ranking as soon as possible? I have a feeling that creating Reincarnation is enough to give birth to a new Primal Dharma Body."

"The Great Emperor wants to live another life and return to his peak?" Xiao Yan, somewhat surprised.

"The final Great Thousand Alliance is still several hundred years away. I am confident that I can break through during this time," the Immortal Great Emperor said calmly.

"But the new Primal Dharma Body will condense very slowly, right? Will a few hundred years be enough?" Xiao Yan then asked.

"That's not enough, so I plan to accelerate its growth." A highly aggressive glint suddenly appeared in the Immortal Great Emperor's eyes. "I plan to merge with Reincarnation and directly add the demonic soul of the Outer Realm Evil Clan into the Reincarnation system!"

Xiao Yan was startled upon hearing this. In their original plan, regardless of whether the Outer Realm Evil Clan switched to cultivating Spiritual Power, their souls would be thrown into the Reincarnation of reincarnation and crushed, leaving only the most original life imprint. Then, they would be refined by the World Will the Great Thousand World, transforming the Outer Realm Evil Clan's talents into the Spiritual Veins of the Great Thousand World, completely consuming them.

But this step must be taken after the Reincarnation is completely stabilized and the Heavenly Evil God is obliterated.

Currently, the Immortal Great Emperor is using his own power to complete the Reincarnation and simultaneously annexing the Outer Realm Evil Clan, which naturally promotes the formation of that new Primal Dharma Body, however...

"The Emperor has great faith in my talent, doesn't he?" Xiao Yan said, half-jokingly and half-boasting.

"Your Spiritual Power accumulation speed is faster than I can imagine. Making a name for yourself on the Sky Ranking in a few hundred years is far too easy for you."

"Since that's the case, I don't need to stay half-dead and keep staring at the Heavenly Evil God anymore," the Immortal Great Emperor sighed.