Evil Demon

Biodata

Background / History

Evil Demons are regarded as the true calamity threatening the Sacred Lands. They can invade a person whenever that person’s mind wavers, and their infiltration extends even into an institution’s upper ranks. Cultivators initially mistook them for inner demons, but their nature becomes far more dangerous at Spirit Transformation and higher realms. 72

They work through disguise, emotional manipulation, and infiltration. At Lingxu Sacred Land, Zhang Linyuan concealed himself as a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, delayed the elders, spread rumors, and inflamed Qing Changyu’s jealousy and resentment to provoke a conflict with Li Tianwei. 104 106

The demons’ influence culminated in an assault on Tianmen Peak. Hidden Evil Demons mingled among the disciples, while a disguised demon was exposed and annihilated by Li Tianwei’s Heavenly Absolute Yin Fiend. The dying demon identified “greater evil demons” as the ones who had ordered it to guide the disciples there. 107 108

Zhang Linyuan later became a vessel for an Evil Demon, receiving power from other Evil Demons and using a spell to restrain Lingxu Sacred Land’s peak masters and ancestors. 123 Li Tianwei’s Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture affected Zhang and allowed him to trace the demons’ shared consciousness into a void world inhabited by countless interconnected Evil Demons. 126 127

Li Tianwei’s attempt to enlighten this network caused widespread disorder among the demons. Heavenly Void Demon recognized the intrusion and resisted, while other demons called for their “Lord” to awaken. 128 During the ensuing conflict, Li Tianwei and allied cultivators shattered scarlet pupils that had maintained a barrier blocking cultivators above Nascent Soul from advancing. The resisting Evil Demon then severed its connection to the Cultivation World and destroyed the passage behind it. 131

Nature and Traits

• Evil Demons can infiltrate humans and influence their thoughts, emotions, and actions when their targets’ minds waver. 72 104
• They can disguise themselves as cultivators, including Lingxu Sacred Land disciples and high-level cultivators. 104 108
• Their shared consciousness, Tong Gensheng, contains immense Evil Nature, Resentment Force, and the accumulated stray thoughts of the Cultivation World. 127 131
• Even Evil Demons were instinctively frightened by Li Tianwei’s aura after he cultivated the Heavenly Absolute Yin Fiend. 107
• They may be connected to a greater “Lord,” whom they call upon when threatened. 128

Abilities & Skills

Infiltration and Possession

Evil Demons conceal themselves among cultivators and can possess or use humans as vessels.

• Zhang Linyuan posed as a peak Nascent Soul cultivator while manipulating events within Lingxu Sacred Land. 104
• A demon disguised as a Lingxu Sacred Land disciple joined the party confronting Li Tianwei. 107 108
• Zhang Linyuan was possessed and empowered into a vessel capable of restraining peak masters and ancestors. 123

Emotional Manipulation

They exploit negative thoughts to incite conflict and destabilize cultivators.

• Zhang Linyuan intensified Qing Changyu’s jealousy and resentment toward Li Tianwei. 104
• The manipulated disciples gathered at Tianmen Peak believing they were acting against Li Tianwei rather than following an Evil Demon scheme. 106
• Evil Demons use deception, bewitchment, control, and illusory consciousness to achieve their aims. 272

Tong Gensheng Shared Consciousness

Countless Evil Demons are interconnected through a collective consciousness.

• Li Tianwei entered the network through Zhang Linyuan and found a void world linking innumerable Evil Demons. 127
• The collective’s extreme Evil Resentment could not sway Li Tianwei’s resolve. 128
• Heavenly Void Demon detected Li Tianwei’s intrusion and organized resistance. 128

Evil Resentment and Corrosive Power

The demons’ domain contains a uniquely disorderly and corrosive concentration of Evil Nature and Resentment Force.

• Tong Gensheng is formed from the Cultivation World’s boundless stray thoughts. 131
• Its hostile power is described as more disorderly, uncontrollable, and corrosive than that of the Demonic Sect Land or Taixu Forbidden Land. 131

Known Individuals

• Zhang Linyuan — Evil Demon infiltrator who manipulated Qing Changyu, later became a possessed vessel empowered by other Evil Demons. 104 123
• Heavenly Void Demon — Powerful Evil Demon that recognized and resisted Li Tianwei’s intrusion into Tong Gensheng. 128
• Unnamed disguised disciple — Evil Demon embedded among Lingxu Sacred Land disciples; annihilated by Li Tianwei’s Heavenly Absolute Yin Fiend. 107 108
• Scarlet-pupil Evil Demon — Resistant entity associated with the blockade preventing advancement beyond Nascent Soul; escaped by severing its connection to the Cultivation World. 131

Relationships

• Li Tianwei — Primary enemy; he exposed their infiltrators, destroyed one disguised demon, attempted to convert them through the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture, and broke their cultivation blockade. 107 108 126 131
• Qing Changyu — Manipulated target; Zhang Linyuan exploited his jealousy and resentment to direct him against Li Tianwei. 104 108
• Lingxu Sacred Land — Major infiltration target; Evil Demons concealed themselves within its ranks and used Zhang Linyuan’s vessel to restrain its leadership. 72 123
• Tong Gensheng — Their interconnected collective consciousness and void-world network. 127 128
• Heavenly Void Demon — Resisting member of the shared consciousness who alerted other Evil Demons to Li Tianwei’s influence. 128

Notable Quotes

“Evil Demons were everywhere. So long as one's mind wavered even slightly, there was a chance of being invaded.” 72

“Those greater evil demons sent me... That person was of a higher rank than me, so I could only obey and guide these people here.” 108