"Heart Demon Clan..."
When Qin Tian, the Great Thousand Palace Chief Elder, heard Zhao Chen's words, his expression immediately turned solemn.
If it had merely been an obstacle in his cultivation that had given rise to a heart demon, he could have accepted it.
But he had deep ties to the Heart Demon Clan of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
Back when Qin Tian had been training on the Saint Abyss Continent, he had unfortunately been teleported into the Demon Domain occupied by the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
That place was the territory of the Heart Demon Clan, one of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan's Thirty-Two Great Clans.
He fought relentlessly there, ultimately breaking through his shackles, ascending through the Heavenly Gate, and becoming a Heavenly Sovereign.
After killing a Heavenly Demon Emperor and returning to the Great Thousand World with its remains, he became the first Demon Extermination King in history in one stroke.
It was the most illustrious military achievement of his life, one people never tired of discussing.
He had become the faith of countless Demon Exterminators, inspiring countless people to bravely slaughter demons.
If those people learned that a heart demon planted by the Extraterritorial Evil Clan existed within Qin Tian, it would undoubtedly damage his prestige.
Of course, that was only secondary.
More importantly, the Extraterritorial Evil Clan had to have some crucial purpose behind this move.
Countless thoughts raced through Qin Tian's mind. With his strength back then, even after breaking through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, it should have been absolutely impossible for him to kill a Heavenly Demon Emperor.
Then there was only one possibility.
Someone from the Extraterritorial Evil Clan had plotted for years and laid a trap around him!
Thinking of the heart demon mentioned by Zhao Chen, the God Emperor, Qin Tian