"Hmph, if Origin Fiery Demon Peak had not been in danger of destruction, why would the fragment of my soul hidden within it have appeared?
Rest assured, even if not for your sake, this ancestor would still help you leave safely for the sake of keeping Origin Fiery Demon Peak intact."
One had to know that even the lowest-grade Dao Artifact was equivalent to the aid of a Void Refining Stage cultivator.
Whether it was Origin Fiery Demon Peak or the half-step Dao Artifact in the Xuan Mo Realm, both were parts of a certain Dao Artifact in Xuan Zhongtian's possession.
The reason he had been willing to separate them and bestow them upon his lower-realm clan was to allow the Xuan Clan of the Xuan Mo Realm to seize more realms and aid his cultivation through them.
After all, the Xuan Mo Realm had originally been a lower realm under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Realm.
Xuan Zhongtian had brought the entire realm with him when he joined the Devil Race, using it as capital for his advancement. Only then had he been able to enter the Void Refining Stage.
Thus, compared to other True Demons, Xuan Zhongtian placed greater importance on plundering the lower realms.
Moreover, this Dao Artifact was no trifling matter. After ascending to the Devil Realm, Xuan Zhongtian had caught the eye of a Devil Realm Sacred Ancestor, who had accepted him as a disciple and bestowed it upon him.
Although separating two half-step Dao Artifacts had not greatly affected the Dao Artifact's power, incomplete was incomplete. The impact on its future advancement was immense.
Therefore, Xuan Zhongtian could tolerate Origin Fiery Demon Peak changing hands. At worst, he could personally reclaim it someday.
But if Origin Fiery Demon Peak were destroyed, that was not