The Demonic Sect's Unease! Xiao Yicai's Mysterious Confidence!

Great Bamboo Peak, rear mountain.

Inside a modest bamboo hut.

Ye Changfeng witnessed the evaluation within the Heavenly Curtain.

When he saw his future self annihilate the entire Demonic Sect, no great emotional turmoil stirred within him—how to put it...

In truth, Ye Changfeng held little interest in the ideologies of the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

In his view.

Both sides were merely standing on different ground.

Since he belonged to Qingyun Sect, the Demonic Sect was naturally the enemy.

Nothing more to say.

Of course.

If Ye Changfeng were truly forced to choose?

He would still pick Qingyun Sect, not the Demonic Sect...

After all.

Qingyun Sect might not be entirely good.

But the Demonic Sect was certainly mostly evil.

That couldn't be argued.

Nor could it be refuted.

Though Ye Changfeng was no so-called saint, he still upheld a philosophy of focusing on self-cultivation.

In poverty, focus on self-cultivation; in success, benefit the world.

If he had the ability.

Then he would do what he could.

Of course.

Ye Changfeng would never be as rigid as True Lord Daoxuan—he had his own bottom line, his own set of values, and wouldn't let so-called righteous rules bind him...

In a word.

Before cultivation, I hesitated and worried.

After cultivation, can I still not follow my heart?

Wouldn't that make it all for nothing?

Don't lecture me about Righteous Path or Demonic Path!

I am now the Leader of the Righteous Path!

So everything I do is righteous!

My heart and my deeds are as clear as a mirror—all my actions are justice!

At this moment.

After the latest evaluation appeared in the Heavenly Curtain.

The four factions of the Demonic Path all fell into solemn silence.

The Holy Sect was destroyed in the future?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Many within the Demonic Sect were thrown into panic.

Huqi Mountain, Ghost King Sect.

The high-ranking members of the Ghost King Sect wore expressions of extreme gravity.

Especially Ghost King Wanrenwang.

At first.

He had harbored doubts about the information in the Heavenly Curtain, but now...

He had begun to vaguely believe it.

Why?

Because—

The words "Hundred-Year Plan" had appeared in the Heavenly Curtain.

The Ghost King Sect's Hundred-Year Plan!

This is the core secret of the Ghost King Sect!

Only a handful of people within the entire Ghost King Sect knew of it!

And every single one of them was utterly loyal to Ghost King Wanrenwang.

There was absolutely no possibility of a leak...

Yet the Heavenly Curtain had exposed this very point.

Wanrenwang's gaze flickered slightly.

"Sect Leader..."

Azure Dragon's voice carried a hint of shock.

Many of the other high-ranking members also turned their gazes over.

The Heavenly Curtain had made it clear that their plan had already failed.

In that case...

Was there any point in continuing?

"Heh!"

A trace of ruthlessness flashed through Wanrenwang's eyes.

He had poured his heart and soul into this plan for over a hundred years.

And now.

Before the plan had even begun.

You tell him it had failed.

How could he possibly accept that?

"Investigate!"

"Spare no expense!"

"Look into Qingyun Sect's Xiao Yicai!"

"He must be nipped in the bud!"

Wanrenwang's voice rang out as if rising from the Nine Nether Hell.

As a generation's demonic overlord.

He made a judgment almost instantly.

Since you, 'Xiao Yicai,' are destined to destroy This Seat's plan in the future? Then This Seat will kill you in advance!

Let's see how you can guard against that!

"Yes!"

"Sect Leader!"

Azure Dragon's gaze flickered slightly.

A hint of Killing Intent surged from the depths of his eyes.

The future was, after all, just the future. As long as changes were made now, the future would also shift...

Xiao Yicai?

Heh--

Azure Dragon planned to act personally.

Once he found an opportunity? He would kill Xiao Yicai without a moment's hesitation!

A genius who hasn't grown yet?

No different from an ant!

"Mr. Ghost."

Wanrenwang turned his head to look at a black-robed figure beside him.

His voice was deep as he asked, "How much longer until the Kui Niu emerges?"

Hearing this.

Mr. Ghost lowered his eyes slightly and replied, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, This Humble One recently led men to personally scout Liubo Mountain. As of now, the Divine Beast Kui Niu is still roughly half a year away from emerging..."

"Half a year, is it?"

"That's more than enough!"

Wanrenwang's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Longevity Hall, Myriad Poisons Sect, Joyous Union Sect...

Upon witnessing the information within the Heavenly Curtain, the faces of the many Demonic Sect factions turned exceptionally grave.

For a time, undercurrents surged across the Divine Land.

The Four Great Sects of the Demonic Sect contacted one another.

Even though they did not know whether the information in the Heavenly Curtain was true or false, they could no longer afford to hesitate—what if the future shown in the Heavenly Curtain came to pass?

If that happened—

the Holy Sect would truly be destroyed.

Kongsang Mountain.

Ten Thousand Bat Grotto.

As a hegemonic power of the Demonic Sect eight hundred years ago, the Blood Refining Hall had since declined, yet it remained the strongest Demonic Sect faction beneath the Four Great Sects.

Its current ruler was Old Master Nian.

In the Divine Land, he was considered a generation's demonic overlord.

His cultivation had long reached the Peak of Yuqing, pressing close to a Shangqing Master.

Such a level of cultivation was truly not weak.

After all, there were only so many Shangqing Masters on both the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

A Peak of Yuqing cultivator could secure at least an elder's position anywhere, let alone the fact that Old Master Nian had also refined a Magic Treasure—the Crimson Demon Eye!

The Crimson Demon Eye could corrupt others' Magic Treasures.

Its power was formidable.

Old Master Nian had spent a hundred years refining it.

This was also the key foundation of his dominance over his territory.

At this moment, the many Followers of the Blood Refining Hall were thrown into panic.

Witnessing the evaluation in the Heavenly Curtain, they had never expected to find themselves the subject of the gossip.

"What?"

"Our Blood Refining Hall will be destroyed in the future?"

"This..."

"Fake! It must be fake!"

Many Followers of the Blood Refining Hall chose not to believe it.

But—

their hearts were still somewhat unsettled.

After all, if the Blood Refining Hall was destroyed, they figured they wouldn't survive either.

When it came to their own lives and safety, who could simply ignore it?

For a time, many Followers of the Blood Refining Hall sought out Old Master Nian.

At this moment, Old Master Nian's expression was also somewhat grave.

He was unwilling to believe the information in the Heavenly Curtain, but it was better to believe it existed than to dismiss it outright—now that he knew of this matter, he could not simply ignore it.

"Everyone,"

Old Master Nian said in a deep voice, "The information in the Heavenly Curtain not only indicates that my Blood Refining Hall will be destroyed, but even the Longevity Hall and the Myriad Poisons Sect will be destroyed as well. This matter may not be true—it could be a scheme by those hypocrites of the Righteous Path!"

"This Seat will find an opportunity to discuss this with the Four Great Sects!"

Old Master Nian temporarily calmed the emotions of the many Followers.

Among the crowd, a Blood Refining Hall disciple using the alias 'Xiao Zhou' had a faint flicker in his eyes.

Behind his back was strapped a longsword.

On the blade shimmered seven stars.

This person was none other than True Lord Daoxuan's senior disciple, the nominal next-generation Sect Leader of Qingyun Sect—

Xiao Yicai!

"The future me destroyed the entire Demonic Sect? And became the Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven!?"

Xiao Yicai's heart stirred with excitement.

He felt that the person exposed on the Heavenly Curtain was himself.

After all, the Seven Star Sword was already in his hands, and he was currently undercover inside the Blood Refining Hall. Destroying the Blood Refining Hall in the future was only a matter of time.

It all matched.

Everything matched...

That person on the Heavenly Curtain was him!

He was the future Leader of the Righteous Path!

The Sword Wielder of the Zhu Xian Sword!

The Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven!

True Lord Qingyun Who Pacifies Demons!