Qingyao Mountain.
A thousand-zhang cliff towered overhead, its walls sprouting pines and vines.
After the heavy tribulation clouds rapidly receded, daylight returned to shine upon the earth.
A ray of light fell from the cliff's summit, passing through the moisture filling the ravine and the sheltering, luxuriant vines to illuminate a dense thicket of Abundant Fungus.
In the gloom beyond the reach of daylight, a pitch-black leopard demon lay sprawled across a pine branch stretching over the deep ravine. Its eyes were shut and its breathing steady as it slept soundly.
Mists curled around the mountains like ribbons, while faintly blue vapor billowed and swirled, its wisps dampening the leopard demon's fur.
Its whiskers quivered lightly, its ears occasionally twitched, and its tail drooped among the leaves. It was deep in slumber.
Suddenly, a terrifying demonic aura descended in a mighty wave. The Demon Emperor's Spiritual Sense swept past, and in an instant, everything here fell within its perception.
However, the Demon Emperor noticed nothing amiss.
A short while later, both the demonic aura and the Spiritual Sense departed.
After another moment, a Black-robed Figure emerged from the empty air above the sleeping leopard demon. His aura was restrained, no different from an ordinary mortal. It was Pei Ling.
At this moment, Pei Ling's aura was calm, and he was completely unharmed.
This time, to evade the Demon Emperor's probing, he hadn't used [Sun Erosion Secret Record]. Instead, he had hidden in the dream of the leopard demon before him!
Yes, this was something he could only do after gaining even greater mastery over the law of "sleep"!
He could now put other living beings to sleep at will, and even lurk within their dreams.
Unless the Demon Emperor slaughtered every sleeping demon beast on Qingyao Mountain, Pei Ling had