The Demon Emperor scattered the sandstorm, and an altar appeared before the two of them. Looking at the battered, dilapidated altar, the Demon Emperor grew even more puzzled.
This was the location of the passage between the Demon World and the mortal world. In the past, it had always been personally guarded by the Martial Saint, the strongest expert of the human world. Yet now, not only was there no Martial Saint—there was not even a single powerful cultivator in sight.
There was not even a human shadow in the surrounding area. What exactly was going on?
"This is where the passage between the mortal world and the Demon World is located. Let me see whether it can still be used."
After explaining to Ye Lin, the Demon Emperor walked to the center of the altar and sat cross-legged. The next moment, dense demonic qi rose violently from his body.
Several streaks of purple light then spread along the ground beneath him, shooting toward the five pillars surrounding the altar. At once, the five streaks of purple light began to merge with the pillars.
Upon coming into contact with the purple light, purple runes lit up one after another across the five pillars. In the end, all five pillars were illuminated.
The next moment, a deafening boom rang out. The five pillars each released a beam of purple light, and those beams merged before shooting straight toward the distant sky.
The sky was torn apart, and a purple rift appeared in the void. The rift slowly expanded, growing larger and larger until it finally formed a purple gate of light.
"No one in the Demon World is responding, so this passage cannot be opened."
The Demon Emperor spoke helplessly. He had already left the Demon World, and the token representing