The young acting head of the Fire Vajra Court before her was no ordinary Foundation Establishment or Qi Condensation Realm cultivator. Having broken through to the Early Inner Vajra Realm, his control over his aura, spatial lockdown, and suppression of vital energy had long surpassed that of ordinary cultivators at the same level.
Not to mention that she was severely wounded and weakened now, with less than one-tenth of her cultivation remaining—even at her peak, before Cheng Heng, she would have been like an ant gazing up at a mountain, utterly powerless to resist.
Any talk of breaking free or making a desperate counterattack was nothing but wishful thinking.
The last trace of luck in Su Xuanyi's heart was utterly shattered. Her face paled slightly as she looked at Cheng Heng again, and there was finally a genuine hint of fear in her eyes.
"Now, we can have a proper talk."
Cheng Heng spoke slowly, his calm gaze resting on her. Neither hurried nor angered, neither imposing nor threatening, he said, "Su Xuanyi, you are obsessed with the Demon Altar, worship the Devil Master, believe that the birth of the Demon Embryo is the inevitable tide of fate, and believe the righteous path has decayed and all living beings deserve to perish. Then let me ask you: when you joined the Mahayana Evil Cult, what were you seeking?"
Su Xuanyi's eyes were icy as she blurted out, "The Great Dao! Transcendence! To break free from the shackles of heaven and earth, to escape the restraints of the Heavenly Dao, and to avoid being bound by the rules of the righteous path!"
"The Demon Altar's path defies the heavens. It nourishes the soul with qi and blood, breaks through realms with karmic force, and cultivates far faster than the rigid, rotten