The Inevitable Trend

Elder Zi was deep in thought as well, verifying many pieces of information. "Chen Yang... many things are merely my guesses. Even I can hardly be certain of the truth. But one thing I can be certain of is that Zhunti has fallen into Demon Dao. He has absolutely fallen into Demon Dao. I cannot possibly be mistaken—Zhunti has absolutely fallen into Demon Dao."

"Yes, regardless of the truth, it could hardly change the fact that Zhunti had fallen into Demon Dao. But thinking back on it now, I was still terrified afterward. I had practically barged into a devil's den before." Chen Yang shook his head with a bitter smile, lingering fear in his heart.

Elder Zi laughed heartily. "Haha... Chen Yang, when you charged into that devil's den just now, you were quite imposing. But rest assured, I can sense that although Zhunti has fallen into Demon Dao, he has not broken away from the Heavenly Dao. As long as Zhunti has not broken away from the Heavenly Dao, he cannot attack you. After all, ever since you perfected the Thunder Tribulation, you have received the Heavenly Dao's protection. If Zhunti, a Sage of the Heavenly Dao, truly attacked you, he would suffer the Heavenly Dao's backlash, fall from his Sage Seat, and be grievously injured. By then, once Zhunti's cultivation was damaged, even you could kill him."

"After falling into Demon Dao, he could still merge with the Heavenly Dao? Did the Heavenly Dao not notice and send down heavenly punishment to destroy Zhunti?" Chen Yang asked doubtfully.

"The Demon Dao and the Heavenly Dao share the same root and source. Once demonic aura is concealed, the changes within are difficult to detect. Of course, the Heavenly Dao might find it hard to notice, but Lord Hongjun