Subtle changes began silently taking place within the Demon Realm.
Even with the Purple Cloud Daoist stationed in the Demon Realm, he could not stop them.
The Demon Realm was naturally suited to practitioners of the demonic dao. Once the Demon Lord's demonic thoughts descended into it, they were like fish in water.
For now, however, he made no rash moves, merely laying his plans little by little.
He would have to recover his physical body eventually, but there was no hurry. Hurrying would accomplish nothing anyway.
With his demonic thoughts, he was confident he could escape even if a God King came. Yet he could not break the seal at all, much less contend with a Rule Divine Artifact.
Within Demon God Mountain.
The Purple Cloud Daoist looked at the Heavenly Edict Token in his hand, sensing the information within with his divine sense.
A sharp gleam flashed through his eyes, carrying both joy and concern.
His concern was that the Demon Lord's soul had very likely escaped. At the very least, some of his demonic thoughts were already loose, and the Wei father and son had most likely succumbed to demonic corruption.
His joy was that Jun Tian had returned. At last, the current situation could be stabilized for the time being.
He could also breathe a little easier.
"However, the Demon Lord's physical body might be in Gu Yuanqing's hands, or the Demon Lord might have reclaimed it. The former would be manageable, but the latter would be troublesome."
Within North Spring Realm.
Gu Yuanqing entered the Immortal Mountain Trial.
With a thought, a dazzling star flew down from the countless stars overhead.
It stopped atop a distant peak.
Purple lightning flared and spread rapidly, seemingly turning tens of thousands of miles into a sea of thunder.