Gu Yuanqing was not remotely surprised by the Demon Lord's arrival.
If anything, the surprise was that he had waited until now to act. More than thirty years had passed since the Primordial Creation Heaven Wheel had been sealed. In the Demon Lord's eyes, Gu Yuanqing might well be the Creation God King. With his rule divine artifact sealed and his power greatly diminished, how could the Demon Lord not seize the opportunity to do something? After all, his physical body was still in Gu Yuanqing's hands.
In the night sky.
The star formed by the Ten Thousand Demons Heavenly Fortune Banner grew even more sinister. A blood moon hung overhead, draping the entire Qianyuan Realm in a thin red veil. Over the years, the banner had settled into its celestial orbit and grown increasingly attuned to the Heaven and Earth Great Dao. At the same time, the Demon Lord's control over the other rule divine artifacts he had once branded had also increased considerably.
Even without his divine kingdom, even though he had yet to regain his peak, his strength had grown substantially since before.
The power of the demonic dao began to seethe within the Qianyuan Realm. Those illuminated by the blood moon involuntarily developed all manner of distracting and demonic thoughts. However, the Qianyuan Realm was different from other boundary domains, and the influence of the rule divine artifact dao upon it had already become limited.
With a thought from Gu Yuanqing, a gentle breeze swept across the entire Qianyuan Realm. It touched both flesh and divine soul, its subtle force leaving everyone refreshed and their minds more tranquil than ever.
In the endless void beyond the Qian Yuan Realm.
The Demon Lord stood in the void with his arms folded. "Seeing" the changes within the Qianyuan