Farewell!

"Go to the Great Thousand World. Return to our homeland!"

"Our homeland? Do we still have one? Is this the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor's wish?"

Seeing the bitterness in Jiang Yun's eyes, Jiang Hong felt a stab of pain. Unable to bear it, he averted his gaze and said firmly, "We will have one. Wherever our people are, that is home!"

"The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor wants you to grow in the Great Thousand World. There are only a hundred years left until the forty-ninth activation of the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array..."

"I'll go."

Jiang Yun answered firmly, a blazing fire burning in his eyes. He had been in this world for six years now, and he knew full well that strength was the foundation of his survival here.

In the past few years, he had not known what the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor was planning for him, or why he had forbidden him from cultivating. Now it seemed everything had been for the Heavenly Evil God. He wanted to plant a pawn in the Great Thousand World.

Compared to a Heavenly Sovereign who might rise to the upper ranks of the Great Thousand World, a Heavenly Demon Emperor of the Evil Spirit Clan seemed far less important.

As for how a young child like Jiang Yun would survive in the Great Thousand World, that was not something he concerned himself with. Ultimately, Jiang Yun was merely a spare move on the board. Success would be ideal; if he failed, they would lose nothing.

The Outer Realm Evil Clan's plans spanned tens of thousands of years. They hardly cared about a pawn like Jiang Yun. They had already arranged everything.

Jiang Hong rose, clasped his hands behind his back, and gazed at the gloomy sky outside the Library Pavilion. His voice was heavy with desolation. "This world is cruel. Once you reach the Great Thousand World, don't come back."

As he spoke, Jiang Hong took out a pendant and hung it around Jiang Yun's neck. It was shaped like a seven-story tower, plain and unremarkable. Jiang Yun did not know what it was, but since his grandfather had given it to him, he carefully tucked it beneath his collar.

"Never take this tower off, no matter what."

Without waiting for Jiang Yun to answer, Jiang Hong swept his sleeve and tore open a pitch-black spatial rift. In the blink of an eye, silence returned to the Scripture Pavilion.

This was a dark expanse. Amid the dim, oppressive heavens and earth, sinister black bolts of destructive lightning occasionally descended like enraged pythons.

Jiang Yun saw hundreds of people like himself around him. Among them were not only his own clansmen, but also many humans from the Great Thousand World who had been captured and subjected to a "baptism," as well as members of the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

Clearly, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor would not arrange for Jiang Yun to be his only pawn. Weak ants were everywhere. If they could improve the chances of saving the Heavenly Evil God by even a fraction, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor would not care about the consequences of their discovery by the people of the Great Thousand World.

Emptiness and numbness hung over every person there. They did not know what they were meant to do, only that they would be sent to the Great Thousand World. These people, who lacked even the strength to truss a chicken, would face certain death if anyone there discovered them.

Only those who survived would earn the right to learn the Outer Realm Evil Clan's plans and receive their support.

"It's almost time!"

A demonic figure slowly appeared. He sat quietly cross-legged, terrifying demonic energy spilling out around him. Whenever the dreadful destructive lightning came within a thousand feet of that energy, it rapidly evaporated into nothingness, as though corroded away.

Jiang Yun looked toward the voice and saw that the heavens and earth over there lay shattered. A silver-white storm of destruction raged through them. The storm seemed endless, devoid of all matter, like a realm of nothingness.

Before such power, anyone below the Heavenly Sovereign level who entered could meet only one fate: death.

Seemingly sensing Jiang Yun's body stiffen, Jiang Hong gently tightened his grip on his hand and said softly, "Don't be afraid. Grandpa will protect you!"

Feeling the pressure against his palm, Jiang Yun gradually calmed down, blinking as he watched the space-time storm.

The Great Thousand World bordered the territory of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, but any member of the Outer Realm Evil Clan who entered it could easily be discovered. This time, they intended to use the power of the space-time storm to send these people to various places throughout the Great Thousand World.

The ideal destinations were the various Lower Planes, where the Great Thousand World's influence was weak, making them suitable places for everyone to develop.

"It's time to depart!"

As a mighty voice rang out, Jiang Yun saw an enormous hand stretch across the sky. Vast soul power flashed through his mind.

It was a seal bearing mysterious runes. Before it, there seemed to be no secrets at all. Just as it was about to descend into the depths of his soul, black-and-white flames suddenly surged from Jiang Yun's body, blocking the rune outside him.

"Hmm?"

A puzzled voice rang out. The demonic figure turned to look over and saw through the flames within Jiang Yun at a glance. He gave Jiang Yun a sinister smile. "You're that much-talked-about genius of the Evil Spirit Clan, aren't you?"

"This junior, Jiang Yun, pays his respects to the Demon Emperor!" The man's laughter made every hair on Jiang Yun's body stand on end. Those eyes, which pierced straight into one's heart, left him deeply uncomfortable.

"Youxin Demon Emperor!" Seeing Jiang Yun's discomfort, Jiang Hong spoke in a low voice and stepped forward, shielding Jiang Yun behind him. Terrifying divine light burst from his clouded eyes as he stared coldly at the demonic figure.

"Ugh!" The Youxin Demon Emperor let out a muffled grunt. He looked coldly at Jiang Hong and said in an icy voice, "To think you've already become an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign. Quite the Evil Spirit Clan!"

His tone brimmed with disdain and arrogance. He came from the Heart Demon Clan, one of the Thirty-Two Great Clans. Even among those clans, the Heart Demon Clan ranked near the top, so he certainly had grounds for his pride.

"The Evil Spirit Clan's perfect bloodline?" After casting a disdainful glance at Jiang Yun, the Youxin Demon Emperor paid him no further attention. With the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor's measures in place, there was no need to worry about Jiang Yun. The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor commanded absolute authority within the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

Rumble-

Just then, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted in the distance. Far away, within the space-time storm, the tremendous sound shook the heavens and earth. Even the ground trembled.

As the deafening sound reverberated, the space-time storm that had been raging wildly actually began to slow, becoming somewhat calmer for once.

"Go, Yun'er. Once you're over there, don't come back!"

As those words fell, Jiang Yun immediately felt his body grow light. Then a streak of azure light came whistling toward him and wrapped him tightly within it.

Jiang Yun looked back and saw Jiang Hong's reluctance to part with him. He also saw living beings being thrown in one after another, including members of his own clan.

Not everyone was as fortunate as Jiang Yun, with a Heavenly Sovereign personally ensuring his safe passage. For many, the moment they entered the space-time storm, their fragile barriers were shredded by the turbulent currents of space and time.

An incomparably horrific scene unfolded before his eyes. Remains lay everywhere, blood mist filled the air, and many were ground to pieces by the power of space and time without even a chance to struggle.

I will come back. I will change the fate of the Evil Spirit Clan!

As Jiang Yun watched his clansmen being expended like worthless blades of grass, he roared inwardly. At that moment, he understood the path he would take.

Boom-

Like a colossal dragon, the streak of azure light roared as it carried Jiang Yun into the silver space-time storm. Before long, that sliver of green vanished into the boundless silver.