Those who would not submit, **"Kill!"** Those who dared resist, **"Kill!"** Those who voiced dissent, **"Kill!"**

A deafening roar rang out over Heavenly Demon Mountain. The voices of the Demon Sect's many senior members inside the great hall had been so loud that every sect member on the mountain heard them.

The Demon Sect members also dropped to one knee and shouted.

"We are willing to follow the Sect Leader's footsteps until death!"

"We are willing to follow the Sect Leader's footsteps until death!"

"We are willing~~~~~~~until death~~"

The voices filling the mountains and fields made even the birds in the sky tremble ceaselessly.

Seated on the demonic dragon throne, Zhou Qiong slapped its armrest. "Good. Then we will first trample this continent flat before going to the upper realm."

"Where are the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Halls?"

Four people stepped out from the crowd and answered in unison, "Your subordinates are here!"

"I command your four halls to gather all your disciples and launch a full-scale assault on the continent.

"Those who will not submit, kill!

"Those who dare resist, kill!

"Those who voice dissent, kill!

"I give you three years. In three years, I want the Demon Sect's voice to be the only one on this entire continent."

"As you command!"

"Where are the Twelve Demon Kings? Where are all the protectors?"

Another group stepped out from the crowd and answered, "Your subordinates are here!"

"I command you to assist them. There must be no mistakes."

"As you command."

"Liansheng, you will oversee everything again this time. Do not disappoint me."

"As you command!" Liansheng, who stood beside Zhou Qiong, bowed as he answered.

"System, haven't I accumulated a lot of advanced draws by now?"

You currently have 36 basic draws, which can be exchanged for three advanced draws.

"Use them all!"

Time flowed on, flying like an arrow.

Inside a Yuelai Inn in a city in the eastern Great Wilderness Dynasty, several men in white robes sat in a corner, eating and chatting quietly as they glanced around from time to time.

"Senior Brother Bai, we can't stay in the Great Wilderness Dynasty any longer. It's too dangerous. We must leave immediately."

"Where can we go now? The Demon Sect's people are everywhere under heaven. I heard even the Great Wilderness Dynasty is about to buckle under their attacks."

"If there's really no other way, let's surrender."

"Bullshit! Those Demon Sect fiends slaughtered our sect. How could we surrender? I've decided to go to the Great Yu Dynasty. I heard they can still resist the Demon Sect over there. Are you coming with me?" a young man with a crew cut said indignantly.

Before the others could answer, the inn's door was suddenly kicked open. A large group of Brocade Guards in fish-dragon robes, with embroidered spring sabers at their waists, poured inside and surrounded them.

The man called Senior Brother Bai hurried forward a few steps, looked at the Brocade Guard in the lead, and said, "Sir, why have you surrounded us? We haven't broken any laws of the Great Wilderness Dynasty."

The Brocade Guard thousand household commander in the lead sneered. "Whether you've broken the law isn't for you to decide. I advise you to surrender without a fight. Don't waste your effort."

The thousand household commander waved his hand. "Get them! If they resist, kill them without mercy!"

The men in white finally understood. These men had not come to arrest them at all, but to kill them. They immediately drew their longswords and fought desperately. Unfortunately, even Senior Brother Bai, the strongest among them, was only in the Martial Marquis Realm. Surrounded and attacked by dozens of elite Brocade Guards, they perished, their cultivation extinguished, in less than half an incense stick's time.

The Brocade Guards carried their corpses out of the inn and, led by their thousand household commander, entered a courtyard residence. A middle-aged man in blue sat in the courtyard drinking tea. His face was all smiles, yet he gave the impression of a smiling tiger.

The Brocade Guard thousand household commander quickly approached the man and bowed. "This lowly one, Brocade Guard Thousand Household Commander Wang Lixin, pays his respects to Branch Master Chen."

The man called Branch Master Chen lifted his cup and took a sip of tea, then said with a beaming smile, "Ah, Thousand Household Commander Wang. Sit down, quickly. Why stand on ceremony with me?"

Thousand Household Commander Wang did not sit down after hearing this. Instead, he said softly, "I caught a few remnants of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect on the streets today and brought them straight over to you, Branch Master Chen."

"How thoughtful of you, Thousand Household Commander Wang. I'll accept them, then. Is there anything else?"

"Ah, nothing else. I just hope you'll put in a few good words for me with the higher-ups, Branch Master Chen," Wang Lixin said with a fawning expression.

"Rest assured. I remember all your contributions. When the time comes to assess merits and grant rewards, there will certainly be an incense master position for you."

"Thank you, Branch Master Chen! From now on, this lowly one will follow your lead without question." Overjoyed, Thousand Household Commander Wang immediately dropped to one knee and swore his allegiance to Branch Master Chen.

"All right, it's enough that you have the intention. We all serve the Sect Leader. We'll be one family from now on."

Thousand Household Commander Wang nodded firmly, then happily left with his men. He was going to capture more remnants and earn greater merit. If the higher-ups were pleased enough to give him a branch master's position, wouldn't he have struck it rich?

Branch Master Chen knew nothing of Thousand Household Commander Wang's thoughts. He drank his tea, smiling in delight. Although he had been a Demon Sect branch master before, the sect had not possessed such might back then. Everything had begun to change when the Sect Leader emerged from seclusion.

First, they had annihilated Golden Mountain Temple, then destroyed Hanging Void Hall and forced Ten Thousand Swords Mountain to disband on the spot. Now they were fighting to dominate the entire continent, exterminating every force that refused to submit. At present, apart from the Great Yu Dynasty, which still resisted stubbornly, the other two dynasties were gradually giving up their resistance.

The Great Wilderness Dynasty, where he was stationed, was just like that. These days, he did not even need to act himself. There were people who would kill the remnants that refused to submit for him, merely hoping he would put in a few good words with the higher-ups so they could secure a position in the Demon Sect. The other branch masters were mostly in the same situation.

Moreover, the Demon Sect's benefits over the past two years had been astonishingly good. As a mere branch master of White Tiger Hall, he had been able to cultivate the Demon King Art and received ample supplies of medicinal pills. His cultivation had now reached peak Martial King.

Many branch masters from the other halls had even broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm and begun cultivating the Demon Emperor Art. That was an Emperor Grade cultivation technique! Even the emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty could probably only cultivate a technique of that grade.

He had also heard that the hall masters and Demon Kings had begun cultivating the Demon God Art. That was a Divine Grade cultivation technique. He had no idea how powerful it was, but he had heard the deputy hall master say that their Hall Master Wan had broken through to the Martial Sovereign realm after cultivating the Demon God Art for less than two months. Over these past two years, he had become even more unfathomable.

Branch Master Chen thought to himself, It looks like I need to work harder too. The Demon Sect has been expanding at tremendous speed over these past two years. Although I'm an old member, if my cultivation still doesn't improve after a while, I could easily be replaced by someone who comes after me.

The Demon Sect was a rapidly accelerating express carriage, and everyone was desperately trying to climb aboard. He certainly did not want to be thrown off halfway because his cultivation was insufficient. Wouldn't he cry himself to death?

"Someone come!" Branch Master Chen shouted.

Several figures immediately entered from outside the courtyard and bowed. "Branch Master, what are your orders?"

"I am going into seclusion to achieve a breakthrough in my cultivation. You will stand guard for me. Unless it is an emergency, you are not to disturb me."

"Yes!" they answered.