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"Are you crazy?"

The Devil Master sneered, "Is he courting death?"

But he quickly realized something was wrong.

He still had the Demon Power of two powerful demons inside him that hadn't been fully converted. As soon as Shen Ji's Spiritual Qi was injected, his abdomen immediately became unbearably bloated and painful, growing even larger than before.

At the same time, his power was surging.

But this sudden surge panicked him. Although he could devour Devil Qi, it took time and wasn't limitless. He couldn't continue absorbing it!

He raised his hand, took a deep breath, and was about to smash Shen Ji's skull with a single blow when he saw that Shen Ji's severed left arm had actually risen up, and his sword finger had lightly touched the ground.

Bright light shone through, and a spray of blood mist erupted!

This sword intent, imbued with Luminous Sword Heart, pierced through the Devil Master's belly, which had swelled up like a balloon. He had absorbed too much Yao Qi, and with the Spiritual Qi Shen Ji had poured in, his abdomen had become a weak and vulnerable point, which even the Devil Qi could not protect. With this sword strike, his abdomen was completely pierced through, and the soaring Yao Qi burst forth!

"Aaaaaah!"

Amidst the Devil Master's screams, the ball of Demon Power floated in mid-air for a moment before drifting away towards the Demon Realm.

Qiongqi should be completely dead, but Hundun itself is a condensation of immortal Yao Qi. After it disperses into Yao Qi, it can re-condense, but it probably cannot recover in a short time. Instinct has guided it back to the Demon Realm to recuperate.

The demonic Yao Qi dissipated, Shen Ji, leaning on his sword, slowly walked up to the Devil Master.

The Devil Master lay weakly on the ground, a huge gash split open in his abdomen, demonic blood flowing everywhere.

"You..."

Shen Ji raised his sword and pierced his Devil Heart with a single strike.

"Well!"

The Devil Master let out a mournful cry and closed his eyes in resentment.

The surrounding Devil Qi barrier slowly dissipated. Shen Ji sheathed his sword and coughed softly twice. The broken bone in his left hand was being repaired by the medicinal power of the pill. His third junior sister's medicine was indeed a divine medicine. If it weren't for the effect of the pill, he would never have been able to forcefully use his left hand to unleash that Luminous Sword Intent.

"Senior Brother, are you alright?" Qiaoqiao moved closer to him and asked.

"I see..."

Shen Ji looked at his palm, where there were thick calluses from practicing swordsmanship. When that sword intent pierced through the Devil Master's body, he suddenly had a moment of enlightenment—the belief he had upheld throughout his life was to uphold righteousness and eliminate evil. For this cause, he had practiced swordsmanship diligently for hundreds of years, never slacking off day or night.

On the day he became a disciple, he knelt before Bai Fu and said that he wanted to uphold the Dao with his sword. The white-robed immortal gazed at him silently for a long time before saying, "Entering this path is easy, but persevering in it is difficult."

"If you ever face a trial, remember... as long as your sword can still slay demons and monsters, you should never doubt your swordsmanship."

He believed that his master, who had uttered those words, would not betray his swordsmanship. His current choice might be out of necessity, but ultimately, he would not let his sword down.

His State of Mind suddenly became clear, and his spiritual realm was elevated to another level.

"Junior Sister, thank you."

His junior sister helped him again; without her reminder, he wouldn't have discovered the Devil Master's weakness. For them, being her senior brother was a great fortune.

Qiaoqiao smiled sweetly, curiously examining the Devil Master's corpse.

Shen Ji suddenly realized something and asked worriedly, "Junior Sister, you don't want to eat the Devil Heart, do you?"

He still remembered how his junior sister had been so eager to eat Ziling's Devil Heart, which had really startled him.

"Devil Heart?"

"I won't eat that disgusting stuff."

Shen Ji:?

"Senior Brother, the ship is here, let's go back!" She glanced at the Devil Master, then lost interest and urged Shen Ji to get on the ship quickly.

Shen Ji hesitated for a moment.

In the end, I suppressed the doubts in my heart.

He glanced back at the dust-swept Devil Realm and boarded the ferry.

"I have a question. If the Demon God didn't die back then, why hasn't it reappeared in the world all these years? It has even been dormant for a full ten thousand years."

"I guess it's not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't. Maybe he's always been very weak; after all, he only has one ear and one arm left, it would be strange if he could move."

"Perhaps the four divine pillars had some effect on him, which is why he was able to act so recklessly after the pillars collapsed."

Inside the Flowing Cloud Sect, the members of Ethereal Peak gathered to discuss the current situation and the status quo of the Demon God.

Fu Fengyuan had originally left the sect to find Qiaoqiao, but he received a message from Shen Ji halfway there, saying that he had been following his junior sister and that everyone should not worry. Only then did he return to the sect.

"I feel like there are some things that don't make sense..." Xiao Tingyu pondered, stroking her chin.

"The most crucial thing now is to find the Demon God's hand bone," Fu Fengyuan. "No matter what the Demon God is plotting, as long as the Demon Bone is destroyed, he won't be able to cause any trouble."

"But where exactly is the Demon Bone?"

"Perhaps it's hidden in a very secret place," Ning Shuang guessed.

"The Demon God is preparing to be resurrected, and the Demon Bone will most likely attach itself to someone, right? That would make it easier for him to carry out his plans."

"This person is not Song Wuya..."

"Yes, Aqi!"

A clear voice came from the doorway, and everyone turned around at the same time.

Qiaoqiao stepped across the threshold, her eyes sparkling, "That person is Aqi!"

Shen Ji lagged behind. On the way back, he and his junior sister also pondered the matter. When they were nearing the sect, Qiaoqiao suddenly said that she had figured it out.

Yue Tingxi asked, puzzled, "Who is Aqi?"

"It's that Profound Heaven Sect disciple who pointed out Ning Xuan's talent during the sect competition!" Wen Zhi said.

"Third Senior Sister has such a good memory," Qiaoqiao said with a smile. "It's this person!"