The Human Puppet Sect Arrives, the Demon Sect in Crisis
The Immortal-Abandoned Continent, the Demon Sect.
Atop an ancient sacred mountain, shrouded in endless demonic energy.
The sect leader of the Demon Sect was looking solemnly at a communication jade slip in his hand that had lost all its luster.
"Well..."
She let out a long sigh.
"Sect Master," an elder beside him said in a hoarse voice, "You don't need to worry too much."
"Your Highness, after all, is a descendant of 'that clan'."
"Its Divine Ability are enough to allow it to preserve itself in any desperate situation."
"That's not what I'm worried about."
The Demon Sect Master slowly shook his head.
She raised her head and looked up at the swirling clouds in the sky, her eyes filled with worry.
What I fear is this impending... great era of strife.
She knew that the Immortal-Abandoned Continent was about to face an unprecedented catastrophe!
And their Demon Sect became the most succulent piece of meat in the eyes of countless hungry wolves!
[' Upper Realm '...]
[well...]
The thought of that "Ancestral Court," also called a "Demon Sect," yet riddled with factions, each acting independently, and even killing each other for the sake of so-called "pure bloodline"... is unbearable.
Her heart was filled with endless... sorrow.
[I don't ask that you lend a hand.]
[I only ask for...]
[... Don't kick someone when they're down.]
Just then!
"Buzz--!"
A terrifying figure, filled with an aura of "deathly silence" and "eerie" presence, appeared without warning outside the Demon Sect's mountain gate!
He was dressed in a large black robe, the hood of which concealed his face.
He simply stood there quietly, as if he were out of place in this world.
Is this the Demon Sect of the Lower Realm?
[Hopefully, it will have what I want.]
He had even begun to fantasize about how, after obtaining "that thing," he would gradually transform and ascend to the Immortal Realm realm!
"Halt! Who goes there?!"
Upon seeing this strange figure, the two Golden Core disciples guarding the mountain immediately stepped forward and shouted angrily!
However, the man in black robes seemed not to have heard them at all, and continued to walk slowly towards the mountain gate!
"Court death!"
The two Golden Core disciples were furious!
Without any hesitation, they were determined to kill this arrogant and ignorant fool on the spot!
However, just as they were about to make their move!
The man in black robes had already appeared before them silently!
He simply extended two pale, almost inhuman fingers.
It was gently placed between their eyebrows.
"Laugh--!"
Two arrogant Golden Core disciples didn't even have time to react before they were transformed into two lifeless, zombie-like... puppets!
Let's go.
The man in black robes spoke slowly, his voice hoarse.
"Yes, Master."
Along the way.
All the Demon Sect disciples who witnessed this scene were utterly horrified!
[Th-those... aren't those Senior Brother Wang and Senior Brother Li?!]
How could they be following behind a man in black robes?!
[And... their eyes...]
Just as everyone was filled with surprise and doubt!
A majestic roar descended from the sky!
"Insolence! What kind of demon are you?! How dare you trespass on the sacred ground of my Demon Sect?!"
Suddenly, an elder who had already reached the Nascent Soul stage descended from the sky and blocked the three's path!
He stared at the two Golden Core disciples with lifeless eyes, his gaze filled with boundless... horrification!
[Puppet?!]
However, the man in black robes merely gave a disdainful sneer.
He extended that pale finger again!
"No--!"
With a roar of resentment, the Nascent Soul elder followed in the footsteps of the two Golden Core disciples!
"Owner."
"What... what on earth is going on?!"
"It's... it's the work of the ' Human Puppet Sect '!"
"Impossible! The Human Puppet Sect, although one of the seven great evil sects, how dare they so blatantly trespass into the sacred ground of my Demon Sect?!"
"Furthermore... as far as I know, their sect doesn't even have anyone with that kind of strength!"
"Quickly! Go and inform the sect leader!"
A terrified disciple screamed at the top of his lungs!
However, the man in black robes seemed not to have heard them at all.
He simply looked with interest at the ancient buildings around him, each exuding an eerie aura.
Just then!
"Your Excellency, aren't you far too dismissive of my Demon Sect?"
A melodious female voice, majestic yet tinged with weariness, descended from the sky!
Then, the sect leader of the Demon Sect slowly descended from the cloud-shrouded summit of the sacred mountain.
Behind her followed several elders, all of whom had reached the Late-Stage Nascent Soul...
She simply stood there quietly, as if she had become one with the world around her!
However, the moment she extended her Divine Sense towards the man in black, her heart skipped a beat!
[it turns out...]
[... Can't you sense it?!]
She dared not be negligent in the slightest again!
"Who are you, sir?" Her voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion. "Why do you wish to be an enemy of my Demon Sect?"
However, the man in black simply raised his head.
He slowly uttered a passage in a hoarse yet undeniable voice.
"I came for... the 'dragon'."
"What?!"
Upon hearing this!
All the elders and disciples of the Demon Sect present were horrified!
Even the sect leader of the Demon Sect was stunned!
[Dragon?!]
[He... he actually came for that... the 'dragon' that only exists in legends?!]
"Your Excellency," the sect leader forced down his shock and said in a deep voice, "Although my Demon Sect has had records about 'dragons,' those are ultimately just legends."
"Moreover," a deep confusion flashed in her eyes, "As far as I know, the 'dragon' is the head of all demons! Even if it truly exists, it could only be in the ' Upper Realm '!"
"Why must you, sir, come to my humble Lower Realm to search?"
However, the man in black robes had already lost all patience.
He simply snapped his fingers casually.
"Snap."
In an instant!
All the Demon Sect disciples present, whose cultivation was below the Golden Core, were as if an invisible hand had gripped their throats, and their bodies instantly froze on the spot!
Their faces were etched with an indescribable fear!
"Stop making excuses, hand it over now!"
The man in black robes spoke in a hoarse voice, yet it was filled with an undeniable... command!
"You!"
"Presumptuous!"
"Court death!"
All the elders of the Demon Sect present were enraged!
However, the next moment, something happened that left them speechless!
Suddenly, those Demon Sect disciples, who were initially filled with anger, all took out their magical treasures from their storage bags without prior arrangement!
Then...
"Pfft--!"
... and plunged it deep into his own heart!
"What?!"
"What... what on earth is going on?!"
All the elders were completely dumbfounded!
The leader, a Grand Elder at the Nascent Soul Seventh Layer stage, could no longer suppress his killing intent!
They were to capture the other party on the spot!
However, the man in black robes simply extended that pale, inhuman finger!
"No--!"
Even with a cultivation level of the Nascent Soul Seventh Layer, he still couldn't last a single round!
"This... this..."
"What... what exactly is his cultivation level?!"
This time, all the elders present were terrified!
That's Nascent Soul Seventh Layer!
To turn Nascent Soul Seventh Layer cultivator into a puppet in a single encounter, could the opponent be Soul Formation?!
The sect leader of the Demon Sect was so angry that he was trembling all over!
She directly unleashed her terrifying cultivation at the Soul Formation Fifth Layer!
However, the man in black robes didn't even blink.
It seems that this Soul Formation Fifth Layer cultivator is no different from those Nascent Soul.
He simply waved his hand.
"Pfft--!"
"Pfft--!"
"Pfft--!"
Dozens more disciples of the Demon Sect committed suicide on the spot!
"You!"
The Demon Sect Master was utterly enraged!
Without any hesitation, she transformed into a streak of light, intending to kill her opponent on the spot!
However, several disciples of the Demon Sect who had already been controlled by the man in black robes, as well as those Nascent Soul elders, bravely stood in front of them, fearless of death!
Damn it!
The sect leader had no choice but to stop in his tracks.
She knew that she had probably encountered an unprecedented predicament today!
"I'm asking you one last time."
The man in black robes spoke slowly, his voice filled with an undeniable... command!
"... To pay, or not to pay?"
The sect leader's eyes were filled with grief and struggle.
Just then!
"Buzz--!"
Outside the Demon Sect's mountain gate, an ancient teleportation array that had been abandoned for many years suddenly shone brightly!