Half a Month, the Devil Emperor's Fury

After he finished speaking, the valley fell silent.

Li Yunjing felt a heavy weight in his heart.

The massacre that wiped out an entire family 20,000 years ago was actually caused by something like this.

Thousands of cultivators sacrificed themselves, all to preserve a wisp of the remnant soul of the Dao embryo.

Only Zhenyangzi remained, guarding the mountain for 20,000 years, solely to fulfill the sect leader's dying wish.

This dedication and sense of responsibility are truly admirable.

Huangfu Chenyin also calmed down and bowed, saying, "This junior is unaware of the reason and my words were offensive. I hope senior will forgive me."

"It's alright." Zhenyangzi waved his hand. "You are righteous people, and with the Taiyi inheritor present, you are not outsiders."

He looked at Li Yunjing with a serious expression. "Now that you have obtained the outer inheritance, you are half a successor of my Taiyi Immortal Sect."

Now that the Dao Embryo is about to awaken, and the demonic path surrounds it, are you willing to accept the last inheritance of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and protect the Dao Embryo for its journey?

Li Yunjing was shocked.

He looked up at Zhenyangzi, then gazed into the depths of the main peak, remained silent for a moment, and then bowed solemnly:

"This junior, Li Yunjing, is willing to accept the inheritance and guard the Dao embryo, even at the cost of death."

"Good." A relieved smile appeared on Zhenyangzi's face. "I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

Huangfu Chenyin then spoke up, "Senior, Sect Leader Li, the most urgent task is to hold out for these two weeks."

Today we killed Yan Xuanfeng and the others. The demonic path will soon realize something is wrong. Next time, it will likely be Devil Cultivator at the Void Refinement or even Tribulation Transcendence Realm. We are too few in number, I'm afraid...

She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Although Zhenyangzi is strong, no one knows how much of his strength he can unleash.

If the demonic forces launch a full-scale attack, we may not be able to defend ourselves.

Zhenyangzi remained calm. "Although the Supreme Unity Boundless Array is damaged, its core foundation is still intact. With me in charge, even cultivators who have completed the Tribulation Transcendence Perfection cannot break through it."

You two should go and heal your wounds to regain your strength.

"Li Yunjing, come with me into the heart of the mountain to familiarize ourselves with the formation and also to examine the Dao Embryo."

He paused, his tone turning colder. "If the demonic path doesn't come, fine. But if they dare to come... they couldn't take the Dao Embryo twenty thousand years ago, and they still can't take it twenty thousand years later. No matter how many come, I'll keep them all."

His tone was calm, yet it carried an air of confidence that looked down upon all living beings.

Huangfu Chenyin and Tie Shan exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief.

With this unfathomable senior figure in charge, holding out for half a month shouldn't be a problem.

Senior Xie.

With a flick of his sleeve, Zhenyangzi used a gentle force to support Tie Shan and Huangfu Chenyin, leading them down the mountain. "There is a healing cave on the west side, with spare pills and Spirit Gathering Formation inside. You can go and rest there first."

There's a watchtower I've set up outside the mountain; you'll be alerted if there's any unusual activity.

After settling the two in, Zhenyangzi turned to Li Yunjing and said, "Let's go. Follow me into the mountain's interior, and I'll show you the last legacy of my Taiyi Immortal Sect."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the main peak.

Li Yunjing followed behind Zhenyangzi, going up the stone steps.

After passing through layers of ruins, we arrived at an abandoned hall atop the main peak.

The main hall had long since collapsed, leaving only a few broken pillars, but the ground in the center was engraved with complete array patterns.

Zhenyangzi stood in the center of the array and made a Method Formula.

The ground trembled slightly, and the array patterns lit up one after another.

A beam of light rose from the center of the formation, revealing a staircase leading deep into the mountainside.

"Stay close to me and don't touch anything recklessly. There are still many restrictions inside the mountain. Even Dao Integration Realm would suffer if they triggered them."

Zhenyangzi stepped into the pillar of light first, followed closely by Li Yunjing.

The beam of light extended downwards, penetrating hundreds of feet into the earth.

The surrounding stone walls were inlaid with countless luminous pearls, illuminating the passage.

Both sides of the road are covered with murals, which record the history of the Taiyi Immortal Sect from its establishment to its prosperity. The figures are lifelike and the Daoist charm flows.

As Li Yunjing walked and looked around, he was deeply moved.

This is the true foundation of the High Antiquity great sects.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the view suddenly opened up ahead.

A huge underground cavern came into view.

In the center of the cave is a circular pool of water with a warm, jade-like color. A light mist of primordial energy floats on the surface, and the pure, primordial aura washes over you, making every pore on your body feel relaxed.

In the center of the pool, a tiny, fist-sized glimmer of light floated.

The soft light beats gently, like a heartbeat, each beat radiating out ripples of primordial energy.

"That is the Origin Dao Embryo." Zhenyangzi stood by the pool, his eyes gentle. "It has been nurtured for twenty thousand years and is finally about to awaken. In another half month, the Dao Embryo will take shape and become the true Origin Dao Physique."

Looking at that faint light, Li Yunjing felt a strange sense of closeness.

The Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture within the body began to circulate on its own, gradually synchronizing with the frequency of the Dao Embryo.

The main camp of the Myriad Devil Abyss consisted of a vast, dark tent stretching for hundreds of miles, with demonic energy soaring into the sky.

Inside the main tent, Yan Tianjin sat on the Demon Bone Throne, his fingertips unconsciously tapping the armrests.

The leaders of the Thirty-Six Devil Sects stood on either side below, completely silent, even their breathing was extremely soft.

Three days ago, after the main force secretly slipped into the depths of the Chaos Abyss, only 30% of the troops remained in the outer camp, guarded by several veteran demon generals, serving as a diversionary force.

Yan Tianjin himself had secretly ventured deep into the abyss's origin zone, leaving only a demonic avatar to guard the main tent and deceive the righteous path.

Everything is progressing steadily according to plan; we are just waiting for the Dao Fruit to mature so we can get there first.

But just then, a sharp crack broke the deathly silence in the tent.

On the black jade platform beside the throne, a soul lamp engraved with the three characters Yan Xuanfeng suddenly exploded without warning.

Lamp oil spilled onto the jade platform, and the eerie green flame flickered a few times before going out completely.

The tent fell silent instantly.

All eyes were fixed on the shattered soul lamp, and their faces drained of color.

The Seventh Prince, Yan Xuanfeng, has had his soul lamp extinguished.

Dead?

How could this be! The Seventh Prince led eight demon generals at the Dao Union Perfection to deal with three righteous cultivators at the Dao Integration Realm, how could they have died?!

Yan Tianjin stopped tapping on the armrest.

He slowly lowered his head, looking at the shattered soul lamp, his narrow eyes gradually narrowing.

The temperature inside the tent seemed to drop to freezing point instantly, and an intense, overwhelming Sha Qi emanated from him, causing the leaders of the demonic faction to feel weak in the knees and almost collapse to the ground.

"Supreme Unity Divine Mountain..."

Yan Tianjin's voice was low and calm, but everyone could hear the raging fury suppressed beneath that calm.

Yan Xuanfeng was his most beloved youngest son, exceptionally talented and shrewd, and was originally his key candidate to succeed him.

They thought sending him to retrieve the Origin Dao Physique was a sure thing, but unexpectedly he failed at Supreme Unity Divine Mountain.

"Very well, very well." The Demon Emperor sneered, his demonic energy surging like a tide. "The righteous path has been hiding well enough. The remnants of the Taiyi Immortal Sect are still alive, and they even dared to kill my own son."

Below, the Devil General Blood Baleful Intent stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and roared with Sha Qi intent, "Your Majesty, Demon Emperor! Please grant me a force, and I will immediately raze Supreme Unity Divine Mountain to the ground, tear off the heads of those righteous dogs, and avenge His Highness the Seventh Prince!"

"Take down Supreme Unity Divine Mountain?" Yan Tianjin raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below. "What about your Origin Dao Physique? It's easy for you to flatten the mountain, but who will take responsibility for destroying your Origin Dao Physique?"

The Devil General Blood Baleful Intent shrank back, no longer daring to speak.