Seven Days, the Traitor Moves Again

"Sect Leader Zhou is absolutely right." The Heavenly Sword Sect Master nodded. "We cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom. We must send people to monitor the movements of the demonic path day and night, and at the same time deduce the time when the Dao Fruit will mature, so as to seize the initiative."

Zhang Jianchen looked at Lu Tianji: "Elder Lu, I'll leave the matter of divination to you. Please be sure to calculate the exact time when the Dao Fruit will mature."

Lu Tianji rose and bowed, his tone composed. "This humble Daoist obeys your command and will certainly do his utmost to deduce the secrets of heaven."

No one noticed that in the instant he lowered his head, a barely perceptible glint of something strange flashed in his eyes.

"Furthermore," Zhang Jianchen changed the subject, "News has come from Supreme Unity Divine Mountain."

Everyone looked up.

"Sect Leader Li lived up to expectations, defending Supreme Unity Divine Mountain, slaying the Demonic Blood Bone Old Devil and a group of demonic generals, and seizing the Mystic Yin Devil Banner. Even more gratifying is that Sect Leader Li has broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, and his Origin Dao Embryo is about to awaken."

An uproar erupted inside the tent.

"He's broken through to the Void Refinement?"

"Li Yunjing? That young Luozhen Sect?"

"They even killed the Blood Bone Old Devil? And seized Semi-Immortal Artifact?"

Everyone was both surprised and delighted.

Everyone knows the strength of the Blood Bone Old Devil.

Even if the seven sect leaders personally intervened, they might not be able to secure a victory if the Mid Tribulation Transcendence Stage Realm and possessed Semi-Immortal Artifact.

How could Li Yunjing, the leader of a second-rate sect, actually achieve that?

Wang Heng stroked his beard and smiled, feeling gratified. He had long known that Li Yunjing was exceptionally talented, but he hadn't expected him to grow so quickly.

My daughter's judgment back then was indeed correct.

"Excellent!" Zhou Ziyang clapped his hands and laughed. "In this way, our Origin Dao Physique is stable. Once the Dao Body Awakening and Sect Leader Li arrives with his people to join us, our chances of seizing the fruit will be even greater."

"We must not be careless." Xuanjizi spoke slowly, "Yan Tianjin is incredibly strong. In a one-on-one fight, neither Yunyouzi nor I are his match."

The struggle for Dao Fruit ultimately boils down to a contest between top-tier combatants.

While the Origin Dao Physique is excellent, it's merely an auxiliary tool. The true determinant of victory lies in our duel with the Demon Emperor.

Yunyouzi said coldly, "That's right. In the next few days, Brother Xuanjizi and I will work together to deduce the combined attack technique, striving to make further progress before the Dao Fruit matures. You all guard the camp and be wary of sneak attacks from the demonic path."

"We will obey the decrees of the two patriarchs," everyone replied in unison.

The meeting adjourned, and everyone returned to their respective camps to make arrangements.

Lu Tianji returned to his tent, dismissed his attendants, and with a flick of his finger, a black bone talisman appeared in his palm.

With a slight thought, a message was quietly sent out.

[The Dao Fruit is projected to mature in seven days, at midnight. Two Loose Immortal from the righteous path are currently refining their combined attack technique; vigilance is advised. Li Yunjing has broken through to the Void Refinement; his Dao Body will awaken soon, and he will arrive to aid the Chaos Abyss.]

After doing all this, Lu Tianji put away the bone talisman, and his face regained its refined and calm expression.

He walked to the tent entrance, looked towards the direction of the demonic camp on the west side, and a faint, cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Zhang Jianchen, Zhang Jianchen, do you think you've already won?"

"Seven days from now will be the day your righteous path is destroyed."

Meanwhile, in the demonic camp, in the main hall of the Devil Palace palace.

After listening to the message from Lu Tianji, Yan Tianjin tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the throne, lost in thought.

"Seven days from now, at midnight..." the Demon Emperor muttered to himself, "Three days earlier than I expected."

Below, the Devil General Blood Baleful Intent said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, now that we know the exact time, we can make arrangements in advance. Within seven days, we will secretly dig a tunnel directly to the core of the origin. The moment the Dao Fruit matures, we will strike directly, catching the righteous path off guard."

"A tunnel?" Yan Tianjin raised his eyes. "Zhang Jianchen isn't stupid. He'll definitely be on guard against underground. Simply digging a tunnel won't work."

"That..."

"The tunnel will be dug, but not for a sneak attack," the Demon Emperor said with a calculating smirk, "To divert their attention."

He stood up and walked to the sand table.

"Blood Baleful Intent, you led your men to dig tunnels, deliberately making noise to attract the attention of the righteous path, making them think we were going to launch a sneak attack from underground, and drawing their attention to the underground."

"Yin Corpse and Bone Spirit, you two lead your troops to create a diversionary tactic on the front lines. Raise many banners and create a great deal of noise to make the righteous path believe that we are about to launch a frontal assault."

"As for the real killing move..." A cold glint flashed in the Demon Emperor's eyes.

"Seven days from now at midnight, I will personally take action to seize the Dao Fruit. Lu Tianji provide support from within the righteous path, disrupting their formation. At that time, we will attack from both sides, and the righteous path will surely be thrown into chaos."

The demon generals' eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty's plan is brilliant!"

"A feint to the east while attacking in the west, a coordinated attack from within and without! This time, we're sure to seize the Dao Fruit!"

Yan Tianjin waved his hand. "Go and prepare. Remember, act covertly and do not reveal any weaknesses. Success or failure will hinge on this in seven days."

"As you command!"

The demons bowed and retreated.

Once again, only Yan Tianjin remained in the main hall.

He walked to the palace gate and looked towards the center of the Origin Zone.

There, a ball of seven-colored light floated in mid-air, slowly rotating.

Each rotation emitted a vast and profound Daoist energy.

Within the ball of light, the outline of a fruit became increasingly clear, its rich primordial aura almost condensing into liquid.

The Primordial Dao Fruit is about to ripen.

"Ten thousand years..." the Demon Emperor murmured, his eyes filled with determination, "This time, I must win."

"With good fortune bestowed upon him, he will attain immortality."

"It's time for the demonic path to rule this world."

One day later, at the bottom of the Chaos Abyss, in the western demon camp.

Yan Tianjin stood with his hands behind his back on the high platform of the Devil Palace, gazing at the increasingly bright seven-colored ball of light in the center of the Origin Zone, his narrow eyes churning with complex emotions.

There are still six days until the Dao Fruit is ripe.

Six days—not a long time, but not a short time either.

But after a ten-thousand-year wait, these last six days were particularly unbearable.

"His Majesty."

Slight footsteps sounded behind him, and the secret message from Lu Tianji was presented to him by the Old Devil Bone Spirit with both hands.

Yan Tianjin took the bone talisman, scanned it with his divine sense, and the information inside entered his mind.

[The righteous path has already uncovered several undercover agents and is thoroughly investigating the traitor. Zhang Jianchen is suspicious, so we must be wary.]

With a slight exertion of his fingertips, the black bone talisman turned to dust in his palm.

He turned around, stepped down from the platform, and glanced at the group of demon generals below. His voice was cold. "Zhang Jianchen's side has already begun investigating the traitor."

The demon generals' expressions changed slightly.

"So fast?" Devil General Blood Baleful Intent frowned. "Our people are very well hidden, how did he find out?"

"Among the righteous path, Zhang Jianchen is not the only intelligent one," Yan Tianjin said calmly. "The two Loose Immortal are not mere decorations either; no matter how well they hide, as long as they make a move, they will leave traces."

He paced back and forth for a moment, then suddenly stopped. "In that battle ten thousand years ago, our demonic path lost. For the next ninety thousand years, the righteous path suppressed us, sealing off mountains, besieging and annihilating us, severing Spirit Vein, and destroying our inheritances. More than half of the Thirty-Six Devil Sects were wiped out, and they almost destroyed the Myriad Devil Abyss."

The voice wasn't loud, but it felt like a huge boulder pressing down on everyone's hearts.

That period was a humiliation etched into the very bones of all Devil Cultivator.

"This time, we cannot afford to lose again." The Demon Emperor's voice suddenly intensified, "For the Dao Fruit, for the destiny of the Demonic Path, any price is worth paying."

He looked up at the Old Devil Bone Spirit: "How are the arrangements going with Cangsongzi?"

The Old Devil Bone Spirit bowed and said, "Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. Cangsongzi has already received the news, and the Law Enforcement Hall will find evidence of his collusion with demons in three days."

He has prepared confessions and false evidence to thoroughly muddy the waters of the righteous path.