The Plan Falls Through, Demon General Changfeng!

The Myriad Demon Domain, Purple Firmament Peak.

The sea of clouds churned at the summit, with faint purple-gold lightning flashing in the depths.

Shi Jian sat cross-legged on the edge of the Thunder Pool. On the white jade table in front of him, a small red clay stove emitted a faint aroma of spiritual tea.

White Crane sat opposite, fanning himself with a folding fan, and took a sip of tea, looking relaxed.

"The energy flow in that thousand-mile stretch of land in the eastern part of the Huang Province has stabilized; Shi Pan and Yu Tian have acted prudently, returning farmland to forest and using Yao Qi to cleanse the earth's veins."

"Now the area is rife with poisonous miasma and towering demonic trees. Even if the One Qi Dao Gate wanted to fight back, they would have to suffer heavy losses."

"However, it's still early days, and it will take some time before we can truly establish ourselves."

Shi Jian picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup, his expression calm, but a hint of regret flashed in his eyes as he said:

"What a pity."

"It's a pity that Wenxuan didn't fall for the trap?" White Crane tapped the table lightly with his folding fan.

Wenxuan is a smart man.

Shi Jian turned his gaze eastward, his voice growing increasingly low. "I sent six demon Demon General break through the barriers and kill people, pushing them so hard, precisely to Wenxuan reveal his fate, or to force those old monsters of Supreme Purity and Grand Purity to show themselves."

"If they dare to fight Nascent Soul battle with us in the Huang Province, our spies from the Heavenly Ape Domain and the Flood Dragon Domain will be wiped out instantly."

He drank the spiritual tea in his cup in one gulp.

But they held back.

"The twelve Golden Core of the Wenxuan Sect set up the Six Harmonies Heaven-Locking Grand Array, stubbornly guarding the central part of the Huang Province, refusing to cross the line even a step."

"We haven't even seen a single reinforcement from Grand Purity, Supreme Purity, or Righteous Qi Gate."

White Crane shook his head. "Human Race are suspicious of each other, and no one wants to be the first to stick their neck out; Wenxuan can't fight alone, so naturally he wouldn't dare to gamble his life with you and me."

Since they're not taking the bait, let's try a different approach.

"Send the decree to Shi Pan and the others."

"The battle line in the Huang Province halts here; there is no need to advance further west. Let the various great demon tribes establish their nests on the spot, using the outer edge of the Six Harmonies Heaven-Locking Grand Array as the boundary, and secure their territories!"

"Use that place as a training ground for my Myriad Demon Domain, to confront the One Qi Dao Gate."

"Don't rush to devour them whole. Only by cutting them with a dull knife can we gradually wear down their foundation and moral compass."

"At that time, we can use longevity Secret Method to seduce some Human Race cultivators, inciting them to rebel and become Half-Demon, to be used by you and me."

"Right now, we're on the offensive; we need to put more pressure on the Human Race."

Upon hearing this, White Crane chuckled softly, "You old bear, your heart is truly black; Wenxuan is probably restless right now, unable to fight back, and unable to afford the prolonged battle. The longer it drags on, the weaker Profound Truth Kingdom will become."

"In the future, the Profound Truth Kingdom will be rendered useless, removing a major hidden danger to the western part of our Demon Realm."

At that very moment.

Boom!

In the heart of the Myriad Demon Domain, at the edge of the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, in a hidden canyon, an extremely sharp and violent aura suddenly soared into the sky.

The wind in the world has stopped.

In the next instant, the Spiritual Qi within a radius of hundreds of miles began to swirl at an extremely terrifying speed, transforming into a gigantic azure storm.

At the eye of the storm, the air currents were sharp and cleaved like knives, tearing the void into countless tiny white streaks.

"Um?"

White Crane's eyes flickered, and he turned to look at the center of the storm. "This strange phenomenon... is it the wind-attribute Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic?"

Shi Jian stood with his hands behind his back, his thunderous eyes slightly narrowed, a smile appearing in his eyes.

"It's Changfeng."

A fierce wind howled, sweeping across the mountains.

Inside that hidden canyon, a giant rat, over three zhang long and with bluish-gray fur, sat cross-legged at the heart of the raging storm.

His skin and flesh were constantly being torn apart by the wind blades, but were rapidly healed by the nourishment of the immense Demon Power.

It was none other than the ancestor of the Wind Rat Line, Shu Changfeng!

He followed Shi Jian for many years, taking charge of the Wind Rat Line, and made great contributions by gathering intelligence and infiltrating the Human Race for the Myriad Demon Domain.

After fifty years of seclusion, he finally refined the Nine Heavens Gang Wind Qi bestowed upon him by Shi Jian in his early years, and ushered in the Core Formation!

"The Wind Rat Line has always been regarded as an inferior bloodline, only fit to serve as eyes and ears and cannon fodder, and to be vassals of other races."

Shu Changfeng opened his eyes, his pupils filled with madness and obsession.

"Years ago, the Lord Rat died with resentment in his heart. Today, I will fight for the honor and prestige of my Wind Rat Line, to commemorate my ancestors!"

He opened his pointed mouth and took a sharp sniff.

He swallowed the azure gale that was pouring down from the sky.

In an instant, the flesh cracked open, blood and hair flowed away little by little, turning into wisps of wind that scattered towards heaven and earth.

However, Shu Changfeng was not lacking in talent and had a resolute character. In addition, after years of accumulation in the city, he finally absorbed the Qi into his body, which helped him!

The Demon Core core within his body, which had long been polished to a perfect, massive size, shattered violently under the impact of Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic)...

Shattered core, reunited!

The intense pain caused Shu Changfeng to convulse uncontrollably, his bones cracking and popping. His body was stretched and reshaped in the storm, his grayish-blue fur gradually transforming into bluish-green hair, and his claws becoming as sharp as divine weapons.

Several hours later.

The massive storm above the canyon was swallowed up by a suction force.

A rat demon, shrunk to the size of a normal person and surrounded by materialized cyan wind blades, burst forth from the sky and stood in the firmament.

Fifth-Level Demon General, Early Golden Core!

He generated sonic booms around himself using only his own energy, and his figure could blend into the raging wind, becoming formless Formless.

Dao of Wind Golden Core, unparalleled speed!

Shu Changfeng's gaze swept over the countless low-level Demon Beast trembling and crawling below. With a flicker, he transformed into a streak of azure lightning, instantly traversing a hundred miles and landing directly at the foot of Purple Firmament Peak.

Bang!

Shu Changfeng knelt down, his expression extremely respectful, and bowed deeply to Shi Jian at the summit to show his loyalty.

"Shu Changfeng, I have fortunately fulfilled my mission today, successfully reuniting my shattered core and attaining the Golden Core!"

"I kowtow in gratitude to the Ancestor for bestowing upon me the gift of life!"

Shi Jian looked down at the imposing Shu Changfeng at the foot of the mountain, nodded slightly, and his voice resounded like Lei Ming throughout the heavens and earth:

"The three branches of the Rat Clan have rendered outstanding service for over three hundred years, their loyalty is beyond question; from this day forward, the three branches of the Rat Clan are no longer a vassal or weak clan."

"I hereby bestow upon you the title: Changfeng!"

"You are permitted to establish the Changfeng Demon Cave at the edge of the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, to rule over the entire Wind Rat lineage, and to join the ranks of the elite races of our Myriad Demon Domain!"

The call to action spread throughout the world.

All the myriad Demon Beast submitted.

Overjoyed, Shu Changfeng kowtowed three more times, shouting, "Changfeng obeys! I swear to serve the Ancestor to the death, and to go through fire and water for the Myriad Demon Domain!"

Seeing that the demon realm had grown stronger, Shi Jian added another general to his ranks.

White Crane chuckled, fanning himself, "Congratulations, Brother Shi, on gaining another great general under your command; with Changfeng here, intelligence from the Myriad Demon Domain will be sufficient to cover the four kingdoms of the Profound Spirit Continent."

Shi Jian looked deeply into the vast world.

"This is just the beginning; Human Race must be suppressed."

"But what the future holds depends on our joint efforts; Brother Bai, don't you want to see what this world truly looks like?"

"You and I have now reached the Nascent Soul."

"You can see it, can you? Is this place we inhabit a protection, a cage, or even a dead end...?"

"Suppress Human Race, unify all demons, reign supreme over this land, and forge a new path forward."

"Brother Bai, the road we are about to embark on may have only just begun; we haven't even truly set foot on it yet."

"The Dao Path ahead is arduous; we must encourage each other."