Within the world-famous Purple Mountain Holy Spring at the Purple Mountain Demon Sect headquarters sat an old man with a white beard and hair. His brow was lined with wrinkles, and he exuded a domineering aura.

A young man wearing the purple uniform of an Inner Sect Disciple walked up to the Purple Mountain Holy Spring and smiled faintly. "Greetings, Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master."

"A Void Demon... You have some nerve. To sneak into my Purple Mountain Demon Sect is one thing, but to dare appear before me? Are you looking to die?"

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master’s eyes snapped open, a sharp light flashing within them like two razor-sharp daggers stabbing toward the purple-robed young man. His gaze was cold, his voice like ice.

The young man in purple smiled faintly. "Sect Leader, with just a word from you, I would never have been able to ascend this Spirit Mountain. The only reason I could is because you allowed it."

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master said coolly, "I’ll give you one chance to speak. If you can’t convince me, then you will die."

The purple-robed Void Demon smiled. "Wei Tuxian has grown old! He only has ten years of life left! We paid for this information with the lives of thirty-two Void Demon Marquises."

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master’s eyes narrowed, and his fists, submerged in the hot spring, clenched tightly.

Back then, after the Black Tortoise Realm was defeated on the Void Demon Battlefield, the battlefield itself became embedded within the realm. Countless Void Demons attempted to pour into the Black Tortoise Realm to burn, kill, and plunder.

At that time, many Martial Saints within the Black Tortoise Realm chose to betray their world. They joined the Void Demons’ forces, became Void Demon Nobles, and acted as collaborators, attempting to conquer the entire realm.

Wei Tuxian’s War Immortal City appeared out of nowhere, situated on the border between the Black Tortoise Realm and the Void Demon Battlefield. In one fell swoop, he suppressed and killed countless Martial Saints from the Black Tortoise Realm and Void Demon Nobles from the Void Demon Realm.

Of the Martial Saints who had betrayed the Black Tortoise Realm, seventy percent died tragically at Wei Tuxian’s hands. The remaining thirty percent either fled back to the Void Demon Battlefield or were slain by other Martial Saints from the Black Tortoise Realm.

It was Wei Tuxian’s sudden appearance that extended the Black Tortoise Realm’s good fortune for another hundred years.

During that century, although the Void Demon Clan planted countless agents and orchestrated numerous plots, no large-scale war ever broke out. This was all because the Void Demon Clan feared Wei Tuxian, who stood guard over War Immortal City.

"You should be well aware of my Void Demon Clan’s power, Sect Leader. Once Wei Tuxian is dead, no one in the entire Black Tortoise Realm will be able to stop our clan’s invasion."

"A wise man submits to the tides of the times. Lord Sect Leader, if you throw in your lot with our clan, you can undergo the Void Demon Transformation Ceremony and become one of our Void Demon Dukes, enjoying eternal life."

"Look at Wei Tuxian. His combat prowess is extraordinary, capable of slaying even Demigods. But in the end, he cannot escape the limits of a human lifespan. He will eventually grow old and die."

"But you, on the other hand, can have a lifespan of over ten thousand years, simply by undergoing the Void Demon Transformation Ceremony to become a Void Demon Duke."

"Besides, countless people throughout the Black Tortoise Realm have already sided with us. Is it really worth throwing your own life away for those worthless commoners?"

"As long as you side with our clan, you will enjoy endless glory and riches in the future."

The purple-robed Void Demon smiled faintly. His words were filled with temptation, yet he did not use any Extraordinary Power.

Every Martial Saint in the Black Tortoise Realm was a top-tier expert who had endured endless arduous training and fought their way to the top against countless other powerhouses. Using the Power of Void Demon on them would only be counterproductive. Only by plainly stating the facts could one hope to persuade such Martial Saints.

Glory, riches, and long life were things countless Martial Saints at the apex of the Black Tortoise Realm yearned for. The temptation was especially potent for aging experts like the Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master, who was nearing the end of his life.

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master’s fists were clenched tightly, his expression shifting several times as a look of struggle flashed in his eyes. When he was younger, he too had been a passionate youth who threw himself into danger without a second thought, slaying countless Void Demons and earning great merits.

But as the Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master grew older, he became more and more terrified of aging and death.

"What do you want me to do?"

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master’s gaze flickered, his face alternating between pale and ashen. He practically forced the words out.

’In the end, I’m no match for Wei Tuxian!’

As the words left his mouth, a trace of melancholy immediately welled up in the Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master’s heart. He thought of the man far away in War Immortal City, proudly looking down upon countless Void Demons—the world’s number one expert, Wei Tuxian, who had suppressed the Void Demons for a century.

Wei Tuxian’s century-long suppression of the Void Demons in the Black Tortoise Realm had naturally attracted the attention of a Divine Spirit Level Void Demon lord. One such entity had even promised that if Wei Tuxian gave up his resistance, submitted to its authority, and became its follower, it would help him advance to become a Divine Spirit Level expert.

But Wei Tuxian had rejected the Void Demon lord’s offer and continued to defend War Immortal City, resisting the Void Demon invasion.

The purple-robed Void Demon smiled faintly. "For the first step, I must ask you, Lord Sect Leader, to gain complete control over the Purple Mountain Demon Sect."

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect had a total of four Martial Saints. Although the Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master held the highest position, he could not command absolute authority within the sect, unlike Shangguan Biyao.

"Fine!"

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master’s eyes flashed like lightning, a ruthless glint appearing within them. As the Sect Leader of the Purple Mountain Demon Sect, he was naturally a ruthless and resolute man. Now that he had made up his mind to side with the Void Demon Clan, he would not be indecisive or hesitant.

「More than two months later.」

Within a Holy Spring in the Thousand Gu Demon Sect, Shu Feng slowly opened his eyes. A sharp light flashed within them as the corners of his mouth curled up. ’My Profound Qi has increased by another 200 million, reaching a total of 900 million. Cultivating with the backing of a major power really is incredible!’

According to the information Shu Feng had, an ordinary Martial Saint had a Profound Qi Value of around 100 million. These ordinary Martial Saints were typically Loose Cultivators who lacked the backing of a major power.

As for the Sect Leader of the Thousand Gu Demon Sect, his Profound Qi Value was as high as 700 million. The other two Supreme Elders of the Gu Demon Sect also had Profound Qi Values above 500 million. This was the strength of a top-level Martial Saint from a major power.

Shu Feng silently assessed, ’A Profound Qi Value of 900 million... Unfortunately, if I were to face Wei Tuxian, I’m afraid I still wouldn’t be his match.’

Wei Tuxian had already cultivated the Eight Immortal Slaying Techniques he created to the Realm of True Intent, a stage that surpassed Perfection. A single point of his Profound Qi was as powerful as ten points from any other expert.

Furthermore, Wei Tuxian was a peerless genius of the Black Tortoise Realm, stationed in War Immortal City. Every year, the Bei Mo Royal Court, the Great Song Empire, and the Great Zhou Demon Country had to deliver countless resources to War Immortal City. Having cultivated arduously there for a hundred years, his Profound Qi Value was bound to be astonishingly high.

Of course, in terms of physical constitution alone, not even Wei Tuxian, the world’s number one expert, could necessarily compare to Shu Feng.

’Time to go back!’

Shu Feng left the Thousand Gu Demon Sect directly and headed for the Bi Yao Demon Sect.

Less than three days after Shu Feng returned to the Bi Yao Demon Sect, he was summoned to travel with Shangguan Biyao and all the other True Disciples to the Great Demon Capital City, the capital of the Great Zhou Demon Country.