Chapter 116
On the main hall.
Lin Yuan sat high on the main seat, overlooking with divine presence.
The nine Heavenly-grade demon arrays trembled incessantly.
As if meeting their master, it took a long time before they quieted down.
Xiahou Yuan was extremely special. In the world of demons, as long as one cultivated demonic techniques, they would have to kneel before him. This was a suppression stemming from the essence of life.
Even if one's strength surpassed Xiahou Yuan's, they would still be affected. At most, the influence wouldn't be as significant, but they would still have to kneel upon meeting him.
Of course, only Xiahou Yuan himself understood this matter.
As for those demon lords who had followed Xiahou Yuan, they didn't understand the mysteries behind it. They only knew that when facing Xiahou Yuan, they couldn't muster any rebellious thoughts.
Moyang and the other eight demon lords thought that with the nine Heavenly-grade demon arrays, they could make Xiahou Yuan retreat, or at least hold him off.
But unfortunately.
The ninth-grade demon arrays, although powerful, required a demon lord to control them.
As long as it involved a demon lord, Xiahou Yuan stood invincible.
This was also why Lin Yuan dared to enter the underground palace alone.
Outside the underground palace, Lin Yuan had long sensed the aura of the nine demon lords.
Moreover, the current Xiahou Yuan was not the same as before.
With the many methods Lin Yuan had mastered, he would only be stronger than the original Xiahou Yuan, and there would definitely be no accidents.
As Lin Yuan's aura converged while seated on the main throne.
The eight demon lords and Moyang felt a sense of relief.
As if they had unloaded a burden of ten thousand catties, they could at least control themselves a little, No longer like before, involuntarily kneeling on the ground.
However.
Even so.
The nine dared not stand up on their own, still kneeling respectfully on the ground.
The scene that had just occurred would be unforgettable for them.
Especially for Moyang, who clearly sensed the fear from the depths of his soul and spirit.
'Why... it has been twenty-five years!!'
Moyang's heart trembled. Twenty-five years ago, he had felt this way in front of Xiahou Yuan.
Originally, he thought that after twenty-five years had passed, his strength had advanced half a step, reaching the peak of the ninth rank.
Plus, Xiahou Yuan had been suppressed for twenty-five years, sealed with thousand-year deep-sea fine gold blocking his physical and spiritual body. Even if he could come out, he wouldn't be able to reach his peak strength.
Under these circumstances.
He thought that facing Xiahou Yuan again wouldn't be like it was twenty-five years ago, right?
However, reality slapped him hard.
Nothing changed.
No change at all.
Whether it was the nine demon lords or activating the nine Heavenly-grade demon arrays, no matter how strong they were, when they saw Xiahou Yuan, they were like mice seeing a cat, trembling and waiting for judgment.
"Greetings, Your Excellency, and congratulations for breaking the seal of the Abyss."
Moyang gathered his thoughts and immediately spoke respectfully to Lin Yuan sitting on the main throne.
He understood that it was a matter of life and death for him now. If he didn't continue to show his submission to Xiahou Yuan, with Xiahou Yuan's previous character, he would definitely not hesitate to kill him.
What a joke.
The Xiahou Yuan of the past was decisive and ruthless. Before the war between righteousness and evil twenty-five years ago, no one would have thought that Xiahou Yuan would stumble over a woman.
"Your Excellency"
The other eight demon lords took a deep breath and spoke in unison: "Greetings, Your Excellency, and congratulations for breaking the seal of the Abyss."
Lin Yuan sitting high on the main seat wasn't surprised at all.
The demon heads didn't value things like face and dignity, and the demon lords were no exception. Under the pressure of life and death, re-submitting to Xiahou Yuan was as normal as it could be.
Perhaps life after submitting to Xiahou Yuan wouldn't be easy.
But if they didn't submit, there would be no life after that.
"You may all rise."
After pondering for a moment, Lin Yuan spoke directly.
"For nearly twenty-five years, all intelligence about the Five Realms, especially about the Tianjian Sect, shall be handed over to me."
Lin Yuan, this time, came personally to the underground palace not only to find a suitable breakthrough point but also to integrate the scattered forces of the demonic path.
No matter which world it was, even if one was invincible, being alone was always inconvenient.
Lin Yuan had subdued the nine demon lords, and taking over the remaining forces of the demonic path didn't require any cost, nor did it need to start from scratch. With Xiahou Yuan's deterrence, no demon lord dared to have any thoughts.
It must be understood that twenty-five years ago, Xiahou Yuan's physical and spiritual bodies were sealed and suppressed in the depths of the Abyss.
Those demon lords didn't even dare to approach to take advantage of the situation.
Even if they were as strong as the ninth-grade demon lords, they would only observe from a distance outside the Abyss for a while, confirm that Xiahou Yuan couldn't come out, and then leave quickly.
It could be imagined how fearful the demon lords were of Xiahou Yuan.
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Moyang rose slowly and respectfully said, "I will go get it for Your Excellency now."
In no time.
Moyang walked into the main hall again.
Behind him were several subordinates carrying a pile of jade stones.
"Your Excellency, these are all the intelligence about the situation in the Five Realms, and the intelligence about the Tianjian Sect and other righteous forces is at the forefront."
Moyang said respectfully.
Revealing a dim space.
Only to see a milky-white spring continuously gushing out.
The spring water was several meters square, with no bottom in sight. Surging heavenly and earthly qi pressed within the spring water. If observed closely, one would notice that all the spring water was composed of substantial heavenly and earthly qi.
Additionally, several strange flowers and exotic plants were blooming around the spring water.
"The Spring of Qi?"
Moyang, the Demon Lord, widened his eyes, subconsciously swallowing saliva.
Whether it was cultivators of the righteous path or practitioners of the demonic path, they could both cultivate by inhaling and exhaling heavenly and earthly qi.
However, for practitioners of the demonic path, this method was too inefficient. Why bother with such slow methods when one could directly kill and plunder?
But the current spring of qi was filled with a large amount of substantial heavenly and earthly qi. Even for a Ninth realm Demon Lord, it was a great tonic.
"It's probably a medium-grade heavenly-grade spring of qi. Not bad, not bad. With this spring of qi, breaking through to the Fifth Rank shouldn't be a problem."
A delighted smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
The spring of qi at the Tianjian Sect was at least large-scale, surpassing the spring of qi in front of Lin Yuan.
However, Tianjianzi definitely wouldn't dare to fully absorb that spring of qi while attempting to break through to the Tenth realm. After all, the disciples of Tianjian Sect in the future would rely on that spring of qi for cultivation.
Therefore, for over twenty years, Tianjianzi had attempted to break through to the Tenth realm several times, all while absorbing the qi within a hundred or even hundreds of miles.
This method was slow but unavoidable.
However, Lin Yuan was different. He had no qualms about using this spring of qi.
"Moreover, there are over a dozen spirit herbs around the spring of qi, all treasures no less valuable than four-rank or five-rank cosmic treasures."
Lin Yuan's eyes gleamed slightly.
"I'll breakthrough to the Fifth Rank right here."
Lin Yuan immediately made a decision. With such an excellent breakthrough location, it would be a waste not to seize it.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to break through to the Fifth Rank.
Across the Five Realms, the influence of the Demon Lord Xiahou Yuan's emergence became increasingly profound.
"Xiahou Yuan has come out. The days ahead are probably not going to be peaceful."
"That's for sure. If I were Xiahou Yuan, after being suppressed for decades, I would definitely seek ruthless revenge upon my release."
"Ah, I wonder when the conflicts in this world will stop."
"Stop? As long as there are people, it won't stop. Twenty-five years ago, the forces of righteousness launched the War of Righteousness and Demonhood, claiming to suppress Xiahou Yuan and bring peace to the world."
"But what happened afterwards? Xiahou Yuan was indeed suppressed, but the world wasn't peaceful. Those demon lords seemed to have gone crazy as soon as their shackles were removed."
Practitioners from various forces and realms quickly exchanged information.
Especially those who had participated in the suppression of Xiahou Yuan, they suddenly panicked, fearing that Xiahou Yuan might target them first upon his release to settle scores for their actions years ago.
"No, I have to go to the Tianjian Sect to discuss how to proceed from here."
"Right, if it weren't for Tianjianzi, we wouldn't have offended Xiahou Yuan so severely."
"Let's go find Tianjianzi and demand an explanation."
Practitioners from various forces, including many Ninth realm experts, headed towards the Tianjian Sect.
Meanwhile.
At the Tianjian Sect.
Amidst the misty clouds.
Like a fairyland.
Suddenly.
Boom!
A terrifying aura continuously permeated the surroundings, under this aura,
Even high-ranking Ninth realm experts would feel uneasy.
"Master."
"The Master has emerged from seclusion."
Seeing this, some elders of the Tianjian Sect were excited and respectfully bowed towards the palace on the highest peak.
Half a month later.
The terrifying aura shrouding the entire palace gradually dissipated, and an old man with white hair slowly walked out of the palace.
"Tianjianzi."
"Pay respects to the Master."
"Master, you've finally come out."
Many disciples of the Tianjian Sect heaved a sigh of relief. During this time, powerful figures from all over the Five Realms came every day, seeking to meet Tianjianzi and inquire about how to deal with Xiahou Yuan.
If it were just one or two people, it wouldn't matter.
As the number one power in the Five Realms, the Tianjian Sect, with Tianjianzi as the number one expert, could handle it.
But it wasn't just one or two people coming.
There were hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands.
And they were all leaders of major forces or outright Ninth realm experts.
As a result, the Tianjian Sect was somewhat overwhelmed.
Especially with Tianjianzi, the core figure of the Tianjian Sect, still in seclusion and unable to appear.
Only heaven knew how much pressure the Tianjian Sect had been under during this time.
But now, everything was finally over.
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