Netherworld.

"Ouch ouch ouch, it hurts so much!"

"There there, don't be scared, it will be over soon!"

"I'm still young, you can't do this to me."

"No worries, I'll raise you well in the future, now just taking a little interest."

"Waah, medicinal supplement, somebody save the child!"

A tender young tree was jumping up and down in the Seven Fei Heavenly Palace, crying out loudly.

"Picking a few leaves for tea won't kill you. Why are you making such a fuss?" Xuanqing looked at the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree that acted as if it was on its deathbed, serenely taking out two jade cups.

"But it takes such a long time to grow back, it's not your hair being plucked, of course you don't feel the loss!" The Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree was emotionally agitated.

It ran over to the Mirror of Karma platform, looking at its reflection from the left, then the right.

"Hey, you shouldn't be looking into that..." Xuanqing warned.

Whoosh!

Before the words were even finished, the bizarre light from the mirror struck the little tree, and a pitch-black shadow in the mirror quickly stretched out.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree didn't even have time to react before it was swallowed by the endless darkness of the Evil Mirror.

"Sigh~" Xuanqing shook his head, not intending to fish it out.

"A little tranquility inside isn't too bad."

Xuanqing pushed the jade cup towards Luo Hou.

"Thanks to you Daoist, we'll have something nice to serve to guests from now on."

"No need to thank me, I simply brought over something that the Yang Realm should have." Luo Hou fixed his gaze on the jade cup in front of him, not drinking immediately.

He hesitated for a moment.

What are you hesitating for... A wry smile tugged at Xuanqing's lips. Are the things from our Underworld that bad? I think the Ming River water is guzzled down pretty happily.

"Relax, what I've added is regular Innate Spiritual Spring water, not Yellow Spring Water."

Once Xuanqing said this, Luo Hou instantly relaxed: "If you say so, I can rest assured."

Seeing this reaction, Xuanqing suddently added another comment.

"Daoist, what do you think would happen if I combined the Innate Mother-Child Sword with the Innate Enlightenment Tea?"

"Pfft~~" Luo Hou just spat out the tea he'd taken a sip of.

He looked down at his cup, then up at Xuanqing, eyes wide open in disbelief: "You... you didn't just..."

"Of course not!"

Watching the discomposed Luo Hou, a fleeting smile crossed Xuanqing's eyes.

"It's really regular Innate Spiritual Spring, and the tea leaves were plucked right in front of you."

"I was just suggesting an idea, don't overthink it."

How can I not overthink... Luo Hou regains his composure and quietly sets down the tea cup in his hand.

He finally realized that even the things from the Yang Realm couldn't salvage the operations of the Underworld.

Xuanqing was always capable of coming up with these kinds of eye-blackening antics.

"Let's rather talk about the grand plan for the future development of the Demon Path." Luo Hou steered the topic back to serious matters.

"The Demon Test in the Heaven-Creation Demon Tribulation, can it still be improved?"

"Of course it can."

Xuanqing nodded: "My initial concept was to promote the Demon Test across All Heavens, allowing all beings to endure a Demon King's test when cultivating, to examine their heart and verify their cultivation results."

"Not just the six grand demon trials of Heaven and Earth, Yin Yang, Ghost God, but we can add many more things, such as Heart Demons, Enchanting Demons, Human Demons, and so on."

Xuanqing continued: "As we all know, our Demon Path has always been upright and honourable."

"So compared to creating chaos and darkness through the Demon Tribulation, it's better for us to organize a test of a myriad of demons."

Luo Hou nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Daoist's words couldn't be more true!"

Their Demon Path was upright and honourable from the beginning.

Initiating a Demon Test at will.

Even a passing dog would have to take the exam.

They then had an in-depth discussion on "how to further develop the Demon Test".

In a nutshell, the Demon Path isn't the path of darkness.

On the contrary, it's a resplendent, majestic path of greatness, a path of ultimate sanctity and virtue.

"To create a compelling Demon Path and popularize the Demon Test in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, we need organization, planning, rules, and direction. This is not something that can be done overnight; we must plan carefully," Xuanqing stated.

"Such wise words, Daoist!" After listening to Xuanqing, Luo Hou had a clearer understanding of how necessary it is to build a magnificent Demon Path.

To cultivate as a demon with integrity and make things happen in a lower-key fashion.

That is how a Demon King should be.

"Daoist, if you could create a Demon Realm, then we could also conduct a Demon King Ascension Ceremony."

"Demon King Ascension Ceremony?" Luo Hou found this new term quite intriguing.

"This could be used to expand the ranks of the Demon Path."

Xuanqing said: "Since we're talking about a resplendent path, naturally, we need fresh forces to step onto this path and strengthen the Demon Path ranks."

"Even though Daoist too can create various demons, there's an element of self-entertainment to that, when we should be including everyone in the fun."

Xuanqing painted a scene for Demon Ancestor Luo Hou: "Turn the Demon Realm into a headquarters for the Demon Path across All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, and then have All Heavens Demon Kings evaluate cultivators' sins, achievements, fortune and virtues, and so forth."

"Cultivators who pass the Demon King assessment could then receive a Demon King's recommendation, be selected on merit, be listed in the Demon Book, and ascend to the Demon Realm."

"When you have time, Daoist can also write some Demon Secret Scriptures and distribute them across All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds."

"I even thought of the slogan for you: Amidst the flying sky, the Demon King's chant echoes, harmonizing with the profound teachings. Chant it a hundred times, be listed in the Demon Book; a thousand times, welcomed by the Demon King; ten thousand times, the path is prepared, and you shall meet the Demon Ancestor."

Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, having heard this, was filled with joy.

Leave it to Xuanqing to make things this grand and impressive.

Inviting Daoist friend Xuanqing to become the second Ancestor, the Heavenly Demon of our Demon Path, was indeed the right choice!

"I have taken note of Daoist's words," he declared.

Lord Demon Ancestor was very concerned about building the Demon Path, planning to continue developing [Saintly Virtue Heavenly Dao] as soon as he returned – the phrase 'Saintly Virtue' seemed to match the Demon King Ascension Ceremony perfectly.

As well as the promotion of the Demon Test across All Heavens, the creation of a myriad demon challenges, the redesign of the Demon Heaven, the compilation of the Demon Secret Scriptures...

"I'll be busy for a while!" Luo Hou was full of energy and motivated.

"Oh, right!"

Luo Hou turned to Xuanqing: "Whether it was this Heaven-Creation Demon Tribulation or the development outline we just discussed, Daoist friend's help to me has been immense."

"I need to compensate Daoist friend somehow; is there anything Daoist friend needs?"

Xuanqing thought for a moment and asked, "Can Daoist friend lend me the use of your Exterminating Immortal Four Swords?"

"Sure!" Luo Hou was very straightforward, not even asking why before he retrieved the Exterminating Immortal Four Swords.

Black, red, white, and purple divine lights flashed, and the four Divine Artifacts hovered in the air, the Seven Fei Heavenly Palace bristling with killing intent.

"Listen up!" Luo Hou let out a light hum.

The four Killing Swords then ceased their divine might.

Luo Hou nodded gently, and with a flick of his right hand, an Array Map appeared, wrapping around the Exterminating Immortal Swords.

"Daoist, be careful, this set of Spiritual Treasures is quite fierce," Luo Hou specifically cautioned.

"Don't worry."

Xuanqing laughed and said, "I'm best at dealing with Spiritual Treasures!"

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Luo Hou continued to sit in the Seven Fei Heavenly Palace for a while, finalizing some details of the future development of the Demon Path with Xuanqing.

Eventually, the very satisfied Demon Ancestor left with great gains.

Just like the last time, he did not drink a single cup of tea.

"However, this specially tailored Innate Enlightenment Tea is indeed worth studying," Xuanqing said as he fished the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree out of the Evil Mirror.

"Ah, a ghost!!" The little one bawled, crying and screaming as if it had encountered something in the Evil Mirror world.

Tea leaves infused with the aura of the Great Dao fell profusely, not even waiting to be picked by Xuanqing.

After collecting these tea leaves, Xuanqing sent the little one to the Dream World.

"Wuyou, help this little one dispel its nightmares; it just fell into the Evil Mirror world."

"Okay."

Meng Wuyou looked at the little one rolling around in the void, crying a river, and immediately felt a sense of compassion.

"Come to sister," Meng Wuyou soothed the little one.

Soon after, a soft and beautiful melody echoed in the Dream World, enchanting and melodious.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree quickly awoke.

Meng Wuyou smiled gently, "Little one, where do you come from?"

The little tree looked towards the source of the voice and immediately exclaimed, "Ah, another big ghost!"

Meng Wuyou: "..."

The air froze for a moment, and the three-thousand Dream Worlds stopped turning.

"This little mouth sure knows how to speak."

Meng Wuyou chuckled lightly.

Her eyes were calm, her mentality serene.

As an Innate God, how could Wuyou be bothered by an immature Innate Spirit Root?

She would only care for the other's growth.

"From now on, your sister will water you every day, and I will make sure you grow up healthy and strong!"

As for whether it was Yellow Spring Water or Spiritual Spring Water depended on Wuyou's mood.

Having settled the Enlightenment Tea Tree, Xuanqing hand-crafted the special version of the Innate Enlightenment Tea.

The effect was simple: the more one drank, the more pronounced the enlightenment effect.

As for those deities who drank it and instead of achieving enlightenment became pregnant, they need to reflect on themselves.

Was it because their Dao Heart was not firm enough?

Was it because their cultivation was insufficient?

Otherwise, why did others achieve enlightenment while you did not?

The drinker's evaluation tea revealed the strong and the weak: those who achieved enlightenment were strong, and those who did not were weak.

"List it in the Heavenly Market," Xuanqing uploaded his new research result to the Heavenly Market.

"Good stuff!!"

The Taixu Gods exchanged for the Innate Enlightenment Tea immediately.

Including Demon Ancestor Luo Hou.

"I knew it; there are no serious gods in the Taiwei Constellation."

Xuanqing huffed lightly, as there was a reason why the Demon Ancestor could join the Taiwei Constellation.

"Alright, the side story is over, now it's time to get down to serious business."

Xuanqing's gaze moved to the Exterminating Immortal Swords and the Array Map on the desk, and in the next instance, he appeared directly in the Great Dao True Realm.

"Daoist, the opportunity has come, hurry over!" He transmitted a message directly to Li Ming.

In Biyou Heaven, Daoist Lord Yu Chen, who was speculating on new arrays, upon hearing the Daoist sound, felt a sudden thrill.

Heavily influenced by good fortune, he followed the pull of the Great Dao True Realm, and a strand of True Spirit flew into the sky.

The Daoist Lord arrived in the True Realm, where thousands of saints bowed to him, surrounded by endless radiant light, escorting him to the first layer of Primordial Blue Heaven.

Yuanshi Tianzun sat high there, with the Li Pearl in his left hand, adorned in seventy-two colors, a clear halo hanging over his head, demonstrating the phenomena of Chaos birth and death.

Daode Tianzun sat on the right side, holding Taiji, wearing the Eight Diagrams, dressed in Five-Colored Cloud clothing, and adorned with a layered crown and the Seven Star Sword.

And at Yuanshi Tianzun's left side, an Array Map spread out in the void, with the four Great Dao Killing Swords soaring.

Feeling the moment, Daoist Lord Yu Chen took measured steps with lotus blossoms appearing beneath them, coming closer.

Seeing this, both Heavenly Venerates contained their smiles.

A moment later, profound and profound Daoist sounds reverberated through the void.

"The essence of Yu Chen, the purple smoke of Qingyun, jade radiance shining brilliantly, golden reflections streaming truly, forming beauty, enveloping and establishing divinity..."

Inside the True Realm, thousands of saints began reciting verses of the Great Dao.

Meng Wuyou arrived just in time to sing the songs of the Demon King.

The Ming River heard the news and performed the sound of soaring.

The three great disciples of Chan Sect and the Wangchuan river hurried over, playing the music of Ghost Gods.

For a time, thousands of Daos in the True Realm started together, with the Exterminating Immortal Swords piercing the sky, unfolding the light of Chaos Tribulation.

In an instant, a wisp of Ancestor Tribulation appeared, shaking with 99,999 Primitive Qi endlessly!

"Lingbao Daoist, the time has come, won't you take your place?"

Yuanshi Tianzun bellowed in a Great Dao booming voice.

Daode Tianzun's eyes were full of smiles: "Lingbao Daoist, the time has come, won't you take your place?"

Thousands of saints, Demon Kings, Ghost Gods, Daoist Lords, and Emperors in the True Realm all emitted dazzling divine light.

"We respectfully invite Lingbao Tianzun to take his place!"

Daoist Lord Yu Chen, following the words, bathed in the light of Chaos Tribulation, absorbed the Primordial Tribulation Qi, held the Exterminating Immortal Array Map, and took his place at the left side of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Boom!!!

The True Realm shook, the Red Book glowed, with six hundred and sixty-eight true texts circulating in the void, shining brilliantly.

An extraordinary Dharma Form appeared.

"I am Lingbao Tianzun!"

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