"Let me introduce to you all, this is the Ancestor of Demon Path, Luo Hou!"

Xuanqing's voice echoed throughout the Outer Universe, reverberating across the various Hell Worlds.

The captivated beings looked at Demon Ancestor with either curiosity or a frown.

"Demon Ancestor Luo Hou?" Meng Huai said in a low voice, He is one of the elder-level captives from the Taisha Heavenly Palace, one of the first to be imprisoned. At that time, Luo Hou wasn't well-known yet, so naturally He didn't recognize him.

Most of the captivated beings are the same.

Only some divine spirits imprisoned later had heard of the Demon Ancestor's infamy, knowing that this fellow was no kind deity, so they treated his name as taboo and never mentioned it in the Heavenly Palace.

In the Blood Pool Hell, Fu Zhu looked at Luo Hou with some surprise.

[How come, do you know him?] Meng Huai immediately noticed and asked telepathically.

[I don't know him, I've only seen him from a distance before.] Fu Zhu told the truth. His Taoist domain, Ao'an Mountain, was also in the Western Land. Once he sensed a ripple in spacetime and took a glance, only to see Luo Hou slaughtering gods.

But he didn't know whom he was slaughtering.

Anyway, the scene was quite bloody and violent.

[The fleeting glimpse back then scared me out of my wits, so the impression was deep.] Fu Zhu conveyed, still terrified, afraid that Luo Hou might slap him too.

[Meng Huai, don't try to be too clever, be careful.]

[This one isn't like our Sect Hierarch who's interested in running a shelter to suppress enemies. If you fall into His hands, ninety-nine percent you'll be crushed into ashes, and the remaining chance is because He will definitely find your Dao Bodies across all spacetimes and utterly crush you to death!]

[Shh~~ that dominating?] Meng Huai watched Luo Hou quietly.

Fu Zhu said: [You've seen how He slaughters gods, you should know what's good for you.]

The two of them quickly compared notes in an instant.

Xuanqing's next sentence set the entire Outer Universe ablaze.

"Now, you will be given a chance to reduce your sentence!"

What?

Sentence reduction?!

Boom boom boom~~~

The Hell Worlds erupted in excitement.

Meng Huai's eyes shone brightly; the punishment in his Fire Sea Hell intensified suddenly, with a Fire Bell dropping to suppress him.

But this couldn't stop Meng Huai's longing for freedom, nor his thirst for a reduced sentence.

"Sect Hierarch, a real reduction?" asked Meng Huai.

Xuanqing replied: "If I say it's a reduction, it's a reduction!"

"How will the sentence be reduced?" Fu Zhu quickly asked, fearing the Sect Hierarch of the Netherworld Holy Sect had malicious intentions.

Xuanqing said: "For the next hundred thousand years, the Hell's oppression on you will be lightened."

The captivated beings rejoiced wildly, cheering like a tidal wave.

"Sect Hierarch is all-seeing!"

"You have any demands, please state them, we will..."

"Hold on!"

Fu Zhu remained clear-headed and hurriedly asked: "Is this hundred thousand years real time in the Primordial True Realm, or is it time inside the Heavenly Palace?"

"Of course it's the years of the Primordial True Realm." Xuanqing replied as a matter of course.

"That's good, that's good," Fu Zhu heaved a sigh of relief.

The Sect Hierarch is the one who suppressed the Dark Demon Gods. Who else could be darker?

So, one must guard against deceit.

"May I ask the Sect Hierarch, what do you need us to do?" The captivated beings couldn't wait to ask.

Xuanqing smiled and said: "Very simple, follow Daoist Luo Hou to cause trouble."

"Cause trouble?" The captivated beings were puzzled, were they being asked to wreak havoc?

It was precisely because of wreaking havoc that we were imprisoned.

And now they want us to wreak havoc again?

We are all reformed Outer Sect disciples of the Chan Sect, and followers of the Netherworld Holy Sect, aren't we?

How could one willingly become a disaster?

The asylum items didn't hesitate to respond: "Please be sure to take us along!"

"We're willing to be disasters, even without any reduction in our sentences!"

"Yes! To wreak havoc upon Primordial, all gods are responsible!"

"That's right, we must be disasters. Life is truly lonely as snow without it."

"Sect Hierarch, Demon Ancestor, please give your orders. Whomever you say to torment, we'll torment them!"

A group of eager asylum items, who had been held in the Taisha Heavenly Palace for who knows how long, had their edges dulled by various Hells yet still harbored hearts bent on self-destruction.

Now presented with an opportunity to afflict others, how could they let it pass?

Demon Ancestor Luo Hou looked around at the responsive asylum items from all the Hell Worlds within the Outer Universe and laughed.

"Daoist, your Netherworld Holy Sect truly is full of outstanding talent and abundant brilliance."

"I'll take all these Demon Kings and forlorn ghosts!"

Just now, he had some hesitations watching the peculiar style of the Holy Sect, but now he resolutely chose these Holy Sect disciples.

Netherworld Holy Sect, Saintly Virtue Heavenly Dao.

Yes, just by looking, these disciples appear to share a destiny with his glorious and virtuous Demon Path.

After Demon Ancestor acknowledged the Holy Sect disciples, he began to address them: "Since you all have this intention, I will shamelessly make a request to your Sect Hierarch to take all of you away."

"On your mission, you are to become the source of disaster for my Demon Path, turn into ministers of fate, and transform into a tribulation of Heart Demons, torment all gods, and proclaim the fame of our Demon Path!"

"Whatever demon creatures you wish to become, become them."

"Whoever you wish to torment, go torment them!"

Upon hearing this, the Saints were overjoyed and excited.

Dreaming of the upcoming scenes, they all started laughing loudly.

"Kekeke~"

"Demon Ancestor, we will obey your command!"

Xuanqing looked at the asylum items, all animated and excited, and smiled.

"These guys really can't sit still."

"That's exactly what we need, restlessness."

Demon Ancestor Luo Hou grew increasingly pleased with these disciples.

Xuanqing said, "Since you need a source of disaster, I have an object here that you can take with you."

"What is it?" Luo Hou turned.

"A certain Heavenly Dao that I picked up before."

Xuanqing gestured with his hand.

In containment zone B-8, a small, dark, non-shiny orb pulsed twice.

Then with a whoosh, it fell into the palm of Xuanqing's hand.

"Containment item B-8 — [Chaos Heavenly Dao]!"

Xuanqing handed the small orb to Luo Hou, "I can use it to control these disasters."

"Chaos Heavenly Dao?" Luo Hou gazed at the small orb in his palm emanating dark light. Xuanqing's Taisha Heavenly Palace was indeed a strange place; what kind of asylum items didn't they have?

Gurgle gurgle~~

The small orb bounced a few times to show friendliness.

"Is this one of your experimental subjects when you were fabricating the Merit Heavenly Dao?" Luo Hou reached out and poked the [Chaos Heavenly Dao], and the small orb immediately rolled around in his palm, making a "gurgle gurgle" sound.

"It? Oh, it's not."

Xuanqing shook his head: "Everything that is kept in the Taisha Heavenly Palace requires suppression; they're mostly forces of a negative nature, and this Heavenly Dao is no exception."

"The collections in the Sinful Heavenly Palace now, those are the proper experimental subjects."

"Sinful Heavenly Palace, proper experimental subjects?" After hearing this, Luo Hou felt that putting these two terms together wasn't exactly proper.

"Alright, take these with you, it just so happens I need to reorganize the Netherworld rules recently."

Xuanqing glanced at the cheerful asylum items.

He smiled and said: "By the way, it's time for an upgrade for the various Heavenly Palaces."

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The Demon Ancestor departed.

When he left, he emptied the entire Taisha Heavenly Palace from the Outer Universe.

This left the three disciples of the Chan Sect at a loss upon their return.

"Where are Meng Huai and the others?"

Guang Chengzi was stunned to see the Heavenly Palace completely empty.

"Hiss~~ Could it be that the Sect Hierarch has slaughtered them?" Chi Jingzi thought of a terrifying possibility.

True Master Yu Ding looked at the state of the Outer Universe calmly before stepping into the Inner Universe.

Xuanqing sat cross-legged in the void, manifesting the Dharma Image of Yuanshi Tianzun, seated high upon the Celestial Cloud, draped in seventy-two colors of Immortal Light, holding a Li Pearl, and imparting teachings to the Chan Sect Inner Sect disciples.

The three disciples returned to report and then sat down cross-legged to listen to the teachings.

"The secret technique I am about to convey is the 'Jade Clear Hidden Book' of our Chan Sect, a magical art for summoning immortals and exterminating demons, traversing the Netherworld, and reaching the realm of true deities. Listen carefully."

Moments later, sounds of Tao resonated throughout the Inner Universe.

"A true heart calms the mind, leading hundreds of gods, as these gods forever live, joining me in the red pavilion. Invoking jade essence, precious liquids deep and dense, spirit of red light awakens, uprooting my seven foundations, transcending three paths, ascending to the southern immortal realm..."

Upon hearing these sounds of Tao, the disciples felt moved and focused their thoughts.

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Outside.

After the Demon Ancestor wielded the Chaos Heavenly Dao to take away a group of disasters, the entire Primordial Realm became tumultuous.

Countless demons following the grand trend of the Demon Path began to emerge at the boundaries between reality and void.

Heavenly Demons, Earth Demons, Night Demons, Yin Demons, Yang Demons...

And all sorts of Heart Demons!

"Damn it, Heart Demons? Who's been causing this trouble?"

"Hiss, a Demon Tribulation? Or is it a tribulation that sows chaos in the Dao Heart? This experience feels familiar, like the Heaven Creation Demon Tribulation from a while ago!"

"Feasting on Divine Souls? What kind of demon are you?"

"Pangu's axe, it's only been a few days of peace in the Primordial Realm, can we even live a normal life?"

Countless Tao Domains cried out in alarm.

Some Divine Beings were in the midst of battle, but could not suppress their inner fire and suddenly turned into Evil Demons;

Some Divine Beings were swimming joyfully in rivers when suddenly a Water Demon grabbed them and dragged them to the bottom;

Some Divine Beings were sitting peacefully at home when Demons came out of nowhere, Heart Demons appearing and vanishing unpredictably, acting without reason;

The Demon Ancestor's intentions were unknown but he began to cause chaos among the All Gods with a horde of demons.

Throughout the land and sky, in the ten directions of the Universe, countless God Demons were struck by disaster.

Demons flooded out of the Gui Ruins in droves, wandering between heaven and earth.

"Where did all these demons come from?" Meng Zhang God Monarch, the Azure Dragon from the Dragon Palace of the East Sea sensed the anomalies from the Gui Ruins.

He originally wanted to amuse himself by watching.

But these demons charged directly at the Dragon Palace, transforming into Heart Demons, becoming a source of calamity for the cultivators of the Dragon Clan!

In an instant, the entire Dragon Palace of the East Sea was thrown into chaos.

"Damn it, who is behind this!!"

Azure Dragon felt his head buzz as if it were about to explode.

"Prime Minister, where is the Prime Minister?"

Azure Dragon hurriedly called for the Dragon Clan's think tank.

All researchers from Qiantian Palace began to salvage the situation.

Qilin Clan.

The Primordial Qilin was hit by two curses, yet appeared in the Elder Council as if nothing had happened.

"This time, the horde of demons is fierce; how should we deal with it?"

"We need a plan, or the Qilin Clan will be thrown into disarray!"

Tian Nan.

Undying Volcano was building up its power.

"Get out of here!"

Yuan Huang angrily scolded the horde of demons: "Dare to cause trouble at my Phoenix Clan, and I'll blow up Undying Volcano!"

"And then self-destruct my Origin!"

This fierce stance shocked the horde of demons.

Are you the demon, or are we the demons?

Fu Zhu sighed, "Has this become the scene in the outer realms of the Primordial nowadays?"

Spiritual Mountain Ten Witches.

Wu Luo sat on the side eating melons.

In front of him were Witch Gods, each caught in their own Heart Demon struggle.

Suddenly, he looked towards the side in surprise.

"Material for stories!"

Houtu woke up shortly after and the first thing she did was to start writing stories.

"The chaos of demons in the Primordial, what fun! I'll write one too!"

Qingqiu, inside an academy where book voices were clear and loud.

Shenxiao Divine Lady, Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox Xiao Xiao, was holding scriptures and teaching the little foxes.

Suddenly, a voice rose from the depths of her heart.

"Eh? I don't seem to have been here before."

Meng Huai, transformed into a Heart Demon, intruded into her inner world.

"Which God Demon are you from?" Xiao Xiao's expression subtly changed, putting down the scriptures to face the Heart Demon within her.

"You're not afraid of me?" Meng Huai was surprised. Before this, he had caused quite a few Divine Beings' Dao Hearts trouble.

Xiao Xiao smiled lightly: "Your question is exactly what I wanted to ask you."

"You're not afraid of me?"

"What do you mean?" Meng Huai became wary.

"It's literal."

Xiao Xiao shook her head.

"Since you are a Heart Demon, have you ever heard of an Enchanting Demon?"

With that, Xiao Xiao left her inner world.

Before the Heart Demon incarnated as Meng Huai could disrupt Xiao Xiao's Dao Heart, he heard a familiar voice.

"Meng Huai."

He turned around, and amidst confusion, a profound and towering figure appeared before his eyes.

Xuanqing's figure brimmed with dignity as he asked, "Meng Huai, are you willing to follow by my side?"

Meng Huai felt bewildered.

He began to feel nervous: "Disciple... disciple's thoughts are not righteous, are you truly willing to take me in, Master?"

"Enter my sect, and all that has passed shall be left behind."

On hearing this, Meng Huai bowed devoutly: "Master!"

The false Enchanting Demon, a lady who changes a thousand guises.

The true Enchanting Demon, the dignified and mighty Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Caught a little fox playing truant, go stand to the side for punishment!"

Catching the befuddled Heart Demon, Xiao Xiao tapped Meng Huai on the head with the scriptures.

Soon after, Meng Huai transformed into a delicate little fox and wobbled to the corner to stand in punishment.

"Dare to cause trouble at Qingqiu Academy, do you know where this is?"

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