7: The Devouring Demon Lord is secretly plotting!

On the surrounding stone walls, countless hideous and eerie Demonic Path runes were carved. On the ground, bones were piled high; who knows how many living beings had been tortured and killed here.

In the center of the space, a faint, nearly transparent black phantom sat cross-legged, seemingly asleep.

It was a remnant soul, its aura weak, yet it still carried a domineering and sinister air that could devour heaven and earth.

Lu Yuan looked at the remnant soul, lost in thought.

He hadn't found any Cultivation Technique Jade Slips in the cave.

Presumably, the Incomplete Manual of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art was hidden within the memories of this remnant soul.

This should have been Xiao Fan's Opportunity.

He was chased here and eventually obtained the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art from the remnant soul.

Lu Yuan no longer hesitated. He was currently at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage; how terrifying was his Divine Sense power?

With a slight thought.

An invisible and intangible torrent of Divine Sense, vast as heavenly majesty, descended instantly, completely enveloping the still-sleeping Nascent Soul remnant soul.

"Who is it?"

The remnant soul suddenly woke up, letting out a roar mixed with shock and anger.

However, before he could react, Lu Yuan's domineering Divine Sense had already torn through his fragile soul defense and forcibly invaded his memory core.

"Ah... No..."

Shrill screams echoed in the cave but soon came to an abrupt halt.

A moment later, the Nascent Soul remnant soul completely turned into blue smoke and dissipated between heaven and earth, while Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

In his mind, an additional Demonic Path Cultivation Technique filled with the aura of slaughter and devouring appeared, along with many memories of the remnant soul's past life.

Heaven Devouring Demonic Lord.

This person was none other than the peerless Devil Head who, a thousand years ago, had single-handedly stirred up a bloodbath in the Eastern Wasteland and slaughtered several Mortal kingdoms.

In the memories, his Physical Body was ultimately destroyed by a certain Soul Transformation expert from the Yu Hua Immortal Sect.

Unexpectedly, he still had a wisp of a remnant soul hiding here, lingering on for a thousand years.

[Ding! Successfully seized Son of Destiny Xiao Fan's purple Opportunity—the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art Incomplete Manual. Triggered a thousand-fold critical hit return, obtaining the complete version of the "Heaven Devouring Demonic Art," rewarded with 1,000 Destiny Points.]

The System's notification sounded.

Lu Yuan checked his Destiny Points. Adding the 10,000 points obtained from intercepting Gu Qingxue's Opportunity and the 1,000 points from the Phoenix Essence Blood, he now had 12,000 points.

At the same time, an insight into the Cultivation Technique, far more complete and profound than the Incomplete Manual, poured into his heart like a divine revelation.

Almost in an instant, he completely understood this supreme Demonic Technique that far exceeded the Heaven Rank.

"Devouring the Origin of all things to use for oneself; it's quite a good auxiliary Cultivation Technique," Lu Yuan murmured.

The devouring method in the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art could also serve as an auxiliary cultivation method, integrating into his own Dao techniques as a means of confronting enemies; there was no need to specifically switch to this Cultivation Technique.

After obtaining the Demonic Technique, Lu Yuan returned to Longevity Peak.

The first thing he did was use his Divine Thought transmission to summon the Peak Master of Taichu Peak, Qi Yunhe.

Before long, a middle-aged Cultivator wearing a cyan Daoist robe, with a lean face and a trace of melancholy in his eyes, entered the Immortal Cave.

"Disciple Qi Yunhe pays his respects to the Old Ancestor."

Qi Yunhe's attitude was extremely respectful; he was one of the few Elders in the Sect who remained absolutely loyal to Lu Yuan.

"Rise." Lu Yuan looked at him and said straightforwardly, "Yunhe, I have called you here today to inform you of a matter related to your Dao Companion, Liu Mengxi."

Hearing this, Qi Yunhe's body shook slightly. He looked up, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes. "I wonder... what has Mengxi done wrong?"

He couldn't believe that his gentle and virtuous Dao Companion could have done anything that would alarm the Old Ancestor in seclusion.

Lu Yuan did not say much.

He took out a memory stone and infused it with magical power.

A screen of light appeared out of thin air within the Immortal Cave.

On the screen was Liu Mengxi's bedroom. She held a message Jade Slip, her face wearing a bashfulness and admiration she had never shown in front of Qi Yunhe.

Above the Jade Slip, a phantom of a handsome man with a sharp aura appeared.

It was a certain Peak Master of Heavenly Sword Mountain, Li Daoyi.

"Brother Daoyi, don't worry. The Azure Cloud Sect is now at the end of its rope. That Old Ancestor Lu Yuan is said to be seriously injured and near death. When the time comes, I will surely help you take down the Azure Cloud Sect." Liu Mengxi's voice was soft and seductive to the bone.

"Mengxi, I've wronged you," Li Jianyi's phantom said softly. "That Qi Yunhe is nothing but a mediocre talent. If he didn't occupy the position of the Taichu Peak Master, how could he be worthy of you? When my Heavenly Sword Mountain takes over Qingyun, you will be my, Li Daoyi's, only Dao Companion."

"How annoying." Liu Mengxi's face was full of happy blushes. "By the way, being with that Qi Yunhe really makes me feel disgusted. Besides cultivating all day, he has a dead man's face, with no sense of romance at all."

The scene ended there.

Inside the Immortal Cave, there was a dead silence.

Qi Yunhe stared blankly at the dissipated light screen. His face turned from red to green, finally becoming a deathly pale white.

His body was trembling slightly.

Disgust, no sense of romance.

So, his hundreds of years of mutual support had only earned him such an evaluation.

At this moment, his Dao Heart almost shattered.

"Old... Old Ancestor, this... this is..." His voice was dry, filled with unbelievable pain.

"This is a transmission I intercepted by chance today," Lu Yuan said calmly. He didn't tell Qi Yunhe that he had used the System's information to calculate the timing and record it secretly with a secret technique.

Qi Yunhe closed his eyes. When he opened them again, all the love and tenderness in his eyes had turned into bone-chilling coldness and disappointment.

He gave a deep bow to Lu Yuan.

"This Disciple is dull and failed to recognize people clearly, nearly causing a great disaster for the Sect. Everything is at the Old Ancestor's command."

Lu Yuan looked at him and nodded slightly.

Qi Yunhe's reaction was within his expectations.

"Now is not the time to deal with her," Lu Yuan said slowly. "Heavenly Sword Mountain and Beast King Valley are both eyeing my Azure Cloud Sect like tigers watching their prey. Since they all want to enter the fray, I will give them an Opportunity."

"I need you to act as if nothing happened and continue to maintain the status quo with her. Secretly, just keep a close eye on her every move."

"This Disciple understands." Qi Yunhe's voice had returned to calm, but beneath that calm hid a faint trace of chilliness.

After Qi Yunhe left, the sound of someone seeking an audience rang out again outside the Immortal Cave.

The visitor was Gu Qingxue.

She had changed into a new moon-white long dress, once again restoring her cold and beautiful Sect Master demeanor.

However, when she saw Lu Yuan, a trace of unhidable bashfulness still unconsciously leaked from her eyes.