The Way and the Demon are both for me; this is the supreme Way!

"Demon Ancestor?!"

"What exactly are you talking about?"

Hearing this title, Lin Mo's heart instantly churned with turbulent waves, filled with doubt and uncertainty.

"You bathed in light, paving the Dao for all beings, thus you are the Dao Ancestor."

"I was born from darkness, your reflection, naturally I am the Demon Ancestor."

"Is that so hard to understand?"

Black-robed Lin Mo's expression remained unchanged, his tone still flat, without a ripple, as if stating a simple fact.

"A Heart Demon shouldn't have such clear self-awareness."

"Nor should it possess such almost arrogant ambition."

"What exactly are you?"

Lin Mo's vigilance instantly reached its peak, his expression more solemn than ever.

"Ambition?" Black-robed Lin Mo smiled.

But that smile was devoid of any warmth.

"No, this isn't ambition; this is a destined fact."

"As for who I am..."

He gazed calmly at Lin Mo, his eyes seemingly piercing through his heart.

"I've made it very clear, I am you."

"You don't need to be wary of me; that would be being wary of yourself."

"Lower your guard, and truly perceive with your heart, and you will know that what I say is true."

Lin Mo silently looked into the other's eyes, as still as eternal night.

He could feel that the other was not deceiving him.

In this spiritual world, which belonged entirely to him, no lie could hide.

He slowly closed his eyes, no longer scrutinizing with wary gaze,

but instead completely released his consciousness, trying to accept and sense the existence that called itself "Demon Ancestor."

In an instant, an ineffable sense of resonance quietly formed between the two.

It was not an exchange of memories, nor a communication of Divine Thought.

Instead, it was a more fundamental connection, as if two rivers originating from the same source finally converged at this moment, no longer distinguishable from each other.

He could feel the other's aloofness and indifference, and also the madness, suppressed deep within, capable of incinerating all heavens.

Those were his own emotions, his severed past, his actively suppressed primal nature.

"I understand."

"You truly... are me."

"You are the most primal other side of me, unconstrained by any Acquired rules."

A long time later, when Lin Mo opened his eyes again.

The doubt and vigilance in his heart had completely faded, leaving only an unprecedented complexity and enlightenment.

"Very good, you finally acknowledge 'my' existence."

For the first time, Black-robed Lin Mo's face showed an expression akin to satisfaction.

After accepting this fact, Lin Mo's doubts turned in another direction, a more practical question.

"Since that's the case, as my 'Heart Demon,' my 'other side,' what can you do for me?"

Black-robed Lin Mo smiled again at the question.

That smile was faint, yet it seemed to cause a ripple in this eternal darkness.

"You've asked the wrong question."

"You shouldn't ask what 'I' can do for you."

"You should ask, what 'we' can do."

Before Lin Mo could press further, Black-robed Lin Mo raised his hand, pointing to this boundless void.

"You have the System, binding a nation, gathering the power of all beings within yourself."

"If you continue on this path, your ultimate destination is destined to be the Supreme Dao Ancestor, overlooking all ages and suppressing all heavens."

"And I, as your inseparable dark side, the shadow you cast as you walk the world, will inevitably ascend to the pinnacle with you."

"You are the Dao Ancestor, and I am the Demon Ancestor."

His voice was not loud, yet it stirred up rumbling echoes in this spiritual space.

Lin Mo's mind was also shaken by these words.

Black-robed Lin Mo looked at him and continued:

"Therefore, you don't need to have any concerns about me, much less regard me as an anomaly."

"You and I are inherently one; from beginning to end, there has only been 'I.' How can there be 'two sides'?"

"The so-called Dao Ancestor is the Demon Ancestor!"

"The so-called Demon Ancestor is also the Dao Ancestor!"

"Light protects all beings, darkness devours all things."

"The Dao follows nature, saving the world; demonic Qi permeates heaven and earth, only I am supreme."

"The world is ignorant, always pitting the two against each other, forcibly distinguishing superiority and inferiority, good and evil. How ridiculous."

Black-robed Lin Mo's voice grew more profound, carrying a transcendent quality of overlooking the Great Dao.

"Light and darkness, both are me!"

"Dao and Demon, both belong to me!"

"This is the true Supreme Great Dao!"

Lin Mo fell completely silent.

He stood rooted, repeatedly pondering Black-robed Lin Mo's words, the light in his eyes constantly shifting.

His long-held cultivation concepts were, at this moment, subjected to an unprecedented impact and subversion.

Yes, why distinguish between good and evil? Why distinguish between light and dark?

When power becomes extreme, when "I" am the rule, am the will of heaven,

then the so-called good and evil, light and dark, are merely "my" single thought!

After a long while, Lin Mo finally let out a long breath, the confusion and shock in his eyes ultimately transforming into an unprecedented clarity and resolve.

He nodded solemnly at Black-robed Lin Mo.

"I understand."

Seeing this, Black-robed Lin Mo showed a genuine smile.

"It's good that you understand."

"From now on, this place will be guarded by me."

"No Heart Demon will ever be born in your sea of consciousness again, because I am your greatest Heart Demon, and your only Heart Demon."

"Any external spiritual erosion, any Heart Demon tribulation on your cultivation path, will be cleared away by me for you."

Lin Mo's heart stirred: "You mean..."

"That's right, that Nine Nether Demon Seeding Heart Sutra is already useless to you, or rather, its effect has reached its peak."

"You no longer need to 'feed' me with emotions, because my power will grow synchronously with your Realm, never falling behind."

"Besides that..."

Black-robed Lin Mo's figure began to become somewhat ethereal, as if about to merge into this endless darkness.

"I can transform into your shadow and walk the world."

"To handle those matters... that you are not convenient to deal with personally."

As his voice faded, Black-robed Lin Mo's figure completely disappeared.

But Lin Mo could clearly feel that he had not left,

but had transformed into a part of this spiritual sea, into the deepest shadow within his consciousness, omnipresent.

And, as long as he thought of it, this shadow could emerge from the void and become his most powerful aid.

Immediately, Lin Mo's consciousness slowly withdrew from the spiritual sea, returning to his body in the quiet room.

He opened his eyes; one was clear and profound, the other dark and indifferent.

Two completely different divine lights flashed and then returned to calm.

"The Dao Ancestor is me, and the Demon Ancestor is also me..."

Lin Mo muttered to himself, a meaningful smile slowly curving at the corner of his lips.

It seemed that this time's harvest was far greater than he had imagined!

...Meanwhile, Lin Xiyue had successfully gathered the Four Elders!

She wanted to inform the Four Elders about the Nine Nether Demon Seeding Heart Sutra left by her older brother,

and then let them decide whether this thing should be widely popularized.

However, even before getting to the main topic,

Lin Xiyue could already guess the answer.

The power of this secret technique was beyond doubt, even if it would make the entire Great Xia sinister and terrifying, with demons dancing wildly!

In her opinion, her four grandfathers would also decide to promote it without hesitation!

And the truth... was indeed so.