Demon Lord Plan

In an ice chamber within the valley outside the Flowing Cloud Sect.

The figure of Nightmare appeared silently, as if the turmoil and bloodshed of the outside world were completely cut off. He waved his hand to reinforce the outer concealment Formation, ensuring that even a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator would find it difficult to easily detect the existence of this place.

The cold air inside the ice chamber remained, but compared to the previous deathly silence, there was now a faint yet real fluctuation of vitality.

Within the mysterious ice, the faint flush of color on Ye Li's pale face had not faded but had become slightly more distinct. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her chest began to have an extremely weak rise and fall. The vitality transformed from the drop of nine nether soul-returning grass essence was slowly spreading through her body, nourishing her nearly exhausted Divine Soul and Physical Body.

Nightmare walked to the ice coffin, and when his cold gaze fell upon his younger sister's face, it finally melted a fraction. He extended his finger and gently tapped her forehead, slowly channeling his pure and gentle Nascent Soul Demonic Essence into her, carefully guiding that vitality to flow through her limbs and bones, repairing those hidden injuries that had been dormant for many years.

This was a meticulous and long process. Nightmare was extremely patient, as if sculpting a peerless treasure. His control over Demonic Essence had reached an infinitesimal level, allowing him to perfectly repair the damage without harming Ye Li's fragile Meridians.

Time passed bit by bit.

Inside the ice chamber, there was only the faint humming of Nightmare's circulating Demonic Essence and the sound of Ye Li's increasingly strong heartbeat.

I do not know how much time had passed, when Nightmare finally forced the last trace of accumulated Yin cold poison out of Ye Li's heart meridian and dissolved it with his Demonic Essence.

"Mmm…"

An extremely weak but clearly audible groan escaped Ye Li's lips.

Her eyelids trembled violently a few times before finally, with difficulty, slowly opening.

Those were eyes that were initially dazed, unfocused, and filled with the confusion of long-term slumber. The color of her eyes was the same as Nightmare's—a deep black—but due to her weakness, they appeared like dust-covered glass.

Her gaze moved with difficulty, finally fixing on Nightmare's sallow yet incomparably familiar face.

Confusion, disbelief, immense shock… various emotions intertwined in her eyes.

"……Brother……?" A hoarse, dry, and almost inaudible voice was squeezed with difficulty from her lips. It was as if she had exhausted all her strength.

These simple words caused the Dao Heart of Nightmare, whose heart was as hard as iron, to tremble slightly.

He restrained all his aura, trying his best to make his expression look less cold, and nodded gently: "It is me, Li'er. You have awakened."

Upon receiving confirmation, Ye Li's eyes instantly filled with tears, which slid down her pale cheeks. She wanted to raise her hand but found her body so weak that she could barely move a single finger.

"I…… I am not dead…… Brother…… You really……" Her words were intermittent, her breath as thin as gossamer, but the excitement and joy within them could not be concealed. She had thought she had already experienced Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and had not expected to see her brother again.

"Do not speak. You have just awakened, and your Divine Soul and Physical Body are still very weak." Nightmare stopped her and channeled a wisp of pure Origin Qi to nourish her Meridians, "Rest well. With Brother here, you will recover very soon."

Feeling that warm and powerful force surging into her body, bringing an unprecedented sense of comfort, Ye Li nodded obediently, though tears flowed even more fiercely. She was no longer the little girl who needed her brother's protection; she could feel that the brother before her had become incomparably powerful, powerful to a degree that exceeded her imagination.

She slowly closed her eyes, a smile of immense peace on her lips, and fell into a deep sleep once more. This time, it was not a cold slumber, but a recuperation filled with vitality and hope.

Nightmare gently wiped away the tear stains on her face and carefully tucked in the edges of the ice coffin, ensuring that the cold air could nourish her without being too intense.

Watching his sister's peaceful sleeping face, the heaviest stone in his heart finally fell by more than half.

Next, time was needed for recuperation, along with finding some gentle Spirit Medicine to consolidate her Foundation and nourish her Physical Body, helping her fully recover. As for the stolen Foundation, once her body recovered, he had his own methods to reshape it for her, making it even stronger!

After settling Ye Li, Nightmare walked to the side of the ice chamber and sat cross-legged. He had no intention of leaving immediately.

Although his brief clash with Ye Fan was an absolute crushing victory for him, it also made him realize more clearly how troublesome a "child of destiny" could be. Protected by the Heavenly Dao, encountering constant opportunities, possessing endless hidden cards, and having an astonishing growth rate.

"He must be completely eradicated before he fully matures, or rather, before the Heavenly Dao can give him more help." Cold light flickered in Nightmare's eyes.

Simple overwhelming strength seemed to always trigger various accidents that allowed Ye Fan to escape. Some special means were needed to shield, or even… steal that mysterious Luck.

He recalled his gains in the Soul Burying Valley. The "Ghost Prison Ghost Canon" recorded an extremely ancient and evil secret technique—the "Secret Curse of Stealing Fate and Exchanging Heaven".

This secret technique did not directly increase cultivation, but could use special rituals and mediums to forcibly steal another person's Luck, Opportunity, and even a portion of their Heavenly Mandate, bestowing it upon oneself or a designated person. When cultivated to a profound Realm, it could even briefly blind the Heavenly secrets and change one's destiny against the Heavens!

Of course, the conditions for performing this technique were extremely harsh. It required preparing several rare Heaven And Earth Treasure as the core of the ritual, and even more importantly, a "cauldron" to bear the Luck, as well as… a "Bloodline trigger" from someone closely connected to the target's Luck.

"Stealing Luck… blinding Heavenly secrets…" Nightmare tapped his knees lightly with his fingers, "Ye Fan… I want your Luck. Your Opportunity will also belong to me."

His Divine Sense sank into his storage ring, and he began to take stock of the resources in his possession.

There was more than half of the nine nether soul-returning grass left; this was a Saint Grade item for nourishing the Divine Soul and could perhaps serve as one of the ritual cores.

The netherworld ghost lotus was an even more top-tier precious medicine, with immeasurable value.

Yin Nether Iron, Annihilation Nether Spring, myriad soul soul-devouring banner, and the collections obtained from Immortal Master Qingxuan and the Flowing Cloud Sect Sect Master…

In terms of resources, he was already extremely wealthy.

"A few core Materials are still missing… 'heavenly mandate flower', 'reincarnation wood', 'karma mud'…" These were all divine objects that only existed in legends and were extremely hard to find.

"As for the 'cauldron'…" Nightmare's eyes flickered. The best 'cauldron' was naturally someone who possessed great Luck, but such people were hard to find and hard to capture. A secondary option would be to look for those with special Physiques, such as the "Profound Yin Body", "Pure Yang Body", etc.

"The 'Bloodline trigger'…" This point could perhaps be addressed by targeting someone from the Flowing Cloud Sect or someone closely related to Ye Fan. Ye Fan's background did not seem to involve any special Family, so his sect elders, confidantes… there would always be someone whose Luck was deeply intertwined with his.

A clear plan gradually took shape in Nightmare's mind.

1. Guard Ye Li and help her fully recover.

2. Collect the Materials needed for the "Secret Curse of Stealing Fate and Exchanging Heaven", focusing on clues regarding the "heavenly mandate flower", "reincarnation wood", and "karma mud". The Heavenly Secret Pavilion might have information.

3. Find a suitable "cauldron".

4. Investigate Ye Fan's social connections to determine the target for the "Bloodline trigger".

5. During this period, continue to improve his strength, refine Magic Treasures (such as using Yin Nether Iron and Nether Spring to re-forge the myriad soul banner and the Wind-Devouring Demonic Vine), consolidate his Middle Nascent Soul Stage Realm, and advance toward the Late Stage.

His enemies were never just Ye Fan alone. There was also the entire Sky Patrol Alliance, as well as the "Heavenly Dao" that might exist in the void. He must possess absolute power in order to crush everything!

"Sky Patrol Alliance… Ye Fan…" Nightmare closed his eyes and began to meditate and regulate his breath. His Demonic Essence circulated around his body, and his aura became increasingly deep and reserved.

"Your doomsday will begin with the theft of your Luck."

Inside the ice chamber, silence fell once again. There was only the vast Demonic Essence within Nightmare, surging slowly like a sleeping Dragon, and the steady sound of Ye Li's breathing within the ice coffin.

A massive conspiracy against the child of destiny had already quietly unfolded in this small ice chamber. The Demon Lord's path of revenge had entered a new phase.