201: Demons and righteous forces gather, a grand spectacle for the Joyful Union!

The one-month deadline arrived in the blink of an eye.

The nine peaks and forty-eight mountains of the Hehuan Sect were not exactly decked out in festive decorations, but for this gathering of the Demonic Path, every area had been arranged to show the Hehuan Sect's importance placed on this grand event.

The mountain-protecting formation had long been fully activated, weaving into a massive Hehuan Sect pattern at the zenith of the sky.

On the surface, this gathering of the Demonic Path was to welcome the return of the Holy Venerable, and as the Hehuan Sect holding such a grand event for the first time, they naturally had to make preparations for any possible accidents.

Although Bai Lingxi knew that nothing could possibly go wrong, the surface work still had to be done to avoid being laughed at by others in the Demonic Path.

Outside the mountain gate, both in the air and on the ground, it was already bustling with people.

Hehuan Sect Disciples were preparing to welcome the arrival of the other Seven Sects.

The first to arrive were the Seven Emotions Valley and the Five Poisons Gate.

The Cultivators of the Seven Emotions Valley were all dressed in colorful neon garments, with beautiful men and women whose bodies were rippling with emotional fluctuations like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness; wherever they passed, others would unknowingly feel their emotions rise and fall.

The Five Poisons Gate was filled with Yin Qi, with Disciples dressed primarily in ink-green and pitch-black, wearing various poison pouches at their waists, with phantoms of insects and snakes faintly appearing around their bodies.

Although both Sects belonged to the Demonic Path, they stood on opposite sides with clear lines drawn, their glances occasionally meeting with cold indifference.

Immediately after, the flying ships of the Earth Fiend Manor and the Taotie Alliance arrived, breaking through the Void Realm.

The flying ship of the Earth Fiend Manor was shaped like a giant bone coffin, rolling with Evil Qi.

The Taotie Alliance's was a palace like a moving mountain of flesh, emitting a rich fragrance of blood food and a sense of greed.

Subsequently, the skeletal Dragon carriage of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall, the blood throne of the Blood Sea Sect, and the bone Dragon convoy of the Myriad Skeletons Sect arrived one after another.

Of the Eight Sects of the Demonic Path, excluding the Hehuan Sect, the leaders of the other Seven Sects had all arrived!

Every Sect Master was a powerful figure who could shake a region with a stomp of their foot, with a cultivation base of at least Mid-stage Soul Transformation, and there were even several existences at the Late-stage Soul Transformation.

At this moment, they each brought the Elders and Personal Disciples from their Sects, along with at least ten thousand accompanying Disciples.

The Seven Sects carried Magical Artifacts of various sizes, some with hidden treasures and others with restrained Evil Qi, waiting quietly in the designated areas outside the mountain gate according to their Sect's status and strength.

At a glance, the scene was magnificent, with Devilish Qi soaring to the heavens!

Seven powerful auras of the Demonic Path collided and probed each other, causing the Void Realm outside the Hehuan Sect to slightly distort.

Countless gazes, whether open or hidden, were cast into the depths of the Hehuan Sect, waiting for that legendary Holy Venerable to appear.

"The Hehuan Sect certainly has a grand display."

The Hall Master of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall, Soul Extinguisher, sat on the skeletal throne, his shadow under the hood sweeping across the one hundred thousand Disciples welcoming them, evidently feeling that the Hehuan Sect was showing off.

If it were normal times, having them wait here like this, the Ten Thousand Souls Hall would have already turned against them based on their style.

But today was different; the Holy Venerable was presiding over the Hehuan Sect, and no one dared to act rashly.

Including him.

"Old Ghost Soul Extinguisher, is the sincerity brought by your Ten Thousand Souls Hall enough?"

"Don't use some junk to fool the Holy Venerable, or you'll be the first one I take a knife to when the time comes."

The Sect Master of the Blood Sea Sect, Blood Without End, sat on the blood throne, playing with a blood jade skull and grinning.

"Don't talk about me, watch yourself."

Soul Extinguisher replied coldly.

The other Sect Masters also had their own thoughts; on the surface, they were calm, but in reality, their Divine Thoughts were constantly communicating, speculating on the Holy Venerable's true intentions and assessing the weight of the treasures brought by each other.

"The Holy Venerable has arrived—!"

Bai Lingxi's voice came from the depths of the Hehuan Sect, resounding through the heavens and earth.

In an instant, all Hehuan Sect Disciples on the nine peaks and forty-eight mountains faced the direction of the main peak, kneeling respectfully and shouting in unison:

"Welcome the Holy Venerable—!"

The sound wave was like a tide, sweeping in all directions.

The people of the Seven Sects looked solemn, simultaneously restraining their auras and focusing their gazes.

Only to see the door of the most magnificent Heaven and Earth Ultimate Bliss Palace at the summit of the main peak slowly open.

A black figure walked out slowly.

It was Cold Moon.

She was still wearing a black dress, and this black dress seemed capable of absorbing all the surrounding light, making her the center of the world.

Her breathtakingly beautiful face was cold and waveless, her eyes as deep as an eternal cold abyss.

She just walked slowly, without any extra movements, and did not deliberately release any pressure.

Everyone who saw her, whether a Soul Transformation Sect Master or a Golden Core Disciple, felt an irresistible trembling from the depths of their Soul!

That was an absolute suppression originating from the Origin of the Cultivation Technique, from the depths of the Soul!

"Thump!"

It was unknown who knelt down first.

Immediately after, as if swept by an invisible giant wave, Soul Extinguisher on the skeletal throne, Blood Without End on the blood throne, Nether Bone in the bone Dragon carriage... the Sect Masters of the Seven Sects, without exception, all left their seats, knelt on one knee in the direction of that black figure, and lowered their heads in submission!

The Elders and Disciples behind them knelt down in droves, spreading out like a dark mass.

"Greetings, Holy Venerable!"

"May the Holy Venerable be safe and sound!"

Uneven shouts rang out from the Seven Sects' teams, converging into a mighty sound wave.

Cold Moon calmly swept her gaze over the Demonic Path beings kneeling like an ant colony below the mountain, not letting them rise immediately.

She slowly raised a hand.

At her fingertips, a point of black light lit up and then spread.

The sky suddenly darkened.

It was not black clouds covering it, but light being swallowed and twisted by a higher-level power.

Countless fine black runes appeared in the Void Realm, forming a massive, invisible barrier covering the entire Hehuan Sect region.

Within the barrier, the operation of everyone's Demonic Path Cultivation Technique became exceptionally active.

No one knew what this meant, but they were not stupid; the moment their Demonic Techniques automatically began to run, they immediately knew that their life and death were completely tied to a single thought of the Holy Venerable!

Their Souls trembled.

Was this the Holy Venerable? For the Demonic Path, her very existence seemed to be the supreme authority and Law.

This caused the Sect Masters kneeling on the ground to be filled with fear in their eyes.

For a long time.

Cold Moon's cold voice rang out again.

"Rise."

A simple word, reaching straight to the Divine Soul.

"Thank you, Holy Venerable!"

Everyone felt as if they had received a pardon and only then dared to rise slowly.

But their posture remained humble and respectful, and no one dared to look directly at Cold Moon.

Bai Lingxi and Su Yang stood side by side slightly behind Cold Moon.

Bai Lingxi took a deep breath, looked at Su Yang, then took a step forward and said loudly: "The return of the Holy Venerable is a supreme event for our Demonic Path! Today, we summoned the various Sects to come, first to pay homage, and second to present treasures, to manifest the Holy Venerable's majesty and virtue, and also to show the loyalty of the various Sects!"

"The treasures presented by the various Sects will be personally inspected by the Holy Venerable."

"Now, please, various Sects, present your treasures in order!"

As the words fell, the atmosphere in the scene suddenly became subtle.

The Sect Masters of the Seven Sects subconsciously looked at each other; originally, they were very confident that they could muddle through, but at this moment, no one had any bottom in their hearts.

But now, they were already riding a tiger and could not get off, having to bite the bullet and present their treasures.

The order of presenting treasures was based on the strength ranking of the Eight Sects of the Demonic Path.

The first was the Ten Thousand Souls Hall.

Hall Master Soul Extinguisher took a deep breath, personally holding a simple black bone casket, and flew to the treasure presentation platform below the main peak...