Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan frowned and said, "Speaking of this matter, I, like you, am also very puzzled."

"To be honest, the Spirit Realm is vast, and our human race has over a hundred Mahayana cultivators. There is more than one realm that is hostile to the Spirit Realm."

"I am quite familiar with the demon race, but I have never seen an ancient demon. I only know about them through hearsay and don't know much about them."

The old green mantis said meaningfully, "Humans are so powerful, I wonder if they, like the ancient demons, are also conquering other realms?"

Chen Yuan said calmly, "In all the heavens and myriad realms, the strong prey on the weak, and strength is paramount. My human race has a hundred Mahayana cultivators; how could we possibly remain confined to one realm?"

"However, fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry. Our human race is extremely powerful, and we only have the World Destroying Warship in our eyes. We will not make things difficult for the current Green Mantis Clan."

"Moreover, with Mr. Chen mediating, the Green Mantis Clan will definitely not suffer any losses."

The old Green Mantis clasped his hands in a bow and said, "In that case, I will entrust this to you, fellow Daoist. I know that the Green Mantis Clan is currently too weak, with its strength barely a fraction of what it once was."

"But the Green Mantis Clan does not rely on external objects; they only cultivate a pair of sword-like arms. If there is a sufficient supply of spiritual energy, and I pass on my cultivation techniques, at most a thousand years will be enough to create an army of at least 100,000 Green Mantises for you to command."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are very kind. I will certainly live up to your expectations. Farewell."

The old green mantis escorted him out of the egg house, and Chen Yuan vanished into the sky in a flash of light, disappearing into the horizon.

After leaving the royal city, Chen Yuan turned and flew towards the sky, heading straight into the Sea of ​​Deathly Qi.

He activated the true blood of the Kui Niu, his silver eyes gleaming with lightning, piercing through the death aura and reaching hundreds of feet away.

Thunder Dao Divine Power is the most effective counter to demonic energy. This death energy is a mutation of demonic energy, so it naturally cannot escape Chen Yuan's silver eyes.

Before comprehending the fragments of the interface's origin, Chen Yuan's silver eyes could only see two hundred feet away.

The distance has now more than doubled, allowing it to penetrate over four hundred feet of deathly aura.

He easily avoided the sleeping bone beasts and reached the deepest part of the Sea of ​​Death before stopping.

Chen Yuan's trip was not to re-examine the World-Destroying Warship; it was simply that the corpses wandering near the giant ship were beyond his ability to handle.

He flipped his hand and took out the Demon-Slaying Blade. With a thought, the demonic energy overflowed, slowly absorbing the surrounding death energy.

Chen Yuan gained a great deal from this trip to the Green Mantis Realm Fragment. He comprehended the origin of the realm fragment, discovered the World Annihilation Warship, and repaired the Xuan Yin Armor. These were all opportunities that cultivators at the Void Refinement stage and even the Integration stage dreamed of.

However, he did not forget his original purpose for this trip: to collect death energy and strengthen the Demon-Slaying Blade.

The death energy in the original interface fragments was too thin, so it could only absorb death energy from the black crystal.

However, the death energy in the Sea of ​​Death Energy is vast and pure, so there's no need for further effort.

Those black crystals can be preserved and brought back to the Demon Burning Realm to be exchanged for other treasures.

Death energy is a unique and extremely rare form of malevolent energy that mutates from the original essence of a fragment of a surface after demonic energy erodes it. It is of considerable value.

With an endless supply of death energy from the Sea of ​​Death Energy, after three days, the Death Energy absorbed by the Fiend-Slaying Blade was saturated, and the originally dark red Fiend Energy had now turned completely black.

Once refined, the Soul-Slaying Blade will have a much stronger impact on the soul, greatly increasing its power and making it second to none among third-grade spiritual treasures and divine weapons.

In the future, when dealing with other demon generals, Chen Yuan will no longer need to frequently use the Cangming Halberd.

He sheathed the Demon-Slaying Blade, absorbed the pure spiritual energy in his dantian, slowly refined the death energy, and with a flash of light, flew towards the spatial passage.

Without the intimidating aura of the bone dragon, the entrance to the spatial passage was filled with life. Some weak beasts wandered around, but none dared to approach the passage.

Chen Yuan slowly stopped, activated the Kunpeng True Blood, and a pair of black wings slowly unfolded on his back. The Kunpeng Dharma Image condensed and took shape, and his aura surged.

The oppressive aura of the high-level demonic beast suddenly spread out, pressing all the strange beasts within a radius of a hundred miles to the ground, rendering them unable to move.

He had reactivated the Yin-Yang Ring, and a dense demonic aura surged into the sky. He bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence.

Chen Yuan raised his hand and formed a hand seal. His essence blood transformed into a blood-red Kunpeng with outstretched wings, lifelike and emitting a strong spatial fluctuation.

He pointed again, and the crimson Kunpeng flapped its wings, flew into the earth, and disappeared.

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Yuan lowered his hands, a hint of fatigue showing in his eyes.

This is an application of the laws of space, using the essence blood containing the power of space to leave a beacon in the fragments of the Green Mantis Realm.

When Chen Yuan advances to the next level and merges with the original body, he will be able to sense the location of the Green Mantis Realm fragments and open up a spatial passage leading to this place.

This was also a divine power bestowed upon Chen Yuan by the Kunpeng True Blood. After discovering the World Annihilation Warship, he harbored murderous intent and was determined not to let the four demon generals return to the Burning Demon Realm.

Otherwise, even without the Great Sage Moving Mountains, the Blood Tooth Demon Saint would have been able to expose the Yin-Yang Ring's disguise simply by conducting a thorough investigation.

However, Chen Yuan was reluctant to give up such a treasure as the World Annihilation Warship. He had already decided at that time to leave behind a Dao Beacon and enter this place again in the future.

After comprehending the origin of the interface fragments, his understanding of the laws of space deepened, making it easier for him to unleash this supernatural power.

Chen Yuan entered the spatial passage and sensed clear spatial fluctuations coming from ahead, which was the path back to the Burning Demon Realm.

He smiled slightly, turned around, and took out the Cangming Halberd. Behind him, the Kunpeng Dharma Image let out a long, desolate, and profound cry.

Chen Yuan frantically circulated his true essence, and a layer of spatial destruction power slowly covered the blade of the Cangming Halberd.

He suddenly swung the Cangming Halberd, and a crescent-shaped black blade of light flew out and landed at the exit of the spatial passage.

The power of spatial destruction erupted suddenly, and violent spatial fluctuations spread out, causing a small spatial storm in this void.

The entrance to the spatial passage was completely submerged by the spatial storm. After a long time, the storm subsided, the entrance disappeared, and only the remaining spatial turbulence raged.

As Chen Yuan destroyed the spatial passage, the spatial connection between the Green Mantis Realm fragments and the Burning Demon Realm also weakened rapidly.

Chen Yuan dared not delay. He put away the Cangming Halberd, flapped his wings, and, sensing the increasingly subtle spatial fluctuations, flew forward.

He moved with ease in the void, his speed of escape much faster than when he came with the four demon generals.

It didn't take long before Chen Yuan returned to the Burning Demon Realm, before the spatial fluctuations completely disappeared.

He emerged somewhat disheveled from the spatial rift, which rapidly collapsed and vanished behind him, nearly engulfing him.

Outside the array that concealed the spatial fluctuations, several trusted demon generals under the command of the Yanhuang Demon General saw Chen Yuan, whose aura was weak and whose mouth was stained with blood, seemingly indicating that he was seriously injured, and hurriedly came forward.

The leading high-ranking demon general glanced at the vanished spatial rift and hurriedly bowed to Chen Yuan: "Lord Beiming, may I ask where my family's lord is? And where are the other three lords?"

The other demon generals all stared longingly at Chen Yuan. The black wings behind him slowly folded, he suppressed his aura, sighed softly, and his face showed grief: "Fellow Daoist Yanhuang, Fellow Daoist Tieyi, Fellow Daoist Guixiao, Fellow Daoist Qiyan... all of them unfortunately perished in that fragment of the interface."

Several demon generals were struck dumb, and the high-ranking demon general's eyes widened: "This...this...Does Lord Beiming really mean this?"

Chen Yuan's face darkened, his imposing aura radiating: "How could I, the commander, speak lightly of such a momentous matter?"

The high-ranking demon general looked flustered: "How dare I doubt you, sir? I was just too shocked. I beg your forgiveness..."

Chen Yuan snorted coldly: "Why haven't you activated the formation yet? This commander urgently needs to recuperate and heal his injuries."

The high-ranking demon general hurriedly took out an array plate, activated the array, and asked, "May I ask, sir, what was the cause of my lord's death? This matter is of great importance, and I must report it to the Demon King of the Primordial Chaos immediately."

Chen Yuan flew out of the formation and came to the front of several demon generals. He sighed and said, "This matter is a long story. You can report to the Demon King that we encountered the awakening of the Demon Lord of the Ancient Demon Realm. We fought desperately, but the four of you still unfortunately perished."

"I was able to escape by chance because I also possess the bloodline of the Kun fish and am proficient in spatial magic. Otherwise, I would have been doomed."

This high-ranking demon general was clearly knowledgeable. Upon hearing this, his expression changed drastically: "Demon Lord? The Lord of the Palace once said that the fragment of that realm was only a million miles in size, and it was only five demon generals working together, so the risk was not high. How could there be a Demon Lord there?"

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I thought so too, but things are unpredictable. We're just unlucky. What can we do?"

"You may report this as such. If the Demon King of Canyuan inquires, you may send a demon general to the Northern Underworld Cave. I will then inform you of the whole story."

The high-ranking demon general was full of doubts, but dared not say anything, and could only clasp his hands in response: "This junior understands."

Chen Yuan further instructed, "This matter concerns the lives of the four demon generals and involves the caves of the two demon kings. You must not spread this outside. If any misunderstanding arises, your lives will be in danger."

The demon generals were startled and hurriedly agreed to send Chen Yuan out of the formation.

Chen Yuan soared into the air, his divine sense revealing the high-ranking demon general hastily flying away into the distance. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he showed no trace of his former dejection.

He avoided the battlefields of Leishan Cave and Shimu Cave, and flew all the way back to Beiming Island to summon Zhang Yanwei and others.

Zhang Yanwei was overjoyed to see his master return, and Yun Jinyue and the other two also breathed a sigh of relief.

Without Chen Yuan's protection, given their cultivation level, they would soon become true slaves.

When Chen Yuan inquired about the Northern Underworld Cave, everything was calm since he had only been away from the Burning Demon Realm for less than half a year.

But Zhang Yanwei hesitated for a moment and said, "After Master left, Senior Cangsong quietly left Beiming Island and has not returned since, no one knows where he went..."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "I already know where Fellow Daoist Cangsong has gone."

He then summoned the demon generals on the island, pretending to be seriously injured, which greatly alarmed the demon generals.

Chen Yuan announced that he would go into seclusion to recuperate from his injuries, and that Beiming Island should be on high alert. He then took out a jade slip and had a mid-level demon general skilled in escape techniques deliver it to the Thunder Mountain Demon King.

He then dismissed the demon generals, returned to his cave, activated the formation, took out the alchemy furnace, and began refining pills.

While waiting in the underground cave for the girl Xuan Yin to emerge from her cocoon, he sorted through the treasures he had obtained from the four demon generals.

Their demon cores are naturally valuable. Although Chen Yuan has no use for them after they are refined into demon essence pills, and the demon race cannot refine them, they are still very valuable when brought back to the spirit realm.

Caught off guard, Iron Wing Demon General was beheaded by Chen Yuan with a single halberd strike, but the magical weapon was preserved.

Qiyan Demon General only wanted to use the Earth Escape Technique to escape, and did not take out the Mountain-Splitting Spear to fight, so he was completely unharmed.

However, these two magical treasures and divine weapons were too famous to be sold, otherwise everyone would know that the deaths of the two demon generals were closely related to Chen Yuan.

Qiyan Demon General is probably preparing to break through to the next level of Demon General, and he has a five-thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herb in his possession.

There is also a strange stone formed from the condensed winds of the Burning Demon Realm, containing fierce fire poison. When ground into powder and dissolved in water, soaking the whole body can temper the physical body.

Although its effects are not as good as the Body Tempering Elixir, it is still extremely valuable for mid-level demon generals and has some effect on high-level demon generals as well.

There were also three five-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, more than one hundred top-grade spirit stones, and three kinds of top-grade spiritual materials, but nothing else was noteworthy.

The bloodline potential of both Qiyan Demon General and Yanhuang Demon General has not been exhausted. Ironwing Demon General had originally encountered a bottleneck, but after refining the Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill, he saw hope of breaking through to a higher-level demon general.

After obtaining the treasures, they would try every means to exchange them for spiritual herbs and pills to temper their bodies and improve their cultivation, leaving behind very few.

The Demon General Guixiao is nearing the end of his lifespan, but he has exhausted his resources by taming numerous fierce ghosts, and he has very few treasures left.

……

Four months later, Chen Yuan refined all four demon cores into demon essence pills, and the Fiend-Slaying Blade had also refined most of the death energy, greatly increasing its power, before finally emerging from seclusion.

Zhang Yanwei immediately came to pay his respects and presented a jade slip: "Master, the Demon King of Leishan has issued an edict summoning you."

"The Demon King of Canyuan also sent a Horned Demon General to visit Master."

"But the disciple used the excuse that the master was in seclusion to have the Crimson Pearl Demon General temporarily put an end to it."

"However, Master has been in seclusion for four months, and that Demon General Jiaochi is becoming increasingly impatient. If Master does not come out of seclusion soon, I'm afraid he will cause a great disturbance on Beiming Island."

After examining the jade slip, Chen Yuan asked, "What is the cultivation level of this Horned Demon General?"

Zhang Yanwei replied, "Mid-level Demon General."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "I understand. Let this Horned Demon General wait. I will go to the Thunder Mountain Range first."

"If he asks, just answer truthfully."

Zhang Yanwei asked in astonishment, "What if he causes a scene?"

Chen Yuan sneered: "I am a high-ranking demon general under the Thunder Mountain Demon King, and my reputation is widespread."

"This Demon General Jiao Chi is only a mid-level Demon General. How dare he act so recklessly on Beiming Island? It's just a bluff."

"However, you should not negotiate with him personally. In the eyes of outsiders, you are, after all, just a slave."

"The demon general on Beiming Island knows that you are deeply favored by your master, so he dares not do anything to you."

"But this Demon General is arrogant because of his status and has come with the decree of the Demon King of the Divine Origin. In his anger, he may take his anger out on you. You must be careful."

Zhang Yanwei clasped his hands and bowed, saying, "Disciple obeys."

He bowed and withdrew, and Chen Yuan quietly left Beiming Island, flying towards the Leishan Mountains.

His escape speed was more than twice as fast as before, comparable to many demon kings who were not good at flying, but he did not show it and still arrived at the Thunder Mountain Range in the same amount of time.

The patrolling demon general seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Chen Yuan, he immediately led him to see Yu Cheng, the demon general in charge of welcoming guests.

Commander Yu Cheng dared not delay and immediately led him to pay respects to the Demon King of Leishan.

The two arrived at the foot of Leishan Mountain and entered the solitary main hall. After waiting for about an hour, the figure of the Leishan Demon King slowly appeared on the main seat.

He waved his hand, and Demon General Yu Cheng bowed and withdrew. Demon King Leishan carefully examined Chen Yuan, his imposing presence radiating without anger, and slowly spoke: "The three Demon Generals Beiming, Yanhuang, Qiyan, and Guixiao are all highly regarded by Canyuan."

"Especially that Demon General Qiyan, who possessed royal blood and was poised to reach the Demon King realm, was highly valued by Shenyuan, yet he died in a fragment of a realm."

"Shenyuan was furious and sent an envoy to inquire."

"Iron Wing also died in that fragment of the interface. Only you survived. The letter you presented to me was extremely brief, only saying that they were killed by the Demon Lord."

"If you do not have a reasonable explanation, even if the demon race does not kill each other in the interface fragments, I will still punish you severely and give Canyuan an explanation."

The sound of thunder faintly came from outside the hall, mixed with the voice of the Thunder Mountain Demon King, echoing in the hall and adding to the somber atmosphere.

Chen Yuan bowed deeply, his expression sorrowful: "Your Majesty, I am also deeply grieved by the deaths of my four fellow Daoists."

"But that demon lord was too ferocious. Even though we fought desperately, we were still no match for him."

"If I hadn't been skilled in spatial magic and barely escaped from that interface fragment, I would have perished in it at the last moment and would no longer be able to serve the king."

The Thunder Mountain Demon King frowned slightly: "Tell me from the beginning what the situation was like in that fragment of the interface, and how you encountered the Demon Lord. There must be no omissions."

Chen Yuan said, "Yes, after we entered the interface fragment, we found a dark red blood sun hanging in it."

"There is no spiritual energy in the world, but it is filled with an extremely strange evil energy, which we call death energy."

"We hadn't gone far when we encountered a strange beast that was nothing but bones. Its strength was comparable to a Void Refinement Demon King, but it wasn't very intelligent. The five of us joined forces and barely managed to kill it..."

He recounted in detail how he killed the bone dragon, and presented a piece of black crystal for the Thunder Mountain Demon King to examine.

After examining it, the Thunder Mountain Demon King nodded slightly: "This deathly aura is indeed quite unique, but it also has some characteristics of demonic energy..."

Chen Yuan looked on with admiration: "Your Majesty has keen insight. This deathly aura is a mutation of demonic energy."

The Thunder Mountain Demon King returned the black crystal to Chen Yuan and said calmly, "If you hadn't mentioned the Demon Lord in your letter, I wouldn't have been able to see that it was related to demonic energy."

Chen Yuan put away the black crystal and said respectfully, "After we slew the bone dragon, we continued onward and discovered other living beings, including an intelligent alien race called the Green Mantis Clan..."

He recounted in detail how he discovered the Green Mantis Clan, secretly searched their souls, captured Qu Wutong, went to the royal city, and subdued the Green Mantis King, without concealing anything.

After hearing this, the Thunder Mountain Demon King nodded slightly: "This death energy forces the Green Mantis Clan to constantly improve their strength, otherwise they will die a violent death. It is quite similar to demonic energy. The 'Supreme Saint' they mention should be the Ancient Demon."

"And those Green Mantis rebels, who do not rely on death energy, are the true remnants of the Green Mantis race."

Chen Yuan said, "That's right. The Green Mantis King sent out an army of 30,000 Green Mantises, and after searching carefully for three months, they finally found the trail of those Green Mantis traitors..."

He then recounted in detail how he discovered the old green mantis, how it confronted everyone while holding a divine stone, and how it revealed to them that the Supreme Saint was actually a demon.

When Chen Yuan said, "The gods are the origin of the interface," he was interrupted by the Thunder Mountain Demon King: "The origin of the interface? What is that?"

Chen Yuan said, "It was only at the mouth of the Fuluo Sea that I learned that there was such a thing as 'Heavenly Way' in the world."

"He also led us into an underground cave, where we saw with our own eyes that fragment of the primordial essence of the interface..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Thunder Mountain Demon King: "You saw the fragments of the interface's origin with your own eyes?"

Chen Yuan said, "That's right, it was a primordial energy that constantly changed its form, but it has been corrupted by demonic energy."

“We were even nearly corrupted by demonic energy and succumbed to desire.”

"Fortunately, Nafu Luohai used the divine stone to awaken us, preventing us from going mad with evil spirits..."

The Demon King of Leishan frowned deeply: "What happened after that?"

Chen Yuan said, "Then Fu Luo Hai told us that the demonic energy that erodes the fragments of the interface's origin comes from that blood sun that never falls."

"We will go with it to investigate and find a way to expel the demonic energy in order to comprehend the fragments of the interface's origin."

“Around the blood sun, a sea of ​​death energy has gathered, and many bone beasts comparable to that white bone giant lizard are sleeping in it, absorbing the death energy.”

"We slew several bone beasts and obtained a few pieces of black crystal. Finally, we arrived at the deepest part of the Sea of ​​Deathly Aura, but we encountered a layer of demonic energy restriction, making it difficult to enter..."

He paused for a moment, a hint of lingering fear in his eyes: "It was Fu Luo Hai who took out the divine stone and used a trace of the power of the realm's origin to break the demonic energy restriction, but the divine stone shattered as a result."

"When we entered, we found it filled with incredibly pure demonic energy, and a wisp of the remnant soul of a demon lord who had been sleeping for thousands of years."

"The force with which we broke through the barrier was too great, which awakened that remnant soul of the Demon Lord."

"He possessed the weakest of us, Fu Luo Hai, who was far inferior to us and could not unleash any demonic powers."

"The five of us working together could easily suppress him, so we didn't take him seriously. But as time went on, we realized that we were no match for him at all."

"That remnant soul of the Demon Lord can mobilize demonic energy to heal his injuries, which is even more bizarre than the immortal body of my demon race."

"As long as you can't kill him in one go, no matter how serious the injury, you can recover instantly."

"He can also condense demonic energy to attack enemies. Although the power is not too strong, it is endless and all-pervasive."

"We have no choice but to expend our demonic power to resist, otherwise we will be corrupted by the demonic energy and immediately go mad, becoming walking corpses."

"The five of us fought against the remnant soul of that Demon Lord for more than five days. Our demonic power was almost completely exhausted, but we could not replenish it."

"And Fu Luo Hai, who was possessed by the Demon Lord, absorbed a large amount of demonic energy, and his cultivation level has increased from a mid-level demon general to a low-level demon commander, making him increasingly difficult to deal with."

"We wanted to escape, but the demonic energy barrier had been restored, and the Demon Lord was also obstructing us, so we had no time to break the barrier."

"Fellow Daoist Guixiao was the first to perish. He relied entirely on his vengeful spirits to fight the enemy, but he was successively killed by the Demon Lord. He was also corrupted by demonic energy, went mad, and turned around to attack us."

"Next up is Fellow Daoist Tieyi. He used his escape technique to fight the Demon Lord, but he made a mistake and the Demon Lord seized the opportunity to cut off his head with a long sword formed from demonic energy."

"Now that things have come to this, Fellow Daoist Qiyan, Fellow Daoist Yanhuang, and I saw that things were not going well, so we decided to fight to the death."

“Fellow Daoist Yanhuang was the most valiant, taking the initiative to entangle the Demon Lord, while Fellow Daoist Qiyan and I took the opportunity to break through the demonic energy restriction and escaped.”

"But Fellow Daoist Yanhuang didn't last long before he died at the hands of the Demon Lord, who then chased after him."

"My demonic power and that of Fellow Daoist Qiyan are almost exhausted, while the demonic energy of Fuluohai, possessed by the Demon Lord, is abundant. There is no way we can escape the interface fragment before he catches up..."

At this point, Chen Yuan showed a look of gratitude mixed with a hint of shame: "It was Fellow Daoist Qiyan who stepped forward. He knew that I was skilled in spatial magic and offered to cover my retreat and block the Demon Lord so that I could escape first."

“I originally wanted to live and die with him, but Fellow Daoist Qiyan was so righteous and insisted on doing so, so I had no choice but to leave him first.”

"Fellow Daoist Qiyan is extremely skilled in defense, and he has held off the Demon Lord for quite some time."

"Before the Demon Lord caught up, I finally escaped into the spatial passage, and exhausted my last bit of demonic power to destroy the spatial passage, finally escaping to safety."

After listening, the Thunder Mountain Demon King remained silent, his eyes flashing as if he were pondering carefully, searching for loopholes in Chen Yuan's words.

Chen Yuan stood bowing. The vast hall was silent, save for the muffled thunder rumbling outside, which sounded like the heavy drumbeats of an ancient god striking his heart.

After a long pause, the Thunder Mountain Demon King slowly spoke: "Was there anything untrue in what you just said?"

Chen Yuan's expression turned solemn: "Your Majesty is wise; everything Bei Ming said is true."

The Thunder Mountain Demon King nodded: "Although this experience is bizarre, it is perfectly coherent. To me, it is as if I were there myself. If you had not experienced it firsthand, you could never have fabricated such a detailed account."

"I have also fought against the Demon Lord and have a good understanding of the ancient demons. Like my demon race, most of their abilities are in their physical bodies."

"If only a wisp of a soul remains, there are indeed not many methods that can be used."

"But as long as there is pure demonic energy available for him to draw upon, let alone the five of you demon generals, even if there were five more, they would not be a match for him."

"Only someone who has truly fought against the remnant soul of the Demon Lord could speak in such detail."

"I will let the matter of Tieyi's death rest here, and I will not pursue it any further."

Chen Yuan clasped his hands and bowed: "Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Majesty, but..."

The Thunder Mountain Demon King asked, "What other concerns do you have?"

Chen Yuan's expression was bitter: "Your Majesty is benevolent, and Bei Ming is deeply grateful. However, the three fellow Daoists from the Canyuan Cave have all died tragically at the hands of that Demon Lord. If the Canyuan Demon King, in his rage, were to take his anger out on me, what should I do?"

The Thunder Mountain Demon King said calmly, "You don't need to worry about this. The rules of the Burning Demon Realm can't control the interface fragments."

"Besides, the deaths of those three demon generals have nothing to do with you. If Canyuan wants to take his anger out on you, I will never allow it."

Chen Yuan bowed again: "Your Majesty's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain, and I could never repay it even if I died ten thousand times."

"Now that I have recovered from my injuries, I humbly request Your Majesty's permission to fight and slay the demon general of the Wood-Eating Cave, to do my utmost!"

The Thunder Mountain Demon King pondered for a moment and said, "Let's discuss this matter later. I will first inform Can Yuan about your departure from seclusion and invite him to my Thunder Mountain Cave for a chat."

"When you enter the interface fragment, you will recount your experience in detail, and then this matter can be put aside."

“Tell me again in detail about the origin of that interface.”

Chen Yuan said, "I only learned about the existence of the 'Heavenly Dao' from Fu Luo Hai, and I don't know much about it."

According to Fu Luohai, every realm has an origin that gives rise to a realm.

"Also known as the 'Way of Heaven,' it possesses consciousness, which will also decay and perish, similar to the limitation of lifespan."

"When the origin perishes, the interface will also shatter and vanish into nothingness."

"It's just that the Green Mantis Realm didn't shatter naturally, which is why there's a trace of the realm's original essence remaining."

"It's a pity that it's been corrupted by demonic energy, so we can't comprehend the profound mysteries of the Great Dao contained within."

Chen Yuan looked regretful, while the Thunder Mountain Demon King frowned deeply: "So, the Burning Demon Realm also has a realm origin?"

"This interface inherently possesses consciousness, so wouldn't it be just like any other living being? What if it harbors malice towards my demon race...?"

Chen Yuan said, "According to what Na Fuluohai said, the origin of the interface only has instincts and no intelligence."

"If it weren't for the corruption of demonic energy, which threatened the very existence of the Green Mantis Realm, it wouldn't have communicated with the ancestors of Fuluohai and resisted the ancient demon army."

"The original essence of the Demon Burning Realm should not be detrimental to the creatures it gives birth to."

The Thunder Mountain Demon King's expression softened slightly: "This matter is of great importance, and it may involve the most fundamental secrets of all the heavens and myriad realms. You must not divulge it to anyone."

Chen Yuan said, "If the Demon King of the Divine Origin asks..."

The Demon King of Leishan said, "Speak freely."

Chen Yuan respectfully agreed and left the main hall, secretly relieved, knowing that he had passed this hurdle.

The most difficult lies to distinguish in the world are those that are nine parts truth and one part falsehood.

Chen Yuan hardly concealed his experiences, even revealing the secrets of the interface's origin.

They simply replaced the world-destroying behemoth in the Blood Sun with the forbidden land of the Demon Realm in Donghua Continent, and moved the remnant soul of the Demon Lord from the human realm into the fragments of the Green Mantis Realm.

But it is this simple substitution that makes his experience seem incredibly real, without revealing the slightest flaw.

……

Three days later, Chen Yuan was meditating and cultivating in the temporary cave arranged by Demon General Yu Cheng when he was suddenly summoned by the Thunder Mountain Demon King.

He followed Yu Cheng, the Demon Commander, to a beautiful mountain peak deep within the mountains, where he descended in a burst of light.

At the edge of the cliff on the mountaintop, in an octagonal stone pavilion, the Thunder Mountain Demon King and an old man with white hair sat facing each other, with spiritual wine and delicacies laid out in front of them, and several beautiful maids standing by their side.

Chen Yuan strode forward and bowed to the Thunder Mountain Demon King, saying, "Beiming greets Your Majesty."

The Thunder Mountain Demon King said calmly, "No matter what Fellow Daoist Canyuan asks you, you must answer truthfully and without concealing anything."

Chen Yuan then clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to the white-haired old man, saying, "Bei Ming greets the Demon King Canyuan."

The white-haired old man sized Chen Yuan up and down, his expression slightly gloomy, and said indifferently, "You are Bei Ming? I ask you, what exactly happened to you and the other five after you entered that fragment of the interface?"

Chen Yuan respectfully reported, "Reporting to the Demon King, after entering the interface fragment, we encountered an extremely peculiar bone beast..."

He recounted his statement from three days ago in great detail.

The Demon King of the Primordial Chaos was extremely surprised to hear about the existence of the origin of the interface. After Chen Yuan explained it in detail, he nodded thoughtfully and continued to listen.

When Chen Yuan mentioned that the Demon Generals Yanhuang and Qiyan had offered to cover their retreat so that he could escape first, the Demon King Canyuan sneered, "Nonsense!"

"I know the nature of Qiyan and Yanhuang well; they would never sacrifice their lives to cover the retreat of others."

"You possess the bloodline of the Kun fish, are skilled in spatial magic, and have extraordinary escape techniques."

"You must have shaken them off, or perhaps even used some means to force them to stay behind and cover your retreat, while you took the opportunity to escape, didn't you?" (End of Chapter)