From the waste of spiritual roots to the practice of asking the devil.

Moreover, the Flame Demon Emperor's appearance is more similar to that of a human, and even the lava demonic patterns on his body have disappeared, as Wang Yu appeared.

The image of that brand seemed to have activated some kind of setting.

A glint of light appeared in his eyes.

He glanced at Wang Yu, then gestured to the seat opposite the chessboard: "—Please."

Wang Yu was completely baffled, and walked along thinking.

Just as I was pondering the disruption of the level order, the other side spoke again: "Your bloodline level surpasses the upper limit of the Flame Demon Clan, and is even more exaggerated than a True Spirit. What kind of being are you? Why have you come to my Flame Demon Clan?"

Wang Yu: "..."

It's truly unexpected that this Emperor's Mark possesses such intelligence, and that it could determine he wasn't a Flame Demon being based on such an absurd reason. It's rather comical.

But upon closer reflection, it makes quite a bit of sense.

Because his true form, through the Heavenly Demon Seizure, fused with a large number of top-grade true spirits, and even the bloodlines of True Immortals (Star God Ancient Corpses), greatly enhanced his own aptitude.

This change is permanent and adapts to Wang Yu's physique, preventing him from growing strange appendages and organs.

Based on this, we can then transform other races.

The talent will directly break the record of the race, just like a true dragon is born from a group of carp demons. The weak can still use the excuse of mutation to explain it.

In the eyes of a true strong person.

For example... the Flame Demon Emperor, this is a very obvious flaw, because he couldn't see through the origins of the Heavenly Demon Myriad Transformations, and could only treat Wang Yu as an equal.

According to intelligence from the Flame Demon Clan.

The Emperor's Mark did indeed possess sentience at first, but as time went by, it became increasingly cold and ruthless, and has long since lost its sentience after countless years.

Only mechanical power imprints remain to maintain the operation of the Imperial Palace. The so-called Dao discussion is just randomly drawing questions from the Flame Demon's Secret Treasury, and those who answer correctly can pass the test.

at the moment.

Wang Yu was clearly facing an unusual situation. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to have a normal conversation.

"The Flame Demon Clan has reached the edge of the cliff. One step away is a bottomless abyss. Whether I enter the Imperial Palace or not is of little significance to me, but the Flame Demon Clan needs me very much."

The Emperor's Mark hesitated for a moment: "Is the Demon Realm in chaos again?"

"Pretty much. The rule of the Blood Spirit Royal Family has been met with dissatisfaction by a group of Demon Emperors, who have already started a war in the borderlands. The Flame Demon Clan has been targeted by the Blood Bone Clan and is planning to join the overthrowing camp."

"So that's how it is..."

The Emperor's mark remained silent for a moment, then instead of pressing Wang Yu's identity, he asked...

"What is your greatest need for entering the Imperial Palace?"

"Improve your cultivation level."

Wang Yu answered decisively: "The Flame Demon Clan Chief said that there are opportunities within the Imperial Palace that can help the Flame Demons quickly improve their strength, without any side effects."

"Yes, I do, but can you use it?"

Upon hearing this...

Wang Yu smiled.

"As I said, just treat me as the purest Flame Demon. Even the Flame Demon's exclusive methods for increasing strength will work on me."

"—Wait."

That's all.

The figure bearing the Emperor's mark disappeared, perhaps to go to another independent testing space to verify the truth of what Wang Yu had said.

It reappeared in no time.

this time.

The pure white space completely disappeared, replaced by a towering, crimson mountain that stretched into the sky like a pillar.

And its shape is very similar to a standing stone figure!

Upon seeing this, Wang Yu raised an eyebrow: "This is... your corpse?"

"good."

The Emperor's Mark sighed, "When our race was first born, it lacked intelligence and was full of monsters who only knew how to kill. The Demon Race was also a race born to meet a calamity!"

"When enough living beings are killed, one will gradually gain a self and become a true living being. Before the Flame Demon Realm was established, my physical body was severed by an ancient emperor of the Qilin Clan."

“It was completely severed at the level of the laws, and the power of the Fire Dao Fruit could not restore it at all. Therefore, I transformed my old body into a sacred place within a realm, and ordered every dying Flame Demon to enter the realm within a realm to pass away.”

"Over time, this wondrous sight has been formed. If you are confident in your own transformative abilities, you can enter through the heart of this giant stone man and receive the baptism of my old body's imperial blood."

It turned out to be the case.

Wang Yu suddenly realized why this method of enhancing strength was only available to the Flame Demon Clan. If other races were to be baptized with the Flame Demon Emperor's blood, their races would likely be altered.

He didn't need to panic; this wouldn't affect him.

and.

Although the Flame Demon bloodline is ordinary, the Flame Demon Emperor has definitely condensed a "celestial body," and his physique is already worth acquiring by seizing the Heavenly Dao.

After careful consideration, Wang Yu realized that further improving his talent and strength in the fire element would not actually be of much help to his future path.

Even disregarding any boost to combat power, he needs bloodline talents with special abilities, preferably those that can help him pursue the [Myriad Transformations Chaos Path].

In this regard...

Devouring, harmonizing, and fusing—any bloodline talent that can quell opposing forces must reach the "True Immortal" level to be considered a viable target for seizing the Dao!

Like the pseudonym Lou Huan used before, whose Yin-Yang Demon Clan originates from, he possesses the bloodline talent to harmonize Yin and Yang, but unfortunately his strength is too low.

They are not worthy of polluting his bloodline.

The same principle applies to this baptism of the heart in the Imperial Palace. It can be used to improve strength, but as for seizing the Dao... forget it. He doesn't need that little bit of combat power improvement.

"Start directly?"

"can."

As a power imprint left behind in his previous life, there wasn't much he could do. During the time he disappeared, he not only inquired about other Flame Demon cultivators who were undergoing trials.

They even used a secret method to summon the Flame Demon Clan Chief for questioning.

After learning the whole story, he didn't even tell the clan leader about the doubts surrounding Wang Yu's identity, and he already planned to do everything he could to help Wang Yu reach a higher level of immortality.

He is different from the Flame Demon Clan Chief.

The other party needs to consider the survival of the entire race, so no matter how much they value Wang Yu, they will only hedge their bets and not go down a dead-end road.

As a mark of power, one doesn't need to consider so much.

Go all in!

After all, even he couldn't see through the transformation technique, so its origins must be astonishing. He didn't need the other party to fully assist the Flame Demon Clan; even a tiny bit of help after it was completed would be far better than their current situation, and that would be enough.

Not long after.

Wang Yu soared into the air and landed on the chest of the giant stone man. After pausing for a moment to confirm that there were no traps, he used the power of the Five Elements Dao Fruit to directly merge into the mountain.

After walking for a while, we finally arrived at a hollow.

This was the location of the Flame Demon Emperor's heart chamber before his death. The Heart Orifice Baptism was to enter the heart and cleanse the body with the Emperor's blood from the heart. After a brief observation, Wang Yu plunged into the heart, which had already been petrified on the outside.

In no time at all.

Crimson patterns then enveloped the stone heart, and a massive amount of fiery demonic energy came from all directions. When it passed the mountain stone man, it was interfered with by the power imprint.

I forced myself to walk through the petrified meridians.

It also operates on the Emperor Scripture cultivation route created by the Flame Demon Emperor, refining and purifying these essences before sending them to the heart chamber for Wang Yu to absorb and refine.

The completely petrified imperial corpse gradually turned crimson in certain parts, as if blood was being squeezed from the stone, flowing out thick imperial blood like magma.

The terrifyingly high temperature was sweltering in the confined space.

Even the air was burned away, turning into a strange, scorching place like a vacuum.

But this is not enough.

The Flame Demon Emperor took a deep breath and reached the top of the petrified corpse. His right hand transformed into a stream of air like a bubble and flowed into the stone corpse's brow.

Lava runes began to appear.

Furthermore, the entire realm within a realm began to tremble. Countless unique spiritual objects born from the transformation of the Flame Demon Clan, such as Flame Demon Stone Hearts, Earth Fire Crystals, Blazing Flame Demon Gold, and so on, were all core spiritual objects capable of generating an entire secondary resource output. Let alone hundreds or thousands, even tens of thousands would seem like a small spectacle.

Over the countless years, at least hundreds of millions of powerful members of the Flame Demon Clan have been buried in the entire Realm Within a Realm. After all, the death of a Dao Integration Stage cultivator can change the environment of an entire world, so hundreds of millions is a conservative estimate.

Such a terrifying force poured into the stone corpse.

After being refined from the body's meridians, all of it was injected into the narrow stone core, giving Wang Yu the feeling that his body was about to be melted by the high temperature.

They immediately went all out.

He unleashed the full power of the Devouring Dao Fruit and the refining techniques he learned from the Flame Demon's Secret Treasury, accepting all comers and devouring a massive amount of essence.

Their strength is also increasing at a rapid pace, like a rocket.

In particular, his body refinement cultivation level soared to the peak of the eighth-level body refinement in just one day, reaching the true pinnacle of the human realm.

It exudes a sense of completeness.

He then suddenly comprehended two complete Great Dao Divine Powers of the Flame Demon Clan, and his Immortal Dao realm soared to the peak of the eighth level of the Great Ascension Realm two days later.

After a few adjustments, the next few days...

He then broke through to the ninth level of the Mahayana stage in one go. At this point, there was only one last step left to accumulate, but the baptism of the Emperor's blood was not yet over.

They continued absorbing and refining the substances, and a full half-month passed.

Wang Yu then completed what would normally be a sixty-year period of arduous cultivation, not only saving most of the world's origin but also advancing his immortal cultivation to the peak of the ninth level of the Mahayana realm in one go.

Because he had already condensed the Dao Fruit, this "minor bottleneck" did not hinder him in the slightest, and he broke through it with unparalleled smoothness.

It has come to this point.

The three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit were balanced again. The primordial spirit reached the seventh-level star god realm, the physical body reached the eighth level of perfection, and the immortal realm reached the peak of the Mahayana stage. All of them were on the verge of the tribulation stage.

In theory.

Wang Yu could now attempt to break through by initiating a tribulation, but he kept his master's instructions firmly in mind, and also because this time he was using a method almost like initiation to improve too much.

It's fine to let it stabilize for a while.

Also.

He still has an unfulfilled goal of comprehending the [Primal Magic Runes], and whether he will have the opportunity depends on whether the overthrowing faction is powerful enough.

If the pressure is high enough, Wang Yu will have a chance; otherwise, the situation hasn't reached that point yet.

Wang Yu could also choose to return to the Vast Immortal Realm first.

After undergoing tribulation in front of the master, they returned to plan, but the goal remained the same; only the order was slightly changed.

This needs to be assessed in conjunction with the external situation.

……

outside.

Sensing that Wang Yu's aura had reached its peak, the Flame Demon Emperor's power imprint finally ceased its methods, though this gift caused turmoil in the realm within a realm.

However, compared to the massive amount of Flame Demon Essence accumulated over a very long period, this amount consumed is only a drop in the ocean, as it has been accumulated over an extremely long time.

Even if the Demon Emperor himself came, he couldn't absorb all the energy in a short time. The amount of energy lost in helping Wang Yu improve would be negligible even if magnified tenfold.

The power imprint was a deliberately staged spectacle.

In order to gain more favor from Wang Yu, after all, how can you expect him to help you wholeheartedly if you don't let people see your efforts and hard work?

This little trick is not something to be told to outsiders.

A moment later.

Wang Yu emerged from the stone heart and met with the power imprint. This time, he smiled and sincerely thanked the imprint.

The latter nodded.

"As long as it's useful, it's impressive that you were able to refine and absorb it so quickly. What are your plans next?"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Wang Yu pondered for a moment.

"Once the situation outside becomes clearer, I will definitely help the Flame Demon Clan overcome this calamity."

"With your words, this gift has not been in vain."

The matter has been resolved.

Wang Yu suddenly remembered that he had another matter to attend to when he came to the Origin Demon Realm, namely the matter of his cheap disciple Dou Zhao. The calculation of the cause and effect change suggested that going with the flow would yield the best result.

This is why Wang Yu never took the initiative to search for him.

Based on the information he had gathered before coming to the Demon Realm, Wang Yu decided to ask about the power imprint of the Flame Demon Emperor, even though the other party did not represent the Emperor himself.

They share the same perspective and ancient memories.

"By the way, there is something I would like to ask you."

"Please feel free to speak."

"I wonder if Your Majesty is aware of the [Yan Clan]? Why is there no information about them within the Demon Realm?"

"The Yan Clan... have you offended them?"

"No."

Upon hearing this, the Flame Demon Emperor quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He frowned and explained, "Before answering your question, I'd like to ask if you know anything about the Ancient Demon?"

Wang Yu was a meticulous person, and after connecting the two, he quickly made a guess.

"Does Your Majesty mean that the Yan Clan are descendants of ancient demons?"

"almost."

He sighed.

"Ancient demons are the undying beings born in the beginning, in accordance with the Dao of Heaven. Their existence is essentially for killing and destruction. They were born from the three thousand Great Daos derived from the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods."

"Three thousand is just a figure of speech. There were actually only one thousand and eighty ancient demons in the earliest times, and they were chosen through competition. As the progenitor of the Flame Demon, I am also qualified to compete for the title of [Yan].

"Unfortunately... I failed."

"Initially, the ancient demons were indeed stronger, but after the Great Tribulation ended, the Immortal Dao system became more and more perfect. Once they broke through to the True Immortal Realm, they could completely crush the ancient demons, but they just couldn't kill them."

"Deep within the Demon Realm, eight hundred ancient demons were suppressed. Their descendants, born for various reasons, are beings like the Yan Clan, whose races are named after the ancient demon lords."

"Extremely powerful, they do not respect the rule of the Blood Spirit Royal Family and call themselves the [Ancient Demon Royal Court], occupying many demon realms in the southern part of the Origin Demon Realm."

So that's how it is.

Wang Yu truly hadn't expected there to be such a hidden secret behind it all.

After thinking it over for a while.

He decided to leave Dou Zhao alone for the time being. He was quite confident in his ability to calculate cause and effect, and since there was no danger, staying a little longer wouldn't hurt.

Since he'll be the one to raise them after we find them, we might as well let them roam freely.

While pondering.

"Oh, right."

"Your Majesty just said that after the Great Tribulation ends, the Immortal Dao system will be more complete. But as far as I know, isn't a new cultivation system supposed to replace an era after it ends? That's why the current era is called the Immortal Dao Era. What is the reason for this?"

"This one……"

Faced with Wang Yu's question, the Flame Demon Emperor fell into a long silence. His originally clear and bright eyes revealed a sense of confusion, as if his memory was disordered or he had forgotten something.

It can lead to unwarranted negative associations.

Wang Yu asked again.

"In your memory, when did the Immortal Path originate?"

"The Chronicles of Gods and Demons!"

The Flame Demon Emperor's answer was resolute and consistent with Wang Yu's understanding, but the changes in the cultivation system caused by the change of eras still could not be explained.

'Could it be... related to that deep slash in the river of time?' (End of Chapter)