The stolen magic is a bit magical

"Haha, hehe..." In the Demon God Palace, the blood-red demon pillars suddenly split apart, and an ancient demon god with overwhelming demonic energy stepped out: "The Spirit Race actually has an array master, and was able to find the Demon Heart Array that I painstakingly set up. That's quite remarkable. However, boy, you can't change anything."

Each word is like a powerful punch.

As soon as the words were uttered, the echo reverberated throughout the cave like the wailing of ghosts and demons. Even though the Thousand Spirit Saintess had fully recovered and was now even more powerful than the once world-renowned Thousand Spirit Saintess, she was still shaken to her core by the sound filled with boundless demonic power. This caused her to tense up: "Demon Lord! You are the Demon Lord in person!"

Only the Demon Lord himself could disrupt her mind with just demonic sounds, even across two spaces.

Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly: "Is it really impossible to change?"

"Haha!" The Demon Lord laughed, "You've already seen that the array's foundation isn't even in your area. That lotus flower is just a projection of the array. Even if the Ancient Array Sect Master were to be resurrected, could he still extend his reach into my Demon God Palace?"

The Holy Maiden of a Thousand Spirits felt her heart sink to the bottom.

That's the crux of the problem.

She had already realized that this formation was not actually set up in this area at all; this was just a projection of the opponent's penetrating formation.

Even if you possess extraordinary abilities, you can only close this gate to stop the demonic energy from dripping, but you cannot use the opponent's formation to absorb the demonic energy in reverse.

Her husband is indeed skilled in the art of formations, but he is not a god after all.

The clan's grand plan remains unfulfilled.

“I certainly cannot put my hand into the Demon God’s Palace, but Demon Lord, what do you think I was observing just now?” Lin Xiaosu said.

"Observe what?" The Demon Lord was taken aback.

"I only observed the secrets of your formation's operation, and now I've seen it all. Even a low-level formation like yours can be set up like this. Do you think I can set it up?" As soon as Lin Xiaosu finished speaking, he gently lifted his finger, and streams of light appeared at his fingertips, which were clearly the formation diagram for setting up the Demon Heart Formation.

The Demon Lord's expression suddenly darkened!
The Demon Heart Array is so intricate that its secrets can be understood at a glance.

Once he understands the secret, he can completely sever this passage and set up a counter-strategy on his own.

"This grand plan spanning millennia cannot be ruined because of you! Come here!" The Demon Lord suddenly stretched out his hand...

Suddenly, black lotuses spread out, entangling Lin Xiaosu and the Thousand Spirit Saintess. A suction force, completely irresistible to human power, emanated from the void behind the black lotuses.

The Holy Maiden of a Thousand Spirits suddenly raised her hand, and a silver spear appeared out of nowhere.

Chi!
The demonic lotus that had bound her entire body was severed!
At this moment, her figure seemed to stand atop a mountain peak, and even the roar of mountains and the surging of seas could not shake her in the slightest.

Lin Xiaosu's body trembled, and the demonic lotus covering him shattered inch by inch. His smile remained unchanged: "The Demon Lord who has taken that step is indeed beyond my ability to defeat. However, if you want to take it across the void of two worlds, Demon Lord, you will probably have to take another step!"

The Demon Lord's unfathomable eyes were fixed on him, as if only now did he truly recognize him: "To withstand my attack from the void, you must be a third-level warrior! Who are you?"

"Su Lin!"

"That Great Wilderness King Su Lin, who stirred up the Demon Emperor's Palace and the Path of the Heart?"

"I never imagined that my reputation would even reach the Demon Ruins!" Lin Xiaosu said. "What an honor!"

The Demon Lord said in a sinister tone, "That day beneath the snowy plains, you killed over a thousand of my ancient demons. You certainly had a good time killing them, but I wonder if you considered the consequences?"

"Consequences, haha..." Lin Xiaosu said, "I would like to ask in return! Has the Demon Lord considered what the consequences would be if he kept pressing this matter?"

"Tell me what the consequences will be!" the Demon Lord said.

"Anyone who dares to offend my Great Xia will be killed without mercy! If you dare to continue this entanglement, your Demon Ruins may be reduced to ruins!" Lin Xiaosu said, each word distinct: "Do not say that my words are not clear!"

"Hahahaha..." The Demon Lord's laughter was like ten thousand demons stirring together, then suddenly stopped: "Boy, did you ever think that I could... break through the barrier by borrowing the formation?"

As soon as the last five words were spoken, laughter erupted from within the black lotus.

The Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits was captivated by his eloquent conversation with the Demon Lord, feeling as if she were constantly drinking fine wine, her pride almost making her fly—what young man in the world dared to stand against the Demon Lord? Only her own lover!

Suddenly I heard the next sentence.

Her heart sank instantly.

Years of combat experience told her she'd been tricked!

The Demon Lord used these words to buy time; what he really wanted to do was to use the formation to cross the boundary!
If he succeeds in crossing the line, both he and she will die without a burial place.

Lin Xiaosu suddenly waved her hand...

With a hiss, a wooden box was caught in the black lotus and shattered with a soft pop...

A large black insect turned into powder...

The powder turned into countless tiny insects...

At this moment, the Demon Lord's grasping and sucking force in the void was terrifying. The moment the tiny insect was released, it was instantly swept into the deepest part of the lotus by the demonic tide, and wherever it went, the array was thrown into chaos...

A cry of alarm rang out from within the demonic lotus: "The Chaotic Worm!"

"Haha!" Lin Xiaosu laughed loudly: "You think your crossing realm by borrowing an array is so secretive? This king has been waiting for you to break through the realm..."

Before the sound faded, the space inside the Demon Lotus collapsed layer by layer.

"Su Lin, I swear to the heavens, I will..."

The sound stopped suddenly.

The demonic lotus vanished without a trace, and the vast cave became eerily quiet, transforming into an ordinary cave.

With a whoosh, the Thousand Spirit Saintess traversed ten zhang of void and grasped Lin Xiaosu's hand: "Husband, this..."

"Don't worry, the connecting array has been completely destroyed, he can't get through." Lin Xiaosu smiled at her.

The Thousand Spirits Saintess, whose face had been tense just moments before, slowly relaxed: "The Chaotic Worm? The Chaotic Worm that can disrupt the arrays of all heavens?"

"Yes!"

"Did you really intend to lead him into crossing over into a different field?"

“Yes!” Lin Xiaosu smiled: “After all, it’s not so easy to scheme against someone like him.”

"What...what will he do?" Saintess Qianling exhaled softly, quite nervous.

The Demon Lord, the ruler of the demon race, and the one who took "that step" ten thousand years ago—could he really be successfully outmaneuvered?

Lin Xiaosu said, "The collapse of the teleportation array is like the collapse of the world. If he were just an ordinary Sanzhi, he would be crippled even if he didn't die."

"But he is above the Three Principles!" said the Holy Maiden of Thousand Spirits.

"Even those above the Three Realms will likely suffer greatly from the collapse of the two realms!" Lin Xiaosu said. "For now, let's ignore him and go out to set up the formation!"

Upon exiting the sacred lake, the clan leader covered a hundred miles in a single step, appearing out of thin air from the Spirit Ruins Palace and standing before Lin Xiaosu.

After the Holy Maiden Qianling explained the situation, the clan leader's eyes shone brightly: "My son-in-law, can you really set up this great formation?"

Lin Xiaosu nodded: "We need some materials..."

In a short while, eighty-one array-path steles appeared in front of Lin Xiaosu. These steles possessed all the characteristics of array crystals, but the energy they contained was ten thousand times greater than that of ordinary array crystals, making them highly concentrated forms of array crystals.

With a flick of his wrist, he inscribed incredibly profound runes upon the sacred lake.

In the blink of an eye, all eighty-one stone tablets were completely carved.

With a wave of her hand, Lin Xiaosu sent eighty-one stone tablets flying up at the same time, landing at varying heights around the sacred lake.

"start!"

Lin Xiaosu flicked a single finger, and a beam of silver light shot out from his hand, scattering and falling in the air like a giant net.

With a soft hiss, all eighty-one array tablets were activated simultaneously.

Above the void, a giant lotus flower appeared.

This lotus flower is infinitely sacred.

The lotus flower rotates in reverse, and strands of black silk emerge from the sacred lake, like a misty drizzle falling back into the sky...

The lotus flowers in the air, once pure white like jade, slowly turned a hazy gray...

"It's done!" Old Yun slammed his right fist into his left palm, a blush rising on his face.

The clan chief finally smiled: "I am truly impressed by my son-in-law's astonishing abilities! Ling'er, take your husband to rest!"

“Yes, Father!” The Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits blushed and gently pulled Lin Xiaosu, crossing the long lake and heading straight up a white jade mountain.

A great project began in the sacred lake.

The demonic energy implanted in the sacred spring by the demons had been almost completely drained in a short time, and the sacred spring became clean. Next, all the people in the Spirit Realm born three thousand years ago must enter the lake to take a bath, allowing this great formation to draw out the demonic energy from their bodies.

In the past, people might have struggled with whether or not to smoke.

But now, who can object?

Only by rushing to be the first can we succeed.

It's all because they understand one principle: the winds of change in the Spirit Ruins have completely shifted, and they've revived the ironclad rules of their ancestors, showing zero tolerance for demons.

This great formation was a chance for survival that the clan leader's son-in-law secured for all the clan members. If they did not seize this opportunity, they would only face two paths: either being killed by the clan rules or leaving the Spirit Ruins.

The elderly came, the young people came, the women came, and the children came too...

At the top of Baiyu Mountain, the courtyard was as warm as spring.

This is the Saintess Peak where the Thousand Spirit Saintess once resided.

Hundreds of female disciples knelt down to welcome the Holy Maiden's return.

The Holy Maiden of a Thousand Spirits landed directly in the highest wooden house. Pushing open the door, she found herself in a completely different world.

“Holy Maiden, this servant is unaware of your preferences and has arranged things according to my own ideas. If you are not satisfied, this servant will change them immediately…” a female disciple in red said in a trembling voice.

"All of you may leave!" said the Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits. "I will make the arrangements myself!"

"Yes!" The red-clad female disciple, along with a group of female disciples behind her, bowed and retreated.

With a gentle wave of her hand, the door closed.

As she walked, the plants in the room swayed and changed as if by magic...

Lin Xiaosu also sighed, these people who cultivate the rules of wood, in places where trees are the foundation, truly possess the methods of a creator.

Trees are used to pave floors, form houses and windows, create tables, chairs, and benches, and make up all kinds of furniture and utensils.

Wait, why does this feel so familiar?
Lin Xiaosu glanced at the two deck chairs placed on the platform and smiled: "You haven't forgotten the little wooden cabin by Tashan Lake?"

He realized that the layout of this small house was exactly the same as that of the small wooden house by Tashan Lake.

"It was in the little wooden house by Tashan Lake that I made up my mind to spend my whole life with you. How could I forget?" Saintess Qianling smiled gently.

“You only said we would travel the same road, but you didn’t say we would share a bed.” Lin Xiaosu hugged her.

"I really didn't dare to say it back then... I was afraid you would break me in no time..." The Thousand Spirit Saintess's eyes sparkled, exuding charm.

"And now?" Lin Xiaosu's hand slowly moved downwards, very slowly, seemingly still hesitant to be too presumptuous with this celestial body. The Thousand Spirit Saintess gently twisted her arm: "Husband, I...I...I'll go out for a bit!"

They ran away; I was a little panicked.

Outside the window, the last rays of the setting sun sank below the horizon, while beautiful starlight rose.

The door opened gently, and the Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits appeared before him, holding a tray in her hands: "Husband, this is something I made myself!"

"Wash your hands before cooking, is that right?" Lin Xiaosu grasped the hand holding the tray.

"Ok!"

"And then? Serving while draped in a veil... but you're not even wearing a veil..."

"Oh, you naughty husband, eat something first, what's the rush? I promised you..."

Vegetables are spiritual plants from the mountains, imbued with boundless vitality.

The wine is a sacred valley wine imbued with boundless spiritual energy.

Finally, the person appeared, appearing at the moment when the starlight was most dazzling...

Her light gauze was as thin as a cicada's wing, and under Lin Xiaosu's fingers, it trembled like a butterfly in the wind.

"Such a celestial being, I truly dare not defile her..." Lin Xiaosu sighed softly.

"Stop it, you bad guy..."

Three thousand eight hundred words are omitted here...

At dawn, the Holy Maiden of a Thousand Spirits slowly opened her eyes, gently exhaled, and blew away her disheveled hair.

Her face was as beautiful as a daffodil after a spring rain.

Lin Xiaosu lay on her side, looking out the window.

"Husband, what are you thinking about?" The Holy Maiden of Thousand Spirits leaned in and gave him a sweet kiss.

"Look outside, look!"

The Thousand Spirits Saintess rolled over, and the leaves on that side parted on their own, revealing the sacred lake below the mountain...

In the lake, countless members of the Spirit Clan are emerging, their steps light and graceful...

"They have eradicated all demonic forces and have truly achieved harmony with this world," said the Holy Maiden of Thousand Spirits.

“Yes, the Spirit Clan you know has returned!” Lin Xiaosu said.

“From last year to this year, I have imagined countless possibilities and countless paths, all of which seemed impossible. But with your arrival, the most perfect picture I have been looking forward to has slowly unfolded,” the Holy Maiden of Thousand Spirits said softly.

"The most perfect picture you've been hoping for? Including... our honesty and openness?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

“That’s right! I’m already a member of the Lin family, do you think I wouldn’t dare admit it?” The Holy Maiden of Thousand Spirits glared at him, indeed possessing the allure of a newlywed.

This transformation from a celestial being to a married woman was too tempting, and Lin Xiaosu reached out and hugged her again.

The Holy Maiden of a Thousand Spirits blushed and said, "It's daytime now."

"Who cares!"

One day, two days, three days!
Four days, five days, six days...

This grand formation rotated over the sacred lake for seven days and seven nights.

Fewer and fewer people are coming.

Finally, on the eighth starry night, with a soft "poof," the light vanished.

The great formation stopped operating.

All members of the Elven race have completed the extraction of the magic machine.

The extracted magic mechanism was injected into eighty-one array tablets, and with a flick of Elder Yun's finger, it vanished without a trace.

Elder Yun is now the Grand Elder of the Lingxu Palace.

The Lingxu Palace has also been thoroughly cleansed.

Lin Xiaosu and the Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits walked hand in hand along the shore of the sacred lake, no longer sensing any demonic energy, their eyes filled with the unique spiritual energy of the Spirit Race.

Under such a brilliant starry sky, the Thousand Spirit Saintess smelled the scent of her hometown that had been sealed in her bones for millions of years, and looked at the beloved person beside her that she had been searching for for millions of years. It seemed as if she had returned to her girlhood.

"My dear son-in-law! Come to the palace!" A flower by the lake looked up and spoke to Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu and the Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits exchanged a smile, then rose into the air and landed in front of the Spirit Ruins Palace.

The palace gates are open, but the road ahead is long and winding.

They went on their way, all the way to the deepest hall.

Inside the hall, the patriarch held an ancient scroll in his hands, head bowed in thought. Behind him, countless ancient scrolls floated in the air.

"Your son-in-law greets Father-in-law!" Lin Xiaosu bowed.

"Father!" Saintess Qianling bowed as well, her face still flushed.

During these seven days, I have been deeply in love with my lover, experiencing the most intense and unrestrained marital affection in the world. Does Father know this?

Logically speaking, the truth cannot be hidden from one's father.

After all, Father is so incredibly powerful.

The clan chief slowly raised his eyes: "Sit!"

The two sat down at the same time.

The clan chief sighed softly: "My dear son-in-law, in these seven days, I have searched through all the clan's records, trying to find a way back for you from the dead end, but all in vain."

"Thank you for your trouble, Father-in-law!" Lin Xiaosu bowed and thanked him.

“I’m afraid you only have one path to take!” The clan chief stared into his eyes.

"Please speak, Father-in-law."

"The Path to the Human Emperor!"

The answer is just four words...

Lin Xiaosu frowned slightly...

He didn't want to walk the path of the Human Emperor.

Back when he was in the Third Heaven, he had already decided not to take the path of the Human Emperor.

He rejected the path to power both times he entered the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm.

On the Enlightenment Platform of the Human Emperor outside the snowfield, he communicated with the will left behind by the first Human Emperor through the river of time and space, telling the first Human Emperor: There is no true law without an emperor.

Not becoming emperor was the path he chose.

However, as the world changed and the situation shifted, the chieftain of the Spirit Clan consulted the clan's ancient texts and pondered deeply, but in the end, it was still the Human Emperor who was chosen.

“You are currently only at the first level of cultivation. Even if you can withstand the ordinary third level of cultivation, it is ultimately not enough to stabilize the world amidst the earth-shattering waves. If you want to improve your combat power, you must cultivate both the Heavenly and Human Paths simultaneously.” The clan leader said, “You have nine tears of Heavenly Star, one of which is the tear of the Human Path, exactly the same as the Human Emperors of all generations. As long as you comprehend the true method of the Human Path and light your own lamp of the Human Path, your combat power will surely rise to a higher level, break out of the framework of the ordinary third level of cultivation, and be able to contend with the true third level of cultivation.”

The Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits' eyes lit up: "Husband, what Father said is very true. It's only one year and ten months away from that point in time. On the path of cultivation, you can't make much more progress, but the True Method of Humanity is a shortcut."

Lin Xiaosu slowly raised her gaze: "Father-in-law, you are a man of great experience and knowledge. Are you sure this method is the most ideal one?"

“Ideals? There are many ideals on the path of cultivation. If we only consider ideals, the most ideal way is naturally ‘Three Flowers Gather at the Top and Five Qi Converge at the Origin.’ But we are just mortals, how can we achieve that?” The clan leader said, “Therefore, the path I designed for you is only the path that you can possibly achieve, not the most ideal path.”

"How does the 'Three Flowers Gather at the Top' method work?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"The so-called 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown' is the true method of cultivating the universe, no longer limited to the cultivation of the Heavenly Dao, but cultivating the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man simultaneously. Correspondingly, it also requires three primordial spirits: one to govern Heaven, one to govern Earth, and one to govern Man. If supplemented by the method of the Five Qi Returning to the Origin, upon reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, one will become the Primordial Dao Ancestor, transcending the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements. Even the Heavenly Dao will be powerless against you." The clan leader said, "This is the ideal. However, an ideal is just an ideal. In the billions of years of the cultivation world, has there ever been a true Primordial Dao Ancestor?"

Lin Xiaosu's heart pounded...

The Three Primal Gods, the Three People from Three Lands, and the Three Paths of Cultivation.

Could it be that my journey has been orchestrated by fate?
“My dear son-in-law, I know you have great ambitions, but do not let this matter trouble you. The Triple God only exists in theory. I have lived for over a million years and have only seen a handful of Dual Gods. The Triple God is unheard of. This first hurdle is an insurmountable barrier. Moreover, you have so little time. Thinking about it in vain is useless. You should focus on your path to becoming the Human Emperor.”

Lin Xiaosu let out a soft breath: "Father-in-law, what kind of cultivation method is the Earth Path? Do you know?"

"Cultivating the Earthly Path is simple in theory but almost impossible in practice. By fusing the essence and blood of 108 top races of the Earthly Path, one can acquire Earthly Path supernatural powers..."

Fusion...

108 kinds!
It has to be a top-tier race!
Lin Xiaosu's brain was working at lightning speed...

The cultivation of the Way of Heaven has already reached the point of mastery.

In the cultivation of humanity, he has already established his own guiding light and has mastered the true principles of humanity.

If it were just the path to becoming a Human Emperor, he could walk it now, and walk it more steadily than the thirteen Human Emperors, because the thirteen Human Emperors did not have dual primordial spirits. Their cultivation of the Heavenly Dao and the true methods of the Human Dao were operated by the same primordial spirit, which was far inferior to his dual primordial spirits.

However, he does not intend to follow the path of the Human Emperor.

Because he knew that even though the emperors of past dynasties had achieved unparalleled feats and subjugated the cultivators, they ultimately could not escape the punishment of Heaven.

The path he is taking is that of the Primordial Dao Ancestor!

What he wants is for people from three different places to cultivate the three paths together!
The celestial beings are in place.

All that's left is the tunnel.

Drawing upon the essence of 108 top races is something that most people could never achieve even in a lifetime, but for him, it might be possible.

He happened to know one thing, which was the biggest problem facing the underworld.

The underworld lacks effective means to control the underground races, and its power has been constantly weakening. The thing that the successive rulers of the underworld have longed for most is to effectively control the underground races, heh...

As long as a person is greedy, there will be flaws.

A smile slowly spread across his face: "Father-in-law, the matter of Lingxu has been resolved, and it is time for me to take my leave."

“Alright! Go to the snowy plains. Qianling will accompany you. If you and your husband go together, you will be safe.”

"it is good!"

The Holy Maiden of a Thousand Spirits stood up: "Your child bids farewell to Father."

"Go!"

"Take care, Father-in-law!"

"Take care, all of you. If you encounter any difficulties, send me a message!" The clan chief rose to see them off.

The two rose into the air and, under the cover of night, left the Spirit Ruins. (End of Chapter)