After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 369 Disappearance
Upon hearing Li Musheng's words, Daoist Qingyu hesitated for a moment, but ultimately sighed softly and said:
"Since you insist, young master, I cannot stop you. However, that demonic scripture is extremely evil, so I hope you will be careful."

"Furthermore, I have only told this Demonic Scripture to you, young master. You must not pass it on to anyone else. After all, you have profound martial arts cultivation and may be able to suppress the demonic power, but others do not have your strength and will inevitably fall into the demonic path like me."

Li Musheng nodded, indicating that he would only study the demonic scripture himself and would not leak it out.

Immediately afterwards, Master Qingyu transmitted his voice again, silently reciting the Demon Scripture to Li Musheng.

After obtaining the Demon Scripture, Li Musheng discovered that, as Master Qingyu had said, the Demon Scripture did indeed resemble an extremely profound Taoist text.

But as he gradually came to understand it, he discovered that it contained some strange and profound methods that were quite different from orthodox martial arts cultivation.

Although Li Musheng did not study it in depth due to time constraints, it is clear that these methods may be the key to Qingyu Daoist's descent into demonic possession.

This made Li Musheng realize that the Taoist priest Qingyu might not actually be lying.

"Take me to see the Great Xuan Emperor's secret chamber."

After obtaining the Demon Scripture, Li Musheng instructed Daoist Qingyu to lead a group of people deep into the underground tunnel.

When Li Musheng arrived at the secret chamber, he read through all the demonic ancestral inheritances cultivated by the Great Xuan Emperor, including the Soul Searching Technique.

"Any of you interested in this demonic art?"

After achieving his goal, Li Musheng symbolically asked Huoyun Xieshen and Zhao Kuang a question.

Upon hearing this, the group, including the Fire Cloud Evil God, waved their hands repeatedly.

At the same time, they all looked at Li Musheng with some strangeness, and they couldn't understand what he meant by asking that question.
"Since there isn't one, then I'll destroy everything."

Li Musheng glanced at the group, then casually waved his hand, and the demonic cultivation manuals in the secret chamber instantly turned to ashes.

Only then did they realize that Li Musheng's question seemed to be asking them whether they needed to cultivate the demonic arts left behind by the Great Xuan Emperor.

What they weren't sure about was whether Li Musheng would actually give them the demonic arts if they chose to have them.

Zhao Kuang gave Li Musheng a deep look, but his attention was not on the demonic legacy left by the founder of the demonic path.

What he wants is the elixir of immortality, but he doubts Li Musheng will give it to him.

Zhao Kuang, however, was not in a hurry. After arriving at the secluded chamber where the Great Xuan Emperor was in seclusion, he began to carefully search for evidence of collusion between the Great Xuan Emperor and the Sun Moon Demonic Sect.

In the end, Zhao Kuang discovered that, just as Master Qingyu had said, his father's true identity was indeed the leader of the Sun Moon Demonic Sect.

"Father, you've really kept this a secret..."

Zhao Kuang's expression was inscrutable. He casually packed up the correspondence between the Great Xuan Emperor and the Demonic Sect, along with some other evidence, clearly intending to take them out of the tunnel.

Next, if his father had indeed died, he would not make these things public after inheriting the throne.

But if his father hadn't died, he could still keep a trump card, using it as leverage against his opponent.

Zhao Mu Ning, standing to the side, didn't share Zhao Kuang's thoughts. She was simply staring at the irrefutable evidence before her that the Great Xuan Emperor was the leader of the Demonic Sect, her expression somewhat dazed.

It was clear that she found it hard to accept that her father, the emperor of a nation, had secretly fallen into the demonic path and was even the leader of one of the three major demonic sects in the martial arts world.

Just then, Li Musheng's voice suddenly rang in Zhao Muning's ear:

"How's your opinion on the question I asked earlier?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Muning subconsciously looked towards Li Musheng.

Zhao Muning naturally knew which issue Li Musheng was referring to. She shifted her gaze to Zhao Kuang, who was engrossed in collecting evidence of the Great Xuan Emperor's crimes. Zhao Muning's eyes flickered slightly, then she shook her head almost imperceptibly and replied:

"Young master, you may not know this, but the emperor of the Great Xuan is not someone anyone can just decide to become. Moreover, I have no interest in the throne."

As she spoke, a look of pain and helplessness appeared in Zhao Muning's eyes, and she said:

"Father fell into the demonic path and used an infant to cultivate demonic arts. This evil consequence can be considered as karmic retribution. Since the Crown Prince is so eager to become emperor, let him have his wish."

"After a while, once the matter of the demonic energy in Tai Xuan City is resolved, I will return to my sect and devote myself to martial arts cultivation. I may never come back."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng didn't say anything more.

Although he disliked Zhao Kuang, the crown prince, the current outcome was still somewhat satisfactory to him.

Furthermore, there's another point: the Great Xuan Emperor was actually not dead at all.

To be honest, even if Zhao Kuang had actually become emperor, he would probably have had a sword hanging over his head.

Perhaps without Li Musheng's intervention, the other party would soon be dead.

Thinking of this, Li Musheng gave Zhao Muning a deep look.

From this perspective, Zhao Muning may seem to have no interest in the throne, but perhaps because she is shrewd and extremely intelligent, she has already seen through everything.

"gone."

Li Musheng waved to the Fire Cloud Evil God and the Green Jade Taoist, then prepared to turn and leave the secret tunnel chamber.

Fire Cloud Evil God agreed and, in a good mood, immediately followed along, mentioning the head manager of the Treasure Gathering Merchant Guild.

Meanwhile, the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce under his command had witnessed everything that happened in the tunnel from beginning to end, but he remained indifferent and silent.

He could only gaze at the backs of Li Musheng and Daoist Qingyu ahead, his gaze shifting, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Seeing Li Musheng and the others leave, Zhao Kuang glanced around but didn't dare linger. He immediately picked up a bag and called Zhao Muning to chase after them.

Before long, as the tunnel in the ground room opened, the group emerged from underground without any obstruction.

However, to the Fire Cloud Evil God's surprise, the entire room and the palace courtyard outside were completely empty.

The group of martial arts masters from the Great Xuan realm who had been guarding this place, as well as the white-haired Taoist nun and others, had all disappeared without a trace.

"what happened?"

Fire Cloud Evil God frowned, tossed the head manager of the Treasure Gathering Merchant Guild aside, and quickly searched the room inside and out, but found no signs of a fight.

"Could it be that they all secretly escaped from the palace while we were away? But... the poison in their bodies hasn't been cured yet."

The Fiery Cloud Evil God looked puzzled, turned to look at Zhao Kuang, who put down the corpse of the Great Xuan Emperor on his back and quickly waved his hand, saying:

"This matter has nothing to do with me, but don't worry, I will have the people in the palace help you get rid of the poison in your body, and I will definitely not stop you from leaving."

Upon hearing this, Fire Cloud Evil God remained silent and then looked at Li Musheng.

Li Musheng looked out of the palace courtyard. At this moment, the white-haired old eunuch and the purple-robed Taoist priest who had been with Zhao Kuang arrived in a flash, and their first sights were on Zhao Kuang and the corpse of the Great Xuan Emperor beside him.

(End of this chapter)