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Chapter 1121 Now that we have seen the Demon Emperor, why not pay homage?
"There is a reason why the demonic sects in the Central Plains were suppressed and torn apart by the righteous path: their internal efficiency was too low."

"The righteous Demon-Slaying Alliance is about to elect its leader, while the Demonic Sect has only just finished its internal factional struggles and is now coming to see me, the Demon Emperor..."

Li Qi sensed some movement and thought to himself.

It should be understood that the righteous path is far larger than the current demonic sect. Moreover, the so-called righteous path consists of individual forces that are highly independent and rarely come together.

The Demonic Sect, nominally, shares the same breath and lineage.

But even so much time has passed before the Demonic Sect finally arrived, which speaks volumes about the problems within.

As for the righteous path in the Central Plains, although they have formed a so-called alliance, none of them want to take action, or rather, they all want other forces to make the first move. What is the difference between good and evil in this world compared to their own interests?
The alliance that has now been formed is essentially just a reaction mechanism of internal forces in the Central Plains to external forces.

There is no such thing as unity of purpose, nor is there any vow to destroy the demon; it's all business.

After all, if we really want to destroy the demon, the best solution would be for all factions to unite and for some celestial beings to join forces and directly attack our doorstep.

But the martial arts world isn't just about fighting and killing.

Which Celestial Being isn't the patriarch of a sect or the leader of a gang? If the leader has to risk his life, what's the point of having henchmen?!

Power is merely a tool.

Only some celestial beings nearing the end of their lives might risk their lives for the continuation of their lineage, taking others down with them before their death to eliminate any unstable factors.

Furthermore, who can be certain that the Demon Emperor wasn't backed by a powerful figure, a celestial being, or even a mythical being?
It's obvious without even thinking that the Dao Embryo Demon Seed technique is not something that can be easily mastered.

Even if someone is naturally gifted, they would still need to be well-versed in countless scriptures and have a master of demonic arts guide and instruct them from a young age to cultivate such demonic skills at such a young age.

In this situation, if they don't uphold martial ethics, then the powerful demonic cultivators certainly won't either.

A combination of factors has led to the current peace in the Western Regions.

The so-called righteous path is never a whole, or rather, no major power or alliance can be a whole.

To say that one would spare no effort to exterminate a particular person or force would be completely contrary to common sense.

If an individual were to want to mobilize a large amount of resources and manpower to do this, they wouldn't even need to target anyone; the faction would naturally find a suitable opponent to defeat them.

A dozen or so breaths later, more than ten people arrived together.

These people included both old and young, each with their own martial arts skills. Some of them did not look like good people at first glance, exuding an eerie aura, while others carried an aura of righteousness, showing no trace of demonic nature.

Even from this kind of atmosphere, one can see the difference in skill and power. It looks sinister at first glance, obviously the demonic art has not been mastered and there is some kind of flaw.

"Kuang Wuji, Ye Linglong..."

At the mountainside, Shi Mengxian sensed the energy and went outside to look around. She immediately saw the two leaders among the dozen or so people.

Of all the people, these two are the least like those who belong to the demonic path, yet they happen to be the most powerful in demonic arts.

However, as far as Shi Mengxian knew, these two had not appeared in the martial arts world for almost ten years.

Kuang Wuji was already a Celestial Master twenty years ago, known as the Demon Emperor, and even wanted to unify the Demonic Sect, but he failed.

As for Ye Linglong, she was known as the Evil Lord twenty years ago. She disguised herself as a man and played around in the martial arts world until the very end when it was discovered that she was actually a woman.

Ten years ago, Ye Linglong was already a half-step Celestial Being, and now, according to Shi Mengxian's perception, she has now reached the Celestial Being realm.

Among them, Kuang Wuji looked like a well-read and dashing scholar, and seemed very young, at most in his thirties, while Ye Linglong was even younger, looking only in her early twenties.

Of course, these are just appearances.

"In the Demonic Sect, strength has always been paramount. Although the Demon Emperor possesses formidable demonic powers, he is not a celestial being. If we cannot subdue them, disaster is inevitable."

“However, the Demon Emperor is so young yet he possesses such martial arts skills. There must be some old monster from the demonic path behind him. Things may not develop to that point…” Shi Mengxian felt a rare sense of tension.

She knew many secrets, and there was a legend in the Demonic Sect that there was a Demon Emperor who did not break through the void, but also did not die of old age. Instead, he lived on through a miraculous method.

If the legend is true, that person must have lived for a thousand years.

Shi Mengxian didn't really believe in these legends at first, but Li Qi's appearance made her believe them to some extent.

"Senior Sister Mengxian seems to be emotionally unstable. Could it be that you have fallen in love? This is a very dangerous thing."

Just then, Shi Mengxian heard a sound like silver bells.

Shi Mengxian looked over at the sound and saw a barefoot girl in a white dress standing on bamboo leaves not far away, smiling at her.

"I also know a little about the Dao Embryo and the Demon Seed; this is a karmic entanglement."

The girl continued to tease.

She was greeted by a drawn longsword and a sharp glint of light.

"Whether it's a tragic fate or not, I don't know, but coincidentally, I also know a bit about the Demonic Sect. It's said that the successive successors of the Luo Tian Dao are all the bed warmers of the current Demon Emperor. Sister, are you prepared?!"

Shi Mengxian's voice rang out.

Outsiders think she's some kind of fairy, but in fact, she's not some otherworldly being; she's also quite good at arguing.

"Demon Emperor?!"

"But he has to survive!"

"A dead man can't become a demon emperor."

"The strong prey on the weak. Even if there is a great demon behind the Demon Emperor, he will not care about a weakling."

"Since he chose to show himself, he must have been prepared to face the storm."

Ye Xing'er smiled faintly.

"Invincibility is never about martial arts!"

……

At that moment, on the mountaintop, Li Qi looked at the approaching person but made no further moves.

But the guards on the mountain shouted at this moment: "Now that you have seen the Demon Emperor, why do you not bow down?!"

This person was also a master of innate skill and very decisive. He knew the principle of being close to the water tower and getting the moon first, so he found this job.

As for the group of people who came at this time, he recognized one or two of them. After all, not everyone has Shi Mengxian's knowledge, especially the natives of this world, who are relatively isolated from information.

Some players who had infiltrated the Demonic Sect recognized the two leaders at this moment, and were shocked and gasped.

The Demon Emperor and the Evil Lord are both renowned figures. Now that they have appeared, will the Demonic Sect rise to a higher level, or will the throne of the Demon Emperor change hands?

"Noisy!"

In the blink of an eye, a dark light flashed in the Demon Emperor's eyes, and then his palm fell, a huge handprint appearing hundreds of feet away, directly suppressing the powerful figure.

Before the handprint could even be placed, it dissipated. Before anyone knew it, Li Qi had appeared before the Demon Emperor, pressing his palm down on him and saying calmly, "Why don't you bow?!"

(End of this chapter)