What does my ancestor's pregnancy have to do with me, a mere servant?

Deep in the wilderness, a solitary peak rises abruptly.

This sacred land of Dao integration was devoid of spiritual energy, and there wasn't even a breath of wind around it; it was so deathly silent that it sent chills down one's spine.

Lin Yuan stood halfway up the mountain, raised his right hand, brought it together like a knife, and swung it forward with great force without any fancy moves.

boom!

The hard, dark red rock wall was cut open like tofu, and rubble rolled down, creating a spacious and flat simple cave in the blink of an eye.

He turned around and casually tossed the fierce kite he was carrying on his shoulder into the room.

boom.

Lie Yuan crashed onto the cold stone slab, her back slamming against the wall. She groaned and struggled to open her eyes. Her once cold and arrogant face was now ashen, her dark red eyes filled with a deep sense of desolation and death.

Her cultivation was sealed, and she was also seriously injured, making her look like a lamb to the slaughter.

Lin Yuan dusted off the stone powder on his hands, slowly walked up to her, squatted down, and casually set up a soundproof barrier.

"It seems you are quite aware of your current situation?" Lin Yuan's tone was relaxed, showing no sign of panic about being trapped.

Lie Yuan leaned against the stone wall and gave a bitter laugh: "I know better than anyone what that old dog Yan Lie was planning by leaving me here. As long as you continue to help me, the day my bloodline crosses the threshold of the Ancestral Realm... will be the day I am thrown into the Myriad Spirits Blood Array and my bloodline is extracted."

"Since you're going to die anyway, Lin Yuan, I advise you to make up your mind as soon as possible. If you drag it out, you might live a few more months. That father and daughter even dared to scheme against the Demon Ancestor Ye Jia, they have no intention of leaving any survivors."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan smiled.

"Yan Lie really has a clever plan. He's getting my labor for free and trying to steal Ye Jia's opportunity." Lin Yuan stroked his chin and said, enunciating each word clearly, "If I said... I could save your life, would you be willing to submit to me?"

Lie Yuan was stunned for a moment, then stared at Lin Yuan like a madman.

"You? Help me?" A mocking smile appeared on Lie Yuan's pale face. "I admit, the ability you possess to elevate your bloodline is indeed a rare miracle!"

"But you're just a Nascent Soul cultivator now, trapped in this isolated world. Yan Lie is at the peak of the Integration stage; he could crush you into mincemeat with one hand. You're already in dire straits yourself, how can you save me? With your head?!"

Lin Yuan didn't respond and simply flipped his right hand over.

hum!

A palm-sized compass covered with ancient star patterns appeared in his palm.

Myriad Star Compass.

The moment it appeared, a layer of dark blue ripples appeared on the surface of the compass. An extremely mysterious spatial fluctuation suddenly spread out.

clack clack...

The surrounding spatial laws seemed to be strongly repelled, emitting a soft sound like ice cracking. Under this fluctuation, the seal on this small Dao-Merging Treasure Land was like a tattered fishing net riddled with holes.

Lie Yuan's mocking expression froze on his face, and his pupils contracted sharply!

"A spatial treasure?!"

Having served the Demon Ancestor for many years, Lie Yuan possessed incredibly sharp eyesight and immediately recognized the terrifying nature of this compass.

Lin Yuan flicked his wrist, and the compass disappeared, causing the spatial fluctuations to subside.

"That's because you still don't understand me enough." Lin Yuan looked down at her. "This wretched place can trap you, but it can't trap me. If I wanted to, I could tear open space right now and leave without anyone noticing."

Lie Yuan stared intently at Lin Yuan, her chest heaving violently. A sudden, raging fire ignited in her previously ashen heart.

Lin Yuan wasn't exaggerating. With the incredible power of the Myriad Manifestations Star Compass, teleporting out of this small world was a piece of cake.

But he wasn't in a hurry to leave because he was completely clueless about the situation outside. If he stepped out and ended up in some old demon's secluded training ground, or fell into some ancient and dangerous formation, he would truly be delivered to his doorstep.

He needed a guide. A guide who knew everything about the demon realm and would never dare to betray him.

The Fierce Kite, with nowhere to go, was practically a gift from heaven.

The cave was deathly silent.

After a while.

Lie Yuan gritted her teeth, a renewed will to survive rekindling in her dark red eyes: "I know I have no leverage to negotiate with you right now. I can sell my life to you! I can submit to you!"

"But... in exchange, you must swear a solemn oath against your inner demons. Take me away from here, free me from my shackles, and promise never to abandon me after I've served my purpose, never to harm me!"

Those who come from the ranks of suicide squads are the most decisive. If they grasp at a straw, even if that straw is covered in thorns, they will not hesitate to hold on tight.

Lin Yuan snapped his fingers: "Deal. Open your divine sense, and I'll place a restriction on you."

Lie Yuan closed her eyes and opened her mind's sea between her brows without resistance.

Lin Yuan thought to himself, "This woman already has Ye Jia's soul imprint on her body, and Yan Hua's blood talisman on her body. Now there's another layer on top of that. It's like a nested doll."

But he showed no mercy, his divine sense like needles, leaving a life-or-death mark deep within Lie Yuan's soul. With a single thought from Lin Yuan, even across two realms, he could instantly annihilate her soul.

Lie Yuan's complexion became a little rosier, and she let out a long breath, straightening her body by leaning against the wall.

"The rules are set, now it's time to get to work." Lin Yuan turned and sat down on the stone bench. "Give me the inside scoop, what kind of hellish place is the real Demon Realm?"

Lie Yuan rubbed her wrist, which was bleeding from the sharp edges of her wrist, and said in a deep voice, "The Demon Realm is different from the continent you know. There is no boundless land here, but an endless black sea filled with violent baleful energy and the law of devouring."

"Vast and boundless. Countless islands and fragmented large landmasses are scattered across the sea. The true rulers of this endless black sea are three ancient demon ancestors."

"Lord Yejia is one of them. The other two are Demon Ancestor Ketu and Demon Ancestor Rama. All three are at the early stage of the Dao Integration Realm, each ruling their own sea and keeping each other in check for tens of thousands of years."

Lin Yuan's eyes flashed: "You mean, this place, including the bone tower where Ye Jia used to live, isn't actually in the Demon Realm?"

"That's right." Lie Yuan nodded and explained, "When they reach the peak of the Integration Stage, in order to step into the Dao Integration Stage, powerful beings will seek out uncultivated spatial fragments and refine them into their own 'Dao Integration Treasure Land.' This is equivalent to a fruit attached to the great tree of the Demon Realm. Although the spatial magic weapon in your hand is powerful, once you escape from this 'fruit,' you will run headlong into the truly dangerous Black Sea of ​​the Demon Realm."

Lin Yuan frowned slightly.

This is quite a lot of information. He thought that tearing open space would allow him to roam freely, but he never expected that he would just jump from a small pond into a dark sea where he could drown at any moment.

"According to you, I can simply escape from Yanlie's treasure land. But what if I want to leave the Demon Realm completely and return to the lower realm or go to the higher Spirit Realm? There must be a main gate, right?"

Lie Yuan's expression was solemn as he slowly uttered four words: "Gate to the Netherworld."