Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

In the three northern states, deep in the Black Mountains, Gu Changjin did not appear immediately.

The aura of the ethereal realm slowly spread across the heavens and earth, completely concealing his figure among the mountains and rivers.

Dozens of miles away, in a huge valley shrouded in demonic energy, a six-armed demon ape sat cross-legged on a black boulder.

It was three zhang tall, covered in dark blue hair, and had three thick arms extending from each of its shoulders.

Each of the six hands formed a hand seal, and a massive amount of demonic energy continuously gathered along the valley.

According to the original destiny, this six-armed demon ape would become the first great demon saint in this world.

It was from the moment it broke through that the three northern states completely fell.

Gu Changjin had already planned to kill this guy first, and then find a suitable true spirit from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect to take his place.

In any case, all Heaven wants is for someone to sit in that position.

Whoever sits, it doesn't matter who sits.

But after actually seeing the six-armed demon ape, he did not make a move immediately.

"wrong."

Gu Changjin narrowed his eyes.

The aura emanating from this guy is very strange.

Although there is no problem with the demonic aura emanating from him, or his connection with this world.

But its spirit... doesn't seem to belong to a local!

Although Gu Changjin himself is only at the peak of the Integration stage, he has already truly mastered the True Immortal Body and fought head-on with three True Immortals.

Their spiritual level, vision, and experience are far beyond what ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators can compare to.

The six-armed demon ape in front of them was well hidden; even a Mahayana cultivator standing in front of it probably wouldn't be able to detect anything unusual.

However, Gu Changjin still sensed something incompatible with the rules of this world from the depths of its soul.

"Possessed?"

"No! It seems more like... reincarnation?"

Gu Changjin did not approach further, but instead quietly observed.

Am I too late?

Has someone already secured the position of the first Demon Great Sage?

Just then, the six-armed demon ape, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened its eyes.

Of the six hands, the one at the very top slowly rose.

A ball of pitch-black demonic energy emerged from his palm. Instead of dissipating, the energy spun continuously, eventually condensing into a black sphere the size of a fist.

A faint light shone on the surface of the sphere, and a blurry figure appeared within it.

The face was obscured, but a frail, aged voice could be heard slowly approaching.

"Time is running out."

"Accelerate the breakthrough."

"The first Great Sage must appear as soon as possible."

The six-armed demon ape's expression immediately became serious.

"Rest assured, Your Excellency."

"I have adjusted this demonic body to its optimal state."

"After swallowing the last few blood pools in the Northern Territory, we can attempt to break through to the Great Saint realm."

The voice from the black sphere rang out again.

"Don't delay."

"Only once the world upgrade officially begins can the subsequent plans proceed."

"In addition, some changes have occurred in Yunzhou."

The six-armed demon ape frowned slightly.

"Yunzhou? Someone has made a move?"

"It's not certain yet."

"Just a few days ago, there was a slight fluctuation that distorted the rules of the world over there."

"It's very short, but it's definitely not something that a true martial artist in this world could do."

"I've already had someone investigate."

"Don't get distracted here."

"Just keep pushing forward."

The six-armed demon ape nodded.

"clear."

The figure inside the black sphere gradually disappeared, and the demonic energy returned to its palm.

The valley fell silent again, but Gu Changjin, hidden in the shadows, had a rather interesting expression.

"No?! Are you talking about me?"

Yunzhou, a place that distorts the rules of the world, what else could it be but a virtual realm?

I only used the functions of the virtual realm slightly in order to hurry on my way, but someone actually sensed it?

Is the water in this world really that deep?

Gu Changjin originally thought that he had seen enough of this world.

Demons and monsters rise to power, the laws of heaven change, and the world is elevated.

The seven Great Sages raised the upper limit of the entire world.

The logic is very smooth.

This has suddenly come out of nowhere.

It's obviously not that simple.

Some people knew in advance that the world was going to be upgraded.

Were even these demons and great saints preordained?

And that so-called national advisor.

Is he the Grand Preceptor of the Great Liang Dynasty? The strongest human in this world.

"interesting."

Gu Changjin's interest grew stronger.

It seems that my previous judgment that "demons and monsters are on the rise" was not wrong, but I only saw the surface.

The will of Heaven is indeed pushing demons to become the new protagonists of the world.

But behind this trend, there are clearly other forces at play.

As for who it is and what their purpose is.

Gu Changjin doesn't know yet.

But he was too lazy to sit here and guess.

What's the point of all this guessing?

If we have the strength, why don't we just grab one and ask him?

Super strength can often bring super wisdom.

Because many things that others need to reason about for months or plan for decades.

All he had to do was pin the person to the ground and ask them a question.

"Will you tell me or not?"

If you don't talk, I'll hit you.

There will always be a time to speak.

Gu Changjin looked at the six-armed demon ape in the valley.

What a coincidence! No, it isn't.

The next instant, his figure stepped out of the void and appeared directly behind the six-armed demon ape.

"who!"

The six-armed demon ape's fur bristled instantly, and all six arms swung simultaneously.

I must say, this guy reacted incredibly fast.

At the top, his hands formed a hand seal; in the middle, his arms transformed into demonic claws that tore through space; and at the bottom, his two arms simultaneously blasted backward.

Almost at the same moment Gu Changjin appeared, it completed its defense, attack, and blockade of retreat routes.

Immediately afterwards, the six-armed demon ape turned around abruptly.

Upon seeing Gu Changjin's human appearance, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, which immediately turned into fury.

"Humans! How dare you!"

"How dare you trespass into my secluded retreat!"

It seemed completely unaware that its conversation had been overheard, and even took the role of a local demon very seriously.

A massive demonic aura surged into the sky, causing several nearby mountain peaks to tremble simultaneously.

"Perfect!"

"My Great Sage Realm is about to be completed."

"Today I will use your blood, a powerful human, as a sacrifice to the Great Dao!"

Six fists slammed out simultaneously, and the black demonic energy transformed into six enormous ape heads, baring their fangs and lunging at Gu Changjin.

Gu Changjin almost laughed when he saw this.

They're putting on quite a convincing act.

If I hadn't just heard it call out "Grand Preceptor" with my own ears, I might have actually been fooled.

Gu Changjin simply raised his right hand.

A gentle press.

Void Realm, open!

hum!

The entire valley suddenly fell silent.

The six demonic ape heads that were pouncing on the attack stopped in mid-air.

The flying pebbles stopped moving, and the fallen leaves hung suspended in the air.

The six-armed demon ape remained frozen in place, still in its punching stance.

The rage in its eyes instantly turned into astonishment, followed by horror.

"What is this?!"

It could sense that this was not the kind of suppression that True Martial Immortals created by using the power of heaven and earth.

Instead, the surrounding rules of heaven and earth were directly covered by another set of rules.

It's as if it's still standing in the original world, but this small area is no longer under the jurisdiction of the original world.

The black demonic energy deep within the six-armed ape's soul surged wildly, attempting to break free, but to no avail.

"How is that possible..."

It finally stopped pretending, and the demonic aura emanating from its body quickly subsided.

An even colder and more chaotic spiritual power rose from within his body.

"Your cultivation level clearly hasn't reached the Immortal Realm!"

"How could someone possess such a near-divine, otherworldly ability?"

Gu Changjin raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

This guy in front of me certainly has a high level of vision.

The Void Realm is formed by the continuous evolution of Realm Seeds.

It's still just a "virtual" concept at this point.

If one day we truly cross the physical world and then condense into a complete true world.

By then, the world itself will be enough to support the power of a True Immortal.

I could discern a few clues from the guy in front of me.

This indicates that it has encountered similar levels in the past.

Gu Changjin took a few steps forward.

They arrived before the six-armed demon ape.

I looked it up and down.

"Doesn't resemble a true immortal."

"But its spiritual level far surpasses that of the True Martial Realm in this world."

"What was your original cultivation level?"

The six-armed demon ape did not answer, but instead stared intently at Gu Changjin.

After a moment, it seemed to have finally confirmed something, and the surprise and doubt in its eyes deepened.

"This is not an aura from my realm."

"You're not from the Demon Realm?"

Gu Changjin was about to ask another question, but upon hearing this, he stopped in his tracks.

"The Demon Realm?"

These three words.

He was quite familiar with him.

Many ancient texts in the main world have mentioned extraterrestrial demons.

The inner demons that cultivators face when breaking through are often related to so-called heavenly demons and demonic thoughts.

Not to mention, in the novels he read in his previous life, the concept of extraterrestrial demons had been written about to death.

Gu Changjin looked at the six-armed demon ape in front of him, who was clearly panicked, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

"interesting."

"It seems that this is my life."

"Quite a few people from other places have indeed come in."