My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

The doors of the main hall slowly closed.

After the dull thud, the hall fell silent once more.

It was a quietness completely different from what had just been there.

Gone was the suffocating oppression; there was only simple... silence.

The serious expression on the face of the black-clad figure on the platform had completely vanished.

Instead, a friendly smile appeared.

Gu Changyuan has always been like this.

He would naturally give different responses to different situations.

He will not be lenient when he needs to be strict; he will not be pretentious when he needs to be lenient.

That scene just now was for all the elders to see.

Especially those who may have some ulterior motives or are not yet completely determined.

He wanted to show them what the consequences would be for breaking the rules.

"alright."

He spoke, his tone relaxed, as if nothing had just happened:

"Now that the matter is resolved, let's get down to business."

His gaze swept over each elder below, his eyes filled with neither scrutiny nor oppression, but with a reassuring gentleness.

"Don't worry, everyone. As long as you don't violate the sect's rules, I won't do anything to you."

He paused, his smile deepening slightly:

"On the contrary, I will also give certain rewards for your contributions to the sect over the past thousand years."

As soon as the words fell—

He waved his right hand.

In the next instant, countless rays of light emerged from the void and landed precisely in front of each elder.

It is the Supreme Demon Bone and the Half-Immortal Artifact.

The allocation of numbers is generally the same as that of the Celestial Holy Land and the Heavenly Demon Sect.

All the elders were instantly stunned.

They stared wide-eyed at the piles of treasures floating in front of them, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

This...this...this...

Is this true?!

So many Supreme Demon Bones?!

So many semi-divine artifacts?!

So you just... gave it to them directly?!

The suppressed, fearful, and cautious emotions from just now were completely dispelled in that instant by the boundless heat and shock.

"Holy crap..."

One of the elders couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.

But at this moment, no one will laugh at him.

Because at this moment, everyone has only one thought in their mind—

It's out!

It really happened!

They originally wanted to see just how strong and well-established this legendary sect leader was, and whether he was worth following.

Looking at it now—

What's worth it or not?

It's like a godfather has come back!

At that moment, the loyalty of all the elders to the sect and their support for the sect leader, Gu Changyuan, were stronger than ever before.

What does it mean to be guided by the devil's heart?

This is what is called the will of the devil.

Gu Changyuan watched the incredible expressions on the faces of the elders below as they changed in an instant, but his smile only grew wider.

He waved his right hand again.

A black array was silently set up in the center of the hall.

"You can absorb this Supreme Demon Bone right here."

Gu Changyuan's voice rang out:

"This formation can help everyone refine the materials faster, achieving twice the result with half the effort."

Upon hearing this, the last trace of hesitation in the hearts of the elders vanished.

They said no more, and bowed in unison:

"Thank you, Sect Master!"

Then, they each sat cross-legged and began to refine the supreme demonic bone floating in front of them.

The hall was soon filled with dense and heavy demonic energy.

Once the elders had entered a meditative state, Gu Changyuan turned his attention to his ten disciples.

With a wave of his right hand, the ten sacred bones flew to each of his disciples.

Gu Changyuan briefly explained the effects, and then let them begin to absorb and refine it.

Without hesitation, the eight disciples each found a place, sat down cross-legged, and quickly entered a meditative state.

However, Mo Yingluo and Mo Yingyue did not move.

They exchanged a glance, and then—

They all stood up at the same time and came to Gu Changyuan.

They sat down on his left and right sides respectively.

Gu Changyuan looked down at the two silver heads on his left and right, and did not refuse.

He simply smiled slightly, letting them lean on him.

Mo Yingluo and Mo Yingyue, these twin sisters, were born into two of the most powerful demon clans in the Demon Realm—the vampire clan and the succubus clan.

These two races truly occupy the very top of the pyramid in the Demon Realm.

Vampires are a race that lives and breathes blood.

Their fighting style is inextricably linked to blood.

A pure-blooded vampire can manipulate the blood of himself and even his enemies during battle.

Let the blood transform into countless blood blades, covering the sky and the earth; let the blood solidify into a sturdy blood shield, resisting all magic.

They can also enhance their bodies with their blood, enabling them to engage in close combat.

They are a natural-born warrior race, bloodthirsty, ruthless, and powerful.

The succubus race, on the other hand, went to the other extreme.

They don't possess the ferocious fighting power of vampires, but they have a more bizarre and unpredictable ability—spirit and desire.

Succubi are born with the ability to see into the deepest desires and fears of living beings and amplify them infinitely.

They can weave illusions in battle, causing their enemies to become hopelessly entangled in their own inner demons.

It can subtly influence the mind of the opponent, causing them to kill each other.

It can even establish a spiritual connection with any living being, directly planting a suggestion deep within their soul, making them unknowingly become its puppet.

Both of these races possess terrifying power enough to shake the demon realm.

In order to strengthen their family's status and power in the Demon Realm and even the entire Nine Heavens Realm.

To further bind the two elite families together—

A thousand years ago, the vampire and succubus clans engaged in large-scale intermarriages.

They hoped to produce offspring who possessed the talents of both races through the fusion of their bloodlines.

Mo Yingluo and Mo Yingyue are one of the many products of this arranged marriage.

Their father was a nobleman among the vampires, and their mother was a highly respected woman among the succubi.

The two married under the arrangement of their families and had twins.

At first, everything was wonderful.

Shortly after the two daughters were born, the family conducted a test on their compatibility with magic.

The moment the test results came out, the entire family erupted in jubilation—it was Mowo.

The highest level of compatibility with the demonic path, an existence born to be a demon.

They seemed to already see their daughters standing at the pinnacle of the demon realm, bringing glory to their ancestors.

Next, the demon seed's grade is tested.

The moment the results came out, all the smiles froze.

Mortal demon seed.

The lowest level of the Demon Seed rank.

The compatibility between the demon and the self, coupled with the mortal demon seed—this is the cruelest joke in the entire demon realm.

It's like being given a ladder to the heavens, only to have it break on the very first rung.

Having top-level insights is meaningless without a demonic seed of sufficient quality to support them.

Of course, there is another possibility—what lies dormant within them might be a formless demon seed concealed by the appearance of a mortal demon seed.

However, detecting the formless demon seed requires an extremely complex secret method that consumes a massive amount of rare materials.

During that period, amidst the wave of intermarriage between the two clans, far more than just the two of them were born.

Among them, there were four or five individuals who also tested positive for the affinity between themselves and the demon, as well as many geniuses of the Holy Demon race.

After all, the compatibility between a demon and a mortal demon is not an isolated case in the demon realm, and it is not considered unusual.

Instead of wasting resources trying to verify a slim possibility, it's better to invest those resources in offspring with certain talents and greater potential.

So they were abandoned.