It turns out, they were the main characters.

"Okay." Shang Yanfei nodded slightly.

These words piqued the interest of even several powerful figures at the Dao Integration Realm.

They had never seen Shang Yanfei make a move before, and if they could witness it now, the trip would not have been in vain.

Several powerful figures quietly isolated the black phoenix released by the first demon emperor outside the sect, while secretly observing the direction of the Holy Temple, waiting for Shang Yanfei to appear.

In the air above the pilgrimage temple, a beautiful woman dressed in a black dress floated, her body shrouded in an eerie black mist, making it impossible to see her true form.

However, all the people present were at the Dao Integration stage, so even if it was just a wisp of spiritual consciousness, it wouldn't be difficult for them to discern each other's aura.

After staring for a moment, an evil god in the Southern Wilderness suddenly frowned and said, "No... she is not Shang Yanfei."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gazes in that direction. Within the black mist, a young girl dressed in a black dress was gazing into the depths of the Holy Temple. Although she had deliberately concealed her aura, several powerful figures still inexplicably sensed that the aura emanating from her seemed somewhat strange.

At this moment, the woman in the black dress seemed to notice their gazes, and turned her head slightly to look over, a charming and alluring smile appearing on her lips.

Queen of the Demon Realm!

At that moment, this guess popped into everyone's mind.

This woman in the black dress is not Consort Shang Yan, but the Queen of the Demon Realm!

Dongzhou actually reached some kind of agreement with the Queen of the Demon Realm, allowing her to set foot in the Liangyi Sect!

This Consort Shang Yan is incredibly bold. This move is no different from using a wolf to devour a tiger; if she's not careful, she might end up burning herself.

Similar thoughts flashed through the minds of several powerful figures.

The first Demon Emperor, sealed in the Pilgrimage Hall for so long, fought desperately tonight, clearly sensing the aura of the Demon Queen... Obviously, this current ruler of the Demon Realm likely possesses abilities that could threaten the first Demon Emperor...

However... this demon queen is clearly just a wisp of spirit. How can she deal with the first demon queen who has already burned her essence?

boom!

Outside the sect's grand formation, the black phoenix was frantically crashing against the formation. Countless cultivators watched this scene in trembling fear, and some cultivators who were still struggling to hold on even knelt down.

Even these cultivators realized that the first Demon Emperor was probably going to risk his life!

boom!

As yet another soul-stirring sound resounded throughout the sect, countless cultivators were shrouded in gloom.

At that moment, a ray of blue light silently shone in the pilgrimage hall.

The azure light was filled with tranquility, and a lotus flower, interwoven with azure and white, silently bloomed.

Pure Lotus of the World!

Several powerful figures looked more solemn as they saw Fairy Yao Meng looking down at the ground barefoot in the pilgrimage hall.

"Azure Emperor! You have actually recovered! That brat in the Refining God Realm back then was indeed on your side! I should have devoured him alive back then!" A hysterical roar echoed from the depths of the Holy Temple, its sound shaking the heavens.

The gazes of several powerful figures fell on Yao Meng, who was shrouded in moonlight, almost simultaneously, and the same thought flashed through their minds.

A cultivator at the Refining Spirit Realm...?

The Azure Emperor was saved by a cultivator at the Refining Spirit Realm, who even reshaped his immortal body...?

But how is that possible?

If the Refining Spirit Realm can reshape the cauldron for the Dao Integration Realm, wouldn't that mean that the other party's spiritual energy can even provide cultivation for the Dao Integration Realm?

While these powerful beings remained skeptical, Yao Mengjie, with her white jade feet treading on the void before the Pilgrimage Hall, descended to earth like a fairy from the heavens. Her snow-white skin, as white as ice crystals, glowed with a faint silver light as she looked down at the ground of the Pilgrimage Hall.

She raised her hand and suppressed the aura of the Pure Lotus above the Pilgrimage Hall.

"It's useless. You can only suppress me, but you can't completely obliterate me!" The First Demon Emperor laughed loudly.

This is his confidence, and this confidence comes from his true self.

The Nine-Lives Phoenix improves its strength with each rebirth. Although its cauldron has been destroyed by the Purifying Lotus, as long as its spiritual consciousness remains, it is impossible for it to truly die within the next few thousand years.

If he could be eliminated so easily, the Azure Emperor wouldn't have nearly perished alongside the First Demon Emperor in the past.

Yao Meng looked down at the Pilgrimage Hall from her high vantage point, a faint smile playing on her lips: "Sealing your cauldron is my task. As for other matters, they have nothing to do with me."

For some reason, upon hearing these words, the first Demon Emperor felt a sense of unease.

At that moment, as if he had noticed something, he suddenly looked up and saw a woman in a black dress appear deep inside the pilgrimage temple.

The First Demon Emperor's pupils contracted sharply. "It's you...it's you! You really came!"

The Demon Queen smiled sweetly.

"Your time is over, old man."

She extended a slender white hand from the black mist and forcefully pierced through the heart of the first Demon Emperor.

At this moment, a dense demonic aura permeated the Pilgrimage Hall. The first Demon Emperor was furious and engaged in a fierce battle with the Demon Queen deep within the Pilgrimage Hall.

Meanwhile, in the distance, the Empress of Yuzhou narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly, "The essence of the first Demon Emperor."

Essence represents a cultivator's lifetime cultivation. Legend has it that the Demon Queen can absorb the essence of others for her own use. Regardless of whether the other party is at the Void Returning stage or the Dao Integration stage, the essence of each cultivator can significantly enhance their cultivation.

If she has enough essence, she might even be able to break through her limits and ascend to immortality.

Ordinary people cannot devour the essence of others, but the Demon Queen can.

The Nine-Lives Heavenly Phoenix was indelible, but the Demon Queen's power completely countered it.

The Empress of Yuzhou gazed at this scene, glancing casually at the black-robed beauty who had appeared behind them at some point, and said with a smile, "Sect Master Shang is truly generous. If I remember correctly, the Demon Realm and the Eastern Continent are sworn enemies. Aren't you worried that the Eastern Continent will suffer a calamity in the future by allowing the Demon Realm Empress to devour the essence of the first Demon Emperor?"

There are also differences between those who have reached the Dao Integration Realm. Once the Demon Queen devours the essence of a Dao Integration Realm cultivator and completely refines it, her strength will skyrocket to an unimaginable level.

At that time, if the already powerful demon realm had any designs on the Eastern Continent, even the Liangyi Sect would probably be overwhelmed with trouble.

Flames soared into the sky from the pilgrimage hall, and amidst that magnificent and breathtaking scene, a faint smile appeared on Shang Yanfei's beautiful face.

"It's alright."

"Sect Master Shang is indeed exceptionally talented; let's wait and see," the evil god of the Southern Wilderness chuckled.

The Demon Realm and the Southern Wilderness are far apart. Even if the Demon Realm Queen's strength improves again in the future, it will not have much to do with the Southern Wilderness. Instead, the Eastern Continent will be the first to suffer.

At this moment, a wisp of green light flashed, and everyone's eyes turned to look. When they saw Yao Meng's figure stepping into the void, the Southern Wilderness Evil God fell silent, and the Buddha of the Western Regions also remained quiet.

The powerful figures from Yuzhou and Yunzhou seemed to be old acquaintances of Yao Meng, and immediately greeted her.

Then, the Empress of Yuzhou turned her gaze to the group of cultivators on the ground. Even though the essence of the first Demon Emperor was being refined, the black phoenix in mid-air did not disappear.

Under that oppressive force, most of the cultivators were forced to kneel on the ground uncontrollably, while only a few struggled to hold on and desperately resisted the pressure.

"The Holy Maiden of the Southern Wilderness is said to be the most promising genius to become the Fourth Pillar God. Seeing her today, I can see that she is indeed remarkable." The Empress's gaze fell on the depths of a villa on the south bank. When she saw the Holy Maiden of the Southern Wilderness struggling against the pressure of the First Demon Emperor, she sincerely praised her.

"Regina is the number one genius in my Southern Wilderness, her talent is naturally extraordinary," the Evil God of the Southern Wilderness said with a faint smile.

"Two geniuses have come from the Western Regions this time. One of them seems to have been eliminated in the martial arts assessment. I originally thought his talent was just average, but looking at him now, this monk's talent is not bad at all?" Someone said from the side, their gaze falling on the monk Jingchen, who was bathed in Buddhist light and resisting the pressure.

The Buddha clasped his hands together and calmly said, "Jingchen was lured into the tribulation by a minor cultivator at the fourth level of the Spirit Refinement Realm, which is why he was eliminated."

Upon hearing that it was the fourth rank of Refining Spirit, the powerful figures immediately lost interest.

Ultimately, they had never seen this method of using lightning tribulation to perish together with others before in Kyushu. Although it was somewhat unexpected, it was only a few times.

Several powerful figures slowly swept their gazes over the group of cultivators. One of them noticed the female cultivator who had summoned the Purifying Lotus to resist the oppressive force in front of the Glazed Palace and suddenly spoke up:

"Is that female cultivator the successor of the Azure Emperor? Hmm... Although the Pure World Azure Lotus is not even one-thousandth as powerful as the Azure Emperor's, enemies within the Refining God Realm would probably dread seeing it."

"It's quite surprising that the Azure Emperor has a successor." The Empress of Yuzhou looked at Fairy Yao Meng.

Yao Meng smiled gently, her voice clear and melodious: "Qian'er has helped me a lot in the past. I chose her firstly to repay her kindness, and secondly... to make up for my guilt towards her."

"apology?"

The powerful figures exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of doubt in the other's eyes.

A powerful cultivator at the Dao Integration Realm feels apologetic towards a cultivator at the Spirit Refining Realm...?

"This Ye Qian is quite a promising talent. If she is interested in studying in Yuzhou for a year or two later," the Empress said, her eyes filled with genuine appreciation.

Yao Meng smiled and said, "If Qian'er knew, she would probably be very happy."

Yuzhou has a very special terrain, and its cultivation methods are completely different from those of Dongzhou. If Ye Qian could go to Yuzhou for further study in the future, her future growth would be far greater than it is now.

The powerful figures' gazes swept over each of the cultivators.

Upon seeing the black-robed youth struggling to support himself in front of the Glazed Palace, a powerful figure nodded slightly and commented, "A promising talent."

Ye Yu below seemed to have noticed the gazes of the powerful figures, and his eyes gleamed with excitement. He glanced inadvertently at Mu Zhi'an, who was not far from the Liuli Palace.

But in the presence of truly great beings, it is obvious who the genius is!

There are no more than ten cultivators who can maintain their own dignity under the oppressive power of the first Demon Emperor, and he is one of them!

As for Mu Zhian, he was only able to keep from kneeling down by relying on the maids around him.

If I can become an exchange student in Yuzhou after this, I will be able to obtain far more resources and cultivation techniques in the future than I do now!

"This Ye Yu is really like a cockroach. Even the lightning tribulation of twenty people couldn't kill him. Heaven is really outrageous. Is it really that obvious that it's helping people?" Mu Zhian couldn't help but complain as he held Wei Mengrou's slender waist with both hands to maintain his figure.

He didn't expect to see Ye Yu as soon as he left the Glazed Palace. Moreover, due to the pressure of the Nine-Lives Heavenly Phoenix, they were all unable to move and could only use their own spiritual energy and willpower to resist the power of the Dao Integration Realm.

He didn't have time to pay attention to Ye Yu in the martial arts world at the time, but now he sees that the other party has actually obtained the qualification for the Ascension Conference.

"Sister Mengrou, do you think this is outrageous?" Mu Zhian asked.

Wei Mengrou slightly turned her head, a hint of disdain in her eyes: "I only know that if you lay a hand on me again, I will kick you off the cliff to see the spirit dragon right now."

"This is only to counter the oppressive aura of the first Demon Emperor," Mu Zhian explained.

Wei Mengrou snorted coldly: "Have you ever seen anyone put their hands on someone's waist to resist oppressive force?"

"Me?" Mu Zhian said jokingly.

Then, realizing Wei Mengrou's genuine intention to kick him off the cliff, he had no choice but to withdraw his hand and laugh, "It was just a joke."

Even without relying on Wei Mengrou, Mu Zhian could have withstood the pressure with his own spiritual energy, but that would have meant he wouldn't have been able to get close to Sister Mengrou.

However, since the other party had already made the statement, he had no choice but to draw upon his spiritual energy and cover his body to resist the pressure.

Not far away, the Empress of Yuzhou glanced at the farce unfolding below with a slight smile and chuckled, "This little cultivator is quite content to live off a woman."

It was obvious that Mu Zhian had taken a shortcut and had not truly withstood the pressure of the first Demon Emperor. He had only managed to resist the pressure by relying on the beautiful woman in the yellow dress beside him.

This has nothing to do with genius.

Just as the Empress was about to look away, she was suddenly stunned as Mu Zhi'an's spiritual energy enveloped her. Then she looked at Mu Zhi'an with suspicion for a few more seconds.