It turns out, they were the main characters.

This is the Heavenly Lord's scheme!

Even if the sect leader were alive, she wouldn't be this good!

Mu Zhian closed his eyes, his spiritual consciousness escaping from the Heavenly Court and returning to the Demon Realm's palace, back into the embrace of the Demon Realm Queen, where he began to contemplate his future plans.

The Lan family's ancestral worship ceremony is about to begin, but before that, after returning to the Eastern Continent, we can use the Soul-Locking Bell to see where the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's spiritual consciousness is hidden.

Having rescued the spirit of the nine-tailed celestial fox and temporarily stored it in the innate furnace, his deal with the fox-eared woman was considered complete.

However, it will probably take some effort to get to the Lan family.

Mu Zhian had no intention of interfering with the affairs of the Lan sisters, Lan Mulian and Lan Feiying, and their families. He would not interfere with whatever decisions they made; he only needed to ensure that their trip went smoothly.

To achieve this, he clearly couldn't do it on his own.

Therefore, at that time, we will probably need to use that Yaochi Guest Elder's token.

Mu Zhian suddenly felt a strong reaction from his personal interface, so he opened it.

Below those numerous titles, a bright red, eerily strange title appeared out of nowhere.

[Devouring Demon Body (The Mortal Python is a demon that devours all things, capable of absorbing the essence of all things in the world and converting it for its own use)]

Devouring Heaven Demon Body? If I remember correctly, this should be Zi Xuan's physique...?

Mu Zhian's eyes lit up with interest.

If I remember correctly, Zi Xuan was able to devour even the first-generation demon emperor who was at the same level as her, and even refine his essence for her own use.

I wonder how much of the Devouring Heaven Demon Body's power he can unleash?

"Zixuan, what level of cultivator can your Devouring Demon Body devour at most?"

Looking at the title on his personal interface, Mu Zhian pondered for a moment before asking a question.

"Those at the same level as me are not difficult, but as for the Feathered Realm above that... I haven't tried it yet."

The Demon Queen immediately answered.

Then, she asked suspiciously, "Why are you asking this out of the blue?"

"It's nothing, I was just asking out of curiosity." Mu Zhian smiled casually.

The tall, sexy woman in the red dress seemed to want to ask something more; her rosy, alluring lips opened and closed, exuding an irresistible charm.

At this moment, Mu Zhian asked first:

"Since you can devour cultivators of the same realm, then cultivators of lower realms should be no problem for you either, right?"

"Of course." The Demon Queen looked at Mu Zhi'an with a puzzled expression. "Why are you suddenly asking such a self-evident question?"

"Then can you devour me too?" Mu Zhian asked sincerely, with a hint of doubt in his voice.

The Demon Queen gave Mu Zhi'an a seductive look, hugged him tighter, and said in a sweet voice, "Even if I could, I wouldn't be willing to part with him."

"The Devouring Heaven Demon Body is indeed a powerful physique."

Mu Zhian sighed, finally managing to peek out from the Demon Queen's embrace, inhaling the wine-like fragrance emanating from the beauty, before gently touching the Demon Queen's rosy lips with his fingertips.

"However, I don't think your physique is capable of even devouring me."

The Demon Queen raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Are you questioning me?"

“Yes, I don’t think you can do it,” Mu Zhian said with a smile.

Their eyes met. The Demon Queen noticed a hint of teasing in Mu Zhi'an's eyes. She followed his gaze and found him staring at her rosy, alluring lips.

The demon queen seemed to understand something, her pretty face flushed, and she gave him a charmingly reproachful look.

"Dream on~" She glanced at him with a captivating look that seemed like a reproach, then raised her hand and pulled up the curtain that Mu Zhian had previously lifted.

"What...?" Mu Zhian suddenly realized the problem.

A silvery laugh echoed through the palace. The Demon Queen ignored the maidservants outside and instead reached out to stroke Mu Zhi'an's face, smiling as she said, "I will be going into seclusion for a while to try and break through to the Feather Transformation Realm, so..."

"You have to make up for all the love you owe me over the years, right?"

……

Outside the palace, the First Seat stood alone quietly, seemingly contemplating the meaning of life.

As the top of the thirteen seats in the demon realm, she had followed Her Majesty since before Her Majesty had attained enlightenment. Naturally, she was extremely loyal to Her Majesty and even worshipped her greatly.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that the majority of demon cultivators in the entire demon realm worship His Majesty almost blindly.

However, in the past few days, the First Seat felt that his worldview was collapsing.

If it were just a minor cultivator being interested, that would be one thing, but His Majesty has done quite a bit to turn Mu Zhi'an back to his former self over the past half month...

If this gets out, what will people think of His Majesty?

The Demon Queen is a woman with dangerous hobbies!

If such a scandal were to spread, the image of the demon realm would be greatly damaged.

The First Seat took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. She quietly left the palace entrance without disturbing the Demon Queen's good time. However, as soon as she left the palace and stepped outside, several demon cultivators immediately surrounded her.

"Lady Miaoyan, how is His Majesty's seclusion going during this time?"

"Could it be that she has touched the threshold of the Ascension Realm and is attempting to reach it?"

Questions rang out outside the palace, one after another. The ministers of the demon realm were both worried and expectant about His Majesty's sudden announcement half a month ago that he would go into seclusion.

The concern was that the Demon Queen might fail to ascend to immortality, leaving the Demon Realm leaderless.

Even though the Dragon Void Ancient Emperor was there, he was a martial arts fanatic and had little interest in the position of Demon Emperor. He was rarely seen on ordinary days.

And we look forward to... if His Majesty were to truly ascend to heaven one day, the threat that the Azure Emperor's ascension to heaven brought to the Eastern Continent would no longer exist.

It's no wonder that these ministers are so worried right now. Apart from the First Lady Shi Miaoyan, no one knows what the Demon Queen is doing in her palace.

"Her Majesty's aura is much stronger than before. She is currently making arrangements for her ascension to immortality. During this period, no one is allowed to set foot in her territory. Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy."

Hearing the demons' questions, Shi Miaoyan answered calmly.

"Alright, you can all leave now. I'm here, that's enough."

Then, she waved her hand, signaling all the demon cultivators to step back.

After all the demon cultivators had left, Shi Miaoyan rubbed her temples, looking somewhat weary. Recalling the scene of revelry she had experienced every day and night, a sense of helplessness welled up in her heart.

She's starting to wonder if Mu Zhian really is someone sent by Dongzhou to bewitch His Majesty.

In the past, a dynasty in the Eastern Continent was destroyed by the fox clan of the demon realm, damaging the fortune of the Eastern Continent, which took nearly a hundred years to gradually recover.

But she never expected that it would be the demon realm's turn now.

Could it be that the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox is really that terrifying, even bewitching His Majesty?

"But if I remember correctly, when Mu Zhi'an came, the aura emanating from him should have been at the seventh level of the Refining Spirit realm. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have been able to bewitch His Majesty to the point of neglecting state affairs..."

Since Mu Zhian returned to the demon realm with Shi Zixuan half a month ago, Shi Miaoyan has not seen him once.

Although the Demon Queen said that she had gained some insights into cultivation and was in seclusion to cultivate... every night, through the curtains of her bedchamber, Shi Miaoyan could always vaguely see a moving scene under the curtains, like a shadow play.

Even she, a demon cultivator who had no interest in love, couldn't help but be moved, and even had the dangerous and rebellious thought, 'What exactly is the spiritual energy of a natural furnace?'

The celestial spiritual energy, imbued with an alluring charm, is far too tempting.

"Never mind, Your Majesty doesn't need to deal with those trivial matters in the demon realm anyway..."

Shi Miaoyan quickly shook her head, but a hint of dissatisfaction appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Judging by the time, today should be the day Mu Zhi'an leaves the demon realm. After all, the Lan family's ancestral worship ceremony will begin in a while, and given Mu Zhi'an's personality, it's impossible for him to abandon the Lan sisters.

Although His Majesty has shown compassion for Mu Zhi'an, Mu Zhi'an will leave today regardless of the circumstances.

We'd better hurry up and leave. Even though we're only at the Refining Spirit Realm, it would be troublesome if we really bewitched His Majesty...

Shi Miaoyan sighed softly in her heart.

At that moment, she suddenly sensed an extremely terrifying surge of spiritual energy emanating from the palace behind her. The spiritual energy permeated the heavens and earth, with a majestic aura, and vaguely resembled a giant python devouring the heavens and earth churning in the clouds.

Shi Miaoyan was startled and suddenly looked up at the gloomy sky.

"Her Majesty the Empress has reached the path of ascension...?" she murmured incredulously.

Could it be that His Majesty has really been meditating and cultivating himself all this time...?

Shi Miaoyan subconsciously turned her head to look at the palace behind her, but when she saw the scene vaguely visible under the curtain, she felt even more confused.

Judging from this, His Majesty isn't meditating and cultivating properly.

He was just being intimate with Mu Zhian every day, and as he was being intimate... he suddenly touched upon the path of ascension?

Shi Miaoyan gazed at the two people under the curtain, her beautiful eyes flickering slightly for a moment. Suddenly, as if she had realized something, she whispered, "...A natural furnace?"

Mu Zhian's innate furnace body is completely different from any other innate furnace body in the past...

No wonder His Majesty cares so much about him; now everything makes sense.

She had always thought that His Majesty was hopelessly infatuated with beautiful women, and even had some strange and unusual hobbies... But now it seems that His Majesty was farsighted.

……

The Two Elements Sect.

A woman dressed in a moon-white dress was leaning against the door, holding a sword. Her face was covered with a thin veil, giving her a cold and aloof air that said "do not disturb strangers."

Even though she was covered by a thin veil, one could still tell at a glance that she must be a stunning beauty, but her aloof demeanor was enough to deter countless people.

"Sister, let's go."

Lan Feiying looked at the letter from the Lan Clan that her sister had recently received and said in a calm tone.

Lan Mulian hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Sister, are you perhaps waiting for that guy to come back?" Lan Feiying suddenly asked.

Seeing Lan Mulian remain silent, Lan Feiying continued, "Letting him come along might not be a good thing. He has the Azure Emperor behind him, but this is a family matter between us and the Lan Clan. If he comes to the Lan Clan, he will inevitably cause a lot of trouble."

Lan Feiying remained silent.

Actually, what my sister said isn't wrong.

However, on the one hand, she did not want her junior brother to come along, but on the other hand, she wanted to see him one last time before heading to the Blue Clan.

But after that guy advanced to the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, he disappeared without a trace, and there's still no news about him.