Nonsense! Master is not my wife.

"Is that so?"

Yin You nodded thoughtfully.

He and Kong Miaoyin walked out of the Taoist Alliance branch’s headquarters and headed towards Xuanyue Lake following the markings on the map.

"Things are weird here."

On the way, Kong Miaoyin said slowly:

"Even though the air is filled with such a strong demonic aura, no one has seen any demons."

She had the ability to read minds, and she listened to the thoughts of mortal monks along the way. She found that they had not encountered any strange things recently and everything was normal.

After hearing her words, Yin You slowly nodded:

"It is indeed strange. There is such a strong demonic aura, but no victims appear. This is impossible for the nature of demons."

“Unless there are more powerful demons restricting their actions and prohibiting them from attacking the human race.”

"If there really is such a powerful demon, what is his purpose?"

Things became more and more confusing, making it difficult for Yin You and Kong Miaoyin to discern the truth.

As they walked, Yin You and Kong Miaoyin stopped.

In front of them, a pool of deep blue water appeared.

Chapter 133 Si Lou's Plan

Although it was a cold day with snow falling all over the sky, the lake was not frozen. Instead, ripples appeared on the lake, sparkling in the sunlight. The clear lake water was like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds and the surrounding buildings.

In the middle of the lake, there is an exquisite and unique pavilion.

This is the Xuanyue Lake located in Xuanyue City.

Seeing such a beautiful scenery, Yin You and Kong Miaoyin's expressions did not relax, but became more solemn.

"The demonic aura here is so strong!"

"The demonic aura that permeates Xuanyue City is very likely to have spread from Xuanyue Lake."

After carefully sensing it, Yin You slowly uttered a few words:

"With such a strong demonic aura, there must be at least several ninth-level demons, and there may even be..."

"The Tenth Realm Demon."

Before he finished speaking, Kong Miaoyin took over.

While the two were talking, a voice suddenly came from the pavilion in the middle of the lake:

"Since you two are here, come over."

There is someone in the pavilion in the middle of the lake!

Yin You and Kong Miaoyin looked at each other, which neither of them had noticed. After hesitating for a moment, they both walked towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Now that they have come here, even though they know that the person in the pavilion in the middle of the lake is most likely a tenth-level demon, the two have no reason to retreat.

Walking on the only wooden bridge in Xuanyue Lake, Yin You and Kong Miaoyin entered the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

In the entire pavilion in the middle of the lake, there was only a thin man with dark skin sitting there. There was no one else there.

"Yin You, Kong Miao Yin."

When the thin man saw Yin You and Kong Miaoyin, he smiled at them and read out their names.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Si Lou."

Although Yin You did not sense any malice from the thin man in front of him who called himself Si Lou, his right eye emitting warmth told him that the man in front of him was not a human, but a demon, and an extremely powerful demon at that!

Si Lou didn't pay attention to Yin You and the other man's alert and cautious expressions. Instead, he smiled and motioned for them to sit down:

"Don't be so nervous, sit down and talk first."

After Yin You and the other man sat down, Si Lou took out three things and placed them on the stone table in front of him.

This thing is none other than the Soul Sealing Map.

Si Lou said, "These are all the fragments of the Sealing Spirit Map we have. I can give them all to you."

Yin You sat opposite Si Lou. He did not look at the incomplete map of the Sealing Spirit on the table. Instead, he looked directly into Si Lou's eyes and asked calmly:

"what do you want?"

Si Lou saw his reaction, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and said:

"These fragments of the Sealing Spirit Map are of no use to me."

"Then why did you want to snatch the remaining Soul Sealing Map from us before?" Kong Miaoyin suddenly spoke.

Si Lou's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "In order to have more bargaining chips, I can make a deal with you here today."

"Transaction?" Yin You asked.

Si Lou nodded: "Transaction."

He crossed his hands and placed them on his chin, and said slowly: "To be honest, the Demon Realm is on the verge of collapse."

"A hundred years ago, the battle between your Xuelingxu Patriarch and the Lord of the Heavenly Demons left the Heavenly Demon Realm in tatters. Even though we have tried every possible means over the past hundred years, we still cannot stop the Heavenly Demon Realm from collapsing."

Si Lou paused here, his eyes resting on Yin You:

"As far as I know, the path to ascension in your Five Realms also collapsed because of that war. To this day, no cultivator has successfully ascended. Don't you want to become immortals and continue to explore higher paths?"

Yin You interrupted him and said, "Wait, how do you know the reason why the Ascension Road collapsed?"

Yin You didn't know whether Si Lou's words about the demon world being about to collapse were true or not, but he had heard from his master about the collapse of the path to ascension. However, even his master didn't know what caused the ascension path to be blocked.

That is a mystery that has not been solved by the cultivators of the Five Realms to this day. Why would Si Lou, a demon, know the secret?

Si Lou was not surprised to hear Yin You's question. He tapped his head lightly with his fingers:

“There are some memories that nothing can erase.”

Before Yin You could continue to ask, he said, "If you want to hear about these minor details, I will explain them to you later. Let's talk about the main business first."

Si Lou tapped the stone table with his fingers, his face slowly becoming heavy: "Today, the Demon Realm is on the verge of collapse. If there is no way to resolve the crisis of the Demon Realm, the Demon Realm will completely collapse in a hundred years at the earliest."

"In order to resolve the crisis of the Heavenly Demon Realm, I have pondered for decades and finally came up with a solution, a solution that can prevent the Heavenly Demon Realm from collapsing."

At this point, Si Lou's eyes were filled with an inexplicable look, and his expression became serious: "That is to merge the Heavenly Demon Realm with the Five Realms of Heaven and Earth!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing Si Lou's almost crazy method, Yin You and Kong Miaoyin were both shocked.

Si Lou seemed not to notice the way the two looked at the monster. With a glowing look in his eyes, he spoke of the perfect blueprint he had painstakingly devised for many years:

"Although our Heavenly Demon Realm is on the verge of collapse, the path to ascension is still there, and although your Five Realms world is intact, the path to ascension has been cut off."

"So these two worlds have natural complementary advantages. After the worlds merge, our Heavenly Demon Realm will be able to avoid the crisis of collapse, and you cultivators from the Five Realms can continue to ascend to become immortals."

Si Lou looked at Yin You and the other man, the light in his eyes gradually faded:

"What do you think of this perfect plan that benefits both parties?"

Yin You took a deep breath and calmed down his heart: "Let's not talk about whether this plan is good or bad. Why don't you go to those senior monks to communicate, but come to us?"

"them?"

Si Lou sneered with disdain: "They are just a group of short-sighted ants."

"But you are different,"

Si Lou smiled slightly and said, "The Xuelingxu you are from can be said to be the most powerful sect in the Five Regions. Even those old antiques in Zhongzhou who stick to the rules are no match for your Xuelingxu."

"If you can convince your Lord Ao Xu to cooperate with our Heavenly Demon Realm and promote the integration of the Five Realms and Heavenly Demon Realm, then in the new world after the integration of the two realms, you will still be the overlord respected by the Five Realms, and no one will ever shake your position."

“This is the promise my Lord made to you.”

Si Lou's gaze seemed to penetrate people's hearts, it was so bright that it was blinding.

Yin You was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly:

"We at Xuelingxu have no intention of interfering in the Five Realms. If you want to be the overlord of the Five Realms, you should go find the Dao Alliances whose power is distributed throughout the Five Realms, right? Aren't they more in line with your interests?"

Hearing the word "Daomeng", Si Lou's eyes flickered slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and smiled bitterly:

"To be honest, the whereabouts of the mysterious leader behind the Dao Alliance are erratic, and we have not been able to contact him yet. Moreover, he has expanded too fast in recent years and is now under siege by major forces in Zhongzhou. I am afraid he no longer has the energy to support our plan."

"No matter from which aspect, you, Xuelingxu, are our best partner."

Si Lou said in a deep voice:

"Yin You, tell me your decision."

Chapter 134: Water in a Bottle

Yin You was silent.

Judging from what Si Lou said just now, he seemed to know many secrets that the cultivators of the Five Realms did not know, but he did not know the relationship between Taoist Alliance leader Xuan Su and Yin You. This was a very strong clue for Yin You.

Regardless of whether what Si Lou said was true or false, Yin You did not plan to reply to him immediately, but instead sent a telepathic message to Kong Miaoyin beside him:

"Will the ability to read minds work on him?"

"It's useless." Kong Miaoyin answered almost instantly.

Yin You was not disappointed to hear this reply. After all, Si Lou himself was a powerful person in the Tenth Realm and had a strong resistance to mind-reading abilities. Moreover, Kong Miaoyin's mind-reading abilities also had some limitations on demons.

However, as long as Si Lou stays within the range of Kong Miaoyin's magical powers for a long time, Kong Miaoyin will still be able to hear some of his thoughts.

In order to temporarily stabilize Si Lou, Yin You said, "I'm curious, how do you plan to merge the two worlds?"

Si Lou was not surprised to hear Yin You's words. He stretched out a finger and drew two circles on the stone table, and water marks appeared.

"This is the Five Realms,"

He first pointed to the circle that was nearly half the size and then pointed to another circle: "This is the demon world."

Finally, he cut open the water mark and connected the edges of the two circles together:

"The way to merge the two worlds is very simple, that is to let them devour each other and merge into one."

Looking at the only circle left on the stone table, Yin You felt a sense of absurdity:

"With such a barbaric method, have you ever thought about how many lives will be wiped out in the two worlds?"

Si Lou didn't care: "Isn't this a test? As long as we can survive the chaos of the initial integration, we will be able to welcome a brand new, vibrant new world."

"Besides, the origin of the Heavenly Demon Realm has been severely damaged. This Devouring War will definitely end with the victory of your Five Realms. The spiritual energy of the new world will be countless times richer than that of the current Five Realms. You will be able to ascend to become immortals again and pursue the Great Dao."

“Although the spiritual energy in the five realms is becoming more and more abundant now, don’t you notice something wrong?” Si Lou said slowly.

Without him saying anything, Yin You knew that the concentration of spiritual energy in the five domains was now much higher than in the past. It was terribly rich, and was still gradually increasing.

Thanks to this, the speed at which the cultivators in the five domains improve their abilities far exceeds that of their predecessors. Countless geniuses and geniuses are born. This is an unprecedented golden age.

Just take Zhu Yingqiu, Xue Qingyou, Ji Jiu, Mu Bai, Cang Lanmeng, whom Yin You had met... These people were only in their twenties or thirties, but their cultivation had already reached the peak of the seventh or eighth realm.

This kind of realm would be impossible for the cultivators from the Five Realms to reach without practicing for hundreds of years.

Many cultivators speculate that the increasingly rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth today is related to the disappearance of the five-domain boundary wall. Some signs of this could also be seen during the Five-Domain War a hundred years ago.

Yin You naturally agreed with this view, but after listening to Si Lou's words, there seemed to be something else going on: "Is there something wrong?"

Si Lou seemed to have guessed Yin You's thoughts. He smiled and said, "Of course, you five-domain cultivators all thought that the increase in spiritual energy concentration was the reason for the dissipation of the boundary wall, but you didn't know that this was related to the collapse of the path to ascension."

"Another road to ascension?" Yin You narrowed his eyes slightly.

"good."

Si Lou nodded: "The Ascension Road is not only the channel for the Five Realms cultivators to ascend to the Immortal Realm, but also the medium connecting the Five Realms Heaven and Earth with the Immortal Realm."

"When the Ascension Road still existed, a portion of the spiritual energy of the Five Realms would go to the Immortal Realm through the Ascension Road. One reason was to stabilize the existence of the Ascension Road, and the other was to replenish the immortal energy of the Immortal Realm. This has been the case for countless years."

"until,"

Si Lou paused for a moment, then looked at Yin You: "The great battle between the founder of Xuelingxu and the Lord of the Heavenly Demon affected the Ascension Road, causing it to collapse."