Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Within the stronghold, the murderous intent of hundreds of cultivators soared to the sky. However, the moment they saw Lin Yuan, they uncontrollably knelt and kowtowed.

This was an unparalleled suppression that came from the depths of the soul, as if all cultivators who cultivated demonic arts in the world were under its "jurisdiction".

"How is this possible?" The sinister young man, Bian Mao, knelt on the ground, unable to move, but his heart surged with immense waves.

With his strength, even if he encountered a peak level Ninth Realm existence, he wouldn't be able to defeat or escape, but he wouldn't directly kneel like this.

Yet now, not only was he kneeling, but many of his demonic techniques and forbidden arts were also rendered silent. It was simply unbelievable.

"This Xiahou Yuan..." Bian Mao's heart turned cold. At this moment, he finally understood why, when he learned that Xiahou Yuan had emerged from the Abyss, those senior cultivators who had experienced the era thirty years ago were panicked, not even daring to think of opposing him.

Back then, Bian Mao had somewhat looked down on those senior cultivators, mocking them for being scared stiff by Xiahou Yuan, not daring to come out even after thirty years.

However, now, facing Xiahou Yuan in person, Bian Mao keenly felt how terrifying the former ruler of the Five Domains, known as the "Demon Emperor", truly was.

His lofty ambitions of replacing Xiahou Yuan and becoming the new legendary figure seemed laughable.

If Xiahou Yuan was really so easy to deal with, the Nine Great Demon Lords would have come to hunt him down as soon as they learned he had emerged from the Abyss. How could they let a "little demon lord" like him seize the initiative?

"So, we've been manipulated."

At the same time, Yin Shi, who was also kneeling on the ground, suddenly realized.

Their actions this time were not a top-secret matter; several of the Nine Great Demon Lords knew about it.

But from start to finish, they hadn't encountered any obstacles. Instead, everything had gone unusually smoothly, easily locking onto Xiahou Yuan's location.

Before this, Yin Shi had thought it was the heavens aiding them. But now, they realized that their group had become the "knife" in the hands of those senior cultivators.

Those senior cultivators, including the Nine Great Demon Lords, had experienced the terrifying era of Xiahou Yuan and knew how dreadful he was.

Precisely because of this, even though they knew Xiahou Yuan couldn't possibly be in his prime right after emerging from the Abyss, they still didn't dare to take any action.

At this moment, this group of young demon lords had unexpectedly jumped out, which was simply an unexpected joy for those senior cultivators.

Under the instructions of several Demon Lords, they gathered together to discuss the matter of hunting down the legendary demon Xiahou Yuan. Little did they know, everything was under the watchful eyes of those senior cultivators.

These senior cultivators, cautiously using them, were testing Xiahou Yuan with their actions. If they succeeded in killing Xiahou Yuan, it would be equivalent to helping those senior cultivators completely resolve their major concerns.

If they failed, it would have nothing to do with those senior cultivators. From start to finish, this group of young demon lords had not cooperated with those senior cultivators in anything. All their actions were their own.

"Master... why hasn't the master come?"

"Xiahou Yuan is too terrifying wuwuwu..." The girl in the light green dress crushed the jade pendant in her hand.

According to her and her master's plan, as long as she crushed this jade pendant, her Ninth Realm master would come at the fastest speed and end everything.

By then, whether it was the little demon lord Bian Mao or Yin Shi, they would only be able to kneel. But she had already crushed the jade pendant into powder, and her master had not yet arrived.

Outside the wooden house, Lin Yuan looked at all the kneeling demon heads with no surprise in his expression.

From the moment he descended into this world, Lin Yuan knew that Xiahou Yuan had an almost terrifying suppression on all the demon heads in the world. Of course, this kind of suppression was not unlimited; it had to be within the same Realm.

For example, when Xiahou Yuan was at the Seventh Realm, all demon heads of the Seventh Realm and below would be suppressed when facing him.

Even the peak Seventh Realm couldn't break free from this suppression; they could only kneel when they saw Xiahou Yuan.

If it were an Eighth Realm demon head, they could alleviate this suppression, but they still wouldn't dare to act against Xiahou Yuan; it was simply unthinkable.

Decades ago, how did Xiahou Yuan, who ruled over the demon heads of the Five Domains, manage to maintain control?

Was it by strength alone? Tianjian Sect, the leading force of the righteous path, hadn't been able to control the demonic path for so many years, so how did Xiahou Yuan manage it?

Even if his strength was formidable, for those demon heads and demon lords, they could simply keep their distance if they couldn't defeat him. But they couldn't fight and couldn't escape, how could they keep their distance?

Facing the righteous forces, even if it was a Tenth Realm expert of the righteous path, the demon heads could truly hide. In the past tens of thousands of years, Tianjian Sect had produced three Tenth Realm experts.

Even so, at most, they could make the demon heads disappear for a few hundred years. Once the Tenth Realm expert died, the demon heads would come out again.

However, Xiahou Yuan made all the demon heads of the Five Domains obedient. This kind of control definitely couldn't be achieved with just strength alone.

Lin Yuan had been suppressed in the 18th layer of the Abyss for so many years, choosing the most torturous way to restore his strength instead of directly seeking a new body, precisely because he was worried that changing to a new body would make him lose this suppression.

Although, even without this natural suppression against demon heads, Lin Yuan was destined to be invincible in the world.

But if he had it in advance, he could definitely take a shorter path. And Lin Yuan was quite curious about the principle behind this 'suppression'.

"Don't bother, your master has long gone."

"Why did Chan'er crush the jade pendant?"

This middle-aged beauty was one of the demon Lords who wanted to surround and kill Lin Yuan. She was the master of the girl in the light green dress.

Actually, calling her the master wasn't accurate; their relationship was something outsiders didn't know.

Originally.

This middle-aged beauty was observing from hundreds of miles away. However, even for a Ninth Realm demon Lord, it was difficult to perceive anything from such a distance.

Mainly because the middle-aged beauty dared not use any probing or sensing techniques. What if Xiahou Yuan discovered her? Wouldn't it be like confessing her whereabouts?

However.

When the middle-aged beauty sensed the girl in the light green dress crush the jade pendant, an instinctive fear arose in her heart. Instead of approaching, she activated various secret techniques and fled in the opposite direction.

There was no way. That was Xiahou Yuan. No matter why the girl in the light green dress crushed the jade pendant, as long as there was a slight possibility it was because of Xiahou Yuan, she dared not take the risk.

"No."

"I'd better go meet with Moyang and the others."

The middle-aged beauty calmed herself down, feeling somewhat unsafe alone. She wanted to find other Ninth Realm Demon Lords and seek safety in numbers.

Especially Moyang, who had reached the peak of the Ninth Realm thirty years ago. After Xiahou Yuan was suppressed, Moyang Demon Lord seemed to have the momentum to become the new leader of the demonic path.

And as far as the middle-aged beauty knew, since Xiahou Yuan emerged from the Abyss, Moyang Demon Lord had been planning something. If others knew the middle-aged beauty's thoughts, they would surely be astonished.

You're a Ninth Realm Demon Lord. What could make you feel unsafe under the heavens and the earth? But if they knew this person was Xiahou Yuan, they would find it perfectly normal. That was Xiahou Yuan.

After subduing Bian Mao, Yin Shi, and many other demon heads, Lin Yuan returned to the wooden house and continued his cultivation. As for these demon heads, they stayed near the stronghold and prevented outsiders from approaching.

"Fifth Rank."

The more he cultivated, the deeper Lin Yuan's understanding of the Fifth Rank became. Having spent twenty years in the 18th layer of the Abyss, Lin Yuan had long envisioned countless breakthroughs to the Fifth Rank.

"Almost there."

Lin Yuan opened his eyes. He had already made all the preparations to break through to the Fifth Rank. It was just a matter of starting the breakthrough.

"However."

"It's best to break through in a different place."

Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly, scanning his surroundings. First, breaking through to the Fifth Rank required a high-quality environment.

In fact, it wasn't the environment; if Lin Yuan had a few pots of 'Red Spirit Liquid', he could break through anywhere.

Although the spiritual energy around the stronghold was far better than that of the Abyss, it still didn't meet Lin Yuan's minimum standards for breaking through.

Secondly.

In recent days, Lin Yuan had clearly felt a faint sense of surveillance. Obviously, news of him here had been known to many people, who didn't dare to come forward but had been observing from a distance.

Although Lin Yuan didn't mind being spied on by others, he needed a safe and secluded place for the upcoming breakthrough to avoid disturbance.

"Nuan Shu."

Lin Yuan called for Nuan Shu and stated his requirements.

"Yes."

Nuan Shu nodded immediately. She had long wanted to leave this place. Not only had Lin Yuan sensed the surveillance, but Nuan Shu also felt that more than one person was observing them from afar.

Several days later.

Nuan Shu quickly arrived at the front of the wooden house. After getting Lin Yuan's permission, she excitedly said:

"Lord, I have found a place that absolutely meets the requirements."

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, his face showing surprise. He had set high requirements for Nuan Shu, and finding a place comparable to major faction strongholds was not an easy task.

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