The Demon Lords under the heavens, how many are there?
If someone were to ask this question, they would surely be mocked.
Because the Demon Lords under the heavens are simply too numerous to count.
As the leader of the demonic forces, the Demon Lord under the command of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, even if one were to include those of the eighth and ninth ranks, they wouldn't number more than ten thousand.
Yet, throughout the world, there are far more demonic forces causing trouble—exceeding hundreds of thousands and even millions.
This is because becoming a Demon Lord is too easy.
And the benefits are enormous.
Ordinary people who want to reach the ninth rank and become cultivators need to endure the hardships of practicing in winter and summer, investing countless energy and time, and still might not succeed.
But if you cultivate a demonic art and consume the blood essence of dozens of ordinary people, you can easily step into the ninth rank.
Although it's easy to enter the path of demonic cultivation, achieving mastery, and even reaching the upper ranks beyond the third rank, is much more challenging than orthodox cultivation methods.
However, many individuals can't even reach the third rank without relying on demonic cultivation, let alone the upper ranks.
Moreover, Demon Lords act wantonly without the need to follow various rules; killing is as simple as eating and drinking.
This makes them even more admired by many people.
Especially in recent decades, with the rise of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, it has diverted a lot of energy from the righteous path.
This has allowed Demon Lords to proliferate everywhere.
In the past, there were often righteous powerhouses coming down from the mountains to eliminate demons and uphold justice.
But now, things have changed. Those righteous powerhouses are busy fighting against the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.
This has allowed the Demon Lords in various regions to thrive without restraints, and their methods have become even more brutal.
However, now, the demonic forces all over the world are facing their doomsday.
Because the Celestial Master Zhang on Mount Longhu has descended to eradicate the demons.
After the battle on Mount Longhu, the main headquarters of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.
Following the battle on Mount Longhu, the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect died, and eight out of nine vice sect masters perished.
The only surviving vice sect master managed to escape because he had a task at the time, and the distance from Mount Longhu was a bit far.
Even so, this vice sect master was terrified. Although he was desperately trying to escape at the time, a glance back revealed the scene of Mount Longhu turning into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Such a terrifying sight almost shattered the heart of this Demon Lord.
"Vice Sect Master, what should we do now?"
"The Sect Master is dead, and the other vice sect masters are dead too."
"Should we stay here?"
A trembling voice from a staying demon lord asked anxiously.
"Don't leave here. Where else can we escape to?"
"This is the main headquarters with numerous mechanisms. Hiding here is the safest option."
The vice sect master calmed himself and said.
The Ten Thousand Demon Sect had already considered this scenario during its rise. In case of a failure in a decisive battle against the righteous path, the main headquarters would serve as the final retreat.
Dozens of mechanism masters were invited to set up numerous mechanisms within the main headquarters. Even a group of Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivators wouldn't dare to invade. A slight mistake would lead to severe injuries from the mechanisms.
Because of this, the vice sect master eventually chose to retreat to the main headquarters.
He also ordered the demon lords who stayed behind to activate all the mechanisms.
Suddenly.
At this moment.
A wailing sound echoed from outside.
At the same time, a terrifying shaking sound spread almost throughout the entire main headquarters.
"No!"
"Who are you?"
"Why are you killing us?"
The despairing roars of the demon lords within the main headquarters came, and in the blink of an eye, everything fell into silence.
A figure in Daoist robes walked in step by step.
It was Lin Yuan.
"Celestial Master."
The vice sect master smiled miserably.
He had thought that the mechanisms in the main headquarters might not be able to withstand the Celestial Master of Mount Longhu.
But he didn't expect it to happen so quickly. The numerous mechanisms that the Ten Thousand Demon Sect once considered a retreat became nothing under the hands of this Celestial Master, not even holding out for half a stick of incense.
"Celestial Master, if I choose to submit to you, submit to the Tian Shi Sect, can I still live?"
The vice sect master didn't give up and asked quietly.
Regardless, he was also a Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivator; he should still have some use, right?
"No need."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
Then he turned around and walked away.
The vice sect master sitting in the main seat suddenly had a red line appear on his forehead.
The other demon lord beside him was no exception; his gaze quickly stiffened, and he fell to the ground.
Great Yu Dynasty.
Capital.
A man dressed in blood-colored robes rushed to the outside of the imperial palace, filled with horror.
"I am named Ouyang Ye, a direct disciple of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect's Sect Master. I know how to quickly cultivate experts in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. The nine Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect were born through this method."
Ouyang Ye looked towards the imperial palace in front of him, activated his true qi, and transmitted his voice inside.
The Great Yu Dynasty is the current dominant dynasty in the world, powerful and currently Ouyang Ye's only way to survive.
"I can inform the Great Yu Dynasty of this method. The only request is to protect me and stop that Celestial Master Zhang."
Ouyang Ye said this with almost a pleading expression.
He believed that the Great Yu Dynasty couldn't refuse the method of cultivating Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts. Even if the cost was great, for a dynasty, it would be an invaluable treasure.
After a long time.
The palace gates were pushed open.
A stooped old man walked out.
This old man had a profound aura, clearly also a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert.
"You can leave."
"Celestial Master Zhang is invincible. We can't help with the people he wants to kill or the demons he wants to eliminate."
The old man shook his head slightly.
Then, as if sensing something, he immediately turned around and walked out of the gate.
In the next moment, the palace gates closed tightly.
"Can't help?"
"You don't even want the method to cultivate Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts?"
Ouyang Ye fell silent.
"Could it be that there is truly no one in the world who can save me?"
Ouyang Ye felt utterly hopeless.
Soon after, a sword light flashed from behind.
Ouyang Ye fell directly, losing all signs of life.
"Quite sensible."
Lin Yuan looked up at the Great Yu Imperial Palace and then turned and left.
Extreme North Icefield.
In front of a palace constructed of ice crystals.
A figure dressed in black robes knelt there.
"Our Primitive Demon Sect and your Northern Lineage joined forces six thousand years ago."
"I'm willing to disclose many secrets of the Primitive Demon Sect, just to survive."
This figure in black robes spoke in a low voice, knowing that the lord of the Northern Lineage in the ice palace could hear.
Under the heavens, only this lord of the Northern Lineage could slightly restrain that Celestial Master Zhang.
"Do you want to survive?"
In the depths of the ice palace, a majestic man with golden eyes sat.
At this moment, he looked solemn, and his expression was unreadable.
"I also want to survive."
The majestic man sighed.
"Lord of the Northern Lineage, are you just going to watch as my Primitive Demon Sect lineage is once again severed?"
With no response received, the figure in black robes raised his head in despair while still kneeling.
At the same time.
This figure in black robes fell to the ground with a thud.
A voice came from beside him, "Lord of the Northern Lineage?"
Lin Yuan looked at the palace in front of him with slight surprise.
From the records of the Celestial Master's Sect, he also knew about the Northern Lineage, which had a long history comparable to that of the Celestial Master's Sect.
However, this lineage has always kept itself away from the central plains' power, residing in the far north icefield, and is relatively unknown to the world.
"Celestial Master Zhang, this demon has nothing to do with my Northern Lineage. He came to us on his own."
Sensing Lin Yuan's gaze, the majestic man in the depths of the ice palace immediately explained nervously.
"I know."
Lin Yuan nodded.
He disappeared without making a sound.
When Lin Yuan had completely left.
The Lord of the Northern Lineage finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"The pressure from this generation's Celestial Master is really too great, seemingly much stronger than the Celestial Masters of past generations?"
The stern-looking man couldn't help but think in his heart.
The Northern Lineage has a much greater understanding of the Celestial Master than other righteous forces. It is precisely because of this that the stern-looking man feels that the pressure caused by Lin Yuan is somewhat unbearable.
In a desert somewhere, dozens of figures are desperately fleeing.
"Celestial Master Zhang, we, dozens of brothers, although we call ourselves demonic heads, have nothing to do with the Demon Sect. When Demon Sect besieged Longhu Mountain back then, we brothers were unaware and did not participate."
The leading man shouted hoarsely, looking at the figure approaching behind him with full of fear.
"As long as they are demonic heads, they should be killed."
Lin Yuan raised his right hand, gently pressed it, and all the dozens of people running ahead fell down.
On a lively street, a fortune-telling Taoist is shouting by the roadside.
At this time, an ordinary-looking man stepped forward.
"Calculate for me, how long can I live?"
The ordinary-looking man's eyes were bloodshot, apparently in an unusually nervous state recently.
"Look at your young age."
The fortune-telling Taoist took just one glance and immediately changed his expression.
Then, he quickly packed up the abacus table and left without thinking.
"Sir, sir, are you so afraid of that person, you dare not calculate for him?"
A child ran alongside him.
"Do you understand anything?"
The fortune-telling Taoist scowled.
"Just now, that person is about to die. If we get too close to him, we might be implicated."
The fortune-telling Taoist quickly explained.
"Huh?"
"Being implicated?"
The child blinked his eyes. He knew that his old man was one of the most powerful people in the world. How could he be afraid of being implicated?
"Because that person is a demonic head."
The fortune-telling Taoist said directly.
"Demonic head?"
The child, upon hearing this, immediately shrunk his head.
Nowadays, who doesn't know that the calamity of demonic heads has come. The Celestial Master Zhang, who descended from Longhushan, is hunting demonic heads everywhere. As long as they are demonic heads, they can hardly escape death, and no one can stop it.
"Celestial Master Zhang."
The fortune-telling Taoist suddenly stopped.
His heart suddenly trembled.
Because a young man in Daoist robes was coming towards him, heading towards the position of the ordinary-looking man just now.
"Celestial Master Zhang is here."
The fortune-telling Taoist muttered to himself.
According to the records of later generations, Celestial Master Zhang Shanfeng of the 37th generation of Tian Shi Sect descended from the mountain to eliminate demonic heads. Sixty years later, the demonic path disappeared, and peace was restored throughout the world. No one dared to call themselves demonic heads anymore.
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