Nangong Xiyun had already woken up earlier and obediently gave up his seat for Su Luo.
Su Luo didn't stand on ceremony, lounging lazily as he listened to the Left Envoy speak. These words had been heard many times before.
Xiao Pa was full of energy, completely unaffected by the Demon Lord's intimidation. It didn't feel any pressure throughout.
Nangong Xiyun was actually quite familiar with the Heavenly Demon Sect, so he wasn't surprised by the bad deeds of the sect.
After all, except for Su Luo, none of the people here were innocent.
What was especially unexpected was that the Demon Lord had already reached the peak of the Grand Completion stage.
Nangong Xiyun was only at the early Grand Completion stage.
This made him more cautious. Indeed, the water in the Heavenly Demon Sect was deep.
The Left Envoy continued his speech.
"Our Heavenly Demon Sect has ambitions. The past is gone; what we need is to keep creating glory!"
"Next, our plan is to eliminate one of the three major sects. We haven't decided which one yet, but the most likely target is the Seven Stars Sword Sect."
"Eliminating one of the three major sects is just the beginning. As everyone knows, the Heavenly Demon Sect is the top demonic sect in the cultivation world but not the first sect overall."
"Someday in the future, we will surely head north and attack the Emperor Heaven Sect, the number one sect in the cultivation world."
The Left Envoy's tone grew passionate: "We will flatten the Emperor Heaven Sect and become the top demonic sect in the cultivation world, and also the number one sect!"
The ambitions of the Heavenly Demon Sect members in the semi-circle were instantly ignited, shouting with fervor:
"Flatten the Emperor Heaven Sect and become number one!"
"Flatten the Emperor Heaven Sect and become number one!"
"Flatten the Emperor Heaven Sect and become number one!"
Unlike their excitement, Su Luo was almost falling asleep.
The Left Envoy's lengthy speech summarized the past, present, and future of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
But this future wasn't very long, in Su Luo's opinion.
He even talked about the desire for the top spot, but even Lin Xuan couldn't get past that hurdle. They might as well go home and sleep it off.
After two more concluding remarks, the Left Envoy finished his speech.
It was the Right Envoy's turn next.
The Right Envoy kept it simple, praising the Demon Lord.
The other four Heavenly Demon Elders followed suit, offering a few words to commend the Heavenly Demon Sect members who had made contributions, encouraging them to keep it up.
The gist was: keep working hard and giving your all; I'm counting on you.
Once these big shots finished speaking and left, the rest of the grand ceremony began.
These veterans wouldn't participate in the following events, leaving the stage to the other members of the sect.
Situ Ye finally got a chance to speak.
Earlier when the big shots were talking, Situ Ye didn't dare to make a sound.
"Su Luo!"
"What? Don't you like it?"
"I don't like it, but I'm curious how you can endure it."
"People are different."
"Nonsense, I lost, the pills are yours."
"So straightforward? Not like you."
Situ Ye revealed a sinister smile: "Because a few of the pills in there have poison from Liao Duci added to them."
Situ Ye didn't want to say it at first, planning to wait for Su Luo to eat them and realize something was wrong. The expression on Su Luo's face would have been priceless.
But then he thought, Su Luo would eat them when he wasn't around, so he wouldn't see the expression anyway.
It was better to say it now and disgust Su Luo.
After finally getting a large bottle of pills, some of them were poisoned. It was a pity not to use them, but using them could be deadly.
He just wanted to make Su Luo agonize over his choice.
Liao Duci chuckled and said, "I may not be as strong in battle as you, but with poisons, I have some confidence. The poison in these pills is tasteless and odorless, hard to distinguish. Consider this a little gift for you, in return for the time you knocked me out. You're welcome."
Su Luo looked at them like they were idiots: "Is there a possibility I can just pass these poisoned pills on to someone else to use?"
That seemed possible. It was like getting an extra useful item for free. Not a bad deal at all.
"No way! Don't you think these pills are precious? Would you really give them up just because some are poisoned? You, a penniless wretch, probably haven't even seen pills of this quality in your lifetime!"
Situ Ye refused to believe that Su Luo would give up a whole bottle of good pills just because of a few poisoned ones.
"You're looking down on me. I don't even care about these pills."
"You're lying!"
As Situ Ye opened his big mouth, Su Luo flicked a pill from the bottle into his mouth, sending it straight down his throat.
Situ Ye didn't even get a chance to spit it out.
"What is this, could it be..." Situ Ye felt something was wrong.
"Yes, that's exactly what you think. The poisoned one."
Situ Ye was already starting to react.
Liao Duci's poison was indeed effective; even trying to use his cultivation to resist, Situ Ye couldn't fend it off completely.
Fluid started leaking from between his cheeks, staining his white clothes yellow.
It wasn't pee, just some body parts dissolving and leaking out.
It wasn't fatal, but it would be unbearably uncomfortable.
Liao Duci sighed. It seemed like Situ Ye had been quite unlucky recently. He then fed Situ Ye the antidote.
The antidote worked like magic, and Situ Ye was back to full strength.
"Su Luo, you just got lucky and picked a poison pill!"
As Situ Ye spoke, Su Luo flicked another pill into his mouth.
Another poison pill.
Situ Ye began using his cultivation to resist again.
Liao Duci was also surprised. Could it be coincidence? No, he must be able to distinguish them.
There was no choice; Liao Duci had to feed Situ Ye the antidote again, which made him a bit heartbroken. The antidote was difficult and costly to make.
"Why aren't you talking now? Guess if the next pill will also be poisoned?" Su Luo held several pills in his hand, tossing them up and down, ready at any moment.
This time, Situ Ye had learned his lesson. He stayed quiet, acting like an ostrich.
He shouldn't have gotten involved personally. In the future, he would just manipulate others to do his dirty work.
Su Luo's performance did not go unnoticed by the other Seven Elders. He wasn't simple.
Even Qing Bukuang felt he needed to reconsider Su Luo.
Of course, this was just a slightly higher regard; Qing Bukuang didn't think anything less of himself.
Cui Baiquan was even more determined to recruit Su Luo, having already secured the support of Mountain Ghost during this period.
By then, the new Seven Elders would be poised to face off against the old Seven Elders, not necessarily to surpass them, but at least to stand shoulder to shoulder, gaining the right to speak.
The Heavenly Demon Grand Ceremony continued.
But what followed was even more boring.
Eat, eat, eat.
Ceremonies like this were never without food.
There were also performances of song and dance, featuring beautiful demonesses skilled in dual cultivation, their dances incredibly alluring.
If one performed well later on, they could even receive their services.
As for how to perform well, it naturally involved combat—which was never absent.
Su Luo was supposed to show up and perform, gaining followers as a reward for a good performance.
With so few underlings, Su Luo didn't match the title of one of the Seven Elders.
But he ditched the whole thing. He left directly and went back.
On the way back, Yun asked Su Luo, "Su Demon Lord, what do you think of the Demon Lord?"
"And you?"
"You didn't answer me yet. How did you turn it around to ask me?"
"You speak first."
"I don't know how to describe it, but she is incredibly powerful, beyond my imagination."
"She is powerful, but what you see isn't always the truth."
"What do you mean?"
Su Luo did not answer. How could he tell the Demon Lord's secrets to a mole from the Seven Stars Sword Sect like Yun?
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e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
