And the demon cultivation, what’s the difference between someone who ends up being ruled by desires and a beast?

Indeed, this Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable can elevate a cultivator’s cultivation to the Golden Core Stage through a head-on infusion method.

But there’s surely something fishy about that Golden Core Stage.

It’s nothing more than an unstable foundation or being manipulated, just like a cultivator’s soul fire.

What’s the use of such a Golden Core for him?

As for Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable claiming he’s a Nascent Soul, Zheng Yi dismissed it.

Currently, he’s just an incarnation or perhaps a Divine Split; what is there to fear?

Single-handedly forming a seal, a shadow rushed forth, closing the distance to the Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable within breaths.

Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable frowned, is it that puppet again?

Damn it!

If his true body were here, with just one thought, everyone on Celestial Longevity Mountain would die!

"This body’s flesh is nearly consumed, unable to perform demon techniques; must seize this opportunity to resolve him, otherwise..."

His eyes turned cold; without hesitation, he stepped on the air, charging directly at the incoming Xuan Ye.

If he could dismantle this Golden Core Stage puppet first, let’s see what other tricks this Human Race cultivator might have!

"Boom!"

The demon and the puppet rapidly converged, and Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable unleashed a punch.

Confidently, with this punch, not just the mere Golden Core Stage puppet, even a mountain peak could be shattered!

Meanwhile, Zheng Yi, seeing them closing in, with no hesitation, rapidly formed seals with both hands and pressed downwards.

"Rumble...!!!"

Suddenly, a violent explosion erupted from Puppet Xuan Ye, instantly transforming into an enormous sea of flames and shock waves, enveloping Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable.

Self-destruction!

Under Zheng Yi’s control, Puppet Xuan Ye detonated.

A self-destruction equivalent to a Golden Core cultivator could harm a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Moreover.

Currently, Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable isn’t a Nascent Soul’s true body, but merely an incarnation.

Such a self-destruction practically enveloped half of Celestial Longevity Mountain.

"Yay! Father Emperor is incredible!"

Inside Linxiao Palace, seeing the Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable engulfed by Emperor Zhengyong’s puppet self-destruction, leaving no sound, all cultivators cheered.

Especially Princess Langhuan, she jumped up excitedly, looking at the sky with enthusiasm.

The other cultivators, too, were awestruck, gazing at the still-burning flames in mid-air.

"I wonder if Father Emperor got hurt?"

"Your Majesty battles the enemy, and I can only watch... am I too weak? If only I could..."

"Emperor Zhengyong is too powerful! Quickly, we need to leave..."

"Celestial Longevity Mountain is sealed by the Mountain Protection Array, what should we do..."

Among the scattered discussions, a figure slowly emerged from the cloud of flames.

Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable!

He surprisingly wasn’t dead!

But it was almost over for him.

His once massive and robust form was now covered in blood and broken limbs, like a torn sack.

Looking extremely miserable!

In such a situation, his eyes were filled with killing intent and rage.

"Damn it! Damn little worm! I’ll kill you! Kill you!"

He roared furiously, his whole body suddenly exploded, transforming into several snakes with fleshy lumps on their heads.

Oddly, after transforming into snakes, he didn’t charge at Zheng Yi but rather rushed toward the ground.

Precisely speaking... toward the many cultivators in Linxiao Palace.

"This is bad!"

Seeing this, Zheng Yi’s expression drastically changed.

Bad!

This Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable intends to recover by devouring the flesh; he must not be given the chance!

Without hesitation, he also rushed toward Linxiao Palace.

"Boom!"

But it was already too late!

The fastest blood-colored serpent, with its massive body, had already crashed heavily onto the Linxiao Palace, turning a colossal hall into ruins.

At the same time, several cultivators’ figures, in a disheveled state, rushed out of the ruins.

Before they could get far, that blood-colored serpent suddenly opened its mouth, and a suction force emerged, pulling their bodies uncontrollably back toward the serpent’s mouth, and it swallowed them whole in one gulp!

Not only this blood-colored serpent, but several other blood-colored serpents had also crashed heavily onto the Celestial Longevity Mountain.

The hidden loose cultivators immediately scattered like startled birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions.

In no time, the entire Celestial Longevity Mountain was in utter chaos, with the occasional screams of the cultivators reverberating.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Yi did not hesitate; he patted his storage bag with one hand while swiftly forming a seal with the other.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!"

Accompanied by a howling sound, from behind Zheng Yi, a jade-white scroll rose up.

The scroll was about half a zhang long, entirely jade-white, depicting mountains and rivers, fish and birds, forests and grasslands.

Strangely, for some reason, these images seemed as if reflected by water waves, appearing extremely unreal, like illusions.

This is... the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting!

With the injection of massive amounts of magical power, this Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting swelled madly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In an instant, it transformed into a gigantic scroll covering almost half of the sky!

From afar, it appeared like a colossal thundercloud.

After advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage in cultivation, Zheng Yi became increasingly proficient at controlling the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting.

On the ground, the many loose cultivators being chased like stray dogs by the blood-colored serpents were now staring at the sky in shock.

In the far-off sky, the enormous thunderclouds hovered like heavy and mysterious sky fortresses slowly drifting by.

They menacingly enveloped Celestial Longevity Mountain, which seemed to be wrapped tightly by an invisible giant hand using a dark and gloomy shroud.

The thunderclouds rolled and surged above Celestial Longevity Mountain, as if a group of raging behemoths were wantonly displaying their majesty.

Layers upon layers of cloud clusters, some as steel-gray, some appearing nearly black and deep, piled and entwined together, forming a chaotic yet awe-inspiring sight.

The originally towering and majestic peaks, now under the cover of the vast thunderclouds, were just blurred silhouettes, as if ancient sculptures sealed in the shadows of time.

Occasionally, flashes of lightning appeared between the clouds, tearing open savage rifts in the oppressive scenery, accompanied by low thunder, adding more oppressiveness and shock.

This is the power of the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting.

As long as Zheng Yi wished, he could use its illusionary capabilities to transform into any environment.

And under such heavy black clouds, the blood-colored serpents instinctively looked up.

In their vertical pupils, a trace of astonishment appeared.

"This is... a Spirit Treasure!"

"No! It’s even beyond a Spirit Treasure... how is this possible!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Zheng Yi’s figure was seen slowly descending from the thunderclouds, his hands swiftly forming a seal.

In an instant, the endless thunderclouds spreading over Celestial Longevity Mountain began transmitting a massive gale!

"Boom!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...!"

The fierce wind swept, and the cultivators running around on the ground didn’t have time to react before being caught up in the gale emerging from the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting, swept into the thunderclouds!

Even those blood-colored serpents couldn’t control their bodies, being lifted by the gale, flying toward the thunderclouds in mid-air.

At this moment, the Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable seemed to accept his fate.

Several pairs of vertical pupils filled with blood threads stared fixedly at Zheng Yi, saying coldly, "Emperor of Great Yu!"

"The domination of the Profound Cyan Realm by my Earth Demon Realm is the trend of heaven and earth. In less than a hundred years, the passage between the two realms will be completely opened."

"By then, this venerable one himself will personally descend to the Profound Cyan Realm and have a good match with you, hahaha...!"

Amidst the wild laughter, the Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable ceased to control his form, allowing himself to be absorbed into the thunderclouds by the gale from the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting.

A few breaths later, below the thunderclouds and above Celestial Longevity Mountain, only Zheng Yi remained, slowly drifting in mid-air.

"Earth Demon Realm? Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable? Interesting..."

He waved his hand casually, the thunderclouds trembled again, and dozens of figures descended from the sky, falling toward the ground.

These were the cultivators who had just been sucked into the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting.

The difference was, Princess Yaoshi, Princess Langhuan, Xu Fengxiong, and others were cushioned by a gentle breeze upon landing, unharmed.

While the other loose cultivators plummeted from mid-air, some quick-witted ones rapidly deployed flying magical artifacts, floating in the air.

But the unlucky ones, they directly fell from mid-air, and if not dead, were gravely injured.

Watching this group of wretched loose cultivators, cold indifference flashed through Zheng Yi’s eyes.

"Kneel and beg for mercy, surrender your Soul Fire."

"Otherwise... death!"