Lin Bai stared at the photograph, staring and staring, silent for a long time.

He wondered if he was experiencing some kind of hallucination.

Or had some bizarre creature influenced his thoughts without him realizing it?

Otherwise, how could he be seeing such a weird scene! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The mighty Greedy Demon Venerable of the Demon World doing something other than the norm? Seriously, pulling a cart?

Isn’t that a bit too preposterous?

There must be something wrong with his eyes, right!

Lin Bai closed his eyes, circulated his spiritual power, dispelled the evil energy that didn’t actually exist, and then opened his eyes once again.

But.

The scene he saw remained unchanged.

Shi Nian even sent several more photographs, capturing 360-degree details of the Greedy Demon Venerable pulling the cart.

Lin Bai: "..."

He needed to stay calm; he must remain calm.

This evil power was quite strong, continuing to affect him steadily.

"Sword Immortal." Shi Nian also sent a message: "I seem to have really become the top dog."

Lin Bai: "????"

Hallucinations, hallucinations, it must still be a hallucination.

This time Shi Nian went to the Demon Pool, and he even gave his Lifebound Sword away, thinking that even if he died, Shi Nian absolutely must not come to harm.

As a result, after all this time, the Lifebound Sword had not been triggered. He was already worried sick. The anxiety was so severe, it had to be causing hallucinations—yes, that had to be it.

"Somehow those Demon Lords in the Demon World seem a bit weak. I flattened this Greedy Demon Venerable with one punch, and now he has to obediently pull my cart," Shi Nian kept bragging.

The corners of Lin Bai Sword Immortal’s lips twitched.

My family, look, he’s even dreaming such beautiful dreams.

As the number one figure in the Human Realm, it took him careful planning to wipe out the Demon Eye Demon Venerable, who was at the bottom of the ranking.

Don’t think it was easy and breezy for him at the time. Actually, this victory was the result of years of accumulation and scheming.

He simply couldn’t manage to slay another Demon Lord again.

But is Shi Nian suggesting she can easily overpower the Greedy Demon Venerable?

This...

Lin Bai Sword Immortal suddenly slapped his own face.

Lin Bai, Lin Bai, you shouldn’t be having such dreams.

"Also, I’ve sent the remaining Demon Lords to collect Demon Crystals," said Shi Nian. "They just gave me a hundred thousand top-grade Demon Crystals, and there’ll be even more later. From now on, regular demons won’t have any top-grade Demon Crystals in their possession. This also means that their cultivation speed will decrease, and at the same time, their recovery abilities will be reduced. You can use this information to rearrange your plans."

Lin Bai: "..."

Why does this hallucination seem to get more realistic?

The content is nonsense, but the way it’s spoken is so methodical.

Collecting the entire Demon World’s top-grade Crystal Stones for one person’s use—is he insane, or has the entire Demon Clan lost their minds?

"Where are you? Can you give some response? Why have you even stopped typing?" Shi Nian complained.

Lin Bai let out a wry smile.

Let this wonderful hallucination last a bit longer then.

The moment he replied, the hallucination would surely disappear.

If you don’t believe it, try it.

Lin Bai casually sent a string of ellipses over.

The next moment.

On the private message interface, a string of ellipses indeed appeared.

Lin Bai was stunned!!!

In the hallucination, even his own reply showed up?

"I know you’re old, but isn’t your reaction time a tad too long? Never mind that, there are two things I need to tell you. First, I’m heading back to Mei City soon, and Mei City is about to become the undercover base for the Human Clan in the Demon Realm. Send some people who want to improve their Cultivation over, and I can have them discreetly disguise themselves as members of the Demon Clan. The progress of Human Clan geniuses is slow, largely due to the lack of battles in the Human Realm. Since that’s the case, given the frequent battles in the Demon Realm, they’ll be able to fight continuously after they arrive, which should help them break through their bottlenecks. First, pick a hundred of your trusted disciples, and oh, add Lin Tiantian to the list. I’m not comfortable leaving her alone in the Sect."

Shi Nian now has sufficient ability, and in the Demon Realm, she’s fully capable of protecting whoever she wants to protect. Under these circumstances, she wants to bring Lin Tiantian over.

The reason is simple.

The fourth World Fragment hasn’t been acquired yet, and according to the pattern, the next fragment will most likely be related to Lin Tiantian.

As a supporting female character destined for tragedy, her fate is certainly bleak.

Now that I’m in the Demon Realm, if I don’t get the fragment and Lin Tiantian’s storyline starts first, that would be bad.

For main characters like the male lead and female lead, it’s best to nip them in the bud.

Therefore, it’s better to have key plot driver Lin Tiantian stay with me all the time.

Old man Lin Bai was silent for a long time.

He had no idea how to respond!

Is all of this really not a dream?

"Alright, I’m logging off now. Make the arrangements, and I’ll contact you again when I arrive in Mei City." Shi Nian didn’t wait for a reply and sent another private message before going offline.

Lin Bai sat there in a daze for a while, then numbly called Lin Ao in to entrust him with the task of finding disciples at a bottleneck needing battles to break through. Aside from Lin Tiantian, he should start with the disciples of the Emperor Extreme Sect, making sure to select reliable ones.

The Emperor Extreme Sect was Lin Bai’s main base, which he had forged to be as solid as iron; he was fairly confident about the disciples of his Sect.

If this first batch succeeds, they could slowly select the second and third batches from other Sects.

Lin Ao was completely confused, but he had long since become accustomed to obeying Lin Bai’s orders, so he assented and went to arrange matters.

Lin Bai sat still, motionless.

Even though he had made arrangements, what Shi Nian told him still felt like a dream.

Or perhaps.

This was just a prank by Shi Nian?

In any case, let’s wait for more news.

Lin Bai instructed the cultivators stationed at the border of the two countries to constantly monitor the situation in Mei City and to report back immediately if there was any news.

Mei City.

Shi Nian returned to Mei City in a very high-profile and flamboyant manner.

Terrifying fierce beasts, huge carriages, and astonishingly, the beasts were even pulled by the Greedy Demon Venerable.

In the forests outside Mei City, several hidden cultivators witnessed this scene and quickly reported it to their superiors.

Has the Demon Clan produced another significant figure?

The news quickly reached Lin Bai’s ears.

Lin Bai was somewhat bewildered.

This description matched exactly with what Shi Nian had said,

Could it be her words weren’t just nonsense?

Lin Bai hurriedly sent a private message to Lu Zhuoyan, asking what the situation was.

Lu Zhuoyan: "I’m just a pretty face, what would I know."

Lin Bai: "..."

What’s going on.

Why is this guy acting so haughty and resentful?

Lin Bai gave it some thought and got in touch with Feng Ying.

His mood now could be summed up in two words: "Relieved!"

Thank goodness he had sent Feng Ying over, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to find a single sensible person.

Feng Ying’s reply was somewhat dazed: "Supreme Elder, we don’t need to fight anymore. The boss has already taken control of the Demon Realm."

Lin Bai quickly pressed for details.

Feng Ying explained carefully: "That Greedy Demon Venerable is nothing but a little brother in front of our boss, who scolds him and hits him whenever she feels like it. The Abyss Demon Venerable even made a special trip here and handed over the City Lord Seal of Lin City to the boss, his attitude was so respectful, even more so than if he was dealing with his own mother. Maybe even more respectful."

After all, a mother wouldn’t just swing her fists out of the blue.