With her words just finished, the elders on the Sect Leader’s side exclaimed in unison, "Welcome, Saintess!"

The disciples in the field were momentarily stunned, but their own group reacted quickly, all dropping to one knee.

The other disciples followed suit, after all, the Saintess held a revered position within the sect. Even though she didn’t hold real power, even the Supreme Elder had to address her respectfully, let alone ordinary disciples.

"Welcome, Saintess!"

As the crowd roared, a woman dressed in a black gown, with a tear-shaped ornament on her brow, cold expression, and stunning beauty, slowly stepped out from the hall.

Her gaze covertly scanned the entire field. Upon discovering that person’s absence, she finally sighed in relief in her heart, praying desperately for him not to show up...

Shouxuzi’s eyes were locked onto Duanmu Qing’s figure, his expression changed dramatically!

He angrily pointed at Yao Yufei and shouted, "You, you!"

Yet Yao Yufei completely ignored Shouxuzi, as if he was nothing more than a jumping clown, she turned to the crowd again and said:

"In the past, our sect’s founding ancestor, self-titled [Li’an], single-handedly established a vast legacy, being an unparalleled genius who dominated an era."

"The ancestor was also the first-generation Li’an Saintess of our sect. At that time, the Demon Sect had no ’Sect Leader’ position, with only the role of the Saintess who had full control over major matters within the sect."

"Unfortunately, the Saintesses of later generations gradually declined, unable to bear great responsibilities, leading to the emergence of the ’Sect Leader’ position."

"However, times have changed, and now I intend to restore the ancient system and return power to the Saintess!"

These resolute words caused an uproar in the field; Yao Yufei intended to pass the position of Sect Leader to her own daughter?!

Is this feasible? Will it be accepted by everyone?

Shouxuzi was even angrier, his face flushed, stepping forward three steps and shouting: "Vile woman, shut your mouth!"

"I originally thought you were just clinging to power, unwilling to let go, but I never expected you to do such a rebellious thing today, to treat the Sect Leader’s position as something that can be established or abolished at will?!"

After speaking, he turned to look at Ancestor Youxu, cupping his hands and said: "Please, Ancestor, take action and capture this vile woman to hold her accountable!"

Unexpectedly, Ancestor Youxu merely leaned on his staff, composed and said: "The Sect Leader’s actions indeed leave some questions. Would you be able to shed some light on these for us?"

Yao Yufei smiled slightly and looked at her daughter.

Only to see Qingqing expressionlessly clap her hands, and immediately, a terrifying dragon’s roar echoed, accompanied by a dreadful pressure that instantly crushed the entire field!

Everyone present was suddenly filled with fear and trepidation, feeling a tremendous weight, difficulty breathing, and illusions emerging in their minds, as if they had encountered the most terrifying enemy of their lives!

Those disciples with lower cultivation levels collapsed to the ground, trembling, feeling that this power was their absolute dominator, impossible to resist and had no choice but to submit.

With the dragon’s roar, a massive deep black dragon-shaped creature flew from the direction of Yama Palace, hovering above the square, casting large stripe-shaped shadows.

The guests looked up in shock, seeing that the dragon-shaped creature was enveloped in a placenta-like membrane, although not yet born, it was already fully formed, like a human infant ten months in the womb, with complete facial features, horns, limbs, and sharp claws.

It emanated rolling black Demonic Qi, with a colorful glow pulsing at the heart position, two faintly green little horns emerging on its head. Even without actually taking action, its aura and pressure were incredibly overwhelming.

Shouxuzi stared in horror at this "demonic dragon," muttering to himself: "Impossible, this is impossible!"

Yao Yufei coldly sneered at him, "Nothing is impossible."

Subsequently, Qingqing waved her hand, and the demonic dragon in the sky retracted its pressure, shrinking its size and transforming into a miniature dragon that cheerfully went towards her, circling around her like it regarded her as its master.

This scene left everyone dumbfounded, so this was it! This was why Yao Yufei had the confidence to let her daughter take power.

If Duanmu Qing could truly command such a terrifying demonic dragon at will, then she could naturally rely on her power to suppress any dissenters.

As to what realm this demonic dragon was, no one could say for sure, only knowing it was undoubtedly of the Life and Death Three Profound Realms.

And it had not yet been born, merely a mature fetus; if it truly came forth, what formidable power would it wield?!

At this moment, the guests began to deeply fear the power of Li’an Demon Sect and Yao Yufei’s means, admiring her with a sense of terrified respect.

The disciples in the field also felt like the situation had taken a dramatic turn; those on the Sect Leader’s side were overjoyed, never expecting the Sect Leader to have such a trump card.

"Is this a demonic fetus?!"

"Impossible, how could this be possible, it was supposed to take at least thirty more years to mature!" Shouxuzi felt he was about to lose his mind, for he had checked it many times before.

Yao Yufei remarked leisurely: "May I ask, Elder Xu, who taught you the spell to check the maturity of the demonic fetus?"

Shouxuzi’s expression changed, turning very pale, his lips trembling, "Duan, Duanmu Peak!"

Yao Yufei mocked with a smile, "Exactly, it was my late husband who taught you. You originally had no right to examine the maturation progress of the demonic fetus. Had it not been for my late husband’s great benevolence, could you have interfered with its development?"

Shouxuzi then looked at Duanmu Qing, who was calming and communicating with the demonic dragon, "Could it be that she, she also..."

"Indeed, with my young daughter’s [Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart], she can accelerate the maturity of the demonic fetus and endow it with enhanced abilities, something I have not deceived you about."

"But the first one to discover this was not me, it was my late husband."

"He formulated a plan, hoping to use the passage of time, by feeding it blood essence repeatedly, to make the demonic fetus instinctively regard my young daughter as its mother."

"In this way, when the demonic fetus is born, it would obey Qingqing’s every command unconditionally."

"Regrettably, my late husband was fond of our daughter, so during his lifetime, he was always hesitant, unable to execute the plan."

"It was only after I took over the position of Sect Leader that I officially initiated this plan, making my daughter sacrifice herself year after year to be consumed by the demonic fetus."

"Qingqing is my biological daughter; as a mother, you cannot fathom how much I feel for her. But there is no other way; she must seize back control of the sect, so this hardship must be endured, and the infamy let it be borne by me alone."

Hearing this, Shouxuzi’s face turned ashen. It turns out that all these years, he had been utterly played by Yao Yufei!

No, not just him, everyone in the sect, including Ancestor Youxu, had been deceived by this woman.

Everyone thought Yao Yufei was merely using her daughter, disregarding her daughter’s life and death, never expecting such an earth-shattering secret to lie behind it all.