Master of Strange Dao

Watching "Freedom Heaven" leave for a long while, Yu Ziqing rubbed his face to return to normal.

Beside him, Lou Huai mimicked Yu Ziqing, rubbing his face and pinching the corners of his mouth.

He wanted to laugh but didn't dare, yet had to pretend he was laughing. This appearance, coupled with his identity as a Devil, made anyone feel awkward and strange just looking at him.

It was just to scare "Freedom Heaven" a bit, so it was no big issue.

Yu Ziqing was the main force in this tactic.

He cultivated the five little ones' support cultivation, a typical example of being imbued with demonic qi but devoid of Devil Thought.

Generally, under the heavens, living beings with such a state were usually Devils.

Additionally, as the Earth Devil Venerate was yet to be fully digested, it was easy to bring out a trace of Earth Devil aura, allowing him to mobilize the power of the Three Calamities.

Anyone who saw this would have to believe he was the Earth Devil Venerate.

Under the heavens, there was only one Earth Devil.

Besides, he never claimed to be the Earth Devil Venerate.

It was "Freedom Heaven" who mistook him, not his fault.

Yu Ziqing returned to the village, waiting quietly.

That left leg of "Freedom Heaven" had escaped. In the vast world, Yu Ziqing thought it would be hard to find him, even harder to catch him.

Better leave it to the head of "Freedom Heaven" to catch him. Under the heavens, there probably wasn't anyone better suited for this task.

The risk was indeed slightly adventurous, but it wasn't a big problem.

The head of "Freedom Heaven" took a Heavenly Devil Great Oath and was almost marinated by the power of Three Calamities.

Within a certain time, if he didn't capture the left leg "Freedom Heaven" back, he was doomed.

Actually, Yu Ziqing rather wished that left leg of "Freedom Heaven" would just swallow the head of "Freedom Heaven" to save trouble.

...

A wisp of black qi swept along the ground, a bodiless Heavenly Demon could hide below, almost no cultivator could detect it.

This was an innate gift of the Heavenly Demon. In such a situation, it could infiltrate a cultivator's body, and the other party might not even notice.

Even a Ninth Tier Strong, if caught off guard for just a moment, wouldn't be able to detect when infiltrated.

Its speed was extremely fast, swiftly homing in on the left "Freedom Heaven" following a trace of sensing.

On the other side, the left "Freedom Heaven" was puzzled. Although the sealed items were brought into Jinlan Mountain, why did it suddenly feel like another part of him was approaching rapidly, and so clearly?

It was nowhere near as before, when it was sporadic and indistinct.

The left "Freedom Heaven" crouched in a secluded spot at the border of Dali and the Wilderness.

He hadn't figured out what to do next and could only squat here, observing any changes to seize an opportunity.

For instance, seeing if the remaining limbs would leave the bounds of Jinlan Mountain on their own.

Besides this, he had no better methods. Just approaching Jinlan Mountain, the massive hungry ghost aura there unnerved him. It wasn't highly damaging but instinctively, his body was unwilling to get closer.

Just like a cultivator walking into a great devil's lair, it was inherently hard to resist the innate suppression.

The left "Freedom Heaven" waited here quietly. After half a day, he could finally see a wisp of black qi silently speeding along the ground.

The black qi rose ten feet away and condensed into the form of the head "Freedom Heaven."

The two Freedom Heavens exchanged a look and fell silent together.

"How did you escape?" the left "Freedom Heaven" asked.

"Never mind that, first tell me what you know. What on earth happened?"

"I have a physical body, as well as the strength of an individual cultivator. Merge with me, and then you'll know everything."

Upon hearing this, the head "Freedom Heaven" felt a chill run down his spine.

Good gracious, you want to die, but I don't want to die.

If contact with you meant even sharing memories for a moment, how would that differ from merging into one?

We've separated after causing great trouble. Instead of dying together, better you die and I live.

"No need, just tell me directly. I'll share more later."

The left "Freedom Heaven" didn't understand but didn't think much further.

Even with a suspicious mind, witnessing another living "Freedom Heaven" in front of him dispelled any doubt.

He recounted every bit of what he knew and what happened after his escape.

"... So, forgive the disrespect, but those old antiques, including the Devil King, couldn't keep up with the world's changes.

The Confusing Heart Devil certainly wouldn't succeed. By now, devils in the Abyss should have already clashed with those hungry ghosts.

Yet no devils have emerged from the Abyss.

Their methods are outdated, people today can be devious.

Nevertheless, being bad has its merits, making it easier for us to defeat them from within."

Listening to this, the head "Freedom Heaven" nodded in agreement.

"Well said, we can only break them from within."

After the left "Freedom Heaven" finished speaking, the head "Freedom Heaven" supplemented abundantly, deeply astonished.

The Earth Devil Venerate indeed, exploiting the undying godly power, feigning death to fall into Dadui's hands.

For countless years, it schemed in Dadui, amassing power, nearly annihilating a human Divine Dynasty without direct action.

Now noticing the emergence of hungry ghosts, nemeses of devils, it employed the same old trick, infiltrating the hungry ghosts quietly occupying a human body practicing Hungry Ghost Dao.

Furthermore, it pretended to fight to the death, spurred great change, alerting other Devil Kings.

If he hadn't met the Earth Devil Venerate himself and been manhandled, marinated in the power of Three Calamities, he might have believed what the left "Freedom Heaven" said.