Master of the Demon Emperor

On that day, news about the attack on the Demon Lord by Demon Cultivators spread throughout Chang An City, creating a great stir.

"Tsk, tsk, it seems that the Demon Sect really blames the Demon Lord for the death of Lord of White Karma."

"Nonsense, the time and place of Lord of White Karma's death were so close to the time and place the Demon Lord left the battlefield, even a fool would suspect it!"

"However, the Demon Lord is very powerful. He slaughtered cultivators in the Astral Projection Realm with a flip of his hand. Such a cultivator could dominate the Seven Dynasties."

"The Seven Dynasties were not strong to begin with. What's strong are the Demon Sect and the Qingyi Sect, two massive organizations that stand in opposition to each other."

"What will the Demon Lord's response be next? Will he keep a low profile or leave?"

Within the various inns of Chang An, cultivators were discussing this matter.

At present, Mighty Tang was still at war with other Dynastic Kingdoms. With the War God Li Linlang on the front lines, and the support of powerful figures from the Demon Sect, there was no immediate worry.

The local cultivators in Chang An, however, started to get anxious, as Mighty Tang was now plagued with internal strife and external threats.

In the Imperial Palace, within the Imperial Study Room.

Li Mengde's face was serious as he sighed, "They've really started to fight."

At the desk, Liu Boya quickly asked, "If it comes to a fight to death, which side should we support?"

Sitting aside, Li Zuxuan snorted coldly and said, "Obviously the Demon Lord. Compared to the Demon Lord, the Demon Sect amounts to nothing."

Even Demon Sect's founder Shangguan Wuji is holed up within Su Imperial Clan. What is Wei Niantian compared to that?

Li Mengde and Liu Boya exchanged glances, both curious about what exactly Li Zuxuan knew.

Why wasn't he speaking?

They didn't think Li Zuxuan had gone mad. His return this time was likely because of Su Yie.

"Keep observing. Lu Ziwei is also in Chang An. I doubt Wei Niantian can do anything to the Demon Lord."

Li Mengde pondered and shuddered at the thought of dealing with Wei Niantian.

Li Zuxuan, with his legs crossed leisurely, said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Wei Niantian is going to die."

Within the Su Imperial Clan, he could see clearly. Demon Lord Qing Yan wanted Wei Niantian dead. To avoid Li Huahun, Shangguan Wuji also was willing to let Wei Niantian die.

So, Wei Niantian's death is certain!

Both Li Mengde and Liu Boya were even more shocked. Just what kind of power made Li Zuxuan so certain?

The backing of the Demon Lord made them even more curious.

...

In the courtyard, Su Yie sat in a large barrel, shirtless, with boiling hot water inside making his skin turn bright red, yet he still clenched his teeth and persevered.

Li Huahun stood in front of the wooden barrel, holding the True Dragon's Tendon in his hand.

Xiang Yu stood on the other side, nervously asking, "Are you sure there will be no trouble?"

Li Huahun glanced at her and retorted, "With me here, what can go wrong?"

"But the young master looks in so much pain!" Xiang Yu furrowed her brows deeply, her face full of worry.

"Woman, what do you know!"

Li Huahun snorted coldly, causing Xiang Yu to feel embarrassed but afraid to speak out.

Suddenly, Li Huahun whipped the True Dragon's Tendon onto Su Yie and quickly slapped the air with his right hand. An invisible force drove the tendon into Su Yie's body.

In an instant, Su Yie shuddered, feeling as if his internal organs were being scorched by blazing flames. The indescribable pain twisted his features.

"Ah..."

Xiang Yu exclaimed in shock, quickly covering her mouth, afraid to disturb Su Yie.

Li Huahun coldly glared at her, then focused his attention back on Su Yie.

"Endure what others cannot endure, only then can you surpass others."

Li Huahun stared at Su Yie and spoke, his eyes indifferent as if Su Yie were not his friend.

Su Yie clenched his teeth and began to circulate the mental method of the Demon Emperor's Divine Skill, absorbing the spiritual energy of the medicinal water.

The hot water in the barrel contained many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, all collected by Li Huahun specifically to aid Su Yie in integrating the True Dragon's Tendon.

Su Yie was grateful for Li Huahun's gift, but...

This is way too painful!

A pain like never before!

It was as if he was being skinned and deboned!

Even the burn from his cellphone outside Xiwan City was nothing compared to this pain!

In that moment, Su Yie finally understood what true suffering was!

Had he not endured a lot of hardship before, he would have died from the pain.

Su Yie had no choice but to try to distract himself, so he started paying attention to the chats within Emperor Su's Sect.

Demon Lord Qing Yan, "Wei Niantian has practiced your Demon Skills, and he is getting closer and closer to deviating."

Shangguan Wuji, "Hahahaha! Serves him right!"

Demon Wolf Star, "How can you, the founder of the Demon Sect, be so unscrupulous?"

Shangguan Wuji, "Huh? You want to die?"

Li Zuxuan, "Wei Niantian wants to kill the Demon Lord, isn't the Demon Sect essentially our enemy then?"

Demon Lord Qing Yan, "Why? We're all part of Emperor Su's Sect. Why should the Demon Sect be exterminated just because someone offended the Demon Lord?"

...

Demon Lord Qing Yan's pressing question made Li Zuxuan too intimidated to speak anymore. The Demon Lord held a high position in the sect as one of the elders, not someone he could afford to offend.

Seeing that the atmosphere within the sect was not right, Su Yie quickly intervened using Emperor Su's identity.

Emperor Su, "I hope you can make it clear, whether it's the Su Imperial Clan or your own sect families. I do not want to see any traitors within our ranks. If you follow me, I will never treat you poorly, and may even lead you to immortalization and eternal life. You must clearly seize this opportunity. Your forces could become subsidiaries of the Su Imperial Clan.

We will protect you, but if anyone acts against the Su Imperial Clan, I will eradicate them directly!"

Li Zuxuan, "Regarding the conflict between the Demon Lord and the Demon Sect, which side should we stand on?"

Emperor Su, "The Demon Lord is part of the Su Imperial Clan. Is the Demon Sect? Let's kill that ant named Wei Niantian and make Qing Yan the leader of the sect instead!"

Black Tiger Emperor, "Emperor Su is mighty!"

Wuu You, "The Su Imperial Clan needs cohesion, or else it's just an empty shell."

Xiahou Jinxuan, "Exactly, this is a supreme opportunity. Emperor Su's divine powers are vast, you must seize it well. Emperor Su asked me to betray the Xiahou Clan, and I will do so!"

Empress of the Great Zhou, "You're from the Xiahou Clan?"

For a time, members of the Su Imperial Clan continued to speak, as this rare appearance by Su Yie talking about matters of the sect naturally interested them.

Even Li Huahun closed his eyes, starting to monitor the screen.

Seeing that he seemed to be resting, Xiang Yu became annoyed and waved her fists at him, fantasizing about beating Li Huahun up.

As his attention shifted, Su Yie's pain also began to lessen.

Elder Lord Qi Yang, "Most of us have never met before; what if we become enemies one day? We need a secret code!"

Demon Wolf Star, "Yes! The code should be 'Demon Wolf Star is the coolest!'"

Li Huahun, "How about the first line being 'First came the Heavenly Emperor, then came the Dao,' and the following line 'Before Hongmeng emerged, Ren Woxiao laughed,' how is that?"

Empress of the Great Zhou, "Such arrogant words, who is the Heavenly Emperor in your sentence?"

Su Yie, "Speaking so openly is too obvious. Let's use a hand gesture instead, raise your right hand, only stick up the middle finger, pointing to the sky, as our secret code, how about that?"

Demon Lord Qing Yan, "Indeed, using an incantation as a code could easily expose us, while gestures are harder to detect."

He Youming, "Pointing to the sky, that can be a big taboo!"

...

Li Huahun opened his eyes, letting out a light snort, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Su Yie, despite being in such pain, still had time to chat?

Xiang Yu's heart tightened, and she quickly asked, "What happened?"

"He's going to die!"

Li Huahun said coldly, his expression sour. His secret code idea was great, and Su Yie suggesting the finger-pointing gesture had soured his mood.