“In the past, even though the demon kings of Jiyuan Kingdom were powerful, they were no match for the elders of Taiyi Sect. Therefore, the great demons of Jiyuan Kingdom were far less high-profile than they are now. However, since the spiritual energy of heaven and earth became scarce, it has become difficult for righteous people to cultivate, and their strength has gradually declined!”

Ye Xianya paused slightly as she spoke: "Although these great demons lack the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they can absorb souls and essences to enhance their strength. Some great demons even cultivate by eating people. Of course... they also eat their own kind. For these demons, the essence, demon cores, and flesh of their own kind are also highly nourishing. In addition, they can live for hundreds or thousands of years, and over time... their strength becomes stronger and stronger."

Every ancient demon that has existed for a thousand years is incredibly powerful!

"The Taiyi Sect is not as strong as it used to be, but the demon race has become increasingly powerful. They are not as afraid of the Taiyi Sect as before, which is why they dared to kill Yu Yanzhong." Ye Xianya paused slightly as she spoke, "Let me calculate and see how many thousand-year-old demons the Jiyuan Kingdom has now!"

After hearing this, Qi Chengshuo and Zhengzheng subconsciously looked at Ye Xianya, wanting to know the answer.

After carefully calculating, Ye Xianya frowned slightly: "Besides those three demon kings, I also saw several intense lights, like blazing suns. Those should all be thousand-year-old demons whose strength is comparable to that of demon kings."

“Some I saw the main body, some were blurry.” Ye Xianya said with a solemn expression, “I am extremely good at divination, and with my extraordinary talent, even in the Taiyi Sect, no one can compare to me. As long as I want to know something, there is almost nothing I can’t see clearly, unless… it has a great connection with me, or… the other party is too strong!”

In her past life, she managed to withstand all the tribulations. Once she regains her strength, there shouldn't be anyone in the world more powerful than her.

However, she couldn't see what kind of demons were in those two orbs of light. Either... she would have a deep connection with them in the future, or... their strength was no weaker than hers.

In addition, she also saw a barrier deep within the Qilin Mountains, but what was inside the barrier was still unknown.

“I remember my sister saying last time that when the demon race cultivates, they harm too many living beings and are tainted with too much sin and karma. When they undergo tribulation, the lightning tribulation they encounter is much stronger than that of humans and spirit beasts. The most difficult tribulation is the mental tribulation. They often die in their own inner demons, their souls scattered.”

Zhengzheng paused slightly as she spoke, "Does this mean... that even though they have all cultivated to the point where they can undergo tribulations, the demon race is actually stronger than humans or spirit beasts?"

“Not necessarily!” Ye Xianya explained, “If it is a peerless genius among humans or spirit beasts, they are no weaker than the demon race. However… most of the time, demons of the same level are actually more powerful and ferocious.”

Zhengzheng knew Ye Xianya's background.

Even its sister Fairy Sprout couldn't see through the demon race, so how powerful must they be!

"Don't worry too much. Some demons may have magical artifacts passed down from ancient times. These artifacts can, to some extent, prevent others from spying or making divinations. For example, the barrier in the Qilin Mountains can prevent me from using divination techniques to make calculations," Ye Xianya said after thinking for a moment.

There are too many possibilities in this world before things are fully understood.

There's no need to scare yourself unnecessarily.

As the number one person in the world in her previous life, Ye Xianya was still very confident.

"It seems that Yu Yanzhong is doomed!" Qi Chengshuo frowned.

"As the saying goes, 'the whip is too far to reach.' Even if we rush over there, we can't save him. Besides... the Kingdom of Jiyuan is the domain of the demon race. If we go there, we'll just be throwing our lives away," Ye Xianya said, shaking her head.

Yu Yanzhong was too careless and too confident!

Even if Ye Xianya wanted to save him, she was powerless to do so!

However, before he died, he crushed the communication talisman and sent the news of his being besieged and killed in the Silent Abyss Kingdom back to his sect.

...

Inside the Taiyi Sect, the Third Elder, Sun Yunwei, was waiting for his pills in the hall outside the alchemy hall.

He has already delivered those rare and precious materials three days ago, and they should have been completed today.

He couldn't wait any longer, so he came here specifically to wait.

Seeing that the tea in the cup was almost empty and the Seventh Elder, who was helping him refine pills, had not yet come out of the alchemy room, the Third Elder became a little anxious.

Even the Seventh Elder, who is in charge of the Alchemy Hall, cannot guarantee that he can succeed in making pills every time.

Unfortunately, rare and precious natural resources are becoming increasingly scarce, making it increasingly difficult to gather enough spiritual herbs and fruits to refine longevity pills.

The outer disciples under his command had to go to great lengths to send one back each time.

If he fails this time, he will suffer a great loss.

Just as Sun Yunwei was getting a little irritated, the communication talisman hanging at his waist trembled slightly and slowly became warm.

Sun Yunwei knew that this must be a message sent back by his fifth apprentice, Yu Yanzhong.

Recently, of his five direct disciples, only Yu Yanzhong left the sect to handle some business elsewhere.

Sun Yunwei thought it was nothing serious and casually picked up the communication talisman to take a look, but his eyes widened in surprise.

"Master, I was ambushed and killed by several powerful demons in the Silent Abyss Kingdom. My life is in danger. The demon race has risen again. Everyone in the sect must be careful..."

“This…” Sun Yunwei suddenly stood up, just about to go back to his usual place of cultivation, when he saw his eldest disciple Chu Yunchuan rushing over.

"Master, Fifth Junior Brother's life-and-death jade tablet is broken," Chu Yunchuan said loudly.

He couldn't remember how many years it had been, but in short... ever since he entered the Taiyi Sect as an inner disciple, he had never heard of an inner disciple dying while on a mission outside.

Fifth junior brother Yu Yanzhong is the first!

“Yan Zhong is dead, this…” Sun Yunwei’s expression changed drastically. He didn’t care about his own pills anymore and said urgently, “Let’s go to the main peak and report this to the sect leader.”

The master and disciple dared not delay for a moment and immediately flew into the air towards the main peak of Taiyi Sect.

After Ye Xianya's death, the Grand Elder temporarily took charge of the Taiyi Sect. Because no young, promising, and powerful person could be selected to lead the sect, the ten elders jointly governed the Taiyi Sect, with the Grand Elder being the most respected.

Thirty years ago, the position of sect leader was taken by Yue Youcang, the son of Ye Xianya's third senior brother.

In that sect competition, Yue Youcang, who was only forty years old, defeated all the disciples under fifty years old in the sect and became the new sect leader of Taiyi Sect.

Yue Youcang is over seventy years old this year, but he looks like a middle-aged man. He is not only highly skilled, but also looks very dignified.

During his thirty years in charge of the sect, Yue Youcang's strength has steadily increased.

Even the Third Elder dared not be presumptuous in front of him.