Murong Zhi shook his head and sighed, "I never intended to use those vengeful spirits for my own purposes. It was all wishful thinking on your part. When Jun Tan began to awaken, I had already allowed her demonic power to sweep across the entire Northern Plains. Perhaps some of the more powerful vengeful spirits could receive her gift and transform into demons? These... will all be her trump cards in the future..."

Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes. "What do you mean? She's our enemy! Yu Hui! What exactly do you want to do?!"

"What are you doing? I've lived this long, do you think becoming the master of all living beings is what I want? Lin Yuan, whether it's you, Wen Xiao, or anyone else, I can't control what you want to do, but as long as I live, you all need to understand one thing! I am the master of the Heavenly Demon Abyss!" Murong Zhi's eyes turned crimson, and a hint of killing intent was revealed in his deep gaze.

The black-haired man froze on the spot, then knelt on one knee. "Yes! Your subordinate lost his composure..."

Murong Zhi snorted softly, deciding not to argue with him anymore. Then, gazing in the direction Bai Yao had gone, she murmured, "I'm just worried she'll be bullied in the future..."

Lin Yuan frowned. "She is Jun Tan. Who in this world can bully her?"

"She... is no longer Jun Tan. Even if the hidden power within Bai Yao's body were to fully awaken, she would still not be Jun Tan, but Bai Yao. So, the vengeful spirits of Beiyuan are my final gift to her. This is also a blessing for Beiyuan. The Demon Emperor is about to appear in the world, and her demonic power will benefit Beiyuan, purifying the resentment. Those vengeful spirits who have cultivated for many years will no longer need to be spirits. They can once again solidify into physical forms and become true demons. The Empress's arrival will bring blessings to all living beings."

Hearing this, even though he was afraid of Yu Hui's anger, Lin Yuan had no choice but to say, "What about us?! What about these brothers who have risked their lives with you?"

"What's the rush? I have important matters to attend to. The seal on the Heavenly Demon Abyss will definitely be broken. After that, I won't interfere with whatever you do. Lin Yuan, I promised you that no matter what, I would not kill you, so you can rest assured!"

Lin Yuan stood there, stunned. He didn't know how much of what this person said was credible, but now he had no choice but to believe it.

"In that case, please remember what you said."

Murong Zhi snorted coldly, "Alright, enough nonsense. There's one more thing. Are you sure your methods won't be undoed by Nangong Ling'er?"

"Don't worry about that. She might be able to undo the spells on Nanmen Yihen, but she can't do anything to Xiao Yuhan's River of No Return, unless..."

"Unless what?" Murong Zhi frowned.

"Unless Xiao Yuhan breaks free from that illusion himself, but no one has ever done so throughout history, he will only continue to sink within the River of No Return until his will completely collapses. I think you don't need to worry about Xiao Yuhan. What you should really worry about is that little girl. Will she really go to the Heavenly Demon Abyss? If she's not there, who can break the seal left by Jun Tan?"

Murong Zhi said calmly, "She will come. She is no longer that little girl from the Heavenly Sword Sect. Before long, neither the human race nor the demon race will tolerate her. If she wants to save Xiao Yuhan, she will naturally have to come to the Heavenly Demon Abyss to find the answer. Let's just wait and see. It's almost over... everything is about to end!"

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes. "Then why do you still want Bai Yu and Dan Zhu to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect? Isn't that redundant?"

"The connection between the seal and the Heavenly Sword Sect's array core has never been severed. Now, only the Heavenly Sword Sect remains. Back then, Xiao Yuhan thought that as long as he stopped me, it would be the end of everything. But if he hadn't stopped me then and had allowed me to sever the connection between the Heavenly Sword Sect's array core and the Heavenly Demon Abyss seal, perhaps I wouldn't have bothered the Heavenly Sword Sect anymore. But he was too clever for his own good. Did he think that killing my substitute would bring peace? Tell me... when he wakes up and sees the Heavenly Sword Sect covered in blood, and I tell him about this, will he go crazy?"

"Won't!"

"Oh? You're so sure?"

"I mean, he will never have a chance to wake up again!"