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Several days later.

At the boundary between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm, several figures stood in the sky. These figures were all at the pinnacle of the myriad realms.

A Yao, Feng Wu, Li Yan, Xie Chen, Tianyuan Shengmu, Zixia Shenjun, Xue Shen Konghua, and the Demon Queen Qingrong of the Demon Realm looked at the interface barrier in front of them. What was originally the entrance to the Demon Realm was now obscured by dark mist.

Ayao struck out with her palm towards the black mist ahead, and a gigantic golden palm, tens of thousands of feet tall, appeared in the void. This palm was surrounded by blazing phoenix true fire, and its fingers shot out streaks of nine-colored lightning.

The palm touched the dark mist, and a thunderous roar erupted from within. Countless crimson runes appeared in the mist, followed by a black, crystal-like barrier that materialized in their vision. This barrier was hexagonal, resembling a honeycomb, as if countless hexagonal crystals were piled together, blocking the passage between the celestial and demonic realms.

"Is this the Black Nest?" the Demon Queen asked lightly.

Among the Immortal Emperors of the Demon Realm, Demon Emperor Tianluo is dead; he died in the Tomb of the Thunder Emperor. Demon Venerable Qingyu has also perished. There is also a strange figure hidden in an eyeball who has never shown himself and is presumably dead as well. Now, only Demon Empress Qingrong remains as an Immortal Emperor in the Demon Realm.

Qingrong and the Demon Emperor Tianluo were once Daoist partners, but they had long since grown to loathe each other and were even irreconcilable enemies. Demon Queen Qingrong had long since secluded herself from the world. If it weren't for the fact that the survival of the Demon Realm was at stake and there was no one else in charge, she probably wouldn't have shown herself and let people know that she was still alive.