Demon Realm.

Demon Lord Leng Hanyi suddenly woke up with a start. His eyes were sharp, and there was no trace of sleepiness left.

The magic vine is gone!

Their demon lineage originally grew up thanks to the demonic vine, but now, the demonic vine has disappeared!

Su Ruoshan noticed that the surrounding air suddenly turned cold. She was so frightened that she dared not move. The pressure released by the Demon Lord made her instinctively fearful to the extreme.

Demon Lord Leng Hanyi didn't even glance at her; with just a pillow, he felt there was no need to linger for even a second longer.

Leng Hanyi stood up. He was wearing a silk nightgown with the neckline wide open, revealing his muscular physique. The surrounding demonic energy seemed to be attracted to him and surged towards him.

Originally, Leng Hanyi's cultivation was only comparable to the Core Formation stage, but his cultivation level seemed to have been boosted by a cheat code, rising in a straight line. Before long, he was already comparable to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

The demon guardians outside also sensed something was wrong and all rushed towards where the Demon Lord lived.

Leng Hanyi finally glanced at the bed and saw Su Ruoshan lying completely naked on the bed. He smiled coldly and said, "You're not bad!"

As he spoke, he pointed his finger, and a beam of demonic light pierced directly into Su Ruoshan's brow.

Su Ruoshan felt a force rushing straight into her sea of ​​consciousness, which was originally barren and immediately filled with demonic energy. At the same time, Su Ruoshan's eyes suddenly turned red, and surging demonic energy poured out from her body.

When the demonic energy dissipated, Su Ruoshan seemed to have changed her appearance.

Her once rosy lips turned black, her black eyes turned red, and her long black hair was loose, obscuring her smooth, porcelain-like skin.

Su Ruoshan felt full of power, and she thought that her cultivation level was probably comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Overjoyed, she never imagined that after being the Demon Lord's pillow for so long, she would finally have her day to turn the tables.

"Thank you, Demon Lord!" Su Ruoshan knelt on the ground.

"From now on, you will be the protector of the Demon Realm," the Demon Lord said.

Su Ruoshan was overjoyed. My God, she had become a protector of the Demon Realm!

Her day has finally come.

Su Qing, I am now a protector of the Demon Realm. You can only wait to die. I will definitely kill you.

Demon Lord Leng Hanyi opened the door and walked out.

At this moment, he was standing on the balcony of a fortress, looking down below.

In the plaza beneath the fortress, all the demons sensed that the Demon Lord had fully awakened, and they all gathered around, with the demon guardians at the forefront.

Of the original eight protectors, only four remain.

Demon Lord Leng Hanyi didn't care at all. If he wanted, he could raise the cultivation level of a demon at any time and make him a protector of the Demon Realm.

Just like Su Ruoshan.

Su Ruoshan, dressed in a black robe, came out and stood behind Leng Hanyi.

The four guardians also noticed the changes in Su Ruoshan and were all slightly moved.

“Our demon race was originally a powerful force in the upper plane, but now we have fallen into the lower plane of the Abyss Continent along with the demon vines. I have been asleep for thousands of years, and now I have finally awakened completely.”

"Now, it's time for our Demon Realm to expand our territory and take over the entire Abyss Continent."

Leng Hanyi's words excited the entire demon race.

Only the four guardians had solemn expressions.

Alas, the Boundless Continent is indeed a lower plane, while the Demon Clan does come from a higher plane. They should have had a natural advantage, but now they are suffering a great setback.

The demonic cultivators in the Gobi Desert are now facing the danger of being completely wiped out, let alone leaving the Gobi Desert to spread their demonic cultivation path to other parts of the Wuyuan Continent.

And their four protectors have all been lost!

During the time that the Demon Lord has been asleep, the number of demons has been decreasing.

However, such words must never be said.

If the Demon Lord found out that they had accomplished nothing, he might just wipe out all four of their protectors.

Yes, it's best not to let them know for now.

Leng Hanyi looked at his people. He had to admit that the Demon Clan had suffered many losses after falling from the upper plane, but that was not important.

If he so desires, all the humans of the Wuyuan Continent can become his subjects!

"This is my demonic energy. Once humans taste the sweetness of power, they will all be willing to become subjects of our demon race!" As the Demon Lord spoke, a large number of black demonic fruits appeared in the air and fell down with a crackling sound.

These black demonic fruits are all tainted by demonic energy; if a human consumes them, they will gain the power of the demon race.

"Go! Let our people grow larger, and let our demon race prosper even more."

The demons picked up the demonic fruit from the ground and respectfully withdrew, leaving only four guardians in the end.

Leng Hanyi glanced at the four of them, snorted coldly, and said, "You four, go find the Demon Vine!"

The four guardians froze, looking at the Demon Lord in surprise.

The Demon Vine is their mother vine.

Without the Demon Vine, their Demon Realm is like water without a source. No wonder the Demon Lord suddenly regained consciousness; it was because of the Demon Vine.

"The Demon Vine must have been taken away by human cultivators. We must retrieve it," the Demon Lord said coldly.

"Yes, Demon Lord!"

The four guardians turned and left, still extremely shocked. What kind of human cultivator was so bold as to take away the demonic vine?

At this moment, the secret realm was on the verge of collapse due to the contract between the Demon Vine and Xuan Qingye. Before the secret realm collapsed, they all teleported away from the dead land.

On the Gobi Desert, Su Qing sat cross-legged, feeling that her cultivation had improved once again.

It's truly unexpected that a place devoid of spiritual energy, like the Dead Land, would actually improve her cultivation level.

Not only her, but the cultivation levels of the others also improved to varying degrees, especially Ling Yunzhi and the other three, who even showed faint signs of forming their Nascent Souls!

"How can such a barren, lifeless place actually improve one's cultivation level?" Yue Lan asked in surprise.

"Who knows? Anyway, I'll be forming my Nascent Soul soon." Wen An said excitedly.

When they entered the Gobi Desert, they were all at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Who would have thought that cultivating in a place as barren as the Gobi Desert would lead to such rapid progress in cultivation? It's all thanks to Su Qing.

Throughout their journey, all the pills they used were top-quality pills refined by Su Qing.

Even the sect leader of the Xuanling Sect probably doesn't have such a luxurious cultivation lifestyle.

If he could stay by Su Qing's side, he might even have a chance to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage.

Xuan Qingye sat cross-legged. In his sea of ​​consciousness, the demonic vines, frozen by the stillness of ice, were coiled in a corner of his sea of ​​consciousness.

The frozen demonic vines curled up together, their bodies speckled with black demonic energy that continued to plague him.

Su Qing once thought of using immortal fire to burn away all the demonic energy, but that would also cause great damage to the demonic vine. Now the demonic vine can only form a contract with Xuan Qingye and become his demonic pet, and is temporarily sealed away.