Upon learning of his expulsion from the Tianyuan Sect, Qin Taiming made no move, but was furious, laughing at Heng Guang's ignorance and the Tianyuan Sect's shortsightedness.

How can petty gains compare to the great path? These people will never understand his pursuit.

On the contrary, Qin Xiuyang was overjoyed when he found out. His good master! The world has finally seen his true colors!

What Sword Master, what number one expert, it's all a joke. He will personally end this person's life.

After satiatedly absorbing all the memories, he developed a deep longing for the prosperity of the immortal realm, and at the same time finally realized that the cultivation technique he was now practicing belonged to demonic arts, and that he had become a demonic cultivator.

Looking at the immortals in his memory, crying and screaming as they were chased by demonic cultivators, Qin Xiuyang laughed heartily. Heaven had not abandoned him; he still had a chance to ascend.

Moreover, demonic cultivators are more free-spirited than Daoist cultivators. They no longer need to deliberately suppress themselves, nor do things they don't like for the sake of empty fame, and their cultivation level increases much faster.

Qin Chi, where are you? Have you hidden back in Sunset Forest? Don't worry, you can't hide.

Qin Xiuyang transformed into a wisp of black smoke and targeted a group of disciples. He recognized them; they were all from the Weapon Sect.

"It's you? You're not dead?" The leading disciple was astonished to see Qin Xiuyang dressed in black. Didn't the Tianyuan Sect say that he had been killed by Qin Taiming? They shouldn't be lying.

"Of course I won't die." Qin Xiuyang approached them with a sinister smile.

The group cautiously retreated: "What do you want to do?"

"I don't want to do anything, I just want to take in a few slaves."

"Qin Xiuyang, stop being so arrogant. No matter how talented you are, we are not to be trifled with."

"Yeah?"

The black smoke enveloped the squad, and after the painful roars, everyone except the two leaders was lifeless.

Qin Xiuyang sighed in frustration: "Oh dear, this is my first time making it, I have no experience. Luckily, I had two left."

"Master." The two knelt down and bowed, like emotionless machines.

"Go back to the Weapon Sect and say that these people were killed by the demon race, then wait for orders."

"Yes, Master."

After the two slaves left, Qin Xiuyang went to find other targets. How interesting! Before long, the human race and the demon race will start fighting.

Those demon kings are quite powerful; they could be taken as demonic pets. And then there's that little Qilin; I wonder how it tastes.

He gave a cold smile. "Qin Chi, I've lost my support and my sect. You should lose everything too. Why do you have your own mother by your side? Why do you have so many demons supporting you? Does a half-demon deserve all of this?"

And Master, once I've resolved all this, I'll come find you and show you who truly deserves to ascend. However, you've broken my heart, and I can no longer be grateful to you. But I won't let you die directly either; wouldn't that be too easy on you?

For someone like you, crippling your cultivation and foundation, and completely depriving you of any chance of ascension, would be a better punishment.

Qin Xiuyang laughed heartily, having already arranged the fates of everyone.

He then went around intercepting people from various sects and turning them into his demon slaves.

"Senior Brother Zhao, you're back? The sect leader told you to report to him as soon as you returned."

Senior Brother Zhao did not respond to what was said, and walked towards the main peak with lifeless eyes.

The young disciple scratched his head, puzzled: "What's wrong with Senior Brother Zhao today? He's usually so kind and warm, why doesn't he acknowledge me when I greet him?"

Another disciple came over and whispered, "It's probably because of the recent losses of disciples in the sect. The higher-ups are having a headache over this. Let's keep quiet."

"Yes, Senior Brother Zhao has to go out every month, he must be exhausted."

The same thing happened in other sects, including Tianyuan Sect.

"Damn demons, how dare they!" Xiang Hengguang slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Are they trying to start a war against our human race?"

"They went all out because we discovered the connection between the Song Clan and the demon race," the demonic pet controlled by Qin Xiuyang said stiffly.

"No wonder the Song Family Trading Company has always been able to produce so many good things; they all come from Sunset Forest." Xiang Chengyuan suddenly realized. "Father, what should we do now?"

"What should we do? Those who are not of our kind are bound to have different intentions. We should stop all cooperation and seize all their goods."

"What if they come looking for an explanation? How do we deal with that?"

"Do they dare to go to Tianyuan Sect? Although Qin Taiming is gone, the other elders in the sect are not to be trifled with. Damn demons, I didn't expect them to be so cunning. They've even learned to do business to deceive the masses."

"Yes, son, I'll arrange it right away."

Other sects did the same thing as Tianyuan Sect, taking it all for granted to seize the property and resources of Song's Trading Company, and even openly smashing and robbing the store.

"That's outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

Bai Xiao was furious when he received the notification. How could these humans be so shameless?

The Wolf King sighed: "Still no news from Song Xia?"

"No."

The financial loss was a minor matter; what worried them more was the safety of Song Xia and Song Luo.

Now that Qin Taiming has been expelled from the Tianyuan Sect, he's almost gone mad in his search for the so-called eternal inheritance. If he were to encounter it, it would be truly dangerous.

"So what do we do now?"

"We've stockpiled plenty of weapons and pills. We're not as shrewd as those people, so we might as well close down our open shops first."

"On the surface?"

Bai Xiao smiled sarcastically: "Song Xia told me this. Nobody turns down money. There are always people who secretly cooperate with us for their own benefit."

"You've been with her the longest, so you should handle the business matters."

"The last message they sent was that they went to Qingyang City in the mortal realm. Do you think they found something related to the Qingyang Immortal? Otherwise, why would they go there for no reason? And after they got there, they disappeared."

"Maybe they'll be teleported to some secret realm? Who can say for sure what will happen in the cultivation world?"

"Then let's pray that they obtain the inheritance of the Azure Sun Immortal."

"It's not that easy. The human race has been searching for tens of thousands of years..."

The tiger and the wolf sighed at the same time. Without Song Xia, the demon race really seemed to have lost its backbone. Were they too dependent on him?

It's time for Song Xia to reflect on his actions. He can't spend his whole life devising strategies and making sacrifices for Sunset Forest, can he?

"I went to discipline the wolf cubs. I felt that the day was too calm, as calm as the prelude to a storm."

"We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Song Xia made all the arrangements he could before he left. Now we can only leave it to fate."

After finishing everything, Bai Xiao came to the old tree's side and asked, "Uncle Qing, do you think we can get through this?"

"What's meant to happen will happen; whether you can avoid it or not, just do your best."

"But Uncle Qing, I can't bear to part with him."

"The Qingyang Continent has existed for tens of millions of years, but who has it kept alive? Even I, an old tree, am too old to move."