Wan Kui immediately knelt down, feigning a timid and cowardly demeanor.

"Sikong Ren, the secret technique I gave you is flawed, and you and I both know that."

Seeing that Sikong Ren had taken it to heart, Wan Kui continued, "But I have a way to remove the demonic energy from your body."

Sikong Ren seemed quite interested. "Oh, so you admit you deliberately schemed against me."

Wan Kui quickly nodded, "What happened before was my fault, but I will help you clear away the demonic energy. You must swear an oath to heaven and earth that you will never lay a hand on me again."

Pei Zhi frowned, worried that Wan Kui might come up with some new schemes or tricks.

Sikong Ren pressed further, "Then tell me, how do you plan to remove the demonic energy from my body?"

This is Wan Kui's trump card; he would never use it unless absolutely necessary.

“I am the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm, and I can expel the demonic energy from you.” Wan Kui coaxed patiently. “When that time comes, you will be free of demonic energy, and you will be able to absorb the power of the ancient tree. You will also no longer lose your mind, as long as you spare my life.”

Wan Kui, fearing that Sikong Ren wouldn't be moved, continued, "Don't you like her? This way you can stay by her side forever, wouldn't that be great?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhi couldn't help but take two steps forward.

Pei Zhi was genuinely worried that Sikong Ren would be swayed by Wan Kui.

Wan Kui is a liar who rarely tells the truth. Who knows if this is yet another trap?

Suddenly, the Imperial Advisor jumped out and said, "I was just about to report that Zhong Changyuan from the cultivation world has sent a challenge to the demon realm, demanding that they return his fiancée. Otherwise, he will surely massacre the demon realm."

Wan Kui grasped at a straw, "Look, if you're controlled by demonic energy, who will protect Pei Zhi?"

Pei Zhi couldn't hold back and kicked Wan Kui, saying, "Stop talking nonsense here."

"Even if you expose the heavens today, you will still die here."

Seeing that Sikong Ren didn't make a move, Pei Zhi took her sword and stepped forward herself.

Wan Kui is at least a Demon Lord, while Pei Zhi, even after consuming the demon core given to her by Sikong Ren, is only at the Golden Core stage.

She used all her strength, but the sword still couldn't penetrate Wan Kui's body.

Pei Zhi angrily threw down the sword in her hand. "Sikong Ren, you wouldn't actually listen to him, would you?"

Sikong Ren said thoughtfully, "What he said makes a lot of sense. I'm worried about you."

"You..." Pei Zhi's eyes reddened with anger. She had come here to seek revenge, but now her teammates were being turned against her? What kind of situation was this?

Upon hearing this, Wan Kui said with delight, "Demon Lord, rest assured, this time I will do my utmost to help you and will not dare to have any disloyal intentions."

As soon as Wan Kui finished speaking, everything went black before his eyes, and then his entire body spontaneously combusted.

Wan Kui cried out in anguish and anger, "Why?"

Wasn't Sikong Ren persuaded by him? Why would he suddenly attack him?

"You've found my weakness and I'm tempted, but... if I spare you, she'll be unhappy, so you might as well die."

Sikong Ren exerted a little force with his palm, and Wan Kui screamed in pain before turning into ashes.

Pei Zhi stared in disbelief at the scene. No, Sikong Ren just killed Wan Kui like that? Wan Kui is dead?

"He's really dead?" Pei Zhi asked incredulously. "Could he be trying to rise from the ashes again?"

Who knows if Wan Kui might try to possess someone else's body and bring them back to life?

"Could it be that after he died, his soul is still around and can still cause trouble?"

Sikong Ren explained softly, "No, he has been completely wiped out."

Pei Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. "You have no idea, I was really scared just now. I thought you had actually been persuaded by him."

Sikong Ren nodded generously, "What he said really appeals to me."

Pei Zhi pretended to be angry.

"But if you're not willing, then we won't bother."

Pei Zhi was speechless. "Just because I'm unhappy?"

Sikong Ren grasped Pei Zhi's hand and asked in return, "Otherwise what?"

Pei Zhi hesitated and said, "But... this might be your chance to survive."

What if what Wan Kui is saying is true?

If the demonic energy on Sikong Ren can truly be eliminated, Sikong Ren will not lose his mind.

Sikong Ren can also absorb the power of the ancient tree, and in the end, he will truly become the supreme ruler of the world.

Sikong Ren gently rubbed Pei Zhi's head. "Because I know you don't want me to do this."

Pei Zhi felt a sudden tremor in her heart for no apparent reason. Just because she didn't like him, Sikong Ren gave up the only chance for her to survive.

"If you listen to this, perhaps you can even unify the cultivation world and trample Zhong Changyuan under your feet."

Not all demons in the demon realm can cultivate into human form.

In fact, many demons are captured by people in the cultivation world and kept as monsters.

Therefore, many cultivators in the cultivation world believe that they are more noble than the demons in the demon realm.

Behind the scenes, some extreme cultivators even refer to the demons of the demon realm as livestock.

In their eyes, demons are merely imitating them, cultivators, and taking human form; in reality, they are still just livestock.

Sikong Ren nodded thoughtfully, "Let's forget about the previous parts, but stepping on Zhong Changyuan is indeed tempting."

Sikong Ren clicked his tongue, seemingly troubled: "What can we do? Wan Kui is dead, there's no way to bring him back to life."

Pei Zhi realized that Sikong Ren was teasing her and joking with her, so she punched Sikong Ren on the shoulder.

"It's good as it is now. Although both sides dislike each other, they won't start a major conflict."

"No matter which realm gains the upper hand, the one that will suffer will be the other realm."

Humans capture demons to be used as monsters, and demons capture humans to be used as slaves.

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