The next moment, an immortal wearing a crown, dressed in a rosy robe, with a mysterious Taoist body and a purple and gold auspicious appearance, slowly walked out of the temple.

The long beard on his chest moved with the wind, and the whisk in his hand waved with spiritual light.

Fang Jian hurried forward, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, I, Fang Jian, pay my respects to the Emperor."

It turned out that this person was the incarnation of the Great Emperor Qinghua of the East, and was also one of the Dharma bodies enshrined in the Qinghua Temple.

Emperor Qinghua swept away the dust in all directions with his eyes, then sighed softly and said, "Fang Jian, follow me."

"Yes." Fang Jian responded, and then followed Emperor Qinghua to the location of the blessed cave of the Qinghua Temple.

But at this moment, the blessed cave had already collapsed under the power of the fractal god-destroying power, and only a piece of ruins remained.

However, on top of the ruins, there was a young man sitting cross-legged. His body was lifelike and his clothes were not damaged at all.

However, his eyes were empty and his expression was dull and lifeless, and it was obvious that he had lost his soul.

Fang Jian frowned. His Immortal Official Jade Disc suddenly issued a warning at this moment. This warning was very familiar. Fang Jian was instantly surprised and said, "A true demon from the outside world?"

Emperor Qinghua waved the whisk in his hand, and a ray of Taiyi green light flashed by. The young man's body instantly turned into powder and drifted away with the wind.

As the young man's body dissipated into smoke, Fang Jian's Immortal Official Jade Disc also stopped sounding the alarm.

Then, the Qinghua Emperor said, "The entry of a true demon from a foreign sect into the world can disturb cause and effect and obscure the secrets of heaven. Qinghua Temple has been acting this way for many years, yet I haven't felt anything from above the heavens. This is probably because this beast has blocked the secrets of Qinghua Temple."

Fang Jian asked, "Does the Emperor know the origin of this demon?"

Emperor Qinghua's tone darkened as he said, "If I'm not mistaken, this demon should be the 'Formless Demon'."

"Formless Demon?" Fang Jian asked doubtfully, "What is a Formless Demon?"

Emperor Qinghua explained, "There are five types of external demons: blood demons, heart demons, six desire demons, seven emotion demons, and formless demons. Of these, the formless demon is the most bizarre. It possesses no self, no true self, no inner self, and no outer self. It can transform into countless forms, coming and going at will, and is difficult to destroy. However, when cultivating in the world, one must draw upon the earth's energy, otherwise progress will be extremely slow and success will be difficult."

Fang Jian said: "Could it be that Qinghua is watching everyone because he is deceived by this formless demon..."

"No." Qinghua Emperor shook his head and said, "Unless the external demon directly invades your body, it can only subtly influence your mind and pollute your Dao heart."

"Only those with a firm heart and pure will will not be influenced by the external demons." Qinghua Emperor said this, shook his head and sighed, "The Qinghua people have come to this point. Ultimately, it is because of their own biased hearts that they were eventually influenced by the external demons and changed their minds and aspirations, leading them to the evil path."

Fang Jian smiled and said, "Then this formless demon should have been destroyed by my Fractal God-Destroying Pestle, right?"

Emperor Qinghua shook his head and said, "No, it ran away a long time ago."

Fang Jian was startled upon hearing this, then his brow furrowed. At this moment, the Qinghua Emperor said, "Fang Jian, you've done well this time. I will commend you to the Grand Envoy. I hope you will uphold impartiality and unwaveringly uphold the laws of Heaven. If the laws of Heaven are strict and enforced, so that cultivators throughout the world dare not violate them, it will be a blessing for all living beings. We come to the lower realms to preach the Way and establish teachings to educate all beings and nurture all spirits. I am also responsible for my negligence in overseeing the affairs of Qinghua Temple, and I have already reported this to the Grand Envoy. Now I must return to Heaven to face punishment. The aftermath of Huanzhou will be left to you. I will also report the Wuxiang Demon to the Grand Envoy, so you should be careful."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness Fang Jian, I will faithfully follow the Emperor's instructions."

Afterwards, Emperor Qinghua was covered in fairy light and flew into the sky on auspicious clouds.

...

A purple-black demonic light escaped from the territory of Huanzhou and then turned into a faint shadow. It turned around and looked in the direction of Huarong Mountain, then flew tens of thousands of miles towards the east.

When it stopped again and walked out of the void, its appearance had been completely changed.

He looked very handsome and elegant, wearing a Taoist robe, a jade hairpin in his hair, and a long jade belt to hold his hair. The two ends of the jade belt were tied behind his head, and the remaining jade belt was hung vertically on his back. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a resolute and elegant face. He looked exactly like Fang Jian!

This 'Fang Jian' looked at his new appearance and immediately revealed a smug and happy smile. Then he continued to fly towards the east without stopping.