As the dark wind and black fog rolled in, the Wanxiang Juexian Sword Formation had already fallen, completely covering the area around the altar.

Countless sword energies were swirling in all directions, and a strong aura of evil and malice was overwhelming. However, there was a person who rushed out from among them and stepped onto the path of light first - it was Shushan Lingyunpo.

An Zhisu followed, and the other cultivators also woke up as if from a dream. They didn't even bother to resist the sword formation and rushed towards the light path that led to the sky.

Wei Dongliu had no time to attack them. He just focused on operating the sword formation and attacking the surrounding Shushan elders, protecting the true people from the Demonic Path as they approached the altar.

"Don't fly your sword! Walk! Take the path of light from the altar!"

Master Mo Gu snorted coldly and ignored his command. He just led his brothers to fly towards the light path on swords.

Wei Dongliu looked carefully and found that this guy was actually cautious and did not rush to the front... Sure enough, the two younger brothers flew onto the light path on swords and hit the restriction head-on. The recoil force made their mouths and noses bleed and they flew back.

The three female cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect were originally in the second echelon, but after listening to Wei Dongliu's reminder, True Man Lingyun was the first to slow down her sword-riding speed. Seeing this situation, they dared not rush forward, but just led their people to land on the altar first, and then quickly rushed onto the light path.

With these three leading the way, the rest of the demons followed suit. While Wei Dongliu and the elders of the Yin Gui Dao and Shura Dao were blocking the attacks from Shushan for them, they also landed on the altar one after another.

When the Demon Bone Elder helped the two younger brothers up and followed Wen Yang to the sky quickly, an elder of the Yin Ghost Dao shouted:

"Master Wei, don't delay, go now!"

Wei Dongliu did not hesitate, and finally rushed to the light road leading to the sky, climbing up continuously.

Including the previous few trumpets, this is my fourth time in the palace, and I am very familiar with the route.

But this time there was no beautiful woman by my side, and it was quite peaceful and quiet as I ascended to heaven alone.

Falling from the path of light, Wei Dongliu cast a spell and landed steadily on the black mist, revealing the appearance of a demon lord with red hair and double pupils.

As soon as she landed, before she had time to walk around, countless beautiful maids came from all directions.

Wei Dongliu was a little surprised, thinking that it would save him the trouble of looking for it himself... Then he found that these beautiful maids were all wearing armor and carrying swords, making sword gestures with their hands and chanting in unison:

"The devil has been slain!"

Wei Dongliu:?

Before he could react, he saw the world beneath his feet turned upside down and the eight trigrams changed, and he had been teleported to another place.

It seemed like this place was a dungeon, with rocks above the head, water under the feet, and darkness all around.

Another True Lord came walking on the water. He was an old man wearing a military helmet and holding a long sword in one hand. The light in his eyes was like thunder. He stared at Wei Dongliu for a moment, frowned and asked:

"What...are you?"

Why are you still cursing? Wei Dongliu said nothing with a cold face.

The old man was silent for a moment, then asked again:

"Are you Avici Demon Lord? Or are you a human?"

"I am a human being!" Wei Dongliu was furious.

This answer made the old man Zhenjun even more puzzled.

You must know that with the arrogance of the Demon Lord, he will definitely not admit that he is a human, but "my true self" is indeed the Demon Lord's habit, so...

A human with the bloodline of the Avici Demon Lord? A person born with a chaotic demon body?

Thinking of this, the True Lord's expression also relaxed, and he asked cautiously:

"What are you doing here?"

"I am the master of the mortal world. I come here to take the position of the master of the Golden Palace." Wei Dongliu replied.

"The golden throne can only be held by humans." Zhenjun shook his head and refused.

"I've already said that I'm a human!" Wei Dongliu frowned and said, "Don't you all know how to calculate? Wouldn't it be clear if we calculate it?"

The True Lord really made a hand gesture and calculated silently for a moment, then he showed a look of surprise.

Although there is a possibility of mixed blood, the results of calculations have always been vague and will not give very precise results such as "this person is half human and half demon."

The calculation results at this time clearly showed that this person was a human.

The Golden Palace Secret Realm only allows humans to enter the trial, and other races are not allowed to enter. So what about mixed-race people?

Naturally, it is calculated according to the result of arithmetic.

In any case, even if this person has the bloodline of Avici Demon Lord, he can't be that high, and it is even more impossible for him to consider himself a demon. Even if one of these two is missing, the calculation results may not necessarily show that he is a human.

Thinking of this, the True Lord put away his hostile attitude and said slowly:

"I am the True Lord of the Divine Mountain."

"This is the lowest level of the Golden Palace Secret Realm. If any cultivator enters and breaks the precept of killing, he will be imprisoned here and punished."

Wei Dongliu knew that no fighting was allowed in the Golden Palace Secret Realm, so he nodded slightly with dignity.

"Since you have come here by chance, you can accept my test." Shen Yue Zhenjun continued, "But I will explain in advance."

"My test is the most difficult among all the True Lords. In previous years, few people passed it."

"If you don't want to participate, you can withdraw and accept the test of other True Lords."

Wei Dongliu pondered for a moment and asked:

"Lord of the Golden Palace, don't you want to gather twelve people? If no one passes the test of the True Lord, how can you gather twelve people?"

"That's easy." Shenyue Zhenjun replied, "I have to guard the prison here, so I don't have time to split myself. So if no one finds this place, I will give my rank to other Zhenjuns to test and then pass it on."

"Of course, other True Lords usually gather six people and let them compete with each other... But in my case, the test is only for you, so you should think it over before making your choice."

"Then let's try it first." Wei Dongliu agreed decisively.

It doesn’t cost any money to try it!

"Very good." Shen Yue Zhenjun smiled with his hands behind his back, "Daoyou, please follow me."

He took the lead and walked towards the depths of the prison. Wei Dongliu followed closely behind him and noticed that the prison fences on both sides were engraved with various runes, but there was nothing inside.

After walking for a while, Shenyue Zhenjun suddenly stopped in front of a prison and said:

"Fellow Daoist, please look at this person."

Wei Dongliu looked carefully and saw a slim young woman slumped inside with her head lowered and her long hair covering her face, so her features could not be seen. A bloodstained iron chain pierced her scapula and tied her to the torture device on the wall.

"This person is the daughter of the mayor of Dongli City." Shenyue Zhenjun said indifferently, "Dongli City is a large city of the human race. Its mayor is also an elder of the human race, highly respected, but unfortunately he raised such a traitor! Because of her lust for her lover's beauty, she told the secret to the demon spy, causing the human army to fall into a deep valley and suffer heavy losses."

"She is now imprisoned here, and her punishment is yet to be determined. According to the law, she should be executed for treason, and her crimes are so serious that even using thunder magic to smash her into powder would not be too much."

"But the Lord of Dongli City privately requested us to spare her life. Her father is willing to make amends for her crime for the rest of his life."

"If we forgive her, the human race's army will be annihilated. How tragic is that? But no one has admitted the crime. The public sentiment is surging and they will definitely not give up. But if we do not punish her severely, I am afraid that the Lord of Dongli City will change his mind. This person is in a high position and has a high level of cultivation. The human race cannot let this great man become disloyal."

"Let me ask you: how should we deal with this woman?"

If it were any other cultivator, faced with this dilemma, they might have hesitated for a long time, but Wei Dongliu was such a flexible person that he blurted out without thinking:

"Find a female prisoner to die in her place, and publicly announce the execution to appease the public anger. Imprison her in a secret place, and tell her father to devote himself to the human race. If he slacks off, behead her to frighten him!"