Back when Li San was still in the Demon Clan, he had heard of the Evil Emperor's formidable reputation.
If it weren't for the day when the Evil Emperor Ye Si encountered a lightning tribulation during his tribulation and suddenly vanished from the world, there would be no place for the Demon Clan.
Everyone thought that the Evil Emperor had successfully transcended his tribulation and ascended to immortality.
The Demon Lord had also longed to transcend tribulations and ascend to immortality, but he always fell short by just a little bit, so...
My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a sharp pain.
When Li San saw Ye Si, who had transformed into a minor cultivator's natal fire, trying to penetrate his torn palm, he realized that Ye Si was doing so.
He immediately tried to swing his arm to shake off the strange fireball.
Unfortunately, he was currently bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, and had lost all his magical power.
He couldn't even move his wrist, let alone swing his arm.
The Nine Netherworld Fire is both divine fire and earth fire.
In Sheng Ning's unique interpretation, it's like will-o'-the-wisp.
Unlike the Crimson Lotus Fire, the Netherworld Fire does not directly burn people to ashes.
It can penetrate the human body and burn all the internal organs, while the body looks no different from normal.
Because the Nine Netherworld Fire is a rare divine fire in the world, most cultivators and demon cultivators have never actually seen it.
Some people have therefore classified the Netherworld Fire as a legendary fire.
Before Sheng Ning appeared, Li San had always believed that the Nine Netherworld Fire was the legendary fire.
Otherwise, how could someone who has lived for eight hundred years have never seen such a fire?
Fortunately, he has now seen it and felt the Nine Netherworld Fire entering his body.
"No! Don't kill me! Come out, come out quickly—"
"ah--!!!"
"Sheng Ning, I will kill you! I will definitely kill you! Even if I can't kill you, the Demon Lord will definitely kill you!"
The itching all over my body hadn't subsided yet.
The flesh and meridians inside the body were scorched by the Netherworld Fire.
This burning sensation was unlike that of ordinary fire; Li San could feel as if his skin and flesh were being peeled away.
Even the demonic core inside his body was burned and cracked.
The feeling of being worse than dead was vividly embodied in him.
Sheng Ning did not take Li San's threat to heart.
Many people want to kill her, so who does this Li San even count for?
She raised her hand to pick at her ear, then looked up and met the other person's pained gaze. "I gave you a chance, didn't I?"
"If you had just told me the answer, I wouldn't have used this trick. You probably don't know me very well."
"I'm the kind of person who always seeks revenge. You demons bullied me, but I haven't been able to catch the person who bullied me, so I can only bully you little minions. After all, none of us are good people."
"I know what you're thinking right now. You want to tear me apart and torture me beyond recognition, but we'll see if you have the chance."
"You agree, right? That person who hides in the corner and refuses to show their true face, the one I've never been able to catch."
As Sheng Ning was speaking, she suddenly turned around and looked behind her at the opening that had opened when she and her fellow disciples entered the underground plaza.
Upon hearing her words, Su Daiyuan and the others immediately looked up.
Seeing that it was still pitch black and he couldn't see what was happening inside, Su Daiyuan pursed his lips and spoke in a deep voice.
"I'll go check on her and make sure she's safe."
Li San was already delirious from the burning sensation.
He seemed not to have heard what Sheng Ning said.
His words changed from his previous defiant attitude to pleading for mercy.
Sheng Ning was afraid that Ye Si would really burn him to death, so she stepped forward and said to Li San's body, "Alright, come out now."
Immediately afterwards, a faint blue flame emerged from Li San's wound.
Even though the burning and tearing sensation in his body had subsided, Li San was still reeling from the pain.
After he had rested for a while, he heard Sheng Ning speak again.
"Have you rested enough? If you have, we'll continue."
"You still haven't answered me: what exactly is the purpose of the demon race's invasion of the monster race? What are the demon race's recent movements?"
"Oh, right, after you finish answering, remember to swear an oath by the Heavenly Dao. If you lie, may the Heavenly Dao strike you down, and I'll burn your demon core with the Netherworld Fire."
Li San, who had just caught his breath: ......
Li San's already ferocious features contorted into a deep frown. He opened his mouth, but it took him a long time to speak in a hoarse voice.
"Sheng Ning, who exactly are you?"
Upon hearing this, Sheng Ning smiled slightly at him and said, "I am the father you can't have."
"I've answered you. It's your turn to answer now. If you delay any longer, I'll have the Evil Emperor burrow back into your body and burn your family heirloom!"
Li San had never seen such a shameless person.
Upon hearing Sheng Ning's threat, he tightened his fingers and tried to clamp his legs together to prevent his male dignity from being tarnished.
He took a deep breath, and a look of dejection appeared in his eyes. "You have to promise me you won't tell anyone."
Sheng Ning immediately looked at him like he was an idiot, "As a righteous cultivator, I may very well be attacked by the demons in the future. Do you think I can keep that a secret?"
Li San: ......
He really wanted to curse, but he didn't know what to say.
After much deliberation, he looked deeply at the person before him and said, "The Demon Lord wants to unify the cultivation world."
Sheng Ning didn't want to hear such nonsense.
Ye Si was always clamoring to unify the cultivation world, but what happened? He still got struck by lightning and ended up like this.
She leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "What I mean is, how does your Demon Lord plan to unify the cultivation world?"
"Please, he's already the Demon Lord of the Demon Clan. If he didn't want to unify the cultivation world, I'd spit on him and call him a coward."
"So what is your plan?"
"Infiltrate the demon realm, assassinate their leader, then join forces with human sects to wipe out the human cultivators once the deed is done?"
What Sheng Ning said was nothing more than her own speculation.
After all, she hadn't read the final chapters of the original book.
As soon as she finished expressing her inner thoughts, seeing the expression on Li San's face with his eyes wide open, she immediately made up her mind.
The original author is also someone who writes mindless stories; she even guessed such a simple plan.
Li San stared at Sheng Ning in disbelief. He opened his dry, peeling lips and spoke in a hoarse voice, "How do you know... you're not a cultivator, you are..."
Before he could finish speaking, Sheng Ning, who was standing close to him, looked as if she had seen something terrifying.
Startled, he quickly took two steps back.
"I am not."
"I don't."
"Don't talk nonsense."
“I’m not like you petty creatures; I’m much smarter than you.”
Li San, who was called stupid: ......
However, Sheng Ning still had a question in her mind.
She glanced at Lu Jingshen and Fang Chong, who were staring at her with puzzled looks, then returned to Li San's side and whispered in his ear.
"Um, which sects are cooperating with the demons?"
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