Vol 5 Chapter 64: The Demon Emperor's Threat

"Mo Yu... it was actually your avatar all along..." After being captured, Sheng E struggled violently, but he discovered the Immortal Binding Chains were extremely tough and had the effect of sealing spiritual power, preventing him from using his Heavenly Demon Physique to break through to the Void Mystical Stage and escape the Origin Realm.

Sheng E's draconic head contorted in fury as tidal waves of shock surged within him. The combination of Mo Yu and Lin Jing made him feel genuine fear for the first time. These two troublemakers who had stirred up storms across the Origin Realm were actually the same person.

"Stop struggling." Lin Jing raised his palm as the Ice Soul Gu materialized. Despite Sheng E's resistance, it inserted its threads into his body, implanting a Dao Seed. The seed floated within Sheng E's memory sea, beginning to feed on his Heavenly Demon Claws as nutrients to grow its fruit.

During their earlier battle, Lin Jing had noticed his opponent's exceptional claw techniques that had repeatedly torn through his sword intent. It seemed Sheng E had modified the Heavenly Demon Finger technique like Demon Emperor Tianchou, achieving greater mastery than Lin Jing's avatar. Coincidentally, his avatar currently possessed a fox demon's body with naturally sharp claws. By substituting claws for swords, his strength could advance further without arduous cultivation. As for Sheng E's other secret techniques, they could be extracted later.

"What did you do to me?" Sheng E felt nothing after the Dao Seed was implanted, yet an ominous premonition gripped him.

"You'll be dead soon anyway. Why bother asking?" Lin Jing muttered. Just as he was about to further seal Sheng E and toss him into his dimensional storage like he had done with the Limitless Immortal, Sheng E suddenly laughed coldly.

"Mo Yu and Lin Jing being the same person... So the Tianyuan Realm still possesses methods to bestow demonic blood. You've hidden well, but it won't last. Demonic experts are already heading to the Dayuan Realm. Soon, the Tianyuan Realm will fall completely."

"Your sect will be destroyed. Your loved ones will all die. If anyone in Tianyuan Realm discovers your dual identity, that secret won't last either. Even if you dominate the Origin Realm, all that awaits your return will be ruins and countless Seeking the Way experts hunting you. You're doomed."

"Only I can save you now. The Heavenly Demon Sect has many peripheral members from across the multiverse. Compared to your talents, your actions mean nothing to them. With my recommendation, the sect could pardon your crimes. The Tianyuan Realm could avoid invasion and even join our ranks."

"The Heavenly Demon Sect's conquest of the lower realms is inevitable. The Cultivation Alliance keeps losing ground on all fronts. Think carefully—will you choose the bright path or insist on opposing us?"

Sheng E pinned his hopes for survival on Demon Emperor Tianchou's imminent arrival in the Tianyuan Realm. Moreover, he genuinely believed his arguments held merit—anyone could see the Heavenly Demon Sect's dominance was unstoppable. If Lin Jing had any sense, he'd recognize surrender as the wisest choice.

[Divine Control Art]

Lin Jing's eyes flashed as he activated this control technique, easily dominating the restrained Sheng E. Since Sheng E had possessed a demon beast's body and was bound by Immortal Binding Chains, the control took minimal effort.

"The Heavenly Demon Sect's inevitable conquest? I'm not so sure." From what Lin Jing knew, while the Demon Lord was at Immortal Emperor realm, the Immortal Realm housed multiple emperors. If they united, even with the Heavenly Dao's Supreme Treasure, the sect might not prevail.

But would the vast Immortal Realm truly reject an emperor-backed sect? Lin Jing suspected other emperors merely feared the Demon Lord using lower realms to advance further, threatening their positions. Yet none would personally challenge a treasure-wielding Demon Lord—after reaching Immortal Emperor status, none would risk annihilation over principle.

To prevent the Demon Lord's breakthrough without direct confrontation, alternatives existed. Denying him the lower realms would suffice. To Lin Jing, the lower realms seemed just one battlefield in the emperors' power plays. While the Heavenly Demon Sect invested heavily to dominate, other forces resisted fiercely.

But the lower realm conflict wouldn't affect the Immortal Realm. If the sect neared total victory, other emperors would desperately intervene to block the Demon Lord's advancement. That ultimate battle would decide the war's outcome.

Thus, despite the Cultivation Alliance's current weakness, Lin Jing wouldn't prematurely side with the Heavenly Demon Sect. If they lost the true decisive battle in the Immortal Realm, he'd face certain retribution. Moreover, the Immortal Palace's beast taming legacy and the Glazed Immortal Lord's inheritance—which sustained his Longevity Body—inclined him against the sect.

"You claimed demonic experts are heading to Tianyuan Realm—is this true? How many are coming? What are their cultivation levels? How soon will they arrive?" Lin Jing demanded. The news had genuinely startled him—current Tianyuan Realm couldn't withstand a demonic invasion.

The present Tianyuan Realm lacked even a single Seeking the Way expert at immortal physique level. Against just one such demonic expert, Tianyuan would need multiple ordinary Seeking the Way cultivators to resist—and the enemy surely wouldn't send just one.

"Only one is going—Demon Emperor Tianchou, who recently rejoined the sect. Due to the Cultivation Alliance sabotaging many cross-realm teleportation arrays, she may take up to sixty years to arrive." The controlled Sheng E answered truthfully.

Damn. Just one. And it's my fake master!

"Demon Emperor Tianchou!" Lin Jing took a deep breath. One expert brought no relief—this single individual likely surpassed a dozen figures like Mo Pine in his previous life's periphery sect status.

"Karma's a bitch."

Demon Emperor Tianchou—the lone battle goddess ranking among the top three female powerhouses of the demonic realm. He'd been masquerading as her disciple while dealing with Sheng Kun. Now, ironically, she'd be invading Tianyuan Realm.

"Sixty years." At least the Cultivation Alliance had achieved something by damaging teleportation arrays, buying Tianyuan some time—though not much. Lin Jing broke into a cold sweat, mind racing: How could Tianyuan possibly resist Demon Emperor Tianchou within six decades?