“Who am I?”

It all started several months ago.

The Heavenly Prison.

The eighteenth layer.

Trap Empty Island obtained a thousand spirit stones, opened its mouth to swallow, and in an instant, absorbed all the spiritual energy.

The lusterless green stones crumbled into powder one after another.

“This breath of spiritual energy can sustain me for over a hundred years, If I cannot find a way out before my life and cultivation dissipate, then I might as well surrender to the Heavenly Court and be a dog, but I cannot let the heritage of Trap Empty Island be severed…”

As the current Island Master of Trap Empty Island, he was privy to many secrets of the sect, such as the whereabouts of the demon cultivation’s holy land, and the secret divine skills to contact the True Demon of the higher realm.

The reason the Heavenly Court didn’t dare to exterminate the demon cultivation completely was mainly out of fear of the True Demons from the higher realm.

Several days passed.

Suddenly, Trap Empty Island sensed a whistling sound. The Heavenly Prison’s formations and prohibitions were dense, and its cells were like isolated spaces, where no wind from the outside should blow in.

His divine sense swept over and detected that the formation and prohibition were in disarray, opening an almost undetectable crack.

“What’s going on here?”

Trap Empty Island only wondered for a moment before he transformed his mana into escaping light, flying out through the crack.

The rich and extreme spiritual energy of the outside world confirmed to Trap Empty Island this was not an illusion. He took a deep breath, the spiritual energy swirling like a tornado into his belly, nourishing his dantian meridians that had been withered for hundreds of years.

“Hehehe, are you that youngster from Trap Empty Island?”

He heard a queer voice beside his ear, and his divine sense swept over to identify an old man dressed in a black and white Daoist robe with the appearance of a child but the hair of a crane.

“Dao Master of Yin and Yang, you’re still alive?”

“I’ve already thought about being a dog for the Heavenly Court, but the Lord on High seems to disagree!”

Dao Master of Yin and Yang scanned the surroundings with a glance and snorted coldly, “Stop hiding, all of you. You juniors still have some way to go compared to me.”

Over a dozen figures revealed themselves, all significant figures of demon paths and heretical schools imprisoned in the eighteenth layer.

A Demon God from the dragon race laughed, “Fellow Daoist is jesting. We’re just wondering if this could be a conspiracy by the Heavenly Court, deliberately letting us out to provide an excuse for a roundup and execution!”

An ephemeral Unfounded Ghost God said, “The Heavenly Court is shameless in its actions; it’s not beyond them.”

“No need to worry, it’s surely a problem with the Heavenly Prison.”

Dao Master of Yin and Yang claimed, “I am the direct disciple of a True Demon, and my soul carries my master’s mark. If I were to die in a battle of mana, it would certainly alarm my master!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces lit up with joy.

True Demons are much more troublesome than True Immortals. The latter are concerned about consequences and wouldn’t easily descend into the mortal world unless necessary.

The former act unrestrainedly; perhaps the moment after killing Dao Master of Yin and Yang, a consciousness from the higher realm would descend into a disciple’s body and slay all enemies.

Trap Empty Island shook his head, “What good is the protection of a True Demon? There are many True Gods of the Heavenly Court who could capture us with ease. Do you think we have the strength to break the formation and flee from the Heavenly Court?”

The formation and prohibition covering the Heavenly Court, constantly reinforced by the chief deity of the Ministry of Works, had added countless layers over a millennium.

Dao Master of Yin and Yang coldly said, “Regardless, we must fight. First, we’ll release all the prisoners with life sentences. There must be thousands of them, enough to throw the Heavenly Court into chaos.”

At that moment.

A figure arrived at the eighteenth layer prison. Colonel Niu, accompanied by prison guards, was conducting a routine inspection.

“You…”

Just as Colonel Niu was about to scold them for daring to trespass in the Heavenly Prison, he suddenly recognized several demon figures, laughed awkwardly, turned, and left.

“I had some drinks today and got a bit drunk; I’m going back to sleep.”

“Hmph!”

The Unfounded Ghost God snorted coldly and blew air towards Colonel Niu and his men, who all swayed and collapsed to the ground, their eyes clouded.

The dragon race Demon God said, “We have little time; let’s split up and move.”

The crowd nodded slightly and transformed into beams of light, flying through the Heavenly Prison, releasing all the imprisoned demon disciples, demon races, and heinous prisoners with life sentences.

While it was difficult to break the Heavenly Prison’s formation, they could control the prison guards using divine sense to open the cells.

Very quickly.

Thousands of demons and ghosts gathered on the first layer of the Heavenly Prison, and all the righteous deities and prison guards had passed out.

“What should we do next?”

“Surely we don’t just blindly rush out; the True Gods of the Heavenly Court could slap us to death!”

It was at this time.

An extremely terrifying breath came from the east. At first, demon clouds gathered in the sky, followed by immeasurable Buddhist light condensing into a thousand-zhang tall Golden Body.

Trap Empty Island exclaimed in shock, “Could these be the individuals of the demon cultivation?”

“Not only that, it’s a combination of both Buddhism and demon cultivation…”

Having lived for over two thousand years and seen much of the world, Dao Master of Yin and Yang’s eyes shone brightly at the sight of the Buddhist Golden Body.

“With such a powerful being, the Heavenly Court cannot stop us. We shall leave with him!”

The Heavenly Pond.

The lake shimmered like glittering waves.

The Heavenly Emperor sat by the lake’s edge, snapping a piece of spiritual bamboo and forming a fishing line with his mana, dangling it into the water.

The emperors from all directions took their seats beside him, each representing different religions and factions. Ahead was the Overhanging Firmament Hall, handling the routine governance, but it was by the Heavenly Pond where the future direction of the Heavenly Court was decided.

Minor matters were discussed in large meetings, while major matters in small ones.

Ever since Sun Changsheng entered the Alchemy Furnace, the four emperors had come together.

The Northern Emperor, now a True God and having inherited the title of Sheng Yangzhen, wore a worried expression: “Your Majesty, I think this matter is too risky.”

“My dear minister, there’s no need to worry about the Heavenly Master; becoming a human immortal isn’t that easy.”

The Heavenly Emperor said, “The Heavenly Master, having fused with the Shèlì relics, at most has the foundation of a human immortal. It would still take him hundreds of years of cultivation. By that time, if you still feel sentiment for him, go easy on him; don’t beat him to death!”

Sheng Yangzhen shook his head, “I am not worried about the Heavenly Master. Even if he becomes a human immortal, with Buddhism’s backup and the gods of the Heavenly Court, he won’t be able to create any upheaval.”

“It’s the once in two thousand years tribulation I’m concerned about—isn’t it too tragic?”

The True God Sheng Yangzhen wasn’t affiliated with any of the three major religious sects. Those who supported him were also outside these sects, which is why only after Sun Changsheng entered the Elixir Hall did he learn of the Heavenly Emperor’s plan to join forces with the three sects to instigate a great catastrophe to ease the pressure on the Cultivation World.

When the great catastrophe begins, the most casualties would inevitably be the unaffiliated cultivators.

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