At that moment, a distinctive Sword Intent burst forth from the Love Stronger than Gold Diagram, drilling directly into Wang Mu's Nascent Soul!

In an instant, a sword light as bright as dawn's first rays erupted from Wang Mu's eyes.

The next second, the Green Blood Sword shot into the sky, transforming into a towering Heavenly Sword in mid-air. As it hummed and vibrated, it cleaved towards the massive flesh hill of the Foreign Clan up ahead. Its momentum nearly matched the might of Heroine Yan's sky-splitting sword.

This power far exceeded Wang Mu's imagination.

Even in that brief moment, the surrounding darkness was dispelled by the sword light.

Although it's been a long time since I've taken action... my Sword Dao has now reached another Realm...

The Sword Intent that enveloped him seemed to form an independent space. Endless darkness surged toward him, only to be dispersed in an instant, ceaselessly.

In the distance, with a thunderous boom, the undulating flesh mountain collapsed as if it had been shaved flat, revealing the figure hidden within.

Through his Sea of Consciousness, he perceived countless blood-red strands, like threads, emerging from the corpses of the Foreign Clan. These threads connected to the figure within, seemingly transmitting some kind of energy.

"Piao Miaoxu..."

Wang Mu narrowed his eyes.

Revealed alongside her was the Shadow Hong Saber clutched in her hand.

Clearly, she was indeed using this to cultivate some Cultivation Technique.

It was just as Mu Hongyuan utilized the malicious intent within the Shadow Hong Saber to suppress and cultivate the Great Yin-Yang Harmony Diagram.

When it came to understanding the Shadow Hong Saber, Piao Miaoxu naturally had a deep comprehension.

In the final battle of the game, the Silent Annihilation Saber Skill that Wang Mu executed with the Shadow Hong Saber had countered countless of her moves.

Probably, in the game, aside from the protagonist, no one understood the Shadow Hong Saber better than her. And... having been sealed, she lived through countless instances of being killed by me... cough... she must have gained an incredibly profound understanding of the Shadow Hong Saber as well. Perhaps she couldn't use it herself but snatched away the Shadow Hong Saber to aid her Cultivation.

The Shadow Hong Saber could absorb the blood of any living creature.

In the Dark Border, the Shadow Hong Saber acted as a trap for members of the Foreign Clan because it had slain so many of them. If someone holding the Shadow Hong Saber walked into the darkness and delved a bit deeper, they would inevitably be surrounded and attacked by the Foreign Clan.

To put it simply, since the Shadow Hong Saber had absorbed the blood of many Foreign Clan members, others from the Foreign Clan could also use the saber to absorb the strength of their own kind.

She was the king among Heavenly Demons. The statues in the Immortal Mansion did not detail their specific abilities, so these were beyond Wang Mu's knowledge.

"Dongfang Mu!"

In the void, Piao Miaoxu's blood coalesced into bizarre demonic patterns all over her body as her black hair fluttered wildly.

Her demonic eyes seemed to merge with the darkness, and her body was slowly mutating. Yet, her face bore a maniacally eerie smile. "You actually dared to pursue me here."

"What? Trying to avenge your lover?"

Wang Mu remained silent.

"Your audacity is as great as it ever was," Piao Miaoxu laughed loudly. "You dog, you really do have immense Qi Fortune. When you first emerged, you were merely at the Golden Core stage, and now you've already reached Nascent Soul."

"A thousand years ago, you beat me with the help of a woman."

"And a thousand years later, you still want to beat me with the help of a woman?"

Wang Mu was left speechless.

Don't talk nonsense. Even in the game, there were many ways to take you down without relying on women. And besides, you were even powered up in the Love Saint ending, weren't you?

"Actually..." Wang Mu began, pondering aloud, "I don't really understand what you're trying to do. A thousand years ago, you caused chaos in the Martial Arts world and sparked countless conflicts. Even the death of the Li Dynasty's emperor at the time was likely the masterpiece of Piaomiao Palace. You incited mayhem to seize power—that, I can understand."

"But you failed. Now, a thousand years have passed, and the world has grown so much larger. I'm not asking you to turn over a new leaf, but wouldn't it be better to lie low somewhere and slowly build up your strength?"

"You're just a Residual Soul. Even as a reincarnation of Emperor Chen, trying to incite chaos in the current Nine Provinces Cultivation World in such a short time—isn't that just courting death?"

"Nowadays, powerhouses are aplenty in these Nine Provinces... what do you amount to?"

Piao Miaoxu laughed heartily, her physical form continually changing.

Wang Mu felt that her appearance now carried a hint of the Foreign King's aura from the game.

No, to be precise, it was stronger.

"Heavenly Demon..." Piao Miaoxu flicked her sleeve. "Since you know my identity, haven't those women of yours told you what we Heavenly Demons rely on to survive?"

Wang Mu was taken aback.

His mind suddenly recalled the description of the Ice Blue Ancient Tree.

"Able to incite heavenly calamities and feed on the resulting Karma—such beings are Heavenly Demons."

"Simply put, the more chaos there is in the world, the larger the accumulation of Karma. This makes Heavenly Demons stronger. They are often impervious to common forces and difficult to deal with."

Simply put, the more chaos there is in the world, the heavier the Karma, and the stronger the Heavenly Demons become. I seemed to have forgotten that. No wonder Piao Miaoxu is so eager to see turmoil in the Nine Provinces. The Karma generated from the deaths of Jiuzhou cultivators is much heavier than that from the Mortal World, so Heavenly Demons naturally grow stronger from it.

If the seal here is broken and the Dark Alien Race sweeps across the land, the Nine Provinces will undoubtedly fall into chaos.

Then, more Heavenly Demons will emerge.

And as the King of Heavenly Demons, her strength would naturally grow stronger and stronger.

This plan... Piao Miaoxu must have been strategizing it ever since she first appeared. I remember that after emerging from the Immortal Mansion and witnessing Heroine Yan's Crossing Tribulation, Master Lu had reported on the issues regarding Xilu's Eight Desolate Illusion Realm during the Cloud Sea Heavenly Communication.

Wang Mu slowly took out the Demon Suppression God Seal.

Even as a Heavenly Demon, this Emperor Chen should still be suppressed by this item.