My Silly, Sweet Wife

Hearing Ye Guichen’s words, Ding Zhang didn’t dare hesitate in the slightest, and hurriedly told him everything he knew.

According to what Ding Zhang said, the Sky Demon Sect had already been established for many years, dating back roughly to when the Demon Clan was first sealed.

It’s said that when the Demon Clan was sealed back then, the boundary between the Yin Yang Realm became violently unstable, and many nether creatures escaped from the Yinming Land—some fled into Netherworld Mountain, some fled into this Limo Abyss.

However, nether creatures shouldn’t exist in this world, so many experts began slaughtering them, or driving them back into the Yinming Land.

But there was one extremely powerful nether creature that actually slaughtered all of those experts.

Even so, that nether creature itself was grievously injured, almost perishing together with those experts.

Before dying, that nether creature announced to the world that it would return again. As soon as it finished speaking, the land where the Limo Abyss lay transformed into a field of bitter cold yin.

All the plants withered, and all living things died on the spot.

That nether creature’s body merged into the earth, its blood turning into rising yin qi, transforming the entire Limo Abyss into a region only demons could tread.

And as time passed, a Sky Demon Sect slowly arose here.

Because the environment here was too suitable for those cultivating crooked, demonic paths.

They also relied on the natural hazard of the Limo Abyss to block all invading enemies outside.

With the continuous development of the Sky Demon Sect, it had now practically become an existence that made people tremble at the mere mention of its name.

As years went by, that former nether creature gradually turned into legend; no one still believed there truly was such a terrifying being under heaven.

The current Sect Hierarch of the Sky Demon Sect is already the seventy‑ninth generation.

"My lord, this time the Sect Hierarch sent the Ghost Fetus Elder to protect Young Master Wu Xiang in retrieving the source of life, seemingly because the Hierarch is about to peer into the secret of that nether creature from back then. Once he truly obtains what the nether creature left behind, not only will his cultivation surge, he might even step straight into Immortality in one go." As Ding Zhang spoke, a trace of excitement flickered in his eyes.

"If he can really ascend in one step, then our Sky Demon Sect might become the number one sect of all."

"Ascend in one step?" Ye Guichen sneered. "Haven’t you ever heard the saying ’for one general’s fame, ten thousand bones wither’? Hmph, if your Sect Hierarch truly wants to ascend in a single step, I fear everyone in your Sky Demon Sect will become his stepping stones."

"How is that possible!" Ding Zhang’s eyes were full of disbelief. "The Sect Hierarch said that if he can become an Immortal, he’ll grant us a heaven‑shaking fortune."

"Heh." Ye Guichen snorted lightly and didn’t say more.

However, it seemed the Sky Demon Sect Leader was now at a critical juncture in his breakthrough; if he could obtain the source of life, he might truly break through.

As for the secret guarded by that nether creature...

A cold light flashed through Ye Guichen’s mind.

Could it be that what the Sect Hierarch meant by ascending in one step wasn’t him becoming an Immortal at all, but that fallen nether creature being reborn?

The moment this possibility occurred to him, Ye Guichen’s heart gave a fierce thump.

If that’s really the case, then he had to find a way to stop it.

If the legend of how the Limo Abyss originally formed was true, then that powerful nether creature, even if it wasn’t an Immortal, was at least a Half-step Immortal; even if it wasn’t a Half-step Immortal, it would be something on the level of a Ghost Immortal.

If the other party truly revived, with his current strength he’d only have a dead end. Even if the entire Barbarian Army struck together, they wouldn’t be enough for the other side to pinch with a single finger.

After all, Immortals—those are beings who can boil mountains and cook seas with a mere wave of the hand.

Ye Guichen was far from conceited enough to think that with his current strength, he could contend against an Immortal.

"Move faster. Since your Sect Hierarch didn’t obtain the source of life, he’s likely already found some other method." Ye Guichen urged.

Ding Zhang’s face was full of confusion, but he didn’t dare go against Ye Guichen’s wishes. He quickly nodded and continued leading the way.

This time, however, after walking not very far, the surrounding yin qi actually grew even denser.

Not only that, many traces of fighting had appeared all around.

Logically speaking, the location of the Limo Abyss was extremely hidden; ordinary people simply couldn’t find it. Even if they could, they’d be unable to go very deep.

Even experts of the Divinity Transformation Realm would find it hard to locate and enter.

Taking a step back, even if they did enter, there would only be a dead end waiting.

Because the true qi most people cultivate is entirely different from the demonic qi permeating the air here; once invaded, it will devour their true qi—at light, their cultivation will be completely lost; at worst, they’ll die on the spot.

This was also the reason the Sky Demon Sect had been able to stand here for so many years without collapsing.

But the deeper they went, the more corpses they saw.

Those dead people were all dressed in the garb of the Sky Demon Sect. When they died, they were all in postures of fleeing outward, and their bodies looked as if they’d been sucked dry, reduced to nothing but skin wrapped around bone.

Moreover, with just a cursory inspection, Ye Guichen discovered that those people had almost all died at the same time.

Even if there was some discrepancy, it definitely didn’t exceed one minute before or after.

In other words, it was as if those dead people had been instantly slain at the same time by some tremendous force, their vital blood drained and killed.

Many of them seemed to have sensed something was wrong and tried to escape, but were completely unable to get away from that terrifying power.

Ye Guichen voiced his analysis to Ding Zhang.

After listening, Ding Zhang’s gaze turned somewhat vacant. "Th-this is impossible. How could anyone under heaven possess such power? If someone did, wouldn’t that be no different from an Immortal?"