Qiu Yihan transitioned from martial arts to immortal cultivation without any obstacles, due to her unique Heavenly Charm Physique, a lineage traced back to ancient times.
Her current cultivation technique was the "Tai Xuan Mo Wei Nine Chapters Scripture," and her cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage.
Lin Yuexian practiced the "Yu Shang Zhen Zhang" and had reached the Golden Core stage, her cultivation speed was not slow.
Ji Lengyue practiced the "Sheng Wei Dao Wen Jing," and her cultivation had also reached the Golden Core stage.
The three women were all in suitable conditions for pregnancy. Over the past month, Chen Jiuyang had practiced dual cultivation techniques with them, planting the seeds, but a month was still too short to know if the seeds would be viable.
One month later.
The True Demon Sect was adorned with red decorations, red patterns on a black background, ancient and solemn.
Representatives from all one hundred and eight branches of the Nine Demon Sects arrived to congratulate Chen Jiuyang, the peerless heavenly prodigy and sect leader, at the mere age of twenty-seven!
Upon hearing of the True Demon Sect producing such a heavenly prodigy as sect leader, even some reclusive old monsters from the other eight paths arrived with generous gifts to witness Chen Jiuyang's inauguration ceremony.
All the Grand Elders in charge of the various halls of the True Demon Sect had to come out to welcome guests.
If the sect leaders or reclusive old monsters from the other eight sects arrived at the True Demon Sect, Chen Jiuyang himself had to personally receive them.
It was unavoidable, as his status and seniority were too high.
"Since the decline of our Sacred Dao lineage in ancient times, how many years has it been since such a heavenly prodigy appeared?"
"A golden age, what a golden age!"
"Your sect leader is a peerless heavenly prodigy, one of the most remarkable in the history of our Sacred Dao lineage."
"At twenty-seven years old, he has glimpsed the Great Dao; his future achievements will surely surpass this."
"According to whispers, when Sect Leader Qianyang was promoted to Saint Son, it alarmed the slumbering Ancestor 'Ba An,' who declared that Sect Leader Qianyang could one day rival the Ancestor."
"Remarkable, truly remarkable! Ancestor Ba An, who once fought to the point of causing heaven and earth to wail tens of thousands of years ago!"
"The Han clan truly has a discerning eye. They discovered Sect Leader Qianyang when he was still in obscurity, even going so far as to bind him with the Heavenly Charm Physique. What a shrewd plan! Why did my lineage not have such good fortune?"
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The entire True Demon Sect was filled with joy, yet it also carried an air of sinister terror. Those not of the demonic path would find it difficult to adapt to such an environment.
The True Demon Sect's nine branches had undergone minor changes within the past month. The Hall Master of the Punishment Hall had become Han Yongye of the Han clan, who had a Soul Transformation stage cultivation.
The nine branches of the True Demon Sect, nine long-standing clans, each managed one hall.
Previously, the Han clan ranked at the bottom among the nine hall masters of the True Demon Sect. Now, with Chen Jiuyang's ascension to sect leader, a member of the Han clan immediately took control of the Punishment Hall, the most powerful position in the True Demon Sect.
After the one hundred and eight branches of the Nine Demon Sects converged, Chen Jiuyang's sect leader inauguration ceremony officially began.
On the vast plaza, as far as the eye could see, demonic energy permeated the heavens and earth, with countless demonic cultivators standing there.
On the high platform, the Grand Elder of the Ceremony Hall, clad in purple demonic robes, recited a series of elaborate prayers and incantations.
A sense of indescribable, terrifying power surged from the True Demon Sect.
"Ascend the Myriad Races Blood Seat!"
"Rumble!!!"
The heavens and earth changed color. The sea of clouds in the sky swept down from above and then dispersed again.
A total of ten thousand steps appeared. Unlike last time, the Myriad Races Blood Seat no longer emitted a dangerous aura to obstruct Chen Jiuyang's ascent. Instead, it transformed into a glazed staircase.
With each step Chen Jiuyang took, a blood shadow of the myriad races materialized, prostrating themselves at Chen Jiuyang's feet, as if calling out!
"Roar!"
"Howl!"
"Growl!"
"Chirp!"
With every step, Chen Jiuyang's dark Saint Son's imperial robe began to transform, becoming an ancient, sacred, and dark Nine Dragon imperial robe. It lacked the twelve hanging curtains but provided an aura enhancement.
Auras of darkness, sanctity, sunlight, coldness, terror, grandeur, and more surged from Chen Jiuyang, alternating and appearing, making him unpredictable and impossible to ascertain.
With each step, the True Demon Sect's destiny became intertwined and bound with Chen Jiuyang's destiny.
A sense of indescribable, terrifying aura surged into Chen Jiuyang's heart, ensnaring him, but not merging into one, preventing his destiny from being completely submerged by the True Demon Sect.
On the path of the Human Emperor, destiny formed independently, which even the True Demon Sect could not control, at most assisting and entwining.
The Myriad Races staircase was quickly traversed.
When Chen Jiuyang reached the summit.
A roar that seemed to shatter the heavens erupted.
"Congratulations to our Holy Sect for a new master, surpassing all contemporaries, an invincible heavenly prodigy!"
"May the Sect Leader reign for ten thousand generations, unify the sacred and the false, and fulfill our Sacred Dao dream!"
Especially the members of the Han clan, all of them roared until their faces turned red.
The unending cheers of congratulation echoed through the heavens. Soon, the True Demon Sect's sacred artifact, an ancient scroll, slowly tore through the void and floated from afar.
"Boom!"
The moment the scroll opened, a dense demonic energy surged forth, enveloping Chen Jiuyang.
The inheritance of becoming the sect leader was passed down.
The scroll depicted a boundless sea filled with darkness and lightning. Countless lotus lanterns floated in the sea.
Above were dense figures with terrifying auras, hidden in the darkness.
These were the True Demon Sect's past Venerable stage or above Soul Transformation stage ancestors.
Becoming the sect leader, Chen Jiuyang knew that only powerful cultivators who reached the Void Returning stage or the Imperial Dao would be qualified to be recorded in history, enter the scroll, and slowly repay the karma of the True Demon Sect.
"Boom!"
The soul lamp belonging to Chen Jiuyang erupted with a sky-piercing aura.
However, this time, it did not passively awaken any ancestor.
The ancient voice of the scroll's spirit echoed in Chen Jiuyang's ear:
"Sect Leader Qianyang, do you wish to awaken an ancestor and receive their inheritance?"
This was a choice only the sect leader was qualified to make, allowing them to arbitrarily choose an ancestor to receive the Great Dao inheritance.
But Chen Jiuyang walked the path of the Human Emperor, his destiny formed independently, and he could not receive the karma of others' Great Dao. Therefore, Han Shaofa had asked him to specifically choose...
Chen Jiuyang, clad in the Nine Dragon imperial robe, his aura majestic, cold, terrifying, and radiant, spoke calmly:
"This seat chooses Ancestor 'Qing Jue'."
"Ancestor 'Qing Jue' of the Han clan, I have noted. I shall awaken them now."
Chen Jiuyang waited calmly.
A moment later.
From the depths of the scroll, a terrifying, horrifying aura that could destroy heaven and earth and was not tolerated by heaven and earth began to revive.
This aura was unbearable even for Chen Jiuyang, who had ascended to the Venerable stage.
After the Venerable stage, each step was a different heaven; the power difference between each realm was as vast as heaven and earth.
"What cultivation level does Ancestor 'Qing Jue' possess?"
It turned out this was the true backing of the Han clan. For so many years, even though they were at the bottom among the one hundred and eight branches of the Nine Demon Sects, almost relying on marriage alliances to maintain their clan's existence, they still occupied a seat among the one hundred and eight branches and the nine branches of the True Demon Sect, all because of a living, supremely powerful ancestor.
Even though the Han clan had declined, other demonic families dared not bully them.
After all, among demons, only strength mattered.
Chen Jiuyang was curious about the reason Han Shaofa had asked him to awaken Ancestor 'Qing Jue'.