C21 Ren Qingfeng Made His Move!

Moreover, he couldn't even detect the presence of three of the Great Demons at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Clearly, their power was leagues beyond his own!

They might even surpass the Deification Stage!

It's worth noting that within the entire Profound Heaven Taoism Sect, aside from the Sect Leader Ren Qingfeng, who had advanced to the Void Refining Stage, there were only two cultivators at the Deification Stage.

With the arrival of the Demon Clan, their strength was now on par with that of the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect prior to Ren Qingfeng's breakthrough.

Thus, the Sect Elder didn't hesitate for a moment and took off into the distance.

He urgently needed to relay news of the Demon Clan's attack to Ren Qingfeng!

Only by doing so could they minimize the loss of life within the sect.

As for the Miscellaneous Affairs Disciples gathered in the square, he had no time to worry about them.

After all, the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect had hundreds of thousands of such disciples.

Losing a few thousand was merely a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, stopping the Great Demons swiftly was the only way to lessen the sect's casualties.

Otherwise, the outcome would be far worse!

However, the Demon Lord had already anticipated the Nascent Soul Stage Elder's intentions.

With a wave of his hand, a colossal claw tore through the sky, reaching for the Elder.

Despite the Elder's cultivation at the Nascent Soul Stage, he stood no chance against the Demon Lord, who had entered the early stages of the Void Refining Stage.

In a mere moment, he was ensnared within the Demon Lord's titanic grasp.

Witnessing this, the elder realized in horror that the Demon Lord's power had indeed reached the Void Refining Stage.

His eyes brimming with despair, he offered a feeble smile and lamented, "To face a Demon Lord of the Void Refining Stage... it seems the heavens have forsaken me!"

For a Cultivator, reaching the Nascent Soul Stage was an arduous journey.

Yet such a formidable being was effortlessly crushed by the Demon Lord's overwhelming power.

This sight left the Miscellaneous Affairs Disciples on the square completely petrified.

Since when had their once formidable elder become so easily vanquished?

However, an even more horrifying event unfolded.

The group of Nascent Soul Stage demons launched a massive slaughter in the sect disciple square.

The miscellaneous affairs disciples, mere Qi Refining practitioners, stood no chance against them—they could be annihilated with a mere flick of the wrist!

Of course, the three Void Refining Stage demons were not merely spectators.

Their objective was clear: the Demon Sealing Tower!

Thus, they made their way toward the tower.

The Demon Lord had orchestrated the massacre of the miscellaneous affairs disciples to create a significant disturbance. This would surely draw the attention of the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect's cultivators to the sect disciple square, leaving the Demon Sealing Tower unguarded.

Even if someone perceived his scheme, they would inevitably have to split their focus to address the chaos at the square.

While the Demon Lord was confident in the three Void Refining Stage demons' ability to free the Old Demon Lord, he believed in the prudence of a swift and decisive victory.

After all, the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect was once the Profound Heaven Holy Land, and the secrets and trump cards it held were beyond anyone's imagination.

Indeed, the Demon Lord's strategy was a resounding success.

Initially, the Nascent Soul Stage elders of the sect were drawn to the tumult at the sect disciple square.

They all hurried there, for even the miscellaneous affairs disciples were part of the sect and could not be allowed to fall prey to foreign demons.

As they neared the Demon Sealing Tower, the Demon Lord could barely contain his excitement.

"Hahaha, at last, the Demon Sealing Tower is within reach. Father, I will free you shortly!"

Upon hearing this, the other two great demons, the Great Roc Demon and the Flying Tiger Demon, smiled.

"Indeed, with the Old Demon Lord's return, our Demon Clan will rise to dominate this vast world!"

However, internally, these two great demons were torn.

On one hand, they desired the Old Demon Lord's release from the Demon Sealing Tower, to unify the Demon Clan and lead them to conquer far and wide.

On the other hand, they dreaded the implications of the Old Demon Lord's return.

As powerful demons of the Void Refining Stage, they had no real power to influence decisions.

Despite the Demon Race being under pressure from the human holy lands, they remained regional overlords, enjoying their freedom.

Yet, should the Old Demon Lord be released, their freedom would be at stake.

In such a case, regardless of the Old Demon Lord's demands, they would be powerless to refuse, given his formidable strength.

Nevertheless, upon reflection, the Flying Tiger Demon and the Great Roc Demon concluded that rescuing the Old Demon Lord was the prudent course of action.

After all, should the human holy lands expand further, the Demon Race could face total annihilation.

Even as regional overlords, they would be rendered powerless, ultimately becoming mere souls lost to the enemy's blade.

The human holy lands' pursuit of the Demon Race was not born out of sheer cruelty by its disciples.

Rather, it stemmed from the inherent conflict within the Immortal Cultivation Realm, where Demons and Humans are natural adversaries.

A dominant Demon Race would spell catastrophic massacres for Humanity.

Humans and Demons could never coexist in harmony.

This is why Human Cultivators show no mercy when confronting Demons.

The only exception is if a Demon agrees to become a contracted spirit beast, thereby sparing its life.

As the Demon Lord eagerly prepared to break the seal on the Demon Locking Tower, three figures swiftly approached.

They were the three Sect Masters of the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect!

"How dare you, Demon, to boldly intrude upon the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect? You greatly overestimate yourself!" Lou Haitian bellowed.

The Demon Lord furrowed his brow, "I had assumed the disturbance caused by my minions was significant enough, yet you still managed to detect us!"

"Ren Qingfeng, you are like a bad penny that keeps turning up!"

This was not the first encounter between Ren Qingfeng and the Demon Lord.

Indeed, over a century ago, the Demon Lord had already been scheming to free the Old Demon Lord and had launched multiple assaults on the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect, only to be thwarted by Ren Qingfeng each time, forcing him to flee in haste.

"Hmph, you brazen members of the Demon Clan, I suggest you surrender and await your execution. If you comply, at least I can ensure you a whole corpse!"

Ren Qingfeng showed no mercy when confronting the Demon Lord. The Profound Heaven Taoism Sect had lost many disciples to the Demon Clan's brutality.

The enmity between them extended far beyond the Old Demon Lord.

Upon hearing Ren Qingfeng's challenge, the Demon Lord chuckled, "Do you really think I'm still the person I once was?"

"Now, prepare to be engulfed by despair!"

With those words, the Demon Lord unleashed the formidable aura of a Great Demon at the Void Refining Stage. Suddenly, the area around the Demon Sealing Tower was engulfed by a maelstrom of wind and clouds.

Witnessing this, Lou Haitian and Mooh Chenyi simultaneously gasped, "A Void Refining Stage Demon!"

They had assumed that with Ren Qingfeng's intervention, the three great demons who had infiltrated the Demon Sealing Tower would be swiftly defeated.

To their surprise, the Demon Lord had achieved the power of the Void Refining Stage!

This meant an unavoidable and fierce confrontation was at hand.

Yet, Ren Qingfeng's attention wasn't fixed on the Demon Lord; he regarded the Flying Tiger Demon and the Great Roc Demon with a wary eye.

These two demons had concealed their levels of cultivation.

But traveling alongside a Demon Lord of the Void Refining Stage suggested that their power, if not at the Void Refining Stage, was at least at the pinnacle of the Deification Stage.

"We can only hope that these two great demons are merely at the Deification Stage. That way, the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect might still have a chance to thwart them!"

"If not, and the Old Demon Lord is released from his seal, our Sect will face an unprecedented disaster!"

"No, the entire Thunder Prefecture will be robbed of its peace!"

Ren Qingfeng was consumed with rapid thoughts.

He was acutely aware that he must stop the Demon Lord and his cohorts today.

Otherwise, the world would once again be plunged into a major catastrophe.

"Ren Qingfeng, meet your end!" The Demon Lord, tired of talk, unleashed his full might and lunged at Ren Qingfeng with his most potent attack.

Simultaneously, Ren Qingfeng wasted no time in striking back.

The two clashed fiercely in the sky.

As for the Great Roc Demon and the Flying Tiger Demon, they appeared to have no interest in assisting the Demon Lord.