Back then, Yi Tian had only passed by the imperial capital of the Flaming Prison Imperial Court in a hurry. He had never personally experienced the local customs like today.
After leaving Coiling Dragon Mountain, he found a letter of recommendation from the city lord of Coiling Dragon City in his storage ring. It wasn't difficult for him to sneak into the Flaming Prison Imperial Court, but if he wanted to mess things up, he needed a legitimate excuse. This letter of recommendation was to clear his name. Now, he could walk in the Devil Realm as an orthodox Devil Race cultivator.
Originally, Yi Tian had some doubts about this, but after Yan Tong's explanation, he was quite surprised. After the defeat of the Spirit Realm invasion, the Devil Realm cultivator's strength rapidly increased, not in the seven major races, but in the Rogue Cultivator Alliance.
Although there were no high-grade cultivators, the backbone of the alliance couldn't be ignored. Many of them were cultivators of the seven major races who were abandoned in the Spirit Realm. These abandoned Devil Race cultivators were later allowed to return to the Devil Realm through his conciliatory policy.
But when they returned, at least 70% of them didn't return to their respective clans. Instead, they joined the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. Presumably, these people also had a scale in their hearts. They must be holding a grudge about being abandoned by their clans during the great retreat.
So this was the real reason why the Rogue Cultivator Alliance had been growing in the Devil Realm for the past hundred years. Although they lacked top cultivators, the alliance of thousands of Severed Soul Stage and Deity Transformation Stage cultivators was stronger than any of the seven major clans.
To put it bluntly, the current Rogue Cultivator Alliance was indirectly promoted by Yi Tian's unintentional actions. At the same time, he was happy to see it happen. The internal division of the Devil Realm was naturally beneficial to the Spirit Realm. He believed that in ten thousand years, the next invasion of the Devil Realm, the power structure of the Devil Realm would be greatly changed.
However, this was inevitable. After tens of thousands of years of development, the original clan model seemed to be more and more unable to keep up with the situation. Unity and coordination was the way out for the Devil Realm. As long as one or two Body Integration cultivators appeared in the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, the entire force would rise to a level and become the eighth influential force in the Devil Realm.
As for Concubine Yan's matter, Yi Tian didn't want to get involved before. His main purpose wasn't to get involved, so there was no need for him to suddenly jump out and attract attention. However, Yi Tian heard that the Infernal Prison Emperor's uncle, Yan Lei, was still focused on this matter. Therefore, he felt that it was necessary to go and take a look.
It was not difficult for him to get in touch with Yan Lei in private, but if he wanted to get information about the One-eyed Demon from him, it would depend on whether he was willing to reveal it sincerely. At the same time, he had to hide his whereabouts, especially from the Heavenly Devil Race cultivators. He had to first submit to Li Baoxiao before the other party would happily cooperate with him.
Disguising himself as a late stage Divine Transformation cultivator, Yi Tian found a spot in the Flaming Prison Dynasty's transport fleet through Yan Tong's connections and returned to the imperial capital of the Flaming Prison Dynasty.
As it was a caravan from the dynasty, all the formalities were waived. After entering the Imperial Capital of the Flaming Prison Dynasty, Yi Tian jumped off the transport ship and flew towards the dynasty.
Arriving at the edge of the Imperial Capital, Yi Tian secretly cast a spell to hide his figure, and then swaggered towards the entrance of the Imperial Capital. With Yi Tian's Grand Ascension Stage cultivation, no one could find him as long as he didn't want to reveal his whereabouts. The restriction enchantments set up in the Imperial Capital were completely like paper in front of him.
Yi Tian, who was proficient in formations and enchantments, easily broke through several defenses and arrived at the inner part of the Imperial Capital. Along the way, he found that this place was heavily guarded. There were many hidden sentries in the inconspicuous corners of the Imperial Capital.
After passing through several halls of the Imperial Capital, he found that the number of guards along the way had increased. The cultivators in charge of guarding had also risen from the Divine Transformation Stage to the Divine Transformation Stage.
After walking to about the core area of the Imperial Capital, Yi Tian slightly probed with his Divine Sense and found that there seemed to be two spiritual pressure fluctuations in a side hall in the distance. One of them was as strong as the middle stage of the Body Integration Stage, so it should be the Flaming Prison Emperor's uncle, Yan Lei. The other one was also very familiar to him. It was Yan Fei's original body. At this time, her cultivation was not at the early stage of the Divine Transformation Stage, but at the middle stage.
Quietly walking forward to the entrance of the hall, he saw a dark red halo restriction shrouding it. At this time, the two most likely had important matters to discuss inside. The corner of Yi Tian's mouth twitched slightly. He stretched out his hand and a black spirit light attached to the surface of his body. As soon as his hand touched the dark red restriction halo, there was no ripple, and his whole body was immediately submerged into the restriction.
When he came inside, he heard the two quarreling voices coming from the hall. Yi Tian quietly went inside. At this time, the Flaming Prison Emperor's uncle, Yan Lei, was sitting on the main seat. On his left sat a woman in a palace dress. It was no doubt Yan Fei.
After standing on the side and quietly listening for a while, he learned that the uncle and nephew were discussing the 'joust for a spouse'. Yan Fei was 100% unwilling. At the same time, she said that as the crown princess, how could she marry to the Heavenly Demon Clan.
However, Yan Lei painfully emphasized the pros and cons. It was because the Demon Realm's forces were going to be reshuffled after the Demon Clan's defeat. Although the Heavenly Demon Clan had suffered repeated setbacks, their strength was still there. In addition, there were two Great Ascension Stage cultivators at the top. It was only a matter of time before they recovered.
However, the current Flaming Prison Imperial Court was different. Although the Flaming Prison Devil Emperor was powerful, he did not have much lifespan left. It was estimated that in less than a thousand years, he would be exhausted. It was precisely because they couldn't raise their cultivation to the next level that the Infernal Prison Empire, which seemed to be at the peak of its power, was about to decline. In the entire clan, apart from the two Body Integration Stage cultivators, there were no signs of a third person appearing for the time being.
Most of these juniors had not experienced the cruelty of power. Moreover, they spent their days idling in the imperial city and had long lost the will to fight. Although Yan Fei had fought hard all the way, which was why she was chosen by the Heavenly Demon Clan. In fact, the Heavenly Demon Clan had been constantly suppressing the other six races for tens of thousands of years.
They took a positive approach to the weaker races, and took a soft approach to the stronger races like the Flaming Prison Devil Clan. They drove a wedge between the imperial family and secretly funded them to divide them into several factions.
Naturally, it was much easier to break into the fortress from the inside than from the outside. That was why Dugu Canglang had come to propose marriage and contacted the princes who had lost their power. Although the Flaming Prison Devil Emperor had seen it all, he could not do anything to stop it. After all, the great Heavenly Demon Dugu Jimo stood behind Dugu Canglang in terms of strength.
His every word and action naturally represented Dugu Jimo's will. Even if he was defeated, there would be other Heavenly Demon Clan disciples coming to cause trouble.
It was because of this that the Flaming Prison Devil Emperor had come up with such a plan. He wanted to use the various factions to compete with the Heavenly Demon Clan. His intention was also clear: it would be best if he could directly push Dugu Canglang out of the competition.
But no matter what, Yan Fei had to marry this time, which was also the focus of the uncle and nephew's conversation today. From the bottom of her heart, Yan Fei did not want to be manipulated by others. But the meaning of the Flaming Prison Devil Emperor's uncle Yan Lei's words did not allow her to refute.
Yan Lei said coldly, "Eldest niece, it's not that I want to say anything, but this time, Dugu Canglang seems to be very aggressive, but he also has a natural flaw. His cultivation is too weak, and that's our biggest chance. That's why eldest brother made this decision."
"Then are you going to let others trample on my lifelong happiness?" Yan Fei retorted.
"You're not young anymore. You're almost three thousand years old. Speaking of which, at your age, you're already an old leftover woman. Actually, Eldest Brother has long wanted to choose a husband for you. Otherwise, you'll be criticized when you take over the government in the future." Yan Lei tried to dissuade her.
"Hmph, those poor low-level cultivators still want to eat swan meat." Yan Fei said with disdain. "I already have a suitable candidate in mind. Are you not willing to give me a chance to choose?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Hearing this, Yan Lei's expression turned serious. "Don't think that we don't know who you're thinking about. But what's his status and cultivation? Speaking of which, even I have to be respectful when I see him. Could it be that you expect me to help you propose marriage? Besides, don't you see that he already has a dao companion? That dao companion's strength is comparable to mine. Aren't you just causing trouble for me? "
Hearing this, Yan Fei's eyes flashed with tears. Then, she said as if she was throwing a tantrum, "Anyway, I'm not going to marry him. At the end of this competition, I'll send someone to disrupt it. At most, I'll go myself. In terms of cultivation, there aren't many people who are on par with me. Besides, after seeing the right person, they'll naturally have some scruples. They won't be able to use 80% of their cultivation."
"It's good that you think so. But have you ever thought that the Great Sky Demon Dugu Canglang would also leave a backup plan for his great-grandson?" Yan Lei said angrily.
Hearing this, Yan Fei was like a deflated balloon. She naturally knew that in the face of absolute strength, all small tricks were useless.
Since Dugu Canglang dared to accept the challenge, it meant that he was already prepared. Moreover, the Flaming Prison Demon Emperor had already stated the rules when he held the competition. He had lowered his cultivation to the Soul Formation stage just to deal with Dugu Canglang. But anyone with a discerning eye knew that the participants would be mainly Soul Formation cultivators. Dugu Canglang wasn't afraid at all. It meant that he was confident and wasn't afraid of the Flaming Prison Imperial Court's dirty tricks.
As he spoke, the Flaming Prison Imperial Uncle's face suddenly trembled. He turned his head and looked at the void in front of him. Then, with a serious expression, he reached out and protected Yan Fei behind him.
At this moment, his face was serious and his aura wasn't weak. However, there was cold sweat on his forehead. Although Yan Fei didn't know what was going on, she knew that something that could make Yan Lei's expression change so much was definitely not a small matter. Moreover, she had never seen the Imperial Uncle like this. Yan Lei was probably able to remain calm even in the face of a Body Integration stage cultivator from the Heavenly Demon Clan.
After a while, Yan Lei sighed and said, "Senior Dugu, it seems inappropriate for you to sneak into the Flaming Prison Imperial City like this. Since Big Brother and I agreed to settle this dispute through the competition, we naturally have no intention of going back on our word."
Concubine Yan, who was standing behind him, turned pale. She naturally realized the seriousness of the situation. At this moment, she bit her red lips tightly and didn't say a word. However, her face was tense and full of helplessness.
After three breaths, a shadow slowly appeared in front of the two. Then, it materialized into the face of a Heavenly Demon Clan cultivator. However, what stunned Yan Lei was that it was as if he had never seen the person in front of him before.
Behind him, Yan Fei's eyes were also filled with surprise. She seemed to be in disbelief.
After a while, Yan Lei gathered his courage and asked again, "Senior, if you're not Dugu Jimo, are you Demon Saint Bao Da?"
"Oh, what made you think I'm Demon Saint Bao Da? Do I look like him?" Yi Tian teased.
As soon as he said that, the two people's faces changed dramatically. Yan Lei was so shocked that he couldn't speak. This was because Yi Tian had only changed his appearance and spirit power attribute. However, his voice didn't change at all.
After hearing his own words, Yan Lei reacted first. However, his eyes were filled with disbelief. Although the person in front of him appeared as a Heavenly Demon Clan cultivator, he definitely wasn't Great Heavenly Demon Dugu Jimo. After thinking for a while, Yan Lei asked with difficulty, "May I ask if you're Brother Yi?"
"It's been many years since we parted at the Jasper Flower Pavilion. How have you been, Royal Uncle?" Yi Tian teased.
Hearing this, Yan Lei finally calmed down a little. Then, he opened his eyes and sized him up for a long time before saying, "Why can't I see your strength clearly anymore? Moreover, the pressure you give me now is not any weaker than that of the Great Sky Demon Dugu Jimo. In fact, it is slightly stronger."
Yi Tian thought for a while and said, "So that's how it is. Now I have some idea of Dugu Jimo's strength."
Then he looked at Yan Fei, who was behind Yan Lei. After looking at her, he saw that her face was filled with shock. At the same time, there was a hint of joy in her heart.
Yi Tian slowly walked forward and found a seat across from Yan Lei. After sitting down, he waved his hand and signaled for the two to sit down and talk. However, Yan Lei seemed a little uneasy. Instead, it was Yan Fei who casually walked forward and sat down next to him. After looking up and down a few times, she slowly asked, "Is this your real body? Or is the appearance of your Infernal Prison Demon Clan from back then? "
"Actually, it's both." Yi Tian curled his lips and said, "In fact, because of the cultivation method I practiced back then, I could only transform into a Demon Clan cultivator of a similar attribute to my original Spirit Cultivator body."
"What's your cultivation level now?" Concubine Yan asked.
This was also the question that Yan Lei, the Infernal Prison Royal Uncle, was concerned about. He hurriedly sat back in the main seat. At the same time, he looked over as if he was waiting for his answer.
"Didn't Royal Uncle already tell you just now? I don't think I need to repeat it again," Yi Tian said with a smile.
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