In a dilapidated temple.
A disheveled young man sat dazedly on the ground, his face etched with extreme despair!
In front of him lay the corpse of a massive giant lizard, its body bound and bleeding profusely.
"What a vile sin!!!"
"To think that I, Ye Chen, the grand Son of Destiny! My first time was actually... with such an ugly, disgusting fiendish creature!"
"And a male one at that!!!"
"Lin Xiao! You used such despicable means to make me lose all face in front of Xuan'er, the only person who mattered to me in this life!"
"I, Ye Chen, swear that if I do not dismember you, skin you alive, and tear out your soul in this lifetime, I am not fit to be called a man!"
The young man wept bitterly. Enduring the severe pain in his lower body, he forced himself to stand.
Then, he approached the giant lizard's corpse and cautiously pulled out the Immortal Sword plunged into its heart!
PSCHT!
The moment the blade was withdrawn, as the corpse's scales completely shattered, a spray of foul, green fiendish blood unexpectedly splattered across his face!
"Damn it!"
"You despicable fiendish creature, even in death, you had to disgust me, this Princely Heir, didn't you!"
Ye Chen cursed loudly, his mind teetering on the brink of collapse.
After calming down for a moment, to prevent this matter from leaking out, he suppressed his revulsion, hoisted the giant lizard corpse onto his shoulder, and buried it on the spot just outside the dilapidated temple.
"Oh, fiendish creature, fiendish creature."
"I, Ye Chen, am not a heartless or ungrateful person. Today, we were both harmed by a villain, leading to this shameful incident... If word of this were to spread, it would be an indelible stain on both our reputations in the Cultivation World."
"Therefore, this Princely Heir had no choice but to end your life!"
"But rest assured! They say, 'A couple for a day, a hundred days of grace'... No, that's not it! 'Brothers for a day, brothers for life!' Since we shared a bed, we can be considered brothers in a way!"
"This Princely Heir will definitely take Lin Xiao's dog head to avenge you!"
As he spoke, the young man solemnly erected a tombstone, inscribing upon it: "Tomb of a Friend of Divine King Ye, Dominator of the Universe."
"Sigh, I wonder how Xuan'er is doing now?"
"I was tricked by that scoundrel Lin Xiao into doing such an unbearable thing. I'm afraid she'll find it hard to forgive me in this lifetime, won't she?"
"Killing a man and crushing his heart—that's true devastation! Killing a man and crushing his heart!"
"Lin Xiao! You are too despicable!"
At this thought, tears welled up in the young man's eyes again. His bloodshot gaze radiated a chilling light, like a sharp blade that would not rest until it tasted blood!
"Oh, right!"
"Moon Princess... Surely, Senior Moon Princess didn't see this?"
"Old Shi once said that as long as I don't actively activate the artifact housing the remnant soul, it won't be able to perceive the real world!"
With this thought, the young man finally felt a little relieved.
He made a sword-finger gesture, stepped onto his Immortal Sword, and was about to leave this place of sorrow—
A sinister and terrifying Demon Aura came whistling through the air, forcing him back a step!
"What a familiar oppressive aura of someone from the Demon Sect!"
His heart leaped, and he looked up.
He saw a black fog, reflecting countless skeletal and ghostly faces, descending right in front of him!
The black fog abruptly receded, revealing a short, stout, bald Daoist in a green Daoist robe, holding a horsetail whisk.
"Yuanyi!?"
Ye Chen's eyes widened, and his face turned deathly pale. "You... how did you appear here? Are you tracking me!?"
The thought that this insidious old man might have spied on what happened with the giant lizard sent a wave of panic through him!
"Princely Heir Ye, you have now been adopted as a godson by Lord Blood Demon and personally appointed by him as the Left Protector of our Sky Yin Demon Sect, replacing the Sky Yin Boy. You are now considered a high-ranking member of our Demon Sect, therefore—"
Yuanyi raised a white eyebrow and said, "I'll be direct then."
"Speak!" Ye Chen gritted out.
Yuanyi sneered. "Are you aware that the Seven Evil Demon Heart Lord Blood Demon implanted in you, besides helping you cultivate the Demon in your Daoist Mind, has a second purpose?"
"His Lordship... what purpose?" Ye Chen felt even more panicked.
He, Ye Wudi, wasn't stupid!
The Sky Yin Blood Demon, upon their first meeting, had readily taken him, a one-armed cripple, as a godson and even granted him a new life.
He definitely intended to use him to win over Ye Xuan'er's forces in the North Territory!
And now, if the Blood Demon found out that the bond between him and his sister had fractured, considering the methods of this peerless great demon, who single-handedly slaughtered the entire Cultivation World of the Central Land three thousand years ago...
His, Ye Wudi's, life would likely be forfeit!
As if sensing the young man's apprehension, Yuanyi chuckled. "You've probably guessed it already. Before that Seven Evil Demon Heart was bestowed upon you, Lord Blood Demon had already implanted a wisp of his Demon Sense within it."
"Therefore... as long as His Lordship wishes, he can monitor everything about you, at any time!"
"What!?"
Hearing this, the young man's pupils contracted sharply, and he nearly collapsed to the ground!
At this moment, he suddenly recalled the Sky Yin Blood Demon's words before his departure— "We, father and son, shall be of One Mind..."
My heavens! So that's what this fiend meant!
He's treating this Princely Heir as his mobile eyeball, constantly observing everything?
This is too disgusting! Isn't he afraid of getting a sty!?
The more Ye Chen thought about it, the more terrified he became!
Perhaps his... interaction with the giant lizard was also secretly witnessed by that fiend!
In the future, he might use this as leverage to coerce him for the rest of his life!
"When the great war between the righteous and demonic factions is at its peak, and both sides are severely weakened, I, Ye Wudi, will personally slay this fiend and make my name renowned throughout the Central Land!"