Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

Not any less than the Heartless Old Man back in those days.

"Demon Lord."

Xue Ning'er said calmly, then she thought for a while, and just put away the paper as if nothing had happened, beginning to report back to the Yin God Academy.

She had experienced her "Third Junior Brother"'s ferocity, so before she was certain how this diary had appeared, she dared not mention Tan Shuchang.

For fear of being remembered by this demon lord.

The locking of qi at that time made Xue Ning'er understand, regarding abandoning recognition, her "Third Junior Brother" had also truly inherited from the Heartless Old Man.

Besides, the repeated reference to "Honored Master" in the diary somewhat sent chills down her spine.

She knew it was Tan Shuchang who had killed the Heartless Old Man.

Speak the gentlest words, strike the fiercest blows.

...

Tan Shuchang's "Second Senior Brother," named Li Zun, was ruthless and heartless before his death, using the blood of his close kin to help himself embark on the path of demons. Thus, upon his death, Li Zun had received the favor of the illogical Ghost Path, which allowed him to achieve a certification in the Ghost Path in such a short time.

But the favor from the illogical Ghost Path was only enough to bring Li Zun this far; if he wanted to go further, he would have to commit even more cruel acts to gain a second favor from the illogical Ghost Path.

However, even after committing one cruel act after another, none could move the illogical Ghost Path, which made Li Zun somewhat irritable and depressed, his malign energy surged upwards, and his ghostly nature increasingly strengthened.

The stronger the ghostly nature, the stronger a fierce ghost's power, but that's not how it is for Yin Gods.
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Yin Gods require a certain degree of humanity.

And to transform from a Yin God into an Earth Ghost Immortal, humanity is absolutely essential.

A ghost must have a human resemblance!

This is the bottom line for every Yin God entering the Yin God Academy. Once humanity is lost, they would lose the qualification to study at the Yin God Academy.

Li Zun saw Tan Shuchang's diary later than Xue Ning'er.

But not much later.

Because he also had to report to the Yin God Academy, preparing a live sacrifice to please the illogical Ghost Path. Then, upon entering the "study room," Li Zun saw that diary.

"Immortal life..."

Li Zun had changed greatly, and though he followed the Ghost Path, he also knew what cultivation one needed to seek immortal life.

"Damn it!"

The malign energy in Li Zun's heart surged more intensely, thus completely suppressing his humanity.

And as his ghostly nature completely suppressed his humanity, Li Zun's appearance changed once again, his form became fiercer and his aura even more terrifying.

A mouth that was once normal transformed into a gaping bloody maw.

Then the next second, Li Zun was directly expelled from the "study room"!

...

Occurring in the Land of Yin and Darkness, Tan Shuchang, who was now in Jinglong Cave Heaven, naturally knew nothing. He didn't even know that the diary he had written went out for a trip, "birthed" two "offspring" and then came back.

The location of Jinglong Cave Heaven is very secluded.

In the midst of a stretch of continuous white snow, no formation is set up, allowing the snow to stack up layer upon layer in this area.

There in this place, Tan Shuchang also saw an unexpected figure.

"Why doesn't Fairy Ji enter?"

Tan Shuchang stepped down the snow and arrived next to the giant snake, greeting with a fist.

"Demon Lord."

Fairy Ji hurriedly returned the greeting, then explained herself, "After noticing something was off with Master Tao, I left him, and since then, I have been here."

Tan Shuchang nodded slightly; he actually didn't care about this, and Fairy Ji's words were indeed true. During the battle at the palace at that time, he had sensed that this Fairy Ji was not present.

"Fairy Ji, please feel at ease. I have business to visit Jinglong Cave Heaven," said Tan Shuchang and then revealed his own imposing aura.

The imposing aura was intangible, yet suddenly, the perpetual snow and wind of Vast Cold State gradually stopped.

Then Tan Shuchang's gentle voice spread throughout the entirety of Vast Cold State, "Tan Shuchang has come uninvited; I hope the head of Nangong does not take offense."

As his voice fell, it was as if the arrival of the spring equinox, signs of the ice and snow melting appeared in Vast Cold State.

Such a shocking phenomenon naturally made the cultivators of Jinglong Cave Heaven uneasy.

It was indeed too astonishing!

What difference was there between this and having the heavenly constitution, decree following one's words?

Thus quickly, Jinglong Cave Heaven opened its gates and welcomed Tan Shuchang inside.

"We have seen the Demon Lord!"

Everyone in Jinglong Cave Heaven, along with Nangong Tianshuang, immediately paid their respects to Tan Shuchang.

This was the power of the current number one person in the Jiawu Realm!

"Fellow Daoists are too polite. This is a little gesture from Tan Someone; please accept it." Tan Shuchang took out the gifts he had prepared, three spirit-communicating magic artifacts, as well as the refining methods that go with these three magic artifacts.

It was undoubtedly a generous gift.

Although in Tan Shuchang's eyes, the spirit-communicating magic artifacts were only noteworthy for their material itself, they were still treasures hard to come by in the hands of other cultivators in the Jiawu Realm.

"May I know if the Demon Lord has any matters to inquire about from us at Jinglong Cave Heaven?" Nangong Tianshuang asked cautiously. Although she could seek her family's protection in the Land of the Four Pillars and not fear a single Immortal, in the Jiawu Realm, facing an Immortal, her pressure was immense.

Because her Heavenly Book had divined Tan Shuchang's outcomes dozens of times, but whenever it was against Tan Shuchang, her side was always effortlessly annihilated by him.

Under such circumstances, Jinglong Cave Heaven should have no hesitation in supporting Tan Shuchang. However, at the end of the divinations, scenes of Tan Shuchang taking action against the three-proof Ascenders of the Jiawu Realm emerged, making Jinglong Cave Heaven inevitably hesitant.

They were willing to forsake their own grandmasters. After all, these grandmasters had ascended but still thought of returning, which was highly problematic.

Moreover, the Heavenly Book also gave a clear answer that those who interacted with the grandmasters would end up being refined into incarnations.

But to confront various grandmasters, they were truly afraid.

Those were all three-proof Ascenders!

"I am just curious, why does Jinglong Cave Heaven disregard your grandmasters?" Tan Shuchang directly asked.

"How does the Demon Lord know that we disregard our own grandmasters?" Nangong Tianshuang braced herself and countered, instead of answering Tan Shuchang.

For the Heavenly Book had divined that this Demon Lord abided by etiquette and preferred tranquility over activity; as long as one did not provoke him, this Demon Lord would not take action.

Moreover, the previous actions of this Demon Lord also testified to this.

Even though he had executed Emperor Yi and planned to kill those four princes, compared to the tens of thousands from the Tan family, these mere five individuals were nothing.

The wives of Emperor Yi and other family members, this Demon Lord had spared them all.

"The grandmaster from Luoja Mountain took a liking to Miss An's body, Miss An came to me, and after I exterminated the soul divisions of the grandmasters of Luoja Mountain, I learned of it," said Tan Shuchang, explaining in great detail.

This was both an answer and a statement to the head of Nangong, expressing his desire to hear the truth.

At this moment, hearing Tan Shuchang explain this way, those present were all shocked, realizing that Tan Shuchang meant he had exterminated all incarnations of the Luoja Mountain grandmasters.

Thus, the elders and disciples of Jinglong Cave Heaven could not help but turn their gaze towards Nangong Tianshuang, since the owner of the Heavenly Book was their leader.

Then, as they expected, Nangong Tianshuang recounted the matters concerning the Heavenly Book, including her mysterious origin.

"Demon Lord, when the time comes, we can ascend together. Although I am not valued in my family, my father is still the Family Head, so he can protect hundreds," Nangong Tianshuang suggested, seeing this opportunity she impulsively tried to forge an alliance with this Demon Lord, although originally she had no contact with Tan Shuchang and did not dare to seek him out on her own.

Tan Shuchang was also surprised. He had not expected that the head of Jinglong Cave Heaven would be from the Land of the Four Pillars; he didn't respond but asked, "I have heard that after ascension, one must enter the Taiyin Immortal Pool for three years to cleanse the mortal aura; does the head of Nangong know of this?"