Hong Yuan let out a light sigh. The blue Immortal Cave behind him, transformed by the Divine Power of the Myriad Silence Realm, retracted as well.

As an Extraterrestrial Demon, he was a self-taught master at playing the role of an entrepreneur and at exploiting others, needing no guidance. He only needed to replicate the situation from his previous life! 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Inside the Destiny Demon Realm, he had collected all the cultivation methods of the various Demon Clans that had migrated there, ensuring none leaked out. They could only practice the Demon Skills and Divine Powers that Hong Yuan specifically prescribed, essentially dictating their lifelong pursuit of the Tao. Their battles were fixed, their paths to advancement were fixed, and their professions were fixed. Following this predetermined path, they would ultimately become delicious "snacks." And these "snacks" were precisely what Hong Yuan’s Myriad Silence Realm Immortal Cave Phenomenon could "devour"!

If any Demons didn’t practice the Tao and techniques specified by Hong Yuan, straying from the system he had established, those with talent could be dealt with at his discretion and absorbed into the "Research Institute." Those without abilities were directly treated as Demon Tao bandits and beaten to death with sticks, serving as an example to proclaim the majesty of the Xuan Serpent Guard!

Every six months, Hong Yuan conducted performance assessments for all the clans, with corresponding rewards and punishments. He not only wanted them to contribute to him while they were alive but also to offer up their last bit of strength even after death! He treated these Demon Clans and Beast Swarms as mere consumables.

Of course, he could achieve all this because he was the Demon Saint of Food Tao and possessed the Holy Artifact, the Purple-Gold Furnace. Han Jiuming’s accumulated knowledge and resources also played a crucial role, especially regarding the Tao of Great Moon and Array Tao.

All these were the "blessings" Hong Yuan brought them. At least, in Hong Yuan’s Destiny Demon Realm, they could live with a measure of safety.

...

Since the Power Tao Incarnation was still en route to Central State, Hong Yuan primarily focused his efforts on developing the Destiny Demon Realm for his Demonic Body. Every day, he could feel his Demonic Body growing stronger.

For a sixth-tier Saint aspiring to become a seventh-tier Saint, the small world within them would typically undergo these processes: "A sixth-tier Martial Saint faces an Earth Catastrophe every seventy years and a Heaven Tribulation every hundred years. After three hundred years and three Heaven Tribulations, one becomes seventh-tier."

This seventy-year and one-hundred-year timeframe was just for ordinary Saints. Powerful Saints usually experienced a delayed onset of their Earth Catastrophes and Heaven Tribulations. Conversely, only a very few exceptional Heavenly Talents would trigger them ahead of schedule.

And Hong Yuan now sensed that his Demonic Body was on the verge of triggering its first Earth Catastrophe and Heaven Tribulation. This would happen in two years at the soonest, or five years at the latest. Once he overcame three instances of the Earth Catastrophe and Heaven Tribulation, he would become a seventh-tier Demon Saint!

RUMBLE!

The sky dome of the Demon Realm stirred. A small crocodile formed from deep red, colored clouds descended and drifted into the Purple Golden Palace.

Hong Yuan, who was engaged in a game of Go in the Purple Golden Palace, slowly opened his draconic eyes and reached out to receive it. With a single glance, he immediately learned the information carried by the Colored Small Crocodile: The Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon is looking for me, apparently with some important matter.

The Colored Small Crocodile dissipated into specks of light rain, while Hong Yuan’s figure also dematerialized, leaving the Demon Realm.

...

In the Tower of Supreme Splendor within the Great Moon Holy Temple, the Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon, now in a smaller form, waited outside, patiently awaiting Hong Yuan’s arrival.

Despite the Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon being an Ancient Great Evil and a prominent Demon—so much so that even the Cold Flame Crocodile, which possessed merely a faint trace of its bloodline, was highly sought after by Supreme Talents like Lin Bu Jing—its demeanor remained submissive when facing Hong Yuan. Seeing Hong Yuan appear, its crocodilian eyes lifted slightly, evidently filled with joy.

"Guangqiao, the Heavenly Talents Discussion Meeting will commence first at our Dragon God Sacred Land, and then it will rotate to the other three Holy Lands."

"This discussion meeting will gather many of the era’s Heavenly Talents. Would you like to participate as well?" the Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon asked softly.

Heavenly Talents Discussion Meeting... The Demon Clan’s Heavenly Talents of this era...

"Allow me to consider it for a moment, Elder Crocodile Dragon," Hong Yuan responded, his mind working rapidly.

After weighing the options, Hong Yuan decided to attend. Provided his absolute safety was ensured, he could not afford to become out of touch with the times or isolate himself. Of course, the most important thing was that Hong Yuan could guarantee his absolute safety within the Dragon God Sacred Land. He knew very well that the Spirit of the Sky-connecting Tower, the Spirit of the Great Moon Virtual Mirror, and the Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon had always been observing him! Furthermore, the protective great array of the Dragon God Sacred Land was the Heaven Star Array; this was why the environment of the Dragon God Sacred Land appeared so unique. And Hong Yuan, as it happened, was adept at using the Heaven Star Array! Within the Dragon God Sacred Land, Hong Yuan could not only summon Star Gods with strength equivalent to that of a Quasi-Emperor but could even call upon the Great Moon Star Lord, whose power neared an alternative form of Tao Achievement. As long as he remained in the Dragon God Sacred Land, it made no difference to him whether he was in the Great Moon Holy Temple, the Scripture Pavilion, or even the Dragon Transformation Pool. Provided he didn’t leave the Dragon God Sacred Land, he was always in the safest possible environment. Of course, he couldn’t afford to be careless himself. And, as the embodiment of the Demon Clan’s Destiny, he absolutely could not afford to work in isolation and fall out of step with the times. What if some information about the Dream Tao emerged among the Demon Clan and he missed it by hiding in a corner? He would be immensely regretful! This status as the embodiment of the Demon Clan’s Destiny was very important. Therefore, staying within the Dragon God Sacred Land would suffice; there was no need for him to remain motionless in the Great Moon Holy Temple.