As soon as he made the decision, he disappeared from the spot in the next instant, anxious and rushing to the clan's land.

...

The Seventh Floor of the Eternal Tower.

Jiang Shu sat cross-legged on the ground, shrouded in a layer of mist. His silhouette appeared ethereal as if not in this world. The sound of Great Dao echoed around him, seemingly cheering the ten Great Daos behind him.

Jiang Shu exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, tinged with darkness, swirling like a swimming dragon in the air, forming the image of a Black Dragon, which silently roared at him, intending to devour him completely.

This was the hidden danger left behind during the battle with the Black Dragon Demon Lord, containing his Dao, allowing him to vaguely track Jiang Shu's direction.

Because of this, Jiang Shu had been discovered by the Demon Lord multiple times, severely injured, leaving him with many wounds.

Ultimately, Jiang Shu opened an unstable space within his body using Space Dao to temporarily seal it, shielding the Black Dragon Demon Lord's perception. He then forced it out, consuming it with the Devouring Dao, transforming it into a strand of pure Dao Rhyme for absorption.

"The injuries on my body have mostly recovered, at least enough to utilize my Origin, no longer needing to set up a Heaven-locking Earth-sealing Array just to kill a dying Demon Monarch Early Stage."

He murmured to himself, sensing the state within his body.

With a wave of his hand, three figures suddenly appeared in front of him, their faces stiff, evidently three corpses.

The foremost one, despite being utterly lifeless, seemed to stir the flow of Dao Rhyme in this space, exuding an invisible aura as if a sleeping fierce tiger that, once awakened, could rise violently to kill, its roar capable of shaking stars.

It was a powerful puppet refined with the flesh of the Sen Hu Demon Monarch, taking Jiang Shu nearly two years to create.

"Daoist Rank!"

Jiang Shu's eyes gleamed as he carefully examined the puppet before him, showing great satisfaction.

Daoist Rank implies a departure from Primordial Power, appearing as an attachment of the Dao; it is extremely rare. Even the Black Dragon Demon Lord, already at Demon Monarch Middle Stage, had no Dao Artifact at his side, falling to a disadvantage in his confrontation with Jiang Shu, with most of his attack power swallowed by the Heaven-Swallowing Ancient Mirror, leaving him frustrated beyond words.

This demonstrates how exceptional Daoist Rank is.

A Daoist Rank puppet not only retains the cultivation of Sen Hu Demon Monarch from his lifetime, but also engages in autonomous cultivation.

Though it cannot comprehend the Great Dao, its cultivation has stalled at Demon Monarch Early Stage. However, Jiang Shu planted a soul seed within it, and with proper nurturing, it might even develop Spiritual Wisdom in the future.

"The Sen Hu Demon Monarch burned his own Dao Practice and Essence Blood, turning this body into a shell, and in his youth, refined a rare Divine Body. Without any of these factors, refining a Daoist Rank puppet would be impossible."

A Daoist Rank puppet is extremely precious; even in the Heavenly Puppet Sect, those capable of refining one are few and far between.

This time, Jiang Shu succeeded because in the Eternal Tower, he had ample time for trial and error, coupled with the fact that Sen Hu Demon Monarch, though at Demon Monarch Early Stage, was notably formidable.

He barely managed to refine it.

As for the two Transformed Demon corpses, they were destroyed beyond recognition in the battle between Jiang Shu and Sen Hu Demon Monarch. Even Jiang Shu could only preserve the combat power at the Early Stage Transformation level, at best making the Heaven Rank, dropping several minor realms.

But for Jiang Shu, the greatest gain from this battle wasn't this Daoist Rank puppet.

It was the Great Cutting Demon Bone!

The Three Thousand Daos each have their Divine Skills; though the Cutting Dao isn't highly ranked, it has its merits. Cultivated to Peak Realm, it can sever the Dao of the opponent.

Sen Hu Demon Monarch's retreat was not only for healing but primarily for comprehending the Cutting Dao.

The goal was to cultivate it to a certain realm to cut off his own internal Dao injuries.

Yet, comprehending the Great Dao is immensely challenging.

Even after a millennium, Sen Hu Demon Monarch only grasped partial knowledge of it.

Far inferior to what Jiang Shu obtained during his cultivation in the Eternal Tower.

Once comprehended, this Dao will complement the Power Dao, and even at the Vientiane Realm Early Stage, Jiang Shu could aspire to slay the Black Dragon Demon Lord!

With his eyes slightly closed, the Great Cutting Demon Bone floated in front of Jiang Shu.

The Cutting Dao within this Great Cutting Demon Bone had reached its pinnacle, signifying that the owner of this demon bone had almost reached a realm where the Dao does not perish and the soul is eternal.

If anyone comprehends the Cutting Dao, he might have the chance to step out from the Dao and live a second life.

And this, Jiang Shu is unwilling to see.

Therefore, he left the step of comprehending the Cutting Dao for last.

He intends to comprehend it gradually.

Within the Demon Race, perhaps this former Demon Monarch had many precautions in place.

But this is the Star Ruins Realm!

This is the Eternal Tower.

This is a completely new world!

Even if it were precautions set by a Demon Venerable, they cannot manifest here.

...

On Fox People Island.

Countless large ships came and went on the island.

The news of Sen Hu Demon Monarch's death had already spread. To stabilize the front lines, Black Dragon Demon Lord came to oversee and took over the legacy of Sen Hu Demon Monarch.

All the demon beasts below headed to the front of the Chaotic Demon Sea.

To clash with the cultivators who broke through the barriers.

The deaths of half-demons were countless; for a time, the Fox People on Fox People Island were all apprehensive.

Even Hu Yi didn't dare to show himself too much.

He had to hide the slightly organized intelligence network and start cultivating the "Great Demon Blood Fusion Chapter" in the secluded cultivation chamber.

It's worth noting that initially, the Demon Race placed great importance on the matter of half-demons, even though no strongest race was involved.

But the bloodline origins of half-demons could sometimes be traced back to Demon Monarchs.

For example, the bloodline origin of the Fox People is the Nine-tailed Demon Fox.

If he can fuse the Essence Blood of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, breaking through to the Nirvana Realm would be just around the corner.

Hu Yi exhaled deeply and slowly opened his eyes.

Over time, all sorts of information about Jiang Shu spread in the Chaotic Demon Sea.

Anyone who could provide information would receive abundant rewards.

Only then did he learn the name of his master, Jiang Taixuan.

"It turns out that my master is the Deputy Sect Master of the True Martial Sect, one of the Eight Great Sects in the Cang Mang Domain, and also the First True Inheritor. In the entire young generation of the Human Clan, he can be considered the strongest and is destined to become a Daoist Venerable in the future. Even the Black Dragon Demon Lord at the Demon Monarch Middle Stage is no match for him."

"I never expected that I, Hu Yi, could recognize such a great figure as my master. It's truly good fortune."

"It's just this Black Dragon Demon Lord… I wonder if he will discover the master's hiding place…"

Hu Yi's voice was very light, harboring a trace of worry deep down.

He also knew that such worry was meaningless for him, so he merely muttered lowly before preparing to end today's cultivation and begin organizing intelligence.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came to his ear, seemingly from all directions, stirring the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power in the chamber.

"You cultivate the 'Great Demon Blood Fusion Chapter', best to integrate the blood of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox."

Upon hearing this voice, Hu Yi's expression froze. Then he immediately bent his body, kneeling without having seen Jiang Shu's figure.

"Hu Yi greets the master!"

"Thank you, Master, for granting me this cultivation method. I feel closer and closer to the Primordial Pill Realm."

In the void, Jiang Shu's upright figure stepped out of space without disturbing the surroundings.

"Stand up."

Being in the Demon Race, Jiang Shu naturally wouldn't stay in the Eternal Tower to cultivate for long periods as usual. Occasionally, he would come out to check the intensity of the Demon Race's search.

"What instructions does the master have?"

Hu Yi remained stooped and did not lift his head.

With his realm, he naturally could not detect the changes in Jiang Shu.

He didn't know that Jiang Shu had not only recovered from his injuries but also taken a step forward in his strength.

"I came this time with a very important task for you."

"If you can complete this task, I will bring the entire Fox People Clan to the Cang Mang Domain as a vassal of my True Martial Sect."