Han Xuanji's words were calm, yet they exploded like a thunderclap in Li Wentian's heart.
"Remove... remove the Demonic Seed?!"
Li Wentian's pupils constricted abruptly, his voice trembling.
"Senior, spare my life!"
Li Wentian reacted instantly, then fell to his knees with a thud, his forehead hitting the cold ground heavily.
"Although I am the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect Master, I have never personally done anything that harms heaven and earth. I am merely a figurehead in the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect. I beg Senior to show me mercy."
Even the white-haired elder felt a pang of pity; in reality, without Li Wentian, they would have suffered much more.
"If he is killed, it will only alert the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor prematurely. Does Senior have a better solution?"
Han Xuanji shook his head slightly and explained:
"When did I say I was going to kill him?"
Li Wentian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He didn't want to die so casually.
Han Xuanji raised his right hand, a wisp of clear light lingering on his fingertips, his double pupils seeing the incredibly hidden Demonic Seed with perfect clarity.
His fingertip lightly touched his brow.
Buzz—!
A gentle yet boundless power, like the first ray of sunlight in early spring, instantly surged into Li Wentian's body.
Li Wentian felt no pain; instead, he experienced an unprecedented sense of coolness.
It was as if a muddy swamp had been infused with a clear spring.
"Ah—!"
However, just as that clear stream touched the Demonic Seed deep within his Dantian.
An anomaly suddenly occurred!
The black Demonic Seed seemed to sense a fatal threat and erupted with dazzling bloody light.
Han Xuanji snorted coldly, and the light in his double pupils intensified.
The power that surged into Li Wentian's body, like the most precise surgical knife, cut off the Demonic Seed with unparalleled accuracy!
This was also thanks to Han Xuanji having previously signed in for the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, making him completely unfamiliar with this Cultivation Technique.
He should be the second person in the entire Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect to master the true Devouring Heaven Demon Art.
"Pfft—"
As Li Wentian violently spat out a large mouthful of foul blood, his body trembled violently.
But at the same time, an indescribable sense of relief instantly swept through his entire body.
It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
"Haha."
Li Wentian gasped, then suddenly burst into laughter.
His cultivation had fallen, but that didn't matter.
He looked at Han Xuanji, his eyes filled with incredible ecstasy:
"It's gone, it's really gone! Thank you, Senior!"
"The Demonic Seed has been removed?"
The white-haired elder and the other imprisoned Ascension Realm powerhouses witnessed this unbelievable scene.
They were well aware of the Demonic Seed's terror; ordinary Cultivators couldn't even detect its existence. While these Ascended Immortal Cultivators could, forcefully stripping it would, at best, cripple one's cultivation, and at worst, destroy one's Divine Soul.
They never expected Han Xuanji to be able to completely remove it so effortlessly.
If that's the case.
Could the Demonic Seeds in their bodies also be removed?
Just as the white-haired elder and the other imprisoned Ascended Immortal Cultivators were about to speak.
Below the ground, deep within the demonic palace, a monstrous killing intent erupted with a roar!
"Damn it! Who did this?!"
The Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor was completely enraged.
Li Wentian was a Cauldron he had painstakingly cultivated; this concerned his Dao.
Now, suddenly unable to sense the Demonic Seed, it was like a piece of his heart had been gouged out!
Li Wentian's heart tightened; this was the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor's voice.
He's awake?
"Anxious?"
Han Xuanji's face revealed a smile.
He unhurriedly removed the Demonic Seeds from the rest of the Ascension Realm Cultivators.
And this completely allowed the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor to pinpoint his location.
Previously, Han Xuanji had completely blocked his aura with the Heaven-Shrouding Art, which kept the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor in the dark.
However, with the auras of numerous Demonic Seeds being cut off, the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor finally discovered the anomaly.
His home had been completely plundered.
In a moment, the base would explode.
Above the sky, clouds churned, and the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor's rage seemed to summon the Thunder God; a terrifying demonic god phantom materialized in the sky, looking down upon the world.
The other Ascension Realm Cultivators of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect were all alarmed, unsure of what had happened to provoke such immense rage from the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor.
"Thief, come out for me!"
The Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor's voice emanated from the palace, echoing between heaven and earth.
"This Venerable One will peel your skin and pull out your tendons!"
At the same time, all the Ascension Realm powerhouses of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect gathered.
"The Old Ancestor has commanded to apprehend the thief!"
"All Disciples, enter combat readiness!"
In an instant, the entire demonic palace, and even the Cultivators of this holy city, were all alarmed.
Many people heard the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor's voice for the first time and speculated who had intruded.
"You're allowed to send people to invade, but I'm not allowed to come for a visit?"
Han Xuanji's voice rang out, exceptionally calm, yet it made the faces of all the Cultivators change.
Extremely arrogant!
This was the most arrogant person the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect had encountered in ten thousand years.
Immediately, a palace gate deep within the demonic palace opened.
A man in golden robes walked out. His face was heroic, and phantoms of weapons surged behind him, as if a God of War had descended.
"Ridiculous! Daring to come to the holy city, I see you have already chosen the path to death!"
The heroic man spoke and quickly spotted Han Xuanji's figure at the entrance of the demonic palace, his aura not evident.
His response was merely a Reaching Heaven Sword light.
Boom—
The massive demonic palace was struck by the sword light; even with countless magic arrays activated to block it, they were instantly shattered.
Many Disciples of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect were dumbfounded, unable to believe their eyes.
That heroic man was also one of the Holy Venerables of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect, with extraordinary cultivation. He hadn't gone to the Nine Heavens because he was in seclusion comprehending a secret technique. They had originally thought that this Holy Venerable's Take action would be enough to capture this mysterious person.
But in just an instant.
This renowned Holy Venerable powerhouse had fallen.
The next second.
Rumble—
Above the sea of clouds, a gigantic face formed, occupying most of the sky; everything in heaven and earth seemed incredibly small.
At the same time, countless Cultivators of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect felt that most of their life Origin had been extracted.
Even some high-ranking Undergoing Tribulation and Ascended Immortal powerhouses turned pale, their Qi and blood Origin depleted.
Many people already felt panic in their hearts; if the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor continued to absorb their power, they might perish before this strong individual died.
At this moment, Li Wentian and the imprisoned individuals came to the ground, staring at the giant face, unable to help but be dumbfounded.
This was the first time he had seen the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor exert his full power; this terrifying pressure was a sense of oppression he had never experienced before.
"The Devouring Heaven Old Demon is probably close to the Earth Immortal Realm."
The white-haired elder's expression was solemn.
Their Nine Luminaries Divine Sect had been personally breached by the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor back then. At that time, the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor had used this move to directly kill their strongest Old Ancestor.
In fact, the Devouring Heaven Old Ancestor didn't even have such might back then as he does today!
"How did you do it?"
An ancient voice resounded from above the Nine Heavens, like a god speaking.
To be able to remove the Demonic Seed silently was something he could not imagine.
Han Xuanji slightly raised his head, his voice also resounding throughout heaven and earth:
"You don't need to know these things. You only need to know that the Devouring Heaven Demonic Sect, from today onwards, will cease to exist."