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Though the Nine-Tails Heavenly Fox wasn't a specialized astrological beast like the Mystic Fox of Heavenly Secrets, she still possessed considerable skill in peering into the heavens' mysteries. After all, she was an all-around talent among the Tu Shan clan.

Led by a group of minor demons, she entered the mine guarded by the Roc Sage. After searching around, she found no traces whatsoever. The entire mine had seemingly vanished into thin air. The separation between the mine and surrounding rocks was unnaturally clean - not even a single speck of spirit stone residue remained. Strangely, the minor demons working in the mine hadn't been taken, only their mining tools had disappeared.

Without any medium, she couldn't accurately glimpse the heavenly secrets. Tu Shan Yue could only darken her expression and order the minor demons to lead her to Venomous Foe Sage's territory.

This time, the mine contained far more clues. There was now a massive vertical pit leading deep underground within the mine. According to the minor demons, the spirit vein had transformed into a dragon-like form before burrowing underground, likely leaving this pit behind. Here, plenty of spirit stone residue remained, and both the mining demons and their tools had been taken. Clearly, the two thieves were different individuals.

The first thief's methods were clearly more sophisticated, leaving no traces whatsoever. As for the second thief's techniques, she had already identified them - a combination of Ghostly God Mountain Moving Art and Earth Store Dragon Dividing Hand. To move such a massive mine, the perpetrator had to be at least at the Second Tribulation of Great Ascension Stage or higher.

"Great Sovereign, any leads?" The five Great Sages crouched around, watching Tu Shan Yue with hopeful eyes.

"No clues from the mine guarded by Roc Sage, but we can deduce something from Venomous Foe's site." Tu Shan Yue wasn't the type to stubbornly save face. At her level of cultivation, she cared little about what these demon sages thought of her. "I need to make preparations. Aren't there two more high-grade spirit veins that haven't been stolen? Send people to guard them closely and monitor with Recording Stones at all times."

Having said this, Tu Shan Yue took out materials from her storage ring to begin setting up a deduction array. She intended to use the massive pit left by the Ghostly God Mountain Moving Art as a medium to deduce the thief's identity - undoubtedly a massive undertaking.

Mortal World, Zhou Kingdom, Capital City.

BOOM—!

The ground shook violently with thunderous roars. Yet despite such tremendous commotion, the entire capital remained deathly silent. This city of tens of thousands of households now resembled a necropolis.

Except for one place - the Red Lantern House in the capital. Unlike the silent city, this place was bustling with demonic activity, filled with seductive music and wanton sounds.

"Welcoming the Patriarch!"

Following a bewitching announcement, Heavenly Demon Sect's Patriarch Xiao Feng entered the Red Lantern House surrounded by a group of demonic seductresses. Yet despite being flanked by beauties, Xiao Feng's expression remained grim.

Especially when he saw the current sect master of Heavenly Demon Sect, his already poor mood plummeted further. The current sect master was none other than the brothel's madam. Before Xiao Feng's arrival, she had ostensibly run the brothel while amassing wealth and recruiting female cultivators using fragments of the Heavenly Demon Art. These female cultivators then improved their cultivation through the Wraith Harvesting Technique from the Heavenly Demon Art.

"Wretched creature!" Xiao Feng slapped the madam across the face, roaring, "I told you yesterday to change back into men's clothing! Yet here you are today, still dressed like a eunuch! Change your clothes this instant and wipe that makeup off your face, or I'll blast you to pieces with one palm strike!"

The madam didn't dare speak, covering her face as she ran off weeping. Xiao Feng sighed, surveying his surroundings with a deep frown.

How glorious the Heavenly Demon Sect had once been! Now its members were all prostitutes practicing dual cultivation techniques! Such disgrace!

Yet he had to admit one thing - these dual cultivation methods did originate from the Heavenly Demon Art, and these were indeed Heavenly Demon Sect disciples. As patriarch, what could he do? Kill all the remaining demonic cultivators?

After much deliberation, he ultimately decided to give them support. Weren't these disciples practicing the lowest dual cultivation techniques precisely because they lacked resources? Even with better techniques, they couldn't cultivate properly without spirit stones.

So he simply stole a high-grade spirit vein from the demon race, using precisely the Ghostly God Mountain Moving Art and Earth Store Dragon Dividing Hand. The former was a demonic cultivation divine ability, the latter an orthodox mystical technique - intentionally creating confusion.

Of course, as a Third Tribulation Great Ascension Stage demonic cultivator, he had many other concealment and countermeasures - frame-ups, diverting disasters onto others... In short, it was wishful thinking for those demon sages to trace the stolen vein back to him. By the time they found this place years later, his Heavenly Demon Sect would likely already dominate the Cangyun Realm! Then he'd exterminate the demon race too!

This thought slightly improved Xiao Feng's heavy mood. He glanced at the trembling female cultivators and said expressionlessly, "Why are you all standing around? I've already seized a high-grade spirit vein. From now on, you needn't practice those fragmentary dual cultivation techniques from the Heavenly Demon Art! Though dual cultivation is simple and offers rapid progress, it's ultimately a minor path with limited potential!"

The demonic women exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion and fear. The highest-ranking among them, also the Red Lantern House's top courtesan, stepped forward gracefully. Her cherry lips trembled as she timidly asked, "M-may this humble one ask... if we don't practice dual cultivation, what techniques should we cultivate instead?"

Xiao Feng snorted coldly. With a wave of his arm, he retrieved an ancient stone tablet from his storage ring and slammed it heavily onto the ground with a "BANG!" The floor instantly cracked, sending dust flying.

"This is the Heavenly Demon Art's core scripture!" Xiao Feng pointed at the tablet, his expression proud. "The Heavenly Demon Art's essence is actually a body tempering method. Only with powerful physical strength can one withstand greater true essence capacity. The Heavenly Demon Art externally tempers flesh while the Great Lamentation Ode internally refines true essence. Only by cultivating both body and techniques can one achieve the supreme path!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Feng suddenly tore off his upper garment, revealing muscles so densely packed and coiling they resembled pythons. As he stretched his limbs, every muscle seemed to writhe and jump like living creatures. The sight held no aesthetic appeal, instead evoking deep-seated fear and discomfort.

"P-patriarch... is... is this the result of cultivating the Heavenly Demon Art?" The female cultivator's voice trembled, her beautiful face pale, as if she'd already guessed the answer. "If we cultivate this... will we also become like this?"

"Correct!" Xiao Feng spread his arms, proudly displaying his steel-cast muscles. "This is the source of true power! You'll develop more imposing physiques, more violent builds, more intimidating features. This ultimate path is what we Heavenly Demon Sect cultivators should pursue!"

"P-patriarch, our talents are meager. We likely cannot walk this path..." The demonic women trembled like leaves, their faces ashen. The lead courtesan forced a smile and cautiously suggested, "We've already captured all the men in the capital... perhaps we could continue with dual cultivation—"

"Silence! You have no choice!" Xiao Feng suddenly clenched his fist, bones cracking sharply, his face twisting into a horrifying grin. "Either cultivate the Heavenly Demon Art and Great Lamentation Ode... or be crushed to death by my palm!"

As the Heavenly Demon Patriarch, he understood better than anyone - to rebuild this hopelessly corrupt sect, extreme measures were necessary!