You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Xiahong Wuyuan was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "I just want to know how my father died..."

"Foolish child..." Duanmu Yan shook his head slightly and said, "It doesn't hurt to tell you, that person wouldn't mind, might even be happier... Your father was killed by the Star Lord."

"The Star Lord?"

Xiahong Wuyuan was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of strength does he possess?"

"A Proving expert," Duanmu Yan said, "and extremely unique."

Hearing this, Xiahong Wuyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Wasn't it indeed?

The God Emperor was stationed in Great Yong, yet that Star Lord forcibly broke through the Great Yong Divine Formation, leading to the Demon Clan's siege from all sides.

But with such a threat, the God Emperor could do nothing against him, which showed the Star Lord's uniqueness.

An enemy that even the God Emperor couldn't resolve, how could he take revenge?

"Sigh..."

Xiahong Wuyuan sighed, shook his head, and asked again, "Why did the Star Lord kill my father?"

"Your father, the Ninth Prince Lin Wang, was the reincarnation of the Red Emperor among the Five Emperors of the Ancient Human Clan, specializing in the Five Elements Fire, unrivaled in the art of Artifact Refining."

Duanmu Yan said, "A part of the Great Yong Divine Formation's foundation was later refined by your father to stabilize the formation. After the Crown Prince killed a Proving expert from the Sky Cloud Country, the Star Lord seemed to have discovered something and began to destroy the Great Yong Divine Formation, killing your father in advance to prevent him from repairing the Divine Formation."

Xiahong Wuyuan couldn't help but fall silent.

So... it was because the Ninth Prince excelled in Artifact Refining?

In Ancient Times, the Human Clan was weak; the Five Emperors of the Human Clan were all Heavenly Reversal Paths to Saint experts, each extremely skilled in a particular craft.

For instance, the Green Emperor excelled in Spirit Plants, the Red Emperor in Artifact Refining...

In terms of Artifact Refining, the reincarnation of the Red Emperor, the Ninth Prince, was indeed unparalleled.

Mastery in specific crafts, even among Proving experts, none excelled in Artifact Refining.

"Why did the Star Lord want to destroy the Great Yong Divine Formation?"

Xiahong Wuyuan couldn't help but ask, "He isn't from Eternal Night Mountain either, nor from the Demon Clan, so why destroy the Great Yong Divine Formation?"

"I don't know." Duanmu Yan shook his head slightly and said, "Our Demon Clan also invited him, but he scorned joining us, only focusing on destroying the Great Yong Divine Formation and investigating the Crown Prince, ignoring everything else."

He paused and said, "Don't think about it. The Star Lord is also a person of unpredictable destiny. If he doesn't want to appear, no one can find him, and he is an immortal and eternal Proving expert."

Xiahong Wuyuan sighed, shook his head, and said nothing more.

"Would you like to join our Demon Clan?" Duanmu Yan said, "With your talent, if you transform into a member of the Demon Clan, even if your Dao Heart cannot enter the Saint through the Dao of the heart, you can achieve Harmonization through the Bloodline Path."

Xiahong Wuyuan already mastered the nascent stage of the Heavenly Reversal Path, and his innate talent was very strong, making it highly likely for him to integrate powerful demon bloodlines.

Such rare talent, naturally, must be drawn in.

"Let me think about it." Xiahong Wuyuan said softly, "Besides, my daughter..."

"She is now a disciple of the Blood Sea Saint Mother, residing in the Blood God Temple."

Duanmu Yan said, "That place is the Forbidden Land of the Blood Sea Saint Mother; she can mobilize the Blood Sea's source power, and Proving experts can do nothing to her near the Blood Sea. I can't take her away."

He glanced at Xiahong Wuyuan and said, "Your daughter practices the Blood Demon Dao, which is indeed a great opportunity. At least you need not worry about her being killed by enemies."

Xiahong Wuyuan slowly nodded.

"If you wish to see her, I can guide you to meet your daughter in a dream."

Duanmu Yan said softly, "But it's only possible now. She hasn't yet perfected the Blood Sea Demon Body or entered the Blood Sea. In the Blood God Temple, I can still secretly guide her into a dream without alerting the Blood Sea Saint Mother; once she goes into the Blood Sea, I won't be able to do it anymore."

Xiahong Wuyuan was silent.

After a long pause, he shook his head and said, "Never mind. Since I've never met her, she has no feelings for me. It would be better if we never met... to avoid entanglements. I'd only be adding worries for her."

Hearing this, Duanmu Yan didn't persuade further, just said, "In the meantime, stay here for cultivation. My dream realm is also a good place for tempering the Dao Heart. Think of it as my gift to you."

Xiahong Wuyuan was silent for a moment and said, "Alright, thank you, elder."

He understood that after the Demon Clan traced the Seventeenth Prince's whereabouts, they would inevitably take action.

To prevent this uncertain factor from leaking secrets, they couldn't possibly let him leave, to stop him from alerting others.

However, he didn't care; the Seventeenth Prince had nothing to do with him, and he even had some disdain towards the Xiahong clan.

On the contrary, Duanmu Yan had killed those enemies of his and had a favor on him.

"By the way."

Duanmu Yan suddenly said, "You have a piece of Yin Yang Heavenly Mechanism Jade, don't you? This jade can guide and may reveal this location. Hand it over to me."

Xiahong Wuyuan said, "The other half of the Yin Jade is with my daughter."

"Just in case." Duanmu Yan said, "I'll return it to you after a while."

Xiahong Wuyuan didn't mind, took out a broken jade pendant, and handed it to Duanmu Yan.

Duanmu Yan received the pendant, a smile flashing at the corner of his mouth.

...

In another hidden space.

"Golden Feather Demon Saint."

Duanmu Yan said with a smile, "We finally succeeded. My avatar has already accessed the information through Xiahong Wuyuan's bloodline link, found from Hong Xi's dream the whereabouts of the Seventeenth Prince."

"Oh?" The Golden Feather Demon Saint also showed a hint of joy, "Where? Can it be confirmed?"

"Where exactly is still unknown."

Duanmu Yan said, "However, the Seventeenth Prince took an object from Hong Xi as a token. That object is the Yin Jade from the Yin Yang Heavenly Mechanism Jade, while the other half, the Yang Jade, is with Xiahong Wuyuan. My avatar is delivering the Yang Jade here as we speak; it should arrive soon."

"Oh?" The Golden Feather Demon Saint said, "The Seventeenth Prince probably never imagined that Xiahong Wuyuan would be used by my Demon Clan."

"Xiahong Wuyuan has been disappeared for years, and he concealed his identity even in Eternal Night Mountain." Duanmu Yan smiled, "Not even our Demon Clan knew of Xiahong Wuyuan's presence in Eternal Night Mountain, so how could he?"

He said with a mysterious smile, "Even the most cautious person will eventually make a mistake. He and the Twelfth Prince are enemies, as was Lin Wang; perhaps it's because of this that he chose to help Hong Xi, considering she is the disciple of the Blood Sea Saint Mother. Leaving the token with Hong Xi seems like planting a seed, hoping she might assist him in the future."

The Golden Feather Demon Saint nodded slightly and said, "After so many years of preparation, we can finally take action. Are you sure there are no flaws?"

"There is no perfect plan."

Duanmu Yan shook his head, "I have tried my best to make it perfect; the Seventeenth Prince could never anticipate a jade piece revealing his whereabouts to my Demon Clan. This raid will at least catch him off guard."

He paused for a moment and said, "Though uncertain about how many helpers the Seventeenth Prince has, none below the Proving expert level can aid him. Even the Main Hall Master or the suspected related Fifth Prince are considered hypothetical enemies."

"Our attack is also a surprise; the Main Hall Master and the Fifth Prince don't understand the way of heaven and earth, and they can't transcend thousands of miles instantly, likely only avatars could descend."

The Golden Feather Demon Saint said, "But with those experts who have lived for who knows how many years, their means are unpredictable. If the Main Hall Master or the Fifth Prince truly descend in their true body, can Brother Duanmu really handle it?"

"Don't worry."

Duanmu Yan said, "On the day of the action, the dark chess left in Di Hong City will surely distract the Fifth Prince; as for the Main Hall Master..."

He smiled and said, "The Heavenly Demon Ancestor also prepared a great gift for him, or rather... a choice."

"A choice?" The Golden Feather Demon Saint asked curiously.

Duanmu Yan gave a mysterious smile and said softly, "The choice of who will become the new Demon God..."