Two Realms Region, Jiutanzhou
Yan City
This was an ancient city, bustling and prosperous at the time.
Zhang Jian emerged from the void, concealing his aura and descending into the city below.
In a tavern, Zhang Jian had already spotted a graceful middle-aged man wearing a deep blue robe.
His sleeves fluttered, and he wore a Carefree Scarf, resembling a martial arts master who roams the mortal world.
"Ah Yu, over here!"
Upon seeing Zhang Jian, the figure smiled and greeted him warmly.
This was Wu Liang True Monarch.
Zhang Jian was a bit surprised.
He hadn't expected that the powerful figure sent by the Tongshan Dao Lineage this time would be Wu Liang True Monarch.
After a brief conversation, Zhang Jian mentioned the matter of the Celestial Demon Altar.
"Master Wuliang, since you arrived first, did you carefully investigate the Celestial Demon Altar, whether the Outer Demon Gods sensed anything unusual?"
Wu Liang True Monarch smiled slightly, waving his hand.
"The Celestial Demon Altar is operating normally, and the Outer Celestial Demon should not have noticed the altar's exposure!"
Hearing this, Zhang Jian nodded slightly.
The nature of the Celestial Demon Altar is quite similar to the Asura Gate, but the handling is different.
Once the Celestial Demon Altar is formed, it cannot be directly destroyed.
It will continuously absorb the starlight of the Celestial Demon Star, increasing the power of the Celestial Demon Altar.
Only when the power of the Celestial Demon Altar reaches its peak, and the Celestial Demon Star descends, can it fulfill its mission and be destroyed.
Of course, nothing is absolute in the world.
Even a High-Tier Immortal Dao Spiritual Treasure can shield the power of the Celestial Demon Star.
However, even if the Celestial Demon Altar is cut off, if the Demonic Sect cultivators who established the celestial altar and the Demon Embryo are not eliminated, they could still try to implant a new Demon Embryo.
Rather than that, it's better to wait for the actual descent of the Celestial Demon Star.
When the Celestial Demon Star descends, it will be at its weakest, making it the perfect opportunity to annihilate it in one fell swoop.
"However, this time, many high-ranking figures from various sects and righteous sects have come for the descent of the Celestial Demon Star, with all sorts of intentions. Ah Yu, you'll need to keep this in mind!"
Zhang Jian heard this and nodded slightly.
He smiled, raising his cup and toasting his master-uncle.
Wu Liang True Monarch glanced at Zhang Jian, a slight smile on his lips.
The descent of the Celestial Demon Star is indeed a great trouble, filled with dangers, but if it can be resolved, it would also earn the favor of the heavens.
The favor of the heavens would bring great opportunities.
The Tongshan Dao Lineage has records of this.
High-Tier Cultivators who resolve the descent of the Celestial Demon Star have about a fifty percent chance of receiving the favor of the heavens.
It could be an epiphany, a treasure encounter, or an avoidance of a mortal calamity.
So, once the news spread, many interested High-Tier Cultivators came forward.
"Hopefully, we haven't alerted the enemy!"
With this thought, and out of caution, Zhang Jian used some of his Emperor's Authority to sense the Earth Origin, conducting a thorough search of Yan City and several ancient cities nearby.
Within an instant, his eyes flickered, a trace of surprise flashing in them.
Noticing the change in Zhang Jian's expression, Wu Liang True Monarch's chopsticks paused slightly, then he asked.
"Ah Yu, have you discovered something?"
Zhang Jian's expression turned serious.
"Master Wuliang, I sensed several traces of extremely concealed, pure Demonic Qi in a few nearby ancient cities, likely indicating the presence of Celestial Demon Altars there as well!"
Wu Liang True Monarch frowned at these words.
"How cunning!"
"Are they all operating normally? Ah Yu, can you specifically determine if these altars are completely connected, the maximum capacity of Demonic Qi they can withstand, and the scale and quality of the Celestial Demon Altars?"
Wu Liang True Monarch fired off several questions.
He seemed to have extensive knowledge about the Celestial Demon Altars.
Wu Liang True Monarch then said.
"Usually, the Celestial Demon Star also selects the altar!
The higher the quality of the altar, the higher the limit of the Demon Embryos it can summon, and the higher the Outer Demon God's origin it can bear. Let me teach you how to distinguish the grades of these Celestial Demon Altars..."
As Wu Liang True Monarch imparted part of the knowledge about celestial altars, Zhang Jian pondered slightly, using his vast Primordial Spirit Divine Sense to carefully differentiate and personally investigate the surroundings, soon drawing a conclusion.
The highest quality Celestial Demon Altar was not in Yan City, but in the neighboring Sanyuan Town.
It was a very ordinary small town.
The two discussed and soon decided that Zhang Jian would head to Sanyuan Town!
Just to be safe, Wu Liang True Monarch remained in Yan City.
Three days later
At midnight, an inexplicable celestial phenomenon appeared in the depths of the sky.
This anomaly alerted many High-Tier Cultivators who had already been waiting in the shadows.
A terrifying blood-red star hung in the sky, overshadowing the Taiyin Radiance.
In a Divine Temple within Sanyuan Town, Zhang Jian slowly walked out of the General Temple, his gaze piercing into the depths of the sky, reflecting a desolate blood-red star. Inside the star, countless streams of dark red Demonic Qi swirled, nurturing ocean-like Outer Heaven Demons.
In an instant, almost simultaneously, beneath Sanyuan Town, a deep, dark altar coalesced and emerged. At this moment, a terrifying blood-red starlight seemed to descend from the depths of the sky.
The blood-red light fell like a meteor towards the Earth, moving at incredible speed.
Almost at the instant the blood-red light fell, the Celestial Demon Altar erupted with blazing demonic light, a beam of Demonic Qi soaring into the sky, faintly resonating with the Celestial Demon Star deep in the sky.
It bathed in the boundless starlight of the Celestial Demon, its radiance expanding, with a faint childlike figure emerging within. This figure rapidly grew in the demonic light, in an instant becoming the form of a four or five-year-old Child!