Months ago...

"Qingyin from the Water Night, River Lord, Bark page.... passed the assessment!... Ghost Horn Three, failed!" On the mountain of Swallowing Heaven Gate, a majestic monster announced the assessment results.

"What?! I failed again!!" Little Ghost Horn Three howled in disappointment, but there was nothing he could do.

Those who failed would be sent out of the mountain gate and wait for another chance in the future.

Qingyin and a few other talented demons entered the mountain gate and would begin their long cultivation journey.

Qingyin didn't really intend to join, she just wanted to get acquainted with the people here and gather information. Whether it was the assessment or the cultivation, she was very cautious and wouldn't reveal her true strength.

"Star Dance, where are you... Xu Chen, is he anxious waiting? What irrational things might he do?" Qingyin looked at the vast valley, feeling worried.

"Hey! You, the Water Night Qingyin! Come with me!" A tall and ugly female monster with six arms suddenly approached Qingyin from behind.

"Huh? What's going on?"

"Come with me! The Swallowing Heaven Matriarch has decided to personally take you as her disciple! You, come with me!" The six-armed demon ghost said.

"What? This... I..." Qingyin originally came here just to gather information on Star Dance. She didn't want to get involved with any matriarchs or ancestors. How could she escape from this? Also, she didn't even know how the matriarch, who was so high above, noticed her. "I... I'm just a humble girl, how could I trouble the matriarch..."

"The matriarch has made the decree. If you have anything to say, go talk to the matriarch! Come with me!" The ugly female monster with six arms didn't leave any room for refusal and ordered.

"Yes..." At this moment, Qingyin couldn't disobey, so she had to follow it for now.

Amidst the jealous and suspicious gazes of the demons, Qingyin ascended the endless peak in the mysterious darkness...

"Beautiful lady... why was she taken away!" The River Lord foolishly watched Qingyin's figure disappear into the distance. "Damn it, I must practice hard and one day, I will be able to marry such a beautiful lady!"

Qingyin followed the female monster to the top of the peak. In the following months, River Lord continued to practice as a basic disciple, while doing some miscellaneous tasks like chopping wood and carrying rocks. Although he missed Qingyin in his heart, he had no chance to see her again.

Several months later...

In the ancient Demon Realm, at its deepest level, the Abyss of Darkness.

The boundless and roaring lava rolled in the sea of magma, boiling. The high temperature here was terrifying to the extent that even a demon sovereign entering would be instantly vaporized. This was a forbidden land where only Demon Emperors dared to venture.

Suddenly, without any warning, a portal shimmering with blue light appeared out of nowhere.

A slender young man dressed in white stepped through the portal. In this terrifying lava prison that could melt even demon sovereigns, he only wiped the sweat off his back with his hand casually.

"It's really hot here. It seems that my spatial travel prediction and control are not accurate enough," Xu Chen said casually.

Nowadays, Xu Chen could freely travel through any space at the same moment, as long as he had been to that place before. Otherwise, he could only estimate the positioning. Therefore, although he traveled to the Abyss of Darkness this time, it seemed that he had ended up in an extremely dangerous place!

However, for Xu Chen, it was nothing serious.

Xu Chen soared through the air, paying no heed to the scorching heat of the lava prison. He flew at full speed, easily dodging towering lava waves that not even Demon Emperors dared to charge into directly. In fact, even if he was hit by a lava wave, it wouldn't be a big deal.

As he flew, Xu Chen sensed the presence of Qingyin and Star Dance!

"Qingyin sis... and Star Dance sis' location..." Xu Chen was not omnipotent, but he had a strong connection with Qingyin and Star Dance. He could sense their approximate positions, at least on the same level of the Demon Realm.

"Um... This way, this way... It seems like Qingyin is closer to me!"

Xu Chen faced Qingyin's direction, tore open the space directly, and took a step, entering it!

After a moment, at the place with the huge furnace, a portal of void opened again, and Xu Chen stepped out from the middle of it.

He looked at those furnaces and said, "These furnaces look extraordinary. No wonder my spatial shuttle can only reach here and cannot get closer to where Qingyin is."

Xu Chen looked far away at several towering mountains and faintly visible huge bronze doors!

Xu Chen felt countless strong auras emanating from inside, among which three were powerful enough to rank at the top of the demon realm!

"This mountain gate is extraordinary!" Xu Chen leaped forward and flew towards the mountain gate!