Beneath each skin, what manifested was patches of ink-black Qi.

"Demonic Path?!"

"These look like the Demonic Path from beyond the heavens!"

"These auras contain some ancient Qi; they are vastly different from the current Demonic Path, yet they do not share the same origin as the Demonic Cultivators of the Ancient Demonic Sect. What is the origin of these black shadows?"

The group of personal disciples was also astonished, not expecting that the future their Junior Brother saw would be caused by these Demonic Cultivators.

The Demonic Cultivators' auras were all at the Void Refinement stage, intermingled with another type of void-like, deathly Qi, making them appear both strange and bizarre.

"They departed in the ancient times. After the Ancient Demonic Sect collapsed, its core main lineage vanished completely. These are things that drifted down from the Ancient Demonic Land."

Li Luoyang spoke slowly, explaining the origin.

Ancient Demonic Land?

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing no longer felt it was strange.

After all, the fact that the Ancient Demonic Land disappeared without a trace was one of the reasons why the momentum of the ancient Demonic Path was halted.

The Ancient Demonic Sect relied on the Demonic Land and possessed great backing; after losing the Demonic Land, to a certain degree, they also lost the goal that barely managed to unite the various Demonic Cultivators.

However, Lu Qing did not expect that after his "small gain" was verified, it would not be a tangible harvest.

On a mountain peak.

Lu Qing's figure stood above.

After coming out of the Central Hall, he listened to a sermon again. This time, he still gained a lot. Although it could not compare to the great progress made during the first time he listened to the sermon, it still made Lu Qing clearer about his future path of cultivation.

"This sermon should be the'small gain' in the hexagram reading. It's just that I don't know where that trace of karmic opportunity entanglement will manifest, or when it will manifest."

Since it was just a trace of karmic opportunity entanglement, Lu Qing felt it should also be related to the Demonic Path. Having encountered many Demonic Path Cultivators, Lu Qing no longer found it strange.

He reflected on his own Inner World and, from this sermon, learned about some differences in the cultivation of the world.

"No wonder the step of manifesting the world is so difficult."

At this moment, Lu Qing understood that there existed some kind of hierarchical relationship between worlds and within worlds.

His Dao, to a certain degree, was a Dao that encompassed everything, and the world was the same.

"It seems that evolving the world into a world of all living beings is the path of cultivation I need to take next."

The goal was ambitious, but it was not without any hope of cultivation.

In Lu Qing's Inner World, one world had already begun to possess a vast and boundless Qi.

"Next, what I need to do is open a mansion, which is to establish my own Daoist sanctuary."

Lu Qing sighed in his heart, thinking that after the Void Illumination Realm stage, one could choose a precious or excellent location within the territory of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect to open a mansion, or one could leave the Dao Sect to establish a sanctuary. On some level, one could also take in disciples, and the disciples would be chosen as Xuantian Sect members.

"Therefore, Master gave me three choices: one is to choose within the scope of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect; one is to explore outside, for example, those Small Realms, or other worlds, or even the Eight Desolations; and one is to take the star count of immortal mountains and go overseas to reclaim land and open a mansion..."

He did not necessarily have to make a choice immediately.

The reason why Lu Qing did not act immediately was naturally that after the three choices appeared, several hexagram readings appeared in his mind.

To avoid anything inappropriate, he followed his intuition to go back and ponder it for a while.

Sure enough, while walking and looking on the way, several hexagram readings reappeared in Lu Qing's eyes.

【The choice of opening a mansion, the selection of a sanctuary, concerns the future; proceed with caution.】

This premise summary had already concisely pointed out that this mansion-opening choice must also involve some kind of risk.

It was also possible to overturn Lu Qing's previous thinking; after all, if one wanted a safe place, choosing within the scope of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect was undoubtedly the best choice.

However, once the hexagram reading appeared, it meant that this choice was not as simple as Lu Qing had imagined.

【Great Ominous Divination: For the place of opening a mansion, choosing the Eight Desolations world, you will encounter a Demon in the ground that will erode you day and night. Feeling the power of the Demonic Path, your cultivation world will unknowingly begin to waver. As time passes, you will be deceived; the path is dangerous, and there will be no turning back. Calamity.】

The first hexagram reading was a Ominous Divination. Lu Qing indeed saw the Eight Desolations, and he determined in his heart that if he did not have sufficient cultivation, it would be impossible to go to that Eight Desolations world.

He was currently only at the Void Illumination Realm stage. After Void Illumination Realm, there were Void Refinement, Dao Seeking, and even the legendary Ascension to Immortality. He felt, without exaggeration, that the incomparably eerie head must involve extremely heavy Karma.

He continued to look down.

【Ominous Divination: For the place of opening a mansion, choosing the western overseas, you will encounter a sarira in the sanctuary. The sarira from a supreme Buddhist power will disperse the countless thoughts in your heart. You will desire to walk the path of the Buddhist Cultivator, and your Dao path will want to turn back, but it will no longer be your original intention. Calamity.】

【Minor Ominous Divination: For the place of opening a mansion, choosing the northeast direction of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect, this region seems to contain some unknown secret. You will accidentally enter the secret, be swept up by the wind and clouds, and be busy running around in the secret; your cultivation will be affected. Minor calamity.】

The two hexagram readings made Lu Qing's eyelids twitch.

"This sarira of the Buddhist Cultivator, what kind of great power left it there? It couldn't possibly be used to fish for someone with karmic opportunity, could it?"

Lu Qing had not had contact with Buddhist Cultivators, but this hexagram reading gave him the feeling that he should decide in his heart to stay away from the Buddhist Cultivators in the future. Although they were both Cultivators on the Immortal Dao side, one could not help but be wary of the thoughts of certain great powers.

"The northeast of Xuantian is the southeast of Dao Seeking. That area has a sunken land, and vaguely, boundless Lightning Tribulation has descended. Even if a Dharma Body were offered to the world, it seems it would not alleviate that force of Lightning Tribulation. When the time comes, it will naturally be clear. Right now, that place is not a good choice."

Overseas, the Eight Desolations, and within the scope of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect—these three hexagram readings each had their own dangers.

This was also a very normal thing.

After all, for those famous Spirit Treasure locations, there had never been a lack of disputes since ancient times. Unless one could suppress others with power and absolute strength, there was no need to worry about any risks.

Lu Qing continued to look at the last Neutral Divination.

The place recommended in the Neutral Divination made Lu Qing raise his eyebrows, because this place was not that good, but it wasn't that bad either. It was by the sea, but not deep overseas where one would have to face some unknown risks.

He saw the last, slightly illusory Neutral Divination hanging there, faintly flickering with a bit of luster.

【Neutral Divination: For the place of opening a mansion, choosing the Azure Heart Mountain in the northwest direction, there are three families fighting locally. You will enter and take control of Azure Heart Mountain, encounter a trace of disturbance along the way, but have no future troubles and no subsequent karmic entanglements. Neutral.】

Clear and distinct, Lu Qing immediately recalled the area of Azure Heart Mountain in the northwest direction.