There were other powerful demons in the world who sensed Ji Xiang.

The demonic thoughts arising from them also established a connection with Ji Xiang.

This was a situation they had never encountered before.

At the same time, although Ji Xiang had no way to sense those half-step ascension experts, he could still vaguely feel wisps of immense demonic thoughts appearing in various directions.

"I didn't expect there to be so many powerful demons in the world. I thought most of them had become lackeys of cultivators, merely slaves used to farm good deeds and play the role of villains."

There were movements in the east, west, south, and north. The demonic thoughts in the north were more scattered. Apart from those slight but enormous demonic thoughts in the Changbai Mountain direction, huge demonic presences appeared in other places, including many areas he had never set foot in.

The strength of the opponent could be judged by the size of the demonic thought sensed.

Below the level of immortals, powerful demonic thoughts at the pure Yang level were already enough to set off a huge upheaval in the world.

As he was pondering, suddenly several wills were transmitted along the faint connection between the demonic thoughts.

Most of them were the demons attempting to trace him, but there seemed to be a pathetic, thick barrier between them and Ji Xiang. No matter how they tried to trace him, they could only get close, but not see Ji Xiang's true form clearly.

They knew that such a person existed.

They knew that he was a person wearing black robes.

But they could only ever see his back.

They could not see anything else.

Ji Xiang's mind flickered, and all the demonic thoughts immediately retreated. In the darkness and void, there seemed to be several muffled groans.

It wasn't that these demons had much ability.

It was that Ji Xiang could follow the demonic thoughts and hear their painful voices from thousands of miles away.

But these demons were completely unaware of this.

So the demonic thoughts stopped abruptly and were cut off.

"Truly incredible. It seems I do possess some power similar to that of a Demon King."

"Unfortunately, the Jade Purity Hidden Book must be cultivated to the sixteenth lesson, the Trial of the Dao chapter, to truly be qualified to administer demonic trials to others. At most, I can only exert a little influence on the demonic thoughts in the demonic trials now."

It was still unclear how many levels there were in the Subduing Demons chapter, let alone the sixteenth lesson. It could only be said that the Demon King's course could not be completed in a few years or decades, perhaps it would take hundreds or thousands of years.

The passage of time in the inner world was different from that in the outer world, and in order to improve cultivation as quickly as possible, it was necessary to enter the inner world.

However, once inside, it was difficult to return. One always had to abandon one between cultivation and the mortal world.

"I can't sense them now, but there are quite a few things near Yingtian Prefecture that are particularly surprising to me."

Ji Xiang could no longer sense those demonic thoughts, the influence of the Demonic Tome had disappeared, but what he had sensed before was that there were so many demonic thoughts near Yingtian Prefecture!

The number was abnormally large, as if the entire Yingtian was surrounded.

Moreover, there were also a considerable number of demonic thoughts within Yingtian Prefecture.

However, compared to the outer circle, the quality of these demonic thoughts inside was uneven. This was a good thing, because pure demonic thoughts were too ferocious, and no normal person could possess them. The unevenness meant that these demonic thoughts were born from the hearts of cultivators.

"Are there more people undergoing the demonic tribulation?"

Ji Xiang also felt that the number of people undergoing tribulation had suddenly increased.

It turned out that a full two days had passed since the change in the Subduing Demons chapter.

The cultivators moved quickly. They noticed that the demonic tribulation was easier to overcome these past two days, so they began to attract Trial of the Dao demons in large numbers.

Tomorrow was the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the Ascension Assembly.

The halo gradually shone westward, and in the mortal world, the nation's fortune gradually rose, creating an atmosphere of peace and prosperity.

.....

Lord Fire felt everything that was happening around him in stunned disbelief.

Demonic tribulations, a large number of demonic tribulations, appeared in Yingtian Prefecture. Although they did not have any impact on mortals, this was very unfavorable for the Ascension Assembly on August 15th!

The Trial of the Dao demons occupied a large number of vacant slots for the power of belief in Yingtian Prefecture, and the people who overcame the demonic tribulation had their minds rewashed, and the various strange influences previously applied with the power of belief were also washed away by the Trial of the Dao demons.

The cultivators here were not all subordinates of Prince Lu. They were summoned here not only at the invitation of local cultivator sects, but also for the rewards of the Ascension Assembly. Prince Lu generously offered Celestial Essence of the Moon and Sun grades, which was enough to attract many cultivators who had no hope of breaking through to come here and try their luck.

Even some famous sect masters had come here.

Upon entering the range of Yingtian Prefecture, one would be influenced by the power of belief of the people, but the demonic tribulation would eliminate this influence.

"How could this happen? The consumption of the power of belief is too fast, and there are also conflicts between cultivators."

"Some of the local sects were previously influenced by the power of belief and were willing to join Prince Lu. We specifically engraved the power of belief deep in their primordial spirits. Now, some of them are beginning to return to normal and are raising some questions within their sects."

"A prince of the Great Ming Dynasty cannot appear outside his fief. This is a crime equivalent to treason!"

Crown Prince Lie Jie's expression was very unpleasant: "Lord Fire, now we need to suppress those few sects that have had problems and order anyone within their sects not to undergo the demonic tribulation again, nor should they have any contact with those cultivators they invited!"

"Otherwise, under the influence of external forces, they are likely to act abnormally again. The influence of the power of belief is only limited to influence. This is not soul control, nor is it refining puppets, but simply rationalizing their own actions and thoughts in their minds."

"We cannot allow outsiders to interfere and make them discover the inconsistencies."

Lord Fire covered his head: "This must be Ji Xiang's doing!"

"You saw the shadow of that black-robed person before, right? It must be him, it must be him! He must have done something in Yingtian Prefecture!"

Crown Prince Lie Jie frowned: "Don't talk nonsense. The Trial of the Dao tribulation is the result of cultivators summoning it themselves. I've never heard of anyone being able to control the demons of the Trial of the Dao. If that were the case, wouldn't there be ascension experts everywhere?"

"The Trial of the Dao tribulation originates from the Heaven of Primordial Azure, descends from the Jade Purity Seat, and comes from the Great Floating Li Earth."

"Mortal cultivators, no, even the heavenly palace immortals of the inner world cannot have any control over the Trial of the Dao tribulation. The Heavenly Heart Realm can manifest the tribulation itself, but there is no need for that, and the Heavenly Heart cannot appear in the world."

"I once met... a cultivator, who was like half a teacher to me... I learned these things from him, and at the time I thought it was common knowledge... I didn't expect there to be so many people in the world who don't understand this."

"The teacher taught me some things about the Divine Path..."

Crown Prince Lie Jie's expression became somewhat pained.

But the past was already in the past.

The Divine Path should protect the people under its rule, but he killed them instead.

But those villagers were also damned.

"Just because they entered my temple to worship me, the people in the village were infected with a terrible disease, so they said I was an evil god, smashed my golden body, and burned my temple..."

"Mortals are all like this..."

"Ah, sorry, I digressed."

"In short, the appearance of the Trial of the Dao tribulation is probably because the number of the power of belief gathered in Yingtian Prefecture is large, which has strengthened the spiritual will of these people, so they discovered that the tribulation is easy to overcome, so they began to undergo tribulation here in large numbers, taking advantage of this opportunity."

"People are like this. Once there is a slight advantage to be gained, they will never let it go. What is a good opportunity? This is a good opportunity."

"Lord Fire?"

"Pu Zhao! Are you listening to me!"

Crown Prince Lie Jie's voice faded away.

A heavy look of fear appeared in Lord Fire's eyes!

She couldn't hear Crown Prince Lie Jie's words and just repeated to herself:

"It must have been this guy who did it, it must be him!"

Because she remembered a sentence that Ji Xiang had initially said to her.

.....

"I descend from the Azure Heaven of Jade Purity!"

"I come from the Great Floating Li Earth!"