"Oh, right. Lu Yuan." The Dharma Saint Emperor's Son spoke. "During the previous sect ranking battle, you met the Son of the Immortal, didn't you?" "Yes," Lu Yuan replied. "At that time, he advised me not to come to the Sacred Land of Civilization." "It seems he meant well," the Dharma Saint Emperor's Son looked at Lu Yuan and said with extreme seriousness, "But you must absolutely not trust the Son of the Immortal. The Son of the Wasteland is an overbearing War God, invincible and peerless, while the Son of the Immortal is effeminate, cunning, and outwardly friendly but inwardly treacherous. For him to tell you not to come to the Sacred Land of Civilization, it was likely just to provoke you, using reverse psychology to incite you to come here, hoping the Son of the Wasteland would kill you."

The Dharma Saint Emperor's Son instantly saw through the Son of the Immortal's intentions.

If he had to trust someone, Lu Yuan would naturally choose to trust the Dharma Saint Emperor's Son; after all, he was his brother-in-law.

Of course, Lu Yuan wouldn't immediately turn hostile toward the Son of the Immortal. He would just keep it in mind, maintaining an extra layer of caution. One must always guard against others; he certainly didn't want to be harmed by the Son of the Immortal in return.

Now that things were mostly settled here at the Lake of the Stomach, having defeated the Desolate Saint Emperor's Son and obtained the Chaos Civilization Crystal, it was time to depart.

Next, he needed to continue striving toward the tenth level of the World Realm, which required obtaining other crystals.

The Dharma Saint Emperor's Son stated, "News came from the Mountain of the Spleen that Senior Brother Hua Fa Sheng and the Son of the Wasteland are engaged in a fierce battle there. We are heading over. Are you coming?"

"The battle between Hua Fa Sheng and the Son of the Wasteland..." Lu Yuan was also deeply moved. This was happening inside the body of a Chaos Civilization Beast, likely showcasing combat at the highest possible level. One was a Child of an Epoch, the other the top figure below the Fifty Heavenly Rankings—this was definitely a battle approaching the level of Civilization itself. Merely thinking about it made one's spirit waver.

However, Lu Yuan immediately shook his head firmly. He still needed to collect other Chaos Crystals. The fighting at the Mountain of the Spleen was too intense. Both Hua Fa Sheng and the Son of the Wasteland far surpassed his current level. There was absolutely no need for him to go to the Mountain of the Spleen right now.

Perhaps he should go somewhere else.

With that, he bid farewell to the Dharma Saint Emperor's Son, the Fa Xiao Emperor's Son, and the Fa Qiang Emperor's Son, and flew off alone.

Where would he fly to?

Excluding the Heart, there were eight locations in total. He had already visited the Lake of the Stomach and taken what benefits were there. The Mountain of the Spleen was currently too volatile for him to approach. That left the Liver, Gallbladder, Kidneys, Intestines, Lungs, and Feet—six potential locations.

Which of the six should he visit?

Lu Yuan finally decided to go to the Mountain of the Gallbladder.

He flew straight there, spending a considerable amount of time before finally arriving at the Mountain of the Gallbladder.

This was the Mountain of the Gallbladder!

It was an immense, unparalleled mountain range, far, far larger than the Lake of the Stomach. On it seemed to radiate boundless heroism; it was a mountain range of great heroism and profound tragedy. The material making up the range was not mud or earth clods, but flesh of the Gallbladder, much harder than mud or clods.

Lu Yuan touched this piece of Gallbladder flesh and felt it was rock-hard.

Right, he needed to inquire about some things. Using the name Lu Yuan was clearly not an option; the name Lu Yuan was too famous. Lu Yuan instantly shifted his appearance, transforming into another identity: Li Taishi. Being able to switch between two identities back and forth was excellent and made things much more convenient.

Lu Yuan, having become Li Taishi, searched the Mountain of the Gallbladder and found that quite a few people were there. However, those at the seventh or eighth level of the World Realm were basically just lingering halfway up the mountain, unable to reach the summit. Lu Yuan found someone at the eighth level of the World Realm, who hailed from the Civilization of the Axe, and asked him a question.

This person from the Axe Civilization carried a massive axe on his shoulder: "Those at the summit are mostly fighting over the Chaos Civilization Fragments on the Mountain of the Gallbladder—people at the tenth level of the World Realm and those at the Half-Step Civilization Realm. I hear a group from the Civilization of the Scholars, including the Half-Step Civilization Realm experts Kong Ni and Kong Mingde, are all up there. There’s basically no chance for us."

So, both Senior Brother Kong and Senior Brother Kong—well, that way of addressing them was quite awkward.

But indeed, both masters Kong were up there, two experts at the Half-Step Civilization Realm, representing considerable combat power. While they might not match Hua Fa Sheng and the Son of the Wasteland, in the absence of those two, they held a very high probability of seizing the Chaos Civilization Fragments on the Mountain of the Gallbladder.

The man from the Axe Civilization brought his axe down on the Mountain of the Gallbladder, resulting in an empty clang.

Lu Yuan was curious: "What are you chopping at?"

"Nonsense! Of course, I'm chopping the Mountain of the Gallbladder. If we split the mountain open, we might strike Gallbladder Essence. This Gallbladder Essence can reinforce the size of our individual worlds." The man from the Axe Civilization explained. Indeed, the function of the Gallbladder was storage, and storage naturally required space. The Gallbladder of the Chaos Civilization Beast itself was once a boundless space, and the Gallbladder Essence within the Mountain of the Gallbladder now could increase the size of one's personal world.

The man from the Axe Civilization finally cleaved out a piece of Gallbladder Essence. Lu Yuan looked at it; it was about the size of a palm, (cinnabar red), and appeared to be quite a treasure capable of increasing the size of a personal world. Lu Yuan wasn't particularly interested in this; his new Sword World was already about twelve times the normal size. If he were idle and bored, he could come to the Mountain of the Gallbladder to dig for Gallbladder Essence, but now was not the time for idleness. This was an extremely critical moment—he needed to break through to the tenth level of the World Realm, otherwise, these Half-Step Civilization Realm experts within the Chaos Civilization Beast were putting immense pressure on him.

Therefore, he had no interest in digging for Gallbladder Essence right now.

In fact, the Gallbladder Essence was only present on the outermost layer of the Mountain of the Gallbladder, and it was not the original Gallbladder of the Chaos Civilization Beast at all, but merely the outer periphery that had gradually formed over the years. It possessed none of the true structure of the Gallbladder, so it could be easily cleaved off. The Gallbladder itself was absolutely unmovable—that was the effect of the Eternal Undying Art.

"Then let me ask, on this Mountain of the Gallbladder, are there beings like the Lord of the Chaos Demonic Tongue or the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm?" Lu Yuan inquired. These were what concerned him most. Only with such Demon Gods present would there be Chaos Crystals, enabling him to advance to the tenth level of the World Realm.

The man from the Axe Civilization laughed heartily: "Don't worry, there are no Demon Gods on the Mountain of the Gallbladder; it's extremely safe, as long as you don't go to the summit to fight the Half-Step Civilization Realm experts and the Tenth Level World experts for the Chaos Civilization Fragments." He assumed Lu Yuan was afraid of Demon Gods like the Lord of the Chaos Demonic Tongue, unaware that Lu Yuan was quite eager to encounter such entities.

None? What a pity, Lu Yuan shrugged. He wasn't very interested in the Chaos Civilization Fragments on the summit. His primary goal right now was to break through to the tenth level of the World Realm, so he would first explore the Mountain of the Gallbladder to see if he could find any Chaos Crystals.

......

Lu Yuan truly searched the Mountain of the Gallbladder, circling from the front to the back and back to the front, but he could not find any creature similar to the Lord of the Chaos Demonic Tongue. He was speechless. O Mountain of the Gallbladder, you are too disappointing! The Oral Cavity produced a Demonic Tongue Lord, the Brain produced a Brainstorm Lord, and the Stomach area even had the intent of a Stomach Acid Lord—how come the Mountain of the Gallbladder has no ambition at all? He was frustrated.

The Gallbladder Essence that could be cleaved from the outer layer of the Mountain of the Gallbladder was utterly useless to him.

Could it be that he would return from the Mountain of the Gallbladder empty-handed? That would truly be incredibly unlucky.

Just as Lu Yuan was feeling extremely vexed, a patch of pitch-black dark energy seeped out from the ground, enveloping him and plunging him into a dark world. What was happening? He hadn't reacted in time, but with a slight exertion of his true essence, the dark energy beside him immediately dissolved like ice and snow. Simultaneously, he analyzed the composition of this dark energy: Demonic Qi.

The character Mo () originally meant Mo Luo (), and its most fundamental meaning was 'to snatch life' ().

That's right, Mo is the Demon that snatches life.

Demons never hesitate when killing; they know nothing of restraint.

Demonic Qi is rarely seen in the Central Celestial Dynasty.

It belongs to a civilization that was expelled—the Civilization of the Demon. That civilization was supposedly formidable in previous Epochs, even challenging the Five Ancient Civilizations. It dominated unchecked during one Epoch before finally being severely wounded by the Five Ancient Civilizations and retreating to the Lost Lands, where it remained hidden.

Although the Civilization of the Demon went into seclusion, the Five Ancient Civilizations remembered it deeply, because the name of the Civilization of the Demon in those days was the Ancient Demon Civilization ().

To be called an Ancient Civilization shows its standing.

Across so many Epochs, although the Civilization of the Demon has not regained the might of the Ancient Demon Civilization, it still possesses considerable strength and is one of the powerful civilizations in the Lost Lands. The Civilization of the Demon leads others, such as the Civilization of the Demon Beasts. The so-called Demonic Path of the Jin State is merely a trace of Demonic Qi that accidentally fell upon the Jin State and evolved into a vast Demonic Path.

That's right, this is reality: the massive Demonic Path in the Jin State originated from just a wisp of Demonic Qi.

And this kind of Demonic Qi is actually quite detested even by the Central Celestial Dynasty. Other than the people of the Five Ancient Civilizations, which other civilization could claim absolute certainty in completely resisting the invasion of Demonic Qi?

And now, surging Demonic Qi appeared, sweeping everyone on the entire Mountain of the Stomach into the darkness. Lu Yuan was naturally affected.

Whose doing was this?

"Oh, everyone must be wondering why such dense Demonic Qi has suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire Mountain of the Stomach. I will give you the answer: this Demonic Qi is the Myriad Demon Extinction Array that I set up. My codename is the Son of the Demon."

The Son of the Demon!

Among the Seven Children of Destiny, this was the most mysterious figure.

It is rumored that the strength of the Son of the Demon is no less than that of the Son of the Immortal, the Son of the Martial, or the Son of the Dharma.

Of course, he absolutely cannot contend with the Son of the Wasteland; the Son of the Wasteland is the true number one.

"I want to obtain the Chaos Civilization Fragments, so I disguised myself as others to come here," the voice of the Son of the Demon was evil and eerie, carrying an attractive magnetic quality. "Of course, everyone doesn't need to worry too much. My objectives are twofold: one, to seize the Chaos Civilization Fragments; two, to deal with those who possess Righteous Qi, primarily the Civilization of the Scholars. I won't harm others excessively; our Civilization of the Demon is a peace-loving civilization."

Lu Yuan realized he had been targeted again. The Son of the Demon intended to deal with the Civilization of the Scholars, and at this moment, his identity was Li Taishi of the Civilization of the Scholars.