Ling Feng and Despicable Donkey remained submerged along the edge of the island, hidden beneath the seawater, careful to avoid drawing the attention of the nearby evil cultivators. "So the Blood God Cult really has joined forces with the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor." Ling Feng stroked his chin. Thanks to Boundless Vision, he had overheard every word exchanged between the Blood Sword Heavenly Lord and his subordinate. "This just made things far more interesting." He curled his lips into a smile. At last, he understood why the evil cultivators dared to act so arrogantly in the demon domain, and how they had managed to acquire so many corpses to refine the Supreme Lotus Seed. Behind them stood the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor. It had never been about conquest. The war between the humans and demons had been launched for corpses. The true goal had always been the refinement of the Supreme Lotus Seed. Ling Feng let out a soft sigh. Greed was the most terrifying force in the world. Once desire took hold, even the strongest sense of morality and reason could be wiped away. "You really can't escape fate. Both of your enemies just happened to team up." Despicable Donkey flicked his tail as he smirked and watched the scene unfold. "Heh. If the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor wants it, then I'm definitely not letting him have it." A sharp light flashed in Ling Feng's eyes. If he managed to steal the Supreme Lotus Seed, both the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor and the Demon-Masked Lord would be driven mad with rage. They might even start fighting each other! Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and gestured with his lips. "Two more days. That's when the Supreme Lotus Seed will finish forming. We will wait here until then!" "Hehe. If treasure's involved, forget two days, this divine beast will wait ten or twenty and not even blink." Despicable Donkey grinned, showing off his oversized white teeth. "But that Silver Serpent Enchantress they mentioned might be trouble." Ling Feng frowned. Hundreds of Evil Dao cultivators guarded the white lotus, and king-tier experts were everywhere. Even if they managed to sneak in and take the seed, escaping afterward would be another matter entirely. "You have to take risks if you want rewards." Despicable Donkey crossed his front hooves in front of his chest. "If you're thinking of backing out now, you're no man." Ling Feng chuckled and shook his head. "There's no backing out. But we need a flawless plan." A single Supreme Lotus Seed could save him years of cultivation on the road to king-tier. Only by stepping into that realm could he stand as a true powerhouse within the Tianbai Empire. This was an opportunity he could not afford to miss. "That Supreme Lotus Seed already has the name 'Ling' on it!" With that thought firmly planted in his heart, Ling Feng activated Boundless Vision again and quietly observed the situation on the island. Sometimes, patience was a form of cultivation. Through Boundless Vision, he "watched" waves of dense evil qi surge upward from the island at the center of the Yanming Sea. They rushed into the sky with overwhelming force. Early king-tier cultivators, high king-tier cultivators, and even emperor-level auras could be felt. These terrifying presences would give pause even to Human Emperor-level experts. "Thirty early king-tiers, three high king-tiers and two hundred Spiritual Element Realm cultivators. As for the Blood Sword Heavenly Lord, his strength likely touches the threshold of the emperor level. With that demonic sword, he can probably fight at an early emperor's level!" Ling Feng swept his gaze across the island and committed every detail of the Blood God Cult's forces to memory. Their lineup rivaled the elite core units stationed at Tianmang Fortress. And this was before the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor's own people had even arrived. Once those demon emperor-level experts joined in, stealing the Supreme Lotus Seed would become many times more difficult. "With this many people, taking the Supreme Lotus Seed head-on would be nearly impossible." Ling Feng rubbed his nose. After thinking it over for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a perfect plan. For now, all he could do was wait. Time passed quickly. Two days went by in the blink of an eye. A rich and strange fragrance began drifting from the island at the heart of the Yanming Sea. It spread across the surrounding waters for hundreds of li, growing stronger by the moment. The Evil Dao White Lotus was about to fully mature. Ling Feng suddenly opened his eyes and spoke in a low voice. "It's almost time. I'd say in half an hour, the lotus will be fully ripe." "Hahaha. The Supreme Lotus Seed is finally about to be born!" Beside the blood pool, the Blood Sword Heavenly Lord gazed at the massive white lotus, so pure it looked unreal. His face lit up with unrestrained joy. Even if they failed to claim the seed itself, the rest of the lotus still held immense value. Its petals, roots, and flower were steeped in Evil Dao elemental power. For any Evil Dao cultivator, refining even a part of it would be worth decades of cultivation. After two days of incubation, the lotus had grown even larger. Bathed in the fleshly essence and evil qi gathered in the blood pool, the light it gave off shone brighter than ever. At the center of the lotus seat, a faint golden glow began to emerge. That was where the Supreme Lotus Seed would be born. A soft golden radiance flowed out from that spot, carrying a holy and solemn aura that seemed to light up the air around it. Under the blood-red glow of the lotus, this golden light looked eerie and unnatural. "Old Hei, once this white lotus fully matures and we hand the Supreme Lotus Seed over to the Silver Serpent Enchantress, we'll have completed a major mission." The scar-faced man turned to a nearby high king-tier cultivator, his cheeks flushed with excitement. "If she's in a good mood, maybe she'll let you feel those proud peaks of hers." "If you want to die, go ahead and try." The one called Old Hei gave a cold laugh. "That woman's poisoned from head to toe. I heard one of our brothers got tempted and touched her once. The next day, ten demonic beasts took turns on him. From behind!" The scar-faced man swallowed hard. "Forget it. I'll pass on delivering the seed. That glory's all yours." Among the three high king-tier cultivators, the scar-faced man had the weakest mental discipline. The scars on his face had been left behind by a holy maiden of a top sect when he was caught spying on her during a bath. "The Supreme Lotus Seed doesn't even belong to us. Why argue over it? Let's just focus on dividing up the rest of the lotus." The third of the group, a slightly plump cultivator, chuckled and looked toward the Blood Sword Heavenly Lord. "Of course, the master gets first pick." "Right. After the master's made his choice, we'll take what's left." The scar-faced man quickly nodded in agreement. Just then, they heard a soft popping sound. From the center of the blood pool, the Evil Dao White Lotus bloomed, revealing a pale golden lotus pod. A beam of golden light shot upward, hovering three chi above the lotus. It was a lotus seed the size of a clenched fist. It gleamed with a golden brilliance and released an intoxicating, exotic fragrance. In that instant, a flash of greed appeared in the eyes of every Evil Dao cultivator present. The Supreme Lotus Seed had finally emerged!