“A low profile?” A mocking curve tugged at Skylar’s mouth. “That’s not lying low. They’ve been keeping quiet while they prepare something big.”

He turned to face Darian. “The Celestial Basilica has been secretly capturing demonic cultivators and wandering cultivators for bloodline fusion experiments. They’re trying to merge celestial and demon bloodlines—to create super cultivators with the power of both.”

“The reason my senior sister and I stayed in the Fourteenth Firmament was because of this. These celestials have grown far too arrogant. They never took the demons seriously.” His voice hardened. “They even dared to defy the Heavenly Law…”

Darian’s expression shifted instantly. “What?! How could they dare?!”

Celestials had always placed bloodline above everything. To have it taken and fused with another’s was the ultimate disgrace.

Worse still, they had always looked down on the demon race. In their eyes, demon blood was filthy—beneath them.

And now, they were secretly taking both celestial and demon blood, forcibly combining them, trying to manufacture powerful super cultivators by human hands.