Chapter 265 - 185: All Under Heaven

Chapter 265: Chapter 185: All Under Heaven

"A pair of threes."

"Pass."

"You’re passing on a pair of threes? Are you sleepwalking?"

At the altar on Corpse Bone Mountain, before the Demon Miasma Head, Lu Changfeng, Qiankun, and the Demon Miasma were sitting around playing cards.

"Ahem, my mistake. A pair of aces." Lu Changfeng played a pair of aces.

Qiankun Daoist looked at Lu Changfeng. "Perhaps we should call it a day?"

Qiankun Daoist knew that today, the Saint Master’s son, Saint Hong, was going to declare war on Daliang.

Saint Hong had inherited the position of Holy Country Emperor five years ago, ruling over the Saint Demon Sect as the Saint Emperor.

Saint Hong possessed far more resources than Lu Changfeng had when he first arrived. His Root Bone and Talent were top-tier from the start. At just twenty-three, Saint Hong’s Cultivation Realm had already reached the level of a Rebirth Realm’s Primordial Spirit Body.

He was hailed as the most outstanding Hero of the current younger generation, forcing the geniuses from other factions of his time to take a backseat.

As for Lu Changfeng, he hadn’t made a public appearance in over a decade and was, on the surface, in a state of retirement.

However, considering Lu Changfeng’s age, no one dared to overlook his existence, even in retirement.

It was just that among the younger generation, Lu Changfeng had gradually become nothing more than a symbol.

Over twenty years had passed, and many of the Demon Generals within the Saint Demon Sect had been replaced.

The world had changed drastically as well. Through the Spiritual Sense of Lu Changfeng’s older generation, they could perceive that the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy in the Profound Realm had declined by about twenty percent over the last two decades.

The result was a dwindling number of Martial Artists in the Profound Realm and an ever-increasing difficulty in their cultivation.

Furthermore, the decline of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy wasn’t linear; it was more like a free fall. The weaker the Primordial Energy became, the faster it depleted.

Lu Changfeng estimated that in another fifty years or so, the number of Martial Artists in the Profound Realm would plummet. Ordinary Rebirth Realm experts would be forced into long-term hibernation, perhaps only able to emerge from their seclusion once every few decades.

As for an ordinary Bone Refining Realm cultivator wanting to advance to the Rebirth Realm, the difficulty would increase tremendously.

The Martial Arts of the Profound Realm were reaching their end in this era.

The primary reason for the decline of the Profound Realm’s Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy was the existence of the three Human Kings.

Even in their dormant state, the three Human Kings still consumed a massive amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

The very existence of the three Human Kings was destined to cause a rapid decline in the Profound Realm’s Primordial Energy.

Another reason was likely the excessive number of cultivators who had advanced to the Rebirth Realm in the Profound Realm over the years.

The constant warfare had created more opportunities for those in the Bone Refining Realm, leading to a greater number of promotions.

And then there was Lu Changfeng, the variable in all this.

Over the years, his replication ability had gradually lost its purpose, as the power ceiling of potential targets in the Profound Realm was too low.

This allowed Lu Changfeng to freely use his replication chances to search for individuals with potential.

Lu Changfeng had secretly established a unit known as the Demon Dragon Guard.

The Demon Dragon Guard currently consisted of five members, all of whom possessed decent Martial Arts Talent and were compatible with the Ancient Chaos Demon Dragon bloodline.

Lu Changfeng had traveled all over the Song Territory to find these five individuals.

Using special methods, he had extinguished their souls, turning them into vegetative bodies. He then used his Dragon Scale Clones to control their physical forms, granting them a Chaos Consciousness and forty-five percent of the Ancient Chaos Demon Dragon bloodline.

As a result, these five Demon Dragon Guards were absolutely loyal to Lu Changfeng and possessed terrifyingly immense power.

Currently, all five Demon Dragon Guards were at the Rebirth Realm.

They were capable of activating Tier Two of the Ancient Chaos Demon Dragon transformation for extended periods.

Of the five Demon Dragon Guards, one female member was assigned to stay by Hua Yiran’s side, while the other four served Saint Hong.

In addition, Lu Changfeng had also given the Ancient Purple Lotus Demon to Saint Hong. This allowed Saint Hong to communicate freely via message slips, making it easier for him to control the Saint Demon Sect.

"I’m done playing!"

"You’re not even paying attention! I’m going to take a nap!" The Demon Miasma Body threw its cards on the ground and went off to the side to hibernate.

As the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy in the Profound Realm declined, the Demon Miasma Body had grown increasingly agitated.

The fall in the Profound Realm’s Primordial Energy had the greatest impact on the Demon Miasma Body.

A being at least at the Spirit Condensation Level, the Demon Miasma Body’s Cultivation Realm was constantly declining, even while it was napping.

Therefore, aside from when Qiankun came to undo its ’Seal,’ the Demon Miasma Body spent most of its time in hibernation.

Nowadays, a single hibernation session for the Demon Miasma Body would last several years.

The Demon Miasma Body tore open a rift in space and vanished from the altar.

Lu Changfeng slowly rose and walked toward the Demon Miasma Head.

He stopped a few meters away from it.

"This one sure is in a deep sleep," Lu Changfeng said slowly, looking at the Demon Miasma Head.

’If just one of the three Human Kings were to die, the Profound Realm could last a little longer.’

’Unfortunately, these beings were all at the Human King Level. Right now, there was no way he and Qiankun Daoist could defeat them.’

’The Profound Realm was created by these three, and it would be destroyed and returned to the Chaotic Great World by their draining of its energy.’

’Fortunately, as long as the Profound Realm’s Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy was sufficient to sustain them, they would never awaken from their hibernation.’

’And when the Primordial Energy was about to become insufficient, I would definitely be the first to leave the Profound Realm, or else hide within the Inner Realm.’

"Saint Master, how much longer do you think the Profound Realm can last?" Qiankun Daoist asked in a grave tone, having come to Lu Changfeng’s side.

Lu Changfeng shook his head. "How are the preparations for the Inner Realm coming along?"

"It’s halfway complete," Qiankun Daoist replied.

The preparations for his Inner Realm had begun twenty-some years ago.

The location for the Inner Realm had been decided: a large island in the Southeast Deep Sea.

With Lu Changfeng’s help, that island had already been populated with over a hundred thousand people, along with corresponding animal and plant life.