Chapter 278 - 276: Conflict of the 2 Realms, the Devouring Begins

Chapter 278: Chapter 276: Conflict of the 2 Realms, the Devouring Begins

"Sigh..."

"I don’t want to get involved." Su Qing shook his head.

The moment he made a move, all those Eighth Realm Cultivators in hiding would probably catch the scent and come running.

Su Qing had no desire to get involved.

’If the Demon Race wants to invade, let them,’ he thought. ’There must be other Cultivators in this world who can fight back.’

It was the mortals who would suffer, though.

Especially the Cultivators of the Moon God Palace.

Just as Su Qing was about to leave...

BOOM!

The very heavens and earth trembled.

Su Qing had just turned his head to take a look.

When he felt another fierce gale blasting toward him from that direction.

When Su Qing looked again, he saw an enormous, exceptionally solid Dharma Aspect nearly ten thousand meters tall.

It was the Dharma Aspect of a Furious Vajra, and alongside it were many other, smaller Dharma Aspects.

Though "smaller" was relative—they still towered over a thousand meters.

They were all Buddhist Dao Dharma Aspects, and they were in the middle of a battle.

The golden light from the Dharma Aspects clashed and intertwined with the purple-black attacks of the Demon Dao.

Even from his position, Su Qing could feel the tremendous shockwaves.

It was easy to imagine what it was like within the range of that battle.

No mortal could possibly have survived.

The ten-thousand-meter-tall Dharma Aspect belonged to a Sixth Realm monk, an old man.

Every one of his attacks struck at the vitals of his Sixth Realm Demon Dao opponent.

’The Buddhist Family... they’re not half bad,’

’Right or wrong aside, they seem to have saved quite a few mortals, and they’re even helping me resolve some karma.’ A smile appeared on Su Qing’s face.

He silently departed.

He needed to head toward the Moon God Palace.

He had to wait for the Secret Realm to open next year.

Still, Su Qing discreetly watched the battle involving the Sixth Realm Demon Clan.

The fight had been raging for nearly a full day.

’And are there no Sixth Realm Cultivators on the other continents?’

’Or perhaps they’ve seen this but don’t want to get involved, just like me.’ Su Qing mused to himself.

Not long after, the Demon and the monk with the Furious Vajra Dharma Aspect stopped fighting and instead began to talk.

...

In the end, Su Qing saw the monk retreat.

’Is it over?’

’Did the demons win?’ Su Qing thought, raising an eyebrow. He looked down at the city beneath him and couldn’t help but sigh.

’Looks like this territory is about to change hands.’

Su Qing decided it was best to avoid the brunt of their advance.

The battle was already lost.

As the saying goes, those not of our race are sure to have different hearts.

It was entirely possible that the demons would carry out a massacre.

Su Qing silently made his escape.

He decided to head to the Celestial Sea Realm first.

Su Qing quietly flew toward the Treasure Sect’s territory.

It would be less trouble.

Besides, he wouldn’t expose his identity there.

「A few days passed.」

Su Qing was traveling normally on his Flying Magical Artifact.

He was synthesizing and consuming Spirit Fruits as he went.

This was the most efficient way to travel.

He had just arrived at a gathering place for Loose Cultivators within Treasure Sect territory.

Many Cultivators were gathered under a series of notice boards, looking them over and discussing animatedly.

"See? I told you the Moon God Palace was no good. I almost joined them last time, too."

"Look at that! The Sect Lord led the retreat, abandoning countless Qi Cultivation Realm disciples and mortals."

"Pathetic. Truly pathetic."

"Don’t be so pessimistic. It seems the Demon Race occupying the area has negotiated with Master Mingxin of Jinghua Temple. They’ve agreed not to slaughter the mortals in the Mortal Realm."

"The masters of Jinghua Temple are truly compassionate, always thinking of the world’s well-being."

"Compassion? Don’t be naive! Their Cultivation Method probably requires them to act that way!"

"Bah! You have a filthy mind! Just because you’re a scoundrel, you think everyone else is too!"

"What did you just say?!"

...

Su Qing went to read the notice boards himself.

The Demon Race had indeed established a foothold there.

They had a Sixth Realm Great Power among them.

...

Su Qing already knew this. The agreement was only that they wouldn’t interfere with the lives of those in the Mortal Realm.

But that explanation seemed far-fetched.

Su Qing shook his head with a wry smile.

He went to the Treasure Tower and requested a spot in the teleportation array to the Celestial Sea Realm.

...

...

「A few days later.」

「Celestial Sea Realm.」

Within the Treasure Sect’s sphere of influence.

「Lingqing Island.」

Su Qing had come here for two reasons.

One was for sightseeing.

The other was to live in seclusion.

This place was famous for producing a Spirit Plant called the Bailan Lingqing.

It was a Tier One Spirit Plant.

When mature, it would bear many small Spirit Fruits called White Orchid Spirit Green Fruits.

However, its medicinal properties were average, and it had a long maturation period.

Its flowering season, on the other hand, was very long. The blossoms resembled white orchids, and their petals were rich with Wood Qi, which was how it got its name: Bailan Lingqing, or "White Orchid Spirit Green."

’I never thought I’d be back in the Celestial Sea Realm,’

Su Qing found the local Treasure Sect branch and rented a small residence for a year.

...

「Meanwhile.」

「On the Celestial Saint Continent.」

This was territory belonging to the Blood Demon Sect.

Deep within a Spiritual Vein, another Demon Realm Rift had been torn open.

A handsome man appeared.

His body was covered in purple scales, but his eyes were dull and lifeless.

After stepping through, he immediately returned to the Demon Realm.

When he appeared again,

he was followed by a large group of stunningly beautiful men and women.

They were demons, led by a woman.

This particular clan of the Demon Race was especially famous in the Demon Realm.

The Desire Demons.

Their leader had reached the peak of the Seventh Realm, a level equivalent to the Tribulation Crossing Peak!

Her body was flawless, complemented by shining white hair and purple eyes. The only marks on her skin were patches of purple scales on either side of her waist.

Her eyes gleamed as she greedily absorbed all the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

"So this is the Spirit Realm... such a perfect world. It is only right that we should have a place here!"

"Your Eminence, there is Demonic Qi nearby. It must be the territory of the Spirit Realm’s Demon Dao. Shall I deal with them for you?"

The speaker was a female Desire Demon at the peak of the Sixth Realm, her fair skin largely exposed, with only the most crucial areas scantily covered.

"Of course. Occupy this place!"

"If that other branch of the Demon Race could seize such a large territory, why can’t we?"

the peak Seventh Realm Desire Demon leader declared coldly.

They would claim their own piece of the Spirit Realm!

...

...

Su Qing suddenly shivered.

It was as if he had just heard a proclamation from the Celestial Dao.

The Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm were converging.

Their respective Celestial Daos were beginning to devour one another.

It called upon all beings in the Spirit Realm to resist the invasion of the Demon Race and the corruption of Demonic Qi.

If they succeeded and the Spirit Realm devoured the Demon Realm, the world would remain one dominated by Spiritual Qi.

...

’The Celestial Dao actually exists!’

’And it’s conscious.’

Su Qing shivered inwardly.

He had to go to the Marketplace immediately to find out what was going on.

He hadn’t even made it to the Treasure Tower

when he heard Cultivators on the roadside asking each other, "You heard it too?"

"I heard it too!"

"What about you, fellow Daoist?"

"Me too!"

It was as if everyone was speaking in code.

Su Qing had a pretty good idea of what they were talking about.

Nevertheless, Su Qing went inside the Treasure Tower.

He sought out the Shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper Fang!" Su Qing greeted, holding out two Pure Spirit Stones.

"Fellow Daoist, what can I do for you?" Shopkeeper Fang asked, deftly taking the stones.

"That proclamation from the Celestial Dao... you heard it too?"

Shopkeeper Fang nodded.

"Indeed, fellow Daoist. I heard it just a moment ago."

"Something major must be happening Within the Sect!"

Su Qing nodded. "Thank you for the information."

He quietly returned to his residence.

"Xiaoqing, come here. I have something to ask you."

After calling out a few times, Su Qing raised his hand and set up a Forbidden Array.

Su Qing had to understand.

He had to understand just what was going on.

He hadn’t even had a chance to properly settle in before this sudden event disrupted all his plans.

—

Meanwhile, in the Demon Realm, the message transmitted was not an order to quickly go and occupy territory.

Instead, it was silence. The Demon Realm’s Celestial Dao also understood the effects of Demonic Qi.

If all the demons knew that the more they invaded, the more the Spirit Realm would come to resemble the Demon Realm...

...well, who would be able to stand that?

The demons wanted to abandon the Demon Realm and come to the Spirit Realm in the first place.

If the Demon Race were told the truth, wouldn’t it be counterproductive?

The Celestial Dao had its own thoughts, and the Demon Realm’s was no different.

Given the choice between the Demon Realm and the Spirit Realm, most races would choose the latter.

...