Chapter 1101 - 1091: Countermeasures and Testing the Hypothesis_2

Chapter 1101: Chapter 1091: Countermeasures and Testing the Hypothesis_2

Just like when a whole demonic nest transformed from the Heavenly Demon Realm descended upon the western part of Dongjie Continent, poisoning millions of Heavenly Demons, although this demonic disaster was violent, it was limited to a small area and not too difficult to quell.

But now, due to changes in the Great Path, the Heavenly Demons have altered their birth and corruption pathways, giving an impression of "silent immersion" that can’t be resolved by brute force... Cultivators across all realms, once unable to overcome their own inner demons, will be corrupted. Over the years, the number of new-type Heavenly Demons born in such a way may exceed those born in a widespread demonic disaster.

Among them, who knows how many new-type Heavenly Demons can cultivate to the seventh class and merge their bodies with the Dao!

...

While dealing with the Heavenly Demon threat at Five Dragon Mountain, Shen Mo also informed the twenty-nine True Immortal forces of the Xuanyuan Alliance about the new-type Heavenly Demons and the "No-self Demon Sutra".

Among them, fourteen True Immortal forces, including the Xuanyuan Clan, Hidden Dragon River, Jade Spring Mountain, Red Flame Sect at Five Dragon Mountain, Taiqing Sect, and the Southern Desert Monster Kingdom, are located on Phoenix Continent.

The other fifteen True Immortal forces are located on other immortal continents, but each of them has intricate relationships, and it won’t take long for this news to spread throughout the entire Universal Realm.

Of course, he did not forget to inform the Empyrean Fairy.

However, the Fairy’s attitude was somewhat ambiguous...

This did not surprise Shen Mo, as the Empyrean Fairy was originally the ancestor of the Divinity Era’s deity.

And the Heavenly Demon Ancestor seemed intent on becoming the ancestor of the Demon Path in the New Era, making them count as "fellow daoists", even to the extent that the mutation of the Heavenly Demons was aided by her resurrection and the changes in the immortal path.

In a certain sense, even if the Heavenly Demon Ancestor mastered the heart devil tribulation in the cultivation world and used it to prove as an Empyrean, he must remember the Fairy’s grace in Dao enlightenment.

The Empyrean Fairy naturally has no position, nor motivation, to stop the Heavenly Demon Ancestor from achieving enlightenment!

"I still need to quickly cultivate to a True Immortal!"

Understanding the Empyrean Fairy’s stance, Shen Mo couldn’t help but feel some emotion.

Although from a higher perspective, the path taken by the Heavenly Demon Ancestor now seems like repairing the flawed immortal path, which seems beneficial to the Universal Cosmos.

But as a part of all creatures in the world, Shen Mo does not need to stand as high as the cosmos’s will. From the perspective of all life... Throughout history, Heavenly Demons have harmed countless creatures, not only the Human Race but also other species, and the perpetrator is none other than the Heavenly Demon Ancestor!

Such a heinous and cruel being, yet has the chance to be proven as an Empyrean, even making the Heavenly Demons a part of the cultivator’s tribulations, truly leaves a knot in his heart hard to dissolve.

However, the more Shen Mo touches upon the high-level and high-dimensional secrets of this world, the more he feels his own insignificance and powerlessness, and the stronger his will to become an immortal becomes.

Only by achieving True Immortal status can he attempt to negotiate with these giants of the immortal path and forcibly cut off the path of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor!

...

In Guanyun Mansion, Shen Mo’s eyelids fluttered slightly as his consciousness once again withdrew from Dreamland.

These days he has entered Dreamland several times, just like before, it exhibited no strange anomalies;

And Shen Mo tried to contact Dream True Master for the Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra, but this True Immortal, who entered Dao through dreams, seemed to have fallen into deeper slumber without any response!

Unable to tackle the impending doom associated with Dream True Master, Shen Mo can only focus more on the new-type Heavenly Demons and the "No-self Demon Sutra".

The Evil Punishing Hall under Lu Ming’s leadership was bustling. After mountain and sea searches, in the Red Flame Sect and other Xiu Xian Forces of Five Dragon Mountain, they uncovered more than a thousand new-type Heavenly Demons, hidden and practicing the "No-self Demon Sutra" very well;

In such a short time, their realm has improved on the original master’s foundation, but no fifth or sixth class Heavenly Demon has yet been born!

Upon further exploration, Shen Mo discovered that generally, new-type Heavenly Demons transformed from cultivators still have their foundations rooted in the original master, akin to the old-type Heavenly Demons before the changes in the immortal path.

Even if they can cultivate immortal-level cultivation methods, it depends on the original master’s realm and talent, not all new-type Heavenly Demons can cultivate to the seventh class.

In the Nine Abysses Sea, one sixth-order peak charm born from filth-qi transformed into a new-type Heavenly Demon and smoothly broke through into the seventh class, was rare;

Most likely because this charm originally had the accumulation to step into the seventh class, but was restricted by its species shackles, unable to advance. Upon transformation into a Heavenly Demon, it inherently broke through this restriction, hence successfully cultivated into Demon True Immortal, and under the guidance of the "No-self Demon Sutra", merged its body with the Dao!

In other words, cultivators with Formless Realm cultivation or True Immortal potential, corrupted into new-type Heavenly Demons, have a higher probability of advancing to the seventh class.

Such cultivators invariably possess firm Path Hearts, and the likelihood of producing heart demons is very small; even if they do produce heart demons, they can overcome them through their own strength, thus the chance of them being corrupted into new-type Heavenly Demons is exceedingly minute!

Under such circumstances, even if a vast number of cultivators succumb to becoming new-type Heavenly Demons, those who can smoothly ascend to the seventh class and merge their bodies with the Dao would be far less than Shen Mo anticipated.

However, across all realms, including the Immortal Realm, countless cultivators reside therein, while the Heavenly Demon Ancestor’s lifespan approaches infinity, he has plenty of time to achieve Empyrean, a million years, ten million years, even over a billion years, he can afford to wait... Even the slightest chance, under such a massive base and prolonged time frame, will see countless new-type Heavenly Demons cultivate into the seventh class!

"Buzz!"

As Shen Mo pondered, the Communication Talisman glowed with spirit light.

It was a message from Wang Hong, a descendant of Little Penglai. Although he was a No Phase State Grandmaster, he couldn’t directly manifest within Green Cloud Cave, only able to relay messages through communication means.

"I discovered a sixth-order peak Yaksha in the Nine Abysses Sea, showing signs of transforming into a new-type Heavenly Demon, come quickly!" Wang Hong’s voice transmitted from the talisman.

Wang Hong’s soul was embedded with a magic restraint by Shen Mo, which he couldn’t remove with his own means.

He dared not inform his master, Wuchen Ancestor, about his miserable defeat at the same stage and restraint of being controlled, to remove this restraint.

Moreover, even if he were to disclose this, currently Penglai Realm is blockaded by Empyrean Fairy and her subordinates, and he cannot return to the Dao field, neither would Wuchen Ancestor likely leave Penglai Realm for this small matter!

After much deliberation, Wang Hong turned to Shen Mo again.

Shen Mo, troubled by the lack of capable subordinates, reached an "agreement" with Wang Hong.

As long as Wang Hong found three Heavenly Demons about to ascend to the seventh class, be they new-type or old-type, Shen Mo would lift the magical restraints on his soul and share all investigation outcomes with him.

Originally under Wuchen Ancestor’s orders, he was investigating the truth concerning the new-type Heavenly Demons. Being unable to implement effective measures, he agreed to Shen Mo’s terms, remaining in Cangwu Continent’s Nine Abysses Sea to scout for sixth-order late-stage, peak Heavenly Demons possessing "True Immortal potential"...

The Cangwu Continent hosts an unusually large number of demons and monsters, among which many old-type Heavenly Demons lurk;

As for new-type Heavenly Demons, they are also easily found. The region’s demonic energy is extremely dense, second only to the western part of Dongjie Continent in the midst of a demonic disaster, along with numerous monsters. Due to differences in species and cultivation methods, it is easier for them to produce heart demons, increasing the likelihood of becoming new-type Heavenly Demons!

Shen Mo didn’t mind whether Wang Hong located new-type or old-type Heavenly Demons, even if they were old-type, he would refine them into Demon Soul Generals and then instruct them in the "No-self Demon Sutra".

Earlier, he had already attempted, the Demon Soul Generals can normally cultivate this immortal-level cultivation method, though the Soul Refining Flag contains no other sixth-order late-stage, peak Demon Soul General, apart from one Fearness Venerable, but Shen Mo requires Fearness Venerable as the cornerstone of Nanke Spirit Land, thus cannot employ it to verify his conjecture!

No more than half a cup of tea later, Shen Mo arrived at the Nine Abysses Sea.

Under Wang Hong’s guidance, he soon located the Yaksha about to succumb as a new-type Heavenly Demon...

This sixth-order great demon originated from the Single-footed Yaksha clan, and it was a female Yaksha, stunningly beautiful like Banzhi Jiaxuan, unlike the ugly and fierce Demon Soul General Banzhi Jiaming with the original body of a male Yaksha!