Chapter 398 - 339: Demon Sense Increases Again, Cyan Mark

An enormous Spiritual Ship, shimmering with light, flew at extreme speed through the clouds.

Through the Array Restriction on the side of the Spiritual Ship, Xu Chang’an perceived the world outside.

Across the vast, endless land, bizarrely shaped members of the Demon Race roamed ceaselessly.

Some of these members of the Demon Race had taken on humanoid forms, while others possessed massive bodies, easily reaching hundreds or even thousands of feet in height.

‘These… are all members of the Nascent Soul Demon Race!’

More than two hundred years had passed since the great war with the Tribulation Cultivators.

Over the years, he had continuously comprehended and cultivated his Concealment Divine Technique, Bright and Pure Disaster Relief.

Just a moment ago, he had successfully laid out twelve sets of fulcrum networks.

His Demon Sense surged once more!

Although the Spiritual Ship was flying at an extremely high altitude, his Demon Sense was powerful enough to clearly perceive the Realms of these members of the Demon Race.

The Great Realm teemed with countless living beings!

But the most numerous among them were the Demon Race of the Nascent Soul Realm.

There were those at the Early-stage Nascent Soul, Middle-stage Nascent Soul, and even the Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage.

But regardless of their specific stage, as long as they had not entered the Divinity Transformation Realm, they had no dignity to speak of in the Great Realm.

Even…

According to many in the Demon Race of the Great Realm, those who hadn’t reached the Divinity Transformation Realm weren’t even considered their own kind!

‘In an ordinary world, reaching the Nascent Soul Realm would make you a renowned Unparalleled Demon King, an overlord of an entire region! But here in the Great Realm…’

Xu Chang’an couldn’t help but sigh.

The status of the Nascent Soul Demon Race was even lower than he had imagined.

Like slaves!

In the Great Realm, many families and Tribes even raised members of the Nascent Soul Demon Race in captivity.

They would draw their sinews, drain their blood, and use their hides as raw materials for Artifact Refining and Talisman Making.

Over the years, this had become a thriving, well-established business.

In the Great Realm, Nascent Soul cultivators had no dignity. Even Divinity Transformation cultivators could barely survive, stuck at the bottom of the Great Realm’s hierarchy.

‘Back then, if it weren’t for the many opportunities within the Thunder Beast Kuiniu Cave Mansion, and if I hadn’t accumulated enough Energy for my panel, my life in the Great Realm would have likely been incredibly difficult!’

‘Then again… if my panel hadn’t accumulated enough Energy and I’d failed to break through to the Refining Void Realm, I probably would have been killed by Chu Xianyi long ago.’

Xu Chang’an’s feelings about Chu Xianyi were still extremely complicated.

After so many years together, their relationship was no longer what it once was.

It had evolved from mutual wariness in the beginning, to life-and-death struggles, to guarding against one another, and now…

Now!

Today, their relationship could only be described as exceedingly complex.

Sometimes, they were like old friends who, even if separated for years, could understand each other with a single glance.

A silent, perfect understanding.

At other times, however, they were secretly on guard, thinking that one day they might fight to the death, and one of them would fall by the other’s hand.

A matter of life and death.

‘Once we reach the Blood Rock Land, it’s time for a showdown!’

Xu Chang’an knew that as long as the matter of Thunder Beast Kuiniu Wanqi Zhengxian’s Secret Realm on the Blood Rock Land remained unresolved, their relationship would continue on this same path forever.

Neither of them would ever truly let their guard down.

No matter how good their relationship was now, when faced with the opportunities in Thunder Beast Kuiniu Wanqi Zhengxian’s Secret Realm, they were destined to fight to the death.

When their Dao Paths were at stake, neither he nor Chu Xianyi would ever back down.

It had nothing to do with emotion, only the Great Dao.

‘That woman, Chu Xianyi, has plenty of secrets! When the day of the showdown finally arrives, it’s truly hard to say who will win or lose. I have to start planning for this.’

Back then, when he had returned to Red Cloud, his Cultivation had already broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

He had thought he would surely have the upper hand against Chu Xianyi.

Who would have known that within the Secret Realm, they would fight each other to a stalemate.

Although his descent into the Great Realm was part of Chu Xianyi’s machinations, he had used the abundant resources within the Secret Realm to make thorough preparations.

With the help of his panel, he broke through to the Refining Void Realm in a single stroke.

He had thought he would be able to crush Chu Xianyi and suppress her completely.

But who could have known that Chu Xianyi would also break through to the Refining Void Realm at the same time.

It made him wary and hesitant to act, forcing him to hold back.

Later, through a series of fortunate encounters, he accumulated a great deal of Energy for his panel.

His Cultivation improved steadily, and he thought he could finally pull far ahead of Chu Xianyi.

But Chu Xianyi…

…had also entered the Unity Realm!

And another thing!

He had never forgotten.

Inside the Exquisite Treasure Tower, five members of the Harmonization Demon Race had once been enslaved!

If those five members of the Harmonization Demon Race hadn’t perished along with Thunder Beast Kuiniu Wanqi Zhengxian…

That kind of combat strength!

It was simply unimaginable!

Back then, his own limited experience had prevented him from knowing Thunder Beast Kuiniu Wanqi Zhengxian’s true Realm.

But now, thinking about it carefully, he could feel more and more just how terrifying Thunder Beast Kuiniu Wanqi Zhengxian had been.

A member of the Harmonization Demon Race who could be enslaved by such a being was probably…

…no ordinary Harmonization expert.

When the time came for their showdown, the slightest misstep would mean eternal damnation for him!

As he thought of this, a sense of urgency began to grow in Xu Chang’an’s heart.

‘My Realm still isn’t high enough!’

Right now, his combat power was on par with a top-tier Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend.

Even some of the weaker Qinyuan Level Demon Fiends were no match for him.

Logically, with such combat power, he should be considered a powerhouse no matter where he went.

Yet even so, Xu Chang’an couldn’t conceal the anxiety in his heart.

‘It’s true. The best way to cultivate is to lie low in one place and develop discreetly!’

‘Wandering around and fighting for opportunities might bring great rewards, but it also comes with unmentionable risks! With these kinds of risks, a single failure means utter annihilation, body and soul! You lose everything!’

‘After this business with Thunder Beast Kuiniu Wanqi Zhengxian is over, I must find a place to go into seclusion and focus on my cultivation!’

‘Also…’

Xu Chang’an hadn’t forgotten that his Dao Companion from his past life was also in the Great Realm.

However, his past-life Dao Companion, Yin Nian, was a member of the Human Race.

After passing through that mysterious Array all those years ago, she would have descended into one of the three Great Realms belonging to the Human Race.