Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Just as the demon lords fell silent, a rapid sound of breaking through the air suddenly came from outside the hall, accompanied by a strong wave of demonic energy. Then, a figure staggered into the hall. It was the Demon Lord with Evil Eyes who was guarding the passage to the Demon Abyss. His robes were torn, his left eye was tightly closed, and the pupil of his right eye was flashing with a strange pale light. His face was full of pain, as if he was struggling to resist the erosion of some force.

"Evil eyes?!"

The Blood Demon Lord stood up suddenly, with a flash of shock in his eyes, "Why are you here? What happened to the Demon Abyss?"

The Evil Eye Demon Lord said in a hoarse, trembling voice: "Everyone, something terrible has happened! The Demon Abyss... The Demon Abyss is being invaded by the Ghost Realm, and the Demon Abyss is collapsing!"

“What?!” All the demon lords changed color. The Soul Devouring Demon Lord took a step forward and asked sternly, “What happened? Explain clearly!”

The Demon Lord with Evil Eyes raised his head with difficulty, the pale light in his right eye flickering, and he said painfully: "A strange pale breath suddenly erupted from the depths of the Demon Abyss. That breath was like a living thing. Wherever it passed, all the monsters and plants were corroded and assimilated. Even the will and laws of the Demon Abyss were collapsing. I saw with my own eyes that several demon generals guarding the Demon Abyss were instantly swallowed by that breath and turned into gray puppets... I tried my best to escape and report the news!"

“Pale aura…corrosion and assimilation…” the Soul-Eating Demon Lord muttered to himself. His face suddenly changed and he said in disbelief: “Is it the power of the Ghost Realm? But hasn’t the Ghost Realm been sealed? How could it be…!”

“Strange World!” The pupils of the Shadow Demon Lord shrank, and he said in shock: “Are you saying that the will of the Strange World has broken through the seal and is eroding the Demon Abyss?”

“Impossible!” The Crazy Bone Demon Lord roared, but his voice was trembling: “The strange world has long been sealed outside the endless void by several demon gods. How could it suddenly descend into the Demon Abyss? This must be a conspiracy of the Heavenly Dao Alliance!”

“Conspiracy?” The Blood Demon Lord sneered and retorted: “If the Heavenly Dao Alliance had such means, the Spirit World would not have fallen, and we would have been defeated long ago. Now it seems that the loss of contact between the two Demon Lords may also be related to the power of this strange world…!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Demon Palace fell into deathly silence, and the faces of the Demon Lords became extremely ugly. They knew very well that if it weren't for the invasion of the power of the Ghost Realm and the changes in the Demon Abyss, the two Demon Lords would not have remained unresponsive to their "requests" until now.

If the strange world really descends upon the Demon Abyss, it will not only be a disaster for the Demon Abyss, but also a catastrophe for the three realms!

“We can’t hesitate any longer!” The Soul-Eating Demon Lord stood up abruptly, his voice filled with determination: “We must immediately withdraw to the Demon Abyss and find out the truth! If the power of the Ghost Realm really breaks through the seal, we must unite all the forces we can to fight this catastrophe together!”

"Unite all forces?" The Shadow Demon Lord laughed bitterly, "You mean, even the Immortal Spirit Realm and the Heavenly Dao Alliance want to unite?"

“That’s right!” The Soul-Erosion Demon Lord’s eyes were firm. “The power of the strange world is far beyond our imagination. If we allow it to erode the Demon Abyss, the next will be the spirit world and the fairy world. By then, all grudges and hatreds will not matter. Only survival is the only truth!”

“Soul Eater is right!” The Blood Demon Lord took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “Pass my order. The entire army will immediately withdraw from the Spirit Realm and return to the Demon Abyss. At the same time, send envoys to the Immortal Spirit Realm and the Heavenly Dao Alliance to explain the situation and request a temporary ceasefire to jointly fight against the Ghost Realm!”

"But..." The Crazy Bone Demon Lord wanted to say something but was interrupted by the Blood Evil Demon Lord.

"No buts!" The Blood Demon Lord said with an unquestionable determination, "This is the only way out! If we continue to fight among ourselves, we will all die when the will of the strange world finally descends. The strange power will only devour all spirits and assimilate their bodies, and it will not distinguish between friend and foe."

The demon lords looked at each other and finally nodded. The current situation was beyond their control. Only by combining all forces could they have a chance of survival in this catastrophe.

The demon lords began to divide the work, some led the army to retreat, and some sent messengers with urgent messages from the Demon Abyss to the Tiandao Alliance camp in the Immortal World and the Spirit World.

However, just as the demon lords were busy with the retreat, the pale light from the right eye of the Evil Eye Demon Lord suddenly exploded, turning into wisps of white mist that twisted into strange white lines in the air.

"Oh no, the evil eye has been assimilated by the weirdness! Quickly calm him down." The Shadow Demon Lord suddenly shouted, reminding the other three Demon Lords.

The pale light in the right eye socket of the Evil Eye Demon Lord had spread to the entire eyeball, and countless tiny gray-white lines were climbing up his neck along the blood vessels. Under the torn robe, the originally black demon scales were peeling off piece by piece, revealing the pale maggot-like soft flesh underneath. The flesh was actually wriggling on its own, growing translucent white tentacles.

The Blood Demon Lord reacted the fastest. He formed seals with his hands, and a blood-colored barrier instantly covered the Evil Eye Demon Lord. However, the pale tentacles ignored the barrier and penetrated directly. The tips of the tentacles split into countless tiny white silk threads, which spread in all directions like a living thing. It flew out of the Demon Palace and was about to escape.

"This...how is this possible!" The Blood Demon Lord's pupils suddenly shrank. His blood evil power had no effect on the pale tentacles.

Upon seeing this, the Soul-Eating Demon Lord immediately summoned his life-defining magic weapon, the Soul-Eating Banner. Countless ferocious ghost faces appeared on the dark banner and rushed towards the Evil Eye Demon Lord. However, as soon as those ghost faces approached the pale tentacles, they seemed to be frozen by some force and instantly turned into gray-white stone sculptures, and then disintegrated into powder.

"Stop him, don't let him escape!" the Soul-Eating Demon Lord shouted sternly, with a hint of fear that was hard to conceal in his voice.

The body of the Evil Eye Demon Lord was completely twisted, his limbs were bent at a strange angle, and dense pale lines appeared under his skin. A low roar came from his throat, and his voice was mixed with countless overlapping mutterings, which made people's scalp tingle.

It was like a devil's sound piercing their ears, and the four demon lords found it difficult to get close to them for a while.

Just when the four demon lords were helpless, a deafening thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and a brilliant golden lightning streaked across the sky and fell directly on the evil-eyed demon lord. The golden light contained the majestic will of heaven, and instantly suppressed the spread of the pale tentacles.

"It is the will of heaven in the spiritual world!" exclaimed the Shadow Demon Lord, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

The golden lightning descended like a punishment from heaven, instantly enveloping the Evil Eye Demon Lord. The lightning contained the supreme pressure of the heavenly way, as if the laws of heaven and earth had condensed into substance at this moment, turning into an irresistible force. The pale tentacles trembled violently under the bombardment of the lightning, making a piercing scream, as if they were enduring unimaginable pain.

"boom--!"

Lightning exploded, and the body of the Evil Eye Demon Lord was completely engulfed. The pale tentacles quickly disintegrated in the golden light, turning into wisps of gray smoke and dissipating into nothingness. However, the body of the Evil Eye Demon Lord did not recover. Instead, it gradually cracked under the impact of the lightning, and the skin peeled off inch by inch, revealing the pale flesh and blood underneath that looked like maggots. The flesh and blood squirmed in the lightning, as if struggling to resist the suppression of the Heavenly Dao.

"what--!"

The Evil Eye Demon Lord let out a shrill scream, and the pale strange light in his right eye suddenly went out, replaced by a charred corpse. Seeing this, the four Demon Lords couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. While feeling relieved, they couldn't help but feel a little scared.

The corrosive power of the strange world was so terrifying that even a strong man like the Evil Eye Demon Lord could not resist it. In the end, he was reduced to ashes under the thunder punishment of Heaven. The four Demon Lords looked at each other, with solemnity and fear in their eyes. What would happen if the power of the strange world was allowed to spread in the Demon Abyss?

The four demon lords did not dare to delay any longer and immediately led the demon cultivators and the army of monsters to retreat rapidly towards the direction of the three realms passage.

Along the way, demonic energy surged, and an oppressive atmosphere permeated the sky and earth. The atmosphere became extremely heavy. Countless demon cultivators looked solemn, and the army of monsters also seemed extremely anxious, as if they had sensed some invisible threat.

When the army approached the passage of three realms, the four demon lords felt a strong fluctuation at the same time. The fluctuation came from the direction of the Demon Abyss. The will of heaven and earth in the Demon Abyss was in fierce confrontation with some strange force. Bursts of low roars came from the side of the Demon Abyss passage, and the whole passage was shaking.

"This breath... is the will of the Demonic Abyss resisting the invasion of the strange world!" The Soul-Eating Demon Lord frowned and looked solemnly at the passage leading to the Demonic Abyss.

"The power of the strange world has invaded the Demon Abyss!" The Blood Demon Lord said in a deep voice, with a trace of anxiety in his eyes: "We must hurry back as soon as possible, otherwise once the will of the world in the Demon Abyss is completely eroded, the entire Demon Abyss will become a puppet of the strange world!"

"But this force... is too strong!" The Shadow Lord whispered, with a hint of uneasiness in his tone, "Even if we rush back, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reverse the situation."

“No matter what, we can’t just sit there and wait for death!” The Crazy Bone Demon Lord roared, his eyes burning with fighting spirit, “The Demon Abyss is our foundation. If the Demon Abyss collapses, we will be homeless! Even if we have to fight to the death, we must stop the erosion of the Ghost Realm!”

"Calm down, Kuanggu. Think about what happened to Xietong. The two great demon gods may also..." the Soul-Eating Demon Lord reminded him hurriedly.

Hearing this, the three Demon Lords calmed down immediately, with a hint of hesitation and fear in their eyes. The end of the Evil Eye Demon Lord was still vivid in their minds. Even a strong man like him could not resist the erosion of the strange world, and was eventually reduced to ashes under the thunder punishment of Heaven. If the two Demon Lords also met with an accident, how could they deal with it?

……

As the army of the Demon Abyss was retreating rapidly, the atmosphere in the Sky Dome Hall, the headquarters of the Heavenly Dao Alliance in the spiritual world, was also extremely solemn. On the high seat in the hall, Yin Wuya, the leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, sat in the main seat with a deep majesty between his brows. Below him sat Qin Feng, the elder of the Taixuan Sword Sect, Qi Xuanming, the leader of the Xuantian Sword Sect, as well as a number of sect masters and patriarchs of cultivation families. At this moment, everyone looked solemn.

"Everyone, the Demon Abyss has sent a special messenger to tell you that something strange has happened in the Demon Abyss. If we let it spread, the spirit world and the immortal world will become one. By then, no one in this world will be spared!" Yin Wuya looked at everyone with a lightning-like gaze and asked, "The Demon Abyss has invaded the spirit world for hundreds of years, but now it has sent a messenger to ask for help. This is a serious matter. Everyone, what do you think of this?"

As soon as Yin Wuya finished speaking, there was an uproar in the hall. The heads of various sects and the patriarchs of the cultivation families all whispered to each other, their faces full of doubts. The Demon Abyss had invaded the spirit world for hundreds of years, and countless people had been killed and injured.

Now that they have caught their breath and are ready to fight back, the Demon Abyss is showing weakness with this excuse, which inevitably makes people wonder if this is another conspiracy.

Qin Feng, the elder of Taixuan Sword Sect, snorted coldly, his eyes were as sharp as swords, and he said in a deep voice: "Alliance leader, this request for help is probably a delaying tactic. If we believe it, we will fall into their trap. We should seize the opportunity to pursue them and kill them completely!"

"That's right. The Demon Abyss has invaded the Spirit World for hundreds of years and slaughtered countless cultivators in our Spirit World. Now they are showing weakness and asking for help. This is clearly a delaying tactic! We should take this opportunity to attack the Demon Abyss in one fell swoop and completely eradicate these disasters!

"Pursue the victory and wipe them out completely!"

"What are you waiting for? Send troops to hunt them down immediately!"

……

All the clan leaders and clan chiefs were excited and filled with murderous intent.

Qi Xuanming, the leader of Xuantian Sword Sect, frowned slightly and interrupted, "What Elder Qin said makes sense, but this matter is of great importance. The movement of the Demon Abyss army is clear, and it has begun to withdraw from this world. If the Demon Abyss is really invaded by the Ghost Realm, and we sit back and do nothing, when the power of the Ghost Realm spreads to the Spirit Realm, the consequences will be disastrous. In my opinion, we should be cautious and guard against both the conspiracy of the Demon Abyss and the threat of the Ghost Realm."

Yin Wuya nodded, his eyes swept across the people in the hall, and his voice was steady and powerful: "Master Qi is absolutely right. This matter concerns the survival of the Three Realms. We cannot ignore the overall situation because of a temporary grudge. We need to find out the truth before making a decision."

Qin Feng snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly: "Sect Master Qi, you are too kind! The Demon Abyss has always been cunning. This request for help may be a trap set by them. If I believe it, I will fall into their trap!"

Yin Wuya smiled slightly, his eyes deep: "I understand Elder Qin's concerns, so I suggest that we send an elite team to the Demon Abyss to investigate the truth. If the power of the strange world has indeed invaded the Demon Abyss, we will make plans; if this is false, we can also withdraw in time to avoid falling into danger."

Qi Xuanming nodded in agreement: "This is a very good plan, leader. We can send a few elders with high cultivation to lead a team to investigate. At the same time, all sects in the spirit world must also strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Demon Abyss from taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack."

"Who among you is willing to go?" Yin Wuya looked at everyone and asked.

As soon as Yin Wuya finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the hall. The leaders of various sects and patriarchs of the cultivation families looked at each other, their faces full of hesitation and consideration. The Demon Abyss was dangerous and unpredictable, and the power of the strange world was even more bizarre and difficult to defend against. This trip was a life-and-death struggle, and no one dared to agree lightly.

After a moment, Qin Feng, the elder of Taixuan Sword Sect, snorted coldly, stood up, his eyes were as sharp as swords, and there was a hint of disdain in his tone: "Since you are afraid to take the lead, then I will lead the team! I want to see what tricks they are playing!"

Yin Wuya nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes: "Elder Qin is indeed very ambitious. You will lead the team this time, and you must be careful."

Qi Xuanming also stood up, his tone calm but firm: "Alliance leader, I am willing to go with Elder Qin. This journey is dangerous, and one more person means more confidence."

Yin Wuya nodded and said, "Okay, with Sect Master Qi accompanying us, this trip will be more secure. Elder Qin, Sect Master Qi, each of you will lead a team of elite soldiers and immediately go to the border of the Demon Abyss to investigate. The rest of the sects and factions must strengthen their defenses and be ready to respond to emergencies at any time."

Qin Feng and Qi Xuanming responded in unison: "Yes, sir!" (End of this chapter)