Born with immortal seed

Chapter 622 No one can bribe the Moral Sect
When Hongfa left Tianfa Peak, he used a secret technique to take away a wisp of law that had been accumulated on the peak for over 100,000 years and nurtured by countless disciples.

There must be a basis for the law, and there must be a way to punish.

The disciples of Heavenly Punishment Peak have upheld this rule for generations, their essence flowing through eternity, forming a unique product.

If a disciple of the Heavenly Punishment Peak who has reached the Nascent Soul stage is unable to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation of the God Transformation stage, they can refine this wisp of the same-origin law and directly advance to the God Transformation stage.

The price paid was that they would never be able to leave Tianfa Peak for the rest of their lives, and would have no possibility of advancing further.

He is somewhat similar to the Buddha of the Wheel of Dharma and the Venerable Master of the Path, but is more limited.

Fox White is a low-key demon, and always avoids the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master.

Whether it was the killing of the most promising descendant of the clan who had reached the Godhood stage, or the repeated orders from the Moral Sect to restrict the activity range of the Qingqiu Dead Sea Demon Clan, it remained silent.

They give the impression of being weak and easily bullied.

Unlike the Crimson-Eared Ancestor, who developed Rotten Axe Mountain into a second holy land for the demon race in the Eastern Region, he was domineering and powerful, able to suppress the actions of the Golden Yue Sect.

If it weren't for the major powers in the Central Region, the human forces in the Eastern Region would be far inferior to those of Rotten Axe Mountain.

It is not as mysterious and powerful as the old dragon of the Ao family, who never sets foot inland, guards the eye of the ten-thousand-foot water, and is revered as the king of all demons and the lord of the Black Sea.

Its performance after the start of the great war proved that it deserved this title, regardless of whether it was due to the creation of the Heaven-Opening Spiritual Treasure.

However, Hongfa dared not be careless at all. The Heavenly Punishment Peak Master was a top-tier cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. If it weren't for the unexpected appearance of the Heaven-Opening Spiritual Treasure, he could have defeated all Nascent Soul beings in the world by himself.

It's normal for Fox White to show weakness and back down to him; to confront him head-on would be suicidal. This doesn't prove that it's necessarily weak.

We should be lenient with the enemy, as our position is crucial to the human race's rear defense line.

Once this is breached, it will have far-reaching consequences and could lead to major problems.

This wisp of the laws of heaven and earth, capable of creating a limited god-level being, was unhesitatingly activated by the Dharma, like a gentle breeze brushing past all living beings.

Fox White's Dao of Illusion and Reality can evolve into any of the Three Thousand Daos, creating something from nothing, and is immediately punished by the laws of heaven and earth.

All illusions must be dispelled; the black hole shrinks to the size of a grain of rice, representing its true mastery of the great path of space.

The rest of the white light radiated outwards, and various illusions appeared, posing no threat to the propagation of the Dharma.

"To indulge one's clansmen, to abduct people, and to refine their bloodlines—this is the first crime!"

The giant of light and shadow lifted the Void Divine Banner high, and the white light quickly dissipated, returning to silence.

"For personal gain, they instigated a great war, resulting in hundreds of millions of casualties on both the human and demon races. This is the second crime!"

The thin, middle-aged man threw out the bamboo slip in his hand, which transformed into countless characters that adhered to the white fox demon's body, making it impossible for him to dodge.

"After you transformed into a Nascent Soul cultivator, Qingqiu expanded and encroached upon spiritual lands, resulting in the tragic deaths of 80,072 cultivators. This is the third crime!"

The farmer rolled up his sleeves, slammed his hoe down hard, knocking a small clod of earth off the ground in front of him, which shook the entire earth.

At the same time, a burst of blood erupted from the waist of the fox-white demon body, staining a large area red.

The stone hoe struck again and again, causing even the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox to cry out in pain.

"Hongfa, are you out of your mind! How long do you have left to live? How dare you risk your life like this?"

Incredulity flashed in Fox White's eyes as he shrieked, and a radiant feather robe was draped over his body.

It flew around on its own, blocking several attacks from the stone hoe. The bloodstains transferred to the rosy feather robe, and feathers exploded, like a colorful rain of clouds.

Humans who become gods have a lifespan starting at only two thousand years.

Even a highly accomplished and courageous cultivator like Hongfa was over seven hundred years old when he reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Such a fierce battle, fought without reservation and with all one's might cost one hundreds of years of lifespan.

Even a fifth-tier demon lord with a long lifespan would feel heartache and become timid and hesitant.

For a human who has reached the Godhood stage, this means losing about a quarter of their lifespan, almost completely ending their hope of ascension.

Even setting aside how to cross spatial channels, with so little time left, it's impossible to cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Even figures like the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master are still one step short of the minimum cultivation required for forced ascension, and haven't had time to reach the perfect Nascent Soul stage.

"When I was in my Nascent Soul stage, I spent a hundred years filling the cracks in the earth's core and saving millions of lives... If I were to sacrifice three hundred years of my lifespan today, I could prevent you from ever stepping out of Qingqiu Mountain again, allowing the human race to achieve a great victory and saving countless, even hundreds of millions, of humans. What's wrong with that?"

The giant of light and shadow spoke with a booming voice, completely unmoved by Fox White's words.

The main body and its two avatars worked in perfect harmony, and together they completely suppressed the fox white that was being absorbed by the laws gathered at the Heavenly Punishment Peak.

"Let me go, and I swear that after my clan wins, I will spare the Moral Sect and ask the Demon Saint to infuse you with the Heavenly Demon Qi, transforming you into a demon body so that you can ascend to the Heavenly Demon Realm... Otherwise, what use is it if you trap me? You can't even imagine what Ao Laogui is capable of. Even without me, my clan can still achieve a great victory."

Fox White tried to break through from both sides, but lost a lot of fur from its nine tails, and became anxious.

"But if we are a step behind, we will lose a piece of territory and a share of resources after the war. If we cooperate, we will both benefit; if we split up, we will both lose. Why should we do the work for someone else?"

With no response from Hongfa and his injuries multiplying, Fox White was truly terrified.

Upon realizing that Hongfa, who possessed limitless potential and had the same chance of ascending to immortality as the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master, was a madman, it felt a growing sense of fear.

“Hongfa, I am willing to return to Qingqiu Mountain. Please don’t push me too far… Shall we step out of this game and observe them decide the winner?”

"I wonder if you've ever heard this saying..."

After a long silence, the giant of light and shadow spoke again, raising its head, with all the light spots on its body converging towards the God-Slaying Whip in its hand.

The farmer's stone hoe disappeared, but a thousand-foot-long hoe appeared behind him and fell heavily.

The middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood onto the bamboo slip, which also scattered into tiny fragments, and the number of characters in the air increased several times over.

The three of them spoke in unison, saying loudly:
"From ancient times to the present, no one has been able to bribe the Daode Sect... nor has anyone been qualified to bribe me to spread the Dharma!"

Three beams of spiritual light pierced the sky, completely shattering the Nine-Fold Fox Tail and creating aftershocks that caused the fifth-order grand formation of Qingqiu Mountain to shake back and forth, with many nodes malfunctioning, completely exposing the entire demon race's holy land to the cultivation world.

After an unknown amount of time, the noise and its aftershocks gradually subsided.

At the foot of Qingqiu Mountain, the blue stone remained unharmed, just as before, with an old man sitting there, eyes closed in meditation.

However, a few strands of black hair on his forehead turned white and fell to the ground with a rustling sound. His hands trembled slightly, and his face was deathly pale, devoid of any color.

"Three hundred and sixty years, that's quite a price to pay..."

The old man muttered to himself, then patted the bluestone and laughed heartily.

"But it was worth it. We beat that fox white so badly that it had to break off its tail to survive and fled in a sorry state. I don't know how long it will take to heal its injuries!"

As he spoke, Hongfa spat out another mouthful of blood, his face turned ashen, and his body swayed as if he were about to be blown over.

Not only was his true essence depleted and his lifespan shortened, but his two avatars also paid a huge price, making it impossible for him to fight again in the short term.

Without the foundation built during the Nascent Soul stage, it's impossible to achieve rapid progress like after reaching the Deity Transformation stage. I need to dedicate time to cultivation just like other cultivators.

However, Fox White's injuries were much more serious, and judging from its fleeing figure, it was terrified.

Even if they learned of the injuries sustained by the Dharma Master, they dared not and were unable to fight again.

……

"Such intense energy fluctuations, a clash of the Great Dao... Has Hongfa started fighting that fox?"

A long-bearded monk, holding a hookless fishing rod, dangled in the lake and suddenly stared blankly to the south.

Lost in thought, the fishing rod twitched, and my wrist instinctively lifted, revealing a plump red fish hooked on the line. Its fins were already sharp as swords, and it exuded a faint demonic aura.

"Worrying is useless. I'm being watched by that monkey and can't get away even for a moment... Young Master Hongfa is acting mysteriously. If Senior Brother Gong can send him to guard Qingqiu Mountain, he must be alright."

The long-bearded monk ignored it and turned his attention back to the red fish in front of him. With a flick of his finger, he cleaned it up.

He scooped up a pot of spiritual spring water and began cooking the fish.

……

"This aura...it's Fox White who made the move?"

On Rotten Chess Mountain, two demons are playing a game on a giant chessboard.

The old patriarch with red ears stopped placing his piece and began to ponder.

"There are still six months until the agreed time. What does Fox White mean by this? Does it want to take them by surprise and occupy the best territory first? It can't be that unwise. Without Ao Laogui's help, how can Qingqiu Mountain have the ability to fight against the Moral Sect?"

"Unless, there's someone else behind this."

A hoarse voice interrupted the Red-Eared Ancestor's thoughts.

"Oh, then you tell us about it."

The Red-Eared Ancestor was not annoyed; instead, he looked at the other side of the chessboard with delight, his expression encouraging.

This white ape, which came from the Northern Region on its own initiative, is its most valued descendant.

Even though they shared only a faint trace of the same bloodline, they were still more pleasing to the eye than the direct descendants who grew up in front of them in the Rotten Ke Mountain.

Subsequent developments proved the foresight of the Crimson-Eared Ancestor. As long as the resources for a normally transformed great demon were provided, and the supernatural powers of their own race were opened for it to practice, the white ape's strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, when cooperating with the demon race from the outer seas to conquer the Eastern Region, he used an ape and a staff to smash and kill the Grand Elder of the Golden Yue Sect, who was in the late Nascent Soul stage.

From then on, there were no further objections on Rotten Axe Mountain. Even the peak and superior fourth-order demons recognized the White Ape's position as the young master.

At least on the surface, that's how it appears.

"The outer sea demons received support from the True Dragon Clan, who bestowed upon them heaven-opening spiritual treasures and even sent forth True Dragon Saints... Our clan has the Ape Clan behind us, and it was the Moon Essence Elixir that allowed so many transformed demons to appear on Rotten Axe Mountain. The Heavenly Fox is also a major clan in the Heavenly Demon Realm, and Venerable Fox White may have established secret channels to contact the Fox Clan in the Heavenly Demon Realm."

The white ape's sword wounds had not fully healed, so he spoke haltingly and became breathless when he spoke quickly.

"If this action was instigated by the Holy Race, would that make sense?"

"In that case, your statement is actually quite plausible..."

The Red-Eared Venerable seemed to be deep in thought, and decided to reveal some things to his chosen successor.

"A message has been passed down from the Holy Clan in the Heavenly Demon Realm. The True Dragon Clan has likely received definite information that there are still unborn treasures in this realm, whose rank is even higher than that of the Heaven-Opening Spiritual Treasures. That is why they have paid such a high price to pass down the Mountain and River Cauldron and allow the True Dragon Holy Son to descend across the realm."

(End of this chapter)