Born with immortal seed

Chapter 623 Demons Must Be Killed

"The True Dragon Clan has been planning this for at least several hundred years... Without the Ascension Platform, not only will it be difficult for us to ascend to heaven, but it will also be much more difficult for the Heavenly Demon Realm to descend."

With the white pieces placed, the Red-Eared Ancestor had a significant advantage, having surrounded the black pieces from three sides, completely encircling them.

Theoretically, it would be much easier to transfer the Heaven-Opening Treasure back to the mortal realm, since there is no need to worry about the void turbulence damaging the Mountain and River Cauldron.

However, in practice, due to the different times, the difficulty is no less than that of a Void Refinement cultivator descending to the mortal realm in the past.

Especially in the current environment, the price to be paid is enough to make even the True Dragon Clan feel the pinch.

The key is to find a suitable void passage, which requires the Demon God to personally take action in order to find the right one among the countless abandoned passages in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Only a demon god can accomplish this task; even if a sixth-order demon saint were willing to spend thousands of years, it would be a futile effort.

In comparison, the descent of the True Dragon Saint Son is merely an extra.

Having taken control of the Mountain and River Cauldron, a mere transformed demon can hide inside the cauldron, and the chaotic void currents will be no match for him.

What is surprising is that the True Dragon Clan would take such a great risk for this matter, and be willing to send their holy son in person.

This only proves one thing: the descent passage is not enough for even a Demon Saint or a Demon Lord to pass through.

The Holy Son's strength is enough to make him stand out among all fourth-tier great demons, and his status is enough to intimidate the demon races of the lower realms.

"How could there be a magic weapon above the Heaven-Opening Treasure in the cultivation world? The fifth rank is already the upper limit that the laws of this world can tolerate. Any higher and it would have the power to threaten the world and would inevitably be rejected by heaven and earth."

A sword scar marked the white ape's chest, rising and falling with its voice, its newly formed skin appearing exceptionally pink and tender.

The sword wound ran from below his throat down to his waist and abdomen, then circled his arms, and was about a hand's width wide.

One can imagine that the sword strike nearly cleaved it in two, severing both its arms.

After coming to Rotten Axe Mountain to make up for his bloodline inheritance, the white ape was no longer the great demon without a background, and knew many secrets.

Regardless of the upper limit of cultivation level or the grade of magic weapon, these are restrictions imposed by this world for its own safety.

A single strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator can cause the earth's veins to crack, rivers to stop flowing, and permanently alter the landscape and environment within a radius of thousands of miles.

Let alone refining the void, it can truly shatter the void and cause continents to sink.

The same applies to sixth-tier magic treasures, which is why they are limited by the laws of heaven and earth.

The existence of the Creation Treasure is entirely due to the fact that its main body is a spiritual object created during the creation of this world, and it is blessed by the Heavenly Dao, thus freeing it from its constraints.

The laws of nature recognized it as one of their own and made an exception for it, which is why this loophole exists.

It would require a treasure far surpassing the Heaven-Opening Treasures, which would have to be at the seventh rank. How could the mortal realm possibly accommodate such a treasure?

However, from another perspective, only a treasure of this rank is worth the centuries-long planning and enormous price paid by the True Dragon Clan.

While raising questions, the white ape didn't forget to make its moves.

The black piece breaks free from its usual pattern, making a bold move to the corner, changing the game and creating a ferocious black dragon.

The dragon raised its head and swayed its tail, sweeping away the surrounding white pieces like fallen flowers.

"That's also my question, but the Upper Realm Holy Clan hasn't replied. I guess they don't want to tell you the details, or maybe they just don't know."

Old Ancestor Red-Eared scratched his head, unable to see any chance to turn the game around. Frustrated, he pushed the chessboard away, sending all the black and white pieces flying into the air. Each piece was like a star plucked from the sky, which he swallowed whole.

“I have already removed the sword intent that remains on your body, but there is still an invisible force lingering around the wound, preventing the sword marks from healing… This can only be resolved by yourself, and cannot be solved by external forces. The Long-Armed White Ape does not have the bloodline of an immortal body. If you go any higher, you will be at a significant disadvantage compared to other demons, and your recovery speed from injuries sustained in battle will be much slower.”

"However, if we can go to the Heavenly Demon Realm, we will have the opportunity to go to the clan's sacred land to purify and advance our bloodline, becoming a complete Long-Armed Ape bloodline. This flaw is nothing."

Among the ape clan, the bloodline of the Four Chaotic Monkeys produces the most powerful individuals, and the Long-Armed Ape is one of them.

The difference between "Tongbi Baiyuan" and "Tongbi Baiyuan" is only one character, yet their bloodlines are worlds apart.

To grasp the sun and moon, to shrink a thousand mountains, and to discern good fortune and misfortune.

The gibbon is not only the strongest in its species, but it also knows how to behave, understands danger, and can avoid misfortune and seek good fortune.

With such a bloodline inheritance, the lack of an immortal body is not an unacceptable drawback.

In any case, once they arrived in the Heavenly Demon Realm, the demon race's mastery of the Great Dao was also improving, and many attacks targeting the physical body caused damage that could no longer be directly repaired.

"What a powerful sword formation! What incredibly fast sword light!"

The white ape touched the sword wound with lingering fear; both arms were still a little sore from moving them.

That day, the sword formation felt like being trapped in quagmire, with restrictions imposed at every turn.

After escaping, he was nearly killed by two blinding sword flashes.

Even now, thinking back on it still makes me shudder.

The reason it and Cai Feng were able to survive was not because they were much stronger than Old Man Hu and the others, but because they both possessed Nascent Soul level trump cards.

If it weren't for the Red-Eared Ancestor's hair clones and the Colorful Phoenix's grandfather's dice treasure, the two demons would most likely have met the same fate as the other demons.

The remaining 20% ​​depends on whether Cai Feng's bloodline supernatural abilities can outrun the sword light and allow her to escape with a sliver of hope.

“I’ve investigated this young man. He should have inherited the legacy of the Taibai Sword Sect. What’s trapping you is the renowned Star River Sword Formation from ancient times… To form a sword formation, one must have mastered a fundamental technique. So rest assured, he’s doomed!”

Having read Bai Zichen's resume and learned about the ambush from the white ape and the colorful phoenix, the Red-Eared Ancestor understood that given time, he would become a figure similar to the Taibai Sword Lord.

He might even surpass his master, and once he reaches the Divine Realm, his dominance in the mortal world will be even more astonishing than that of the Taibai Sword Lord.

At least, when Taibai Sword Lord was in the Nascent Soul stage, he couldn't have defeated five great demons whose cultivation levels were no lower than his own with a single sword strike.

Two of the demons are from the Nascent Soul stage and possess the trump card of a fifth-tier demon lord.

After Cai Feng returned, she lost all confidence. After a brief chat, she went back to her own grotto.

It's likely that he's given up on his idea of ​​venturing into the world of cultivation and has obediently returned to his grotto to recuperate and cultivate properly.

"Why?"

The white ape suddenly raised its head, still thinking about becoming a fifth-tier demon lord and then seeking out Bai Zichen for another battle.

At the Nascent Soul stage, it never imagined there was even a sliver of a possibility of challenging its opponent.

"The successor of the Taibai Sword Sect, Yao Yao shall have the right to kill him!"

The Red-Eared Ancestor lowered his voice, his eyes revealing a deeper meaning.

"This order was issued by the major holy clans of the Heavenly Demon Realm. It was our clan's ancient elders who joined forces with the ancient demons of the Heavenly Demon Realm to completely wipe the Taibai Sword Sect from the cultivation world. To accomplish this, almost all the Heavenly Demon Realm powerhouses who remained in the mortal realm due to the disappearance of the Ascension Platform paid the price of their deaths, and the Heavenly Demon Clan also suffered heavy losses. In the end, only a few ancient elders remained, and most of them entrusted their treasures to their divine thoughts, hoping that their chosen ones could ascend so that they would have a chance to see the light of day again."

"I was not born at that time and had no chance to witness that epic battle, the grand spectacle of the human race's number one sect being destroyed at its peak. I also don't know why the Holy Race would issue such an order, and why they did not relent in their pursuit of the Taibai Sword Sect's successors, ensuring that not a single true disciple survived."

"No matter how talented this child is, he has not yet become a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if he does, can he single-handedly take on the entire Taibai Sword Sect back then? His identity as the successor of the Taibai Sword Sect will soon be known to all the demons. At that time, no matter where he goes, the Heavenly Demon Realm will spare no effort to kill him."

The white ape was slightly stunned, not expecting that the sword cultivator he regarded as his greatest challenge would meet such an end. He couldn't help but say, "It's a pity, I was hoping to have the chance to defeat him with my own hands."

"To outlive him and go further on the path of the Great Way is victory."

The Red-Eared Ancestor enlightened the white ape, lest this junior get stuck in a rut.

"The final battle is within six months. Go and rest well. This battle will determine the final fate of the demon race in this world. Will they fall into the deepest abyss, or will they rise to the top, rule the ancestral continent, and restore the passage to the Heavenly Demon Realm? This battle will not be easy. Hold the hair I just gave you and do not stray too far."

"Understood. I will prove my strength in the final battle and will not seek revenge against Bai Zichen."

The white ape nodded gently and closed its eyes sadly.

……

The decisive battle between the human and demon races began much earlier than anyone expected.

Just three days after the Holy Lord of Hongfa defeated the fifth-tier demon lord Hu Bai of the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu, a letter to the cultivators of the five regions spread throughout the world, with the Moral Sect and other super sects at its core, and the human race once again formed a million-strong alliance of cultivators.

They joined forces at the Jishui Grand Camp and sounded the clarion call for a counterattack against the demon race.

That day, the killings were so fierce that mountains of corpses and seas of blood were everywhere, and heads rolled in endlessly.

With the various sects employing their trump cards—battle formations, magical artifacts, and large-scale, one-time-use treasures—the monster horde suffered a series of defeats.

In just seven days, they abandoned countless monster corpses and withdrew from the entire Ji River.

The fourth-tier superior-grade Azure-eyed Platinum Lion and the fourth-tier peak-grade Ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Turtle were both surrounded by multiple human Great True Monarchs. The Moral Sect also sacrificed many spatial treasures at great cost, preventing the two demons from breaking out of the encirclement.

After ten days of bloody battle, they successfully killed two demons.

On the human side, only one Great True Monarch from the Moral Sect was severely injured by the Xuan Turtle's dying counterattack.

Ling Xiaozhi of the Tianxing Sect, in an attempt to block the demon clan's reinforcements, took a direct hit from the Dragon Lord who had rushed to the scene. He was struck by the strange treasure, and even with his unparalleled Nebula Escape Technique, he was unable to dodge it.

Fortunately, he had a pair of jade pendants left behind by the Twin Saints of Heavenly Stars, which helped him avoid a fatal blow.

With a sweep of cold flame, half of his body vanished, and he fell from the sky with a scream.

Fortunately, Li Fengzi of the Qinglian Sword Sect, Ma You of the Wuhuang Sword Sect, and Qingdeng Luohan of the Ruyi Buddhist Kingdom arrived in time. The three of them joined forces and barely managed to stop the Dragon Lord from continuing his rampage.

On the human side, all the elites were deployed, catching the demon race off guard once again.

On the surface, the victory in killing the ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Turtle and the Azure-eyed Platinum Lion was remarkable.

However, two of their own Great True Monarchs were seriously injured and forced to withdraw from the front line. In the short term, the high-level combat power of the two races is still in a balance.

On the human side, the number of Great True Monarchs is slightly greater.

On the demon race's side, there is the Dragon Lord, a top-tier fourth-order demon who wields a rare treasure and is clearly superior.

One demon can draw the attention of several Great True Lords, so they must be careful.

Otherwise, if trapped by that Celestial Court, a roll of cold flames would surely kill them, leaving them with no chance of survival.

After a fierce battle, the war between the two races came to a standstill, with the daily battles consisting of hordes of demonic beasts and low-level cultivators.

(End of this chapter)