Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

And the extent of the impact depends entirely on what the imitated party thinks. If they are willing to cooperate, then there are no hidden dangers.

If you're unwilling to cooperate, then things will go wrong. From the very beginning, you'll be led astray, then race down the path of becoming its embodiment, with no turning back.

The Chaos God was clearly unwilling to grant the wishes of the primordial beings, which is why Ao Bing said that the path of the demonic path was problematic; it was simply a breeding ground for the Chaos God, and the strongest among them would become the bodies through which the Chaos God would be reborn.

"In theory, as long as one breaks free from the path of the Chaos God and forges one's own path, one can escape the influence of the Chaos Mode."

"But, can one truly escape the situation of the demonic path?"

"Moreover, even if they manage to break free, is the path they forge themselves, as they claim, truly one they chose, rather than one specially arranged by the Chaos God?"

After listening to Ao Bing's analysis, everyone frowned. They were all knowledgeable and knew that Ao Bing's concerns were very reasonable.

To imitate the Chaos God is tantamount to seeking help from a tiger; the slightest misstep could result in being devoured. And since powerful figures in the demonic path have been seeking help from this tiger for years, who can guarantee they haven't run into trouble?
"Comprehending the Dao of the Chaos Demon God is not a problem, but one must at least have the cultivation of a Primordial Golden Immortal to keep one's mind intact and not be affected by the Chaos Demon God."

"It is clearly not advisable to start comprehending the path of chaotic demons and gods as soon as one embarks on the path of cultivation, like the demonic path."

"Therefore, I agree with Renlong's opinion that we should not cooperate with the demonic path, and should even regard them as slaves of the Chaos Demon God. Even if we cannot destroy them, we should be wary of them."

While everyone was deep in thought, the incarnations of the two Western Saints were the first to speak, giving great affirmation to Ao Bing's words.

If we were to ask who in the primordial world would least like to see the rise of demonic forces, it would definitely not be the Xuanmen sect, but the Western Sect.

There's no way around it; the Western religion and the demonic path share the same ancestral temple. If the demonic path were to flourish, the first thing it would do would certainly not be to seek revenge against the Xuanmen, but rather to reclaim its own ancestral temple, Mount Sumeru.

How could the two Western Saints agree to such a thing? Therefore, the demonic path must not be allowed to flourish. Even if it costs them their lives, the two Western Saints will suppress the rise of the demonic path.

What Ao Bing is saying now is undoubtedly about using the power of everyone to suppress the demonic path, or even destroy it. Only a fool would the two Western Saints not cooperate.

They must make this happen; otherwise, judging from the current state of the demonic path, the Western Sect alone cannot stop them. Only by borrowing the power of the Xuanmen can they contend with them.

"Justice is only revealed when there is both good and evil; this is the way of Heaven. Therefore, it is acceptable to suppress the demonic path, but it is unacceptable to destroy it."

Upon hearing this, the incarnation of the Supreme Saint spoke up to offer a reminder.

Given the demonic path's previous strength, if the immortal path could have destroyed it, it would have destroyed it long ago. The reason it hasn't been destroyed isn't because it doesn't want to, but because it can't.

The coexistence of Tao and Demon is the result of the deliberate balance of the Heavenly Dao, which even left behind the ironclad rule that Tao grows while Demon diminishes, and Demon grows while Tao diminishes, allowing the two paths to remain entangled forever.

With the ironclad laws set by the Heavenly Dao, how could the Demonic Dao possibly be destroyed? If the Demonic Dao were truly destroyed, the Heavenly Dao would inevitably support it with all its might in order to maintain balance.

As a result, no one knows what will happen next, and there might truly be a situation where the evil rises while the righteous decline. Therefore, no one dares to make the decision to eradicate the evil path.

"The reason why the demonic path cannot be destroyed is because it bears the heavy responsibility of purging evil energy and reducing the number of cultivators. Therefore, even if the demonic path is evil, the Heavenly Dao will not allow it to disappear."

"But then again, what we need to destroy is not the demonic path, but the cultivators within the demonic path who collude with the Chaos Demon God, and even the demonic cultivators who have gone astray."

"The Demonic Path and the Immortal Path are both supreme paths. Unfortunately, the Demon Ancestor lost his will, which led the Demonic Path astray, degenerating from a supreme path into a heretical and evil one."

"As the rulers of the primordial world, we cannot stand idly by in the face of this situation. It is time to step in and set things right, so that the demonic path can return to the ranks of the supreme path."

Seeing that everyone's words indicated their intention to destroy the demonic path, Ao Bing quickly explained.

The demonic path is the demonic path, and demonic cultivators are demonic cultivators. Demonic cultivators are only an important part of the demonic path, but it doesn't mean that destroying demonic cultivators is the same as destroying the demonic path.

Destroying demonic cultivators only severely damages the demonic path; erasing all inheritances related to the demonic path is what truly destroys it.

This point still needs to be clarified.

"Renlong, what do you mean? There are no outsiders here. Just say what you're thinking. No need to beat around the bush."

Upon hearing Ao Bing's words, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately guessed that Ao Bing already had a plan in mind, and thus asked without any politeness.

"Renlong, you really need to change your habit of not speaking your mind. What time is it now? We're in a crisis. Just say what your plans are, no need to beat around the bush."

"If it truly benefits the primordial world, how could we turn a blind eye?"

Everyone guessed that Ao Bing had something on his mind, so they quickly pressed him for details.

"My idea is very simple: to rebuild the Demonic Sect according to the original principles of the Demonic Path."

"The actions of the Demonic Path have clearly deviated from its original purpose. We could tolerate it when we lacked the ability, but now that we have sufficient power, how can we sit idly by and watch it continue to make mistakes?"

"It's time to step in and set things right, to bury the old demonic sect, and for us to establish a new one."

Ao Bing revealed his true purpose: to seize control of the demonic path, to put the demonic sect under his own control, and even to redefine the demonic path.

"To form a new demonic sect?"

Everyone was taken aback by Ao Bing's bold idea, but upon closer examination, they found it to be quite reasonable and feasible.

The Demonic Sect has gone astray and has even become a puppet of the Chaos God. Even for the sake of the safety of the Primordial World, the Demonic Sect has no reason to exist anymore.

However, the demonic path cannot be destroyed. In this situation, rather than supporting a new demonic force, it would be better to rebuild the demonic sect ourselves and take control of the demonic path.

In this way, even if the demonic path gains power in the future, there will be no more conflict between the demonic and the righteous paths.

"Please elaborate on your specific thoughts."

The avatar of the Sage of Taiqing looked at Ao Bing and pressed for an answer. While everyone else had only just conceived of this idea, Ao Bing certainly had a well-thought-out plan in mind.

Although the final result may not be as Ao Bing had in mind, hearing his ideas will undoubtedly give everyone more insights.

With everyone else at a loss for ideas, Ao Bing's thoughts became quite valuable. "My idea is that the demonic path cannot be destroyed, but it also cannot become too powerful. Moreover, the demonic path should not be positioned as the opposite of the righteous path, but rather as something that complements it."

"For example, oversight!"

"The appearance of the calamity of immortals and gods was ostensibly caused by the disrespect of the Twelve Golden Immortals towards the Jade Emperor, but everyone knows the real situation perfectly well."

"It is because there are too many immortals and gods, which greatly hinders the development of heaven and earth. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao manifests its killing intent to eliminate a group of cultivators in order to relieve the pressure on heaven and earth."

“From the perspective of the Heavenly Dao, what He did was not wrong. But from our perspective, we feel that the Heavenly Dao’s approach was a bit too one-size-fits-all.”

"It's one thing to kill a disciple who has made a mistake, but how can we just kill those disciples who haven't made any mistakes?"

"That's true, but Heaven's way is obviously unreasonable, and we have no right to reason with it. Moreover, when faced with such a situation, what we need to do is not to reason with Heaven, but to come up with a solution that satisfies Heaven."

"To reason with Heaven is not to listen, but if you come up with a solution that satisfies Heaven, it will comply."

"My definition of the demonic path is related to this. I select upright and honest disciples from the immortal path, let them cultivate the demonic path, and give them control over the immortal path's punishments to supervise the immortal path's atmosphere and punish immortal disciples who violate the sect's rules."

"In this way, we can properly settle the demonic path, reduce the number of immortals and gods, and thus delay the arrival of the calamity of immortals and gods."

"Furthermore, the evil energy in the world is limited, unlike spiritual energy which is readily available. Therefore, the number of demonic disciples is destined to be limited. If there are too many, they will go down the old path and create chaos everywhere in order to obtain more evil energy."

"Therefore, it is even more necessary to let the demonic path control the power of punishment in the immortal path. There shouldn't be too many disciples who control punishment, and just right, there shouldn't be too many disciples in the demonic path either. Isn't that just right?"

Ao Bing explained his plan for the demonic path, which, simply put, was to establish an enforcement department within the immortal path to arrest immortal disciples who did not abide by the heavenly rules and regulations.

However, this law enforcement agency does not consider itself a celestial being, but rather a demonic one. Their daily cultivation is not about gathering spiritual energy, but about gathering malevolent energy.

It's still the demonic path, but the demonic path here is completely different from the previous ones; it's righteous beyond measure. Apart from the name and cultivation system being the same, everything else is completely different.

"This method is excellent. It will not only further improve the framework of the Immortal Path, but also allow us to completely control the Demonic Path, thus eliminating a major hidden danger for our Immortal Path."

"I wonder who should take the lead in this new demonic path?"

The Jade Emperor frowned and asked the crucial question.

This new demonic path, possessing law enforcement power, is undoubtedly a powerful department. Whoever controls it will reap immense benefits.

In the future, let alone becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, it's not impossible for him to even reach a realm above Grand Luo.

The benefits were so great that everyone was tempted and wanted to control them. After all, besides the benefits, controlling law enforcement would make it easier for them to suppress dissent and strengthen their own power.

"This matter is easy; it can be decided by a group of Grand Luo Immortals."

"In addition, after the establishment of the new demonic path, all those who have reached the Hunyuan level must leave behind a demonic path inheritance."

"The purpose of doing this is twofold: first, to strengthen the new demonic path, and second, to enhance its authority. Without enough backing, where would the disciples of the new demonic path get the confidence to arrest people?"

"Thirdly, this is to prevent anyone from accusing me of colluding with the demonic path. Everyone left a legacy in the demonic path, so no one dared to mention colluding with the demonic path again."

Knowing what everyone was thinking, Ao Bing offered his suggestion. He certainly wanted to control the new demonic path, but he also knew it was impossible; the others wouldn't allow it. So, he simply let everyone vote to decide the candidate.

This is undoubtedly the fairest way; everyone relies on their own abilities, and no one can find fault with it. As for leaving behind a legacy, that's also for the development of the new demonic path.

The old demonic path was invaded by the Chaos Demon God, and all the related inheritances could no longer be cultivated, and there was a risk of being affected by the Chaos Demon God.

Therefore, aside from the core concepts, everything in the new demonic path has to be started from scratch. If future generations were to conduct their own research, it would take who knows how many years before any results could be achieved.

Therefore, Ao Bing took one step at a time, enabling the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortals to combine their own knowledge and create their own demonic lineage.

Once one understands one principle, all principles become clear. Don't be fooled by the fact that these people are all patriarchs of the immortal path; their understanding of the demonic path is absolutely profound. In fact, many of the existing demonic giants are incarnations of them. Creating a demonic lineage is not a difficult task for them.

Furthermore, as they leave behind their legacy, they will inevitably expand the influence of the new demonic path, giving them more confidence when enforcing the law and preventing them from being intimidated into taking action.

"What Renlong said makes a lot of sense, but the details still need to be studied slowly, and we cannot draw conclusions too early. But the direction is undoubtedly correct, and we can continue to move in this direction."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Ao Bing's statement, but they didn't agree immediately, intending to discuss it in detail later. As for now, it was time to take action and wipe out the demonic path.

Now that the decision has been made to establish a new demonic path, the old demonic path is no longer an eyesore and there is no need for it to remain. It is time to destroy it.

This is not only to pave the way for the new demonic path, but also for the safety of the primordial world.

As Ao Bing said, everything in the old demonic path has been too deeply influenced by the Chaos Demon God, and there is a possibility that it could defect to the other side at any time. How can such a hidden danger be allowed to remain? It should be resolved as soon as possible.

If this is delayed any longer, it will be impossible to resolve the issue even if we wanted to. Don't forget, there are currently eight powerful demonic cultivators attempting to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

The current environment of the primordial world is providing them with tremendous support; if left unchecked, they will undoubtedly succeed in breaking through to the next level.

In this way, the demonic path will have eight more Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

Those were eight Grand Luo Golden Immortals of Hunyuan!
If the demonic path suddenly had so many powerful figures, it would definitely have enough strength to contend with the immortal path.

Even if the strength of the Immortal Path still surpasses that of the Demonic Path, destroying it would require an unimaginable price, and one must be prepared for the fall of hundreds of powerful cultivators, and even several Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

Besides, the primordial world is definitely not going to be preserved, and it will inevitably have to be created anew.

And this is all without the intervention of the Chaos God. If the Chaos God had intervened, the primordial world might not even have had the chance to be reborn, and would have been completely wiped out.

Therefore, the best opportunity to take action against the demonic path is now, before they succeed in their breakthrough, to eliminate them first.

Without them, the remaining powerful demonic cultivators would naturally pose little threat and could be easily wiped out. However, if they successfully break through, then the destruction of the demonic path would require careful consideration. (End of Chapter)