Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

The Chaos Slaughtering Array, also known as the Chaos Killing Array, is a result of the Demon Ancestor's further deduction of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array, and it has been greatly improved in all aspects.

But that's not the key point, because the Chaos Killing Array deduced by the Demon Ancestor originally only had six innate killing swords, not eight.

The six innate killing swords are based on the four directions plus the top and bottom. In this way, the four directions and the top and bottom are all covered by the formation. It is said that within the heaven and earth, within the six directions, there is nothing that cannot be cut down and nothing that cannot be killed.

Furthermore, since the four directions and the top and bottom are called "Yu" (宇), which symbolizes space, the Chaos Killing Array of the Demon Ancestor is also known as the Yu Extreme Killing Array or the Space Killing Array. It can annihilate all living beings in space, making it extremely powerful.

The Demon Ancestor was very confident in his achievements, stating that breaking this formation would require six powerful individuals of equal strength, each wielding a supreme treasure. Without such treasures, all six would perish within the formation.

This plan to sacrifice the chaotic beings was originally proposed by the Demon Ancestor. Admittedly, his plan could indeed resurrect the fallen Chaos Demon Gods, but it cannot be denied that he would also gain enormous benefits from it.

Because the array used to sacrifice the chaotic creatures was the Chaos Killing Array that he had reforged.

By sacrificing the blood of chaotic beings to this formation, the power of the formation will be greatly enhanced while resurrecting the Chaos God, allowing it to advance further and reach the level of a Chaos Treasure.

Indeed, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is a top-tier innate treasure, and the Chaos Killing Formation, as its upgraded version, is naturally an even stronger treasure of creation.

The ultimate treasure of creation is the treasure of chaos.

The Chaos Treasure is equivalent to a small-scale Chaos, surpassing the Creation Treasure but not as good as the Half-Step Eternal Treasure. It lies between the two and is very special.

If a specific explanation is needed, a Chaos Treasure represents the limit that Chaos can contain. A Half-Step Eternal Treasure, on the other hand, transcends Chaos.

Although the Chaos Treasure is not as powerful as the Half-Step Eternal Treasure, it is still extremely powerful as the limit of chaos.

Those at the Creation Realm who possess this ability can remain invincible as long as they don't encounter beings at the Half-Step Eternal level. They can also retreat calmly even when facing attacks from multiple powerful individuals.

To put it simply, the reason why Yang Mei and the Demon Ancestor were able to survive the extremely fierce War of Creation, instead of perishing like other Chaos Demon Gods, was because they possessed Chaos Treasures.

Yang Mei possessed the Chaos Pearl, a supreme treasure of chaos, and the Demon Ancestor possessed the Chaos Cauldron, another supreme treasure of chaos. These two treasures shielded them from a calamity, allowing them to survive.

But the price was that they lost these two Chaos Treasures forever.

The fact that these two were spared from the clutches of the Great God Pangu demonstrates the immense power of the Chaos Treasure.

Therefore, after the Demon Ancestor was reincarnated, what he never forgot was to reforge a Chaos Treasure.

To be honest, while the Chaos Cauldron was excellent, it didn't suit the Demon Ancestor's attributes. This was because it wasn't his innate spiritual treasure, but rather something he obtained by chance. Therefore, he could only use it for self-protection, not for achieving enlightenment.

To achieve enlightenment, one must reforge a Chaos Treasure whose attributes match his own, namely the Chaos Killing Array.

The Demon Ancestor had been scheming for a long time before coming up with such a brilliant idea: to use the opportunity of resurrecting the other Chaos Demon Gods to refine his ultimate treasure for achieving enlightenment.

He was extremely proud of this, but when he took out the Chaos Killing Array to show off to Yang Mei, he was immediately doused with cold water.

Yang Mei had a very low opinion of the Chaos Killing Array, believing that although this treasure was not bad, it was the limit of a Chaos Treasure and would never be able to go any further and become a half-step Eternal Treasure.

A natal spiritual treasure is essentially the outward manifestation of a cultivator's Dao Fruit; its potential is the cultivator's potential. Yang Mei claimed the Chaos Killing Array had no possibility of advancing to the half-step Eternal realm, which means the Demon Ancestor's aptitude is limited, and he has no hope of reaching the half-step Eternal realm in this lifetime?

The Demon Ancestor was naturally dissatisfied with this and, disregarding everything else, immediately began arguing with Yang Mei. Then, Yang Mei pointed out his shortcomings.

Space and time have always been one; only when they coexist can there be perfection. If they are separated, the limit is the ultimate chaos, with no possibility of further advancement.

The Demon Ancestor's Chaos Killing Array only has space, not time. It can only destroy the present, but cannot destroy the past or the future. How can it transcend chaos and step into the realm of eternity?

Only after Yang Mei's reminder did the Demon Ancestor realize the truth. Immediately, he disregarded his pride and humbled himself to ask Yang Mei for guidance. Under Yang Mei's instruction, he upgraded the Chaos Killing Array again, transforming the six swords into eight.

These two extra killing swords exist in the past and the future, respectively. Thus, the Chaos Killing Array is finally complete, possessing unparalleled power that transcends time and the future.

Its potential has also been enhanced. When the Demon Ancestor can combine the eight swords into one, that will be the time when it is promoted to a half-step eternal treasure.

Of course, whether the Demon Ancestor will live to see that time is another matter entirely.

Logically speaking, since Yang Mei guided the Demon Ancestor in cultivation, the Demon Ancestor should have thanked him.

But the truth was quite the opposite. The Demon Ancestor not only did not thank him, but became even more wary of him, and even harbored great murderous intent towards him.

He strongly suspected that Yang Mei harbored ill intentions towards him and wanted to devour him. Her current guidance in cultivation was not out of goodwill, but rather to gain greater benefits when she devoured him in the future.

The Demon Ancestor's suspicion of Yang Mei was not without reason. Just as Yang Mei was instructing him, he suddenly discovered a terrifying fact: the Time Demon God might have already been devoured by Yang Mei.

Otherwise, why would Yang Mei, a spatial demon god, have such a deep understanding of the Dao of Time?

It could only be because he devoured the Time Demon God and seized his Dao Fruit that his understanding of the Dao of Time suddenly reached an extremely high level.

As for why Yang Mei wanted to devour the Time Demon God, he has already explained the reason himself.

Time and space are one; they must coexist to achieve eternity. If they are separated, neither can achieve eternity.

Yang Mei knew this well. Unless he intended to give up achieving eternity, how could he not prepare early? It was definitely too late to cultivate the Dao of Time. The best choice at this time was to devour the Time Demon God.

Because the other party thinks the same way, just because he can refrain from acting doesn't mean the other party can. Since that's the case, he might as well strike first, devour the other party, and thus achieve his own advantage.

After having this suspicion, the Demon Ancestor looked at Yang Mei again and felt something was amiss. In just a short time, Yang Mei's aura had become even more powerful and ethereal.

Even though he was right in front of him, Yang Mei gave him the illusion that she might transcend the chaos at any moment. In addition, he also sensed a faint sense of nobility from Yang Mei.

That's outrageous. He's a Chaos Demon God. What other being in the world could make him feel honored?
The Demon Ancestor immediately thought of Pangu.

As chaotic demons, they only ever felt nobility and oppression from Pangu. This was because Pangu was essentially a composite of multiple chaotic demons, born closer to the Great Dao than they were.

Therefore, they were naturally at a disadvantage in front of Pangu. And now, the Demon Ancestor felt the same way about Yang Mei, which speaks volumes.

Yang Mei must have devoured the Time Demon God, which allowed her to be sublimated and transformed from the Space Demon God into a stronger Time-Space Demon God, thus acquiring the same characteristics as Pangu.

The act of devouring one's own kind can be addictive. After Pangu created the primordial world, he wanted to devour all the chaotic demons and gods to perfect the primordial world and help himself reach the realm of eternity.

After Yang Mei devours the Time Demon God, she might very well have the same thought.

If he were to devour all the Chaos Gods, he would not only become the strongest being in Chaos, but he would also be able to rival Pangu.

At that time, he will only need to devour the primordial world to complete the great task that even Pangu could not accomplish, gather the power of three thousand chaotic demon gods, and achieve the supreme and eternal realm.

This is by no means the Demon Ancestor's conjecture, but a reasonable deduction based on reality. Pangu was able to gather the power of three thousand demon gods to achieve enlightenment, and Yang Mei is also one of the top chaotic demon gods, so naturally he can too.

Moreover, given the current situation, devouring three thousand chaotic demons would be much easier than it was during Pangu's time.

At the time of Pangu, the three thousand Chaos Gods were at their peak. Even someone as powerful as Pangu had to be severely injured and fall into a deep sleep after killing them. He no longer had the strength to completely devour them and could only place his hopes on future generations.

But now, under Pangu's relentless weakening, the three thousand Chaos Gods have long since become old, weak, sick, and disabled, their strength less than one ten-millionth of their peak.

In this situation, given Yang Mei's current cultivation level, which is about to recover or has already recovered to its peak, it would be far too easy for her to attack them and take the opportunity to devour them.

It was so easy that even if three thousand Chaos Demons joined forces to resist, they would not be his match.

Thinking of this, the Demon Ancestor couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He was so eager to kill Yang Mei that he no longer felt any gratitude for Yang Mei's guidance in cultivation.

Yang Mei was already preparing to devour three thousand Chaos Demon Gods to achieve enlightenment, so naturally there was no reason for him to let him go or spare his life. If nothing unexpected happened, he would also be one of Yang Mei's targets.

Despite this, Yang Mei still patiently guided him in his cultivation. Realizing the significance of this, the Demon Ancestor became even more afraid.

Yang Mei was certain that even if he became stronger, he still wouldn't be able to escape her grasp.

Therefore, it doesn't matter whether he's strong or not. Or rather, the stronger he becomes now, the greater the benefits will be after he devours him.

The Demon Ancestor grew increasingly frightened, and his killing intent towards Yang Mei deepened. However, he forcibly suppressed his fear and showed no sign of it.

He knew he was no match for Yang Mei, and turning against him now would only force Yang Mei to attack him prematurely. At that point, he would truly be without any chance of survival.

Therefore, he had to be patient and continue to act as if he knew nothing in order to lull Yang Mei into a false sense of security and then look for an opportunity to make a move against him.

The reason why the Demon Ancestor emphasized earlier that it would be too hasty to take action now, and that they had many methods that were not yet ready, was that they wanted to continue to delay and did not want to revive the Chaos Demon God so soon.

He worried that once the Chaos God was resurrected, he would lose his value and be easily devoured by Yang Mei.

As long as the Chaos Demon God doesn't revive, Yang Mei, who still needs help, won't touch him. Otherwise, it's hard to say.

Therefore, the longer the matter of resurrecting the Chaos God is delayed, the more advantageous it will be for the Demon Ancestor. However, Yang Mei can't wait any longer and doesn't want to waste a single moment; he wants to resurrect the Chaos God right now.

Moreover, the reason he gave was so perfect that the Demon Ancestor couldn't refute it at all. To avoid arousing Yang Mei's suspicion, the Demon Ancestor dared not show any abnormality and could only choose to cooperate with Yang Mei's actions.

"Can not be done!"

"Once my fellow Daoists are resurrected, I fear my death will not be far off."

The Demon Ancestor is now in a helpless situation. He wants to turn against Yang Mei, but the gap between them is too great, and he has no chance of winning if they turn against each other.

But if he doesn't turn against them now, he'll have even less of a chance once Yang Mei devours those Chaos Gods.

As for explaining the truth to the resurrected Chaos Gods and then joining forces with them to fight against Yang Mei, the Demon Ancestor had considered this, but quickly gave up.

Because they still couldn't defeat him. In the current state of the Chaos Demon God, even if they joined forces, they would be far from being a match for Yang Mei, and it wouldn't be enough for him to kill them all by himself.

Yang Mei is now not far from being as powerful as Pangu was back then. But what about the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods? Not only were their magical treasures destroyed and their physical bodies shattered, but their power was also less than one ten-thousandth of what it was before.

Facing a fully-fledged Yang Mei in this state, the outcome is self-evident; they wouldn't even be able to injure him. Therefore, joining forces is pointless and would only hasten their demise.

However, without joining forces, the Demon Ancestor alone is no match for Yang Mei.

At this moment, the Demon Ancestor seemed to be in a desperate situation. Either way, he was going to die; the only difference was whether he would die sooner or later.

"I can't hesitate any longer. I have to find a way to save myself. I haven't achieved the Eternal Realm yet. I can't just die here and become someone else's sacrifice."

"Even Pangu couldn't kill me, let alone Yang Mei!"

The Demon Ancestor became increasingly unwilling. Even someone as powerful as Pangu could not kill him. How could he allow himself to die at the hands of Yang Mei, who was not even as powerful as Pangu, and become a sacrifice for his advancement?
If that's the case, then it would be better to die at the hands of Pangu. That would sound better, and I wouldn't be ridiculed or feel ashamed.

"Fight!"

"Rather than letting those fellow Daoists be devoured by that despicable Yang Mei and used to help him achieve his goals, it would be better for them to help me achieve my own success and transform me."

Unwilling to die in humiliation, the Demon Ancestor pondered for a long time and finally came up with a solution: to strike first.

Didn't Yang Mei want to devour the resurrected Chaos God? He can do that too. As fellow Chaos Gods, there's no reason why he can't do what Yang Mei and Pangu can do.

However, he cultivates the path of slaughter, so he doesn't need to go through the trouble of devouring. He only needs to kill the resurrected Chaos Gods and use their blood to consecrate his sword.

While this won't directly increase cultivation level, it will elevate the Chaos Killing Array to the level of a half-step Eternal Treasure. At that point, facing Yang Mei again, it will be difficult to say who will be stronger.

This method is indeed excellent, but there's a crucial problem: how to kill the resurrected Chaos Gods right under Yang Mei's nose, before he does? (End of Chapter)