Tao and Heaven

Chapter 148: The Holy Son of the Demon Race, Descendant of the Demon King

The field mouse was brought back to the cave. As a little demon with only the second level of Taoism, even Chiyuzi could not muster any killing intention towards it.

The little mouse was also very sensible and did not use any of its magic power during the entire process. Magic power is the basis of all attack methods, without it everything is illusory.

After some questioning, Gu Wen roughly understood the situation.

First, it was not just the four demon race geniuses who entered the human race's territory. The ones in Jun Yan's communication had actual contact with various immortal gates. It was said that the demon race was able to find the location of the Yu Jian Gate secret realm because someone inside the human race immortal gate told them.

Secondly, the field mouse did not know exactly how many geniuses there were among the demon clan, but in its memory, the Holy Son of the Sky Fox clan met with at least eight other geniuses of the demon clan.

Third, the Holy Son of the Sky Fox Clan is in a town a hundred miles away from here.

The holy son of the Sky Fox Clan is named Hu Yuan. He is one of the branches of the Jianmu Qingqiu Cave Heaven Fox Demon. He has a guardian at the level of a demon king by his side.

The Demon King is analogous to the True Lord, and above him is the Demon Saint, who is also called the Demon Emperor due to his different system.

The demon king was probably at the fusion stage, and at most at the Mahayana stage. The yellow-skinned man before was a demon king at the fusion stage. When he was outside, Chiyuzi had to walk around him, but in the immortal land, it was completely the opposite.

According to Gu Wen's observation, taking both ordinary and perfect levels into account, the Return to Void Stage is generally at the seventh level, the Fusion Stage is at the ninth level, and the Mahayana Stage is at the twelfth level of the Dao Foundation.

Because there are many people who have reached the eighth level of Taoism, but very few who have reached the ninth level of Taoism. So far, Gu Wen has only seen Yu Hua with the ninth level of Taoism.

In this way, the eighth level of Dao foundation is the starting point, and perfection continues to accumulate upwards. Above the twelfth level, the fifth level of Dao foundation needs to be perfected, which is the perfection of the golden elixir.

'I am actually at a stage that most powerful beings cannot break through.'

Gu Wen suddenly realized.

The Jindan stage is a watershed, the difference between a Zhenjun and a Tianzun. Whether or not one can cross it is one thing, and how many times the Jindan will turn after crossing it is another.

His level-crossing was accumulated in this way. While others had one true spirit, he had five. While others had completed the third transformation of their golden elixir, he had completed the ninth.

At this time, the field mouse finished speaking in one breath, trembling, and said, "This is all I know, please spare my life, Immortal."

"So you are a little bastard from a branch. How dare you call yourself the Holy Son?"

Akabane was extremely disdainful when she heard the name.

Gu Wen asked: "What does it say?"

"Humans are divided into the main and secondary based on their cultivation, while demons are divided into legitimate and illegitimate based on their bloodlines. Most of them can be identified from their surnames. The fox demon clan has Tushan as the emperor, and the Su surname as the king, followed by Hu, Huang, Bai, Kang, and Zhao."

What Akabane said aroused the field mouse's curiosity. He pricked up his ears and listened. To him, the alien demons were like gods.

"Except for the Tushan clan and the Su clan, the others are all branches and are servants among the demon race. Once a slave, always a slave."

"Can't I turn over and take charge of my cultivation?"

"Yes, but this is rare. Their bloodline determines the heights they can reach."

Gu Wen pondered, and to him, the gray demon race became clearer, and there was no mystery anymore.

They are all living beings, they all form an orderly society, they all have emotions and desires, but they are just people wearing animal skins.

Probably the biggest difference between the demon race and the human race is that the human race's practice is a complete imperial examination, while the demon race's practice is an aristocratic system.

Akabane asked, "So what are your plans?"

Gu Wen said decisively: "It is better to strike first. Later, you and I will go find the Heavenly Fox Saint and kill him."

He has never been a person who looks ahead and behind. He is very cautious when standing at a crossroads and needs to make a choice, but once he has determined the route, he is more decisive than anyone else.

This is both business experience and survival instinct.

When it comes to making money, you have to be slow. The same is true for killing people.

At this time, it was Akabane who was somewhat worried and said, "This will attract more people. The Earth Core Crystal has not yet been fully nurtured. The monsters must be connected to each other. Even if we kill him, the news will still be leaked."

The closer she got to condensing an immortal body, the more anxious she became.

"It doesn't matter. Fighting is a matter of life and death. All conspiracies and intrigues will end in death, just like when two armies are fighting, all their means are to consume the other side, and speed is of the essence in war."

Gu Wen pulled out the remnant of the immortal sword that had been reborn from the scabbard with a cold look. When he looked up again, he still saw Chi Yuzi with a worried look on his face.

He said in a firm and resolute tone: "If you can't make a judgment, just listen to me. Kill whoever I tell you to kill."

Akabane nodded slightly.

Then everyone's eyes turned to the fat field mouse. Akabane grabbed it in his hand with a fierce look on his face.

"Please spare my life, Immortal, please spare my life!"

The field mouse was trembling all over, and his urine was pouring down. As Akabane's fingers slowly tightened, the sound gradually disappeared, and his breathing slowed down a little bit.

But even so, its magic power still did not work, and it did not resist even when it was almost out of breath.

It's really a weak spot to pinch this vole.

Akabane's strength in his hands slowed down, and he did not continue to kill, but when he thought of the difference between humans and demons, he did not let go.

Gu Wen said: "People regard good as human and evil as animals. If you are sure that it didn't kill anyone, you can spare its life."

"It's impossible that I haven't killed anyone. Killing people is not a sin, but eating people is."

Akabane's eyebrows knitted together, and she said in a very tangled manner: "There is no evil spirit on this little mouse, and its aura is very pure. It should not have devoured a lot of blood food to practice."

Swallowing blood food can also be called flesh and soul medicine. Any living creature can be used as flesh and soul medicine. However, humans are the most numerous and have the most blood, qi, souls and spirits.

"But if you don't kill the monster, there's no guarantee it will harm people in the future."

“It’s the same with people.”

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Akabane let go of the field mouse, turned around and left, muttering in a slightly unhappy tone: "Hmph, you are such a soft-hearted guy."

Gu Wen just found it quite funny that he had even felt through Akabane's underwear.

The little girl is quite kind, but also quite lacks love. She looks very arrogant, but in fact it is just a protective shell of bluffing. Once others become dependent on and trust her, this kind of person will easily use her for their own benefit.

This might be why Yu Hua wanted to help her.

Gu Wen leaned over and patted the field mouse on the head, leaving a trace of sword energy, and said: "You stay here for a while, and your fate in the future will depend on yourself."

"Thank you for sparing my life, Immortal. Thank you for sparing my life."

The field mouse cried with joy and kowtowed to Gu Wen continuously.

Ao Tang watched with a smile on his face, and Gu Wen asked doubtfully, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

"No, I just think you might be more suitable to be the headmaster than Huayang and Yunmiao, and also more suitable than Qingcang."

Ao Tang turned his head and looked at Chi Yuzi in the distance, and said meaningfully: "It doesn't matter whether this little demon lives or dies, and it doesn't matter whether it is evil or not. What matters is who made him die and who made him live."

He had seen too many people in power, and many of them respected those who were stronger than him. This was naturally not wrong, but it was impossible to convince people.

Just like when Qingcang was trying to justify the cause, there were still opponents among the Sanqing Taoist sect.

Ao Tang was very confused at the time, but after thousands of years he gradually realized that power has nothing to do with right or wrong, and sometimes has nothing to do with strength.

How to make people obedient is a "magic power", and prestige is the most important thing in controlling people.

It doesn’t matter whether Akabane killed anyone or not. What matters is that Gu Wen asked her not to kill.

Gu Wen glanced at him and said calmly, "Protector, sometimes being too clear is not a good thing."

And is Dao Ye this kind of person?
At least he really intended to let the rat go, if for no other reason than to please himself. He had been living under someone else's roof in Bianjing before, but now that he was cultivating himself, Gu Wen did not intend to let himself suffer.

"My Lord, I have something else to report to you."

The field mouse crawled over again and said, "Before the Holy Son, there was a great god who was even more powerful than the demon king's guardian. He seemed to be the demon king's father."

Gu Wen's mind trembled, and he took out a magic pill and handed it to Tian Shu. He relaxed his expression and asked in a gentle voice, "Where is this demon god now?"

"Dead." The field mouse said shockingly, but at this moment it had been dazzled by the elixir, and its saliva was all over the floor as it scraped the elixir with its hands.

Gu Wen threw another one down and asked, "How did he die? How did you know?"

How could a local little demon like him know about the death of a demon saint?
You have to know that the Demon Saint is comparable to the Heavenly Lord, and the Heavenly Lords are all great beings in the realm of Tao. One step further is to attain the Tao and enter the Tao. Those who have reached the pinnacle of these two realms are called Semi-Immortals.

"I only know that the guardian of the Holy Son was a very old man at first, and the current guardian is just an attendant. Later, the old man left for a while, and when he came back, he was already exhausted, and he also brought a treasure for the Holy Son."

"You know this too?"

"Hehehe, I serve you all, and I know how many ornaments the Saint Son has. Suddenly, there is something that the Saint Son can't let go of, and it corresponds to the death of this great god, so I can naturally guess a thing or two."

This kind of people around you are the hardest to guard against.

Gu Wen remembered that it was very easy for the ministers in Longqiao to obtain news from the palace. They did not need to go through the chief eunuch or the high-ranking commander of the imperial guards, but could start directly from the palace maids and eunuchs.

They didn't need to hear the specific content, they just needed to know who the emperor met today.
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A hundred miles away is Yu Town.

The street was empty, except for the dry grass blown together by the wind, and pools of dark red blood on the ground.

Click click
The sound of bones being crushed was heard. In front of the door of a wealthy family at the corner of the street, a woman kept crawling out. She had just taken two steps when she was forcibly dragged back.

The fingernails broke due to friction with the stone slabs, leaving lines of blood, and then the woman was slowly dragged behind the door.

The chewing sounds continued, making the sultry southern waters of September as cold as snow in March.

After a long time, the sound stopped and the half-open door slowly opened under the help of a gust of wind.

A tall figure was squatting by the door, with a tiger head and a human body, five meters tall, wearing spirit leather armor and carrying a black iron broadsword.

The sixth and third levels of the Tao foundation are complete.

Tiger Chief, the most powerful general under the Sky Fox Saint, the best expert besides the Dharma Protectors, and officially the fourth generation Dharma Protector.

Because the previous three generations had died, it was the turn of the fourth generation. But even so, it was extremely shocking that a branch of the demon fox could produce four geniuses of the 63rd Dao base as protectors.

Protecting the Dao and protecting the Dharma are different in nature. The former requires people of the same generation, while the latter can be selected from among the elders.

"Are they coming back?"

A cold voice came from behind, and the tiger leader shuddered and stood up quickly.

I saw a man with a goat's horn beard behind me. He had a thin and cold face, pupils like goat's eyes, and a subtle cold air surrounded him.

This person is the Holy Son Protector, the Sheep Protector, and a demon king.

The tiger leader lowered his head quickly and said, "Not yet. Maybe something delayed him."

"Go and look for them. Ask them to come back quickly. Don't delay the Holy Son's important event."

"Yes."

The tiger leader left reluctantly.

The Sheep Guardian turned around and disappeared in a few steps. He then appeared in front of a house deep in the mansion, bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, they haven't come back yet."

"How long does it take to find a secret place?"

"If they fail to do their job well, they will be severely punished when they return."

"No need to do that. The guardian will let them go this time. If the heaven's way is still flawed, how can the demon be without fault?"

A deep and magnetic voice was heard, the door slowly opened, and a pale-faced man walked out.

She wore a white jade and purple gold crown on her head and a blue and white robe with hundreds of butterflies on it. Her face was as bright as the moon, her complexion was as beautiful as water, and her eyes were as bright as autumn waves.

From the outside, he looks like a man, but if you look closely at the girl's figure, all the silk, brocade and gauze are nothing but dead leaves compared to her.

He leaned over to pick up a fallen leaf, smiled and said, "Guardian, do you still remember the texture of the plants in Qingqiu?"

“Although it has been a thousand years, I dare not forget it.”

The Sheep Guardian was stunned, then he lowered his head slightly and said with a little sorrow: "One day, you will definitely return to Qingqiu, restore order and ascend the throne. That evil villain will eventually die."

A thousand years ago, there was a chaos in Qingqiu. The son of the previous Demon King and the uncle of the current Demon King launched a rebellion.

The royal family fought against each other, and the common people fought each other. Finally, the Demon King was killed, the new emperor ascended the throne, and his orphan escaped from Qingqiu with the help of the clan elders.

Thousands of years have passed, and there have always been rumors among the fox clan that Tushan Zhengtong has been living among the people, and the Qingqiu Imperial Court has been tracking him down.

The young man in front of him was the descendant of the previous Tushan Demon King, the only surviving member of the former Tushan royal family, and the orthodox Tushan.

"Why are you mentioning this again? Didn't I tell you not to dwell on it?"

Hu Yuan stepped forward and looked at Protector Yang with some concern, like a wise king who was extremely caring towards his subordinates.

"Protector, I am now Hu Yuan, a member of the Hu clan of the Sky Fox lineage. I have already changed my name."

The Sheep Guardian bowed his head and said, "The Hu family is not worthy of your honor. They are just slaves who cover for you. It is an honor for them to take the surname Hu."

"The Hu family changed their surname and killed their legitimate son. They were able to avoid the imperial court's pursuit. How can we be ungrateful?"

Hu Yuan's tone became slightly heavier, with a hint of reprimand.

Now he is no longer the son of the demon king, relying on his father's subordinates and the name of orthodoxy that has lasted for thousands of years to survive. The demon heart has become his only support, and it would be harmful and useless if he still adheres to the old rules.

Moreover, his uncle was extremely cruel, and the more virtuous he was, the more people would be able to win his support.

The Sheep Guardian quickly bowed his head and apologized, "It was my fault for being short-sighted."

"It's nothing. You didn't mean it. Just don't tell anyone about it in the future."

Hu Yuan looked up at the sky. The gray aura obscured everything. Everything in the immortal land was unpredictable.

"We will leave after we get an Earth Core Crystal. We cannot get too involved in the matter of the Immortal Elixir, otherwise disaster may come."

"Your Highness may be able to obtain an elixir of immortality in this chaotic battle." The greed in the eyes of the Sheep Protector could not be suppressed. He clearly only had the strength of a demon king, but he dared to get involved in a calamity that even a semi-immortal would not dare to personally take on.

It’s an unknown fate, or maybe it’s just my nature.

"That's enough. I've made up my mind."

Hu Yuan shook his head and said firmly: "The elder has died while searching for the Fox Immortal inheritance for me. You and I are only at the Demon King level, and I have to waste all my cultivation to rebuild my Saint Body, so I should be even more cautious."

If Hu Yuan could find suitable natural treasures to repair and rebuild his body, he would never set foot in the human territory.

Seeing that the Sheep Guardian still lowered his head, as if he still had some thoughts in mind, Hu Yuan had to reveal some of his background to appease people, and said: "I have already cultivated a holy body, and I only need to lie dormant for a thousand years. Retaking Qingqiu is just around the corner."

The guardian sheep was shocked, and he fell to his knees with a plop, bowed his head and said excitedly: "God bless your highness! God bless Tushan!"

One of the thirty-six methods to achieve immortality, the Taiyin method.

For tens of thousands of years, no one from the demon clan has ever succeeded in cultivation. Even the Tushan Demon King who now sits high in the imperial court has only learned the first three levels of the Taiyin method.

Hu Yuan raised his head slightly and looked at the fallen leaves, not feeling too proud, but only melancholy.

"If God had blessed Tushan, my father would not have died in the rebellion a thousand years ago. I will naturally take on the responsibility of strengthening the heavens, but it's a pity that your father, my teacher, will not live to see that day."

They lay dormant for a thousand years, evading enemies, and then entering the immortal land to obtain the inheritance of the demon king. In order to get to this point today, they have sacrificed too much.

Now no one can stop my invincibility! I will wait until the moon is full and dye the sky with my thoughts.

Hu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back with a determined look in his eyes. Suddenly, a black shadow passed over his head and with a loud bang, it smashed into the house where he lived.

"Your Highness."

The tiger leader collapsed in the ruins, his entire body twisted completely, his limbs broken by the huge force, and the white broken bones protruding from the skin.

An ordinary black-haired man stepped on him with a sword, and with a slight force broke his relatively intact torso, causing him to spit out blood in large mouthfuls.

"Have you vomited all the blood in your stomach?"

(End of this chapter)