Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 284 Rise
"Master, please stop! Allow me to explain!"

Lu Yuanyuan rushed forward in one stride, her black hair flying as she blocked Dou Eqing's path.

Si Qianquan's black robes fluttered in the wind, and the Soul-Devouring Silk wrapped around her fingertips gleamed with a blood-red cold light. Although this Holy Maiden of the Demon-Controlling Sect had a beautiful face and willow-leaf eyebrows, she was most skilled at imprisoning handsome male cultivators in the Free and Unfettered Cave. It was said that some of them could not survive more than three days before becoming emaciated, and others had their essence and blood drained by the "Thousand Threads Guiding" technique.

To outsiders, Si Qianquan appears to be the Holy Maiden of the Demon-Controlling Sect, someone to be admired from afar but not to be trifled with. However, she does not control demons, but rather male demon cultivators. The methods she uses to torment male cultivators are beyond the imagination of outsiders; there is nothing she cannot do.

Si Qianquan suddenly wrapped the Soul-Devouring Silk around her wrist, her phoenix eyes slanting sideways: "Since my disciple has already broken through to the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm..." A hint of sarcasm curled her lips, "I'll grant you a moment's notice. Whether this little man of yours is worth protecting, you should think carefully before you speak!"

Lu Yuanyuan flicked her slender hand, and a gust of wind from her sleeve blew towards Dou Eqing's lower body.

"Please, Master, appraise this treasure!"

The Fire Dragon Drill was entirely blood-red, with nine dragon patterns coiled on its surface. As soon as it appeared, it caused the surrounding spiritual energy to surge.

A sharp glint suddenly flashed in Si Qianquan's eyes, and she didn't even realize that the demonic whip in her hand had slipped from her grasp and fallen to the ground.

She swiftly approached Dou Eqing's side, her slender fingers gently tracing the dragon patterns on the Fire Dragon Drill.

"It would have been so much better if you had presented this treasure sooner."

Her lips parted slightly, her breath sweet as orchids, "Dou Lang's Pure Yang Dao Body and the Fire Dragon Drill are a match made in heaven. Once you cultivate to the pinnacle of Void Refinement..." She suddenly lowered her voice, "once the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body is complete, you will possess the might to command phoenixes and subdue dragons."

Dou Eqing's ear tip twitched slightly.

But then Si Qianquan's tone abruptly changed: "However..." Her jade-like fingers traced the dragon's head of the Fire Dragon Drill, probing, "It requires the gathering of the combined Yin essence of three times nine. With your rootless existence, lacking both strength and background..."

The last syllable lingered, and he glanced at Dou Eqing's beautiful eyes with a half-smile.

Dou Eqing suddenly put on a smiling face.

"The Holy Maiden, the Fairy Maiden"

He feigned clumsiness as he approached, secretly making a fawning gesture in his sleeve, while maintaining a simple and honest expression on his face, "What exactly is the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body?"

Before he could finish speaking, Si Qianquan had already grabbed his wrist, startling him so much that his Adam's apple bobbed.

The Fire Dragon Drill suddenly hummed and vibrated, and the dragon patterns on its body seemed to move as if they were alive, casting flickering light and shadow on the faces of the two people.

Si Qianquan suddenly felt her palms burning, but then she saw a golden glint flash in Dou Eqing's eyes—clearly, the Pure Yang Dao Body was sensing a sign that Si Qianquan was aroused.

Si Qianchuan's lips curled into a meaningful smile as she teased the fire dragon drill with her fingertips:

"Young man, you are indeed fortunate. If you hadn't met me, the Holy Maiden, you would have been a pearl hidden in the dust, possessing only the Fiery Dragon Drill."

He then explained in detail the key points of the Fire Dragon Drill and the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body.

It turned out that Ji Jing only knew the basics and was afraid of harming Dou Eqing, so she dared not make a false claim about the Three Yangs Gathering Dao Body.

This Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body cannot be achieved simply by cultivating a Pure Yang Dao Body to the Refinement Void Realm.

One must reach the pinnacle of each major realm from the very beginning of one's journey on the path to immortality—this is the most crucial foundation.

Without such a foundation, even if you were lucky enough to obtain the Fire Dragon Drill, it would be in vain no matter how many rare treasures you searched for in the world.

To determine whether a cultivator with a pure Yang Dao body has reached the pinnacle of cultivation, observe whether their wondrous object has transformed into a Fire Dragon Drill.

Once a cultivator with a pure Yang Dao body refines this item and cultivates the Void Refining Realm to perfection, there is a 50% chance that they will transform into a Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao body.

At this point, Si Qianchuan suddenly clapped his hands and chuckled softly:

"If we were to absorb the essence of another twenty-one female cultivators at the Integration Realm, the success rate would increase to seventy percent."

Her eyes gleamed, and she looked at Dou Eqing with a half-smile.

Dou Eqing's current cultivation level is already close to the Great Perfection of the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm. If he didn't know the conditions for the transformation of the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body, he might have directly broken through to the Integration Realm instead of cultivating the Void Refinement Realm. He would very likely have missed the opportunity to transform his Dao Body.

Si Qianquan explained the profound mysteries of the Three Yangs Gathering Dragon Dao Body in detail. As she spoke, a glint of light suddenly flashed in her eyes.

She thought to herself, "Such a Dao body has such miraculous effects? If I could obtain this assistance, wouldn't my chances of breaking through to the Mahayana realm greatly increase?"

As the current Holy Maiden of the Demon-Slaying Dao Sect, Si Qianquan's cultivation has reached the late stage of the Integration Realm, making her a powerful figure in this eighth-tier power.

However, to take another step forward and enter the Mahayana realm was as difficult as ascending to heaven. She knew perfectly well that without external assistance, her chances of success through her own arduous cultivation were only about 30%.

"Do I really have to submit to those old monsters who have transcended tribulation, becoming their furnace slave?"

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

But now, Dou Eqing's Three Yangs Gathering Dragon Dao Body has shown her another path.

If one can obtain the assistance of this Dao body, the chance of breaking through to the Mahayana stage can exceed 50%!

Thinking of this, she felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.

Unexpectedly, his disciple's betrayal led to a fortuitous opportunity.

As for her past experience of seducing women, the prospect of being seduced by Dou Eqing, with the Fire Dragon Drill bringing her to a blissful state of paradise, is not entirely unacceptable.

Meanwhile, when the Demon Hunter Sect's Ancestor Jielian returned to her mountain gate, a thought suddenly struck her. She realized that the Pure Yang Dao Body and the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body were actually intricately connected, and she then realized that she seemed to have overlooked something about Dou Eqing.

This patriarch was no ordinary person; he was a branch of the Sea Demon Sect, a ninth-tier power.

Back when Jie Lian had just broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, her master, Shui Xian Rong, hurriedly sent her out of the mountain gate.

Before leaving, Shui Xianrong only instructed her to find a low-level cultivator with a pure Yang Dao body, to properly cultivate him to the Refinement Void Realm, and then bring him back.

If she succeeds, her master will give her all his help to help her break through to the Integration Realm.

Unfortunately, at that time, Shui Xianrong was on the verge of breaking through her cultivation barrier, and she didn't explain in detail how to cultivate this Pure Yang Dao Body, only saying, "Go and look through the classics, and you'll know about the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body."

After saying that, he went into seclusion, leaving Jie Lian alone in front of the hall, clutching the yellowed ancient book in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed.

Only then did Ancestor Jielian leave the Sea Demon Sect, travel to Liangzhou, and eventually join the Demon Hunter Sect as its ancestor.

Realizing the key point, Ancestor Jielian returned to the Demon Hunter Sect and then rushed back to the front line of the righteous-demonic war to find Dou Eqing.

Unexpectedly, Dou Eqing was delayed in the Demon-Suppressing City of the Demon-Suppressing Sect.

Dou Eqing was eager to rescue Luo Chuyan, so he tried his best to make Si Qianquan satisfied with him. He then proposed leaving the Demon Prison City. With Si Qianquan's help, he finally obtained a spot to use the teleportation array and used the ancient teleportation array in the Demon Prison City to rush to the front line of the war between good and evil.

After experiencing the thrill of the Fire Dragon Drill, Si Qianquan originally intended to possess Dou Eqing exclusively.

Who knew that this fellow was so skilled in dual cultivation that he completely subdued her. In addition, Dou Eqing's words were so reasonable that, although she was unwilling, she had no choice but to let him go.

Even more surprisingly, Si Qianquan assigned his beloved disciple Lu Yuanyuan to be Dou Eqing's personal bodyguard.

Lu Yuanyuan is not just a bodyguard; she represents Si Qianquan's will and can even seek help from the Demon-Slaying Sect when she gets to the front lines.

Si Qianquan truly treated Dou Eqing with utmost sincerity and bestowed upon him two life-saving treasures.

One is a seventh-tier Demon-Slaying Thunder Pearl. This item is flashing with purple lightning all over its body, like a thunderbolt descending from the heavens. It is incredibly powerful, but it can only be used once.
The other item is a trigger-activated life-saving talisman. The talisman is engraved with intricate runes and emits a faint glow. In the event of a fatal crisis, it can not only block a deadly attack but also instantly transport a person thousands of miles away, thus escaping a powerful enemy.

Such preferential treatment was something even her most beloved apprentice, Lu Yuanyuan, had never experienced.

Aside from these treasures that are so hard to buy, there's no need to mention the other Tier 6 treasures.

He was given more than thirty sixth-order talismans and more than ten sixth-order pills with various effects.

The total value of the sixth-grade pills and talismans exceeds one million top-grade spirit stones, almost equal to Dou Eqing's entire fortune.

Of course, this excludes the few special treasures that Dou Eqing possesses.

For example, the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade alone is of immeasurable value, not to mention the Mysterious Demon Saint Armor, the Boundless Merit Pearl, and the Purple Star Immortal Abode.

As for Luo Yonghao, Dou Eqing had completely forgotten about him; otherwise, Dou Eqing might have set a trap to deal with him.

Upon arriving at the front lines of the battle between good and evil, Dou Eqing immediately inquired about Luo Chuyan's situation.

Dou Eqing gained a great deal from Si Qianquan this time. In addition to two priceless and rare treasures, he obtained more than thirty sixth-order talismans and more than ten sixth-order spirit pills of various effects.

If these items were converted into top-grade spirit stones, they would be worth at least a million, equivalent to most of his fortune.

Of course, this number does not include the several treasures he carried with him.

That White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade is an ancient divine weapon, priceless; the Mysterious Demon Saint Armor provides unparalleled protection, a true life-saving treasure.
Not to mention the mysterious and unpredictable Boundless Merit Pearl and the Purple Star Immortal Abode Grotto-heaven—either one of them would be enough to cause a bloodbath in the cultivation world.

Strangely enough, Luo Yonghao had long been forgotten by him.

If Dou Eqing were to think of this person now, he would surely devise a series of schemes to thoroughly punish him.

Upon arriving at the front lines of the battle between the righteous and the demonic forces, Dou Eqing's first task was to send someone to inquire: "Is there any latest news about Sect Master Luo?"

Guo Jia immediately reported all the information about Luo Chuyan to Dou Eqing.

It turns out that the rumors circulating in the righteous sects that Luo Chuyan had been captured by them were actually a ruse to mislead the enemy and disrupt the morale of the Demon Hunter Sect.

However, the righteous path has indeed laid a trap in the shadows.

If they hadn't been unaware that this woman had a late-stage Nascent Soul protector secretly following her, they might have truly fallen into a trap. The righteous path had deliberately sent a low-stage Nascent Soul expert to ambush her, intending to capture Luo Chuyan alive, but unexpectedly, the mantis stalked the cicada unaware of the oriole behind, and instead, the protector shattered Luo Chuyan's body with a single palm strike, nearly causing her soul to be scattered.

Luo Chuyan's protectors have stirred up a hornet's nest this time.

The righteous path immediately dispatched late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to pursue and kill them, and dozens of Void Refinement cultivators formed the Heavenly Gang Formation to encircle and suppress them.

When Dou Eqing arrived at the front line, he saw Luo Chuyan with her hair disheveled and her clothes stained with blood, struggling to survive amidst the encirclement.

Dou Eqing thought to himself: What a righteous way to bully the weak with the many!
Dou Eqing moved with the grace of a dragon, his figure as elusive as a ghost as he traversed the battlefield engulfed in flames.

As his black robe billowed, righteous cultivators collapsed to the ground with muffled groans—no one could see how he made his move.

By the time the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator sensed the killing intent, Dou Eqing had already seized Luo Chuyan's wrist like a hawk preying on its prey: "Go!"

Suddenly, a cold light burst forth from his sleeve, and he turned around, raising his sword to deliver a "One-Slash Slash," piercing the throats of the three closest Void Refinement cultivators.

The powerful being roared, "Demon, don't run!" But Dou Eqing had already led his men into the blood-red sunset, leaving only a mess of talisman ashes on the ground.

Once out of the enemy's sight, they immediately hid in the Purple Star Immortal Abode.

This time, Zhengdao has truly lost both his wife and his army!

The battle came suddenly, and the righteous people never expected that Dou Eqing could lead more than a dozen Void Refinement Realm experts to sneak up behind them without anyone noticing.

It was all thanks to the Purple Star Immortal Abode.

Ordinary blessed lands and magical treasures can only hold a maximum of two cultivators below the eighth rank of the Void Refinement Realm, and they must be below the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm.

However, Dou Eqing brought as many as nine late-stage Void Refinement experts this time, including Xiao Mudan, Lu Yuanyuan, Ling Qianyin, Zhou Zhixiu, and others, all of whom were formidable figures.

This display of force instantly disrupted the balance of power between the two sides.

Before the reinforcements from the righteous path could arrive, the battle was already over.

As for clashes in the late stage of the Integration Realm, no matter how many Void Refinement cultivators there are, it will be of no use. If the situation is not right, they will immediately flee. Even if there are many Void Refinement cultivators, they cannot intercept a late-stage Integration Realm expert.

Although the purpose of this great battle was only to rescue Luo Chuyan, Dou Eqing's confidantes were very considerate and specially captured three female cultivators to serve as his furnace cauldrons.

This battle was a great victory, and the situation on the entire battlefield of Xuzhou changed dramatically.

After all, although Dou Eqing and his group were only after Jiu Luo Chuyan, the difference in their combat strength was too great, causing heavy losses to the righteous path.

The fact that three female cultivators at the Void Refinement stage could be captured alive speaks volumes.

Thus, on the battlefield of Xuzhou, the demonic path shifted from passive defense to active offense, while the righteous path lost the initiative.

Originally, the Xuzhou front was the breakthrough point chosen by the righteous path, hoping to open up the situation from here and relieve the siege of other battlefields.

This defeat has completely thwarted the righteous path's plans. The situation is even worse on several fronts of the war between righteous and demonic forces, with the demonic path launching attacks while the righteous path is entirely on the defensive.

The righteous path initially sabotaged the demonic path from behind, while the demonic path had already laid out plans with multiple forces within the righteous path. Taking advantage of the momentum brought by the human-demon war in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, the demonic path immediately launched its long-standing plans within the righteous path, causing multiple righteous forces on the front lines of the righteous-demon war to suddenly defect to the demonic path and launch a sneak attack on the righteous path from behind.

This dealt a heavy blow to the righteous path, causing them to suffer a crushing defeat on multiple fronts.

For twenty years, the righteous path was entirely on the defensive.

Then, in the last ten or twenty years, the righteous path has now used the Xuzhou front as a breakthrough point to mobilize a lot of sixth and seventh-order forces to join the Xuzhou battlefield.

Unexpectedly, Dou Eqing's unexpected appearance gave the demonic path another opening.

Thus, in just ten years, the demonic path pushed the battle lines ten thousand miles toward the righteous path.

The great war between good and evil broke out in full force at the seventh-tier level!
The demonic army pressed down like dark clouds over the city, and blood and fire raged on the five battlefields, causing the righteous cultivators to retreat in complete disarray!

Who would have thought?

The righteous path initially launched a surprise attack on the heartland of the demonic path, but those demonic brats had already planted hidden cards in various sects!

Just as the battle between humans and demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave was over and demonic flames soared into the sky, they suddenly launched a hundred-year-old guerrilla attack. The three major righteous sects on the front line turned against them on the spot, and with a flash of cold light, they actually pierced the throats of their own comrades from behind!

That was a vicious attack!

The righteous alliance collapsed instantly, and the thousand-mile defense line was torn apart by blood and flesh.

For twenty long years, cultivators of the immortal sects could only build walls with their lives and use their corpses to form the final barrier!
Until twenty years ago, the battlefield of Xuzhou was suddenly filled with the sounds of battle!
The seventh-tier sword cultivator, standing on a blue dragon, and the ancestor of the Fusion Realm, unleashed his natal magic weapon, forcefully tearing apart the iron wall of the demonic path.

But now, a traitor named Dou Eqing has appeared, and the demonic path has seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack—ten years!
In just ten years! The Demonic Blood Banner has surged forward for tens of thousands of miles, turning mountains and rivers red in its wake!
Thanks to the prisoners captured in this battle, Hezong quietly pushed the battle line to 30,000 li. One of the sixth-tier sects secretly transformed its entire sect into Hezong's territory.

This righteous sect is a family power with the surname Mu.

Last time, the two people arrested by the clan were Mu Tingzi, the head of the Mu family, and the only granddaughter of the Mu family's patriarch.

After the two women were completely subdued by Dou Eqing, they led the way, first poisoning and suppressing the Heti Ancestor, and then turning the entire Mu family into one that could only obey the orders of the Hezong.

Bloodshed was, of course, inevitable in the process.

Although the two factions secretly joined forces, the battle between the righteous and the demonic forces during this time was like a meat grinder, extremely fierce.

After the demonic path pushed the battle line ten thousand miles, the righteous path activated its hidden agents again, pushing the Xuzhou battle line back a thousand miles and recovering a large amount of lost territory.

Throughout this process, He Zong carefully assessed the situation and did not take any major actions.

Because Dou Eqing decided to join the clan and became a target of criticism, he had to hide his talents.

Bloodstained 30,000 miles! The Hezong clan secretly annexed a sixth-tier power.

In the last battle, He Zong made a fortune!

Taking advantage of the prisoners and their familiarity with the righteous path's rear, they quietly advanced the battle line by 30,000 li, arriving at the righteous path's rear, and even captured the mountain gate of a sixth-tier power—the Mu family!
Now, the Mu family was a renowned and prestigious clan in the righteous path, with a profound foundation and a powerful reputation in the region.

Who would have thought that, without anyone noticing, it would be quietly swallowed up by the Hezong clan!
It turns out there was more to the story.

The prisoners captured by the Hezong sect were Mu Tingzi, the head of the Mu family, and Mu Tingxu, the apple of the eye of the Mu family patriarch.

After these two golden flowers fell into Dou Eqing's hands, although they lost their chastity, they were not treated as ordinary furnaces.

Dou Eqing was quite strange; he doted on the two women and, with his unparalleled dual cultivation technique, gradually won them over. Especially Mu Tingxu, who had just experienced lovemaking and hadn't yet been branded with the Demon Slave Mark, was already completely devoted to Dou Eqing.

After all, he was her first man, and the intoxicating pleasure he gave her made it impossible for her to let go.

Dou Eqing not only showered them with endless physical affection, but also constantly instilled his own ideas in them, causing them to gradually lose themselves and completely submit to his will.

As the head of the Mu family, Mu Tingzi struggled internally, but faced with Dou Eqing's various methods, especially the Demon Slave Mark and physical conquest, she ultimately had no choice but to submit and become a puppet under his control.

After Mu Tingzi and Mu Tingxu were completely won over, they became the sharpest blade in the hands of the Hezong sect!
The two women worked together, first secretly poisoning the Mu family's ancestor, who was at the Integration Realm.

This patriarch, who was the pillar of the family, has now been captured due to the careful planning of the two women.

This resulted in very few members of the Mu family resisting.

Even if there were a few rebels, a massacre was launched, and all the rebels were wiped out, turning this century-old family into a puppet vassal of the entire clan!
This turn of events is truly regrettable.

A once prestigious family has now fallen into the clutches of evil, a tragic story that is truly heartbreaking.

With the help of the Mu family, Hezong expanded outwards, and in just fifteen years, it swept away seven sixth-level sects like autumn leaves.

When Guo Jia took over the management of the Hezong sect, he acted ruthlessly and viciously. He even asked Dou Eqing to implant the Demon Slave Mark on all the leaders and top experts of the seven forces, turning them into puppets of the Hezong sect.

These forces appear to be independent on ordinary days, but in reality, they are all under the command of the entire clan.

The cultivators of the Hezong sect remained hidden among various forces, like behind-the-scenes chess players, coldly observing the bloody battle between the righteous and demonic paths.

On that battlefield, corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowed like rivers, making it a veritable hell on earth!

The demonic army was once unstoppable, advancing across thousands of miles of territory;

But the righteous path was no ordinary force either. After years of secret planning, they launched a counterattack on the Xuzhou front and forcefully reclaimed thousands of miles of territory!
And what about the clan alliance?

Dou Eqing, that old fox, was well aware of the principle that "the tallest tree in the forest will be felled by the wind," and no matter how fierce the fighting was outside, he remained inactive.

He knew perfectly well that if he stood out now, he would become the target of everyone's attacks. In this game, he wanted the advantage of being the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

If they rashly take action and invite the seven major righteous forces to join forces to suppress them, even if the Hezong sect manages to survive, it will surely suffer severe damage, and its years of accumulation will be destroyed in an instant.

During these ten years of observation, Dou Eqing gradually came to a conclusion.

Regardless of the outcome of the battle between good and evil, the one on the righteous path will inevitably become an immortal. It all depends on the influence of the outcome of the battle on his destiny and the amount of time he needs to spend in seclusion after becoming an immortal.

So, for the demonic path, the great war is not really over yet; there will be a reshuffling of power—lower-level forces will be promoted to lower-level forces, and lower-level forces will either perish or be promoted to middle-level forces.

The goal of the Hezong Sect is naturally to advance, not only to become a seventh-tier power, but also to become the strongest among the seventh-tier powers, and even to advance to an eighth-tier power.

Therefore, Dou Eqing decided to do the opposite, temporarily treating the Hezong sect as a righteous sect and launching a counterattack against the demonic sect.

Furthermore, they agreed to cooperate with the Demon Hunter Sect, enabling the Demon Hunter Sect to defeat the righteous forces, in exchange for the Demon Hunter Sect's assistance in uniting with the opposing demonic forces.

In just two hundred years, Hezong became the number one righteous force on the Xuzhou battlefield.

A bloodthirsty glint appeared in Dou Eqing's eyes; he had observed fortune for ten years as if reading the lines on his palm.

He suddenly clenched the jade slip in his hand and crushed it—regardless of the righteous or demonic path, that great being destined to ascend to immortality, the war between the righteous and demonic was merely a stepping stone to pave the way for his sect to unite!
"The destiny of good and evil? Ha!"

He grinned maliciously as he tore his demonic robes apart. "Order the entire sect to don the robes of the Xuanmen Daoist school! From this day forward, we are—a righteous sect dedicated to eliminating demons and upholding justice!"

That night, under a blood-red moon, Dou E charged into the front lines of the demonic path all by himself.

A streak of azure light appeared like a dragon soaring through the air, and wherever it passed, red lines appeared on the necks of the demonic cultivators.

After he flicked the blood off the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade, the three hundred demonic beasts behind him collapsed to the ground.

"To seek help from a tiger? This is exactly what I seek – demon hunters!"

Dou Eqing threw the covenant into the flames, saying, "Let them tear apart the righteous path; we'll hunt down demonic cultivators to earn merit—"

Two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye!

The smoke of war had not yet cleared from the battlefield of Xuzhou, but the banners of the Hezong Xuan clan had already been planted all over the seventy-two peaks.

That small, seventh-tier sect back then has now defeated all other sects, forcing them to kneel and submit.

When Dou Eqing shattered the gate of the demonic camp, the leaders of the demonic sects realized with shock that this was no righteous path at all.
Even the righteous path could not understand Dou Eqing's intentions.

Since he opposes the demonic path and genuinely kills demonic cultivators, the righteous path will naturally provide full support.

After all, the alliance had relieved a lot of pressure on other battlefields.
Only when the demonic path looked at Dou Eqing and his Hezong did they realize that the war between the righteous and the demonic had nurtured a primordial beast that would devour its master!

Five hundred years of bloody war!
Dou Eqing used domineering methods to recruit sixteen female cultivators at the Integration Realm, causing his power to surge!
Even more shockingly, Xiao Mudan and Lu Yuanyuan in his harem broke into the Fusion Realm without a word, their sharpness hidden in the shadows!

At this moment, Dou Eqing's ambition was boundless. He was about to refine his Pure Yang Dao Body into the legendary "Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body". Once he succeeded, he would realize his next plan!
With the Three Yangs Gathering Dragon Dao Body as his reliance, he could completely establish himself in the demonic path by "living off women"!

Later, Patriarch Jielian found Dou Eqing and revealed the details of Shui Xianrong's search for the "Three Yangs Gathering Dragon Dao Body".

The old ancestor Jie Lian was originally tight-lipped, but she happened to encounter Dou Eqing, a person who did not play by the rules, who actually managed to pounce on her, the old ancestor.

After several rounds of lovemaking, Jie Lian even revealed her master Shui Xian Rong's secret plans.

It turned out that, seeing that she couldn't bring Dou Eqing back, Patriarch Jielian had no choice but to bite the bullet and inform Shuixianrong.

Shui Xianrong was overjoyed upon hearing this, but she was unable to leave herself and feared that sending someone else might cause unforeseen complications.

After all, Dou Eqing is no longer someone to be trifled with; he cannot be forcibly abducted.

After much deliberation, he had no choice but to order Jie Lian to do everything in her power to persuade Dou Eqing to join the Sea Demon Sect. To this end, he also revealed to Jie Lian the secret of finding the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body.

It turns out that Shui Xianrong sought the Three Yangs Gathering Dragon Dao Body not only for her own cultivation, but also on the orders of her master—her master, who lived deep within the Sea Demon Sect, was the one who truly wanted to cultivate this Dao Body.

Who is Master Shui Xianrong?
That's a ruthless character who can make the entire cultivation world tremble with just a stomp of his foot!
A peak-level Tribulation Transcending expert, a terrifying existence at the half-step True Immortal level, and the leader of the Sea Demon Sect, a ninth-tier demonic sect—such a powerful figure could easily have an ordinary cultivator defy fate by letting a little bit of opportunity slip through his fingers!

Dou Eqing knew perfectly well: as long as he clung to this golden thigh that was as solid as a pillar, not only could he walk sideways in the demonic path, but he might even have a place in the Hall of Judgment!
However, fate took a sudden turn! At the critical moment when the celestial tribulation was about to descend, the hidden plan that Li Chunlong had laid years ago went out of control—the Purple Sun Immortal Peak was completely out of his control and could not be recalled!

The cycle of cause and effect ultimately points to Dou Eqing!
On this day, he was in seclusion cultivating in the seventh-tier spiritual vein of the Mu family when suddenly the world went dark! A Mahayana cultivator appeared out of nowhere, his methods extraordinary, and forcibly abducted him without anyone noticing!
When Dou Eqing opened his eyes again, the person in front of him was an old acquaintance—Li Liu!
Li Liu chuckled lightly, waved his hand to release the restrictions around him, and said with piercing eyes, "Fellow Daoist Dou, you have truly surprised me! In less than a thousand years, you have already touched the threshold of the Integration Realm... If I had known this would happen, I should have brought you back to the Immortal Dynasty back then!"

She paused, her sleeves billowing, and a sudden surge of power erupted—

"Let me introduce myself again. I am Princess Li Xing Liu Shu of the Tang Han Xian Dynasty!"

Dou Eqing's heart trembled violently, but his face remained as still as a mountain, a cynical smile curving his lips:

"Your Highness is joking! Your spiritual energy is so solid, like mercury, that you're probably just one step away from reaching the Integration Realm, aren't you?"

He flicked his sleeves with a self-deprecating laugh, "Unlike someone like me, who relies entirely on elixirs and dual cultivation to build up my skills, my foundation is as flimsy as a paper wall—how can it compare to your solid, genuine skill!"

Though he spoke lightly, the veins on his five fingers were already bulging from his grip.

The bond forged through life and death in the past ultimately cannot withstand the current distinction between good and evil.

After some polite exchanges, Li Xing and Liu Shu finally revealed their purpose in kidnapping Dou Eqing—the Purple Yang Cauldron.

"This cauldron is a treasure of our righteous path. Please return it to its rightful owner, Fellow Daoist Dou."

"That is not true! The Ziyang Cauldron belongs to my Daoist partner, Su Muwan. How can it be said to belong to you?"

……

After a verbal exchange, they could only bring out the Ziyang Cauldron and let its owner decide its fate.

Dou Eqing was now under someone else's roof and had no choice but to lower his head and take the Ziyang Cauldron out of the Ziwei Immortal Mansion.

He believed that Su Muwan would stand by his side, and then he could use the Ziyang Cauldron to deal with the other party.

This is the only way for him to escape.

As the green smoke dissipated from the Purple Sun Cauldron, the only condition he had gritted his teeth and uttered still trembled in the air:

"If you lay a finger on her, I will overturn the entire Immortal Dynasty!"

Who would have thought that when the smoke and clouds dissipated, Su Muwan's eyes, which had once reflected the Milky Way, would now sweep over his face as if he were a stranger.

Dou Eqing suddenly felt a metallic taste in his throat—this life-or-death game had taken an unexpected turn, and now the opponent had his Achilles' heel!
"What should I do?"

Even if he wanted to hide in the Purple Star Immortal Abode, he would find it difficult to do so at this moment.

(End of this chapter)