Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 286 The Three Great Demons Take Form, the Foundation for Godhood Embedded

If Dou Eqing were in the same situation as an ordinary cultivator, eight out of ten would probably have already entered the Integration Realm.

After all, how many cultivators in the world can obtain a female cultivator in the Integration Stage as a furnace to replenish their energy and break through their cultivation realm?

The resources that Shui Xianrong prepared for him to break through to the next realm would make even the core disciples of a ninth-tier major power envious, not to mention the endless secret techniques and methods to assist in breaking through to the next realm.

But every time he breaks through a major realm, he has to cultivate to the extreme.

This kind of defying the heavens, while honing one's own innate qualities to an extraordinary level, also makes breaking through to a higher realm dozens, even hundreds of times more difficult than for ordinary geniuses.

Especially the Void Refining Realm, which was originally a taboo against the Heavenly Dao, has now become a fierce tiger blocking his way, making it impossible for him to move an inch.

For ten years, he searched through countless classic texts and studied all the methods, but he still could not find the way to the Integration Stage.

During this time, the golden egg that Feng Qiniang had transformed into hatched.

Dou Eqing was taking a walk one day when he came to the location of Feng Qiniang's golden egg and happened to see her hatching.

Amidst the cracking sound of the golden shell splitting open, a section of frost-covered, fair wrist emerged.

The eggshell exploded with a bang, turning into a shower of golden dust, and a beautiful woman with snow-white skin and red lips emerged from the smoke.

A natural crimson line runs along the corner of her eye, resembling the faint markings of snake scales, yet her pupils are captivating and expressive, shimmering with a golden sheen as they move.

Her long, black hair cascaded down to her waist, but the ends had an eerie, dark blue hue that rippled outwards with a serpentine arc as she rose to her feet.

A strong wind on the mountaintop whipped up her semi-transparent silk outer garment, revealing a golden scale mark on her collarbone.

She looked down at her newly grown fingertips, where the nail polish suddenly swelled three inches, then abruptly receded as it touched a falling peach blossom.

Suddenly she heard a rustling sound in the woods, and when she turned her head, her eyes shone brightly with golden light.

Startled, Qi, who had been watching from three zhang away, instantly fled—her pupils, still the vertical lines of a snake, contracted into two dangerous slits in the twilight.

The remaining eggshells transformed into golden mist that wrapped around the ankles, and with each step, mandala patterns bloomed on the scorched earth.

As she bent down to scoop up the water from the pool, her almond-shaped eyes in the reflection suddenly shimmered with a scaly light, startling the moon in the water into shattering into countless silver snakes that slithered away.

Feng Qiniang had the cultivation level of the late stage of Void Refinement as soon as she came out of the golden egg. This was because Dou Eqing released the golden egg in the Time-Space Secret Realm, where she not only grew for three thousand years, but also obtained a great opportunity.

Otherwise, Feng Qiniang would have been born in the Time-Space Secret Realm.

Dou Eqing was troubled by his struggle to break through the barrier, and the appearance of Feng Qiniang immediately gave him a way to relieve his depression.

How could such a beauty not move him?

And so, the two of them lived a blissful life together for a while.

In high spirits that day, she picked up the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade and performed a dance to demonstrate her swordsmanship to Feng Qiniang.

Suddenly, the blade trembled. He abruptly stopped, his fingers tracing the cold blade, a glint of light flashing in his eyes:

"Senior Multi-Handed God, how do you see me breaking through to the Integration stage?"

Dou Eqing had long harbored suspicions, secretly wondering how many assassins had planted hidden traps within him.

Only today did I realize that the multi-armed killing god had actually integrated a wisp of his remnant consciousness into the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade.

Although the multi-handed killing god only had a wisp of remnant consciousness hidden in his blade, he was originally in a daze and had no awareness, otherwise he would not have been able to escape the suppression of the Demon Suppression Tower.

However, Dou Eqing and the Multi-Handed Killer God have a master-servant contract formed by the Demon Slave Seal, so he holds the soul essence imprint of the Multi-Handed Killer God in his hands.

Using this imprint, he slightly activated that wisp of remnant consciousness, easily awakening a hidden trace of awareness within it.

This process is very complicated, but in short, it means that Dou Eqing was able to communicate with multiple killing gods at this time.

Originally, the remnant consciousness of the Multi-Handed God of Slaughter was hidden in the blade, intending to use the power of the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade to slowly nourish and strengthen itself, so that it could embark on the path of cultivation again as a weapon spirit.

Unexpectedly, Dou Eqing stumbled upon the secret behind it.

Although the multi-handed killing god felt that Dou Eqing was exceptionally talented, he did not believe that Dou Eqing could rescue him from the Demon Suppression Tower.

Because he later discovered that Dou Eqing was gradually being restricted from entering the Demon Suppression Tower.

If Dou Eqing cannot enter the Demon Suppression Tower, he will be unable to refine the Righteous Demon Tower, nor will he be able to see the remnant soul of the Multi-Handed Killing God.

Naturally, there was no question of a rescue.

Therefore, when Dou Eqing met the Multi-Handed Killer God for the last time, he had Dou Eqing kill his guardian clone once more.

The consciousness of the multi-handed killing god seemed to awaken from an ancient slumber, and after a long while, it slowly responded to Dou Eqing:
"Break down and then build up! Since these shackles are preventing you from breaking through, why not sever them with your sword!"

As expected of a ruthless and decisive multi-talented killing god, he revealed the secret of heaven with a single sentence.

This method seems to allow Dou Eqing to easily enter the realm of integration, but it comes at the cost of destroying his heaven-defying foundation built up over many years of hard work.

It's like teaching someone to possess another body and be reborn, starting their cultivation anew.

Although it was a last resort, it was ultimately a poor choice.

Dou Eqing's eyes darkened, and he understood immediately. He then said in a deep voice:

"While your method may relieve my immediate crisis, it is tantamount to cutting off my path to enlightenment!"

Dou Eqing's eyes were bloodshot, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. "With your extraordinary abilities, you must have a far more ingenious way to break this deadlock. Why play such a joke on a junior like me?"

The remnant consciousness of the multi-handed killing god unleashed a deafening laugh, the sound wave making Dou Eqing extremely uncomfortable:

"Boy! I am now but a tiny remnant of a billionth of my soul. Even if I had the power to move mountains and fill seas, I could not use it at all! If we were outside, I would teach you the 'Heaven-Defying Life-Seizing Array,' drawing divine lightning from the heavens as blades to easily cleave through your shackles!"

Alternatively, you could try to set up a "Heaven-Following Secondary Immortal Array" to borrow the power of Heaven to break through your cultivation level, thus eliminating the obstacles hindering your progress...

"Is it really... there's no other way?"

Dou Eqing gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light.

He placed high hopes on the Multi-Handed Killer God, believing that he would surely find a way to help him break through his current predicament.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

His remaining consciousness suddenly fell silent as an abyss, and after a long while, he finally uttered a voice transmission that shook the very soul:

"You actually have the karmic threads of the Profound Saint Heavenly Demon on your body!"

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Dou E's spiritual platform suddenly cleared—he immediately realized that the other party meant he could use the Xuan Sheng Tian Mo to help him break through his cultivation level.

He then realized that since the Multi-Handed God of Slaughter had left a remnant of his consciousness on him, the Profound Saint Heavenly Demon must have done something similar.

Dou Eqing frowned slightly, made a hand seal with his fingertips, and muttered incantations, trying to summon the other party using the method he used to contact the Xuan Sheng Tian Mo in the past.

However, his calls went unanswered, as if a stone had sunk into the sea.

He thought to himself:
"That old demon once said that his presence could only be sensed within a thousand miles of the Calabash Forbidden Land. But now..."

Then, on second thought, he let out a cold laugh:
"Even the multi-armed killing god could leave behind a wisp of consciousness after death. How could a cunning old fox like the Xuan Sheng Heavenly Demon not have a backup plan?"

So he patiently called out day after day, spending more than half a month before finally triggering the "brocade pouch" left in his body by the Xuan Sheng Tian Mo.

This "secret pouch" contains a life-saving method—to transform into a celestial demon!
According to the instructions, once this method is used, even when facing a powerful enemy two realms higher, one can escape unscathed.

Originally a means of escaping, it has now become the key to Dou Eqing's breakthrough in the eyes of the multi-handed killing god!
The multi-armed killing god, his remaining consciousness chilling, chuckled sinisterly:

"Why don't you transform your demon slaves into celestial demons to assist you? For example, refine this cauldron into a lust demon, gather the primordial yin essence of several female cultivators in the Integration stage, and use the Dao body of the Spirit Peach Honey Lake to break through to the Integration stage."

"At that time, using this top-grade furnace to replenish one's cultivation will make breaking through to a higher realm as easy as taking candy from a baby."

His voice suddenly turned low: "However..."

The White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade trembled, emitting a muffled voice: "Although the backlash from the demonic seed is dangerous, with the Demon Slave Seal protecting it, it ultimately cannot harm you, its master, in the slightest."

Upon hearing this, Dou Eqing's eyes gleamed with wicked light, and he immediately began to subtly persuade Ye Nashi to cultivate the "Transformation God Heavenly Demon Technique".

Yena was already almost completely obedient to Dou Eqing, so since he asked for her help, she agreed without much consideration.

After only three years of cultivation, Ye Na's snow-white skin gradually turned purple, and she had already achieved minor success in the "Transformation God Demon Technique".

On the night of the new moon, when she pushes the "Transformation God Demon Technique" to its limit, her figure can vanish into thin air.

Ye Na, having mastered the Lesser Completion of the "Transformation God Demon Technique," can unleash the Heavenly Demon's talent for possession, continuously strengthening herself and accelerating her cultivation speed through this method.

Ye Na had already attached a wisp of her soul to the bodies of Si Chen and the two beauties.

At this moment, taking advantage of the moment when Dou Eqing and Si Chen's souls merged during their dual cultivation, she secretly activated the Heavenly Demon Body-Seizing Secret Technique.

Prior to this, Yena, who had already transformed into a demon, had devoured the souls of seven female cultivators.

However, those cultivation levels that were previously only at the initial stage of the Integration Realm have all become part of her Heavenly Demon Body with the assistance of Dou Eqing's Yin-Yang Harmony Dual Cultivation.

The seven people are: Shi Liyuqiu, Shui Rongxian's puppet body, Lu Yuanyuan, Jielian, Zhou Min, the holy maiden of the Sea Demon Sect, Xiao Mudan, the third princess of the Demon Clan, and Mu Tingzi.

With each person she devoured, the demonic mark between her brows deepened.

At this moment, Yena's brow was faintly forming the shape of a seven-petaled demonic flower, which looked extremely alluring. Her strength had already reached the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm.

……

Dou Eqing and Ye Nashi thus merged and possessed the other twenty-six female cultivators of the Ziwei Immortal Mansion, leaving only Feng Qiniang alive.

Finally, Yena Shi spent two cycles of sixty years cultivating to become the Extreme Desire Heavenly Demon, comparable to the Mahayana Realm, and was only one step away from breaking through the realm.

When Dou Eqing saw her again, it was as if he had seen another twenty-six people in an instant.

She leaned against the blood-red gauze curtain, and twenty-seven faces moved like a revolving lantern in the mist.

When Dou Eqing focused on recalling a particular woman, only one face remained before his eyes. Thus, Ye Nashi before Dou Eqing would sometimes appear as a young girl with dewy almond eyes, the corners of which were adorned with pale gold scales; at other times, she would transform into a languid phoenix eye of a young woman, her eyelashes falling like raven feathers brushing against icy glaze.

Her collarbone was adorned with ever-changing beauty marks, and every inch of her waistline was etched with twenty-seven segments of alluring charm.

When the third face was captured, her eyelashes trembled like butterfly antennae, her left eye was a clear amber pupil, while her right eye held a vortex of desire like amethyst.

A silver snake hair ornament darts through her dark hair, tinkling as she tilts her head, revealing a mandala pattern formed by twenty-seven vermilion birthmarks on the back of her neck.

Where her jade feet trod, translucent red lotuses bloomed, the arch of her foot being the most alluring curve among the twenty-seven pairs of golden lotuses.

Beneath the gauze dress, her waist dimples were faintly visible; on the left side, a smile like a pear blossom, while on the right side, a blood-dripping thorn totem was tattooed.

The warm mist she exhaled carried a mellow fragrance, a blend of twenty-seven different body scents.

……

Yena was no longer the same person she once was; her body, now that of a demon of extreme desire, allowed her to instantly conjure twenty-seven beautiful and alluring faces.

At first glance, it seemed to be a combination of the features of all twenty-seven female cultivators, with each moment displaying a different stunning beauty.

Her figure combined the best features of many women, reshaping it into a bewitching and alluring body, capable of stirring the most primal desires in people's hearts with a mere glance.

A wicked smile played on her lips, giving Dou Eqing a mysterious feeling that was both familiar and strange.

This demonic body was a double-edged sword—if those twenty-seven female cultivators had not all been imprinted with the Demon Slave Mark, the reborn Extreme Desire Demon would likely have turned against its master, Dou Eqing.

This demonic body not only ignites lust in viewers, but also devours the host's mind, turning them into a puppet of desire and a demonic furnace for absorbing yang energy.

If it weren't for the twenty-seven female cultivators who had merged into one, each of them possessing a demon slave mark, Yena, the "reborn" extreme lustful demon, would have turned against her master, Dou Eqing, by absorbing his vital essence and turning him into a dried-up human body.

The body of the Demon of Extreme Desire not only stirs up the most primal and extreme desires in those who see it, but it is also dominated by these desires itself.

This is the hidden danger that the multi-handed killer mentioned.

Only when Yena cultivates to the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage can she control the consciousness of the Heavenly Demon Body and fully manipulate that bewitching demonic talent within her heart.

Before Dou Eqing could suffer any repercussions, the desires and inner demons that had been dormant within him for many years began to stir and become uncontrollable.

When the Spirit Peach Honey Pot's Dao Body reached its peak, Dou Eqing was completely unable to resist the allure emanating from Ye Na.

Like a thirsty traveler in a desert suddenly finding a clear spring, he stumbled towards it, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

Little did anyone know that this sudden dual cultivation would turn out to be like poison, almost turning Dou Eqing into Ye Na's furnace.

Just as Dou Eqing's yang energy was nearly exhausted and he was on the verge of death, Ye Na's demon slave seal on her forehead suddenly shone with a blue light, stopping this absurd act of sexual exploitation.

Dou Eqing suddenly snapped out of his daze, his back soaked with cold sweat.

He leaped back three zhang (approximately 10 meters) with a rapid tap of his toes, his knuckles clenched until they turned pale, and a trembling whisper escaped his throat:
"Being harvested like this, let alone breaking through to the Integration Realm, it would be a miracle if they could even survive."

"Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise! Perseverance leads to victory!"

Suddenly, a loud laugh from the multi-handed killing god came from within the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade, and the dark patterns on the scabbard seemed to move like living creatures.

The remnants of the multi-handed killing god's consciousness that were wrapped around the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade gradually merged with the blade's spirit, and it was about to transform into the blade's true weapon spirit.

"What do you mean by that, senior?"

Dou Eqing frowned slightly.

"Are you cultivating the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body?"

The multi-handed killing god, still possessing some remnant of consciousness, didn't answer but instead asked a question.

"Exactly."

A glint flashed in Dou Eqing's eyes. "This Dao Body is crucial to my future plans in the demonic path; it's a matter of great importance."

The remnant consciousness of the multi-handed killing god probed out, giving Dou Eqing a meaningful look:
"Your Yang energy is currently on the verge of depletion, yet you are already nurturing a spring of primordial Yang. Even if you fail to awaken from this cycle of replenishment, you will most likely escape the calamity of death from exhaustion of Yang. The key lies in this spring of primordial Yang."

Dou Eqing was taken aback upon hearing this:
"Please enlighten me, senior."

"The appearance of the Yuan Yang Spring marks the beginning of the transformation of the Pure Yang Dao Body into the Three Yang Gathering Dragon Dao Body."

"Then this junior will now..."

Dou Eqing frowned slightly, his knuckles gently stroking his stubble, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

"hey-hey."

The remnant consciousness of the Multi-Handed God of Slaughter emitted a hoarse, sinister laugh, like that of a cultivator, the sound emanating from the trembling of the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Blade:
"You're absolutely right! Now all you need to do is cultivate with this Heavenly Demoness, and I guarantee breaking through to the Integration Realm will be as easy as taking candy from a baby!"

Upon hearing this, Dou Eqing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he immediately took out three crimson pills from his storage bag.

These are three top-grade sixth-rank aphrodisiac pills.

As soon as the elixir left the bottle, it spun around in the air, emitting a sweet and enchanting fragrance.

Although he was full of confidence in the upcoming primordial yang energy within him, he decided to take these three aphrodisiac pills as a precaution.

He tilted his head back and swallowed it, and a surge of masculine energy immediately rose from his body. He then recklessly went to find Yena.

The two of them became so engrossed in their dual cultivation that it was impossible for Dou Eqing to extricate himself now.

Although Dou Eqing's face was flushed, his eyes remained clear—the warning from the multi-handed killing god, "Beware of becoming a slave to lust," hung over his mind like an icicle.

The most agonizing thing is to be consciously immersed in this state of depravity.

This torment, worse than death, lasted for a full three hundred years.

Until one night when the full moon was high in the sky, Yena suddenly let out a piercing shriek that seemed to split the clouds and shatter rocks.

Her demonic energy surged like waves, and in an instant, it broke through the bottleneck and shackles, achieving the Great Ascension Demonic Body!

Because she was currently deep within the Purple Star Immortal Mansion, the Great Ascension Tribulation was temporarily shielded. Dou Eqing did not need to wait for Ye Na to undergo the tribulation. What he needed to do next was to use Ye Na, who was in the Great Ascension Realm, to help him break through to the Integration Realm.

Dou Eqing then engaged in dual cultivation with Ye Na, simultaneously consolidating her cultivation while acquiring her Mahayana Yin essence for cultivation.

Finally, when Yena's moment of glory arrived, the primordial yin produced by the perfected Dao body of the Spirit Peach Honey Pot directly challenged his bottleneck in the fusion stage.

Dou Eqing practiced dual cultivation with him for only three days, and the shackles of the Integration Stage were broken as easily as thin paper.

Although he has already stepped into the path of integration, he still needs to overcome the nine tribulations of lightning before he can truly enter the ranks of high-level cultivators.

He was just planning to use Yena's primordial yin energy, which was at the Great Ascension Realm, to further enhance his cultivation when he suddenly heard the remnant spirit of the Multi-Handed Killing God roar:
"Be careful! You must know that the Extreme Desire Demon Body is no ordinary vessel. If you provoke its demonic backlash, not only will your newly formed Three Yang Dao Body be severely damaged, but you might even fall from your newly established Integration Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Dou Eqing broke out in a cold sweat and had no choice but to suppress the burning desire in his heart. Instead, he devoted himself to practicing the ever-changing disguise technique.

Another ten years have passed, and Dou Eqing has gradually honed his ever-changing disguise skills to a certain level.

His face contorted and churned like boiling water, sometimes transforming into a burly, bearded man, sometimes into a pale-faced scholar, and sometimes even into a spirit beast, making thorough preparations to escape the capital of the Han-Tang Immortal Dynasty.

Outside, the Immortal Tribulation has lasted for over nine hundred years, and no one would have imagined that Dou Eqing could raise his cultivation to the Integration stage in such a short time.

Meanwhile, Dou Eqing's cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, a feat unprecedented in the cultivation world.

Little did they know that within the sect, there were two other exceptional individuals, who were also figures of unparalleled prominence in the demonic path recently—the Soul Refining Thunder Demon and the Gluttonous Jia Demon.

That Soul Refining Evil Armor was truly bizarre and evil, actually melting the souls of nine female cultivators, including Zhou Yutong and Zhou Zhixiu, along with dozens of female cultivators such as Kunwu Mountain God Mu Shanlian, Ji Xi, and Luo Chuyan, into a single evil armor.

Although this demon has not yet reached the Integration Realm, its combat power is approaching that of the mid-Integration Realm.

Even more terrifying was the copper skin and iron bones that the evil armor had transformed into; even a powerful expert in the late stage of the Integration Realm would find it difficult to break through its defenses.

The Thunder Demon was surrounded by lightning, yet it remained completely unmoved despite taking three bolts of heavenly lightning.

The enemy's signature magic weapon struck his neck, but instead, several cracks appeared. The Thunder Demon grinned maliciously, his five fingers like hooks, crushing the magic weapon into dust.

Furthermore, the Gluttonous Demon is even more ferocious.

It turns out that Guo Jia received the Taotie Dragon Turtle as a gift from Dou Eqing, and actually merged it with the body of the Demon Xiao.

Whenever the righteous and the demonic clashed, this demon would open its blood-red maw and swallow everything in its belly, including flying swords, magical treasures, spirit beasts, talismans, and even the spiritual energy within a ten-mile radius.

Over time, it transformed into a terrifying monster that resembled neither a tortoise nor a demon.

I once saw it open its mouth and inhale, and the spiritual light of the entire mountain-protecting array disappeared into its mouth like a whale sucking water.

The enemy elder tried to flee in panic, but was pulled back by the swirling, foul wind, and was chewed up along with his sword with a crunching sound.

With these two demons in charge, the entire sect is truly invincible on the battlefield between good and evil.

In just over three hundred years, it rose from a minor sect to a peak seventh-tier power.

The Demon Hunter Sect, which once rivaled it, has now become a branch of the He Sect.

Rumor has it that the Demon Hunter Sect's most prized treasure, the "Demon-Slaying Mirror," is currently hanging around the neck of the Gluttonous Demon as a protective mirror!
Now, the acting sect leader of the Hezong sect was originally a holy maiden of the Yumodao sect, but now she calls herself the wife of the sect leader of the Hezong sect.

Several eighth-tier demonic forces, seeing the growing strength of the Hezong Sect, intended to join forces to suppress it. However, the Hezong Sect was gaining momentum and was also affecting the overall situation of the righteous-demonic war, leaving those old demons with no way to attack. Since the Hezong Sect had no mountain sect or foundation to besiege, if they were pushed too far, they feared that the swift blade might turn its edge and devour the demonic path.

Back when they infiltrated the righteous path, they caused the demonic path to suffer great losses. If they were to join forces with the righteous path to launch a counterattack at this critical juncture when the immortal tribulation is about to arrive, wouldn't it be a case of losing more than they gain?

Meanwhile, Dou Eqing had just left the Ziwei Immortal Mansion. Although he had prepared a treasure like the Heaven-Covering Talisman, the Tribulation of Integration had been delayed for too long.

Dou Eqing was not far from the Han and Tang dynasties when the talisman lost its effectiveness.

But then he saw the sky filled with dark, swirling clouds, and lightning bolts flashing like silver snakes, instantly illuminating his figure.

This exposure is like a crow landing in the snow—it can no longer hide!

(End of this chapter)