The God of the Human Realm!

Chapter 144 The Holy Emperor's Great Enemy, The Legend of the Heavenly Demon

"Something special?"

Hong Yuan flicked his sleeves, revealing two small wooden boxes in his hands, which he held out to Feng Nanyan. "Brother Feng, which one are you referring to?"

Feng Nanyan's gaze sharpened as she saw one of the small wooden boxes suddenly open, releasing a chilling and ferocious aura.

This tranquil and elegant bamboo grove courtyard was suddenly enveloped by an eerie aura. In Feng Nanyan's sight, the courtyard continued to sink and fall, plunging into a dim and dark place.

Immediately, a faint, eerie green light appeared, and Feng Nanyan found herself in a desolate place, with decaying and rotting corpses and bones beneath her feet, and graves scattered all around her.

call!
Beneath a dilapidated grave mound, from within a rotten coffin, a pale, skeletal hand suddenly emerged.

This scene was enough to terrify any normal person, but Feng Nanyan remained calm, a sword light flashing in her eyes, which suddenly expanded into a magnificent ribbon, slashing through the air.

This desolate and decaying world instantly shattered, disintegrating into countless illusions.

Feng Nanyan then saw that inside the wooden box, after it was opened, was a small white bone tablet covered with cracks.

At that moment, there was another 'crack' sound, and one corner broke open. The cold and fierce aura surrounding the white bone tablet became somewhat unstable, like a candle flame in the wind, about to be extinguished at any moment.

"A spirit object imbued with ethereal essence?"

Feng Nanyan looked at the white bone plaque, a hint of surprise appearing in her eyes. "There are three paths: True Skill, Alchemy, and Body Tempering. Among them, Body Tempering is the most dangerous. Achieving both internal and external Body Tempering is already walking on the brink of death, and the Void Soul Body Tempering is even more dangerous; the slightest mistake will lead to eternal damnation..."

"Looking at the vast world, there are probably fewer people who have cultivated the Void Soul Qi than Grandmasters. Those who can reach the final step and abandon their physical form to possess an object are not just relying on secret techniques and temperament, but more on a bit of luck."

"I never imagined that you would possess such a spirit-binding artifact, fellow Daoist!"

"I just found it by chance, Brother Feng, please take a look." Hong Yuan casually tossed the wooden box over.

Many days have passed since the white bone tablet was obtained from Red Dragon Island.

In his spare time, Hong Yuan pondered deeply, often using his spiritual secrets to penetrate it. He had already determined that what resided in the white bones was a chaotic, mindless energy filled with vicious and evil thoughts.

Without even self-awareness, how can one talk about spiritual immortality?

It's unclear whether this was the original state of the final step of the Void Soul Strike technique, or whether the spirit's independent consciousness had been eroded and obliterated due to the excessive time spent in the spirit's possession.

After being tormented by him so many times, the white bone tablets were not going to last long, and after being struck by Feng Nanyan's 'Heart Sword', they will probably fall apart soon.

Feng Nanyan took it in her hand, her eyes flashing with a sharp light, her gaze piercing the white dominoes as if trying to discern their secrets.

After a moment, Feng Nanyan said, "I have traveled the world for many years and have seen a lot. In the past twenty years, I have seen a few half-baked Void Soul Qi practitioners, but this is the first time I have seen someone who has taken the final step and possesses a spirit in an object. It has satisfied my curiosity."

He sighed again, "What a pity!"

Hong Yuan said, "What's a pity?"

“Unfortunately, neither of us are cultivators of the Void Soul Gang…” Feng Nanyan paused, then explained, “These dominoes only instinctively emit the power of the Void Soul Gang, so I was able to easily break them with my sword heart. However, if a spirit object is to unleash its full power, it should be activated by another cultivator of the Void Soul Gang.”

"Of course, it must be the same kind of spirit body as the host object. If the spirit bodies are different, the illusory souls will clash and devour each other, which is extremely dangerous."

Hong Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Brother Feng, can you tell what kind of martial arts body the person who uses this dominoes cultivates?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Nanyan frowned, pondered for a moment, and slowly said, "I'm not sure either, I can only guess that it's either [Jade Bone Asura Aura] or [Dry Marrow Curse Aura]..."

"The appearance of the Void Soul Gang is too rare, making it difficult to fathom."

Feng Nanyan shook her head: "This Void Soul Qi is rarely touched by either the righteous or the evil. Only those cults of lewd gods and evil religions regard it as the ultimate method and as a treasure that connects with evil gods. Therefore, almost all evil god cults that have existed for more than a hundred years have spiritual objects as their foundation, and some major cults even have more than one or two."

Hong Yuan's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

Among all the lewd and evil religions, the Red Lotus Sect was definitely a major sect. After taking down the two envoys, Nirvana and Illumination, Hong Yuan revealed a lot of information and secrets, but neither of them disclosed the existence of the Red Lotus Sect's spirit objects.

Feng Nanyan had already sealed the wooden box and intended to return it to Hong Yuan, but Hong Yuan waved his hand and said, "I see that Brother Feng is quite interested in spirit objects, so I'll give this to Brother Feng to study." Feng Nanyan was taken aback.

If an ordinary person were to give away these dominoes as a gift, it would surely create enmity. But for a cultivator like Feng Nanyan, a spirit-possessed object is undoubtedly a priceless treasure.

Even if this white bone tablet is about to collapse, as long as it can exert its power two or three more times, it will be of great use to Feng Nanyan's spiritual cultivation.

Seeing that Hong Yuan's expression was calm and not joking, Feng Nanyan solemnly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Dao."

Hong Yuan chuckled softly, then opened another box with a 'click,' revealing a black and white, bullet-sized stone bead.

"Brother Feng, take another look at this item."

Feng Nanyan put the wooden box into her sleeve, her gaze fixed on it, examining it closely, her brows gradually furrowing.

In his perception, it was just an ordinary pebble.

"I found this in the Vajra Temple. It was also something the Red Lotus Sect planned to seize. It is called the Eye of Annihilation." Hong Yuan explained, a faint light appearing in his eyes. He activated the 'Taiyin Soul-Slaying Curse', and an invisible force surged and gently rippled out.

The 'Eye of Nirvana' trembled slightly in Hong Yuan's palm.

"The people of Vajra Temple call it the remnant of the Buddha's Nirvana, while the Red Lotus Sect calls it the Dharma Eye left in the human world by the 'Great Desire Heaven.' Brother Feng, do you know its origin?"

hum!
When the Eye of Nirvana was activated by a strange force, an almost invisible ripple immediately appeared in the air, sweeping out like a gentle breeze.

Inside the bamboo grove courtyard, Nan Guyun and Feng Nanyan felt a sudden emptiness in their hearts as the ripples spread through the air. A sense of desolation and sorrow arose within them, a feeling that all things in the world would eventually perish and wither away. They felt that all human existence between heaven and earth, love, and spiritual practice were meaningless.

Feng Nanyan's eyes showed a blank expression, but it didn't even last a moment before they regained their clarity, and she suddenly flicked her finger!
Chi!
A sharp, clear sound rang out as it ripped through the air. Nan Guyun's mind jolted, snapping him out of his despair. He quickly calmed himself, collected his thoughts, and looked at the object in Hong Yuan's hand with some shock.

Feng Nanyan also looked surprised.

Although the Eye of Nirvana only caused him to be submerged for less than a moment, if it were to be suddenly activated in a battle of lightning speed, it would be enough to determine life and death.

Moreover, were these items stolen by the Red Lotus Sect?
According to rumors in the martial arts world, several top experts from the Red Lotus Sect set out with their eyes on a certain treasure in the Vajra Temple, and engaged in a great battle with the experts of the Vajra Temple. In the end, the Taoist Wan Jie intervened and defeated both sides.

What both sides are fighting over is this Nirvana Eye?

"Brother Dao, may I take a closer look?"

Hong Yuan has no problem with it.

Soon, Feng Nanyan held the Dharma Eye between her slender fingers, her gaze deep and thoughtful, as if she were pondering something, and a strange light gradually appeared on her face.

"This thing is strange and unusual, perhaps even more so than the Void Soul罡."

After a long pause, Feng Nanyan sighed and slowly said, "Many years ago, I heard a secret story, which I originally just listened to as casual conversation. But seeing this Nirvana Eye today has reminded me of it."

Feng Nanyan didn't keep them in suspense and said directly: "Legend has it that more than 800 years ago, the world was not yet clear and turbid. Evil spirits, demons, and monsters lived together with humans. Humans worshipped evil spirits and monsters as gods. It wasn't until the Holy Emperor appeared out of nowhere, swept away all evil spirits and monsters, and cleansed the world that order was restored."

"This is the Era of the Netherworld Calamity!"

"In the Netherworld Era, the Holy Emperor encountered his most powerful enemy, and was even forced into a desperate situation several times, narrowly escaping death. That great enemy was the most powerful among all the lewd gods and demons, and could be called the King of Evil Gods, the Demon among Demons, hence he was called the Heavenly Demon!"

"The King of Demons? The Heavenly Demon?!" Hong Yuan's expression shifted.

Feng Nanyan nodded: "No one knows how the Holy Emperor finally defeated the Heavenly Demon, but in the secrets I've heard, it is said that the Heavenly Demon possessed immortality, so the Holy Emperor could only divide it into hundreds or thousands of parts and scatter them to various corners of the world."

"Hmm?" Hong Yuan suddenly looked at the Eye of Annihilation.

“That’s right. If that secret is true, this Eye of Annihilation might be one of the remains of the Heavenly Demon.”

Feng Nanyan's face also showed shock, but then she smiled and said, "Of course, the talk of the Heavenly Demon may really be just a joke. It's possible that this Dharma Eye is really the Buddha's Eye or the Eye of the Great Desire Heaven."

(End of this chapter)