Immortal Demonic Path

Chapter 222 Divine Nurturing Method, Harvesting of Demon Seeds

Using the world of leaves to guide one to the path of immortals and gods, and using the path of the outside world to nurture oneself.

Moreover, the creation of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth is controllable.

One can comprehend the Great Dao of Immortals and Gods at any time, and even if one cannot comprehend it, it can be integrated into one's body and comprehended later.

This is so much better than the Heaven and Earth Regeneration Pool!

He doesn't need to worry about the biggest problem of vitality; he just needs to wait for a long time to be able to regenerate the sacred embryo of heaven and earth.

But an ordinary Heaven and Earth Holy Embryo is not what he wants.

He wants more holy runes, and even to evolve chaos!

Even the ancient celestial beings could not prevent the collapse of the Great Dao and the destruction of immortality.

If he wants to achieve true immortality, he can only pursue a stronger physique and greater strength.

  

The Chaos Holy Embryo is a hope!

But there's still no clue how to evolve chaos.

As the Phoenix Sacred Mark was forged into his entire body, more than a hundred years passed.

The phoenix embryo has already taken shape, but the sacred sun bird embryo is still a little short.

The phoenix was delighted; if the pregnancy was successful, the phoenix lineage could continue.

Li Changsheng continued to refine new sacred runes. The Nine Netherworlds had given him water and fire sacred runes, but he was still missing metal, wood, and earth among the five elements.

He and the phoenix continued to guard the area, while the Rakshasa continued to send resources.

According to outside sources, Sun Chengdao has entered the Longevity Demon Kingdom and no longer wishes to participate in the upcoming battles.

He comprehended the laws of immortals and gods, and his strength has far surpassed that of others of the same level.

The holy sons and daughters have returned: Xuan Tian Holy Son, Buddha Son, Niu Wendao, and Ao Xuan have all come back.

Li Changsheng regretted once again that he had told Niu Wendao the story.

The bull asked, and immediately rushed to the Netherworld, unleashing a flurry of blows on the Rakshasa.

If Ao Xuan hadn't stopped them, who knows how far things would have escalated.

The Rakshasa were also wronged, having been beaten for no reason and almost losing their lives.

Li Changsheng could only tell them to stay away from Niu Dao in the future, as the ox was sick.

The matter of Niu Wendao was just a side story.

Yang Wushang had fought with several holy sons and daughters, but the outcome was unknown. In the end, they all retreated calmly.

Yang Dingtian also fought with them. After so many years of honing his skills, Yang Dingtian's strength was also extremely formidable.

Wutian and the Buddha fought a battle, and the outcome is unknown.

The chaotic battle reignited, with the Holy Sons and Daughters all fighting to the death.

Even geniuses like Wutian fought with all their might against the Holy Sons and Daughters.

This time, the major powers have relaxed their restrictions, allowing them to spare the other party from being killed, and if the other party insists on killing them, the major powers will not stop them.

One after another, earth-shattering battles raged, darkening the sky and obscuring the sun and moon.

They all wanted to use each other to hone themselves and achieve the state of harmony with the Tao.

Upon hearing the news from the outside world, Phoenix was once again thankful that it had withdrawn in advance.

As time has passed, the Pool of Rebirth has given birth to many lives, including those from the netherworld and those from the human world.

All human lives are erased of their memories and returned to the human world, to be secretly watched over by Rakshasa.

The previous beings in the netherworld lived well, died peacefully in the netherworld, and had descendants.

However, they encountered trouble again.

Problems have arisen with the development of the Sun Sacred Mark and the essence and blood; the essence and blood embryo cannot take shape.

The essence blood is still too weak to support the sacred runes, even if the mysteries of the sacred runes are sealed.

Under the nurturing of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, the sacred runes, exuding divine might, are also undergoing changes, aligning with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Even the finest essence and blood cannot form a new life unless it is a true sacred embryo.

The method of using essence and blood to evolve a sacred embryo failed.

The phoenix embryo, however, was growing very well and had already become an egg, waiting to hatch.

"The sacred embryo is difficult to conceive," Phoenix sighed in a deep voice.

Li Changsheng sent a message to Jiu Youming, informing him of the situation here.

When Jiu Youming returned, he looked at the situation in the Heaven and Earth Regeneration Pool and took out a drop of essence blood: "Try using this drop of essence blood. It already contains the Earth Emperor's Sacred Mark."

Li Changsheng and Phoenix exchanged a glance and placed the drop of blood into the regeneration pool.

Jiuyouming continued to search for spiritual herbs in the Great Wilderness. Over the years, they had almost exhausted all the spiritual herbs on the edge of the Great Wilderness.

The entire wilderness has been exploited to the point of baldness!

"This drop of blood..." Phoenix's expression was solemn. He sensed a sacred aura, one that belonged exclusively to the Holy Embryo.

Li Changsheng's eyes opened and closed: "Your guess is correct, this belongs to the Nine Netherworld."

The essence blood of the Nine Netherworlds, combined with the Earth Emperor's Sacred Mark!

He could also take this opportunity to learn the Earth Emperor's Sacred Mark and integrate it into his body.

Phoenix's gaze sharpened: "Could it be that this Nine Netherworld is also a Sacred Embryo of Heaven and Earth?"

"I don't know." Li Changsheng shook his head.

No one knows the origin of Jiu Youming; even Jiu Youming himself doesn't know how he was born.

Perhaps, she truly is a sacred fetus, a sacred fetus belonging to the netherworld!

Phoenix said in a deep voice, "If the blood of the Holy Embryo is needed to create the Holy Embryo, then this research is of little use."

Li Changsheng collected the essence of the Fusang Tree and the Sun Bird and placed it into his own world to conceive anew.

Today, the hibiscus tree is twice as tall as the laurel tree, and has become a small tree as thick as a baby's arm.

He understood what Phoenix meant. If the essence and blood of the Holy Embryo were needed to create the Holy Embryo, then it would be impossible to create any Holy Embryo at all.

Because even finding a sacred embryo in this world is extremely difficult.

Now we only know of one Sun Chengdao, and then another Sun Chengdao is born?

What's the point of adding another Nine Netherworld?

It's just a copy of them, and this copy will definitely not be as good as the original.

"The sacred embryo is born of heaven and earth; where would it come from, from any essence or blood?" Li Changsheng pondered. "Perhaps we could try using the sacred runes?"

"Just holy runes? How is that possible?" Phoenix frowned. "There are countless Dao runes in the world. Without a carrier, how can a living being be born?"

"I feel that many things have been overlooked."

Li Changsheng pondered, "What existed in the world at the very beginning of the birth of the Holy Embryo?"

"Sacred embryos are usually top-tier treasures from the beginning of time, such as immortal stones, divine trees, and even strange clouds..."

Phoenix recounted.

The sacred embryos come in all shapes and sizes, but without exception, they are all of the highest quality.

The Sun Bird is formed from the flames at the core of the sun.

"The Holy Embryo can be any object, but how are these objects created?" Li Changsheng asked.

"The evolution of the Tao is from nothing to something, but it cannot be done from nothing to something," the phoenix said with a wry smile.

If they could successfully evolve from nothing to something, they wouldn't need to study the Holy Embryo here; they could simply create it out of thin air.

Li Changsheng said no more; he planned to try it out in the world himself.

At the same time, he also plans to refine more leaf worlds.

Because at that time, we will use the world of leaves to connect with the great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and recreate ourselves.

However, creating things from the void is a very long process, and I don't know if I can even succeed by creating things using only holy runes. I can only try it first.

With the current spiritual medicine and vitality, it can only support one sacred rune and essence blood. The Netherworld cannot afford to add the remaining sacred runes.

Li Changsheng began to remove the essence and blood, nurturing it with different patterns, and he thought of the divine seal.

They worked together to create the divine seal, thus initiating the Investiture of the Gods.

The divine seal is condensed, and the patterns are nurtured by the divine seal. If the patterns can truly be nurtured, then they are born gods.

Although this kind of deity is weak, it is still born that way, and the divine seal is its innate treasure.

This is similar to the method of divine conception in legends from a previous life.

Which of those deities from the past lives did not possess one or two accompanying magical treasures?

Li Changsheng didn't know if the path he had explored was right or if it would succeed; only time would tell.

And the one thing he has no shortage of is time!

He wouldn't tell Phoenix these things, nor would he inform Jiu Youming.

He got involved in order to obtain and recreate his own method.

He also attempts to evolve chaos within his own world.

Unfortunately, there's still no clue.

He had lost count of how many times he had failed, and even doubted whether the Five Elements and Yin-Yang could actually evolve into chaos.

Condensing divine seals, guiding the Great Dao to refine patterns, and sacrificing leaves to this world, Li Changsheng is very busy.

The phoenix beside it was quite relaxed, staring at the phoenix eggs in the regeneration pool, praying for them to hatch.

As long as the phoenix bloodline can continue, the phoenix is ​​satisfied; whether or not it can create a sacred embryo is not of concern.

Time flowed by, and three hundred years passed in a flash. Rakshasa brought a startling message.

The Holy Son of Yellow Heaven has fallen!

Li Changsheng was also shocked. This Yellow Heaven Saint Son was from the same era as the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor.

Having survived the era of the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor, he ultimately could not survive this era.

The one who killed the Yellow Heaven Saint Son was Yang Wushang!

"What a pity about the Holy Son of the Yellow Heaven," Li Changsheng sighed.

This was a top-tier prodigy, yet he ultimately fell on the path of cultivation.

Phoenix remained silent. Although she had never met the Yellow Heaven Saint Son, she knew that his strength was among the top in the Five Qi Gathering.

Rakshasa then recounted other news, including how Niu Wendao ran off to the Longevity Demon Kingdom and insisted on becoming sworn brothers with Sun Chengdao.

Li Changsheng was both amused and exasperated. This ox really did remember that story.

To his astonishment, Sun Chengdao was given the title "Great Sage Equal to Heaven".

Jiao Demon King Ao Xuan, ranked second among his siblings, was known as the Great Sage Who Overturned the Seas.

When Sun Chengdao swore brotherhood, he included Wutian in the list. Wutian was ranked last, the fourth, and was known as the Great Sage Wutian.

Upon hearing this news, Li Changsheng's lips twitched, and he almost burst out laughing.

The fame of the Four Sages spread, shocking the entire Central Plains.

Sun Chengdao also returned to the mountains and joined them in conquering the Central Plains.

Li Changsheng instructed the Rakshasa to continue monitoring the situation while he focused on refining his leaf world.

He is now only a little over 170 leaves in the world.

There was no other way; we were just too poor.

Lacking resources and with poor talent, he could only slowly refine himself.

The divine seal is still nurturing the patterns, and there haven't been any changes yet; the time has been too short.

Li Changsheng and Fenghuang resumed their daily routines.

His phoenix egg is already showing signs of life and is about to hatch.

Phoenix became increasingly careful, fearing that something might go wrong.

In the blink of an eye, another ten years have passed, and the phoenix egg has finally hatched.

A little phoenix painstakingly pecked open its eggshell and was born.

Phoenix immediately picked him up and gently cared for him, deciding to become a foster father and raise him himself.

Li Changsheng could only congratulate him on having a child out of wedlock and becoming a father.

Rakshasa also brought new news: Wutian fought against the Buddha's disciple, and the Buddha's disciple's cultivation was completely destroyed, reduced to an ordinary person, and his lifespan is not long.

Li Changsheng sensed the fluctuations of his demonic seed. The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor had placed his demonic seed on the Buddha's disciple.

He was going out to meet this Buddhist disciple.

A wisp of his divine soul silently departed from the Netherworld and entered the Central Plains.

Following the scent of the demonic seed, Li Changsheng arrived at the shore of the Western Sea, where there was a fishing village and the Buddhist monk lived.

In this ordinary village, the villagers make a living by fishing.

An old monk with a wrinkled face and heavy breathing, like a bellows, was hunched over as he tended to the firewood.

A gust of wind blew by, and the old monk staggered, nearly falling over.

"Thousands of years have passed, and I never imagined that the Buddha's disciple of the past would look like this."

A young Taoist priest materialized in the void and appeared before the old monk.

The old monk paused, his hunched body trying to straighten up, but he found that he couldn't stand up straight no matter what he did.

The young Taoist priest raised his hand, and a mound of earth rose from the ground, forming a chair.

The old monk didn't stand on ceremony and sat down. Only after the young Taoist sat down did he see the man's face clearly, but it was a stranger.

"May I ask which old friend has appeared in disguise?" The old monk calmly looked at the Taoist. "This old monk has now entered the mortal realm. May I ask what brings you here?"

"I'm just here to see you, that's all I am here for..."

The young man sighed and said, "In the long span of thousands of years, I have had an identity that has intersected with the Buddhist disciples."

The old monk's voice was hoarse: "Then who is that?"

"The Great Shang Dynasty's royal army, Li Xuan, the Investiture of the Gods, do you still remember him, Buddha?" The young Taoist sighed, "Back then, Buddha was also a powerful and influential figure."

"Li Xuan?" The Buddhist disciple was slightly taken aback, his breathing becoming increasingly heavy, as if he were about to suffocate.

The young Taoist priest quickly intervened to calm his agitated heart: "There's no need to be so excited when old friends meet."

"That Li Xuan from the Eastern Continent was indeed a fake." The Buddhist monk grinned, revealing a mouthful of gap teeth. "It's so good to see an old friend again, so good indeed."

"Xia Chengfeng of yesteryear, now a Buddhist disciple, I am ashamed," Li Changsheng sighed softly.

"What is there to be ashamed of?" the Buddhist disciple asked.

Li Changsheng fell silent. Xia Chengfeng was crippled by the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor, and the current Buddha's Son was crippled by Wutian.

Both of them have a great connection with him.

He did not answer the Buddhist disciple's question, but instead said, "Why didn't the Buddhist sect take you back to the Western Paradise? You wouldn't have to spend your remaining years in this small fishing village."

"Why go back? This old monk is a failure. Spending my life here is already the greatest fortune," the Buddhist disciple said.

Li Changsheng frowned and said, "Has the Buddha's disciple resigned himself to his fate?"

"Whether you accept your fate or not is not important." The Buddhist monk shook his head slightly, his cloudy eyes revealing a detached and resigned acceptance of everything: "Throughout my life, I have devoted myself to Buddhism, striving to bring the Dharma to China. Unfortunately, I have failed."

Li Changsheng sighed softly.

The Buddhist disciple continued, "The Great Shang Dynasty presented an opportunity, but unfortunately, you squandered it."

Li Changsheng shook his head slightly: "It's not that I'm cutting off this opportunity, but that as long as Taoism exists and the Three Holy Lands remain, Buddhism cannot truly enter the Central Plains."

The Buddhist disciple remained silent. He was well aware of this principle, but for the sake of Buddhism, he had to give it a try.

He looked at Li Changsheng and said, "Fellow Daoist, have you come here seeking Buddhist scriptures, or this old monk's life?"

"As I said, I was just looking, because I have already obtained what I wanted..."

(End of this chapter)