Immortal Demonic Path

Chapter 235 Dark Shadows Deep Within the Undying Kingdom

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor patiently explained to the cultivators: "This was left by the Immortal Mingxin, a carefree immortal and human cultivator."

"The last civilization was far more powerful than the present one, with many carefree immortals. The Immortal of Enlightened Mind cultivated a sword heart, severing the shackles of heaven and earth, and using all things in heaven and earth as his sword..."

As the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor spoke, the words on the stone slab were reflected in the void, densely packed, like a wall.

The Immortal Mingxin of that time was a peerless sword immortal, whose strength reached the peak of the carefree immortal realm.

However, one cannot live forever!

His lifespan was about to end, so he joined forces with several other cultivators whose lifespans were also running out to enter the Great Wilderness in search of the Tree of Immortality.

They arrived at the Land of the Undead and saw its citizens.

These people are full of vitality, but their strength is not very strong. The strongest among them is only the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

The Immortal Mingxin and the other wandering immortals refined these citizens of the Immortal Kingdom into longevity pills.

Their lifespans increased dramatically, but this attracted other wandering immortals.

The citizens of the Undying Kingdom suffered a massacre.

One by one, the citizens of the Immortal Kingdom became elixirs of longevity.

In the end, even true immortals arrived and plundered the citizens of the Undying Kingdom.

When Mingxin Immortal was fighting with the other scattered immortals, at the critical moment, a sword flew in and pinned him to death in this immortal kingdom.

"The Immortal Mingxin was killed by a flying sword? Then who left the message?"

Some cultivators wondered how the stone slab could have been preserved from that era to the present day, given its extraordinary material.

That weathered ancient sword killed an immortal!

The immortal sword and the immortal's corpse have all weathered away with the passage of time, but this stone slab has remained to this day.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor remained calm. With a wave of his hand, the stone slab shattered and turned to ashes: "This stone slab may have been extraordinary in the past, but now, it is no longer precious."

The passage of time has erased everything.

The cultivators sighed with regret. What good are immortals? They've all perished.

"This Immortal Mingxin is too ungrateful. He has devoured so many citizens of the Undying Kingdom, greatly increasing his lifespan. Why doesn't he become a true immortal?" a cultivator said.

"Who wouldn't want immortality? If he could find the Tree of Immortality, he could live forever!"

One cultivator said in a deep voice, "The path to immortality is far more profound than simply extending one's lifespan by a few years."

Even if swallowing the citizens of the Undying Kingdom could extend one's lifespan by ten thousand or even tens of thousands of years, what difference would it make?

Once someone else obtains the Tree of Immortality, that person will gain eternal life, and he will have no further chance.

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Therefore, it's not that the Immortal of Enlightened Mind was too greedy or didn't know how to be content, but rather that he had no choice but to fight for it.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor rose and left. A celestial being had perished. He sighed, and that was enough.

When Immortal Mingxin perished on the path to immortality, she could not repeat the same mistake this time!

But once they find the Tree of Immortality, will those carefree immortals still remain unmoved?

Perhaps they will abandon this world and choose to live forever in secret.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor's identity is uncertain, but an immortal tree can create many immortals, and she is confident that she can become one of them.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor continued to advance, suppressing one large formation after another before they could even be activated, without even a chance to erupt.

After traveling for months across the vast land, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor saw the corpses on the ground.

These corpses belonged to Taoist sects, Buddhist sects, as well as demonic sects and demon races.

They walked ahead of the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor, leaving behind many lives.

Looking at these corpses, the cultivators once again sighed that they were lucky to have followed the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor.

Among the dead bodies were many cultivators at the Five Qi Gathering Realm.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor glanced at them casually and already knew the cause of death of these cultivators: they were killed by the formation.

They didn't linger and continued on their way. As they ventured deeper, they encountered more and more corpses on the ground.

After traveling for several more months, a simple altar came into view.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the altar, and Li Changsheng also saw the altar.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor arrived at the altar, which was made of piled-up stones, each stone carved with a different tree.

Having experienced the temple, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor understood that it was used to sacrifice to the Immortal Tree.

The immortal tree has many different appearances, and we don't yet know exactly what kind of tree it is.

Just as he was about to reach out and touch it, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor suddenly had an ominous premonition, and Li Changsheng's voice echoed in his mind: "Retreat quickly."

Without hesitation, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor retreated immediately.

But then, a cold light bloomed within the altar, and a dark aura, containing endless resentment and decay, pointed directly at the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor's brow.

The void in front of the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor cracked open, and the dark aura pierced through the void, continuing its attack.

Endless resentment and decay seemed poised to annihilate the entire world.

"What is this?"

Within the world of leaves, all the cultivators stared in shock at the dark aura.

It can actually penetrate the void!

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor was surrounded by an aura of righteousness, followed by a peaceful power, and the sound of endless Buddhas appeared in the void.

The dark aura was rapidly dissolving and diminishing, as if countless souls were being released and merging into the world.

"Chang Sheng is indeed within my leaf-filled world," the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor thought to himself. "But how did he know there was danger?"

She, a cultivator at the Immortal Ascension Realm, hadn't even noticed the dark aura just now.

Could it be that Changsheng has already become an immortal?

With doubts in his heart, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor came to the altar again. Inside the simple altar, there were dense patterns.

A pitch-black branch, long since devoid of life, retains only a trace of dark resentment.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor picked up the branch and muttered to himself, "The Immortal Tree?"

Could this branch be a branch of the immortal tree?

Li Changsheng felt a surge of emotion, but he forcibly suppressed it. The tree branch in the hands of the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor was indeed a branch of the Undying Tree.

However, the previous generation of the immortal tree has already perished.

I wonder how this immortal tree has preserved its power to this day.

Regardless of the circumstances, one thing is certain: the previous generation of the immortal tree definitely developed sentience and embarked on the path of cultivation.

However, this immortal tree did not survive until everyone else, and it perished.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor, carrying the branch of the Immortal Tree, continued on his journey.

Although this branch has lost its vitality, perhaps it will have some special use, such as finding the immortal tree!

"Is this a branch of the Tree of Immortality?"

In the world of leaves, the cultivators also looked at that branch, which was only a dozen centimeters long and had lost all vitality.

"What use are the branches of an immortal tree that have no life?" a cultivator asked, puzzled.

One cultivator questioned, "Perhaps it will be useful later, but the branches of the Undying Tree have lost their vitality. Does the Undying Tree even exist now?"

"The immortal tree, when the previous generation falls, a new immortal tree will be born, of course there will be."

A cultivator who had gathered three flowers at the top of his head said.

"So, if we just keep eating the immortal tree and creating new immortal trees, wouldn't everyone be immortal?"

There are monks who do not understand.

"You're so naive. You ate the Tree of Immortality and seized its life force. How can you possibly create your own Tree of Immortality?"

"Only when all the immortals who consumed the Tree of Immortality die will a new Tree of Immortality be born!"

The cultivators were discussing among themselves, while Li Changsheng listened from the side, seemingly oblivious to everything.

As the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor continued forward, he encountered some remnants, all left behind by powerful individuals who had come here in search of the Tree of Immortality.

Unfortunately, they all weathered away, leaving behind no treasures.

Several of these powerful individuals had stone tablets beside them containing information about them; they were all wandering immortals.

Those without stone slabs haven't reached the realm of immortals.

Looking at the remains of powerful figures and immortals, the cultivators felt a strange sense of sorrow.

Cultivating immortality and seeking eternal life, how many actually attain it?

Ultimately, the remains were buried in the wilderness, leaving no trace of their heritage.

Each of these immortals was a top figure of their time, a peerless genius in their respective era.

Perhaps they are not as good as the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor, but they can become immortals, so their talents must be quite good. Perhaps they are the holy sons and daughters of a certain power in that era.

Just like the holy sons and daughters of this era, only the Heavenly Holy Daughter, the Mysterious Heavenly Holy Son, and the Primordial Heavenly Demon Holy Son remain, but they all have the potential to become immortals.

Is the ultimate fate of a prodigy to be buried in the long river of time?

Li Changsheng noticed the cultivators' low spirits and remained silent.

What he wanted was to outlive everyone, even the true immortals who had caused the great calamity of heaven and earth.

Of course, it's unrealistic to expect to outlive those true immortals.

Because in order to survive, they would plunder the last bit of the essence of heaven and earth, regardless of whether the world would be destroyed as a result.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor continued forward, and saw Yang Wushang and the other demons.

They did not stop there, and instead caught up with Buddhism and the demonic path.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor far surpassed them, and even after giving them so much leeway, he still easily caught up.

The various factions glanced at the Demon Emperor, then tacitly ignored him.

They were terrified of the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor's power and did not want to provoke this evil star.

After traveling for an unknown period of time, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor caught up with the Three Heavens Holy Land and the Daoist Sect.

He greeted Sun Chengdao and continued on his way.

The killing formation here is already capable of threatening those at the Immortal Ascension Realm.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor saw the simple altar again, and with his previous experience, easily dispelled the dark aura.

Inside the altar, there was a leaf, which looked like a banyan leaf, and it was also black.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor took the leaves and continued on his journey.

A multitude of feelings welled up within Li Changsheng: unease, excitement, anticipation, and an urgent desire to know what was calling him.

Buzz

The void ahead rippled, and a dark shadow seemed to flash by within it.

"Hmm?" Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor frowned, but couldn't see clearly.

"What just passed by?" a cultivator asked from within the world of leaves.

One of the cultivators said, "I don't know, I only saw a dark shadow."

The dark figure flashed by so quickly that they didn't even have a chance to take a second look.

The surrounding area was filled with Ascension Realm killing formations, which the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor could no longer easily suppress.

Her path forward also became more difficult.

He did not go any further, but sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Golden rain also began to fall within the world of leaves.

The dragon blood collected in the Ancestral Dragon Space!

The cultivators cheered again and began refining the dragon blood to enhance their abilities.

Li Changsheng was also absorbing dragon blood, slowly improving his strength.

Although he was eager to learn more, he didn't dare to take the risk because he didn't know the situation inside.

While the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor entered into cultivation, the cultivators dared not rest easy and helped observe the surroundings, fearing that the Demon Emperor might be ambushed.

Refining the dragon blood, Li Changsheng continued to refine his leaf world, improving his cultivation.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor cultivated, and the surrounding area became peaceful.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and in the distance, a dark shadow flashed by once again.

The cultivators who had been keeping a close eye on their surroundings immediately spoke up: "That thing has appeared again, and it looks like a person."

"How could it be a person? The ruins of the Undying Kingdom have been there for so many years, how could there still be living people?"

"Couldn't they be new Undead citizens?" the monk retorted.

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators fell silent. Yes, what if they were new members of the Undying Kingdom?

"What if the immortal tree had already been eaten clean? Wouldn't that mean we came all this way for nothing?" one of the cultivators said.

"Impossible! Who could possibly venture deep into the wilderness and eat the immortal tree?"

"If you eat it, will you tell everyone?"

"If I eat it, I definitely won't stay in the Great Wilderness."

The cultivators began to argue, but the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor remained unmoved.

The dark figure vanished in a flash, and with the Immortal Ascension Realm killing array surrounding them, she dared not act rashly.

If that dark figure can trigger the killing formation here, or has other methods, then she will be at a disadvantage.

Rather than taking risks, it's better to cultivate here, refine the dragon blood, and advance further.

If that dark figure really dares to come, it's not too late to make a move then.

They continued their cultivation, and time passed. Still, no one caught up with them; the gap between them and the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor was too great.

The shadowy figure reappeared, just as fleetingly as before, appearing and disappearing in the distance.

The Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor made no move from beginning to end; he simply cultivated and improved himself.

As the dragon blood was refined, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor's strength grew stronger and stronger, and he broke several more shackles of heaven and earth.

Li Changsheng doesn't know how many leaf worlds the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor has refined; all he can say is, a great many.

Time flows by, and decades have passed in the blink of an eye. The century-long promise we made back then is almost here.

But no one caught up with them from behind.

The gap is so large that it cannot be bridged in a century.

Li Changsheng also made great progress with the help of the dragon blood. Although he was still some distance away from the late stage of the Five Qi Gathering, he was confident that he could fight against ordinary Dao Integration cultivators.

The dark figure reappeared. Li Changsheng took a deep look at the dark figure. It was a humanoid creature, but it could definitely not be considered human!

He seemed to see countless figures in the shadows—resentment, wails, despair, anger…

All these emotions, when combined, are negative.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor opened his eyes and took out the Netherworld Token: "Nine Netherworlds, why do you summon me?"

"They can't catch up with the Demon Emperor, but they don't want to give up the Undying Kingdom just like that." Jiu Youming said calmly, "The reason why the Underworld contacted the Demon Emperor is for this reason."

"How can an incompetent person be worthy of eternal life?!" the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor said coldly.

"Since the Demon Emperor is so confident, why not listen to their conditions?" Jiu Youming said softly.

"Speak," said the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor.

"Even the Demon Emperor can no longer advance quickly, can he? The dangers deep within the Undying Kingdom cannot be resolved by ascending to immortality."

Nine Netherworld's voice rang out: "Their idea is that each of them should seek out their own inheritance, improve themselves, and then come to the Undying Kingdom, where they can rely on their own abilities."

"What benefits would I gain?" asked the Heavenly Heart Demon Emperor.

"The Daoist sect is willing to relinquish the Tai Xuan Dao Venerable's inheritance for the Demon Emperor to explore. If the Demon Emperor finds nothing, then they will enter," said Jiu Youming.

"The Tai Xuan lineage, so willing to give up?"

(End of this chapter)