Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

“That’s right.” Ning Xiu smiled mysteriously. The Evil Heaven Technique is unlike any other cultivation method in the conventional sense.

It's more like a profound principle of heaven and earth, a state of mind. Ning Xiu has already entered the realm of Evil Heavenly Path, so he can make the Evil Dragon King feel this state of mind.

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange light suddenly shone in Ning Xiu's eyes. When the Evil Dragon King met his gaze, he felt as if the light of an infinite universe and stars was bursting forth from Ning Xiu's eyes.

His entire being was instantly immersed in it, and when he came to his senses, he found himself in the vast outer realm, surrounded by stars in all directions.

In the distance, a colossal divine stele, its top and bottom seemingly unfathomable, came into the Evil Dragon King's view.

The surface of the divine stele is covered with a large number of mysterious symbols that are normally incomprehensible, but at this moment, the Evil Dragon King felt that he had inexplicably developed a connection with the divine stele.

A surge of inspiration and insight flooded his mind, opening up his thinking.

"The Evil Heavenly Passage is not a cultivation technique at all, but the essence of origin. It is a supreme existence that surpasses even the power of heaven and earth. The end of the Heavenly Path is nothing more than this!" The Evil Dragon King was greatly shocked.

Within this realm, celestial beings are extremely mysterious beings. When they cultivate, they draw upon the primordial essence from beyond the realm, which remains in their cultivation grounds.

Although it is only a trace, this primordial meaning can be shared with others. Therefore, many celestial beings choose to gather together to share their primordial meaning, thereby improving their cultivation progress.

Over time, these places where celestial beings gathered formed a magnificent city, known as the 'City of Celestials'.

Only those who have embarked on the Path of Heaven and Man will know the location of this Celestial City; even those at the Harmonious Heaven Realm cannot find out.

The Evil Dragon King once felt a little curious about the Celestial City, but now, the primordial meaning on that divine stele can be described as vast and boundless as an ocean.

This is far, far more powerful than the Celestial City.

The Evil Dragon King immediately flew towards the divine stele, and a large amount of primordial essence was instantly attracted to him and entered his body.

The already enormous body of the evil dragon king swelled wildly, and every dragon scale glowed with mysterious runes.

The Evil Dragon King grinned and laughed: "I finally understand why there is a distinction between the Path of Heaven and the Path of the Great Emperor! The Path of Heaven, I spit on it! It's a charlatan who abandons the true path in order to take a shortcut. In the end, he will only become a prisoner of a realm. How tragic, how tragic!"

Before the Evil Dragon King could finish laughing, his body had already vanished from the spot.

……

When the Evil Dragon King opened his eyes, he found himself in the same side hall as before, with Ning Xiu sitting cross-legged in front of him, smiling at him.

"So this is Xie Tiantong? Thank you, young friend. You have helped me understand the truth that I have not been able to figure out for several eras," the Evil Dragon King said excitedly.

Although his body remained stationary, after absorbing the essence of the source, the Evil Dragon King had undergone a complete transformation. He was now surrounded by a hazy purple aura that constantly transformed into various shapes, making him look extremely extraordinary.

"What is the truth? Senior, could you please enlighten me and let me know as well?" Ning Xiu said.

"Telling you won't hurt. This shouldn't be a secret anyway. Do you know about the Path of Heaven and the Path of the Great Emperor?"

"Of course I know."

Do you know the difference between these two roads?

"I don't know the specifics. I only know that only one Great Emperor can emerge in an era, while the Heavenly Human Path has no such restriction. In terms of cultivation, the Heavenly Human Path is easier than the Great Emperor Path, but the Great Emperor Path is more powerful than the Heavenly Human Path." Ning Xiu thought for a moment and shared his understanding.

To everyone's surprise, the Evil Dragon King immediately shook his head dismissively: "This is the biggest deception, a deception that has fooled countless eras and countless geniuses and powerful figures. Let me tell you, the Great Emperor's Path has no restrictions at all, and it is the original and true path of cultivation. The so-called Heavenly Path is nothing more than a trap that has been secretly altered and added to this world by someone. It is a heretical path, and whoever walks it will die."

This news shocked Ning Xiu, since those who could reach the point of having to make these two choices were already considered top experts in the world.

Human nations like the Great Shang Dynasty might be impossible to even come into contact with, but even so, some mysterious entity somehow altered this step, causing most of the powerful to stray from the right path.

What incredible power this must be! The strength of this being far surpasses that of all celestial beings and emperors.

But why would this being lay such a deceptive trap?

Ning Xiu was deeply shocked.

【204】Nine Surprising Immortals

"The Path of Heaven and Man was modified by a powerful being from the incomplete Path of the Great Emperor. Although the Path of Heaven and Man is easier to walk than the Path of the Great Emperor, it will forever leave behind an incompleteness that cannot be perfected. How vicious! How vicious!"

This guy created the "Path to Heaven" cultivation method simply to destroy all future paths for cultivators in this realm.

"The Evil Dragon King said solemnly."

It should be known that the two cultivation paths, the Heavenly Path and the Great Emperor Path, have been passed down for countless eras.

So long ago, even the Evil Dragon King and the True Yang Emperor did not doubt the existence of the Heavenly Path.

This suggests that the powerful being who introduced the path of cultivation, the Path of Heaven and Man, must have been an extremely ancient and terrifying being.

Ning Xiu was so shocked that he couldn't speak. What was the purpose of that being that it would use such a vicious method?

From ancient times to the present, there has only been one Great Emperor in each era, and most of the geniuses of various races eventually embark on the path of becoming a Celestial.

Ultimately, only a very small number of people remained unaffected.

"Fortunately, I didn't make that choice back then, otherwise my Dao heart would be unstable now, and I would have collapsed on the spot," the Evil Dragon King sighed.

“Then you can choose to walk the path of the Great Emperor now, senior. It just so happens that there is no Great Emperor in this era, and you have long possessed the ability to embark on the path of the Great Emperor. Now is the perfect time,” Ning Xiu said.

To everyone's surprise, the Evil Dragon King immediately shook his head: "No, no, no, this position of the Great Emperor Path will definitely be reserved for you. With your talent, I think it will only take you a thousand years to achieve the position of Great Emperor. The chance is very high. If I take the Great Emperor Path, you will not be qualified."

Ning Xiu laughed and said, "Senior's thinking is really rigid. Didn't you also say that the Great Emperor's Path is the true path of this world, and it is not limited to only one being? Since that's the case, why do you insist on the rule that only one Great Emperor can emerge in one era?"

“That’s true, but even so, we can’t say for sure what kind of obstacles you’ll encounter if I become a Great Emperor and then try to embark on the path of the Great Emperor. That mysterious powerful being must be restricting the path of the Great Emperor for some kind of secret that has to be told,” the Evil Dragon King said worriedly.

The little golden dragon beside her was completely dumbfounded. Although she couldn't understand anything, it didn't stop her from sensing that the matter the Evil Dragon King and Ning Xiuzheng were discussing was extremely serious and definitely a top-secret matter.

hum!

Just then, a thunderclap suddenly erupted in the sky outside the main hall, startling everyone in all directions.

Thunderclouds rolled in, and the wind howled as rain lashed down.

Ning Xiu's heart stirred, and in the next instant, he and the Evil Dragon King disappeared from the spot, reappearing in the main hall.

At this moment, the entire sky turned into a purple sea, with the power of thunder rolling wildly within it, flashes of purple lightning, and endless blue thunder.

"No unfamiliar Destiny Stars, and another Inner Realm Saintly expert has arrived?" Ning Xiu asked, looking at the sky with a puzzled expression.

To create such a grand spectacle without the presence of a celestial star, it must be an inner realm that can conceal the celestial star.

It's even possible that an even more terrifying being will arrive, a powerful expert at the Heavenly Dao Realm!

Fortunately, with the Evil Dragon King by his side, Ning Xiu felt much more at ease. If it were only a cultivator at the Harmony Realm, the opponent would not be enough to threaten the Great Shang Dynasty.

"No, there is neither the power of thought nor the power of heaven and earth within these thunderclouds," the Evil Dragon King said, shaking his head.

Within the thunderclouds, a figure appeared and disappeared, with a large amount of lightning erupting from the body and a considerable amount of thunder entering it.

It rolled back and forth, constantly tempering and refining the person's body.

“This person is a commoner of the Great Shang Dynasty! It seems that yet another person has attained enlightenment and become a dragon through the Heavenly Dao Stele.” Ning Xiu examined the man carefully for a while before saying this.

Ever since the Heavenly Dao Stele caused an anomaly within the Central Plains of the Great Shang Dynasty, people in the Great Shang have been attaining enlightenment and becoming dragons every day. Even without relying on the various techniques in the Three Saints Hall, they can comprehend their own unique abilities.

Although these people are not yet the cornerstone of a great merchant empire, they are the hope for its future.

However, the previous manifestations of enlightenment and dragon transformation by ordinary people in wealthy merchants were merely minor incidents, not worth worrying about in scale. But today's phenomenon of thunderclouds forming a sea and roaring like a tide is far beyond what is expected.

“This person’s talent is extraordinary. If he is properly trained, he will surely become a great general in the future,” said the Evil Dragon King.

The person in the sky was a young man. After being tempered by lightning, his skin had turned a dark purple, and his eyes were a deep blue, with lightning flashing everywhere.

Ning Xiu nodded in agreement. The aura that this young man was emanating at this moment was already very close to that of a first-grade cultivator. With a little more cultivation, it was only a matter of time before he reached the upper level of the Dragon Elephant Realm.

This made Ning Xiu feel very emotional. With the arrival of the Yin Tide Profound Yin Domain and the strange phenomena brought by the Heavenly Dao Inscription, this world has really undergone tremendous changes. The number of geniuses is obviously much greater than before.

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, a massive bolt of crimson lightning suddenly appeared, piercing towards the boy like a spear.

Faced with the mountain-like thunder, the boy's figure appeared extremely thin, like a small boat on the sea, swaying precariously.

"Even the lightning of the Nine Heavens has been involved. This kid's talent is truly extraordinary. We must help him through this tribulation, otherwise it would be a real pity if he were to perish here," said the Evil Dragon King.

Upon hearing this, Ning Xiu was about to make a move when a bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the distant sky.

Just as the crimson lightning was about to strike the boy, the bolt of lightning instantly transformed into a giant thunder hand, grabbing the crimson lightning and crushing it in an instant.

"What a spiritually gifted lightning root! I've saved you today, so from now on, you'll come to Great Thunder Mountain and become my personal disciple!"

A loud, arrogant laugh echoed from all directions, and Ning Xiu's expression changed slightly. This time, a truly powerful figure was approaching.

"Who dares to trespass on the territory of my Great Shang?"

Since a powerful outsider had trespassed into the Great Shang, Ning Xiu, as the pinnacle of the Great Shang's combat power, naturally could not sit idly by. With a thought, the Black Infant Life Star in the sky immediately let out a loud shout.

"I am the Nine-Surprising Immortal of Great Thunder Mountain. It is already an honor for you to come to your tiny, insignificant land and take one person as your personal disciple. If you continue to be presumptuous, I can destroy your small country with a single palm strike."

The old voice roared loudly, so loud that it shook the heavens and the earth. Many people in Chaotiandu were so frightened that they fell to the ground and could not even stand up.

Hearing such arrogant and presumptuous words, Ning Xiu couldn't help but sneer. He then soared into the sky and, in an instant, transformed into the form of the Great Black Heaven of the Floating Pagoda.

Within the thunderclouds, the purple-skinned boy looked at Ning Xiu with a bewildered expression. Originally an ordinary child from the Great Shang Dynasty, he had suddenly acquired such earth-shattering power, leaving him in a state of profound confusion.

Omnipotent, fearless...

Upon seeing Ning Xiu in his Great Darkness state appear before him, the purple-skinned youth's eyes flashed with lightning.

"Lord Ning!"

Upon seeing Ning Xiu, the purple-skinned youth felt an overwhelming sense of admiration, for Ning Xiu had led the people from beyond the realm and the Demon-Subduing Guards back safely that day.

The Shang dynasty ordered all the people of the city to come out and greet him. The purple-skinned youth was also present that day. Seeing Ning Xiu's dashing appearance, the youth felt an overwhelming longing in his heart.

He silently took Ning Xiu as his role model, hoping that one day he could become someone like Ning Xiu.

But Ning Xiu was a unique figure in the entire Shang Dynasty, and he was usually elusive and rarely seen.

Now that the other party had actually appeared in front of him, the boy was naturally extremely excited and thrilled.

"I've taken a fancy to the disciple I want to take away. Are you going to stop me?"

In the sea of ​​thunderclouds, a face slowly emerged, an old face. He roared solemnly, thunder rumbling as he spoke, revealing himself to be a powerful expert who had cultivated thunder magic to its highest level.

"This person is truly only a hair's breadth away from reaching the Heavenly Dao Realm." Sensing the other party's aura, Ning Xiu thought to himself.

When the Heavenly Dao Stele appeared, all those powerful and ruthless people who had never been seen before finally showed up.

First there was Feng Jiu Kuang, and now there is this Jiu Jing Immortal of Da Lei Shan. If Ning Xiu hadn't grown up quickly enough, the once completely isolated Da Shang would have long since become easy prey for these people, at their mercy.

“Why can’t I stop you? I want to see what you’re capable of, daring to act so recklessly in the Great Shang.” Ning Xiu waved his arm.

The four spears, Yin Liu, Zhu Long, Jin Wu, and Shen Mu, appeared one after another beside Ning Xiu. Inside the hall, the little golden dragon, which had transformed into a human, involuntarily turned into a golden stream of light, soared into the sky, and transformed into the 'Overlord Emperor', floating beside Ning Xiu.