Chapter 316: The Method to Break the Stalemate of the Immortal Path
In the martial world, there are many so-called Demonic Cultivators.
They commit all kinds of evil, are notorious, utterly wicked, and are spurned by countless people.
For example, the Fire Stone Old Devil that Chu Liang had slain, his reputation could basically be described as stinking for ten thousand years.
There are many Demonic Cultivators similar to the Fire Stone Old Devil. They even form Demonic Path sects, cultivate evil techniques, and confront the righteous sects and the imperial court.
But in reality, none of them can be considered true “Demons”.
True Demons are different from all living beings in this world!
Rumor has it that they are visitors from beyond the heavens, belonging to another world, and should not appear in the mortal realm at all.
They are almost immortal and indestructible, possessing immense power. Once they appear, they can rapidly grow to Grandmaster strength. If left unchecked, they will inevitably surpass Grandmaster.
“A thousand years ago, when the Black Demon appeared, the imperial court and the martial world failed to stop its growth in time. When they finally took action, it was already too late. Its strength had already surpassed Grandmaster!”
“Ordinary Grandmasters, when facing the Black Demon, couldn’t even last a single breath!”
“In the end, all the experts of that era joined forces and set up a Demon Slaying Formation, almost dying to the last man, before they finally exterminated the Demon!”
“……”
“Five hundred years ago, another Demon appeared……”
This is all the known records about Demons.
The earliest can be traced back to ten thousand years ago, and the latest was three hundred years ago.
In other words, the entire human world has not confronted a true Demon for a full three hundred years.
The world has long forgotten the terror of this creature.
“Everyone, if the tragedy in Yu Province was really caused by a Demon, then……”
The oldest Imperial Advisor paused, looked around at everyone, his expression extremely grave.
There was no need to say more; the other Imperial Advisors understood his meaning.
The battle to slay the Demon would undoubtedly be extremely brutal. Perhaps none of them would survive.
“That Demon has just appeared and hasn’t grown yet. We must eliminate it!”
“Inform the imperial court, send orders to the nine provinces, and issue a Demon Slaying Order to the martial world, informing everyone of the Demon’s appearance!”
“Let’s go, set out immediately!”
“Wait a moment. This battle is fraught with peril. Let’s all leave a will.”
“Good!”
The various Imperial Advisors discussed for a while and then left their wills.
On Dongting Lake, saber lights crisscrossed.
The battle between Chu Liang and Duan Tiannan had not yet ended, but their senses were extremely sharp, and both heard the news of the Demon’s appearance.
“Boom!”
After another clash, the two tacitly stopped.
They stood facing each other, controlling their Qi to hover above Dongting Lake.
Duan Tiannan laughed, “Well met, Chu Yunyang, truly a young Grandmaster! This battle is a draw. After we slay that Demon, we’ll fight again!”
“Good!”
Chu Liang had the same intention and sheathed his saber.
At this moment, the Great Liang imperial court could not yet confirm whether the disaster in Yu Province was truly a Demonic Calamity, but Chu Liang knew very well. After all, he was a person from a later generation and had heard countless rumors about the Blood Demon.
Unfortunately, the records of the Blood Demon in later generations were too chaotic, mostly vague and difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, so that Chu Liang was completely unsure of where the Blood Demon was now.
Where did he come from?
At this stage, what realm had he reached?
Chu Liang knew nothing of these questions!
“Everyone!”
He skimmed across the surface of Dongting Lake and arrived at the shore. He said to the crowd, “A Demon has appeared in Yu Province, causing chaos in many places. I and Grandmaster Duan have agreed to stop for now. After we slay the Demon, we will continue this battle!”
“Grandmaster Chu is righteous!”
“Senior Divine Saber is righteous!”
On the shore, people from various factions had already received the news.
They spoke in unison, expressing their willingness to contribute to the slaying of the Demon.
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Once a true Demon grows, it will destroy the entire world. When that time comes, no one can escape, even if they flee to the ends of the earth, they will be devoured.
Even the notorious Demonic Cultivators of the martial world feared true Demons.
“Everyone, this battle is fraught with peril. Prepare yourselves early, and don’t leave any regrets.” The Imperial Advisor said in a deep voice.
“Once it is confirmed to be a true Demon, then…… martial artists below the Grandmaster realm should not engage directly. If you see it, flee immediately and spread the news.”
“We don’t yet know what that Demon’s abilities are. Once you encounter it, I’m afraid even escaping will be a luxury!”
Those present looked at each other and saw the deep worry in each other’s eyes.
The abilities of true Demons are varied and strange.
The “Black Demon” from a thousand years ago could transform into a black wind, gathering and dispersing at will, almost immune to all damage.
The Demon from three hundred years ago was called the “Shadow Demon” and was particularly strange. It could merge with the shadows of all things, hiding in any shadow.
How can one harm shadows and wind?
The abilities possessed by these true Demons completely override the martial arts rules of this world, leaving people helpless.
“Two Grandmasters, when do you plan to go to Yu Province?” An Imperial Advisor asked Chu Liang and Duan Tiannan.
“Today. The sooner the better.” Chu Liang replied.
“Indeed!”
Duan Tiannan agreed.
Hearing this, the various Imperial Advisors and the other people from various factions present were slightly relieved.
Both of them were almost immortals. If they could find the Demon and attack together, they would surely be able to eliminate it.
Time was of the essence, and Chu Liang did not delay. He set out immediately.
Duan Tiannan went with him.
The two were of similar strength and both were saber users, so they naturally had much to discuss along the way.
“Grandmaster Chu, what do you think of the Immortal Path?” Duan Tiannan asked him.
“Heaven and earth do not allow it. Otherwise, I would have already become an immortal!” Chu Liang answered directly.
“It seems you’ve also noticed.” Duan Tiannan was not surprised.
“Grandmaster Duan, when did you notice?” Chu Liang asked.
“Eighteen years ago!”
Eighteen years ago, Duan Tiannan had already reached the Half-Immortal realm and had been stuck there ever since.
During this time, he had been to the Western Regions Immortal Ascension Opportunity Land and had also secluded himself in the deep mountains for cultivation, but he had never been able to break through that final barrier.
He could clearly feel that the Immortal Path was right in front of him.
But no matter what, he couldn’t step into it!
“Grandmaster Duan, do you have a way to break through?” Chu Liang asked him sincerely.
“I have a few ideas. It doesn’t hurt to share them with you. If you can succeed, it means I can too!” Duan Tiannan was very magnanimous and forthright, not hiding anything. He immediately spoke of his method to break the stalemate.
As Chu Liang had previously thought, to become an immortal, one must deceive this heaven and earth!
Therefore, Duan Tiannan had been studying concealment techniques.
As long as he could conceal himself to the extreme, so that the entire heaven and earth could not detect his existence, he could naturally resolve the predicament and break through to immortality!
“Concealment is only one part!” Duan Tiannan slowly explained, “The second is to change the heaven and earth!”
“How do we change it?” Chu Liang asked.
“Do you know of the ancient cave heavens?”
“I do.”
“In ancient times, there were deities, and the power of deities far surpassed that of martial arts Grandmasters.”
In today’s view, the ancient deities were actually beings of the True Immortal level.
Since there were deities at that time, and the human race also had the “Immortal Ascension Pool” which allowed for a one-step ascension, it meant that the heaven and earth of the ancient era allowed for the attainment of immortality.
Therefore, one only needs to find the environment of the ancient era to possibly break through the shackles.
