Chapter 390: Borrowing the Demon Ancestor’s Head

Stop at the extinct volcano crater in Fengdu.

The orthodox Xuanmen sect has suppressed the evil sect several times, not only because they follow the will of heaven, have accumulated external skills, and have many capable people, but also because they rely on their large numbers and unity of purpose.

When the younger generation of the authentic family is bullied, as long as they are not dead, their senior brothers and sisters will come to their aid. If one person is not enough, two will come. If the same generation is not enough, the next generation will come. Sooner or later, their own supreme ancestor will be invited to take charge.

Even if they died as a result of the calamity, there will be people who come to collect their remains and avenge them. They will spread arrest warrants and issue wanted orders, and treat the murderous evil cultivators like rats crossing the street, and everyone will chase them down.

As for the demon cultivators, they not only have to guard against the secret targeting of their senior brothers, but also have to be careful about the calculations of their master and ancestors, for fear that they will accidentally become the master's excellent cauldron or the ancestors' skin.

The demons only have so many people, not even enough to deal with the troubles they cause to their own people, let alone have someone to help them when they are in trouble or to collect their bodies when they are doomed. They are eager to get their hands on the wealth of the family, and even want to refine their bones and blood after death into puppets to be driven at will.

The reason why the evil ways can continue to exist is that the righteous ways keep the enemies to themselves and wait for opportunities to seize the opportunity. After all, without the evil ways and monsters, what experience would the younger generation get when they go down the mountain? How could they get both external wealth and external skills?
On the other hand, there are always some talented people from the righteous path flowing into the evil path, and the evil sect also strives to do well, with some great evil masters emerging from time to time to integrate the evil sect and compete with the mysterious sect.

The old demon Youquan is an example. He achieved enlightenment 1,300 years ago. He was extremely gifted and was a first-rate demon seed. In just a few hundred years, he entered the realm of a wandering immortal. He also used cruel means to integrate the nine branches and thirteen veins of the Demon Sect, and gathered all the scattered demon practitioners in the world. He was known as the 'Ancestor of Demons in the World' and was extremely famous for a time.

He issued an order that those who obey me will prosper and those who defy me will perish, and mobilized the demon cultivators in the world to fight against the then-powerful Zhengyi Sect, in order to bring about a demonic calamity for the people.

The 36th ancestor of the Zhengyi sect, Jingshu Zhenren, had just come down the mountain to experience tribulations and accumulate external skills. When he saw the demon causing trouble, he drew his sword to eliminate the demon and vowed to kill this official. Thus, a grand battle between good and evil began.

Although Master Jingshu's cultivation was not very high at that time, he had a wealthy family and was blessed with a destiny. He narrowly escaped death several times, and not only that, his Taoism skills increased rapidly.

They were short of magic weapons, but auspicious signs fell from the sky. They were short of manpower, so the true practitioners of the righteous way came to join them and beat the old demon Youquan so hard that he doubted his life. In the end, Master Jingshu had a decisive battle with Youquan at Bilu Mountain. Master Jingshu broke through in the battle and defeated Youquan with the magic refining treasure Taiyi Tianjing Demon-Slaying Sword.

However, he did not kill it. Instead, he sealed the Youquan deep in the earth veins of a dead volcano. He used poisonous fire and the energy of the earth veins to cast thirty-seven layers of magic arrays to burn the demon and destroy its demon soul.

A great battle between good and evil came to an end, and Master Jingshu returned after surviving the calamity. He took over the seal of the Heavenly Master from the previous ancestor and led the Zhengyi Sect. After another 127 years, his merits were fulfilled, he returned after surviving the calamity, ascended to heaven in broad daylight, and became a fairy.

When he left, he left behind a magic treasure for refining, the Taiyi Demon-Slaying Sword, saying that if there is another demonic calamity in the future, one can hold this sword, kill the real demon and restore peace to the world.

After that, Zhengyi Dao prospered for hundreds of years, all because Jing Shu fought for the destiny and suppressed the fortune of the sect, until Zhengyi Dao declined after its peak, and a civil strife broke out and it fell apart.

Fengdu stands at the crater of a dead volcano. Looking from above, one can faintly see the surging fire poison underground. Going down from here, there is a cave a hundred feet underground. There is a black wind blowing all year round. This wind is called the Dark Wind, which is transformed from the mysterious energy of the earth veins. It never stops all year round, hence the name Dark Wind Cave.

After entering the cave and diving deeper, he reached the deepest part of the earth veins, which was the forbidden place where the dark spring was. Fengdu leaped up and descended quickly, and no fire, poison or dark wind could get close to him.

In a blink of an eye, they entered the Mingfeng Cave. Fengdu then fled to the depths. After a while, he saw the faint glow of the forbidden magic circle. He couldn't help but sneer.

Taoist Jingshu was also well-planned. He left a demon here and achieved enlightenment and ascension by slaying the demon. Not only did this bring prosperity to the sect, but he also wanted to wait hundreds of years and then let his descendants refine the demon in exchange for countless fortunes and protect his disciples to produce a few more true immortals. This was a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

The Taiyi Demon-Refining Sword is not easy to take. Although taking this sword has infinite power in refining and slaying demons, it also carries a cause and effect. Does Jing Shu not want to ascend to heaven with the treasure? It is impossible.

His previous work was not yet complete. If it were based on cause and effect, he would have to protect the Zhengyi Dao for a thousand years before he could be included in the immortal class. However, Jing Shu used the method of cutting the Dao to cut off a cause and effect. In this way, he was free from the entanglement of cause and effect and destiny, and achieved a pure immortal body. If someone else got this sword, he would have to take on the heavy responsibility of integrating the Zhengyi Dao and making it revive. This is a difficult task, but it is also simple.

In the past, Zhengyi Sect collapsed and turned into many sects. Although they all respected Zhengyi as their ancestor, it was actually just a nice-sounding name. If they wanted to prosper, they only needed to integrate these sects into one to restore the power of Zhengyi.

However, those who have inherited the true traditions of Taoism have been the sect leaders for countless years. Although they are close in legal terms, they are actually distant in relationship. It is extremely difficult to integrate them. After all, everyone is selfish. Even if they don't consider themselves, they have to manage for their future generations. They live freely and comfortably in their own territory, and who wants to have another ancestor above their head to become the elder of a peak or a lineage?
'Jing Shu had calculated thousands of years into the future, that in the future Tianming Youquan would be reborn as the Demon Lord and would once again transform the Dao Blocking Tribulation, and that people's minds would change, but he didn't expect it to be such a miserable situation, right?'

Fengdu looked at the restriction in front of him. Although it was still running, many of the fulcrums were lagging behind. It was probably because no one had maintained it for a long time. This matter should have been looked after by a dedicated person from the Zhengyi Sect, but now there are only two or three big cats and small cats in the Zhengyi Sect and they can't take care of this matter. The few sects that left also deliberately downplayed the formation. Over time, as the old was replaced by the new, not many people knew about it. Only a few old antiques knew about it, but they kept their mouths shut.

After all, there is a method of divine secrets that can calculate the calamity that will bring about the rise of the Dao. The Heavenly Dao must have intended to create a demonic calamity that will hinder the Dao. And Youquan is very suitable for this regardless of his status and position, as well as his cultivation level. He is a natural demon cultivator who is destined to face calamities.

Jing Shu had a plan to use Youquan to prosper a sect. Are all the others fools? You can use the power, and I also want to seize the destiny. Your prosperity is better than my prosperity. Therefore, the matter of Youquan was passed down as a secret. After all, a known place is better than a hidden place.

Da da da

With the sound of footsteps, Fengdu walked deep into the earth veins. What came into view was a vast underground cave. The obscure and unpleasant smell of sulfur and foul air from the ground entered his nose. If his cultivation was lower, even his lungs would be burned if he took a few breaths.

Black and red magma flows everywhere, green and yellow air is running around, stalactites of various lengths hang upside down like bamboo shoots in various shapes and sizes, and the steep and beautiful stone walls are mostly blue, purple, yellow and pink. What a magnificent spectacle.

In the center of the cave, there is a dark blue lake, which just covers the ankles. Water vapor is attached to the stalactites and drips down bit by bit, making a rhythmic dripping sound. Only in the center of the lake, there is a stone platform, and there is a person sitting cross-legged with his hands and feet tied by chains. This is Youquan.

Youquan is not like what people imagine, with a green face and fangs, four arms, and the habit of eating human flesh, looking like a real demon. Instead, he has a gentle face and a hint of gentleness. Rather than being an unprecedented demon, he looks more like a teacher.

"Who are you?"

Hearing someone coming in, Youquan spoke, his voice dry and hoarse, and he did not ask how the person broke through the layers of formation barriers.

"I am the Little Demon Fengdu, and I am honored to meet Senior Great Demon Youquan." Fengdu bowed. "Demons are demons, there is no difference between big and small." Youquan shook the chains on his body, which were actually the magic array restrictions that sealed his cultivation and imprisoned his body. "Forgive me for being in chains and unable to return the greeting."

He looked towards Fengdu and said, "I don't know why you came here this time, and what you want. Let me tell you in advance, my ability is only one ten-thousandth of what I can do. If you want to ask me to do something, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

“As for the magic techniques and treasures…” Youquan pointed to the stone wall next to it. There were countless characters carved on the stone wall. A closer look revealed that they were written by chiseling through the rock with strong finger force. There was also a pile of magic tools under the stone wall, but they had lost their spiritual energy under the erosion of time, and the restrictions had also been worn out a lot. But that was for the first level of casual immortals. Those who were poor could take them out and use them, not to mention that there was the fundamental magic technique in front of them.

"Back then, Jing Shu only took my Shura Sword. The remaining scraps are all here. If you want them, just take them all." After saying that, he closed his eyes, as if he had lost all hope.

"I don't dare to take this technique and magic treasure," Fengdu said with a smile, "Although the technique is wonderful and the treasure is good, it would be bad if you become a human skin or a puppet with someone else's true spirit while practicing."

Youquan suddenly opened his eyes and smiled: "Not bad, you have good eyesight. You are not a fool who would sacrifice his life for a little profit. In this case, I can still talk to you more." His words were full of arrogance. If Fengdu had taken the magic weapon and skills just now, Youquan would definitely not have said a word to him.

He was arrogant, and Fengdu was even more arrogant: "My eyes are not on those petty tricks and shabby magic weapons. Your schemes and calculations are clearly laid out before me. The Demon Ancestor underestimated me too much. Could it be that the hundreds of years of imprisonment underground have consumed all the intelligence in my brain?"

Youquan was not annoyed. The reason he could become a demon for a while was that he had profound cultivation on one hand, but also had a smart brain. A fool was not worthy of occupying a high position and would not live to see the day of ascending to the top, at least in the demon world.

"In that case, what are you doing here?"

Fengdu smiled and said, "Of course, we should ask Demon Ancestor to come out and disturb the sky again." He bowed and said, "Demon Ancestor, you don't know that the Zhengyi Dao has been ruined, and now the Tianming Dao is about to start a catastrophe. It is destined that a great demon will be born to block the Dao. Can't Demon Ancestor feel that the destiny of the demon Dao is already entangled with you?"

Youquan was silent for a moment: "It seems that my guess is correct. My luck is rising. This restriction can no longer restrain me. In a few years at the shortest, or twenty to thirty years at the longest, I will be able to break free."

"Since the Demon Ancestor knows about it, why doesn't he take advantage of the situation and create another demonic calamity?" Fengdu asked.

Youquan shook his head: "When I first became enlightened, I was full of ambition and ambition. I took the position of Demon Ancestor and unified the Demon Sect. I vowed to turn the world upside down. But when I entered this cage and meditated, I realized that all this was not what I wanted."

"It's God. If God wants me to prosper, I will prosper. If God wants me to be prosperous, I will be the Destined Demon Ancestor. He pushes me forward step by step. When I enter the calamity, I also vaguely realize that Jing Shu and I are each other's calamities of enlightenment. If he kills me, he will ascend to heaven. If I defeat him, I will become an immortal. But you know the result." Youquan smiled slightly, as if he didn't take it to heart.

"I encountered many obstacles when dealing with Jing Shu. Not only were our sieges resolved one by one, but every time I encountered danger, I was blessed. This was because my supernatural power could not defeat destiny. At that time, the Demon Sect did not have destiny. I realized this truth and was unwilling to give up. However, I was one step behind and was defeated."

Youquan looked at Fengdu: "You want me to come out of retirement now and become a puppet again. Do you think it's possible?"

Fengdu said with a smile: "I thought the Demon Ancestor was a hero, but I didn't expect him to lose his spirit. It's really the time when heaven and earth are united, and heroes can't move freely. Could it be that without that luck, you, Youquan, can't become powerful?"

"Do you know what I see in you? You are a loser, a dog that can only bark and complain after losing!"

Without waiting for Youquan to get angry, Fengdu continued, "Yes, there is the law of cause and effect, and the general trend cannot be changed. But if you are stupid, don't blame others. Who says that those who do evil are demons, and those who do good are righteous?"

Hearing this substitution, Youquan looked at Fengdu coldly: "What do you want to say?"

"It's just a joke to stir up your fighting spirit. After all, I don't want to fight with an old dog who has lost his spirit and courage. It will make me feel that what I am fighting for is just a pile of stinky dog ​​shit that others don't want."

Feng Du said with his eyes half closed, moving his fingers, and the restrictions in the cave began to tremble slightly, making strange noises: "Let me tell you in advance that my method of shielding the secrets of heaven can only last for ten breaths. After ten breaths, if you don't return to your position, you will attract the attention of the true cultivators who are secretly spying on this place."

He pointed at himself and said, "Let me introduce myself again, Yue Mo Fengdu. I have just reached the edge of the Spirit Refining Realm, which is equivalent to your remaining cultivation level."

"I am a poor man who just needs to do something. I don't have any extra money or luck. It just so happens that you are rich, so I came to ask for your help."

The noises from the forbidden area became more and more intense, and the chains made sounds, almost breaking. Fengdu smiled widely, "Since the Demon Ancestor doesn't want to leave the mountain, I have no choice but to borrow the name of the Demon Ancestor and his head to complete my destiny and become the Demon Lord of the Destiny."

His expression became excited and a little cruel: "I don't have any magic weapons, only a few magical skills. My combat power should be weaker than yours, but I'm here anyway!"

The voice was high: "In this battle, I am fighting for my life, and you are fighting for your life. It is a battle of life and death."

Fengdu looked at Youquan, unable to suppress his delight: "I just want to beat you to death, or be beaten to death by you."

Youquan looked at the trembling handcuffs on his wrists and suddenly smiled: "What do you think a demon is?"

"What morality, good and evil, justice, righteousness, compassion, they are all bullshit, they are all shackles. Without restraints, you can do whatever you want. One thought will turn you into a demon!" Fengdu answered immediately.

"interesting."

Youquan stood up suddenly and couldn't stop laughing: "Then you better be careful, I am a loser dog, but I eat people!"

The chain broke with a sound.

(End of this chapter)