Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 736 Demonic Cultivators of the Wrathful Realm, Sacrifice by the Lord of the Underworld (Part 2)

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Woo~
On a large boat shaped like a gourd, Wu Yunlong leaned on the railing and looked out. He could vaguely perceive streaks of light flashing by in the darkness.

"After the Ten Fiends emerged from this realm, the number of cultivators coming and going here increased even more."

The Taoist priest of Yong'an had even better eyesight; through the deep darkness, he could vaguely discern the origin of those luminous auras:
“Mysterious Embryo Heaven, Dragon Transformation Heaven, Crimson Heaven…wait, Nine Smoke Net…”

"Nine Smoke Luo? Could it be Dongxuan Mountain?"

Wu Yunlong came to his senses.

"The Twelve Great Luo Mountains all have Nine Smoke Luos, which may not necessarily be Dongxuan Mountain. This Ten Wrathful Realms is an extremely superior place for refining demons, very suitable for cultivating the Great Luo Banner, the Demon Refining Sword, the Demon Slaying Blade, and the Demon-Nourishing Seal..."

Daoist Yong'an said with some regret, "That Daoist Li is single-mindedly focused on cultivation, so I'm afraid he won't be coming here anytime soon."

"This is no peaceful place..."

Wu Yunlong inwardly grumbled.

The Ten Fiends are top-grade materials for refining techniques and treasures.

But what are the Dharma and treasures required for practicing these ten practices?
The Demon-Refining Sword of Dongxuan Mountain, the Demon-Slaying Blade of Yuanhuang Mountain, the Demon-Nourishing Seal of Yujing Mountain, and the Immortal-Slaying Gourd of Shizun Mountain are all vicious treasures and vicious techniques.

Therefore, there are many Taoist cultivators who come here, but even more are demonic cultivators!

As far as he knew, over the centuries, quite a few Daoist cultivators had died in these Ten Wrathful Realms…

"Junior brother, this sword energy is for you."

Knowing what he was thinking, Daoist Yong'an took off the gourd from his waist and drew out a wisp of sword energy:
"Do not disturb this wisp of Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi lightly. If you do, immediately activate the Void Escape Talisman, and I will guide you from the outside world."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Carefully moving the wisp of sword energy into his dantian, Wu Yunlong felt slightly relieved.

The Ten Realms do not tolerate cultivators of the fifth realm and divine treasures. This wisp of sword energy, which is close to the eighth realm, may not help him to run rampant here, but at least it can allow him to retreat calmly in times of crisis.

"Junior brother, remember, once you've caught that toad, retreat immediately. Don't meddle in other people's business, and if you encounter any demonic cultivators, avoid them if possible!"

Master Yong'an gave instructions.

Wu Yunlong nodded in agreement and then disappeared into the darkness.

"Hey~"

The Taoist priest Yong'an caught a glimpse of many dark demonic lights, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but he forced himself to suppress it.

……

"There are a lot of people."

The moment he entered the Ten Realms of Wrath, Li Yuan turned around and looked into the distance. He saw various divine lights flashing in the darkness, some entering and some leaving.

"Boom~"

The next instant, Li Yuan felt as if he had passed through a thin membrane.

Immediately, a chill ran through him. With the enhancement of his perception from the weapon-wielding talisman, he vaguely sensed an extremely terrifying aura sweeping over him.

"Doesn't seem like a cultivator..."

The thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and then the light and shadow reappeared before his eyes.

"boom!"

Almost simultaneously, Li Yuan heard a piercing roar. He suddenly disappeared into the clouds and looked into the distance, only to see a long rainbow piercing through the sky from below.

Immediately, the divine light at the highest point shattered, and a figure vanished into the void.

"This rainbow has reached the fifth realm!"

Li Yuan was startled but remained calm.

The Ten Realms are not only home to ferocious beasts, but also to cultivators. When outside cultivators invade this realm, they may alert the powerful beings within. Many unlucky ones are even killed upon entering the realm.

However, the visiting cultivator was clearly protected by a spiritual treasure and escaped this calamity.

"We need to be careful."

Li Yuan dwells amidst a cloud of rosy clouds, observing the Ten Realms of Wrath.

The sky was high and clear, and apart from a large, blood-red sun, it looked no different from any other star at first glance. In the same direction, one could see mountains and rivers.

The Ten Realms of Wrath: Heaven is round and Earth is square.

Under the cover of a star field, there is only one continent, but it is obviously not comparable to the Great Fortune Star. According to the intelligence, its size is no less than that of the Heavenly Market Enclosure.

In fact, this world was already on the verge of extinction; before it was opened up by the Daoist sect, it was ten times larger.

At the pinnacle of this realm, there were once several powerful figures at the half-step Dao Lord level.

"The intelligence says that the annihilation energy of the celestial realm has corrupted this realm, making it almost impossible for cultivators above the sixth realm to be born. However, it's not impossible that some old monsters are lurking in the shadows..."

Li Yuan pondered cautiously, realizing he needed to be more careful.

The Shadow Demon's life is also a fate.

"Whoo~"

As Li Yuan pondered, a streak of light tore through the clouds and stepped into the Gale Sky.

"No?"

It was a giant man, over ten feet tall, clad in black armor, wielding a bow as tall as himself. He looked around and muttered to himself:

"The high priest clearly said that two people would descend here. One escaped, but what about the other?"

He looked around, his eyes cold and fierce, as if he were activating some kind of spiritual eye spell. After a moment, he turned and left.

"High Priest?"

Amidst the clouds and mist, Li Yuan, who had learned the language of the Ten Realms on the way, could hear it clearly. But soon, he was drawn to the precious light emanating from the burly man.

【Bow Repair (Tier 12)】

[...The bow formed from the failed attempt to break through to the fifth realm by a cultivator practicing the 'Dragon Bow Technique' contains the lifelong cultivation of a peak fourth-realm cultivator...]

[...a top-grade spiritual treasure containing various divine restrictions and possessing extremely high spiritual energy...]

【Control conditions:? ? ? 】

[Control Effect: ???]

It was a bow transformed from a cultivator. If that were all, Li Yuan wouldn't be surprised, as there are many craftsmen in the world who can refine cultivators into spiritual treasures.

But the armor the burly man wore was clearly named [Repair Armor (Twelfth Rank)].

"Not refining a spiritual treasure, but cultivating it into a spiritual treasure?"

Li Yuan recalled the intelligence he had gathered, but there was no such record among them.

"Whoo~"

At this moment, the burly man returned, unleashing a burst of energy that shattered the clouds and winds stretching for thousands of miles. He then let out a cold snort and vanished once more.

"...Very cautious."

Li Yuan reacted quickly. The moment the big man returned, he had already disappeared into the distant clouds, but was also blown away by the gale for thousands of miles.

"Let's gather intelligence first."

Li Yuan concealed his aura. Since entering this realm, he had activated the Concealment Technique, but out of caution, he did not even use his magic power. He simply relied on the characteristics of his Shadow Demon Body to move through the shadows.

Soon, he followed the shadows to a small town.

"Insect City."

In the shadow of a tall building, Li Yuan looked down at the small town.

This is a city unlike any other in the world. Rather than calling it a city, it is more like a giant 'insect' with two enormous horns, resembling a longhorn beetle.

This insect is as large as a small mountain, with densely packed structures on its body, and there are tens of thousands of people living in it.

This insect is still alive!
"Second Realm 'Horned Worm'".

Similar records can be found in the intelligence gathered by Li Yuan.

The Ten Realms are on the verge of extinction, and the winds of annihilation sweep across the land from time to time. Therefore, many years ago, the cultivators of this realm learned to choose their dwelling place carefully.

The size of its city depends entirely on the rank of the horned insect.

According to intelligence records, the thirty-two largest cities in the Ten Fiend Realms are all inhabited by horned insects at the peak of the fifth realm, each capable of housing hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of people.

With his eleventh-tier weapon-wielding talisman, Li Yuan could see wave after wave of precious light, which, apart from the difference in grade, were almost indistinguishable.

Repairing knives, swords, armor, bows...

"They are all transformed from cultivators!"

Li Yuan wandered in the shadows of the city like a ghost. All the weapons and magical treasures in the city, regardless of their appearance, were essentially cultivators!

"The intelligence was still insufficient..."

In the shadows, Li Yuan carried the corpse of a beggar who had died by the roadside.

There was clearly a dead worm living inside this beggar's body!
"Is this beggar an isolated case, or is there a worm inside almost every living being in this city?"

Li Yuan stared intently at the pedestrians outside the shadows, but even with the blessing of the weapon-controlling talisman, he could not detect anything unusual.

"Or is it that you can only see it after you die?"

With a flick of his finger, the corpse trembled violently, and a monstrous insect the size of a speck of dust floated out from its pores, transforming into wisps of energy that vanished into the world.

"Spiritual energy of heaven and earth? No, this spiritual energy is poisonous!"

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. As the tiny insect merged into the world, he seemed to see an endless swarm of insects...

Although it was only for a moment, Li Yuan did not think he had seen wrong.

"This spiritual energy of heaven and earth..."

Li Yuan raised his hand and grabbed a wisp of spiritual energy, but did not notice anything unusual, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"A single piece of evidence is insufficient; let's examine it further..."

Li Yuan suppressed the turmoil in his heart and wandered among the shadows. Soon, he had reached a conclusion.

The spiritual energy of the Ten Realms is poisonous!
Those tiny insects can only be perceived when a creature in this world dies and when the mind is highly focused.

Li Yuan guessed that this was related to the impending annihilation of this world. With that in mind, he sneaked into the study of the only cultivator in the city at the third realm, intending to find out the reason.

"Senior Sister Yu and Daoist Yong'an's information was correct, but it was outdated!"

"This change should stem from the fact that after the Heavenly Anomaly, with the blessing of the Weapon Master's Talisman, my perception is no less than that of a Fifth Realm cultivator, and since the Heavenly Anomaly, no Fifth Realm cultivator has entered the Ten Wrathful Realms..."

"But does this change originate from the cultivators, or from this world itself?"

Li Yuan flipped through the books and did not notice anything abrupt; the records contained within were exactly the same as the intelligence he had gathered.

"Who?"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out from inside the mansion.

Li Yuan instantly entered the shadows and stared intently. He saw a burly man in armor rise into the air from the mansion, and then a streak of blood-red light descended from the sky.

"Demonic cultivator!"

Li Yuan cursed under his breath and fled the city.

Almost simultaneously, the blood-red light plunged into the city, followed by a loud insect chirping, and then the insect city was engulfed by the blood-red light.

A few breaths later, a Taoist priest dressed in a blood-red robe arrived through the air. With a wave of his hand, the blood-red light, along with the insect city that had shrunk countless times, landed in his palm.

"That is……"

Li Yuan's eyes narrowed.

The insect city trembled violently amidst the blood-red light, transforming into countless ferocious little insects, as if they wanted to return to the world, yet were tightly bound by the blood-red light.

"This demonic cultivator seems to know something, or rather, the changes in this world are related to these demonic cultivators?"

Li Yuan squinted.

If he were in his true form, he would naturally retreat without looking back, but as a shadow demon, he wanted to explore the depths of this Ten Realms.

"The portion is not enough."

The blood-robed Taoist squeezed his five fingers together, and the blood-red light transformed into a crimson crystal: "Tens of thousands of insects can't even condense a single fourth-realm blood crystal..."

"Who?"

As he spoke, the Taoist's eyes suddenly turned red, and he retreated a hundred miles, looking warily at the shadow in the distance.

When he sensed the pure demonic aura, his brow relaxed slightly:
"What do you call fellow Taoist?"

"Ok?"

Li Yuan was about to make a move when he noticed the change in the demonic cultivator's attitude, so he suppressed his thoughts.
"Han".

"Fellow Daoist Han."

The Taoist in the blood-red robe cupped his hands in greeting: "I am Xue Yuming, a disciple of the Holy Blood Sect."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Xue."

Li Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly, and he immediately returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

The Holy Blood Sect is one of the major demonic cultivation sects. Its sect leader, Holy Blood Dao Lord, attained enlightenment many centuries ago and is suspected of participating in the war that destroyed the Origin God Dynasty.

"Are you a rogue cultivator?"

Seeing that he didn't introduce himself, Xue Yuming was somewhat surprised. Are there really rogue cultivators practicing demonic arts in this world?
It's not easy for rogue cultivators to cultivate, and the demonic path can't be seen in the light. Rogue demonic cultivators are truly rare, let alone one who is a fourth-realm demonic cultivator. That's extremely uncommon.

"So what?"

Despite being under Li Yuan's control, he did not rush to make a move.

"It is difficult to be a rogue cultivator. Fellow Daoist, you have actually managed to refine a great pill, and the energy is so pure. It is evident that you have extraordinary talent."

"If you are willing, fellow Daoist, I would like to guide you to join my Holy Blood Sect!"

Xue Yuming smiled, radiating goodwill.

Li Yuan was somewhat surprised: "The Holy Blood Sect is a holy land that is no less than the Heavenly Dao Sect. I have already refined the Great Pill, can I still join it?"

The major sects of the demonic path are not places where all sorts of people mingle.

Many sects of the Heavenly Dao recruit disciples who joined later in life, such as the Holy Blood Sect, which is said to have a large number of life stars under its tutelage and rarely recruits disciples from outside.

"Fellow Taoist, don't you know?"

Xue Yuming's expression turned cold, and his aura surged: "You are not a demonic cultivator!"

"Why do fellow Taoists say this?"

A thought struck Li Yuan, and he suppressed his urge to attack. Immediately, the energy behind him surged. It was the energy of the Shadow Demon Body that had devoured the energy of many strange places, making it extremely filthy.

"you……"

Xue Yuming was slightly startled.

The demonic energy was extremely pure, clearly indicating a ruthless and bloodthirsty demonic cultivator.

only……

Why have you come here?

Xue Yuming asked in a cold voice.

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I was being chased and ended up here by mistake."

"is it?"

Xue Yuming remained noncommittal.

"Fellow Daoist suspects I am a member of the Daoist sect?"

Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

If you refuse to take the opportunity to save face, then I'll have no choice but to kill you.

"That's not it."

A hint of disdain flashed in Xue Yuming's eyes. This demonic cultivator's aura was filthy, which showed that his magical power was of low grade. How could the disciples of the Weitian Dao Sect be such trash?

"If that's the case, then you are indeed a lucky fellow Daoist."

Xue Yuming changed the subject: "I am willing to guide you to join the Holy Blood Sect, but I need you to do something for me..."

Li Yuan slowly retreated, pretending to walk away:
"Fellow Daoist, please seek another expert."

"slow!"

Seeing this, Xue Yuming raised his hand and called out to him: "Fellow Daoist, do you know why so many fellow Daoists have come to this realm in the past hundred years?"

"Ok?"

Li Yuan paused in his steps.

Seeing this, Xue Yuming raised his palm, and the blood-red crystal shone brightly: "Fellow Daoist, do you know what this is?"

"This is a blood crystal."

Before Li Yuan could ask, he had already answered himself:

"The legendary great medicine."

"Big medicine?"

Li Yuan frowned.

"A kind of great medicine that can only be born in the realm of the dying heavens. Swallowing this stone can nourish the body, strengthen the three elements, and accumulate magical power."

Xue Yuming casually tossed the crystal to Li Yuan:
"Fellow Daoist, you may have a taste."

"Is this a powerful medicine?"

Li Yuan witnessed the process of this demon cultivator creating the blood crystal, but when he focused his mind to sense it, he found that the crystal was extremely pure, and there was nothing wrong with the divine patterns flowing within it.

"Fellow Daoist, is there a dietary restriction? However, this medicine is formed by nature, not refined from flesh and blood..."

Xue Yuming was slightly surprised, but not bothered; there were many such cultivators among the demonic cultivators.
"When this world is about to perish, what life will remain? More than a thousand years ago, there were hardly any living beings left in this world. What you see are merely remnants formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Afterimage?"

Li Yuan became increasingly convinced that the changes in this realm were related to demonic cultivators, and feigned shock: "But they clearly have signs of life..."

"This is the Shadow of Annihilation. Even great cultivators above the sixth realm cannot see through it without supernatural abilities such as spiritual eyes."

Xue Yuming was already somewhat impatient:
"What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

"What do you need me to do for you, fellow Daoist?"

Li Yuan was genuinely curious.

"A grand ceremony."

Xue Yuming's patience had been worn down considerably.

He's just a rogue cultivator barely at the fourth level. If he had someone else to rely on right now, why would he bother with him?
"Grand Festival..."

Li Yuan pretended to ponder for a moment, then opened his mouth.

"Um?!"

Almost simultaneously, Xue Yuming's pupils shrank, and he felt a chill run down his spine. Without thinking, he tried to flee, but then he suddenly saw a bright light before his eyes.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, Xue Yuming was blasted in two by the Xuan Yin Divine Thunder.

Although he was at the peak of the fourth realm, he could not withstand the Xuan Yin Divine Thunder that Li Yuan had refined for more than 20 years using the remains of countless demons.

Only a scream was heard before they were engulfed by the billowing demonic mist.

"you dare!"

Within the demonic mist, Xue Yuming struggled desperately, but what terrified him was that the divine lightning contained an extremely poisonous water that could even corrode his Blood Saint magic power.

"puff!"

In just a moment, accompanied by a muffled thud, the demonic mist dissipated, and the originally thin demonic shadows instantly increased tenfold.

Even if a demonic cultivator at the peak of the fourth realm had half his body blown away by the Xuan Yin Divine Lightning, it would still be a great tonic for the Shadow Demon Body.

"As expected, there are restrictions within the divine realm of the demonic cultivators..."

Watching the blood-red light dissipate into the world, Li Yuan felt a little regretful. He had planned to gather more information, but this demonic cultivator was too impatient.

After glancing at the huge crater left by the disappearing insect city, Li Yuan quietly disappeared into the shadows, preparing to head to the next city.

While on the road, they also took stock of their gains.

A blood crystal of unknown use, and a small Qiankun bag with a large interior containing a small mountain of scattered items.

"More than seventy bottles of elixirs, over three thousand pieces of various rare and precious herbs, eight spirit treasures, and about thirty blood crystal stones, but no secret manuals..."

"The demonic cultivators are indeed penniless."

Despite carrying a large sum of money, Master Li remained unmoved.

So-called demonic cultivators are alien races and sects that are rejected by the Weitian Dao Sect and are not tolerated in the various realms. Once they show their faces, everyone shouts to kill them, so naturally they have no wealth or resources.

"This token..."

A thought struck Li Yuan, and he took out a token that looked like it was made of white bones.

[Netherworld Decree (Twelfth Rank)]

[...A token forged from the bones of bizarre beasts mixed with the remains of demons, containing a wisp of underworld energy, which can be used as a token for 'ritual'...]

[Control Requirements: Underworld Qi]

[Control Effect: Tai Ming Fu Jun Sacrifice]

……

"Hades?"

Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan felt a slight tremor in his heart.

Even though it was across an unknown distance of void, and he was observing through the eyes of the Shadow Demon, he still felt a sense of unease.

The underworld is not some secretive force.

This is an ancient power that can be traced back to the Primordial Era. Legend has it that at its peak, even the Void would not invade its territory.

The Origin Divine Dynasty is the greatest rival to the entire Heavenly Realm, bar none!

"Lord Taiming, that ancient monster from the primordial era, could he still be alive...?"

Li Yuan felt a chill run down his spine and didn't even dare to make too many connections. That was a peerless giant who had once competed with the Origin God Emperor.

"The Underworld has reappeared!"

Li Yuan took out the Knowledge Sphere, opened the Void of All Things, and selected the Exhaustive Search.

[The Underworld... an ancient force from the Primordial Era, existing for a very long time... originating from the Divine Dynasty, it has survived numerous attempts to destroy it...]

[...Some information is not displayed...]

There is only one piece of information about the underworld.

"It seems the underworld has already reappeared..."

Li Yuan's expression was solemn.

If it is a force that has long since disappeared into the annals of history, no matter how ancient or powerful, he can still thoroughly investigate it with his current authority.

The fact that it is not displayed indicates that the underworld has not disappeared, or perhaps it has reappeared.

"Indeed, this is no longer the ancient era."

Li Yuan felt somewhat relieved. He tried to find out more information indirectly and discovered that the information about the Underworld was heavily obscured, with only a few relevant details.

It seems that someone performed a grand underworld ritual, but it is unknown whether it was successful.

"Did Xue Yuming obtain this token by chance, or is this token widely circulated among demonic cultivators?"

After much hesitation, Li Yuan did not allow the Shadow Demon to leave. Instead, he instructed it to track down other demonic cultivators and to self-destruct immediately if anything went wrong.

"The waters of the Ten Realms of Wrath are probably very deep; what if they really are related to the Underworld..."

Li Yuan had given up on the idea of ​​capturing and killing Shi Li. His Demon Refining Sword was only at the top-grade spiritual treasure level, and there were other ways to sharpen it.

As for Yu Huanzhen...

"Let's ask Master first."

With a thought in mind, Li Yuan took out the Knowledge Orb, carefully considered his words, and asked his master.

Daoist Tianyu was perhaps in seclusion practicing his cultivation technique, for it was only after a long while that he responded:
"It doesn't matter."

Seeing this, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to inquire about information regarding the Underworld, his master uttered two words:

"Don't ask."

"..."

All of Li Yuan's doubts were silenced.

"If Master says so, then there should be no problem."

Li Yuan still sent Yu Huanzhen a message through his mind, urging her to return to the mountain. Upon hearing the words "Netherworld," the latter was also taken aback.

After their conversation, Yu Huanzhen decided to wait outside the Ten Realms to receive the Shadow Demon.

"It's still too dangerous down the mountain."

Putting away the general knowledge ball, Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Otherworld, demonic cultivators, the underworld, and Guixu are all far too dangerous. A minor cultivator like him should be in seclusion in the mountains practicing his cultivation techniques.

"Refine the technique!"

Feeling a sense of urgency, Li Yuan closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, practicing his cultivation techniques while also diverting his attention to sense the Shadow Demon's body.

……

A few days after killing Xue Yuming, Shadow Demon found another fourth-realm demon cultivator. After failing to get any information out of him, he killed him with a Xuan Yin Divine Lightning.

Then, he received another Underworld Token.

After that, Li Yuan quickly found several more demonic cultivators, tricked them into revealing information, and then killed them. In less than a month, he had accumulated as many as ten Netherworld Tokens!

"It seems these demonic cultivators each possess a Netherworld Token..."

……

Uh, let me recommend a short drama, available on Tencent Video, titled "Under the Rule of Intent," about a max-level expert who transmigrates into the body of a useless person and awakens three romantic relationships.

(End of this chapter)