Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 100 Nightmare Demon Akari

"Tian Dongyang, when exactly did you begin practicing this evil demonic art?"

Elder Honghuang's expression was solemn, his eyes piercing as he stared intently at Tian Dongyang, who looked completely bewildered, and demanded an explanation in a stern voice.

Upon hearing this, Tian Dongyang's face was full of doubt and confusion: "Demonic arts? No! Elder, you misunderstand. I have always cultivated orthodox and normal cultivation methods. I have never touched any demonic arts!"

Seeing this, Gu Shihan, who was standing to the side, frowned slightly, then gently raised her hand, and a white light flashed.

The small and adorable white fox Xingbai appeared before everyone's eyes. In a flash, it quickly arrived beside Tian Dongyang.

Xingbai circled around Tian Dongyang a few times, then stretched out its little paws and seemingly casually patted Tian Dongyang's body a few times.

In an instant, an unexpected scene unfolded. Tian Dongyang suddenly let out a scream, collapsing to the ground in agony, his body curled up in a ball, trembling uncontrollably.

In less than ten breaths, everyone could clearly see that something was writhing wildly in the meridians of his arm, as if it was about to burst through the skin, pulsating and throbbing, which looked particularly eerie and terrifying.

"Could it be...could it be that kind of terrifying Gu worm again?" Venerable Danhua reacted quickly, his eyes sharpening.

He quickly took out a thin silver needle and stabbed it into the bulge with lightning speed.

The silver needle pinned the throbbing bulge with perfect precision, rendering it immobile.

Disciples quickly stepped forward, their hands surging with spiritual energy. A dagger materialized from their spiritual energy, sliced ​​off the small bulge, and swiftly placed it into a crystal-clear jade bottle.

However, at that moment, a thick black mist suddenly gushed out from Tian Dongyang's wound, struggling desperately as if it were alive, seemingly trying to escape from the place.

Venerable Danhua snorted coldly, and with a sudden wave of his right hand, powerful spiritual energy surged out, forming an invisible net that firmly trapped the black mist within.

With a flick of his finger, a blazing flame appeared out of thin air, instantly enveloping the black mist completely.

A series of crackling sounds rang out, and the black mist twisted and writhed under the scorching flames, screaming in agony. Everyone was stunned.

"Ah!!! Release me at once, or I will make sure your entire Five Flowers Sect never has a day of peace again!"

Before anyone could react, a hoarse and extremely unpleasant roar suddenly came from within the faint black mist, as if it came from the deepest hell, sending chills down everyone's spine.

A dim, ghostly figure struggled desperately amidst the raging flames, trying to break free from the impenetrable net of fire. However, all its efforts were in vain.

It should be noted that the person standing here in control of the entire situation is Venerable Danhua. He is a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, whose cultivation is unfathomable and whose methods are all-powerful.

Furthermore, the flames he unleashed were no ordinary flames, but an extremely rare and wondrous fire. This fire possessed boundless power, capable of incinerating everything in the world; how could a mere soul shadow possibly escape it?
Venerable Danhua coldly stared at the writhing soul shadow, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable authority: "Hmph, if you want to live, answer my questions honestly. If you utter even a single lie, don't blame me for making you vanish into nothingness immediately." Hearing this, the soul shadow trembled in fear. It had painstakingly grown from a wisp of divine soul into a faint shadow, and it was unwilling to dissipate into nothingness.

Dan Ying nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't kill me, I really don't want to die! Venerable One, please ask me anything, I will answer everything I know, I just beg you to put away this terrifying flame quickly!"

Danhua Venerable's face was ashen, his eyes flashing with cold light. With a thought, the originally raging flames indeed subsided slightly.

The flames still tightly enveloped the soul shadow, giving it no chance to escape.

"Who are you? How dare you possess the body of a disciple of my sect! Tell me the truth at once!" Venerable Danhua's eyes widened, his gaze sharp as he stared intently at the faint figure fluttering in the flames, and he demanded an answer in a stern voice.

"Hehehe, who am I? It's been so long that I don't even remember myself. If I had to give a name, I'd probably be Nightmare Demon. I'm just a wisp of a soul. I barely managed to escape from that dark and sunless sealed land, and just happened to run into this unlucky guy, so I took the opportunity to possess his body."

The wisp of spirit let out a sinister laugh, its tone filled with disdain and arrogance.

"Just a wisp of divine soul? What exactly do you intend to do by attaching yourself to him? Do you perhaps intend to stir up trouble?" Venerable Danhua frowned, secretly pondering a countermeasure.

"Hmph! That's natural. I will continuously devour the spiritual power and souls of others to make myself stronger and stronger. When the time is ripe, and I am strong enough to break free from this possession, that will be the day I regain my freedom. At that time, I will be able to solidify my physical form and reappear in the world. Hahahaha, this entire world will be mine!"

The faint figure grew increasingly arrogant, its piercing laughter echoing endlessly throughout the spacious hall.

The Hua Tian Sect cultivator standing to the side looked puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master, what kind of demon is this Nightmare Demon? I've never heard of it before!"
And where is that so-called seal? Since this soul was able to escape the seal, there must be a significant flaw in it.

Venerable Danhua's expression was solemn as he slowly explained, "This Nightmare Demon is actually just one of many demons. In the world of demons, the hierarchy is quite complex, ranging from low to high as Blood Demon, Heart Demon, Heavenly Demon, and so on."

This Nightmare Demon belongs to the Heart Demon clan. Although it is not the most powerful being, it is extremely troublesome because it invades the soul of human cultivators.

As for the location of the seal, it is said to be in an extremely secluded and dangerous place, the exact location of which is probably unknown to anyone today.

The fact that the Nightmare Demon's soul was able to escape indicates that the seal has indeed malfunctioned. This is no small matter and requires informing the world to discuss countermeasures.

Venerable Danhua pondered for a moment and continued, "The Nightmare Demon has not appeared for tens of thousands of years. I do not know where the so-called sealed place is. I only vaguely remember seeing similar records in ancient books."

The one sealed on our continent should be the Nightmare Demon God Akali. If it is Akali's soul that escaped, it should be more than just this one strand, because ten thousand years ago, the Nightmare Demon God Akali used ten thousand strands of souls as weapons to sweep across the entire Immortal Realm and Demon Realm.

That turmoil lasted for a full century. In the end, it was the Heavenly Demon, the one with the highest and purest bloodline among the demons, who joined forces with the Human Emperor of the human race and the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox of the demon race to seal Akali. The evil god Molica was also sealed away at the same time.

(End of this chapter)