Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 170 reappears
With the contract completed, Fish Dragon Island finally had a proper Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, upon closer inspection with the Eye of Spirit Control, the information about Granny Wang was somewhat subtle. It did not indicate whether she was of the Imperial or Monarch type, only referring to her as a "Nascent Soul".

This is normal, because Shen He doesn't understand the Panwang Gu, and the Eye of Spirit Control is a spirit control technique, not an appraisal technique. The information it sees is actually the result of combining the spirit control master's knowledge of spirit beasts.

Shen He was unfamiliar with Panwang Gu, and had never even been exposed to the Gu worm system, so he naturally couldn't determine whether Panwang Gu was an Emperor-type or a Monarch-type.

But it's okay. It's never too late to learn if you didn't know before.

Shen He withdrew his magic, restoring Pan Wangpo to human form, and then asked, "Where does your Gu cultivation originate?"

"Reporting to Master!"

Pan Wangpo said respectfully, "My Pan clan's Gu cultivation originated from the Miao region of the Central Plains. After ancient times, it was passed down to the South China Sea. It was in the South China Sea that I, Xiaochong, cultivated my Nascent Soul."

"South China Sea?"

Shen He murmured, "Is it a side sect's inheritance?"

"Yes!"

Panwang Po nodded, a hint of bitterness appearing on her face: "The Pan Clan's Gu cultivation path is also an ancient tradition, traceable back to the ancient great power, Panwang, the ancestor of Miao territory."

"But later, the great calamity of immortals and demons caused the world to decline, the primordial spirits to fall silent, and Taiyuan was also thrown into turmoil, causing many traditions to be severed, including my Miao Pan tribe, which was thus reduced to a side sect."

"With the inheritance severed and the cultivation techniques incomplete, let alone immortals and demons, even the primordial spirit is extremely difficult to obtain. Now, I am the only one with a nascent soul. The name of Pan Wang is unworthy, and I can only survive in the cracks of the South China Sea cultivation world."

Pan Wangpo's words revealed the origins of the Pan tribe in Miao territory.

"I see!"

Shen He nodded: "Do you currently possess a Nascent Soul cultivation technique?"

"The Pan Clan's cultivation techniques have been lost, and only the Nascent Soul stage exists. Therefore, after transforming into human form, the little insect switched to cultivating human techniques, but it is a side lineage and not very compatible with the little insect's Gu insect body. Not only is its cultivation slow, but its cultivation foundation is also far inferior to that of humans."

Pan Wangpo said with a bitter smile, "So, I had the idea of ​​switching to the demonic path before. The Black Demon Ancestor of the Black Demon Sect also passed down the orthodox Great Black Heaven Demon Art of the demonic path. However, I was unwilling and afraid that the old demon would scheme against me, so I have been hesitant to switch."

"The Great Black Heaven Demon Art?"

Shen He murmured, then chuckled and said, "It's fine not to cultivate such demonic arts. It's fate that you joined my sect. I happen to have a spiritual insect cultivation method that might be compatible with your Gu body. I will then teach it to you. You can try to cultivate it, and perhaps your primordial spirit will have a chance."

Spirit insects practicing magic?

What kind of spiritual insect cultivation method?
It is the Spirit Control Scripture!
Shen He's Spirit Control Scripture is not only a summary of the Spirit Control world, but also incorporates some of the essence of the beast control system of the human empire in the real world.

However, insect-type spirit beasts are relatively rare in the Spirit Taming World, and he had only raised birds and beasts in the past, so he did not collect many insect-related beast taming techniques.

But it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. Downloading it again in the real world is the same. As long as you find a suitable method for insect cultivation that can help you advance to the seventh rank, you'll be fine.

Panwangpo was overjoyed upon hearing this and repeatedly kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Master!"

"It doesn't have to be this way!"

Shen He shook his head: "Although you are of an unusual origin, you are also quite talented. It's just that you've gone in the wrong direction and cultivated the wrong method, which is why your progress is so difficult. Next, you should use this method to purify your bloodline and become a true Panwang Gu."

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Master!"

Panwangpo kowtowed again.

Shen He nodded: "But I don't keep idle people under my wing. You are a person who has committed a crime and should be forgiven for your sins through your merits. Do you have any special skills?"

"A special skill?"

Pan Wangpo hesitated for a moment before carefully saying, "Although Xiaochong is a practitioner of unorthodox methods, he has dabbled in many things in order to survive. He has been involved in alchemy, artifact techniques, talisman techniques, and formation techniques. However, his comprehension is limited and his attainments are not high. Only his alchemy has reached the fourth level, while the others are all at the third level."

"In addition, Xiaochong comes from the Pan tribe of Miaojiang and has a lot of experience in raising Gu insects. He also has a base in the South China Sea cultivation world called Panwang Island. There are some disciples and grand-disciples on the island who are also born from Gu insects and are different kinds of cultivators. Their cultivation level is between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core."

"I can refine pills and cultivate Gu worms for my master. Moreover, I am Panwang Golden Silkworm, which can spit out golden silkworm silk. It is a sixth-order spiritual object, impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire. It can be used to refine high-grade spiritual weapons and even magic treasures, especially protective and binding artifacts."

Pan Wangpo's words were an attempt to demonstrate her own value.

"Not bad!"

Shen He nodded: "Then I will remove the Black Demon restriction for you. You can then return to the South China Sea and move Panwang Island back to the mainland. I will provide you with a place to settle down and make a living."

"Thank you, Master!"

Panwangpo bowed and thanked her again.

Shen He didn't say much: "Where is the Black Demon Restriction?"

"Within the Nascent Soul of the Small Insect!"

Panwangpo spoke in a deep voice, and at the same time gathered her magical power. Golden light shone brightly from her lower abdomen, revealing a golden silkworm the size of a thumb, which was her nascent soul.

The golden silkworm was only as thick as a thumb, and a hint of demonic light could be seen at its tail. It was a black lotus burning with demonic fire, no bigger than a grain of rice, but deeply rooted, like a maggot clinging to a bone.

It was the Six Flames of the Black Demon Sect.

Looking at the Nascent Soul deeply rooted in the Black Lotus, Panwang Po's face also showed hatred: "Little Insect previously guarded Panwang Island and did not want to get involved in trouble, but that Black Mountain came to our door, forcibly captured Little Insect, and then put the Black Lotus Fire Seed of the Black Heaven Old Demon into Little Insect's body as a restriction."

"That Black Heaven Old Demon is the patriarch of the Black Demon Sect and one of the Three Fiends of the West Sea. He entered the Nascent Soul Realm 1,500 years ago and was a contemporary of Mo Yunzi, who was the Demon Lord of the West Sea at the time. He participated in the great war between the righteous and demonic forces against the Seven Cultivators of Taiyuan."

"This old demon has profound cultivation, especially his Six Flames Demonic Fire, which is said to have been refined to the eighth level and has seventy-two layers of Earthly Fiend Law Restrictions. It is a fully refined Earthly Fiend Divine Power."

"Although this Demonic Fire Black Lotus is only a branch of its flame, it still makes me, a little insect, wish I could live but not die, and I can only be driven by it."

Pan Wangpo's words revealed the origin of the Black Lotus Restriction, and at the same time, she cautiously looked at Shen He: "Master, are you confident?"

"Just a wisp of flame."

Shen He smiled faintly, then pointed his sword out, and a resounding clang echoed in the void.

It is the Dao Sword that has been drawn!

The Dao Sword slays the demon, its sharp light piercing directly into Pan Wangpo's dantian, slicing towards the deeply rooted black lotus.

"!!!!!!"

Pan Wangpo trembled, her face turning deathly pale, indicating that she had suffered immense pain.

"Bear with it!"

Shen He continued relentlessly, unleashing streaks of sword light that struck the base of the black lotus. Furthermore, the Three Calamities Karmic Fire surged forth, enveloping Pan Wang Po's Golden Silkworm Nascent Soul and simultaneously refining the black lotus.

"this……!?"

Seeing the three calamities and karmic fire rising in her belly, Panwangpo's eyes narrowed, but she dared not speak recklessly and could only grit her teeth and endure it.

Although she knew nothing about the Three Calamities Demon Soldiers, she could tell that this karmic fire was extraordinary and probably not a righteous cultivation method.

My master is a cultivator who practices both immortality and demonhood?
Pan Wangpo was filled with doubt and surprise. But now that the contract was in place, she was bound to the other party, whether they were immortals or demons, there was no way for them to disembark.

Therefore, she could only suppress her surprise and doubt and let Shen He do as he pleased.

"Hoohoo!"

Sword energy slashed towards the black lotus.

Flames of blade flashed, refining the demonic seed.

In this way, with two methods working together, in just a short while, a black lotus emerged with blood, only to be swallowed up by the Three Calamities of Karmic Fire halfway through its journey, transforming into a dark light that returned to Shen He's body.

"All right!"

Shen He stopped and looked at Granny Pan: "How was it?"

"Thank you so much, Master!"

Pan Wangpo's face was deathly pale, but she also felt a great sense of relief. Her golden silkworm nascent soul shrank back into her body: "Master's supernatural powers surpass those of the Black Heaven Old Demon. The restriction has been lifted!"

"That's good."

Shen He nodded and helped her sit up. He then asked, "I live inland and in seclusion in the mountains. I know nothing about things overseas. Tell me what's going on and don't hide anything from me."

"This is!"

Hearing Shen He's words, Pan Wangpo's expression became even more strange, but she dared not say more. She could only respond in a deep voice and tell Shen He about the overseas situation and the turmoil in the cultivation world.

This was also one of Shen He's main objectives in recruiting her.

Although he had spoken with Nan Hai Di Ni and others before, one person's words cannot be taken at face value. It is necessary to verify from multiple sources and at the same time see the attitudes and plans of the Demonic Sect and others towards this demonic calamity.

"The Seven Masters of Taiyuan, the orthodox sect of Xuanmen, have issued the divine mandate of the Three Heroes and Two Outstanding Scholars, intending to use it to quell the demonic chaos, even to sweep away the Western Sea, and then gather the power of Taiyuan to fight against the Demon Heaven."

"But this demonic chaos is not something that can be easily quelled. Although the orthodox sects of Xuanmen are powerful, they have always valued quality over quantity. Their number of disciples is far less than that of us from the side sects, not to mention the countless rogue cultivators."

"The demonic path spread its techniques widely, attracting countless unorthodox cultivators and rogue practitioners from other sects, which caused the number of demonic cultivators to surge, widening the gap between them and the righteous sect cultivators."

"Now that things have come to this, although Mount Taihua has wiped out the demonic scourge of the East Sea with the help of the leader of the Three Heroes and the Purple Cloud Sword, it is because the East Sea is the heartland of the orthodox Xuanmen sect, where there are hardly any demonic cultivators, and even unorthodox cultivators have a hard time surviving. That is why they were able to pacify it so quickly."

“The North Sea and the South Sea are different, especially the South Sea. Although Jinbie Island is also an ancient and orthodox sect of Xuanmen, its strength is far inferior to that of Taihua Mountain. The number of cultivators in the South Sea is several times that of the East Sea, and most of them are from unorthodox sects.”

"These unorthodox cultivators have turned to the demonic sect, causing a great calamity in the South China Sea. Golden Turtle Island and the various righteous sects can only hold their ground and wait for the rise of the Three Heroes and Two Outstanding Talents to reverse the situation."

"But the demonic path will not sit idly by. Not only did they send people to the inland to kill the righteous cultivators and the Three Heroes and Two Talents, but those Nascent Soul old demons also showed signs of collusion."

"In addition, Mo Yunzi also added the power of the Demon-Inducing Heaven Array outside the boundary, mutating the Primordial Spiritual Energy to boost the power of the demonic path."

"If things continue to develop this way, it remains to be seen whether the righteous or the demonic will prevail!"

Pan Wangpo explained the situation in a few words.

Shen He frowned deeply: "Are those demonic cultivators truly determined to collude with Mo Yunzi from within?"

"They had no other choice."

Pan Wangpo said with a wry smile, "If the orthodox Xuanmen sect wants to fulfill the destiny of the Three Heroes and Two Outstanding Talents, then it must sweep away all the demons to preserve the destiny. The demonic path has been forced into a corner by them, so naturally it can only go down a dark path."

"Not to mention, Mo Yunzi also made a promise outside, swearing a great oath to the demonic path to give it a way out. As long as they are demonic cultivators, he will never stop them from breaking through the realm and ascending. In this way, the demonic path has a glimmer of hope, and the righteous path has also strengthened its determination to eliminate the demonic path."

"So now, both the righteous and the demonic paths have nowhere to retreat, and even we unorthodox sects have been drawn into it, swept up by the tide and helpless."

Shen He listened without saying a word, but he already understood.

As mentioned before, if the world is likened to a company, then Heaven is the shareholders and the board of directors, and everything is decided by "shares".

If the orthodox sects of Xuanmen want to achieve the Mandate of Heaven, they need to control an absolute proportion of shares. Therefore, those shareholders of the demonic path must be eliminated.

Let alone the demonic path, even unorthodox sects might eventually be wiped out to preserve their destiny.

Therefore, the demonic path acted in this way out of desperation.

Given the prevailing circumstances, no one had a choice.

But that's not the key issue right now.

Shen He looked at Granny Pan: "Those Nascent Soul cultivators are really all being restrained!"

"Logically, that should be the case."

Pan Wangpo said in a deep voice, "Although the demonic path has declined after the battle between good and evil and is no match for the Xuanmen, its foundation is still there."

"Those Nascent Soul stage demons, in order to avoid following in the footsteps of Mo Yunzi, have all refined many methods in their lair. These are all forbidden demonic techniques, and moving one of them will affect the whole body."

"For example, the Green-Robed Old Demon of the South China Sea Demonic Sect, he refined boundless magic and a million demonic soldiers in the Hundred Barbarian Mountains of Xuanming Island. He could fight two against one while in the midst of it and resist two great Xuanmen Venerables."

"Besides, there is a sea eye beneath Xuanming Island. If the Xuanmen forces too much, they will destroy everything, using demonic techniques to shatter the sea eye and bring a catastrophe to the South China Sea!"

"At that time, hundreds of millions of lives will be lost and injured, creating boundless sins. Even the Xuanmen sect is unwilling to bear such karma, so they can only let it linger."

"The South China Sea Demonic Sect is like this, and so are other demonic sects. The Xuanmen dare not take action against these old demons. They can only sit outside their lair to prevent them from emerging into the world and exacerbating the demonic calamity."

Pan Wangpo said in a deep voice, "Both the Xuanmen and the Momen have methods of heavenly secrets, and even a Nascent Soul Venerable cannot hide. So, according to common sense, neither side can spare any Nascent Soul combat power right now, nor will they. After all, apart from the Three Heroes and Two Talents, no matter how chaotic other places are, it is not as risky as a Nascent Soul old demon coming out of the mountain."

"I see."

Shen He nodded, then looked at Pan Wangpo: "I understand. You may leave. I have already instructed my disciples to make arrangements for these people and to use the Gu worm technique to restrain them."

After saying that, he handed her several high-grade beast-taming bags, which contained the group of demonic cultivators and unorthodox individuals he had previously taken in.

"Yes!"

Pan Wangpo dared not say more, took the storage bag and respectfully withdrew from the hall.

Shen He was left alone. A flash of dark red light appeared, and his figure changed, transforming him back into the appearance of a madman.

Li Qingming, the Daoist priest who slays demons!
The Martial Madman, Wielding Three Calamities of Karmic Fire!
Now that Li Qingming has emerged, it's time to let Wu Kuangtu take over.

Now that the Nascent Soul cultivators of both the righteous and demonic paths are hindering each other overseas and unable to extricate themselves, he wants to seize this opportunity to make another fortune.

After all, this situation won't last forever. The fact that the Xuanmen dares not touch those old demons now doesn't mean they won't dare to in the future. Once the Three Heroes and Two Outstanding Talents grow up, or a new demonic cultivator uses this demonic power to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, this situation will be broken.

At that time, Golden Core cultivators will be everywhere, Nascent Soul cultivators will be worthless, and only Deity Transformation cultivators will be considered human.

Before that, Shen He had to use Li Qingming's dual identities as a martial arts fanatic to accumulate enough capital for himself.

　Not feeling well, only one update today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)