Hunting God Era

Chapter 169 Pan Yao
The mountain is moving!

It wasn't that it transformed into hands and feet; it was simply that the towering mountain that reached into the clouds was moving in a way that resembled the creeping of the earth's veins.

The land ahead, flooded by water, seemed to be moving as a whole, slowly drifting towards them with a rumbling sound.

Meanwhile, the massive flood, seemingly originating from the horizon, did not flow into the sea due to the movement of the mountain; instead, it continued to erode the mountain.

Following this direction, they would be completely submerged by the floodwaters that follow the mountain before the mountain even moves.

Given the sheer force of its impact, it's likely that very few of the dozens of people present would survive.

"At least it's confirmed that it's not the story of the Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains."

Li Ye said, then glanced around, "Let's go straight up the mountain!"

According to Kong Wen, the most likely way to be rescued is to wait for someone to come and help, but waiting for someone to come and help is unlikely now.

The game "Demon Realm" isn't your father or mother; it won't wait for you to do what you want according to its own plan.

The best way to avoid being flooded is to go up the mountain first.

As for what dangers might arise on the mountain, that's a matter for later!

"I have no opinion."

Xie Hong agreed, "Indeed, we should go up the mountain first."

This isn't just echoing others; it's the reality that going uphill is the optimal solution.

Wang Qiu then picked up Xia Mengxuan and said, "Director Li, we'll go with you."

"I"

"go!"

Kong Wen wanted to speak, but Li Ye didn't give him a chance. With a swift movement of his light footwork, he leaped into the air in the blink of an eye, as if flashing or swimming in the air.

"No, I mean I agree too!" Kong Wen exclaimed.

Xie Hong patted him on the shoulder, "Old Kong, don't overthink it. You were just targeted. Who told you to be so arrogant just now? I've told you before that you should be humble and modest. You always try to 'reason' with people, and now you've suffered the consequences."

These genuine, talented individuals, who had mastered their family's top-tier martial arts, all of whom were geniuses who had broken through the three barriers before entering the martial arts university, actually formed a small circle.

Xie Hong and Kong Wen were in a small circle, sharing information and knowing each other.

Even someone like Jianghuai King Qiu, a martial artist who had broken through two levels, was someone whose name they had only heard of. Their background and strength were not yet at the level to be integrated into their ranks.

But Li Ye was different; after this incident, his name became known to everyone.

The prerequisite is that they have to get out of here alive.

Kong Wen glared at him. "As long as I'm still alive, that's fine. Instead of talking about me, you should think about how to keep yourself alive later."

"Let's stick together first and see where we can get any guarantees." Xie Hong gave a wry smile and used his lightness skill to leap up as well.

His lightness skill was like exploring among flowers and grass. He even paused for a moment in mid-air, as if using the air to gain momentum, and twisted his body in the air before shooting forward again, which looked very graceful.

Kong Wen was slightly stronger than him. He had broken through the Divine Speed ​​Barrier, but his movement technique was not graceful. It was just the simplest speed. He would kick up and fly out like an arrow. His feet would move in the air, as if he were swimming in the air.

It's just the most normal light-body skill. The light-body skills used by ordinary martial artists are all like this, except that Kong Wen's are more explosive.

You can't say that because he's strong, his lightness skill is bad. Usually, those who underestimate him will be quickly overtaken and then given a lecture.

Apart from the two, the rest of the people also took action.

Those who were sucked into the demonic realm upon reaching the mountaintop were no weaklings; even the weakest among them were from the Nine Dragons Gate. They used their lightness skills to follow them up the mountain.

People are prone to herd mentality; even if someone is incredibly strong, they are not immune to the influence of others. Moreover, no one has ever been strong enough to venture into the Demon Realm alone.

Why not use your help instead of fighting the enemy alone? Isn't that foolish?
Li Ye didn't intend to save anyone. Once in the Demon Realm, life and death would be left to fate. However, a unified operation could not only deal with the Demon Realm but also maximize the survival of the warriors, so it wasn't something he couldn't do.

He's not some cursed lone star, and these people aren't his enemies; every one of them who survives is a blessing.

The mountains came to them, and they naturally went to the mountains, so as not to be crushed to death by natural disasters.

Before long, Li Ye reached the edge of the mountain. As soon as he entered, his body dropped straight down to the foot of the mountain. This made his eyes narrow. He pushed off the air and created a wave of air, which made his body rise up for a moment. Instead of landing at the foot of the mountain, he landed on a large rock in the mountain.

boom!
The fall caused the rocks to crack and even created a dent.

Bang bang bang!
At the same time, those who followed from behind also fell straight down as they entered the mountain's boundary. The more skilled Kong Wen and Xie Hong were able to shift their positions in time, avoiding the foot of the mountain and instead landing behind Li Ye.

Xie Hong drew a soft sword from his waist, creating a burst of sword light that sliced ​​through the trees and jungle below, clearing a space for him to land.

Kong Wenze, like a meteorite, relied on his powerful body to surge forward as he fell, crashing straight into a rocky area and creating a dent.

Fu Chuxue was also behind the two. As she landed, she struck down with her palm, the energy flowing and blasting away the pile of rocks below. After landing, she did not stop but moved forward, although her speed was noticeably slower.

"Good weight!"

Kong Wen squatted down and exclaimed in surprise, "What's with this gravity? It's even heavier than the water flow from before!"

"Different."

Xie Hong said, "The water flow is an impact force, which is simply gravity."

Li Ye tried to twist his neck, but it felt like his whole body was being tightly bound, making it very stiff. His body seemed to be weighed down by a mountain.

Once inside the mountain, you are immediately enveloped by a powerful force that hinders your movement.

And this isn't even pollution.

After entering the Primordial Realm, he continued to absorb, and was still able to absorb the pollution within this Demon Realm.

However, the impact of the water flow and the solidity of the mountain still exist.

This is not part of the pollution; rather, it seems to be a characteristic of this demonic realm.

It's somewhat like an expanded fiefdom.
"Indeed, everything has a source."

Li Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. "After this place recedes, it will become a fiefdom, right?"

"almost."

Xie Hong laboriously approached Li Ye and said, "The reason why Yuan Chu is called Yuan Chu is because many prototypes of demonic realms can be found here, and many demonic realms are derived from them."

“By controlling the Primordial Chaos, we can control the growth of the Derivative Demon Realm. By removing the Primordial Chaos’s pollution, this place will become our fiefdom.”

"Oh? So the idea of ​​finding a fiefdom in the Demon Realm is a misconception?" Li Ye asked.

"It's a misunderstanding by ordinary martial artists," Xie Hong said. "A fiefdom isn't a magic weapon that you can obtain by luck. It's a manifestation of a rule. Fiefdoms didn't originate in the Demon Realm; they were fiefdoms in the Primordial Era, only they degenerated and became polluted, so they entered reality."

He pointed to the mountains and rivers, saying, "If we could control this place, it would probably become a beautiful landscape in reality, and there would be many benefits for spiritual practice."

Li Ye nodded thoughtfully.

The Demon Realm and the Primordial Era are different types.

For example, the training grounds for martial arts students are more like pollution-free but not completely eliminated demonic realms. Due to their demonic nature, some mutated plants and animals have emerged in the area.

After the pollution recedes, this layer will appear in all the Demon Realms. After everything is put to good use, some training points that are not very useful will be recycled by the upper level and used as training points for martial arts students.

For example, Longshan in Ningjiang was once a demonic realm.

However, the details about the fiefdom have always been vague. Li Ye does have one, and he can cultivate the Earthly Elemental Seed and the Human Elemental True Seed, but the Heavenly Elemental Seed must be obtained in the Primordial Era.

That's what makes it relevant.

A primordial demon realm likely encompasses all characteristics of cultivation, rather than separating the Dharma Seed and the True Seed of Elephant Seed.

"It is an opportunity, and therefore it is more dangerous."

Kong Wen walked over at this moment, "Only those at the third realm are qualified to enter this kind of place. We second realm cultivators are still a bit lacking. You all see that entrance and exit location, right?"

While using his light-footed skill to travel, Li Ye flew high. Although he couldn't see very clearly, he did notice what appeared to be a whirlpool halfway up the mountain.
Xie Hong nodded and said, "We see it. The entrance is halfway up the mountain, but with this gravity, we estimate it will be a bit difficult. We also don't know if demons or monsters live here."

Kong Wen said, "Even if there are no demons, there will still be a final boss. The Heart Demon Jade Egg opened the Demon Realm, so it must be related. If the people outside cannot come in in time, the best way is to enter the Third Realm in advance, which can also save our lives."

As he spoke, he looked directly at Li Ye.

Their general knowledge was also quite good; they were all proficient in both literature and martial arts. Even if they weren't as proficient as Li Ye because he needed to kill gods, they still knew more than the others, after all, they had a stronger foundation.

Even data clerks in the disinfection department might not be as good as them, since they all studied similar things. The former got the job by passing an exam, while the latter, being geniuses, had no chance of not being able to outperform those people.

Someone like Fu Chuxue, who is severely unbalanced in her studies, is on a normal path that is not typical for martial artists with strong foundations. Her father, Fu Yan, is not from a prestigious family; he is just a Yuan-level martial artist.

To ordinary martial artists, it is naturally a towering achievement, but once they reach a similar level, it's just another ordinary martial art.

"You've gone mad."

Upon hearing this, Xie Hong smirked, "You're trying to trick people into joining the Human Yuan, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"This is a consideration for maximizing safety. Many martyrs did the same thing. When faced with a crisis, they had no choice but to break through by force in order to protect themselves."

Kong Wen said, "This is just a suggestion. If it really doesn't work, who among you has any secret medicines or methods? Give them to me, and I'll break through! I can still advance to the Divine Illumination realm without affecting my cultivation path!"

In his eyes, Li Ye, who could easily defeat him, must first be at the peak of the three stages, and secondly, his progress in breaking through the other three stages must also be quite high.

That would provide the foundation for breaking the human element.

People like them don't actually care about the Human Rank; they're all focused on advancing to the Earth Rank, or even the Heaven Rank.

Entering the Human Realm casually is something only martial artists without a solid foundation would do, since the Human Realm is the best place to cultivate oneself.

Going further up requires resources.

what?
Martial Arts University?

The main purpose of martial arts universities is to cultivate people to reach the third realm of enlightenment, rather than nurturing them to train to higher realms. If they can produce a few seed of the elephant, or at most a seed of the law, that would be considered good enough.

The main reason is that their own distribution channels are strong enough.

If Kong Wen breaks through the Divine Speed ​​Barrier again, he can enter the Human Realm, but he definitely can't do it. He's so young, he won't enter the Human Realm so easily, and he's still thinking about advancing further.

But things also have priorities.

Let alone martial artists, even ordinary people could be swept into the primordial chaos while walking on the street. Ordinary people would die if they went in, but martial artists might be able to protect themselves.

Especially those who break through the three barriers, or at the very least force their way into the Human Element, without thinking about the Earth Element or Heaven Element.

Kong Wen himself also shared this mindset.

It was his words that made Li Yegao look at him with a different eye.

This guy had a clear and upright expression, and didn't seem to be faking it.

Although he's a bit eccentric, he stands firm on matters of principle.
"There's no need for that," Li Ye said.

"If you don't want to, then forget it. It's best not to run into the final boss, otherwise we're doomed," Kong Wen said.

Li Ye looked over, and before he could ask a question, Xie Hong said, "In our own colloquial language, if it is a 'biographical' level demon realm, there must be a related demon. It is the core of this primordial realm, and its proper name is 'Pan Yao'. Kill it, and this demon realm will be unblocked."

"However, the primordial core is too severe. This small world is essentially a derivative of it, which is like us fighting against a Pangu."

"Pangu? Pan Yao?"

Li Ye clicked his tongue. "Is that where the title comes from? It doesn't sound bad."

"It's more than just not bad."

Xie Hong shook his head with a wry smile, "My grandfather was originally at the third level of the Earthly Origin Realm, and had the potential to advance to the fourth level. However, he encountered the Pan Demon at the beginning of the Primordial Realm and was no match for it, so he perished."

"The Pan Demon is no ordinary demon; it can make good use of the rules of the small world and is extremely powerful. Rather than fighting a demon, we are fighting against this world. If we win, everyone will be happy; if we lose, we will lose everything."

"That Heart Demon Jade Egg must be some kind of switch, or it might even be a Pan Demon that used some strange methods to open the Primordial Chaos."

I've heard of the birth of demons and monsters in the beginning.

Those giant demons and monsters, once they become uncontrollable, seem to become the source of all evil.

But these demons must be folk demons, not demons from the demon realm.

Unable to control the demons and monsters among the common people, the Yuan Dynasty arose, which in turn gave rise to the Demon Realm. The pollution of the Demon Realm spread outwards, giving birth to more demons and monsters among the common people. This cycle repeated itself endlessly and could not be stopped.

This is the true nature of the world's demons.

Li Ye thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Then how do we steal the seed of the law?"

"Dharma Seeds? That's something only those at the Heavenly Origin level think about. Why are you thinking about that now?"

As Xie Hong was speaking, he was suddenly startled and subconsciously stared at Li Ye.

Li Ye nodded. "I said it's not necessary because there's no need to break the Human Element and Heaven Element positions, so of course there's no need to break the Human Element."

(End of this chapter)