Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 773 Persuasion (Part 2)

Huang Suyan believes what he has seen.

This is the most accurate account of the demonic calamity that occurred a thousand years ago.

Image-preserving jade can preserve images, and if properly preserved, it can last for thousands of years.

Among the countless jade artifacts used for creating images are the profound internal traditions and secret information passed down through the Yuanmiao Sect for thousands of years.

It is the foundation upon which the Yuanmiao Sect's lineage is maintained.

Each piece of jade used for shadow carving has a special label, is specially maintained, and is guarded by a dedicated person.

It's absolutely impossible for it to be fake.

Therefore, Huang Suyan did not agree with Yan Xuanji's actions.

It would be extremely foolish to waste resources on meaningless infighting rather than exhausting them internally.

If it weren't for Yan Xuanji's strong insistence, he wouldn't have wanted to bring anyone with him at all.

All he wanted to do was try his best to persuade the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

Seeing that Huang Suyan's tone was serious, it didn't seem like he was joking.

Cheng Wu, Huo Niangzi, and Zhao Yi exchanged a glance and could only helplessly order their disciples to put down their weapons and wait patiently.

Each of these four individuals possessed considerable cultivation, with the lowest being a Grandmaster. They all moved with lightning speed and displayed remarkable agility.

The thick miasma spreading inside Black Miasma Mountain was completely ignored by them.

The toxicity in the miasma is simply not enough to deal with experts of this level.

Soon, through the faint white mist, a small, square, heavily fortified town appeared vaguely before the four of them, visible through the shadows of the trees. ………

……………

"God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was the sun."

"God said, 'Let there be water,' and rivers and seas appeared."

"God said, the world is too monotonous. So, humans, demons, and all sorts of other races appeared."

Do you...believe in light?

In the deep, dark cave, a murmured voice could be heard, like a demon king from a story.

"No, I don't believe it."

The sound gradually grew louder and clearer.

"If praying to the gods can bring happiness, then why are all the people of the world struggling and suffering in hardship?"

"Is it that the gods cannot hear, or that they hear but cannot act?"

"If gods are omniscient and omnipotent, then they should be able to do it. The fact that it didn't prove that even gods cannot be omniscient and omnipotent!!! Or…"

Click, click...

The hard cave walls on both sides, like tofu curds, were squeezed and peeled off layer by layer.

Han Yi slowly stood up.

The complete form of the Asura has become much smaller.

It can still easily fill the low cave.

"Or rather... there are no gods at all..."

Although the environment inside the cave was extremely dark, the two points of black light that flickered from time to time were still clearly visible.

It seemed that the black in Han Yi's eyes was a deeper, more colorful black.

Sizzle sizzle…

The two razor-sharp spiral horns easily pierced the stone wall above the cave, leaving deep marks on the cave ceiling as the head moved, cutting through the stone like paper.

Whoosh...

Large swaths of gravel and dust rained down, but they bounced off and slid away the moment they touched Han Yi's body.

"There are no gods, so... I can only rely on myself!"

As if it had figured it out, it raised its head slightly, thrust its horns forward, and the hard rock was deeply penetrated.

"Hmm, I should have thought of that a long time ago. No matter where you are, no matter what world you're in, whether it's your parents, your wife and children, or even your relatives and friends... in the end, the only person you can truly rely on is yourself. You have to walk your own path, live your own life..."

Standing in the darkness, Han Yi pondered for a while.

Time passed slowly, and it took a moment for him to come to his senses.

“Yuanmiao Sect is unreliable. As for the time, the Tantai family is also too late to react. As for others, they are even less reliable. Rather than placing our hopes on others, we should start with ourselves.”

He sighed.

He was planted in the Yuanmiao Sect, and his identity was treated as an extremely secretive No. 0 spy.

The final piece of intelligence has arrived.

The plan, which was originally intended to be delayed for a month, ultimately failed.

It seems that some experts at the head of the academy are extremely dissatisfied with the decision of the Myriad Beasts Sect.

I'm afraid someone will come knocking on my door in the next few days.

After delivering this crucial intelligence concerning the life and death of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

After contacting the zero-line informant, Han Yi could no longer reach him.

Perhaps Yuanmiaozong discovered and eliminated the hidden agent. Or perhaps this person believed the reward was sufficient to repay the nurturing and proactively severed ties. In any case, Han Yi, who could have remained calm and collected, could no longer sit still.

"I've almost fully adapted to the Asura form. My strength, speed, defense, and everything else have improved dramatically. If I were to go back in time, I believe I wouldn't have been in such a sorry state even without Tantai Xunzhen."

At least, even if they couldn't defeat Fan Hongchou, they could still save their lives from his clutches.

Recalling the battle with Fan Hongchou back then.

At that time, he had just hastily broken through to the Grandmaster level, and his Formless Body True Form was not yet complete. His biggest trump card was a half-finished Asura form.

If no one helps him, and without Tantai Xunzhen's bloodline divine weapon, the Lingji Jade, to suppress him...

In fact, he was no match for Fan Hongchou at all.

To be able to win and have the last laugh.

It was entirely a combination of luck, chance, and the inevitable downfall of Fan Hongchou's many unrighteous deeds.

Moral support from many, scant support.

The tide was in Han Yi's favor, which is why he was able to win.

So, here's the problem.

This time.

Yuanmiaozong was upright and righteous, acting from a moral high ground, thus occupying the mainstream position, and the vast majority of people responded to his call.

Therefore, Han Yi and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect were considered to be unstable factors who deviated from the norm and affected the overall situation.

Fan Hongchou is very strong.

But the Yuanmiao Sect is even stronger.

And this time, there will be no second Tantai Xunzhen to help.

"Just like the meaning of nuclear deterrence, it is something that people fear and are wary of. They are afraid that if they are pushed too far, the situation will get out of control and result in unacceptable heavy losses. Only then will they sit down and have a proper discussion about the terms. It's not that the coalition can't join, but at the very least, it must be open and transparent. The people of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect cannot be reduced to cannon fodder sent to the front lines to die."

Han Yi pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision.

"In the end, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect's situation is similar to last time. The same coercion, the same threats, the same aloofness... it's the same familiar feeling..."

There was a cold glint in his eyes.

In this cruel world where the strong prey on the weak, the weak will be oppressed, beaten, and swept along by the tide, unable to be independent, and forced to do things they don't want to do at all.

Being weak is not a sin.

No one is born inherently divine and powerful.

It's just this world.

The strong always get stronger, and the weak always get weaker. It's simply that the weak, who have the initial advantage, use the name of righteousness to wield their swords and prey on the even weaker.

A world where the weak cannot survive is the truly sick one.

Just like what the Yuanmiao Sect is doing at this moment.

"Therefore, simply preserving one's life is not something to be afraid of. Passive defense, acting as a meat shield to take hits, is not a good choice either."

The key to any struggle lies in the word "struggle" itself. It requires a back-and-forth exchange, the ability to attack and defend, and the capacity to inflict pain and fear after successfully defending against the opponent's offensive. Only then can one truly negotiate fair terms. Therefore… the true killing move in the Asura form must be mastered as soon as possible.

Han Yi slowly closed his eyes, his thoughts racing.

"To unleash the full power of the Asura form, where should we start? We need to strike decisively and pose a threat to Venerable-level experts, so that... they will be hesitant and afraid to act rashly." Han Yi pondered quietly.

"Unleash the full power of Asura energy as before? Cause terrifying damage and fatal blows? No, no, such methods are too low-level. In the previous incomplete Asura state, my reason was chaotic, my spirit and body were not in harmony, and I could not perfectly control myself. It was a choice I had to make out of necessity."

Moreover, while a simple burst of energy may seem powerful, it's fine against lower-level or equal-level enemies. However, against a significantly stronger opponent, the enemy can easily spot the weakness and lead to defeat.

This situation arose when Fan Hongchou's bloodline underwent mutation.

Even with all his might, Han Yi's Asura Qi could only leave a tiny white mark on the skeleton.

The defenses cannot be broken.

Energy bursts are simple and convenient, and can be easily mastered without deliberate training.

However, "simple" also means "rough." A lack of meticulous control will expose numerous oversights.

If a mistake is made, someone will seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

The more crucial point is...

Even if all the Asura energy were unleashed in one go, it still wouldn't be enough to defeat the opponent.

For the remainder of the time, the Asura form cannot be maintained, and may even lose its fighting ability due to exhaustion.

This is the main reason why Han Yi abandoned this method.

"Then... martial arts techniques, or bloodline secrets, what about them? No, they won't work either. The Asura Form is the fusion of Qi, martial arts, and bloodline. Taking out martial arts or bloodline separately is actually just a part of the power of the Asura Form, and it cannot perfectly utilize the characteristics of the Asura Form."

"Think about it carefully. My current cultivation path is an unprecedented one, a path of dual cultivation that no one has ever tried before. It uses the Martial Dao True Body as the foundation, harmonizes Yin and Yang, uses Qi and Blood as fire, and uses the Spirit Seed as the embryo. Only by fusing the three into one can one achieve the Asura."

After transforming into an Asura, one will naturally possess all three advantages, cultivating both internal and external strengths, achieving harmony of Yin and Yang. My body is the most powerful weapon; my martial arts techniques are ingenious, and my bloodline secrets are extraordinary, but I can only utilize a portion of their advantages.

Han Yi closed his eyes, his hands, covered in armor-like material, unconsciously rubbing the sides of his forehead.

But he immediately put it down.

Because what was touched was not the temple, but a hard, cold horn.