Danzun War God

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Demon Spirit Cave

After speaking, he pointed his finger and a beam of spiritual light entered between the eyebrows of the four people. A cultivation method was transmitted to them through their souls. This ability could only be used by those with cultivation levels above the Eternal Realm.

Afterwards, Ancestor Wuji left. Han Qi used his divine sense to probe the cultivation method in his life palace and was shocked. This cultivation method was not an ordinary one, but a unique cultivation method of the Demon Realm. In his previous life, as the Pill Venerable War God, he had come into contact with it and had some understanding of it. As long as one cultivated this cultivation method, one would transform from the Daoist world to the Demonic world, becoming half a demon. At the same time, one's appearance and temperament would also change drastically. This cultivation method would accelerate the cultivator's cultivation by utilizing the demonic nature and malevolent energy here. This should be why Ancestor Wuji wanted them to choose to cultivate the cultivation method here. After reading the entire cultivation method, Han Qi discovered that it had been modified. This cultivation method should be a set of parent cultivation methods. If one cultivated it, one would be restrained by the parent cultivation method and even controlled by the parent cultivation method's practitioner. Upon realizing this, Han Qi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Han Qi couldn't help but wonder who Situ Wuji and Situ Wuyai were, and why Situ Wuji possessed the Demon Realm's Heart Sutra. Since the Demon Realm and the Human Realm severed their ties thousands of years ago, there had been no trace of the Demon Realm in the Human Realm. They shouldn't be remnants of the Demon Realm, but he couldn't think of any other reason.

After much thought, only one possibility remained: an invasion from the Demon Realm. Suddenly, Han Qi recalled the Demon Gods mentioned by the Carefree Taoist. Could they be the Demon Gods? According to the Carefree Taoist, Demon Gods exist in the human realm in a primordial form, capable of killing the primordial spirits of others and possessing their bodies, thus replacing everything about the host. Once this was understood, everything else made sense. They were cultivating Capricorn's power, so the people Situ Wuyai mentioned sending to various sects must also be their forces. It seemed the Demon Realm was deploying their power. His own efforts needed to be accelerated; first, he needed to ascertain the extent of the Demon Realm's infiltration into the human realm before making any further plans.

Han Qi did not intend to cultivate this mental technique, but he needed to reach the Saint Infant Realm within this period of time. Then, the Wuji Ancestor might not discover that he had not cultivated this mental technique. This was because after a person who cultivates demonic arts changes their appearance, they can choose to transform into their own appearance when they reach the Saint Infant Realm. They can choose their own appearance or that of someone else, and they only have one chance in their lifetime. Generally, people choose their previous appearance because this will greatly increase the success rate.

Having made up his mind, Han Qi breathed a sigh of relief, got up and walked out of the cave. It was already late, and a crescent moon hung in the sky. Except for the Demon Gathering Hall, which was brightly lit, the rest of the secret realm was clearly visible under the moonlight. Han Qi used his soul to investigate and found that the other three were all cultivating their mental techniques, so he walked deeper into the secret realm.

Han Qi released his divine sense to investigate, but found nothing unusual around him. The demonic sound became clearer. Suddenly, a black shadow swept past, and a demonic spirit appeared directly in front of Han Qi. This demonic spirit was just a wisp of black smoke, but a humanoid shape could be vaguely discerned. The demonic spirit said, "Hehe, this body has good aptitude. I like it. Since you've delivered yourself to my door, I won't be polite. Haha."

As the demonic spirit spoke, it charged forward, two beams of light shooting from its eyes. With a thought, Han Qi's primordial spirit within his life palace and primordial spirit dojo opened its eyes, unleashing two powerful beams. Simultaneously, two identical beams of light shot from Han Qi's eyes, golden with a red glow, instantly entering the demonic spirit's eyes. The cloud of smoke formed by the demonic spirit was instantly dispersed.

Having instantly defeated the demonic spirit, Han Qi was even more confident in his primordial spirit power. He then strode forward. Han Qi exuded a powerful aura, causing any demonic spirits he encountered to dare not approach. As he walked, Han Qi noticed several wisps of black smoke in the surrounding air flowing towards a black vortex about ten feet in size ahead, a very eerie sight. Han Qi slowly approached the vortex and discovered a circular hole about half a foot square at its bottom, into which the black smoke flowed.

Just then, hearing someone approaching, Han Qi immediately suppressed his aura and hid behind a rock. He saw the person come to the cave entrance and jump in. The person was none other than Situ Wuji. Han Qi thought to himself, "What is he doing here so late?" He then decided to follow and find out. Han Qi quietly walked to the cave entrance and saw a faint light shining from inside. He hadn't noticed the light earlier because of the black vortex.

Han Qi jumped in directly and landed lightly on the ground. He found that there was another tunnel inside the cave. There were luminous pearls on both sides of the tunnel, and the light at the entrance of the cave was emitted by these luminous pearls. He saw black smoke extending into the cave. Han Qi walked slowly forward along the tunnel. After a while, he found that there were many forks in the winding tunnel. Han Qi continued to walk along the main path. As he walked, he found that there was an open space several feet in size in the tunnel ahead.

Situ Wuji stood in the middle of the open space, surrounded by about twenty people dressed in the robes of the Xuan Tian Sect disciples, all at the Saint Infant Realm. He said, “You are the elites I have trained, the future of our Demon Realm. Remember your mission. No matter which sect you join, do not reveal your cultivation level. Conceal yourselves. When the time is right, I will naturally give you orders.” He paused, then added, “If there are no problems, let’s set off.”

Han Qi quickly hid at a fork in the tunnel. He saw Situ Wuji leading the group past, probably heading towards the exit. However, judging from their cultivation levels, which were only at the early stage of the Profound Sea Realm, he couldn't help but marvel at how quickly they had concealed their cultivation. He himself had to rely on a Bewitching Pearl to hide his own cultivation level.

After sensing that they had gone far away, Han Qi carefully examined the tunnel. He saw that there were many stone chambers on both sides of the forked tunnel. The group from earlier must have been cultivating in these chambers. Each chamber had a wisp of black smoke leading to the outside. This wisp of black smoke provided the demonic energy needed by those cultivating here.

However, Han Qi felt that the violent aura in this tunnel was particularly strong. Staying here for too long made him want to go crazy. Han Qi came to the open space and then noticed that there was a formation set up there. This formation was used to seal an ancient artifact. He had seen the formation when he was the Pill Venerable War God, so he recognized it at a glance. Han Qi entered the formation. What was sealed inside was an ancient heavenly weapon. The violent aura was released by this ancient heavenly weapon. Han Qi looked at the heavenly weapon and a smile appeared on his lips.