Fox Demon: Why did your brother beat you up every day at the beginning of the month?

In the afternoon, inside a natural stone cave on the back mountain of Tushan.

"If you need anything, just knock on the stone door three times, and I'll be right outside."

"Okay, I understand."

"And Rongrong, young master, Rongrong will come to see you too."

Dongfang Haoyang smiled helplessly as he looked at the two little fox demons' reluctant expressions.

I'm so damn guilty... They should be considered lolis, right...?

"Don't worry, I will. Wait for me to come out so we can have hot pot together~"

Ya Ya and Rong Rong pursed their lips, looked at the cheerful young man, gave him one last deep look, and then walked out of the cave.

"Brother! I'll miss you so much when you come back from your seclusion! Waaaaah!"

Dongfang Yuechu knelt on the ground with a mournful face, looking at his brother inside the cave.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was wailing at a funeral...

"You brat..."

Dongfang Haoyang's lips twitched violently. Knowing his brother as he did, he knew that once the brother went into seclusion, he would be so happy that he would forget everything else and would want to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Because once he goes into seclusion, no one outside will be able to control his bratty younger brother!

(Unless it's his fairy sister...)

Tu Shan Ya Ya pursed her lips, hugging a huge rock, and glanced at Dongfang Hao Yang a few more times with some reluctance.

"It's so stuffy inside that stinky cockroach! If you can't stand it, you have to tell me! I'll open it for you."

"Okay, I understand."

"Then please take good care of yourself, young master..."

"Um……"

The stone cave door slowly closed, and Dongfang Haoyang breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the completely sealed entrance.

"Wuhu! My bro's in seclusion! Yay!"

"ohhhhhhh".

"Brother! I'll miss you, hehe, hehehehehe."

Dongfang Yuechu jumped more than three feet high with joy, and started dancing an unknown dance with his hands and feet. Then he took out the lunchbox containing his love that he had kept hidden for a long time, and ran happily towards the palace next to the Bitter Love Tree!

"Fairy Sister, here I come! Oops! Hehehehehe." He tripped and fell on the way, but that didn't change the lewd smile on his face.

"Dongfang Yuechu, you son of a bitch!"

"Wait till I get out and beat you to death!"

The veins on Dongfang Haoyang's forehead bulged; his recently calmed mood instantly turned irritable.

Am I, the eldest brother, really that scary?!

He expected his brother to be happy, but he never imagined he would be this damn happy!

Tu Shan Ya Ya and Tu Shan Rong Rong looked on with a dumbfounded expression as they watched Dongfang Yuechu rush towards the palace, grinning from ear to ear.

This kid... he really has no bottom line...

Compared to his brother, they are two extremes...

"Stinky cockroach, is it dark inside? Do you want a candle?"

Inside the cave, Dongfang Haoyang, who had calmed himself down once more, heard Ya Ya's faint voice and his lips twitched.

He cultivates divine fire, what would he need candles for...?

"Oh, I forgot, you're some kind of Holy Body, you're fire by nature, but if you're bored, I can sneak in and keep you company."

The little fox demon chuckled and put the large wine gourd aside. Honghong's task for her was to guard this place and prevent anyone from disturbing Dongfang Haoyang's seclusion.

If she comes in, will I ever have any peace and quiet...?

He rubbed his forehead and said with a hint of helplessness.

"Miss Ya Ya, I appreciate your kindness, but you cannot be disturbed during your seclusion."

"Hmph, I know, I was just worried you'd be bored. Fine, I'm ignoring you now. Don't be angry, I'll go beat that dead cockroach to a pulp to get revenge for you!"

"Remember to knock on the stone door if you need anything, I'll always be here."

"Okay, thanks. Give me a couple more punches, and make sure they make a loud noise."

"Young master, Rongrong will take her leave now. Don't miss me too much, hehe."

"Hmm~"

Ya Ya and Rong Rong stopped talking, and the surrounding space became completely quiet.

Dongfang Haoyang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

Bring up the panel.

[Age: 12 years old (Period of explosive growth)]

[Realm: Early Stage of Integration Realm (Demon Saint)] (Next Realm: Void Realm)

[Spells: Pure Yang Flame, Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, Finishing Touch]

[Constitution: Pure Yang Sacred Body]

[Magic Items: Divine Dragon Bell, Purple Thunder Sword]

[Body Refining Technique: Golden Light Mantra Level 1, Vajra Indestructible Level 9 (Perfect Realm)]

[Life-Saving Cultivation System: Already Bound]

【寿元剩余：41602年7月12天12时4分52秒】

[Evaluation: Achieving physical immortality and sanctity]

[Note: My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!]

"It seems my current strength is still insufficient; I need to continue improving after stabilizing my realm..."

But Dongfang Haoyang thought of a problem: the last time he devoted himself to cultivation, a full 50,000 years had passed before he encountered new spiritual energy.

"In other words, I only have a lifespan of about 40,000 years this time, so I probably won't encounter any new spiritual energy..."

Then my cultivation level probably can't break through the upper limit of this world...

Dongfang Haoyang shook his head slightly, deciding that he should focus on improving his cultivation level first, no matter what.

[Host, would you like to begin your arduous cultivation journey?]

"Yes."

Dongfang Haoyang tapped the system and sat cross-legged. His aura became restrained, and he entered a mysterious state.

The cave was cold and dark, but it was quite comfortable for him, who possessed divine fire. After all, Haoyang's body was a furnace, and this temperature was just right.

[In your first year, you began cultivating and absorbing the spiritual energy of this world, but your cultivation level was limited by the spiritual energy within the circle, resulting in extremely slow growth. You then turned your attention to the outside world.]

[In the second year, you ventured beyond the circle. The formidable city wall, built from the life's cultivation of the Heavenly Gate Elder, was shattered by a single finger from you, now a powerful cultivator at the Integration Realm. The Heavenly Gate Elder was severely injured and coughed up blood, yet he still tried to persuade you not to leave the circle. But you smiled and uttered seven words: "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!" Then, leaving behind a carefree figure, you headed beyond the circle...]

[However, the environment outside the circle is extremely desolate, with very thin spiritual energy. Moreover, as soon as you stepped out of the circle, countless powerful monsters from outside the circle set their sights on you, and you began a protracted battle with these creatures from outside the circle.]

[In the tenth year, you, who had been invincible outside the circle, stood atop a mountain of corpses from creatures outside the circle, gazing at Tushan within the circle in the distance. Your understanding of the righteous path had deepened considerably. Evil outside the circle was being continuously eliminated, and your cultivation, due to your deepened understanding of the Great Dao, had reached the peak of the Integration Realm.]

[Furthermore, you discover that Pure Yang Flame can refine the corpses of these extraterrestrial creatures into pure spiritual energy. This spiritual energy does not belong to this world, and after absorbing it, your stagnant cultivation level actually begins to increase, which greatly delights you.]

[In your hundredth year, you have successfully entered the early stage of the Void Realm. However, the creatures outside the circle have been reduced to rare animals by your killing. Just as you were worrying about how to find creatures outside the circle to refine, you discovered a mysterious cave at the edge of the circle, or more precisely, a spatial rift.]

You discover that all the creatures from outside the circle emerge from that crack. In order to become stronger, you decide to enter, but this triggers a seal on the cave, causing the world's strongest being to appear. Seeing the Third Young Master blocking your way, no words are needed; you immediately engage in battle.

[In the fifth hundred years, the Third Young Master is very strong, with a cultivation level at the peak of the Mahayana Realm, and this is even with only one-tenth of his strength remaining. But as you guessed, he is indeed helpless against you. Your physical body has already become a saint, and even if the Third Young Master were to unleash his full power and destroy most of the world, he still could not harm your physical body in the slightest.]

[On the contrary, due to the mass extinction of creatures in this world, your understanding of the righteous path became increasingly clear, and your cultivation directly skipped the Void Realm, exploding to the early stage of the Mahayana Realm. You laughed wildly, knowing that even the strongest in the world still couldn't defeat you, and then unleashed your full Mahayana Realm cultivation to continue fighting him.]

[In the second millennium, after a thousand years of fighting among those in the same realm, you showed no fear of the Third Young Master. The unprecedented war raged, darkening the heavens and obscuring the sun and moon. Countless species and regions perished due to the clash of your great powers.]

[But the Third Young Master was shocked to discover that your strength grew with each battle, your cultivation level also rose accordingly, and coupled with the difference in your understanding of the Great Dao, you gradually became evenly matched with him!]

Left with no other choice, the Third Young Master has decided to reconcile with you.

[Because he held back, and because of the Heavenly Oath, even though the world was almost destroyed by the clash of your great supernatural powers, Tushan and the demons of the Tushan region, as well as some human-demon hybrids, were spared. The Heavenly Oath that originally protected Tushan became a protective shield for those who made the oath.]

[You chose to temporarily cease hostilities, and the Third Young Master could no longer stop you. He only warned you that there was a terrifying being even stronger than him inside the cave. You entered the cave without hesitation and successfully absorbed the mysterious spiritual energy from beyond this world.]

[In the ten thousandth year, you successfully cultivated to the early stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. However, just as you broke through, the sky darkened, and countless powerful demons suddenly surged out of the cave. You and the Third Young Master temporarily joined forces to fight against the invading demons.]

[In the 41,100th year, after tens of thousands of years of fighting, you joined forces to repel countless attacks by demons and monsters, maintaining the safety of this world. But the appearance of an extraterrestrial demon of the Immortal Emperor level shattered all of this.]

[The golden light faded, and the Third Young Master was forcibly annihilated by an enemy from beyond the heavens with boundless divine power. You achieved physical sainthood, becoming immortal and indestructible. The demons from the outer realms were helpless against you, but you knew this was not a long-term solution. Taking advantage of the situation, you opened a spatial gate, leading the entire Tushan region and a portion of the human race's remaining life force to escape this world. Ultimately, this world was occupied by that Immortal Emperor demon, and the original world was destroyed.]

[This round of grueling training has ended.]

[Consumes 41,100 years of lifespan]

【寿命剩余：502年6月5天12时5分24秒】

[23 seconds...]

[22 seconds...]

"Hoo..." Dongfang Haoyang slowly opened his heavy eyes. In the dark cave, only he could see a blue screen displaying a few lines of text and a red warning.

[Host's cultivation level: Mid-stage Tribulation Realm]

[Warning: Host, please do not casually reveal your cultivation level above the Void Realm, otherwise a Celestial Emperor-level extraterrestrial demon may descend prematurely.]

[Should I seal my cultivation level?]

Dongfang Haoyang looked at the panel and pondered for a moment before clicking "Yes".

[Host's cultivation level: Early stage of Void Realm (Sealed)]

[True Cultivation Level: Mid-stage Tribulation Realm]

[The Great Dao: The Righteous Path (Comprehension: Half-Step Immortal Emperor)]

[A New Understanding of the Great Dao's Rules: Execute Justice!]

[Justice Execution: Those you designate as guilty will receive ten times more damage from you, and suffer 90% less damage to you.]

[New Realm of Enlightenment: The Court of Sin]

[A dual-effect open-world domain, covering half of this world at its maximum range. Domain effect: Creates a monument to justice, unleashing a 100% guaranteed judgment of justice upon all creatures you deem guilty!]

[Effect 1: Every 0.01 seconds, the marked creature will be bombarded 26217 times by Pure Sunfire and Purple Lightning, and will be inflicted with more than 300 negative debuffs such as blindness, panic, imbalance, dizziness, bleeding, and poison.]

[Effect 2: Creatures marked with the symbol of the Judgment of Justice have a 12% chance of triggering a judgment if they remain in the Court of Sin for more than 5 seconds. After accumulating 300 seconds, the judgment will be triggered 100% of the time, resulting in the creature committing suicide out of guilt.]

[Passive Effect: Greatly increases all of the host's attacks and adds a guaranteed hit effect. When two opposing domains clash, the guaranteed hit effects cancel each other out.]

The duration of the domain depends on the host's cultivation level.

[Host's cultivation level detected: Mid-stage Tribulation Realm; Barrier duration: 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 57.9 seconds]

Cooldown time: 1 day

The higher the cultivation level, the longer the domain lasts.

[Note: "Curse of the Golden Flower" marks a new pinnacle in this world; love it, don't teach it.]

"Wow, they actually left 2.1 seconds? It's a pity we can't cultivate any further, otherwise we could have created an infinite refill."

Dongfang Haoyang opened his eyes, chuckled and made a couple of jokes, then calmed himself down and remembered the Heavenly Demon in the cave that he hadn't been able to defeat even with his stats maxed out.

"I never expected there to be a Celestial Emperor-level extraterrestrial demon inside the cave..."

"It seems that only when my cultivation reaches the Immortal Emperor level can I eliminate them..."

During his arduous cultivation, Dongfang Haoyang fought against the creatures in the cave for 30,000 years, and he knew those mindless creatures very well.

He understood that only when he reached the Immortal Emperor level, coupled with the divine powers of the Great Dao, would he be confident in killing him.

But those are things ten thousand years from now. Now, as the new strongest in this world, he has plenty of time to plan and strategize.

"But... how much time has passed exactly now?"

(P.S.: Layered armor won't last long, hehe.)