Chapter 475: Seeking the Dao of Immortality, the Current State of the Great Demon

Boom! Quack~

The Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain Range, a famous forbidden land for living beings on the Void Micro Continent, was currently, from its outer perimeter inward, being covered and filled by wood-element plants—tree after tree, flower after flower—sprouting and growing as they welcomed the sunlight, radiating a vitality far exceeding the past, reclaiming this region once barred to life.

True Domain of A-Wood!

Beyond using great magical power to suppress the center, Du En was also casting spells to urge his strength, unfolding this Profound-grade Dao technique.

Compared to the previous wood domain, its greatest difference lay in its ability to transform a place into a domain of the wood element, where all other principles were either expelled and pushed aside, or annexed and absorbed; it was as if the fundamental principles of the Five Elements were being transformed into its foundation, making it more stable and more vibrant with life.

The so-called "True" means it is true here, true in the absolute!

By the time the two great cultivators cautiously arrived at the mountain peak and reached behind Du En, the Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain barrier on the outside had actually been completely digested and absorbed by the True Domain of A-Wood, and the entire Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain Range was effectively enveloped within this True Domain.

There were trees on the ground and roots underground—this went without saying—but even above in the sky, it was invisibly obscured and shrouded by the surging principles of wood, forming an intangible shell of principles.

This was also one of the ways the True Domain differed from the previous wood domain.

Of course, to avoid alerting the enemy for now, the area around the Ten Thousand Poisons Valley at the center had not yet been brazenly seized; it was merely infiltrating and spreading bit by bit, orderly absorbing the green poisonous pus.

And speaking of the disgusting poisonous pus splashing within the valley, it actually possessed a faint tendency to spread.

Looking back now, Du En could discern a trajectory.

The two great cultivators, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, subconsciously turned their heads as well, frowning and observing; unable to see the clusters of trees in the distance, they could only see the scene in the valley, and subsequently, they were all astonished.

"This, could it be that it was involuntary?"

"The whole way it looked wretched, in pain? It clearly crawled here in an abnormal manner, scattering poisonous pus along the way, like someone suffering from Qi deviation, or even more like it was struggling with great difficulty; in any case, moving along the whole way like that..."

Just as they muttered to themselves, if one looked closely, one could see that the Great Demon Ten Thousand Poisons had moved here in such a way, and from that trajectory, one could even faintly perceive the pain, fear, and despair it had left behind.

The two great cultivators could not help but feel their hair stand on end, feeling anxious and terrified for a moment, before turning back to look at what was in front of them.

On one side of the mountain peak, facing the morning sun in the east, there was actually a guest-welcoming terrace with a withered old pine tree, and at the base of the terrace was a mountain gate; at this moment, the doors had been torn and smashed to pieces, revealing a deep, dark entrance filled with disgusting pus.

A cave dwelling! Whose cave dwelling?

That Jian Yi!

Clearly, after the Great Demon Ten Thousand Poisons besieged and killed that person back then, it might have sensed something during the battle and discovered the existence of this cave dwelling, which was why it chose to relocate here.

Based on some hesitation and concern, it had not directly usurped the nest, but instead settled in the neighboring valley; perhaps there were still some restrictions or arrays there, as Du En could find the existence of some broken stumps, and judging by the violent state of their destruction, they had certainly been forcibly removed by that great demon.

That was why the old monster Xuanxu's infiltration and investigation back then had not discovered this place, nor found the reason for the great demon's relocation of its lair.

It was fortunate that he hadn't found it, otherwise, the one in trouble now would probably be me!

The old monster Xuanxu only felt lucky in his heart.

Because if he had discovered it back then, he would have inevitably contacted one or two peers to take advantage of the time when this monster was injured to kill it and occupy this place.

Therefore, at this very moment, he only felt that Jian Yi was truly sinister; it was not a righteous path at all, and nothing left behind by him was normal.

Yes, he already had thoughts of retreating.

Thus, he cautiously glanced at Du En, hoping only that he would show mercy.

Then he saw him move again, calmly charging into the cave dwelling; the pus blocking the way was evaporated in silence, unable to stop his path.

"With treasure before us, why hesitate or retreat?"

"..."

No matter how good the treasure was, one had to have their life to take it! The old monster Xuanxu really wanted to say this; in any case, he could try to break through to the mid-stage of Spirit Severing if he prepared, so naturally, he was starting to lose his nerve.

"The upper limit of the Azure Profound Realm is only the mid-stage of Spirit Severing, old monster, are you really content? Content to turn into a handful of yellow soil in a few hundred years?!"

Ancestor Gengluo had invested more here, so naturally, he was unwilling to give up, and thus he had to bite the bullet and continue, and he had to drag the old monster Xuanxu along.

Sure enough, hearing this matter mentioned, the old monster Xuanxu could not help but fall into silence.

Because even if he luckily succeeded in breaking through, it would only extend his life by a few hundred years, and he was already very old; his remaining lifespan was right there, totaling no more than five hundred years.

The longer one lives, the more one fears death.

Because there was clearly still a path ahead!

"Old monster, I am not afraid to tell you that Jian Yi's legacy treasure might even have a connection to the Upper Realm; the fact that he was able to rise abruptly back then and successfully reach Spirit Severing in just three hundred years was certainly due to his own talent, but it was also directly related to this secret!"

After Ancestor Gengluo finished transmitting this secretly, he followed closely in Du En's footsteps.

The old monster Xuanxu lingered on the spot, his expression flickering uncertainly.

The Upper Realm!

The legendary Upper Realm!

It was said that the spiritual energy there was infinite, that treasures were everywhere, that there were transcendent ancient immortal sects, and it was even said that there was a path leading directly to the Immortal Realm, that true realm of immortality!

The pivot of the universe, the ancestral land of ten thousand stars, the Upper Realm of spiritual energy; Spirit Severing was only the beginning, only Great Vehicle could claim supremacy, and there were even those transcendent beings who had passed the Tribulation and left the dust...

Cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality, longevity, longevity; it truly is the greatest poison, making people so addicted that they cannot stop! The old monster Xuanxu sighed in his heart, his body swayed slightly, and he stepped forward to follow closely.

Just as he had been doing tirelessly for many years, exhausting all his efforts to pursue.

"Upper Realm?"

Du En was secretly chewing on this term.

His coercion and pressure had finally had some effect; look, Ancestor Gengluo had finally spat out some secrets he knew.

That Jian Yi actually had connections to the Upper Realm and the immortal sects? Or perhaps, that so-called clue to the Upper Realm was just a poisoned bait thrown here by the Supreme Falling Feather? But one thing was indeed true: the upper limit of the Azure Profound Star Realm had been locked, and even more star realms were like this.

Cultivators who wanted to pursue longevity and continue their cultivation had no choice but to leave this narrow and barren little hometown and go to the Upper Realm they spoke of, or to put it directly, go to the Five Great Immortal Sects.

Being under their rule was not enough, and the edges had no future; only by stepping into those immortal sects would it work, and even then, there were quagmires of hegemony and ruthless battlefield meat grinders waiting for them.

From top to bottom, the whole thing was rotting...

Du En stopped his thoughts, because he had already arrived deep in the cave dwelling and saw the great demon located here.

That, was still a great demon?

The pus and mucus had spread all the way here, corroding all the man-made traces in the mountain cave; now, in the very center, the pus faintly radiated a strange luster, turning into a substance similar to silk, wrapping and entwining everything.

At the very center was a strange-looking lump of something; it looked like a toad or frog in shape, but looking closely, it was neither solid nor fluid, a whole lump of stuff that looked indescribable, and only the faint, lingering demonic aura and power could prove that it was the target of the three's trip.

The two great cultivators could not help but be stunned, and before they could express their emotional fluctuations, they saw that lump of a toad suddenly flash with something; their divine senses subconsciously probed, their gazes subconsciously focused, and then the two could not help but tremble.

Eyes!

Densely packed, microscopic, tiny eyes! On that mass that seemed solid yet not solid, flowing yet not flowing, there were currently opening up countless, dense, brown eyes capable of flowing and blinking!

Playful, cruel, manic, terrified...

Countless emotions swirled and shifted within them, then converged, transforming into intense killing intent and thick resentment, which then directly locked onto Du En.

Because among the three, only this guy, who was silently and continuously radiating his power, could not be avoided, could not be ignored, and completely occupied the center of gravity within their countless lines of sight!

Boom! The sudden roar and vibration caused the two Great Cultivators' expressions to change, and they instinctively retreated in a hurry.

However, as they wielded their Natal Dharma Treasures, they did not receive any attack or impact; there was only an empty void, as if they had simply been too over-reactive.

Yet, when they looked up, they saw the collapse of space and the unfolding of a Demon Domain in its place.

"No, that's not right!"

"That is not a Demon Domain!"

The two Great Cultivators quickly thought of information recorded in various ancient texts based on some subtle clues and features, so they spoke in astonishment, stating what was unfolding at this moment.

"That is a Dharma Domain!"

"It is said to be a supreme technique that only a Void Refinement stage True Person can unleash!"

"Why is this mass of toad, which is clearly not human, able to release such a method?"

"It, it has been possessed? The one here is not the Great Demon Wandu, but him, is it Jian Yi?!"

They were extremely shocked by this, because it was impossible to explain otherwise; how could a Great Demon that had turned into an indescribable mass still release a proper Dharma Domain! It must have been possessed! Damn it, that guy actually hasn't died completely!?

Ancestor Gengluo couldn't help but tremble, fear appearing in his eyes, while the Old Monster Xuanxu instinctively moved a bit further away from him, his Natal Dharma Treasure circling between them, clearly suspecting that he too might have accidentally fallen for one of Jian Yi's sinister tricks.

But at this moment, they had no spare energy to dwell on this, because the key point remained Du En, who was being specifically targeted and completely swallowed by the Dharma Domain, leaving only a strange, mottled spatial membrane, with no one knowing exactly what was happening inside.

If he lost and died, it would be their turn next!

I really hope he is truly the one behind that mountain-crushing punishment... do I really hope so?

No, no, no, at a time like this, shouldn't one be thinking that only if he and the other party suffer mutual destruction can one reap the benefits?

After all, if everything proceeded normally and smoothly, with this unexpected competitor present, how could either the treasure or the Upper Realm have anything to do with oneself? So, you didn't think at all about attacking the Dharma Domain membrane to try and provide support, did you? As if this whisper echoed in their hearts, the two Great Cultivators' eyes became slightly blurred, their reason was obscured, and greed regained dominance.

That's right, just like always, as long as I obtain the final benefit, only I can obtain the benefit, and everyone else who dares to challenge me and compete with me must die!

Such thoughts were surging.

It looked as if they had been bewitched by something, but it really was just looking that way.

Du En withdrew his extra attention from these two guys; he felt not the slightest ripple of concern for their clumsy, self-deceiving, and transparent thoughts, because that was merely their usual, normal state of mind and way of thinking.

He simply silently withdrew his hand.

The moment the other side unfolded the Dharma Domain, the attack had actually already arrived, and then he had intercepted it by raising his hand; now, as he pulled back, he tore it apart, ripping off a piece that should have been a tongue.

Just as it left the body, it immediately exploded, turning into the pus and blood of Wandu, containing vicious poison, and even harboring other hidden evil natures; it could be called extraordinary, but it had no effect on him.

Because his physical body was radiating brilliance, like a sun rising steadily, and with a dazzling light appearing in his eyes, his Divine Ability was beginning to warm up for full activation, and the Dharma Domain surrounding him immediately began to tremble.

The air was interwoven with white, silk-like and cotton-like coagulations, but the whole was dim and lusterless; behind it, there seemed to be blood-colored mist rolling within, and overall it looked like a mountain cavern, but in reality, it was like the interior of a rotting beast's body, where countless molds and fungi were breeding and spreading, and the air was filled with their spores.

It was only because Du En was standing here; if it were those two guys with malicious hearts outside, they would have been destroyed in an instant, turned into nutrients, insignificant little nutrients.

Even that Great Demon Wandu was actually insignificant, merely serving as some kind of external broadcasting port, which was the only reason it could maintain that indescribable state.

In other words, this Dharma Domain actually originated from a more superior, more evil, and more twisted existence! That was why Du En could not stop it, why the very stable space would appear shattered, and even more so, why there were layers of blood mist lurking behind it...

Without a doubt, it was some evil entity located on the reverse side of the Qingxuan Star Realm's space, perhaps even a resentment entity, because even the Sin Dragon Robe on his body was actually showing signs of restlessness at this moment.

However, as Du En warmed up his Divine Ability and proceeded to drive the replacement illumination of the Yaohua Dharma Domain, the restlessness of the Sin Dragon Robe subsided; correspondingly, the malice that had previously been felt from the reverse side suddenly became clear, as if it had finally locked onto this side.

Vicious, resentful, manic, and, thick greed!

Want to eat! Eat you! Delicious snack, rich nutrition, true son of the sun...

"Gwa-googoo!"

The remaining strange body of the Great Demon Wandu suddenly emitted a garbled sound, like a scream, as if roaring, and then eyes suddenly emerged one after another, erupting with countless evil lights with a boom.

Five-colored and mottled, green pus flowing, blood-red surging... as they darted out, their colors and properties constantly changed, directly suppressing and corrupting the Dharma Domain unfolding here, intending to drag the radiance back into the deep abyss of the sea of rot.

(End of this chapter)