Chapter 223: No Way Back, The Qilin Clan Annihilated!

"The rejection of us by Heaven and Earth is intensifying. If we retreat, I fear I will not be able to answer to that one behind us!"

"Based on our previous deductions, we are all clear in our hearts that it is highly likely that one regards you, Young Master, as an important chess piece—a piece used to test Heaven and Earth."

"If you truly ascend to immortality, Young Master, I fear that one is also the type to play the role of the oriole behind the mantis!"

Heavenly Human Ziwu sighed softly. With matters having developed to this point, they all had their guesses and expectations regarding what should and should not be known.

Furthermore, the intentions of the one behind Gu Nianmo were truly not difficult to guess.

After all, according to what Gu Nianmo and the others knew, the youngest Heavenly Venerable in the Great Wilderness was an existence from the ancient ages of thirty million years ago.

As for the other eight Heavenly Venerables, I fear no one knows exactly how long they have existed.

In such long, drawn-out ages, could it really be that only nine people were exceptionally gifted, and only nine could ascend to immortality? I fear not. Perhaps in the long passage of time, other existences had long since ascended, only to be turned into resources by those nine Heavenly Venerables outside the Great Wilderness the moment they ascended.

"If we had not returned to Heaven and Earth from the very beginning, perhaps we would still have a way back."

"But since we have returned to Heaven and Earth, we have no way back!"

"Seize the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit, and then ascend to immortality through sheer power. Having two Dao Fruits in one's possession may be the only chance for you, Young Master, to break the deadlock!"

Heavenly Human Ziwu's tone had changed again. At the beginning, when things had not yet reached the point of no return, Heavenly Human Ziwu had urged Gu Nianmo to think thrice before acting, but as time passed and circumstances changed, Heavenly Human Ziwu was now urging Gu Nianmo that perhaps he should proceed.

"Two Dao Fruits..."

"Two Dao Fruits..."

Gu Nianmo gazed into the distance, an unfathomable sorrow flickering in his eyes.

Even with two Dao Fruits in his possession, was he truly a match for those few Heavenly Venerables in the Great Wilderness? But Gu Nianmo also knew that Heavenly Human Ziwu's words were reasonable; he had no way back!

"Then let us spread the Transformation Magic!"

"Does Ye Ming of the Qilin Clan not wish to become a Supreme?"

"Give the Transformation Magic to him first, and let him act in our stead to wreak havoc in the territory of the Human Race!"

Gu Nianmo tapped the Black Book before him. In an instant, this Black Book produced thousands upon thousands of copies, and the one with the deepest color transformed into a streak of black light, heading straight for the Qilin Ancient City.

Streaks of black light flickered across the Northern Border of Beidi, and among them, several streaks scattered toward the lands of the Human Race.

In just a short time, this Transformation Magic, modified by Gu Nianmo, had already spread.

In the Qilin Ancient City, Ye Ming watched the black light streak down from the firmament, watching as this streak of black light transformed into a scroll of books before him.

Before Ye Ming had time to read the contents of the Transformation Magic, the next moment, the many characters within the Transformation Magic entered Ye Ming's mind directly.

Characters surged in Ye Ming's mind, and accompanied by the surging of these characters, Ye Ming's face changed frantically.

He could see it—he could see the subtlety and ingenuity within this cultivation method.

At the same time, Ye Ming could also feel the evil and terror within this cultivation method. Ye Ming saw it very clearly: if he practiced this Transformation Magic, he would never have a way back. If Heaven and Earth did not perish, he would inevitably be destroyed by Heaven's punishment!

Once he practiced this Transformation Magic, he would naturally stand on the opposite side of Heaven and Earth.

Yet the many mysteries within this Transformation Magic made Ye Ming's heart skip a beat.

He was very certain—very certain that if he could survive, there was hope for the Heavenly Human Realm! The Way of Heaven takes from the surplus to replenish the deficiency, while the Way of Man takes from the deficiency to serve the surplus!

And this Transformation Magic described the Way of Man thoroughly and completely! Sinful Fruit, Dharma Aspect, One Thought Demon, Way of Demon Infection, Way of Demon Transformation, until finally grasping a path to attain the position of Demon Lord! This was the first time Ye Ming had seen the various mysteries of the Supreme Realm and even the Heavenly Human Realm so clearly; the deepest layer of this Transformation Magic even turned Heaven and Earth into Motu, becoming a Great Demon Lord equal to an immortal! Although the subsequent parts of this Transformation Magic were basically conceptual descriptions, for Ye Ming, it was already enough.

At this moment, in a daze, Ye Ming seemed to hear a voice in his ear telling him that as long as he practiced this magic, one day he too would be able to attain the status of a Great Demon Immortal! "Such a cultivation method..."

"Such a cultivation method!!!"

Ye Ming's gaze flickered frantically. How could he not see that someone wanted to use him as a chess piece? But the temptation was simply too great, so great that Ye Ming found it truly impossible to resist!

"Use me as a piece to play against Heaven and Earth."

"Use me as a blade to slaughter the world..."

Ye Ming closed his eyes, his heart struggling in ways unknown. After a full half-moment, when Ye Ming opened his eyes again, the hesitation in his eyes had completely turned into determination.

A sentence in this Demon Canon resonated deeply with him: so-called cultivation is the greedy absorption of everything in the world, solely to forge oneself into an Immortal and Indestructible being!

And now, the path was laid out before him; how could he resist? That day, a heaven-reaching black light dispersed in the Qilin Ancient City. Three days later, when the black light dissipated, the Qilin Ancient City, which had existed for over a hundred thousand years, had completely turned into dust and vanished between Heaven and Earth.

All living beings within the entire Qilin Ancient City, even the members of the Qilin Clan, had all become Ye Ming's resources.

The Heaven-Facing Palace turns demons into Merit, while the Transformation Magic gathers the karmic fruits of others onto oneself to become the greatest demon in the world! "Not enough, still not enough!!!"

When the Qilin Ancient City turned into dust and scattered between Heaven and Earth, a black monster with a human body, a Qilin head, and beast feet walked out of the ruins of the Qilin Ancient City.

This was the change in Ye Ming after practicing the Transformation Magic.

To carry karmic fruits with one's body is to inevitably suffer the backlash of those karmic fruits; Ye Ming's current appearance was the manifestation of that backlash.

Ye Ming opened a pair of scarlet eyes at this moment. As his gaze shifted, there was only madness and greed within them. At this point, I fear Ye Ming could barely retain even a shred of his sanity.

In all the cultivation methods of the mortal world, which one does not proceed step by step? The Transformation Magic progresses with terrifying speed, but its greatest problem is that the karmic sins will pollute the mind, ultimately forging a monster so mad and devoid of reason that it exists only to destroy and absorb all sins.

The moment Ye Ming fell into the demonic path, Gu Nianmo, in front of the thatched cottage by Wanglin Lake, also felt something in his heart.

Yet Gu Nianmo had never placed much focus on the Northern Border from start to finish. His gaze looked toward the southeast once more; Gu Nianmo had a premonition that if his father were to awaken, it would be in that direction.

"Then, Father, I have played another piece. This time, how will you act, and how will you teach me?"

By the side of Wanglin Lake, only such a voice slowly drifted away with the wind at this moment.

(End of chapter)