[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-826":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2318714,4533,"Chapter 826: The Ten Thousand Demons Hall Reasserts Its Might","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-826",826,"\u003Cp>“You’re a… madman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Jing Shi Zunzhe finally realized what Shen Yi was doing, his entire mind felt as if struck by a heavy hammer, staggering backward in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swear the Immortal Oath, make a grand vow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the only path upward for the Yuanhuan Da Luo Immortals and the Great Liberation Bodhisattvas; over these long years, very few have dared to tread it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that the path itself is difficult, but after centuries of cultivation, the Golden Core Immortals who’ve reached their current position find it nearly impossible to muster the courage for a final, all-or-nothing gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swearing the Immortal Oath grants the Dao’s attention and power far exceeding that of ordinary Golden Core Immortals, second only to the Emperor Lords and True Buddhas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the cost is to personally shatter the immortality they’ve struggled so hard to attain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortality—before possessing it, any who reached the Second Rank in their youth were never lacking in boldness, unafraid of powerful foes, climbing atop countless piles of bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once truly possessing it, to willingly give it up—how easily could one do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, every Second Rank powerhouse waits for the right opportunity, only acting when they’re certain their grand vow can be fulfilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put bluntly, even if I returned today to the Bodhi Sect, exposed this fiend’s true face, and with both sects united, successfully located his position within the Dao…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what? It would still be nothing but suppression. Even the Buddha himself could not strip a Second Rank cultivator of the ability to reshape his form—this is the Dao’s grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So long as one maintains immortality, there are infinite chances—eventually, one will escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Jing Shi Zunzhe could not comprehend Shen Yi’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what truly unnerved him were the three words he’d just heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bring peace to the world, save all sentient beings, protect the Dao of the mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world’s situation is now favorable: the Three Immortals of Bodhi and the two sects have emerged to guide the world; immortal shrines and Buddhist temples fill Shenzhou. All that remains is for the Emperor, who seeks to enslave the people and defy Heaven, to lose the people’s trust—then the Immortal Emperor will take control of the mortal realm and end this great calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What need is there to save such a world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, what world is this Golden Core Immortal trying to pacify? Whose mortal realm does he intend to protect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Immortal Oath stands in direct opposition to the great sects and the Immortal Court—there is no possibility of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To sever one’s own eternal life merely to preserve oneself—what else could this be but madness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out of my way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Shi Zunzhe let out a muffled roar—he no longer had any desire to tangle with this madman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This silent world stirred memories in him of a fear he’d long since grown unfamiliar with from his youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear is unnatural for those who’ve achieved Great Liberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you cannot die, why fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled all his tribulation energy into the wooden fish, finally realizing—he feared not the place, but the incomprehensible youth before him, this being whose thoughts were even more insane and terrifying than the Emperor’s, who dared defy the great sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the youth spoke, darkness swallowed the surroundings; the golden wooden fish was tightly wrapped in mist-like black clouds, as if sunk in mud, motionless no matter how hard it struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha… ha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Shi Zunzhe’s eyes widened, his pupils reflecting the slow, unhurried approach of the long-robed figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively gasped for air in huge, ragged breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Second Rank powerhouse himself, he could swear a grand vow too—though such vows aren’t made lightly; they demand immense resolve, perseverance, and genuine action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having served for so many years as the Southern Sumeru Bodhisattva of the Mortal Realm, Jing Shi Zunzhe had naturally prepared extensively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… he could not swear it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing this battle meant only losing one form; if he followed this madman’s lead, he’d lose everything he’d painstakingly built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he could only watch helplessly as Shen Yi held the sharp sword as if it were a chisel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth’s expression was calm, his movements brutal—again and again, he chiseled away the flowing Buddhist light from the wooden fish, then stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the entire process, Jing Shi Zunzhe lay paralyzed on the ground, barely crawling backward like a rabbit in its burrow, trembling helplessly as the predator drew near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the wooden fish was his last reserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Shen Yi stood before Jing Shi Zunzhe—he now wore the form of a Dao Lord, his eyes clear, yet the ferocity hidden deep within his pupils was colder and more chilling than his earlier inhuman jade eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stomped hard on Jing Shi Zunzhe’s chest, then crouched down, gripping the sword hilt with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes met; the monk rasped, “Even if you can hide this news temporarily, it’ll only buy you three or five years—you’ll still be suppressed, and this time, you’ll truly perish, your Dao extinguished and body destroyed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three or five years?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi fell silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: “More than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his smile vanished, the three-foot blue blade fell violently; beneath an aura far stronger than before, the blade pierced Jing Shi Zunzhe’s chest without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Plosch!* Blood splattered across his pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said you can’t leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi withdrew the blade and slammed it down again—his tone remained utterly calm throughout, in stark contrast to the horrifying act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you won’t get away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again, blood stained the inside of the wooden fish; Jing Shi Zunzhe’s elegant hands lay limp at his sides, fingers twitching slightly until they went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emaciated chest was now riddled with gaping holes—grotesque and horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet unlike this gruesome scene, the monk’s fading eyes held a faint glimmer of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could finally stop facing this mad slaughter-god; perhaps after returning to the Dao for a while, he might even heal from today’s shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…“\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi numbly pulled out Wuwei Sword; its slick texture made him nauseous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, leaned against the inner wall of the wooden fish, and let the sword slip from his hand—it clattered to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power gained from swearing the Immortal Oath exceeded Shen Yi’s expectations; even the five-refined blood jade he’d prepared went unused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His exhaustion now wasn’t due to depletion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a cultivator who’d climbed through countless trials to glimpse the Dao’s mystery—who would willingly abandon it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi had indeed been doing this, but that didn’t mean he wanted to bind himself—he’d sighed earlier for precisely this reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eternal life…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and gently wiped the blood from his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Shen Yi suddenly spat with a laugh: “Fuck it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His twenty-odd years in his past life were unforgettable; in this life, barely over a decade—from Baiyun to Shenzhou—it’s been just as dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why live so long? I’m not a tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks to you, though.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi closed his eyes and turned his awareness inward toward the Ten Thousand Demons Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, if his immortality had been real—if he’d truly anchored it to the Dao—he might not have made this decision so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that very moment, Shen Yi’s entire body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Ten Thousand Demons Hall, he felt a gaze—a pair of eyes filled with shock and terror; the moment the owner realized he’d been noticed, they desperately tried to look away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this dark, gloomy realm of five black cities, where could they hide? They were forced to meet the gaze of the Hall’s master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…“\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was only a vague, indistinct Golden Body position, Shen Yi recognized the person at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way—you really can act?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi swallowed hard. He’d never imagined his offhand words would become reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ten Thousand Demons Hall could truly, silently “steal” positions from within the Dao’s very gaze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move. Let me see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single phrase, Jing Shi Zunzhe was bound by invisible force, his eyes pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shen Yi’s awareness probed the position…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His true vision brightened—before him appeared a vast torrent of tribulation energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly estimated, it was at least a million tribulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this old monk have that much stored?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi couldn’t imagine—if he’d continued fighting the monk in that marsh, he might have exhausted himself without depleting the monk’s reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Grace!” The thing Jing Shi Zunzhe feared most had come true—he stared upward at the invisible awareness, and whether it was illusion or not, he clearly sensed a glimmer of greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give it to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi immediately began drawing out the tribulation energy; brilliant golden light surged between the two positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Shi Zunzhe watched, his heart dead, his mind utterly blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand—why was he, who should have returned to the Dao, now trapped in this grim, dead realm? And the voice he’d just heard confirmed the identity of this “Your Grace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder… no wonder he’d shown no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Grand Void True Lord wasn’t a Second Rank cultivator at all—he’d created an entirely new “Dao” beneath the Dao’s own gaze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to this, the Immortal Oath he’d sworn seemed insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…“\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after extracting half the tribulation energy did Shen Yi reluctantly release the Golden Body position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not out of mercy—he left just enough for the monk to reshape his form; though it would take time, it might prove useful later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the abundant tribulation energy within his own position, Shen Yi finally felt a measure of peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not he could reshape his body, with this reserve, he’d never again lack power in battle—and he could even attempt refining magic treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the eight-refined Buddhist treasure as an example—even after swearing the Immortal Oath, it took considerable effort to pierce it; in same-rank combat, this alone creates countless opportunities—never underestimate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…“\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Shi Zunzhe felt the awareness slowly fade; he remained frozen, staring at the meager tribulation energy left—just enough to reshape his form—and suddenly felt utterly hollow, on the verge of weeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had I known this would happen, I should have vowed outright and fought the bastard then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I’m trapped in this dead zone, my life and death hanging on that man’s whim—with no chance left to turn things around… What a regret!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young brother, cheer up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Void Ancestor patted the Golden Body’s shoulder and comforted him: “Look at me—I’m doing fine too. One must learn to be content with what one has.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Southern Emperor stood behind them, unable to resist rolling his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, he’s doing fine—if back in Nanzhou, the Spirit Void Ancestor’s title would’ve gotten him instantly obliterated by a single glare from the Pure World Venerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing aside the clamor of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall, Shen Yi slowly opened his eyes within the wooden fish, and suddenly felt much lighter all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept his sleeve and recalled the Wuwei Sword, then packed away the Buddhist rosary, the staff, and the short wooden fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his right hand he held the Immortal Sword; in his left, he twirled the Buddhist rosary—a man of great wealth and arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This affair in the Ten Thousand Demons Hall not only temporarily relieved Shen Yi’s immediate troubles, sparing him from the two sects dragging him out prematurely, but also granted him a glimmer of hope to fulfill this Immortal Vow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascend to the First Rank, stand shoulder to shoulder with the Six Heavenly Buddhas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To sit upon the lotus throne within Sumeru Mountain, to cultivate within the Emperor’s Mansion—this, for a cultivator, is surely the ultimate dream of a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi stowed all the items within his ring and gazed far toward the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he prepared to set out again, a voice he hadn’t heard in ages sounded in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, He has awakened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the deepest depths of the Immortal Court, the edge of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towering pillars loomed faintly through the clouds, their carvings exuding ancient energy. There were nine such pillars, their patterns converging at the waist, forming nine utterly distinct designs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Elements of Heaven and Earth, Yin and Yang, birth and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just these few words encapsulated the fundamental principles of the world’s operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the First Rank titans represent the origin of all laws born from the Dao, then these nine pillars are the very foundation upon which the Dao created heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the base of the pillar carved with flame patterns, a host of towering, grotesquely fierce deities sat cross-legged, all raising their palms high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst them, the Golden Body’s manifestation appeared small and unremarkable, and no one noticed it secretly sending messages to the mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deities were only tasked with maintaining the order of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the two sects and the Divine Dynasty fought endlessly, that was merely the natural rhythm of the world—no interference should occur. But the mistake lay in the Bodhi Sect attacking the deities in Nanzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attacking was bad enough—but they failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deities had remained silent because the returning Qi Feng and others owed a debt of gratitude and wished to suppress the news first; another reason was that to properly punish Sumeru Mountain without being brushed off, a figure of sufficient weight must be summoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this matter required time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awaken, Ancestral God!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the thunderous cries, a whisper crept in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Join in the chant,” Shen Jun Qi Feng secretly nudged the Golden Body’s shoulder. Technically, Gan Qing was no deity—only a follower of the Deity Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every time trouble arose, the man summoned that ruthless figure—and that man, indifferent to fame or gain, always credited all the merit to this young fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Gan Qing was a bona fide Third Rank Immortal Lord of the Immortal Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His title: Qingyun Weiling Xianhua Shangjiang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true insider of the Deity Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the lofty cries, the stone skin of the pillar slowly peeled away, revealing a pale, closed-eyed face—so vast, even just the face was unimaginably enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the shoulders and body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This terrifying pillar could barely contain the Ancestral God’s form. As His eyelids trembled slightly, the serpentine hair patterns upon His head ignited into visible flames, leaping up in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2415,"2026-06-20T15:00:39.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","90aaf7f4c268a8c0500feae32265031a7709f988cc4e1e90f3a355c6c29a4e06","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-827","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-825",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]