Chapter 227: Heaven-defying Donkey Demon, a Flawless Dao Body!

I remember now.

Looking at the donkey demon's heart-wrenching performance, Fang Xu smiled and spoke.

Really?!

The donkey demon hurriedly lunged at Fang Xu, hugging his thigh and said, "Master, you really remembered?"

Fang Xu nodded and pulled him up.

You... from now on I'll call you Xiao Hei.

Thank you, Master, for the name!

The donkey demon said excitedly.

All right, Xiao Hei, let me ask you.

After pulling the donkey demon up, Fang Xu wondered aloud, "I recall correctly, I only gave you some pills back then; over the past century, how did you go from an ordinary animal to cultivating into a demon?"

Xiao Hei the donkey demon lifted his head proudly: "It's obviously because I have great talent!"

Bang!

Fang Xu directly gave him a flick on the forehead: "Pay attention!"

Xiao Hei winced, covering his head, and spoke seriously: "After Master bestowed a large number of pills upon me back then, my body underwent some changes, gradually becoming stronger."

Later, relying on my physical advantage, I killed some wolf demons that wanted to eat me in the desert, devoured their flesh and blood, and became even stronger.

Probably around eighty years ago, while I was wandering in the desert, I accidentally discovered a relic.

In the relic I found many powerful treasures and a large quantity of pills.

After finding these things, I stayed in the relic for about twenty years, gradually gaining sentience and remembering you, Master.

Relic?

Treasures?

Fang Xu furrowed his brows.

Although people often say that with enough resources and treasures, even a pig could cultivate to become a Martial Master,

but wanting to become a great demon comparable to a human in the Primordial Martial Realm cannot be achieved merely by piling up resources and treasures.

After all, above the Martial Master one must comprehend the star chart to achieve Martial Venerable, and to go from Martial Venerable to the Primordial Martial Realm one needs to build a Dao foundation, then undergo Soul Fall.

Now Xiao Hei's Dao foundation inside his body is already complete; only the final step of Soul Fall remains.

Once Soul Fall occurs, he will be a true great demon.

Can this be achieved relying solely on resources?

Xiao Hei, stretch out your hand.

Fang Xu spoke, and Xiao Hei, without any hesitation, directly handed his hand over to Fang Xu.

Grasping Xiao Hei's palm, Fang Xu began to carefully examine Xiao Hei's body.

This examination directly startled him greatly!

Fang Xu looked at the bewildered Xiao Hei with a face full of shock, his expression gradually turning solemn!

Perfect!

The Xiao Hei before him gave Fang Xu the feeling of a flawless perfection!

It's as if this body of his was born specifically for cultivating martial arts!

How is this possible?

Who exactly are you?

After some thought, Fang Xu's body gradually exuded a sharp aura, warily eyeing the donkey demon before him.

You should know that back when he and Gu Qiu fa discovered the old donkey, only he himself remained in the stables; the other horses, including the Thundercloud Steed, had all disappeared.

Now thinking about it, this is a suspicious point.

Then, an old donkey with depleted qi and blood and an aged body, relying on those first- to second-grade Essence Yuan Pills and Blood Qi Pills I gave him, actually became a great demon in just a short century—this is also unreasonable.

And there's the old donkey's body.

A Flawless Body—this is an existence even more terrifying than a Sacred Body.

Because a Sacred Body is only strong in a particular aspect, and its advantage only shows when cultivating suitable techniques or systems.

For example, Chu Mu, with her Cinnabar Fragrance Sacred Body, occupies a huge advantage in pill refinement, but in cultivation she is still not considered top-tier talent.

But the donkey demon is different; the donkey demon before us is a perfect Flawless Body.

Put simply, he is an innate Dao body, an existence born for cultivation.

Such a thing basically cannot appear.

Master, what's wrong with you?!

I'm Xiao Hei!

Xiao Hei the donkey demon was frightened by Fang Xu's sudden change and didn't know what to do.

Master...

Seeing him not speak, the donkey demon cautiously moved a bit closer, then tugged at his clothes.

Fang Xu originally intended to shake him off, but seeing that his expression didn't look like an act, he hesitated for a moment.

The donkey demon's body exuded eeriness everywhere, but he seemed to truly know nothing.

Xiao Hei, think carefully now, from the time of your birth onward, and tell me everything you know.

Fang Xu said seriously.

He must figure out what exactly happened to this donkey demon's body.

He must find out who is secretly scheming all of this.

The old donkey's face showed difficulty: "Master, I... before I turned into a demon, I was all muddled and didn't have many memories."

"Recall as much as you can, don't hide anything!" Fang Xu said.

Little Black drooped his head, straining to remember.

"I vaguely remember being taken away by a human when I was still young."

"He put a halter on me, blindfolded me, and made me walk, walk, walk without stopping..."

"Later, I was often whipped and forced to pull something extremely heavy."

"Until later, I fell ill and my legs gave out."

"That person seemed to have sold me to another human."

"Many old horses and old oxen were bought along with me."

"I... I watched them being slaughtered, bled, skinned, and dismembered..."

Recalling these, Little Black's body trembled involuntarily.

"Master, it was then that a terrifying great war broke out in Beicang City, and everyone fled."

"They seized the cattle and horses beside me, and some even tried to take me away."

"But seeing how emaciated I was at that time, they gave up."

"Later, the master appeared."

"Is that all?" Fang Xu wondered.

Little Black shook his head: "That's all I can recall."

What he described was just a completely ordinary life for a donkey.

When young and strong, he turned the millstone and hauled goods; when old and sick, he was sold to a butcher to be slaughtered for meat.

But was there nothing special about that old donkey at the time?

"Forget it, come back with me."

Knowing they wouldn't discover the old donkey's secret in a short time, Fang Xu prepared to take it back first to let Bone Prison Breath and the others have a look.

The two immediately flashed toward the entrance of the Celestial Splendor Realm.

Upon reaching the entrance of the Celestial Splendor Realm, Little Black suddenly stopped, staring with a strange expression at the great formation before him.

"Come on."

Seeing this, Fang Xu urged him on.

Little Black, however, stepped back two paces: "Master, I dare not."

Fang Xu wondered: "What's wrong?"

Little Black shook his head: "I don't know; I just feel there's something frightening in there."

"It seems... it seems like my deceased kin."

"My deceased kin?"

Fang Xu curiously glanced toward the entrance of the Celestial Mystery Realm.

"Could it be that someone inside is eating donkey meat?"

"But this..."

"What would dead kin fear?"

"Let's go."

Upon hearing that, Little Black hesitated for a long time, but finally mustered the courage to follow Fang Xu's steps toward the Celestial Splendor Realm.

As soon as they passed through the barrier at the entrance, Little Black's body suddenly began to tremble.

He gazed in terror at the sky of the Celestial Splendor Realm, his feet seeming to take root, unwilling to take another step.

"What are you looking at?"

Fang Xu followed his gaze curiously toward the sky.

Besides the damaged space, he saw nothing.

But at that moment, Little Black's face was full of sorrow, and then two lines of blood tears strangely streamed from his eyes!

Hum—

Woo—

At that very moment, the previously damaged Celestial Splendor Realm suddenly produced a strange sound.

The sound came from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint its source.

The sound was mournful and sorrowful.

Hearing it, everyone in the Celestial Splendor Realm couldn't help but shed tears.

This phenomenon naturally drew the attention of Qishaoyu and the others.

The crowd hurried out of the main hall, and soon, under the guidance of the temple disciples, they arrived at Fang Xu's location.

"Palace Lord, what's happened?"

Noticing the abnormality of Little Black beside Fang Xu, Zhonglihui spoke up.

Fang Xu shook his head.

He himself wasn't clear about what had happened either.

"What about Senior Bone Prison Breath?"

Now he could only hope that Bone Prison Breath would be able to discern the secret on Little Black's body.

"Quickly go fetch the Bone Senior."

Upon hearing that, Zhonglihui hurriedly had someone summon him.

"No need."

Just then, a streak of flowing light passed by, and the figure of Gu Yuxi appeared before Fang Xu.

He nodded at Fang Xu, then his gaze fixed firmly on the donkey demon Xiaohei.

After a long while——

«Dao Body»

«A different Dao Body»

«It actually triggered a resonance of the departed will of the Heavenly Radiance Realm»

«What on earth is this»

«Fang Xu, where did you find him»

Fang Xu did not conceal anything; he directly recounted in detail everything from when he first discovered the old donkey until he met it again.

In the crowd, Gu Qiu heard that this old donkey was actually the one he and Fang Xu had encountered earlier, his eyes full of surprise.

The old ape, Changlong, and even Xiaolong all looked at Xiaohei in surprise.

Over a hundred years, from a frail, aged animal with declining qi and blood, it cultivated into a great demon.

This speed is even more terrifying than that of some demon beasts possessing ancient bloodlines.

At least the old ape and Changlong dare not imagine it.

Back then, the old ape was directly trapped in the Martial Sovereign realm for over eighty years.

Changlong, in the sea, didn't even know how long he had lived; in the end, he only succeeded in becoming a demon by relying on the vision that appeared when Fang Xu comprehended the star chart.

«How strange»

After hearing Fang Xu's account, Gu Yuxi also looked at Xiaohei with some disbelief.

He had never seen such a strange thing before.

Possessing a Dao Body, even a donkey's birth is absolutely extraordinary; all kinds of phenomena will certainly not be few.

But according to the old donkey's own memories, when it was born it seemed to be just an ordinary donkey, with no phenomena, and afterward it lived completely like a normal donkey.

If it hadn't been for meeting Fang Xu and Gu Qiu during the battle between Northern Azure City and Feather Mountain Tianyi, its fate would have simply been to be slaughtered and eaten.

This completely does not match the fate of a Dao Body.

While everyone was observing Xiaohei, he also awoke from that strange state.

Wiping the blood-tears from the corner of his eye, Xiaohei looked toward Fang Xu and said, "Master, he died a miserable death."

Fang Xu and Gu Yuxi exchanged a glance and asked, "Who"

Xiaohei pointed at the sky.

Fang Xu was somewhat puzzled.

Gu Yuxi, however, was somewhat excited and said, "Are you referring to the will of heaven and earth of the Heavenly Radiance Realm"

Xiaohei nodded: "Probably"

"I can feel his despair at being devoured, and his helplessness at being replaced"

"I can feel his emotions when he was ultimately destroyed by his own children"

This...

Fang Xu stared in shock at Gu Yuxi.

He noticed that Gu Yuxi's expression at that moment was also very complex.

"What he said is correct." After a long while, Gu Yuxi sighed and spoke.

Over these years, I have thought long and hard.

The destruction of the Heavenly Radiance Realm appears to be due to various factions fighting over resources, resulting in mutual slaughter.

But behind this, it seems there is an invisible hand manipulating things.

It is that invisible hand that makes the conflicts between the factions irreconcilable, and it is that same hand that lets the powerhouses of the Heavenly Radiance Realm act without restraint, ultimately using the God-Descending Technique to summon numerous supreme powerhouses, who then personally shattered the Heavenly Radiance Realm.

"Xiaohei, can you sense what is controlling the will of heaven and earth of the Heavenly Radiance Realm"

"Immortal." Xiaohei answered without any thought.

Immortal!?

Fang Xu felt a chill, suddenly realizing that the will of the Heavenly Mystery Realm also seemed to be controlled by immortals.

Those immortals seem to be gradually devouring the will of heaven and earth of the Heavenly Mystery Realm.

Moreover, Bai Shan, who initially controlled Jiang Feng and the other disciples of the Ascendant Immortal Society, also called herself an immortal.

It seems that immortals are a race.

Thinking of this, he suddenly formed a certain guess about Xiaohei's identity.

"Senior..."

Just as Fang Xu was about to speak, Gu Yuxi raised a hand to stop him.

"I suggest that from now on, you had better let him stay here all the time; absolutely do not let him go outside."

Gu Yuxi said with a solemn expression.

Fang Xu nodded, knowing that Gu Yuxi should also have guessed Xiaohei's general identity.

"Xiaohei, you must absolutely not go outside from now on."

"I understand, Master." Xiaohei spoke.

After making preparations for Xiaohei's lodging, Fang Xu gathered everyone.

He briefly recounted his experiences over the past two years, then instructed a few people to keep the Divine Palace disciples in check, trying not to go out unless necessary.

After everything had been made clear, he sought out Yun Wan.

"I thought you were going to run away from the marriage."

Looking at Fang Xu, Yun Wan said with a smiling face.

Fang Xu gave a wicked smile: 'How could that be?'

'What opinions do they have?'

Yun Wan rolled her eyes: 'What opinion could they have? They're always dreaming of marrying you.'

'It's just that you've been gone for over two years; they must have been worried sick.'

'When you get back, you can explain things to them yourself.'

Fang Xu awkwardly rubbed his nose: 'Sure, sure.'

'Have you seen Madam Wang?' Yun Wan asked.

Fang Xu nodded: 'I saw her one last time.'

At the last meeting, Yun Wan's expression changed slightly: 'Madam Wang she…'

'She's passed away.'

'She didn't want me to prolong her life.'

'I didn't even attend the funeral; I had Senior Sister Qing Luo handle it.'

'Alas!'

Yun Wan let out a deep sigh, feeling quite uneasy.

'Madam Wang suffered greatly.'

Fang Xu remained silent; during those two years he wandered alone on the Dusk Cloud Grassland, he had already let go of many things.

Life and death, after all, are merely a process of transformation of one's state of being.

The outlook on life and death differs completely between those who cannot let go and those who can.

'It's getting late; you should go explain things to Senior Sister Gu Qiu and Mu.'

Suppressing the emotions in her heart, Yun Wan spoke up.

Fang Xu looked at her with a wicked smile: 'No rush, we can explain tomorrow.'

Seeing his wicked smile, Yun Wan stepped back and asked, 'What are you up to?'

Fang Xu directly grabbed her hand, exerted a little force, and pulled her to his side.

He lowered his head and whispered, 'Guess what I want to do?'

Yun Wan's face flushed, she gave a token struggle twice: 'We're not even married yet…'

'Soon.' Fang Xu said, then scooped Yun Wan up in a horizontal hold.

'Yah!'

Yun Wan let out a startled cry, embarrassed, and buried her face directly into Fang Xu's embrace.

Although they had known each other for a long time, had confirmed their relationship, and even had intimate contact.

But they never took that final step.

Now that this day has arrived, she is naturally both nervous and shy. (End of chapter)