Chapter 625: Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea

On the surface, Zhang Nuo's Divine Sea manifestation did not seem as powerful as Jiufang Yi's, but which of the cultivators in the Sixteen Chambers was not an old fox who had lived for thousands of years? How could they not see that once he advanced to the Great Accomplishment Stage, such a manifestation would surely surpass the existence of Jiufang Yi!

"It is the Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea! You actually possess such a manifestation! Human Emperor, what kind of cultivation art do you practice?"

Even Jiufang Yi could not help but be somewhat astonished; beneath his plain-colored robe, a pair of eyes flickered with sharp light, and it was only after a long while that he slowly asked.

"The cultivation arts this junior practices are quite miscellaneous. I practice the Demon Sect's Eight Extremes Demon Veins, the Underworld's Immovable Underworld King, and in addition, the Three Immortals Sword Art, whose true name I only recently learned. I have also dabbled in some arts from the Demon Realm! At the same time, within this junior's body, there is also the bloodline of the Four Great True Spirit Sacred Beasts!"

The speaker spoke without intent, but the listeners took it to heart; the sound of gasping for air rose once again in the Sixteen Chambers. Any one of these cultivation arts, if placed outside, would be a highly sought-after treasure! Zhang Nuo had actually gathered them all in one body!

"No wonder the Divine Sea manifestation is this powerful!"

Nodding slightly, Jiufang Yi said.

"Looking at you, you must have only recently advanced to the Refining Void Stage Middle Stage, right?"

"Correct! This junior just advanced to the Middle Stage a few years ago, and at the same time, I passed the Heavenly Tribulation!"

Zhang Nuo said truthfully.

"Heavenly Tribulation? What level?"

Having such divine abilities while at the Refining Void Stage, everyone was very curious about what the Heavenly Tribulation Zhang Nuo had experienced was like!

"According to this junior's estimation, it is likely the Seven-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation!"

Swish! This time, the people in the Sixteen Chambers fell silent once again. To be able to survive the Seven-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation while at the Refining Void Stage—what kind of existence was that? Even these Refining Void Stage cultivators in the Sixteen Chambers would not easily survive a Heavenly Tribulation of such magnitude!

At this moment, amidst the five-colored glow, a figure flashed once more. An elderly monk manifested through his Divine Sense. The old monk wore a Yellow Monk Robe and was draped in a Brocade Kasaya. His cultivation had also reached the Late Void Refinement Stage Great Perfection Stage! It looked as if he were only one step away from the Great Accomplishment Stage!

"Amitabha! Human Emperor, do you practice the 'Return to One True Art' of Jile Temple within your body?"

Glancing at the old monk, Zhang Nuo nodded slightly!

This monk was a practitioner from Jile Temple, and his dharma name was Huiyuan! His Buddhist arts could connect with heaven and earth; just by looking a few times, he had seen that Zhang Nuo practiced Buddhist arts!

"To tell you the truth, this old monk also practices the 'Return to One True Art', but compared to the Human Emperor, it is far inferior! Senior Jiufang, would you allow this junior to spend a few days alone with the Human Emperor to study this art together? Perhaps it might allow this junior's cultivation to advance a step further!"

Turning his head back, Monk Huiyuan pleaded with Jiufang Yi.

"Fellow Daoist Huiyuan, please feel free! But before that, I have something to tell Zhang Nuo!"

Upon hearing that someone wanted to study the 'Return to One True Art' with him, Zhang Nuo felt a surge of joy in his heart. Then, hearing that Jiufang Yi had something to tell him, a suspicious expression appeared on his face. This was his first time meeting this commander of the Sixteen Chambers, and they had never had any interaction before. What kind of matter could it be that required him to tell him personally?

"Not long ago, I made cross-realm contact with the Great Prophet. The Demon Realm is about to collapse, and the Great Prophet has also decided to perish along with the Demon Realm!"

Zhang Nuo had known about this matter before, so he did not feel surprised. He listened as Jiufang Yi continued.

"Just as the conversation was about to end, the Great Prophet told me that he once gave you a Jade Slip back then, which records that somewhere in the Demon Realm, there exists the Yin and Yang Qi. He asked me to find a way to tear open the void and let you enter the Demon Realm to seek the Yin and Yang Qi! Is this true?"

"Exactly! This junior has been worrying about this matter. With this junior's current strength, I cannot yet forcibly tear open the void! If Senior can do it, please send this junior to the Demon Realm!"

Hearing that it was this matter, Zhang Nuo's heart was immediately filled with joy. The Great Prophet truly treated him well, still thinking of this matter! And he had even asked Jiufang Yi to take action!

"This matter is not difficult to handle. How about this: there are still some secrets within the split soul of Qin Guang Wang that I need time to decipher. You can first discuss the cultivation art with Fellow Daoist Huiyuan. Once I finish handling the matters at hand, I will naturally help you tear open the void!"

"Many thanks, Senior!"

Seeing that Jiufang Yi had agreed, Zhang Nuo hurriedly bowed deeply! Such an opportunity was once in a millennium!

"Fellow Daoist Beigong, you should return to the Wuliang Dao Sect first! Keep a constant watch on the movements of the Underworld. Now that Qin Guang Wang's split soul has been captured by us, the Underworld will certainly react!"

"Understood! Please rest assured, Senior, regarding this point!"

After giving Beigong Zhenren a few more instructions, Jiufang Yi's figure flashed and disappeared into the five-colored glow! Once the Great Accomplishment Stage cultivator left, the surrounding pressure vanished instantly. Zhang Nuo felt his body relax, and the oppressive feeling in his heart disappeared without a trace! Lowering his head to ponder for a moment, he also said to Beigong Zhenren:

"Sect Master Beigong, please trouble yourself to send someone to notify Fellow Daoist Ai in the Holy City after you return. Tell her that Zhang Nuo has matters to attend to and cannot return for the time being; I entrust the affairs in the city to her!"

"Please rest assured, Human Emperor! This humble Daoist will definitely convey the message!"

After settling these matters, Zhang Nuo followed Monk Huiyuan toward the depths of the Sixteen Chambers. Not until the glow swallowed them both did Beigong Zhenren, led by the small cultivator from before, exit the Sixteen Chambers! After returning to the Wuliang Dao Sect, he began to assign tasks!

Zhang Nuo followed behind Monk Huiyuan for a while when suddenly the monk's Divine Sense manifestation disappeared. Then, the five-colored radiance in front of him dispersed, revealing an existence similar to a Cave Abode! Not far away, beneath a giant Buddha statue, he saw the true body of Monk Huiyuan sitting cross-legged!

The old monk slowly opened his eyes, and with a movement of his body, he appeared before Zhang Nuo.

"Human Emperor, let us begin!"

The monk spoke very concisely, and Zhang Nuo quite liked such a person. The two of them immediately exchanged their insights on practicing the 'Return to One True Art'!

At the same time, in the Prophet Hall of the Demon Realm, many Minotaurs looked up at the sky. They saw the entire sky as if it were collapsing, with waves of spatial storms gushing out, tearing the void to shreds! Moreover, the spatial storms were constantly sinking, crushing the Demon Realm bit by bit!

In the Underground Palace, the Great Prophet's massive body stood upright, his pair of bull horns flashing with light. After a moment, he let out a long sigh, and with a movement of his body, he disappeared from where he stood!

The next moment, outside the Black Tower, the Great Prophet's figure appeared. He also looked up at the sky and remained silent for a long time! At this time, countless Minotaurs, discovering that the Great Prophet had come out, stepped forward one after another to pay their respects!

"Forget it! The fate of the Demon Realm is exhausted. That you can coexist with the Demon Realm is something this old man is very satisfied with. Let this old man spend this last bit of time with you all!"

Above the sky, spatial storms were violently tearing apart the space of the Demon Realm, a scene that was truly terrifying. Yet, when the many Minotaurs of the Prophet Hall heard the Great Prophet's words, each of their expressions was calm, as if what was before them was a trivial, insignificant matter!

But just at this moment, countless heavenly thunders suddenly flashed in the shattered sky! In an instant, ten thousand heavenly thunders fell together toward the Great Prophet!

"Hehe! I didn't expect that even as the Demon Realm is about to be destroyed, this old man would still have to suffer the torment of the Heavenly Tribulation! Truly, the Heavenly Dao is cyclical, with no omissions! What is meant to come will always come!"

Watching the falling heavenly thunders, the Great Prophet gave a bitter laugh. Then, a thick bolt of lightning struck him directly! Bathed in the heavenly thunder, the Great Prophet did not put up any resistance, letting it strike his body. In an instant, the Great Prophet turned into countless ashes, drifting around the entire Prophet Hall!

The many Minotaurs witnessed this scene and knelt down one after another, kowtowing to the Great Prophet!

As the spatial storms accelerated their consumption of the Demon Realm, a few days later, the vast Demon Realm was gone, disappearing from the world from then on! Everything in the Demon Realm also turned into countless fragments under the grinding of the spatial storms!

When the many demon cultivators in the Immortal Domain learned of this news, their hearts were heavy!

Ai Yuchen sat alone in a room, her brows tightly knitted, a pair of beautiful eyes filled with crystalline moisture! The destruction of the Demon Realm meant that they had no retreat and could only reside in the Immortal Domain!

A few years later, news suddenly spread throughout the Immortal Domain that the Immortal World had been officially renamed the Immortal Spirit Realm. This was also to give the demon cultivators a sense of belonging, allowing them to treat the Immortal World as their 'home'!

From then on, there were two major groups in the Immortal Spirit Realm: the Demon Race and the Human Race. As time passed, some cultivators became more accustomed to calling the Immortal Spirit Realm the Spirit Realm! And the name Spirit Realm was also passed down continuously in later generations!

With the continuous integration of the human and demon races, several powerful cultivators with not-insignificant cultivation emerged. They lived together freely, and there was no major estrangement between them!

As time went on, both the Demon Race and the Human Race became accustomed to this way of life! The rule that had lasted for ten thousand years, forbidding demon cultivators from stepping into the Immortal Domain, was completely broken!

Several decades later, Zhang Nuo's figure appeared in a large city in the Demon Realm. After he finished exchanging cultivation insights with Monk Huiyuan, he had successfully entered the Demon Realm through the void that Jiufang Yi had forcibly torn open!

Afterward, he traveled through the Demon Realm for several years, flying toward the location recorded in the Jade Slip that possessed the Yin and Yang Qi. Because Zhang Nuo practiced the Demon Arts of the Eight Extremes Demon Veins within his body, he did not attract the attention of the Demon Realm's cultivators!

At this time, the large city where Zhang Nuo was located was called Luanwu City, an important transportation hub on the edge of the Demon Realm! This city was also the last city on Zhang Nuo's path to finding the Yin and Yang Qi, and some of the necessary items he needed had to be purchased here!

Walking on the street, feeling the dense Demonic Qi in the city, Zhang Nuo's gaze, however, was constantly observing the shops on both sides of the street!

Due to the disparity in power between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Domain, many heavenly treasures cannot be bought in the Immortal Domain! Having finally managed to come to the Demon Realm this time, he must certainly collect a good haul!