Chapter 164: My Path, Neither God Nor Demon!

"Kid, I admire your ability, and you even possess such heaven-defying treasure!"

The remnant soul of Tian Yan Shen Mo looked like a shrunken version of ginseng, though most parts of it were translucent.

Years ago, he was suppressed here by a Hidden Ancient Sect, but a wisp of his remnant soul luckily escaped; afterwards, he ran back and hid himself.

He was constantly thinking of possession, but unfortunately, he never encountered a suitable person; the aptitude of the people from the Nether Sect was too poor.

Later, he completely gave up on this idea and prepared to let the people of the Nether Sect collect blood energy for him, intending to restore his body and then cultivate again.

The people of the Nether Sect were not efficient, but there was always the blood energy of living people sent over, allowing the blood vessels near his heart to recover a little.

As long as he recovered a little more, he could promise benefits to lure the high-level members of the Nether Sect over, drain their flesh and blood, and recover a portion of his strength.

Then he would break the Restriction and slaughter cultivators to recover his body as quickly as possible.

Now that Lu Tianyu had arrived, his desire for possession became intense again.

This young man had a Flawless Body and his cultivation speed was heaven-defying; if he possessed him, he could cultivate and break through rapidly, and it would not be easily discovered by others.

The remnant soul swayed constantly, hovering above Lu Tianyu's head: "Those fools from the Nether Sect wanted to find my soul, but unfortunately, they never found it."

"You kid found it the moment you arrived."

"But finding it is not luck for you, but a disaster; haven't you realized that?"

He felt that the aura on Lu Tianyu was very strange, so he did not dare to attempt possession immediately.

He had to wait for a suitable opportunity.

Lu Tianyu smiled slightly: "The one who hasn't realized it is you!"

"I will give you a chance; tell me everything you wanted to say just now; it wouldn't be good if I had to take action against you."

"Hehehe!" Tian Yan Shen Mo laughed, "Fine, fine, fine, I will tell you now, I hope you won't regret it!"

At this moment, he had already hovered to the top of Lu Tianyu's head, almost touching Lu Tianyu's hair.

If not now, when!

Whoosh!

He condensed his soul into a wisp as thin as a strand of hair, like a pitch-black steel needle, and pierced straight into Lu Tianyu's Divine Sense Sea.

But the next second, he regretted it!

A soul force no less than the Emperor Realm wrapped around him, and his soul body was instantly unable to move!

"Ah! How is this possible!"

Tian Yan Shen Mo screamed in terror: "Your soul is so powerful; it seems you have already been possessed!"

"I should have thought of it earlier; if you didn't have such a powerful soul, how could you possibly control this great cauldron, and how could you not fear my soul pressure!"

"How could I be so stupid!"

"But you think you can completely control me like this? Wishful thinking!"

"At worst, I will detonate my soul, and we will perish together!"

He said viciously.

"Hehehe!" Lu Tianyu sneered: "You are wrong; I have not been possessed; it is you who are too stupid!"

"You no longer have the chance to detonate yourself!"

As soon as the words fell, a greyish light enveloped the soul of Tian Yan Shen Mo.

Lu Tianyu pinched a seal with both hands: "Refine!"

Amidst a humming sound, strands of pure soul power were extracted from the soul of Tian Yan Shen Mo, entered Lu Tianyu's Divine Sense Sea, and were absorbed by his soul body.

Lu Tianyu's soul immediately became much more solid.

Moreover, there were many more memories in his mind.

If it were anyone else, they would not dare to absorb the memories of Tian Yan Shen Mo, as they would be assimilated by the demonic aura within and lose their sanity, becoming controlled by Tian Yan Shen Mo.

But Lu Tianyu was different; he had the purification and filtration of the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, so he did not need to consider these problems at all.

"Ah—"

Tian Yan Shen Mo let out a shrill roar: "Kid, you, you..."

Feeling his already weak soul power being continuously drained away, he felt an unprecedented sense of fear.

Even when he was captured by many great experts back then, he was not afraid; now, this fear spread throughout his entire soul.

At this moment, he wanted to detonate, but his soul was imprisoned by an inexplicable force; he did not even have the strength to resist, let alone detonate.

"You will die a horrible death!"

"I curse you with the God-Demon Curse; you will die a horrible death!"

Tian Yan Shen Mo roared hysterically, watching helplessly as his soul body shrank rapidly.

But at this moment, he could not even utter a curse before his final death.

Tian Yan Shen Mo stared at the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron in terror: "I know, I know!"

"Your reliance is this great cauldron!"

"Kid, I am about to die; can you tell me the origin of this great cauldron!"

At this moment, he understood.

The reason Lu Tianyu could enter his body without being discovered, and could devour everything and convert it into energy that Lu Tianyu could absorb.

Was by relying on this great cauldron.

As an old monster who had lived for tens of millions of years, he seemed to have thought of something!

That great cauldron from back then did indeed fall into the Changheng Star Domain, but its whereabouts were unknown.

Later, great experts from various realms and other parts of the Galaxy all ran to the Changheng Star Domain to search for it.

As a result, they searched for ten thousand years and found nothing.

This kid is only at the Heart Movement Stage and is already so heaven-defying, and can practice both spirit and martial arts; is the great cauldron he obtained that very same one?

Lu Tianyu chuckled, "Haven't you already thought of it!"

"It is called the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron!"

"It can even swallow the heavens, let alone you!"

"Give up your resistance! It is your fortune to be swallowed by it!"

"Ah!" Tian Yan Shen Mo screamed, "So it is the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron that destroyed the realms; to think it has fallen into your hands!"

"No wonder, no wonder!"

"I am convinced and concede!"

"However, can you tell me whether you intend to become a god or a demon in the future!"

"The path of the demon is the only correct choice! The previous owner of the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron wanted to become a god, and ended up perishing."

Lu Tianyu chuckled, "Is there a difference between becoming a god or a demon?"

"Gods and demons are merely two sides of the same coin; my path is neither god nor demon!"

"Both gods and demons shall be trampled beneath my feet!"

"If a god blocks me, I shall kill the god! If a demon blocks me, I shall kill the demon!"

In his eyes, there truly was no distinction between gods and demons.

Having undergone Soul Dual Cultivation with Qian Gu Nu Di for one hundred thousand years, he understood one truth.

Except for oneself, everyone else is unreliable.

Back then, Qian Gu Nu Di was besieged by numerous fellow Daoists and nearly perished.

If not for the protection of the Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, she would likely have had her soul scattered.

These fellow Daoists were all renowned Immortal Emperors, beings destined to become gods.

Yet the actions of these people were the actions of demons.

There is no difference between gods and demons.

Gods are actually more troublesome; once their demonic nature erupts, it can silently kill countless people.

"Sigh!"

"Your way of thinking transcends gods and demons; I admire you."

Tian Yan Shen Mo let out a final sigh: "Although the height you stand at is great, and your future achievements will be limitless, you will have many enemies."

"It is even possible that the whole world will be your enemy; are you not afraid?"

Lu Tianyu chuckled, "I have already died once; why would I be afraid of dying again?"