Chapter 99: The Evil-Anger Yin-Victory Demon

In the deep, dark void, looking from afar, there were only twelve brilliant golden chains of dragon and tiger, binding the graceful figure of an exquisite beauty.

Her waist was slender and graceful, her buttocks plump and her breasts soft; her moth-like eyebrows were lightly painted, her cloud-like hair pinned high, and beneath her slightly open collar lay skin as smooth as snow, like porcelain and jade, which with but a slight sway exuded a seductive charm that made one's heart ignite with desire.

But looking further up, when the gaze rested upon the beauty's face, even someone consumed by the fiercest lust would have their evil fire extinguished.

Where the beauty's head should be, there was only a mass of black mud constantly writhing and coiling, changing shape at every moment, like a whirlpool in the center of a water abyss, adsorbing all kinds of attributes and emitting a demonic and eerie aura so intense it could not be ignored!

Merely glancing at it once was enough to make one's blood flow faster, one's legs go weak, and one unable to resist falling prostrate to the ground.

"... Is this the Evil-Anger Yin-Victory Demon?"

Chen Heng felt a surge of surprise in his heart.

"Two hundred years! We have waited a full two hundred years! Finally, someone has arrived who can resonate with the 'Silent Tiangong Sage-Prayer Great Method'; once we leave this damned Xu Capital Heaven, these myriad worlds and voids will all await me to claim them!

Heavenly Demon! Only thus can one be a true Heavenly Demon!"

The beauty merely moved her wrist slightly.

Instantly, the twelve dragon-and-tiger chains binding her suddenly clanged loudly, resounding with explosive roars of dragon chants and tiger hisses, erupting with golden light!

She laughed again, and the black mud at her neck immediately gathered into an exquisitely bewitching and seductive demonic face, with delicate and lazy features, as beautifully rendered as fine brushwork.

"His fetal breathing is merely ordinary; the Xuanzhen Sect's third-rank middle-grade 'Ding Jin Zhen Qi' is not worth much discussion... yet he hides a rather remarkable body-refining Dao technique on his person, capable of killing a Foundation Establishment second-realm cultivator with a single punch; truly fierce."

Cave Master Master Huaiwu merely swept his gaze, and an invisible force firmly pinned Chen Heng onto the meditation cushion, leaving him unable to move even a fraction, before adding:

"Liu Niang, after devouring his physical shell, search through his primordial spirit; remember to find that Dao technique."

"Body refining? A method for the physical body to become a sage? That sounds somewhat interesting; this technique truly ought to belong to the two of us; could this not be heavenly fortune? Hahaha! Good! Good!"

Upon hearing this, Cave Master Master Huaiwu smiled slightly.

In truth, he had long been intensely covetous of Chen Heng's Tai Su Yu Shen.

Yet, merely a Qi Refining body, relying on this technique, could actually perform so remarkably; not only slaughtering Qi Refining cultivators of the same realm like dogs, but also killing several true Foundation Establishment cultivators outright, truly deserving the description of having ferocity that reaches the skies.

In the path of Immortal cultivation, above Dongxuan lies the Jin Dan.

And if one wishes to condense a High-Grade Jin Dan, one must gather thirteen major medicinal ingredients; "Shen Fu Huo" is one of them.

This medicine can only be condensed by one whose physical blood and qi are extraordinarily strong, with nine feet nine inches being the ultimate limit, beyond which no further increase is possible.

In past years, the reason he dared not shatter the innate golden mercury within his body to risk forming a pill was twofold.

On one hand, limited by his cultivation aptitude, even if he formed a pill, he feared it would merely be the lowest-grade Yellow-White Golden Core, where the loss would outweigh the gain, and he would end up wasting his opportunity for the Great Dao.

On the other hand, his physical body was truly too weak; after being harvested multiple times by the Evil-Anger Yin-Victory Demon, it had become like rotten wood and withered stalks, strong on the outside but hollow within.

Even though he had cultivated several types of Dao techniques to strengthen the body and enrich the blood, it was to no avail, merely a situation of barely holding on.

If he forcibly shattered the innate golden mercury within his body, losing the support of his Dao attainment and realm, he feared he would be killed by backlash before even having time to consume the medicine and condense the pill.

Dao scriptures state: The physical body is the precious raft of cultivation, the Primordial Spirit is the wind sail and oars; neither can be lacking.

His physical body, under the repeated harvesting of the Evil-Anger Yin-Victory Demon, had already become a water bag with a leak; no matter how hard he tried to pour in, it would eventually drain away completely, leaving nothing behind.

And at this moment.

Chen Heng's Tai Su Yu Shen was, to Cave Master Master Huaiwu, no different from a life-saving straw.

He had personally witnessed the strange power of this divine ability in Master Huaiwu Cave; if he could obtain and cultivate it, not only could he patch the leaks in his physical body, but he could also naturally condense "Shen Fu Huo."

By that time, if he could seek a few more major medicinal ingredients from beyond the heavens, a lower-grade Jin Dan would surely be within sight, and perhaps he could even strive for a middle-grade Jin Dan.

The opportunity to attain the Dao...

Was about to arrive!

While he was here harboring a hundred different thoughts, slightly lost in contemplation.

Meanwhile, in the deep void, that plump and enchanting beauty had already snapped the dragon-and-tiger chains binding her one by one; in just a few breaths, nothing remained but shattered iron and spiritual light scattered across the ground; she leaped upward, crossing an unknown expanse of void in a single bound, and jumped into this palace.

This series of actions was as swift as flowing fire and flying lightning, as if occurring in the blink of an eye.

Beneath the three-zhang-three-foot Dharma altar, the scattered cultivator Lu Yu and the Qi Refining cultivators of the Blood Lotus Sect were stunned beyond measure.

Startled, they scrambled up from their meditation cushions, their faces filled with shock and uncertainty, their hands not knowing where to place themselves.

They could not see the flayed blood corpse or those Six Dust Demons.

In their eyes, all of this had arrived inexplicably—

First, beside the meditation cushion, while listening properly to the sermon, Chen Heng's face suddenly showed a look of terror and hesitation, and he even flicked his fetal breathing with his fingers, as if trying to strike some object.

But before him.

There was clearly only an empty void...

Although they harbored some confusion regarding Chen Heng's behavior, with the opportunity of the sermon before them and even Cave Master Master Huaiwu on the Dharma altar saying nothing, the scattered cultivator Lu Yu and the Qi Refining cultivators of the Blood Lotus Sect naturally could not be bothered to concern themselves with his madness.

But after only a few breaths, even on the Dharma altar, Cave Master Master Huaiwu suddenly stopped speaking.

The old man first shook his head and gave a bitter smile inexplicably, then suddenly shouted into the air.

Then, in the deep void, a beauty whose form was bound by twelve dragon-and-tiger chains appeared.

Judging from their conversation, they seemed like old acquaintances; today's sermon also harbored ulterior motives unknown to others.

But that beautiful woman—

Was clearly a living, breathing Heavenly Demon!

Moreover, among Heavenly Demons, she was an Evil-Anger Yin-Victory Demon of high status and breed!

"Damn it! Damn it! Everything is clear now; I was wondering if this old Master Huaiwu was truly so charitable, specially loving to aid us scattered cultivators? Even the top three positions in Master Huaiwu Cave were destined for us scattered cultivators; I heard he even caused discord with the Flower God Manor because of this.

How is this charity! It is clearly deceiving us scattered cultivators who have no family background! Even if we die, we are just wild dogs dying, and no one will come to ask!"

The scattered cultivator Lu Yu's mind raced, cold sweat trickling down, his fingers trembling uncontrollably.

Although he had never actually seen a Heavenly Demon, he had heard that this evil creature could use the flesh, blood, and spiritual qi of cultivators as food, and was extremely ferocious!

"So many schemes, expending such great effort, just to feed us to a Heavenly Demon? If it were only this, why go to such great lengths..."

Realizing he was at the brink of life and death, the scattered cultivator Lu Yu instead forced himself to calm down; after a rapid turn of thought, he suddenly cast his gaze toward Chen Heng.

This sermon must surely conceal something he had missed.

Not only him, but even that Qi-refining cultivator from the Blood Lotus Sect had failed to notice.

Only Chen Heng perceived some strangeness during this sermon, differing from those two...

"So he wasn't just raving mad after all? What exactly did this person see? And what in the world is that old dog Master Huaiwu up to..."

Just as Lu Yu was filled with shock and doubt,

the Qi-refining cultivator from the Blood Lotus Sect had already recovered from his stupor; slapping his chest, he forcibly expelled several mouthfuls of vital blood from his heart orifice, then threw his entire body forward in a dive.

In an instant, he transformed into a plume of brown smoke and fled via escape technique.

But the four great gates, now wide open, seemed to be protected by an invisible restriction; with merely a sharp, metallic explosion ringing through the air, the escape technique was broken, forcing him out of the brown smoke in a wretched state.

"Huang Ji, the second son of Refiner Huang Ting of the Blood Lotus Sect, and also his most favored child."

Noticing this commotion,

Cave Lord Master Huaiwu on the dais finally came to his senses; dispelling various thoughts, he flicked his flywhisk and said unhurriedly:

"Do not struggle like a trapped beast any longer, Huang Ji; I have long cast the Art of Sealing Heaven and Earth, sealing this palace along with the entire Pu Islet; no matter how earth-shattering the events within, the outside world will detect no anomaly.

It is a pity, however, that you did not need to die..."

He smiled: "I have always invited only the top three to hear the sermon, and always targeted only rogue cultivators; yet by coincidence, that young fellow named Yuan Yuan Yangsheng escaped this time, while you, unable to wait, rushed to fill the vacancy, eager to rush to your death—truly a rare occurrence."

"Old dog! Old dog! I originally thought you were truly a benevolent elder, but it turns out you are colluding with Heavenly Demons! You deserve to be sliced to death by a thousand cuts!"

The Blood Lotus Sect's Qi-refining cultivator, Huang Ji, shouted furiously while spitting blood:

"Since you know my identity, how dare you still attack me? Do you think my father is merely a decoration? If my life lamp is extinguished, how much longer do you think you can survive!"

"You are a sect disciple with decent aptitude; killing you would be a waste. I intend to seize your consciousness and refine you into a demonic kin."

The beautiful woman interjected with a smile: "From now on, you shall be my running dog and loyal hound; every time your cultivation advances, a portion of the benefit will feedback to me. How about that? Are you satisfied with such an end?"

"The Eclipsing Demon of Malicious Wrath?!"

At this moment, Huang Ji was finally terrified.

In the next instant, accompanied by several 'crack-crack' sounds, his limbs were snapped off; his right arm bent at an eerie angle, and a small gourd rolled powerlessly from his palm, only to be stepped on by the beautiful woman.

"What is this?"

She lifted the small gourd, looked toward Cave Lord Master Huaiwu on the dais, and said: "Crimson Powder True Light?"

"Crimson Powder True Light, the secret transmitted Dao art of the Blood Lotus Sect; it seems Refiner Huang Ting specifically left this protective measure for the boy, but with only this single technique, it still cannot break through the Art of Sealing Heaven and Earth that you and I specially arranged."

Cave Lord Master Huaiwu shook his head.

"Let us enjoy the post-meal tea later."

The beautiful woman waved her hand, and Huang Ji, who was still trying to struggle, immediately fainted and collapsed, black blood overflowing from his mouth and nose.

She slowly emitted a charming, seductive laugh, then walked toward Chen Heng, who was immobilized on the meditation cushion, passing directly by the rogue cultivator Lu Yu, who was covered in cold sweat, without sparing him even a glance.

"... I'm alive?"

Lu Yu, filled with both shock and joy, did not hesitate after a few breaths; he immediately transformed into light and fled.

But before he could reach the gateway, the void before him parted gently like a gauze curtain, revealing a demonic creature shrouded in dark mist with eyes like golden lamps.

Three faces grew upon its head, displaying expressions of wrath, resentment, and joy respectively; it merely reached out lightly, seized Lu Yu in its palm, and took a single bite that tore off half his body.

"... The Strength-Anomaly Demon; just as I suspected."

Chen Heng's eyes flickered slightly.

When he first arrived at Daojun Fu Yu's moor and encountered Wei Wei Lingjiang, the two of them had suffered a minor demonic calamity.

Thousands of Heavenly Demons rolled like tidal waves, a dense, swarming mass that felt as though they would swallow everything in their path.

And the leader of that minor demonic calamity was precisely this Strength-Anomaly Demon...

"Yong'er, do not eat humans before your father's eyes; if he loses his temper, even your mother cannot protect you."

The beautiful woman followed Chen Heng's gaze, glanced over, and let out a faint laugh.

The Strength-Anomaly Demon, still holding Lu Yu's corpse in its mouth, muttered unwillingly, then burrowed back into the void, leaving behind only a floor slick with fresh blood and some shattered internal organs.

"Chen Heng, I know what thoughts are currently in your mind; but he is the only son of Liu Niang and myself. Even if he is somewhat playful, how could I possibly kill him?

That scene of capturing him earlier was merely performed for your benefit."

On the dais, Cave Lord Master Huaiwu's voice remained faint:

"As for those other demonic creatures, they were merely the dregs left over when Liu Niang refined her arts; for them to die under my Four Brightness Bone-Shattering True Fire is their honor."

"It seems Cave Lord intends to let me die with full understanding?"

Chen Heng sighed.

"In truth, if I had a choice, I, an old man, would not wish to kill you either, Chen Heng; you are a true heaven-sent genius. Although you showed some fear, when facing life and death, who can remain unchanged in expression?

That you could endure your terror and coexist with those demonic creatures shows considerable courage; you are already quite extraordinary...

For two hundred years, I have preached the Dao for a full two centuries; you are the first person not only to resonate with the 'Serene Tiangong Saint-Controlling Prayer Great Art' but also to pass the Six Dusts Demonic Trial unscathed."

Cave Lord Master Huaiwu also let out an inexplicable long sigh:

"If you were willing to discard your human body and be reborn as a Heavenly Demon, your future would be limitless! Even I, an old man, would be far behind, unable to catch even a glimpse of your dust!"

During the two hundred years of sermonizing—

Cave Lord Master Huaiwu naturally did not dare to be so reckless as to recite the full text of the 'Serene Tiangong Saint-Controlling Prayer Great Art' directly; doing so would undoubtedly be seeking his own death.

Instead, he broke this great divine power down sentence by sentence, hiding the fragments within the beginnings and ends of chapters,

stringing them together.

This constituted the full text of the 'Serene Tiangong Saint-Controlling Prayer Great Art'!

However, even though the restrictions of the Dao Court had been erased from this page of the Golden Chapter of the Earthly Deficit by Shouzun Shouzun Moshen, it still chose its master.

If one possesses the Dao, it appears; without the Dao, it hides.

If one lacks the affinity, like Cave Lord Master Huaiwu, even after reciting it for two hundred years, one still cannot generate resonance, nor see the Six Dusts Demons of the trial method; there is only an inexplicable sense of palpitation disturbing the divine consciousness.

As for Lu Yu, whose realm was lowly, and Huang Ji of the Blood Lotus Sect, they did not even feel a flutter in their hearts, remaining entirely ignorant and bewildered.

Within two hundred years, those capable of resonating with the "Silent Heaven Palace Saint-Prayer Great Dharma" could be counted on one's fingers, barely ten in number.

Yet among those ten, not a single one had passed the Flayed Blood Corpse and the Six Dusts Demon-Trial Dharma unscathed...

Or so Cave Lord Master Huaiwu believed.

In a certain sense.

Chen Heng was, in fact, a fated seed of the Heavenly Demon, perfectly suited to this very Heavenly Demon Dharma—

"Sui Yu? Could it really be that old thing, Sui Yu?!"

Just as that beautiful woman stepped closer, and Cave Lord Master Huaiwu's gaze grew increasingly icy.

Within his mind.

The excited voice of Fuchan Fuchan Laozu Fu Can suddenly rang out:

"After the collapse of the Dao Court, He was the first to raise the banner of rebellion against Heaven, forcing even Crown Prince Changming deep into the Netherworld by those rebels of His!

"Was it not said that Sui Yu, within the Dharma Saint Heaven, had half of His Dao Fruit sliced away by a single sword strike from the Ancestor of Tribulation Immortals? For ages, there has been no word of Him; how is it that you, kid, were chosen by this divine ability? Strange! Truly strange!"

He urged excitedly:

"Hurry and transform into a Demon Son, establish contact with the Silent Heaven Palace, and let this old ancestor see whether that old demon Sui Yu is still alive!

This is truly major news, capable of fetching a high price!"

Since it's 4k anyway, I feel it makes little difference whether I split it into two chapters or not; from now on, I'll just combine them.

Let me also address the matter of bonus updates for monthly votes that some readers have asked about.

Before going premium, I said I'd add three chapters for every 1k monthly votes; February passed 1k, so I'll try to find time to write those three chapters (6k), and regarding the three bonus chapters (6k) for Alliance Leaders, I'll do my best as well; lately, it's not that I'm posting late, but finishing the updates basically takes me until near midnight... As for the six owed chapters, I'll try to make them up by the end of March; if not March, then definitely by the end of April at the latest (**).