Chapter 468 - 467: The Sky Demon Recognizes its Master, the 5th Origin

Without realizing it, half a month had passed.

The tribulation cloud hovering over Li Jing’s head persisted for a full fifteen days, finally gradually dispersing to reveal the clear sky.

Inside the Linglong Tower.

The female Sky Demon was kneeling there, feeling a bit numb.

You may ask why she is kneeling?

Well, she couldn’t explain it herself.

Unconsciously, she just ended up kneeling.

She didn’t even know when she changed to this position.

She didn’t even know how she survived these fifteen days.

As time passed, the power of the heavenly tribulation became stronger and stronger.

Despite the constant protection of the Linglong Tower, she was always exposed to the terrifying divine might from the heavens, which had a huge impact on her both mentally and physically.

The kind of oppression, as if she would be crushed by the heavens the next second, is indescribable.

If she had more than one life.

She would have told Li Jing, "why don’t you just kill me."

Seeing the heavenly tribulation finally end and the dark clouds dispersing in the distant sky, the female Sky Demon took a deep breath, looking fearfully at Li Jing who was resting with his eyes closed.

Before now.

The female Sky Demon didn’t know what realm Li Jing belonged to, merely knowing the latter was very powerful, and still possessed the power of the Original Demon, which could directly affect the Sky Demons.

After "accompanying" Li Jing through the full tribulation, the female Sky Demon realized that he had just stepped into the True Immortal Realm.

Remaining for half a month, it was undoubtedly a True Immortal Tribulation.

To be honest.

The female Sky Demon, who had "accompanied" Li Jing throughout the entire process, found it hard to believe that he has just entered the True Immortal Realm.

The intensity of his heavenly tribulation would have spelled doom for anyone who had already passed the True Immortal Tribulation, not to mention the Annihilation Divine Thunder throughout the process.

Annihilation Divine Thunder only possibly descends when stepping into the Eleventh Realm, also known as the Asking Heaven Realm.

And only those with extremely bad luck would endure the Annihilation Divine Thunder throughout the entire process.

The result is usually just one - dying on the spot.

Annihilation Divine Thunder is notoriously difficult to resist.

Not only does it have a double impact on both the body and the Primordial Spirit, it involves four conflicting forces of ice, fire, yin, and yang.

Each impact of the Annihilation Divine Thunder results in the invasion and erosion of everything inside the body by these four forces, and ensuing explosions as these forces collide.

The average Asking Heaven Realm can only withstand the Annihilation Divine Thunder in the early stages of heavenly tribulation. If encountered in the later stages or even at the end, it would be a true test of endurance to survive without some kind of ability.

Li Jing had survived the constant barrage of Annihilation Divine Thunder upon his initial entry into the realm of the True Immortal, emerging unscathed. This is nothing short of horrifying.

What’s even more terrifying is.

He did not actively resist the Annihilation Divine Thunder and simply sat there, enduring the strikes.

Without relying on any external forces, without resorting to any means, he just withstood it all.

This isn’t all.

In the meantime, when he had nothing to do, he even took a few naps...

Thinking about how Li Jing was already the master of a realm when he was still at the Asking Heaven Realm, a question popped up in the female Sky Demon’s mind.

Freaking...

What kind of creature did she run into?

Why...

Why are there so many unreasonable things about him?

Normally.

To own a piece of heaven and earth, one has to enter the Holy Realm after the Asking Heaven Realm, and only then with the help of certain treasures.

Having just the treasures isn’t enough, it also depends on personal destiny.

Simply put.

It depends on fate.

If fate is against you, nothing else will help.

On the other hand.

The world owned by Li Jing is clearly already well-established, this is not just the start of a creation, he had walked paths that many cultivating in the Holy Realm, even the Venerable Realm, with special abilities might not have completed.

The female Sky Demon even started suspecting that he was some super-powerful being from the Venerable Realm, reincarnated and cultivating again.

This.

Is the only explanation she could think of, to make the unreasonable sides of Li Jing seem reasonable.

As her imagination ran wild, Li Jing slowly opened his eyes from his rest.

Suddenly seeing him open his eyes, the female Sky Demon straightened her back and corrected her kneeling posture.

?

Li Jing.

He spent these fifteen days quite comfortably.

Either observing the continuous enhancement of his physical body and Primordial Spirit during the tribulation, or getting used to the massive increase in strength after stepping into the Tenth Realm, the True Immortal Realm.

When he had spare time, he took a few naps to kill time.

The heavenly tribulation had ended, nothing unexpected.

But.

Why was the female Sky Demon kneeling in the Linglong Tower, and so upright?

As he was confused, the female Sky Demon’s phantom-like body gradually materialized, revealing a pale and pretty little face.

???

Li Jing.

This was completely unexpected for him.

Why did she reveal her true appearance without saying a sound?

Seeing the female Sky Demon about to speak but hesitating, and appearing as if she wanted to say something but dared not because she had not spoken yet, Li Jing asked in a puzzled tone.

"Didn’t you say before... if the true face of a Sky Demon is seen by a person, the consequence will be that they cannot return to the Outer Realm Sky?"

Facing the question, the female Sky Demon hesitated for a moment, then gathered her courage and said.

"Master, could you use a maid by your side?"

"..."

Li Jing.

Her first word was "master", which honestly stunned him.

And then...

Why could she say it so naturally?

After sizing up the female Sky Demon, Li Jing slightly furrowed his brows.

"If I’m not mistaken, you used to be a human, didn’t you?"

"Yes."

The female Sky Demon nodded obediently and said,

"I was indeed a human in my previous life, and a resident of the Big World Blue Star. However, the era I lived in is so far back that it is not recorded in the current history of Blue Star."

After that, she explained as if she were reciting a deeply ingrained memory.

"Before I died, I was a renowned courtesan. Technically, I was known for my art, not for selling my body; however, that’s just a garnished truth. As a courtesan, I was always waiting for a high bidder. However, I was fortunate enough to meet a man who let me live my life as I pleased. After we journeyed together, I had a happy and fulfilling life. Moreover, he taught me about cultivation. However, not long after I started this journey, my family and I were poisoned and killed by an evil person. I was the only one who survived and fell into the Demon Taoist path. After causing turmoil in the world for over a hundred years, I somehow ended up in the Outer Realm Sky as a Sky Demon after death."

"..."

Li Jing.

He had simply asked her a casual question out of curiosity.

Who would have thought that this female Sky Demon would explain her life story in such detail?

But Li Jing was quite surprised.

This woman was apparently a Blue Star person who lived in an era so distant that there was no record of it in Blue Star history.

Of course.

This was secondary.

What surprised Li Jing the most was, undoubtedly, that humans could evolve into Sky Demons in the Outer Realm Sky.

Looking at the female Sky Demon—who had revealed her background and was now eagerly waiting for him to respond—Li Jing felt bemused.

This Sky Demon was already pretty strange to begin with.

She even volunteered to help him hunt other Sky Demons.

However, at the time.

Her condition didn’t seem as critical as it does now.

Li Jing was thinking that he had not done much, only survived a tribulation.

Was her transformation so drastic that she wanted to rush out of the Linglong Tower and cling to his legs for protection?

He watched the female Sky Demon, who appeared to have burnt her bridges and was now showing her true form. Li Jing hesitated and then said,

"Well, I don’t need a..."

Before he could finish, he heard Charming Spirit’s voice in his mind.

"This girl is quite interesting. If you don’t want her, you could give her to me."

?

Li Jing slowly typed a question mark in his mind.

At this point, Charming Spirit said,

"I’m kind of bored being alone in the Outer Realm Sky. Having a companion wouldn’t be so bad. This girl is weak, but she knows how to attach herself to those who can help her. I kind of like her."

"..."

Li Jing was rendered speechless.

All the other things he could understand.

But he couldn’t agree with the idea that attaching oneself to someone more powerful was considered ambitious.

Keeping his thoughts to himself, Li Jing conveyed his thoughts to Charming Spirit, who was in the Little Universe through his consciousness.

"Charming Spirit, if you want to keep this Sky Demon, it’s fine by me. However, I might need her help temporarily."

"No problem, I’m in no hurry to leave at the moment."

Charming Spirit responded, and then suggested.

"Open your mind. I’ll put a mark on her with the spiritual sense I placed in you. This will prevent her from getting killed accidentally while she’s with you."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing did as requested and opened his mind.

Following that.

A Charming Spirit, comparable in size to Ling Ling, silently appeared on his shoulder.

The sudden appearance of Charming Spirit shocked the female Sky Demon, and a fear from the deepest part of her soul rushed over her.

Charming Spirit’s spiritual sense within Li Jing usually acted as a deterrent to Sky Demons.

Now, her spiritual sense was out in the open, increasing the deterrent effect several times over.

Just seeing Charming Spirit’s spiritual sense made the female Sky Demon feel like her Demon body was about to collapse and her mind was on the verge of disintegration.

This...

Could it be the real body of The Original Demon!?

Why is it so terrifying!?

The female Sky Demon was utterly terrified.

She didn’t know that this was only a tiny part of Charming Spirit’s spiritual sense.

If she saw its actual body, such a low-level Sky Demon as herself couldn’t even withstand its gaze, and this wasn’t about whether Charming Spirit wanted to spare her life or not; the mere sight of it would kill her instantly.

Charming Spirit’s existence was like a deadly poison to common beings, causing their primal instincts to run wild.

For Sky Demons, it was akin to a highly lethal poison that could kill them instantly.

Under the intensely frightened gaze of the female Sky Demon, Charming Spirit raised her hand and pointed a finger at her.

The next moment.

A mark appeared deep within the female Sky Demon’s soul.

The depths of the mark alleviated the pressure that Charming Spirit had brought on her by a considerable degree.

Her power also ballooned uncontrollably and very rapidly, instantly breaking through the Ninth Realm and reaching the late stage of the Tenth Realm.

This unexpected and almost heaven-sent promotion left the female Sky Demon trembling from head to toe.

Staring at the yawning and slowly fading Charming Spirit, she felt incredibly blessed as she respectfully kowtowed and said,

"Your humble servant, Ruan Ya, pays her respects to the master."

Almost completely faded, Charming Spirit laughed at her words, waving her hand dismissively and turning into a wisp of air before disappearing without a trace.

Li Jing blinked as he watched Charming Spirit disappear and took off the Smoke Eye.

The spiritual sense of Charming Spirit that remained in his body had been completely depleted after leaving the mark on Ruan Ya. It no longer had any effect on him.

But this was not a big issue.

Now that he had Ruan Ya’s assistance in finding Sky Demons, he didn’t need the ability to terrify Sky Demons. In fact, having that ability could even be disadvantageous.

Looking at Ruan Ya, who had stood up across from him, Li Jing was somewhat perplexed.

While Charming Spirit intended to take Ruan Ya in, Li Jing didn’t believe that she was acting purely out of amusement. There must have been other reasons.

Charming Spirit didn’t say, so he had no way to figure it out.

Pushing his wandering thoughts aside, Li Jing stood up and picked up the Linglong Tower.

"Let’s go, we’re heading back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the unencumbered Ruan Ya timidly spoke up.

"Um, sir, could you give me a hand? The Divine Might of Supreme Beings had a severe impact on me. I’m a bit... wobbly on my feet right now..."

"..."

Li Jing.

Thanks to Charming Spirit’s influence, she had leveled up significantly right on the spot.

Tenth Realm!

Weak in the knees?

Are you serious?

Speechlessly looking at Ruan Ya, Li Jing reached out to help her up, coincidentally taking a peek at her head in the process.

Great realm free fall.

It’s not just that Ruan Ya’s health bar surged dramatically, but the display of her essence source also reached a whopping 400,000.

It was clear.

Enhancing her realm increased her comprehension and understanding of her own rule control.

Ruan Ya, barely standing upright after being helped up, didn’t notice Li Jing looking up at her head, but she was very perceptive.

Immediately, she felt a sense of crisis.

Without any hesitation, she again showed a strong desire to survive.

"Master, the influence of the Venerable on me won’t dissipate for a while, and I’m temporarily inconvenienced. Following you might be a burden. To avoid unnecessary trouble, why not let me enter your body?"

Frowning, Li Jing responded.

It indeed would be a bit inconvenient to take Ruan Ya in her current state.

The key issue is she’s standing there, her legs shaking uncontrollably. It’s already hard enough for her to stand still.

If people see this, those who don’t know might think he’s done something immoral to this demon, leaving her weak-kneed.

But letting a demon enter his body was naturally repulsive to Li Jing.

Although he didn’t worry that Ruan Ya would harm him — even if she wanted to she might not have the capability — letting a female demon enter his body without a good reason was a bit strange.

Just as he was about to refuse, Ruan Ya spoke up.

"Master, you can rest assured. Even if I had the courage of a lion, I wouldn’t dare entertain any inappropriate thoughts towards you. If I enter your body, I’ll behave. This way, I won’t be a burden to you, I can share my demon senses with you, and you can use my power."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing’s eyes lit up.

As for Ruan Ya’s power, he didn’t desire it.

But her demon senses were exactly what he needed.

After hesitating a bit, Li Jing spoke up.

"You demons can enter and exit a human body without using the mouth?"

"We don’t have to. It’s just more convenient with the mouth."

Ruan Ya voiced this, knowing that Li Jing’s questioning was a sign of agreement, she cautiously continued.

"Master, please lower your guard. The essence of demon entry is to attack the heart. Even for those with steadfast will, it’s hard for demons to invade."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing nodded and lowered his guard.

Sensing this, Ruan Ya closed her eyes. Her figure transformed into a smoky blackness that swirled around him, slowly melding into his body through the pores on his skin.

This process was a bit annoying.

Through Ruan Ya’s entry, Li Jing also successfully grasped the characteristics of a demon entering a body.

As Ruan Ya had said.

The nature of demon entry was actually a heart attack.

All negative emotions could be exploited.

These included but were not limited to fear, jealousy, and panic.

During the process of demon entry, all negative emotions would be amplified to the point where they could shake the heart and soul.

As for Li Jing, there were no negative emotions, and Ruan Ya was very careful, so he wasn’t affected much.

Upon completion of the demon’s entry, Li Jing quickly felt a sharing of Ruan Ya’s senses. He could unimpededly use her strength and even amplify others’ negative emotions.

With these capabilities, Li Jing found it to be quite novel.

While experiencing this, he suddenly had a curious feeling in his heart.

At the same time.

The Unnamed Taoist Tool spoke.

"Master."

It was clear that the Unnamed Taoist Tool sensed something as well, and Li Jing’s thoughts moved to respond.

Following this.

The pathway of power circulation in his body quietly changed, beginning to flow according to the circulation of the demon’s power.

With the change in power circulation, the Power of Thunder Punishment in his body converged in his liver, forming a vortex.

Li Jing felt something, so he reached into his Little Universe and pulled out the Unnamed.

As soon as he got the Unnamed Taoist Tool, it couldn’t wait to enter his body, arriving at the power vortex in his liver.

The next second.

A prompt popped up before Li Jing’s eyes.

"The Fifth Origin is opened, the Unnamed Taoist Tool is now your Lifebound Magic Instrument."

Upon receiving the prompt, Li Jing’s connection with the Unnamed Taoist Tool became incredibly intimate. His internal strength, which was already vast, surged even more.

???

Ruan Ya.

Having "merged" with Li Jing, not only were her power and abilities utilised by him, but she also truly felt how terrifying he really was.

Both in the True Immortal Realm.

After being influenced by the Charming Spirit and stepping into the late stage of the Tenth Realm, she was like a baby in front of Li Jing who had just survived the True Immortal Heavenly Tribulation. The quality and quantity of the power in her body was incomparable to his.

After all, Li Jing was a "quad-core drive," while Ruan Ya was a "single core."

Even though there was a gap of two small realms, her single-core performance was much superior. But that couldn’t compete with the quantity of Li Jing’s cores.

But that was a minor issue.

The gap between purely a quad-core and single-core wasn’t what made Ruan Ya seem like a baby in front of Li Jing.

Because essentially.

The power in Li Jing’s body was pure Power of Thunder Punishment.

The two types of power were not on the same level at all.

Upon really experiencing Li Jing’s horror, before Ruan Ya could even react, he already transitioned from "quad-core" to "five-core," his power rising to a higher level.

Such a transformation left Ruan Ya somewhat dumbfounded.

Within Li Jing’s body, she could clearly sense his changes.

Therefore, when Li Jing simulated the demon’s power circulation, she noticed it.

This was nothing.

Li Jing just based it on her power, temporarily imitating a power circuit.

However, after the Unnamed Taoist Tool entered, a wondrous transformation occurred.

Li Jing not only transitioned from "quad-core" to "five-core," but the power circuit he simulated also completely stabilised, granting him the ability for demonic transformation.

Demonic transformation. This was a unique ability of demons.

In a short time, it could turn one’s self into a demon, resulting in a multiple increase in combat power.

With Li Jing already having this transformed state and the ability of demonic transformation added, how fearsome would he be?

The way he is now,

Even if he encounters an eleventh realm Asker, it won’t take much effort for him to crush his opponent...

Feeling all of this, Ruan Ya is utterly numb.

She doesn’t even feel, that the Taoist tool in Li Jing’s hand, which even an Asker can only dream of and can only be owned upon entering the Holy Realm, is worth being surprised about.

Over here.

Li Jing has successfully activated the Fifth Origin and feels both joyful and contemplative.

This was truly unexpected.

The intention to activate the Fifth Origin had been on his mind for a long time.

Unfortunately, after being busy for a period, his status bar entered an upgrade process that lasted for half a year, which left him unable to do anything.

Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to go to the Chongyuan Holy Realm this time and quietly study some special systems other than the Orthodox Immortal Path, to see if he could use it as an opportunity to activate the Fifth Origin.

Who would have thought that it would be Ruan Ya who would bring this to fruition?

Looking back.

Being a controller does have its inconveniences.

In the past, when the status bar encountered such a situation, it would have automatically popped up with a prompt.

This time, if it weren’t for his own enlightening sensation, he might have missed it.

After briefly closing his eyes to feel his body with the Fifth Origin activated, Li Jing opens them with an odd expression.

Each time an origin is activated, it will indirectly or directly give him a corresponding ability of the related system.

The second origin, Linglong and the third origin, Blue Edge, both have direct impacts.

One gave him body refining abilities, while the other improved the effect during his dual cultivation.

The fourth origin, Smoke Eye, controls Qingyuan’s Mysterious Skill as a Spirit Weapon, not only giving Smoke Eye the ability to use magic skills as a Spirit Weapon, but also enabling it to simulate other system’s power operating methods and even the nature of power through an elusive method like Qingyuan’s Mirror.

Now that the Fifth Origin has appeared, he has gained the ability to enter the demonic.

This ability is extremely useful and can even serve as a trump card, though entering the demonic does consume a lot of energy.

Of course.

High consumption isn’t a problem for Li Jing at all.

After all, now, he is "five-core" driven...

After surviving the tribulation and unexpectedly activating the Fifth Origin, Li Jing is in high spirits.

Next, he is going to the Immortal Realm, and he has more capital now.

But he isn’t complacent.

Rather than being self-satisfied,

Taking advantage of the current conditions to accumulate more capital is the main focus.

With no further delay, Li Jing moves and steps into the tearing space.

...

The next instant.

Li Jing appears in the center of the Ghost Clan Territory.

Arriving at the central hall, his objective is clear, he walks straight towards a side hall deep within the hall.

During the half-month of tribulation, Li Jing wasn’t completely isolated from the world.

In advance, he placed the Flying Sword Blue Edge beside Quan Chang, ensuring her safety and allowing him to be well informed of the situation here.

The banquet half a month ago didn’t cause too much disturbance despite the emergence of Sky Demon and his subsequent attack and departure.

Of course.

Mainly, it’s because the Ghost Clan Patriarch is good at controlling the situation and didn’t let procedures halt due to changes in the situation.

The banquet proceeded smoothly despite the incident.

Over the next half month, the forces of the secular world officially began various cooperation and transactions with the descendants of the Ancient God. While the formal cooperation was in progress, private transactions were also promptly arranged.

An endless stream of supplies and resources were brought in from the mortal world.

And what was taken out was, of course, also significant.

It’s worth noting that,

Dozens of fully-equipped construction teams with large numbers of staff were brought in from the secular world. They began construction around the Ghost Clan territory, building a modern city for the descendants of the Ancient God with the standard of a kingdom in mind.

Supported by a substantial amount of human and material resources,

In the span of the recent half month, a nascent nation centered around the Ghost Clan’s territory was starting to take shape. The transformation and fine-tuning of the construction are being carried out urgently.

The next step would be expanding.

At Quan Chang’s insistence,

The descendants of the Ancient God followed the trend of the secular world and decided to establish an administrative center.

Building infrastructure is simple,

But creating a comprehensive administrative organization isn’t something that can be done overnight.

The rule of the descendants of the Ancient God has been fragmented for a long time, with each tribe governing itself and the High Priest holding all power, assisted by the Patriarch.

All of a sudden, trying to centralize all powers into an administrative center and then distribute them to relevant people poses many difficulties.

The primary issue is people.

Power should be given to capable individuals.

Different people can do different things,

And different positions carry different responsibilities.

Just looking at the current situation, the administrative center of the descendants of the Ancient God doesn’t even have a decent prototype.

There’s no other way,

Their tribes are too scattered,

They don’t understand each other,

Some even don’t trust each other.

The journey they must undertake is long.

But since they’ve determined to do it, the descendants of the Ancient God are serious.

A temporary administrative center has been established, and the office is situated in the side hall which Li Jing is about to visit.

Quan Chang is working in there right now, and so is Ping Rui.

Of course,

The two of them are temporary.

After all, they will have to leave with Li Jing later.

What a coincidence,

Just as Li Jing reaches the door, Quan Chang rushes out from the room.

Upon seeing the man right in front of her, Quan Chang pauses for a moment, then quickly speaks,

"Do you know how to fix a printer?"

"..."

Li Jing.