Chapter 597 - 596: Prayer for the Gods Record

What does it mean to say "a hero doesn’t suffer immediate losses"?

Here it is.

With a "whoosh" sound.

The sturdy rod of Nameless, carrying its own tetanus-like "special effect", halted an inch away from the eyes of the ancient demon, causing him to tremble with fear and quickly lean back.

Hopeless.

Everywhere Nameless passed, space collapsed and void space emerged.

Even though Nameless didn’t hit directly, he was unfazed by the minor spatial collapse, but the void that appeared with the shattered space was something he couldn’t ignore.

Worth mentioning is that,

Void space also couldn’t affect him.

Though the ancient demon had been suppressed for many years and his power was reduced to a tenth, he was, after all, a Return to Origin strong one.

However, which of the survivors in Ancient Fairyland didn’t regard void space with special respect?

Once full of strong ones and exotic beasts, Ancient Fairyland perished because of the void space.

In front of the void creatures, the once powerful inhabitants of Ancient Fairyland felt so powerless.

Even the top-notch ones could barely protect themselves.

During those dark times, except for those who chose to leave, most of them died.

Admittedly,

It was the original Demon who swooped in and destroyed Ancient Fairyland in the end.

But everyone understood clearly.

It made its move because the will of the Big World felt threatened, to prevent the void creatures from affecting other space levels, it ended this potential threat to the cosmos by ending Ancient Fairyland.

Even if the original Demon hadn’t showed up, Ancient Fairyland would have met its end sooner or later under the attacks of the void creatures.

The ancient Demon was a person with real experience.

He witnessed his Taoist companions, descendants, and colleagues being brutally murdered and devoured by the void creatures until nothing was left of them.

And he, he could only watch helplessly.

This left him with a significant shadow.

The brutality of the past.

Only someone like him, who had really gone through that, would understand.

Li Jing was always quick-witted.

Seeing that he had clearly stepped back, but the ancient Demon still instinctively leaned back to retreat, he roughly guessed what he had experienced in Ancient Fairyland.

After all, he had been to the Ancient Fairyland.

He had seen the weird void creatures once.

From the attitude of the Charming Spirit at that time, it was evident.

The threat level of the Void Worm Mother isn’t high.

Among the void creatures that once threatened Ancient Fairyland, it is of the lower level.

It’s hard to imagine how terrifying the really harmful void creatures must be.

He waved to take back Nameless, and Li Jing spoke.

"You, are much weaker than I had imagined."

The ancient Demon looked at him in surprise as he heard this.

This man’s words seemed relatively mild.

This was secondary.

The key was that from the beginning, he didn’t seem to intend to kill him.

With an inner suspicion, the ancient demon muttered,

"I cultivate demons, and the upright spirit of Confucianism naturally restrains demon nature. Having been suppressed by Confucianism for so many years, it’s not easy for me to maintain this state."

Li Jing nodded knowingly when he heard this, and said.

"You should have noticed, I came to break the seal not intending to kill you."

The ancient demon silently nodded to this.

"So, what do you need for me, Taoist Master?"

"As one who is in the game, I came out into the world before you."

Li Jing said calmly.

The ancient Demon listened, his expression changed slightly, and then he showed a sudden realization.

So, this man was also one of the people involved in that game.

No wonder!

Even though it was only one hit.

But the strength that he displayed, even he at his prime, without any restrictions, could not overlook.

Those people from the fairy realm, who were constrained by the rules and couldn’t even breakthrough the Return to Origin stage, have no reason to be so strong.

"I had an old acquaintance with Confucianism, and recently, by coincidence, I also came to Haoran City."

Li Jing continued, saying,

"If I hadn’t known, I would have left it alone. But now that I do know, I can’t just sit by and let you destroy the last pure land of Confucianism in the fairy realm."

Li Jing, being someone who made casual conversations sound reasonable, perfected this skill through practice.

Without a shred of doubt, the ancient Demon nodded.

"I understand what the Taoist Master intends."

With that, he raised his hand and made a solemn vow on the spot not to harass Haoran City after he left.

"Rumble!"

Surprisingly, thunder echoed in the sky above Haoran City.

In the dark, a terrifying will silently descended.

The people of Haoran City, completely unaware of the situation underground, all looked up in confusion.

Anyone with any experience could tell.

This sudden thunder was sure to be caused by someone making a solemn vow; the terrifying will was the Outer Realm Sky Demon, and an incredibly powerful one at that.

So.

Who swore this oath all of a sudden?

Looking at the intensity of the Sky Demon’s will, his strength is definitely headed towards the Emperor Level and above.

In a courtyard near the demolished City Lord’s Mansion, Sun Qu looked up at the sky with a bizarre expression on his face.

Li Jing broke the Confucian seal with his own strength, which he sensed.

As soon as the seal was broken, the thunder roared because a formidable strong one made a solemn vow.

This...

It must be the ancient demon.

Dear lord!

Just how strong is this Taoist?

The seal had only just been broken; he had only just clashed with the ancient Demon.

As fear welled up in his heart, a huge weight lifted from Sun Qu’s heart.

With him here.

Indeed, the situation in Haoran City has stabilized.

...

The vast starry sky presented itself beneath the ground.

Li Jing was somewhat surprised that this Ancient Demon would make such a firm pledge as if it really understands the times.

After all, it is a demon cultivator.

A real demon cultivator, which one of them doesn’t have a bit of a problem with their mind?

It’s not that Li Jing intentionally belittles those in the Demon Taoist path.

But it’s just that as one progresses in their demon cultivation, they inevitably get influenced by their demonic nature.

Not to mention the orthodox demon cultivators.

Likewise, even he who is merely touched by demon essence is also affected, but such adverse influence is perfectly offset by integrating it into his soaring cultivation and stabilizing his mind.

Here.

After making his pledge, the ancient demon stared back and suddenly spoke with great enthusiasm.

"Taoist Master, you just said Haoran City is the last pure land of Confucianism in the Immortal Realm, could it be that Confucianism in the Immortal Realm has declined so much that only this corner is left?"

"..."

Li Jing.

Everything else is fine.

It’s just that the turn of this guy’s mood seemed a bit sudden.

Looking at that excitement.

His resentment towards Confucianism seemed to be more than just being suppressed.

"The decline of Confucianism in the Immortal Realm is a fact, but whether it’s only this corner left, as a Taoist Master, I can’t be certain," Li Jing responded.

"After all, I haven’t been in this world for long."

While speaking, he changed the topic.

"I sought you for a second matter."

?

The ancient demon gave a questioning look.

At this moment,

The previously invisible field behind Li Jing that could observe the outside world appeared. The protected Xiang Yunxian, who had witnessed his overpowering the ancient demon and then a series of nonsensical talks, revealed herself.

Seeing Xiang Yunxian, the ancient demon was taken aback.

The hidden method branding in the bloodline of the Yun family resonated with him immediately.

Not only did the ancient demon sense it.

Xiang Yunxian, who was originally isolated from the outside world and in the field, also sensed it when the field appeared.

That was a feeling of powerless resistance.

The demon in front of her seemed to be a master she was born to serve.

Even at this moment, looking at the ancient demon, she had an impulse to kneel down and worship him. Hence she had to bite her tongue to stop herself from really kneeling down.

Seeing the two looking at each other, Li Jing calmly started talking.

"This woman has a predestined connection with me."

Hearing him say this, the extremely sensible ancient demon immediately understood what was going on.

Without any nonsense, he retracted his demon Qi and revealed his youthful appearance with a gentle and refined look. He raised his hand and pointed at his forehead with two fingers.

"Demon Pact, dissolution."

With a soft rebuke, the ancient demon led out a black fog from his brow. He looked up and said,

"Taoist Master, this bloodline demon pact is a method of the wise in the upper demon realms, once planted, it cannot be removed. All I can do now is to extract the Demon Pact mark and transfer it to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing frowned slightly.

He had no interest in controlling the life and death of the Yun family,

But since this Demon Pact can’t be really resolved, he can’t just not take it.

After a brief consideration, Li Jing took over the black fog, then he pulled Xiang Yunxian out of the field.

"Open your mouth."

???

Xiang Yunxian.

Before she could react, Li Jing slapped the black fog onto her face.

Xiang Yunxian did not open her mouth.

But the demon pact mark still entered her body through the gap in her lips.

Under the invasion of the Demon Pact mark, her delicate body shivered softly.

Seeing this, Li Jing frowned.

It’s just a matter of accepting a mark, why is Xiang Yunxian shaking so much?

Silently turning his head back, he looked at the ancient demon who played the whole thing innocently.

As he looked back, the ancient demon was startled, and quickly started talking.

"Taoist Master, there’s something I forgot to tell you. This Demon Pact mark is actually a symbol condensed by a lifetime of demon cultivation. Those who get this mark will naturally gain corresponding demon cultivation. If this person does not practice demon cultivation, the cultivation within her body will also be forced to convert into demon cultivation."

"..."

Li Jing.

This is such an important matter, and this guy is only telling me now?

The ancient demon saw Li Jing’s thoughts and hurriedly spoke.

"Taoist Master, don’t blame me for this. I originally thought since you are also a demon cultivator, you would want to take this mark. It’s something that could be mentioned or not. Who would have thought you would ask this little girl to..."

Seeing that the face of the person holding the trembling Xiang Yunxian was turning darker by the second, the ancient demon’s strong desire to survive kicked in, he didn’t try to wash his hands from it anymore, and quickly changed his words.

"Strictly speaking, this is also good luck for this girl. Although falling into demon cultivation is not her own will, getting this Demon Pact that I condensed with my lifetime of cultivation will undoubtedly bring her great benefits."

After he spoke, he quickly added.

"Besides, this method from the Upper Three Realms is not as simple as it appears on the surface. Its essence is not just about controlling the other’s clan. The strength of the Demon Pact mark will become stronger depending on the prosperity of the bloodline clan it connects. When it reaches the limit, it can even become a second cultivation origin."

A second origin?

Li Jing was stunned.

Until now, he had never seen anyone like him who could have multiple origins.

The cultivation origin.

Normally there can only be one.

He didn’t expect that the Upper Three Realms’ demon cultivation would have a method to create a second origin.

Although this second origin is not obtained from one’s own cultivation, it indeed has its uniqueness.

During the ancient demon’s explanation, Li Jing also felt that the cultivation within Xiang Yunxian was expanding rapidly.

That speed, even faster than a rocket.

In a blink of an eye.

Xiang Yunxian, who was initially in the mid-level of Venerable, has now stepped into the latter stage and is making strides towards the peak of the latter Venerable stage.

Li Jing glanced at Xiang Yunxian in his arms, his mind stirred, and his eyes turned golden.

The next second, he furrowed his brows in confusion.

He used the Eye of True Vision not for anything else, but purely to check Xiang Yunxian’s current state.

With just one glance.

Indeed, most of Xiang Yunxian’s cultivation level had been forcibly twisted, and with the Demon Removal Pact Mark, there was another force at play, greatly increasing the bulging of her cultivation level.

This...

What’s happening?

On the other side the Ancient Demon also noticed that Xiang Yunxian’s cultivation level was expanding at an outrageous speed.

He wondered to himself.

When he formed the Demon Pact, he was only at the peak of the Venerable’s cultivation level, but as he stepped into Return to Origin, the Demon Pact became somewhat optional.

In essence, he did not condense this Demon Pact to get the Second Origin, but to keep the Yun family firmly in his hands.

A Demon Pact at the peak of Venerable’s level, why does it seem to have a huge trend of sending her to Return to Origin when it gets to Xiang Yunxian?

Just as he was bewildered, the Ancient Demon suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Taoist Master! This young lady couldn’t be so lucky as to have the Nine Yin Body from the legendary Furnace Ding Physical Constitution, could she?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing turned his head back and said strangely.

"What’s the saying?"

The guy didn’t respond directly.

But the Ancient Demon understood as soon as he heard it.

This matter.

Is exactly such a coincidence!

Looking at Xiang Yunxian, whose face was slightly painful with eyes and brows closed, the Ancient Demon said.

"That’s it! According to the records in the Prayer for the Gods Record, this method was revised based on the Taishang Wangqing Record of the Demon Gate’s highest heart method. The reviser was also a woman with a Nine Yin Body, and this method was tailor-made for herself, so it is most compatible with the Nine Yin Body."

That said, he said in a different tone.

"This is really a coincidence that this young lady is of Yun family’s lineage. It is originally simple to apply to Taishang Wangqing, which doesn’t bring any problem. But when the characteristics of Nine Yin’s body also have corresponding warmth and compatibility, the effect of this law changes."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing frowned.

Taishang Wangqing.

He is familiar with this term.

He often reads about it in novels before he crossed over.

But he didn’t expect this kind of magic method to exist in the real world, and it’s the top of the Upper Three Realms’ Demon Taoist.

Via the statements of Ancient Demon, he roughly grabbed hold of it.

This Prayer for the Gods Record is the most compatible with Nine Yin Body, and also has the characteristics of Taishang Wangqing.

He could tell right from the start.

This so-called Demon Pact Mark is a method of evil Dao that sucks the power of bloodline and controls life and death at the same time.

The mark will become stronger as the linked bloodline clan becomes stronger, and at its highest, it can even become the Second Origin.

This is not that simple.

One can’t possibly say that the more people affected, the stronger the power gets.

The mark must be extracting something from the people linked to the clan’s bloodline, it’s just that the later does not know it.

Just as he was guessing, the Ancient Demon took out a broken Jade Scroll and handed it over.

"Taoist Master, this is the Prayer for the Gods Record I obtained by chance many years ago. Please keep it. Afterwards, you can pass it on to the young lady, which can also be regarded as me making a good connection."

On hearing this, Li Jing received the Jade Scroll and cast his mind into it.

Similar to Soaring.

There are also restrictions to view within this Jade Scroll.

But the restriction is not so strong.

As long as people whose path is that of a Demon Cultivator, all can view it.

However, just by looking, Li Jing can’t comprehend anything.

But the information provided in the Jade Scroll clearly brings up one point.

For Nine Yin Body and those who control their closest family members, can this method be perfected.

For perfectionists, they can have multiple marks.

No upper limit.

Upon receiving this information, Li Jing couldn’t help but gape.

This Prayer for the Gods Record, is much more impressive than he thought.

After perfection, one can have multiple marks, doesn’t that mean that as long as one cultivates more strong bloodline clans one can have a corresponding number of origins?

Holy shit!

He has been cheating to gain one origin after another.

But the perfection of this method is even more cheating...

Speaking honestly.

Prayer for the Gods Record is indeed tempting.

But Li Jing is not a Nine Yin Body.

Cheating with added points might avoid this condition, and one does not need to control one’s relatives.

However, he is not interested in strengthening himself by controlling others’ life and death, or even squeezing a whole clan’s bloodline.

With a wave of his hand, Li Jing put away the jade scroll and sent Xiang Yunxian into the Little Universe at the same time.

She probably needs quite a bit of time.

Cultivation level change is not that simple, it’s going to take a while.

Having sent the person away, Li Jing looked at the Ancient Demon.

"If there’s nothing else, you can leave."

In his words, he lifted the Eternal Reincarnation.

The Ancient Demon was stunned to see this, not expecting that someone would just let him go.

At this moment, after all, this is when he is weakest.

Those in the game should not make things difficult for each other, such a saying actually does not exist.

But those who are qualified to enter the game are not simple.

Those within the game making things difficult for each other, may end up in a loss outweighing the gains, even benefiting others.

After a fixed gaze at Li Jing, the Ancient Demon bowed his hand.

"Taoist Master is open and upright, I Ximen Hong admire."

???

Li Jing.

With such a mouthful from the Ancient Demon, he was somewhat puzzled.

How had he become open and upright?

Was it not he who took advantage of the Ancient Demon’s weakness, forcibly broke the Confucian Ban, and forced him to submit?

The Ancient Demon did not say much, and in an instant turned into a demon shadow, leaving a voice behind.

"Since I have come out, it’s time for me to find what I must get, Taoist Master, please stay here. If there is a chance to meet again in the future, Ximen will surely have a drink with the Taoist Master."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing frowned.

Something that must be obtained.

Unconsciously, his thoughts drifted to Kong Zhi who had come to retrieve the Confucian Saint Object.

After obtaining what he himself should have, would he also release a giant from the Ancient Fairyland?

With a strange look, he raised his eyes.

The Ancient Demon had long since disappeared, but the waves in Li Jing’s heart continued to surge.

Whether his guess was right or not.

The same thing was likely happening throughout the Immortal Realm.

The sky of the Immortal Realm.

It was about to change.

This situation.

What exactly was it?

With a light exhale, Li Jing collected his thoughts, stepped forward and arrived at the ground where the Yun family had previously resided in Haoran City.

With a thought, he released the entire Yun family.

Then, he took another step forward.

The next instant.

He appeared in Donghua Immortal Palace.

At this moment, Li Jing’s body was still radiating monstrous Demon Qi.

Such a terrifying Demon suddenly appearing in the heart of Donghua Immortal Palace, how could it not stir the nerves of the people in the palace?

As soon as he had settled, a reprimanding voice came from the sky.

"Audacious Demon Taoist! You dare to trespass into Donghua Immortal Palace!"

Li Jing turned his head at the sound.

In his sight.

Several emperor-level individuals rose to the sky, opening their domains in midair.

Obviously.

His demonic aura had frightened the people in the palace.

As soon as he arrived, several emperor-level figures were ready to take action.

Facing several emperor-level figures in formation, Li Jing spoke up.

"Taoist Master means no harm by coming here, he just had a fight and there are some things he wants to confirm, he didn’t have time to retract his aura."

As he spoke, he retracted his aura.

All the Demon Qi was retracted, revealing his figure as a Taoist

Several aggressive Emperor-level individuals who were ready to launch a group attack were stunned for a moment.

They originally thought that a daring Demon Taoist was here to offend the Donghua Immortal Palace, but then Li Jing really did retract the aura he was emitting.

Judging from the situation, it really did not look intentional.

This Taoist cultivates in demonism, which is actually somewhat outrageous.

Looking at Li Jing standing there, he truly did not have any intention of making a move, and several Emperor-level individuals exchanged glances.

How should they handle this situation?

While they were all puzzled, Li Jing frowned and spoke up.

"The Eastern Emperor Donghua is not in the palace, where is he now?"

Donghua was not there.

This was clear without question.

The fact that he arrived without retracting his Demon Qi was not because he truly forgot.

The goal was to attract Donghua immediately upon his arrival.

However, there was not the slightest movement from Donghua.

Obviously, he was not there.

Confronted with Li Jing’s question, several Emperor-level individuals also hesitated for a moment.

This man was clearly headed for Donghua.

The Emperor not appearing, he would naturally realize that.

After glancing at one another, several Emperor-level individuals weren’t sure what to do.

The newcomer was strong.

This could be discerned from the aura he released upon arrival.

It was possible that even if all of them attacked together, they might not be able to take him down.

If he were to cause trouble here, it would be difficult to handle.

However, Donghua’s whereabouts were not something that could casually be revealed to others.

After exchanging glances for a while, one of the female Emperor-level figures, Sky Control, landed lightly and performed a bowing hand gesture.

"I am Jing Huan, Donghua’s Taoist Companion. May I know who you might be..."

Li Jing, who had been waiting for a long time, finally saw someone who could hold a proper conversation, so he froze at her self-identification as Donghua’s Taoist companion. He hurriedly unfurled his crossed arms and, whilst bowing in return, transmitted his voice to her.

"Li Jing from Chen Tang City, greetings to sister-in-law."

Jing Huan, who had received the transmission, was taken aback.

Sister-in-law?

Li Jing from Chen Tang City?

Immediately thereafter, she reacted.

This person.

This was indeed the person whom Donghua had instructed her to treat well.

Jing Huan was a clever person.

Seeing that Li Jing transmitted his identity, and that his appearance greatly differed from Donghua’s description of him, she surmised that the latter did not want others to know his real identity.

This was similar to Donghua’s farewell order to her a few days ago.

Powerful, and yet liking to hide his self which was entangled with many causes and effects.

Even with his power, allowing Chen Tang City to soar immediately if he stood out, he still wanted to slowly lead Chen Tang City towards its destined path with his own efforts.

After understanding all this, Jing Huan immediately confirmed that the person before her was indeed Li Jing.

Without much thought, she lightly waved her hand.

The next instant.

She and Li Jing disappeared from where they were.

???

The Emperor-level individuals evaluating the situation were left behind.

What was Jing Huan doing...

She took the newcomer into a separate world!?

What in the world was happening?

Jing Huan was the Taoist Companion of the Emperor!

They didn’t know who the newcomer was and Jing Huan had led him into a "private chat".

If anything happened, how would they explain it when the Emperor returned?

...