Chapter 809
[Descendant of Immortals] Level 3
Chapter 809 [Descendant of Immortals] Level 3 (Thanks to "Jiangshang Gesheng" for the generous donation)
As Zhang Yu read the conversation between the Heavenly Demon Prince and Ying Xintian, an idea popped into his head.
"Is that considered a soul cultivation technique? Is it an ancient soul cultivation technique? The predecessor of modern soul cultivation techniques?"
In Zhang Yu's view, the scene of the Heavenly Demon Prince connecting people's souls into the Heavenly Demon Banner and then continuing to cultivate and work is similar to the soul cultivators that are now everywhere in Kunxu.
Zhang Yu had to admit that if one could live on after death, and even work, earn money, and comprehend the Dao of Immortality, many dead people would be willing to do so.
Just like the soul cultivators around him, who wouldn't want to live another lifetime as a soul cultivator?
Now... soul cultivation techniques have been integrated into the lives of the Kunxu people, and everyone has become accustomed to them.
Fuki said, "If what the Heavenly Demon Prince said is true, then all of them are his friends and relatives who were transformed, and they were transformed voluntarily. That is not incomprehensible."
"But regardless of whether what the Heavenly Demon Prince said is true or false, Kunxu nowadays... already has a complete process in this regard, and there are plenty of people who voluntarily sell themselves. With the changes in technology and the times, the moral standards of society and people are also changing, and the definition of the demonic path... is also changing."
Meanwhile, the words in front of them continued to appear, and the conversation between the Heavenly Demon Prince and Ying Xintian continued.
Ying Xintian said calmly, "Heavenly Demon Prince, do you think it would be a good thing if everyone in the world could seek immortality and ask the Dao?"
The Heavenly Demon Prince laughed and said, "Everyone can become an immortal, so why isn't that a good thing?"
Ying Xintian looked at him and said, "Do you think that the thoughts and ideas you have are not something that the great predecessors of the past have not considered?"
"As early as ancient times, there were great beings who, in order to enable all living beings to embark on the path of immortality and to promote the technology of immortality to an unprecedented level of prosperity... established a lineage, wishing that all people in the world would aspire to the path of immortality."
Upon hearing these words, the Heavenly Demon Prince was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting such a thing to happen.
Ying Xintian continued, "If you want everyone to cultivate immortality, then you'll have to face competition, scramble, and war among everyone..."
"Once everyone aspires to the path of immortality, endless battles ensue. Everyone will stop at nothing to climb to the pinnacle of immortality. Under unprecedented competition, the battles will eventually cause the heavens and earth to collapse, and billions of lives will be destroyed."
"It was established by several righteous immortal ancestors who successively established the Dao lineages of spiritual roots, spiritual energy, and magical power, classifying people according to their aptitude, thus controlling the number of people who could embark on the path of immortality to a certain scale."
Ying Xintian looked at the other party and said, "I want to suppress you all for one reason: you eat people and refine souls, which violates human ethics. But more importantly, if you are allowed to continue to spread the demonic path, it will only trigger an unprecedented war, endless fighting, and even destroy the entire world."
Upon reading the conversation, Zhang Yu was startled: "Spiritual root... magical power... spiritual energy... are these also part of the Dao lineage?"
"These are also lineages?"
Whether it's spiritual roots, spiritual energy, or magical power, these are things that Zhang Yu has gradually become accustomed to and taken for granted since arriving in Kunxu.
He never imagined that... such a thing was also created by humans.
"What was the Kunxu world like before it had spiritual roots, spiritual energy, magical power, and these traditions?"
Just as Zhang Yu's thoughts were churning, Huang Niu, who rarely spoke, suddenly said, "The tradition of Taoism has existed since ancient times."
As an avatar of Zhang Yu, the Wild Bull merged with some of the memories of the Wild Bull Great Sage, as well as Zhang Yu's own memories. So at this moment, he began to explain in a way that Zhang Yu could better understand: "You used to be accustomed to planets and the universe, thinking that this was how the world should be."
"And in Kunxu, for the people born in Kunxu now, the world is exactly as it is now, with 36 layers."
"The same applies to the more distant past; for each generation of people, the world should have been the way it was when they were born."
"But what if all things in this world... have already been altered by Dao Tong time and time again?"
Wild Ox said calmly, "The Kunxu World we see today is the result of generations of powerful beings constantly reshaping it according to their will."
"As for the original world, what the most original nature looked like, perhaps no one knows anymore."
Upon hearing these words, Zhang Yu felt a sudden chill: "How much of this world... has been modified by humans? And how much of it has retained its natural state?"
Zhang Yu couldn't help but ask, "What about those who transformed the world and created various lineages? Where did they go? Could they be the current Ten Immortal Emperors?"
The wild ox said, "I don't know... I... I don't know."
Meanwhile, the words in the air continued to appear, and the conversation between Ying Xintian and the Heavenly Demon Prince continued.
After hearing Ying Xintian's words, the Heavenly Demon Prince laughed. He looked at Ying Xintian and said with a smile, "Ying Xintian, you're afraid."
“You are afraid of not having the advantage of talent, afraid that everyone can cultivate immortality, afraid that once everyone starts competing, you will no longer be able to stand high above others.”
"What do you mean by saving the world? You clearly want to block the path to immortality for future generations, to remain forever high above, and to monopolize the power of the immortal path."
"You are the true demons, blocking the path to immortality for all living beings!"
Ying Xintian shook his head: "If everyone wants to cultivate immortality... it's possible, but not now. At least we need to find more ways to minimize the influence of the lineage that aspires to immortality, or even remove the influence of this lineage from people's lives."
Watching their conversation, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "To remove the influence of yearning for immortality? I wonder if Kunxu can achieve this now?"
Zhang Yu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly remembered the memories that Zhanxian had injected into him.
"Reincarnation... seems to be something that can be achieved."
"So you were able to do it a long time ago? And you successfully did it for a while? But maybe you offered free modifications at first, and then started charging? Or maybe some people did it for free, and some people charged?"
At the same time, Zhan Xian said, "Although I also hate Kunxu's current approach, at least they are on the right track in one direction: the number of cultivators does need to be controlled. Whether it is the total number or the number of cultivators in each realm, it needs to be controlled within a reasonable range, otherwise it will lead to the collapse of the entire society."
Fuki said, "Of course. Let's not even talk about realms, let's just talk about the top ten... If all the students in the lower realm could get into the top ten, even junior college students could get into the top ten, and everyone would be a top ten student, and resources are so limited, then the competition would really be earth-shattering."
Zhan Xian said, "Controlling the number is not a problem, but the problem is the distribution. With a limited number, who will enter the top ten? Who will establish the laws? And who will become the Immortal Emperor?"
The conversation continued, and Ying Xintian shook his head: "Everyone cultivating immortality... Our world hasn't developed to that point yet. Forcing it will only cause irreversible consequences."
"So you are the demonic path, and your actions will only destroy this world."
"The Demonic Path?" The Heavenly Demon Prince sneered, "You bunch of people who have usurped the Immortal Path and hindered its development, you demons who have seized the last vestiges of immortality from all living beings, you are the true Demonic Path!"
As the words slowly emerged, Zhang Yu gained a deeper understanding of the war between good and evil.
"The struggle between good and evil is not just a matter of personal grudges or a clash of moral values."
Zhang Yu sighed inwardly: "The war between the righteous and the demonic is a conflict between the strongest figures of the two paths over world governance and resource allocation plans."
"The conflict between the two sides has been brewing for a long time. The war between Ling Feng, Qi Meng, the Heavenly Demon Prince and Ying Xintian is probably just a fuse that will ignite the long-accumulated conflict between the two sides."
At the same time, as the conversation between the two ended, the last few lines of writing left by Ying Xintian also emerged.
"Is the righteous path, which divides immortals and mortals based on talent and aptitude, truly the righteous path? And is the demonic path, which seeks to promote immortality for everyone, truly the demonic path? As the war between the righteous and the demonic unfolds, more and more cultivators want to merge the two paths, to use the righteous to control the demonic, and to use the demonic path for righteous purposes."
"But good and evil are ultimately irreconcilable. Remember, good and evil are irreconcilable."
As the last trace of writing faded, the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Prince within the Immortal Space also disappeared.
At the same time, a surge of power seemed to be unleashed, rapidly merging into Zhang Yu's immortal space.
Zhang Yu then felt his immortal space continuously expanding, and in the blink of an eye, it had grown to 300 meters long, 300 meters wide, and 300 meters high.
Besides the crazy increase in volume, Zhang Yu also felt a vibrant life force emerging from the integrated power of the cave.
At this moment, Zhang Yu felt that his immortal space was no longer as cold as before, but had a different kind of temperature.
At the same time, Zhang Yu's [Descendant of Immortals] status in the Dao Seed Genealogy of the "Feather Book" was also upgraded to level 3.
After some contemplation, Zhang Yu finally understood what that vibrant life force represented.
"Living beings... Can my immortal space now store living beings?"
Zhang Yu was startled, then overjoyed. Storing living creatures represented too many possibilities, and just thinking about it made Zhang Yu feel excited.
At the same time, with a thought from Zhang Yu, an entrance to an immortal space appeared in his palm.
Immediately afterwards, a figure emerged from his body; it was Zhang Yu's clone.
As the "Kunlun in the Palm" was activated, the clone was suddenly shrunk and entered the entrance to the immortal space.
As part of Zhang Yu, everything that the clone felt and saw upon entering the space was also directly felt by Zhang Yu.
Upon entering, he felt a sense of stuffiness and suffocation.
"The air is thin, and there's not much spiritual energy." "Although it can contain living things, this immortal space itself is still not a suitable place to live, let alone cultivate."
"Perhaps... we could take better care of it and make this place more suitable for living things."
At this moment, Zhang Yu also felt that with the arrival of living beings, this immortal space was no longer a simple storage space, but a small world.
"From now on, let's not call it Immortal Space anymore. If we change it to Cave Heaven... that feels more appropriate."
Just then, a phantom figure appeared in the cave.
Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself, "Is that... the true spirit of the Heavenly Demon Prince?"
He still remembered that Ling Feng's true spirit had appeared last time, along with the disappearance of his body.
The spirit snorted coldly and said, "So you're the successor Ying Xintian is looking for? It doesn't matter anymore. Who won the war between good and evil? Tell me!"
Zhang Yu asked, "Why should I tell you?"
The Heavenly Demon Prince said, "This is something Ying Xintian promised me."
“I am willing to use my true spirit and body to seal the power of his cave, and his descendants will tell me the outcome of the war between good and evil.”
"Of course, you don't have to tell me." The Heavenly Demon Prince laughed. "Not telling me can also be considered a result, showing that your righteous path is ultimately nothing special. Judging from the small, you can also predict the outcome of the war between the righteous and the demonic.
Zhang Yu frowned and briefly told the Heavenly Demon Prince about the current situation in Kunxu.
The Heavenly Demon Prince asked several more questions, especially about the Heavenly Demon Sect.
After Zhang Yu answered each question, the Heavenly Demon Prince remained silent for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "The Heavenly Demon Sect didn't win? But it seems the Myriad Laws Sect also lost."
"Ying Xintian, in the end you're just like me, nothing more than a loser!"
After a shout, the true spirit before him shattered into pieces, and all traces of its existence vanished without a trace.
As the body and spirit of the Heavenly Demon Prince disappeared one after another, the entire labyrinth trembled slightly in an imperceptible way.
Apart from Zhang Yu, almost no one in the entire old graveyard could feel the tremor.
Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow upon feeling the tremor, thinking to himself, "This feeling... seems to indicate that some change has occurred in the spatial structure."
Looking at the labyrinth before him, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "After collecting the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Prince and releasing his true spirit, will the spatial structure of the labyrinth change?"
He thought to himself, "If that's the case, then this must also be part of Ying Xintian's plan."
"But... what exactly is this change?"
Zhang Yu was unaware of this, but he could sense through his [Descendant of the Immortals] that there was still the power of the cave left by Ying Xintian deep within this maze, enough to push his [Descendant of the Immortals] to upgrade again.
"So, does this mean that the entire labyrinth will change as I continuously upgrade my [Descendant of the Immortals]?"
"What will it eventually turn out like?"
……
Besides Zhang Yu, other cultivators in the old graveyard also observed the subtle changes in the labyrinth.
Inside the observation station belonging to the Heavenly Demon Sect.
A soul cultivator suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "We've observed a change in the maze!"
"The spatial folding rate decreased by 1.2%, the spatial disorder decreased by 2.6%, and the overall structure has changed, suggesting the emergence of an unknown hidden world!"
When the report was placed in front of Ling Chiye, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. He knew that his chance to make a contribution might have come.
As the superior of the observation station, Ling Chiye has always been concerned about the changes in the labyrinth.
It wasn't just because he himself valued the immortal's work, but also because of instructions from higher levels within the Heavenly Demon Sect.
As far as he knew, there were at least five members of the Heavenly Demon Immortal Clan who had been paying close attention to the relics left by Ying Xintian in various minor realms for many years, and the labyrinth of the Old Graveyard was one of them.
Ling Chiye privately speculated that Ying Xintian, the former immortal and now a wild immortal, might have left something important in these ruins.
"Perhaps it's something they stole from my sect?"
Ling Chiye was unsure, so he immediately reported the situation and awaited further instructions from the Heavenly Demon Sect's superiors.
"Could this be an opportunity to make a name for myself?"
Ling Chi Ye suddenly recalled the great battle between Ying Xintian and the other immortals, and the disaster that destroyed half of the old graveyard.
He immediately shook his head: "Yingxintian has already been defeated. It has been completely devoured by the immortals, leaving only some remnants... which have also disappeared without a trace."
Moreover, Ling Chiye knew that, unlike sects such as the Myriad Laws Sect and the Immortal Weapon Mansion, the three major sects, the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Netherworld Palace, and the White Bone Sect, had always placed greater emphasis on the old graveyard, regarding it as an important source of raw materials.
As a result, the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Netherworld Palace, and the White Bone Sect have a stronger presence in the old graveyard, where they can mobilize more cultivators, more resources, and have greater influence.
Among these three sects, the Heavenly Demon Sect is the most powerful here, and can be said to be the strongest force in the old graveyard.
"This should be an opportunity to make a contribution."
A moment later, Ling Chiye received a message from his superior. His eyes flickered, and he asked in surprise, "Is a member of the Heavenly Demon Immortal Clan coming over in half a month to personally study the changes in this labyrinth?"
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In confusion.
After upgrading [Descendant of the Immortals] to level 3, Zhang Yu frequently opened the entrance to the cavern of [Descendant of the Immortals] during his subsequent exploration of the labyrinth, constantly filling it with air and spiritual energy, hoping to make the entire cavern more habitable.
"However, the environment of this old graveyard is not suitable for living things. In the future, I will have to purify the environment in the cave, at least to extract the large amount of yin energy mixed in."
At the same time, Zhang Yu also picked up more and more random things, which he threw into the cave, waiting to sell them after leaving the maze.
The whirlwind that Zhang Yu had transformed into blew along, constantly traversing the maze and plundering one building after another.
With the transformation technique of the Blood Tide Essence Holy View, Zhang Yu, who transformed into a whirlwind, was not too worried about the influence of the environment. This was one of the reasons why he was able to explore the labyrinth for a long time.
While Zhang Yu was exploring his physical body, in the dormitory on the other side, his primordial spirit remained immersed in the Divine Transformation Pool, accumulating the time needed for the transformation of his divine light state.
Zhang Yu's clone stayed aside, silently cultivating martial arts and refining immortal techniques in order to accumulate more [Myriad Laws Immortal Clan] draws.
Suddenly, a message appeared.
Bu Yingshu: Zhang Yu? Why is your bill zero again this month? Haven't you already reached the Nascent Soul stage? Haven't you used the Immortal Shuttle I gave you yet?
Zhang Yu sensed a hint of anger in the other party's message.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Perhaps I should find some time to take the Immortal Shuttle for a spin."
As time passed day by day, Zhang Yu explored the labyrinth while his strength steadily increased, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
Qin Chuan, the minister of the Youxin Department, silently observed Zhang Yu, thinking to himself, "Judging from this... has he completely shown weakness and given up resisting?"
Just then, a message came from one of his soul cultivators.
Qin Chuan frowned silently as he read the message: "The Heavenly Demon Sect? What are their people coming here for?"
Because of the Heavenly Demon Sect's dominance in the Old Graveyard, Qin Chuan has always intentionally avoided them and never clashed with them.
It can be said that over the years, at least in this old graveyard, the disciples of the Myriad Laws Sect have been somewhat weaker than the Heavenly Demon Sect.
"trouble."
Qin Chuan didn't want to receive the cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect from the bottom of his heart, but suddenly his eyes lit up and he sent a message to Zhang Yu.
"Vice Minister Zhang, some cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect are coming to discuss some matters with us. You can take charge of receiving them."
(End of this chapter)