parentshiftbook Chapter 180 The Land of Demons; The Secret of Ancient Demons
Chapter 180 The Land of Demons; The Secret of Ancient Demons
Within the Gate of the Demon Spirits of the East Sea, a world of its own exists.
Qin Hao passed through a water-like barrier and entered a vast wasteland.
Generally speaking, anyone who enters this place will be randomly teleported away by a strange force.
However, the moment Qin Hao entered, he took Yao Xixue into the Chaos Pearl space.
Upon landing, Qin Hao had a sudden thought and sent Yao Xixue out again.
In this way, the two will not be forcibly separated.
Yao Xixue took out a jade slip and said to Qin Hao, "Husband, this is a map drawn by my father."
Blood Ancestor, Sword Master, and Heavenly Fortune Child have entered the Demon Spirit Land more than once, so they have naturally already thoroughly explored this place.
Qin Hao took the jade slip and poured his divine sense into it. Instantly, the terrain of the entire Demon Spirit Land, including all kinds of mountains and rivers, was clearly displayed, just like an enlarged three-dimensional model.
Qin Hao scanned the surroundings with his divine sense and found a deep mountain forest outside the desolate plain.
Withdrawing his divine sense, Qin Hao returned the jade slip to Yao Xixue, saying, "Comparing the terrain here with the map, we should be near the Ancient Demon City within the Heavenly Demon Prefecture!"
"It is said that the Land of Demons is divided into nine prefectures, and within each prefecture is sealed an ancient demon spirit!"
Yao Xixue said in a deep voice, "The spirit of an ancient demon is formed naturally from heaven and earth, possessing immense supernatural powers. Once it merges with a cultivator, it can increase the cultivator's cultivation level and grant them powerful supernatural abilities!"
"Furthermore, if one can fuse with the spirit of an ancient demon, there is a certain chance of entering the wondrous realm of the Beginning of Gods, which can help cultivators comprehend the Dao of Heaven!"
"Of course, the most important point is that this state of divine origin has a certain chance of allowing one to create their own immortal techniques based on their own artistic conception!"
"Legend has it that the immortal techniques left behind in the ancient immortal realm were all created by those immortals when they entered this state!"
"But the spirit of the ancient demon is regarded as a spiritual symbol by every prefecture, and in tens of thousands of years, fewer than ten people have obtained it!"
"To obtain the spirit of an ancient demon, one needs to accumulate battle merits; only with enough merits can one fuse with it!"
Upon hearing Yao Xixue's words, Qin Hao chuckled and said, "Xue'er, the idea that ancient demons are nurtured by heaven and earth is nothing but a fabrication or a smokescreen."
"Oh?"
Yao Xixue asked curiously, "Then what is the origin of this ancient demon spirit?"
Qin Hao said, "Of course, it was created by the differentiation of an ancient demon!"
"An ancient demon?"
Yao Xixue looked puzzled.
Although she had heard the name more than once, she knew nothing about it.
"Ancient demons, like ancient gods and ancient monsters, are a branch of the ancient race."
Qin Hao explained, "Regardless of which of these three races, their cultivation levels after adulthood are all incredibly high, making them no match for ordinary third-step experts!"
"What? Even a third-step expert isn't his match?"
Upon hearing this, Yao Xixue was immediately shocked.
He had heard his father mention the third-step great power, a supreme being who could command the entire cultivation alliance to bow down.
These ancient demons, gods, and monsters, how could they possibly contend with them?
Qin Hao looked at Yao Xixue and said, "Xue'er, this Demon Spirit Land is actually the cave dwelling of the Rain Immortal Emperor Qinglin, isn't it?"
"I knew I couldn't hide it from my husband!"
Yao Xixue nodded and said, "Before, my father forbade me to tell anyone outside, but here, there's nothing I can't say."
"This is indeed Qinglin's cave dwelling. Back then, my father, Tianyunzi, and the Sword Master came here and discovered four illusory dwellings."
"This fourth illusory palace was known only to my father. Before entering, he gave me a compass, which allowed me to enter!"
"The opportunity my father spoke of is that Void Mansion; presumably, it contains some of the treasures of the Azure Rain Immortal Emperor!"
Qin Hao slowly said, "The reason I brought up Qing Lin is because this ancient demon is related to him!"
"When the Four Immortal Realms were destroyed, the Rain Immortal Emperor Qinglin was severely injured. On his way back to his cave, he was ambushed and killed by ancient demons and monsters!"
"In the end, the ancient demon's physical body was destroyed by Qinglin, and its primordial spirit was split into nine parts, which were then suppressed in nine different places. Each part taught the local people how to cultivate, and over countless years, these gradually formed the nine prefectures we know today!"
"hiss!"
Yao Xixue gasped, "This ancient demon was actually killed by Immortal Emperor Qinglin? Does that mean the Immortal Emperor is currently inside this cave?"
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but frown.
If Qinglin is truly in seclusion here healing his injuries, then opening his cave would not be an opportunity at all, but rather an unimaginable disaster.
After all, Qinglin was the strongest person in the four great immortal realms.
Even when he was injured, he was still beyond the capabilities of a second-step powerhouse.
Yao Xixue then asked, "Then...do we still need to go to the Ancient Demon City to become demon generals and gain battle merits?"
"Let's not go to the Ancient Demon City yet. We can wander around the area first and play a few casual moves!"
As Qin Hao spoke, he strode towards the jungle ahead.
He had just scanned the jungle with his divine sense and discovered that there were many savages below.
Those savages were covered in animal skins and smeared with plant sap, so that when they lay on the ground they could blend into the vegetation.
"Whoosh!"
Qin Hao flashed and appeared above the savage.
As soon as he appeared, the savage looked at him with extreme sensitivity.
"Wah la wah la!"
Upon seeing Qin Hao fly through the air, the savage was startled and immediately ran away into the distance.
Upon arriving at a valley, the savage rushed straight into it and disappeared.
The instant he entered, a very subtle fluctuation flashed by, extremely difficult to detect.
If Qin Hao hadn't locked onto the other party with his divine sense, he probably wouldn't have noticed.
"My lord, that native doesn't seem to have any cultivation at all!"
Yao Xixue appeared beside Qin Hao and said, "However, this valley has been set up with an array that can conceal all traces of presence. This method seems to be the work of ancient cultivators!"
"I don't know who set up this formation; I can't break it in a short time!"
Qin Hao put his arm around Yao Xixue's slender waist and said with a smile, "It is indeed an ancient cultivator's technique. I didn't expect my wife, Xue'er, to be able to see through it!"
This formation was set up by an avatar of the Vermilion Bird Holy Emperor.
The Vermilion Bird Saint Emperor was an ancient Qi cultivator who had already reached the Heavenly Tribulation stage long before the Immortal Realm collapsed.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Just as the two were talking, four young savages emerged from the valley, carrying weapons, and threw spears at them.
Qin Hao didn't even need to defend himself; the spear collapsed right in front of him, turning into a handful of ashes.
"Wah la la!"
The savages cried out in alarm and prepared to return to the valley.
"Come!"
But Qin Hao simply grabbed them from a distance and brought them close.
"Send my people back and leave my tribe, or die!"
Suddenly, a roar came from the valley, and a figure draped in a black robe walked out.
He had no cultivation whatsoever, yet Qin Hao easily pulled him away from a distance.
"break!"
Qin Hao shook his head, grabbed the enhanced forbidden banner with his right hand, and used it to break the formation.
This forbidden technique is a mixed forbidden banner, which also contains restrictions that can break through array restrictions.
One by one, long nails formed from the restrictions pierced into the corners of the formation, and the formation that originally covered the entire valley was directly broken.
The reason Qin Hao was able to temporarily disable the formation was mainly because the formation was casually created by the old Holy Emperor's clone.
Otherwise, if it were to deploy its full power, only a peak-level expert in the Shattered Nirvana Realm or a grandmaster proficient in formations could break it.