Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons-Chapter 1290 - 769: Rules in Name Only

The night was deep, and the firelight remained.

The demonic disaster capable of easily turning a mansion into a dead zone did not cause the slightest ripple in Kaiyuan Prefecture.

Shen Yi strolled amid the scattered lights; compared to when he first arrived, there was much less stench, and no faint sobs by his ears, allowing a slight ease of mind.

Though he appeared aloof in nature, he perversely enjoyed the flavor of the mortal world.

Walking at this leisurely pace, before long, Shen Yi returned to the peak of Heavenly Tower Mountain.

He stood by the cliff, lazily stretching his arms.

Although this was just the first wave of attack, by dawn, the North Continent would soon be in an uproar, and Kaiyuan Prefecture would become the focal point of all attention, yet a good start was always welcome.

"My lord, all is resolved."

The Southern Emperor returned quietly, tossing down four mangled corpses.

It was not surprised that its master had returned before itself, considering that when the master’s cultivation was not yet perfected, he had already dared to suppress it; now that both the path of immortal and walker had been achieved, that Deer Demon was lucky to last till midnight.

"Go rest."

Shen Yi nodded slightly, looking at the panel before him.

The earlier four Great Demons altogether offered thirty-four thousand years of tribulation demon lifespan, combined with the incense fire imperial qi accumulated during this period, which helped his Shenxu Dao Fruit successfully break through the ninety-second number.

Counting the over eight thousand years from the Deer Demon, it was enough to complete this path.

Despite the current tranquility being comforting, morning would inevitably come, and it was time to prepare for the challenges ahead.

Shen Yi closed his eyes and introspected.

The Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Fruit Position is the most robust and draws from the will of heaven and earth, steady as a rock, but the Shenxu Dao Fruit follows an entirely different path, one that as of now lacks even a definitive form.

The two were supposed to conflict with each other.

However, Shen Yi subtly sensed an opportunity, using the Shenxu Dao Fruit to obscure the Golden Body Dharma Aspect; at this moment, the thick black clouds were like the night curtain before him. As strands of Taixu Origin fused in, they no longer enveloped the Golden Body but rose slowly and then rapidly spread out.

Beyond heaven and earth lies the universe.

The black clouds became increasingly profound and vast until they enveloped everything within, forming an inner world where heaven and earth existed, stars and galaxies accompanying the separation of clarity and turbidity, yet mutually supporting.

Until the last trace of origin merged in, this boundless universe finally took shape.

Shen Yi had stepped into this boundary for the second time, yet he still closely observed the transformation. Indeed, amidst a flash of images, he once again captured those supreme Dao patterns.

"Jade Universe..."

Just as fleeting, Shen Yi gazed at the endless black clouds, suddenly feeling a bit hollow inside.

This was followed by a longing for the Great Dao.

After a long time, Shen Yi came to his senses from this daze. He gently clenched his fist, understanding that in his current state, nothing could be rushed.

Upon further examining his internal condition, he discovered something rather absurd.

Although he could independently sense the Fruit Position and the Dao Fruit, these two lines of path had become something even he could no longer separate.

"Have they merged into one?"

Shen Yi paused momentarily, then a look of delight spread across his face.

In this way, he could simultaneously wield two sets of tribulation power without worrying about others noticing anything unusual, greatly aiding in the tasks ahead.

He opened his eyes, gazing at the faint white line on the horizon.

Watching as the night receded like a tide.

...

Kaiyuan Prefecture remained as calm as ever.

As if nothing had ever happened.

However, the twenty-eight prefectures in the North Continent outside of here were instantly in an uproar.

Everyone knew that Sister Yun Yao had already taken action; they were even prepared for her to ascend to the position of the Three Immortals Sect’s chief disciple today. Yet, that night nothing happened, and the entire Kaiyuan Prefecture did not even stir.

"What’s going on here..."

"Could it be that Sister Yun Yao softened?"

The disciples were abuzz with speculation, and even many elders of the sect felt somewhat surprised.

They did not believe that this event failed.

After all, many had pretended to inadvertently sweep over Kaiyuan Prefecture, only to find that in this vast prefecture city, not a trace of a duel was left. Even the refugees appeared as usual, not at all like they had gone through a demon disaster.

"..."

Qi Xian stood in the East Pole Emperor Temple, respectfully placing three sticks of new incense before the master’s statue, though his mind was clearly elsewhere.

He stared at the curling smoke, his brows slowly knitting together.

Based on Qi Xian’s understanding of You Yao, she was not a person to speak frivolously; on the contrary, she was very clear about what she wanted and would never joke about her reputation.

Softhearted? What a joke.

A person aspiring to become the Immortal Emperor, every move she made was with all her might, allowing no room for error.

To put it bluntly, in today’s North Continent, cultivators who have reached the extreme of the Ninety-nine Changes are not few, but they are certainly not only the three of them. But why do these three occupy the lands of the Four Mansions, while the fellow cultivators of similar cultivation can only hold One Mansion, or even like those in Lingxu Cave and Yun Miao, who do not even have a Dao arena?

It is all reputation earned from hard-fought battles.

If his group faced a setback, the minds of the other fellow cultivators would start to stir. The so-called two fists cannot defeat four hands, so if unnecessary, even if they were truly fierce tigers, why provoke a pack of surrounding wolves?

Therefore, things were not as the other disciples imagined.

"Something is strange."

Qi Xian closed his eyes, a quiet figure sitting calmly at the peak of Heavenly Tower Mountain yesterday appearing in his mind.

This cultivator from the Southern Continent might not be as simple as he thought.