If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1377 I Am the Heavenly Demon
Doumu Yuanjun finally triggered the Great Annihilation of Dad. Instead of running away immediately, Xiaoyu stayed in Mount Tai and continued to carry his wife up the mountain.
She's not stupid.

While Doumu Yuanjun was paying respects to her master at the Sanqing Hall, Xiaoyu immediately made a hasty escape.

This time, I left Jibei County for good.

She was surrounded by light gray Northern Darkness aura, and with her arms outstretched, she mimicked the wings of a roc and gently flapped them.

In an instant, the entire world seemed to be paused; the space before her eyes became fragile, and time before her eyes slowed down.

The space was fragile, and as she moved through it, it was as if an ordinary person were swimming in water, creating ripples of transparent spacetime.

Time slowed down as she basked in the golden sunlight. A vast blue sky stretched for thousands of miles, and fields and cities flashed by beneath her. Time seemed to linger behind her.

Suddenly, the long-skirted fairy, who was freely roaming the sky, crashed into a white cloud about two acres in size.

When it flew out again, the female immortal was nowhere to be seen. Only a transparent shadow leaped up and directly left the sky of the human realm, instantly entering the middle realm.

Fairy Xiaoyu disappears, and Dream-Eating Demon Ancestor Xiaoyu appears.

This is not the Demon Ancestor's ordinary form.

She transformed directly into a celestial demon. Celestial demons are formless, shapeless, and invisible. They can be just a concept, a thought, or a mass of negative energy.

In her demonic state, the world as perceived by Xiaoyu also changed.

The colors that the eyes alone perceive far surpass the vibrancy of the world, exceeding even the senses of humans and immortals.

Ordinary people can only see the physical form and specific color; red is red, and green is green.

The farm girl, dressed in coarse linen, was slovenly. Her gray clothes, dark and rough skin, and her face, which was covered in eye boogers, gave her a dull and lifeless look. Her features were ordinary and unremarkable.

To ordinary people, this girl's color is an inconspicuous gray.

If we met on the street, we wouldn't even look at each other; we would subconsciously ignore each other.

In the eyes of the immortals, they could only see the aura above the girl's head, a thin, grayish-white cloud that was very inconspicuous and easily overlooked.

But in the eyes of the demon, this farm girl might shimmer with a dazzling and captivating golden light—she is kind-hearted, or she might be as radiant as an emerald under the lamplight—she possesses extraordinary talent, and she might even be shrouded in a red light more beautiful than a rose—she has sincerely fallen in love with a young man, given her heart, and found true love.

If she possesses the above characteristics—kind-hearted, talented, gentle, generous, and selfless in love—she is dazzling in the eyes of the Heavenly Demon, like a disco light in the dark night.

It is a bright and intense color.

Even inanimate plants, such as an old willow tree, can be found everywhere at the edge of the village and are easily overlooked.

In the eyes of the Heavenly Demon, it can also be colorful, with vibrant and bright colors.

Because trees can also have a spirit.

Xiaoyu hasn't exchanged thoughts or experiences with other demons yet, so she doesn't know what the world looks like through their eyes.

In any case, she saw all sentient beings as being of various colors, and the colors were extremely vibrant.

Kind and upright, with a pure and captivating color, her celestial demonic instincts yearn to approach, yet she seems infinitely distant, forever unable to get close; Fallen and evil, with an equally vibrant color, yet bearing a distinct turbidity, she inherently loathes, yet instinctively rejoices. If she wishes to approach, in the blink of an eye, she can traverse an infinite distance, directly penetrating the other's heart.

This should be the exclusive ability of "Dream Eater Demon Ancestor".

Xiaoyu now understands why, when facing the Mind-Bewildering Venerable, he was able to control her heart and mental power in an instant, causing her heart to unleash its strongest power, almost shattering her internal organs.

In its own domain, the Heavenly Demon has mastered the power of the Great Dao, making it extremely evil and powerful.

Of course, no matter how strong the Heavenly Demon is, he is still no match for a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and he is not even as good as a Quasi-Great Luo.

The Heavenly Demon only controls its own "Heavenly Demon Path," while Quasi-Great Luo and Great Luo Golden Immortals can control the "Three Thousand Great Paths."

The Heavenly Demon Merging with the Dao merely transforms one's own demonic spell into a rule of the Great Dao; it cannot control other rules of the Great Dao.

For example, her "Magic Eye Technique" is now comparable to a "Great Dao Level" supernatural power, capable of invoking the power of the Great Dao's rules.

This is strong.

Supernatural powers are divided into great and small. As long as one can draw upon the power of the Great Dao (the power of rules, one of the Three Thousand Great Daos), it is considered a great supernatural power.

After a Xuanmen Daluo Golden Immortal merges with the Dao, in addition to their own Dao transforming into one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, they can also master all of the Three Thousand Great Daos through "merging with the Heavenly Heart of the Dao".

Even if an immortal has never cultivated water magic, after achieving the Dao, they can still easily wield a Dao-level water magic, which is equivalent to casually unleashing a great water-based supernatural power.

"Why does it feel like the Demonic Sect is following a 'false path'?"

After flying around the Middle Realm a few times in her demonic form, Meng Shi Xiaoyu felt more and more that the Demonic Sect's path to enlightenment was a scam.

She no longer pays attention to the colors of sentient beings, but only comprehends the natural laws and the Great Dao of the Pangu world. Her efficiency in comprehending the Dao is no different from that of her "immortal state".

For example, when Yu Taishi comprehends the Great Dao of Nature, she can comprehend 10KB of effective Great Dao data per minute.

Now that she has become a Heavenly Demon, theoretically in harmony with the "Great Dao of Pangu," the effective data she comprehends in one minute is still 10KB.

Wouldn't this union with Tao be in vain?
If it were a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Xiao Yu estimated that the original enlightenment speed of 10KB per minute could soar to 10G per minute!

Since they have all merged with the Dao and become one with it, they should be able to directly copy valid data from the Dao.

After flying all the way to Mount Kuaiji and hovering outside the Great Profound Cave for a while to sense it, Meng Shi Xiaoyu finally regained some confidence in the "Heavenly Demon Path".

It was not yet time for Dong Ye to undergo his tribulation, but the aura of tribulation had already spread.

Dong Ye, Dong Ye's alchemy furnace, and the several Daoist boys who helped Dong Ye refine elixirs all possessed the most intense aura of calamity.

Through the cave, Meng Shi Xiaoyu could directly see the pillars of calamity energy rising from their bodies.

A pillar of calamity smoke shot into the sky, piercing through the cave, and was very clear in her eyes.

With the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill nearing completion, Dong Ye naturally sealed off his immortal abode and activated the immortal array. However, to the Heavenly Demon, these actions had little effect, as the calamity energy had already dissipated from the alchemy room where he resided.

His residence, Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion, was shrouded in calamity energy.

The immortal mountain where Zhongyuan Immortal Abode is located is also shrouded in calamity energy.

When Meng Shi Xiaoyu entered the dream dimension, she could even sense that the entire Ji Xuan Da Yuan Cave Heaven was also permeated with a faint aura of calamity.

"Isn't this too exaggerated? The vast expanse of the Extreme Profound Great Yuan Grotto-Heaven stretches for more than 100,000 miles. Its actual area is even larger than that of the Southern Jambudvipa."

But now, this vast cave world is completely shrouded in calamity energy.

After observing for a while, Meng Shi Xiaoyu suddenly realized.

It's not that the area covered by the calamity energy is necessarily particularly large, but rather that the calamity originates from the Heavenly Dao of Pangu, and the calamity energy must manifest in the Pangu world. If Dong Ye had placed his immortal palace on Mount Kuaiji at this time, the calamity energy would probably only cover a hundred miles around Mount Kuaiji.

However, he placed the alchemy room within the cave heaven. The calamity energy would spread from the alchemy room to the Pangu world, and the heavenly demons of the Pangu world would directly lock onto the alchemy furnace along with the calamity energy. Therefore, the entire cave heaven world would have to be filled first.

In other words, even if Dong Ye were hiding in some boundless middle-thousand world, the Heavenly Demon would still find him by following the calamity energy.

"Is the entire Great Yuan Heaven of the Extreme Profound Realm densely covered with calamity energy? If calamity energy is everywhere, wouldn't that mean the entire cave heaven will become a playground for heavenly demons?"

Following the instincts of the Heavenly Demon, Meng Shi Xiaoyu lightly leaped forward, entering the range of the Calamity Qi.

The moment she touched the aura of calamity, she seemed to leap out of the water like a fish, transforming into a bird.

Birds fly freely in another "sky dimension" beyond the river.

Wherever the aura of calamity permeated, it seemed to form another dimension specifically targeting the Heavenly Demons.

In this dimension, Meng Shi Xiaoyu experienced "great freedom".

"Wherever the aura of calamity pervades, there lies the 'Heavenly Demon Realm.' Within the Heavenly Demon Realm, I am the Great Freedom Dream-Eating Heavenly Demon!"

Immersed in the aura of calamity, Meng Shi Xiaoyu had a sudden realization.

In the "Heavenly Demon Realm," she finally felt a sense of "harmony with the Dao."

Her speed of enlightenment did not increase, but she was able to grasp the Heavenly Dao of the "Heavenly Demon Realm," and could almost do whatever she wanted in the "Heavenly Demon Realm."

With a thought, she crossed the World Wall directly from outside the cave and silently entered the Extreme Profound Great Yuan Heaven.

With another thought, she traversed countless miles, passing through countless layers of immortal arrays and palace restrictions, and arrived directly in Dong Ye's alchemy room.

Dong Ye and the boy fanning the fire in the alchemy room immediately sensed each other.

"Master, this is bad! The elixir is almost ready, and it has indeed attracted the evil spirits!"

The boy fanning the fire shouted excitedly, startling Meng Shi Xiaoyu.

—What's going on? Is my technique so crude? How come even an ordinary little fairy could sense my arrival?
Dong Ye looked surprised and sneered, "You've come so quickly, that's beyond my expectations."

"But the heavenly tribulation hasn't descended yet. Are you here now, seeking death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dense net of lightning appeared out of thin air and covered the area above.

The lightning net, larger than the roof, seemed illusory, passing through the roof and walls, aiming to envelop Meng Shi Xiaoyu in the "Heavenly Demon Realm".

Meng Shi Xiaoyu immediately sensed the danger, but with a thought, she instantly fled thousands of miles away.

There was no actual flight; it was just a thought that instantly transported someone a thousand miles away.

Or rather, in the "Demon Realm," time and space are entirely controlled by her, the Dream-Eating Demon.

Dong Ye's lightning net is very powerful against the Heavenly Demon, and its casting speed is also very fast, but time and space have no meaning for the Dream-Eroding Heavenly Demon.

"To hit me, you must catch me off guard. Any attack within my mind is meaningless. Unfortunately, this ability only works within the 'Heavenly Demon Realm' permeated with calamity energy."

Meng Shi Xiaoyu went from excitement to panic—she felt a sense of dread about the power of the Heavenly Demon.

But when she thought about the scope and conditions for the formation of the Heavenly Demon Realm, her fear and excitement instantly dissipated. She felt a little regretful, but also fortunate.

"Fortunately, Luo Hou was defeated back then. If he had truly taken control of the Heavenly Dao, I can't even imagine what the world would have become. However, it seems that this ability I possess in the Heavenly Demon Realm is a standard feature of Great Luo Golden Immortals?"
For the Great Luo Golden Immortals, the entire Pangu World is their exclusive 'Heavenly Demon Realm'.

The Heavenly Demons can only control the spacetime of the Heavenly Demon Realm, but the Great Luo Golden Immortals can control all the Great Dao rules of the 'Great Luo Realm'.

Never before had Xiaoyu felt such concrete reverence for the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"There are several Grand Luo Golden Immortals in the Zhuling Cave Heaven of Mount Heng. I wonder if there are any Grand Luo Golden Immortals in the Jixuan Dayuan Heaven of Mount Kuaiji?"

Meng Shi Xiaoyu was eager to try, but "Xiaoyu Zhenxin" in Mingxin Hall immediately regained her senses: "Don't be reckless! Directly provoking a Grand Luo Golden Immortal is like experimenting with your own life."

Successful experiments bring no benefits, while failures can lead to loss of life and everything else.

That's not worth it at all.

Let's try Dong Ye first. Dong Ye's disciples.

Dream Erosion Xiaoyu entered the dream dimension and cast the "Dream Erosion Spell".

In an instant, her shrill cry echoed throughout the entire Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion.

"You old scoundrel Dong Ye, you dared to plunder the essence of heaven and earth to refine your own Dao. Heaven and earth despise you, all living beings hate you. I am the calamity that Heaven has arranged for you. With me here, you will surely fail to refine the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill, hahahaha~~"

To make herself sound more like a heinous demon, she specifically chose a "blade scraping glass" tone.

It was truly a demonic sound that pierced the ears and corroded the heart.

In the courtyard and main hall outside the alchemy room of Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion, the Taoists with lower cultivation levels seemed to have drunk too much fake alcohol. Their heads were throbbing as if they were about to split open, yet they were also feeling dizzy and wanted to fall asleep.

"Discard distracting thoughts and recite the 'Mind-Calming Mantra'!"

A Golden Immortal's voice, as resounding as a great bell, not only echoed in all directions but also forcibly awakened all the disciples.

Inside Zhongyuan Immortal Abode, all the disciples sat cross-legged with solemn expressions, chanting in unison: "Supreme Star, responding without ceasing. Expelling evil and binding demons, protecting life and safeguarding the body."

Wisdom is clear and bright, the mind is at peace. The three souls are eternal, and the spirit is never lost.

As the "Meditation Mantra" was activated, from Tianmo Xiaoyu's perspective, their hearts began to glow, and golden light enveloped their entire bodies.

Even though she was right outside Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion, she felt like they were so far away from her.

In fact, her demonic voice was indeed moving away from them.

From the perspective of the disciples of Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion, it seemed as if the distance between the Heavenly Demon and them was rapidly widening, until it became infinitely far away. The demonic sound gradually faded away, and they completely returned to normal.

"Not bad, you seem to have the makings of a true cultivator from the Xuanmen sect, but I don't believe you can dispel all the demonic thoughts in your hearts!"

Meng Shi Xiaoyu's expression turned solemn; she had decided to get serious.

Through her experiments, she has now determined one thing: the distance between the Heavenly Demon and the Taoist priest is not related to time or space, but is determined solely by how much demonic thought the Heavenly Demon can sense from the Taoist priest's heart.

The higher the level of a demon's cultivation, the more it can capture and induce demonic thoughts in a Taoist's heart; the higher the Taoist's mental cultivation, the more it can discard demonic thoughts and isolate itself from external demons' invasion of the Taoist heart.

(End of this chapter)