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

Chapter 1396 The Dao Ancestor's Ideal: Pangu Domain

After discussing it with his disciples, Master Jiugong returned to Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion and found that there were more people around, but the atmosphere was more harmonious.

Previously, some people were mocking Master Dong's failure.

As screams of agony echoed from Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion, they laughed heartily, deriving pleasure and triumph from the sound.

For example, people like Xuanfeng Daoren.

They've all disappeared without a trace.

However, Immortal Baiyun, seemingly lost and bewildered, still stood at the entrance of Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion.

Those who remained outside, even if they didn't laugh out loud like Xuanfeng Daoren and his group, their whispered conversations weren't exactly pleasant to hear.

When Jiudian and his disciples returned to the ground, they saw their old friend Yin Changsheng, who was telling the immortals who had come after hearing the news about what had happened.

Among them is even the White Crane Boy from the Antarctic Longevity Palace. No, in the Antarctic Longevity Palace, he can be called the "White Crane Boy".

Once outside, even if one doesn't respectfully address him as "Grandpa White Crane," one must still call him "Great Immortal White Crane."

"I don't know if Fellow Daoist Dong regrets it. Given the circumstances at the time, firmly rejecting Yu Fengxian was indeed not the best choice." Yin Changsheng's expression was complicated. "She was too confident, and we all know what kind of person Yu Fengxian is."

She's not an arrogant fool; if she's confident, there's always a reason.

"She's not just confident in ordinary ways; she's already demonstrated the powerful Heavenly Demon Heart-Devouring Force."

Another immortal, the Red Crane Immortal, came from another grotto-heaven.

The White Crane Immortal said in a low voice, "Immortal Dong has severed his three corpses! Even his pure Dao heart, which had severed his three corpses, was harmed by Old Demon Yu's curse. The power of the old demon is terrifying. We should be on guard!"

"Yu Fengxian is not old. She was just over twenty when she came to Shenzhou. It has only been a few years since then?" said the old immortal with the Taoist name "Changqingzi".

The White Crane Immortal gave him a dismissive glance. "Am I talking about Old Demon Yu's age?"

Even if you've lived for a million years, if your strength isn't enough, you're still not qualified to become an 'Old Demon'.

Although Yu Fengxian is young, she is the number one demon in the Three Realms. Isn't she old enough to be called "old"?

Changqingzi said, "If you really want to put it that way, the word 'old' is not enough to describe how terrifying it is."

Keep in mind that she is only in her early twenties, has only been practicing demonic arts for a little over ten years, and has been possessed by demons for less than a month.

If she truly becomes an 'old demon,' cultivating for hundreds of thousands of years, how terrifying would that be?

The White Crane Immortal nodded solemnly, “Yes, if we don’t eliminate the demon now, the righteous path will truly decline while the demonic path flourishes.”

The immortals were taken aback for a moment, exchanged glances, and the atmosphere became somewhat strange.

At this moment, Jiudian finally spoke and asked, "Why are all of you fellow Daoists standing at the door?"

Yin Changsheng said in a low voice, "Dong Ye's condition is not good, and he does not want to see anyone right now."

Fuqiu Gong and the others were also in a bad mood, and directly closed the gates of their immortal abode, unwilling to face their fellow Daoists with differing thoughts.

Jiudian glanced at Baiyun Shangxian and said, "The pill tribulation has completely failed, all six immortal pills are ruined, and hundreds of years of hard work have been in vain. We can understand Fellow Daoist Dong's feelings."

But we are now going to the Mi Luo Palace to consult the Primordial Celestial Venerable about the 'New Rules of Heavenly Tribulation'.

"We can do without anyone else, but we absolutely cannot do without the four friends of Qionglin who were involved."

Yin Changsheng turned to the White Crane Immortal and asked, "Where do you come from, fellow Daoist? Does the Ancestor have time to see us at this time?"

The Great Immortal White Crane said, "You probably don't know yet, but this time the Great Primordial Heaven's Pill Tribulation, though not very grand in scale, has caused quite a stir, attracting the attention of many gods and Buddhas in the Three Realms."

Especially the celestial realm.

The Demon Lord Yu unleashed his demonic power in the Great Profound Heaven, causing the demonic flames to surge. The Xuanmen cultivators screamed in agony and their resentment soared to the heavens, casting a shadow over the entire celestial realm.

Even the golden talisman on the gate of my Antarctic Longevity Palace shines with brilliant golden light, spontaneously resisting the surging demonic energy!

With such a big incident, of course I have to go down to the mortal realm to find out more.

As for whether the patriarch is available, I don't know.

But I'm sure the patriarch must have noticed the changes in your Extreme Profound Great Yuan Heaven.

Now is the perfect time to visit him at Shangqing Heaven.

Jiudian looked at his teacher for instructions, and Jiugong nodded slightly.

Jiudian immediately went to the entrance of Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion and called for the door.

Even though the Four Friends of Qionglin were unwilling to see anyone, they had no choice but to open the Mountain Guardian Immortal Array and personally come out to greet the great immortals.

Upon hearing the purpose of your visit, Master Fuqiu hesitated.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Dong's condition is very bad, and it is not appropriate for him to see anyone at this time."

The Nine Peaks Immortal asked in surprise, "What did Yu Fengxian do to him?"

"The worse the situation, the more you need to explain it to us... cough cough, to the Dao Ancestor!" said the Great Immortal Changqingzi.

—If you don't explain things clearly, how can we obtain firsthand information? Without firsthand information, how can we break Yu Fengxian's curse? If we don't break the curse, is it possible that we will become "Dong Ye the Second"? The more miserable Dong Ye is, the more eager we are to see him and hear him recount the specific process of being corrupted by his inner demons!

The immortals were all shrewd people; without needing to be reminded, they already understood and immediately chimed in to agree.

"Yes, we're going to see the Dao Ancestor. What can't we tell him? What kind of Dao heart injury can't the Dao Ancestor help with?"

Fuqiu Gong frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Dong is not even awake yet, he really can't be seen by anyone."

"What? He's not even conscious, and he's in a coma? What kind of spell did Old Demon Yu use? Why is he so ferocious?" The immortals were shocked, and then became even more anxious and determined.

“Fuqiu Zi, Fellow Daoist Dong is drowsy. Don’t let your mind go blank! At times like this, it’s even more important for us to check his body and spirit.”

If we cannot awaken him, we must immediately send him to Shangqing Heaven to seek help from the Dao Ancestor.

"What if time is wasted, and Old Demon Yu gnaws at Fellow Daoist Dong's Dao Heart, leaving an irreparable hole? His cultivation level, having severed his three corpses, might even drop!"

—Old Demon Yu is too terrifying! Even Dong Ye, who had severed his three corpses, was tormented into unconsciousness. How could we possibly withstand him?

No, we must take advantage of the fact that the visit to Dong is still "hot" and immediately "disassemble" it for careful study.

Fuqiu Gong was furious and wanted to drive away this group of Xuanmen immortals with a wave of his sleeve.

"Everyone, if you want to understand Yu Fengxian's curse, why don't you go find her in person?"
I observed that although she was possessed by a demon, she could still communicate and was very willing to trade with people.

"Yu Fengxian has run away, vanished without a trace, and even the Nine Palaces True Man couldn't catch her. How can we exchange goods? Fuqiu Zi, we can wait, but Fellow Daoist Dong can't wait!"

When Fuqiu Gong tried to refuse again, Jiugong Zhenren was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed. He bluntly said, "We must go and pay our respects to the Dao Ancestor immediately. The root cause of this chaos caused by the Heavenly Demon Devouring the Heart in the Great Yuan Heaven is Dong Ye. We cannot do without him, no one else can be missing."

Fuqiu Gong looked grim and remained silent for a while before saying, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I will go and bring Fellow Daoist Dong out."

A moment later, Fuqiu Gong and Guo Qiong escorted Dong Ye out, one on each side.

"Isn't she perfectly fine? How could she be unconscious?" one of the immortals muttered softly.

"You look unwell, your eyes are red, as if you've been crying?"

“Let’s go!” Dong Ye said blankly.

He was not unconscious; he had been silently weeping inside the immortal abode.

Fuqiu Gong, Guo Qiong, Li Futu, and Meng Laodao offered their comfort and tried to inquire several times, but he remained silent, immersed in inexplicable sadness and grief, with two streams of tears flowing down his face.

That state was even more distressing than being unconscious. How could Fuqiu Gong allow anyone to disturb him?
However, when Fuqiu Gong explained the "oppression" from Jiugong and the others to him, Dong Ye regained his composure. He stopped crying and even took the initiative to come out and meet people.

The White Crane Boy wasn't exaggerating; many great immortals and gods in the Three Realms were watching the demonic calamity of the Great Profound Heaven from the heavens.

When they ascended to heaven, many immortals and deities came to greet them and inquire why Dong Ye was defeated by Yu Fengxian in one move.

Fuqiu Gong and Guo Qiong shielded their old friend from the crowd's questions, saying, "We are going to Shangqing Heaven to pay homage to the Dao Ancestor. Let's discuss everything after we've met him!"

"Let's go and pay our respects to the Taoist Ancestor together."

External demonic tribulations that bewitch the mind are relatively rare among the tribulations of lower-level immortals. Their inner demon tribulations are generally "internal demons"—facing one's own inner demons directly.

For example, during Xiaoyu's Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation at Mangdang Mountain last time, Ze Lei triggered his inner demons.

For immortals and deities who have lived for over 100,000 years, the inner demon tribulation caused by external demons is almost commonplace. Every time they encounter a heavenly tribulation, whether it is their own "three calamities and five tribulations" or the tribulation of their elixir or artifact, they are attacked by external demons.

Many of them are not as devout in their pursuit of the Dao as Dong Ye!
Now that Dong Ye has fallen from grace, and inexplicably so, how could they not be afraid and anxious?
By the time they arrived at Shangqing Tianmi Palace, Dong Ye's party had grown to more than three hundred people.

They were all big shots, including near-Daluo and true Daluo Golden Immortals, totaling more than a hundred people!

Even Yang Erge from Nantianmen couldn't resist following them.

Nezha, on the other hand, was not interested because he did not follow the Great Luo Path, and usually stood guard in the sky, so he would not be tainted by "personal karma" and would not even suffer heavenly tribulations.

The second brother, however, needs to undergo a tribulation, and each tribulation involves the invasion of the heart by external demons.

"If the tribulation energy brought by the pill tribulation had not formed the 'Heavenly Demon Realm,' would Yu Fengxian have been able to erode your Dao hearts?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable did not keep them waiting long. He directly opened the gates of the Mi Luo Palace and led them to the main hall, where they sat cross-legged below the jade steps.

Master Jiugong stood up and replied, "If the Heavenly Demon Realm, which is almost a domain, were not formed by the calamity energy, Yu Fengxian would naturally not have the 'Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body' and would not be able to come and go as she pleases. This disciple could capture her in one move."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Since that's the case, what other doubts do you have?"
Once Yu Fengxian transforms into the Heavenly Demon of Calamity, she can naturally do as she pleases within the Heavenly Demon Realm.

This is the authority bestowed upon her by Heaven!

You cannot expect the 'Heavenly Demon' not to erode your Dao heart.

Jiudian said, "In the past, when immortals underwent tribulations in blessed lands and grotto-heavens, it didn't affect other immortals. Is Yu Fengxian an exception?"

Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head and said, "After Rahu died, although many demonic cultivators merged with the Dao, they were all false merging with the Dao."

They did not obtain the authority of the Heavenly Way from the Great Way of Rahu.

In other words, the previous Dao-merging demon cultivators were substandard, inferior Heavenly Demons.

"In the past, you only faced 'false demons,' but today you've finally encountered a 'real demon,' and you feel something's wrong and uncomfortable."

The immortals were horrified. "A peerless demon like Yu Fengxian is the 'normal' one? That's terrifying!"

Yuanshi Tianzun sighed and said, "Dong Ye cultivated his mind all the way and finally severed his three corpses, but his Dao heart was broken by Yu Fengxian. Why is that?"

Yu Fengxian is indeed special and cannot be regarded as a 'normal celestial demon'.

However, Dong Ye himself had not experienced enough trials and tribulations, and his Dao heart was not sufficiently tempered, which was the fundamental reason for his failure to transcend the tribulation this time.

If one truly achieves a "flawless heart," how could anyone find such a huge flaw?

You must understand that even without Yu Fengxian, even if you merge with the Great Dao and become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, a Great Luo Golden Immortal who transcends the Pangu World will naturally have to face the demons and gods in the chaos beyond the realm.

Their retinue was ten or a hundred times more terrifying than Yu Fengxian at this moment.

How will you deal with the 'fake demons' in the future, since you've been using them as a whetstone all this time?
The sea of ​​knowledge is boundless, and the path to enlightenment is endless.

Severing the three corpses is not the end, but a new beginning.

You immortals of the Celestial Immortal Path should have heard about this. In recent years, my Mi Luo Palace has frequently summoned powerful beings from the Three Realms to discuss the Great Luo Dao Method and to revise the existing Celestial Immortal Dao Method.

The process of 'severing the three corpses' is placed before becoming an immortal, or in the 'early stage of becoming a celestial immortal'.

The reason is that the existing Great Luo Dao methods are unable to adapt to the chaotic environment outside the domain.

The ideal state is to attain the Great Luo, escape reincarnation, transcend the Five Elements, and immediately leave the Pangu world.

Stop lingering in the celestial and mortal realms. Immediately go to the nearby Chaos Realm, find a suitable place, and create your own vast world.

You are all 'Taoist Ancestors', 'Sages' who control a realm.

Our 'Pangu World' will no longer be just a world, but the 'Chaotic Pangu Domain'!
But how many of you can truly do that?

In short, after graduating from Tsinghua and Peking University, top students cannot immediately integrate into society (the chaotic world outside the university) and continue to live off their parents while still staying in school.

The education in schools is too lenient, while the outside world is too cruel.

The White Crane Immortal—oh no, upon arriving at the Mi Luo Palace, the Immortal immediately transformed into a Taoist disciple.

It's a real change; he was originally an old Taoist priest with a white beard, but now he's an eight or nine-year-old child.

The white crane boy said, "Ancestor, could it be that Yu Fengxian is burdened with the destiny of reforming the demonic path?"

Are our inner demons going to intensify tenfold, even a hundredfold, from now on?

The immortals' expressions changed, and they were all filled with worry, secretly lamenting: "Dao Ancestor, you hope that the Pangu World will grow stronger in the chaos and develop from a world into a 'domain,' but we just want to live!"

Even someone as powerful as the Tongtian Cult Master only created the "Tongtian Great World" in the front yard of the Pangu World. What use are we?
Let future generations complete the great task of expanding territory; we are no longer capable of it.

If we can attain the Great Luo, escape the cycle of reincarnation, and be free from the constraints of destiny, we will be satisfied.

The chaos beyond our borders is far too dangerous; we are afraid!

(End of this chapter)