Grandpa, times have changed.

Ok?
Everyone present was a true immortal, so they naturally saw through the essence of the "True Technique of Pure Soul Reflection to Cross Calamities" at a glance.

This is a method for avoiding and overcoming tribulations caused by inner demons.

Those who practice this method can cultivate a bit of the true fire of freedom and clarity upon entering the practice. This fire can burn away the false roots when inner demons are raging, breaking through obstacles and guarding the mind.

"While it may not be enough to cope with further changes in the future, it should be sufficient for the present," Yuanjun said.

More than enough, it's more than enough.

It should be understood that cultivators at the level of Dao Integration and above are not affected by inner demon tribulations.

In other words, no matter how the inner demon tribulation changes, it can only reach the Void Returning level at most before it completely erodes the original body. Only after it completely erodes the original body will it have the possibility of going further.

The "True Secret of Pure Soul Reflection to Avert Calamity" is a secret method at the level of true magic.

"I have to say, your efficiency is a bit too high, isn't it?" Meizu complained.

Despite having a higher cultivation level, she was practically unenlightened compared to Yuanjun in this aspect.

True Dharma!
It's not like a cabbage.

Fortunately, someone is not even as good as himself.

She glanced at Bie Xuening stealthily, but Bie Xuening stared at her coldly.

Yuanjun, however, simply ignored her.

With a flick of his other hand, several strands of celestial net descended and disappeared directly into the hazy, holy white light.

True Dharma is formless and without appearance; it cannot be contained or recorded by any concrete 'object'.

However, the Immortal Network is built around Xu Xing's immortal power, making it an extraordinary entity.

There is naturally no problem in collecting a true method and converting it into a system module that can be used directly.

"..."

Xu Xing looked at the "True Techniques for Overcoming Calamities by Reflecting the Shadow of the Pure Soul" and remained silent for a while.

Almost forgot.

This was nothing to Yuanjun.

Thinking of this, he reached out and summoned the black light that was wrapped in the threads of the immortal net in the hand of the Demon Ancestor.

"Now that we have a solution, let's send this little demon to Fellow Daoist Huo and let him study it."

Although the 'inner demon tribulation' was caused by his choice to accept the 'Dao bewilderment', the essence of the inner demon is somewhat similar to the Dao that is controlled by the bewilderment.

Among all living beings in this world, who can be without doubts?

Sending this first inner demon to him might allow him to study it thoroughly and perhaps even become the progenitor of inner demons.

After all, the true immortal who wields the power of 'bewilderment' commands the inner demons born from the flaws in one's heart.

That sounds perfectly reasonable.

After saying that, Xu Xing looked into the dark light.

The inner demons hiding within have ceased their futile struggles.

Perhaps realizing something, he was now slumped on the spot, his dark eyes filled with confusion.

For this inner demon, the so-called ups and downs are nothing more than this.

As Mu Wujie's first inner demon, his first attempt to erode the original body was incredibly successful. He even thought that he would definitely be able to seize the original body and cultivate the demonic attribute to become the Great Free Heavenly Demon King.

As it turned out, he simply used the knowledge from his innate memories to hide in the original body's mental weakness and wait for the right opportunity.

And then inexplicably, we couldn't get out?!
Is this reasonable?

In my innate memories, the inner demon could clearly hide in the flaws of the mind and evade the original body's search!

Could it be that there's a problem with my innate memory?
That shouldn't be possible. Innate memories come from the primordial existence, how could that be...?

The swirling thoughts came to an abrupt halt at that moment.

he felt...

He saw it!

It was a terrifying shadow that was constantly expanding in a disorderly manner, indescribable in any language.

desolate?
Did it exist in the beginning?

The ultimate source of inner demons, the final resting place of celestial demons, the origin of all change...

It has no self, no will, it is like a rule branded into every corner, which cannot be erased.

Or……

Is it an inevitable phenomenon?

At a glance!
Just a glance.

Endless and boundless, the innate laws unique to the existence of 'inner demons' continuously flooded into his perception.

Like lava, it is imprinted on his very existence.

Before he could even scream, his body, which was originally identical to Mu Chengfeng's, began to swell, and dense, fine scales grew on his skin, each scale covered with countless eerie runes.

As the body extends, the 'self' has no chance to resist the vast and boundless innate laws.

In just a tiny fraction of a second of contact, his newly formed 'self' was on the verge of collapse.

But strangely, as a demon that has not corrupted his original body, he is now undergoing a transformation into the 'Great Freedom Demon King,' which is the first level of the Dao Integration among demons.

But this transformation...

If it really happens, it's hard to say whether 'he' will still be 'him'.

Xu Xing was somewhat surprised that all these changes had occurred in such a short time.

This little demon is clearly not even at the Void Returning stage, yet it can sense the 'Dao Bounds' deep within his heart, and even shows signs of mutation and collapse under the radiation of the 'Dao Bounds'...

hum~
A red light shone through the black light and shone on the inner demon that had already undergone most of its transformation.

In an instant, everything seemed to have been put on rewind.

The inner demon, which had expanded into a black sphere and was covered with a dense layer of fine scales, began to contract.

Limbs, posture, and even facial features...

Under the red light, all the mutations caused by the radiation of 'Dao Wang' were eliminated.

“What was that just now…” Ning Ruo frowned as she looked into the black light.

"nothing."

Xu Xing looked at the inner demon, which had returned to its original form.

“He sensed the ‘bewilderment of the Dao’ and was thus affected.”

I sensed it...

Is the Dao lost?

Meizu raised an eyebrow:

"How could such a minor demon, which is not even comparable to the Void Returning Realm, sense 'Dao Bound'?"

Even if she wanted to observe Dao Wang, she needed Xu Xing's cooperation, and it would take up most of her energy.

How could a minor demon, whose power is not even comparable to the Void Returning Realm, directly perceive the Dao Boundless Realm?

"I didn't expect that either."

Xu Xing paused at this point.

“But the change of ‘inner demon tribulation’ was originally caused by me, and he was the first inner demon, so it’s not surprising.”

While explaining it this way, what he was really thinking about was the 'Dao Bleakness' observed from the perspective of inner demons.

That feeling...

This is different from what he himself, and even what Ning Ruo and Mei Zu observed before.

……

……

after a while.

The Star Ancestor's Hall.

Two figures stood side by side in front of the hall, their auras calm and gazing serenely into the distance.

After a long while, Hongzun turned his head to look at Chenhuan beside him.

"So you really plan to stay in the Sword Sect for the next thousand years?"

"Ah."

Chen Huan did not look back. "What's done is done; there's no need to go to great lengths to change it."

With a little effort, it's not impossible to move the Star Ancestor Hall to the Supreme Dao Sect.

But why bother?

She wouldn't do something so painstaking and resource-intensive just for her own selfish gain.

Besides, the Sword Sect was also her home...

"Moreover, if I go to the Supreme Dao Sect now, you will face many difficulties in the future." Chen Huan's tone was very calm.

Because she took on responsibilities at a young age, she has a very strong personality.

The reason she didn't show much during her seclusion was because she was in the Sword Sect.

Sword Master is the senior sister, and Sword Ancestor is the senior brother.

But she would not back down when facing Hong's other Daoist partners.

It was alright when I was a Dongzhen, but now that I'm a Zhenxian, the meaning is completely different.

"..."

In fact, Hongzun felt that he had complete control over the situation.

“Since you have made your decision…” Hongzun turned to look into the distance, “That’s fine then. I will come to the Sword Sect to see you often.”

Unlike before, he can now travel freely to various places and is no longer confined to one place.

The distance between the Sword Sect and the Supreme Dao Sect might seem far to low-level cultivators, but it's nothing to true immortals.

"Hmm." Chen Huan nodded slightly.

She looked into the distance, and her gaze unconsciously drifted toward the direction of the Supreme Dao Sect, where she also saw the scene inside the main venue of the Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

The barrier of the crystal wall system of the Boundless World was useless, and could not stop a true immortal from spying.

It swept across many dimensions.

Finally, her gaze fell on Chi Jiuyu from the Azure Sky Plane.

Senior Sister's disciple...

He not only mastered the two supreme sword manuals of the Sword Sect, but also learned his senior brother's 'Annihilation Sword' and inherited the 'Extreme Sword', making him the undisputed number one among the younger generation in the Tai Xuan Realm today.

Own……

Shouldn't I take on an apprentice?
Thoughts linger in my heart amidst the mortal world.

Even if I take on a disciple, I'm afraid he'll never be able to compare to my senior sister's disciple.

Then she looked at Zhao Ruoming, who was also in the Qingxiao plane, and Zhao Ruohan, who was in another medium-sized plane.

perhaps……

She gently touched her lower abdomen with her right hand, as if she had thought of something, and turned her head to look at Hongzun, her tone very serious.

"Hong, let's have a child."

Ok?
Hongzun, unaware of the mortal journey he had taken, was somewhat bewildered.

How did we suddenly get onto the topic of 'having children'?

"child?"

"You don't want to?" Chen Huan's expression turned cold.

"Of course not!" Hongzun quickly denied, then added with some worry, "But you are now..."

Let's not even mention that he just took on the responsibility of guarding the will of Heaven.

Besides, one of them is currently in the Sword Sect and the other in the Supreme Dao Sect. How will they raise a child after they have one?

Should we follow the path of sword cultivation or the path of magic cultivation?

"It doesn't matter."

It is indeed difficult for high-level cultivators to have offspring in the Tai Xuan Realm, but this only applies to those below the True Immortal level.

For true immortals, offspring are something that can be had as long as they want them!
"Since you're willing, then I naturally have no objection."

"Then it's settled."

The mortal realm was finally satisfied.

Both parents are true immortals; such beings have never appeared in the Tai Xuan Realm, or even in all the myriad realms, for so many years.

It is truly unimaginable just how exaggerated his talent and innate supernatural abilities could be.

She had always thought that the first such beings would be her senior brothers and sisters, or the offspring of Yuanjun, Lingzu, or that fellow Daoist Meizu...

It seems I need to get ahead of them.

……

……

Mu Wujie.

Main timeline.

Due to the difference in the flow of time, two more days have passed within the Mu Wujie, and the competition has already entered its second half.

Within the Azure Sky Plane, all participants in the Immortal Sect Competition, except for Zhao Ruoming, were identified and eliminated by Chi Jiuyu.

Her personal score has reached an extremely high 8 points, temporarily ranking first in the Nascent Soul group of this Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

The second is Qiu Zheng from the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect, who follows closely with 7 points.

In this Immortal Sect Competition, both of them possess combat power at a level that is far superior to others, and they basically have no rivals other than each other.

The real challenge is finding other participants.

Apart from the two, Ye Rou, who ranked third, only got three points, and there were several other people tied with her.

They are completely incomparable.

The Scarlet Dimension.

It is also a medium-sized plane under the jurisdiction of the positive virtual plane, and one of the seven realms of the 'One Heaven and Seven Realms'.

Compared to the Azure Sky Plane, which was completely drained and had all its resources sent to the True Void Plane, the Crimson Scar Plane had a much richer spiritual energy.

The main reason is that the Crimson Scar plane has a very unique dimensional environment, which makes it particularly easy to nurture various kinds of spiritual fire with powerful effects, thus allowing some spiritual energy to be preserved.

If it were more than a hundred years ago, one could even see alchemists and weapon refiners in the middle or late stages of the Nascent Soul realm, or even those at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, coming here to seek high-quality spiritual fire.

However, ever since Fu Yan came here 127 years ago to absorb spiritual fire and advance to the Void Returning Realm, the spiritual energy concentration in the Crimson Scar Plane has entered a period of decline.

More than fifty years ago, someone proposed to infuse spiritual energy to help the Crimson Scar plane overcome its low period. At that time, it caused a heated discussion in the True Void Palace, but in the end, nothing came of it.

Large-scale planes, in turn, transmit inspiration to medium-sized planes?
Are you out of your mind?!
Nowadays, let alone Nascent Soul alchemists, even Core Formation alchemists are rare. At most, some Core Formation alchemists will occasionally come by.

The overall situation is better than that of the Azure Sky Plane, but it's not much better.

The one guarding this branch of the True Void Palace in this plane is only a cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

To be honest, this position isn't great, but it's not particularly bad either; at least it's not dangerous.

but now……

Boom!

It was like hundreds of thunderbolts exploding at once.

Then, on the horizon, a majestic man, bathed in the aura of molten lava, strode through the sky like a demon god, his movements as powerful as a dragon and as swift as a tiger.

With his five fingers clenched together, a dazzling fist imprint shook the heavens and the earth, causing the entire Crimson Scar dimension to tremble.

The billowing blood vapor, like smoke from a wolf's beacon or a canopy, burned through the flowing clouds and spread out across the sky like a mighty celestial river!

Everything in the world was bathed in that domineering and incomparably terrifying crimson light.

Boom!Boom!
The dull thumping of his heart was like thunder, like the roar of a dragon and an elephant, causing the boundless blood and energy spread across the sky to tremble.

"Hahaha! Take another punch from me!"

Amidst the unrestrained laughter, the fist imprint burst forth with dazzling light.

What confronted it was clearly a massive steel giant, as huge as a mountain!

The joints clearly show signs of assembly, and twelve pale golden psionic wings unfold from its back, with fine, sand-like psionic particles flowing out.

The angular shoulder armor is layered with twelve sharp blades, each edge etched with dark purple psionic patterns.

The mere overflow of psionic energy caused visible distortions in the void.

It was the divine armor that chased Qiu Zheng to the heavens and the earth during the last Immortal Sect Competition!
But this time.

Even the more powerful Four-in-One Divine Mechanism armor was at a disadvantage against Qiu Zheng. (End of Chapter)