Lingzhang

Chapter 860 The Remains of the Lotus Palace Clan
"Senior, tell me, where do all these wandering demons and evil spirits come from in this boundless sea of ​​stars?"

"Throughout the centuries, this extraordinary era may seem to have a long history, but in reality, the heroes who have truly emerged from the surging waves are few and far between."

"The Inner Realm Dao Lord is like this, the Outer Realm Venerable King is like this, and even the Dragon Chart Ancestors are like this!"

"Those who were promoted should be removed, those who were recorded as having died in battle should be removed, and those who died of natural causes should be removed."

"The ancestral kings who truly 'disappeared' into the boundless sea of ​​stars without any reason are actually a very small minority among all cultivators."

"Even if we include all of these people, and all of them were elevated to the Inner Realm Level 1 through the mutation of becoming wandering demons and vengeful ghosts, the number shouldn't be this large..."

"The vast sea of ​​stars stretches as far as the eye can see, seemingly endless..."

All in all, it took more than twenty days.

Having vented all the murderous intent in his heart, Yue Hanzhang was still fierce in his attack. However, when another collapsing storm unfolded in front of him with the sound of thunder and fire, Yue Hanzhang was still in a dangerous situation.

Yue Hanzhang's face showed a rare expression of numbness and bewilderment.

Because of the sheer number of them, he had to ponder the various reasons and secrets behind the existence of wandering demons and evil spirits.

Too much.

It seems there are just too many to kill!

In the short span of just over twenty days, the number of wandering demons and evil spirits continued to surge wildly.

The intensity of the riots continues to rise.

Here we are today.

Even the attacks from the left and right sides, the same battlefields, had appeared within Yue Hanzhang's field of vision, which he could observe purely with his naked eye.

When Yue Hanzhang activated the [Myriad Manifestations Dharma Eye] and looked into the depths of the boundless starry sky...

You can even see the distorted silhouettes of wandering demons and vengeful ghosts within the turbulent starlight, which have lost their intelligence but still follow their sensitivity to energy and keep chasing after it.

And faced with Yue Hanzhang's naturally arising confusion.

The person standing beside him now was no longer the old man from before.

As the number of wandering demons and ghosts increased, the Inner Realm Dao Lord, who was still in his "prime," also joined the attack on the defensive line.

Standing beside Yue Hanzhang at this moment was an elderly senior who truly exuded an air of decay.

He is one of the few remaining elderly figures in the entire Dao Alliance today, and his lifespan is only slightly less than that of Old Ghost Lin.

Old Ghost Lin was the creator of the Human Essence Golden Elixir cultivation method, a scourge that unleashed a dark and turbulent era.

This senior was a human cultivator born at the end of the Dark and Turmoiled Era.

Compared to Old Ghost Lin, who was old but still strong, and even more monstrous with age, whose death was not a tragic end, but rather a death in the process of exploring the path ahead, at the late stage of the Inner Realm that no one in the world has ever reached yet.

The elderly gentleman before us truly embodies the ruthless erosion that time brings to people.

He's so old and frail he's practically unrecognizable.

When they first met, Yue Hanzhang even felt that Yue Hanzhang was barely breathing and his spirit had already departed.

The withered flesh and bones seemed so fragile that a gust of starlight could easily topple it.

When you get closer, you can feel the lingering aura of decay more deeply. In fact, because of the unity of form, spirit and Dao, this aura of decay is completely integrated with the old senior's Daoist foundation, and then manifests in his extraordinary power.

It was still a fluctuation within the realm of the third level of the inner realm.

However, Yue Hanzhang suspected that his combat strength might only be able to maintain the state of the initial stage of entering the inner realm.

And this decline continued as his vital energy and blood depleted.

The moment his Daoist origin completely falls from the Inner Realm, that is when this senior's form, spirit, and Daoist power can no longer maintain a unified condensation, and he collapses in decay and decay.

This is a process that even a god couldn't save, that is irreversible, and that cannot even be stopped.

Even if the barriers to one's future path are removed, it will be of no use.

This is because such an aged predecessor can no longer withstand the impact of more extraordinary power. If a surge of new power emerges, it will likely tear apart the remaining essence of his body and spirit before it can be nourished again.

This condition arises when a person is too weak to tolerate tonics.

This also means that the very existence of such a senior figure is a profound truth revealed to Yue Hanzhang and to all human cultivators—

It seems that the Inner Realm Dao Lord will be able to remain in this world for a long time.

However, it still has a limited lifespan!
The old senior was free from illness and disaster. The end he was about to reach was the "death by sitting in meditation" that belonged to the Inner Realm Dao Lord!
His very existence seemed to be a sign to everyone who paid attention to Xiang Yuehanzhang that their own death was approaching.

Similarly, he replaced the previous Supreme Elder because once the intensity of the war increased, the old senior's combat skills were no longer suitable for participating in such a large-scale battle.

By coming here as Yue Hanzhang's "liaison," one can indirectly receive protection from Yue Hanzhang's offensive and defensive forces.

of course.

Yue Hanzhang also had serious doubts.

Behind this change of leadership was the fact that the former, still young and vigorous elder could no longer bear the inner torment. This occurred over a period of more than twenty days.

There has been significant progress in Yue Hanzhang's efforts to purify the source of extraordinary power.

The three perfectly round jade furnaces had been completely cleansed of their extraordinary radiation by the collapsing storms formed by wave after wave of wandering demons and vengeful ghosts.

What remains in that jade furnace is a pure and clear source of extraordinary power.

It is the most important source of spiritual resources in Lin Laogui's "ballast stone" theory!
Its very existence is like an upgraded version of the Dao Sea Spiritual Object, madly tempting all the Dao Lords who have been stuck in the Inner Realm Third Heaven for hundreds or thousands of years, dreaming of breaking through the shackles of the path ahead!
Similarly, the powerful and energetic Supreme Elder was also among those tempted.

In particular, with such supreme resources for cultivation, Yue Hanzhang created more than one.

This temptation multiplied in his mind, eventually turning into a kind of torment and torture.

However, he also knew that if he really harbored evil thoughts, Yue Hanzhang's methods of attack would be tantamount to stepping into a dangerous trap.

Therefore, the repeated torment and suffering were almost a personal purgatory for him.

Unlike the vigorous and energetic Supreme Elder.

The old senior gazed at the fourth round jade furnace in Yue Hanzhang's hand, which was suspended above the collapsing storm, with only a hint of envy and regret.

Then they quickly turned their gaze back, and together they looked into the depths of the boundless starry sea, following Yue Hanzhang's question.

The approaching end allowed the old man to restrain his very faint desires.

It was precisely this desire that made the old man feel as if he had come back to life, feeling vibrant and content.

He was immersed in it, even enjoying the surge of emotions.

then.

The older gentleman's thoughts raced faster in this pleasant atmosphere.

For Yue Hanzhang, this person's combat strength was of no use, but his experience of hundreds of thousands of years was very helpful.

really.

After a moment's thought, the old man's weathered voice slowly rang out.

"Young friend, your talent is exceptional, and your combat prowess is unparalleled, but you have seen too few wandering demons and fierce ghosts. There is something you may not yet realize—"

"When a person becomes a wandering demon or vengeful ghost, the most noticeable change is the distortion of their physical form, spirit, and the origin of their Daoist magic, as they are released by the extraordinary radiation power."

"This distortion will make them more ferocious and more capable of attacking, but it will hardly change their energy level instantly."

"As for the further release of the source of extraordinary power, which will lead to the improvement of the realm of wandering demons and evil spirits, unlike your and my cultivation, without the discipline of the framework of the Dao, in a state of scattered disorder, it will be a gradual change over an extremely long period of time."

"Therefore, generally speaking, most of the wandering demons and fierce ghosts that appear to be of the ancestral king level are actually the transformations of the ancestral kings of our human race and the demon race."

"And these level-one wandering demons and vengeful ghosts..."

"Over the years, the number of Inner Realm Dao Lords and Great Saints who have died or gone missing from both races could be counted on one hand before you rose to prominence."

"I can tell you with almost absolute certainty, young friend Yue, that almost none of these wandering demons and vengeful ghosts originated from mutations of either of the two races!"

“I know, I know you are puzzled that even though these wandering demons and evil spirits have become so grotesque and monstrous, they can still be seen in human form.”

"In fact, when we, the first pioneers, set foot in the boundless sea of ​​stars and discovered the existence of wandering demons and vengeful ghosts, the shock we felt was no less than yours!"

"I can tell you this with absolute certainty."

"The inner realm level wandering demons and vengeful ghosts you have killed and seen are almost all those we drove out of the eighteen explored star fields during our bloody battle, as well as those that were originally wandering in the outer star seas!"

“They were much larger in the past!”

"And it's quite a coincidence."

"After Brother Lin announced the 'ballast stone' theory, I was still young at the time, and I was also exploring the road ahead, but I turned my attention to these wandering demons and evil spirits."

"The exploration ahead has failed..."

"But when it comes to understanding wandering demons and vengeful ghosts, perhaps no one in the entire human race has a deeper understanding than I do."

"In my past research, I lacked the most direct, definitive evidence, but various indirect explorations and discoveries all confirmed one thing—"

"These distorted humanoid wandering demons and vengeful ghosts are very likely the original physical bodies of the various Lotus Palace beings!"

"Yin alone cannot grow, Yang alone cannot produce."

"No one is born with only a soul and no physical body."

"The strange and monstrous new forms of souls in the Lotus Palace of All Colors do not possess the characteristics of innate creation, but are transformed on their own through acquired cultivation secrets."

"But since they are living beings, they should possess both form and spirit."

"Since their souls have undergone a secret transformation, what about their remaining physical bodies?"

(End of this chapter)