Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 263 The Beginning of the Demon
Above the sky, a ray of sword light split the sky and dispersed the rain.

The formation that sealed off the mountains and rivers within a radius of hundreds of miles was also shaking, revealing cracks one after another.

Ning Caichen, who was forced into a situation with no way to go up to the sky or enter the earth, had no time to think and flew directly towards a gap. During the flight, he split into several clones and flew into different cracks.

Having escaped this time, he swore... to take revenge!

If he escapes this time, he will definitely pay back for all the humiliation he has suffered.

If he escapes this time, he will no longer be the same person he used to be. He will break free from the restrictions of the devil and become a true giant of the magic path, the founder of the magic path!

After escaping this time, the world is no longer a cage, but his pasture. He can enjoy this rich and beautiful world to his heart's content.

As long as I can escape this time!
"Huh? Why is it so dark?" Ning Caichen looked up in surprise, and through time and space, he seemed to see Qiye's cold and ruthless eyes.

There was endless sarcasm and mockery in his eyes, as if he was mocking him for bringing this opportunity to his own hands.

Qi Ye did respond to Nie Xiaoqian's call, came forward and slashed with a sword, rescuing Ning Caichen.

But this does not mean that before he struck the sword, he could not first inform Qiu Chuji and set an ambush at the exit.

At this time, Ning Caichen's demonic soul was polluted and his IQ was seriously insufficient. His actions seemed changeable, but in fact they could be "planned".

Most of those numerous gaps are just a cover.

Apart from those unstable ones, those where the energy confrontation was too intense, and those gaps facing Yan Chixia and others, there were actually only five or six gaps left for normal passage. These five or six gaps appeared relatively densely. No matter which gap Ning Caichen came out of, he would be directly put in a "sack" by Qiu Chuji.

Ning Caichen seemed to have escaped... but in fact he did not. Instead, he ran into Qiu Chuji's little world and became a lamb to be slaughtered.

Qi Ye used Ning Caichen to do a big favor, but at the same time he cut off future troubles. His thoughts were indeed deep.

As for Nie Xiaoqian, would she be sad?

That’s for sure, but she is pregnant with Ning Caichen’s child. With this child, she will not die. As long as she doesn’t die... she will be won over sooner or later. As for raising a child for Ning Caichen, will she feel uncomfortable?

You have to ask Wanyan Honglie, he has more experience.

Of course, Qiye didn't suffer much. After all, this child was still his nephew, and they were related by blood. He couldn't be said to be an outsider.

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On the other side, Ning Caichen was taken into Qiu Chuji's small world, and immediately the innate formation diagram pressed down on him, peeling off his surface defenses layer by layer, pointing directly to the core of his demonic soul.

The energy accumulated by the demon fetus hidden in the small world is already enough, what is missing is this essence.

Without this essence, qualitative change cannot occur.

But no matter how Qiu Chuji pushed the innate formation diagram into a millstone, he could never completely crush the core of Ning Caichen's evil soul.

It seems to exist in another dimension, something deeper than the mind and soul.

This is not the ability of Ning Caichen or the devil, but the root of his existence and transformation as a devil.

Qiu Chuji decomposed Ning Caichen's body and tore apart his surface soul, leaving only a bit of dark light at his fingertips.

If this black light is not broken up, it cannot be integrated into the demon fetus. Otherwise, it will only be reborn through the body of the demon fetus, instead of being completely transformed into a unique demonic newborn embryonic power.

Qiu Chuji pondered for a moment and thought that in this small world, it would be fine even if he used some slightly extreme methods.

After all, his status in this small world is high enough, so even if he encounters some unspeakable things in the universe, he has the ability to protect himself.

The soul escaped and turned into a stream of light that penetrated into the tiny black light.

For a moment, Qiu Chuji felt as if he had passed through a thick barrier.

At this moment, every beat of the second seemed to be stretched to countless planes.

The full of ambitions when first entering society, the wasteland and happiness of university years, the ignorance and hard work of middle school years, all, at some point, passed through the wilderness pond of youth. The two life experiences were sometimes separated, and sometimes chaotically mixed together, almost making Qiu Chuji lose himself.

At this moment, Qiu Chuji inexplicably had an intuition!
This is reincarnation!!

He is penetrating the mystery of reincarnation to glimpse the scenes beyond the past and the future.

Perhaps this contains the mystery of why a special existence like the Heavenly Demon appears in the universe.

Holding on to myself, I constantly remind myself of my self-awareness.

Although the two life experiences are mixed together in a rather chaotic way, it has not affected Qiu Chuji's identification with "I".

No matter it is past life, present life, or the fusion of souls, I am me!
Nothing else!

Everything seemed like walking barefoot under the scorching sun, with the wind blowing in your face from the countryside, and the faint sound of cicadas that lingered in the afternoon and finally disappeared.

Everything in the memory seemed to flow backwards, collapsing and compressing to an original point.

This origin goes through the ignorant infant and toddler period and even goes back to the embryo.

It all comes down to one reason: where I came from and where I'm going.

Does the life and death of mortals have an everlasting meaning?

If there is no meaning, how can we calmly face the sadness between life and death?

Or maybe, this melancholy itself is just a self-righteous delusion.

Woo...!
After a long, sharp cry, Qiu Chuji woke up from the water.

Above your head are flowing stars, turning into clouds; under your feet are billions of years of time, like flowing water, calmly reaching the past and the future.

He instinctively wanted to take a deep breath, but at the moment he didn't have the ability to do so.

Looking at the position of the hands, the originally nimble and deft hands were replaced by traces of light that seemed to be able to stretch and spread at will, like layers of mist that were barely gathered together.

Under my feet...or rather, the water surface beneath my body, a huge amount of light suddenly condensed.

Veins surged from all directions under the water and in the starry sky, and then condensed into a blurry human figure right before Qiu Chuji's eyes.

In an instant, a tadpole-like purple mark fell from the starry sky and injected into the blurry figure.

Then he began to have a clear face and healthy limbs.

He put on silver armor, looking majestic and sacred, like a newborn god who had just returned to his throne.

A magnificent chariot pulled by four Pegasus horses appeared under this man's feet and carried him straight into the depths of the starry sky.

This scene gave Qiu Chuji a strong sense of shock.

He had never felt so clearly what it meant to become a god in one step and ascend to heaven in broad daylight.

Reincarnation!

It is not simply about transferring the soul after death into a new life, but also a redistribution of the way of survival and the form of existence.

It was not fair, but it was the fairest thing. The light under the water shone again, and an old man with healthy limbs and distinct facial features appeared on the surface of the water lying flat on his back.

A sci-fi aircraft flew towards the still confused old man, then emitted a beam of light, enveloped the old man and took him away.

The aircraft also disappeared into the depths of the starry sky, as if it had never been there.

One after another, some solid, some scattered, figures of light and mist appeared on the water, and then were taken away in various strange ways.

Some people take a more advanced approach, such as being greeted by a Pegasus or being picked up by a spaceship.

Some people take a more careless approach, and often a rope or a ladder can lead them away.

The way those "people" leave seems to also mean their new life and the life trajectory that is about to begin.

In a trance, Qiu Chuji lowered his head and saw his own reflection on the water.

It was a ball of fog, a dirty, dark, twisted fog without a fixed shape.

"This is not my true self, but the true self of the devil."

"I'm seeing everything from its perspective, not mine!"

Qiu Chuji stabilized his perception of "self" and continued to observe everything.

Then he discovered that before every soul reincarnates, some black substances will precipitate out. These black substances attach to his body, making the black color all over his body more and more intense.

This continued until one day, ripples appeared on the calm water surface, and a whirlpool appeared like a flush toilet, sucking him out and throwing him into the vast void, leaving him to drift.

This inexplicable sense of déjà vu made Qiu Chuji feel insulted and as if he had become unclean!
But at the same time, he also understood the origin of the demon.

"So, this is the demon!"

"They are formed from the indecomposable substances that are separated from the souls of sentient beings during reincarnation."

"Maybe it's regret, maybe it's remorse, maybe it's hatred, maybe it's pain..."

“Only by removing these things can those souls start a new journey with a blank slate.”

"Perhaps in a sense, these precipitated things that are not decomposed and not recognized by the reincarnation can also be regarded as a kind of immortal substance, which is very close to the eternal gold nature pursued by practitioners, but it is too extreme and too radical. Practitioners pursue the highest snow lotus, not the lowest mud."

Qiu Chuji had an epiphany in his heart, and at the same time he understood why the demons had the ability to feed on negative emotions to strengthen themselves, because they were born from this, and were a mixture of the last and most stubborn obsessions of living beings before reincarnation.

"The devil devours negative emotions, which is actually a kind of 'homecoming journey', a source of strength within."

"Using this as a mirror, should human beings also follow suit in their practice? Pursue the origin and then strengthen the origin? Then how should we become strong? We can't just eat each other!" Qiu Chuji asked a soul-searching question.

In a trance, he lost his sense of the beginning of the demon, and his soul was pulled away from that wonderful state and feeling in the ringing of the Yuxu Bell, and his soul became quite weak.

Yuxu Zhong woke him up just in time. If he continued to "watch" like this, his soul would be exhausted and the damage would be quite serious.

Forcibly acquiring and analyzing knowledge that is inconsistent with one's own realm is a great burden on the soul.

After understanding the origin of the Heavenly Demon, the black light on Qiu Chuji's fingertips gradually dissipated, turning into little bits of immortal particles, flying towards the beating demon fetus.

The demon fetus absorbed the particles transformed from the black light and began to shrink gradually, as if quantitative change had finally found the opportunity for qualitative change.

It eventually shrank into a small black ball the size of a sesame seed, jumping around in place and flickering continuously.

The seal of the innate formation diagram is no longer useful to it.

At the same time, it was this little black ball that gave Qiu Chuji a creepy feeling.

It seems that as long as it is released, no matter which world it is in...even if there is no magic in that world, this little black ball will cause unimaginable damage and destruction to that world.

It is the most evil thing born in the boundless universe. Any rules that exist in any form will be broken by it.

It will not be restricted by the rules within the world, but will change the world and smash it into a big sieve.

"This thing should not be kept, it should be completely destroyed!" This was the irresistible thought that popped up in Qiu Chuji's mind at this moment.

Even the 'Heavenly Demon' back then did not pose such a great threat to Qiu Chuji.

Qiu Chuji suddenly realized why, with Nezha being so powerful, he was still needed to condense a "demon fetus" on his behalf.

Because what Nezha wanted was not the demon fetus, but this thing extracted from the root of the demon that transcends reincarnation.

Perhaps only Qiu Chuji, who possesses the most precious treasure to protect him, can successfully cross the cycle of reincarnation and extract this thing from another dimension of time and space.

The difficulty is not how to get there, but how to get back.

Carefully wrapping the layers of rules in the small world with his fingertips, and then picking up the small black ball, Qiu Chuji couldn't help but want to break the contract and crush it.

"Hey! I advise you not to be impulsive!" A voice sounded behind Qiu Chuji.

The 'gold brick' that Nezha left in Qiu Chuji's hand emitted a strong light, and then Nezha's figure suddenly appeared beside Qiu Chuji.

He took the small black ball from Qiu Chuji's hand, then looked at it carefully, nodded continuously, and revealed a satisfied look.

"Well done! I'm rooting for you!" Nezha gave Qiu Chuji a thumbs up.

Qiu Chuji sighed, and then said worriedly: "Third Prince! Don't mess with this thing! It was condensed from a celestial demon, but it is more than just a celestial demon, it should have incorporated some..."

"Okay! I know, I won't do anything rash!"

"You still don't trust me? I guarantee you'll be fine!" Nezha waved his hand and said.

Then he said, "I have severed your connection with this thing. You don't need to get involved in the future."

"Even if there is any problem, I will not give you up. I have a good reputation for this!"

After hearing this, Qiu Chuji had no choice but to believe him. What else could he do?
"Don't look so sad. I've given you a lot of benefits and even given you spoilers in advance. Otherwise, you'll suffer more."

Then Nezha left a peach the size of a human head for Qiu Chuji: "This is the final payment for you!"

"You did a great job. I'll come to you if I need anything next time!"

"After eating, you can plant the core. With your ability, you should be able to feed it."

After saying this, Nezha disappeared with the little black ball.

Qiu Chuji looked at the peach, then looked up, and after a moment, he pointed at the Yuxu Bell and said, "Speak some sense. Although he is a member of the Yuxu Sect and you have an old friendship, I am now your official partner. If you don't stop him from coming, you should at least notify me!"

The Yuxu Bell did not answer, but just continued to emit a faint light in its place, then pulled out a few secret books from the void and threw them to Qiu Chuji.

"The Mantra of Purifying the Heart and Universal Goodness, the Heart Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting, the Art of Bright Moon Shining on the River, the Heavenly Book of Forgetting Love... Okay, okay! Do you want me to calm down?" Qiu Chuji laughed.

When people are speechless, they really have nothing to say.

(End of this chapter)