Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 410: Fishing Bait
Before the Heavenly Steps, time seemed to stand still, all was quiet, utterly still.

"The legacy of the Illusionary True Hermit is mine. Who dares to take it? Die!"

Witnessing Jiang Chen walk out of the Soul Suppression Hall, Xia Wuyan's anger surged, and he could no longer restrain himself.

With a cry of a poisonous dove, almost frenzied stimulation of the bloodline, Xia Wuyan transformed into a blazing serpent, wreathed in raging flames, and soared into the sky, heading straight for Jiang Chen. At that moment, the space in his path was clearly distorted, as if it were about to be set on fire.

Inside the main hall, holding the precious banner, Jiang Chen took in all these changes without any change in expression.

"Half-human, half-demon, they've hidden it very well; I didn't even notice anything amiss before."

With keen insight, Jiang Chen saw through Xia Wuyan's true nature.

Manifesting demonic forms and controlling demonic power are common techniques in the Wuchang Sect, but they are fundamentally different from Xia Wuyan's current state. Those techniques are ultimately just for use, while Xia Wuyan has used demonic blood to corrode his own human blood, completely dehumanizing himself.

For him now, the outer layer of human skin is more of a disguise; he has already leaned towards demons in his bones and spirit.

“Those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts. Since you are a demon, then we cannot let you live.”

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen reached out his palm towards Xia Wuyan's location.

In the next instant, an extremely powerful divine sense erupted, and Xia Wuyan, who was originally full of momentum, was suddenly bound by an invisible hand and froze in mid-air.

Faced with such a sudden change, almost instinctively, Xia Wuyan felt his life was threatened and began to struggle frantically.

"Earth Lung Poison Fire Curse".

With a cry, Xia Wuyan opened his mouth and spat out a dark red flame with a strong sulfurous smell, intending to burn away all obstacles and break free from the restraints around him.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen remained indifferent. Pure spiritual power does have its limits, but he used his power to suppress others, which Xia Wuyan could not break free from at the moment. Xia Wuyan's stupidest move was that he actually dared to approach him.

"Having strength but lacking reason is ultimately useless."

A thought suddenly occurred to Jiang Chen, and he clenched his fist tightly.

In that instant, the mind interfered with reality, and a terrifying power erupted. Accompanied by a mournful cry, Xia Wuyan's seemingly powerful demonic body was instantly broken and fractured, exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Everyone present was somewhat dazed at the sight.

"Dead, dead..."

Staring blankly at the lingering blood mist in mid-air, everyone's faces were filled with astonishment.

Although they were affected by the demonic thoughts, they were well aware of Xia Wuyan's power. Some of them had even fought against Xia Wuyan before. They never expected that Xia Wuyan would be killed by someone else so easily.

"Could that person be the Purple Mansion Immortal?"

"Illusory Immortal is really not dead?"

As various thoughts raced through their minds, and everyone's attitude towards Jiang Chen changed once again.

"Kill him! If we don't kill him, we'll all die!"

At one point, the desires fueled by demonic thoughts completely overwhelmed reason, and the cultivators launched an attack on Jiang Chen almost simultaneously. Taking in all these changes, Jiang Chen remained calm and composed. At that moment, the Primordial Chaos Banner trembled, and wisps of Primordial Chaos Qi descended to protect him. This treasure was both offensive and defensive, and it was also exceptionally well-suited to his cultivation tradition, making it quite convenient to use.

In the next instant, flames, frost, flying knives, golden light, and all kinds of spells fell, while the primordial energy flowed like water, dissolving all magic.

"But I became the bait for the fish."

In an orderly manner, Jiang Chen put Xia Wuyan's soul into his sleeve. He had some doubts at first, but after seeing Xia Wuyan's background, his doubts were all resolved.

The journey to the secret realm was not a coincidence at all; it was a scheme from beginning to end, and he was just a pawn or bait in it.

"Xia Wuyan is probably not the fish the sect is trying to catch; he's too small. There must be someone else behind the scenes."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen remained calm and focused on the crowd that was surrounding him. Holding the Primordial Chaos Banner, he was not afraid of their attacks.

"Keep them all."

With a soft sigh, Jiang Chen waved the treasure banner in his hand. These people had all been controlled by demonic thoughts and were naturally on the opposite side of him, so he could not let them go.

In that instant, primordial energy arose, flowing like a rushing river, surging downwards.

Faced with the onslaught of the primordial energy, all laws fell silent, and the spiritual power of all the cultivators was imprisoned. They were all forced to kneel on the ground as if crushed by mountains, unable to even move, let alone fight back.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen's heart was stirred with emotion.

"The Primordial Qi True Explanation is indeed the most basic and core magical technique in this inheritance. It is truly extraordinary. I can only unleash a small portion of its power with the help of this magical artifact. I wonder how powerful the true Primordial Qi must be."

With a thought in mind, Jiang Chen began to circulate the secret technique.

At this moment, the dark star deep within his soul trembled, and a three-zhang-long abyss-like void evolved behind him, resembling a ferocious maw that opened its mouth and inhaled, unleashing an invisible suction force.

As this suction force erupted, the demonic thoughts that were originally hidden deep within the minds of the cultivators were immediately bound. They screamed and struggled, trying to break free from this binding force, but it was all in vain.

As time passed, more and more demonic thoughts were forcibly extracted and fell into the abyss behind Jiang Chen, eventually disappearing.

This is the Abyss of Demonic Thoughts. Mo Yuan spent most of his later life working to suppress demonic thoughts. In the process, he created many secret techniques to restrain demonic thoughts. Although most of them had limited effectiveness, there were indeed some very powerful demon-suppressing secret techniques, the most powerful of which was the Abyss of Demonic Thoughts.

By cultivating this method, practitioners can use the power of the Devouring Soul to open up a Void Abyss within their own soul, specifically for suppressing demonic thoughts. Unfortunately, it is easier to save others than to save oneself. These demonic thoughts were born because of Mo Yuan, and he himself could not suppress them at all. He and the demonic thoughts were originally one, inseparable.

Under such circumstances, Mo Yuan could only ultimately perish in despair.

However, as Jiang Chen refined and devoured soul matter and mastered this secret technique, the situation changed. These demonic thoughts not only lost their inseparable connection with him, but their power had also diminished over the years, and their divine abilities had been greatly reduced. Not to mention, they had not yet truly broken free from the shackles of the Soul Suppressing Hall.

"These demonic thoughts are both a burden and resources. Without Mo Yuan as a host, and after being suppressed by the Soul Suppression Hall for so many years, the ferocity of these demonic thoughts has greatly diminished. If I can truly refine them completely, perhaps I can really cultivate that secret technique."

With a thought in mind, Jiang Chen pushed the secret technique to its limit, like the gaping maw of an abyss, devouring all the demonic thoughts.

Just then, roars of beasts filled the air, demonic energy surged into the sky, and a beast tide swept in from afar.

(End of this chapter)