Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 155 Preparation
Shen He left the Poison Dragon Pool Market and sped away in his escape light.

The calamity of the Demon Heaven, the catastrophe of Taiyuan!
Is it true or not?

It is true, of course.

Based on current indications, there is almost no possibility that this matter is fabricated.

However, what Xuanjizi said may not be true, or rather, he may have withheld information from some key points.

For example, what kind of demon-breaking technique is the so-called Seven Cultivators of Taiyuan practicing, and what are their chances of breaking through the Demon Heaven Formation?

Furthermore, are the various sects and factions in the overseas cultivation world truly acting as his accomplices to evil and wreaking havoc on the world, as he claims? And is the righteous path truly united in its efforts to resist the demonic calamity?

Could those Nascent Soul stage demons, and the various righteous sects, have their own ulterior motives?
These mysteries remained unspoken; perhaps he was unaware of them, or perhaps he knew but was unable to reveal them to Shen He.

In any case, the Calamity of the Demonic Heaven is now a certainty.

Shen He is currently only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Although his combat strength is comparable to that of the Core Formation stage, he is still not up to par and cannot affect the overall trend of this demonic calamity.

Fortunately, he still has time; hundreds or even thousands of years will pass before the Demon Heaven Formation reaches its final stage.

He wanted to use this time to increase his strength as much as possible and see if there was a way to break the deadlock.

and so……

"Sweep away the demonic cultivators and gather supplies!"

Shen He's eyes narrowed, and he immediately rode his escape light towards a market town that had become a gathering place for demonic cultivators.

There are many ways to enhance one's strength, but none of them can do without the support of "resources".

Shen He is the same; if he wants to comprehensively improve his strength, he needs all kinds of resources.

He originally planned to proceed slowly, engaging in open and covert struggles with the four major sects of righteousness and evil, gradually expanding his influence in the inland cultivation world, and finally extending his power to the overseas cultivation world, developing steadily and surely along the way.

But now he has changed his mind.

With the world in chaos and demonic cultivators running rampant, the situation had developed to this point, so he no longer needed to worry about anything.

kill! ! !

Rob!!!
Eliminate evil and uphold justice; rob the rich to help the poor!
Murder and arson bring wealth and power; when consequences are disregarded, plunder is indeed the fastest way to develop one's fortune.

……

This went on for several days.

In a secluded location shrouded by an array, Xuanjizi was using his magic to regulate his breathing and recover from the injuries he had sustained.

"Uncle Master!"

Suddenly, footsteps sounded, and the voice of a disciple came from outside the door.

Xuanjizi opened his eyes, waved his hand to open the door: "What is it?"

"Reporting to my martial uncle!"

Two disciples entered: "Recently, many markets where demonic cultivators gather, as well as the spiritual land of the Netherworld Yellow Springs Sect, have been attacked. Countless demonic cultivators have been killed or injured, and the Netherworld Yellow Springs Sect has also suffered heavy losses."

"Oh?"

Xuanjizi's eyes sharpened: "Who did this?"

"Rumor has it that he is a Core Formation cultivator who returned from overseas."

One disciple hesitated and said, "However, most of them seem to be the work of that Senior Li; there aren't many overseas people involved."

"Brother Li?"

Xuanjizi murmured, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This fellow Daoist is truly decisive in his actions. What about the Netherworld Demon? Is he still besieging the Xuanxiao Sect?"

"Still under siege!"

The disciple said in a deep voice, "However, there are rumors circulating that the Netherworld Demon Lord has secretly left Xuanxiao Mountain to hunt down righteous cultivators returning from overseas. In addition, there are also Core Formation Demon Lords appearing in various parts of the mainland, seemingly overseas demon cultivators returning."

"Overseas demonic cultivators?"

Xuanjizi's eyes sharpened: "Has the flames of war finally spread this far? It seems the situation overseas has deteriorated even further."

As an overseas cultivator, he knew very well that the situation in the inland cultivation world was just a microcosm of the overseas cultivation world, and the chaos was far less severe than that overseas.

As the situation deteriorates and the flames of war continue to expand, the inland cultivation world will, like the overseas cultivation world, evolve into a major battlefield between the righteous and demonic paths. The righteous and demonic cultivators returning from overseas will continuously escalate the intensity of the battle, and battles between Core Formation cultivators and even Nascent Soul cultivators may occur.

In the end, even a Nascent Soul Venerable might get involved. After all, this inland region is the ancient central hub, the most virtuous place, involving too many causes and effects and hiding too many great secrets. No one can guarantee that it won't affect this great calamity of the demonic heavens.

and so……

"Stay in contact with the sect, and go to meet the reinforcements as soon as they arrive. We'll deal with everything else after I recover from my injuries!"

Xuanjizi gave instructions, then closed his eyes and continued to recuperate from his injuries.

"Yes!"

The two disciples dared not say anything more, and after agreeing, they left the room.

……

And so it went, half a month later.

Dongting Lake, Yulong Island.

A golden light descended, revealing Shen He's figure and the roc he rode.

"Master!"

Several disciples immediately stepped forward to greet him.

Shen He dismounted and asked the others, "How have you been while I was away?"

“Reporting to Master!” A disciple replied, “We followed your spiritual message and suspended our plans to leave the island and enter the world. We also recalled the disciples outside the island. Most of them have now returned, with only a few remaining outside who have not yet replied.”

"is it?"

Shen He murmured, "What about Yuxiu and Longyu?"

"Junior Sister Zhong is among them, but Senior Brother Long Yu has not returned."

"so be it."

Upon hearing this, Shen He said nothing more: "I need to go into seclusion for a while. You can decide the affairs on the island yourselves."

"Yes!"

……

After bidding farewell to his disciples, Shen He returned to Fish Dragon Lake and sat down in the earth vein spirit array where the spiritual energy was most abundant.

Half a month ago, having learned of the Demon Heaven's affairs, he sent a telepathic message back to Fish Dragon Island, instructing his disciples to close the mountain and the gates, and to recall those outside, so as to avoid being affected by this demonic calamity.

Although he acted extremely quickly, he still failed to handle the matter perfectly. Some of his disciples were still left outside and had not been heard from since, and it was unknown whether they had been robbed.

Zhong Yuxiu was one of them, but Shen He was not worried about her. Regardless of her own strength, even Long Yu, whom Shen He sent to protect her, was able to escape unscathed from a Core Formation cultivator. She was even a bully who preyed on the weak and defeated some weaker Core Formation cultivators.

After all, this dead fish was a dragon species and had cultivated the Nine Transformations of the Fish-Dragon Technique. Its dragon blood was extremely refined. Although it was still a Foundation Establishment spirit beast, it was not afraid of ordinary Core Formation beasts at all.

In addition to Shen He's teaching and training over the years, the investment of various resources, and the learning of combat skills, unless it encounters a righteous cultivator like Xuanjizi who has reached the Core Formation stage, very few people can keep it.

With this strength, Shen He wasn't too worried even if the two of them were left behind.

The worry is that, given the current situation, he wouldn't be able to leave to search for them.

The overall situation is paramount!

Within the earth vein spirit array, Shen He sat cross-legged and emptied a pile of storage bags from his sleeves.

In the past two weeks, he has been sweeping around, killing many demonic cultivators who were raised in the mainland and a few demons who returned from overseas. He has also attacked several spiritual sites of the Netherworld Yellow Springs Sect.

Such a sweep yielded fruitful results, as evidenced by these storage bags.

Shen He opened them one by one, sorted and counted them, and quickly got the results.

Several high-grade spirit stones, several thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and several million low-grade spirit stones.

There were 28 bottles of fifth-grade pills, 255 bottles of fourth-grade pills, and countless third-grade and lower-grade pills. The number of talismans was also roughly the same.

Five demonic inner cores, more than ten fifth-tier spiritual items, hundreds of fourth-tier spiritual items, over a thousand third-tier spiritual items, and items below the third tier are not counted.

The fifth-tier spiritual artifact, the wooden dragon stake, was a fragment of a seventh-tier magic weapon. Although it was severely damaged and nearly destroyed by his Gengjin Thunder Sound, the quality of the material was still there, and it could be recycled and used to refine other magic weapons.

In addition, there are two fifth-tier spiritual artifacts, eight fourth-tier spiritual artifacts, and hundreds of other magical artifacts of varying quality.

Finally, there were all sorts of miscellaneous items, as well as numerous magical materials that he neither liked nor could use.

This is the result of the half-month raid, with the greatest contributions coming from the Core Formation demonic cultivators who returned from overseas, such as Xin Chenzi and Ding Weiyin, as well as the spiritual market of the Netherworld Yellow Springs Sect.

This was still due to the influence of the demonic calamity; all demonic cultivators did their best to convert the resources at their disposal into strength.

If it weren't for the influence of the Demonic Calamity, his gains would have been at least several times greater.

It is evident how profitable plundering is; no wonder there are so many demonic cultivators who would want to do such a lucrative business.
Unfortunately, it can only last for a while, not for a long time.

To drain a pond to catch all the fish is not the right way.

Not advisable!
Fortunately, Shenhe didn't intend to make it his main business. He just took advantage of the opportunity to make a quick buck, and afterwards, he would focus on farming to improve his productivity and competitiveness.

However, this move also made him a fortune.

Shen He sorted these things out, especially the elixirs, and had them all identified and their medicinal properties checked.

After doing all this, Shen He took out a few jade slips containing cultivation techniques, preparing to study those demonic cultivation methods.

The first is the "Great Method of the Root of All Paths of Self-Transformation".

This method can elevate one's spiritual consciousness and enter the realm of freedom to directly perceive the fundamental nature of heaven and earth and the source of the Great Dao. It is equivalent to exchanging lifespan for enlightenment and then exchanging enlightenment for cultivation, thereby achieving rapid improvement.

Aside from the depletion of life essence and the threat of "other-transformation freedom," this method has almost no drawbacks. It only improves comprehension, not the fundamental aspects. As long as you are willing, you can use it to cultivate orthodox immortal and Buddhist methods.

Shen He first browsed through the jade slips containing cultivation techniques he had collected from several places. After confirming that there were no problems, he did not immediately begin practicing this demonic technique. Instead, he calmed his mind and returned to the real world.

In the real world, at the Special Affairs Bureau base, inside a high-level life support pod.

Shen He opened his eyes and then adjusted the settings.

"Monitoring system activated!"

"Body pollution level 0%!"

"Mental pollution level: 0%!"

"Abnormal energy fluctuation 0%!"

"..."

The advanced life support pod is a high-tech item used exclusively by the Special Bureau and other imperial combat agencies. It is not only technologically advanced but also incorporates professional abilities, providing effects such as assisting in cultivation, physical healing, and mental purification.

After all, departments like the Special Bureau often have to deal with evil gods, and these evil gods are all more bizarre than the last, carrying all sorts of terrifying pollution, which can easily corrupt people's minds or bodies, or even cause them to suffer from "conceptual" distortion.

To prevent such incidents, the Empire has implemented many measures, one of which is this advanced life support pod with purification capabilities. It can eliminate the pollution of the human body by the evil god's power to a certain extent, and if it cannot eliminate it, it can also monitor and report the pollution.

Although Shen He didn't think that the Free Heavenly Demon could affect him by transcending Zhuangzi's dream of butterflies and the myriad worlds, he still activated the purification and monitoring system of the high-level life support pod just in case.

Only after doing all this did he finally sink back into his dream.

(End of this chapter)