This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 207 Devouring Demons and Refining the Spirit, First Encounter with the Inner Demon

"The Immortal-Demon Dual World" is a dungeon world belonging to a True Immortal of the "Devouring Demons and Refining Gods Dao Vein," and it belongs to the seventh level dungeon.

Originally, it was extremely difficult to ascend to True Immortal status through a level 7 dungeon world; it was only barely possible. The so-called "True Immortal appearance" was merely a compliment.

However, due to the special nature of his instance world, this "Demon-Devouring and God-Refining Daoist" was noticed by the Daoist lineage and taken as a disciple, successfully advancing to True Immortal within 700 years!

They made a lot of money by selling access slots to dungeon worlds.

The Devouring Demon and Refining God Dao Lineage is a very ancient Dao lineage.

Before the emergence of the Immortal Alliance, there were the Space Age, the Ascension Age, and the Pioneering Age.

During the "Pioneering Era," human footprints began to spread throughout the Milky Way, powerful beings vied for ownership of star systems, and true immortals emerged.

For a true immortal, the Hengxing Star System under his control is an absolute kingdom that belongs entirely to him!

Although the Dao Ancestor initially preached the righteous path and the correct methods, as more and more people learned from him, some naturally went astray and took the wrong path.

During the Age of Exploration, humanity's original political structure collapsed, making it unable to control the countless "True Immortal Kingdoms" throughout the Milky Way. As a result, evil cultivators developed wildly and quickly forged a demonic path.

Killing, looting, creating chaos.

The "Demon-Devouring and God-Refining Dao Vein" was a Dao Vein that emerged at the end of the pioneering era, when the Star Alliance was first formed. It was once one of the vanguard forces of the Immortal Alliance in the war against bandits throughout the Milky Way.

Their goal in cultivation is to refine their spirit.

Their cultivation method is to devour demons!

It's not about devouring the demons' bodies, but about extracting their souls and refining them repeatedly!

It struck fear into the hearts of countless demonic cultivators.

However, as times changed and there were no more demons to refine, this lineage fell into decline.

But times change again, the Gate of All Heavens descends, bringing new resources for refining the spirit!

The "Immortal-Demon Dual World" is just one of the countless resource worlds in this lineage. It is only because the Heart Demon Tribulation tempers the Dao Heart that it is more universal, and cultivators outside the Devouring Demon and Refining God lineage can also benefit greatly. Therefore, it has become one of the welfare worlds of the "Enlightenment Project".

"The dominant force in this world today is the 'Demon Devouring and God Refining Sect,' established by this dungeon master. Three Star Lords are nominally appointed as Supreme Elders, and four True Immortals reside there permanently, capable of suppressing all who dare to disobey."

In the dual world of immortals and demons, at the former site of the Devouring Demons and Refining Gods Sect, Ye Yang emerged from a huge cave, curiously observing everything around him.

He has already redeemed his spot and entered.

Of course, this place is still within the protection range of the 'Law Field'. If Ye Yang wants to directly enter the local law area of ​​this instance world, he will need to undergo adaptive transformation.

Fortunately, as long as one cultivates one's own path, one can truly travel throughout the heavens without fear!

With the three cultivation secrets of God, Body, and Law given to him by the Devouring Demon Refining God Sect, Ye Yang adapted to the law system of this world in 10 days.

Of course, this is, after all, a world of cultivation, and its spiritual energy is very similar to that of the main world. The laws of matter are also very similar, so they are naturally quite compatible.

"Senior brother, this is your core disciple token." A local cultivator dressed in ancient costume respectfully handed a token to Ye Yang.

Although Ye Yang's current cultivation level is only the first stage, "Refining Essence into Qi", even as a master of the second stage, "Refining Qi into Spirit", he felt a chill and dared not meet Ye Yang's eyes.

This shows Ye Yang's extraordinary nature.

As the steward responsible for receiving guests outside the "Nameless Cave," this local monk was used to seeing extraordinary people emerge from it.

Therefore, he acted very respectfully from the very beginning.

"Huh? They offer this service? Thanks."

Ye Yang raised an eyebrow, took the token, and examined it.

Ye Yang, Core Disciple of the Devouring Demon Refining God Sect

"Having this identity certainly makes it much easier to move around in the outside world."

Ye Yang nodded.

The disciple from the Devouring Demon Refining God Sect who was there to greet me also handed me a storage bag containing 100 spirit stones, a map, and a key.

The Devouring Demons and Refining Gods Daoist lineage was extremely considerate, providing this world with a universal currency, a map, and a cave dwelling for the Devouring Demons and Refining Gods sect.

"Although the initial inner demon tribulation won't be too strong, it still needs to be taken seriously."

Ye Yang learned from the description that when a demon invades, it uses the memories of the invaded person to create illusions and dreams, and it also uses the memories of the beings the demon has previously devoured to create dreams.

Therefore, it's best to have some understanding of this world.

"I will first take a trip outside to understand the local customs and social conditions of this world, and then return to my cave to break through my cultivation level and experience the tribulation of inner demons."

Ye Yang took out a flying sword he had brought with him and flew out unsteadily.

His Nascent Soul cultivation in the Immortal Alliance world has been mostly sealed, as have his body refinement and soul cultivation.

Therefore, their outward cultivation level is relatively weak.

But it doesn't matter. The strength and power of the physical body won't decrease too much, and there's also the identity token of the Devouring Demon Refining God Sect. As long as you don't do anything reckless, the danger outside won't be too high.

The Devouring Demon Refining God Sect has nineteen provinces under its jurisdiction, each with an area of ​​over several billion square kilometers, and each is ruled by one of the nineteen mortal kingdoms.

The Earth's surface area is only 5 million square kilometers, while the smallest of these 19 states has an area of ​​42 billion square kilometers. Therefore, these 19 mortal nations are extremely large and vast.

"It still looks like an ancient agricultural society. Logically, a fully developed instance world like this should be incorporated into the Immortal Alliance's 'colony' management system, with comprehensive modern education and cultural integration implemented. But this place still retains its original appearance."

As Ye Yang flew high in the sky, looking down at the towns and villages below, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

So they randomly chose a small village to settle down in.

The pastoral scenery, with its small bridges and flowing water, presents a harmonious and peaceful picture.

Ye Yang used a little magic to transform himself into a disheveled middle-aged traveler, and his clothes changed to the slightly decent ones he had seen in a town before.

But his clothes were still covered in dust and mud, and his shoes were dirty, without a single flaw.

When he reached the village entrance, he saw several old men sitting on a big tree smoking pipes. Ye Yang went up to them and asked for a drink of water.

The villagers were somewhat wary, but as the old men talked with Ye Yang for longer, the conversation quickly unfolded.

They talked for nearly three hours, and it was lunchtime when Ye Yang finally took his leave.

"In a very ordinary ancient society, there was oppression by landlords, conflicts between people and land, a lack of educational resources, and the only way to rise in society was through the 'Ascension to Immortality Society,' which had little hope of advancement."

"There has been absolutely no modernization."

Ye Yang frowned, perhaps the Devouring Demon Refining God Sect did this intentionally.

After all, according to the information, inner demons roam the heavens and occasionally sneak into the dreams of mortals, transforming into dream demons and devouring a small part of their memories.

Of course, only when a cultivator is undergoing a tribulation of inner demons can an inner demon possibly take over their body; ordinary people cannot serve as vessels for inner demons to possess.

Ye Yang thought to himself, "Perhaps this is a way to cultivate inner demons under specific circumstances."

For cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, this kind of ancient social life is novel, and it is also easier to temper their Dao heart in the corresponding illusion.

"Look around again."

Ye Yang only has one year to stay in this world, so he plans to travel for a month before beginning his first tribulation of inner demons.

A month later, Ye Yang returned to the Devouring Demon Refining God Sect and entered the cave prepared for him.

"The Devouring Demons and Refining Gods Dao Vein only cleansed the highest-level intelligent Heavenly Demons, but did not completely clean up the ordinary demon creatures."

"Demon cultivators are emerging in the human realm in large numbers. This is mainly because the major immortal sects occupy cultivation resources. Ordinary rogue cultivators cannot do without resources and can only resort to crooked and evil methods."

Ye Yang shook his head. He had gained a lot from what he had seen and heard over the past month, but he had also had some feelings.

Ye Yang carefully analyzed the changes in his heart: "At first, my compassion was aroused, so I helped some people and killed some evil cultivators."

"But gradually I realized that this was not enough; a radical transformation of the entire world was needed to change the status quo."

"Firstly, I am not a person of this world. Secondly, I am not the controller of this world. Thirdly, this world remains the same, mainly because the Devouring Demons and Refining Gods Daoist lineage needs this kind of social state, and the consciousness of humans in this social state, to cultivate the 'resource' of inner demons."

"I'm actually a beneficiary too, which is just awful."

"On second thought, with trillions upon trillions of worlds, is it possible to save every single one? I really don't have that ability right now."

"Besides, this is not my life's pursuit; it's just to satisfy a fleeting thought that arose in my mind."

"If we really want to manage and change things, we should start with my own instance world."

"If you can't even control your own copy world, and can't change it according to your own will, then what right do you have to shape countless worlds and realms according to your own will?"

Ye Yang shook his head. Feeling pity and empathy is human nature, and it's an inseparable part of himself.

It's important to understand that these attributes exist and have evolved in humans simply because they benefit individuals and the group.

Their own race first belongs to the Celestial Alliance of Stars, then to the human races that devour the world, and finally to the humans of other realms.

Once you analyze everything thoroughly, everything becomes clear.

"What I need to do next, of course, is to continue improving myself!"

Inside the cave, Ye Yang began to practice a special technique, completing the breakthrough from "Refining Essence into Qi" to "Refining Qi into Spirit," and began to overcome his first inner demon tribulation!

In this world, cultivators have four major realms of cultivation. After reaching these four realms, they can ascend to become immortals. Of course, this "ascension" is not the same as the "ascension" in the Immortal Alliance world.

In short, every time one breaks through a major realm in cultivation, one must undergo a tribulation of inner demons.

If you survive the ordeal, you will succeed; otherwise, you will be possessed by your inner demons and become a madman or evil person.

Of course, when a cultivator from a sect breaks through to the next level, there will always be fellow disciples by their side. If the cultivator fails to overcome the tribulation, they will step in and kill the cultivator.

Ye Yang could sense a massive, unknown formation surrounding the cave, clearly a layer of protection.

However, since he entered through the special passage of the "Enlightenment Project," the Devouring Demon Refining God Dao Cultivation lineage wouldn't tarnish its own reputation.

There's no need to worry about them causing any trouble.

As Ye Yang circulated that special technique and completed his breakthrough, a unique aura of new life immediately emerged.

Due to the unique nature of the world's laws, this aura leaked out into the outer heavens.

It was as if some incredibly delicious food had just been cooked, instantly arousing the restless desire of some strange beings.