destiny eternal calamity

"Cough cough!" Ji Yuanhong's chest collapsed and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Li Wei stepped forward and used his pulse-controlling technique to control the opponent's true energy and blood circulation.

In fact, Ji Yuanhong's life force was almost completely exhausted, and he could die at any moment.

But Li Wei still managed to restrain him out of caution.

"I'm not killing you right now because I need to ask you some questions."

Li Wei took out a bottle of healing pills from Kunlun from his pocket with one hand, swallowed one, and said.

"How did you get involved with the Immortal Realm? And what's with all that research inside?"

"You saw it? That's right, with your power you can indeed open the stone door, cough cough."

Ji Yuanhong's eyes were filled with despair.

"About two hundred years ago, I discovered that no matter how much true energy I had, I could not unleash the martial arts techniques of the Heavenly Fate Realm."

Kunlun explained clearly how to break through the Void Realm.

"I am already the human race with the best martial arts talent. If I can't do it, then the human race can't do it."

"At that time, I began to doubt Kunlun, and at the same time, I was worried about the future of the human race."

"So I secretly built an altar, hoping to communicate with the celestial realm."

"Hehe, that time I just burned incense and prayed to the 'Heavenly Emperor' in a haphazard way, and surprisingly, some immortals actually responded to me."

"Now that I think about it, I may have been targeted by the celestial realm all along."

"Why did you pretend to be sick this time?" Li Wei continued to ask.

He simply didn't believe that someone who fantasized about immortality would eliminate political enemies for his son.

"Hehe, considering our friendship from a thousand years ago, I might as well tell you."

"This is to complete the task assigned by the Heavenly Court."

"I have set up a trap in Zhuolu City. As long as those human cultivators with special identities are attracted by the news of my serious illness and come here to seek to replace the leader of the Xuanyuan tribe, they will be doomed."

"You mean, in order to complete the Heavenly Court's mission, you were willing to kill many human leaders?"

Li Wei frowned; he realized that Ji Yuanhong was even worse than he had imagined.

Not only is he obsessed with immortality, but he is also a traitor to the Heavenly Court and a double agent of the human race.

He is the Emperor! This is the real enemy at Honnoji.

"The Star Lord of the Upper Realm told me that as a Celestial Venerable, he needs to sacrifice the fortune of the human race in order to descend to the mortal world."

"Then, establish a transcendent force in the mortal realm to represent the Heavenly Court and oppose Kunlun."

"And the least sacrificial method is to eliminate the human leader."

Li Wei understood the meaning behind Ji Yuanhong's words. He had betrayed Kunlun, and only by establishing a similar "Kunlun" in the Immortal Realm could he be protected by this organization and not fear Kunlun's pursuit.

"You weren't this cowardly a thousand years ago. Sacrificing the interests of humanity for your own life—what kind of human emperor are you?"

"Cough...cough...I sought help from the Immortal Realm because I suspected that Kunlun did not truly want to support the human race."

Even if I now know that Kunlun didn't lie to me, I don't regret it.

"Because if the sacrifice is completed, at the very least, Kunlun will face pressure from the Heavenly Court in the mortal realm and will no longer be the only dominant force."

"Humans will then be able to freely choose who they pledge allegiance to."

Li Wei was speechless for a long time after hearing this.

"Ji Yuanhong, now I know what it means to be fearless because of ignorance."

"Do you really think that the Immortal Realm sent the Immortal Venerable down to the mortal realm just to fight against Kunlun? Do you even know what realm the Queen Mother of the West is at?"

"She is a Celestial King! Even a hundred Celestial Venerables might not be able to defeat the Queen Mother of the West! How could the Star Lord of the Upper Life openly challenge the Queen Mother of the West?"

"It is absolutely impossible for him to establish any power or organization in the mortal world."

"The Heavenly Court merely wants him to descend to the mortal realm to wage guerrilla warfare and sabotage against Kunlun, and to suppress the human race."

Li Wei looked at Ji Yuanhong's blank stare, and then said:

"Humans are the protagonists of this mortal world; this is destiny."

"The Celestial Court is wary of the human race and has always wanted to suppress them. As the Human Emperor, you must have been told these things by the Queen Mother of the West."

"Since you don't believe Kunlun and the Queen Mother of the West, why do you believe the Heavenly Court, which is clearly treacherous?"

"Did you lose your mind because you couldn't break through the Void Realm?"

"Or do you actually value yourself much more than the human race?"

"You'll also benefit from sacrificing those human cultivators and even mortals, right? Like breaking through to the Void Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuanhong's pupils contracted sharply, as if he had seen the very thing he least wanted to face.

"Actually, I don't want to accuse you of being selfish, because I am selfish too, but you shouldn't have harmed your own kind without any bottom line, and you shouldn't have done these things while in the position of the Human Emperor."

Li Wei's voice was icy.

The Ji Yuanhong before him was so different from the young clan leader a thousand years ago that he could hardly believe they were the same person.

Back then, Ji Yuanhong was just a mortal, yet he dared to travel a long distance, crossing countless territories of ferocious demons, to Kunlun to seek help for his friend whom he had only known for a month.

Ji Yuanhong has now become a dehumanized emperor, an infinitely selfish and self-serving person.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei activated the "Nine Cauldrons Technique" and channeled the earth-yellow Returning Origin True Qi into Ji Yuanhong's body.

"Ugh, ahhhhh!" Ji Yuanhong's previously weak body suddenly curled up with all his might.

"You've really fallen into demonic possession." Li Wei was taken aback.

He never imagined that even a cultivator destined for heaven could be invaded by demons.

Ji Yuanhong has definitely been possessed by a demon for more than five years, and is probably now completely possessed by the demon's soul.

Filled with rage at the loss of his old friend, Li Wei vigorously activated the Nine Cauldrons True Qi.

However, there was no sign that the "demon" within Ji Yuanhong's body had been refined.

Logically speaking, Ji Yuanhong should be very weak right now, and his Nine Cauldrons Technique has reached the fifth level, so this shouldn't be the case.

Is it because the other party's level is too high?

"When did you possess Ji Yuanhong's body?" Li Wei asked in a deep voice.

"Possession? I have always been myself, and I have never been possessed by anyone. If you want to kill me, then kill me. There is no need to humiliate me like this."

Ji Yuanhong felt that Li Wei was trying to torture him in various ways.

The opponent's internal energy was like hot oil frying his soul; it was truly vicious.

"Then, have you ever heard any inexplicable inner voices?" Li Wei asked after thinking for a moment.

Fearing the other party would continue to channel their true energy, Ji Yuanhong quickly replied:

"Yes, about two hundred years ago, after I discovered I couldn't break through to the Void Realm, a voice in my head kept reminding me to suspect Kunlun and to contact the Heavenly Court. I've always felt that I might have been delirious during that time. How do you know about this?"

"You've been set up," Li Wei said, pursing his lips.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuanhong was slightly stunned, then fell silent and quietly reminisced about his life.

Clearly, the "demon" that attacked Ji Yuanhong was working for the Heavenly Court.

Combined with the Heavenly Maiden's act of sealing the "demon," Li Wei could conclude that this "demon" was most likely under the control of the Heavenly Court.

That's why the Queen Mother of the West trained celestial maidens to fight against the "demon"?

Li Wei felt he had uncovered another secret and was in high spirits.

As for the old emperor before us, he may have been protected by the luck of the human race and unintentionally killed the 'demon'.

However, after absorbing the demonic energy, Ji Yuanhong's temperament also underwent a great change.

He became selfish and arrogant.

Seeing that Ji Yuanhong had a strong aversion to the Nine Cauldrons True Qi, Li Wei knew that the other party was already a half-human, half-demon being.

Without further hesitation, he unleashed the power of "All Laws Return to Nothingness," directly shattering the opponent's heart meridian.

It's easy to kill people, but dealing with the aftermath can be quite difficult.

Fortunately, the two fought underground the whole time, so any noise outside could be attributed to the earth dragon turning over.