Aspiring to the Immortal Path

The battle in the sky was still going on, but it was a one-sided rout.

With Tang Jie’s “blessings”, the human cultivators were an invincible heavenly host, sweeping through the demons.

The demons were no longer thinking about fighting.

The lower-level demons were being used as cannon fodder to delay the humans while the devils turned to attack the small world itself, attempting to break out.

Although this was Tang Jie’s small world, his will running throughout, in the end, Tang Jie could not do whatever he wanted. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed to go through all the trouble of making all those conditions and would have exterminated the demons with a single thought. In truth, those six declarations had consumed quite a lot of his strength.

Thus, if the demons attacked with all their might, they theoretically could break out of the small world.

But this remained theoretical.

If this world had no master, they could break it with their own strength. But when it had a master, the master’s will was the world’s will, and escape was no longer easy.

Standing atop the war wagon, Ice Phoenix coldly observed the battle.

One side of the world was awash in blood and fire.

The mountains and rivers were obliterated, the sky was dark, and the world shuddered.

The demons were running around like stray dogs, fearful and desperate.

If all went as expected, they would all die here.

But nothing ever went as expected.

Ice Phoenix thought to herself, a smug smile on her lips.

“Master!” A cry of terror came from Witchbone’s most loyal servant, Feish, a three-headed maned dog.

He hadn’t dared to go in because of Witchbone’s order, standing outside the hall while trembling in fear as he awaited his master’s summons.

“Are you calling for me?” a gentle and pleasant voice asked.

Feish raised his head in shock and saw a gorgeous woman walking out.

“Lady Mist Banshee?”

“Call me Master Ice Phoenix.”

Feish was stunned. “You… Where is Master?”

“Your master?” Ice Phoenix laughed and pointed behind Feish. “Do you see the battle going on? Your previous master has joined the demons here, turned to dust.”

After gaping at Ice Phoenix for a moment, Feish realized what she meant. “You killed Master!”

His body began to swell with power.

“You want to kill me?” Ice Phoenix laughed as she unleashed her own aura.

Feish stared in awe as her cultivation level soared. “You… you’ve already…”

“Yes, thanks to your master,” Ice Phoenix smiled.

Witchbone had only been at Earth Immortal, so he didn’t have any devil chiefs under him. None of his subordinates could threaten Ice Phoenix at her current level of power.

But this wasn’t what Ice Phoenix was relying on.

She pointed behind Feish and said, “Open your eyes and take a good look. The demons are finished. No matter what I did, Witchbone was already doomed. Are you sure you want to take revenge for someone who was already going to die?”

Feish coldly glared at her. “No matter what, he was still my master. Since we’re dead anyway, why not go down fighting?”

“Then what if I had a way for you to survive?” Ice Phoenix asked.

Feish froze.

Ice Phoenix chuckled. “Do you not realize how the demons walked into this trap?”

Feish looked around and then cried out in realization, “It was you! You colluded with the humans and sold us out! You are a demon, so how could you do this?”

“Hahahaha! If I didn’t do this, how could I gain Witchbone’s power? Moreover, when did we demons ever take promises seriously? Loyalty, trust… for demons, such things are on the same level as resources! When we don’t need anything, they might have some purpose in existing, but when there’s sufficient profit in play, they can be bought and sold! For this war, the leader of the human alliance, Tang Jie, gave me several promises, and one of them is…”

Ice Phoenix’s voice dropped to a whisper as she gazed at Feish and declared, “Become my subordinate, and you can live!”

Feish trembled.

Ice Phoenix loudly said, “All demons, hear me! If you swear your fealty to me now, I can ensure your survival!

“Swear fealty to me and live!!!”

Ice Phoenix’s voice traveled across the entire battlefield.

All could hear it clearly, whether human or demon.

Including Tang Jie.

Nothing could be hidden from Tang Jie in the Yellow Court World.

As he looked over, he realized what had happened.

“I didn’t think she would grow that strong,” Tang Jie sighed.

She reached Immortal Platform? I really did underestimate her.

“Domain Lord, did you promise her to spare any demons who swore fealty to her?” Yun Tianlan messaged.

Tang Jie shook his head. “I didn’t promise her that.”

“Great.” Yun Tianlan ordered, “Don’t spare a single demon!”

“But I agree to her request.”

“What?” Yun Tianlan looked at Tang Jie in shock.

Gazing at Ice Phoenix, Tang Jie sighed again. “Do you not realize that this is actually a good opportunity?”

“‘An opportunity’ for what?” Yun Tianlan was confused.

“‘An opportunity’ to stop more demons from entering our world,” Tang Jie explained. “Why did I let Libido go? Because while he’s around, this land is still claimed. There won’t be another large demon army marching into this domain, only groups that were hoodwinked by Libido into walking to their deaths. But this sort of constant battle will still come at a cost. Today, we can use the Yellow Court World to almost completely wipe out the enemy, but what about next time? This plan won’t necessarily work every time. And fighting like this will also cost the Yellow Court World. It needs time to rest and recover, but the demon armies will keep coming… coming and coming!”

“Can this woman help us resolve this problem?”

Tang Jie shook his head. “She can’t right now, but the future her might be able to.”

Yun Tianlan gazed at Ice Phoenix in surprise.

Ice Phoenix’s proclamation was still resounding through the heavens, and all the demons that wanted to live were starting to converge on the eight-level war wagon on which she stood.

Tang Jie cast a barrier around the war wagon, ensuring that it was not caught up in the battle.

This action verified Ice Phoenix’s words and drew even more demons to her.

At that moment, Ice Phoenix’s and Tang Jie’s eyes met.

Ice Phoenix smirked as if saying, I knew you would agree.

Tang Jie muttered, “If you knew I would agree, then you should understand why I agreed.”

This voice was transmitted to Ice Phoenix’s ears, and she proudly answered, “Of course. You need me to block the path between Primordial Fog and Rosecloud, like a dog to watch your house. Libido’s presence means that I won’t be able to raise an unstoppable demon army, while I will also weaken the demons.”

She didn’t speak loudly, but so long as Tang Jie was focusing, he could hear anything spoken in any part of this small world.

“So long as you understand your position.”

“But I’m not strong enough to do this right. The help I can provide you is minimal.”

“Oh? Then how strong do you need to be?” Tang Jie smiled at Ice Phoenix.

“True Immortal!” Ice Phoenix firmly said.

Tang Jie shook his head. “That’s rather difficult. I’m not that capable.”

“No, you can! You have the Eight Ocean Mountains, which can raise my cultivation level.”

“The Eight Ocean Mountains can only increase your cultivation level, not help you through the bottleneck. You’ve just entered Immortal Platform, so your first priority should be to stabilize your cultivation. Once you’ve accumulated enough, you can consider ascending to a higher tier.”

“You don’t need to worry about that. I have my own plans for stabilization and ascension. I just need you to promise me that you will let me use the Eight Ocean Mountains to ascend.”

After some thought, Tang Jie answered, “Then you will have to offer many demons.”

“I’ll bring them to you.”

Their eyes met, and each seemed to understand what the other was going to say.

Tang Jie laughed.

He nodded. “Ten to one. For every ten demons you bring, you can obtain the converted energy equivalent to one demon.”

Ice Phoenix was stunned. “Are you joking with me? That’s an atrocious deal!”

Tang Jie indifferently answered, “I have a monopoly, so I naturally want more profit. Besides, aren’t I also giving you some demons right now?”

“Those are mine by right!”

“No, that is thanks to my generosity, and you should be grateful.” Tang Jie cast his gaze to the war wagons close to Ice Phoenix.

These war wagons were not protected, and even though they had sworn loyalty and were approaching Ice Phoenix, they were still under human attack.

Ice Phoenix understood.

Gritting her teeth, she said, “Five to one! Hurry and save those who swore loyalty to me!”

Tang Jie shook his head.

“Eight to one!”

Tang Jie casually replied, “Every second you delay means hundreds of dead demons and further damage to your prestige and credibility.”

“…” Ice Phoenix was speechless from anger. Stomping her feet, she said, “You’re ruthless! Fine—it’s a deal. Are you going to help now?”

Tang Jie chuckled and cast a barrier over those war wagons.

The barriers weren’t invincible, but they represented Tang Jie’s will, represented the fact that Tang Jie had chosen to spare these demons.

Though they couldn’t understand and found it hard to accept, the human cultivators turned to find other targets.

This meant that the demons who hadn’t sworn loyalty to Ice Phoenix came under even greater pressure.

The low-level demons serving as cannon fodder had all died, and the elite demon army was on the verge of annihilation. All that was left were the high-tier devils. But the Yellow Court World was like a cage, and no matter how strong they were, only death awaited them.

Not even the Scarlet Terra Ancestor had been able to break out of the Yellow Court World.

He had given up on all hope and started to focus on the human alliance, trying to kill them one by one.

This devil was extremely strong, his scorching flames so powerful that many cultivators died before they could be teleported away. To reduce losses, Tang Jie had all the low-level cultivators retreat while Yun Tianlan and the other Immortals went forward. They were empowered by the Yellow Court World while the Scarlet Terra Ancestor was weakened, so he was no match for them.

In the last moments of his life, this devil Titan revealed his savage side. Realizing that Ice Phoenix had sold him out, he began to charge toward Ice Phoenix’s position. While the humans had acknowledged this demon, it was difficult to justify risking their lives to protect her. Thus, the Scarlet Terra Ancestor managed to miraculously push through the blockade of Yun Tianlan and the other Immortals. If Tang Jie hadn’t promptly shifted him away, Ice Phoenix really might have died to the Scarlet Terra Ancestor.

In the last moments of his life, the Scarlet Terra Ancestor self-detonated in indignation and despair.

While Tang Jie’s divine power transferred away most of the power, the explosion still managed to flatten a vast area.