Chapter 1474: Demonic Cultivator Enters the Belly

Chen Daoqiu paused when he heard this. "You know..."

"Intuition."

Xiao Dongxu's gaze was incredibly firm.

Intuition told him that even though demonic cultivators had the chance to rule the world, under this grand trend, they would ultimately vanish into the long river of time.

Chen Daoqiu looked at that unwavering gaze, and for a moment, he fell into a daze.

For some reason, a simple word like "intuition" suddenly carried immense persuasive power.

As their eyes met, a sudden alignment of hearts formed between the elder and the junior.

The Dao was right before their eyes!

...

Jian Shenghua had been searching for Jiu Fengchun for a long time.

Finally, within an Immortal Sect, he found Jiu Fengchun casually drawing away Spiritual Energy with a raise of his hand.

Jiu Fengchun was somewhat surprised by this ghost cultivator's arrival.

"A demonic cultivator?"

Jian Shenghua glanced at him and said, "I mean no harm."

Jiu Fengchun turned his head and uttered a single word.

"Scram!"

Jian Shenghua frowned at this.

Jiu Fengchun raised his hand, and a majestic pressure of Spiritual Energy crashed down.

Seeing this, Jian Shenghua immediately raised his sword, slashing a gap through that oppressive energy.

Jiu Fengchun was a bit surprised. "A Sword Cultivator?"

With that thought, Jiu Fengchun snapped off a tree branch and turned to face Jian Shenghua.

As their eyes met, Jian Shenghua once again witnessed that familiar sword strike.

He dodged to the side, his frown deepening. "Who is Zhao Yuqing to you?!"

When Jiu Fengchun heard that familiar yet distant name, his body visibly stiffened.

But he dared not answer; he refused to let his Master bear any more infamy because of him.

But now, the person before him already knew!

Jiu Fengchun strode forward. Under Jian Shenghua's watchful gaze, scales and fur began sprouting across his body. A Taotie suddenly manifested before his eyes, lunging at him with its bloody maw wide open.

Jian Shenghua was stunned. He quickly dodged, retreating nearly a hundred paces.

Yet as the Taotie landed, the mountain collapsed and the earth split. The heavy, oppressive aura kicked up clouds of dust that blew right at his face.

"!!"

Jian Shenghua's heart trembled. He tried to step back.

But the Taotie was already closing in on him at terrifying speed.

"Roar!"

Amidst a ferocious roar, Jian Shenghua swung out a beam of sword light to defend himself.

However, that sword light was swallowed whole by that massive mouth.

Jian Shenghua froze for a split second. He had never seen such a transformation. Was there actually someone in this world who could swallow Sword Qi?

In that split second of distraction, the Taotie enveloped him.

The next moment, he was swallowed into the beast's belly, and the sight before him turned into a void.

A sensation of falling washed over him.

Then, his vision suddenly cleared.

An entire world entered his eyes. His body plummeted through numerous layers of clouds, scattering the mist, until he finally crashed into a mountain range.

When Jian Shenghua looked up and took in the world around him, his heart gave a violent lurch.

"This is..."

"An Inner Heaven and Earth?"

Jian Shenghua could hardly believe his eyes.

He had heard of an Inner Heaven and Earth, and he had even seen some early cultivators practice this path, but he had never seen a world this vast.

The Spiritual Energy here was abundant and the vegetation lush. There were even mountains, rivers, seas, and islands.

Its governing laws were flawless, making it virtually identical to the outside world!

Jian Shenghua gasped and muttered, "Just what in the world is this..."

An ominous premonition suddenly welled up in his heart.

...

After swallowing Jian Shenghua, Jiu Fengchun reverted to his human form.

He smacked his lips, seeming to find the thing he had swallowed somewhat unpalatable.

"Ghost cultivators..."

"Don't taste very good."

Jiu Fengchun let out a soft sigh, shook his head, and left the area.

As for who that ghost cultivator was or what his name was, he didn't care.

He only wanted to keep this secret safe so his Master wouldn't be implicated.

Even though his Master had once wanted to abandon him.

Jiu Fengchun's many deeds in this world eventually reached Zhao Yuqing's ears.

All these years, he had actually been watching Jiu Fengchun.

That once timid and submissive child had now become someone capable of standing on his own. Such decisiveness was something he had lacked in the past.

The state of the world was changing the boy, and the passage of time was urging him to grow up.

Zhao Yuqing exhaled, feeling somewhat relieved, yet the unseen outcome that lay ahead still filled him with worry.

...

The Demon Sovereign personally came to take a look at this world.

He felt the gradually depleting Spiritual Energy and sensed the shift in the world's grand momentum.

Similarly, he also felt the demonic energy that was gradually multiplying across the realm.

This would be a grand cleansing!

"They really didn't lie to me."

The Demon Sovereign muttered to himself. Borrowing Chen Changsheng's body, he had surveyed nearly half of the Immortal Realm.

Demonic cultivators were everywhere; not a trace of Spiritual Energy could be seen.

In such a catastrophe, who knew how many cultivators had fallen from grace.

A smile hooked the corners of the Demon Sovereign's mouth. He murmured, "The grand trend is set. It is truly set..."

He licked his lips and looked up at the vast heavens once more.

This time, all cultivators would stand in the same place, making an enemy of this heaven and earth.

He refused to believe he would suffer defeat this time.

Meanwhile, cultivators across the Cultivation World had already noticed the changes and made their preparations.

The matter of the demonic cultivators was temporarily pushed aside.

A far greater crisis had now appeared right before their eyes.

A total of thirty-two Dongxu cultivators from the Mysterious Gate had gathered in one place. Along with the various Rogue Cultivators from across the world, there were more than sixty cultivators at the Dongxu Realm in total.

They stood on an Immortal Mountain, each wielding their Dharma Instruments, their gazes fixed ahead.

Jiu Fengchun strode over. Looking up, he seemed to sense the cultivators hidden on the mountain.

These people were absolutely nothing like the clay roosters and tile dogs of the past.

"Are they here..."

Jiu Fengchun had been waiting for this moment.

He was going to settle everything with these people once and for all right here, right now.

"Vile demon!!"

In an instant, the myriad of cultivators soared into the sky. Hovering in the air, they took up their respective positions, entirely sealing off Jiu Fengchun's path of retreat.

As their majestic pressure cascaded down, even Jiu Fengchun couldn't help but tremble, his feet sinking into the ground.

"Dongxu..."

He looked up, his expression grave.

"Vile demon, you feed on the Spiritual Energy of the world, devouring it endlessly! You have stripped the world's vegetation of its spirit, drained its Spiritual Veins dry, and rebelled against the Great Dao! Will you still not submit to your execution?!"

Jiu Fengchun scoffed. "Submit to my execution?"

"Why don't you ask the heavens?"

Jiu Fengchun raised his hand, and a sword fell into his palm.

With that raise of his hand, Sword Qi surged wildly in all directions.

In that same split second, numerous Dharma Instruments flew into the air, and a multitude of Divine Abilities were fully unleashed.

Even the siege on the Demon Gate back then didn't boast such a grand lineup.

Without exception, these cultivators were all senior figures from the Cultivation World's earlier eras. Their Dao Cultivation and Divine Abilities had few rivals.

Yet, because of the current upheaval, they had all been brought together.

Jiu Fengchun's Sword Qi was blocked, but this couldn't stop him from striding forward.

Glancing sideways, he saw the numerous cultivators glaring at him like tigers stalking their prey, as if they were ready to tear him to shreds in the very next moment.