Chapter 56 Demons
As for the Black Lotus of Annihilation in the sky, Feng Zichen didn't even glance at it.
This sixth-grade black lotus was transformed from the lotus seed of the twelfth-grade Black Lotus of Annihilation. The Black Lotus of Annihilation was the Demon Ancestor's supreme treasure, which disappeared into the primordial world along with the Demon Ancestor.
Taking the black lotus might attract the Demon Ancestor's attention. He was already in a lot of trouble and dared not cause any more.
"Who dares to kill my Demon Sect's envoy!"
However, just as Feng Zichen was about to leave, he saw the Black Lotus of Annihilation emit a strange dark light. Then, a divine thought, carrying immense pressure, descended upon the place.
Under this divine thought, space itself solidified, forcing him out of the void. At the same time, Feng Zichen also discovered that the heaven and earth energy that he had previously been able to control effortlessly was now completely unusable.
"Sealing space, suppressing energy. Is it a Taiyi Golden Immortal?"
Knowing the terror of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, Feng Zichen did not want to get entangled with him. With a thought, a five-colored radiance flowed from his body, sweeping towards the World-Destroying Black Lotus.
This was the great divine power he hadn't used in a long time—the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light.
As the five-colored light swirled, all things dissolved, returning to their origin. Sweeping across the sixth-grade black lotus, a scream rang out. That divine thought was easily obliterated, also erasing all the marks on the sixth-grade black lotus.
In other words, after being swept by the Innate Five Elements Divine Light, this sixth-grade black lotus became completely ownerless.
"Seeking death!"
Suddenly, in the void, streams of turbid evil energy gathered, transforming into a giant hand that gripped Feng Zichen within.
"Boom!"
Within the giant hand, the five-colored light swirled incessantly, suddenly transforming into five divine swords that pierced through the giant hand. Then, with a twist of the divine swords, the giant hand shattered, turning into a sky full of turbid energy and disappearing.
"Damn it, is he crazy?!" Within the five-colored light, Feng Zichen couldn't help but curse.
This Taiyi Golden Immortal is simply insane! He's clearly nearby, yet he insists on going to all this trouble, using the Sixth-Grade Black Lotus to send down his divine sense. Isn't that insane? Couldn't he just come directly?
Feng Zichen was frustrated, but little did he know that Yin Sha Daoist was even more frustrated.
As a member of the demonic path, it was already incredibly difficult to move an inch in the primordial world, let alone for a demonic cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Taiyi realm. A slight misstep could attract the attention of Xuanmen experts, leading to his casual death.
Even when Feng Zichen killed his subordinates, he dared not show his face. He only dared to use the Sixth-Grade Black Lotus to send down a single divine sense. As a Taiyi Golden Immortal, a single divine sense would be enough to kill a Golden Immortal.
But who knew that the other party possessed such powerful divine abilities? Not only did he obliterate his divine sense, but he also erased the mark on the Sixth-Grade Black Lotus.
The Sixth-Grade Black Lotus was one of the demonic sect's tokens; if it were lost from his possession, the demonic sect's higher-ups would make him wish he were dead.
Now, Yin Sha Dao Ren panicked. Ignoring the risk of exposure, he rushed out, fearing Feng Zi Chen would steal the sixth-grade black lotus.
This led to the scene just now.
"Heh heh! Stealing my Demonic Sect's treasure! Boy, you've got some nerve!" A flash of light appeared in the void, and Yin Sha Dao Ren revealed himself, grinning
sinisterly at Feng Zi Chen. "Fellow Daoist, you jest! In terms of courage, how could I compare to you! As a Taiyi Golden Immortal-level demonic cultivator, you still dare to flaunt yourself so openly on the Primordial Land. Such courage is admirable!"
Feng Zi Chen even cupped his hands in admiration.
"You, you..."
Yin Sha Dao Ren pointed at Feng Zi Chen, speechless with rage.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Zi Chen raised the Primordial Dao Bell, channeling all his magical power, and struck it three times in succession.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
The rapid tolling of the bell rang out, and space collapsed piece by piece, all things vanished. Only the surging primordial energy remained, engulfing the Yin Sha Daoist.
Neither the malevolent energy nor the turbid energy could withstand the primordial energy, the source of everything. In a short while, they were assimilated by the primordial energy, becoming part of it.
"Ah! A top-grade innate spiritual treasure? How can you possess a top-grade innate spiritual treasure?" Engulfed by the primordial energy, the Yin Sha Daoist struggled to resist its assimilation, exclaiming in surprise.
Although the Primordial Dao Bell was powerful, Feng Zichen's cultivation level was too low. It was unrealistic to expect to defeat the Yin Sha Daoist in one move.
"Hehe! However, it is now mine!" The Yin Sha Daoist chuckled strangely, his physical body suddenly disintegrating, transforming into streams of turbid malevolent energy, entangled with the primordial energy.
His primordial spirit seized the opportunity to break free from the primordial energy, splitting towards Feng Zichen.
"Do you really think you can bridge the gap in cultivation levels just because you have a top-grade spiritual treasure? Today, I'll show you what a Taiyi Golden Immortal truly is!" Even before he arrived, his arrogant voice echoed from afar.
"Shut up!"
From within the Innate Star Tree, Feng Zichen retrieved a wisp of Innate Star Origin Qi and infused it into the Hongmeng Dao Bell. Instantly, the Hongmeng Dao Bell expanded dramatically, bursting forth with dazzling purple light.
At this moment, the Great Dao, time, and space, everything seemed to vanish, and heaven and earth returned to a state of nothingness.
An unknown amount of time passed—it seemed like eternity, yet also like a fleeting moment—before everything returned to normal. Only the figure of the Yin Sha Daoist completely disappeared from the primordial world, as if it had never existed.
After killing the Yin Sha Daoist, Feng Zichen vanished in a flash.
Shortly after his disappearance, a crack suddenly appeared in the void where the sixth-grade black lotus was located, swallowing the lotus. Then, space returned to normal.
The entire process was completely silent; if the sixth-grade black lotus hadn't disappeared, it would have been as if nothing had happened.
"As expected, there was something wrong with the sixth-grade black lotus!"
Hiding in the shadows, Feng Zichen witnessed the entire process of the sixth-grade black lotus disappearing and breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, he hadn't taken the black lotus, otherwise it would have been another problem.
After the black lotus disappeared, Feng Zichen immediately got up and left. Two demonic cultivators had died here; demonic experts might come to investigate, and it wouldn't be good to be caught red-handed.
Learning from this lesson, Feng Zichen completely concealed his aura as he continued his journey, not revealing a trace, to avoid getting involved in trouble again.
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"Are these demonic cultivators crazy? Why are they wandering around the prehistoric world in groups? Aren't they afraid of being killed by passing immortals?"
Looking at the demonic cultivators hurrying ahead, Feng Zichen became increasingly puzzled. Since killing two demonic cultivators last time, this was the third wave of demonic cultivators he had encountered.
Demonic cultivators, who were usually a once-in-ten-thousand-years occurrence, had appeared four times in just a hundred years for Feng Zichen, and he had even killed two of them. His luck was truly unparalleled.
"Wandering around the primordial world so recklessly, they must have something grand in mind. What a pity..." Shaking his head, Feng Zichen used his earth-escape (earth-escape is a type of magic that allows one to travel underground) technique, intending to avoid the demonic cultivators.
Although curious about their motives, Feng Zichen knew that such a large-scale operation by the demonic sects was something he couldn't afford to provoke.
Completing the task assigned by Pangu and reviving the World Tree seed was more important.
(End of Chapter)