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Chapter 112: Tremors Across the Five Realms (Subscription Requested)
Chapter 112: Tremors Across the Five Realms (Subscription Requested)
"He's finally out."
Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes, relishing the feeling of freedom.
Even if you don't count the years before his descent, Xiahou Yuan had been suppressed for five years.
Lin Yuan had spent a full twenty years in the eighteenth layer of the Great Abyss.
The first ten years of those two decades were the most torturous, constantly suppressed by the six black chains.
In the latter ten years, he managed to break free from the black chains, but he still had to endure the oppressive force that permeated the deepest part of the Great Abyss.
For those long twenty years, there was no freedom, no entertainment, only endless darkness and cold.
If it had been one of those evolvers from the main world, who were only a hundred or two hundred years old, their mental state would have collapsed long ago.
This had nothing to do with strength; it was purely a test of will and spirit.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan had already traveled through three different worlds, and his mental fortitude had been tempered sufficiently.
Thus, he was able to endure.
He chose the most prudent and safe way to escape.
Twenty years ago, Lin Yuan had come up with more than one idea to free himself from the suppression.
In addition to eroding the black chains by circulating his own qi and blood, there were a few other 'shortcuts'.
For example, he could actively stimulate the 'Primordial Spirit Parasitic Technique' to force his primordial spirit out of his body in search of a new host.
Although Tian Jianzi had set up numerous seals on Xiahou Yuan's physical body and primordial spirit, the fact that Xiahou Yuan couldn't break free didn't mean Lin Yuan couldn't.
However, escaping with his primordial spirit carried immense risks, and there was no guarantee that his primordial spirit would find a compatible new host.
That was why Lin Yuan ultimately chose the most torturous method.
The most torturous method was also the safest and least risky.
"A few more breaths."
Lin Yuan inhaled, absorbing all the worldly energy within a hundred li radius, feeling his physical body being nourished like a parched land receiving sweet rain.
In the eighteenth layer of the Great Abyss, Lin Yuan had spent ten years recovering to the peak of the Ninth Realm, which was the full extent of Xiahou Yuan's power. However, he had expended some of that power breaking through the eighteenth layer, so now he took the opportunity to continue his recovery.
After all, Xiahou Yuan's power in his heyday did not necessarily represent Lin Yuan's full potential.
Nevertheless, for Lin Yuan, the strength of the Ninth Realm's peak made him fearless.
The same knife in the hands of an ordinary person and a master swordsman would naturally have different levels of intimidation.
With Lin Yuan's control over his power and the myriad secret techniques he had mastered... If that Tian Jianzi from twenty-five years ago dared to appear before him, he would be suppressed within a dozen moves at most.
Compared to Lin Yuan's joy at escaping...
Zhao Si, who led the guards, felt his legs trembling.
Oh God.
Who have they just seen?
That legendary great demon, Xiahou Yuan, who had shaken the Five Realms twenty-five years ago? How could they possibly face him? Zhao Si's mind turned to mush.
These guards couldn't even deal with the remnants of the Demon Path, let alone the legendary great demon himself.
"It's over,"
Zhao Si sat down on the ground, his butt hitting the dirt.
He didn't even consider running away.
What a joke! Although they didn't know the current state of this legendary great demon, even if he was weak, he could deal with them, who were only at the Third and Fourth Realms, with just a glance.
If they turned and ran now, they would only be hastening their deaths.
Zhao Si and the other guards lowered their heads, not daring to even glance at Lin Yuan with their peripheral vision, for fear of attracting the attention of this great demon.
Several li away.
The group of demons, including Nuan Huafa, who had been preparing to evacuate, sensed the disturbance at the entrance of the Great Abyss.
Unconsciously, they turned to look.
"Your Honor,"
Nuan Huafa froze.
Even though twenty-five years had passed without meeting, she recognized at a glance the tall figure standing outside the entrance of the Great Abyss.
"Your Honor."
The demons beside her widened their eyes.
Many of them had never seen Xiahou Yuan, but since Nuan Huafa was so sure, none of them doubted it.
Whoosh.
Without a moment's hesitation, Nuan Huafa transformed into a stream of light and rushed towards the entrance of the Great Abyss.
In just a few breaths.
Nuan Huafa arrived in front of Lin Yuan.
At this moment, she was absolutely certain that the man before her was the former leader of the Five Realms Demon Path, the legendary great demon, Xiahou Yuan.
"Paying respects to Your Honor,"
Nuan Huafa's heart was stirred, and she didn't even think about how Lin Yuan had escaped. She knelt down directly and said excitedly.
"Paying respects to Your Honor."
The other demons who had arrived knelt down one after another when they saw this.
"Nuan Shu,"
Lin Yuan glanced at Nuan Huafa and said casually.
In Xiahou Yuan's memory, Nuan Shu was a child he had picked up and raised from a young age.
It was precisely because of this.
When Xiahou Yuan was suppressed and the Five Realms demons scattered, Nuan Shu was the only one who thought about how to rescue her master.
In terms of loyalty, Nuan Huafa was unparalleled among all the demon heads.
Although loyalty was the most meaningless thing to a demon head.
Xiahou Yuan's ability to command the Five Realms demons in the past was not due to loyalty, but to his absolute strength.
And the invisible suppression he exerted over the demon heads.
Especially the latter.
A hundred li away.
A sword light sped towards them.
"These damn remnants of the Demon Path, they come back every once in a while."
Jiang the Swordsman was seething with anger.
As an eighth-realm peak expert, he felt uncomfortable being in this desolate and bitterly cold place near the North Domain's Great Abyss.
After all, the worldly energy near the North Domain's Great Abyss was sparse, and staying there for long periods could hinder one's progress. Maintaining one's current realm was already challenging enough.
And the higher one's strength and realm, the more profound this feeling became.
If it hadn't been for Tian Jianzi personally asking him to come and promising those rewards, Jiang the Swordsman wouldn't have come.
Even so, Jiang the Swordsman didn't foolishly stay put at the entrance of the Great Abyss. Instead, he found a place to seclude himself a hundred li away from the Great Abyss.
At this distance, if anything happened at the Great Abyss, he could rush there quickly.
"This time, I'll teach those remnants of the Demon Path a lesson they won't forget for years, maybe even decades,"
Jiang the Swordsman had made up his mind.
In the past, by the time Jiang the Swordsman arrived, those remnants of the Demon Path had already fled.
So he didn't pursue them, as killing demon heads wouldn't bring him any benefits, and he might even get injured.
But this time, Jiang the Swordsman changed his mind.
If he didn't display his strength, those remnants of the Demon Path would only become more rampant.
"Hmm?"
Just as Jiang the Swordsman was rushing towards the Great Abyss.
He suddenly froze.
Because he noticed that the worldly energy from all directions was rapidly flowing towards the Great Abyss.
Within the range he had reached, spanning tens of li, it was all the same.
"What's going on?"
Jiang the Swordsman was startled.
Being able to manipulate worldly energy within such a wide range near the North Domain's Great Abyss was no easy feat.
At least, Jiang the Swordsman believed it would be extremely difficult for him to do so.
Perhaps only a ninth-realm expert would have the confidence to pull it off.
But who among the ninth-realm experts would come to this godforsaken place unless it was necessary? "Could it be that those Demon Lords have come to rescue Xiahou Yuan?"
Jiang the Swordsman frowned slightly.
In the distant reaches of the Five Realms, the demonic cultivators were notoriously fickle and untrustworthy, and this was especially true for those at the Ninth Realm. It was unexpected that instead of kicking someone when they were down, they would offer aid.
Jiang the Swordsman doubted the likelihood of this.
Without Xiahou Yuan, those Demon Lords enjoyed their freedom, unconstrained even by Tian Jianzi. Why would they bother to rescue Xiahou Yuan and bring trouble upon themselves? Furthermore, the eighteen layers of the Great Abyss' entrance were sealed by a formidable barrier. Even if several Tenth Realm experts joined forces, it would take at least half a year or even several years to break through, and Tian Jianzi would never give them that much time.
"Perhaps it's a treasure?"
Jiang the Swordsman suddenly thought of another possibility.
Aside from a cultivator at the Ninth Realm being able to forcibly manipulate such a vast range of worldly energy, the emergence of certain treasures could also cause similar disturbances in the heavens and the earth. However, given the current commotion, if it truly were a treasure, it would undoubtedly be something extraordinary.
"It seems that fortune smiles upon me, Jiang."
Jiang the Swordsman's eyes gleamed with anticipation as he continued flying toward the location of the Great Abyss.
He had already prepared himself. With just a glance from a distance, if it truly were a treasure, he would claim it as his own.
But if it turned out to be one of those Ninth Realm Demon Lords, he would turn around and leave immediately.
While Jiang the Swordsman was no match for a Ninth Realm Demon Lord, he was confident that he could escape as long as he maintained a safe distance.
Whoosh.
Soon enough, Jiang the Swordsman arrived just a few li away from the entrance of the Great Abyss.
"Let's see."
Jiang the Swordsman hovered in mid-air, his eyes scanning the area.
But the next moment, he froze.
There stood a tall man in tattered clothes at the entrance of the Great Abyss, with Nuan Huafa and the other remnants of the Demon Path kneeling before him, whispering something.
"Xiahou Yuan!!!"
Jiang the Swordsman's scalp tingled with fear.
Without a second thought, he turned around and fled in the opposite direction as fast as he could.
How could he have imagined that the one causing such a ruckus was Xiahou Yuan himself?
Wasn't he supposed to be sealed by Tian Jianzi, his physical body and primordial spirit immobilized? Wasn't he thrown into the eighteenth layer of the Great Abyss, enduring endless suppression? How did he get out?
Jiang the Swordsman's mind was in turmoil, and he had only one thought: to run.
Then he would go to Tian Jian Gate and scold Tian Jianzi for his unreliability, blaming him for this terrifying experience.
"An Eighth Realm cultivator?"
Lin Yuan was listening to Nuan Huafa's report on the events of the past years.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, he slightly raised his head and looked toward Jiang the Swordsman, who was frantically fleeing.
"Honored Master, that's Jiang the Swordsman, the one in charge of guarding this place," Nuan Huafa said, also looking up and immediately recognizing this 'familiar' figure.
"Perfect."
Lin Yuan raised his right hand and grabbed at the empty air.
Boom! Vast amounts of worldly energy converged into a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky.
From a distance of ten li away, Jiang the Swordsman, who seemed like a mere 'speck of dust,' was grasped within that hand.
"Noooooo!"
Jiang the Swordsman's heart trembled, and he struggled with all his might.
Unfortunately, in the face of the overwhelming power of the heavens and the earth, Jiang the Swordsman was like a true 'speck of dust,' creating a few splashes before disappearing without a trace.
Boom.
The gigantic hand slowly clenched.
Jiang the Swordsman's body exploded, turning into a cloud of bloody mist.
Immediately after.
Far away at the entrance of the Great Abyss, Lin Yuan inhaled once more.
All the bloody mist and the essence of Jiang the Swordsman's primordial spirit were transformed into a long dragon, sucked into Lin Yuan's abdomen.
Compared to directly absorbing worldly energy, directly devouring the energy, blood, and primordial spirit of a powerful cultivator was naturally much more efficient. Almost all demonic cultivators craved this method.
"Honored Master," Nuan Huafa said, swallowing her saliva.
She wasn't surprised that Lin Yuan had devoured Jiang the Swordsman as if he were nourishment.
Rather, she was shocked by Lin Yuan's strength. Jiang the Swordsman was at the peak of the Eighth Realm, and if he wanted to escape, even a typical Ninth Realm cultivator might not be able to stop him.
Moreover, Jiang the Swordsman had started fleeing from a considerable distance away.
Nuan Huafa had originally thought that being suppressed at the eighteenth layer beneath the Great Abyss would have greatly weakened Lin Yuan's strength.
However, it now seemed that this assumption was completely unfounded.
With the strength Lin Yuan had just displayed, he was hardly any weaker than Xiahou Yuan at his peak twenty-five years ago.
"And just like that, Jiang the Swordsman is gone," Zhao Si and the other guards said, their faces devoid of emotion. In their hearts, they had actually harbored a glimmer of hope—hope that Jiang the Swordsman would save them.
Before Nuan Huafa and the other remnants of the Demon Path had arrived, Zhao Si had contacted Jiang the Swordsman.
Although Zhao Si wasn't strong, he knew that even Xiahou Yuan, if he had forcibly climbed up from the eighteenth layer beneath the Great Abyss, would have paid a tremendous price.
Therefore...
As long as Jiang the Swordsman, a peak Eighth Realm cultivator, arrived, there was a chance that Xiahou Yuan would be deterred.
In that case, they would be saved.
However, things didn't turn out as they had hoped.
Not only did Jiang the Swordsman fail to deter Xiahou Yuan, but he was also devoured by him.
"Hmm," Lin Yuan murmured as he swallowed Jiang the Swordsman's energy, blood, and primordial spirit essence. A frown appeared on his forehead.
While Jiang the Swordsman's energy and primordial spirit had indeed greatly replenished Lin Yuan's consumption, during the absorption process, Lin Yuan faintly sensed that traces of Jiang the Swordsman's soul impurities were beginning to affect him.
Of course, these soul impurities were insignificant to Lin Yuan's current state, and he could easily eradicate them.
However, if Lin Yuan continued to use this method to recover his strength or break through to a higher realm in the future, a small number of impurities wouldn't matter, but if the number increased, it would affect the purity of his soul.
"This secret technique of the Devouring Evolution Path is indeed bizarre," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
The method he had just used to devour Jiang the Swordsman was indeed a secret technique from the 'Devouring' evolution path.
This evolution path relied on devouring all things to make up for one's deficiencies.
Of course, the more one devoured, the greater the likelihood that their consciousness and intellect would be affected.
There were similar techniques in the demonic cultivation arts, but their efficiency paled in comparison to the secret technique of the Devouring Evolution Path.
If this technique were to be spread, it would undoubtedly become the holy scripture of demonic cultivators and demonic heads in this world.
"Let's go."
"First, let's find a quiet place."
Lin Yuan glanced at Nuan Huafa, who was still in a state of shock, and said indifferently.
"Yes," Nuan Huafa replied, snapping out of her daze.
She then led Lin Yuan to a nearby base.
It wasn't until Lin Yuan and his group had completely left that Zhao Si and the other guards came back to their senses.
"We... we're still alive?"
Many of the guards wept with joy, as they had already prepared their last words.
"In Xiahou Yuan's eyes, we probably don't even count as ants," Zhao Si thought to himself as he breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't that Xiahou Yuan was kind, but that he didn't bother with the weak.
Of course, the prerequisite for not taking action against the weak was that they didn't make any other moves. If these guards had shown any signs of resistance or attempted to escape, they would have undoubtedly met their demise.
"With Xiahou Yuan's release from the Great Abyss, the Five Realms are about to undergo a drastic change," Zhao Si thought, his mind finally settling down as he looked in the direction Lin Yuan had left.
A few days later, the news that the legendary great demon, Xiahou Yuan, had walked out of the Great Abyss and returned to the world after being suppressed for twenty-five years spread like a hurricane in all four directions.
In an instant.
The Five Realms trembled.
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