Chapter 413: Demonic Realm, the Destruction of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 413: Demonic Realm, the Destruction of Heaven and Earth
【Jade Cicada (Incarnation Realm, 3rd Layer): 762/1500/160】
Gu An attempted to probe the lifespan of the monk, but unfortunately, he couldn't discern anything.
However, he could sense that this monk named Jade Cicada possessed the karmic cause and effect of the Heaven Demon.
The Freedom Immortals of the Heavenly Spirit Great World could reincarnate into other Great Worlds, so naturally, there would be outsiders reincarnating into this world as well.
Gu An was curious about the grudge between Jade Cicada and Zhang Shi.
Currently, they didn't seem to be the two mysterious Freedom Immortals who had sneaked into the reincarnation vortex.
"Dao-Supporting Sword Lord? What's there to be afraid of? I have no grudges with him, and I didn't come here because of him. Freedom Immortals shouldn't easily make enemies, right?"
As Jade Cicada spoke, his gaze remained as sharp as ever.
Zhang Shi replied, "Indeed, we shouldn't make enemies easily, but when encountering a thief of the Dao, we must part ways."
Although their cultivation realms weren't high, when they spoke, their eyes met, and Gu An felt the clash of their Dao intentions.
In the end, their soul origins were Freedom Immortals, and reincarnation had only temporarily suppressed their strength.
Gu An coughed lightly and said, "Both of you, let's find another place to talk?"
He could tell that Jade Cicada and Zhang Shi didn't want to fight; they were all talk and no action, clearly fearing the Dao-Supporting Sword Lord.
Zhang Shi spoke in a cold voice, "Let's go outside."
Jade Cicada's expression was equally cold. He responded and walked, and the two immediately turned around.
Just as Gu An was about to follow, Zhang Shi turned back and said, "This is a grudge between him and me; you don't need to get involved."
"It's fine. We're all reincarnators; let's talk things over."
Gu An continued, then overtook Zhang Shi and caught up with Jade Cicada's pace, starting to make small talk with him.
Jade Cicada wasn't someone who couldn't communicate. When faced with Gu An's questions, he would answer.
Zhang Shi followed behind, his brows furrowed.
After half an incense stick's time, the three of them reached the forest outside the sect.
Zhang Shi and Jade Cicada stood in opposition, their expressions stern. Upon arriving here, they no longer restrained their killing intent.
"We're all reincarnated bodies, and no matter who dies, it's not a real death. The grudge won't disappear, so why don't we sit down and chat, exchanging insights?" Gu An took the initiative to speak.
Jade Cicada looked at Gu An and even smiled, asking, "I wonder what your true identity is, friend?"
Gu An replied, "I haven't awakened my past life's memories yet."
Freedom Immortals towered above all living beings, roaming the universe, and had lived for tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of millions of years. They had all heard of each other's names to some extent.
Not a single Freedom Immortal was unknown.
The true identity of the Dao-Supporting Sword Lord must also be quite renowned, at least that's what Jade Cicada thought.
Zhang Shi spoke, "He and the forces behind him cultivate by devouring the heavens and using the Dao as their method. Their stance is naturally opposed to ours, so there's no need for an exchange."
Upon hearing Zhang Shi's words, Gu An pretended to be surprised and looked at Jade Cicada, who responded with a cold smile. Under the bright sun, his smile was chilling and terrifying.
"The path of the Great Dao is a path of struggle. The reason we have spiritual intelligence is precisely for this struggle. This is the Heavenly Dao!"
Jade Cicada sneered, raising his right hand. Golden flames surged in his palm, and within the flames, a small pagoda took shape.
Zhang Shi also raised his hand, and red dragon-like energy rose from his feet, encircling his entire body. Eventually, all the dragon heads stared at Jade Cicada.
The wind in the forest also came to a standstill.
Gu An became even more curious about their origins. Although Zhang Shi was from the Heavenly Spirit Great World, he didn't seem to have any connection with the Holy Court or the Immortal Dynasty. Jade Cicada, on the other hand, came from the Annihilation Domain, and the thief of the Dao sounded similar to the War Court, not something good.
Gu An had no intention of intervening because he had already calculated what would happen next between the two.
Jade Cicada and Zhang Shi faced off, their auras growing stronger.
After a while, Jade Cicada scoffed, "It seems your reincarnation tribulation has reached a bottleneck."
Zhang Shi's expression remained unchanged as he said, "It seems you also have a mission of some sort and can't die easily."
What a pretender!
Afraid to fight, yet putting on such a show!
Jade Cicada continued, "The living beings in this world have already forgotten you. This is the era of the Yang Immortal Emperor and Holy Heaven. Calmly undergo your tribulation and pursue your Great Dao. Why go against the heavens? You're well aware of the Heavenly Dao's grand trend."
Zhang Shi remained calm, "I can't manage too much, but don't try to harm the living beings on this continent."
"Hmph, with the Dao-Supporting Sword Lord here, would I be so foolish?"
Jade Cicada showed disdain and turned to look at Gu An, saying, "Friend Gu, if you awaken your memories, you can join our Demonic Realm. I can even help you secure a Demon City."
The Demonic Realm?
So, they were a group with the Demonic Shore!
Gu An, who had exterminated the Demonic Shore, was destined not to associate with the Demonic Realm.
However, in the memories of the Demonic Shore, the Demonic Realm had already fragmented into four or five pieces. Why would Jade Cicada use the name of the Demonic Realm to recruit people? Could it be that the forces behind Jade Cicada wanted to reunite the Demonic Realm? No wonder the future of the Heavenly Spirit Great World was becoming increasingly complex, with countless karmic connections involved.
Not to mention the Immortal Dynasty, the Holy Court, the Heaven Demon, and the War Court, now the Demonic Realm had also emerged.
"In this life, I only want peace. When I die, you can tell my true self." Gu An replied.
Jade Cicada was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, finding Gu An truly amusing.
Zhang Shi also smiled, feeling satisfied as long as Gu An refused.
The Jade Cicada turned to look at Zhang Shi and said, "That's all. When the great tribulation arrives and the order of the heavens is cleansed, if you haven't completed your reincarnation tribulation, you will be destroyed along with the Great World of Heavenly Spirits. You don't have much time left."
As her words fell, the Jade Cicada disappeared into thin air.
After hearing this, Zhang Shi muttered to himself, "As expected, his target is the Holy Court."
Gu An couldn't help but ask, "What does he mean? Will the Great World of Heavenly Spirits be destroyed?"
Zhang Shi looked at him and said, "Because he has calculated the great tribulation of the Great World of Heavenly Spirits. This is an inevitable path in the evolution of the heavens, and it's also the weakest moment of the heavenly rules. At that time, all living beings in the Great World of Heavenly Spirits will be affected. The Freedom Immortals who have transcended reincarnation will return, and if there are other Freedom Immortals from beyond the heavens, the heavens may indeed be destroyed."
Gu An asked further, "How far away is that day?"
"That's not something I can know."
Zhang Shi left these words and walked towards the forest.
Gu An asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to experience your life, but not within the Tai Xuan Sect," Zhang Shi replied without turning back.
Gu An watched him leave, seeing the red dragon energy around him dissipate.
Reincarnation is an insurmountable heavenly chasm for mortals, but for great cultivators, it seems to be both an opportunity and a creation.
After watching Zhang Shi's figure disappear, Gu An turned and left as well.
Deep in the night,
Shen Zhen was painting in her own cave abode. Her right hand held the brush, and her left sleeve was rolled up, revealing her delicate and jade-like face, which was now creased with a frown as if she had encountered a dilemma.
Her right hand, which held the brush, was trembling, and she couldn't bring herself to put brush to paper.
After struggling for a long time, she suddenly put down the brush and exhaled, as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders.
"Why can't I paint the city from my dreams?" Shen Zhen muttered to herself.
She didn't know when it started, but she found it increasingly difficult to paint the scenes she dreamed of or imagined, and this feeling made her very uncomfortable.
"Because your cultivation is insufficient," a cold voice suddenly sounded, startling Shen Zhen into looking up.
A figure emerged from the wall of the cave abode, and it was none other than the Jade Cicada.
Shen Zhen straightened her body, her face turning frosty. She asked in a low voice, "Who are you? Trespassing into someone else's cave abode is a grave offense!"
The Jade Cicada sized up Shen Zhen and smiled, "It seems you haven't fully recovered your memories, but the karmic aura on your body is unmistakable. Since that's the case, I'll help you. I need your power, Demon Shore."
He took a step towards Shen Zhen.
Shen Zhen had never heard of the Demon Shore, but in her eyes, his actions were a blatant provocation.
Would an Incarnation Realm cultivator dare to cause trouble for her?
She immediately grabbed the wooden chessboard beside her and plucked the strings, creating a piercing sound.
The audible sound waves visibly rushed towards the Jade Cicada.
The Jade Cicada's monk robe fluttered violently, and he focused his gaze, uttering a single word, "Freeze!"
A burst of golden light erupted from his eyes and transformed into a golden character of 'Freeze,' which struck Shen Zhen at an incredibly fast speed, rendering her unable to move.
Shen Zhen's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
She was a Transcend Void Realm cultivator, yet she had been easily immobilized?
The Jade Cicada's lips curled upward, and he said, "Your temperament is indeed just like the Demon Shore. No wonder she chose you as her reincarnation body."
As he continued to approach, Shen Zhen spoke in a low voice, "I'm not the Demon Shore. Within the Tai Xuan Sect, if you dare to cause trouble, do you want to die?"
She was anxious, wondering when the great cultivators from the Third Medicine Valley would arrive. She didn't think of Gu An but of the great cultivators in the Third Medicine Valley who loved playing chess. The Third Medicine Valley was less than two hundred li from her cave abode, and she had always thought her abode was safe. She never imagined something like this would happen.
"I'm not causing trouble. I'm here to bestow a great opportunity upon the Tai Xuan Sect," the Jade Cicada smiled. He approached Shen Zhen, raising his right hand as if to grab her head.
Shen Zhen's pupils trembled, and her heart raced with panic.
Suddenly!
A hand pressed down on her shoulder from behind, startling her. She instinctively glanced back, catching a glimpse of a figure with her peripheral vision.
The hand on her shoulder pulled her backwards, and she uncontrollably stumbled in that direction. Her peripheral vision then caught sight of the figure.
The person had an incredibly handsome face, and the golden pattern on his forehead seemed lifelike. At this moment, Shen Zhen felt like she was looking at an Immortal Lord.
It was Gu An!
Shen Zhen was dazed for a moment before snapping back to her senses.
Gu An pulled Shen Zhen behind him and then turned to face the Jade Cicada.
"It's you. What are you trying to do?"
This time, it was the Jade Cicada's turn to frown. He hadn't fully understood how Gu An had entered.
This child was also a Freedom Immortal in his past life. If he wanted to stop him, that wouldn't be good.
The Jade Cicada looked at Gu An with a chilling gaze, devoid of the warmth he had shown earlier.
"Trespassing into a female disciple's cave abode in the middle of the night is not the conduct of an ascetic?" Gu An said expressionlessly, no longer displaying the enthusiasm he had earlier.
The Jade Cicada narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you know each other?"
Shen Zhen felt a warm current flowing from Gu An's palm into her shoulder, and her physical body regained its freedom. She relaxed.
She quickly spoke up, "Gu An, this person's cultivation is not simple. We can't be careless!"
She was shocked inside.
The sealing technique that she couldn't break free from, Gu An could easily undo for her?
Thanks for the reward of 500 Qidian coins!
(End of Chapter)
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