Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

Chapter 575: 310, this should be the grand finale, right? Chapter 575: 310, this should be the grand finale, right? The Banhu Realm cultivator was quite confident, after all, although his projection had retreated earlier, it had also learned of Tan Shuchang’s approximate cultivation as the “Shenxu You Quan,” but what it could never have imagined was that there would be someone from the Banhu Realm who had left a part of themselves in the endless aeons past, and then combined them together, ascending to the top in one step!

The Returning Void Immortal Venerable perished, and most traces of its existence were erased. This was a method of entering destruction aimed at those of the Banhu Realm.

And due to the fall of the Returning Void Immortal Venerable, this period of time fell silent within the Long River of Time.

After all, the past is dead.

Such occurrences were continuously emerging in the Long River of Time. Tan Shuchang’s projection multiplied in the thousands, relentlessly tracing back in time, and then inviting one Banhu Realm entity after another to enter destruction.

Naturally, these past Immortal Venerables were none too willing to be destroyed, but they had no choice but to succumb.

Tan Shuchang, who had retrieved the Shenshu Celestial, now possessed strength that was terrifyingly powerful!

“Entering destruction so soon? How did it come early?”

Some past Immortal Venerables were greatly alarmed, exerting all their might to escape, and indeed a few did succeed, with one particularly conspicuous streak of blood.

As these few Banhu Realm cultivators successfully escaped during their second step, a Fake Immortal King from the future arrived, blocking all of Tan Shuchang’s projections.

“It seems you might have eased your anger by now, Daoist friend, so let us end this here.”

This Fake Immortal King from the future, despite his strong moves, showed no desire to contend with Tan Shuchang after taking action.

“If the Daoist friend insists, then I shall give you this honor,” Tan Shuchang said, nodding his head.

Although this descent into destruction was not as perfect as it could have been, with a few escapes, the injuries those who escaped had sustained would prevent them from recovery in the future.

This was the force of restraint he had evolved from the Shenshu Celestial, combined with the Only Easy Not Easy Immortal Technique. This force was constantly changing every moment.

Thus, from now on, those few who had escaped while in the second step of the Banhu Realm, would only be able to display seventy percent of their cultivation.

This could also be considered a good lesson.

“Then I thank you for the consideration, Daoist Tan! Speaking of which, among all those from the Banhu Realm I have seen, you are the most astonishing. However, this is not the capital you need to contend with the Falling Sky Immortal Venerable,” the Fake Immortal King said after a light chuckle.

“The power Daoist Falling Sky controls is indeed very strong, but it is still within the second step,” Tan Shuchang replied.

“Because Falling Sky Immortal Venerable, as well as the Fallen Sword Immortal Venerable and an Immortal King are involved. The power the Falling Sky Immortal Venerable holds, rather than saying it is his own, it would be more accurate to say it belongs to that Immortal King.”

“Daoist Tan, I was once a cultivator from the Banhu Realm in the past and then became the Fake Immortal King of the future, so I cannot linger in the present for long. Farewell!”

After saying this, the Fake Immortal King from the future returned to the future end of the timeline.

The responsibilities of a Fake Immortal King are different from those of other second-step Banhu Realm cultivators.

This responsibility could be understood as causality or as a burden.

As for why this is so, no one knows.

Perchance the Immortal Kings are aware, but they have left not a word on the matter.

Tan Shuchang returned from the Long River of Time.

He emerged in the True Immortal World, and as his cultivation broke through, this world too was influenced. The once Tan Shuchang relied on the original self of this world to bravely and vigorously advance his cultivation, but at this very moment, this world depended on Tan Shuchang, continuing to evolve and grow stronger.

And such changes to the world brought an opportunity to a young girl.

Therefore, in this True Immortal World, it could barely be said that everyone was now a True Immortal.

Because Dongdong began to condense Earth’s Evil Energy!

Moreover, she did it in the same way as Tan Shuchang, drawing a wisp of Earth’s Evil Energy directly from the void, rather than seeking out a piece of extremely high-quality Earth’s Evil Energy to increase her chances of success.

However, although Dongdong’s method of condensing Earth’s Evil Energy was similar to Tan Shuchang’s, she ultimately lacked his ability to significantly shorten the required time.

Thus, Dongdong was only beginning her ascension to immortality; it would take some years before she could call herself a True Immortal.

And this was the normal timeline for a breakthrough.

At this point, Tan Shuchang was still giving back to the True Immortal World. With a serene heart and calm gaze, he watched the slowly changing True Immortal World, finding it exceptionally interesting.

Then, Tan Shuchang’s expression unexpectedly revealed a hint of surprise.

In the next instant, his figure vanished into thin air.

And it was not just Tan Shuchang’s true form that disappeared in this manner, but also his strongest past form vanished in a flash.

At this moment, outside this world, in the depths of the Long River of Time, on that most mysterious timeline, both the past and future ends suddenly became identical.

They were connected head to tail, like a Boundary Serpent.

As this timeline connected at its ends, the forces that had shrouded it swiftly receded.

These forces were all far beyond the second step of the Banhu Realm.

Even the power displayed by the Falling Sky Immortal Venerable at the time was far inferior.

The only one comparable to them was Tan Shuchang at this moment!

At this point, Tan Shuchang had to admit something: he indeed had been taking advantage of all the cultivators in the world, including those in the Banhu Realm and the Fake Immortal Kings.

Because several flawless Banhu Realm cultivators had helped him reach this step.

This timeline, as well as the Long River of Time, were the “cultivation resources” left to him by several Immortal Kings working together. As long as he reached the final stage of the second step of the Banhu Realm and fulfilled certain conditions, these two things would become his “advancement nourishment,” aiding his breakthrough.

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At this moment, outside the interconnected timelines, there existed a wondrous space. Incredibly, this space accommodated several self-contained time loops.

And beyond this space, there was a door.

The door was very old.

In the past, it was named the Door of Propagation; now it has no name.

Suddenly, the door with no name slowly opened, and then a new self-contained time loop entered it.

Tan Shuchang’s figure materialized here.

Then he clasped his fists in a respectful salute and spoke to the several blurry figures within the space, “Tan Shuchang, many thanks to you, my fellow Daoists!”

“No need for such formalities, Tan. If you succeed, it’s because of your own merit. Actually, we have little to do with it. These legacies we’ve left can be touched by anyone. It’s just that most can’t touch them to the end.”

“Like Tan, who has reached the very end and is about to undertake the third step into the Banhu Realm, there have been seven others. Even those who received the Cultivation Land three times have not reached our realm. The most outstanding among them was only one who relied on the Power of Fallen Immortal.”

One of the figures waved a hand dismissively, then made a gesture of avoidance.

This was a sign that they did not accept Tan Shuchang’s gesture of respect.

The rest of the figures did the same, but one figure was dissatisfied with the last remark of the first, “What? Do you look down upon the Power of Fallen Immortal?”

“The mess you created, after so many years, can’t I even mention it?” Upon hearing this, the figure retorted righteously.

“Was it me who created that mess? So it has nothing to do with the others?” The dissatisfied figure immediately looked towards the other remaining figures.

Upon hearing these words, one of the figures immediately claimed, “Although it was left by me, the actual cause was him.”

While saying this, the figure pointed at one among them.

And the figure being pointed to, upon hearing this, immediately pointed to another figure, “I admit I was the cause, but when the time loop was about to close, those things had already existed.”

“Don’t look at me, I’m the same.” This time, the figure being pointed to, spoke succinctly.

Then this figure too pointed a finger.

“Same here.”

At this moment, the pointed-to figure spoke even less.

And naturally, the gesture was the same.

At this moment, Tan Shuchang, while quite confused and sensing that something was amiss, said nothing, “…”
Thus, he asked, “Esteemed Daoists, may I ask what exactly are you referring to?”

“Actually, it’s quite simple and not complex. All of us are flawless, hence a world equally flawless must be created. However, the world is not just about Heaven and Earth; it encompasses all beings within.”

“None of us, whether we created a universe or took over a pre-existing one, could avoid encountering something after putting in all of our efforts.”

“What is it?” Tan Shuchang’s interest grew, as he had become the third step into the Banhu Realm, and belonged to the same realm as the figures before him.

Though his transcendence was simple and casual, isn’t that the very essence of transcendence?

“Tan, your initial Cultivation Land was divided into the Mortal Realm and the Land of the Four Pillars. Do those two places’ Cultivation systems have something in common?”

Tan Shuchang pondered for a bit, then somewhat surprisedly said, “In the Mortal Realm, there are similarly non-Immortal yet esteemed Immortal Sects. In the Land of the Four Pillars, something similar exists, but it’s transformed into sects under True Immortals, disciples from Taoist Palaces, and the Immortal Clan. Is it these?”

“Exactly. Tan, you once visited the Five Layers World, where you should have heard of entities known as the offspring of Heavenly Gods.”

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang fully understood what the figures meant by that thing.

Some people, upon mastering great power, begin to see themselves not as human, but as divine beings above humanity. As these people produce bloodline heirs, a special group emerges that enslaves others centered around these heirs.

In the Mortal Realm, they are known as the powerful elite.

Among Cultivators, they are the disciples of Immortal Sects.

In the realm where True Immortals reside, it’s True Immortal lineage, the offspring of Heavenly Gods… The terminology varies, but the conveyed meaning is similar.

“It seems Tan has fully understood. And this thing, it is the root of what has troubled us. ‘Heaven and Earth are not benevolent and regard the myriad creatures as straw dogs,’ hence the fairness of the universe. But as soon as such beings appear, they break this fundamental balance of fairness. And if the universe were to develop compassion, then a conscious universe would itself become one of these beings.”

“We’ve tried many methods, but without exception, all have failed. She unleashed Fallen Immortals, attempting to bind with something called love, but in the end, it only caused chaos in the universe. Later, afraid of losing face, she pretended to die and ran away, leaving me to carry the blame.”

“And I, once raised all kinds of demonic calamities to strike fear into the hearts of men, but that, too, failed.” The figure that disdained the Power of Fallen Immortal said.

“So he also pretended to die and ran away.” The figure responsible for the Power of Fallen Immortal suddenly said at this moment.

“Learnt from my senior, you did.” The figure that disdained the Power of Fallen Immortal said in a very calm tone, instantly infuriating the other.

Meanwhile, Tan Shuchang had no interest in their squabbling, for he realized a very ominous fact.

He was the newly advanced third step into the Banhu Realm.

This also meant that after him, there would be no more Immortal Kings.

So he hurriedly asked, “Esteemed Daoists, may I inquire if there is a solution I could possibly learn?”

“Actually, there is.” The several figures suddenly nodded neatly in unison.

Tan Shuchang was overjoyed and pressed, “What is the method?”

“Trust in the wisdom of successors.” Although these figures were all very vague, at this moment, Tan Shuchang clearly sensed several gazes, all of them simultaneously falling upon him.

Tan. The trusted successor. Shuchang: “…”
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