Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 808: Chapter 506: Righteous and Evil_2

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“Although our Human Realm is not so afflicted, these Demon Cultivators are ultimately a great scourge. Therefore, Buddhism has painstakingly managed the Western Barbarian Lands, intending to attack and annihilate the Demon Realm, cut off the practice of the Demon Path, and protect all living beings.”

“Alas… the responsibility is heavy and the road is long, and we have not yet achieved success!”

The woman in white shook her head, her expression rather somber.

Demon Cultivators, who prove the Dao through killing and attain truth through destruction!

The reason why the Calamity Realm Demon Heads within the Demon Realm stir up warfare and invade the Central Plains every so often is to use the method of destruction and slaughter to enhance their own Demonic Path Achievement, facing calamities and gradually becoming true.

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Therefore, the battle between the Righteous and Demonic Paths is inevitable, and Humanity, due to its methods of cultivation, is very passive in battle. Apart from a minority of Human Clan Demon Cultivators who practice the Demon Path’s killing skills, most people do not welcome the outbreak of this battle between Righteous and Demonic Paths.

She feels the same way. Although Buddhism also has methods of Proving the Dao through Slaughtering Demons, the risks are too great, far less secure than cultivation. This great battle between Righteous and Demonic Paths is even more so, with a group of Calamity Realm Demon Heads coming fiercely, it is unknown how much killing and calamity they must cause before they stop their aggression, withdraw to the Demon Realm, and end this slaughterous calamity.

Although she is an Integration Great Power, and there is a Mahayana Master above her, she might not necessarily be able to safely survive this calamity.

The woman in white sighed and changed the subject.

“In the east and west, Demons and Demon Gods are on the rise; the southern and northern poles are also unstable.”

“I heard that within the cultivation realm of the Southern Sea, an exceptionally strong individual named Li Xuanyuan has emerged.”

“This man, a hundred years ago, killed the contemporary Saint Heir and the former Saintess of the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, then disappeared from the public eye, laying dormant for a century. Today, he has re-emerged, brazenly confronting the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion once more, reigniting past enmity.”

“He first slaughtered a Great Vehicle who was affiliated with the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, and then fought fiercely with the three Great True Immortals from the Xiao Family who came to his aid, resulting in one death and two injuries. Even the former Ninth Heaven Sword Master Xiao Teng died at his hands.”

“The Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion was thus enraged, and along with the Big Dipper Immortal Sect, Taixuan Tao Mountain, and three other Great Immortal Sects, gathers in the Southern Sea with the Northern Region Dao Vein, the Six Sects and Two Factions, to investigate the origins of this individual and figure out who he really is.”

“As a result, he laid out a Great Array in the Southern Sea, said to be of Seventh Rank in absolute terms. Dozens of Great Vehicles from the Six Great Immortal Sects dared not enter, and eventually, a Calamity Realm Sword Immortal from the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion took action with an External Incarnation to test its might. Yet, the incarnation was also suppressed and died within the array, suffering heavy losses.”

“After suppressing the Calamity Realm Sword Immortal’s incarnation, he took the opportunity to expand the Great Array, sweeping the Great Vehicles of the Six Sects. Only half of the several dozens of True Immortals escaped, and this was with the assistance of a few Calamity Immortals.”

The woman in white sighed, “After such a battle, the Six Great Immortal Sects suffered heavy losses. With Li Xuanyuan dominating the Southern Sea and establishing his Tao Lineage inheritance, cultivators of the Southern Sea, all Hundred Sects and Ten Factions, are now pledging allegiance to him, standing as the Sect Hierarch of the Marginal Path. He’s become a left-handed True Immortal, so prominent, as if soaring at noonday!”

With this, the woman’s words trailed into a sigh, revealing a sense of helplessness.

“Li Xuanyuan?”

Meng Fanying murmured, frowning as she said, “A figure of such caliber emerged from the Southern Sea’s Marginal Path?”

“Who knows?”

The woman in white shook her head, “Although this person is not from the Marginal Path, since he has claimed the Southern Sea and integrated the Marginal Path cultivators, establishing lay heritage, how could he not be considered the Master of the Marginal Path?”

“Marginal Path or not, Orthodox Sect or otherwise, none of that is important!”

“What’s important is the current situation!”

“With Demons and Demon Gods rising in the Eastern Desolation and Western Barbarians, bearing down with aggressive momentum, Buddhism and Confucian Gate each face a side, unsure whether they can withstand the pressure.”

“If they cannot hold, the Six Great Immortal Sects must provide assistance, to ensure the situation doesn’t deteriorate.”

“Yet now, with this incident causing the Six Great Immortal Sects to lose dozens of Great Vehicles and several Calamity Immortals to expend their strength in aid, this give and take greatly weakens the power of the Central Plains Righteous Path and may very well bolster the momentum of Demons and Demon Gods.”

The woman in white spoke, outlining the severity of the situation.

Meng Fanying’s brows furrowed deeper: “With this, are the Six Great Immortal Sects still intent on a do-or-die struggle with Li Xuanyuan?”

“How could they fight to the death?”

The woman in white shook her head, “With Li Xuanyuan’s strength, him taking over the Southern Sea is expected. Apart from the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, no one from the Six Great Immortal Sects has a deep-seated grudge with him, who would want to fight him to the bitter end, risking mutual destruction?”

“I’ve heard that the other sects have already sent envoys to the Southern Sea, prepared to negotiate peace, recognizing his position in the Southern Sea in exchange for the release of the Great Vehicles he captured. It remains to be seen whether this can be achieved.”

“If not, and the struggle continues to the bitter end, the Six Great Immortal Sects being stuck in the Southern Sea would make the east-west battlefront very precarious.”

“Who exactly is Li Xuanyuan, and how could the Northern Region, no, the Southern Sea, unexpectedly produce such a person…”

The woman in white murmured to herself as Meng Fanying also knitted her brows, her bright eyes revealing traces of shock and doubt.

“Li Xuanyuan, Li Xuanyuan, Li… Xuanyuan?”

“Junior Sister?”

With a soft call interrupting her thoughts, Meng Fanying snapped out of her contemplation and looked up to see the woman in white watching her with puzzled eyes: “What’s wrong?”

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“No, nothing!”

Meng Fanying shook her head, “It’s just that I feel… this person’s actions are too astonishing.”

“Is that so?”

The woman in white slightly furrowed her brows, but did not say much more, “Regardless, it would be best if the affairs of the Southern Sea were settled. Only then can we ensure that the battlefields in the east and west remain unaffected. Hopefully, Li Xuanyuan and the Six Great Immortal Sects will understand the bigger picture.”

“Mm!”

Meng Fanying nodded and continued, “I’ve heard from the master that within the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, there is a Seventh Calamity ancestorial figure who is an unequaled Sword Immortal. I wonder if he will be roused by this incident?”

“How could that be possible?”

The woman in white shook her head, “That Seventh Calamity Sword Immortal has not been seen for over a hundred thousand years. If he has not perished to a calamity by now, he might already be at the threshold of the Eight Calamities and only a step away from the final Ninefold Celestial Tribulation.”

“In the eyes of such beings, other than the ninth layer of the Celestial Tribulation, everything else is insignificant. Not to mention that only a few Mahayana have fallen today, even if the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion faced life and death crises and was destroyed by Li Xuanyuan, he might not necessarily show himself.”

“At most, after passing the Ninefold Calamity Passes, he would use the power of a True Immortal to avenge this enmity and rebuild another Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion.”

“This…”

Upon hearing these words, Meng Fanying was shocked, “After becoming a Ninth Calamity True Immortal, they can still remain in the mortal realm?”

“Why not?”

The woman in white said it as if it were a matter of fact, “In the Northern Domain, many sacred places have produced True Immortals, who have also held Ascension ceremonies. Many True Immortal Beings ascended after the ceremony, securing plenty of benefits for their sects before leaving… What’s wrong, junior sister?”

“No, nothing!”

Meng Fanying became absent-minded, then abruptly returned to her senses and questioned, “If that’s the case, then why don’t those True Immortals make one concerted effort and eradicate the demon menace?”

“You don’t understand!”

The woman in white shook her head, “The Demon and Monster clans have deep potentialities. Even True Immortals dare not engage with them in a fight to the death.”

“Potentialities?”

Meng Fanying’s gaze became focused, sensing a key point, “Immortal Treasures?!”

“Correct!”

The woman in white nodded, “Both Demon and Monster clans possess Treasures, which are foundational for their potentialities and the roots of their lives. Those are guarded by several Seven Calamity and Eight Calamity Demon Gods and Demon Venerates. Even for Nine Tribulations True Immortals, a fight could lead to mutually assured destruction, or even total annihilation…”

“Boom!”

Before she could finish speaking, the earth shook, and disturbance arose from all directions.

“This…”

“Not good!”

“Demons are attacking!”

“Junior sister, quickly, get beside the master!”

The woman in white’s expression changed, and without further conversation with Meng Fanying, she swiftly flew towards the heart of the monastery as a beam of Escape Light.

Meanwhile, outside of Brahman City.

“Hahaha!”

“Old nuns, come out! Today, let you and these stinking old women witness the power of my Heavenly Demon Path!”

A wild roar thundered through Brahman.

Meng Fanying looked up and saw that outside Brahman City, the sky was covered with dense, dark clouds. Within the Great Dark Heaven, shapes of weapons and battle formations could be seen, all composed of demons.

At the front of the formation stood a Great Demon with horns on his head and an evil smile, exuding a haughty demeanor.

It was…

“The Heavenly Demon Path, Demon Monarch Yan!”

Inside Brahman City, a resolute Sword Light rose, transforming into a woman in white robes, looking at the ferocious Demon Monarch Yan with a sorrowful expression, “Demons achieving the Dao brings suffering to the people, such is the tragedy of fate, the tragedy of fate!”

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