Eternal Emperor's Path to Ascension

Right now, there were not many people on the Isle of Heavenly Demons, and although there were a few Tribulation Transcendence Realm and even an Immortal Ascension Realm great cultivators sitting in charge, this force was still somewhat lacking in Ye Ling's opinion considering his status was extremely special.

He and Kong Junyu entered the Isle of Heavenly Demons quite a while ago, and they were immediately greeted by the Immortal Ascension Realm expert guarding the island.

He told them about their main purpose, and meaning behind the existence of the Demon Saint. The Soul Retrieval Bell previously obtained by the two of them was a key treasure in the ritual of the Archaic Forbidden Demon God's revival along with the Demon Saint.

However, it was not the right time for the ritual to commence yet. Everything else had already been prepared at the Altar of the Demon God. All they had to do was wait for the right time.

Ye Ling was frustrated at first, but he couldn't do anything, so he gradually got used to the life of normal cultivators in the past few months, except he had tremendous resources and extremely good environment to cultivate in.

He had already reached the Void Refinement Realm quite a while ago.

At this moment, Kong Junyu opened his eyes, exhaling a breath of Demonic Energy.

As his eyes landed on Ye Ling, the latter was already awake and staring off at the empty space before him.

This wasn't surprising to Kong Junyu. He had come to known in the years he and Kong Junyu traveled together that this Demon Saint was strange in many ways. Sometimes, he would say strange words and make weird expressions.

Though he just brushed it off, thinking that people special in some way had at least one abnormal thing about them. In Ye Ling's case, he was the Demon Saint, only one of his kind in the entire world, blessed with unparalleled talent.

Since it didn't affect him, he didn't care about it.

*Rumble!*

At this moment, a faint sound resonated through the sky above the Isle of Heavenly Demons, but the people in the island did not panic at all, as if it were a daily occurrence, and only a few of them looked in a certain direction, their expressions full of awe and slight fear.

This was indeed common in the Isle of Heavenly Demons, specially so in the past couple of years.

The top experts of both the righteous path and demonic forces were fighting not far from the Isle of Heavenly Demons. It was only because of the secret protection Array Formation of the island that it remained safe until now.

At this point, Kong Junyu's Divine Sense sweeped around the cave abode before he retracted it after checking put the sudden tremors, a slightly thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

It has to be said, top tier cultivators can really fight for years without tiring themselves out.

He couldn't help but think.

Ordinary Qi Condensation Realm cultivators could already fight against cultivators around the same cultivation and skill level as their own for hours, while battles between Golden Core Realm cultivators could last for days and weeks with the amount of Spiritual Energy they had.

From this point of view, it was normal for beings at the top of the mortal world to be capable of fighting nonstop for years on end.

However, I can't seem to understand one thing. Since the great experts of the righteous path have already taken action and their so called Demon Subjugation Heavenly Alliance along with the great geniuses are about to arrive on the Isle of Heavenly Demons, why aren't they performing the ritual to revive the Demon God?

If the strength of our forces continues to weaken, there might be no chance for the ritual to even happen at all. Won't it be more logical to revive the Demon God as soon as possible and then directly suppress the entire Immortal Cultivation World in one fell swoop?

The experts of the demonic forces must also know this, and if they're still not doing it, it means there's a bigger picture in their mind.

What could it be...

As Kong Junyu thought about it, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind, his mind instantly becoming turbulent as a slight hint of exhilaration creeper in.

Could it be... A blood sacrifice on a large scale?

After revival, the Demon God would need the flesh and blood of countless living beings to return to his true state and recover his cultivation base. For that sole reason, we have only been passively defending against the army of the righteous path in this Righteous-Demonic War, slowly leading them towards the Isle of Heavenly Demons.

On the surface, it may seem like we're putting up a tough resistance yet are still losing against the righteous path, but in reality, they're actually being lured into a trap deliberately set by the Asura King and the others!

No wonder!

I finally understand now!

The flesh and blood of countless cultivators who have a life essence of a higher level than normal beings, a single Qi Condensation Realm cultivator is comparable to tens of thousands of normal humans.

Not to mention there are Tribulation Transcendence Realm and Immortal Ascension Realm great cultivators on the side of the righteous path.

The power obtained by devouring such beings would be absolutely terrifying!

Aside from that, there were also those geniuses!

If he could get the body of even one of them, then he would be able to absorb a bit of their talents and cultivation with his unique technique.

He couldn't help but feel elated at this thought.

If nothing unexpected happened, then after the righteous path's forces had arrived on the Isle of Heavenly Demons, the Demon God would be revived, and after consuming all of them, would reach an unprecedented level of power. Destroying the righteous path would only be a matter of time by then.

After all, who could rival the Demon God from a billion years ago in the current era?

According to the legends, it was only because of the Divine Sovereign that the Demon God was defeated. There was no Divine Sovereign in the current world, which naturally made the Demon God unstoppable.

Although there was no short term benefit for Kong Junyu in any of this, he still believed that after the defeat of the righteous path, the bodies of countless powerhouses would be available for sacrifice. There were countless mortals in this world, and sacrificing millions of them won't be a problem either, specially without the hindrance of the righteous path.

He was already planning out the future development of his cultivation path.

At this moment, he suddenly turned to look at Ye Ling, who seemed to have come out of his trance.

"When will all this be over? I just want to go back to my harem in the mainland."

He spoke out loud with a tired expression and yawned, making Kong Junyu frown.

"You have such a great opportunity on your hand, yet that's all you can think about? Just cultivating in this place for ten or so years will be enough to push your cultivation towards the Second Stage of Void Refinement Realm. Take advantage of it and cultivate diligently, you can do whatever you want after becoming strong enough."

He said in a annoyed tone of voice.

He really didn't like this Demon Saint, but at the same time, he felt that somehow there were quite a few similarities between them, although he couldn't pinpoint what they exactly were.

"What is the difference between you and a laborer if you're working hard all the time? Cultivation isn't just about hard work! Sometimes, you have to enjoy the gains of your hard work too!" Ye Ling retorted with a scoff.

"I have never seen you working hard at all."

"I don't cultivate to show off to others."

"???"

Hearing his words, Kong Junyu was at a loss for words before he gave up on trying to persuade him.

If the other party didn't want to take his advice seriously, then there was nothing he could do about it.

With the potential of the Demon Saint and the resources of the demonic forces, Ye Ling surely would become an Immortal and ascend to the Upper Realm only if he cultivated diligently.

With the Profound Void Demonica and his special Constitution, Kong Junyu's own upper limit was unknown, but he would definitely far surpass Ye Ling if the other party did not obtain a great opportunity after ascending to the Upper Realm, that was if he could even ascend.

Thus, Kong Junyu wasn't worried about himself.

Since the massacre of his family, he had never really made any friends. Aside from his subordinates who were only with him for benefits and superiors who did not put him in their eyes, he had no one left. Ye Ling could be considered the only true comrade he had.

A friend.

He naturally did not wish to see Ye Ling fall behind him too much and eventually turn into a pile of bones while he on the other hand continued to walk forward.