Chapter 177: Extra - True Person Changze and Auspicious Deer Demon King |
My name is Mu Changze, and I am an itinerant cultivator.
I was born in the mortal world. When a small sect was recruiting disciples, they discovered I had a spirit root, and thus I embarked on the path of cultivation.
That small sect, though called a sect, was actually a clan. The sect master's family occupied all of the sect's key positions.
Those of us dragged in to be disciples were, in reality, nothing more than slave laborers for this family.
I cultivated there for twenty-eight years.
During those twenty-eight years, I never possessed even a single spirit stone.
During that time, I contracted an illness I could never shake for the rest of my life.
The illness of poverty.
I was so terrified of being poor that later, when I became the Town Guardian Cultivator at Clear Stream Market, I even resorted to watering down the water.
After slaughtering the sect master's entire family, I reaped three magical artifacts and seven cultivation methods. I also finally learned of my own aptitude.
A single spirit root. A genius with a single Wood spirit root.
Hahaha, I didn't know anything back then. Having been enslaved for twenty-eight years, what little I knew about the cultivation world came entirely from casual conversations the sect master's family inadvertently let slip.
So, back then, I naively believed that aptitude decided everything.
With my aptitude at the time, I could have joined a major sect, such as Wondrous Peak Mountain or even the Red Lantern Illumination Sect.
But I didn't want to join another sect. Just the thought of joining one filled my entire body with tension.
Therefore, after wandering the cultivation world for seven or eight years, I entered the West Sea.
The West Sea was a meat grinder.
Demons and cultivators were tossed in at the top, and then it ground and ground away, grinding to death ninety-nine percent of the unlucky bastards and fools.
Those who survived had a great chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment realm.
I only truly began to understand this world after reaching Foundation Establishment.
The Immortal Alliance's restrictions on Foundation Establishment cultivators were even stricter than their defenses against demonic beasts.
Divine abilities were not allowed to circulate.
Spiritual essence was not allowed to be bought or sold.
The cultivation methods required by Foundation Establishment cultivators had to be purchased using real names.
If Foundation Establishment cultivators dared to fight, they could easily end up suppressed and tortured by Immortal Alliance Emissaries.
After whiling away a few years, Shen Guang Immortal Venerable found me.
I learned everything I wanted. The price was that I became Shen Guang Immortal Venerable's pawn.
But so what?
There was nothing wrong with being a dog. I obtained a Purple Palace cultivation method—the Divine Ability to Demon Transformation Art.
I married into the Zhou Family as a live-in son-in-law, used a secret technique to dual cultivate with Yingxi's mother, and fathered Yingxi, who possessed a single Wood spirit root.
Yingxi grew up within a grotto-heaven. Occasionally, she would come out for a stroll and visit me.
When she was young, she was very close to me.
But as she grew up, she became unwilling to be near me.
I knew why, but I had no regrets.
I do not wish to recall the rest of the story.
In short, I attained the Dao. The price was becoming a demon.
If you asked me, there was nothing wrong with being a demon. My lifespan was long, my divine abilities were strong, and during magical combat, I could even rely on the sheer physical toughness of my demon body to suppress ordinary cultivators, securing a greater chance of victory.
However, things were not as Shen Guang had said.
I never imagined that Shen Guang would lose.
How could he possibly lose?
How could a legend like him possibly lose?
The Luminous Sect was gone, and Shen Guang Immortal Venerable's disciples were thoroughly purged.
His defeat had been spectacularly ugly. Yet, at such a time, he demanded I do one last thing for him to repay the favor of helping me reach the Purple Palace realm.
I agreed.
Then, Shen Guang told me the truth: the Immortal Kingdom was actually a Demon Nation!
Hah. Tianshe was a Demon God. Shen Guang was a Demon God. Whitebeard General was a Demon God. Even the various kings and the Immortal King of the Immortal Kingdom were Demon Gods.
Therefore, the Divine Ability Demon Transformation Purple Mansion Method truly was the best Purple Palace cultivation method.
With Shen Guang's introduction, I ventured deep into the West Sea, entered the Demon Nation, and met Fellow Daoist Shunmu.
It was then that I finally understood what Shen Guang meant by "repaying the favor of helping me reach the Purple Palace realm."
The cultivation methods required by Foundation Establishment cultivators had to be purchased under their real names.
If a Foundation Establishment cultivator made a reckless move, they were liable to be pinned down and ruthlessly beaten by an Immortal Alliance Emissary at the drop of a hat.
After I had wasted a few years, Shen Guang Immortal Venerable found me.
I learned everything I wanted to know, but the price was becoming Shen Guang Immortal Venerable's pawn.
But so what?
There was nothing wrong with being a dog. I obtained a Purple Palace cultivation method—the Divine Ability to Demon Transformation Art.
I entered the Zhou Family as a live-in son-in-law, dual cultivated with Yingxi's mother using a secret technique, and fathered Yingxi, who possessed a single Wood spirit root.
Yingxi grew up within the grotto-heaven. She would occasionally come out for a stroll and visit me.
When she was little, she was very close to me.
But as she grew older, she no longer wanted to be close to me.
I knew why, but I had no regrets.
I have no desire to recall the rest of the story.
In short, I attained the Dao, but the price was becoming a demon.
If you asked me, there was nothing wrong with being a demon. It granted a long lifespan and powerful divine abilities. During magical combat, you could even rely on the sheer physical toughness of a demon body to overpower ordinary cultivators, securing a much greater chance of victory.
However, things were not as Shen Guang had described.
I never thought Shen Guang would lose.
How could he possibly lose?
How could a legend like him possibly lose?
The Luminous Sect was gone. Shen Guang Immortal Venerable's disciples were completely purged.
He lost so terribly. It was at this time that he asked me to do one more thing for him, to repay the debt of helping me achieve the Purple Palace realm.
I agreed.
Then, Shen Guang told me that the Immortal Kingdom was actually the Demon Nation!
Hah! Tianshe was a Demon God, Shen Guang was a Demon God, Whitebeard General was a Demon God, and the various kings and the Immortal King of the Immortal Kingdom were all Demon Gods.
Therefore, the Divine Ability Demon Transformation Purple Mansion Method was the best Purple Palace method.
With Shen Guang's introduction, I ventured deep into the West Sea, entered the Demon Nation, and met Fellow Daoist Shunmu.
And then, I finally understood what Shen Guang meant by "repaying the debt of helping me achieve the Purple Palace realm."