My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Chapter 346 - 207: Straight into the Demon Realm

Canyuan True Monarch’s words struck Meng Sima like a bolt from the blue. He was utterly dumbfounded, his mouth hanging open, unable to utter a single word.

"This matter has already been circulating within a small circle of the Six Sects’ upper echelons. I just didn’t expect the Outer Celestial Demons to be so well-informed."

After a long moment, Meng Sima finally collected himself:

"Ziyuan Ancestor... doesn’t he still have five or six hundred years of his lifespan remaining? How could this be happening so suddenly?!"

The Six Sects have a total of two Divinity Transformation Ancestors, one of whom is Ziyuan Ancestor of the Supreme Profound Upper Yang Sect. With Ziyuan Ancestor as their Jiahai Purple Gold Beam, the Supreme Profound Upper Yang Sect has always been able to lead the Six Sects, holding a preeminent position.

"I do not know. How could the secrets of a Divinity Transformation Ancestor be known to the likes of us? However, as early as twenty years ago, His Eminence sent word for us to pull back our forces and be wary of a counterattack from the Four Demon Sects and the Monster King’s Court."

Canyuan True Monarch shook his head. He had only decided to reveal this news to the two of them after seeing that even the Outer Celestial Demons knew about it.

Canyuan True Monarch both valued and trusted Yang Jing and Meng Sima. He didn’t want them to remain in the dark, lest they suffer a great loss because of it in the future.

"Once Ziyuan Ancestor passes on, our Six Sects will only have one Divinity Transformation cultivator left: Celestial Sword Ancestor of the Taixu Sword Sect. Although Celestial Sword Ancestor is a Sword Cultivator renowned for his formidable power, I’m afraid even he will be hard-pressed to fight them all alone."

Canyuan True Monarch finished with a slow exhale.

At the Divinity Transformation Realm, the power gap between cultivators narrows significantly. After all, anyone who can reach this stage possesses top-tier aptitude, Cultivation Techniques, and Magical Treasures.

Even someone as powerful in combat as Celestial Sword Ancestor could only guarantee that he could suppress another Divinity Transformation cultivator; if his opponent decided to flee, there was no stopping them.

A heavy weight settled in Meng Sima’s chest.

Ziyuan Ancestor’s impending death felt like the sky itself was falling.

Canyuan True Monarch shook his head inwardly as he observed Meng Sima’s distraught state. ’Meng Feixiong’s Dao heart is still a bit lacking. If he can’t remain unflinching as a mountain crumbles before him, how will he ever face the tribulations of Nascent Soul Formation?’

"Yang Jing, why aren’t you panicking?"

Yang Jing, however, had barely reacted to the earth-shattering news, remaining remarkably composed.

This pleased Canyuan True Monarch greatly.

"I am merely a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. What use would it be to panic?"

Yang Jing replied calmly. In truth, he had long had a vague premonition that something might happen to the Six Sects’ Divinity Transformation Cultivators. After all, if both of them were safe and sound, the Demon Country would never have dared to directly send troops to invade the nations of Chen, Cai, and Wei.

The Six Sects had numerical superiority when it came to Divinity Transformation cultivators. Even if the Demon King’s Court managed to occupy more territory, they would eventually be forced to give it all back.

"Haha, you certainly are clear-sighted."

Canyuan True Monarch couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"Yang Jing, do you dare to enter the Demon Realm with me to investigate?"

he asked suddenly.

’If I could slay that Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon, it would be more effective than killing a million Low-level Celestial Demons.’

"It is what I have hoped for, yet dared not ask."

Yang Jing replied without hesitation.

"Spoken like a true Sword Cultivator."

Canyuan True Monarch nodded in approval. With a sweep of his Magical Power, he took Yang Jing with him, transforming into a streak of Tunneling Light that shot into the sky.

He made no attempt to conceal their presence, charging straight into the Demon Realm.

The moment he entered the Demon Realm, Yang Jing felt an intense sensation of suffocation, like a mortal submerged in water. The Demonic Qi was much heavier than Spiritual Qi, pressing down on his body like mercury.

If he inhaled it, a sharp, needle-like pain would pierce his lungs.

Canyuan True Monarch channeled his Yellow Dragon Qi, forming a Yellow Dragon over a hundred feet long that enveloped Yang Jing as well, appearing in the skies above the Demon Realm.

It was currently daytime in the Nine Heavens World, but looking out from the Demon Realm, one could only see a pale, dim sun. The sun’s light was even fainter than the moon’s. Consequently, the Demon Realm was shrouded in a dim and sinister gloom.

This was originally the site of the Nine Yang Sect, an auspicious land where Spirit Veins converged. But now, the Spirit Veins that the Nine Yang Sect cultivators had painstakingly nurtured and relocated had all been corrupted by Demon Contamination, turning into Demon Veins.

All sorts of Spirit Plants and regular plants had long since died out. Even those that had luckily survived had been twisted and corrupted into Demons.

Celestial Demons are born from this miasma. Within the Demon Realm, there were Celestial Demons that had slipped in from the Outer Realm through rifts, as well as those that were naturally spawned from the Demon Veins.

Canyuan True Monarch looked at the Demon Veins gestating within the earth and mountains, then remarked sorrowfully:

"In the great battle back then, the cultivators of our Six Sects paid a heavy price in casualties to destroy these Demon Veins. To think they’ve already regenerated."

Back then, to destroy the Demon Realm and seal the rifts, the Six Sects mobilized enormous amounts of manpower and resources. However, after entering the Demon Realm, the cultivators’ combat power was severely restricted, and their losses were catastrophic.

Canyuan True Monarch himself had lost nephews and junior kinsmen to the Celestial Demons.

The swarms of Celestial Demons in the Demon Realm immediately spotted the Yellow Dragon, which blazed in the sky like a second sun. Terrified, they scattered in a panic, frantically trying to hide.

Canyuan True Monarch couldn’t be bothered to act against these Low-level Celestial Demons. These base Celestial Demons lived and died fleetingly, and they reproduced faster than cockroaches. Killing them, no matter how many, was ultimately pointless.

The Demon Realm occupied about one-third of the core territory of the former Nine Yang Sect’s domain, comparable in size to a small nation.

Canyuan True Monarch activated his Magical Treasure, the Celestial Mirror. Once the Treasure Mirror absorbed the wisp of Demonic Qi from the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon, it immediately and clearly indicated the demon’s location.

"He’s certainly quick to flee."

The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was already fleeing towards the edge of the rift, about to escape back into the Outer Realm. It must have started running for the rift the instant it returned to the Demon Realm; otherwise, there’s no way it could have gotten this far.

Canyuan True Monarch was a little disappointed. This Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was so wary, it would be impossible to catch it now.

’But it seems these Celestial Demons really have established a Demon Country in the Demon Realm.’

A Dock Fortress was built against a mountain, situated atop a Demon Vein. The fortress was constructed from Spiritual Ore mined from the mountain that had been warped by Demonic Qi. It was heavily guarded and even had simple Restrictions laid out.

Ever since more Demon Cultivators began ascending to the Outer Realm to become Human Demons, the Outer Celestial Demons have gradually been mastering the knowledge and techniques of human cultivators.

Canyuan True Monarch snorted coldly and unleashed a Magic. A Yellow Dragon immediately descended from the sky, slaughtering the entire Dock Fortress and every Celestial Demon within in an instant.

After destroying the Dock Fortress, he wrapped Yang Jing in his power and resumed his rapid flight.

Although his Tunneling Speed was greatly reduced in the Demon Realm, Canyuan True Monarch’s was still extremely fast. Before long, they arrived at the capital of the Demon Country. This capital was built beneath the rift in the world’s membrane and was the place where the Demonic Qi was densest in the entire Demon Realm.

The thick Demonic Qi shrouded the sky like a curtain. Here, not even the pale sun was visible. Only through the rift in the world’s membrane could one see the twinkling stars of the Outer Realm.

This was originally a place of quiet cultivation for the Elders and True Disciples of the Nine Yang Sect. But after the great war back then, the original buildings had long been completely destroyed, leaving only the scars of various bouts of Magical Combat.

The most conspicuous scar was a sharp claw mark that had torn an entire three-peaked mountain into three vertical sections, a testament to the ferocity of the battle.

That Celestial Demon Sovereign certainly knew how to enjoy life, having built a lavish Demon Palace here. However, its style was bizarre and completely different from the palaces of cultivators.

The Demon Palace was in a state of chaos. News of the Sovereign’s escape had spread, and all manner of Celestial Demons were running amok, fighting wantonly over the inheritances and treasures inside.

Upon seeing the Yellow Dragon descend, the Celestial Demons scattered to the four winds in terror.

Canyuan True Monarch activated the Treasure Mirror, drawing all these Celestial Demons into it. Many of these Celestial Demons had been enslaved by that Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon; he might be able to extract some useful information from their minds.

"True Monarch, those marks over there look recent."

Inspecting the area with his Grotto Dark Dharma Eye, Yang Jing suddenly spotted something unusual.

It was a flattened patch of earth, about half an acre in size, located in a mountain pass roughly five miles from the Demon Palace. There were marks indicating a large structure had been dismantled and taken away, and the soil had been freshly turned.

Unleashing one’s Divine Sense in the Demon Realm caused an intense burning pain, like corrosion from acid. If Yang Jing hadn’t cultivated the Grotto Dark Dharma Eye, he would have never noticed this anomaly.

Canyuan True Monarch immediately flew with Yang Jing over to the mountain pass.

He aimed the Celestial Mirror downward and immediately saw billowing streams of Demonic Qi flowing beneath the pass.

"This is the convergence point of three Demon Veins. The Nine Yang Sect’s original main vein was here as well. What could that Demon Cultivator have been building to require such a vast amount of Demonic Qi?"

Aside from the original main vein of the Nine Yang Sect, the other two Demon Veins had been relocated from elsewhere.

With three veins converging, this massive amount of Demonic Qi could have supported several Nascent Soul Realm Demon Kings, if not for the limited nature of the Demon Realm itself. Yet there were very few traces of any High-Tier Great Demons having taken up residence here.

This meant the Demon Country had gone to such great lengths to move the Demon Veins, all to power the single object that was taken away.

A sense of unease grew in Canyuan True Monarch’s heart. These Outer Celestial Demons were definitely plotting something, and the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion was their target.

He channeled his Yellow Dragon Qi, burrowing deep into the ground and excavating the earth and rock above the Demon Vein, exposing the subterranean vein to the open air. This earth and rock, which had been steeped in Demonic Qi until it was harder than metal, was as soft as tofu before the Yellow Dragon Qi.

Yang Jing looked down and saw countless Demon Embryos gestating within the Demon Vein. They were clumped together, like frog spawn.

Through the translucent embryonic sacs, one could faintly make out the forms of the still-developing Celestial Demons within.

Aside from those Celestial Demons formed from the corruption of living beings, most were parentless, spawned naturally from Demonic Qi. Moreover, this birthing process was quite miraculous. If a Green Yin Death Demon took up residence near a Demon Vein, then that vein would mostly spawn Death Demons, Yin Death Demons, and other such Mid-Low Tier Celestial Demons.

The higher the Tier of the Demon Vein, the more likely the Demon Embryos it gestated would hatch into High-Tier Celestial Demons.

Billowing Demonic Qi immediately rose from the Demon Vein, forming layer upon layer of Demon Clouds. With the concentration of Demonic Qi in the Demon Vein suddenly plummeting, the Demon Embryos within soon fell silent, turning into stillborns.