Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 185 - 142: The Death of Qingcang, The Prosperity of the Human Race_3

Chapter 185: Chapter 142: The Death of Qingcang, The Prosperity of the Human Race_3

Within the Demon Sect, her strength ranked among the middle tier, she hadn’t the qualifications to engage in matters concerning Venerables and Demi Immortals or even True Immortals, but that didn’t hinder their gambling efforts.

And entering the game had its advantages, one doesn’t benefit without a certain favor, only through offering timely help can one rise rapidly.

When poor, many allies are made, but in wealth, fewer ingenious plans are strived for.

The Qianfeng Sect didn’t need to take action directly, but Lu Chan as an Alchemist could offer her support with Pills.

Hee Huan further explained, "I’m not familiar with that old fellow, what do his longevity concerns have to do with me? I don’t need an Immortality Pill. But now, it’s clear what the Daoist Sects intend, they aim to pressure the Sanqing Taoist Sect into conceding some benefits."

"Now the head of the Daoist Sect, Venerable Yun Miao, is a man of strong principles," said He Qing, "and Brother Hongchen isn’t one to suffer in silence, it seems they can only clash openly now."

The Daoist Sects are just after money, while the Buddha Demon and the Devil Clan want lives.

At that moment, a streak of green light carrying a message entered Hee Huan’s embrace, and he laughed, "Let’s not mind what schemes the ancestors are laying, let’s enter first. If Brother Hongchen can join us, we can certainly assist him, and if not, there’s nothing we can do."

Though the Fire Cloud Cave was sealed off, if one had connections, entry was still possible.

Just after the group entered Fire Cloud Cave, a dark shadow emerged from the ground and attached itself to Lu Chan.

That shadow was Jun Yan – he had used powerful methods that consumed his lifespan to travel night and day and had found the little junior sister recognized by his soul separation.

However, he didn’t join up with Hee Huan and the others because he was unfamiliar and distrustful of them.

Their ranks included people from all Three Religions and their many sects, too mixed, and there was no one like Chi Yu Zi who had to help Gu Wen out of necessity.

As for relationships?

Jun Yan was the least likely to believe in that. It wasn’t that the Demon Path cultivators lacked humanity; most, in fact, honestly practiced their cultivation and Qi cultivation. It’s just that his mind was too full of people.

Some believed, some didn’t, but the majority were doubters.

When things were unclear, they were only distinguished by rational self-interest.

Upon entering Fire Cloud Cave, Grotto Heaven unfolded, the vault illuminated by Fire Crystal Stones—an ancient town that provided rest for cultivators.

Jun Yan’s Divine Thought spread out silently, capturing all conversations and penetrating numerous Arrays to relay messages back.

Where there were plans, there was discussion, where there were alliances, there were deliberations, where there were interests, there were disputes.

The Daoist Sects didn’t want to make enemies with the Sanqing Taoist Sect, but neither did they want to give up on the Immortality Pill. Should the Daoist Sect suppress the universe with unmatched power and the Immortals rise unstoppable, all Daoist Sects naturally profited greatly.

Conversely, each harbored their own schemes, just as he and Chi Yu Zi struggled for their lives.

Between heaven and earth, there were countless ways to extend one’s life: hibernation, feigned death, rejuvenation. But longevity is not immortality, and over time, those of great power with auspiciously scarce lifespans are the majority.

Then, Jun Yan turned his attention to the Devil Clan, who had not been invited in by the Three Religions—they could not afford to lose face like that. But once the Devil Clan entered, they turned a blind eye and a deaf ear.

The grievances between the Devil Clan and Qingcang Immortal were as deep as the sea. In past days when the Human Race waned, the Devil Clan had invaded the Human territory and devoured tens of millions of people, leaving an eighty-thousand-mile area deserted, filled with empty cities and ruins.

The plight of the Human Race was precarious until Qingcang Immortal attained enlightenment, first uniting the Three Religions, then conquering thousands of races.

After eight hundred years of battles, the Immortal, exhausted, died having slain tens of millions of Devil Clan members, destroying twelve Grotto Heavens, killing fifteen Devil Saints, and annihilating three Devil Immortals.

Today, within a million miles of Human Race territory, billions of the Human Race thrive and reproduce. However, the Sanqing Taoist Sect is no longer how it once was, facing enemies both internally and externally, surrounded by the Three Religions and all their sects.

After thousands of years of recuperating, the Jianmu Devil Sea had recovered a bit of vitality, with a young generation just at the cusp of rising.

For the Human Race a century marks a generation, for the Devil Clan a millennium marks a generation, this time they come to avenge their ancestors, parents, and relatives.

[Four Devil Clan’s prides have entered the fray, Suan Ren, Green Vine, Golden Winged Roc, and Feathered Snake]

[Suan Ren, bloodline descended from the ancient Innate Demon God, Suan Ni, adept in the element of fire.]

[Green Vine belongs to the wood element, its skin as sturdy as the earth’s veins, difficult to be forcefully attacked.]

[Golden Winged Roc, adept in cunning and speed.]

[Feathered Snake, adept with the sword and offense.]