Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 116 Demon Extermination Order

Chapter 116: Chapter 116 Demon Extermination Order

"Sect Master, I must apologize. I failed to stop the Heavenly Demon from escaping," Chuyunzi bowed and said.

The fact that the Heavenly Demon could turn into demonic qi and escape was something Yan Rufeng hadn’t anticipated. After all, the Heavenly Demons he had encountered before, although capable of transforming into demonic qi, would disperse once they were beheaded and could not escape in that form.

"Elder Chuyunzi, there is no need to blame yourself. Now that the Heavenly Demon has fled, we need to make a long-term plan..."

The two arrived at the base, where Wen JiaRen hurriedly approached them.

"Comrade Rufeng, how is it? Did you catch the real culprit?"

Yan Rufeng replied, "General Wen, the culprit escaped."

"Escaped?"

Wen JiaRen was very surprised. He hadn’t expected the culprit to escape from the hands of Yan Rufeng and Chuyunzi, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

Lu Mingliang walked over.

"Comrade Rufeng, just what kind of monster is causing this chaos?"

"General Lu, it’s someone from the Demon Realm," Yan Rufeng replied truthfully.

"Someone from the Demon Realm?"

Wen and Lu both expressed shock.

"That’s right."

"According to legend, the people of the Demon Realm are bloodthirsty. Now that he has escaped, what are we to do?" Wen JiaRen grew anxious.

Yan Rufeng replied, "General Wen, there is no need to worry too much. His demonic body has been damaged, so he won’t dare to cause trouble for some time."

Lu Mingliang expressed concern, "Comrade Rufeng, though you say that, the person is after all from the Demon Realm. We don’t know if he has accomplices or how strong they might be. We are really in a passive position."

Yan Rufeng thought for a while, then replied, "General Lu, I will issue a Demon Extermination Order to search for suspicious individuals nationwide. Once any sign of the Demon Realm is found, we must decisively eliminate them."

"That is all we can do."

Lu Mingliang let out a long breath.

Yan Rufeng then left the base with Chuyunzi and headed to the Immortal Alliance camp.

Looking at the newly refurbished Immortal Alliance camp, Yan Rufeng nodded in satisfaction. He held the Alliance Leader Jade Order in his hand, sent out a Divine Sense, and soon all members of the Immortal Alliance came out in an orderly manner.

Facing the neatly arranged Immortal Alliance members, Yan Rufeng spoke loudly, "Everyone, as cultivators, we must always take exorcising demons and defending the Dao as our duty. Now that the Heavenly Dao has changed and the Demon King has emerged, to protect the myriad beings of Huaxia, the sect leaders must issue commands to their disciples to descend the mountain and exterminate the demons."

As soon as Yan Rufeng finished speaking, someone stepped forward.

"Alliance Master, does this world really have demons?"

Yan Rufeng sternly replied, "Do not doubt my words."

Another person asked, "Alliance Master, if there are indeed demons, how should we recognize them when we are exterminating them?"

"Heh," Yan Rufeng let out a cold laugh, "Perhaps you have been too comfortable for too long. Even though you are from Cultivation Sects that have been passed down for a thousand years, do I still need to tell you the characteristics of people from the Demon Realm?"

Xuanmingzi stepped forward, feeling a bit ashamed, "Alliance Master, it’s not our fault. Our ancestors in the various sects taught us how to exterminate monsters and deal with ghosts, but no one has ever seen a real person from the Demon Realm, so we can’t recognize them."

"Sect Master, what Sect Leader Xuanmingzi says is true," Chuyunzi added.

Chuyunzi continued, "Sect Master, do you remember that the Heavenly Demon mentioned that ten thousand years ago, the Seven Great Saints joined forces and could only seal him up? Imagine, if even the Seven Great Saints couldn’t completely eliminate him, how are we to do so?"

Yan Rufeng frowned deeply, lowering his head in contemplation, "Heavenly Demons from two worlds share the same disposition, demonic qi, and cultivation methods. But one would die if beheaded, while the other can continue to exist as a form of consciousness, devouring human essence to re-cultivate a demonic body. If this is the case, then this Heavenly Demon is indeed undying and indestructible..."

After a long while, Yan Rufeng slowly said, "Elder Chuyunzi, it is indeed difficult to eliminate the Heavenly Demon. However, if he wants to cultivate, he must first have a demonic body. We can focus our efforts on the demonic body."

Chuyunzi slowly said, "This is the only method we have at the moment."

Yan Rufeng then said, "Sect Leaders, the Heavenly Demon’s demonic body has been destroyed. I believe it won’t be long before he seeks a new target, devours someone’s soul, and occupies their body to re-cultivate a demonic body. Our task is to prevent the Heavenly Demon from re-cultivating his demonic body."

Someone asked, "Alliance Master, how do we prevent it? What level of cultivation is needed to stop the Heavenly Demon without a demonic body?"

Yan Rufeng replied, "A Heavenly Demon without a demonic body is not to be feared. Even disciples in the Qi Refinement Realm can subdue it."

"Alliance Master, are you serious?" someone asked in disbelief.

Yan Rufeng calmly smiled, "Do you all know whose soul the Heavenly Demon devoured to cultivate his demonic body?"

"Who?" everyone asked in unison.

"Zhang Mingdong!"

At this moment, Xuanmingzi asked, "Alliance Master, who is Zhang Mingdong?"

After Yan Rufeng recounted Zhang Mingdong’s story, Xuanmingzi beside him laughed, "It seems if the Heavenly Demon wants to re-cultivate his demonic body, he can only target people without cultivation, who are physically weak, or whose willpower is not strong."

"Exactly," Yan Rufeng replied.

Xuanmingzi calmly said, "Alliance Master, if that is the case, we should only need to help those suffering people, so they have strong willpower and robust bodies, and the Heavenly Demon will have no opportunities."

Yan Rufeng nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Xuanmingzi immediately said, "Alliance Master, I will now command all disciples of the Jade Emperor Sword Palace to descend the mountain to exterminate demons and defend the Dao."

"Alliance Master, I will now send a Jade Scroll, ordering all members of the Huashan Mountain Sword Sect to descend the mountain to exterminate demons," Shen Jizi said loudly.

"Amitabha."

"Exterminating demons while helping the commoners demonstrates the Alliance Master’s wisdom and merits," echoed from the Four Major Sects.

Following the statements from the Four Major Sects, other Cultivation Sects in the Immortal Alliance also voiced their intentions.

"Alliance Master, our Bright Moon Sect will also send our disciples down the mountain to exterminate demons," a sect leader said.

"Alliance Master, our Cangmang Sect will also send our disciples down the mountain to exterminate demons..."

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Seeing this, Yan Rufeng instructed, "Sect Leaders, from my understanding, the Heavenly Demon always entices and deceives people into voluntarily selling their souls. Even though he is now just a form of consciousness, you must not let your guard down."

"We understand," everyone responded in unison.

Yan Rufeng continued, "The task of exterminating demons is long and arduous. While we should focus on exterminating demons, we must first cultivate our minds and character. Sect Leaders, instruct your disciples to maintain a broad-minded attitude and unite as one. Only then can we completely eliminate the Heavenly Demon at its root."

"We will follow the Alliance Master’s guidance..."

With the issuance of the Demon Extermination Order, disciples from Cultivation Sects across the country descended the mountains to eliminate demons.

On their path of demon extermination, disciples of various Cultivation Sects would help those in need without expecting anything in return. They provided assistance to those in weak health with elixirs from their sect and offered solutions and counseling to those troubled by their problems. In doing so, they also tempered their own willpower.

The Immortal Alliance’s Demon Extermination Order not only led to the eradication of evil but also enlightened the world on what it truly meant to exterminate demons and defend the Dao.

Because of this, the Cultivation Sects established a rule that all disciples reaching the Qi Refinement Realm must descend the mountain for a year of training before returning to their sect to continue as disciples.

In Huaxia, the Heavenly Demon’s consciousness form, from south to north and east to west, couldn’t tempt, deceive, overpower, or devour any human soul, not even in dreams.

The Heavenly Demon hadn’t anticipated that, without a demonic body, his consciousness would gradually fade under the sun’s scorching rays. Rebuilding the demonic body repeatedly failed, leaving the Heavenly Demon in despair. The once defiant Heavenly Demon abandoned his last shred of dignity, attached himself to a large bird, and reluctantly flew away from Huaxia, arriving in Southern Yue...