Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 623 - 499: Preparing to Achieve Saintliness_2

Chapter 623: Chapter 499: Preparing to Achieve Saintliness_2

Losing that wisp of his Primordial Spirit was enough to dash any hopes of Daoist Yang Mei contending for the Four-Step Saint in this lifetime.

It also caused his Divine Soul to become incomplete.

"Report, Demon Ancestor! Both the Black Cloth Guardian and the White-clothed Protector’s Soul Lamps have been extinguished!"

Before long, a protector at the pinnacle of quasi-saint entered and spoke to Daoist Yang Mei.

His primary duty within the Demon Clan was to watch over the Soul Lamps. Upon seeing that the lamps of the Black and White Clothed had gone out, he didn’t wait for the people Yang Mei had sent to arrive but came over himself already.

The Soul Lamps were kept within the Soul Hall; as long as a lamp remained lit, it signified the individual was still alive.

For within each lamp, a fragment of a demon’s soul was stored.

Of course, not all members of the Demon Clan were eligible to enter the Soul Hall and leave behind a Soul Lamp.

Now that the Demon Clan’s influence in the Void was so great, the Soul Hall contained only a few dozen lamps.

Aside from the few Saints, most were the quasi-saints like Yan Feng who had hopes of breaking through to Saintliness.

The Black and White Clothed naturally counted among them.

With the fall of these two individuals, the Third Protector naturally didn’t dare to delay and reported directly to Daoist Yang Mei.

"I understand, you may go back now!"

Yang Mei was somewhat agitated, feeling as if every corner of the Three Realms was opposing him.

"It seems now that my Demon Clan’s quasi-saints in the Three Realms are probably all dead, and hoping they would sabotage the foundations of the Three Realms from within is now impossible."

Once the protector had left, only Saints remained in the hall, and Daoist Yang Mei spoke to the others.

It wasn’t to say that the cultivation level of quasi-saint pinnacle was low,

but that this was the Demon Clan, where survival was difficult without the strength of Pinnacle Great Luo; quasi-saints only held a certain status.

Quasi-saint pinnacle was naturally not something to be considered impressive; there were not a hundred quasi-saints at the pinnacle in the Demon Clan, there must be at least eighty.

The conversation of the three Saints was naturally not something he was meant to overhear.

"Demon Ancestor, are we really going to wait for thirty years?"

The Great Protector was indifferent about the thirty years, as, at their stage, thirty years wasn’t even enough for a casual meditation retreat.

"Heh, if they were there, maybe the Three Realms would collapse on their own in two or three years."

"But without our people inside to consume them, let alone thirty years, they could hold out for another three hundred years."

Yang Mei was in a very foul mood, his gaze towards the Great Protector and Second Elder was not as amicable.

This made the two inadvertently shudder, as they were well aware of what kind of Demon Ancestor Yang Mei was.

"Summon the Great Elder and the Supreme Elder out of seclusion!"

This statement by Daoist Yang Mei sent a chill through both of them.

The Demon Clan had not only four Elders but also a Supreme Elder.

In the past, when Yang Mei had not become a Three-Step Saint, the entire Demon Clan had relied on these two Two-Step Saints, the Supreme Elder, and the Great Elder, to hold their ground.

After Yang Mei secured his position as the Demon Ancestor, the Supreme Elder went into seclusion within the Demon Clan, uninvolved in the affairs of the clan.

Now, to have these two Two-Step Saints come out of seclusion just for the sake of the Three Realms was something neither the Second Elder nor the Great Protector had expected...

"What’s the matter? Not going yet!"

Already amassed with pent-up fury, Yang Mei saw them hesitating and immediately sent out a palm strike.

Neither Saint had the strength to retaliate and were directly smashed away, crashing through a section of the architecture.

Despite their situation, they dared not express any grievances and promptly rushed to where the Great Elder and Supreme Elder were in seclusion, fearing that any delay would incur the wrath of Yang Mei.

"Order out, prepare for battle, Demon Clan!"

With a loud roar from Yang Mei, many of the Demon Clan who were in deep meditation were immediately startled awake, and the more severe ones suffered backlash, vomiting blood.

But even then, they didn’t dare to heal themselves but left their quarters at the first chance, rushing to the Demon Clan’s practice field.

Daoist Yang Mei, although a Heavenly Demon who emerged from the Three Realms, had in the Demon Clan built up an authority that was hard for commoners to reach.

Soon after, the Great Elder and Supreme Elder had already arrived in the hall, present were also the Second Elder, Third Elder, Fourth Elder, Great Protector, Second Protector, leader of the celestial Demon Guard, Asuras, and Ancestor Wu Yu, worshipped by the Demon Clan.

All these individuals were Saints, except that besides the Great Elder and Supreme Elder, who had stepped into the Two-Step Saint level, the rest were still at the One-Step Saint level, especially the Second Protector.

He had just entered sanctity and was afraid his cultivation level had not yet stabilized.

Despite this, the assembly included one Three-Step Sage, two Two-Step Saints, and eight One-Step Saints, more than seventy at the quasi-saint pinnacle, and over two hundred Quasi-Saints in the combat dojo.

The Pinnacle of Great Luo’s numbers were beyond count.

With such power, it’s no wonder the Demon Clan could occupy such a vast territory within the Void, even becoming the dominant overlord-level force for a time.

Today, they all gathered simply because Daoist Yang Mei said a sentence to them.

"Second Protector, Fourth Elder, Asura, the three of you stay behind, the rest will follow me to the Three Realms!"

Daoist Yang Mei was genuinely furious this time, determined to take down the Three Realms in one fell swoop.

"Yes!"

There was not a single dissenting voice, even though Yang Mei was taking most of the Demon Clan’s strength out, nobody dared to utter a word about the danger.

However, just as the Demon Clan’s army was preparing to set out, Yang Mei stood there, motionless!

"Yang Mei, long time no see!"

A loud voice resounded above the Demon Clan’s city in the Void, reaching the whole clan.

"Carefree Elder, what are you doing here!"

Just by hearing the voice, Yang Mei knew who had come and felt a twinge of annoyance.

"Hahaha, it’s not like it’s my first time here. Are you not going to prepare a welcoming Elder from your Demon Clan for me this time?"

Above the Demon Clan’s city, an old man with graying hair dressed in a white robe stood in front of the Demon Clan’s combat dojo, looking at the vast Demon Clan army without a hint of fear.

Hearing the elder’s words, the Fourth Elder instinctively shrank back a little.

He was the Demon Clan’s Fourth Elder, but he hadn’t been so fifty years ago.

Back then, there was another Fourth Elder who had perished at the hands of the Carefree Elder standing before him.

Exactly because of this, when he achieved saintliness, he didn’t transition from protector but directly became the youngest Elder of the Demon Clan.

Now upon hearing Carefree Elder speak in such a way, it was difficult for him not to be afraid.

After all, like Yang Mei, the Carefree Elder was also a Three-Step Sage.

"Carefree Elder, don’t get in the way here. I have tasks to attend to. After I have dealt with them, I’ll accompany you in whatever you want!"

Daoist Yang Mei, already in a foul mood, grew even more irate at the sight of the Carefree Elder and waved his hand as if ushering him away.

"Have you lost your mind? I’m here today, and you think you can go anywhere?"

The Carefree Elder looked coldly at Yang Mei. His eyes, once filled with taunts, now bore murderous intent.

In the past, while still a Two-Step Quasi-Saint, the Carefree Elder had witnessed Yang Mei lead a massacre that nearly extinguished his entire family.

Since then, the Carefree Elder, once indifferent to family affairs, changed entirely, living solely to slaughter Demon Clan members.

Over countless years, even the Sages of the Demon Clan fell to the Carefree Elder, three or four of them, while Quasi-Saints were too numerous to count.

Half of the soul lamps in the Soul Hall were extinguished because of the Carefree Elder.

In this process, the Carefree Elder also found his fortune and advanced to a Three-Step Sage in one stroke.

This increased his capacity to slaughter the Demon Clan even further.

Aside from Daoist Yang Mei, the Demon Clan could find no one else to stand against him.

This was why each time the Carefree Elder arrived, it caused the Demon Clan great distress.

With the appearance of the Carefree Elder today, Yang Mei knew that entering the Three Realms was no longer possible.

Diving deep into the Void, he fixed his gaze on the Carefree Elder, not giving him a chance to strike below.

Meanwhile, in the Three Realms, many Quasi-Saints who had just undergone a great battle returned to Golden Turtle Island to recover from their injuries.

All the Demon Clan’s Quasi-Saints in the Three Realms had been exterminated, with only the Demon Clan’s remnant forces left, which the celestial Soldiers and Generals were continuously hunting. The situation in the Three Realms had now completely stabilized.

The many Quasi-Saints prepared to leave Golden Turtle Island and return to their own dojos for cultivation.

After all, with the Three Realms frequently experiencing major battles, the damage to the realms was extensive. They would return to their dojos partly to restore the surrounding Spiritual Energy.

However, Wang Yang had them all stay on Golden Turtle Island, urging them to rest and recuperate with peace of mind.

And it was time for him to start preparing for Achieving Saintliness.