Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 240 - 227 [Equal with the Tao and Heaven, A Great Catastrophe is Coming] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 240: Chapter 227 [Equal with the Tao and Heaven, A Great Catastrophe is Coming] (Please Subscribe)

Primordial Demon Realm.

Luo Hou looked at Chen Demon, War Demon, and others, somewhat annoyed by their lack of ambition. These fellows were of little help to him in what he now sought to achieve.

His adversaries included The Three Pure Ones, Jieyin and Zhunti, Hong Jun, and Pangu—figures of at least the Saint level. The capabilities of the likes of Chen Demon were still too feeble!

With a flicker of thought, he couldn’t help but recall the great war between Dao and Demons, when he thought that the "Slaying Immortal Sword Formation" could flatten all obstacles, only to find that Hong Jun had enlisted the aid of Yang Mei, Yin Yang, and Qian Kun.

As a result, his efforts were thwarted!

The more Luo Hou thought about it, the angrier he got, and he eventually let out a cold snort: "Hong Jun can seek help from others, but can’t I, Luo Hou, find allies as well?"

Chaos Demon Gods, born in compliance with the fate of the Great Dao, were such that even Pangu could not eradicate them completely. There were still numerous Chaos Demon Gods in the Chaotic Universe who survived the great ordeal of heaven-opening, hiding and barely clinging to life.

As the Destruction Demon God, one of the mightiest among the Chaos Demon Gods, Luo Hou had considerable influence. Many Chaos Demon Gods had connections with him.

Darkness, Devouring, Annihilation, Nightmare, Fear, Greed, Anger, Foolishness...

One name after another surfaced in Luo Hou’s mind, then turned into a sigh: "It’s just unknown how many are still alive today?"

Pangu’s opening of heaven was an ordeal for Pangu himself, for the Chaotic Universe, and for the Chaos Demon Gods. The various calamities that occurred in the Primordial World were merely trivial matters compared to the heaven-opening calamity!

Stirred, Luo Hou used his "Primordial Demon Qi" to create a Great Dao Rune, through which he entered a bizarre dream.

Among Chaos Demon Gods, there were natural means of communication, and the Nightmare Demon God of old was Luo Hou’s bridge to other Chaos Demon Gods.

This dream, shrouded in gray mist, was bizarre beyond measure, birthing many strange creatures.

Seeing this, Luo Hou sighed: "It seems that the Nightmare guy really is dead! He can’t make it back from the river of time for now! But, fortunately, his methods are still usable!"

Among the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, despite their different personalities and the different Daos they mastered, they would compare their insights through discussions to determine superiority.

Thus, before Pangu slayed the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, these Chaos Demon Gods had formed alliances and small groups.

Hong Jun, Yang Mei, Yin Yang, Qian Kun, and others were one such group, while Luo Hou, Nightmare, and others often joined forces to contend against other Demon Gods.

However, after the opening of heaven, Luo Hou dared not contact his "close friends"!

He had no choice!

At that time, his power had plummeted to rock bottom, and he didn’t feel capable of suppressing those former "close friends."

In the Primordial World, the law of the jungle prevailed, and among the Chaos Demon Gods, this was a hundredfold more severe, everything depended on strength.

Should others find you in a period of weakness, they might strike ruthlessly!

This...

Luo Hou knew all too well!

After all, in the past in the chaos, he had not infrequently schemed against those "close friends"!

Now, though his power had not returned to its peak, having established the Demon Path granted him a broader Dao, enough to quell those individuals’ ambitions.

Within the dream sculpted by Nightmare, several stars shone brightly, and Luo Hou was overjoyed, immediately sending messages to the Demon Gods these stars represented.

However, even if the messages were received, he was not sure when these Chaos Demon Gods might arrive, or whether they would spare no effort to assist him.

Thus, after pondering for a moment, he decided to take some action.

"It would be great if I could retrieve the Destructive World Mill!"

Luo Hou sighed deeply. His previous self, the Destruction Demon God, was favored by the Great Dao and accompanied by the existence of the Chaos Treasure.

Regrettably, during the great calamity of heaven-opening, despite his utmost efforts, he was still no match for Pangu and only a wisp of his True Spirit reincarnated into the Primordial World.

And his accompanying Chaos Treasure, the "Destructive World Mill," vanished in that great battle!

"Pangu!"

Luo Hou gritted his teeth in hatred. If he still had his accompanying treasure, why would he have gone out of his way to exhaustively craft the "Slaying Immortal Sword Formation"?

Simply wielding the "Destructive World Mill" would reduce the entire Primordial World to nothingness, effortlessly refining the Primordial World, wouldn’t it?

Not to mention one Hong Jun, even ten Hong Juns would not be able to impede his plans!

Suddenly, a thought struck Luo Hou, recalling something he learned after becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint: "Those fellows might be useful too!"

After the fall of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, their malevolent spirits lingered, transforming into fierce beasts, which is why the Primordial World faced the calamity of fierce beasts after the creation of heaven and earth.

Among the most formidable were Beast Emperor Shen Ni, the fierce beasts Huan and Qiongqi, Taotie, Taowu, and Chaos, the strongest kings among the fierce beasts.

The fierce beast Huan was jointly slain by the dragon and phoenix clans, Beast Emperor Shen Ni was exterminated by the newly revived Heavenly Dao, but the four great fierce beasts escaped from the Primordial World.

As for how he came to know this so clearly, it was because the "God Slaying Spear" in his hand originally belonged to Beast Emperor Shen Ni!

After the Heavenly Punishment fell, Shen Ni was obliterated, but the "God Slaying Spear" remained, and Luo Hou, being the closest, picked it up cheaply!

In the past, he was able to inform Xuanqing of the whereabouts of the "Five-needle Pine" because he had been keeping track of the movements of those four fierce beast kings.

He originally thought that he could trick Xuanqing, but unexpectedly, Xuanqing was too cautious and even brought along the Tongtian Sect Master, a Heavenly Dao Saint.

As a result, Taotie perished.

However, Qiongqi, Taowu, and three other sovereign fierce beasts still lurk in the small realms near the Primordial World, all half a step away from becoming Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals.

In fact, these three fierce beast sovereigns have potential not inferior to the Innate Sacred, but what prevents their ascension to Primordial Daluo is only due to the shackles binding them.

Yes!

These fierce beasts were born from the Evil Qi and resentment of the Chaos Demon Gods, possessing segments of the Chaos Demon Gods’ Great Dao, but alas, all were incomplete.

Thus, as endless eons passed, they remained stuck at the half-step Primordial Daluo level.

A single Great Dao theoretically supports only one Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, just like Taotie, who inherited part of the Devouring Demon God’s Great Dao. Yet, as long as the Devouring Demon God occupies it, he could never truly ascend.

"Ascension to Primordial is impossible, but with my Demon Path and the strength of those three, it’s not impossible to create three Demon Dao Saints!"

Throughout these centuries, he did not remain idle while suppressed by Hong Jun; he kept pondering ways to elevate the Demon Path to equal that of Heavenly Dao, even evolving several Saint Fruit Positions.

He had some accomplishments.

As long as a Great Dao is strong enough to sustain the true spirits of beings compatible with this Dao, it can make them pseudo Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals!

Yes!

Pseudo Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals!

Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal is a realm, while Saint is an official position. In his view, Heavenly Dao Saints who entrust their Primordial Spirits to the Heavenly Dao are pseudo Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals, their power lent by the Heavenly Dao.

The same applies to Earth Dao Saints.

Therefore, over these years, even suppressed by Hong Jun, he didn’t abandon fortifying the Demon Path and even persuaded the Evil Corpses of beings like Yuanshi Tianzun to enter the Demon Realm.

There’s but one reason!

Only if the Demon Path continuously absorbs new sustenance can it become equal to Heavenly Dao, and only then might he, by leveraging the Demon Path, shape several Demon Dao Saints.

Heavenly Dao Saints are restricted by Heavenly Dao, Earth Dao Saints by Earth Dao, and if Demon Dao Saints are born, naturally they are controlled by him, the Ancestor of the Demon Path.

But he underestimated the Saints, particularly Yuanshi Tianzun, who now directly seized his Demon Ancestor rank, splitting the evolved Demon Realm created from his physical body in two.

This places him now in an extremely awkward position. Clearly, he was the opener of the Demon Path, yet Yuanshi Tianzun has seized much of the fortune belonging to the Demon Path.

It’s like an Emperor, who after painstakingly expanding his territory and establishing a supreme dynasty, ends up having the fruits of his victory stolen by a treacherous minister near him.

Luo Hou naturally refused to accept this!

Unfortunately, with the Demon Realm split in two, in the eyes of most of the Demon Clan, he is already a remnant of the former regime!

"What belongs to me, no one can take away!"

Luo Hou said fiercely: "Pangu, Hong Jun, Yuanshi Tianzun, Nuwa, Xuanqing, this account, I will sooner or later settle with each of you!"

Boom!

The void trembled, Luo Hou’s aura oppressively covering the "Primordial Demon Realm," and then, with a flash of Demon Light, he directly entered the chaos near the Primordial World.

To regain his Demon Ancestor status and authority of the Demon Path, one way is to slay the Primordial Heavenly Demon, the other is to find a way to control more fortune of the Demon Path.

The former, with Primordial Heavenly Demon being the Evil Corpse of Yuanshi Tianzun, means neither Heavenly Dao nor Saints can die. If he lacks the power to kill Heavenly Dao and Hong Jun in one fell swoop, even slaying the Primordial Heavenly Demon would be futile.

As for the latter, to control more fortune of the Demon Path, one must find more beings with great fortune and integrate them into the "Primordial Demon Realm" to enhance his fortune as the Ancestor of the Demon Path.

Compared, the latter is somewhat easier; he possesses "Primordial Demon Qi," turning cultivators of the Immortal Dao into Demon Path adherents isn’t so difficult.

...

Mount Sumeru.

When Jieyin Daoist and Zhunti Daoist returned to the Primordial World, they immediately sealed the "Abyss of Darkness," and attempted to convert the suppressed Demon Clan using Buddhist teachings.

This time, they successfully subdued four Great Divine Power wielders of the Demon Dao, nearly a hundred Daluo Golden Immortals, and thousands of Taiyi Golden Immortals of the Demon Clan.

Taiyi Golden Immortals are naturally easier to convert, but those Daluo Golden Immortals and Great Divine Power wielders, with firm wills and their own Great Daos, minds firm as iron, are not so easily converted!

Regarding this, Jieyin Daoist didn’t insist, converting those who could be converted, and using those who couldn’t be converted as core materials for refining Innate Spiritual Treasures.

After all, he personally witnessed Huiyue Demon Lord refining a Jie Demon, a Great Divine Power level being, directly into a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the "Demon Refining Cauldron."

The Western region is barren. Although over the years, with the support of the Earth Dao’s will and a steady rise in Innate Spiritual Energy, there still lacks enough Innate Spiritual Treasures.

As such, several disciples from the Western Sect, though qualified to undergo corpse-severing, had no Innate Spiritual Treasures to contain their three corpses!

Now, with the method of refining demons into treasures, Jieyin Daoist naturally exerted extra effort.

But he and Zhunti, immersed in artifact refining, didn’t notice that Nuwa’s "Mother-child Creation Divine Light" spawned the child of the Demon Path, Molo, who attached to a Demon Clan body, entered Mount Sumeru, and subtly corrupted a Buddhist Sect disciple’s mind, aiming to lead him into the Demon Path!

This disciple, too, was no ordinary being, but one whom Jieyin Daoist highly valued, believing him capable of inheriting his mantle, Jin Naluo.

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