Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 305 - 278 [Survival of the Fittest, The Ultimate Truth of Heaven and Earth] (Please Subscribe) _2

Chapter 305: Chapter 278 [Survival of the Fittest, The Ultimate Truth of Heaven and Earth] (Please Subscribe) _2

His own mentor was also one of the main orchestrators.

But this time, before Shen Gongbao could take on the task, he was inexplicably shrouded in demon light and then teleported to a mid-tier thousand worlds.

"What’s going on?"

Shen Gongbao frowned deeply, urging the "Yuqing Immortal Light" for protection. Now at the Golden Immortal Realm, he was not so easily thrown into disarray.

His divine thought spread around, and soon he discovered that this was a terrifying world where the Demon Clan were used as alchemy materials by the Human Race.

In this world, the disciples of the Xuan Sect had passed down their doctrines, but the method of using demons for alchemy, originally created by Fu Xi, had also been transmitted here.

"Why should our Demon Clan be born only to be used as alchemy materials by the Human Race?"

"To hell with your fates!"

Before figuring out the situation, Shen Gongbao did not dare make any rash moves. However, his strange run of bad luck acted up again; just after leaving the spot, he saw hundreds of demons being slaughtered by the Human Race.

"Sigh!"

Shen Gongbao hurriedly stepped forward to stop them: "When will this cycle of vengeance end? Harmony is the most valuable! Dear Daoist fellows, please give some face to this poor Daoist!"

"Spare these little demons, please!"

He knew the grievances between the human and demon clans well; in the past, Emperor Jun had used the souls of the Human Race to forge the "Sorcerer Slayer Sword," leading to the Human Race’s subsequent frenzied revenge against the Demon Clan.

The leading cultivator looked at the unfamiliar appearance of Shen Gongbao and, without him revealing his identity, did not show any respect: "Who is this country bumpkin of a loose cultivator to interfere with the affairs of our Green Cloud Sect? Leave immediately!"

At this moment, Shen Gongbao, who cultivated the "Yuqing Immortal Technique," seemed to show no trace of demonic aura.

As for the Green Cloud Sect, it was a native cultivator’s power born in this world.

Shen Gongbao sighed helplessly and then swept a "Yuqing Immortal Light" toward the crowd: "I would offer my heart to the bright moon, but alas, the bright moon illuminates only the ditches!"

The cultivators who had just been imposing instantly fell like rain, creating several large pits on the ground, and Shen Gongbao took the opportunity to take away the small demons.

Of course, he did not kill those cultivators, as the karma between the human and demon clans was not something he, a lone Golden Immortal, had the power to change.

Finding a safe place, Shen Gongbao let the small demons go, but they looked at him with vigilance.

Shen Gongbao had no choice but to manifest his true form: "I am a member of the Demon Clan; you have nothing to fear! I will not use you for alchemy!"

The leader of the small demons immediately showed a look of surprise and bowed deeply in respect: "Leopard bows before the Demon King, thank you for saving our lives! Please teach us Divine Skills so we can take revenge and follow the Demon King through life after life!"

Shen Gongbao shook his head: "Although I am from the Demon Clan, I will not carelessly strike against the Human Race! Do not mention revenge in front of me!"

His saving leopard and the others was also because the true form of leopard was a leopard, and it very much resembled his uncle who had once adopted him.

As for killing...

The Chan Sect has always had a good relationship with the Human Race, and disciples like Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi are even mentors to the Human Emperor. If he dares to recklessly harm the Human Race, it wouldn’t be long before Yuanshi Tianzun would purify his sect.

Furthermore, he was far from qualified to take disciples, and the disciples of the Chan Sect must also receive the permission of Yuanshi Tianzun before they can be accepted.

However, seeing the miserable state of Leopard and the others, he still softened his heart and taught them a few life-saving Divine Skills that he had practiced in his early years.

He was about to leave when suddenly a very bewitching voice sounded in his ear: "Shen Gongbao, do you want to abandon your identity as a member of the Demon Clan?"

"Who is it?"

Shen Gongbao was suddenly shocked.

He was, after all, a Golden Immortal, with a divine thought as vast as a surging river. To go unnoticed by him, the being must be at least of the Daluo Golden Immortal level.

However, when he turned his head, he was instantly panic-stricken.

"Demon... Demon Ancestor Luo Hou!"

Shen Gongbao wanted to run, but found that he couldn’t move his body and had to force himself to stay calm: "Why would the Demon Ancestor bother with a mere Golden Immortal like me? Aren’t you afraid of tarnishing the Demon Ancestor’s reputation?"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Luo Hou incarnated and burst into laughter: "I am a demon; why would I care about reputation? Isn’t a bad reputation a type of reputation as well? Besides, you, as a disciple of the Chan Sect, a successor of Yuanshi, should be exorcising demons instead of saving a few insignificant little demons!"

"How interesting!"

Luo Hou, seeing Shen Gongbao tremble, went on to say by himself: "The world lumps demons and monsters together, not knowing that some of those ascetics seated on lotuses can sometimes be far more terrifying than the majority of demons and monsters in the world!"

"Boy, as a member of the Demon Clan, it’s a pity that you became a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun!"

"Are you interested in leaving the Chan Sect and following me to cultivate the Demon Path?"

His voice was full of temptation: "Deep down in your heart, you must also desire to slay those Cultivators who ruthlessly massacre the Demon Clan!"

"But you dare not!"

"Because, as a disciple of the Chan Sect, no matter when and where, you must abide by the rules!"

"Hahaha!"

Luo Hou’s large hand rested on Shen Gongbao’s shoulder: "Your mentor is quite hypocritical! Clearly his own incarnation rules with an iron fist in the Heavenly Demon Realm, yet he teaches you disciples to slay demons and eliminate devils!"

"Do you think that’s fair?"

In Luo Hou’s view, even though Shen Gongbao had become a disciple of the Chan Sect, his inherent nature was indelible. Tempting him to fall into the Demon Path was nothing difficult.

"Nonsense!"

Shen Gongbao immediately refuted loudly: "I am a practitioner of the Immortal Dao, how could I join forces with you? Don’t you mess with my Daoist heart!"

"As a disciple of the Chan Sect, I naturally observe the way of Heaven and enact Heaven’s mandates; when the Human Race bullies the weak with strength, I cannot stand idly by and watch them oppress the Demon Clan!"

"Likewise, if one day the Demon Clan wantonly slaughters the Human Race, I would not stand by and do nothing!"

Shen Gongbao was aware that Yuanshi Tianzun had an incarnation named Primordial Heavenly Demon, but he also knew that, with his own strength, it was inappropriate to pry into the Demon Path.

The Demon Path follows the law of the jungle, while the Immortal Dao pursues balance; having any race becoming overly powerful is not good for the Primordial World.

The same goes for all heavens and myriad worlds.

"Hahaha!"

Luo Hou seemed to have heard something laughable, and immediately burst into roaring laughter: "Such a ridiculous thought you have!"

"The human heart is precarious, the Daoist heart is fragile; playing both sides is to please neither!"

"Just like Nuwa, both the Holy Mother of the Human Race and the Wa Emperor of the Demon Clan, do you think she can balance the relationship between the two races?"

"She can only choose to watch from the sidelines!"

"Now that Fu Xi has become part of the Human Race, a Saint of the Human Dao, and the Evil Summoning Banner has fallen into Kunpeng’s hands, has the hatred between the human and demon races changed in the slightest?"

Hearing this, Shen Gongbao fell into silence, just as Luo Hou said, if Nuwa couldn’t do it, how could he possibly manage?

"No!"

Luo Hou said self-assuredly: "The essence of the soul is bloodthirst; when the Demon Clan is powerful, the Human Race is merely weeds by the roadside to be trampled on at will, and when the Human Race is powerful, the Demon Clan is nothing more than Elixirs for cultivation! Survival of the fittest is the fundamental principle of the Primordial World and all the heavens and myriad worlds! This is undeniable!"

"Can’t do it?"

Shen Gongbao couldn’t help but reveal a look of confusion. If the Saints couldn’t do it, could he, just a Golden Immortal, really bring about change?

"Watch on!"

Luo Hou did not harm Shen Gongbao, but simply confined him in the void; and soon, the Cultivators who were chasing down the demons caught up.

Facing those minor demons, they showed no mercy. Although Shen Gongbao had passed on a technique for escaping with one’s life, the likes of the leopard spirits simply had no time to master it.

"No!"

Shen Gongbao wanted to take action to stop it, but his body could not move under the influence of Luo Hou’s Divine Skills.

Luo Hou, on the other hand, revealed a hint of satisfaction in his smile. He didn’t believe that after witnessing this scene, Shen Gongbao could maintain his Daoist heart and not fall into the Demon Path.

However, just as Shen Gongbao’s Daoist heart was about to be eroded by Demonic Qi, the Infinite Seal left by Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly shone brightly.

"Bow to the highest Heaven, where halo illuminates the multitude. Immune to the Eight Winds, sitting upright on the purple gold lotus." Accompanied by boundless celestial music, an illusion of Yuanshi Tianzun appeared, and with a raise of his hand, he struck with the Sky Flipping Seal towards Luo Hou’s incarnation: "What cannot be done by people of today, may not be impossible for the generations to come!"

"Otherwise..."

"How to usher in the creation of Heaven and Earth?"

Yuanshi Tianzun’s Great Dao is not simply about following the Heavenly Dao. Following the Heavenly Dao is to comprehend it, and to comprehend it is to eventually replace it.

In fact, he is the most rebellious and unyielding among The Three Pure Ones.

Boom!

In an instant, a force capable of turning heaven and earth upside down manifested, the universe shattered, the Three Realms sank, all things returned to ruins, and the spirit of forging new heavens arose naturally.

Shen Gongbao stood there, stunned in place.

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