69: Chapter 69 Heaven and Earth Cleanse Themselves of Turbidity, the Emperor's Banner

This Yin Demon, which called itself a Mountain God, was inexplicably shocked.

It was the spirit of this mountain range; although the name "Mountain God" was self-proclaimed, it could indeed command the spirituality within this mountain.

Yet even so, it could not do as Yu Xiu did, making the grasses and trees in the mountain spontaneously form meditation cushions, nor could it cause flowers to bloom with a single thought, disperse the clouds in the sky, or make the light of the great sun shine solely upon itself!

Was this not the means of a deity?

Yu Xiu paid no mind to this; holding the Origin aura of that Yin Demon, he fell into a state of enlightenment regarding the Dao.

"After the Emperor passed away, the myriad Daos fell into chaos, and Yin and Yang lost their order; is that why Yin was born?"

"Wrong. Yin Demon was not born because of the Emperor's fall!"

"It is the result of the cycle of Heaven and Earth!"

"Therefore, Yin Demons exist upon human bodies and within all living beings. This is not something inherently belonging to them, but rather Heaven and Earth cleansing its impurities, and humans, along with all living things, are all parts of Heaven and Earth."

"No wonder the Yin Demon within me could never keep up with the version!"

It turned out that the process of Heaven and Earth cleansing impurities was balanced for all living things.

Yu Xiu broke through realms too quickly, so the speed at which the foul, turbid Qi gathered on him could not keep up, naturally failing to spawn a Yin Demon.

"For ten thousand years from now, this Universe of Heaven and Earth will no longer be suitable for Martial Artist cultivation, and this path of cultivation will decline."

"Replacing it will be the rule of the Yin Demon, which needs to cleanse all the impurities of Heaven and Earth!"

"With the Yin Demon in power, it shall rule over the Universe of Heaven and Earth for one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years!"

"As Yin and Yang cycle and Heaven and Earth cleanse impurities, all living beings are approaching the darkest of eras!"

The Dao of Primordial Origin flowed through Yu Xiu's heart; in this instant, he glimpsed the laws governing the operation of the Universe.

It could also be said that he had foreseen the outcome ten thousand years into the future.

And even the grand trend of Heaven and Earth for the one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years following that ten-thousand-year period.

If nothing unexpected happens, after ten thousand years, an extraordinary Yin Demon will attain the Dao to become an Emperor, acting as the Dominator of Heaven and Earth.

Thereafter, whether it be the Human Race, the Yao Race, or other living beings, all will become food for the Yin Demon.

Because Yin Demons love to consume Yang Qi, the Human Race and all other living things will naturally have a hard time.

This was the dark era that Yu Xiu had sensed.

"However, this natural law of Heaven and Earth cleansing impurities and Yin and Yang reversing is not irreversible."

Yu Xiu could reverse it.

Of course, not right now.

Currently, his Dao of Primordial Origin is not yet profound enough; he needs time.

But it certainly won't take ten thousand years.

Therefore, after ten thousand years, this Heaven and Earth will not be for the Yin Demon to rule; Yu Xiu will intervene himself.

It's just that Martial Artist cultivation will certainly no longer be viable.

Yu Xiu can reverse Heaven and Earth's cleansing of impurities, but he will not interfere with natural laws.

When Yin and Yang reverse, the special essence that nurtures various precious medicines, spiritual objects, and that which is suitable for Martial Artist cultivation will dissipate.

That is the Yang of Heaven and Earth.

Replacing it will be another type of power nurtured by the Yin of Heaven and Earth.

That kind of power should be more suitable for cultivating the Demonic Path.

"Ten thousand years later, will it be an era belonging to the Demonic Path?"

No, from now on, it is the era of the Dao Ancestor suppressing the world.

"Eh, Demonic Path?"

A flash of inspiration crossed Yu Xiu's mind, followed by countless ideas.

"Yin Demon, the Yin Demon born of Heaven and Earth!"

"It merely carries the evil, turbidity, and Yin of Heaven and Earth!"

"But, after removing the evil and turbidity, is it not all the best spirituality in Heaven and Earth?"

This is not a Yin Demon; this is a great medicine nurtured by Heaven and Earth!

It is no wonder that after a Yin Demon dies, it transforms into various spiritual objects.

It is precisely because the Yin Demon has died, the evil and turbidity have dissipated, leaving only the spirituality to condense into spiritual objects.

However, when spiritual objects condense naturally, most of the spirituality has already been lost and dissipated.

This is a waste.

Yu Xiu thought for a moment, "I should use the method of Yin and Yang circulation to remove the evil and turbidity of the Yin Demon, take its spirituality, and nourish myself."

"No, it is too slow and too wasteful."

"The soul of a Yin Demon is also nurtured by Heaven and Earth; even the Yin Demons born upon cultivators are products of Heaven and Earth cleansing its impurities, merely dwelling within the cultivator."

Therefore, whether it is a Yin Demon naturally nurtured by Heaven and Earth, or one that emerges from a cultivator, they will both transform into spiritual objects upon death.

The only difference is that a Yin Demon dwelling within a cultivator will possess an extra portion of human memory and be influenced by human nature.

In reality, such Yin Demons are actually more evil than those naturally nurtured by Heaven and Earth.

"Heaven-born soul! Heaven-born spirit! They should be put to good use!"

"This is the law of Yin and Yang reversal and Heaven and Earth cleansing impurities. For all living things, it is an unprecedented change, but for the Dao of Primordial Origin, it is a gift from Heaven and Earth!"

"Within it naturally lies the spirituality of all things in Heaven and Earth, and the laws of natural operation!"

"I shall refine a human emperor banner to collect the souls of Yin Demons, transform them into Heavenly Souls, and supplement my own spirit and will."

"I shall also refine a human emperor cauldron to refine the bodies of Yin Demons, restore their spirituality, remove the turbid evil, and accelerate my comprehension of the laws governing the operation of all things in Heaven and Earth."

At this moment, the inspiration and flashes of insight in Yu Xiu's mind surged to the extreme.

How to refine the human emperor banner, how to refine the human emperor cauldron, what attributes of Materials were needed, and whether to use gold, jade, wood, stone, and so on—all of this rapidly surfaced in his mind.

"Hmm? Collecting Materials takes time, but I can first borrow some from this mountain and complete them later."

With a thought in his heart, Yu Xiu reached out his hand.

He saw countless bits of spirituality gathering from the myriad grasses and trees in the mountain, quickly forming a piece of spiritual wood.

Then, countless amounts of pure Yang of Heaven and Earth poured from the great sun and from all directions into the spiritual wood in his hand.

There was also the spirituality within fire, surging out from the fire veins deep within the earth.

There was metal essence Qi and so on; various types of spirituality emerged from heaven and earth.

At this moment, Yu Xiu seemed to have become the true master of Heaven and Earth, ruling over all things in Heaven and Earth.

If he wanted it, Heaven and Earth would naturally provide feedback.

It was just that he did not want much.

Therefore, very quickly, the spiritual wood in Yu Xiu's hand transformed into a palm-sized human emperor banner, shimmering with golden light.

There was also a palm-sized human emperor cauldron, exuding a vast, righteous aura.

Both of them contained the various natural, marvelous principles left behind by Yu Xiu using the Dao of Primordial Origin; they were natural, as if crafted by Heaven itself!

"It is a bit small and a bit crude."

If he continued to walk the world and constantly extracted various types of spirituality from Heaven and Earth, this palm-sized human emperor banner and human emperor cauldron could slowly reach Perfection.

But blindly taking from Heaven and Earth would only accelerate the decline of the Martial Artist cultivation path and force the cleansing of impurities in Heaven and Earth to reach its peak prematurely.

There was no need for that.

The world is vast; there are already many naturally formed spiritual objects, so he could just take them and fill them into the human emperor banner and human emperor cauldron.

Anyway, they are sufficient for now, aren't they?

Yu Xiu turned his gaze toward the Yin Demon suppressed to the side that called itself the 'Mountain God', "Then, let us first use you to test my human emperor banner and human emperor cauldron."

The Yin Demon seemed to sense this in its heart and began to struggle frantically, but it could not struggle free no matter what; its mouth moved, but it could not make a sound.

Then, the human emperor banner rolled itself up, and in an instant, it collected the demonic soul of this Yin Demon.

The human emperor cauldron opened on its own and took away the now-motionless body of the Yin Demon.

In just a moment, pure Heavenly Soul energy flowed from the human emperor banner into Yu Xiu's nostrils, and from the human emperor cauldron, pure spirituality accompanied by some natural principles surged out and entered Yu Xiu's mouth.

"Very pure." Yu Xiu was quite satisfied.

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