182: Empty the Demon Palace, Golden Elixir Level 10

An hour later.

The entire demon hall had been emptied by Chu Jiang, Xiaobai, and Longteng, not a single hair left behind. Even the two Dragon Lion stone statues at the entrance of the demon hall were taken by Xiaobai and stored in his Bag of Holding.

Chu Jiang tallied his gains.

Three hundred Spirit Stones, three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

First-grade Heaven And Earth Treasure—

Divine Soul Crystal: A rare crystal capable of storing and transmitting Soul power. It is a core Material for refining Advanced Puppets and has a certain probability of allowing Puppets to develop higher intelligence.

Purple Gold Profound Iron: An extremely hard metal containing Purple Gold Qi, used to refine the joints and weapons of Puppets, it can greatly enhance the Puppet's attack and defense.

Golden Spirit Pearl: Can double the Cultivation speed for those below Transcendent who Cultivate Gold-attribute Qi.

Netherworld Spring Water: Purifies the Soul, cleanses True Qi or Magical Power.

One hundred and eight Fiend Grade Great Demon physical cores.

Forty Grandmaster-grade martial arts Secret Manuals, nineteen Peak-grade, seven Peerless-grade, and two Extreme-grade.

These were all plundered by Yun Province demons over many years. They had their own Demonic Technique System, but they also referenced Human Race martial arts, which is why they collected them.

As for some Demon Yuan Pills, Demon Soul Pills, and other demonic artifacts and treasures that boost Cultivation, they were all divided between Xiaobai and Longteng.

Besides these.

There were also dozens of rare treasures for Great Grandmasters, and hundreds of low-grade treasures that could be used by Grandmaster or Vajra-grade cultivators.

The Yun Province demons' thousand-year accumulation all became his wedding dress.

What surprised him even more was obtaining a roster, a list of various Yun Province forces colluding with demons.

It involved not only major Jianghu sects but also high-ranking officials from various counties and even a high-ranking official from the Yun Province Governor's office.

The roster contained hundreds of names, all prominent figures; those of lower status were not even on this roster.

Among the Seven Great Sects of Yun Province, three were involved.

One of them was Myriad Sound Valley, which he had already annihilated.

The second was Golden Saber Gate, which secretly colluded with demons, regularly offering hundreds of strong men, and even Qi and Blood martial artists, to the Yun Province demon headquarters.

As for how these people were obtained.

In times of chaos.

A few people going missing was too normal.

A few people disappearing from each village, coupled with the protection and concealment of local county officials, allowed them to gather these people.

The third was Purple Flame Demon Sect, though they had only recently started colluding with demons in recent years, becoming their front.

Chu Jiang casually opened a detail page:

“...”

The general meaning, simply translated, was:

“In the first month of the 5123rd year of the Great Chu Dynasty, in Qingfeng Town, Purple Flame County, a sudden landslide and earthquake occurred. The Purple Flame Demon Sect utilized the earth dragon's upheaval, colluded with the local county magistrate, fabricated the burial of the entire town of Qingfeng, and handed over 1,200 commoners to the demons!”

“In the third month of the following year, Dahuzi Village and Liushui Village in Purple Flame County were massacred by demons. The Purple Flame Demon Sect was responsible for covering it up, fabricating it as a village feud, bribing local officials, modifying data, and concealing the matter.”

“In the early summer of the same year, the head of the Purple Flame Demon Sect branch in Canglan County colluded with local water monsters in Canglong River to cause a flood, resulting in 300 missing persons, all of whom were offered to the Yun Province demon headquarters.”

“...”

Such instances were countless.

Rotten, too rotten.

Besides the Seven Great Sects, more than two dozen other Jianghu sects were secretly colluding with demons.

A dazzling array, shocking to behold.

Almost the entire Yunzhou Thirteen Prefectures, nearly half of the System, had fallen, either severely or mildly, all having intricate connections with demons.

Even with a strong figure like Ye Lingkong in Yun Province, it had developed to this point; some weaker provinces had probably already completely fallen.

This large ship was leaking everywhere, with its bottom also hollowed out, already teetering on the brink. Without an accident, its sinking was only a matter of time.

“Even if the Dynasty changes, these people will still be officials, these great sects will still be glorious. Only the common people will live a life worse than death!”

“No matter who it is, they can all shit on them!”

Even if discovered, they wouldn't fear. The reason was simple: most of the officials in Yun Province were like this.

They bet that you couldn't kill so many people at once, otherwise, where would you find people to fill the void, and where would they come from?

Killing is easy, governing is difficult.

This has been a problem since ancient times, practically unsolvable.

Replace with new people.

But how can you guarantee that future generations won't do the same, or even worse?

Sometimes, even if the higher-ups know, they will only turn a blind eye, and perhaps even collude.

This world is governed by people.

The Great Qin Dynasty, which governed by law, was instead the shortest-lived Dynasty, long having disappeared into the river of history.

Moreover, even the rule of law ultimately comes down to the rule of people.

However.

He had no such concerns.

Since he knew, he couldn't let it go; he would uproot them all.

No matter who was involved, they would all be taken down.

Born in chaotic times, one should pacify the world with killing.

Kill.

Kill until everyone is terrified.

“Who told you to have your names written on the roster of this demon lair? You can't blame this Lord!”

Chu Jiang let out a series of sinister laughs.

He put away the roster and took out the martial arts Secret Manuals from the demon hall.

“First, fuse a Saber Technique!”

A moment later.

(Fusion process omitted... Formed by the Fusion of one Extreme-grade Saber Technique and two Peerless-grade martial arts, the main Saber Technique has been fused.)

【Golden Core Realm Martial Art · Annihilation Thunder Blade】

【Annihilation Thunder Blade, a Saber Technique containing nine layers of Annihilation power. One layer for getting Started (Entry), three for Minor Achievement, six for Major Achievement, and nine for Perfection. The Dao of Thunder is boundless, and its power is infinite.】

“It’s time to Breakthrough!”

Now that he had immense Lifespan, it was better to Breakthrough early. The main force of the Yun Province demons had already been cleared by him.

The remaining scattered forces were perfect for him to rack up kill counts.

【Golden Core Realm Martial Art · Great Sun Bright Body (Not Entered)】

【demon life essence: Two hundred thirty-eight thousand years】

【Own Lifespan: One hundred years】

“...”

Transcendent Realm, there are no Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, Peak, or further Peak divisions. It's simple and clear: each major Realm is divided into ten layers.

With such a vast Lifespan, even a pig should be able to Breakthrough to the Transcendent Realm, and perhaps even have some left over.

Let's do it.

He held the one hundred and eight Great Demon physical cores, which included the seventeen Fiend Grade peerless Great Demons, in his hand.

【Year 1: You begin to Cultivate the Great Sun Bright Body. You refine the demon cores, and your Cultivation speed increases.】

【Year 3: The energy required to Breakthrough to the Transcendent Realm is too vast, far exceeding any Realm you have Breakthrough before.】

【Year 5: The energy of the demon cores is exhausted, and your Cultivation speed significantly decreases.】

【Year 6: You take out Spirit Stones to Cultivate, and your Cultivation speed increases again.】

【Year 7: You feel signs of Breakthrough.】

【Year 10: Your Great Sun Bright Body reaches Entry, you condense Golden Core Magical Power, and successfully Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm First Layer.】

【Year 20: Without resource support, your Cultivation speed significantly drops. Coupled with your lack of talent and insufficient affinity with Heaven And Earth, it is difficult to perceive deeper levels of Heaven And Earth energy for Golden Core Realm Cultivation.】

【Year 100: You perceive a trace of the deep power between Heaven And Earth. You refine it, and your Cultivation slightly increases.】

【Year 700: You become increasingly skilled at absorbing the deep energy of Heaven And Earth. Although the speed is slow, you can perceive your own progress.】

【Year 2000: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Second Layer.】

【Year 3000: Great Sun Bright Body reaches Minor Achievement.】

【Year 4500: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Third Layer.】

【Year 6700: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Fourth Layer.】

【Year 8500: Great Sun Bright Body reaches Major Achievement.】

【Year 10000: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer.】

【Year 15000: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Sixth Layer.】

【Year 18000: Great Sun Bright Body reaches Perfection.】

【Unlocked: Great Sun True Fire, world purification shield, Heavenly Eye Transcendent.】

【Great Sun True Fire: Can ignite the Void Realm, burn all things, and has miraculous effects against evil spirits.】

【world purification shield: Constructed from the purest power of the sun, it can dispel all evil and has impregnable defense.】

【Heavenly Eye Transcendent: Can see the world that ordinary people cannot see, discovering the strangeness that others cannot see.】

【Year 20000: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Seventh Layer.】

【Year 27000: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Eighth Layer.】

【Year 35000: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Ninth Layer.】

【Year 40000: Great Sun Bright Body advances to Transcendent, Great Sun True Fire, world purification shield, Heavenly Eye Transcendent are greatly enhanced, and the Physical Body undergoes evolution.】

【Year 48000: You Breakthrough to Golden Core Realm Tenth Layer.】

【Year 50000: Your Great Sun Bright Body has been Cultivated to its limit, with no further possibility of improvement. You reach the Golden Core Realm Tenth Layer Extreme Realm.】

【demon life essence: One hundred seventy-eight thousand years】

【Own Lifespan: One thousand two hundred years】

“...”

With a rumbling sound.

Heaven And Earth exploded.

Chu Jiang's Aura surged into the sky, constantly soaring. His Qi and blood were like a boiling ocean, stirring up monstrous waves, and his power multiplied countless times, almost crushing the surrounding Void Realm.

His True Essence Sea also evolved into a boundless, deep Magical Power Lake. Lightning flashed on the lake's surface, and electric snakes swam, every drop of Magical Power containing immensely vast Thunder power.

Crack, snap!

His Physique, life, and even bone structure were undergoing reshaping. Every inch of his skin, every drop of blood, every bone, received a complete baptism in this metamorphosis.

Life was vast, like an unextinguishable sun true fire, burning fiercely.

He saw.

He grabbed with his large hand.

A several-hundred-meter enormous palm covered the demon mountain.

The entire demon hall was forcefully pulled out of the ground and crushed in his hand with a crisp crack.

Turning into dust.

Bang!

Chu Jiang moved through the Void Realm, his body like a swimming Dragon.

Rumble!

The entire mountaintop shattered into pieces, and rocks immediately flew everywhere.

“Master has Breakthrough!”

“But, this is too terrifying, isn't it? Is this still a Human Race?”

Xiaobai and Longteng were both stunned. This must have been a Breakthrough to the heavens.

“Is this the Transcendent Realm?”

To be able to pull the entire demon hall out of the ground, the power required is simply unimaginable. Truly, his strength could pull up mountains and his Aura could cover the world.

Terrifying to such an extent.