57: The demon clan was subdued, and the Stone of Origin of Heaven and Earth was obtained, thus establishing the Xuanhuang Daoist lineage.

[You did not deactivate the Xuanhuang Heaven-Covering Battle Formation, but instead released the xuanhuang divine talisman and rapidly expanded your Domain once again, enveloping the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains within it.]

[After careful investigation, you discovered that those mixed-blood Demons had indeed perished. Now, only pure-blood Demons remained. Shockingly, there were over a hundred Heaven-Grade Demons among them, and most of their auras were identical to those of the sealed Demons.]

[It seems the Demons really did use some unknown method to transfer the power of those sealed Demons to other Demons of the same Origin.]

[The subsequent battle was one-sided. Although these Demons resisted fiercely, with your current strength, you naturally suppressed and sealed them all with ease.]

[This is the cruel Law of the transcendent world—victory often depends on top-tier combat power. If a being surpassing you could be born within the Demon race, the outcome of today's battle might have been uncertain.]

[After clearing out the Demons, you arrived at the core area of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains. Standing before you was a giant rock a thousand feet tall, emanating an eerie light. This must be the meteorite that brought the Demon calamity and the source of the mysterious power protecting the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.]

[The surface of the giant rock flowed with astonishing Dao of Space, and its interior contained vast, sea-like energy. What concerned you even more was that it seemed to hide some profound information that would require time to fully decipher.]

[Around the giant rock, you saw a mysterious Formation. This must be the core of those black beams of light. This Formation also used the giant rock as its energy core and was connected to the ley lines, which is how it managed to cover the entire Great Qian.]

[Next, you attempted to move the giant rock but found you could not shake it at all. Your strength seemed to dissipate upon contact with the rock. This source of the Demons was truly not simple.]

[Afterward, you stopped the Xuanhuang Heaven-Covering Battle Formation, and the other Martial Saints also ceased the operation of their techniques. They now knew that the Demons had all been dealt with by you; the Demon calamity that had spanned thousands of years had finally ended.]

[From now on, the Human Race would no longer need to worry about Demons.]

[You bade farewell one by one. Afterward, the other Martial Saints left one after another, while you decided to reside here temporarily to study the giant rock and the Formation.]

[Later, you used your Domain to transform this ruin into a forest. Then, you erected a Seal tower and placed all the sealed Demons inside it. This tower was named the Demon-Suppressing Tower.]

[Age 84: News of the Demons' eradication spread throughout the world. People everywhere cheered, and the entire Great Qian was enveloped in an atmosphere of joy.]

[Your reputation spread throughout the world once again. This time, some people even built temples for you, worshipping the statue of Celestial Venerable Xuanhuang.]

[Age 85: You deciphered the information contained on the giant rock. This information greatly shocked you.]

[This information consisted of images. Through these images, you learned the Origin of the Demons and what the giant rock actually was.]

[First, the Origin of the Demons was roughly as you had guessed: they came from another world, but they did not invade voluntarily.]

[The world where the Demons resided had long since been destroyed; they were the only survivors of that world.]

[The cultivation system of the Demon world was extremely cruel: it involved devouring the flesh and blood of other living beings to enhance strength. In the Demon world, Demons were the supreme race, and all other races were merely blood-food kept in captivity.]

[After Demons reached a certain limit in devouring flesh and blood, if they underwent another transformation, they would be endowed by the world with that kind of immortal and indestructible ability, becoming what were known as pure-blood Demons. As for things like Demon Bloodline, that was truly a racial talent.]

[The specific reason for the destruction of the Demon world was not shown in the images. It was only known that at that time, the entire world was shattered by a powerful force, and almost all living beings within it died. The only ones who survived were the remaining pure-blood Demons.]

[Perhaps the threat of death activated the world consciousness—or one could say, the Heavenly Dao—of the Demon world. The Heavenly Dao used its final power to condense this giant rock and took in all the remaining Demons.]

[Finally, having gone through who knows what, this giant rock landed in this world.]

[Based on the information, you let your mind wander and felt it was highly likely that something like Chaos space-time turbulence had shattered the Demon world, and through a coincidence of Opportunity, transported this rock to this world.]

[And according to the information, it was highly probable that this giant rock was condensed from the Origin power of heaven and earth. It could definitely be considered a supreme treasure. You didn't expect to actually stumble upon it. You named the giant rock the Origin Stone of Heaven and Earth.]

[Although your strength was not yet sufficient to utilize this treasure, your lifespan was still very long. You felt that one day, you would be able to refine it into your Magic Treasure.]

[Age 87: Your understanding of that Formation had become very deep. You slightly modified the Formation, turning it into a pure Qi Gathering Formation, capable of gathering the Origin Qi of heaven and earth from the entire Great Qian to your location.]

[The reason you changed the Formation into a Qi Gathering Formation was that as your cultivation became higher and higher, the surrounding Origin Qi of heaven and earth was no longer enough for you to absorb.]

[Now it was better; all the Qi of the Great Qian gathered here. Because so much Origin Qi of heaven and earth was gathered, the area within a thousand miles of where you were was shrouded in mist formed by the condensation of Origin Qi.]

[These mists presented a seven-colored halo, which was breathtaking under the sunlight.]

[The dense Origin Qi of heaven and earth made the surrounding trees full of spirituality; some even began to emit a faint fluorescence.]

[Age 93: Through your meditation on the Origin Stone, your Dao of Space had greatly improved.]

[Now you were able to shrink the earth into an inch, achieving a thousand miles in a single step.]

[Age 100: You raised over a hundred giant cities within the area covered by your Domain. You announced the establishment of the Way of Xuanhuang and spread a portion of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Scripture throughout the world.]

[Anyone who succeeded in Cultivating the Xuanhuang Heavenly Scripture could join your Way of Xuanhuang.]

[Once this news was released, it shocked the entire world. Now, who in the world did not know the name of Celestial Venerable Xuanhuang? Naturally, people were extremely eager to join the force you had established.]

[Age 110: The cities you established were full of people Cultivating the Xuanhuang Heavenly Scripture.]

[You were very happy about this. For these people Cultivating your Way of Xuanhuang, as long as they were within your Domain, you would share in the insights they produced.]

[With the help of the insights from everyone Cultivating the Xuanhuang Heavenly Scripture, your cultivation improved rapidly.]

[Age 120: At this time, the coverage of your Divine Thought had reached thirty-two thousand miles in radius.]