177: Chapter 177 The Old Demon of the Joyous Union is Possessed!

Chapter 177: Old Devil Hehuan is Possessed!

"Fellow Daoists, I didn't expect you all to show up so completely! Originally, I thought you would fully side with me and establish a Tiannan Immortal Cultivation Great Empire with me. Now it seems you've been feigning compliance all along, thinking there's a chance I might be killed. But tell me, have you ever considered that I did this on purpose?"

Zhao Changsheng looked at the numerous Tiannan Nascent Soul Cultivators who had appeared in Demon Fall Valley and spoke with a smile.

The Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators before him represented over eighty percent of those at the Middle Nascent Soul Stage or higher in the entire Tiannan Cultivation World.

To put it bluntly, even a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator would be somewhat wary of such a force, but to Zhao Changsheng, they held no deterrent power. Instead, he felt a sense of relief; he had originally felt some pity for these people, but now it seemed he had simply overthought things.

Zhao Changsheng's words caused the expressions of Old Devil Hehuan and the other Cultivators at or above the Middle Nascent Soul Stage to turn incredibly grim. Some even began to feel regret, but no matter how much they regretted it now, it was too late. They could only surround Zhao Changsheng tightly.

They were terrified that Zhao Changsheng might escape. If he did, every single one of them—and the families and Schools behind them—would cease to exist.

Together, they might still be a match for Zhao Changsheng and perhaps even kill him. But if they were separated, Zhao Changsheng would pick them off one by one, leaving them with no hope of survival.

"Oh, right. Besides you all, there should also be a Soul Transformation Stage Senior from the Great Sword Sect, right? I'll have to ask Senior to come out; stop hiding. If you keep hiding, it'll be hard for us to talk."

As soon as Zhao Changsheng said this, two figures appeared not far from the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

A man and a woman. The man was an old man in white robes, and the woman was a beautiful middle-aged woman. However, she was not a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator but was at the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

"I presume Senior must be Senior Old Monster Bai of the Taiyi Sect. And this lady should be the Sect Head or perhaps an Elder of the Taiyi Sect? Not bad, not bad at all. You certainly arrived quickly. I didn't think the two of you would show up. It seems I'll be able to learn quite a bit about the Great Jin from you. This will be quite beneficial for my future unification of the Great Jin Cultivation World. Now, I give you two a choice. The first is to help me unify the entire Great Jin Cultivation World and then the entire Mortal Realm. If you do, I can guarantee that in the future, one of you will be able to ascend to the Spirit Realm, and the other will be able to Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage before also ascending. If anyone else said this, I don't think you'd believe them, but if I say it, you should believe me, right?"

"Don't bother doubting; you only need to believe. If you don't, you can take a look at these. After seeing them, you should fully believe what I just said."

With that, Zhao Changsheng took out two scrolls and threw them to the man and woman.

One of the scrolls recorded the Reverse Spirit Passage, while the other detailed Spatial Nodes and methods to Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage.

Though the methods were dangerous, they were feasible.

This way, losses and casualties could be reduced.

Facing the scrolls Zhao Changsheng threw, the two of them caught them and began to examine them without saying a word.

However, they were certainly on guard. As for the group of Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from Tiannan, their expressions grew even uglier upon seeing this scene, yet not a single one spoke.

They could only stare at Zhao Changsheng with wary eyes to prevent him from fleeing, yet they never considered that Zhao Changsheng had no intention of running away at all.

The current atmosphere could be described as extremely tense; one wrong move could trigger a bloodbath that no one could stop. Under such circumstances, one can imagine who would dare to say another word.

"The two of you should be finished reading by now. If you are, I'll trouble you to give me an answer. If you truly want to fight to the death, I can only say you've made the stupidest choice. But if you choose to cooperate with me, I can guarantee what I said earlier."

"After all, I am the only one in the entire Mortal Realm capable of achieving this, and what I intend to do is for the benefit of the entire Mortal Realm. If you think you can kill me and take my belongings to advance further, then I can only say you are far too foolish. Since I dared to hand these things to you so directly, it proves I have enough strength to exterminate all of you. The reason I haven't acted is that I don't want the casualties in the Mortal Realm to be too great, nor do I want the Mortal Realm to lose too many Cultivators; it's not that I'm particularly merciful."

"It's simply that I am truly unwilling. Senior should understand this logic."

Zhao Changsheng looked at Old Monster Bai, a look of helplessness appearing on his face as he sighed.

"This old man naturally knows what you've said, and I thank you for informing me of these matters. However, your existence ensures the entire Mortal Realm will never know peace. Therefore, this old man feels it is more appropriate for you to simply perish. That way, the Mortal Realm can return to its former tranquility."

Old Monster Bai showed no sign of being moved by Zhao Changsheng's words; instead, his resolve to kill Zhao Changsheng grew even firmer.

He felt that if he killed Zhao Changsheng, the benefits he could obtain would far exceed the tidbits in the scrolls.

There were bound to be even greater benefits. Under such circumstances, how could he not be tempted? How could he give up the chance to kill Zhao Changsheng? If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know how long he'd have to wait for the next.

In fact, there might not even be a next time, because he felt that if Zhao Changsheng escaped today, his entire sect would be defenseless.

Given that, how could he be swayed by Zhao Changsheng's terms? He could only find a way to kill him, and this was the best opportunity.

"Senior, oh Senior, look at what this is. I hope Senior can open his eyes and see what this is. Don't think you have the strength to kill me. This is something not even you can do, and even if you invited every Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator in the entire Cultivation World, it still couldn't be done."

Zhao Changsheng didn't waste words and directly took out dozens of immortal extermination pearls, letting them hover in front of him. When he saw the destructive power radiating from these pearls causing space itself to twist, Old Monster Bai's face became incredibly dark and somber, filled with terror. "Now Senior should believe my words. Senior should understand that if I detonate all these immortal extermination pearls, not only Senior, but everyone present will die without a burial place. As for me, I certainly have a way to protect myself; they won't harm me in the slightest. Actually, I didn't expect that after doing so much, I still wouldn't earn your loyalty."

Zhao Changsheng's last sentence wasn't addressed to Old Monster Bai, but to Old Devil Hehuan and the others. Zhao Changsheng believed that although his previous actions were somewhat overbearing, they were ultimately for the sake of the entire Tiannan Cultivation World.

Yet he never imagined these fellows from the Tiannan Cultivation World would betray him so quickly. It was truly beyond his expectations.

But fortunately, he was prepared.

He was fully prepared; otherwise, how could he be so confident in resolving all the trouble before him? This was the source of Zhao Changsheng's confidence.

"Senior, you'd better discuss with the traitors behind you whether you want to do as I say and listen to me so we can resolve the crisis of the Mortal Realm. But if you can't reach an agreement, I'll have to send you to your deaths. That is not a difficult task for me."

"Stop bluffing here. Do you think continuing this bluffing is useful? Even if you really have so many immortal extermination pearls, do you really dare to detonate them?"

Old Devil Hehuan stepped forward and spoke in an extremely arrogant tone.

"Oh, you're not Old Devil Hehuan? I was wondering why this old guy would betray me so quickly and be able to dissolve the Restriction I left on him. So you aren't him at all. No wonder. It seems Old Devil Hehuan has been possessed by you. In that case, you must be an old Devil Head yourself. I see; there must be an Ancient Devil like you in those sealed lands, capable of completely possessing Old Devil Hehuan. Otherwise, without the strength of a Soul Transformation Stage when alive, possessing Old Devil Hehuan would be impossible. If I'm not mistaken, you want to use my strength to destroy the entire Tiannan Cultivation World so that you can regain control of the Mortal Realm. Ideally, you'd want me and the Tiannan Cultivation World to perish together so you can reap the rewards? Not bad, your plan is very good. One might say that if you hadn't met me, your plan would have already succeeded."

"I didn't expect the situation to become so complicated; it's quite a surprise. However, even if it's unexpected, it's fine. I can still deal with you. Don't think you can escape from my hands; it's impossible, absolutely impossible. I hope you understand and prepare to be killed."

"By the way, there's one more thing I want you to know. Never think of making an enemy of me; otherwise, you will die a miserable death. Do you know why I'm talking so much nonsense with you? It's exactly because I need to kill you, so I needed some time, and you gave me plenty of it. Therefore, it's better if you die now."

After those words were spoken, the previously arrogant Old Devil Hehuan was suddenly enveloped in transparent flames.

Then, under the unbelievable, shocked, horrified, and terrified gazes of everyone, he turned to ashes.

"I truly didn't expect Old Devil Hehuan to be possessed by an Ancient Devil. No wonder he made such a foolish decision. No wonder."

Looking at the ashes that were once Old Devil Hehuan, Zhao Changsheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

What he said was not false, but the truth.

Old Devil Hehuan had indeed been possessed by an Ancient Devil, one that, like that Demon Soul, had been sealed away.

Unfortunately, Old Devil Hehuan didn't hold out and was completely possessed, with the other party even taking control of everything in the Hehuan Sect.

Furthermore, he had persuaded the group of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators from the Tiannan Cultivation World, though it was unknown what he had promised them.

Seeing Old Devil Hehuan killed, the group of Tiannan Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators panicked—completely and utterly panicked. They were filled with immense regret. If it weren't for the massive benefits Old Devil Hehuan had promised, they wouldn't have been willing to betray Zhao Changsheng, but they never expected Old Devil Hehuan had long since been possessed.

"Now Senior should believe my sincerity. However, I didn't expect Senior to fail to notice this old fellow's condition before choosing to cooperate with him; it truly disappoints me. But disappointment aside, Senior still has some uses, and it's precisely because of those uses that I feel cooperation is necessary."

"I wonder if Senior is willing to cooperate. If not, then let's see whether Senior is more powerful or my immortal extermination pearls are."

Zhao Changsheng's threat-filled words caused Old Monster Bai's expression to turn grim.

Of course, his expression hadn't been good to begin with, but now it was even worse. Most importantly, he was wary—extremely wary. He never expected this Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, Zhao Changsheng, to have so many tricks, killing a Late Nascent Soul Great Cultivator silently and without warning.

This was simply too terrifying for him to accept, yet he had no choice but to accept it. After all, he had witnessed it with his own eyes. Even if he didn't want to, there was no denying the facts he had seen.

"Fellow Daoist is very formidable; this old man admires that, truly. So, how does Fellow Daoist think this old man should help you?"

Old Monster Bai took a deep breath and finally chose to cooperate with Zhao Changsheng; perhaps this was the only way to survive.

"Senior has made the right choice; thank you for that. However, our matter requires a token of loyalty. I wonder if Senior can provide me with one? That way, I can truly trust Senior and ensure no further betrayals occur."

Zhao Changsheng's smiling proposal left Old Monster Bai with no choice but to agree. Then, Old Monster Bai glanced at the surrounding Tiannan Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators who were looking to flee.

"Senior, don't misunderstand. They are not the token of loyalty; they aren't qualified. I mean her."

Zhao Changsheng pointed his finger at the beautiful middle-aged woman beside Old Monster Bai.

This woman clearly had an extraordinary relationship with Old Monster Bai; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought her along. Therefore, she had to be secured.

This was a necessity; there could be no room for error.