23: Chapter Discusses the Dao of Hongjun, the Struggle Between Immortals and Demons

"Fellow little friends, there is no need to see me off. This matter is concluded, so I shall return now."

In the West, within a valley rich in Earth Element power, Luo Hou looked at the several Innate God-Demons before him and said with a smile.

Beside him was a middle-aged man who looked incredibly sturdy, yet was sending him off with immense enthusiasm.

At this moment, although the middle-aged man's complexion was somewhat pale, he remained incredibly respectful and enthusiastic.

He was the Clan Chief of the Earth Savage Bear clan. The Earth Savage Bear clan was a small tribe on the Western Continent, and he, as the Clan Chief, had only just stepped into the Taiyi Realm.

Yet, Luo Hou had come over, saying he needed his essence blood, and had provided a large amount of resources and Magic Treasure.

Being an Innate God-Demon, he was no fool; naturally, he would agree to such a trade.

Watching the back of the departing Luo Hou, and then looking at the innate spiritual objects and that brand-new innate magic treasure within the small space he had personally created, his heart was slightly stirred.

"Just a bit of essence blood in exchange for so many spiritual objects; it is truly worth it."

At this moment, a white-haired youth stepped out from the Void Realm. Feeling the aura here, he sighed helplessly.

"Sigh, in the end, I was a step too late. Luo Hou has actually left."

At this time, appearing to sense something, he looked toward the Earth Bear King and said with a grave expression:

"Hmm, your essence blood has been drained. Luo Hou extracted your essence blood. What a Demonic Path, what a Devil Head. Come, I will go and help you retrieve it."

Saying this, Hongjun intended to pull the Earth Bear King along to find Luo Hou.

But the next instant, he felt a force of resistance; although it was insignificant, it was clearly a rejection.

"Pah! Who are you to dare slander Lord Luo Hou? 'Extracting my essence blood'? It was clearly something I offered voluntarily! Take this move: Earth Divine Hammer!"

As he spoke, he took out an innate magic treasure from his hand, which was indeed a giant hammer.

The giant hammer could be said to be extremely heavy; even the Void Realm was struck with tiny cracks.

Watching this strike, Hongjun tapped his finger, knocking the giant hammer away.

With a quick deduction using the jade disc of creation, the truth of everything was revealed.

His gaze looked dimly at this so-called Earth Bear King, and he could not help but snort coldly.

"Indeed brainless, actually handing over essence blood to others, not even fearing that one's own Dao might be probed by another. Forget it, there is no point in speaking more to such an idiot."

Without the slightest hesitation, he flew toward a certain location in the Void Realm.

The Void Realm shattered; with just a light leap, he traversed who knows how much space.

The movement of those in the Daluo Realm is not something that those below the Daluo Realm can keep up with.

In the Void Realm, Hongjun traveled for an unknown amount of time before suddenly tearing through the Void Realm to arrive at an unnamed sacred mountain. On the sacred mountain, a youth dressed in black robes had been waiting for a long time.

Hongjun looked at the black-robed Luo Hou before him and could not help but snort coldly.

"Hmph, Fellow Daoist, you have truly made it difficult for me to find you. Do you not think your actions over these years have been too excessive? Seizing essence blood from Innate Living Beings—may I ask what your intentions are, Fellow Daoist?"

Luo Hou listened, his expression calm, and said in a deep voice:

"Excessive? What is excessive about it? Is this not something those Innate God-Demons did voluntarily? They provide essence blood, I provide innate spiritual objects; it is merely a transaction."

"If Fellow Daoist puts it that way, why not discuss the Dao? Let me see how your Immortal Dao has been created."

Luo Hou looked at Hongjun with a smile. He was currently just an Incarnation; even if he were beaten to death, he would just die, and there would be no significant loss.

Moreover, after establishing the Demonic Path, his true self had no fear of Hongjun whatsoever.

Only he knew how fast his cultivation speed had been during this period.

Hearing this, Hongjun thought for a moment, then spoke indifferently:

"Very well. Since Fellow Daoist wishes to witness my Immortal Dao, then I shall satisfy you."

As he spoke, he tapped his finger, and a Major Thousand World manifested in the Void Realm.

Within it, living beings cultivated the Immortal Dao. Starting as a True Immortal, one seeks the true self, condenses an immortal body, perceives the power of the Laws of heaven and earth, and uses the power of the Laws of heaven and earth to evolve a grotto-heaven, only then to be certified as a Heavenly Immortal.

Above the Heavenly Immortal, one perceives heaven and earth, comprehends a trace of the power of the great dao of heaven and earth, and the true spirit and will undergo baptism, avoiding assimilation by the Dao, to be certified as a Golden Immortal.

After the Three Flowers gather at the crown and the Five Qis return to the origin, one understands one's own Dao, and a mark of the true spirit is branded into the great dao of heaven and earth. With a wave of one's hand, one can mobilize a trace of the power of that Dao within heaven and earth; only then is one in the Taiyi Realm.

Above the Taiyi Realm, one transcends space and time. The true spirit undergoes the baptism of the River of Time, contracting all space and time of the present and future, and the true spirit mark merges into the great dao of heaven and earth, becoming a part of the great dao of heaven and earth.

As long as the Dao does not perish, one is undying and indestructible, existing eternally; only then is one in the Daluo Realm.

One cannot die; even if one falls, one can accumulate power and return.

Luo Hou looked at the scene within the world Hongjun had opened up and said nothing; instead, his expression was incredibly calm.

In his view, apart from the last two Realms possibly being a bit mysterious, there were no problems with the others.

The current issue that arose was simply because this Major Thousand World could not bear the weight of a Daluo.

Luo Hou did not hesitate. Looking at this Major Thousand World, he also tapped his finger, and battles erupted within it.

There were countless living beings in heaven and earth, but the Major Thousand World could not support so many experts. The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth became increasingly scarce, eventually sparking battles over Spiritual Qi.

But this was not the end. In the midst of the fighting, a youth in black robes stepped out, slaughtering heaven and earth, balancing the issue of Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth.

After doing this, Luo Hou moved his finger slightly, and not far from this world, another Major Thousand World was born.

The youth balanced the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth. Whenever the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth could not support so many experts, the youth would pass down a rapid Cultivation Technique, which ultimately only turned them into his subordinates or resources.

Subsequently, the youth's gaze looked toward another Major Thousand World, invading that Major Thousand World.

Hongjun did not understand at first, but as Luo Hou acted, his gaze changed slightly.

His understanding of the Demonic Path system also gradually became profound.

Heavenly Demon, Heavenly Demon King, Taiyi Heavenly Demon King, Daluo Demon Lord.

In the Heavenly Demon Realm, by utilizing the propagation methods of the Demonic Path, one's own true spirit and Divine Soul descend into various subsidiary worlds within the Primordial World.

Accumulating strength rapidly and perceiving the power of the great dao of heaven and earth.

The stronger they were, the more Primordial World subsidiary worlds their Divine Soul could enter.

Even reaching the Heavenly Demon King, one could place the power of the Dao to condense a Dao Seed, dropping it into various worlds to absorb insights, and finally retrieve it upon achieving the Taiyi Realm.

In the Taiyi Realm, one's own will descends into various Parallel Timelines of the Honghuang World, accumulating sufficient foundation for oneself.

At this moment, Hongjun also understood the viciousness of the Demonic Path; there was no threshold, and even those with deep Karma could more easily enter it.

It was just that the fate of these existences would ultimately be nothing more than resources for those true Demonic Path cultivators.

This act is called Heavenly Demon Seizing the Dao.