Chapter 227: The Method to Deal with Demons

“The Master was the mightiest demigod sorcerer in nearly a million years,” said the black rat. “As his lifespan approached its limit, he refused to accept death so easily. Thus, he conducted some experiments within that Transcendent Major World. Blackwind Divine Palace was ultimately too small; a Transcendent Major World is vast enough to allow many experiments to be carried out. Eventually, the experiments produced a terrifying existence! That terrifying being and the Master engaged in a cataclysmic battle, a fight that shattered the heavens and split the earth. The Master was defeated, retreating from the Transcendent Major World back into the Blackwind Divine Palace.”

Dongbo Xueying was secretly astonished.

A being powerful enough to suppress an entire era was defeated, fleeing into the Blackwind Divine Palace. What terrifying creature had the Blackwind Ancestor ultimately created through his experiments?

“That terrifying existence was extremely powerful. Even the magical formations the Master set up at the World Gate could not stop it. It forcefully broke into the Blackwind Divine Palace. In the underground hall of the palace… the Master fought it in a life-or-death battle!”

“The Master dared not allow it to escape. If it entered the mortal world, it would bring a great calamity upon the Xia Clan. The Blackwind Divine Palace was where the Master set up numerous magical formations, the place where he could exert his greatest strength. If he left the palace, he would no longer be able to stop that terrifying existence. For the sake of the Xia Clan, and to resolve the disaster he had caused, the Master spared no effort.”

“Eventually, the terrifying existence was eliminated.”

“The Master was already nearing the end of his lifespan. After this battle, he died shortly thereafter,” said the black rat.

Dongbo Xueying nodded slightly.

He sighed inwardly.

A supreme transcendent mage capable of suppressing an entire era, who longed to become a god, had ultimately created a terrifying life form, bearing the consequences of his own mistake and resolving it at the cost of his own life. After resolving it, his lifespan was also exhausted.

“Is becoming a god really this difficult?” Dongbo Xueying mused, shaking his head.

In every generation of the Xia Clan, there were many demigods.

But how many of them truly became gods?

“Is there anything else you need to tell me?” Dongbo Xueying smiled. “If not, I’ll be on my way.”

“You needn’t rush to claim the treasures,” the black rat lowered its tiny paws in front of its chest. “That is a Transcendent Major World. Even if we wait another thousand years, we can afford the time.”

“Don’t worry, I have my own plans. I’m off now. No need to see me out.”

Dongbo Xueying immediately turned and vanished as he walked away.

…

At the bottom of the Blackwind Abyss.

At the entrance of the opened cave palace, a young man in black robes stepped out.

“Amazing!” A white mist-formed ape exclaimed excitedly, showing reverence toward Dongbo Xueying.

“You, you succeeded?” The black dragon coiled outside the cave palace stretched its head toward Dongbo Xueying, its massive golden eyes filled with excitement and surprise. “Dongbo Xueying, you actually succeeded! You’re only a Saint-level transcendent, this, this is truly incredible! I, old Long, am really, really impressed by you. Quickly, tell me how you defeated the Five Shadows? Especially Shadow Elder!”

The leader of the Five Shadows, the golden figure.

Its combat power was the strongest within the entire cave palace. The black dragon could only be mercilessly crushed by it.

“Confidential,” Dongbo Xueying grinned.

“Still keeping secrets?” The black dragon glared.

“Remember, you mustn’t reveal my success,” Dongbo Xueying said. “Because strictly speaking, I’ve only completed half of it. I haven’t obtained your talisman tokens yet, so I can’t take you out of here.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry,” the black dragon nodded quickly. “We’ll keep it secret.”

Now, all the alchemical lives and divine warriors of the Blackwind Divine Palace stood by Dongbo Xueying’s side. Once Dongbo Xueying obtained the warrior talisman tokens and other items, he would become their master. They all eagerly awaited that day… after all, being confined to this place for so long was extremely stifling.

“Whoosh!”

Dongbo Xueying’s figure flickered and vanished into the distance. His current speed was simply too fast.

On Blackwind Cliff, Yu Jingqiu stood alone, waiting nervously. However, she believed that her senior brother Xueying’s safety could be assured, after all, he was accompanied by a divine warrior most skilled in defense. Moreover, the master of the Blackwind Divine Palace had no intention of killing the transcendent beings of the Xia Clan.

“Whoosh.”

Dongbo Xueying instantly shot out of the massive Blackwind vortex, transforming into a streak of light, and flew to the front of Yu Jingqiu, hovering in midair.

One standing at the cliff’s edge, the other hovering in the air, facing each other.

“You’re back? How was it? Are you okay?” Yu Jingqiu’s face lit up with joy. “You’ve experienced the might of the Blackwind Divine Palace, right? Tell me about its powerful aspects. From what I’ve read in the records, no transcendent being has ever successfully entered the Blackwind Divine Palace.”

“It is indeed quite formidable,” Dongbo Xueying took Yu Jingqiu’s hand. “But from now on, your senior brother is the first transcendent to succeed.”

Yu Jingqiu was stunned, her face showing astonishment.

“You’re not lying to me?” she asked in disbelief.

“I really succeeded,” Dongbo Xueying smiled at Yu Jingqiu’s expression of disbelief. “Warrior Elder, I’m not lying, am I?”

“Indeed, he succeeded,” a grayish-blue bracelet emerged, its air currents condensing into a gray-armored guardian.

“Warrior Elder, let’s keep this a secret for now,” Dongbo Xueying said. “Also, keep my strength a secret.”

“I understand,” the gray-armored guardian nodded. “The fewer people who know about your strength, the better. Yu Jingqiu, you must also keep Dongbo Xueying’s secret. He won’t be long before he becomes the mightiest demigod in the Xia Clan.”

Yu Jingqiu nodded quickly.

If Chen Palace Master was absolutely loyal, then the loyalty of the divine warriors was beyond question! Because when these divine warriors were sent down, their warrior talisman tokens remained in the Divine Realm. Therefore, in the Xia Clan’s world… their warrior talisman tokens could not be found. No one could truly refine and control them.

These divine warriors would forever follow their master, the ancestors of the Xia Clan in the Divine Realm, and obey the commands they issued.

Forever protect the Xia Clan!

The gray-armored guardian judged that Dongbo Xueying’s value to the entire Xia Clan had risen sharply! Of course, he would do everything to assist Dongbo Xueying.

Then, he transformed back into the grayish-blue bracelet on Dongbo Xueying’s wrist.

“Let’s go back,” Dongbo Xueying took Jingqiu’s hand, and the two of them flew toward Xueshi Castle as streaks of light.

…

Just a day later.

“Whoosh.”

In the secret chamber beneath Xueshi Castle, Dongbo Xueying in a red robe stood there. His skin faintly emitted a crimson glow, the mark of his martial energy doppelgänger. The doppelgänger required energy to exist every moment, even without combat, it could usually last for nearly a year. Before that time, it must return to the original body! Otherwise, the soul fragment on the doppelgänger would be lost, damaging the very essence of the soul.

Dongbo Xueying in red robes also wore the grayish-blue bracelet: “I’m afraid I’ll trouble you again, Elder.”

“Xueying, your true intent is profound. The demigods within the Transcendent Major World may not even be able to harm you. I will also do my utmost to protect you,” the grayish-blue bracelet emitted a ripple.

“Let’s go.”

Instantly, Dongbo Xueying in red robes twisted and vanished.

In another world, the ‘Spiritual Realm’.

The red-robed Dongbo Xueying appeared. He flew swiftly toward the Blackwind Abyss. Whether it was houses, walls, mountains, or rivers, none could hinder his passage.

Because the distance was so close and his flying speed was so fast, even flying normally without pushing himself or transforming into a particle stream, he arrived at the underground hall of the Blackwind Divine Palace in just one or two seconds.

…

The underground hall.

The hall was over three hundred meters high, nearly two li long and wide. Even the current Dongbo Xueying still felt awe at the sight of it. Yet, for the Blackwind Elder, it was still too small. In the final period of his life, the Blackwind Elder conducted experiments in the Transcendent Major World, turning the vast world into his experimental ground.

“The hall remains in ruins,” Dongbo Xueying smiled slightly. Some of the pillars in the hall were broken or collapsed, many places were in disrepair, and the distant walls bore jagged, terrifying scars.

The hall’s material was very special, specially refined.

Even the current Dongbo Xueying, at his full strength, could not even scratch it. Yet, the Blackwind Elder’s battle back then had left the place in chaos. Only by leveraging the numerous magical formations within his palace and fighting desperately had he managed to eliminate that terrifying existence.

“The ruins remain. I lived here for six years, but the monkey and the little bird are no longer here,” Dongbo Xueying was very familiar with this place. The monkey and the little bird were now the two secret weapons of the Dongbo family, always the ones to deal with enemies!

“The World Gate.”

Dongbo Xueying was very familiar with the crystalline, towering wall of the hall.

With a flick of his finger, a thread of transcendent martial energy seeped into the crystalline wall, causing it to transform and reveal a hundred-meter-high gate. The gate emitted ripples that entered Dongbo Xueying’s mind: “I, Heifeng! On the other side of this gate lies a major transcendent world. Do not enter unless you have reached the Saint level.”

The ripples also conveyed a map and annotations.

“A demigod, huh?” Dongbo Xueying smiled. The most dangerous aspect of this journey to the transcendent major world would be the native demigods, though it was uncertain. Perhaps this major world had no demigods at all? Or maybe it had produced extremely terrifying demigods? Everything was unknown!

“I will travel through the Spiritual Realm, exploring everywhere. Let’s see if the demigods of this major world can detect me,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “If they cannot, then perhaps the Demon Generals might not either.”

Traveling through the Spiritual Realm, exploring everything.

The Infernal Marshals lurked scattered across the mortal realm, shrouded within their dreadnoughts. These iron behemoths might shield them from the celestial and terrestrial resonance… yet the probing tendrils of the Spirit Realm? Not even deities could fully withstand its piercing gaze.

Dongbo Xueying’s only concern was that while exploring the Spiritual Realm, he might be detected by the Demon Generals.

“If they can’t detect me, I can find their hidden locations and eliminate them all at once!” Dongbo Xueying thought to himself. “Let’s give it a try first. The native demigods should have lower cultivation than the Demon Generals. If even the native demigods can detect me, then perhaps my Spiritual Realm Intent needs to reach a higher realm for them to be unable to sense it.”

“Hmph.”

With a single step, Dongbo Xueying flew into the hundred-meter-high gate on the palace wall, passing through it and entering the Transcendent Major World.