Chapter 55 Encountering the Demonic Path Thunder
Marsh, a place where thunder gathers, is located in the southern part of the prehistoric world, extremely far from Mount Buzhou.
Therefore, after leaving Mount Buzhou, Feng Zichen dared not delay. He discerned the direction, took a single step, traversing a distance of 100,000 li, shrinking the earth to an inch, and rushed towards Thunder Marsh.
This was the divine power of Shrinking the Earth, a method of folding space. Since Feng Zichen advanced to the Golden Immortal realm, its power had increased further, each step covering 100,000 li.
Decades later, Feng Zichen had long since left the territory of Mount Buzhou and was traveling rapidly across the prehistoric land. Suddenly, a monstrous aura of malevolence arose ahead, intertwined with the turbid energy of the earth.
"The Witch Clan?" Stopping his steps, Feng Zichen frowned and looked ahead.
In the prehistoric world, most cultivators cultivated innate energy. Only the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches, due to their origins, one gathered innate pure energy, and the other absorbed the turbid energy of the earth.
Seeing the overflowing, turbid energy before him, it seemed that the Witch Clan was acting ahead. After all, the twelve tribes of the Wu Clan were scattered throughout the prehistoric world, so encountering members of the Wu Clan was not unusual.
Thinking this, Feng Zichen didn't want to meddle. He planned to bypass the area and fly elsewhere. He had important matters to attend to and couldn't afford to delay.
He didn't want to interfere, but the other party didn't think so. Sensing an unfamiliar aura nearby, the Black Rock Daoist coldly smiled: "Since you've come, stay here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a turbid, malevolent aura rose from his body, sweeping towards Feng Zichen.
Malevolent aura can destroy a person's intelligence, and turbid aura can corrupt a person's primordial spirit. The combination of the two amplified their power dramatically. In an instant, it could dissolve a person's primordial spirit and dissipate their true spirit.
How could Feng Zichen dare let the turbid, malevolent aura get close? He waved his hand, drawing upon the power of the sun, transforming it into a blaze of true solar fire, which he used to burn the turbid, malevolent aura.
"This humble one? What an ancient self-designation! I never imagined that.
even after the rise of the Xuanmen, people would still use this term!" Feng Zichen exclaimed upon hearing the other's self-designation. In ancient times, people of all cultivation levels loved to refer to themselves as "this humble one." It wasn't until Hongjun attained enlightenment and established the Xuanmen that the terms "this poor Daoist" and "Dao You" began to circulate in the prehistoric world.
"True Sun Fire! What is your relationship with the Heavenly Court Demon Emperor?" Seeing Feng Zichen unleash a ball of True Sun Fire, Heiyan Daoist couldn't help but ask in shock.
"What relationship? What's it to you!" With that, Feng Zichen's five energies vibrated, drawing upon the power of the five elements of heaven and earth, forming the Five Emperors Great Handprint, which he blasted towards Heiyan Daoist. He was merely passing by when this person attacked so ruthlessly, intending to kill him. Feng Zichen was naturally furious.
Especially upon discovering that the other party was only at the Golden Immortal realm, this only fueled his anger. Therefore, he showed no mercy when he attacked.
"Hehe! Fine, don't tell me then. Anyway, you've met me today, and you're destined to die!" Black Rock Daoist chuckled, and boundless, turbid evil energy surging from his body, overwhelming the Five Emperors' Great Handprint.
"Sizzle!"
On the Five Emperors' Great Handprint, the power of the five elements circulated endlessly, dissolving all things. On the turbid evil energy, the energy of destruction surged incessantly. The two collided in the air, canceling each other out.
"Hmph!" Seeing this, Feng Zichen snorted coldly. The Five Emperors' Great Handprint exploded with a bang, annihilating the turbid evil energy. Afterwards, the power of the five elements trembled in the air, transforming into the Five Element Sacred Beasts, which pounced on Black Rock Daoist.
"Damn it!" Feng Zichen's move caught Black Rock Daoist completely off guard. Caught off guard, he had his protective evil energy broken by the Five Element Sacred Beasts, revealing his true face.
He wore a black robe, was of medium build, had a gaunt face, and his dark pupils were intertwined with wisps of evil energy, making him extremely terrifying.
"No, you're not from the Witch Clan! You're a member of the Demonic Path!" Upon seeing the other person's appearance, Feng Zichen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The Witch Clan's cultivation path has always prioritized turbid energy, with baleful energy as a secondary element. But the person before him prioritized baleful energy, with turbid energy as a secondary element. This was clearly the path of the ancient Demonic Path.
"Heh heh! Not bad insight, you actually recognized my origins." Having his origins exposed by Feng Zichen, the Black Rock Daoist no longer concealed his identity. Instantly, a demonic aura enveloped the area, and a vast surge of demonic energy permeated the surroundings.
"You're courting death!" With the Xuanmen flourishing, it's one thing for a member of the demonic path not to hide, but to dare to swagger around the primordial world like this? Does he really think the gods and demons are made of clay?
Despite this, Feng Zichen still raised the Five Emperors' Canopy, carefully preparing for defense.
The demonic path of today is different from that of later generations. It is a true supreme path, comparable to the Xuanmen and Immortal paths.
The Immortal path cultivates by gathering innate Qi, while the demonic path cultivates by gathering innate malevolent Qi. These two completely different cultivation systems are diametrically opposed. It's impossible to say which is superior or inferior; each has its advantages and disadvantages.
While Feng Zichen was pondering this, the Black Rock Daoist moved. A vast demonic aura gathered before him, forming three jet-black longswords, radiating a chilling aura.
"Heh heh!" With two cackling laughs, Black Rock Daoist pointed at Feng Zichen and uttered a low shout: "Go!"
"Buzz!"
The three longswords trembled violently, reflecting a terrifying cold light, carrying a chilling aura as they shot towards Feng Zichen.
"Tch!" Feng Zichen curled his lip disdainfully and flicked his wrist. Three dazzling starlight descended, transforming into three sword beams that slashed at the incoming longswords.
These three sword beams were brilliant as the sun, as bright as the moon, and as dazzling as countless stars. Carrying the power of the sun, moon, and stars, they struck the three demonic swords.
Silently, the demonic swords broke apart and vanished into the world. The three sword beams, however, continued their momentum, slashing towards Black Rock Daoist.
"Not good!" Seeing the demonic swords easily destroyed, Black Rock Daoist knew the sword beams were fierce and cried out in alarm. He hastily summoned a black lotus, hovering it above his head to block the sword light.
The lotus was entirely black, with six petals, and swirled with an aura of destruction. Hanging above the Black Rock Daoist's head, strands of dark light emanated from it, engaging the three sword lights in combat. In a short while, it extinguished the sword light.
"This is… a sixth-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus!" Upon seeing the lotus above the Black Rock Daoist's head, Feng Zichen instantly recognized the treasure's origin.
"Indeed, this is the supreme treasure of our Demonic Sect—the World-Destroying Black Lotus!" The Black Rock Daoist glanced at Feng Zichen in surprise, somewhat astonished that he could recognize the treasure. However, none of that mattered. He chuckled twice and continued,
"Heh heh, forcing me to use the World-Destroying Black Lotus, you're doomed, no one can save you!"
As he spoke, the sixth-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus shone brightly with dark light, unleashing beams of destructive divine light that swept across all directions, destroying everything around it.
"Boasting!" With a cold laugh, Feng Zichen took out the Primordial Dao Bell and gently struck it.
Instantly, space shattered, divine light vanished, and Black Rock Daoist turned to ashes. Only a sixth-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus remained, silently suspended in the air. "Hmph! Misfortune and fortune have no fixed gate, but are summoned by man!" Glancing at the spot where Black Rock Daoist had died, Feng Zichen shook his head and prepared to leave.
(End of Chapter)