ATPnovel Chapter 14 The Laws of the Demonic Path
Chapter 14 The Laws of the Demonic Path
The World-Destroying Black Lotus has fallen from the twelfth grade to the ninth grade. Although it is no longer a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, it can now only be considered a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, and its power has been greatly reduced.
But it was ultimately formed from the lotus seed of the Chaos Green Lotus, and its essence still remains.
It still contains the origin of demonic arts and the laws of destruction.
Therefore, its power is still comparable to that of ordinary top-grade innate spiritual treasures.
Moreover, Kunpeng knew that the value of a magic weapon lay not only in its grade, but also in whether it aligned with the user's Dao.
To outsiders, this ninth-grade world-destroying black lotus might just be a powerful high-grade spiritual treasure.
But for Kunpeng, its value far exceeds that of the complete Jingyang Bell!
"The chaos gave birth to four lotus seeds, and now the three innate lotus platforms—the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the Purifying White Lotus, and the Annihilating Black Lotus—are all in my possession."
"Only the twelve-petaled Golden Lotus of Merit remains, which is currently in the hands of Dao Ancestor Hongjun. It will be bestowed upon Daoist Jieyin at the Treasure Distribution Rock in the future."
"The unification of the Three Lotuses has allowed me to comprehend the mysteries of the three cycles of creation, karma, and destruction. Perhaps one day I will find an opportunity to repair it and return to the twelfth rank!"
With this thought in mind, Kunpeng no longer hesitated.
He did not become greedy because the black lotus was broken, nor did he try to find the missing God-Slaying Spear again.
To covet more after gaining something is a great taboo in spiritual practice.
With a wave of his hand, the ninth-grade world-destroying black lotus transformed into a streak of dark light and obediently fell into his palm.
The moment it touched his palm, an intense sense of destruction emanated from it.
However, the Pure White Lotus and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus within Kunpeng's body simultaneously shone brightly, and the two divine lights, one white and one red, flowed around, instantly suppressing that destructive intent.
Having taken the black lotus, Kunpeng lingered no longer. With a flicker of its body, it left this small world filled with demonic energy and returned to the desolate western land.
However, before he had gone far, a terrifying and chilling demonic aura rolled in from the horizon!
"Hehehehe... What pure vitality! What abundant merit!"
A hoarse and shrill laugh echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
In the distance, a thick, impenetrable black cloud was rapidly sweeping towards his location.
Wherever the dark clouds passed, the already shattered earth was further corroded by the demonic energy, leaving it barren and scorched.
Above the clouds, a gaunt figure could be vaguely seen sitting cross-legged.
Its body was filled with churning demonic energy, which transformed into thousands of demonic heads that roared and howled.
The entire area, spanning tens of millions of feet, was shrouded in this terrifying demonic power.
"Late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal!"
Kunpeng narrowed his eyes and instantly judged the cultivation level of the newcomer.
"It seems they are remnants of the demonic path who survived the war between the Dao and the Demonic Path, clinging to life until now."
Kunpeng showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
He could naturally tell that the old demon must have been seriously injured in the great battle back then, and now his source was depleted, so he urgently needed to devour the essence and blood of living beings to replenish himself.
In his eyes, this innate saint, who possessed abundant vital energy and was protected by merit, was undoubtedly the best tonic.
"You want to devour me to heal your wounds, but how could I not want to devour you to glimpse the mysteries of the demonic laws?"
"Let me see just the right amount of true knowledge you've acquired as a disciple of Rahu!"
In the blink of an eye, the dark cloud had arrived.
"You brat! Prepare to die!"
The old demon didn't waste any words with Kunpeng. He stretched out a withered, claw-like ghost hand, carrying monstrous demonic energy, and grabbed at Kunpeng's crown!
This grab seemed capable of tearing apart heaven and earth; its surface shimmered with demonic runes, making it extremely vicious.
"town!"
Kunpeng neither dodged nor avoided, but simply uttered a single word of truth.
In an instant, a pure white twelve-petaled lotus platform rose from above his head, and ten thousand rays of purifying divine light descended, like a sacred divine mountain, suppressing the entire space within a radius of tens of millions of feet!
The old demon felt his demonic energy rapidly dissipate, and his supernatural powers were suppressed by more than 30% out of thin air!
"This is... the Pure World White Lotus?! How could you possess such a supreme treasure that can restrain demonic forces?!"
The old demon was both shocked and furious, for he naturally recognized this treasure, which was specifically designed to counter his demonic cultivation.
But Kunpeng had already moved.
He held the Avici Sword in his hand, and his body moved with the sword.
The extreme speed of the wind allowed him to traverse space in an instant, and the laws of killing endowed the sword with an indestructible sharpness.
"puff--!"
The old demon hurriedly raised the Heavenly Demon Drum to defend himself, but was directly blasted away by the sword energy containing the Great Dao of Slaughter, leaving a deep sword mark on the drum surface.
"How is that possible! You're also a Great Immortal?!"
The old demon finally felt fear.
The Taoist in the green robe in front of him was clearly a minor realm lower in cultivation.
But the sheer power of that magic, the strength of that physical body, and the strangeness of that law were simply unheard of!
"Wind, water, blood, devouring, slaughter, pure yang..."
With each step Kunpeng took, his aura grew stronger, and six completely different laws of the Great Dao intertwined around him, transforming into a six-armed Dharma form, like a demon god descending to earth.
"Old man, your era is long gone!"
Kunpeng gave him no chance to breathe, closing in and unleashing all six of its laws, instantly forcing the old demon into a desperate retreat and putting him in grave danger.
In just a short while, the old demon had his arms severed and was covered in demonic blood.
"Spare me...spare my life! I'm willing to surrender..."
The old demon was terrified and was about to beg for mercy when a gigantic maw that blotted out the sky suddenly opened above his head.
"Trying to surrender now? Too late! Come inside me!"
The Kunpeng transformed into its true form, a giant Kun that was thousands of miles in size. It devoured the law to its limit and swallowed the old demon along with its companion spiritual treasure, the Heavenly Demon Drum, into its belly in one gulp!
Kunpeng regained his Dao body, a look of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
He immediately found a secluded valley, set up an array, and began to cultivate in seclusion.
Inside his belly, the old demon was still struggling frantically.
However, under the terrifying digestive power of the Kunpeng and the burning of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, it was quickly transformed into the purest spiritual energy and fragments of laws.
For the next tens of thousands of years...
While refining the ninth-grade world-destroying black lotus, Kunpeng also absorbed the lifelong cultivation and insights of this late-stage Grand Luo Demon.
As the refining process deepened, Kunpeng gained a completely new understanding of the so-called demonic path.
"I see."
"This demonic energy is chaotic and domineering, but it is not the innate Great Dao like the Five Elements. Rather, it is the acquired Great Dao created by Rahu with the Great Dao of Destruction as its core, and by gathering the resentment, bad luck, and the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance from heaven and earth."
Kunpeng seemed to understand something.
"One thought can lead to Buddhahood, another to demonhood. The origin of this demonic path bears a strange resemblance to the Buddhist doctrines established by the two Western Saints later on."
"No wonder that Jieyin and Zhunti were able to enter Mount Sumeru and even convert three thousand mortals. Buddha and demon are two sides of the same coin."
After stripping away the chaotic acquired demonic thoughts, Kunpeng extracted a supreme law power from the deepest part of the world-destroying black lotus and the old demon's origin—destruction!
This is a law that exists for destruction; it is pure, extreme, and domineering.
"Wind, water, blood, devouring, slaughter, pure yang—now, let's add this element of destruction!"
Kunpeng's mind was clear and focused as he slowly integrated this law of destruction into his Dao foundation.
His aura became increasingly unfathomable.
After an unknown amount of time, when the ninth-grade black lotus was completely marked with the Kunpeng's imprint, and when the old demon's last trace of true spirit completely dissipated.
Kunpeng suddenly opened his eyes.
In the depths of his eyes, a terrifying vision of the world collapsing and everything being destroyed seemed to flash by.
The Seventh Avenue, the Law of Destruction, complete!
Although his cultivation level remained at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, his foundation and combat power surged once again!
Just as Kunpeng was about to get up and test the power of this law of destruction.
suddenly!
An indescribable, immense pressure descended from the sky without warning!
This oppressive force was hundreds of times stronger than that of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, instantly sweeping across the entire primordial world, reaching everywhere from east to west and north to south, and across the four seas and eight wastelands.
"Boom—!"
The sky and earth changed color, and purple clouds came from the east for thirty thousand miles.
In the void, heavenly flowers rained down, golden lotuses sprang from the ground, exotic fragrances filled the air, and celestial music resounded.
All the myriad beings in the primordial world, regardless of their cultivation level, involuntarily knelt down before this supreme holy might, bowing and worshipping towards the direction beyond the thirty-three heavens.
Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal like Kunpeng felt as if two ancient divine mountains were pressing down on his shoulders.
Immediately following, a vast and ancient voice, seemingly containing boundless Daoist wisdom, resounded clearly in the ears of every primordial being:
"Lying high above the nine heavens, I find the true Tao on my futon."
"Beyond the mysteries of heaven and earth, I shall be the supreme leader."
"Pangu gave birth to Taiji, from which Yin and Yang and the Four Symbols followed."
"The leader of the Xuanmen, transformed into Hongjun from a single breath!"
"I am Hongjun, and I have now attained sainthood. I am grateful for Heaven's benevolence in nurturing life, and therefore I have specially opened the Great Dao in the Zixiao Palace amidst the chaos."
"All those in this primordial world who are destined to hear this lecture are welcome to come!"