Chapter 198: Thundersound Pervasion: Melting Sun Demonic Abyss!
Little Demonic Mother’s gaze fell upon him, “Mutual benefit?”
Shi Hao said, “I’m guessing you’re not working with the Poisonous Sunflower Sect. In fact, you might even be trying to undermine them. And I also have a grudge against them. We have a common enemy. Isn’t that mutual benefit?”
He smiled, his smile bright and disarming, “You tricked those three into coming here because you needed help. We’re also outnumbered in Wu Gorge. Perhaps we can cooperate.”
Little Demonic Mother Leng Yue’s eyes flickered. His words were tempting.
Shi Hao continued, “There’s no real animosity between us. You wanted to kill me because you were afraid I would expose you. But now that your deception has been revealed, killing me won’t achieve anything. It will only create another enemy. Little Emerald!”
The Emerald Beauty materialized on his shoulder.
Shi Hao said, “If she attacks, leave us and tell Sister Sha what happened.”
“Yes, Young Master,” Little Emerald said.
Xiang Gu stared at Little Emerald, as if wanting to grab it.
Little Demonic Mother snorted. She had indeed intended to kill him to protect her secret.
But now that he had offered an alliance, she couldn’t easily refuse.
She needed help.
She landed on the ground, “Follow me,” and flew away.
“Yuejiao!” Shi Hao called out, taking Du Yuejiao’s hand and following Little Demonic Mother.
Under the bright moonlight, Du Yuejiao seemed to radiate a mystical aura, the moonlight clinging to her, enhancing her beauty.
Behind them, Xiang Gu reached out to grab Little Emerald, who flickered and vanished.
Xiang Gu looked around, trying to find her.
They followed Little Demonic Mother to a secluded valley, its entrance hidden by a rocky overhang that blocked the moonlight, steep cliffs rising on either side.
Little Demonic Mother landed on a rock and looked at them, “I’ll be frank. What I seek is the Black Phoenix Poison Pearl.”
Little Emerald materialized, her voice filled with surprise, “The Black Phoenix Poison Pearl? So Master… the Demon Empress really was here?”
A gust of wind, and Xiang Gu lunged at her.
Little Emerald quickly flew out of reach.
Little Demonic Mother glanced at Shi Hao. She knew he was connected to the Evil Lotus Sect, their chosen inheritor.
But why a man? She couldn’t understand. However, it was an internal matter of the Evil Lotus Sect, not her concern.
She knew the Monkey Thief and Xiang Gu were unaware of his true identity, so she didn’t reveal it.
She said, “Yes, three hundred years ago, the legendary Demon Empress came here. And not just her, but also Ye Zi Yin, the Holy Jade Immortal, of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion.”
Shi Hao, to prevent Xiang Gu from trying to grab her again, picked up Little Emerald.
Little Demonic Mother continued, “It all started at the end of the Yang Dynasty. A powerful demonic cultivator from the Poisonous Sunflower Sect, known as the ‘Melting Sun Poison Venerable,’ created a powerful formation here, channeling World Melting Demonic Qi, hoping to connect the mortal world with the underworld and unleash a deadly poison.
“But an immortal of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion, Bi Yingtong, discovered his plot and defeated him. However, Wu Gorge was filled with demonic energy, so she summoned sacred energy from a place called the ‘Celestial Realm’ to purify the land.”
Hou Bomin asked in surprise, “The Celestial Realm? Such a place truly exists?”
Little Demonic Mother said calmly, “Just as the demonic sects can interact with the Demonic Realm, the Taisu Immortal Pavilion, a secretive and powerful Daoist sect, has ways of accessing the Celestial Realm. But the Celestial Realm is different from the Demonic Realm. We’ll discuss that later.
“About three hundred years ago, the Shen Ting Sect discovered the rich spiritual energy hidden beneath these mountains, the purified energy from the Celestial Realm. And deep underground, there’s a chasm called the Melting Sun Demonic Abyss, filled with residual demonic energy, suppressed by the spiritual energy above.
“This demonic energy is the World Melting Demonic Qi. The chasm connects the mortal world with the underworld, a poisonous forest in the realm of the dead.
“Yi Shenzi, the Divine Son of the Shen Ting Sect, coveting this spiritual energy, tried to create a formation to gather and harness it. If he had succeeded, these mountains would have collapsed, killing all the mountain ghosts who lived here. And the poison from the underworld would have been unleashed, devastating the land for hundreds of miles.
“So, the Holy Jade Immortal of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion came here, destroyed the Shen Ting Sect, and killed Yi Shenzi, whose body, cut in half, fell into the Melting Sun Demonic Abyss.”
Shi Hao nodded. So far, her story matched the information he had received from the mountain ghosts.
But there was clearly more to it.
Little Demonic Mother continued, “After the Holy Jade Immortal left, the Demon Empress secretly came here. Although powerful, the Holy Jade Immortal didn’t dare approach the Melting Sun Demonic Abyss, its demonic energy too strong. But the Demon Empress, a rare genius, entered its depths and found Yi Shenzi, still clinging to life.
“Although cut in half, he wasn’t dead yet. So the Demon Empress gave him the Black Phoenix Poison Pearl to preserve his life.”
Little Emerald said, “The Demon Empress stole that pearl from the Poisonous Sunflower Sect. It’s a drop of blood from a legendary phoenix, their most treasured artifact. When the Demon Empress united the demonic sects, the Poisonous Sunflower Sect resisted, their leader killed, the remaining members surrendering. That’s when she took the pearl.
“Formed from the blood of a phoenix, it’s both a deadly poison and a powerful medicine, capable of… keeping the living alive, and the dead undead.”
Hou Bomin, his back hunched, said, “Keeping the living alive, and the dead undead? A fate worse than death.”
Little Demonic Mother said, “Yi Shenzi, clinging to life with the help of the Black Phoenix Poison Pearl, has survived in the Melting Sun Demonic Abyss for three hundred years, neither living nor dead. And the Demon Empress, who had promised to help him obtain a new body, disappeared after her battle with the Holy Jade Immortal.
“But Yi Shenzi had a disciple who wasn’t in Wu Gorge at the time and survived. He later returned, contacted his master, and, following his instructions, secretly rebuilt the Shen Ting Sect.
“Those purple-clad warriors you saw… they are the new Shen Ting Sect.”
Shi Hao said thoughtfully, “I overheard them talking about a Divine Venerable and Four Divine Kings.”
Little Demonic Mother said, “The Divine Venerable is Yi Shenzi. And the Four Divine Kings are the Thunder King, Lightning King, Thunderclap King, and Sky King, all fourth-rank experts. They also have Five Thunder Generals, slightly weaker, but still mid-rank.”
“The Shen Ting Sect is ambitious. Yi Shenzi, after three hundred years of hiding, wants to restore his sect’s former glory. They want to establish a new nation with the Shen Ting Sect as its state religion. After all, they were persecuted by the Sheng Dynasty for supporting the Xiao family of the Great Liang Dynasty.
“While the Sheng Dynasty promoted Daoism, the Shen Ting Sect was forced into hiding. They haven’t forgotten that.”
Shi Hao asked, “And what is this ‘Thunder Sound Universal Transformation’ they mentioned?”
Having come this far, Little Demonic Mother no longer hid anything.
She said, “Yi Shenzi’s physical body was destroyed. He’s only alive because of the Black Phoenix Poison Pearl, which originally belonged to the Poisonous Sunflower Sect. The Melting Sun Poison Venerable, who created the Melting Sun Demonic Abyss four hundred years ago, was their leader.
“To return to the world, Yi Shenzi needed a new body. So he secretly sent his disciples to infiltrate the Poisonous Sunflower Sect and learn their techniques. Using their secret methods and rituals, he created a new body for himself, the ‘Primordial Yellow Dao Body.’
“Although called a ‘Dao Body,’ it’s actually a demonic fetus, refined with powerful poisons. And the Shen Ting Sect also found the ‘Thunder Venerable,’ a supreme-grade divine crystal.”
Shi Hao and the others exchanged glances… A supreme-grade divine crystal?
They knew such treasures were incredibly rare.
Little Demonic Mother continued, “Using this Primordial Yellow Dao Body and the Thunder Venerable divine crystal, combined with an ancient Shen Ting Sect formation, they created the ‘Thunder Sound Manifestation’ array. The Thunder Venerable and the array are disrupting the weather in Wu Gorge, creating those thunderclouds you saw.
“Now, they’ve activated the Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Array, drawing the lightning downwards, merging it with the spiritual energy within these mountains. Once the array is complete, this energy will be absorbed by the Primordial Yellow Dao Body.
“Yi Shenzi will then transfer his soul from the Black Phoenix Poison Pearl into this new body, obtaining the power of the Thunder Venerable and the vast spiritual energy, becoming an incredibly powerful, high-rank expert, practically unstoppable.”
Shi Hao said thoughtfully, “But without the spiritual energy, the mountain ghosts will die.”
Little Demonic Mother sneered, “Not just them. When the Melting Sun Poison Venerable corrupted this land with demonic energy, Immortal Bi Yingtong of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion brought celestial energy to restore it. And three hundred years ago, the Holy Jade Immortal prevented the Shen Ting Sect from stealing this energy for the same reason.
“If this energy is taken, the Twelve Peaks of Wu Gorge will collapse, and everything within a hundred-mile radius will be destroyed.”
Shi Hao sighed, A catastrophe is imminent.
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