The Soul Tablet was not a rare item, and the Sky Demon Army even had a Soul Subduing Palace specifically used to store the Soul Tablets of military elites who had condensed Yuan Spirits.
The crafting principle of that thing was simple: it was to split a strand of the spirit and insert it, and the Soul Tablet would shatter if the main body died.
When the demon lord's order was relayed to the military, a Sky Demon general personally headed to the Soul Subduing Palace to take a look, and was left utterly shocked moments later. "Hurry! Send word to the demon lord! The Soul Tablets of the nine Great Commanders who entered Earth are all shattered!"
Soon, this news was sent to a Heavenly Demon powerhouse beside the Demon Lord through a special channel.
Being of Royal bloodline, the Sky Demon champion looked more or less like a Hua Nation citizen. Trembling, he told the demon lord about the shattered Soul Tablets, saying, "Your Majesty … the Soul Tablets of Bodo and the other Great Commanders had shattered three days ago!"
Moments later …
Kaboom!
A terrible windstorm erupted around the demon lord's imposing figure, only calming after half a beat.
Behind him, the group of Skydemon powerhouses trembled, not even daring to breathe loudly. The royal powerhouse who had spoken before said after some thought, "Your Majesty, according to the information Her Highness has sent, there are no powerhouses on Earth at the moment, and Bodo alone would be enough to wipe them all out. But now, Bodo and the nine chieftains have arrived with an army of five hundred thousand, yet they've all been wiped out. Could it be that the powerhouses slumbering two thousand years ago have awakened?"
The demon lord shook his head and said somberly, "I would have noticed if they had awakened."
The imperial family expert continued, "Then there is only one possibility left …"
The many champions and demon lord looked up, only to hear the Royal elite say, "The power of technology … according to the information Her Highness sent back, Earth had embarked on the path of technological development after the Age of Chaos. Now that martial arts have begun to develop with the Revival of Qi, it seems that they have not given up on technological research."
The demon lord's expression darkened. Glancing at the Stargate, he coldly said, "Send troops to guard the Stargate. I'll think of a way to expand it in the near future and improve its stability. When the Stargate can accommodate Sky Demon champions, it would be the day we Sky Demons control Earth!"
Sky Demon …
It was equivalent to Convergence-tier immortal cultivators.
With Earth's technological development, it was clearly a little lacking to use technology against champions of that level.
…
On the first of November 2020, the Stargate opened and the Sky Demon legion descended.
Err …
Though the Sky Demon legion was said to have arrived, none of them actually saw it. All they saw was Bodo charging out of the Stargate, while the rest of the Sky Demon legion was wiped out by Jiang He before they could even breathe Earth's air.
November 4th.
Earth.
The Martial Arts Department (MAD) headquarters in Jingdu City, the Hua Nation. A nationwide press conference was being live-streamed on a huge square.
Wang Hou, Commander Li of the Military Ministry, and many powerful figures of the country appeared and talked about the future development plan of the country. A large group of reporters with cameras and cannons asked all kinds of questions.
Obviously, these reporters …
He should have gotten the script in advance, and the questions he asked were all targeted.
On the square, Wang Hou answered fluently.
When he was done talking about the current situation in the Hua Nation, one of the reporters suddenly asked, "Minister Wang, it is said that hundreds of thousands of citizens of Lingzhou City were evacuated on the first of November. A black hole appeared in the skies above the city, and extraterrestrial races were invading Earth through it. I've asked some martial artist friends, and they claim that the black hole is actually the Stargate, and the extraterrestrial race invading Earth is called the Sky Demons. Is that true?"
Wang Hou nodded. "It did happen, and the threat has been resolved."
A cameraman promptly pushed a camera over to give Wang Hou a close-up, so that the audience watching the press conference on their televisions, computers, and mobile phones could clearly see the look on Wang Hou's face and the thermos flask he was holding.
There was a somber look on Wang Hou's face as he told the camera solemnly, "The truth is that the Sky Demons are extremely powerful, but the Stargate has certain restrictions that limited the Sky Demon legion's ability to invade Earth. Even so, the Hua Nation's current strength is no match against them, and we only won thanks to Jiang He."
"Jiang He?"
"Who is Jiang He?"
"Minister Wang, could you talk to us about Jiang He?"
There was not a single elite in the Hua Nation who did not know Jiang He's name, but many martial artists and martial arts grandmasters did not know his name, let alone the average person.
After all, it had been too short a time since his rise to power, and many things that happened before were kept secret and not publicized.
Wang Hou could not help laughing at the mention of Jiang He's name, and began to talk endlessly about Jiang He's feats, from when he first helped the Martial Arts Department (MAD) investigate the case of Ferals attacking the cowsheds and sheepsheds, to when he started a feud with the Sky Demon Cult …
Of course.
Wang Hou deliberately left out many of the details, beautifying them instead.
He wanted to portray the image of a great hero who abhorred evil, and not a lunatic who ran off to kill Sky Demon Cult elites because he was bored and could not sleep.
The Martial Arts Department (MAD) had even found several photos of Jiang He.
Countless people were stunned when the photos were shown.
Too handsome.
Such a powerful legendary figure was actually so handsome and so young.
As for Jiang He …
He was not aware of any of that.
After defeating Demon General Bodo of the Sky Demons, he returned home and insisted on taking a bath before drifting off to sleep. That sleep lasted for three whole days, and he only woke up on the afternoon of the fourth of November.
"Awesome!"
Stretching lazily, Jiang He could not help sighing. "It's been a long time since I've slept so well …"
After washing up, he went downstairs.
The mansion was empty. Neither Sora nor Boa were there, and Jiang He did a double take before remembering that he had put them in his farm, which he did not put down before he went to sleep.
Stepping out of his room and putting his farm in the yard, Jiang He walked inside and said, "Sora, Boa, hurry up and cook. Why do I feel like I haven't eaten for three days after I woke up from my nap?"
Sora and Boa quickly went to cook, while Dumbo quietly said, "Master, don't you feel like you haven't eaten for three days? You really haven't eaten for three days …"
Only then did Jiang He realize that he had slept for three days.
He stepped out of his farm and looked up at the skies.
The Stargate was still up there.
Though he had wiped out the Sky Demon legion, the Stargate was not closed. In fact, it could not be closed for the time being, since it involved the laws of space. Not even the many elites of the Hua Nation, including Jiang He, could close the Stargate. Otherwise, the five Holy Grounds of Martial Arts would not have to stand guard over one Stargate for a thousand years, and would have closed it long ago.
"It's good that it's not closed."
Jiang He smiled.
What's that idiom?
Hanging from a beam?
It did not sound right, but it made sense. Having the Stargate hanging over his head would spur him on to cultivate … hmmm, farm and become stronger!
"It would be troublesome for me to bother the Sky Demons if it's closed. But if it's not closed, I could sneak through it anytime."
"Oh, right …"
Jiang He remembered something then and quickly entered his mansion, saying, "Sora, Boa, make two more portions. I have to entertain a friend later."
It seems that Elder Guo and the guru of the Tantra Sect were still in Lingzhou City.
He had asked Elder Guo and the guru of the Tantra Sect to stay behind as well, and it was a good opportunity to invite them to his house for a meal while prolonging their lives.
Jiang He's spirit swept out, his powerful spirit extending … his face fell even as he tried to find out where Elder Guo and the guru of the Tantra Sect were, and he could not help exclaiming, "What the hell …"
"Divine mind?"
"How did my spirit metamorphose into divine mind?"
He promptly withdrew his divine mind and immersed his mind into his mind to check, only to find a tiny Yuan Spirit sitting inside.
Jiang He only came to his senses after staring blankly for several minutes, and could not decide whether to laugh or cry. "What's going on? I just slept for three days, so how did my cultivation ascend from full-fledged True Child to Yuan Spirit???"
What the heck!
Leaving aside the past, condensing a Yuan Spirit was a major event, and he had ascended without a sound. At the very least, he should have felt the process and sensation of ascension!
Helpless!
He really wanted to shatter this Yuan Spirit and ascend again!
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