Along the way, none of the scholarly disciples made a sound. They only carried the corpses of the demons of the Netherworld of various ranks on their shoulders and slowly advanced in a long line.
This scene … what a strong sense of déjà vu!
As the scholarly disciples carrying the corpses of the demons slowly advanced, Song Shuhang's consciousness that was residing in the 'Runes' also moved forward.
In the end … the scholarly disciples carrying the corpses of the demons arrived at the edge of a huge pond.
Before they even got close to the pond, a foul smell assaulted their nostrils … it was ten times more pungent than the smell of the Stink Pills.
The ability of the Runes was simply too special. Not only could they 'see' and 'hear' sounds, but they could also 'smell' odors.
"Ugh ~" Song Shuhang felt like vomiting, but he was currently in his consciousness form, and there was nothing he could vomit out.
The scholarly disciples held their breaths. Although their faces were deathly pale, they still moved forward with determination.
Finally, the huge pond appeared in Song Shuhang's line of sight.
It was a huge unholy pond, and the surface of the pond was filled with evil demonic qi.
"Splash ~ Splash ~"
The scholarly disciples formed ten lines and continuously threw the corpses of the demons on their shoulders into the unholy pond.
Very soon, it was the turn of the scholarly disciple that was carrying the 'Runes'.
"No! Don't throw me into the pond!" Song Shuhang shouted from the depths of his soul. Unfortunately, Song Shuhang didn't have the innate skill of the 'Soul King'. Therefore, the scholarly disciple couldn't hear the shout coming from the depths of his soul.
The scholarly disciple arrived at the edge of the unholy pond, raised his shoulder, and threw the corpses of the demons into the pond.
"Splash ~"
The Runes that were carrying the consciousness of Song Shuhang fell into the pond together with the demons. The water of the pond was completely black, and it was ten thousand times dirtier than dirty water. It was even darker than ink.
At this time, Song Shuhang's complexion was even darker than the water of the pond.
As soon as the corpses of the demons fell into the water, they were corroded and melted by the unholy water of the pond. In just three or four seconds, the Evil Demon's corpse had become a part of the Demonic Pool.
However … the Runes that Song Shuhang had parasitized did not melt in the water of the Unholy Pool.
These Runes were probably personally drawn by 'Senior White Two'. Their corrosion resistance was superb.
F * ck … why are these Runes so strong that they won't melt?
Song Shuhang wanted to cry.
He felt as if his whole body had been thrown into a mixture of acid water and sewage. The taste was extremely sour and refreshing, so sour and refreshing that he did not want it to be.
Even a cultivator's powerful will couldn't resist this powerful smell.
If it weren't for the fact that Song Shuhang was now in a state of consciousness, he would've vomited a long time ago.
If he had a choice, Song Shuhang would rather die!
…
…
The Runes were not melted. Song Shuhang could only continue to look at the surrounding scenes through the Runes.
He first moved his' line of sight 'upward, looking at the area above the pond.
There was a huge golden tree above the pond shrouded in demonic qi.
No … it wasn't a huge tree.
It was an incomparably huge golden lotus!
As expected.
He felt that the scene was very familiar from the very beginning. After seeing the huge golden lotus flower, Song Shuhang was sure that the scene before his eyes was the same as the one he saw in the dreamland of Cave Lord Dragon!
The only difference was that the roles in the Netherworld Realm and the underground world of the scholarly faction had been switched.
The one below the scholarly faction was the unholy pond, while the one in the Netherworld Realm was the holy pond.
The unholy pond of the scholarly faction was the demons of the Netherworld Realm, while the holy pond of the Netherworld Realm was the cultivators of the scholarly faction, buddhist monks, and even the angels of the West.
The unholy pond of the scholarly faction was the golden lotus, while the holy pond of the Netherworld Realm was the black lotus.
Such being the case, the demons of the Netherworld Realm would shoot out lotus seeds that would allow one to obtain a demonic technique after eating them. Such being the case, wouldn't it make sense for the golden lotus of the scholarly faction to shoot out lotus seeds that could prolong one's lifespan and obtain a demonic technique?
No wonder the scholarly faction was willing to use the seeds of the Virtuous Golden Lotus to trade for the corpses of the demons of the Netherworld.
The seeds of the Virtuous Golden Lotus were born from the corpses of the demons of the Netherworld. As long as the Virtuous Golden Lotus was present, the lotus seeds would continuously grow.
The scholarly faction didn't suffer a loss this time.
Speaking of which, the scholarly faction used the corpses of the demons of the Netherworld to grow the Virtuous Golden Lotus, and the demons of the Netherworld used the corpses of the disciples of the scholarly faction, buddhist monks, and angels of the West to grow the black lotus. Was there a connection between the two?
The scholarly faction and the demons of the Netherworld were mortal enemies, and they would fight to the death whenever they met. After the Sage failed to obtain the Will of the Heavens, the scholarly faction was almost wiped out by the demons of the Netherworld. It was impossible for the two sides to cooperate.
In that case … was the appearance of these two lotuses just a coincidence?
Was it possible that the scholarly faction had discovered the method to grow the Virtuous Golden Lotus, and the demons of the Netherworld had also discovered the method to grow the Sinful Black Lotus?
All living things in the world had a natural counter to each other, and there was yin and yang. The Virtuous Golden Lotus and the demons of the Netherworld were clearly related.
Perhaps it was really just a coincidence?
However, Song Shuhang wasn't able to calm down. What if … what if the existence of the Sinful Black Lotus and the Virtuous Golden Lotus in the Netherworld Realm wasn't just a coincidence, and someone was secretly manipulating them from behind the scenes?
From the clues he had obtained so far, it was clear that the scholarly faction and the demons of the Netherworld weren't working so hard to grow the Virtuous Golden Lotus and the Sinful Black Lotus for the sake of harvesting lotus seeds. If it was just for the sake of collecting lotus seeds, there was no need for the two sides to work so hard.
The lotus seeds were probably just treasures obtained while growing the Virtuous Golden Lotus and the Sinful Black Lotus. They weren't the ultimate goal of the scholarly faction and the demons of the Netherworld.
In the end, what did the scholarly faction and the demons of the Netherworld want to grow the Virtuous Golden Lotus and the Sinful Black Lotus?
Just as Song Shuhang was in deep thoughts, the huge golden lotus moved as expected.
It was different from the scene he saw in the dreamland of Cave Lord Dragon. The movements of the golden lotus were much gentler, and there wasn't any earth-shaking sensation when it moved.
The flower bud of the golden lotus gently trembled, and countless specks of golden light shot out of the golden lotus.
The surrounding scholarly disciples stretched out their hands one after another, catching the seeds of the golden lotus. However, they didn't eat the seeds. Instead, they gathered the seeds and stored them in their cosmos bags.
As expected, these lotus seeds were the seeds of the Virtuous Golden Lotus.
After putting away the lotus seeds, the scholarly disciples left one after another.
Next, more and more scholarly disciples entered the passage in the back. They repeated the same action and threw the corpses of the demons of the Netherworld into the unholy pond, turning them into the water of the pond.
As long as the golden lotus absorbed enough nutrients, it would give birth to another batch of lotus seeds …
The process was repeated two more times.
During this time, the golden lotus sprayed out three batches of lotus seeds.
Song Shuhang was somewhat tired from watching this. However, the Runes that contained his' consciousness' didn't seem to be melting. How long would he need to stay in this state?
He had already stayed in the unholy pond for a long time! If he didn't return soon, Shiliu and Yu Jiaojiao would start worrying about his condition.
But right at this time, the scholarly disciples finally stopped. From the looks of it, the corpses of the demons from the White Cloud Academy versus the demons of the Netherworld had all been thrown out.
After a short moment, an old scholar with white hair and a beard slowly entered the unholy pond of the Virtuous Golden Lotus.
"Finally, the golden lotus is about to mature," the old scholar said in a soft voice.
As soon as the old scholar opened his mouth, Song Shuhang recognized his voice.
It was the same voice that was transmitted from the depths of the White Cloud Academy when the broodmother of the Eighth Stage demons of the Netherworld invaded. [Sacrificial altar, Holy Book, activate the formation!] This old scholar was none other than the old scholar that had activated the 'filtering net' earlier.
The strength of this old scholar was perhaps above that of the Eternal Fire Zhenjun.
Was it the Venerable Realm? Or perhaps even higher?
The white-haired, white-bearded old scholar arrived at the edge of the unholy pond and sat down. The demonic energy within the unholy pond surged toward him, wanting to devour him and contaminate him.
However, an aura of righteousness flashed through the body of the old scholar, and the demonic energy immediately retreated as if it had encountered something terrifying.
In the next moment, Song Shuhang saw the old scholar bowing toward the Virtuous Golden Lotus from afar. "You've worked hard for the past thousand years, Fellow Daoist Golden Lotus."
Song Shuhang was startled. Did this golden lotus have its own consciousness?
At this time, the golden lotus in the unholy pond faintly trembled and slightly bowed toward the old scholar, as if it was a graceful gentleman returning a bow.
"Fellow Daoist Golden Lotus, how many demons are you lacking before you can completely mature? Do you have an idea? "the old scholar asked.
The golden lotus slightly moved, as if it was using a soundless method to communicate with the old scholar.
After a short moment, the old scholar faintly nodded and said, "What a coincidence. There are several demons of the Eighth Stage rank outside the White Cloud Academy right now. I'll think of a way to capture them and use them as nourishment for Fellow Daoist Golden Lotus. "
The golden lotus slightly trembled again.
"It doesn't matter. No matter what price we have to pay, it will be worth it. After Fellow Daoist Golden Lotus has completely matured and formed its own world, it will be able to truly protect our scholarly faction. At that time, the sacrifices we've made over the years wouldn't have been in vain. "The old scholar deeply sighed." This time, we must succeed. Our scholarly faction can no longer afford to be tossed around. The Netherworld Realm is simply too big. It's already a hopeless situation for our scholarly faction to fight against the entire Netherworld Realm. Therefore, we must have our own 'world' and form a world of our own. Only then will we be able to attack and defend at will, and we won't be in a passive state while fighting against the Netherworld Realm. "
The golden lotus fiercely trembled several times, and then calmed down.
"Leave it to me. This time, we'll definitely succeed." The old man from the Confucian Faction stood up. His figure fluttered as he quietly left the Devil's Pool.
After the old man left, the Runes containing Song Shuhang's consciousness quietly melted.
At this moment, Song Shuhang really felt as though he was going to burst into tears.
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