Path of the Hungry Ghost
A white hand reached toward the night sky, and a red star floated in the clouds, mesmerizing and illusory.
The star was far and unreachable. Finally, he could only put his hand back to his chest, which had already turned into white bones. He sighed softly, "Qingshan."
As he chased after the sun, there were also people chasing after the starlight behind him.
Li Qingshan sensed something and suddenly turned back, only to hear the mountain wind whistling, blowing from the distant horizon to the end of the world. It was cold at the top, and there was no one around when he reached the peak.
No, there was someone else, although it was someone he did not want to see.
Qian Rongzhi bowed slightly and asked respectfully, "What's wrong, my king?"
"Nothing." Li Qingshan shook his head. Conquering the Twelve Demon Realms, unifying all the Demonic Lands, and declaring the great ambition of letting the sun shine on the Demonic Lands was only the first step of his long journey.
Now, he had too many things to handle. It could be said that he had a thousand things to do.
First, he had to start seclusion to comprehend the Great Dao.
There were two parts to this. One was the series of laws that he had comprehended through the "Refining the Spirit to Return to the Void". A large part of it was born from his own path, mainly the "Nine Transformations of Demons and Gods" and the "Unfettered Tome". It had little to do with the laws of the Demon Domain. Especially since the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine still had many transformations that had not been perfected, he had to take this opportunity to push it to a higher realm.
Next was to use the Black Sun Demon Heart as a foundation and combine it with the core laws obtained from the 11 Demon Gods to further comprehend the laws of the Demonic Realm. At the same time, he had to comprehend the laws of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and trace back to the most primitive memories of the Qilin Paradise.
During this process, he had to use the plateau and mountains as a foundation to absorb a massive amount of spiritual power to maintain the consumption of energy. At the same time, he had to constantly convert it into his own power to truly possess the power of a True God.
Laws and power were everything to a God. They were the foundation that allowed him to rule over the Demonic Realm.
Next was the strategy of the Demonic Realm for the next hundred years.
He gave a series of orders.
The first order was: Stop invading other worlds, including the human realm. He had to switch to a strategic defense and prepare to deal with external attacks. At the same time, he had to focus on solving the internal problems of the Demonic Realm.
The Fiendcelestials expressed their support for this.
With the appearance of the Chaos Demon Star, the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth began, and the Demon God King was born. Then, the Infernal domain would have to suffer the fiercest attack.
The immortals and buddhas of the Nine Heavens would not just sit here and wait for them to grow stronger. The Desire Less Heavenly Palace had probably mobilized all of its forces.
It was probably not only the Selfless Heavenly Palace, but all the heavenly palaces and deities above the Nine Heavens were preparing to face this tribulation.
If one were to say that the demonic domain of the past was merely a malignant disease that was difficult to eradicate, a benign tumor that was slowly growing, although it had invaded and annexed many worlds and fought back and forth with the human realm, compared to the entire Three Thousand Worlds and the Six Paths of Reincarnation, it was actually not much of a threat at all. Even if another ten thousand years were to pass, it would not be able to cause any great changes, let alone threaten the Nine Heavens.
Now, following Li Qingshan's entry into the Demonic Realm, this benign tumor had completely transformed into a malignant tumor. When Li Qingshan directly annexed the most important Buddhist Pure Land as his goal, its nature had completely changed. From a separatist bandits and refugees, it had become a rebel army plotting to usurp the throne.
If this was only a threat to the Buddhist faction, Li Qingshan himself had a deep relationship with the Seven Great Sages. This made all the immortals uneasy.
Although the Seven Great Sages were suppressed, each of them was a supreme existence that had "merged with the void". As long as the Great Path was not destroyed, their existence would not be destroyed.
Compared to them, the twelve Fiendcelestials were as docile as babies. Once they were released, the world would immediately be in chaos, and the gods would not be able to survive.
And this was certainly Li Qingshan's next most important goal. Once his power reached its peak, he would immediately begin to rescue the Seven Great Sages and fulfill the Nine Heavens Pact with Brother Ox.
Because of this, the immortals and buddhas of the Nine Heavens wanted him dead at all costs. Now, if he dared to take a step out of the Demonic Realm, Zhenwu the Great would immediately send him to the next world.
The reason why he could sit here comfortably and think about things was thanks to the Demonic Realm.
Like the ordinary world, the Demonic Realm also had a tolerance limit. It could only accommodate existences that had undergone seven Divine Tribulations and had refined their spirits to return to the void. For existences of a higher level, there would be a very strong rejection.
Moreover, the Demonic Realm itself was large enough, and its will was strong enough to distort and suppress all the rules of outsiders, even destroying and polluting their rules. It could be regarded as a super powerful version of the Chaos Fiendcelestial.
Therefore, although the Fiendcelestials did not dare to leave the Demonic Realm, they had the basic ability to protect themselves. In particular, the "Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Evil" was extremely powerful. This was different from the so-called formation of ordinary cultivators. Instead, it relied on the boundless net of rules of the Demonic Realm to form. Once it was activated, it could strangle a real god and further strengthen the restrictions on existences at the level of "Zhenwu the Great".
Therefore, the internal construction was of utmost importance. Forcing the Fiendcelestials to submit was actually a risky move. With the existence of the twelve Fiendcelestials, there was the "Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Evil". Although the Chaos Fiendcelestial had completely gone mad, it was still an important foundation of the "Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Evil". The other Fiendcelestials could use it for defense.
If a Fiendcelestial fell, then the entire defense system would collapse. Li Qingshan, the new Fiendcelestial King, would very likely be killed by the decapitation operation. Fortunately, the "peace-loving" Fiendcelestials were clearly more willing to "consider the big picture" than him.
Although the eleven Fiendcelestials had already submitted, the problem of the Chaos Fiendcelestial had to be solved sooner or later. He had to think of a way to awaken its consciousness and obtain the part of the core rules it controlled. Only then would the "Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Evil" have the ability to attack outside.
Therefore, he summoned Qian Rongzhi.
"Do you know why I summoned you here?"
"The Chaos Fiendcelestial has fallen, and you want me to replace it."
"That's right. Are you willing?"
Generally speaking, no one would be willing. It was not just a matter of risk. Instead, they would inevitably lose a large part of themselves, or even be completely assimilated, turning into a chaotic and twisted monster. They could no longer be called a god.
"Of course." Qian Rongzhi did not hesitate and gladly accepted. "But I need to make some preparations."
"You need a long time to prepare. Go, I will support you spiritually."
Li Qingshan waved his hand indifferently. He was already the representative of the Demon Territory's will. His spiritual support meant endless resources and luck. After experiencing all sorts of changes, he no longer hated Qian Rongzhi.
However, Qian Rongzhi did not retreat. Instead, she took a step forward and stared at Li Qingshan. "My King, I still have one more thing."
Li Qingshan frowned. A feeling of disgust arose spontaneously. Just by sensing with his mind, he immediately understood Qian Rongzhi's plan. Qian Rongzhi wanted to bring the Ming cult to greater heights and spread it across the entire Demon Territory. She was obviously the cult leader of the Ming cult, and the supreme god that her followers believed in was obviously him, the great savior of demonfolk.
Afterwards, they would be reduced to statues and statues, enshrined high up in the temple, becoming some sort of twisted symbol. As his followers, they would obviously receive many privileges, while those who did not believe in him would be severely punished. Then should he build a paradise for his devout followers in the future? And give those blasphemers a piece of demonic soil?
That was basically the greatest irony!
"I refuse. You can leave!"
Qian Rongzhi pointed at the black sun in the sky. "My king, I can sense something. Probably all demonfolk can sense it too. Kindness awakens in many people. If no one affirms these kindness, it will continue to be buried in the bottom of their hearts. The few Awakened ones will still be hunted down and killed. Who will protect them? "
"If no one guides demonfolk, this chaos will continue forever. The kind-hearted demonfolk will only suffer even more. They'll feel like they're in hell, burdened with sin and killing one another. Generations of demonfolk will suffer pointless pain and sacrifice pointless. Without stable order and a loyal army, light will never come. "
Qian Rongzhi spoke confidently. The pressure from Li Qingshan grew heavier and heavier. Even breathing became difficult for her, but she still refused to stop talking.
Finally, she knelt on the ground and knocked her forehead against the rock heavily. Blood sprayed, and the rock collapsed.
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