The Ancestor of All Demons

Deng Yin was surprised to discover that his greatest obstacle in transforming the entire world into a demonic one was not Shi Feiyang, but the Giant Wood God Monarch. Without eliminating him, he couldn't even establish the first step, the Blood Lake!

However, the Giant Wood God Monarch had Golden Immortal cultivation, his Mana was not only powerful, but he also had many subordinates. The most formidable among them were Lu Yu, one of the Great Wilderness Elders, and Ji Nan of Heiga Mountain at the Northwest Sea border, Luo Shen Ridge.

Last time, when Shi Feiyang greatly broke through the West Pole Mountain, Ji Nan had even instructed Sha Hongyan to actively offer assistance to show goodwill.

Ji Nan had long possessed Heavenly Immortal cultivation and could ascend to the Immortal Realm, but he was reluctant to part with Sha Hongyan and willingly remained in the human world as an Earth Immortal.

When the great tribulation of heaven and earth arrives, he could ascend at any time and leave, but Sha Hongyan could not. He planned to rely on Shi Feiyang's power to protect Sha Hongyan, and if possible, he wanted to stay and accompany her.

However, with the arrival of the Giant Wood God Monarch, Ji Nan saw a better future by aligning with the Green Emperor.

Ji Nan's Heiga Mountain was extremely high, reaching the sky, with a peak called Luo Shen Ridge, where gods from the Upper Realm often sneaked down to play and relax.

To welcome these gods, he even refined a Magical Treasure, named Falling God Square, similar to how Master Chi Zhang led disciples to craft various expandable and contractible furniture and houses specifically to entertain the heavenly gods; unfortunately, it had been a long time since any gods from Heiga Mountain descended and it had become a legendary tale.

He formed the Falling God Square and frequently released it to perform rituals and prayers, communicating with the Upper Realm, but he never received any response from heavenly immortals, nor did any descend to meet him.

Ji Nan back in the day was as strong as the Great Wilderness Elders, and in recent years he had made even more advancements, becoming increasingly formidable. He and Lu Yu became the left and right protectors of the Giant Wood God Monarch, both formidable opponents.

At this moment, Deng Yin realized that his subordinates were far from sufficient. To achieve the demonic transformation of the entire world, he needed more assistance.

In fact, what Deng Yin most wanted to find was the Red Flower Princess, but she was being hunted by the Emei Sect and was hidden away, not showing herself.

Originally, Deng Yin and the Red Flower Princess could sense each other's presence, but the Princess of Stone God secretly interfered, preventing them from sensing one another.

In the past, the Evil Book of the "Blood God Scripture" that the Red Flower Princess was associated with was with Deng Yin. Shi Feiyang had gone to great lengths to obtain the Good Volume from the Emei Sect and intended to deliver it to Deng Yin.

He believed that the combination of good and evil within this Demon Scripture could pull Deng Yin back to the Righteous Path, just like how the Stone God Palace Master succeeded and eventually ascended to the Demon Realm.

Unexpectedly, when divining the future, the divination showed that if both volumes of the Demon Scripture fell into Deng Yin's hands, it would trigger some beneficial local events, but it was an extremely ominous omen.

Therefore, he did not give the Good Volume to Deng Yin and later even retrieved the Evil Book through various means.

As fate would have it, the Stone God Princess found it and returned to his side.

Back then, Shi Feiyang intended to destroy the Evil Book and eliminate the Red Flower Princess, but due to intervention by the Iron City Mountain Demon, he couldn't personally destroy her, so he handed her over to Master Zun Sheng, hoping this formidable Great Monk from the Buddhist could either eliminate her or convert her.

Unexpectedly, the old monk was ineffective, unable to either annihilate or convert, and carelessly went off to the Western Heavenly Bliss World. The Red Flower Princess, through various turns of events, was eventually released by Xin Ru Nun.

Today, the Red Flower Princess is just like the Stone God Princess, not only the ruler Demon Spirit of a Demon Scripture but also absorbed all the spirit of Xie Ying.

Xie Ying had over a hundred years of cultivation, accumulated over lifetimes, and had Shi Feiyang not intervened, she would have long since ascended to the Pure Land!

Not only did the Red Flower Princess drain her, but she also absorbed all of Xie Shan's spirit, merging them with her Lifebound Demons, and now even Shi Feiyang, wielding the Purple and Blue Duoluo Fire, would find it difficult to entirely burn and destroy her.

Shi Feiyang aimed to cross a tribulation for three years and had already set up two strategic moves in advance: one was to send Master Fen Tuo and Master You Tan to prevent Xin Ru Nun, and the other was to commission the Emei Sect to hunt down the Red Flower Princess.

As for Deng Yin, the presence of the Giant Wood God Monarch was perfect to counter him, allowing them to fight each other. This period would be enough for Shi Feiyang to use for his tribulation crossing.

Shi Feiyang was adept at calculating timing, and the people of Central Earth were no less capable. Deng Yin and the Giant Wood God Monarch both knew that three years later when Shi Feiyang succeeded in tribulation crossing, he would inevitably return to Central Earth. They needed to accomplish what needed doing before then, or once Shi Feiyang returned, many tasks would become unachievable.

Deng Yin realized he must first eliminate the Giant Wood God Monarch, or the Blood Sea could never be established.

He retreated to West Kunlun and set up a massive altar along the Star Constellations Sea, resembling a city with four gates. He ordered the Red Corpse God Monarch to guard the west gate, Jiulei God to guard the south gate, Shi Pi Elder to guard the north gate, and the Princess of Stone God summoned the homeless Red Lotus Demon to guard the east gate.

Thus, with all four gates guarded by Supreme Demon Lords, the Demonic Qi would not leak out, and the outside sounds of the Lion's Roar and chanting were cut off, preventing any Demon Gods or Evil Ghosts from escaping again.

Deng Yin and the Red Flower Princess constructed a Blood Pool, from which a Myriad Demon Banner rose, summoning demons from all over the world to his side.

His mana was now exceedingly high. With a gentle shake of the Myriad Demon Banner, the divine and spiritual bodies of Central Earth's Demon World immediately sensed it.

As long as they were true to the Demon Path and had refined their Lifebound Demon God, they could hear Deng Yin's words spoken through his Blood Magic Body, whispering as if right by their ears: "I wish to revive the Demon Cult, ascending the divine and demonic world through the supreme Demon Path, to utterly demonize this world. By then, every inch of land and every drop of water will belong to our Demon Path..."

He called upon all Demon Path cultivators worldwide to converge with him to jointly establish the Demon Realm.

Deng Yin's grand blueprint was much greater than the Iron City Mountain Demon's of yesteryears. What the Iron City Mountain Demon created in the Iron City Mountain World was at best a Small Heavenly World level, and in essence fell short of even that. If Deng Yin's plan succeeded in demonizing the entire Shushan World, the result would be a Great Heavenly World!

Shi Feiyang's Outer Heaven Divine Mountain accepted all willing beings, gods, demons, and ghosts; yet there were moral boundaries. Even those from the Demon Path had to have committed few evils and had the willingness to turn over a new leaf. Even if willing to reform, the environment in the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain wasn't conducive to their survival or development in the Demon Path.

Xin Ru Nun established the Buddhist Pure Land there, which claimed that no matter how wicked a person was, if they were willing to put down the butcher's knife, they could immediately become a Buddha, with a Lotus Platform to hold them and a seat beneath the Seven Treasures Golden Banner.

But ultimately, it was still a Buddhist Pure Land, incompatible with their own habits, making Shi Feiyang's Outer Heaven Divine Mountain seem more appealing by comparison.

Initially, these Demon Path cultivators heard the Lion's Roar with its scriptural verses interspersed for quite some time, gaining some enlightenment. When finding no better options, they planned to go to Taishan to convert to the Qinghua Saint and enter the Miao Yan Changle Pure Land.

Suddenly, they heard Deng Yin, as the Blood Demon Emperor, summoning the entire world's Demon Cult comrades to create a beautiful homeland together.

Those who chose to cultivate the Demon Path were naturally aligned with it in temperament and essence. They hated order, despised rules, born to be wild, loving freedom. They fought when they wanted, killed when they wished, ate when they desired, and took what they fancied. They pursued utmost free will; as long as they were strong, they could do as they pleased, to make the heavens unable to cover their eyes, the earth unable to bury their heart, to let all beings understand their intentions, and to see the heavenly gods and Buddhas vanish like smoke!

Which Demon Path practitioner didn't dream of building a "Ci Yun Temple," keeping dozens or hundreds of handsome men and beautiful women for their personal indulgence?

In comparison, what nonsensical Miao Yan World dared to call itself "Changle" (Long Joy)?

The big and small demons cut off thoughts of going to the other three places, all running to the West Kunlun Star Sea.

West Kunlun had always been a gathering spot for ancient demons, with several, including the Sand Spirit Boy, residing there. He knew that although his Cave Heaven World was more advanced than other ancient demons', always mobile and able to set up anytime, it would collapse and dissipate come the Dharma Decline Era.

Iron City Mountain had always had a close relationship with Deng Yin. With his high mana and strong power, they gladly came to pledge allegiance, which greatly pleased Deng Yin.

Besides them, there was Elder Cangxu.

Elder Cangxu, back then, was killed by the "Twelve Gods of the West Pole," his Primordial Spirit captured and refined into a Divine Demon class after years of sacrificial refinement and fusion, upgraded to "Demon God" level. Otherwise, he couldn't have achieved the level where any prayer from followers anywhere in the world would get a response.

Thus, now, Elder Cangxu was inherently demonic and naturally heard Deng Yin's voice, feeling his summons.

Elder Cangxu was not clear in mind, bringing along two "grandsons," Shang Heyang and the Green Robe Ancestor.

He truly treated these two as his own grandsons. Being a Primordial Spirit Body, he lacked a flesh body and could not sympathize with the two physical grandsons, often forcing incense smoke down their throats against their will using magic.

Sometimes Elder Cangxu would forcibly stuff Sun Essence and Moonlight, Five Elements Essence Qi, North Sea Iceberg, or Earth Fire Lava into their mouths.

Shang Heyang and the Green Robe Ancestor, fearing they'd be played to death, secretly plotted to escape. Elder Cangxu's mind-reading and powerful divine skills made it impossible; whatever they planned, Cangxu knew. Furious at their inner curse and intent to leave, he would grab their limbs, rip them apart, detaching their heads to roast them over fire, immerse them in ice water, or switch repeatedly, all the while chastising them.

Eventually, they developed a skill to keep their minds blank, but with a glance, they knew each other's thoughts.

This time, their Lifebound Demons also received Deng Yin's summons. Exchanging a look, they simultaneously and adamantly demanded Elder Cangxu take them to join Deng Yin.

Though they knew the Blood God was no saint, the more people, the more variables, and opportunities would potentially arise, allowing them by manipulation or alliance to eventually escape their suffering!