The Ancestor of All Demons

Shi Feiyang fused the Red Flower Princess with the "Demon God Scripture" into one, and inserted three Secret Demon Divine Shuttles as the book's spine.

The full name of those shuttles is the Seven Heavenly Secret Demon Stars Black Shuttle, the "Seven Perfections" within its name, signifying the lineage of the Iron City Mountain Demon.

In fact, the "Demon God Scripture" is very close to the Iron City Mountain Demon lineage, both primarily practice the Heavenly Secret Demon Technique, making the fusion quite smooth.

Once completed, the entire scripture lost its glow, transforming into an ancient, wordless scripture.

From the cover to the inside, there was not a single word.

Shi Feiyang opened the scripture and said to the Red Flower Princess inside, "From this moment on, you are the true Sovereign Demon God within this scripture."

Red Flower Princess remained silent, the whole scripture without the slightest response.

Shi Feiyang knew he was being petulant, smiled faintly, extended a finger, and drew in the air, condensing Immortal Energy with telekinesis to write the three large characters "E Shengfan" on the first page.

E Shengfan was originally the Sovereign Demon God of the "Demon God Scripture," and with the fusion of the two scriptures, a fierce battle between dragons and tigers was expected.

Within a scripture, there can only be one Sovereign Demon God.

Earlier, E Shengfan sensed this, but the feeling was not strong. He needed to sever his connection with the "Demon God Scripture" and was isolated by the Conch Leaf Talisman cast by Xin Ru Nun, and the Buddha Light emitted by the Seven Treasures Golden Banner illuminated and suppressed, he knew that if he didn't return to fight for the sovereignty of the scripture, he would be at the mercy of others, so he asked Xin Ru Nun what to do.

Xin Ru Nun was pleased and told him, "Previously, you were always unable to let go of that Demon Scripture; now you can wholeheartedly give it up, quickly vow to be reborn into the 'Demonic Destruction Treasure Record', to create a Buddha Country Pure Land within that scripture and take all your disciples with you, to enjoy nirvana eternally. This is the only solution."

E Shengfan knew that even if he returned to the "Demon God Scripture," he would be captured by Shi Feiyang and subjected to his whims, so he forced himself to follow Xin Ru Nun's instructions.

After Shi Feiyang refined the Demon Scripture, he used it to remotely control E Shengfan, intending to capture and restrain his Primordial Spirit.

E Shengfan, bestowed with the Purple Gold Body by Xin Ru Nun, resembling the legendary Buddha, began to crack and bleed, with blood flowing from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, streaming down his golden and radiant body, patterns of cracks appeared on his chest, palms and limbs, blood oozed from these cracks, from which sprouted clusters of brilliant red Manjusaka flowers.

E Shengfan hurriedly sought help again from Xin Ru Nun.

Seeing her bestowed golden body cracking, Xin Ru Nun was angry, telling him, "Quickly vow to be reborn into the 'Demonic Destruction Treasure Record,' completely severing your past with the Demon Scripture!"

She and E Shengfan both knew Shi Feiyang would not let matters rest and would use the "Demon God Scripture" to remotely control E Shengfan, but neither anticipated Shi Feiyang's ruthlessness in merging the "Blood God Scripture" and using the Red Flower Princess as the Sovereign Demon God.

Had it been a fair duel, the Red Flower Princess would not have matched E Shengfan.

But E Shengfan couldn't fight back against the Red Flower Princess, only taking hits passively, enduring her relentless assaults.

If he turned back and dueled with Red Flower Princess, he'd reconnect with the Demon Scripture; the fiercer he fought, the stronger the bond, enabling Shi Feiyang to control him more easily.

So he could only do as Xin Ru Nun advised, enduring again and again, constantly reminding himself that these miseries were the result of his past misdeeds, that being beaten by the Red Flower Princess was karma disappearing, he had to let go completely, cut off entirely, and enter the "Demonic Destruction Treasure Record" for salvation.

While Shi Feiyang was fusing the Demon Scripture, E Shengfan continuously practiced the techniques from the "Demonic Destruction Treasure Record." Being an age-old demon, familiar with Absolute Venerable, and receiving Xin Ru Nun's assistance, he cultivated beneath the Seven Treasures Golden Banner, twice as effective with half the effort, mastering the demon-suppressing techniques at breakneck speed.

The "Demonic Destruction Treasure Record" contained various Divine Skill Great Techniques extremely devastating to demons; E Shengfan had at least seven methods to dispel the curses the Red Flower Princess cast on him.

But he couldn't retaliate, he could only force himself to endure, pretending as though nothing had occurred, continuing to cultivate those Demonic Destruction Great Techniques.

The Red Flower Princess, full of anger, vented madly at E Shengfan, shattering his Purple Gold Body, what was once majestic and dignified like a "Buddha" turned into a blood-drenched demon, akin to recently pulled from Hell's Blood Pool, covered in red Manjusaka flowers from head to toe.

Even like this, E Shengfan still didn't retaliate, not only did he not fight back, he didn't even entertain the idea of resistance, wholly focused on Buddhism…

Shi Feiyang watched from the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, nodding slightly; this was as he expected. E Shengfan, that old demon, with both wisdom and endurance, if so easily dealt with, wouldn't be worthy of being a rival to the Absolute Venerable, nor could he become the Sovereign Demon God.

However, he never intended to solely rely on the Red Flower Princess to finish off the opponent. Her attacks merely urged E Shengfan to quickly practice the "Demonic Destruction Treasure Record," and hurry to enter that Buddhist scripture.

Now that the world is divided into four parts, to take action and break the stalemate, one must first understand who are enemies, who are allies, who can be united with, and who must be targeted.

From a moral standpoint, the Giant Wood God belongs to the ally category and is someone who can be united with because he is indeed part of the Orthodox Daoist lineage, spreading the Green Emperor's teachings to save all beings.

Shi Feiyang does not have a hostile relationship with the Green Emperor. The duel between the Purple Emperor and the Qinghua Emperor has nothing to do with him, so he doesn't have to take sides.

However, Xin Ru Nun is a heretic attached to Buddhism, colluding with Deng Yin and those demons, they echo each other, destined to be enemies!

At this time, the Giant Wood God is still battling Deng Yin from a distance, one gathers all the demons and evil spirits in the world to enter the Blood Pool, gaining a Blood Magic Body and becoming a Blood God's son, another leads all spiritual beings and anomalies under the heavens to the peak of Taishan to regain human form.

The Ten Heavenly Venerables' Salvation Scripture of the Green Emperor has immense power, displayed by the Giant Wood God. The Grand Saint of Nine Spirits assists remotely from the Miao Yan Heavenly Palace, spreading throughout the Central Earth Continent, not only summoning those roaming souls and hungry ghosts of hundreds and thousands of years, demonic spirits hiding in corners, but even gathering the scattered soul fragments scattered everywhere after soul scattering.

Ordinary souls entering the True Yang Jade Liquid Pool, in just a short moment, as if they had taken a bath, can regain human form, flying out from the pool to kneel before the Giant Wood God.

Vengeful spirits and evil spirits, carrying grievances, take seven days and nights to eliminate their grievances.

For the demons, it takes even longer, needing forty-nine days to be reborn.

As for the captured soul fragments, a person's remnant soul first enters the pool, then senses other fragments to fly over, this way, after refining for a hundred days in the pool, they can solidify their soul and reshape their form.

For others, it might be fine, but the Emei Sect lost quite a few people over the years with their body and soul destroyed, like Master Bai Yun, who was slain in the third Jiuhua Mountain swordfight by the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

Those slain by the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword have their primordial spirit absorbed into the sword, never to be freed, and are absorbed and fused by the divine demons within the sword to become part of its body.

On that day, Master Bai Yun was slain by the Demon Sword, his primordial spirit shattered, absorbed into the sword, but before it could be fully absorbed and fused, the Demon Sword was broken by Shi Feiyang, causing all remnant soul fragments to scatter out.

The Emei Sect did attempt to collect and solidify souls for their own, rescuing two people, but the strength was not enough to save everyone.

Now, the Giant Wood God's methods are fierce, scouring every spiritual entity between heaven and earth, even capturing the remnant souls of Master Bai Yun and others, solidifying their souls in the True Yang Jade Liquid Pool. After a hundred days, they were reborn one after another, coming out to pay respects to the Giant Wood God.

Master Bai Yun, Li Wenyan, Yu Fangheng, and Laughing Monk are different from other soul bodies, as they practiced the Orthodox Mysterious Sect and the Nine Heavens Immortal Skill during their lifetimes.

The Giant Wood God appears with a Dharma Body over ten zhang tall, seated on a throne made of Divine Wood tree vines, wearing a green robe and a golden crown, radiant, while others are only slightly taller than his toes, prostrating devoutly before him.

He lowered his head and asked them, "You once had great fortune and accumulated countless cultivation, yet, unfortunately, strayed and suffered dire consequences... Are you willing to return to the Mysterious Sect and take refuge under the Qinghua Sect?"

Both Master Bai Yun and the Ascetic Monk practiced Buddhism after Master Chang Mei's ascension, even vowing to be reborn in the Nirvana, not ascending to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm.

The Giant Wood God asked if they were willing to abandon Buddhism and enter Dao, joining the Green Emperor's camp. Considering their past accumulation, they could be sent directly to the Miao Yan Changle Heaven.

Having been saved after their soul scattering, they had no reason to refuse.

With a gesture, the Giant Wood God transformed Master Bai Yun from a nun to a Daoist image, and Laughing Monk's hair grew out, turning him into a small Taoist.

Then, he instructed them to listen to his recitation of the Heavenly Venerate's Salvation Scripture. These individuals, having past cultivation, devoutly returned, and after completing the scripture, received the empowerment of the Taiyin Salvation's Heavenly Venerate, with the Giant Wood God providing support below. Hearing the thunderous roar of the Nine Spirits Primordial Spirit, each was enveloped in a blue spiritual light, ascending straight into the Miao Yan Changle Heavenly Realm...

The Green Emperor now in need of people, these individuals with accumulated cultivation, were perfectly suited to serve the Heavenly Venerate in the Changle Heaven.

On the other side, Shi Feiyang also stripped the Primordial Spirit from Chi You.

Chi You, as the Sword Spirit of the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, slayed and devoured many people, cutting their bodies and souls into fragments, which Chi You then devoured and absorbed into his body.

Shi Feiyang confined Chi You within the Circulation Light Disc, with the Heavenly Treasure Mirror hanging above, encapsulating Chi You's Primordial Spirit within a pillar of golden light.

Back then, Chi You was blown apart by the Returning God Sound left by Guang Chengzi, with his Primordial Spirit shattered into countless remnant soul fragments, mixed with the remnants of others over the years, a complete mess, conglomerated together, and in such a state, stripping each individual's Divine Soul was no easy task. Even for ordinary Golden Immortals, it is impossible, and neither Li Jingxu nor Master Chang Mei descending could achieve it.