The Ancestor of All Demons

The Princess of Stone God placed twelve Shariputras in the Dragon Elephant Temple but outwardly displayed a stance of refusing the opponent, wielding six Blood Rivers to dance wildly across the sky. Then she transformed her figure to scatter countless Blood Shadows, shooting in all directions. Jin Xunu repeatedly waved a treasure fan, releasing streams of Stellar Rivers to press down and dispel the Demon Light.

With a crisp sound, all the Demon Light vanished. The Princess of Stone God walked toward the North, using the Vajra Spirit Stone of the Absolute Venerable from years ago to break through the array light, quickly departing.

She did not wish to flee shamefully in a stance of surrender and wanted to showcase her Divine Power before leaving, to avoid being underestimated.

Jin Xunu and the other two understood this point. They did not fully stop her but collected the array and entered the Dragon Elephant Temple to first retrieve the Shariputras, then took out the Demon Scripture to collect Ye Bin.

The reason Shi Feiyang had Deng Bagu come was because Deng Bagu had once taken the Ice Soul Divine Light Sword from Ye Bin and still used it. Although it had been refined several times, surpassing its former power, she had relied heavily on it for her path to the Dao. Thus, she came to rescue Ye Bin, resolving a karma.

Moreover, Ye Bin had always been longing for Xie Shan, so it was fitting to absorb her into the Demon Scripture, letting her 'rebirth' in the Great Ru Pure Land and unite with Xie Shan eternally.

The other, Qi Xia'er, was the daughter of Qi Shuming and Xun Lanyin. Currently, both parties were in an allied status. Along with Yang Jin and Hua Wuxie, they were all saved by Jin Xunu and sent to Emei Mountain, leaving Qi Shuming to handle them.

The three arrived at Emei Mountain, delivered the people, and then returned with the Demon Scripture and Shariputras to report back to Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang was still at Jiuhua Mountain, completely destroying the Fetus Burial Array and numerous arrangements of Xin Ru.

Xin Ru had operated here for years, relocating peaks from overseas, dredging water veins, hanging waterfalls, channeling rivers, altering landscapes, and building numerous temples and pavilions on them, which also housed her followers.

Anyone with a certain level of Dao and mana, who had been granted a Golden Body by Xin Ru, was absorbed into the Demon Scripture by Shi Feiyang, to forever live in their ideal Great Ru Pure Land.

The remaining ones only possessed minor spells and had personally witnessed the duel without knowing Xin Ru Buddha's fate. Many small temples still recited the Xin Ru Scripture.

Shi Feiyang handled the aftermath, and when Jin Xunu and the others retrieved the Shariputras, he began the process of smelting.

Years ago, Xin Ru had prepared to restore the Seven Treasures Golden Banner by smelting the ten-color Shariputras, with everything ready except for putting the Shariputras in the Merit Furnace for smelting.

Shi Feiyang had newly collected twelve Shariputras and previously acquired eight, totaling twenty, all put into the Merit Furnace.

He used Daoist methods for refining, resulting in Shariputras that radiated ten colors of light, resplendently shining.

Every ten Shariputras smelted into one, resulting in two in total.

He kept one for himself, placing it on the Seven Treasures Golden Banner, and gave the other to Li Ning: "This is a Buddhist treasure, the culmination of a high monk's lifetime of observing precepts, concentration, and wisdom. Refined using Daoist methods, it contains the Five Elements Essence, capable of reviving the dead, whitening bones, allowing dry bones to rebirth, best at nurturing life, unlike the Buddhist pure cultivation of the mind. You have lost your physical body; if you wish to reincarnate, it can nurture your Primordial Embryo. Otherwise, continue cultivation in your Spiritual Body and upon ascension, use it to form a body."

Li Ning accepted the ten-color Shariputra, swallowed it, and expressed gratitude to Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang asked him, "The future world will be quite turbulent. Will you seek refuge with your daughter at Emei Mountain or find a place for secluded cultivation until ascending?"

"Amitabha Buddha!" Li Ning replied, "I must fulfill my master's longtime entrustment, go to the Southern Border for meditation, waiting for the Yin Yang Elder, until thirty years later for ascent."

Shi Feiyang recalled that the Yin Yang Elder had already become a subordinate and ally of Zhu Youmu. During the previous great battle, Shi Feiyang had shattered his physical body and absorbed his Primordial Spirit into the Great Ru Pure Land.

He then released the Yin Yang Elder.

The Yin Yang Elder, having been mortified before, though later absorbed into the Great Ru Pure Land, still felt lingering fear. Upon seeing Shi Feiyang again, he trembled in fear and prostrated himself.

Shi Feiyang asked him, "Do you wish to remain in the Dafang Guang Buddha's True Ru Pure Land or follow this Zen Master Li Ning in cultivation?"

The Yin Yang Elder hastily replied, "I wish to follow Zen Master Li Ning."

Shi Feiyang entrusted him to Li Ning. Neither of them had a physical body, so they decided to first go to Emei Mountain to meet Li Yingqiong, return the Muni Ding Guang Bead, and then retreat deep into the Southern Border for seclusion.

The world was left with three factions: besides him, there were Deng Yin of West Kunlun and the Giant Wood God of East Mountain Taishan. Now, without Xin Ru, the two sides would confront directly.

Shi Feiyang did not wish to be a "brake pad" between them, yet he could not simply walk away.

The people of the Central Plains believed in him, providing him with much merit and empowering Will Power.

He could not betray their faith and devotion, allowing Deng Yin and the Giant Wood God to recklessly duel, wantonly slaying.

It had been one thing for them to compete for wandering souls and resentful spirits in the past, but large-scale killings in the future could not be allowed.

Shi Feiyang stationed Jin Xunu, Huo Wuhai, and Deng Baggu in Central Earth, having them guard the Capital. He even handed over the Three Lights Divine Water to them, so that if a fierce duel were to break out between both sides, they could use the water to protect the entire Central Earth and let them fight without worry.

He also left behind the elder Shi Pi, asking him to stay in the Capital, and gave him the Seven Treasures Golden Banner adorned with ten-colored Shariputra: "I took a Red Lotus from you, so I'm giving you this Seven Treasures Golden Banner in return."

Elder Shi Pi was overwhelmed with gratitude, hurriedly bidding farewell, "Disciple strayed onto a wrong path, entrapped in the ways of the Demon Path, nearly leading to the destruction of body and soul, unable to reincarnate. I owe my life to Master for saving me and enabling my rebirth through the opportunity of using the Conch Leaf Talisman with Xin Ru. Such kindness is imprinted on my heart, and that Blood Lotus Calyx was originally a Yaochi Immortal Product, a Mysterious Sect Spiritual Object, offering it to Master is rightly placed, how dare I..."

Shi Feiyang interrupted him, "No need for extra words; I also disdain using these Buddhist things, besides it involves many karmic ties—just take it. You, who refine both Buddha and Demon, are the most skilled in Buddhist Law under my sect and are closely tied to Buddhism, only you can use this. I will also pass on to you the Righteous Skill of Dual Cultivation of Life and Nature, and Golden Liquid Rejuvenation Pill. Your foundation is profound; with a change of heart, you can advance further."

After speaking, he lightly tapped Elder Shi Pi on the top of his head, injecting a Five-Colored Divine Light, carrying the mysterious teachings of the Mysterious Sect, directly imprinting them in Shi Pi's memory.

"Hold this banner to watch over Central Earth. If you see demons running rampant, causing chaos in the Human World, use this banner to subdue them; kill if you want to kill, save if you want to save, just don't return to the Demon Path, there is boundless potential for the future."

Elder Shi Pi held the Seven Treasures Golden Banner, his heart a mix of emotions.

Back then, during a duel with a Buddhist, the Seven Treasures Golden Banner was a great bane; under the illumination of the Buddha Light, all sorts of formidable tactics became ineffective, leaving only twenty to thirty percent of one's strength.

For this, he suffered humiliation and mockery from the two young girls of the Xie family!

Unexpectedly, today the Seven Treasures Golden Banner has fallen into his hands.

Grateful beyond words, he thanked his master once again.

Having arranged everything, Shi Feiyang led the immortals back to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain.

Master Chi Zhang greeted him at sea, congratulating him on his triumph and glorious return.

In Master Chi Zhang's timeline, as the Heavenly Lust Sect Leader never appeared, he remained at Outer Heaven Divine Mountain and never visited Jiuhua Mountain, but through divine perception, he knew he played a substantial role in this event.

Shi Feiyang still needed to continue discussing the matter of ascension with him.

Master Chi Zhang always felt that ascending together with the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain was unreliable; he had long expressed doubts, but Shi Feiyang insisted on trying.

Shi Feiyang stated clearly, "Even if it's not successful, we must try once. Without attempting, there wouldn't be success later on. Just like Xin Ru using the Conch Leaf Talisman this time, the development of the second time also builds on the karma of the first time."

Understanding his point, Master Chi Zhang no longer tried to dissuade him and instead fully supported him.

Following the last three-year-long major Heavenly Tribulation, the entire mountain body of Outer Heaven Divine Mountain underwent refinement, shedding a large amount of impurities and dull energy, becoming pure and filled with Spiritual Energy.

Those of Pure Yang become immortal, those of Pure Yin become ghosts, those with a mix of Yin and Yang are human.

If there is an Underworld world that is Pure Yin, with a Yang energy index of zero, the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm is Pure Yang, with a Yang energy index of one, while the outside Human World is zero point five.

The original Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, already more abundant in Spiritual Energy than the outside, was considered zero point seven, and after undergoing the refinement of the Heavenly Tribulation, it has reached above zero point nine.

The immortals and myriad demons of Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, and the subjects of Yu Country have all more or less experienced the cleansing of the Heavenly Tribulation.

What descends in a Heavenly Tribulation is either the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder or the Qiantian True Fire, all pure Yang without Yin; if one can withstand it, they can progress toward Yang and retreat from Yin.

If someone can endure more than ten Heavenly Tribulations, even without extracting lead and adding mercury or transforming the Primordial Spirit, they could be refined into a Yang God in the cosmic furnace of the cosmic void to ascend... This is also known as the Heavenly Yuan Great Pill, a higher-level cultivation method within the Mysterious Sect.

Shi Feiyang discussed with Master Chi Zhang, "I foresee that when we attempt the collective ascension of the mountain, there will again be a great Heavenly Tribulation, possibly even greater than before. If we can't surpass it, the entire mountain will crumble entirely, turning to ashes, with all the immortals and demons upon it sharing the same fate as Tribulation Ash."

Master Chi Zhang deeply agreed.

They have set up a total of 360 Secret Demon Divine Shuttles in specific locations on Outer Heaven Divine Mountain as the driving power for the future ascension, and they must also create multi-layer arrays above.

The Heavenly Tribulation brings both destruction and vitality.

He cannot completely isolate the Heavenly Tribulation; doing so would prevent Outer Heaven Divine Mountain and its inhabitants from receiving its cleansing, making the ascension forceful and in opposition to the natural laws of the cosmic void. Clearly full of dull energy, ascension becomes unachievable, relying solely on human effort, hard pushing leads to excessive effort with little success. We must follow the natural laws of heaven and earth, using the cosmic void as a furnace, taking the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Fire as the fire control of all heavens, to refine Outer Heaven Divine Mountain into this "Golden Core"!

Once refined, it will naturally ascend into the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, where pure spirit Qi converges, without the expenditure of an ounce of effort, thus achieving the Righteous Path!