Volume One, Chapter Fifteen: The Demon Seed of the Dao Heart, Slaughtering Millions
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Chen Xuanting appeared before the Emperor of Chu in the Qianyuan Hall.
The Emperor of Chu was startled.
“Who are you? How dare you trespass into the imperial palace?”
The Emperor feigned composure.
“The Emperor of Chu is truly forgetful. Didn’t you send someone to kill me half a year ago?”
At Chen Xuanting’s reminder, the Emperor suddenly recalled that six months prior, he had dispatched the secret guard leader, Darknight, to assassinate the man who killed the Northern Duke. His expression turned grim.
“So you are Chen Xuanting—the one who killed the Northern Duke and colluded with the Qi Kingdom.”
“Yes, that’s me.”
“Guards!”
No one came in.
“Don’t call out. I’ve already set up a barrier here; no one can hear you.”
The Emperor immediately drew his royal sword, but his body was restrained by a force of true energy, unable to move.
“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. In fact, I will make you the first sovereign emperor of this era.”
Chen Xuanting intended to implant a demonic seed within the Emperor, using him to establish an imperial dynasty and steal the celestial Dao’s fortune.
This dynasty would also be known as the Fortune Dynasty, established precisely to seize the heavenly Dao’s luck.
He refrained from founding the dynasty himself to avoid entangling with the heavenly Dao’s karmic consequences, as the dynasty had originally emerged during the Middle Ages. By making the dynasty appear earlier through the Emperor—who was native to this era—it would be natural for the Emperor to found it, and any karmic repercussions would not fall on Chen Xuanting.
Chen Xuanting began cultivating the Dao-Heart Demonic Seed, a profoundly sinister divine art that uses one’s own essence, energy, and spirit as the demonic seed. Planting this seed in another allows one to siphon their fortune and cultivation, a domineering and eerie technique.
Having practiced this art in the later era, Chen Xuanting’s re-cultivation was twice as effective; within mere hours, he refined the demonic seed, condensing it with his own essence, energy, and spirit.
This caused significant depletion, harming his vital qi.
He implanted the demonic seed into the Emperor’s body.
“What have you done to me?”
“I am bestowing upon you a great destiny, aiding you to break through to the God-Communion Realm.”
The demonic seed released a powerful energy that nourished the Emperor. His true qi surged wildly, and even his divine perception greatly strengthened. He began to break through the Divine Gate.
Soon, with the seed’s assistance, the Emperor successfully shattered the Divine Gate to commune with heaven and earth. Streams of spiritual energy flooded into his body; his true qi reverted to its innate state, and his cultivation soared to the God-Communion Realm.
“Now, I will impart to you a supreme cultivation method.”
Chen Xuanting passed on a sacred scripture, the Royal Extreme Shocking Scripture, to the Emperor.
This technique was obtained after Chen Xuanting destroyed a dynasty in the later era. It was usually inaccessible to ordinary people, as it required the fortune of a kingdom or imperial dynasty to aid cultivation—perfectly suited for the Emperor.
“You helped me break through to the God-Communion Realm and taught me a supreme art. What is your true intention?”
“I want to help you establish the supreme imperial dynasty.”
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“What kind of dynasty?”
“A kingdom rules over mortals, but an imperial dynasty governs cultivators. Once the dynasty is established, cultivators will no longer surpass you; instead, they will be trampled underfoot, their lives and deaths controlled by you.”
Hearing this, the Emperor was deeply shocked. The idea that an imperial dynasty could rule cultivators stirred a yearning within him.
“You are too weak—unqualified to found the dynasty. I will come for you again later.”
“Keep these spirit stones for your use.”
Chen Xuanting produced several spirit stones for the Emperor. The mortal realm’s spiritual energy was thin; cultivation advancement depended on spirit stones.
He then left the Qianyuan Hall.
Outside the hall stood a large contingent of imperial guards.
“Everyone, stand down.”
The Emperor stepped out.
Chen Xuanting said, “I will help you annihilate several surrounding kingdoms. Once you absorb these kingdoms, Chu’s fortune will grow stronger, greatly aiding your cultivation of the scripture.”
With that, he vanished in an instant.
The Emperor’s eyes turned cold. He knew Chen Xuanting intended to use him as a puppet, but he could also use Chen Xuanting’s help to build the supreme dynasty. Once he grew strong enough, he would slay Chen Xuanting.
Chen Xuanting appeared outside the Northern Desert City of the Xia Kingdom, standing in the void.
The city’s defending general stared in shock, recognizing him as a God-Communion Realm powerhouse.
Chen Xuanting condensed countless sword energies. With a casual sweep, dense sword energies shot toward the city’s defending soldiers—mere ants before him. In an instant, tens of thousands were slain.
He unleashed his divine perception to locate the main army guarding the city. Instantly appearing above the camp, he gathered sword energies again, slaughtering the soldiers.
Two hundred thousand troops were massacred.
The camp turned into a living hell.
Chen Xuanting’s killing intent surged, and his Lifeless Sword Intent reached ninety percent—one step from perfection.
After slaughtering tens of thousands in Xia, he proceeded to the Zhou, Song, and Zhao kingdoms, wiping out their armies as well. Over a million died by his hand.
Killing one is sin; killing ten thousand is kingly; killing a million makes one the king among kings.
After endless slaughter, his Lifeless Sword Intent finally reached perfection.
Achieving perfect sword intent at the Golden Core realm was unprecedented.
Chen Xuanting did not continue the massacre, knowing more killing would make the upcoming tribulation far more terrifying. This was why many strong cultivators dared not kill recklessly.
Otherwise, mortals would have long been slaughtered by demonic cultivators to refine demonic arts.
Several days later,
Chen Xuanting returned to the cultivation realm.
He searched the mortal realm thoroughly but found no trace of Chen Fuyao. He knew she had entered the cultivation realm, but finding one person in such a vast world was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
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The only thing he could do was become stronger; only then would he not fear Chen Fuyao’s revenge.
Their fates were deeply intertwined; sooner or later, they would meet again.
A Qiankuo Realm cultivator passed by.
Chen Xuanting used his Shape-Shifting Bone Transformation Divine Art to alter his appearance. Instantly, he blocked the cultivator’s path.
“What do you want?” the man asked warily.
Chen Xuanting smiled wickedly and immediately struck, swallowing the man whole to restore some of his vital energy, then departed.
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A man and a woman arrived at a desiccated corpse.
“The essence and energy have been drained; this is a demonic method. A demon is feeding off others’ essence to cultivate.”
“Senior Brother, we must find this demon and eliminate him.”
The two were Qi Haoran and Murong Xue.
They promptly left to search for the demon.
Chen Xuanting arrived in Yunmeng City.
Along the way, anyone weaker than him whom he encountered was devoured, restoring his vital energy completely.
Watching the bustling passersby, Chen Xuanting began his hunt.
Not long after,
Qi Haoran and Murong Xue traced the corpse to Yunmeng City.
“Senior Brother, Yunmeng City is so vast. How can we find that demon?”
“That demon has killed countless people; his killing intent must be heavy. We just need to find someone with strong killing intent to locate him.”
“You’re so wise, Senior Brother.”
Murong Xue looked at him with admiration.
Chen Xuanting, who was searching for prey, soon spotted Qi Haoran. His eyes chilled. Truly, enemies crossed paths in narrow places.
Is that the woman you like?
Chen Xuanting’s gaze landed on the pure Murong Xue. He smiled wickedly, then turned and left. Now, he wasn’t confident he could handle Qi Haoran; he would wait until Qi Haoran broke through to the Yin-Yang Realm before confronting him.
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