Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

What appears to be a magnificent treasure often hides a demon.

Duan You seized Qianwu's opportunity, using the power of the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus to invade the Paradise Realm of the Buddhist Sect, only to be shocked by the truth as he delved deeper.

It was not a Buddha Land; everything was an illusion. The Paradise Realm was actually a seated entity with a thousand hands and eyes, unclear in appearance. The so-called thousand Buddhas and myriad Bodhisattvas were all wriggling tumors on its body, with billions of skeletal Buddha disciples within, red-eyed with fangs, clothed in rags, shrieking at the sky.

Duan You himself was an Evil God, but he felt a chill across his body at this scene, his Divine Soul freezing, "It is… it is you all…"

During the peak of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, the Emperor Venerable sensed the impending catastrophe and the Black Hand behind it, yet never found its figure, leading to an insurmountable fear and pressure that ultimately caused the dynasty's collapse.

Duan You always believed that the Emperor Venerable had transcended alone, leaving the key to the other shore for his past life's Dao companion, Luo Hua. Who would have thought it was such a thing, and moreover, showing signs of awakening.

All his scheming now seemed like delivering himself as prey, as his origin was being devoured while invading the Buddha Realm.

Roar!

Duan You no longer cared about analyzing the cause, exerting all his power to escape, yet his already shattered body from the battle began to tear apart.

At the same time, Zhang Kui also regained his composure.

He had long suspected that the Paradise Realm and the Black Hand were related, and now it was confirmed. Seeing Duan You's mind taken, he wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Buzz!

The All Heaven Star Array finally activated, revealing a wondrous scene in the void: myriad starlights fell and converged, forming vortices due to the massive gravity around the Dark God.

Perhaps due to the Evil Qi of the Divine Statue, these starlights were filled with an unfamiliar chill and killing intent from another era, like a rain of thousands of silver needles, thoroughly tearing apart the Cosmic Membrane already broken by the Dark God.

The Star Shining Thunderfire Shuttle and the Sunfall Star Cannon simultaneously fired, as day and night intermingled, and thick columns of thunder and fire completely swallowed the exposed origin of the Dark God...

...

After a long time, the void gradually returned to peace.

The Central Star Zone was now dead silent, fragments of the Immortal King Cave Heaven, withered ocean from the Black Ming King's mucus, all fell toward the central black hole of the Star Realm, lacking Spiritual Qi support.

Zhang Kui ceased the Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth, sitting cross-legged in the void, his face pale as frost with eyes closed, golden liquid flowing from the corner of his mouth.

This battle had employed all his means and left him severely injured from the Dark God's self-destruction. Fortunately, the Merit Golden Lotus protected him, consuming the massive amounts of Spiritual Qi and Divine Power within the Golden Lotus World to survive.

"This battle was truly fortunate…"

Luo Changsheng in the Immortal King Tower also felt lingering fear despite his usual composure.

Zhang Kui nodded slightly, gazing ahead.

There, the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus had returned to its true form, a blood-colored lotus with emerald-green stem, like freshly picked from a pond.

The light membrane representing the Paradise Realm above had disappeared, and the Black Hand that lurked within had once again fallen into slumber.

Zhang Kui hesitated for a moment, then with a wave of his hand, the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus fell into his grasp. After examining for a while, he said in a deep voice, "The Black Hand of the Paradise Realm… seems somewhat different from the others."

Indeed, this battle revealed a flaw to him.

Judging by various signs, these Black Hands controlling everything were not singular; they fused their Laws into the cosmos, hiding within the rivers of time, awakening to harvest with each reversal of world Yin and Yang, eternally repeating.

But the one in the Paradise Realm diverged, transforming its form into the Paradise Realm itself, thus revealing its weakness.

Was it isolated?

Or was there another hidden truth?

And was the Emperor Venerable's act of leaving the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus for Luo Hua intentional, or was it part of a larger scheme?

Zhang Kui thought for a moment, then cast a spell using an Immortal Array from the Six Jia Qimen to seal and suppress it thoroughly.

The Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus was a powerful Immortal Treasure, capable of turning illusion into reality. Though he originally sought to integrate it into the Divine Path Dream Realm, it seemed prudent to refrain from acting rashly now.

Once all was settled, Zhang Kui vanished into the Secret Realm of the Immortal King Tower.

This battle, despite its dangers, yielded significant gains.

First, the treasure of the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm.

A Three-legged Golden Toad the size of a Moon Star held the Profound Micro Divine Light Pearl in its mouth, utilizing Spirit Light's Immunity to All Techniques to break free from golden chains binding the void, its fiery eyes fixed on a distant light spot.

That light was a platinum long sword, another treasure of the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm, the Great Derivation Star Sword. Upon entering the Immortal King Tower, it instinctively wanted to distance itself from the Three-legged Golden Toad.

Next were the three suppressed creatures.

A Bone Armor Giant Bear stood in the void, body like a mountain, muscles bulging with the power to chase stars and catch the moon, but its blood-red eyes had dimmed, tightly bound by golden chains.

A giant centipede-like insect with white scorpions' tails was beside it, all its compound eyes closed on a head like a small hill, similarly chained, representing the unfortunate Blood-Eyed Bear Demon and Insect Immortal Teng Ming who met with misfortune.

The third was the Divine Fiend of the Dark God.

The Starry Sky Dominator was nearly immortal, capable of resurrecting from a mere drop of blood or fragment of Divine Thought, yet misfortune struck the Dark God this time in encountering Zhang Kui, leading to total annihilation of its body and suppression of even its post-mortem Divine Fiend by the Immortal King Tower.

The form of the Divine Fiend of the Dark God was peculiar, appearing as a blazing green fireball, its light temperatureless but releasing cold terror and immense gravity.

Luo Changsheng suddenly appeared, looking complexly at the Divine Fiend of the Dark God.

Zhang Kui furrowed his eyebrows, "Why did you come out?"

Unlike ordinary True Immortals, the Divine Fiends of the Starry Sky Dominators retained full memory, thus capable of resurrection. If Luo Changsheng were discovered, it could be troublesome.

"Don't worry; it is already mad."

Luo Changsheng shook his head slightly, "Its mind was originally chaotic from facing the Black Hand directly, further destroyed by you; its Laws and memories are all jumbled, with no chance of resurrection even if released."

He then glanced to the other side.

In the vacuum over there, a white and a black light chased and twined around each other, vaguely forming the shape of a Tai Chi fish as they spiralled.

Luo Changsheng sighed, "Qianwu excelled in Original Divine Light, Duan You pursued extreme darkness. Now both heritages are yours. With careful study, you might master a stronger Yin Yang Path."

Zhang Kui shook his head, "What I lack are not Immortal Skills but Tao Cultivation. I left the Longevity Star Realm initially just to survive; now the Colorless Star Realm is cleared, it is the time for lurking."

Luo Changsheng frowned slightly, "Although Qianwu, Duan You, and Lady Luo Hua among the Twelve Immortal Monarchs are dead, Chi Chong is evidently plotting something grandly, and others might have plans too. Are you not worried…"

"You're mistaken, senior."

Zhang Kui interrupted him, glancing at the Divine Fiend of the Dark God, "Our real opponents have never been them…"

...

The earth is barren, the setting sun like blood.

Amidst the wind-swept Gobi desert, a large group was advancing.

Among them were humans, the Demon Race, and even animals that had newly developed Spiritual Wisdom, each herding beasts, lips cracking dry.

Whished!

A black dot approached swiftly from above, revealing itself as a giant eagle with a ten-meter wingspan, circling once before landing as a black-robed elder.

The elder rasped, "We're almost there, a hundred miles ahead lies an oasis, though murky, with water remaining."

The crowd erupted in cheers.

Seeing this, the elder sighed slightly, eyes filled with desolation.

This star was once abundant in Spiritual Qi, but a thousand years ago, all Mahayana experts and several Immortal Level beings vanished overnight, all starships wrecked, the Spiritual Qi depleting at a visible rate.

In such a catastrophe, a sinister belief in the Evil God of Black Ming King suddenly spread, where only sacrifices granted power and food; everyone knew something was wrong but were powerless to halt the world's demise.

Just two months ago, strange light appeared in the starry sky, and since then, the Black Ming King no longer responded, ending the bloodshed.

But it was too late, the world lost its vitality.

How many days remained?

The elder of the Eagle Race gazed at the blood-red sky, his heart heavy with sorrow.

Suddenly, his eyes gleamed, jaw dropping wide-open.

In the blood colored sky appeared a golden hue, followed by gigantic starships breaking through, prominently displaying flags with the word "Kaiyuan".

Unbeknownst to him, at the core void of this Life Star, Manzudia led a group of yellow-robed True Immortals forming a Grand Array around a dimly lit giant Reincarnation.

As golden lights fell one by one, the Reincarnation began to slowly dissolve, faintly revealing a lotus form.

In the expansive void of the Colorless Star Realm, Divine Dynasty Starships were heading toward each Life Star…