Infinite Professions

All the dust has settled.

Shen Hex looked outside the island, seeing no one left, he shook his head helplessly.

He transferred the hunting ground to this South Sea Cultivation Realm, and it’s already been sixty-five years.

In sixty-five years, although he had slain many Demon Cultivators, they were all just a few big fish and small fish, the gains were there but not significant, and it did not fundamentally affect the situation in the South Sea.

The reason is simple: those he couldn’t handle, he avoided.

Ever since he killed a Demonic Nascent Soul of genuine lineage, the name Martial Madman and Three Calamities Blade Demon spread throughout the South Sea, resulting in these Demon Dao cultivators becoming cautious, either hiding or gathering tightly together.

The former were hard to find, and the latter hard to attack, so all he could do was guerrilla warfare everywhere.

Therefore, his hunting results over these decades were not significant.

Initially, he wanted to use this opportunity of crossing the tribulation to lure these demon cultivators in one go.

But not wanting too much commotion, the fish had already run away before the net was even cast.

What a pity, what a pity!

However, it doesn’t matter, this Taiyuan Realm had already become a net, if one can’t break through, it’s only a matter of time before calamity befalls them.

Shen Hex said no more, and directly mounted his Escape Light, heading toward the inland.

Sixty years have passed, what of the Profound Void Secret Realm, and what of the Celestial Slaughter Demon Monarch?

Shen Hex did not know, but regardless, the matter must be concluded.

Having shattered the golden core and formed the nascent spirit, he had already fused Primordial Yin and Yang, Primordial Spirit and Primordial Qi into one, not only having the incredible power of "Three Elements Undying, Daoist Nascent Soul is immortal", but also his physical body and Divine Soul, True Essence Magical Power, and foundational cultivation had all grown terrifyingly.

Without exaggeration, the current him could hang his past self up and beat him.

This was also reflected in his tunneling speed, it was truly like the wind, already having the ability of "traveling the North Sea in the morning and the Cangwu in the evening".

The freedom of cultivators can be experienced here.

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Days later, Shen Hex finally reached the inland.

Traveling the North Sea in the morning and the Cangwu in the evening depends on which North Sea and which Cangwu.

Taiyuan, as the Ancient Cultivation Realm, is vast and extraordinary.

Even with full exertion, it took him several days to travel from the South Sea back to the inland.

For an ordinary nascent spirit, it would take more than a month.

This shows the vastness of Taiyuan Heaven and Earth.

Back in the inland, Shen Hex went straight to Dongting without stopping.

Decades are not enough to call it a sea change.

Dongting’s misty waves remain the same, with black boats sailing on the lake, accompanied by the singing of fishermen at dusk.

At first, the Celestial Slaughter Demon Monarch tried to cut him off by burning the bottom of the kettle, cutting off Shen Hex’s offerings for sacrificial blades, but this also brought some peace to the inland.

Some lucky cultivators and mortals spared from the chaos took the opportunity to reproduce and after decades, also revived somewhat.

Shen Hex, driving the Escape Light, passed through the mist of Dongting and returned to Fish Dragon Island.

But the result was that, on Fish Dragon Island, there was no one.

This was to be expected.

The Cyan Nether Sword Master, Dongting Fish and Dragon, this matter had long been known to the world, and earlier, the Celestial Slaughter Demon Monarch intended to redirect calamity east, letting the "Martial Madman" capture "Li Qingming" as a sacrificial offering.

This place was already exposed, and Shen Hex was planning to go to the South Sea to slay demons, so he couldn’t guarantee the safety of Fish Dragon Island.

Therefore, before heading to the South Sea, Shen Hex made a big move, transferring Fish Dragon Island to Red Maple Valley.

It was also his Immortal Hermit Land, with spirit veins of not low grade, just right for settling the people of Fish Dragon Island.

With the effect of the Immortal Hermit Land, coupled with the array he carefully set up, and those left behind like Zhong Yuxiu, Pan Wangpo, etc., as long as they were not discovered by demon masters like the Celestial Slaughter Demon Monarch, they would be as stable as a mountain.

Since the foundation was not here, why did he return?

It’s naturally for crossing the tribulation!

Having passed the human tribulation, the artifact tribulation was still incomplete.

Shen Hex settled down and summoned the Demon Saber Dao Sword.

Dharma Guardian Demon Saber

Item Profession: Seeker (Exclusive)

Item Tier: Tier Five (Refined by the Seeker’s Experience)

Item Effect: Dharma Guardian Demon Slayer (The power of Karmic Fire Three Calamities is greatly enhanced, the probability of backlash from the Demon Saber is significantly reduced, and pairing with Sacrificial Demon-Slaying further enhances the effect when using both sword and saber)

Item Effect: Sword and Saber Polishing (Demon Saber Dao Sword can mutually polish each other, even without external materials, it can independently enhance the power of Karmic Fire Three Calamities and the might of Sacrificial Demon-Slaying)

Item Introduction: The law is without good or evil, the Dao has righteousness and wickedness; as long as the Daoist’s heart is firm, the Demon Dao Technique can also be used for righteous purposes, the blade for Slaying Zen and Killing Buddha can also serve as a tool for Dharma Guardian Demon Slayer.

Fighting Daoist Sword

Item Profession: Seeker (Exclusive)

Item Tier: Tier Five (Refined by the Seeker’s Experience)

Item Effect: Fighting and Defending the Dao (The power of Sacrificial Demon-Slaying is greatly enhanced, the consumption of Primordial Spirit Sacrificial Dao is significantly reduced, and pairing with Karmic Fire Three Calamities further enhances the effect when using both sword and saber)

Item Effect: Sword and Saber Polishing (Demon Saber Dao Sword can mutually polish each other, even without external materials, it can independently enhance the power of Karmic Fire Three Calamities and the might of Sacrificial Demon-Slaying)

Item Introduction: In cultivating the Dao, one must not only seek the art of immortality but also possess the skill in fighting and defending the Dao, otherwise, the Longevity Dao Fruit is merely an illusion, ending as monster food and providing resources for Evil Cultivators.

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Sixty-five years have passed, and with the accomplishments of slaying demons in the South Sea, this Demon Saber Dao Sword, like him, has reached the cusp of breaking through, just one step away from reaching Tier Six.

Shen Hex returned to Fish Dragon Island to leverage the concealment of the Immortal Hermit Land, refining the Demon Saber Dao Sword into Tier Six and passing the artifact tribulation.

Indeed, the artifact tribulation!

Not only humans face celestial tribulations, but when an artifact reaches Tier Six, it can also trigger a celestial tribulation.

And similar to cultivators, artifacts also need to transcend themselves in the celestial tribulation, using the Power of Heaven and Earth, to be reborn and achieve Merit Perfection.

Not only artifacts, but even pill arrays and magical techniques, when refined to Tier Six, must also undergo celestial tribulation, if overcome they succeed, if not they perish.

Now that Shen Hex has crossed the human tribulation, the next step is to endure the artifact and law tribulation of the Demon Saber Dao Sword, elevating these two Daoist Soldiers and their Military Techniques to Tier Six.

Only then can he head to Hidden Sword Mountain to resolve the issue with the Celestial Slaughter Demon Monarch and the Profound Void Secret Realm.

In fact, with his current strength, he could directly go to Hidden Sword Mountain, but it would be somewhat risky.

After all, to ensure that Red Maple Valley was not exposed, he hadn’t let anyone monitor Hidden Sword Mountain or send him Spirit Letter Transmission.

Therefore, he was not clear about the current situation at Hidden Sword Mountain, nor did he know if the Celestial Slaughter Demon Monarch had already taken the first step, achieving Primordial Spirit.

Gathering Spirit to True Immortal, Twelve Realms of Cultivators, Three Gates and One Celestial Layer.

The gap between Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation is ten to a hundred times that of the Golden Core to Nascent Soul. If the Celestial Slaughter Demon Monarch has already achieved Divinity Transformation, then going like this, even though not exactly sending meat buns to strike dogs, would still carry some risks.

Therefore, refining the Demon Saber Dao Sword to Tier Six is a safer approach.

As for why not refine them in the South Sea at the same time...

Daoist Nascent Soul, Twelvefold Tribulation, this impact on both the Orthodox and Evil Dao has already been large enough, and if he were to openly refine the Demon Saber Dao Sword, they might not withstand the stimulation and might rally Divinity Transformation Venerables to eliminate him.

Especially the Mystic Sect, which would not allow such a powerful, terrifyingly potential Demon Cultivator to continue growing, perhaps employing backup measures, or even recalling Divinity Transformation Venerables suppressing the Demon Sect.

Shen Hex currently does not intend to confront them, thus decided to be a bit low-key.

Additionally, Shen Hex plans to refine the Demon Saber Dao Sword into his Outer Dao Nascent Soul, create a few avatars, disguise himself with several aliases, and enact a few performances for paving the road ahead.

Though under the current circumstances, this might feel like an unnecessary action, those who do not plan for the long term are not equipped to plan temporarily, those who do not consider the overall situation are not equipped to handle regional matters.

The waters of Taiyuan Realm are very deep, those Ancient Immortals and Gods merely ascended, not perished!

For the overall situation, the performance still must be done.

Not only must it be done, it must be done to perfection!