Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Boom~~~

The space between the heavenly dome seemed to roil like seawater, presenting a deep blue eerie atmosphere, from which a giant blue eyeball was drawn out.

Seen from Chen Ku's perspective, several dozen li away.

This eyeball still appeared gigantic, like a small mountain suspended in mid-air, with an endless depth within the eye, resembling an unfathomable cosmic abyss.

The eyeball rolled rapidly, swiftly locking onto the elderly Jin Xun standing upon the Demon Cave ground.

Chen Ku felt a mix of tension and curiosity at this moment.

Although it was a split version of himself conducting the sacrificial ritual, and it was a less valued incarnation of 'Purple Gold Elder' from Qiu Dragon Mansion—if any issue arose, he could quickly sever the connection, likely keeping himself unaffected.

Yet, witnessing such an enormous eye directly.

Even from afar, Chen Ku still felt waves in his mind, with various desires and thoughts surging uncontrollably:

"Is this the Heavenly Demon King, one of the ancient road systems, feeding on the emotions and desires of all beings, existing in unimaginable domains, a being of the fifteenth realm?"

As these thoughts flashed through Chen Ku's mind.

Upon the ground.

Jin Xun looked up, seeing that the eye in the sky had already locked onto him.

A pair of deep blue whirlpool eyes, carrying an indescribable sense of oppression, seemed almost capable of shattering his mind.

"Heavenly Demon King! This is one of the Heavenly Demon Kings above the fifteenth realm from three thousand years ago in the Demon Country!"

Jin Xun screamed and roared:

"To think there are still rituals today capable of summoning them."

The Fighting God Palace is one of the seven Martial Arts Holy Lands in Daji world, and Jin Xun, being an elder of the palace for three hundred years, had knowledge of ancient history and various trivia far beyond the average person. He immediately recognized the dire situation he was in.

That little beast killed Qingyun, led by that old monk, had tricked him into a Heavenly Demon Altar.

He knew very well that once such an altar was activated for a sacrifice, with the Heavenly Demon King's gaze projected upon it, the ritual couldn't be ended.

Unless there was a force far exceeding the Heavenly Demon King's, capable of forcefully 'snatching' from the ritual.

This feat could only be achieved by characters above the fifteenth realm, at the Emperor level.

Perhaps in a while, their Fighting God Palace might produce two fifteenth realm beings, one being the Old Fighting God, his master, and the other his junior brother Hua Yuexian, able to oppose this Heavenly Demon King.

But as of now, there's almost no one who could interrupt this ritual.

Under the gaze of the giant demon eye.

Waves of ghostly blue flames rose from the entire ground, coiling towards Jin Xun like serpent threads.

Boom!

Jin Xun roared and struggled, attempting to use the Fighting God Palace's magic skill, forming seals with his hands to break free.

However, under the immense light shed by that demon eye.

It seemed to subjugate that world.

Let alone Jin Xun, even any living thing upon the altar lost all rights to move.

Zzzzz~~~

The terrifying demon fire burned upon Jin Xun's body.

Yet it didn't burn his flesh, but rather devoured his spiritual will as if consumed by a black hole.

"Ahhhh!"

Jin Xun screamed in agony, enduring almost unimaginable torture, akin to being torn piece by piece by a beast, yet what was devoured was his spirit, a pain ten times more terrible than physical torment.

Between heaven and earth, for a time there was only Jin Xun's wailing; he directed hysterical curses and threats at Master Tian Hai:

"Putuo Mountain, Divine Martial Academy, that little beast Chen, you dare to conspire with the Heavenly Demon King from three thousand years ago to harm me, the Fighting God Palace will not let you go…"

Master Tian Hai stood at a distance, warned by Chen Ku's split Loose Cultivation Transformation, and remained completely outside the Heavenly Demon Altar ritual, observing the sacrificial ceremony with some solemnity.

After all, even two hundred years ago, when the world was in chaos and Putuo Mountain partook in it, they never truly witnessed beings above the fifteenth realm.

Back then, the fifteenth realm experts in Ji Country could be counted on one hand.

Now, witnessing a Heavenly Demon King from the Demon Country three thousand years ago, even if just a projection through ritual summoning, the terrifying suppressive force from the fifteenth realm left him cautiously alert.

The crucial point was, gazing into that demon eye, Master Tian Hai vaguely felt a stimulation in his 'Prajnaparamita Skill' cultivation.

This caused an unintended recall of the Putuo Mountain records once mentioning the anecdote of "Buddha Demon One Thought".

The existence of the demon aids the Buddha's cultivation.

As Master Tian Hai felt a subtle insight sprouting within his mind.

Woo~~~

The azure demon fire on the ground, at this moment, formed a mass of demon fire, and opened a large mouth to swallow Jin Xun.

"Fight! Battle!"

Jin Xun roared defiantly within the demon fire.

Suddenly, his form seemed to swell with war intent at that moment, becoming nearly ten zhang tall, transforming into a mini giant, entirely golden, clenching a Fist Mark in his hand.

A gigantic fist appeared, knuckles powerful, flesh full, resplendent in gold, pounding towards the demon fire.

With this punch, a tide of defiance and unyielding will raged on.

But,

No matter how strong Jin Xun's Martial Arts Fist Seal intent is, even under the distant watch of Chen Ku, with Jin Xun's soaring spirit, that suspended blue eye in the long sky revealed a hint of delight as if having tasted delectable.

Instead, the Fist Mark grew more intense, which not only failed to extinguish the demon fire, but it made it stronger as if fueled by oil…

Zzzzz~~

In the world, sounds of wailing emerged, the noise of spirit being devoured and refined.

"Ah!"

Jin Xun's will grew increasingly fragile, emitting an unwilling howl, and finally...

Under the watchful eyes of Master Tian Hai and Chen Ku.

The massive body, dozens of feet tall, suddenly burst like a soap bubble in the devouring demon fire, vanishing without a trace.

[Diagram Master suppressed Jin Xun, obtaining a trace of Tenth Realm Evil Qi]

From dozens of miles away, Chen Ku saw an Evil Qi flying toward him from the altar, which surprised and delighted him:

"It's really possible..."

He originally thought that using external force to suppress Jin Xun and gain Evil Qi might be uncertain, but he didn't expect it to work.

This led Chen Ku to further speculate about the essence of the Transformation Diagram's Evil Qi.

"Could it indeed be some kind of karma, requiring me to personally resolve the cause and effect related to me, even through external aid, to harvest the Evil Qi generated in the process?"

Chen Ku's eyes flickered, his mind racing with thoughts.

Evil Qi, anything detrimental to him becomes Evil.

So what is the true nature of Evil Qi?

He increasingly believed it was related to the mysterious power of karma.

Burp~

As Chen Ku's thoughts raced, he suddenly heard a burp high above the altar, as if the owner of the Demon Eye had eaten its fill.

Seeing this, Chen Ku frowned.

He swiftly retreated several dozen miles, calmly observing the Demon Eye on the altar.

His original intent was merely to use the altar ceremony to dispose of Jin Xun.

He had no desire for deeper contact or connection with the Demon Eye.

Only to see.

After consuming the 'sacrifice', the giant Demon Eye in mid-air seemed to show a hint of discontent, as if it hadn't eaten for a long time.

The pupil of the giant eye scanned the altar below, as if searching for more sacrifices.

At this moment, only Chen Ku's incarnation of the Purple Gold Elder remained on the altar.

Holding a black lotus platform, he followed the final steps of the ritual, continuously chanting the true names of the six Heavenly Demon Kings to the massive Demon Eye in the sky.

Only to see.

A trace of regret flashed within the Demon Eye.

Finally, its gaze fell upon the Purple Gold Elder.

The eyes flickered slightly.

Things began to drift down from the Heavenly Dome.

Afterwards.

The giant Demon Eye gradually vanished between heaven and earth.

"Is it over?"

Chen Ku watched quietly from afar.

Until the horizon, dozens of miles away, returned to calm and normalcy.

It was as if the giant Demon Eye had never appeared.

Except for the remains of Jin Xun's body, drifting like snowflakes, reminding everyone that it wasn't a dream.

A Tenth Realm Great Ability had been completely devoured.

Chen Ku cautiously refrained from approaching, telepathically instructing Master Tian Hai and the Purple Gold Elder to leave the Heavenly Demon Altar.

Upon receiving Chen Ku's message.

Master Tian Hai and the Purple Gold Elder immediately left the altar.

The group traveled over a thousand miles towards Yan Capital.

Finally, they met on a plain.

Chen Ku watched as the Purple Gold Elder approached, his eyes flashing as he swiftly dismantled his form from the Transformation Diagram, watching as the elder's form vanished.

Several items dropped from him.

Then.

Master Tian Hai approached slowly, the Loose Cultivation Transformation turning into a wisp of smoke from his chest, flying towards Chen Ku and merging into his forehead.

The old monk was surprised to see this:

"Is this a means of incarnation, Sect Master?"

He was now a Tenth Realm Great Ability, having seen much during his time at Mount Putuo, and knew a Tenth Realm Martial Practitioner in the Primordial Heaven realm could separate some of their Primordial Qi, possessing some wisdom and thought.

The key was, Chen Ku wasn't at the Tenth Realm.

Chen Ku couldn't explain this well, only coughing as he said, "Disciple had some fortuitous encounters; it indeed is a form of incarnation, allowing me to separate some power before reaching the Tenth Realm. I ask Master Uncle not to reveal this."

Hearing this, Master Tian Hai refrained from further questioning. Currently, Chen Ku was the Sect Master of Mount Putuo, and their sect only had two members; who could he tell?

But he had one question, regarding the Heavenly Demon Altar.

However, as he was about to ask, he saw that Chen Ku's attention was already on the items brought back by the Purple Gold Elder.

They were rewards from the Heavenly Demon King to the Demon Country believers after enjoying the sacrifice.

"What are these..."

Master Tian Hai also shifted his gaze to the three items not far from them:

"Are these gifts from the Heavenly Demon King?"