Chapter 1090: Chapter 1089: Demon Tribulations Through the Ages and the Two-Lang God
"By the way, there are two things that I need to report to the Ancestral Master," Lu Zheng said.
"What is it?"
"The Great Black Heaven Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor has already returned to the Upper Realm with True Spirit."
"Oh?" Dongyangzi’s eyes flashed, and he stroked his beard, asking, "Did you encounter that Old Fiend? Did Sect Leader Si kill him?"
Dongyangzi didn’t doubt that Si Lingxi could kill that Old Fiend. With Si Lingxi’s skill, unless the Old Fiend was thoroughly prepared in advance, he was certainly destined to die. The Phoenix Divine Fire never joked.
Lu Zheng nodded, "He was killed, but we received another piece of news."
Dongyangzi frowned, knowing Lu Zheng was getting to the point, "What news?"
The Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor is dead, what could be beyond Si Lingxi’s capabilities that would require Lu Zheng to specifically inform me?
Could it be that the Old Fiend lured some genius from a major sect in the Central Plains, and Lu Zheng is worried that having Si Lingxi handle it would cause misunderstandings, thus came to find me?
Dongyangzi turned to look at Lu Zheng, only to hear Lu Zheng say, "The Fallen Celestial Demons are not limited to the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor; there are other demons."
"What?"
Not what I had expected, yet this news was obviously worse. Dongyangzi’s eyes narrowed, "There are other demons?"
"Moreover, the number is uncertain. From the Old Fiend’s tone, it’s definitely not just one." Lu Zheng nodded affirmatively.
"Hmm?"
Dongyangzi raised a white brow and finally straightened himself up from the rocking chair.
"More than one, plus him. Doesn’t that mean there were at least three demons descending previously?" Yuanlin, who had been listening on the side, couldn’t help but jump in shock upon hearing this.
Fallen Celestial Demons are not ordinary demons. Even in the Upper Realm, they are named figures capable of contesting with renowned Immortals.
Yuanlin isn’t timid, and there have been examples of Celestial Demons descending to cause Demon Tribulations before. However, they were often solitary occurrences, sometimes merely involving Celestial Demons seeking compatibility with someone through a Dream Transmission Technique.
To encounter a situation where at least three Great Demons descended together with True Spirits was unheard of for him.
Might something major be happening?
Lu Zheng turned to Yuanlin and asked, "Brother, has anything like this happened before?"
Although Si Lingxi has lived long, she mostly operated around Phoenix Mountain and rarely participated in Demon Tribulations. Moreover, matters from three thousand years ago are completely unknown to her. There might be inner truths unknown even to White Cloud Temple.
"I do not know; there are no records in the books," Yuanlin replied and proceeded to glance at Dongyangzi.
Dongyangzi pondered, and with a sweep of Divine Thought and a hand gesture, more than a dozen ancient books flew from a distance, sequentially landing on the stone table beside the courtyard.
"These are books specifically documenting Demon Tribulations from the Scripture Pavilion, have a look,"
Dongyangzi said lightly before lying back down.
Hmm...
Lu Zheng blinked, exchanged a glance with Yuanlin, and then they both lowered their heads, moving to the seats beside the stone table to begin flipping through the books together.
While flipping through the books, Yuanlin explained to Lu Zheng, "The Central Plains are prosperous, cultivation is thriving, so Demon Tribulations seldom occur. Even if one does appear, it is quickly eradicated, leaving only some Demonic Cultivation Techniques, Demonic Magical Treasures, and Demon Thought Secret Realms circulating privately in small numbers.
Thus, I had only gained a general understanding from tales before this time, when the Great Black Heaven Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor personally descended with True Spirit. I delved into the subject somewhat, but not deeply."
Lu Zheng nodded while flipping through the books, indicating his understanding.
Yuanlin was trying to compensate for Dongyangzi’s oversight, what could Lu Zheng say?
Indeed, he could only continue reading.
The books in hand were ancient, evidently aged, yet they were well-preserved, with cloud patterns shimmering on each page, creating an effect that accentuated the sense of antiquity without damaging the books themselves.
Quite understanding of the human mind—the person designing these Cloud Pattern Curse Seals was truly a talent!
Lu Zheng flipped through the books and found these volumes contained records of previous Demon Tribulations, with various details clearly articulated in the simplest language.
"In the autumn of the twentieth year of Emperor Hui of Da Long, Guanglin had a Daoist who fell, suspected to be visited by a Celestial Demon in a dream, slaughtering three counties before being executed. The whereabouts of the Purple Demon Heart remained unknown."
"In the spring of the twenty-second year of Emperor Hui of Da Long, Liu Collection of Chunyang Palace encountered three demons and killed them."
"In the twenty-sixth year of Emperor Hui of Da Long, the Purple Demon Heart appeared in a mountain village, the villagers fell, the village collapsed, a hundred demons emerged, chaos ensued in Guanglin Dao, Qingwei Palace extinguished the demons and destroyed the heart, it was learned that the Upper Realm has the Purple Sea Demon King."
Three segments of text occupied less than a page, recording a rather small Demon Tribulation, while the documented Da Long Dynasty was yet another dynasty before the Dayong Dynasty, dating back nearly two thousand years.
"In the first year of Dayong Rongzong, a demonic star descended upon Pingdong Dao, demonic qi drifting across eight thousand miles, vanishing after three flashes."
"In the fifth year of Dayong Rongzong, a demon appeared in Sanjiang Dao, planted demonic qi in rural towns, infecting five counties and eighteen towns, executed by White Cloud Temple at East Celestial River."
"In March of the seventh year of Dayong Rongzong, eight demons known as Fire Demon Generals laid waste to eight regions. By May, Yihuo Divine Demon manifested, occupying Pingdong Dao, destroying Wuwang Temple, altering earth qi with Fire Magic Power."
"In August of the seventh year of Dayong Rongzong, Demon Destruction Bureau and experts from Chixiao Temple and Fahua Temple gathered at Mountain of No Illusion for a month-long battle, extinguishing Yihuo Divine Demon and Fire Demon Generals."
This is an example of True Spirit Lower Realm, the Fallen Celestial Demons were quite arrogant, directly occupying Central Plains’ core renowned mountain, disrupting famous sects, altering the world.
Then they were struck down by the Central Plains, terrifying!
Lu Zheng flipped further back, the current period is Great Jing Dynasty, followed by Dayong Dynasty, then Da Long Dynasty, and even earlier, Daying Dynasty.
There were many records of Demon Tribulations, not all Demonic Dao events qualified to be listed, and occurrences of multiple demons appearing simultaneously were known.
However, as Si Lingxi and Yuanlin mentioned, they were all Celestial Demons using Dream Transmission Technique, not True Spirit Lower Realm.
The only instance of multiple demons descending with True Spirit together...
"Was during the Great Li Dynasty," Yuanlin clapped the old book in his hand, "Eighteenth Year of Emperor Meng of Da Li."
Great Li Dynasty was yet another dynasty predating the Daying Dynasty, dating back several thousand years. During that time, even Si Lingxi hadn’t been sent to the mortal realm.
"In the eighteenth year of Emperor Meng of Da Li, five demons descended to form the Five Directions Heaven-Changing Array," Yuanlin said.
"And then?" Lu Zheng asked, while Dongyangzi on the neighboring recliner also turned to look.
They both wanted to know how the world handled the great tribulation of the five demons descending together back then, and what level of turmoil it caused?
Yuan Jing couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, "True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao manifested in the mortal realm, killing the Transformed Yin Celestial Demon King in the East Sea, executing the Wanxiang Demon Ancestor in Southern Border, extinguishing the Glazed Buddha Demon in Western Pole, slaughtering the Three-headed Demon in Northern Domain, and skinning the Profound Profound Demon Lord in Central Plains.
Afterwards, at Huo Mountain Dao, he accepted a True Disciple, passed away at Yuan Mountain, his disciple established Yuan Mountain Temple at the mountain, passing down the lineage of Body Refining Guardian within the Daoist Sect, guarding the portal of Northern Land of Central Plains for a millennium unchanged."
Lu Zheng, "..."
Dongyangzi, "..."
