Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 455: Chapter 306: The Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, Deities Devour Qi and Do Not Die (Middle)

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the gauze-wrapped old man slowly closed his eyes, looking as if he’d entered a meditative state.

The repeated, swift rebukes had completely crushed his desire to speak.

Seeing the gauze-wrapped old man fall silent with his eyes closed, the other four looked away from him and then at each other, all of them quite surprised.

Although the Judicial Court’s power had been greatly diminished after the events of that year, it was not to be underestimated. Its foundations ran deep, and now it could even reopen the Gate of Heaven and manifest the vision of the Twelve Wings.

But even so, the Spiritual Talisman had still fallen into the hands of Devi Punk of the Starry Sky Country.

They had originally thought that Yi Beidou’s appearance in the Mortal World was merely an exception. Now, it seemed that was not the case. This era was truly different.

"Twin stars of the East and West? The two of them are likely strong enough to contend with the Sleepers. The next stage of the conflict will be what’s crucial. They now have the power to influence its entire landscape."

The gentlemanly old man said softly.

"I hear neither of them has consumed any Earth Immortal Cells, yet they’ve managed to reach such a level. It’s unbelievable. How did they do it? In this day and age, can someone really break through their biological limits on their own?"

the beautiful woman said, her expression grave.

"These are not our concern. What we truly need to care about is our mission. The Secret of the Earth Immortal and the Severed Communication must not be revealed, no matter what."

The gauze-wrapped old man opened his eyes, his tone grave.

"But if they’ve truly broken a limit no one has ever reached before, then they could very well be living ’Earth Immortals.’ The fate of the human race would be completely altered. What I’m trying to say is, if it really comes to that, is there any point in continuing to guard this secret? And could we even succeed if we tried?"

"So many years have passed. The world has changed immensely. Has it never occurred to any of you that we..."

the young man from Asia began to say.

The Sealing God Lineage only had their inherited Dharma Gate and an ancestral Oath they were bound to obey. They were completely ignorant of the Oath’s origins, of what the Secret of the Earth Immortal and the Severed Communication truly were, and why the world could not know of them. For millennia, only the speculations of their ancestors had been passed down by word of mouth.

The best way to guard a secret of this magnitude throughout the long river of history is for the guardians themselves to be ignorant of the truth. Otherwise, it would be impossible to guarantee that across many generations, no descendant would be tempted by the secret and leak it.

"Yichen, your thoughts are dangerous. Given our ancestors’ capabilities, they must have considered all possible consequences. As your senior, I must tell you this: we are not meant to think. We are meant to execute. We act according to the Oath, without considering any other possibilities."

The gauze-wrapped old man’s expression and tone shifted, becoming stern and sharp.

"Then what if that day comes? What if we become an obstacle to humanity and the torrent of history? What should we do then?"

the young man from Asia asked.

"If that day truly comes, then let the wheels of history roll over us and grind us into dust."

The gauze-wrapped old man’s gaze grew sharp, but then his expression relaxed. He scanned the others present and said, "Everyone, this is our mission as well. Perhaps this is the true meaning of our Oath. We are the ’trial’ left by our ancestors for posterity."

For a moment, the leaders in the conference room fell silent.

’A trial?’

「Meanwhile.」

Within the Lotus True Realm.

Lotus, seated cross-legged upon his Lotus Platform, had also learned of the battle’s outcome in Jun City and Paris.

This time, even he fell silent for a moment.

He had always paid close attention to Yi Beidou, so he was intimately familiar with his path of growth.

He hadn’t used Earth Immortal Cells, nor did he know of the ancient secrets. It seemed the Wandering Immortal had taught him nothing beyond the fundamental Dharma Gate of the Free Heart Technique.

His ability to reach this stage was partly due to his unique constitution, but it was mostly a result of his own relentless struggle.

Throughout history, there have been others with a Celestial Demon Body, and Yi Beidou was not the only one to receive a fortuitous opportunity for cultivation. But who among them ever reached his current level?

It had nothing to do with one’s constitution or external aids. It all came down to the individual.

The same was true for Devi Punk from the Starry Sky Country.

They were both living proof that one could, through their own power, suppress the Ancient Ones who possessed Earth Immortal Cells.

’Could they really break the limit humanity has never been able to surpass? Is their path the correct one? Fu Yaozi, did you foresee all of this? And what do you stand to gain from it all?’

Lotus muttered to himself.

Suddenly, his expression changed. The Golden Lotus beneath him bloomed, enveloping his body. The lotus trembled, seemingly connecting to another world.

In a boundless darkness, a river like the Milky Way cut through the void. Its beginning and end were both out of sight.

Within this river, countless mirage-like images flickered and undulated, drifting with the current toward some distant shore.

Just then, a brilliant point of starlight leaped from the river, breaking free from the current that most would find impossible to escape. It hovered in the air above the great river.

The point of starlight shifted, transforming into a Golden Lotus that rapidly grew and expanded in the darkness.

The Golden Lotus bloomed, revealing the figure of Lotus within its petals, seated serenely upon a Lotus Platform.