Chapter 659: The Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness
“This is a brilliant idea! If I eat them all, Mother won’t know anyone was ever here, and she won’t blame me for causing trouble!”
The infant leaped with excitement. Suddenly, countless deities of the Suspended Realm flew in from all directions. Seeing the sacred mountain blasted apart at its peak and the holy temple shattered to pieces, they were both shocked and enraged, charging madly at the infant.
The number of deities in the Suspended Realm was vast. Although there had been no enemies for fifty thousand years, causing the cultivators of the Suspended Realm to progress slowly in their cultivation—far behind the outside world with its competition and conflict—fifty thousand years had still accumulated a considerable number of deities.
Adding in the deities left over from the Crimson Bright Era, the number approached ten thousand. Such a massive surge of divine demons was earth-shattering and spectacular, comparable to a full-scale war of gods and demons!
Many divine demons of the Suspended Realm were also relocating the people of the divine city, trying to prevent them from dying in the shockwaves of the battle. These divine demons protected the populace as they rapidly evacuated the city.
In the Crimson Bright Era, physical creation was the primary method of cultivation, resulting in immensely powerful bodies and exceptional mastery of physical divine abilities. They mostly practiced combat-style techniques, excelling in close-quarters combat, using raw strength to overcome all methods. Thus, their battles were incredibly fierce.
Nearly ten thousand divine demons charged in, quickly forming battle formations in the air. The Crimson Bright Divine Son floated in the sky, his body battered and broken, personally directing the formation as he shouted, “Lure him into the air! Use the Crimson Emperor’s Eye against him!”
The infant, watching the gods swarm toward him, was ecstatic and rushed forward. “It’s a much smaller scene than in the Netherworld, but it’ll still be fun for a while!”
Within the Qin Continent, the Heavenly Lord’s clone, the Crimson Emperor, and Qin Mu sat rigidly, their expressions grim.
The Heavenly Lord said, “How strong is he? He was the first living being born from the Netherworld, exceptionally favored by heaven. When he was born, he absorbed nearly half of the resentment, grudges, and demonic nature accumulated in the Netherworld. Even the Earth Lord could do nothing about those foul energies, but he absorbed them. Therefore, he has no division of realms. It’s like me and the Earth Lord—we also have no realms.”
The Crimson Emperor frowned. “If his combat strength corresponds to a realm, then what realm level does he belong to?”
The Heavenly Lord’s clone pondered for a moment. “Roughly equivalent to the Lingxiao level. However…”
He furrowed his brow and didn’t continue.
The Crimson Emperor waited a moment, then couldn’t help asking, “Brother Dao, is there something you can’t say?”
The Heavenly Lord sighed. “Nineteen years ago—well, nearly twenty years ago—when he was born and caused havoc in the Netherworld, I was curious and sent a sliver of my consciousness into the Netherworld to watch. At that time, many ancient beings also entered the Netherworld, causing quite a stir. Initially, the Heavenly Court was besieging him, but after he devoured tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers and ghostly troops, he and his mother were forced to flee deeper into the Netherworld. Later, after he ate more, the Heavenly Court’s forces in the Netherworld couldn’t defeat him anymore. He also destroyed a lot of the interests of some ancient Netherworld beings, so those big shots couldn’t sit still anymore. You might know one or two of these ancient beings.”
The Crimson Emperor shook his head. “I rarely visit the Netherworld, so I don’t know many people.”
The Heavenly Lord smiled. “Those who can establish a foothold in the Netherworld, aside from the Heavenly Court, are some deceased Emperor Seat powerhouses. The Heavenly Court has carved out its territory, and after Emperor Seat powerhouses die, they also carve out territories in the Netherworld. The Earth Lord still gives them some face. These Emperor Seat powerhouses only have their primordial spirits, lacking physical bodies, so their strength is less than when they were alive. The reason the Heavenly Court stationed forces in the Netherworld, besides guarding against the Earth Lord, was mainly to guard against them. Thus, the Netherworld’s power structure is extremely complex, even more so than my Mystic Capital. Crimson Emperor, if you died in the outside world, you would also become a major power in the Netherworld, and not a small one.”
The Crimson Emperor’s expression froze, and he murmured, “Did this little demon king go to war with these Emperor Seat powerhouses?”
The Heavenly Lord nodded and sighed. “Yes. Even after death, these big shots still wanted to save face, so they didn’t gang up on him but fought him one-on-one. Then… he grew too fast. He devoured too many Netherworld demons and ghosts, and in just a few months, he…”
A sense of foreboding rose in the Crimson Emperor, and he said decisively, “Impossible! He can’t be that strong!”
The Heavenly Lord said, “In the Netherworld, he is that strong. He is a sacred being and demon king born in the Netherworld. It’s only natural that he is invincible there; only the Earth Lord can suppress him. But once he leaves the Netherworld, he won’t be as powerful.”
The Crimson Emperor relaxed. “The Suspended Realm is not the Netherworld. It’s a small universe. I built the Suspended Realm cave heaven with my own physical body.”
The Heavenly Lord sighed. “This Netherworld Divine Son has the ability to transform other heavens and cave heavens into the Netherworld. That’s the most critical point. Once transformed into the Netherworld, his strength will skyrocket again.”
The Crimson Emperor’s eyes widened, and after a long pause, he murmured, “Cheating… This is cheating!”
The Heavenly Lord said, “But after it’s transformed into the Netherworld, the Earth Lord can come here. Given the Earth Lord’s abilities, he will certainly notice the anomaly and realize that the little demon has escaped again. The Earth Lord will seal him once more.”
The Crimson Emperor saw a glimmer of hope, but the Heavenly Lord continued, “But by then, the Suspended Realm will have essentially become the Netherworld, and there will probably be no living people left inside. Moreover, when the Earth Lord comes to save the day, that fellow is on par with me. If he sees me trapped here too, he won’t say it out loud, but he’ll be overjoyed. I can’t afford to lose face like that.”
The Crimson Emperor’s face fell, and he said dejectedly, “The people in the Suspended Realm are my last tribesmen. If this place is destroyed, my race will be finished… Brother Heavenly Lord, you have vast divine powers. Can you come to the Suspended Realm ahead of time?”
The Heavenly Lord shook his head. “The Suspended Realm is in another small universe, beyond my jurisdiction. I can’t enter. Although I am the Heavenly Lord, I can’t go everywhere. For example, the Extension Realm doesn’t even have a single real star; its celestial phenomena are all fake, so I can’t go there. However, there is a solution…”
He looked at Qin Mu and said solemnly, “The key to escaping our current predicament should still lie with Young Friend Qin.”
Qin Mu had been listening with wide-eyed astonishment. He snapped back to reality and quickly said, “How could I have that kind of strength? I’m trapped and suppressed here just like you, unable to escape. And even if I did escape, he would just suppress me and send me back here…”
The Heavenly Lord smiled. “You and he are one. Not only are you one, but you share the same soul. So, he can mobilize the demonic nature and demonic energy of the Netherworld, and so can you. When you were cultivating before, didn’t you ever wonder why you were so special? Why you could open the Gate of Bearing Heaven?”
“Because I’m the Overlord Body!” Qin Mu answered without thinking.
“Overlord Body?”
The Crimson Emperor’s heart shook violently, and he felt a surge of respect, mixed with a hint of regret: “If only I had managed to assimilate his mind earlier. If I had assimilated his mind, he would have become another me. With the Overlord Body, I might have had a chance to make a comeback…”
The Heavenly Lord said, “It’s not because of the Overlord Body. It’s because you share the same body and the same soul! However, the Earth Lord’s seal has suppressed him along with the demonic nature and demonic energy here. But ultimately, you are also him, just with a different mindset. So, the power he can mobilize, you can mobilize too.”
Qin Mu was both surprised and delighted. If he could mobilize such immense power, wouldn’t that mean he had the same strength as Qin Fengqing?
But how could he mobilize it?
“You cannot do it on your own.”
The Heavenly Lord said, “That’s where I and the Crimson Emperor come in. The Crimson Emperor’s consciousness and will are extremely powerful. He has cultivated three primordial spirits, the Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness. Even if his soul is scattered and his consciousness destroyed, his mind can still persist. However, he is no match for Qin Fengqing’s demonic nature. Qin Fengqing’s demonic nature is too heavy, so when the Crimson Emperor tried to assimilate him, he was expelled. Crimson Emperor, pass your Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness to Qin Mu.”
The Crimson Emperor hesitated for a moment, then said, “This is the only way now. But I am only a consciousness now. After I pass it to Young Friend Qin, my memories of the Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness will disappear. I ask Young Friend Qin to pass this technique on to my tribesmen. In my time, I was too selfish and didn’t teach it to them. After I died, this technique was lost.”
Qin Mu said solemnly, “Rest assured, Crimson Emperor! I will definitely pass on this technique!”
The Crimson Emperor relaxed and carefully peeled away a part of his consciousness. After a moment, a portion of his thoughts flowed out of his mind and into Qin Mu’s brow.
This was pure thought and consciousness, his awareness of the Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness, encompassing the technique and cultivation insights. It was equivalent to him directly cutting off his Emperor Seat-level experience and sending it into Qin Mu’s mind!
Although he had intended to possess Qin Mu’s body and turn him into another version of himself for a kind of rebirth, with the Heavenly Lord right there, he couldn’t make any moves under these circumstances.
Qin Mu’s mind was suddenly filled with the cultivation method and experience of the Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness. His horizons and knowledge were instantly elevated to an astonishing height. Viewing this technique through the eyes of an Emperor Seat, the joy in his heart was indescribable!
The Heavenly Lord said, “The Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness can strengthen your mind, but your current mind is still no match for Qin Fengqing. That’s where I come in to help strengthen your spirit.”
He smiled. “Although I am just a clone formed from a sliver of my original body’s consciousness and can’t defeat Qin Fengqing, with a calculated surprise attack, I can still ambush him and help you reclaim your body. Once you reclaim your body and leave the Suspended Realm for the Mystic Capital, I will personally add another seal to prevent Qin Fengqing from escaping again.”
Qin Mu said excitedly, “After I reclaim my body, will I have the same power as him?”
The Heavenly Lord laughed. “That depends on whether you can master the power of the Netherworld. First, cultivate the Three Primordial Spirits’ Indestructible Consciousness to some level of achievement. Then we’ll act, and we must pull Qin Fengqing back and seal him! By then, we can all escape from here! I just hope the Suspended Realm won’t be completely destroyed by then.”
Qin Mu eagerly began to cultivate.
The Crimson Emperor glanced at the Heavenly Lord and said in a low voice, “You’re deceiving him. He can never control the power of the Netherworld. If he gains that power, he will be corrupted by the Netherworld’s demonic nature and become another Qin Fengqing, only worse!”
The Heavenly Lord’s eyes flickered with light, and he nodded. “Worse? Far worse. Although Qin Fengqing is evil and does many terrible things, he is still just an infant. He prefers to rely on brute force and only uses Netherworld techniques to take lives when cornered. But him…”
His white brows and beard fluttered as he whispered, “He is insidious, cunning, and treacherous. His adaptability and reaction speed are a hundred or a thousand times harder to deal with than Qin Fengqing’s. If he is controlled by demonic nature, the evil he commits will be a hundred or a thousand times greater than Qin Fengqing’s! Qin Fengqing is merely evil, but he is wicked. When wickedness meets demonic nature, it becomes an evil demon. If he uses Netherworld techniques…”
He shuddered and murmured, “At that point, I’m afraid even I would help the Heavenly Court eliminate him. Fortunately, there is still the Earth Lord’s seal and the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha’s suppression. As long as Qin Fengqing is pulled back in, he won’t be able to escape.”
The Crimson Emperor sighed. “The older, the wiser. The Earth Lord and the Old Buddha’s seal and suppression are meant to suppress the Netherworld’s demonic nature and demonic energy. Once Qin Fengqing returns to the seal, the demonic nature and energy will also be suppressed. Then we two can take the opportunity to escape this place.”
The Heavenly Lord smiled. “That’s the idea. If we were trapped here, wouldn’t we have to be beaten by that little demon king every day? This plan kills two birds with one stone! But when it comes down to it, this is all your fault. If you hadn’t tried to seize his mind, none of this trouble would have happened!”
The Crimson Emperor sighed. “I never expected it to turn out like this. And it wasn’t me who brought him next to my brain; it was that Crimson Bright Divine Son kid. He tried to use me to ambush him, to trap him in my mental maze…”
Qin Mu trained diligently. Outside, the Crimson Bright Divine Son, at the cost of countless deities’ lives, finally lured Qin Fengqing into the air. The Crimson Emperor’s three eyes had turned into three suns in the sky, and his three eyes had turned into three moons. The sun and moon moved through the sky, and many divine demons climbed onto the suns and moons, activating the formations within the Crimson Emperor’s pupils.
Hum—
Suddenly, beams of intensely concentrated light converged, all shooting at the infant who was rampaging and slaughtering!
The sky suddenly darkened as the light of the sun and moon gathered into a single line, leaving all other places devoid of light and plunged into night.
Boom!
A terrifying tremor erupted. The giant infant was blasted away, crashing into the earth, tumbling and rolling, smashing mountains into rubble.
“We won…”
The divine demons in the air stared nervously at where the infant had fallen. They saw him lying face down by a great river, his head plunged into the water, his rear end sticking up, motionless.
“We won!” Cheers erupted from the air. Countless people celebrated, embraced, and wept with joy.
“Fun.”
Suddenly, the giant infant pulled his head out of the river, sat on the ground, and giggled. “That was fun! Do it again!”
The deities in the air stood frozen, terror and despair spreading among them. The Crimson Bright Divine Son quickly shouted, “Activate the Crimson Emperor’s Eye! Shoot him down!”
The light of the three suns and three moons in the sky converged once more, and the sky immediately darkened again, plunging the entire Suspended Realm into darkness.
Hum, the six celestial bodies trembled. The light shot forth, and the giant infant, ecstatic, clenched his fists. Two pitch-black beams of light from his eyes met the divine light of the suns and moons.
A terrifying force rippled through the sky, followed by an earth-shattering roar. Suddenly, a large hole was blasted through one of the suns, and a hole appeared in the center of one of the moons, like a pit pierced through a date pit.
“Do it again!” the infant said excitedly.
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