novelapdf Chapter 30 The Flame Demon Lord Burns the Phoenix Heaven
Chapter 30 The Flame Demon Lord Burns the Phoenix Heaven
"Who dares to offend my Heavenly Court and slay the Vine Demon King?"
A voice devoid of emotion echoed between heaven and earth. The figure turned to look at Mo Yuan, his eyes flashing with icy killing intent.
He wore a crimson-gold robe blazing with flames and a crown of molten gold and jade. His face was perfectly handsome, but devoid of any warmth, instead carrying a weary air of world-weariness.
Its body was surrounded by flames that intertwined with blazing white and gilded light. Wherever the light reached, space was burned away, and the earth was transformed into five-colored glass.
"Primordial Mirror, go!"
Mo Yuan snorted coldly, and the Primordial Mirror instantly flew to the figure in front of him.
The figure, acting on instinct, focused his gaze on the Primordial Mirror.
The next instant, the vast and boundless will of Pangu swept over him like a tidal wave. His calm and composed face immediately twisted, and a fear from the depths of his soul overwhelmed him.
"The will of the Great God Pangu? How is that possible?"
The roars and howls echoed in Mo Yuan's ears.
Mo Yuan clearly saw the figure begin to collapse, and immediately activated the Taihao Flying Knife, directly inserting this mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure into its body.
Immediately, the figure let out another mournful cry, glanced at Mo Yuan unwillingly, and then disappeared from the spot.
Only a single, dull feather drifted down from the sky.
Mo Yuan stretched out his forelimbs and gently touched the feather. Some secrets surfaced from his bloodline, and some fragmented memories appeared in his mind.
"After the Dragon-Han Calamity ended, the Phoenix Clan guarded the Undying Volcano and never appeared again. However, other bird races with Phoenix bloodlines did not settle down. The Bifang Clan is one such example."
"Li Yan Yaojun Fenhuangtian is the leader of the Bifang clan. He leads the Bifang clan to serve Guiche, one of the ten demon saints of the demon race's heavenly court. He is actually a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal."
A deep light shone in Mo Yuan's eyes. He gently exerted force, and the feather turned into dust.
The jade tablet with the imperial edict that the Vine Demon King possessed was made by Burning Phoenix Heaven, who bestowed the title upon the Vine Demon King on behalf of the Heavenly Court of the Demon Clan. The feather belonged to Burning Phoenix Heaven and could be transformed into a magical clone.
However, the power of Fenhuangtian's magical clone was less than one ten-thousandth of that of his main body, only reaching the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, which is why it was easily destroyed by Mo Yuan.
After all, Fenhuangtian was facing Moyuan, the Primordial Mirror that carried the will of Pangu.
Not only were his magical avatars reduced to dust, but his primordial spirit was also eroded by the will of Pangu. Perhaps he is now licking his wounds in the temple.
"I have severed my karmic ties with the Vine Demon King, but I never expected to incur a blood feud with the Bifang Clan and the Flame Demon Lord Fenhuangtian. I really only want to cultivate in peace and have no intention of provoking the Heavenly Court of the Demon Clan."
Mo Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air and said helplessly.
Burning Phoenix Heaven is a genuine Taiyi Golden Immortal peak demon lord, and has a place in the demon race's Heavenly Court, not to mention that there is a demon saint named Guiche above him.
Mo Yuan felt a headache coming on when he thought about the situation he would face in the future. He really didn't want to get into a deep-seated hatred with the Heavenly Court of the Demon Race unless absolutely necessary.
But the situation did not develop in the direction I had hoped for.
By killing Xuanzhizi, he became entangled in karma with the Gu Diao clan.
The annihilation of the Vine Demon King and his demon soldiers and generals even attracted the appearance of the Flame Demon Lord Fenhuangtian, a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal, who had to use the will of Pangu in the Primordial Mirror to destroy his magical clone.
Yellow mud fell into his crotch, and Mo Yuan couldn't explain it away.
"Alright, there's always a way out! I'd better clean up the battlefield first, and then prepare to repair the ley lines of the Crimson Cloud River!"
Mo Yuan looked helpless and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
The land of Chixia River was covered with blood, flesh, and severed limbs. The bodies of the Vine Demon King and several demon generals were relatively well preserved. Even though they had perished, they still exuded a terrifying aura.
In addition, there were some simply crafted weapons, which Mo Yuan casually tossed into the Qian Yuan Tower.
Mo Yuan arrived first at the corpse of the Vine Demon King. What came into view was an ancient vine that was over a thousand feet long, with blood-red patterns on it. The countless roots and vines swayed in the wind, giving people an eerie feeling.
The intertwining of demonic and evil energy made the Vine Demon King appear even more brutal and wicked.
Mo Yuan activated his magic power, and a dark robe flew out from the corpse of the Vine Demon King and landed in front of him.
"The Thousand-Entangle Shadow Robe was crafted by the Vine Demon King using a portion of his own body. It is a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure with nine acquired restrictions."
"This item is destined for me!"
Mo Yuan activated the Qilin True Fire, burning away all the demonic and evil energy that clung to the Thousand Entanglement Shadow Robe, and then stored it in the Qian Yuan Tower.
"Refine!"
With a soft shout from Mo Yuan, the Qilin True Fire enveloped the corpse of the Vine Demon King. Several hours later, three streams of light hovered in front of him.
They are the essence of Yi Wood refined from the corpse of the Vine Demon King. They glow with a dark green light and contain rich vitality and Yi Wood essence.
There was also a piece of bark several meters long, covered with patterns, and a fist-sized piece of vine wood heart, which contained the essence and power of the Vine Demon King.
"With the essence of Yi Wood contributed by the Vine Demon King, the Youhuang Willow can be promoted to a low-grade acquired spiritual root in a short time, and that piece of bark, after being refined, will become a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure."
"As for the vine heartwood, it can be used as the main material for refining the third-stage golden pill. However, if the Pure Heart Golden Thunder Bamboo absorbs it, it can help the Pure Heart Golden Thunder Bamboo become a superior innate spiritual root more quickly."
Mo Yuan's lips curled up slightly; he had reaped considerable rewards from this move.
The Vine Demon King is a spirit tree in human form. Its essence and magic power reside in the heart of the vine tree, unlike those demon soldiers and generals, whose magic power and essence are contained in a demon core.
In the previous battle, those demon soldiers were crushed into mincemeat by Mo Yuan's Five-Colored Sky-Shattering Light and Qilin Sky-Treading Strike. Their demon cores could not withstand the powerful force and disintegrated with their fall.
Only the five demon generals had their demon cores intact, which were collected by Mo Yuan.
Having learned from his experience of repairing the earth veins, spiritual veins, and water veins of Qilin Cliff more than a thousand years ago, Mo Yuan was very confident that he could revitalize Chixia River and make it a blessed place for cultivation.
Circulating the Earthly Dao Ancestral Qi Scripture, Mo Yuan's divine sense surveyed the land within millions of miles of Chixia River. He discovered that after this battle, the situation in Chixia River had worsened.
The broken earth veins were difficult to regenerate, and the spiritual veins were completely drained.
To bring about a dramatic change in Chixia River, he needs to take out the five demon cores he just acquired and haven't even had a chance to warm them up yet, and at the same time, he also needs to contribute a wisp of pure ancestral energy from his kidneys.
In order to swiftly eliminate the Vine Demon King's wings, Mo Yuan did not hesitate to extract the pure ancestral energy from his lungs to enhance the power of the Qilin Sky-Treading Strike.
Now, even the pure, authentic ancestral energy in his kidneys is leaving him.
Mo Yuan did not hesitate at all. He first activated the Qilin True Fire to refine the five demon cores into spiritual veins, and then injected the pure ancestral energy from his kidneys into the depths of the Crimson Cloud River.
Of the five spiritual veins, one appeared not far from the pure ancestral energy, while the other four, like the four sacred beasts, suppressed the four directions of the Crimson Cloud River.
"Since the earth's veins in the Crimson Cloud River are already severely damaged, I will use this wisp of pure ancestral earth energy to rebuild them!"
"Earth Vein Transformation Technique, by imperial decree!"
Mo Yuan stomped his limbs hard on the ground, frantically circulating the Earth Dao Ancestral Qi Scripture. The Qilin True Fire spread like wildfire, burning away the scattered limbs, flesh fragments, and blood fragments on the ground, leaving only pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The laws of the earth's order converged toward that pure ancestral energy. Under Mo Yuan's divine intervention, veins connected the millions of miles of Crimson Cloud River, and this place finally possessed earth veins.
The five spiritual veins released vast amounts of spiritual energy, which began to nourish the Crimson Cloud River. In the distance, a kind of vibrant Daoist charm appeared between heaven and earth.
"Water Elemental Pearl, go!"
Mo Yuan activated the Water Element Pearl, and the three water dragons danced continuously in the sky above the Crimson Cloud River. Soon, a torrential rain enveloped the Crimson Cloud River, and the water veins began to revive, with lakes and rivers appearing on the land of the Crimson Cloud River.
"The connection between Crimson Cloud River and the countless volcanoes of the Southern Continent has long been severed; otherwise, a massive amount of fire elemental law fragments would have appeared in this vast expanse of land, evolving into crimson clouds hanging in the sky."
"The earth veins of Chixia River are still relatively weak now, but it won't be long before they recover to their previous level. Perhaps in the future, a mountain range stretching for hundreds of thousands of miles will appear here."
Mo Yuan withdrew his magical power and spoke calmly.
That wisp of pure ancestral energy transformed into the earth veins of the Crimson Cloud River, and it constantly absorbs the previously broken earth veins to stabilize itself.
Once it has completely stabilized, that wisp of pure ancestral energy will exert its power, causing the earth of Chixia River to tremble and evolve into a mountain range.
This is the rule of pure and authentic ancestral energy. Once it leaves the shackles of Mo Yuan, it will merge with the earth, and its most prominent feature is that it will transform into mountains.
"Boom!"
The sound of Tao resonated, and auspicious omens arose.
At the summit of the nine heavens, strands of heavenly merit manifested, transforming into golden lotuses that landed on Mo Yuan's head before merging into the chaotic sea where his Dao Fruit resided.
"what?"
"The bloodshed from slaying the Vine Demon King has vanished. Could it be that Heaven has once again shown mercy?"
Mo Yuan looked puzzled.
In the primordial world, anyone who kills a powerful enemy or indiscriminately slaughters an innocent person will be tainted with the karma of killing and cause and effect. In terms of karma, since the Vine Demon King has already perished, the debt is naturally extinguished upon death.
But the killings are real.
Mo Yuan was originally thinking that he would have to use his Heavenly Dao merits to cleanse himself of the sins of killing, but he did not expect that the sins of killing had already disappeared from his Chaos Sea, as if they had never existed.
As for the karmic consequences of the Qilin clan, which have existed since their birth, they remain unchanged. They still drift in the Chaos Sea and can only be resolved through the merits of Heaven.
"Disciple Mo Yuan thanks the Heavenly Dao for its boundless grace!"
Mo Yuan quickly realized what was happening. He knelt and kowtowed to the sky, his eyes filled with reverence and gratitude.
The kindness of Heaven is never enough!
At that moment, something new appeared in his mind.
It is an established fact that Mo Yuan killed the Vine Demon King and hundreds of other demons. Being tainted by the karma of killing is also a result of the operation of the rules of heaven and earth.
However, his willingness to give up five demon cores from peak True Immortals and offer a wisp of pure Earth Dao Ancestral Qi to repair the earth veins demonstrates his compassion and unwavering will to follow the will of Heaven.
Therefore, those acts of killing cease to exist.
From now on, as long as he continues his practice today and does not actively slaughter living beings, he will no longer have to worry about being tainted by killing and karmic consequences.
It can be said that in this matter, the Lord of Heaven gave him a special favor.
"The way of Heaven is to take from those who have more and give to those who have less! Repairing the earth veins, spiritual veins, and water veins of Chixia River is in line with this principle."
Mo Yuan sighed softly in his heart before standing up again.
The Heavenly Lord is kind and benevolent; to bestow such a blessing upon him is truly an overwhelming honor.
More importantly, the Heavenly Dao Lord did not inquire about the Primordial Mirror and the Will of Pangu, and seemed to be asking in the shadows when he would be able to begin writing the Ancestors...