Chapter 137 ·Heavenly Immortal Ninth Layer

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With ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a casual wave of his hand, the scene within the Haotian Mirror shifted as it began tracing deeper into the background of one side.

Bull ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Demon Demon King.

As ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍expected, this Demon King born from a wild bull also had someone backing him.

What ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍appeared within the mirror was a colossal being crouched amidst endless demon qi, its body so enormous it seemed capable of supporting the heavens themselves.

A ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍pair of bull horns rose atop its head, seventy percent similar to those of the Bull Demon Demon King, yet even more savage and terrifying.

Its cultivation was actually that of an Immortal King Realm great demon.

Gu Yan lightly clicked his tongue.

As for the Myriad Tribulations Demon Lord, Gu Yan had long since known his background.

Back when he used the Haotian Mirror to observe the Southern Region, he had already detected an Immortal King Realm demonic giant standing behind him.

One was the chess piece of a demonic Immortal King.

The other was the chess piece of a demon race Immortal King.

The two fought endlessly within the Spirit Realm, but in truth, it was merely the two Immortal Kings behind them competing from afar.

As for their ultimate objective...

Gu Yan’s thoughts stirred slightly as the Haotian Mirror deduced even more information.

The goals of both sides were identical—

Unify the Spirit Realm.

And that was merely the first step.

Afterward, they would rule over all mortal realms.

Countless billions of living beings in the lower realms would all be brought under the control of those two Immortal Kings.

To put it bluntly, the Spirit Realm was merely a chessboard for the great powers of the Immortal Realm.

Only the countless mortals living upon the chessboard were unfortunate.

How tragic.

But that was all.

Gu Yan possessed very clear self-awareness.

Although with his current strength, sweeping through the Spirit Realm would not be difficult at all.

Erecting Great Love Alliance stone steles throughout the Spirit Realm and allowing everyone to live in universal unity—

He was fully capable of doing that.

But what then?

Such massive activity would inevitably attract the attention of the Immortal Kings in the Immortal Realm.

Immortal Kings were manageable enough. If he unleashed his full combat strength, he might not necessarily lose to them.

But what if it attracted an Immortal Emperor?

Although he possessed the 《Body Without Self and Form · Red》 Entry, allowing neither Great Dao nor Heavenly Dao to discover his existence, making it impossible even for Immortal Emperors to detect him personally—

What about the Great Love Alliance he created?

What about the mortals who believed in the Great Love Alliance?

Even if Immortal Emperors could not find him, could they not find those people?

At that point, the power he painstakingly established would instantly be uprooted completely.

All that hard work, only to end with nothing.

Why bother?

Thus, Gu Yan possessed very clear self-awareness.

Eat according to the size of your bowl.

His bowl was already not small.

But it still was not large enough.

Once he attained the Immortal Emperor Realm in the future, it would not be too late to return and bring great love to the Spirit Realm.

As Gu Yan thought this, his fingertip lightly slid across the surface of the Haotian Mirror. He stopped paying attention to the battlefield where the two armies confronted one another and instead casually browsed other places within the Spirit Realm.

Truthfully speaking, although the Spirit Realm was chaotic beyond measure, from the perspective of watching excitement unfold, it was genuinely fascinating.

Even more thrilling than the serialized dramas he watched in his previous life.

Gu Yan casually flipped through scenes when suddenly the image within the mirror froze.

He saw an acquaintance.

Feng Jiuge.

The mirror displayed an ancient cave hidden deep within the mountains.

Spiritual energy permeated the cave, clearly marking it as a rare blessed cultivation ground.

Feng Jiuge sat cross-legged atop a green stone within the cave. Spiritual light circulated around him, his aura calm and steady.

Gu Yan focused his gaze and slightly nodded.

Middle stage of Void Refinement Realm.

This kid truly had not been slacking off.

More importantly, Feng Jiuge’s aura was far more profound than ordinary middle-stage Void Refinement cultivators.

It was a foundation originating from the depths of the soul itself.

Looking at the youthful face within the mirror, Gu Yan recalled this boy’s origins.

The reincarnation of the Star God of Yinghuo Star from the Immortal Court.

Yinghuo Star governed slaughter and warfare and was one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars of the Immortal Court.

Although he had been banished into the mortal world, with his memories sealed and forced to begin anew—

His foundation still remained.

As long as he did not die midway, it was entirely possible for him to return to his peak in the future.

After watching for a moment, Gu Yan withdrew his gaze.

He casually placed the Haotian Mirror to the side and closed his eyes to continue comprehending laws.

Time flowed leisurely, and another three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the Longevity Hall of the Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven.

Gu Yan had reached Heavenly Immortal Realm Ninth Layer, only a single step away from complete perfection of the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

He gently exhaled a breath of clear qi as satisfaction flashed through his eyes.

Maintaining one minor realm breakthrough every three years—

Red Entries were truly overpowered.

Gu Yan was not in a hurry to cultivate further. He took out the Haotian Mirror once again, deciding to check on the current state of the Spirit Realm.

Spiritual light flickered as the scenes within the mirror emerged.

Good heavens.

They had fought for three years and still had not finished.

The mirror showed that the plains at the border between the Southern Region and the Northern Plains had now completely transformed into scorched earth.

The battle lines between the two armies had advanced hundreds of miles forward, then retreated hundreds of miles backward.

Again and again.

A stalemate lasting three entire years.

Countless casualties had occurred on both sides, yet neither side could do anything to the other.

Gu Yan shook his head.

These two Immortal Kings’ chess pieces were certainly capable fighters.

He casually observed other regions and discovered that the rest of the Spirit Realm was not peaceful either.

Internal strife had begun among the humans of the Central Lands, with several great sects fighting fiercely over resources.

As for the Northern Plains, the demon races conquered by the Bull Demon Demon King outwardly submitted while secretly carrying out countless small schemes behind the scenes.

Looking at the chaotic scenes within the mirror, a phrase inexplicably surfaced within Gu Yan’s mind.

The Spirit Realm is a grand stage—if you’ve got guts, come join.

He smiled faintly and put away the Haotian Mirror.

Chaotic was chaotic.

In any case, it had nothing to do with him.

His current task was to charge toward complete perfection of the Heavenly Immortal Realm and then break through into the True Immortal Realm.

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