Chapter 162 ·The Spirit Realm Grand Stage Descends into Chaos Once Again

Gu ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Yan withdrew his gaze from the Demon Realm and casually brushed across the Haotian Mirror, turning his attention toward the Spirit Realm.

However, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the scene within the mirror caused his brows to rise slightly.

Why ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had the Spirit Realm become unstable again?

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍scene displayed within the mirror was a city somewhere in the Eastern Continent.

Pedestrians ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍hurried along the streets with grave expressions.

Within ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍tea houses and taverns, people discussed matters in hushed voices, worry visible upon their faces.

Gu Yan formed a hand seal, and the image within the mirror shifted.

A moment later, he gradually saw the reason clearly.

Demonic cultivators.

Those demonic cultivators who should have long vanished without a trace had actually become active once more.

Speaking of which, the greatest force among the demonic cultivators of the Spirit Realm had originally been the Myriad Tribulations Demon Sect, which unified the Southern Region.

Later, the Myriad Tribulations Demon Sect was destroyed by the Bull Demon Demon King. The demonic cultivators suffered heavy casualties, and the survivors all hid themselves away, not daring to show their faces.

But now, for some unknown reason, those demonic cultivators had begun emerging one after another again.

Southern Region, Western Wasteland, Northern Plains, Eastern Continent, Central Lands.

Across all five regions, traces of demonic cultivator activity could be found.

Their methods had become more secretive than before, yet also more rampant.

Robbery, murder for treasure, and even openly confronting righteous cultivators.

The righteous forces across the Spirit Realm’s various regions sensed that something was wrong.

Someone was pushing things from behind the scenes.

Someone was integrating these scattered demonic cultivators together.

Who could it be?

Until one day, a world-shaking piece of news swept across the entire Spirit Realm like a violent storm.

An ancient demonic cultivator from one hundred thousand years ago was about to revive.

This demonic cultivator had not been some ordinary figure back then.

He had once unified both the Central Lands and the Eastern Continent, establishing an enormous demonic dynasty.

In those days, the righteous path of the Central Lands bowed their heads, while the sects of the Eastern Continent declared themselves subjects.

Half of the entire Spirit Realm had belonged to him.

Later, this Demon Venerable suddenly vanished.

Some said he had ascended to the Immortal Realm.

The Righteous Alliance then seized the opportunity to rise up, overthrowing the demonic dynasty and restoring the Central Lands and Eastern Continent.

For one hundred thousand years, the world had believed that the Demon Venerable had already ascended and was living freely within the Immortal Realm.

But looking at things now, that was obviously not the case.

He had not ascended.

He was still within the Spirit Realm.

Or rather, he had always remained within the Spirit Realm.

No one knew why, but he had remained dormant for one hundred thousand years.

And now, he was returning.

As the news spread, the entire Spirit Realm shook.

The righteous forces across all regions began investigating one after another, attempting to uncover the origins of this Demon Venerable.

Some people dug out dusty ancient records and found historical accounts from back then.

That Demon Venerable bore the title Burning Heaven Demon Venerable.

Peak Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivation.

Back when he unified the Central Lands and Eastern Continent, he slaughtered so many people that heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers.

Of the ten great righteous sects of the Central Lands, he destroyed seven.

Of the three great sacred lands of the Eastern Continent, he massacred every last one.

It had been a catastrophe.

Fortunately, that had all happened one hundred thousand years ago.

The current Central Lands and Eastern Continent were no longer what they once had been.

Every major righteous force now possessed Tribulation Crossing ancestors.

No matter how powerful your Burning Heaven Demon Venerable was, you were still only at peak Tribulation Crossing Realm.

Could you alone possibly defeat so many of us?

If everyone united together, what would there be to fear?

Most righteous cultivators thought this way.

But that Demon Venerable seemed not to care what they thought.

......

After reviving, the very first thing Burning Heaven Demon Venerable did was announce his intentions to the world.

He would reclaim the Central Lands.

He would reclaim the Eastern Continent.

He would rebuild the demonic dao imperial dynasty.

He would make demonic cultivators stand atop the Spirit Realm once more.

All demonic cultivators could come pledge allegiance to him.

With his protection, they would no longer have any worries.

The moment this news spread, demonic cultivators throughout the world erupted into excitement.

Those demonic cultivators who had hidden for many years, those who had been hunted down and left without any place to stay, those frustrated and unsuccessful demonic cultivators—all of them set out toward the land where the Demon Venerable resided.

For a time, all sorts of legends regarding Burning Heaven Demon Venerable spread throughout the world.

Some claimed he had already reached Half-Step Immortal status and was only one step away from ascension.

Others said he possessed an ancient demonic treasure of immeasurable might, so powerful that even Tribulation Crossing ancestors could not withstand a single strike from him.

There were even rumors that during these one hundred thousand years, he had not disappeared at all, but had instead been cultivating a supreme demonic art. Now that his cultivation had reached completion and he emerged from seclusion, he intended to sweep across the Spirit Realm and ascend after proving his Dao.

The rumors became increasingly bizarre and outrageous as they spread.

Yet the number of people believing them only continued to increase.

Three years.

In merely three years.

Burning Heaven Demon Venerable truly established a demonic dao imperial dynasty.

Burning Heaven Dynasty.

He personally chose this name.

Simple, direct, and overflowing with killing intent.

However, the location of this dynasty was somewhat unexpected.

Northern Plains.

Among the Spirit Realm’s five great regions, the current Northern Plains was the weakest.

The land was bitterly cold and barren, long ignored by the various major powers.

Moreover, the Northern Plains had originally belonged to the demon race.

But over the years, the great demon experts had either died or fled, and there were no longer any truly powerful forces remaining.

The surviving minor demons and monsters all hid themselves away, not daring to show themselves.

Burning Heaven Demon Venerable took a liking to this place.

Barren and harsh? Perfect for tempering the will of demonic cultivators.

Thus, the Demonic Slaughter Dynasty established its capital within the Northern Plains.

Within three years, a towering demonic city rose from the ground.

Demonic cultivators from every direction flocked there one after another.

In such a short time, they had already gathered tens of thousands.

It was not as though the righteous forces had never considered stopping them.

But the Northern Plains were vast and sparsely populated, beyond the reach of the righteous path’s influence.

By the time they reacted, the Demonic Slaughter Dynasty had already become a significant force.

......

Gu Yan watched the scene within the mirror and once again inwardly exclaimed in amazement.

Was the Spirit Realm about to become lively once again?

After thinking about it, he did not find it surprising.

The Spirit Realm had always been the greatest stage beneath the Immortal Realm. Chaos was normal there.

It had already been peaceful for several years, so naturally something was bound to happen sooner or later.

But this Burning Heaven Demon Venerable...

Gu Yan shook his head.

Peak Tribulation Crossing Realm.

An old monster from one hundred thousand years ago.

If there were no Immortal Realm forces supporting him from behind the scenes, then he could indeed be considered quite a figure.

But if Immortal Realm forces had intervened...

Then things would be hard to say.

Gu Yan recalled the Blood Slaughter Ancestor he had just seen in the Demon Realm.

He could not help but wonder whether this situation in the Spirit Realm was also connected to the Immortal King demon lord backing that old demon.

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