Chapter 1911 - 1910: Five Poisons, Six Desires, Seven Emotions, Eight Sufferings, Nine Difficulties, Ten Tribulations

Accompanied by hearty laughter, Xu Zimei's Demonic Qi-cloaked hand shattered the Gate of All Beings.

The Abstruse energy was instantly shattered.

The Immortal Lord had no time to react and was slammed into the ground with a single strike.

"The Gate of All Beings, do you truly represent all beings?" Xu Zimei chuckled.

"The high and mighty Immortals think they control everything, but they are merely illusions like the moon in water or flowers in a dream."

At this point, Xu Zimei turned his gaze towards the Holy Temple.

"Do I even need time to kill you all?

You think because you've grown for so many years, you can now confront me?"

"The heroes of old have now become lackeys of the Heavenly Dao, how pathetic, how lamentable!"

Hearing Xu Zimei's words, everyone felt there were countless secrets and topics hidden within.

"Hero?

What was the Holy Ancestor like in the past?"

"He just referred to the Holy Ancestor by his true name, Yan Yingzhou, that name sounds somewhat familiar!"

The crowd whispered amongst themselves.

Grandpa Wang and the Queen of the West exchanged a glance.

It seemed they both thought of the same thing.

"It is said that in ancient times a Demon Lord descended, enshrouding the world in darkness.

The great hero Yan Yingzhou emerged, defeated the Demon King and saved all beings.

Every year there's a day called the Dawn Festival.

It is to commemorate the great hero Yan Yingzhou."

Grandpa Wang said calmly.

This was the conclusion he reached after searching his memory.

It is a widely circulated story.

Or rather, among mortals and those low-level cultivators unaware of the truth, this story is very popular.

So much so that the annual Dawn Festival is celebrated with great solemnity.

However, strong individuals like Grandpa Wang understood that the Demon Lord was not defeated by anyone, but simply failed in the Heaven Challenge.

They always thought that this so-called great hero Yan Yingzhou was just a myth fabricated by the mortal world.

After all, in this era, the Demon Race has been seriously vilified, their reputation utterly ruined.

The common people of this world do not tolerate the Demon Race.

But fortunately, apart from the Catastrophe Demon Domain long ago, there are basically no Demonic existences in the Nine Domains.

And since the Catastrophe Demon Domain was destroyed, it's even less likely for the world to have Demonic presences.

It's normal for powerful beings like Grandpa Wang to be unaware.

Because for them, the so-called Dawn Festival holds no importance or attention.

But now that the Holy Ancestor's past is revealed, everyone realizes there's a hidden truth.

"The rumors don't match," someone remarked.

But the old voice inside the Holy Temple didn't care.

The Holy Ancestor merely said flatly, "Different paths cannot work together.

To you, a deviant challenging the heavens, perhaps the entire Holy Court is a force of lackeys.

But to us, submitting to the Great Dao is the only option."

"Living in this world, we must abide by its rules.

The Great Dao can reward you, but it can also obliterate you.

Surely you understand the saying 'those who recognize the times are wise'."

"Since our paths differ, there's no need for words," Xu Zimei's presence resonated with power.

The fierce Demonic Qi surged and roared, stirring waves.

"I rather hope your Holy Court will strike with all its might this time, so I can annihilate them all at once.

Otherwise, leaving you is just a disaster."

Hearing Xu Zimei's words, the Holy Ancestor was not enraged.

From the depths of the earth, the figure of the Immortal Lord rose into the air.

Though just now he was slammed below by Xu Zimei, he remained composed and unruffled.

Aura of transcendence surrounded him.

Behind him, the Gate of All Beings appeared once more, and he lightly called out, "Assist me, everyone!"

The Disaster Overcoming Heavenly Venerable's expression was grim.

The intense pressure emanating from Xu Zimei was unlike anything he had experienced.

The Demonic Qi pierced the heavens, and even as a Three Corpses Strong One, he could barely resist.

"Birth, Old Age, Sickness, and Death!"

As he waved his hand, an unseen force settled on Xu Zimei.

This force could accelerate your life, making you experience a cycle of birth, old age, sickness, and death, leading to ultimate demise.

This is the finest power aligned with the Great Dao.

The Great Dao does not wish for anyone to achieve immortality.

Only through the continuous cycle of life and death can the Great Dao benefit from it.

Yet when birth, old age, sickness, and death fell upon him, Xu Zimei merely twisted his neck.

With a light smile, he said, "I have long transcended; the mundane techniques of birth, old age, sickness, and death will never attain the dignity of grandeur."

His entire being quaked, and as the Demonic Qi roared, it dispelled all misfortune.

Xu Zimei drew his blade.

At this moment, the Tyrant Shadow seemed to be influenced as well and turned into a Demonic Blade.

The Blade Qi coalesced with boundless Demonic Qi, transforming into an ink-black darkness.

Darkness enveloped everything.

The Disaster Overcoming Heavenly Venerable's face changed dramatically.

"Seven Emotions, Six Desires, Six Paths of Hell."

In the Firmament, calamity clouds quickly gathered.

Within those calamity clouds represented the sufferings of all beings.

The source of all misfortunes.

Five Poisons, Six Desires, Seven Emotions, Eight Sufferings, Nine Difficulties, Ten Calamities.

These elements gathered countless people's lifetime tribulations.

Yet at this moment, Xu Zimei stood in the void.

The power from within the calamity clouds descended upon him, but he showed no reaction.

It was as if the power dissolved into the Demonic Qi as soon as it fell.

Witnessing this scene, the Disaster Overcoming Heavenly Venerable's expression was incredulous.

He shouted, "Impossible, this is impossible.

Born as humans, how can anyone escape tribulations? It's a trial everyone must endure."

"Are tribulations unavoidable?" Xu Zimei asked with interest.

"Unavoidable, in my life I've never witnessed a failed tribulation.

Even the Holy Ancestor could only dissolve my misfortunes with might, but couldn't directly avoid them."

"Because no matter what creature, as long as you live in this world, you cannot escape misfortunes and various trials."

"Birth is suffering,

Old age is suffering,

Sickness is suffering,

Death is suffering.

Separation from love is suffering,

Encounters with hatred are suffering,

Unattainable desires are suffering,

The flourishing of five skandhas is suffering too."

"What about the Demon Lord, doesn't he experience these?"

The Disaster Overcoming Heavenly Venerable refused to believe his power would fail and he shouted.

From his birth, these misfortunes had accompanied him throughout his life.

He thrived on misfortune, this was his greatest pride.

Unique to him.

Yet Xu Zimei uncharacteristically lapsed into silence, feeling his own Demonic Qi.

He said softly, "You're wrong, it's not that I won't face tribulations.

But your tribulations are too weak.

Too weak to even penetrate my Demonic Qi."

"Too weak?" the Disaster Overcoming Heavenly Venerable seemed to still not fully understand.

"Throughout my journey, I once ruled an Epoch, and walked through two Epochs.

Endless deaths, countless resurrections."

"I experienced everything; each resurrection meant starting anew, watching people perish one by one on the path of Heaven Challenge.

Endlessly repeating."

"Do you understand, the so-called birth, old age, sickness, and death, I've become numb to.

Nothing in the world matters anymore."

"Only the Heaven Challenge, endless, never ceasing."

"Your hardship is too weak."

As the words fell, Xu Zimei had already grasped the neck of the Disaster Overcoming Heavenly Venerable.