The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1167: Chapter 116 – Chapter 117 Thousand Miles Eye Downwind Ear Chapter 1167: Chapter 116 – Chapter 117 Thousand Miles Eye Downwind Ear Time traced back to half a month ago, after Pang Hong agreed to the invitation extended by the Mo Family Four Brothers, he temporarily delegated many of Shenxiao Sect’s affairs to Yu Zhenzi and set out for the location agreed upon with the Brothers of Mo Family.

Pang Hong was well aware that the task at hand would absolutely not be easy. According to the messages from the Mo Family Brothers, among the Demon Race guarding the Divine Object, there existed a Supreme Strong Demon King.

“The area we are currently in was once at the heart of the Demon Race territories. Given the clearly defined hierarchy within the Demon Race, any tribe able to possess a territory here and control such a Divine Object is definitely not an easy target.”

Inside the Demon Race, the hierarchy is even more pronounced than among the human race. Despite the presence of a Demon Emperor, infighting within the Demon Race has never ceased. In the Demon Race, customs and morality as humans understand them are scarce, and power often determines everything.

One could describe the Demon Race as centered around the Demon Court, with various Demon Race forces overlapping in concentric circles according to strength and weakness, unlike the human forces that occupy their own territories.

Over the years, the Demon Race has been losing ground, forsaking much of their domain and seemingly at a disadvantage. However, if one were to truly calculate, the core areas of the Demon Race remained intact, and their power had not decreased significantly. The closer to the Demon Court, the stronger the tribes.

This is also why, over the years, the advancement of the human army has slowed down. Besides the Demon Race having no room to retreat, the tribes encountered have become increasingly powerful.

That the Mo Family Brothers had discovered a tribe with a Divine Object guarded by a Supreme Strong being was not surprising at all. Only tribes of significant strength could possess such an object in this region, and their power should not be underestimated.

For a tribe to possess a Divine Object and not be coveted signifies their formidable power and a high standing within the Demon Race, comparable even to the major forces within the human race.

Facing such power and attempting to take the Divine Object from their grasp would undoubtedly pose great danger. Hence, on this occasion, Pang Hong did not dare hold back. He even brought the Induction Incarnation item bestowed by his master.

Pang Hong originally possessed several items capable of summoning Pei Xuanjing’s Incarnation, but those were all left by Pei Xuanjing before he became a True Immortal, capable of summoning only an Incarnation at the Strongest Realm.

According to common sense, even though the mission was risky, with Pang Hong’s strength and his trump cards, he shouldn’t have encountered any danger as long as no True Immortal intervened.

But as a Cultivator, he trusted his own premonitions. When he decided to join the plan, he unexpectedly had a hunch that their operation would not go smoothly and that accidents might occur.

Nevertheless, despite sensing that the mission might not be easy and accidents might happen, Pang Hong had not a single thought of retreat.

One reason was that having already agreed to the Mo Family Brothers, withdrawing now would amount to a breach of trust, which would bode ill both for him personally and for Shenxiao Sect.

Another reason was his keen interest in the Divine Object that could facilitate a breakthrough, for even with his Golden Core Dao cultivation, breaking through the Nine Realms of Spirit to the Strongest Realm was not so simple.

In the path of Cultivation, aside from the protection from elders, one relies on their own struggle and effort. Pang Hong had not been sheltered from danger throughout his journey, having faced various perils, and thus he would not back down.

And most importantly, their destination was within the Demon Race’s territory. If they were to face any threats, it would inevitably be related to the powerful beings of the Demon Race.

“Perhaps this venture presents an opportunity to see if the Demon Race has any hidden schemes or trump cards. It could be a chance to probe,” that was also one of Pang Hong’s goals.

As the Junior Leader of Shenxiao Sect, a man holding sway over one of the major human forces, he also needed to consider the interests of the human race. Under these circumstances, taking some risks wasn’t really a significant issue.

When Pang Hong arrived at the agreed location, the Brothers of Mo Family had already been waiting there for quite some time. In addition to the Mo Family Brothers, there were several other Cultivators, all from the Eighth Layer of Spirit Realm.

These Eighth Layer Cultivators came from different backgrounds, but what they had in common was that none of them belonged to a major force; they should be considered Independent Practitioners.

The moment Pang Hong appeared, the expressions of these Cultivators varied. Clearly, even though they recognized he was from Shenxiao Sect and the Junior Leader of the Sect, they did not exhibit any rejection towards him.

This was, in essence, Pang Hong basking in the grace of Pei Xuanjing. A True Immortal and founder of Shenxiao Sect, Pei Xuanjing diverged from other immortal sects. He established a Taoist Academy and selflessly imparted his Taoist skills to all Cultivators. Thus, these Cultivators had benefited from Pei Xuanjing to some degree, even sharing a sort of mentor-disciple relationship with him.

Whether it was Pang Hong or other disciples of Shenxiao Sect, by virtue of their association with Shenxiao Sect and the legacy of Pei Xuanjing, they found it much easier to interact with many Independent Practitioners than the disciples of other religious sects.