Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The Ancient Demon Centipede King was now subdued, prostrating before Xue Yuan, trembling and no longer displaying its former ferocity.

“Brother Yue, this…”

Xu Yan’ning and An Ning stepped forward, staring in shock at the prostrating Ancient Demon Centipede King, their minds struggling to comprehend what they were seeing.

This Ancient Demon Centipede King had claimed to be a Saint Emperor Realm expert!

What exactly was the Saint Emperor Realm?

One had to know that even the sect leaders of the top sects in Hanzhou were only Half-Step Saint Emperors.

From what Xu Yan’ning knew, the Master of Seven Killings Tower was a Half-Step Saint Emperor, the strongest on the surface.

As for whether there were existences in the sect surpassing the Half-Step Saint Emperor Realm, it was hard to say. Perhaps only a few people knew the real situation.

After all, even the hidden experts of forces like Seven Killings Tower were still Half-Step Saint Emperors.

However, such forces had long histories, and perhaps there were ancient Saint Emperor Realm beings self-sealing themselves in slumber, unknown to the world. It was hard to say for sure.

The most shocked was An Ning. Xu Yan’ning was better, as she understood Jun Wuxie far more than An Ning did.

Before this, the Saint Emperor Realm, let alone existences of that level, even the words “Saint Emperor” were something An Ning would never have considered.

The most powerful expert in Qingzhou was a Half-Step Tyrant Saint, while in Hanzhou, a territory ten times larger with far more abundant cultivation resources, the leaders of the top sects were only Half-Step Saint Emperors.

As for Saint Emperors, she had never imagined she would see an expert of that level in her life.

Unexpectedly, not only had she seen one today, but that Saint Emperor Realm expert was prostrating before her, trembling and silent as a cicada in winter.

Jun Wuxie stroked Lan Lan’s head, smiling without a word.

Without Lan Lan’s divine ability, trying to sign a soul contract with a Saint Emperor Realm Demon Centipede King and turn it into a contracted beast would be a fool’s dream, an impossible feat.

Its Saint Emperor Realm soul was far beyond what Xue Yuan, whose soul was only in the Great Saint Realm, could hope to touch. The difference was immeasurable.

However, Lan Lan’s divine ability was heaven-defying. The descent of darkness directly erased the target’s six senses, leaving its soul in a state of absolute relaxation, unable to resist or retaliate.

“Lan Lan~ You little fellow are truly Brother Yue’s little helper.”

Xu Yan’ning couldn’t help but rub Lan Lan. She didn’t know what kind of strange beast Lan Lan was, but she had heard Jun Wuxie mention something about Lan Lan being a Super God Beast when he was complaining before?

She had only heard of God Beasts, not Super God Beasts.

What level was a Super God Beast? Was it above God Beasts, a bloodline of a higher level than God Beasts?

Judging by the name, that should be right!

Lan Lan was a Super God Beast surpassing the level of God Beasts. No wonder it had such abilities, its divine power being heaven-defying.

“Tell me, what’s going on with that abyss outside, and why were you guarding those two coffins beneath the abyss?”

Jun Wuxie casually sat down on a nearby bluestone, questioning the Ancient Demon Centipede King.

The Ancient Demon Centipede King remained silent, harboring deep resentment and hatred towards this human in its heart.

But it immediately saw Xue Yuan’s cold gaze, and trembled in fear.

“I am your master, and he is my master. You must understand your position!”

Xue Yuan immediately warned the Ancient Demon Centipede King.

“This King…”

“Hmm?”

Jun Wuxie narrowed his eyes, and the Ancient Demon Centipede King immediately changed its tune in fright, “A slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. I was captured by the Demon Daoist back then and had no choice but to agree to slumber beneath the abyss, guarding this place.”

“Did you never think of escaping, and just obediently slumbered here for countless years?”

“Of course I was unwilling, but I had no choice. There was no way to get out of here! The only exit was at the bottom of the abyss, where the Demon Daoist had set up a restriction specifically targeting me. Once I got close, I would be severely injured even if I didn’t die! I tried many times, but always ended up severely injured…”

The Ancient Demon Centipede King said that it had tried once every few hundred thousand years, hoping to see if the Demon Daoist had completely kicked the bucket.

If the Demon Daoist was dead, the restrictions there would gradually weaken over time, and then it could get out.

The repeated attempts proved that the Demon Daoist was still alive in the coffin and had not died. So, after more than a million years, it was still severely injured by the restrictions and never dared to try again.

After that, the Demon Daoist woke up and used methods to completely suppress it under the abyss, only able to be awakened under specific conditions.

It had been millions of years since then, until recently, when Jun Wuxie and the others broke in and pulled out the Corpse-Eating Flowers, activating the Dao runes on the Demon Daoist’s suspended coffin, which awakened it from its slumber.

“What realm was the Demon Daoist back then, that you had no power to resist?”

Jun Wuxie was shocked. He realized that he had underestimated the strength of the people buried in those two coffins.

From the Ancient Demon Centipede King’s words, he learned that the Demon Daoist had not died even after being buried in the coffin for more than a million years, and had even woken up once and completely suppressed it.

To this day, it was unknown whether the Demon Daoist in the coffin was still alive.

“The Demon Daoist’s realm back then was the Supreme Celestial Saint Emperor, while I was only in the Lesser Celestial stage. Naturally, I was no match for him, especially since his Dao rune techniques were profound, and he had also refined many terrifying Dark Demon Corpses!”

“Anything else?” Jun Wuxie continued to ask, “Tell me everything else you know about the Demon Daoist.”

“The Demon Daoist came from a declining hidden ancient sect called the Heterodox Dao Sect, which was located in Yuzhou. It is said that a long time ago, the Heterodox Dao Sect was not in Yuzhou, but later, as the Daoist sects declined, it gradually weakened and moved to Yuzhou.”

“He was the chief of the Dark Dao faction of the Heterodox Dao Sect back then. The Dark Dao faction mainly specialized in corpse refinement, a method that was rejected by the world. It is said that the Heterodox Dao Sect was because the people of the Dark Dao faction dug graves everywhere, exhumed ancestral tombs, and stole the corpses of ancestors, which eventually aroused public outrage and was jointly attacked by many major forces, leading to its decline.”

“They refine corpses, actually digging up ancestral graves to obtain corpses. No wonder they declined…”

Jun Wuxie was stunned. How could they maintain a large sect scale for a long time using such methods?

Exhuming ancestral graves was too immoral, arousing the wrath of both gods and men, and would inevitably be besieged.

If the sect scale was too large, it would inevitably be impossible to hide, unless they had the strength to cover the sky with one hand and deter the world, otherwise they would definitely be crippled.

“What was the reason for the Demon Daoist to enter this ancient tomb and bury himself in the coffin back then?”

Upon hearing this, a human-like look of reminiscence appeared in the Ancient Demon Centipede King’s centipede eyes, “This has to be told from the Ghost Dao faction of the Heterodox Dao Sect back then…”

It said that the Heterodox Dao Sect had once risen due to cultivating Dark Dao techniques, and was very prosperous for a long time, until a certain era began, when they began to target the tombs of the ancestors of various families and the founders of sects in pursuit of stronger strength.

The people of the Dark Dao faction wanted to use the flesh left behind by those who had extremely high realms before their death to refine more powerful Dark Demon Corpses using corpse refining techniques.

The tombs of the ancestors of various factions and the ancestors of various families were frequently robbed, which angered the various factions.

Although the Dark Dao faction restrained itself, it did not stop stealing tombs and corpses, but did it more secretly, but it was later discovered.

Then, during a battle with the strong of various factions, someone from the Dark Dao faction summoned the corpse of a deceased old ancestor of a certain force, which completely detonated the sects whose ancestral tombs had been stolen.

Many major forces in the world began to secretly unite to crusade against the Heterodox Dao Sect, causing heavy losses to the Heterodox Dao Sect, and almost all the strong of the Dark Dao faction in the sect were killed or injured.

In the end, only some disciples and very few high-level officials ran out, and the Demon Daoist was among the high-level officials, as well as the Holy Maiden of the Heterodox Dao Sect back then.

At the time of the sect’s destruction, the Sect Master of the Heterodox Dao Sect, Linglong, deeply realized that it was the Dark Dao techniques that brought disaster to the sect, destroying the eternal inheritance in one fell swoop, so he passed the position of Sect Master to the Holy Maiden who cultivated Ghost Dao techniques.

The Heterodox Dao Sect, with its declining population, fled to Hanzhou, hid itself, and became a hidden sect that did not ask about worldly affairs.

Many years later, the Demon Daoist relapsed and could not resist the desires in his heart, wanting to steal the tombs of the strong again, but was discovered and almost lost his life.

He ran away, but the two people he brought did not run away, revealing the location of the sect.

The Heterodox Dao Sect ushered in the second wave of extermination.

At that time, the Sect Master Linglong, who cultivated Ghost Dao techniques, in order to change the Heterodox Dao Sect’s image in the hearts of the world, did not fight back, but only defended, protecting the sect disciples to evacuate.

But she was ultimately outnumbered, and because she only defended and did not counterattack, she missed the opportunity, making herself more and more passive.

Even though she was seriously injured, she did not use the secret techniques in the Ghost Dao techniques to counterattack, but chose to escape.

Those forces did not stop there and chased after her all the way.

Linglong was helpless and fled all the way, almost being killed several times along the way. In a fit of rage, she finally couldn’t help it and used Ghost Dao techniques to counterattack for the first time.

Because there were too many enemies she was facing at the time, and her own condition was very bad, knowing that the battle could not be prolonged, she used forbidden techniques at all costs, killing a large number of pursuers, and all the rest were seriously injured.

She finally fled to Qingzhou, and somehow discovered this ancient tomb and entered it by chance. She “buried” herself in the cave in the tomb, one to heal her injuries and two to protect herself temporarily.

The Ancient Demon Centipede King said that the cave was not an ordinary place, and there was a mysterious passage under the abyss.

That passage was the only way to leave the cave, and it was said to be the road to the Yellow Springs, with pure Yin energy permeating out.

The Corpse-Eating Flowers around the stone platform could absorb pure Yin energy through the ground of the stone platform and transmit it to the metal coffin through some special roots.

“The road to the Yellow Springs?” Jun Wuxie's pupils contracted. Was it really the road to the Yellow Springs? He thought for a moment, deciding not to dwell on the matter for now, and said, “So, the slender coffin below contains the last Sect Master of the Other Paths Sect—Linglong? And the suspended coffin above is the coffin of the Demonic Path Master?”

“Yes.”

The Ancient Demonic Centipede King nodded.

“You still haven't said why the Demonic Path Master came in, why he sealed himself in the coffin, and why he suspended the coffin above Sect Master Linglong's coffin. What does he intend?”

“The Demonic Path Master actually came to this ancient tomb by accident. After seeing Linglong's coffin, he wanted to seal Linglong firmly inside, and he tampered with Sect Master Linglong's coffin, obscuring her senses so that she couldn't perceive the outside situation. Only when the Corpse Flowers were damaged could she sense that something connected to her coffin was wrong. Otherwise, she knew nothing.”

“Did he have conflicts with Sect Master Linglong?”

“The conflict was a clash of interests. The Demonic Path Master wanted to be Sect Master and was dissatisfied that the Sect Master was a practitioner of necromancy. He wanted to kill Sect Master Linglong, seize the Other Paths Token, become Sect Master, and only pass on the Dark Path arts from then on. But he was afraid that even if Linglong was severely injured, if she launched a desperate counterattack, the Demonic Path Master would likely be dragged down with her.”

“So he chose this method of sealing and obscuring, wanting to keep Sect Master Linglong from sensing anything, to keep her asleep in the coffin, while he himself could take the opportunity to cultivate slowly. Unexpectedly, the Demonic Path Master's inner demons were too deep. Over the long years, he tried many times but found it difficult to break through…”

The Ancient Demonic Centipede King said unhurriedly.

It stated that the Demonic Path Master would wake up once every ten thousand years and cultivate after waking up, but each time he failed.

Even today, the Demonic Path Master still hasn't been able to break through and still doesn't have the confidence to kill Sect Master Linglong without risking his life and successfully seize the Other Paths Token.

“What realm is Linglong in that even in a severely injured and extremely weak state, the Demonic Path Master is still so wary of her?”

“She was a Half-Saint Ancestor realm cultivator back then, one of the few amazing talents in the history of the Other Paths Sect who cultivated necromancy to the Half-Saint Ancestor realm.”

Jun Wuxie was quite shocked. He knew that only the Overlord-level forces in the Upper Realm had Saint Ancestor realm experts, and the declining Other Paths Sect actually had a Half-Saint Ancestor.

From the words of the Ancient Demonic Centipede King, he learned that Linglong was the Holy Maiden of that generation before she inherited the position, indicating that she was not old.

Although the Other Paths Sect had been hidden from the world for some time, it hadn't been too long.

That era was not a golden age, and Linglong was truly remarkable to have cultivated to the Half-Saint Ancestor realm in such a time.

“That necromancy, have you seen it? How is its power when facing enemies? How does it compare to the Dark Path arts?”

“That depends on whether they are in the same realm. If they are in the same realm, necromancy is far superior to the Dark Path arts. However, the Dark Path arts are much easier to cultivate than necromancy. Since ancient times, few people have been able to cultivate necromancy to a high realm, so it has mostly been in a state of decline within the Other Paths Sect.”

“As for how powerful it is, I can only say it's quite terrifying. I've seen necromancy, and it's a vast scene of thousands of troops and horses, like an epic war. It's the kind of scene where, even though there's only one person, they can summon an endless army of undead in an instant. Even thinking about it now, I'm still deeply shocked…”

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows as he listened.

Beside him, Xu Yan'ning and Anning also had shocked expressions.

Summoning an army of undead?

What kind of scene is that? Wouldn't one person be equivalent to one or more large legions?

Among them, Xu Yan'ning was the most interested in this, because her strongest talent was still cultivating Spirit Control, and Spirit Control was summoning.

The difference was that she summoned ancient beast apparitions, which were limited in number and far from reaching the exaggerated scene of necromancy.

“How do you know so much about it? It's as if you were a participant in the whole process!”

Jun Wuxie felt puzzled, but he was already somewhat excited about that necromancy.

Such a method of Dao arts was probably not as simple as a Saint-level technique.

Otherwise, how could there be such a terrifying scene described by the Demonic Centipede King?

“Because I accidentally discovered the strongmen of those forces gathering at that time, and I followed them secretly out of curiosity and witnessed the whole process. I even followed them on the road to hunt down Sect Master Linglong, thinking that I could pick up a bargain when they were both defeated and left a field of corpses, but I didn't get anything in the end. Instead, I was discovered by the Demonic Path Master and fell into his hands. It's really my own fault…”

Jun Wuxie thought to himself as he listened to the words of the Ancient Demonic Centipede King.

According to what it said, Linglong's nature had not been affected and turned dark because she did not cultivate the Dark Path arts. It could be seen from the fact that she only used her ultimate move to counterattack those pursuers when she had no other way out.

“If I help her get rid of the Demonic Path Master's control, rescue her from the sealed coffin, and give her freedom, she shouldn't repay kindness with hatred. If she can repay my kindness by giving me the necromancy, that would be perfect…”

Jun Wuxie's heart itched. Necromancy was very attractive to him.

He eagerly wanted to see what necromancy was like and what level of technique it belonged to.