The situation in the Demon Realm
It's difficult to chase her since you can't see her shadow, but once the ripples of the True Sight Vine pass by, the Ghost Princess's shadow appears, making it much easier to catch her.
Although Ghost Princess's stealth skills are very strong, even Black Water Profound Dragon has difficulty locating her. However, her cultivation level is only at the Great Accomplishment Stage. Once she reveals herself in front of Zhuge Xiang and Black Water Profound Dragon, escaping will be extremely difficult.
"Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda!" As the Ghost Princess's figure disappeared into the distance at an unbelievable speed, a point of light flew out from between Zhuge Xiang's eyebrows, growing larger in the wind, and in a moment it transformed into a huge Treasure Pagoda.
The Treasure Pagoda fell from the sky, fiercely suppressing the Ghost Princess. After all, it was the treasure that Patriarch Bodhidharma used to attain enlightenment. Could this Demonfolk at the Great Accomplishment Stage Realm really withstand it?
If Zhuge Xiang hadn't been unwilling to kill her, the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda would have been enough to kill her on the spot. You know, even Liao Wufa had difficulty escaping from the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda back then.
"This Treasure Pagoda is quite impressive," even the Black Water Profound Dragon, who had reached the Immortal-Demon level, exclaimed in admiration upon seeing the Heavenly Treasure Pagoda Suppressing Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda that Zhuge Xiang had taken out. At the same time, he was secretly astonished by Zhuge Xiang's wealth, which was no less than that of the Dragon Clan.
Zhuge Xiang's cultivation is only at the Third Layer the Dharma Aspect Realm, but as far as Black Water Profound Dragon knows, he already possesses the Sea Calming Divine Needle Half-Immortal Artifact Grade Needle, Half-Demon Artifact; the Bull Demon God Armor, Half-Demon Artifact; and the Immortal Slaying Sword, a semi-demon artifact. Now, the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda he has brought out, although it has not reached the level of Half-Immortal Artifact, this Treasure Pagoda exudes magnificent Buddhist Power. In terms of subduing demons and Exorcise Demon, its power may even surpass that of other Half-Immortal Artifact Grade artifacts.
Zhuge Xiang merely smiled faintly at the praise from the Black Water Profound Dragon, remaining silent. His gaze fell upon the struggling Ghost Princess, and he asked, "Why did you determine at a glance that we came from the Immortal Realm?"
"Hmph, we Demon Realm are pragmatic and respect the strong. Only you immortals would utter such hypocritical and polite words," the Immortal Realm Ghost Princess said, seemingly aware that she couldn't escape from the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda. Hearing Zhuge Xiang's words, she simply stopped struggling and said, "Moreover, I see a trace of Immortal Spiritual Energy on you. The people around you are the same, so it's natural to conclude that you come from the Immortal Realm."
"I see. So it was my polite words that aroused their suspicion," Zhuge Xiang realized upon hearing the Ghost Princess's reply. But he couldn't help but feel a little amused and exasperated.
Such polite words are normal in the Cultivation World, but in the Demon Realm, they immediately made the other party doubt his identity, showing that there is indeed a big difference between the Demon Realm and the Cultivation World.
"Alright, now I want to ask you. Do you know where the Six-Eared Macaque is?" Since the Demon Realm is a place where the strong are respected and there is no such thing as politeness, Zhuge Xiang, seeing the Ghost Princess being suppressed by his Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda, did not bother with any indirect questions and went straight to the point, stating the purpose of his trip.
"The Great Sage Six-Eared?" Upon hearing Zhuge Xiang's words, Ghost Princess's expression changed slightly. She then shook her head, looking determined to resist, and said, "You fellows from the Immortal Realm, although I don't know what your goal is, it's absolutely impossible for you to extract information about the Great Sage Six-Eared from me. We, the sons of the Demon Realm, have no cowards who fear death, and none of us will submit to the tyranny of your Immortal Realm."
"It seems that the people of the Demon Realm not only uphold the law of the strong being respected, but are also full of hostility towards the people of the Immortal Realm," Zhuge Xiang murmured to himself, looking at the appearance of the Ghost Princess. Although he had only exchanged a few words with the Ghost Princess, Zhuge Xiang had learned a lot about the Demon Realm.
"The Immortal Realm?" As Ghost Princess finished speaking, a smile appeared on Zhuge Xiang's face.
Without saying much, Zhuge Xiang unleashed his Demon Body, the Nine-Orifice Demon Heart within his chest pounding, channeling pure and potent Demonic Qi. This incredibly powerful Demonic Qi erupted from Zhuge Xiang's body. His eyes were fixed on the trajectory suppressed by his Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda, and his deep voice resounded through the heavens. "Looking at me like this, do you still think I came from the Immortal Realm?"
"This..." Upon seeing Zhuge Xiang's Demon Body, Ghost Princess's expression changed. Although Zhuge Xiang had a wisp of Immortal Spiritual Energy just now, the current Zhuge Xiang possessed a genuine Demon Body with abundant and pure demonic power, making it even more impossible for Ghost Princess to mistake him.
"I'll say it one last time, all I want to know is the whereabouts of the Six-Eared Macaque. Speak, or die..." Zhuge Xiang waved his hand, and the Immortal Slaying Sword landed in his hand. He gently placed the sharp blade against the Ghost Princess's neck.
Even though Zhuge Xiang had no intention of harming Ghost Princess, the sharp sword wind still left a faint trace of blood on Ghost Princess neck. The Half-Demon Artifact weapon, the Immortal Slaying Sword, was right in front of Ghost Princess, and the Immortal Slaying Sword Intent contained within it terrified Ghost Princess.
"Half... Half-Demon Artifact..." Sensing the aura emanating from the Immortal Slaying Sword, the Ghost Princess's beautiful eyes were filled with fear of death.
Although he shouted that there were no cowards in the Demon Realm, the fear of death is a common trait of all life. "Don't make a move. Since you can wield a weapon at the Half-Demon Artifact level, I believe you are from the Demon Realm. I'll tell you, the Great Sage Six-Eared is inside the Six-Eared Demon Hall atop Sacred Monkey Mountain."
"The Six-Eared Demon Hall? Sacred Monkey Mountain?" Upon hearing the Ghost Princess's words, Zhuge Xiang frowned slightly. Naturally, Zhuge Xiang was unfamiliar with the so-called Sacred Monkey Mountain and the Six-Eared Demon Hall. "How do I get to the Six-Eared Demon Hall?"
" Of the Four Great Saints of the Demon Realm, the Great Sage Moluo has been missing for ten thousand years. Although the Great Sage Six-Eared has not yet reached the Saint Realm, his strength is infinitely close to it. Naturally, he has replaced the Great Sage Moluo and controls the Moluo Domain, which spans billions of miles. And the Sacred Monkey Mountain is located in the very center of the Moluo Domain. You can see it if you go 300,000 miles to the east from here."
Although she didn't understand why Zhuge Xiang didn't know about the Six-Eared Demon Hall of Sacred Monkey Mountain, considering that Zhuge Xiang had originally asked her about the location of the Great Sage Six-Eared, Ghost Princess didn't say much and directly spoke up. When she mentioned the Great Sage Moluo and the Great Sage Six-Eared, Ghost Princess's face was full of reverence.
"Three hundred thousand li to the east? Got it." Zhuge Xiang memorized the division of power in the Demon Realm and knew the location of the Six-Eared Macaque. Together with the Black Water Profound Dragon, he flew towards the direction of Sacred Monkey Mountain.
Although Zhuge Xiang Black Water Profound Dragon Black Water Profound Dragon were very strong, the journey of 300,000 li was still quite long, and even they needed to exert a lot of effort to reach it. It took them four or five days before they finally saw the Black Water Profound Dragon of Zhuge Xiang Sacred Monkey Mountain in the distance.
Along the way, Zhuge Xiang finally gained a general understanding of the Demon Realm.
In the Demon Realm, the strongest beings can be called Great Sage. There are four Great Sages in the entire Demon Realm: the Great Sage Pingtian, the Great Sage Moluo, the Great Sage Chiyou, and the last one, the Great Sage Yuefei.
The Great Sage Pingtian, whose true form is the Ancient Times Kui Ox, is said to possess the strongest physical body and power in the Three Realms and Six Paths, unmatched by anyone.
The Great Sage Chiyou You is said to possess the strongest Demon Realm Demonic Spell in the demon realm. In Ancient Times, he almost unified the Three Realms and Six Paths. However, he was defeated in the final battle against the Xuanyuan Huangdi at Zhuolu. But his powerful and unpredictable Demonic Spell made the Three Realms and Six Paths tremble with fear.
As for the Great Sage Moluo, he is the most mysterious of the four Great Sages. His true form seems to be the incarnation of the Black Lotus. He once invaded the Western Buddhist Realm and even forced the Great Sun Tathagata of the West to reincarnate to avoid the calamity.
However, the Great Sage Moluo mysteriously disappeared ten thousand years ago. In Zhuge Xiang's opinion, the Great Sage's Body that he was looking for on the Treasure Map he obtained from the Cold-Blooded Sword Venerable should be this Great Sage Moluo.
Finally, Great Sage Yuefei, whose noble status is said to be extremely high. In the ancient primordial era, the first king of the Demon Race, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, was born on the Sun Star and his cultivation was earth-shattering. Moon Consort, on the other hand, was a being born on the Moon Star. She and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were a match made in heaven. Moon Consort was the wife of the Demon Race's Eastern Emperor.
Of course, besides the four Great Sages, the Demon Realm also has thirteen Demon Emperor, whose cultivation and strength are second only to the four Great Sages. The Six-Eared Macaque, known as the Great Sage Six-Eared, is one of these thirteen Demon Emperor...
In Zhuge Xiang's understanding, the path of cultivation is divided into the Major Realm: Refining Essence to Qi into qi, Refining Qi to Spirit, and Refining Spirit to Void.
But after several days in this Demon Realm, Zhuge Xiang learned that the path of cultivation is actually divided into the Major Realm. After Refining Spirit to Void, there is another realm: Refining Void to Dao!
The so-called Immortal-Demon level strength is actually the Refining Void to Dao Integration Stage. However, the Heavenly Dao stipulates that the Three Realms are separated, and the cultivation level of the Refining Void to Dao Integration Stage Immortal and Demonic Realms determined by one's own strength and attributes, and thus, the Refining Void to Dao the Dao stage has gradually disappeared in the Cultivation World. Once one breaks through the peak of the Void Returning Stage and enters the Refining Void to Dao stage, one becomes what is known as Immortals or Demon Person.
"The Great Sage Six-Eared? Is he Demon Emperor?" Zhuge Xiang and Black Water Profound Dragon looked at the Sacred Monkey Mountain and thought about the Six-Eared Macaque's cultivation level, their hearts becoming solemn.
The Major Realm of Refining Essence to Qi, Refining Qi to Spirit, and Refining Spirit to Void each have six minor realms. However, in the Immortal and Demonic Realms, the realm of Refining Void to Dao does not have so many divisions; there are only three realms. Anyone who enters the Dao Integration Realm can be called an emperor or empress. Those who break through to the Emperor Realm become Great Emperor, and finally, Great Sage. The Dao Integration Stage only has these three levels...
"So it seems that even though the Immortal and Demonic Realms are much stronger than the Cultivation World, they are not unattainable..." Zhuge Xiang murmured to himself, thinking that in the Demon Realm, those at the Refining Void to Dao Integration Stage were super experts who could become emperors.
Zhuge Xiang originally thought that anyone randomly selected from the Immortal and Demonic Realms would possess Immortal-Demon level strength, but now it seems he was wrong.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. In the Cultivation World, only one or two people succeed in ascending to immortality every hundred or even a thousand years Immortal and Demonic Realms, there are billions of living beings. How could everyone possess the strength of Immortal-Demon level?