Demon Realm

The dangers posed by the Demon Realm and Demonic Spirit to the human world have existed for tens of thousands of years.

It was precisely because of the threat of Demonic Spirit that the Celestial Master system was born.

In the constant struggle against Demonic Spirit, the Celestial Master system has been continuously improved and expanded, evolving from apprentices who have just mastered spiritual power to Celestial Masters, Grand Celestial Masters, Celestial Lords, and so on.

Until the appearance of the Creator.

The first creator was born three thousand years ago!

It is precisely because of these top-tier beings that the battle between humans and Demonic Spirit has gradually shifted from offense to defense.

A thousand years ago, the Celestial Master civilization reached its peak.

Lord of the Holy Land, one of the Twelve Creators!

Mount Olympus, the Temple of Poseidon, the Underworld...

One after another, powerful celestial master forces rose up.

During that period, the threat posed by Demonic Spirit to human civilization was reduced to its lowest point.

The Demon Realm has even become a hunting ground for the celestial masters.

One after another, the Creators, accompanied by Celestial Masters, Grand Celestial Masters, and Celestial Sovereigns, fought their way through the Demonic Spirit forces, using the spiritual energy they obtained to create a multitude of miraculous creations.

Floating islands, floating cities, giant warriors, celestial dragons, and Void Beasts were all weapons of war that appeared during that period.

That was the strongest and most glorious era for humankind.

However, no civilization is immune to decline after reaching its peak.

When the Celestial Master civilization reached its peak of power, a civil war broke out.

Countless celestial masters, grand celestial masters, celestial rulers, and even the creators themselves perished.

The sky was obscured by dust, the earth was torn apart by meteorites, and the ocean was evaporated by flames...

It was a great war with no winners.

The world at that time became uninhabitable for ordinary people, and countless people hid in shelters to survive the most difficult period.

It was also during that period that the cultivator civilization rose to prominence at an extremely rapid pace.

Different cultivation systems lead to the alternation of old and new overlords, which inevitably triggers great battles.

Especially considering that the devastation and near destruction of the world were entirely due to the internal strife within the Celestial Masters.

It's not just cultivators who despise Celestial Masters; even some Celestial Masters themselves are deeply dissatisfied with the culprits behind all this—the Creators.

It is said that the rivalry between the cultivator system and the celestial master system lasted for over a hundred years.

However, although the number of cultivators has increased rapidly thanks to the harsh external environment, the Celestial Master system is still bigger than a horse, even though it has become a weak camel.

To avoid a lose-lose situation, both sides had no choice but to settle out.

Although a reconciliation has been reached, friction still exists.

Because of the existence of Demonic Spirit, some top forces, while not completely eliminating the Celestial Master system, regard their most exquisite creations, such as Heavenly Dragons and Void Beasts, as taboos and forbid their dissemination to the outside world.

Even the Daoist priests themselves held this attitude.

The Celestial Master system can remain powerful, but it cannot become uncontrollably powerful; otherwise, it will only bring destruction to the world once again.

This situation persisted until more than a hundred years ago.

The Demonic Spirit invaded in the form of Demonic Beasts and specifically targeted the Celestial Master system.

Because the feud between the cultivator system and the celestial master system has continued for thousands of years, at the beginning, the cultivators seemed to be gloating as they watched the celestial masters being killed one after another and the celestial master lineages being destroyed.

After all, the Demonic Beasts at that time were not very powerful, and the cultivators believed that they were fully capable of controlling the situation.

It wasn't until the birth of the first Demonic Beasts King that cultivators gradually realized the seriousness of the problem and began to provide protection for the Celestial Masters.

At this time, countless Celestial Master sects lost their lineage, and the world never again witnessed the glorious interplay between the two systems.

On the other hand, the threat posed by Demonic Beasts is growing ever stronger.

"A thousand years."

This number has been mentioned throughout Gu Jinlai.

The complete record of human civilization in this world spans over 16,000 years.

Of course, there are also some fragmented and older texts, but none of them form a coherent system.

Therefore, it is generally accepted that human civilization began 16,000 years ago.

And the civilization of the Demon Realm...

Throughout the past sixteen thousand years, or even longer, the harassment of human civilization in this world has never ceased.

Therefore, Gu Jinlai have always been extremely cautious when entering the Demon Realm Rift.

He was even prepared to be attacked by a large number of Demonic Spirit as soon as he entered the Demon Realm rift.

Only...

When he actually entered the Demon Realm Rift, his vision became blurred and chaotic, accompanied by a feeling of weightlessness.

It's like suddenly entering space and losing all sense of direction, whether up or down, left or right, front or back.

As he continued his journey, he felt an immense pressure.

This oppression is not directed at the physical body, but at his True Spirit.

Fortunately, after his True Spirit crystallized, his stability increased significantly, so this level of pressure did not have much of an impact on him.

Immediately afterwards...

The light scattered in all directions.

The blurry, chaotic state suddenly became clear.

At the same time came a kind of frenzy and heat, as if flames were burning his True Spirit.

Although the degree of calcination is not strong, it continues at all times, thus weakening one's True Spirit and gradually making one "thirsty".

Gu Jinlai, the first thing people do is look around and survey their surroundings.

This is a place...

Plain-like terrain.

There are no man-made buildings.

The overall lighting was rather dim.

The clouds in the sky seemed to be burning fiercely, turning the view into a Dark Red, while the earth was mainly gray and black.

In some places, flames and lava still exist.

Black snow was falling from the sky, not much, but it filled the field of vision.

Moreover, he could sense a special energy emanating from this land, eroding his body.

Because his physique was so powerful that it rivaled that of High-ranking Demonic Beast king, the corrosive effect was not obvious. However, since it could make him feel it, any cultivator without True Qi protecting them would probably be corroded by this special energy in a very short time, leading to physical lesions and deformities.

"It gives you the feeling of standing on land that has just experienced a nuclear explosion."

The Way of the Heart, from Gu Jinlai.

Overall, the environment is extremely harsh.

The conditions were so dire that even cultivators who were not at the True Qi Realm or demon god guards could hardly survive.

This does not include analyzing whether there are other harmful substances in the air.

As Gu Jinlai surveyed his surroundings, he was also noticed by a host of large Demonic Spirit, some tens of meters tall, and even catastrophic Demonic Spirit.

His arrival as a human startled the Demonic Spirit, who were momentarily stunned and failed to react.

But the next moment, a silent roar mixed with a powerful spiritual impact rolled in, shaking the True Spirit of the Gu Jinlai.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of catastrophic Demonic Spirit and large Demonic Spirit surged towards him like a torrent.

"So many Demonic Spirit!"

My scalp tingles, both Gu Jinlai.

Because of the enormous size of the Demonic Spirit, when he looked at them, they were densely packed, and his field of vision was almost completely filled with Demonic Spirit, making it impossible for him to count how many Demonic Spirit were.

One thousand? Several thousand? Or tens of thousands?

All he could do was visualize the core of the Great Sun as quickly as possible, spreading the eternal radiance of the Great Sun to illuminate a radius of several hundred meters around himself.

All the Demonic Spirit that invaded this area, under the radiant light of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique, seemed to be burned by raging fire, screaming as their bodies rapidly melted away.

However, these Demonic Spirit are different from Demonic Spirit from the rift in the Demon Realm.

Because the width of the Demon Realm Rift is limited, only one Disaster-level Demonic Spirit or two or three large Demonic Spirit can emerge at a time, making them incredibly easy to kill Gu Jinlai.

But right now...

Having lost his geographical advantage, he was attacked not only by a large number of large Demonic Spirit, but also by several catastrophic Demonic Spirit.

Even though he immediately unleashed the Eternal Heavenly Curse to bombard the nearest Cataclysmic-level Demonic Spirit, he still couldn't stop the erosion from the other Cataclysmic-level Demonic Spirit.

As the bodies and tentacles of these catastrophic Demonic Spirit swept over him, he clearly felt a significant amount of his spirituality being plundered.

The brilliance of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique quickly dimmed.

Even the crystallized True Spirit seemed to be wrapped in a cluster of flames, as if to burn and destroy it.

During the burning process, a large amount of spiritual energy was released from the True Spirit.

Just like how a flame burning coal releases light and heat.

"Luckily, I was prepared."

Gu Jinlai took a deep breath.

A beam of clear light swiftly entered his True Spirit.

The flames were quickly extinguished by the clear light.

The previously dim Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique lit up again, continuing to incinerate the approaching Demonic Spirit.

"The Demon Realm Rift has affected space, forcing Demonic Spirit that could originally pass through the earth and trees to attack from the ground like creatures from the material world. In addition, the Demon Realm Rift itself distorts space, so I only need to face attacks from four directions at the same time: directly in front, above, left, and right. Plus, the Demonic Spirit are huge... so the number of Demonic Spirit that can attack me at the same time is not that many..."

After a quick calculation, Gu Jinlai came to a conclusion. "With the help of Qing Guang, this level of attack is still within my tolerance range."

Upon realizing this, he immediately activated the True Spirit Projection Technique left in the rift of the Demon Realm outside the Milky Way.

Zhang Lihuo, Zhang Yukun, Si Tianyan, Guan Xingyun, Xiang Fengyun, and others, who had been waiting for orders, did not dare to hesitate in the slightest after receiving the command.

They are now all practicing the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Technique, and each of them is no less powerful than High-ranking Demonic Beast.

Furthermore, they could carry the Shadow Mech through a burst of spiritual energy, quickly enveloping this colossal creature into the Demon Realm Rift.

After a similar experience to that of Gu Jinlai, several Grand Celestial Masters soon appeared behind Gu Jinlai.

Zhang Lihuo, the Heavenly Lord, was alright, but Zhang Yukun, Si Tianyan, and others were clearly affected quite a bit, and their expressions changed slightly.

"This is the Demon Realm... I feel like my spiritual consciousness is about to burst into flames..."

"Such a powerful suppression effect. Visualizing our Great Sun Core here has become several times more difficult."

"So many Demonic Spirit... There must be at least a dozen, maybe even dozens, of calamity-level Demonic Spirit alone!"

The expressions on their faces kept changing.

Discomfort, depression, shock, horror.

"Stay calm and collected."

Zhang Lihuo, as the Heavenly Lord, reacted immediately.

He watched Gu Jinlai fiercely battling the Demonic Spirit, sometimes even getting injured by Demonic Spirit, and his face was filled with solemnity. "Time is of the essence. Quickly refine the Demonic Spirit's scattered spirituality and strive to complete the co-spirit connection with the Cheng Ying mech before the rift in the Demon Realm begins to shrink!"