Consciousness Demons
Are those gods and demons very powerful?
Bai Qiuran asked.
"They certainly have strength, but not enough to make us despair. They're about as strong as us, able to fight them to a standstill, but slightly weaker."
Le Zhentian replied, "The terrifying part describes their appearance and habits, but what makes them most troublesome is that they are immortal. After fighting them, we suffered heavy losses, and they were completely wiped out, but it won't be long before they are reborn in the Consciousness Domain and come back to fight again."
"There is no such thing as an immortal being in this world."
Bai Qiuran shook her head.
"Indeed, after some research, we have also figured out a way to kill them completely."
Le Zhentian smiled bitterly, "That is, to Extinction all worlds invaded by the Consciousness Domain. They are beings born from the thoughts and ideas of living beings. As long as the beings Visualization them still exist, they are immortal and can be revived in the Consciousness Domain at any time. However, if the beings who contemplate them die, without the maintenance of these beings' thoughts, they will also perish on their own."
"Are we all going to die together?"
Bai Qiuran and said, "But back then, those Visualization those monsters were also from hetushu. com. com..."
"Yes, besides the natives of those worlds, there were also some members of our exploration team. At that time, all the Immortals who had established a connection with the Consciousness Domain went to those worlds and perished with them, which stopped the spread of those monsters. Later, Master gathered more people and used his Spiritual Sense to temporarily seal the Rift, thus preventing the spread of the Consciousness Domain."
Le Zhentian's voice was somewhat low.
"This includes the previous Southern Red Emperor, who was in charge of Immortal Realm Expansion."
"Is that so..."
Bai Qiuran paused for a moment, then asked, "So what happened to that Rift later? I heard from Mo Chen that a war many years ago claimed the lives of many Immortal Emperor-level experts."
"Yes, the first incident occurred approximately 130,000 years ago. After the Rift had been sealed for 50,000 years, it was opened by an internal impact, and Consciousness Domain spread out, sweeping across hundreds of worlds of varying sizes in the vicinity. This gave birth to numerous Demon Monsters. Moreover, countless even more terrifying and powerful gods and demons rushed out with the Consciousness Domain surging from the Rift. They entered the Material World from the Consciousness World, frantically attacking and slaughtering the local creatures, devouring their souls, or enslaving them. These gods and demons are what we call Consciousness Demon."
Le Zhentian said, "At that time, Mo Chen and I were only Immortal Venerable, but we still participated in that extremely fierce battle. Almost all the Immortal Emperor-level powerhouses in the Immortal Realm were wiped out, including the Immortal Emperor of the Northern, Western, and Eastern Immortal Realm, as well as the second Southern Red Emperor had just taken Ascension 50,000 years ago. My master had to select four new emperors from among the newly ascended Immortals who had not yet been tested. Later, at a great cost, we finally managed to defeat and eliminate those Consciousness Demons and reseal the Rift in that Consciousness Domain."
"Were the four emperors who were promoted at the end of that war the same four traitors we know today?"
Bai Qiuran asked.
"Only the north, south, and west are included."
Le Zhentian replied, "The Eastern Azure Emperor was selected back then was a fellow traveler, but he also died in battle during the Second Consciousness Domain Crisis."
"There will be a second time."
Bai Qiuran surprise, "Is it that exciting?"
"Yes, the second time was about 70,000 years ago. The Rift in Consciousness opened up again. At that time, our Senior Disciple Brother deduced that the interior of the Consciousness Domain was not simply Consciousness World, but Material World where Consciousness and matter coexisted, just like the material world that had been invaded by the Consciousness Domain. In order to study and understand this terrible enemy, the Demon of Consciousness Demon, and to try to find other methods to completely eliminate them, our Senior Disciple Brother proposed to explore the world beyond the Rift."
Le Zhentian continued, "Master agreed with his point of view and decided to personally participate in the exploration team. The exploration team consisted of six people. Besides Master and Senior Disciple Brother, the other four were all top-tier Immortal Emperor at the time. Outside the Rift, four Emperors led a large force to personally guard it. If anything went wrong, they would destroy the Consciousness Demon surging from within and close the Rift."
And the result?
Bai Qiuran asked.
"Except for Master, everyone else went and never returned. And after breaking through the Rift, following behind Master was an endless Consciousness Demon Sea."
Le Zhentian replied, "Because the four emperors were not of one mind, the Eastern Azure Emperor died in this battle. As for Master... Grandmaster, you'll know once you go in and take a look; we've arrived at the Great Luo Heavenly Imperial Palace Terrace."
Bai Qiuran saw a golden light pierce through the thick darkness of the sky, illuminating the ship and guiding it forward.
In the dark and empty sky, a castle appeared, floating and radiating a soft golden light. The castle was covered with countless mysterious Runes, forming the strongest protective Barrier that Bai Qiuran had ever seen among the Ruin.
When Bai Qiuran first heard that the place Bai Li was waiting for was called Imperial Palace Platform, she thought it would be a magnificent palace. But now, floating in the golden light, it was a Great City similar to the floating war cities in Jade Pure Clear Subtle Heaven. In the boundless darkness, this castle, which emitted a soft golden light, gave people the feeling of a lighthouse in a dark sea.
The warship docked at the somewhat dilapidated harbor of the castle. The armored soldiers on board lowered the ship's stairs, and Bai Qiuran and his companions followed the stairs to the stone bridge outside the castle gate.
Looking at the stone bridge, marked with signs of chisel and axe work, and showing signs of cracks and holes, Bai Qiuran sighed, "I had thought the Imperial Palace Platform would be much more magnificent."
"This place was originally a war- Great City that retreated from the vicinity of the Consciousness Barrier. We were afraid of disturbing Master's body, so we did not repair it."
Upon hearing this, Le Zhentian explained, "The Imperial Palace Platform is not named for its magnificence or splendor, but because the First Immortal Emperor resides here; that's why it's called the Imperial Palace Platform."
He led Bai Qiuran and the others to the Barrier, and then cast a very complicated and intricate hand seal to open the golden Barrier.
The group filed in and arrived at the center of this war- Great City, where a dilapidated high platform stood.
"Master is right there."
The Central Immortal Emperor led Bai Qiuran up the steps to the high platform.
In the center of the high platform, on a stone Throne, sat a man with his eyes closed, sitting quietly. Several lines connected the stone throne, and golden light emanated from within the lines—it was boiling Immortal Power.
This Immortal Power flowed along the patterns on the ground, reaching every part of the war- Great City and maintaining the golden Barrier.
The man sitting on the Throne had a vaguely familiar look between his brows, but he had transformed from a young lad into a dignified middle-aged man with a thick, short beard.
"At the end of the war, Master stayed behind alone to cover the retreat. He used all his Spiritual Sense to seal the gap in the Consciousness Domain, blocking all the attacking Consciousness Demon on the other side of the Consciousness Barrier."
Looking at the middle-aged man, Le Zhentian calmly stated, "However, the price was that Master's Souls could only remain on that Consciousness Barrier, transforming into a seal to block the gaps in the Consciousness Demons' attack. His body, having lost the control of his Souls, transformed into a raging Immortal Emperor Corpse. We expended considerable effort to suppress him within the Imperial Palace Platform. From then until now, a full seventy thousand years have passed."