Cultivating Immortality in Twilight Years: I Become the Longevity Dao Venerable
Chapter 284

Those Who Do Evil Suffer Evil! Extraterritorial Demon Venerable, Let's Settle This

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"The abdomen... such a strong demonic aura."

The moment Li Xue suddenly clutched her abdomen in pain, Chen Dengming's gaze froze, his expression extremely serious.

He hadn't noticed anything amiss when he first discovered the wound on the other person's abdomen.

But at this moment, an even stronger demonic energy, accompanied by a Life Force, erupted from Li Xue's abdomen, instantly startling him and giving rise to an unbelievable thought. He then swiftly flew towards Li Xue.

"Don't come any closer!"

Li Xue suddenly let out a roar, her beautiful face shrouded in a rich and pure demonic aura, and she suddenly made a hand seal.

A crane feather fan brimming with Devil Qi suddenly flew out, its feathers blooming and transforming into a flurry of sharp arrows that hurtled towards Chen Dengming like a storm.

This was also a magical Law Artifact given to me by Chen Dengming in the past, which was personally crafted by He Yingyu. In the past, when it was activated, it was filled with immortal Immortal Qi, but now it was filled with Devil Qi.

Chen Dengming frowned and stopped. With a casual flick of his wrist, a surge of Golden Light erupted, accompanied by a powerful burst of metallic Spiritual Qi.

The Gold Touch Technique!

Instantly, all the incoming arrows came to a standstill amidst ripples of metallic Spiritual Qi, and each arrow quickly turned metallic.

Just as they were about to fly close, Chen Dengming's eyes flashed with golden light.

A master-level Gold Control Technique is employed.

With a flick of his eyes, all the metal arrows that flew towards him exploded and scattered in all directions.

Chen Dengming frowned and stared at Li Xue, whose expression was ferocious. Then he looked at Chen Jing, who was kneeling on the beach and was almost dying. The sorrow in his eyes deepened. Suddenly, he made a hand seal and made a move.

The surrounding coconut and palm trees withered rapidly, but under the effect of the <Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique>, they transformed into a surge of vibrant Rong Qi that flowed into Chen Jing's body.

Li Xue's eyes, filled with a complex mix of evil killing intent and regret, twisted into madness as she suddenly pulled a writhing mass of flesh and blood, radiating evil Devil Qi Flesh and Blood, from her abdomen.

An even stronger demonic aura, accompanied by the stench of blood, wafted in on the sea breeze.

Chen Dengming slowly landed in front of Chen Jing and asked, "When did you get pregnant with your second child?"

Li Xue looked up and laughed bitterly, "Your original wish was for me to get pregnant with Chen Jing's child, to carry on the Chen Family line, and to give birth to a descendant with Spirit Root."

I'm determined not to let you have your way!

Chen Dengming landed completely, standing in front of Chen Jing, and sighed, "That was indeed my initial thought, but you weren't the one I initially chose, as you know."

The instant he admitted it, a surge of powerful demonic energy, accompanied by blood, gushed out from Li Xue's abdomen. The demonic energy rushed towards Chen Dengming from all directions, attempting to take advantage of the situation, but was blocked by the dazzling Silver Light emanating from Chen Dengming's body.

Demonic forces are most likely to invade through the seven emotions and six desires of people, among which greed, anger, and ignorance are the most intense.

Chen Dengming hoped that someone would marry his son to leave behind a seed of Spirit Root for the Chen Family; this was greed.

Once greed arises, it easily creates cracks in the mind, making one vulnerable to demonic influence.

However, Chen Dengming felt he had a clear conscience.

Everyone has greed; the key is whether it is within the bounds of reason.

When Li Rong and Li Xue came to his door together, he refused to come, which led to this terrible outcome. It can only be said that he has been negligent in supervising and disciplining them in recent years, but it cannot be said that he did it intentionally. When demonic desires try to invade his mind, they have no way to enter.

At this moment, the rich and pure demonic power was blocked by the Human Immortal Way Power, and it surged back, causing a backlash.

The mass of Flesh and Blood connected to Li Xue's abdomen by the umbilical cord suddenly began to writhe violently, swelling up considerably like a balloon, its surface covered with bulging scarlet veins.

Li Xue cried out in pain, her body hunched over, her face ashen, and a lot of blood gushed from her abdomen into the seawater. The evil demonic aura intensified, and her pretty yet ferocious face was filled with intense resentment as she glared at Chen Dengming and roared angrily.

"Don't try to deny it! I hate you all. Why did I have to marry a mortal and become a tool for bearing children? Why, even after I've reached the Foundation Establishment, can't I reclaim my dignity?"

Even the servants in the mansion, though they don't say it, I know from the way they look at me that they look down on me. They avoid me, and they must be talking about me and slandering me behind my back. They all deserve to die!

As Chen Dengming watched Li Xue's frantic state, his heart sank. He knew that even if his Incense Clone arrived, it might be too late to save the child.

The other party is likely psychologically twisted, and has developed symptoms of persecution complex due to demonic influence.

His eyelids drooped slightly as he sighed, "Your demonic roots are deeply ingrained. If you don't revert to your true nature and eradicate these demonic roots now, I won't be able to pull you back from the brink."

"Who asked you to pull me back!"

Li Xue shouted angrily, her Devil Qi surging forth. With disheveled hair, she pointed at Chen Jing, whose aura was gradually stabilizing, and said, "And him! He kept saying that he would rather die than let me be well. Why isn't he dead yet? And you even saved him. Isn't it all because he has such a good father like you?"

I had a father too, I did have one too."

Li Xue, in her anger, suddenly burst into tears, "I have one too, but he's dead. He died out there a few years ago, and his body has never been found. Did you Longevity Sect cultivators spare no effort in searching for him? My father just died like that, did you even care?"

"Li Rong." Chen Dengming nodded slightly and remained silent for a moment.

Four years ago, Li Rong disappeared overseas. He did know about it after he left the country and personally urged Jiang Qiang and others to search for him, but to no avail.

Aside from his cultivation, he had to worry about many backlogged matters of the sect every time he came out of seclusion. He did not personally search for the missing person, but he did inquire about it.

But now that the misunderstanding has been made, there's no point in saying anything more.

If the demonic energy within Li Xue could be eradicated, he was willing to give the girl a chance. After removing the demonic energy from her, he would let her leave and grant her freedom, but she should never return.

This can be considered Gao Hu's final explanation to Li Rong and his son Chen Jing, as both a father-in-law and a neighbor.

This can be seen as a way to make up for my neglect of discipline and care over the years.

Seeing that Li Xue's emotions were becoming increasingly unstable, Chen Dengming made a bold yet vengeful decision.

He mobilized the Human Immortal Way Power to construct a bridge in his Sea of Consciousness connecting him to the Human God Hall, and summoned the Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan in the four regions.

"Senior Dongfang! If you were to deliver a truly devastating blow to the Outer Realm Devil Venerable, we would believe you and that you have truly betrayed them!"

At the same time, he placed his palm on the [Longevity Jade Seal], his eyes glowing with blue light, and suddenly pointed a finger at his brow.

Boom--

A dazzling bolt of lightning seemed to transcend time and space, tearing through the clouds.

Like a dazzling, winding golden thread, it suddenly separated the world in front of Chen Dengming and Li Xue. Two lightning talismans shot out from Chen Dengming's eyes and pierced into Li Xue's resentful eyes.

"Wake up!"

"No!"--

Li Xue let out a sharp scream, and the writhing mass of Flesh and Blood in her abdomen suddenly burst open, spreading out a cloud of demonic blood mist that collided with the two lightning talismans.

Boom--

The waves surged, and the blood mist and evil Devil Qi churned and dissipated amidst the Thunderbolt Arc.

Even though the demonic power exhausted Li Xue's potential and boosted her combat strength, she was still no match for Chen Dengming.

In just a moment--

A large swath of Devil Qi dissipated along with the blood mist.

Suddenly, Li Xue pulled out the blood clot still attached to the umbilical cord, and a hoarse, eerie cry of an infant came from within the Flesh and Blood.

The mass of Flesh and Blood was beginning to resemble an infant, with two enormous, squid-like eyes that stared intently at Chen Dengming, even hinting at the Unseen blood connection.

Chen Dengming's gaze sharpened, then he sighed, and the blue light in his eyes intensified.

The lightning talisman was instantly imprinted on the mass of Flesh and Blood.

Boom!--

The mass of Flesh and Blood seemed to ignite instantly, burning with Thunder Fire and fire. A large amount of Devil Qi and Thunderbolt Arc intertwined and dissipated, and bursts of painful and twisted screams rang out. A pair of eyes filled with resentment stared intently at Chen Dengming.

"You really are heartless!"

Li Xue laughed, her hands tightly gripping the mass of Flesh and Blood, two streams of frantic tears streaming from her eyes.

Just then, a flash of lightning appeared.

Li Xue trembled violently, a Thunder Fire talisman mark appeared on her forehead, and her eyes showed intense struggle.

Chen Dengming remained silent and said, "Although this thing is the Flesh and Blood and blood of you and Jing'er, it is Devil Fetus born from the nest of Outer Realm Devil. It has the Flesh and Blood of my Chen Family, but it is controlled by a demonic soul. I will not be merciful!"

"From this day Outer Realm Devil Venerable, I will be your sworn enemy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his face radiated power under the lightning, his eyes flashed with intense lightning, and an even more powerful Divine Sense invaded the depths of Li Xue's mind, expelling all the demonic forces that had infiltrated her heart.

"Ah--"

Li Xue, her long hair flying wildly, screamed in agony as she collapsed into the icy seawater.

A surge of Devil Qi erupted from his body, but was quickly dispelled by the Thunder King Dharma Eye.

At the same time.

Within Chen Dengming's Sea of Consciousness, a brilliant Silver Light shone, revealing the magnificent outline of the Human God Hall.

The Sha Star figure of Dongfang Huayuan appeared, exuding a domineering and oppressive aura, and his impatient voice rang out.

"Boy, wasn't my sincerity already confirmed last time? You still want me to go and fight the Outer Realm Devil Venerable to surrender?"

Putting aside whether I am an opponent or not, even if I were, I still couldn't go to the Outer Realms.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly let out a soft "Eh," realizing that the environment Chen Dengming was in seemed to possess a demonic quality.

"Senior Dongfang, sincerity is not measured by quantity, but by amount. If I can draw out the consciousness of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable, would you be willing to make a move?"

Chen Dengming transmitted his thoughts telepathically.

"That kid"

Dongfang Huayuan a moment, pondering Chen Dengming's current state and words, and judged that this kid had probably gotten into some trouble again, but judging from his tone, he seemed to be suppressing his anger and thoughts of revenge.

At the same time, as the demonic nature deep within Li Xue's heart was dispelled, memories that had been sealed away by the demonic nature in the past gradually surfaced in her mind, as if turning a page.

In the desolate darkness, a figure swept past, entered a courtyard, and left behind several corpses shortly afterward.

Soon it turned into another residence.

The scene changes.

Several cultivators dressed in the robes of the wandering cultivators of Evergreen Island stood trembling in the living room of the Chen Family Mansion, looking at Li Xue was pitifully and sorrowfully telling her something, with fearful expressions.

Seeing that Dongfang Huayuan time, Chen Dengming was not in a hurry. He used his Divine Sense to invade Li Xue's mind to browse.

Arriving here and witnessing this scene that had crossed my mind, I couldn't help but fall silent.

The patrolling law enforcement monks from Evergreen Island tracked the murderer to the Chen Family Mansion to investigate, but Li Xue generously invited them into the Chen Family Mansion and provided them with information in a gentle and soft voice.

She was told how the deceased had slandered and bullied her, a daughter-in-law of the Chen Family, behind her back.

The group of ordinary patrolling law enforcement cultivators, upon hearing this, were naturally terrified and immediately connected the matter to the fact that the death of the murdered person was related to Li Xue.

However, for Evergreen City, the Longevity Sect is like heaven. If the daughter-in-law of the Longevity Sect Master is slandered, wouldn't she deserve to die?

At this point, even if we had evidence of Li Xue's murder, let alone the fact that no real evidence had been found, who would dare to hold her accountable?

"Therefore, it wasn't that the cultivators patrolling and enforcing the law within the city didn't notice me; rather, they were terrified after noticing me. Even some low-ranking stewards within Evergreen City didn't dare question me, so the matter was concealed and suppressed."

Who will Martial Aunt Su expose? Whoever he exposes, it will ultimately affect me.

Chen Dengming suddenly realized that he might have become the kind of person he hated.

Although he had no intention of bullying the weak or taking advantage of his power, his family members committed evil deeds because of his influence.

The Longevity Sect was truly a behemoth, so large that Evergreen City and Longevity Island, which housed hundreds of thousands of cultivators, were merely vassals.

As the sect leader, he rarely ventured out during his long periods of seclusion for cultivation, making it indeed difficult for him to see what was happening right under his feet.

Even if what happened in Evergreen City was related to her family, if it was deliberately concealed and suppressed, and given Li Xue's excellent disguise, it would indeed be very difficult to find out.

Those Devil Cultivator within other sects and forces are only discovered when their demonic nature suddenly flares up and they commit acts of madness and violence.

Before this, it was difficult to find a cultivator whose mind had been invaded and controlled by demonic forces.

His Divine Sense continued to penetrate deeper, and he 'saw' that new residents had moved into those houses later.

The new resident was then killed by Li Xue in various ways.

Li Xue's subsequent condition was clearly abnormal.

He would suddenly wake up while Chen Jing was sound asleep at night and go out to kill people.

When she wakes up during the day, she is still a gentle and virtuous wife and mother.

The locations where she killed people were always the same few houses. It seemed that she was convinced that after the people living in those houses slandered her, even if new tenants moved in later, they were still the people who had slandered her in the past. They all deserved to die, and their bodies would be crushed to ashes, leaving little trace!

As a result, the steward in charge of this area probably had no choice but to remove these houses from the rental list, which led to many years of no cultivators moving in, resulting in a desolate scene.

"In recent years, Evergreen City has been under the control of Gongshu Zai. Issues such as urban construction planning and resource utilization will inevitably be documented and submitted to Elder Gongshu for review."

Did the vacancy of these houses not attract his attention? Or perhaps...?

As Chen Dengming pondered this, he sighed inwardly and continued to invade the depths of Li Xue's mind with his Divine Sense.

As he penetrated her, her demonic nature gradually dissipated. Li Xue seemed to follow him, reviewing her past memories and realizing what she had done in the darkness of night and how she had implicated and killed innocent people. Her heart began to waver with remorse.

This is a positive sign. If his true nature can be restored, perhaps the deep-seated demonic nature within him can be eradicated. Perhaps he won't even need to risk attracting the will of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable to strike him, and he can save Li Xue.

However, the next scene that appeared in the depths of Li Xue's mind startled Chen Dengming. He tried to stop the memory from appearing, but it was too late.

Thoughts can change in an instant; if we're talking about speeds faster than the speed of light, then the speed of thought must be it.

Chen Dengming's momentary failure to stop it.

All that could be seen in those fragmented memories was another late night, with Li Xue's figure mysteriously venturing out and wandering once again to those deserted houses.

This aimless wandering, like sleepwalking, is merely a manifestation of demonic influence controlling the mind when it is active at night. Driven by deep-seated resentment and obsession, the person controlled by the demonic influence often comes to a specific place and does specific things.

It will only erupt suddenly when the demonic nature accumulates to a certain degree and can no longer be suppressed, or when some stimulus causes the demonic power to surge.

Li Xue has been engaging in this continuous nighttime wandering for many years.

With the strength of Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, it would be very difficult to leave at night unnoticed unless monitored day and night by a cultivator of the same realm.

After several houses became deserted and uninhabited, she would often wander to them unconsciously. When she could not find a target to vent her resentment on, she would leave on her own.

Such resentment accumulated day after day, becoming deeply demonic.

In this memory fragment, Li Xue should have left because she couldn't find a target to vent her resentment.

However, this time, things took a turn for the worse.

A person who shouldn't have been in the mansion, a close relative who had noticed Li Xue's unusual behavior and had hidden in the mansion to observe her secretly, was discovered and killed by Li Xue, who had a higher level of cultivation, and his bones were reduced to ashes.

This person was none other than the missing relative that Li Xue, after returning to normal during the day, had been searching for for many years without success.

"Li Rong!"

Chen Dengming felt as if a lightning bolt had struck his mind, his heart heavy, and he knew something was wrong.

"No!"

Li Xue, who was also recalling this memory fragment that flashed through her mind like lightning, suddenly trembled violently and let out a shrill scream, her voice filled with pain and regret.

The shriveled, dormant mass of flesh Flesh and Blood, brimming with demonic power, in his hands suddenly began to writhe and swell again. Sharp buds even sprouted from the flesh Flesh and Blood, burrowing into Li Xue's Flesh and Blood, trying to return to the mother body and continue to draw power.

Driven by resentment, he was manipulated by demonic forces, hunting down those he hated day and night. In the end, he reaped the bitter fruit of his actions, hunting down even his own father. He was so blinded by demonic forces that he remained completely unaware of it.

Now that she suddenly knows the truth, Li Xue, who was gradually returning to her true nature, is instantly on the verge of demonization again.

"The Outer Realm Devil Venerable!"

A glint of lightning flashed in Chen Dengming's cold eyes.

You've caused so much harm!

Furious fury fury fury!

An unprecedented rage erupted in Chen Dengming's mind, shaking his very soul.

This intense anger instantly stirred up the rage among the seven emotions and six desires, causing the writhing mass of Flesh and Blood, which was searching for a source of power to restore its demonic nature, to be drawn in.

"Wow!--"

It suddenly broke free from Li Xue's hands, emitting a sharp sound like a baby crying, its venomous eyes seeming to have found an opening.

It went straight to the psychological vulnerability that Chen Dengming revealed due to his intense emotional turmoil.

But just as the mass of Flesh and Blood was about to reach him, Chen Dengming's eyes, which had been filled with rage, regained their clarity, and a cold, majestic Silver Light began to shine through.

Powerful jets of seawater suddenly shot out from the surrounding waves, tearing through the air at high speed and hurtling towards them in an instant.

"Puff puff puff!"

The demonic mass of Flesh and Blood had no time to dodge and was instantly pinned to Chen Dengming's feet.

A burly figure, enveloped in a hazy blue light and radiating intense spiritual power, descended from the sky.

Between his brows, a point of light, like a ghostly blue flame, flickered and shimmered; the divine light concentrated in his eyes emanated a strong aura of Incense and Faith.

Heart of the Ocean – Incense Clone!

The moment the Incense Clone appeared, the mass of Flesh and Blood that had been crushed to death seemed to be intensely stimulated. Its bulging eyes were filled with even more resentment and venom, and it emitted a sharp shriek. Its demonic nature suddenly surged.

A vast and malevolent will, seemingly drawn by something, swiftly descended.

"Bring it on!"

Chen Dengming's eyes, filled with cold, Silver Light, were brimming with killing intent. He quickly entered the state of Human Immortal Physique, and a dark and dangerous aura spread out as his silver hair danced in the wind.

The Outer Realm Devil Venerable, the mastermind behind all these sins, deserves to be brought to justice.

"That brat, every time he comes to me, he's in trouble..."

In his Sea of Consciousness, Dongfang Huayuan also sensed a powerful demonic force descending.

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