Free Departure

Langya Upper Realm.

The eight Sacred Sovereigns gathered together.

No, there should be ten Sacred Sovereigns.

Ning Ye and Jiang Xiaofan had now joined them.

"So Demon-Slaying Karma means feeding oneself to demons in order to purge the demons of the Positive Realm?" Sunshine Sacred Sovereign sighed. "Is that why there is a Heavenly Dao trial? If one fails the Heavenly Dao trial, then feeding oneself to demons would be like helping the tiger devour its prey, aiding their success instead. That is why, throughout countless epochs, no one has ever succeeded."

Ning Ye smiled. "Not necessarily. Since that Stone Serpent Sovereign knew of Demon-Slaying Karma, it proves that someone succeeded before."

The Sacred Sovereigns were puzzled. "Then why has the demonic path still not been eradicated?"

"Because dead ashes can flare up again," Ning Ye said. "The Heavenly Dao trials come one after another. After passing the first trial comes the Demon-Slaying Karma trial. If the first trial is preparation for the second, Demon-Slaying Karma, then..."

Sunshine Sacred Sovereign understood. "Demon-Slaying Karma is preparation for the third trial?"

Ning Ye nodded. "I sensed the Heavenly Dao and came to understand that attaining the Ninth Realm means destroying the demon realm and unifying positive and negative. So I believe the third trial is to enter the Negative Realm."

"Then it all makes sense. No wonder one must enter demonic cultivation to slay karma." Everyone understood now.

Since they had to enter the demon realm and endure the corruption of demonic karma, they naturally needed the strength to resist it beforehand. Thus, the first Heavenly Dao trial was choosing between righteousness and demons; the second was entering demons in body while keeping righteousness in one's heart, personally severing one's demonic karma. The third was to enter the demon realm in person,