Sign In! Heavenly Demon Origin!

"I ceased to be a True Immortal long ago!"

The voice boomed like a great bell, like a blow to the head.

The Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon that had been incomparably arrogant moments ago simply scattered away with the wind.

"Oh, it chose to perish on its own?"

"Rather than make an enemy of me, this Heavenly Demon was quite sensible."

Lin Xiaoyao looked around.

He was quite satisfied with this outcome. It had spared him the trouble of acting personally.

Speaking of which, this Heavenly Demon had truly been unlucky. Its strength was not weak, and it was especially skilled at possession and spiritual arts.

Other than Great Vehicle Realm ancestors, even cultivators of the Mysterious Mastery Realm would find this fellow extremely troublesome if they encountered it here.

One slight misstep, and it would exploit the opening to invade them.

Unfortunately, the one it had encountered was him.

Although Lin Xiaoyao's cultivation was still low, and a mere year had only been enough for him to recover to the Nascent Soul Realm, that referred to his magical power.

As for his realm, he had long since attained the Saint Fruit Position.

If the opponent had attacked with magic treasures or used some divine art of immense destructive power, Lin Xiaoyao might have found it troublesome. But the methods the Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon excelled in were all spiritual...

For ordinary cultivators, such divine abilities were actually even harder to deal with. Everyone turned pale at the mere mention of them. When ordinary cultivators encountered an Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon, a single careless moment could damage their Dao heart and send them into qi deviation.

But before Qin Yan, to put it bluntly, it was merely showing off an axe before Lu Ban.

It wanted to possess a Saint?

That was simply a snake trying to swallow an elephant out of sheer greed.

No, that was still far too mild. It was more fitting to say an ant wanted to swallow a Kunpeng in one bite.

Now, it had suffered the consequences of its own actions.

Lin Xiaoyao began surveying his surroundings again.

"This formation was likely laid down by a Great Vehicle Realm cultivator."

Lin Xiaoyao had never studied formation arts, but Saints held dominion over the three thousand Great Daos and discerned the origins of the world. Naturally, he did not need to study them; with one glance, he could see through the mysteries of the formation before him.

"Interesting!"

"Since a Great Vehicle Realm cultivator had acted, why didn't they destroy it directly? Why seal and suppress it within the Heart-Refining Path instead?"

"Was there some hidden reason, or were they unable to do so?"

"And it said it had been sealed for thirty thousand years. Its soul had remained undying for all that time, but it could not possibly have escaped weakening. Back then, it may have been much stronger."

Forget it. No use thinking about it.

Lin Xiaoyao shook his head. He had no interest in getting to the bottom of events from tens of thousands of years ago.

His original purpose in coming here today had been to see whether the Heart-Refining Path could become a new sign-in location where he could fleece some wool.

And, while he was at it, solve a few problems for the Feathering Sect.

Now, his goal had been achieved.

So he got down to business.

He spoke softly. "System, sign me in."

"Congratulations, Host, for successfully signing in. You have obtained 'Heavenly Demon Origin.'"

"Note: This location cannot be used for repeated sign-ins. Next time, please visit another important location to sign in and claim rewards."

Heavenly Demon Origin?

A location that could not be used for repeated sign-ins?

The two messages in succession left Lin Xiaoyao with mixed feelings.

Although Saints held dominion over the three thousand Great Daos, they knew very little about the Dao of Heavenly Demons. It was not because they could not learn it, but because they found it repugnant and disdained to understand it further.

But as a transmigrator, Lin Xiaoyao viewed things differently.

Whether it was the righteous path or the demonic path, whether it benefited all living beings or brought calamity upon the world, the key lay in the person wielding the power.

In short, one could never have too many skills.

And this Heavenly Demon Origin clearly involved the fundamental laws of the Heavenly Demon Realm among the myriad worlds. If he cast aside his preconceptions, it would be an immensely valuable treasure even to a Saint.

This harvest was no small matter.

Unfortunately, this place was like the Sanqing Main Hall, a location where one could not sign in repeatedly.

But perhaps that was precisely why

it had yielded Heavenly Demon Origin.

After possessing the system for more than a year, Lin Xiaoyao had also worked out a few patterns.

Only important locations could be used to sign in and receive rewards.

Among them were places where one could sign in repeatedly, as well as places where one could only fleece the wool once.

Each had its own advantages and disadvantages. Though the latter offered only one opportunity, the treasures obtained from them were usually more valuable.

Meanwhile, billions upon billions of miles away from this place.

The Heavenly Demon Realm.

Among the myriad worlds, the Heavenly Demon Realm was also an immensely powerful realm that inspired deep fear.

Before them stretched a boundless sea.

Yet its waters were black and fathomless. An indescribable aura filled the surroundings, one that made people feel inexplicably afraid.

Above the surface floated wisps of black qi like ribbons.

Yet this was no ordinary demonic qi.

They were among the most terrifying beings in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Outer-Realm Heavenly Demons!

When cultivators cultivated, what they feared most was qi deviation. One cause was making mistakes in their cultivation; the other, it was said, came from harassment by Outer-Realm Heavenly Demons.

The former could still be resolved.

But very few could endure the latter.

Even Great Vehicle Realm cultivators were no exception.

Many people, even after reaching the requisite cultivation, still did not dare undergo the ascension tribulation, for fear that Outer-Realm Heavenly Demons would take advantage of the opening.

Fortunately, such situations were uncommon.

Even in the Heavenly Demon Realm, Outer-Realm Heavenly Demons were not numerous.

Yet at this moment, every wisp of demonic qi above the sea represented an Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon.

There were tens of thousands of them.

And amid these Outer-Realm Heavenly Demons stood an enormous reef. There was nothing else upon it but an ancient locust tree, long withered yet still over a hundred zhang tall.

A wisp of black qi also coiled around the locust tree, flying up and down.

The other Outer-Realm Heavenly Demons did not dare approach the locust tree, yet they clustered around it like stars surrounding the moon, as though the black qi upon it were their "king."

"Who was it that dared destroy one of my demonic thoughts across the void? Do not think that because billions upon billions of miles separate us, I cannot find you."

"Even if you are a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, I will make you regret it beyond measure."

The black qi on the locust tree suddenly brimmed with fury and shock. The other Outer-Realm Heavenly Demons also trembled one after another, their demonic qi bending as though prostrating themselves on the ground—both enraged and afraid.

Deep within the Heart-Refining Path.

"Achoo!"

Lin Xiaoyao sneezed.

He rubbed his nose in puzzlement.

Could someone with the Saint Fruit Position like him still catch a cold?

But he did not dwell on it.

Now that the danger had been eliminated and he had obtained a valuable treasure through signing in, it was time to leave this place.

With a wave of his hand, he stored the bell, the mirror, and the small bronze cauldron—the three Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures serving as the cores of the formation—inside the System Space.

Well, although they were useless scraps to him,

he still had to be frugal.

In any case, the System Space was boundlessly vast. Storing these three treasures took no more than a wave of his arm.

Actually, Lin Xiaoyao had also considered leaving the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures here. Later, the elders of the sect would naturally discover the changes in the Heart-Refining Path, and after entering to investigate, they would be able to obtain them.