"But if all cultivators uphold the righteous path, why should they fear these three demons?"
Tongtian was rather unconcerned about Yu Chen's worries.
Those three shadows were, in essence, the three sword wounds Tongtian had carved into the Heavenly Emperor. Manifested through the Divine Immortal Path and Demon King Method, mingled with Supreme One's power, they became ghosts and gods that took up residence within all living beings.
The three were both incarnations of the Heavenly Emperor and the scars left by his three departures from the universe. They could be said to have been born from "death." They possessed the dual attributes of Heaven and the Underworld, and with the rank bestowed by the Heavenly Emperor, they could ignore the vast majority of sealing arts in the world.
Moreover, because traces of the Supreme Dao Ancestor's power had been mixed into them at their birth, they could merge with the spirituality of living beings, seep into their feelings and emotions, and stir the desires within human hearts.
Thus, for mortals, the three dwelled respectively in the head, abdomen, and feet, corresponding respectively to selfish desire, appetite, and **. For mortals, the upper one attacked the upper regions, causing dizziness, dim vision, hair loss, foul breath, wrinkled faces, and fallen teeth. The middle one attacked the five viscera, causing shortness of breath and forgetfulness, delight in evil deeds, devouring living creatures, and chaotic dreams. The lower one attacked essence and qi, causing irritation below the waist, surging emotions, rampant lust and depravity, and an inability to restrain oneself.
Meanwhile, the three demons would record a person's evil deeds, draw upon the power of human wishes, wear away vitality, reduce one's fortune and lifespan, and ruin one's accumulated merit.
For cultivators, they hid within greed, anger, and delusion, provoking the three