Daoist Purple Mystery spoke at length, then finally said,
"This way, Demonic Cultivators will have their odds of breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal realm increased by two or three tenths for nothing. Their chances will be far greater than those of cultivators on the Immortal Path."
"Sacrifice the Earth-Immortal World?"
Chen Nianzhi furrowed his brow. If sacrificing an Earth-Immortal World could increase one's chances of breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal realm, then surely many beings trapped at the Half-Step Heavenly Immortal stage would do the same.
Seeing this, Daoist Purple Mystery nodded and said, "The Demonic Path's method of sacrificing a world essentially trades the world's origin for the possibility of advancing further. It isn't something only those of the Demonic Path do."
"Since ancient times, many Half-Step Heavenly Immortal ancestors have eventually taken this path."
"Oh?" Chen Nianzhi furrowed his brow and asked, "And what became of them?"
Daoist Purple Mystery let out a cold laugh, then said, "Some were so burdened by karmic baleful intent that even after breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal realm, they fell into the Demonic Path and became targets of universal scorn."
"Others dwelt high within a grotto-heaven, revered as grandmaster elders of that realm."
Hearing this, Chen Nianzhi understood.
Those without powerful backing became Demonic Cultivators, even if they managed to break through.
As for those with someone behind them, even if they were burdened by karmic baleful intent, they only needed to guard the Chaos Grotto Abyss for millions of years, using Merit Purifying Light to cover up their baleful power.
By then, even if the world were destroyed, they would have stepped into the Heavenly Immortal realm and become supreme elders capable of suppressing an entire grotto-heaven.
Of course, such Heavenly Immortal grandmasters could only cultivate the ancient