On September sixteenth, Bi Lingkong suddenly felt a stirring in her heart and went into seclusion.
Before she withdrew, she said, "At least a dozen paths to becoming an Immortal or Buddha can be drawn from Pan Long's book. My mathematics isn't good enough, so I'll try a simpler one first. If no one has claimed it, I'll claim it in one go. By the time the book goes to print, I might already be an Immortal or Buddha."
Going from Demon God to Immortal or Buddha was certainly a long detour, and hardly efficient. But it had its advantages. First, Demon Gods had unlimited lifespans, giving them time to search for a suitable path. Second, a Demon God had already touched the source of the world, even bound an obsession to it. Once she found a path to becoming an Immortal or Buddha, claiming that path and forging a new connection ought to be much easier. Perhaps she would not even need the usual "board first, buy a ticket later" approach. Her qualifications as a Demon God might serve as the ticket...
Of course, that was only a theory. Since ancient times, no one had heard of a Demon God later becoming an Immortal or Buddha.
Perhaps some had, but those predecessors had left no records.
Among all the Immortals, Buddhas, and Demon Gods they knew of, Bi Lingkong was the first to attempt the change.
So from the day she entered seclusion, Lanling Kuang and Lie Yukou stayed at the Worldly Retreat without leaving for a moment. The one time Pan Long left was to carry the Worldly Retreat to a deserted island more than a thousand li from Guangling City, dig a hollow in the rock, and hide it there.
No one knew what would happen when