Chapter 496 The Plan and The People
The cultivator of Taiyi Real Immortal Realm who was frightened by Li Ye was called Xu Beiwang. When Li Ye was arm-wrestling with Zhao Batian, he went to the center of Blackstone Ridge– a hill in front of Black Stone Mountain.
Midway to the top of the mountain, under the shade of the trees, there was a cave with a vast space, but a small exit. Normal animals or even the fierce beasts would not find it if they passed by.
If a cultivator of Immortal Realm flew across the area, he would not find anything unusual. Only when they reached the level of Daluo Golden Immortal would they find the fluctuation of the space, hence they would know that there was a powerful magic formation.
But it was just possible.
Formed by almost a hundred small magic formations, this formation was hidden from the cultivators, was able to scare the beasts away and defend the people in it
Xu Beiwang stopped at the ground in front of the cave and straightened his clothes. After he waited for some time, the stone door, supported by the formation, opened with a booming sound. He looked back at the sky with a faint hint of fear in his eyes. Then he walked in hurriedly.
The space inside the door was quite different. It was divided into several different sections, where the cultivators went about their tasks. The unknown formation inside the cave made the ceiling transparent. Through it they could see the sky above Black Stone Mountain.
Some cultivators were operating the formation and some were in meditation. Xu Beiwang walked to the center where there was a very high dais. A cultivator who was giving off a strong vibe was meditating on it.
Noticing Xu Beiwang’s approach. he opened his eyes slowly, “You are supposed to be managing the warfare outside. Why did you come to me?”
Xu Beiwang greeted him and said bitterly, “My lord, I lost the stronghold!”
“Really?” Wei Gong sounded surprised. “Lost to whom? He is strong enough to defeat you?”
Xu Beiwang’s eyes turned gloomy. He gritted his teeth and said, “It was not a demon. They were cultivators from Taoist Dust group!”
Wei Gong was astonished, “Are you certain?”
“I am very certain!” Xu Beiwang seemed very sure about it. Then he told the details about his fight with Li Ye to Wei Gong.
Wei Gong pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, “If that is true, he must serve Taoist Dust. Otherwise, a cultivator of Ground Immortal Realm is not likely to defeat a cultivator of Real Immortal Realm.”
“I could not agree more!” Xu Beiwang sounded worried, “Could it be that Taoist Dust is aware of our plans for the demon clan? So he sent his men to investigate and collect proof to accuse us in front of Immortal Emperor?“
Wei Gong closed his eyes and began pondering. After quite some time, he talked about the past, “When the Immortal Court found that the demon clan was hidden in this place, they dispatched forces to attack them. But they had not expected that Founder Kunpeng and the Demon King had set a mighty formation there. They sacrificed themselves for the Barrier Eye and Barrier Flag to empower the formation. Even the army of the Immortal Court could not break into it. Later the Immortal Emperor tried to destroy the formation, but he failed.”
Xu Beiwang sneered, “The war between them had caused many deaths. But it was an opportunity for humans. When we had a place in the Immortal Court, almost all of the powerful beings of the demon clan had died. Only Founder Kunpeng and several demon kings survived. They fled with the rest of the clan. Though they created this world together, they were doomed to fall. So they had to operate the formation themselves!”
There was no respect for Founder Kunpeng in his voice, only resentment.
Wei Gong did not admit it or deny it.
He continued, “Though the army could not break their barrier, they tried to suppress them in other ways. Hence, The Immortal Emperor gathered the power of the Daluo Golden Immortals to cut the connection between this place and the Spiritual Qi outside, so they could not continue to thrive on the Spiritual Qi. They could only rely on the Spiritual Qi inside. Therefore, there was no Great Power that appeared among the demons for thousands of years and they did not make any trouble, either.”
But then he sighed, a hint of worry flashing through his eyes.
He continued, “However, the demon clan still has the Great Formation of Sky Stars and the Chaos Clock. Though they seemed to be harmless now, no one can be assured that they will be like that forever. Though we can’t extinguish them, we must be cautious of them. And we have to ensure that we weaken their power!”
Xu Beiwang said, “We are here for that great plan!”
Wei Gong cast Xu Beiwang a glance, “It seems you know something about it.”
“This place was created by the Founder Kunpeng, who collected the power of all the demon kings for their descendants. They live and multiply on this land. They have the power to control this world. But why are there so many fierce beasts?”
Then he rolled up his sleeves with pride and said, “There were no beasts on this land in the beginning. But ever since the Immortal sent cultivators here, the beasts started appearing and there was even a beast tide!”
“Though I have not been here for long and I am in no position to know more secrets. I know something after all those years!”
Wei Gong nodded and shot him an approving glance. “You are right. Though our forces could not enter their territory on a large scale, Immortal Emperor and the Daluo Golden Immortals were able to open a discreet passage, through which they were able to send several cultivators from time to time. So the Immortal Court has been sending their men here for thousands of years.”
He paused and asked, “You came here 50 years ago. Am I right?”
Xu Beiwang said, “Yes.”
Wei Gong sighed, “I have been here for 170 years!”
“Numerous ancestors made it to this place with the Dan Pills given by the Immortal Court. They gathered flocks of fierce beasts and fed them with the pills to help them increase their power. Under the efforts of several generations, the beasts here became dangerous. And when they reached a certain number, there would be a beast tide.”
“During the past thousands of years, every time a beast tide appeared, many of the cultivators from the demon clan would die. Even if they gathered together to destroy the beasts’ den, they would pay a great price for the victory.
“During those times, many talented demons died because of the beast tide, before they could grow stronger. That was the reason why the numbers of their cultivators did not change.”
“That is the Immortal Court’s and our plan to repress the demon clan!”
After he said it, Wei Gong fell silent, but his eyes were filled with pride. He seemed to be very proud of this plan.Read More chapter on our vi pnovel. com
Indeed, he should be proud of it. Because during the past thousands of years, the cultivators that had been sent here were the elites among elites. And the leaders were brave and had wise talents. Otherwise, the demon clan would have sensed that something was wrong after so many attacks from the beast tides.
It was the proof of their skills and talents.
It was their relentless efforts that stopped the demon clan from thriving! It was enough for them to feel proud!
Why did the fierce beasts not have any intelligence? That was the answer!
The Immortals only needed a killing tool, which did not require self-consciousness and intelligence, otherwise it would be a double-edged blade！
Why were the Immortals able to manipulate the fierce beasts?
The pills they fed the beasts must contain something that could help them manipulate the beasts since they did not have any intelligence.
They had been killing the demons by using a borrowed knife so that they would not be accused of murder.
The Immortals could not enter the demon clan’s territory on a large scale. So they made themselves a knife and rendered it extremely sharp.
They killed demons without leaving any traces of blood.
They were cruel and powerful.
They regarded themselves as the masters of the earth and the sky!
…
After some time, Xu Beiwang asked curiously, “We don’t usually do anything when a beast tide is attacking them. We hid in the depths of the mountains. That is why the demons can’t find us. But why did we risk ourselves this time to command the beast tide?”Read More chapter on our vi pnovel. com
He could not figure it out because it was inconsistent with their usual way of doing things.
Wei Gong pondered, seeming to hesitate. Then he said, “Because of one person.”
“A person?” Xu Beiwang was confused because Wei Gong did not say if that person was an Immortal or not. “What kind of a person?”
Fear appeared in Wei Gong’s eyes. “He overthrew 5 Taoist sects and destroyed our discipline and killed over ten Immortals! He did it all by himself! He is a very scary man!”
“There is really someone like that?” Xu Beiwang became more confused as if he just heard a legendary story. “Someone is able to do those things while Immortal Court rules this place? Someone can be so powerful?”
Wei Gong fell silent.
After quite some time, he sighed sadly, “You are not supposed to know these things. But it does not matter if I tell you now.”
“The space of the passage to the demon’s land has always been in chaos since the Immortal Emperor had to nullify the power left by Founder Kunpeng in the formation. It would be safe to pass for a while every 60 years. And there are requirements for the cultivators’ levels and numbers. If there are too many of them or some of them are too powerful, the formation will be triggered and cause a fluctuation of the space. In that case…”
Wei Gong did not say anything. Xu Beiwang said, “If the rules were broken, perhaps only one from that passage could survive… or even worse!”
Then he said with confusion, “But what does it have anything to do with commanding the beast tide?”
Wei Gong’s voice deepened, “You came here 50 years ago, so you should know that the passage will open again 10 years later.”
“That is true.” Xu Beiwang nodded, then he suddenly seemed to realize something. He asked with astonishment, “Someone has entered the passage?”
The bitterness in Wei Gong’s eyes was evident. “One hundred Immortals tried, but only one survived… He arrived here, seriously injured, with a message, an order.”
Xu Beiwang was stunned and he felt cold fingers running down his spine. The cost was too much.
But the Immortal Court paid for it. Xu Beiwang believed the message must be of great importance. He wondered what the message was about.
Wei Gong stood up and looked up at the sky through the magic formation. “The man I told you about before, has come here!”
“That man?” Xu Beiwang was stunned. He barely could believe it. “He is just a mortal… How could he enter the demon clan’s territory? Even few of the Immortals can step into this place. How did he get here?”
Wei Gong glanced at him and said word for word, “He came here through Lingyun Canyon!”
“Lingyun Canyon…” Xu Beiwang seemed to have realized it.
Founder Kunpeng and the demons kings at that time created this world for their descendants to live and multiply so that they could rise once more and reenter the Immortal Court. Hence, they would never cut the connection to the outside world completely. There must be a passage left.
However, the passage could not lead to the Immortal Court directly, because once the Immortal Court found it, they would enter this land with an army.
Even if Founder Kunpeng and the demon kings could create a one-way passage, the army of the Immortal Court would be waiting for them at the end of the passage.
So the end of the passage must be the entrance to the world of mortals.
Founder Kunpeng and the demons had planned to conquer the world of the mortals after they had restored enough power. They planned to stop them from worshipping the Immortals first, which would weaken the power of the Immortal Court. So it would be easier for them the retake the Immortal Court.
Which was why the present demon kings– Bull Demon King, Roc Demon King, and others, were helping Li Ye to confront the Immortal Court.
That was the great plan Founder Kunpeng left for his descendants!
That was why the demonic cultivator in the Lingyun Canyon was Flood Dragon Demon King–a Daluo Golden Immortal from demon clan.
Only a demon king could ensure that the members of Lingyun Canyon would not be cultivators descended from the Immortal Court.