MTLNOVEL Chapter 779 - 389 Sun Daoyuan's Good Intentions
Chapter 779: Chapter 389 Sun Daoyuan’s Good Intentions
By the time Sun Daoyuan sensed the presence of the Demonic Qi, it was already too late. Those Tribulation Strength Demon Beasts crazily transported themselves from the Dark Abyss, revealing their massive forms and piercing directly through the top of the Cave Mansion nestled in the mountains.
The first few Tribulation Fiends to emerge, after piercing through the mountaintop, emitted a glow and exploded instantly. The Demonic Qi released from their bodies spread rapidly, transforming the surrounding land into a Demon Domain.
By then, Sun Daoyuan had already deployed his protective spells and escaped from the mountains. Witnessing the scene before him, his expression changed. What on earth was happening? He was merely healing and cultivating in this place, but unexpectedly, he had encountered an attack by Demon Beasts, and what was more, he had failed to detect them at all.
However, looking through the dense Demonic Qi, he saw the Dark Abyss embedded within the mountain rock of his healing Cave Mansion, resembling a gigantic eyeball, and his expression drastically changed.
He couldn’t help but curse silently. How could he have randomly chosen a place to heal that concealed a Dark Abyss? And yet, he was a Golden Immortal. Even if he suppressed his Realm, that keen Primordial Spirit of his should have been able to sense it. So why had he not sensed anything at all?
Just then, after the first batch of Tribulation Fiends self-destructed and formed a field of Demonic Qi, another wave of powerful Tribulation Demon Beasts surged out from the Dark Abyss.
Upon their emergence, they sensed the Immortal Qi that Sun Daoyuan carried on his person. Their already blood-red eyes gleamed, and some even drooled, fixating on Sun Daoyuan as if they had spotted delicious food, rapidly charging at him.
To them, the flesh and blood of Cultivators was the most delectable food, not to mention Cultivators suffused with Immortal Qi, a rare delicacy they had never before encountered.
Watching the horde of gigantic Demon Beasts charge at him, Sun Daoyuan’s expression turned cold as he summoned a Flying Sword radiating Immortal spiritual aura. With a sweep of the sword light, all the Tribulation Fiends were slain. However, the Demonic Qi they released upon death merged into the land around them.
Lin Yi, watching from nearby in the sky, couldn’t help but reveal a smile at the spectacle. He could sense that Sun Daoyuan had utilized Immortal Essence to activate the Immortal Artifact Flying Sword, thus effortlessly killing these Tribulation Fiends.
However, an Immortal’s Immortal Essence cannot be replenished in the Spirit Profound Realm; it is diminished with each use, and once depleted, one can no longer wield the powers of an Immortal.
In the Spirit Profound Realm, the only thing present is Spiritual Energy. After Crossing Tribulation, the transformation of Spiritual Power to Immortal Essence within one’s body is regulated under the laws of heaven and earth in the Mahayana Realm.
If a being of the Mahayana Realm expends Immortal Essence during this time, it cannot be replenished, for Spiritual Energy cannot transform into Immortal Essence. Only in the Immortal Realm, where one absorbs Immortal Qi, can it be transformed.
Within the Lower Realm, the Spiritual Energy absorbed maintains a distinct boundary from Immortal Essence, and they cannot merge with each other. This discovery was part of the information Sun Daoyuan uncovered during his healing process.
Nevertheless, even with the use of Immortal Essence, Sun Daoyuan could only exhibit Mahayana Realm strength and could not reach the level of a True Immortal, as this is the restriction of the world.
The reason he could wield strength above that of an Immortal in the Spirit Profound Realm was that he had transcended the rules; once the three types of Aura of Creation within him transformed into Primordial Chaos Energy, giving birth to the Golden Qi of Creation, he was no longer bound by these world regulations.
This was also why he could freely travel to and from the Heng Yuan World below without the need to suppress his Realm.
After killing that wave of Tribulation Fiends, more powerful Demon Beasts emerged from the Dark Abyss, and moreover, this part of the world had already become saturated with Demonic Qi, developing strongholds of the Dark Abyss. Some powerful Demon Beasts even surged out of these strongholds.
These Demon Beasts stared fixedly at him with their blood-red eyes and launched a frenzied attack on him.
Sun Daoyuan hesitated no more and once again wielded his Immortal Sword. As he couldn’t tap into his Immortal Essence, his currently injured body stood no chance against these Demon Beasts. After slaying the Demon Beasts before him, he cast a look at the Dark Abyss emanating a terrifying aura not far away. He then activated his Immortal Sword, shooting it straight towards the Dark Abyss.
As the Immortal Sword shot forth, Lin Yi already knew the outcome—a Golden Immortal who had suppressed his Realm could not possibly destroy the Dark Abyss. Even without the suppression of his Realm, it would still be impossible.
Otherwise, with his current strength surpassing that of a Golden Immortal, he would have already destroyed the Dark Abyss.
It stands to reason that the opposing organization of the Creation Method, cooperating with Demon Beasts, should know that these Demon Beasts were here to destroy the Spirit Profound Realm, and thus themselves. Yet Sun Daoyuan still attacked, indicating he was unaware of the high-level collusion between the organization and the Demon Beasts.
Just as he anticipated, the Immortal Sword could not harm the very essence of the Dark Abyss; it even lost some of its brilliance under the assault of the Demonic Qi. The damage to his life-bound Flying Sword caused Sun Daoyuan to grunt and cough up a mouthful of fresh blood, worsening his injuries.
Sun Daoyuan dared not continue the battle and quickly flew toward the distant Human race region. Meanwhile, the Demon Beasts, freshly transported from the Dark Abyss and having not yet tasted the flesh and blood of Cultivators, naturally would not give up and furiously pursued him.
These Demon Beasts, while giving chase, also exploded, turning the unaffected parts of heaven and earth into the Demon Clan region with their own Demonic Qi.