"This is the Demon Realm, where heavenly demons are countless and holy demons gather in flocks. Unfortunately, it is already a setting sun and will never recover its past glory." As Fang Han and Feng Baiyu arrived at the entrance of the Demon Realm, looking at the massive clusters of vast demonic cloud star domains within, they could not help but sigh secretly. This was especially true for Feng Baiyu, who was extremely familiar with the Demon Realm.
One must know that Buddhas and demons are mortal enemies.
Every year, the Buddha Realm would wage war against the Demon Realm, capturing countless demon heads from within. After being crossed over, they became Dharma protectors of the Buddha Realm. Many Dharma protector Wisdom Kings and Vajras of the Buddha Realm were powerful demon heads captured from the Demon Realm.
The derivation ability of demon heads was extremely formidable. Some demon heads could breed countless major and minor demon heads within a year. Inner demons were even more terrifying, born and perishing at will, actually changing according to changes in the mind. Wherever there were sentient beings, there were inner demons. Countless cultivators who suffered cultivation deviation would have their entire cultivation seized by inner demons, and then the inner demons would ascend into the Demon Realm, becoming demon heads.
Throughout all the heavens and myriad realms, how many cultivators suffered cultivation deviation every day?
How many inner demons were produced?
No wonder back then, when the Old Man of Inner Demons had yet to cultivate into a Heavenly Immortal, he already proclaimed that as long as inner demons were indestructible, he was indestructible. Wherever there were living beings with inner demons in the mortal world, he could be reborn.
However, Fang Han now knew that the Old Man of Inner Demons was the reincarnation of the Lord of Inner Demons, one of the most formidable Heavenly Monarch demon lords under the Primordial Lord back in the day.
Of course, Demon Venerable Chiyuan was also one of the most formidable demon lords, and both originated from the same Demon Sect.
It was just that now, these two great demon lords were nowhere to be found. Fang Han calculated that they were hiding in a certain mysterious place, cultivating supreme demonic arts, waiting for the day to emerge.
Moreover, Fang Han felt that these two demon lords definitely had miraculous encounters. Cultivating into a Heavenly Monarch was certain, and it was highly possible they had also obtained some secrets of the Demon Sect. Otherwise, given Fang Han's Dao of calculation, it would be impossible for him not to calculate their whereabouts.
The Demon Realm was extremely treacherous, with demon heads everywhere. Especially after going deep into it, the star domains formed by individual demon stars were presided over by demon heads who were Supreme Immortal Emperors or even experts Equal to Heaven and Earth. These old demon heads had cultivation bases more profound than the last, with some even attempting to figure out how to pass the Heavenly Monarch tribulation and achieve the status of Heavenly Monarch.
The number of experts in the Demon Realm was forever the highest. Unfortunately, they were just not unified, and wars and slaughters also occurred between different demon domains. Fang Han saw wars everywhere. Throughout the entire Demon Realm, there was almost war in every corner, with massive numbers of demon heads endlessly slaughtering one another.
This was simply an Asura Hell.
Within the Demon Realm, not a single trace of peace could be found. Other than slaughter, there was only slaughter; other than bloodshed, there was only bloodshed. Incomparable cruelty, viciousness, and cunning… were all brewing within.
Some powerful demon lords were even absorbing these auras within to temper their demonic intent.
Fang Han also saw that along the edge of the entire Demon Realm, there were countless spatial-temporal rifts. Some immortals from the myriad heavens and realms entered the Demon Realm through them to fight against the demon heads of the Demon Realm. These were people from behemoth sects tempering themselves within the Demon Realm.
Ever since the death of the Primordial Lord, the Demon Realm had become the trial ground for many forces. For instance, back in the Feathered Ascension Sect, there were tasks to enter the Demon Realm for trials and kill demon heads. The number of demon heads captured could be exchanged for sect contribution points, thereby obtaining cultivation manuals as well as many magical treasures and materials.
However, these were all minor skirmishes. For a figure like Fang Han, they were all games inferior to children playing house. He and Feng Baiyu went directly to the depths of the Demon Realm at an extremely fast speed.
In the depths of the Demon Realm, there were boundless demon domains everywhere, filled with various baleful auras. A fierce and cruel aura almost filled heaven and earth. Even Heavenly Monarchs found it difficult to enter. Only certain Heavenly Monarchs of the Demon Sect who had cultivated demonic arts to the extremecould enter.
No one else had been able to reach the depths of the Demon Realm, but Fang Han and Feng Baiyu were entirely unaffected and went straightforwardly deeper again.
Before long, they saw that at the absolute deepest part of the Demon Realm, continuous giant mountains towered amidst the demonic qi. These giant mountains were incomparably massive. Even a single rock on them was the size of a primeval planet, let alone the mountain body itself. Even experts like Fang Han and Feng Baiyu felt they were far too majestic and towering, making one look up in awe.
"This is the Primordial Demonic Mountain, the source of everything in the Demon Realm. Rumor has it that all the vitality in the Demon Realm emanated from the Primordial Demonic Mountain. The Primordial Lord is indeed worthy of being the most formidable Immortal King back in the day. Unfortunately, he was too formidable, provoking the jealousy of heaven, besieged by numerous Immortal Kings, and died a tragic death."
Feng Baiyu leisurely sighed, reminiscing about the ancient past.
Fang Han, however, directly raised his voice: "The many demon lords of the Demon Realm, I, Fang Han, the Lord of the Origin Realm and the Sect Master of the Era Faction, have arrived here. Why have you not come out to meet me and discuss the matter of an alliance?"
This voice rippled, the sound waves transmitting outward fiercely.
Instantly, massive echoes resounded throughout the entire Primordial Demonic Mountain, ultimately converging into rolling waves that grew larger and larger, setting off a monstrous tidal surge.
Jie jie, jie jie…
Countless voices transmitted out from above, clashing with Fang Han's sound waves. Following that, a massive black shadow appeared. In the hands of this huge black shadow, a Heavenly Monarch was enshrouded; it was exactly the "Chiren King," the reincarnation of the Lord of Humans and Demons.
"Sect Master!"
Upon seeing Fang Han, the Chiren King roared and tried to rush over. Unfortunately, streaks of black qi twined around his body, rendering him unable to move, as if trapped by a grand formation. The massive black shadow behind him was an incarnation of a great demon head, actually capable of directly locking down a Heavenly Monarch.
"The Era Heavenly Monarch, Fang Han, has come? Very good, very good, to negotiate with my Demon Realm? From start to finish, you have killed our Demon Realm's Lord of the Tomb, Lord of the Blood River, Lord of the Rebellious Demon, and Lord of the Dark Antiquity, and now you have even subdued the Lord of Humans and Demons. This is aiming to destroy our Demon Realm. With such ruthlessness, how can we negotiate?"
That massive black shadow spoke.
"Oh?"
Fang Han just indifferently said a single word: "Does this mean your Demon Realm is stubbornly obstinate, actually daring to defy my will and detain the Lord of Humans and Demons without authorization? This is committing a heinous crime that cannot be forgiven. Originally, I still harbored the intention to rope in the Demon Realm, but now it seems there is no need for that."
"Humph! Fang Han, are you not afraid that I will kill the Lord of Humans and Demons?" Hearing this, the black shadow's tone turned icy, tinged with incomparable greed and cruelty.
"Kill the Lord of Humans and Demons? You think you can do that? What a joke. Even if your entire Demon Realm came to be buried with him, you couldn't achieve that." Fang Han's body moved. Suddenly, above his head, infinite and boundless light burst forth, shooting in all directions. It was as if another blazing sun had appeared in the Demon Realm.
Chi chi, chi chi!
When this light shone onto the body of the demonic shadow, the demonic shadow immediately began to scream sharply, feeling an incomparable piercing pain, almost unable to control itself. Then, Fang Han made a grabbing motion with his large hand, and the Lord of Humans and Demons, the Chiren King, flew over without any hindrance, all the shackles on his body blowing apart.
"Damn it!"
That screaming shadow suddenly changed, transforming into a massive demonic claw that descended from the sky, carrying the momentum to crush the heavens. One divine spirit after another rotated around the demonic hand, forcefully blasting the air currents apart.
"Fang Han, you will pay the price for your actions."
That sharp, cruel, and greedy voice said.
"Humph!"
Fang Han just coldly snorted without moving an inch. That voice spread out in the air, and countless streams of light shot forth again, defeating that massive hand.
The massive demonic hand disintegrated inch by inch, without the slightest bit of its shadow or baleful qi remaining.
Fang Han took another step forward: "A thing like an ant, probably ignorant of the realm I have cultivated to, dares to act so arrogantly with me. Come out."
His palm reached out out of thin air, larger than a star domain, covering a world. Countless planes condensed beneath his palm, seeming as if it wanted to grab the very foundation of the Demon Realm, the Primordial Demonic Mountain, in one fell swoop.
On the Primordial Demonic Mountain, a peak exploded out of thin air, and a figure soared into the sky, the clothes across his entire body torn apart. It was an expert fully comparable to the Lord of Spring and Autumn, who had been defeated in a single move at Fang Han's hands and rushed out in a sorry state.
One must know that the Primordial Demonic Mountain was the foundation of the Demon Realm. Those supreme demon lords who had followed the Primordial Lord resided on the Primordial Demonic Mountain, naturally receiving a massive boost to their magical power.
Now, possessing the audacity to directly shatter the restricted formations of the Primordial Demonic Mountain and force this powerful demon lord into such a miserable state, Fang Han's powerful strength sounded the alarm for many experts hidden within the Primordial Demonic Mountain.
"Lord of Greed, are you alright?"
"What? Even while we are in the Primordial Demonic Mountain, he can attack us? How could there be such formidable power? Lord of Spring and Autumn, didn't you say his cultivation is at most at the peak of nine eras? How could he have broken through to such terrifying cultivation? Even more formidable than the God Clan's End Holy King?"
"So what if he is more formidable? Before the Primordial Demonic Mountain, what can he do? Could he actually destroy our Demon Realm?"
"Humph? Allying with the Origin Realm is not impossible, but they must provide us with benefits before we form an alliance. Otherwise, our Demon Realm won't act without profit, nor can we just defend against the Heavenly Court for you in vain."
…
In an instant, as that demon lord flew up, dozens of formidable demonic intents flew out from the depths of the Primordial Demonic Mountain.
This Primordial Demonic Mountain was layered and infinite in its peaks. With a single glance, one actually could not see its end. On many giant peaks resided powerful demon lords.
The demon lords of the Demon Realm were actually more numerous than the Heavenly Monarchs of the God Clan. They should have been the most powerful, but unfortunately, they lacked a core backbone and were like scattered sand. From the intents just now, it could be seen that some demon lords wanted to launch an attack on Fang Han directly, some wanted to negotiate with Fang Han and demand benefits, and some wanted to stay out of it and watch the changes unfold…
These demon lords evidently had not undergone unified consultation. Even if they had consulted, they had not reached a fixed agreement.
Those dozens of formidable demonic intents transformed into dozens of massive forms above the Primordial Demonic Mountain. At a glance, Fang Han saw one expert among them who looked like a Confucian scholar, the Lord of Spring and Autumn.