Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 701 - 695: Dao Bizarre, Making Use of Others to Gain Benefit_1

Chapter 701: Chapter 695: Dao Bizarre, Making Use of Others to Gain Benefit_1

Strength is paramount. Jia Ren’s strength was comparable to Kunpeng’s, yet he had never earned Kunpeng’s regard. Now, however, Kunpeng treated him like a senior, fawning over him in every conceivable way. His gaze swept over Kunpeng, noting that his left wing was still damaged, the destructive intent lingering within it. Heaven and Earth One Slash possessed an indelible power; once it wounded a target, recovery was exceedingly difficult. Jia Ren recalled how Kunpeng had helped him evade the Immortal-Devouring Spike. He owed Kunpeng a small favor, and now it seemed that favor extended to his son. Extending his right palm, he aimed at the space near Kunpeng’s left wing and swiftly absorbed all the power of the Heaven and Earth One Slash.

"We wouldn’t have known each other if we hadn’t fought. Let’s put the past behind us!"

"If you want my help to break through your bloodline’s limits, it will depend on the sincerity Kun Wu left behind."

In this world, there is no love without reason, nor is there hate without cause. Jia Ren wouldn’t help Kunpeng for nothing; it depended on whether the benefits offered were enough to sway him.

"Thank you for your intervention, Senior. I was reckless before," Kun Yuan said, his voice choked with emotion. He had transformed into a young man with green hair and a missing arm, and he looked at Jia Ren with tearful gratitude. If Jia Ren hadn’t intervened, it would have taken at least a thousand years of recuperation to wear away the almost indestructible saber intent. Freed from the influence of the Heaven and Earth One Slash’s power, the severed wing slowly began to regrow. In the blink of an eye, it was fully restored.

This was the first time Jia Ren had seen a Magical Beast transform into a human, and he couldn’t help but study him for a few extra moments, his expression one of keen interest. The Lingbao Sect’s records indicated that among factions including the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, at least seventy percent of Fifth Rank or higher great demons would transform into human form. After the ancient era, the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons was destroyed, and no Magical Beasts were seen transforming thereafter.

Noticing the confusion in Jia Ren’s eyes, Kun Yuan quickly explained, "Humans received the favor of Heaven and Earth. During the ancient era, Magical Beasts reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage would invariably transform into human form."

"After the ancient era, things changed. Humans were no longer cherished by Heaven and Earth, so Magical Beasts abandoned transforming into human form."

After the ancient times, humans were no longer the protagonists of Heaven and Earth?

What monumental change had actually occurred between Heaven and Earth?

Magical Beasts originally transformed to partake in a portion of humanity’s destiny. Without benefits, they wouldn’t expend their vital essence to assume human form. All things are driven by profit.

"I, Kun Yuan, believe in Senior’s integrity and am willing to reveal everything my father left behind," Kun Yuan said, appearing to place unconditional trust in Jia Ren’s character. Jia Ren’s intervention to resolve the saber intent, though a minor detail, offered a glimpse into his character. More importantly, there was a disparity in their strength and status. Especially since Jia Ren possessed the power to kill him, the outcome of any transaction depended on the stronger party’s attitude.

"As long as your information satisfies me, I will naturally keep my promise," Jia Ren said. Transactions required fairness. If the information provided wasn’t valuable enough, Jia Ren wouldn’t waste a single drop of Kunpeng Blood capable of breaking limits. More importantly, he needed information about the Immortal Realm. Jia Ren didn’t want another transaction with Mou Tianyuan, not if it meant paying with a Phoenix.

"At the end of the ancient era, humans lost the favor of Heaven and Earth and were regarded as mere ticks. The Great Dao of the Immortal Realm collapsed, and The Three Thousand Great Paths transformed into the Three Thousand Fiendish Ways," Kun Yuan revealed. "The Bizarre Demons that descended to the mortal realm were, in reality, created when the supreme experts of the Immortal Realm joined forces to fragment parts of the Dao Bizarre into countless Bizarre Demons, casting them into the Myriad Heavens and Worlds to prevent them from plaguing the Immortal Realm."

"Some Dao Bizarre were too powerful to be dealt with; they became the most formidable combat forces in the Immortal Realm."

"Without The Three Thousand Great Paths, the Immortal Realm lost its order, and countless Immortals perished at the hands of the Dao Bizarre."

The Three Thousand Great Paths transformed into the Three Thousand Fiendish Ways?! Jia Ren held his breath, listening intently to such secrets. Bizarre Demons were extraordinary—impossible to kill, virtually indestructible. To date, no method had been found to completely eliminate Bizarre Demons. The power of Bizarre Demons was incredible, far beyond ordinary comprehension. Only at this moment did the puzzle in Jia Ren’s mind finally begin to unravel.

Why couldn’t Cultivators at the Mahayana Realm comprehend the Power of Laws?

Now, he had an answer. Laws are born from the Great Dao. Without the Great Dao to sustain them, Laws are like castles in the air. Without that fundamental source, it was impossible for Mahayana Stage Cultivators to grasp the Power of Laws. Upon learning the answer, Jia Ren’s heart grew incredibly heavy. The situation was far worse than he had imagined. With the Immortal Realm in disarray, the future was uncertain. He felt as if all paths forward were severed.

What is the situation in the Immortal Realm? Jia Ren urgently voiced his most pressing question: "Has a solution been found?" His Cultivation Level had reached the Mahayana Realm, and his Ascension to the Immortal Realm was not far off. Matters concerning the Immortal Realm were indeed what he urgently needed to understand. The fact that peerless experts in the Immortal Realm were able to seal and partition the Dao Bizarre meant there might still be a chance for things to turn around.

"Father didn’t reveal much, only that the order of the Immortal Realm has collapsed into utter chaos!" Kun Yuan continued. "Many Immortals now draw power from the Dao Bizarre, following the path of the Bizarre Immortal."

"After Mou Zhenxian used a supreme treasure for his Celestial Realm Descent, he completely lost contact with the Immortal Realm. We don’t know the current situation there."

Without needing further explanation, the dire state of the Immortal Realm was palpable. Facing such an uncertain future, not undergoing Ascension to the Immortal Realm was indeed the best option. No wonder Kun Wu had made such a choice.

One hundred thousand years have passed; what is the situation in the Immortal Realm now? With the barrier between the Immortal and mortal realms, it was impossible to get an answer from either Kun Yuan or Mou Tianyuan. Jia Ren could only do everything in his power to delay his Ascension to the Immortal Realm, to avoid facing calamities there prematurely.

Why did the Spirit Realm collapse? Jia Ren didn’t fully believe Mou Tianyuan’s account. He would seek answers from Kun Yuan to complete his understanding. Only by corroborating information from multiple sources could he distinguish truth from falsehood.

Kun Yuan didn’t know the name of Yang Chengcang of the Sect of Heavenly Dao, consistently using the title ’Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect’ instead. It seemed that knowing the man’s name itself carried some form of contamination, so he dared not speak of it casually.

"The collapse of the Spirit Realm was indeed caused by the Corpse-eating Bizarre that the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect transformed into," Kun Yuan stated. "However, he was not the sole instigator."

"Mou Tianyuan was also a primary culprit."

"My father was unaware of Mou Tianyuan’s true intentions for his Celestial Realm Descent. Perhaps he initially wanted to assist cultivators in the Lower Realm to Seal the Strange Beasts, but then changed his mind. Or perhaps his intentions were impure from the very beginning."

"How could a True Immortal be content to remain in the mortal world indefinitely? Ostensibly, he helped Cultivators Seal the Strange Beasts, but secretly, he sought the Corpse-eating Bizarre and the Sinful Bloodline."

"He secretly nurtured the Corpse-eating Bizarre and then used the Sinful Bloodline to perform a body snatch."

"His plan was to have it devour the Bizarre Demons of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, achieve the ultimate Bizarre Body, and then return to the Immortal Realm in an invincible state!"

This was the first time Jia Ren had heard such conflicting information.

Which account was true, and which was false? He was more inclined to believe Kun Yuan’s version; Kun Yuan had no reason to deceive him. If this was true, then Mou Tianyuan had only altered crucial details in his account—nine parts truth, one part lie. The one nurturing the Bizarre Demon was the Celestial Realm Descent True Immortal. His assistance in Sealing the Strange Beasts was merely a cover for his selfish desires. With so many Immortal Treasures present, including a supreme treasure capable of monitoring all the realms, how could anyone else have silently nurtured a terrifying Void-level Strange Creature?! The Celestial Realm Descent True Immortal, possessing numerous treasures, was far more likely to succeed than anyone else. It was far more plausible that Mou Tianyuan had cultivated the Void-level Strange Creature.

The main reason Jia Ren hadn’t suspected Mou Tianyuan was... the issue of his identity. His Celestial Realm Descent was supposedly to assist other Cultivation Worlds in Sealing the Strange Beasts, and he had even brought treasures from the Immortal Realm for this purpose. But what if Mou Tianyuan’s Celestial Realm Descent had impure motives from the start? What if he intended all along to use the pretext of Sealing the Strange Beasts to learn about the Bizarre Demons in other Cultivation Worlds?

"If Mou Tianyuan’s plan had succeeded, then the Void-Level Corpse-Eating Dao Gui should have been *his*. Why did it end up becoming the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect?" Jia Ren voiced the doubt in his heart. Mou Tianyuan was a Celestial Realm Descent True Immortal, possessing numerous Immortal Treasures. His immense power was enough to crush the Spirit Realm Cultivators. Even if the Mahayana Period Cultivators of the Spirit Realm had detected the problem, they would have lacked the power to stop him. Moreover, Mou Tianyuan was cautious and meticulous; he shouldn’t have failed.

Kun Yuan continued, addressing Jia Ren’s doubts, "Mou Tianyuan wasn’t the only one interested in Bizarre Demons; the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect was another."

"Long before that Immortal’s Celestial Realm Descent, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect had already sealed a Corpse-eating Bizarre and secretly refined it into a Trickery Path Incarnation."

"When Mou Tianyuan came asking for the Corpse-eating Bizarre, intending to seal it, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect, fearing exposure, was pressured into handing it over."

"His Trickery Path Incarnation had already devoured several Bizarre Demons, including a Hidden Bizarre, which perfectly concealed the incarnation’s intelligence and abilities, allowing it to masquerade as an ordinary Bizarre Demon."

"The situation developed far beyond the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect’s expectations. He never imagined that Mou Tianyuan was also secretly cultivating a Corpse-eating Bizarre."

"Mou Tianyuan didn’t attempt to possess the Corpse-eating Bizarre immediately, as that wouldn’t have enhanced his strength and would only have exposed his true intentions prematurely."

"When the Corpse-eating Bizarre was about to reach the level of a Void-level Strange Creature, and he moved to possess it, he discovered that the Corpse-eating Bizarre already had a master and had been concealing its true strength all along."

"In fact... it had already reached the Void Level!"

"By the time Mou Tianyuan realized something was wrong, it was too late. All his painstaking efforts had gone down the drain!"

"He gathered the Spirit Realm Cultivators, branded the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect as the instigator secretly nurturing the Bizarre Demon, and they united to attack him."

"The power of the Void-Level Corpse-Eating Dao Gui was too immense. Even the combined forces of the Spirit Realm Cultivators were no match for it, and their battle shattered the world."

"Mou Tianyuan’s physical body was destroyed by contamination from the bizarre power. Using a supreme treasure he had brought for his Celestial Realm Descent, he managed to send the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect, who had merged with the Corpse-eating Bizarre, into the Immortal Realm."

Jia Ren listened quietly to this different account, his expression unreadable.

Mou Tianyuan’s fate was rather tragic... He painstakingly cultivated a Corpse-eating Bizarre, aiming to possess the world’s greatest power, only to have someone else reap the rewards of his labor. He ended up helping someone else cultivate a Void-Level Corpse-Eating Dao Gui. He could be called the most tragic figure in all the Myriad Heavens and Worlds.

However, this outcome was indeed a stroke of luck for the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. If Mou Tianyuan’s plan had succeeded, absolutely no one in the Myriad Heavens and Worlds could have restrained him. All Bizarre Demons would have been absorbed into his Bizarre Body, and he would have inevitably become an unstoppable existence. The Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect’s interference, followed by Mou Tianyuan sending him to the Immortal Realm, paradoxically allowed the Myriad Heavens and Worlds to survive to this day. All things considered, it had to be said that this was indeed a fortunate turn of events.

"My father knew long ago that Mou Tianyuan wouldn’t tell you the truth, Senior. That’s why he arranged for this exchange of information."

"This is the secret my father left behind!"

The events of the Spirit Realm were too ancient, with no clues remaining. Relying solely on Mou Tianyuan’s account would inevitably lead to being deceived, and the truth would be lost to the annals of history. Moreover, hearing Kun Yuan’s words gave Jia Ren a new perspective on the situation in the Immortal Realm.

If conditions in the Immortal Realm were favorable, why would Mou Tianyuan even consider transforming into a Corpse-eating Bizarre? His actions had already proven that the situation in the Immortal Realm was dire.