Chapter 298: Chapter 288: Determining the Sect for Ice Armor Python’s Saint Achievement Immortal Transcending

"Heh, they really do think highly of me~" A cold sneer touched the lips of the Demonic Body, Hong Yuan.

Through the perspective granted by his Sword Tao Incarnation, Hong Yuan could clearly comprehend the terrifying extent of power the Human Race had mobilized to kill his Demonic Body.

Even the legendary Human Clan Sky Palace had dispatched members to oversee this operation, demonstrating just how greatly they valued his Demonic Body.

The Demon Clan... one must first rely on oneself; it’s imperative to prepare for the worst.

I must thoroughly decide which path my Demonic Body should follow to achieve sainthood; only then can I better accumulate the related Tao Marks.

Hong Yuan pondered incessantly.

He even pushed his Wisdom Tao Divine Power, ’Seven Star Beads’, to its highest frequency, causing it to revolve rapidly.

[Name: Hong Yuan]

[...]

[Paths:

Soul Tao (Grandmaster 51%), Ice Tao (Grandmaster 37%)

Water Tao (Grandmaster 24%), Blood Tao (Grandmaster 21%)

Luck Tao (Grandmaster 11%), Wisdom Tao (Master 13%)

Refining Tao (Master 13%), Dream Tao (Master 3%)

Food Tao (Master 1%), Tao of Great Moon (Ordinary 78%)

...]

[Avatar: Ice Armor Python (Cold Moon Dragon 81%)]

[...]

WHIRR—

Thoughts surfaced and were suppressed with incredible frequency; only a few could be retained in the long term.

Refining Tao, Food Tao, or the Tao of Great Moon?

Hong Yuan eventually chose from among these three paths.

Actually, I am more inclined toward Dream Tao, because I know very well that in the future world, Dream Tao will prevail and become the dominant path.

But first, I have to consider the present; only then will my Demonic Body have a future to speak of.

Refining Tao—refining objects, refining people, even refining heaven!?

Food Tao... my Extraterrestrial Tao Marks provide an even greater boost to me than Refining Tao. The difficulty is that accumulating Tao Marks is even harder than with Refining Tao.

The Tao of Great Moon—the innate Tao Marks that came with becoming a Cold Moon Dragon Desolate Beast. As long as I have enough time, accumulating hundreds of thousands, or even a million Tao Marks, wouldn’t be out of the question...

Hong Yuan fell into deep thought.

Stars seemed to revolve within his crimson pupils; worlds shattered and were reborn.

An instant later, Hong Yuan made his decision, his gaze turning towards the proficiency panel.

I owe my achievements today entirely to my own relentless efforts.

And the fruit of my efforts—I choose you, Food Tao! 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Hong Yuan made his final decision.

Immediately, he rose from his Taoist Mat, took out all sorts of rare and precious materials, and began to allocate the Tao Species according to the intuition of a Refining Tao Master.

He summoned heavenly fire, infused the materials, merged in the Food Tao Marks, and refined the Tao Species.

「Half a month later.」

A furnace appeared in the middle of the area.

The furnace was purple-gold, its exterior engraved with mountains and rivers, flora and fauna, and various mysterious and esoteric script patterns.

Its most eye-catching feature was that this furnace was sealed; it was a one-way passage with no exit!

Looking at this furnace, Hong Yuan’s face lit up with a joyful smile as he said, "I’ll call you the Purple-Gold Furnace."

「Ten days later.」

Green Dragon Heavenly Scenic Tower.

Li Jianqiu finished her routine of feeding the Blood Wing Dragon Bat Group. Holding an oil-paper umbrella, she returned to her Red Luck Troops.

As usual, she lingered in the army’s tavern for a short while, gathering the latest intelligence and observing where legacies of Demon Saints might appear.

The result...

The Great King plans to launch a new round of battles for the Ten Thousand Domains, even extending his reach to the Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Xuanwu Heavenly Scenic Tower Demon Realms!?

Upon learning this news, Li Jianqiu was shocked to her core, her gaze vacant for a moment.

In her heart, she was still reluctant to believe this news. Merely conquering the Green Dragon Heavenly Scenic Tower had nearly depleted the resources of the Black Dragon Demon Saint.

Just maintaining the daily rations for the army was already an astronomical figure. Sometimes, Li Jianqiu even heard her master mocking the Black Dragon Demon Saint for overestimating his abilities, vainly attempting to change the clan’s destiny in a single step.

It must be fake, right? How could that be possible? Heh. Li Jianqiu was skeptical.

Yet the animated discussions echoing throughout the tavern confirmed to her that this was no illusion.

The junior she had always been trying to catch up to possessed aspirations far beyond her wildest imagination.

"This is great! If I continue to follow the Great King, I can accumulate another batch of cultivation resources."

"As long as I work hard, my grandson can also become an island lord and happily collect rent."

"This is about transforming from the hegemon of one Heavenly Scenic Tower to the hegemon of all four, seizing all the Creation!"

"It has been many years since a demon hero achieved such a feat; perhaps even the legendary Great Moon Saint couldn’t have guaranteed such success."

"Indeed! Although opposing three Heavenly Scenic Towers with one seems like a tall tale, in the Great King’s hands, it’s definitely not some ethereal fantasy!"

The Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals in the tavern enthusiastically responded to Hong Yuan’s call to arms, planning to follow him to build an even greater enterprise.

Dressed in resplendent red, Li Jianqiu, as beautiful as the Rose Fairy, gently twirled the oil-paper umbrella in her hand.

Her eyes, the windows to her soul, showed faint ripples, betraying the disquiet in her heart.

She had to admit, she was somewhat shaken by Hong Yuan’s grand ambition.

"Xuan Guangqiao..." Li Jianqiu murmured, biting her lower lip. Then her eyes firmed with determination. "I refuse to lose!"

「At this moment.」

Not only was Li Jianqiu deeply affected by the mobilization order Hong Yuan issued, but the other Demon Generals of the Zero Desolate Army were also filled with soaring aspirations.

This group of Demon Generals had witnessed Hong Yuan’s invincibility—his ability to fight one against ten thousand and dominate all directions.

Zhang Fan declared, "Wherever the Great King’s will points, that is my objective."

Ji Qingxue proclaimed, "Guangqiao is the strongest; he’s the most formidable among his peers. He will surely be able to achieve what the Great Moon Saint did!"

With few exceptions—Zero Desolate Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals who were truly unable to move—nearly the entire army that had followed Hong Yuan into the Green Dragon Heavenly Scenic Tower Demon Realm chose to continue following him. They would advance to the battlefields of the other three Heavenly Scenic Towers.

「That night.」

Under Hong Yuan’s orders, this great army departed from the Green Dragon Heavenly Scenic Tower, heading towards the battlefield of the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Scenic Tower Demon Realm.

As for the troops scattered across various sea regions, they were still slowly embarking on their journey.

They moved in a direction opposite to the Zero Desolate Sea Area, the distance between them growing ever wider.

「Zero Desolate Sea Area.」

The night wind was chilly, the starlight sparse.

A group of Human Martial Saints surrounded the Zero Desolate Sea Area, having set up layers of ambushes, a web from which there was no escape.

At this moment, they each dispatched a strand of their will to roam the Five Human Clan’s Intelligence Bureau in Treasured Yellow Heaven, where they communicated.

Seven days, eight days... a month passed.

Some Martial Saints grew impatient and couldn’t help but curse a few times.

"What in the world are those two little mudfish doing? Why are they taking so long to return?"

One Martial Saint’s will was preparing to leave the Intelligence Bureau to explore other parts of Treasured Yellow Heaven.

Just then, at that very instant.

The Butterfly Sword Martial Saint’s will suddenly let out a sneer. "Heh, this Xuan Guangqiao’s luck is truly remarkable. He actually redirected his main forces to strike the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Scenic Tower battlefield."

"It seems he wants to sweep across all four Heavenly Scenic Towers, build up overwhelming momentum, and then charge into the Demon Saint Realm."

BOOM!

The entire place fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an uproar.

"Heh, this damned little mudfish is really daydreaming, always causing trouble for us!" the Lightning Martial Saint said grimly.

"With such actions, it’s no wonder he’s considered the Demon Clan’s Son of Fortune. If I meet him, I’ll pierce his heart with ten thousand swords, making him unable to live yet unable to die!" Hong Yuan’s incarnation said viciously, his expression fierce, as if he couldn’t wait to devour his own Demonic Body.

The Martial Saints all looked extremely displeased.

What should have been an easily obtained merit, a duck practically in hand, now seemed about to fly away. Had they not waited in vain for over a year?

If it weren’t for the fact that the deeper they ventured into the Endless Sea Area, the less support they received from the powers of heaven and earth, several hot-tempered Martial Saints would have already rushed forward. They would have put an end to the Demonic Body Hong Yuan!

"Everyone, let’s be patient a little longer," the Butterfly Sword Martial Saint said, attempting to soothe everyone’s nerves. "The Demon Clan’s battle for dominion in the Ten Thousand Domains is not so simple. It won’t be long before that little mudfish is forced to retreat here."

Hearing this, the Martial Saints collectively decided to wait.

With their Life Spans, waiting three to five years was certainly manageable.

Their earlier loss of composure was purely because events had unfolded beyond their expectations.