Chapter 491

Chapter 491: Cultivating the Heart of Dao into Demons

"Clomp, clomp, clomp…"

Li Hui stepped forward, treading on demonic creatures, each step gathering vast amounts of demonic energy as his form transformed into a streak of light heading toward the golden coffin.

"It’s been a long time, Jun Mo Xiao!"

The golden coffin suddenly expanded, and supreme demonic thoughts resurfaced, asking, "Who are you? How do you know my name? Why do you possess my powers? The guardians of the tomb actually recognize you as their master."

"Ha ha ha! I dominate the world, I walk the path of Dao and demons!" Li Hui laughed heartily. "Sixty-three years from now, my sect will wash the world in blood, with the Heavenly Talisman Sect ruling over Wutu, and all cultivators from humans, ghosts, demons, and Yuans will kneel and welcome us. Today marks the beginning; from your golden coffin, I will gather the lifetime accumulation of a demon lord, calling forth winds and rains along your path, all during the dark moon calamity while those high-level cultivators are too preoccupied to notice, I will soon make a name for myself."

"Ah, I see now! You’ve summoned your future self who now possesses a heart of Dao robust enough to exceed the limits of heaven and earth. Hahaha, this demon lord is quite curious how you will treat this moment of yourself," the golden coffin suddenly fell silent, as if waiting for Li Hui to make a choice.

"Hmph, regardless of what choice I make, I am already entangled in this game. The threads of cause and effect are tangled and will only grow messier. Even if I do nothing, I will still lose a golden needle, and when I truly need to use it, it will be gone, and that would mean certain death!" Li Hui said. "My sect has been steeped in demonic energy for decades; I cannot believe my heart of Dao still holds out hope! Well, just when I was worried about several barriers, today offers me a chance to walk the demonic path again."

Before his words ended, the golden coffin exploded with a resounding "bang," revealing a bizarre array of treasures.

Jun Mo Xiao’s demonic energy swirled as their divine thoughts clashed. "You’ve chosen the Secrets of Withered Demons and the Green Bug Dao Stone. It seems your roots in demonic energy run deep, from now on, you shall be the emperor of all demon cultivators."

"Hmph, I too took years to grasp the significance of these two treasures from within the coffin," Li Hui boasted, unfolding the Secrets of Withered Demons. "The true value of the Secrets of Withered Demons lies in the fact that it was written with the blood and sweat of a Void Ascension stage demon cultivator; rewritten with demon blood as talisman ink, do you dare guess what the outcome will be?"

"What…" Jun Mo Xiao gasped!

"Have you figured it out?" Li Hui smirked, waving his hand to scatter the inscriptions of the Secrets of Withered Demons while crushing the Green Bug Dao Stone. He then sprinkled green stone powder over the Secrets of Withered Demons, swiftly imprinting runes.

This wasn’t simply writing; it was stamping! As if he held countless seals, each could be pressed at will!

Magic energy gathered from all directions and mysteriously fused into the runes. The demonic creatures around began to melt like wax figures, bubbling and disappearing without a trace. All the blood talismans on the decree clashed together like bug worms; as time accelerated, their struggle became fiercer, ultimately igniting a thunderous boom that consumed all the demonic energy and guarding demonic creatures in the area.

In the end, only four blood talismans remained on the decree, representing the words ‘Cultivating the Heart of Dao into Demons,’ like heaven, like Dao, like demons, like abyss!

Even Jun Mo Xiao’s remains and demonic thoughts merged into the decree, leaving behind a message: "You are truly insane, cultivating the heart of Dao into demons, and using this heart to nurture a supreme demon of myriad mounts."

With the demonic energy dissipated, Li Hui raised his hand to split the golden coffin, removing all hidden dangers inside, and reaching in to grab the magical items. The silver snake bracelet lit up with a series of black patterns, accumulating terrifying talisman power.

With a "whoosh," the jade rod formed from the nine talisman Demon Fire tokens vibrated, and at its front, a large mass of silver threads flew out, gathering talisman power to become a whisk.

"Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique, nine demons, nine talismans, nine fires in nine heavens! We’re just getting started. I wonder if my sect’s involvement will hasten the transformation?"

As Li Hui infused talisman power, he rummaged through the shattered golden coffin and soon retrieved two demon stones, slamming them against the whisk.

"If the demonic energy isn’t enough, let’s enhance it! One day, when the nine talismans become demons, they can achieve the Celestial Talisman. By the way, at this moment, that old fellow Ji has helped me seal the Claws of Time, but he will cause trouble for me repeatedly in the future, even snatching it away by claiming it’s unsafe in the hands of a demon."

"Hmph, old fellow, I shall use the Claws of Time now, let’s see how you take it back!" Li Hui thought as he summoned the stone box that sealed the Claws of Time to float up.

Ji Xingyun, before leaving, specifically warned that the Claws of Time shouldn’t be moved before reaching the Traveling Realm stage. Yet, Li Hui, bold enough to summon his Mid-Hongfa Stage self, dared to open the stone box.

"Ha ha ha! Claws of Time, you are mine! How much effort did I expend to transform the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique into the thousand-mount magic? To gain strength that surpasses the same tier, I must take risks! The more dangerous the item, the greater its power."

Having entered demonic corruption, Li Hui used the silver snake bracelet to accumulate talisman power, breaking numerous powerful magical items to produce a vast red glow, gathering into a mass of worldly demonic energy.

This worldly demonic energy was the complete opposite of the Merit Golden Light. Having entered demonic corruption, Li Hui treated this worldly demonic energy like a precious treasure, sending it into the stone box preserving the Claws of Time, then breaking down all the demonic creatures and the Blood Jade Miao Jade within the golden coffin, extracting even more worldly demonic energy to send into the stone box, fully exerting himself to perform the sealing.

"Zshhhh…" The stone box rose in red smoke, slightly spreading out and dyeing a patch of demonic soil.

"What a strong resistance!" Li Hui was somewhat surprised, increasing his control and raising his hand to summon twelve golden needles from the remnants of the golden coffin.

These twelve golden needles were remarkable, crafted by Jun Mo Xiao from the Buddha’s relic, known as Demon-Cutting Needles, specifically used to punish demon cultivators.

At this moment, twelve golden needles pierced through the leaves ensnared by the energy of time, producing defining effects as they fused with the energy of time, quickly injecting demonic power and magical traits while imprinting millions of runes.

"Just in time, cultivating the heart of Dao into demons!" Li Hui unleashed extraordinary techniques, pinching his fingers together and forcefully drawing in the previously inscribed decree that had wrapped around his body.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz…"

The ground emitted a humming sound, transforming the decree into a blood phoenix with nine heads, continuously stretching its neck to pull in terrifying demonic energy from afar.

"Boom…" The blood phoenix even snatched an outer domain demon, its eyes shining brightly as it swallowed it down.

"Yes, just like that! Drain the mystic demonic energy and worldly demonic energy from those areas. Hahaha, plant boundless demonic thoughts in me, and wrap around the Claws of Time…" Li Hui shouted crazily.

In truth, Jun Mo Xiao’s tomb was not large; the retrieval of demonic energy and guarding demon creatures restored normalcy, and it became possible to escape toward the surface from any direction.

At this moment, as earthquakes shook, the tomb crumbled completely.

While he still could maintain for several breaths, Li Hui hurriedly gathered the remaining items in a frenzy, racing through the Barbarian Nation and deep into the Xun Wind Desert, plunging into an ancient stone city where he finally came to a stop.

"What a beautiful stone city! Now, go! My Bosa stage self, unveil the mysteries of this stone city. Hahaha, how interesting! Given the timing, the talents from other continents should be arriving soon, including the true disciples from the Jin Tian Sect. Hahaha, how could such a grand opportunity for Wutu Continent, born once every hundred years, be missed? Heaven has granted us this chance, and you are too weak! Prepare to witness the new generation of talents from other continents!"