Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge Chapter 1285: 735

“You are instructed to absorb and refine, allowing you to become intimately familiar with your own might. While refining the Golden Cicada would grant you entry into the Daluo Realm, anything acquired through borrowing is never truly yours. Do you wish to remain perpetually in the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, forever barred from advancing?”

As the system diligently processed the Great Demon Chen Sanzang had annihilated, it simultaneously imparted valuable wisdom.

“Old Xi, can you currently facilitate the swift refinement and absorption of a Golden Immortal or a Taiyin Golden Immortal?”

“Dream on! To surpass a level each time, I must draw upon your latent power. With your current capacity, refining a Golden Immortal would necessitate ten days to a fortnight, and as for a Taiyin Golden Immortal, that's out of the question without at least half a year!”

Struggling with such a host, Old Xi vocalized his weariness, yet added, “You are on the cusp of your westward journey; focus on augmenting your strength posthaste. Regarding your consorts, once the pilgrimage is concluded and you ascend to the Tathagata’s position, will you not possess the resources to elevate each of them to the Taiyin Golden Immortal stage?”

Old Xi fully comprehended Chen Sanzang’s underlying motivations.

His true desire was to rapidly transcend Golden Immortal or Taiyin Golden Immortal, purify it into unadulterated power, and first bestow it upon his wives and concubines, bolstering their strength and cementing the unparalleled foundation of the Chen’s Immortal Clan.

“Old Xi, you remain as ineffective as ever! Very well, we shall converse again once I have swiftly attained the Taiyin Golden Immortal realm.”

Chen Sanzang quipped, then commenced the assimilation of the pure demonic essence within his Sea of Consciousness, transforming it into his own Buddhist Power Cultivation.

Aided by the system, the Great Demon of the True Immortal Realm was swiftly and completely transcended, its demonic essence becoming fodder for Chen Sanzang.

Having absorbed the cultivation bestowed by the Great Demon, Chen Sanzang’s power surged dramatically.

“It’s been ages since my cultivation advanced this rapidly; this sensation of explosive growth is truly exhilarating.”

With his eyes closed, savoring the torrent of power coursing through his being, Chen Sanzang’s cultivation instantly surged to the True Immortal Level.

“Old Xi, if I were to transcend a Saint, would I also inherit their profound abilities?”

“Why not aim to transcend the Heavenly Dao itself and become the Heavenly Dao? Indulge in your fantasies, but hope remains a dream!”

The system preferred to remain silent, firmly convinced that selecting such a host was a grave miscalculation!

“Ahem, can’t a person harbor aspirations?”

Having finished his absorption, Chen Sanzang casually hefted the Nine-Treasure Zen Staff, exited the initial cell without ceremony, and proceeded toward the subsequent one.

As for the Great Demon’s remains, he dared not disturb them. After all, this was the formidable Heavenly Prison of the Great Qin Empire. The Emperor Shi’s gracious allowance for him to freely enter and transcend these demons and specters was an act of immense magnanimity.

Emperor Shi was a ruler of unwavering resolve; should Chen Sanzang fail to recognize this favor, the Chen’s Immortal Clan might face calamity in the future.

The Great Qin Heavenly Prison, comprising three distinct layers, essentially functioned as a miniature Secret Realm, holding captive countless demons and malevolent spirits.

Within the first layer, the most formidable of these entities barely reached the True Immortal Peak; with scant exceptions, the majority resided within the True Immortal Realm.

The second layer housed demons and specters at the Golden Immortal Level, numbering a mere thirty-two individuals.

The final, innermost layer contained two prisoners, both at the Early Stage of the Taiyin Golden Immortal: one monstrous Great Demon and one insidious evil spirit.

Chen Sanzang commenced his work ruthlessly, starting from the very first cell on the initial layer. After toiling diligently for an entire month, he successfully transcended all 900-plus demons and spirits of this stratum, sending them toward the Western Heaven.

Thanks to this immense accumulation of power, his own strength shattered the Profound Gate, propelling him directly into the Golden Immortal Level. Furthermore, through the blessings of these demons and spirits, he ascended directly to the Golden Immortal Peak.

At this juncture, he advanced into the second layer of the prison, initiating his assault on the thirty-two Golden Immortal Level monstrosities.

Though subdued by the Nine Provinces Barrier, the inherent majesty of a Golden Immortal was far beyond the capacity of mere Immortal Level prison guards to withstand.

Consequently, the guards stationed within the second layer of the Heavenly Prison were all cultivators of the Heavenly Immortal Level, with the Prison Chief himself holding the rank of a Profound Immortal.

These prison guards greeted Chen Sanzang’s arrival with open hearts.

Indeed, the saga of his transcending the beings on the first layer had already reverberated throughout the three tiers of the Heavenly Prison.

With cells housing such perilous entities, the sooner they were all transcended, the sooner these vigilant prison guards could cease living in perpetual apprehension, could they not?

The prison guards, with evident eagerness, guided Chen Sanzang into the confinement area holding the initial captive.

Another formidable Great Demon was revealed, this time in the guise of an Evil Dragon, its true form a dark emerald hue, radiating an aura of a Blood Fiend, its very essence ensnared by profound Karma.

It was an undeniable threat, raising the question of how many lives it had extinguished.

However, in this current state, the colossal beast was immobilized upon the ground, held fast by thirteen Dragon-locking Nails. Dragon blood tirelessly seeped from its inflicted wounds.

Yet, every solitary drop of this potent dragon blood was meticulously collected into a waiting vial positioned at the cell’s entrance, facilitated by a complex formation.

With a mere touch of his senses, Chen Sanzang perceived that the Evil Dragon’s core origin had suffered critical damage; despite its fearsome appearance, it was internally depleted, retaining merely a tenth of its former might.

“A monk? You have arrived to guide this sovereign?”

The Evil Dragon, cracking open its draconic eyes, assessed Chen Sanzang, its gaze specifically drawn to the monk’s gleaming, shaven head, a sight that seemed to rekindle a spark of its former vitality.

“I have been dispatched to escort the Demon King to the Western Heaven.”

Chen Sanzang offered a slight nod, musing that transcendence, in its own way, was a form of enlightenment, was it not?

“Excellent, monk. Should you succeed in transporting this humble king to the Western Heaven, I pledge to embrace the Buddhist Sect, becoming one of the Eight Heavenly Dragon Crowds and dedicating my service to the cause of Buddhism.”

Subjugated by the Great Qin Empire, impaled by the thirteen Dragon-locking Nails, its fundamental being systematically eroded, and its very foundation crumbling with the ceaseless loss of dragon blood, the creature apprehended that if it endured another few decades in this state, it would undoubtedly perish on the spot.