I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2741 - 1263: Into the Trap (Part 2)

The Central Demon Lord found this predicament all too familiar, except that his own avatars were the ones severed.

Previously, his most formidable Heart Demon Avatars encountered the Taixu Immortal and suffered the very same outcome.

Through the final transmissions from his dying Heart Demon Avatars, the Central Demon Lord witnessed Chen Mobai, enveloped in golden flames, wielding a luminous golden longsword.

"Qing Emperor of the Eastern Wilderness!"

Standing upon the churning sea, the Central Demon Lord uttered this name, his gaze fixed eastward towards the East Continent.

When he had first heard the name earlier, he had dismissed it, believing the East Continent lacked sufficient talent after Yuan Qingque's Ascension, thus allowing this junior to claim the foremost position.

Even when the White Bone Demon King met his demise at Chen Mobai's hands, the Central Demon Lord maintained this assumption.

For while the Five Demonic Lords were indeed celebrated, the other four combined were barely worthy to carry his boots.

Furthermore, the White Bone Demon King had previously been severed by Yuan Qingque. Having returned through Body Seizing, his Cultivation had surely not reached its previous zenith.

Chen Mobai's victory over him, therefore, seemed a feat of only moderate significance.

However, the severing of the ancient Flood Dragon caused the Central Demon Lord's perspective to shift subtly.

He was well aware of the Sea Suppressing Bead's formidable power; even when confronting the ancient Flood Dragon directly while wielding a Magic Treasure across the Mysterious Sea, he could not force it to falter.

Yet, Chen Mobai had achieved this very feat across the Mysterious Sea, exceeding the expected power levels for the Tianhe Realm.

Initially, the Central Demon Lord conjectured alternative explanations, perhaps the Nine Heavens Morality Sect had borrowed the Primordial Water Control Banner from Sky Sea Jellyfish Palace. By employing this Innate Treasure to suppress the Sea Suppressing Bead, the ancient Flood Dragon would have been at a disadvantage and subsequently slain.

It was only after possessing a Flood Dragon from the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court through Heart Demon manipulation that he discovered this was not the case.

Chen Mobai had accomplished this on the Mysterious Sea itself, directly before the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court. With a mere wave of his sleeve, he had taken the ancient Flood Dragon, and upon its reappearance, it was already dead.

Considering these events, the insightful Central Demon Lord deduced that methods akin to the Law Domain must have been employed.

Still, such a divine skill belonged to Taixu MiaoMiao Palace, and he found it hard to believe Chen Mobai had mastered it.

He then considered the possibility that Chen Mobai possessed a Cave Heaven Magic Treasure, which could isolate the Sea Suppressing Bead from its connection to the Mysterious Sea.

Among the eighteen Demon Sects, there existed one even more obscure than the Hua Shen Demon Sect, known as the Pot Heaven Demon Sect.

The founder of this Sect was once a disciple of Taixu MiaoMiao Palace named Hu Tian. He had even held the esteemed position of Taoist Child but fell for a Saintess of a Demon Sect. When the Sect moved to execute her, he absconded with a Cave Heaven Treasure, the Qiankun Pot, to secure her escape.

This Qiankun Pot was reputedly the Law Domain of the Taixu True King, possessing an infinitely vast interior space that formed its own complete world.

Following their flight, this defector from Taixu MiaoMiao Palace and his beloved concealed themselves within the Qiankun Pot, rendering them untraceable. However, periodically, every few centuries, individuals claiming descent from the Pot Heaven Lineage would emerge within the Tianhe Realm, invariably branded as demonic heretics by Taixu MiaoMiao Palace.

These cultivators of the Pot Heaven Lineage would invariably appear having achieved Divinity Transformation. Furthermore, as they cultivated Cave Heaven Techniques, they possessed the ability to conceal themselves within seemingly insignificant objects like a blade of grass or a drop of water, making their eradication a formidable challenge even for Taixu MiaoMiao Palace.

Consequently, over time, the Pot Heaven Lineage became established as one of the eighteen Demon Sects.

The Central Demon Lord harbored suspicions that the demise of the ancient Flood Dragon involved a member of the Pot Heaven Lineage.

Although it was ostensibly Chen Mobai who slew the Flood Dragon, given the unknown number of God-Transcending cultivators who might have besieged it after its capture, the Central Demon Lord still deemed Chen Mobai's feat unimpressive.

Nevertheless, the definitive truth required direct observation.

Thus, while making preparations to travel to the East Continent to claim the Six Paths Child Plate, the Central Demon Lord simultaneously dispatched his Heart Demon Avatars to meticulously investigate Chen Mobai.

However, after refining Du Mengyun’s Heart Demon and intending to infiltrate the Five Elements Sect through her, they inadvertently stirred a veritable hornet's nest. Not only was the newly implanted Heart Demon lost, but the corruption rapidly propagated to all of his Heart Demon avatars scattered across the East Continent.

The compromise of a single avatar, or even all avatars within the Five Elements Sect, was within the realm of acceptable losses. The vast world offered countless mysterious techniques; it was conceivable that the Five Elements Sect possessed a unique heritage for detecting the Heart Demon Great Dao. He would have simply attributed it to misfortune.

But the annihilation of all ten avatars within the East Continent in such a brief span of time struck even the usually composed Central Demon Lord as exceedingly peculiar.

Could the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor possess secret techniques and hidden treasures capable of tracing Heart Demons back to their origin point?

Formulating the most logical deduction based on the prevalent circumstances, the Central Demon Lord pondered this question.

Confident in his command over creation, having achieved the Cultivating Void stage, he found it inconceivable that Chen Mobai could employ clandestine methods to contaminate and then pinpoint all his Heart Demons.

Consequently, he reasoned that deploying lesser Heart Demon Avatars to the East Continent was no longer a viable strategy.

With this realization dawning, the Central Demon Lord resolved to swiftly dismantle all Orthodox Holy Lands within the East Continent. This resolve stemmed not only from the desire for the Disk of Life and Death but also because these lands represented a significant threat to his Incarnation Demon Technique.

"Although every Heart Demon Avatar situated in the East Continent has been eliminated, the broader picture remains largely discernible..."

Muttering to himself, the Central Demon Lord procured a Message Talisman. His intention was to relay instructions to both Tu Ming and True Lord Tianling.

Previously, he had dismissed Tu Ming's suggestion for a more gradual approach. His initial plan was to first eradicate the Nine Heavens Morality Sect, secure the crucial Wheel of Reincarnation, and subsequently consider subjugating other territories.

However, his current objective shifted towards the swift annihilation of the Five Elements Sect and the elimination of the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor.

Nevertheless, a preliminary investigation was deemed necessary before enacting this new strategy.

Beyond his formidable Cultivation prowess, it was his inherent caution that facilitated his ascent to the esteemed position of Demon Supreme within the Tianhe Realm.

Not long thereafter, having received the notification, Tu Ming made his return to the long-forgotten Mysterious Sea.

As he observed the landmass of the East Continent, now seemingly within reach, subtle ripples traversed his eyes.

One hundred and twenty years prior, Yuan Qingque had been responsible for his demise. The Ghost Fetus in the Womb he had strategically hidden within Mount Wudi was subsequently discovered and seized by Dustless True Monarch. Had it not been for a contingency incarnation maintained in the West Continent, he would have been trapped in the cycle of Reincarnation, entirely devoid of a new existence.

Presently, he had not only absorbed the life force of a Lord from the Western Demon Path, thereby regaining his Divinity Transformation, but had also, by utilizing the Hell Disk, successfully manifested the Black Rope Heavenly Demon Avatar. This avatar drew upon fragments of the Black Rope Demon God's power, enabling a descent even more potent than his former peak.

The moment had arrived to reclaim all that had been lost.

With this thought consuming him, Tu Ming's gaze, now imbued with icy resolve, fixed upon the eastern coastline of the continent.

According to the intelligence provided by the Central Demon Lord, this region was now under the dominion of the Five Elements Sect, and crucially, the Evil Spirit Disk was housed there. Furthermore, Su Ziluo, who had once served as his instrument for nurturing the Ghost Fetus using his Primordial Body, currently held a position as an Elder within the Five Elements Sect.

All available evidence converged, pointing towards the truth behind that unresolved incident from the past.

It became apparent that Su Ziluo had betrayed him, offering the Evil Spirit Disk to the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor upon their encounter, and together, they had severed his Ghost Fetus.

These treacherous individuals would undoubtedly face retribution for their actions!

After meticulously reviewing the intelligence furnished by the Central Demon Lord, Tu Ming abstained from any precipitous actions.

He elected to enact his vengeance sequentially, addressing each transgression one by one.

His initial plan was to dismember the traitor Su Ziluo. Following this, he intended to use her mangled remains to instill profound terror in the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor. Subsequently, he would systematically inflict torment upon the Nascent Souls of the Yi Yuan Dao Palace and the Five Elements Sect. Finally, he would plunge the despairing Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor into the abyss of Reincarnation.

As these thoughts materialized, an inconspicuous portal materialized before Tu Ming.

This was the ultimate manifestation of the Netherworld Scripture's supreme technique, known as Mingfu Zhi Men. It possessed the capability to access the ethereal Netherworld Mansion, thereby transcending geographical distances within the Mortal Realm and achieving a distinctive form of Void Walk.

While meditating atop Wandering Mountain, Chen Mobai's eyes fluttered open with a sense of curiosity.

He perceived an external force, utilizing an unknown method, successfully establishing an entryway into the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation.

With a subtle gesture, a bronze mirror materialized instantaneously in the expanse of the sky.

The reflective surface of the mirror clearly depicted Tu Ming emerging from the shadowy portal.

[Could this be considered him walking right into the trap?] Chen Mobai mused internally as he observed the unfolding scene, a new thought beginning to form within his mind.