sbdcsierra Chapter 310 Houtu and the Six Gods
Chapter 310 Houtu and the Six Gods
Chapter 310 Houtu Six Gods
"How is this possible? How could a demon lord possibly use true qi?" Lin Fei looked at the dozens of huge stone arms and felt extremely surprised.
He thought he had misjudged, but upon closer inspection, he realized that what covered the stone arms was indeed not demonic energy, but true energy, which was even purer than that of ordinary human cultivators.
It should be understood that true qi is the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, a magical power generated when a cultivator absorbs it into their body.
Within this Stone Tablet Demon Realm, completely isolated from the outside world, there is no way to access the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and therefore no such thing as true energy exists.
Demons in the Demon Realm are born with demonic hearts. They devour the demonic hearts of their own kind to increase their own cultivation. Even if a Demon Lord has extraordinary abilities, it is impossible for him to come into contact with the spiritual energy of the outside world.
It should be noted that this Stone Tablet Demon Realm was created by the ancient True Martial Emperor, and the Stone Tablet itself has been further reinforced with numerous restrictions by successive leaders of the Jade Emperor Sect.
If this Demon Lord truly possessed such great abilities, capable of breaking through the restrictions of the True Martial Emperor and the blockade of the Jade Emperor Sect, he wouldn't still be trapped in this Stone Tablet Demon Realm today.
"Just who is this Demon Lord?" Lin Fei couldn't help but wonder.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in Lin Fei's mind: "Kid, he is one of the six gods of Houtu. It is perfectly normal for him to be able to use true qi. You don't need to be surprised."
"Senior, you're awake?" Lin Fei was slightly taken aback when he heard the voice, but then he recognized the owner of the voice as the giant serpent spirit on the green wooden sword.
Originally, the spirit of the giant serpent was supposed to awaken Lin Fei after he found the stone tablet left by the True Martial Emperor. However, it awakened ahead of schedule, which is likely related to the true energy emitted by the Demon Lord.
The giant serpent spirit transmitted its voice directly into Lin Fei's mind: "Not bad, this guy's spiritual energy has awakened me. Hehe, it's been many years, but this guy hasn't made any progress. The Six Gods of Houtu are nothing special."
"The Six Gods of Houtu?" Lin Fei had never heard of this name before and was very puzzled. He transmitted his voice to the spirit of the giant serpent and asked, "Senior, what are the Six Gods of Houtu?"
"Hehe, that's all from ancient times. It's perfectly normal that you don't know." The voice of the giant serpent spirit chuckled. "The six ancient deities, namely Mao Ri, Zhi Yue, Si Ming, Ri You, Ye You, and Shang Guan, were the six deities under the command of Hou Tu Niang ...
The spirit of the giant serpent continued, "The demon lord you see before you is none other than the Sun God of the Rabbit Star among the six gods of Houtu, who was in charge of the time changes of the six realms of reincarnation."
Lin Fei had also seen the mention of Houtu Niangniang in the ancient books of the Jade Emperor Sect, as mentioned by the giant serpent spirit.
That was an ancient deity who was in no way inferior to the Heavenly Emperor Xuanyuan or the True Martial Emperor, and at least had the cultivation level of an Earth Immortal.
Legend has it that in the beginning of time, when heaven and earth were first created, evil spirits ran rampant, and the world was in chaos. The goddess Houtu then transformed herself into the six realms of reincarnation, establishing a cyclical order in the world. Those who do good enter the good realm, and those who do evil enter the evil realm; the cycle of birth and death continues endlessly.
If this Demon Lord before us is truly, as the spirit of the giant serpent said, one of the six gods under the command of the goddess Houtu in ancient times, then he is truly an extraordinary being.
At the same time, Lin Fei also had doubts in his heart—the six goddesses of Houtu should, no matter what, have the cultivation level of the Celestial Realm. But how could this Demon Lord in front of him only have the cultivation level of the mere Dharma Aspect Realm?
Lin Fei didn't believe that a god who controlled the Six Paths of Reincarnation would have some difficulty dealing with someone like him who was only at the first level of the Dharma Aspect Realm.
"This guy's cultivation has been significantly corroded by demonic energy." The voice of the giant serpent spirit cleared up Lin Fei's confusion: "Moreover, when the Emperor left him here, he placed a cultivation seal on him. If he doesn't leave this stone tablet demon realm and reabsorb the spiritual energy of the outside world, he will never be able to return to the human immortal realm in his lifetime."
The Human Immortal Realm is what people usually refer to as the Celestial Realm. Lin Fei's guess was indeed correct; this Demon Lord did indeed possess the cultivation of the Celestial Realm back then. However, due to various reasons, he now only has the strength of the Dharma Aspect Realm.
The True Martial Emperor was a master on par with the Lord of Reincarnation and the Goddess Houtu. The cultivation seal he set up was something that the Demon Lord absolutely could not break.
"Take out that green wooden sword and drip some blood onto its blade," the giant serpent spirit transmitted to Lin Fei. "I'm quite familiar with this guy. If he's sensible enough to hand over the stone tablet left by the Emperor, I can point him in the right direction, saving you the trouble of fighting him."
This Demon Lord possesses the cultivation of the Dharma Aspect Realm, and was previously a dignified Human Immortal, one of the Six Gods of Houtu. Although his cultivation is sealed, he must still have many tricks up his sleeve. If they were to truly fight, even Lin Fei wouldn't be confident of victory.
If the spirit of the giant serpent were to intervene and force the Demon Lord to back down, it would be the best possible outcome for Lin Fei.
Lin Fei flipped his hand and took out the Green Wood Sword. He held it in his hand, secretly circulated his energy, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood onto the blade of the Green Wood Sword.
As blood splattered onto the Green Wood Sword, the blade of the sword began to glow.
A dragon's roar emanated from within the Green Wood Sword, and the spirit of the giant serpent also broke free from within the Green Wood Sword.
"It's the day of Mao (卯日), long time no see." The giant serpent spirit hovered in mid-air and said calmly to the demon lord.
"Shut up!" Upon hearing this address, the Demon Lord's eyes flashed with a cold light: "I have abandoned that name for many years. Do not mention those two words in front of me again!"
"Very well, then I will not address you by your previous name." The giant serpent spirit readily complied and did not argue with the Demon Lord about the form of address: "Demon Lord, do you wish to escape from this stone tablet demon realm and return to the outside world?"
"Of course I want to. I think about it day and night, even dreaming about leaving this damned place and returning to the Great Thousand World." The Demon Lord's lips curled into a sinister smile as he said fiercely, "Isn't it all because of that damned old bastard Zhenwu? Otherwise, how could I have been trapped in this place, living like a ghost for so many years?"
Hearing the Demon Lord's disrespectful words towards the True Martial Emperor, a murderous glint flashed in the Giant Serpent Spirit's eyes. It quickly concealed this glint and spoke again, "If you wish to escape this Demon Realm, I can show you a way. Let's make a deal: hand over the stone tablet left by the Emperor, and I will tell you how to escape the Stone Tablet Demon Realm."