Chapter 2300: Eating Immortals, Chewing Demons

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On the Good Sigh River, a black awning boat swayed leisurely.

Jiang An An, carrying Zhao Xue Jing Hong on her back, sat lightly and agilely at the bow. One hand held up the gold jade compass, the other occasionally adding Dao Yuan and moving the needle to calculate the direction.

She wanted to take this opportunity with her brother to explore and create a comprehensive and detailed "Good Sigh River Water Records", accurately documenting this mysterious underground dark river.

The specific situations in different water areas would all be inscribed in the book.

Occasionally, with a flick of five fingers, she would draw down one or two heavenly thunders with her fingerprints, accurately striking and sinking any water monster that dared to emerge.

Ling Xiao Pavilion’s spells primarily focused on the cloud and thunder systems. The cloud system spells mainly used mimicry to shape cloud beasts, suitable for various complex situations. The thunder system spells were more fierce, with cultivation methods being paramount.

Jiang An An learned a bit of everything: flying sword techniques, geomancy techniques, thunder methods, sword methods, spear methods, escape methods... she understood a little of each. Her brothers, sisters, uncles, and grandfathers would always teach her a few moves when they saw her. Over time, she accumulated many skills.

Relatively speaking, thunder methods were what she was relatively good at.

As she said in her childhood, "The magnificent little hero Jiang, must learn the most stylish one!"

She liked thunder methods even more after growing up because they were truly hassle-free.

When things were undecided, one thunder. When in a bad mood, one thunder. Encounter a mountain, blast it open. Encounter water, whip it.

She was particularly adept at the "finger-between thunder". This set, secretly transmitted within Ling Xiao Pavilion, was fully named "Gold Threshold Cloud Palace Finger Between Correct Decree Immortal Thunder Technique".

The advantage of "finger-between thunder" was its speed of formation, hidden seal methods, and wide range of application. "Gold Threshold Cloud Palace Finger Between Thunder" added to this with greater etherealness, nobility, and power.

Just like now, she could occasionally lift a finger to strike down several water monsters without affecting her operation of the gold jade compass or her record-keeping.

She was currently at the bow, navigating. Vice Captain Ye was driven back to the boat cabin by her, so as not to affect her judgment of wind direction—and more importantly, so that their eyes wouldn't meet frequently, and she wouldn't have to transfer to her little hero Jiang body!

Although Stupid Ash's body had shrunk considerably, standing at Captain Jiang An An's side with its head held high, its momentum was still full. Its dog fur swayed in the wind, parting in the middle, revealing vigilance within its honesty.

On the black awning, there was a semi-transparent, illusory palace.

The sound of the wind and waves passing through this hall became more pleasant, as if turning into chapters.

This fist-sized hall was the Correct Sound Hall constructed by Zhen Ren Jiang using sound patterns, more authentic than anything, even more authentic than the founding ancestor of the Five Immortals Sect that year. It could lead the five energies and regulate the correct sound itself.

Ye Qing Yu sat in the boat cabin near the stern, leaning quietly against the cabin wall, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep.

Listening to the sound of the wind, the waves, and the oars, she felt a sense of leisurely peace. Although she was in a place legendary for being terrifying, the river wind blowing against the hair by her ear made her feel as if a dreamland was approaching.

Jiang Wang held the oar in a light and relaxed state, with all the scenery before his eyes, as if rowing the boat into a painting.

In the high sky about fifty *li* behind the black awning boat, a figure with dragon horns on his forehead and a full immortal appearance, suspended in the air, sat and followed the small boat, neither far nor near.

All peeking gazes could not capture him, all sounds could be seen and heard, yet all must be controlled by him.

Zhen Ren Jiang rarely enjoyed such leisure, turning "exploring" into an "outing".

His Dharma image was still busy.

Magic Ape in the ancient magic cave, Immortal Dragon in the Good Sigh River.

Seeing and hearing woven into an invisible giant net, covering a water area with a radius of three hundred *li*. Those untouched by the lines of seeing and hearing would at any time turn into suspended life ropes, cutting off all malice, smashing all existences not allowed to approach. Water monsters that met the conditions would only be let in, only then having the opportunity to test the thunder methods of the female hero Jiang.

Beyond this, the sky had semi-transparent "know-seeing birds", and the water had illusory "obtain-hearing fish", all small clever immortal techniques developed by Zhen Ren Jiang, manifesting their true forms, helping him explore this river.

Regardless of Dao laws, immortal laws, or true forms, all were extremely rare. Only by cultivating to a certain degree, grasping the essence of a technique, and giving birth to a true nature, could one embody a "true form". It was not just about integrating through, but achieving perfection, having one's own unique and profound insight before becoming.

Thus, 《Toward Cang Wu》 had a saying: "False nature is easy to get, true form is hard to seek."

But in fact, the so-called "false nature" of technique-born spirits was also not easy to obtain.

The "true form" of a technique was similar to a divine power explored to a certain degree, embodying a "divine power spirit phase". Like the Vermilion Bird of South Ming Li Fire, the Bi Fang of San Mei True Fire.

Today's Jiang Wang, having cultivated to a new realm surpassing his former self, had already "trued" through myriad laws. All that he had learned in the past had reached its true source. Any technique, any method, any sword, any style, had already reached its peak. The path to be walked in the future was no longer focused on "techniques".

The female hero Jiang's interest in this exploration came more from the mysterious nature of the "Good Sigh River" itself. No matter what changes occurred in this river, all enriched her seeing and hearing. Everything she saw made her feel novel. In the early journey of cultivation, all things are lovely.

Compared to his sister, Zhen Ren Jiang was, of course, more interested in the Wind Empress. Or rather, among all the legends about the Good Sigh River, only the one involving the Wind Empress could attract his attention.

Other legends, even if they walked into reality, were just so-so, nothing commendable.

The Wind Empress, who achieved deity status in the present world with a wisp of remnant soul, his re-proving and transcending that step, was the opening mark of the myth era. But later, as the myth era ended, he also fell once again.

This figure, who proved and transcended twice and fell twice, finally dissipating completely, was almost the only one in known history. It inevitably aroused a desire for exploration.

History only recorded the process of the Wind Empress's first death in war—he died in the distant ancient era, resisting the demon clan army.

However, history remained shrouded in fog regarding how he fell from his present world deity honor during the end of the myth era.

The myth era was already in the near ancient times. By this time, the human race had already occupied the present world for two major eras, and was in the third major era. How could a supreme strong like the Wind Empress, who had proved and transcended twice, still fall?

The war of transcendence was something Jiang Wang couldn't understand, just like the battle between Huang Wei Zhen and that nameless existence in the Fallen Immortal Forest. It seemed to be some power extending nearly infinitely, with no result even now, hanging in the air, undecided.

Many people had already forgotten about this matter. The entire world's memory of that battle in the Fallen Immortal Forest was fading away in a blur.

Jiang Wang, as a Zhen Ren, still remembered, yet was unable to know the process.

But grasping the truth of the world was also a part of a Zhen Ren's cultivation. Since he had come to the Good Sigh River, he also wanted to seek the traces of the Wind Empress.

The Immortal Dragon Dharma image quietly looked at the dark river below. There was no reflection in the water.

*Hua la la*

Waves surged open.

The "obtain-hearing fish", only three *cun* long, plunged headfirst, sinking its body, yet it stirred up a huge commotion. The constantly expanding sound patterns were the tentacles of the "obtain-hearing fish".

It fell extremely fast, exploring towards deeper places, constantly plundering the sounds and hears of the dark river's water monsters: two hundred *zhang*, five hundred *zhang*, one thousand *zhang*...

*Hua la la!*

Startled waves rolled up.

A black-clothed man stood among the startled waves, his hands empty, calmly meeting the gaze of the Magic Ape.

This kind of wind and waves, this kind of calm and violence, made it truly hard to say who was more like a demon.

"You want to devour magic thoughts, want to devour more, why not speak directly? How is this monarch a stingy person?" The Seven Hates Demon Monarch slowly walked amidst the mad waves, his body rising and falling with the waves, always with a smile: "Just afraid you'll burst your stomach!"

"He he he." It was the first time the Magic Ape observed the demon realm, examining this barren realm through the eyes of the blood puppet true demon. Only today could he directly face the Seven Hates Demon Monarch. For a moment, he bared his blood-basin mouth: "What's there to fear about bursting my stomach, it's just survival of the fittest. You all swallow stones and eat iron, I also eat immortals and chew demons!"

Just like this, a mouthful swallowed down!

This mouthful swallowed light and ate energy, connecting sky and sea.

Ten thousand *qing* of sea waves flowed out from between his teeth, pouring down like a waterfall. That represented the magic thoughts of the Seven Hates Demon Monarch, already swallowed into his stomach.

Not long after, the black-clothed demon monarch reappeared on the surface of the sea, once again looking up at the Magic Ape.

He was indeed as good as his word, wanting the Magic Ape to eat its fill.

Although the Magic Ape was the Dharma image of Zhen Ren Jiang, its temperament was even more violent than the original, and without another word, it swallowed him in one gulp!

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch reappeared, and the Magic Ape swallowed again.

This happened five times.

In this boundless subconscious ocean, the Seven Hates Demon Monarch reappeared, his steps leisurely, still with a smile: "How? Still eating or not?"

The Magic Ape made a satisfied gesture, bared its mouth, patted its abdomen with its furry big hand, emitting a heavy muffled sound: "Those fellows are too greasy, let me take it slow."

From the beginning until now, he had swallowed seven magic thoughts in total, and did not immediately digest them, but hid them in his abdomen.

At this time, inside the body of this Magic Ape, there was a three-legged furnace of gold, red, and white. Fierce flames blazed beneath it. Its outer shell was cast with carvings of the Bi Fang divine bird; it was the true form condensed from the divine power San Mei True Fire.

The seven magic thoughts swallowed into its abdomen were in this furnace.

The Magic Ape was just violent in temperament, not stupid. He would never truly chew and eat them down without burning them clearly.

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch seemed not to care how the Magic Ape disposed of his magic thoughts, only smilingly asking: "The gas that should be vented has been vented, the resentment that should be resolved should also be resolved. Since you're full, can we chat now?"

The Magic Ape sprayed out two streams of red gas from its nose, grunting: "Humans and demons don't stand together, what good is there for us to chat about?"

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch said leisurely: "You, as a heavenly being, once trod the heavenly path, should know that heaven and earth are not benevolent! You should know that 'Dao' is just there, and in reality, there is no difference between humans, demons, monsters, and ghosts."

The Magic Ape asked: "Why did you seek me out nine years ago?"

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch laughed: "Truly just passing by! Coincidentally, I saw the joy of hunting!"

The Magic Ape asked again: "Why kill me? The magnificent Seven Hates Demon Monarch actually made a move on an inner mansion cultivator, aren't you afraid of losing face!"

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch laughed heartily: "An inner mansion realm cultivator, at the juncture of life and death, still able to resist the 《Seven Hates Magic Skill》, can be called a young hero! His hero, my enemy. Exterminating the enemy in the cradle is exactly a demon monarch's duty! If you hold a grudge for this, this monarch can't help but laugh!"

"You, as the Seven Hates Demon Monarch, should not not understand the word 'hate'." The Magic Ape sighed: "You and I may have a feud of killing. How can I not harbor hate?"

"In the world, no one cannot be killed; in the world, no one cannot kill me either! Remember this sentence?" The Seven Hates Demon Monarch leaped up, flying to high sky, parallel to the Magic Ape's red eyes: "Today, if this monarch can kill you, I will kill you without mercy. If I can swallow you, I will swallow you without pity. But I cannot kill you, cannot swallow you, and the world is too far apart, I can only look across and sigh! Since that's the case, why not conveniently chat about cooperation? It also avoids this nine years of empty waiting! For you, isn't it the same? Exactly, this monarch can help you, and this monarch also has places where I can use you."

Flames burned in the Magic Ape's eyes, just like this, staring at the black-clothed demon monarch: "What kind of character is the Seven Hates Demon Monarch! Divine powers cover the world, evil name is prominent. If I want to plot with a tiger for its skin, my heart... is uneasy."

"Why not listen to what I say?" The Seven Hates Demon Monarch was very indifferent: "In the past an inner mansion cultivator, now you have obtained your true self. In the past, you could still read my magic skill and refuse it, how can you not listen to conditions today? Or rather, Zhen Ren Jiang actually no longer believes that he can make a choice to guard his original heart? The young hero of the past has already completely changed?"

"Everyone is changing. All young people with dreams in their hearts, on the road of a changing world, will inevitably be changed by the world." The Magic Ape grinned: "How can I be an exception?"

"This monarch also truly didn't think that one day, you would meet this monarch with this posture of surging magic gas!" The Seven Hates Demon Monarch's eyes were inexplicable: "At first, you so firmly pushed away the 《Seven Hates Magic Skill》, your Dao heart was firm, with immortal color. This monarch once thought that you would become a guardian of morals, a benchmark of ritual law, the kind of stubborn person who would never know flexibility. At that time, I thought, if you were destined to be a smelly stone in a cesspit, it would be better to strangle you dead in the cesspit early."

"If there truly was a manifestation of morals, a true form of ritual law, that would also be someone I respect. I would be willing to offer scriptures and respect!" The Magic Ape was loud as a drum: "What is my Dao heart and immortal? I am just an unsettled heart ape, remembering a few duties, forgetting many rules, unwilling to wear shackles. I dare not be too free, and I am unwilling to be not free!"

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch sized him up: "You, this Magic Ape, are a bit interesting!"

The Magic Ape said: "I look at you, you're also like that!"

Before truly interacting, he always thought that the true appearance of a demon monarch was blue-faced and fanged, chewing on hearts and livers. They were demons among demons, pure evil. But in reality, which strong person who could reach this step didn't have many stories, which one wasn't magnificent!

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch said: "Since neither of us is tired of looking, why not chat?"

The Magic Ape flicked its big hand, very bold: "Chat!"

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch said slowly and methodically: "If we can talk about cooperation, the first point is this—your blood puppet true demon is preserved. This monarch will pass by without asking, regard it as not seen. You should do what you do, feel free. It's good to use her to understand the demon realm as much as possible, and it's fine to operate in the demon realm as much as possible. Divine Firmament is imminent, you, the first heavenly pride of the human race, a mainstay, don't you also want to prepare more?"

The Magic Ape looked quietly and did not speak. Whether the blood puppet true demon was preserved or not, he had long made plans not to preserve it. The Seven Hates Demon Monarch said he could regard it as not seen, but after all, he had already seen it. Could he really let Song Wan Xi peek and see the true secrets of the demon realm? Even if he saw them, whether he dared to believe them was another matter.

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch said again: "Second point—it's still that sentence from before, you harbor hatred towards the White Bone Venerable God, but that fellow is not easy to deal with. If you want to wipe him out, this monarch can help you."

"Otherwise, let the demon monarch first think of a way to kill the White Bone Venerable God, and then we can talk about cooperation." The Magic Ape looked at him: "How about that?"

"This joke is not funny, it's off-standard. This monarch can only say that if cooperation is reached, the matter of wiping out the White Bone Venerable God can immediately enter a specific program." The Seven Hates Demon Monarch systematically pushed for cooperation: "This monarch has some understanding of Him."

The Magic Ape tentatively asked: "Before entering the demon realm, was the demon monarch also from the Netherworld Realm?"

"Although this question is out of bounds, you can guess as you please." The Seven Hates Demon Monarch gave him an indifferent look and continued: "Let me talk about the third point—your current Magic Ape head has magic gas, but insufficient magic nature. Even after eating many of this monarch's magic thoughts, you will never reach the extreme realm. This is because your understanding of 'demon' is far from enough. This monarch can help you. This share of benefit is beneficial to your foundation. You have cultivated to your current level; it is time to consider the path of the absolute peak. With this monarch's help, the Magic Ape reaches its extreme, how can you worry about not joining the ranks of the absolute peak?"

"These conditions sound quite good. You've thought it through very carefully for me!" The Magic Ape grinned: "Then you? The magnificent Seven Hates Demon Monarch, the supreme ruler of the demon realm, what do you want? My hands are empty, what can I give you?"

He spread open a pair of hands that seemed to hold nothing, clearly indicating that he did not want to give anything.

On the handsome face of the Seven Hates Demon Monarch, there was still a smile. It seemed as if he had never considered being refused from beginning to end: "What this monarch wants may also be what you want."

"Oh?" The Magic Ape grinned and laughed, his laughter more ferocious than when he wasn't laughing.

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch said leisurely: "You were both present when Yu Bei Dou chopped the blood demon in Broken Soul Gorge and sealed the blood demon skill in the mystic realm. That was the aftermath of the river of fate, the swan song of the fate occupant. You and Yu Bei Dou have a friendship of forgetting the years; presumably, you also wish what he wishes."

The Magic Ape's breathing suddenly became heavy, much more serious.

The Seven Hates Demon Monarch smiled and said: "You guessed correctly, it's just what you think—the return of the Demon Ancestor is the fate occupant's seeing the poor path, and the return of the Demon Ancestor is even more the vision of countless demon races... but, this monarch is unwilling!"

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