Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World

Chapter 1432: Chapter 663: Curse Dao, Demon Headquarters Ten Thousand Demons Realm (2)

Deep within, a gigantic void passage was instantly opened, traversing the time-space barrier of the Spirit Ruins Realm and connecting to another Great Thousand World, that being the Ten Thousand Demons Realm.

The so-called Ten Thousand Demons Realm is actually the true headquarters of the Demon Race in the Mortal World.

This Great Thousand World nurtured countless powerful demons, with an unknown number of upper-tier demons residing within it. As long as the Ten Thousand Demons Realm remains intact, the Demon Race will never fear mortal cultivators.

However, the location of the Ten Thousand Demons Realm is exceptionally secretive.

To this day, apart from demons, no one knows where the Ten Thousand Demons Realm truly is.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!

The next moment, one after another Mahayana demon instantly flew out from the depths of this void passage.

They were shrouded in dense demonic aura, terrifying black demon clouds enveloped the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, causing the void to tremble.

This also made the native demons of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave tremble in fear.

It seemed that as long as the other party opened its mouth wide, it could devour them all.

Not long after, the void passage vanished in an instant.

Hundreds of Mahayana demons from outside appeared in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

They looked around, furrowing their brows, seemingly feeling very uncomfortable.

”Is this the Spirit Ruins Realm? Sure enough, this Great Thousand World has not yet been conquered. After we arrived in this Great Thousand World, we were actually suppressed by the Heavenly Dao power here, and this feeling is really unpleasant.”

A Mahayana demon spoke.

It felt very uncomfortable.

Because the Heavenly Dao power suppressed it, it couldn’t fully unleash its combat strength.

Additionally, every move it made was monitored by the Heavenly Dao.

No matter where it went, it would be known by the Heavenly Dao in this world, leaving no privacy.

Fortunately, this Great Thousand World had actually been invaded by demons for a long time.

This led to the weakening of the Heavenly Dao power of this world.

If it were the Heavenly Dao power at its peak, the moment they arrived in the Spirit Ruins Realm, they would surely be subjected to celestial punishment, struck dead by tribulation thunder and turned into ashes.

”There’s no other choice, after all, this Great Thousand World has not yet been completely conquered by us demons.”

”Actually, this is precisely why we came to this Great Thousand World, isn’t it?”

”By coming here, it marks the death knell of this Great Thousand World’s Heavenly Dao.”

”Soon, the Heavenly Dao of this world will be transformed into the Heavenly Dao of us demons.”

The one speaking was a Mahayana demon.

This was the Withered and Flourishing Witch Gu Demon.

This upper-tier demon was as thin as a century-old tree, standing over a yard tall with a slightly hunched back. Its skin was a dark bluish-gray, covered in intricate Gu patterns and cracked scars, resembling parched, cracked earth.

Its head was relatively small, eye sockets sunken, with clouded dark golden eyes. When it opened its eyes, tiny Gu insects crawled from the corners and burrowed back in. A blend of pale purple and dark green miasma perpetually surrounded its mouth and nose, its breath carrying a strange scent of rotting leaves and sickly sweetness.

Its limbs were slender and gaunt, with sharp claws like withered wooden thorns, and dark green Gu fluid dripped from its fingertips, causing grass and trees to instantly wither and then grow abnormally upon contact. Its body was not covered by clothes but wrapped and intertwined by countless tiny Gu insects forming an ’insect garment’, which rustled as they squirmed and exploded into a swarm upon encountering an enemy.

The wings at its back were semi-translucent, resembling dried leaf veins, and usually folded like tattered cloth. When spread, they could fan miasmic curses, with countless dormant curse Gu eggs hidden between the wing veins.

”Yes, Chief.”

The many Mahayana demons all nodded.

They held immense fear and respect for this upper-tier demon before them.

Because the other party had established a formidable reputation, with countless enemies dying miserably at its hands.

Even demons of the same realm were not spared.

The reason why this upper-tier demon was so terrifying was because it had mastered an innate divine technique—the Curse of Withering and Flourishing Life and Death, which was already in the budding stage of an immortal technique.

This was its most critical and insidious innate curse, consisting of two parts: the Flourishing Curse and the Withering Curse, two sides of the same coin, irreversible:

The so-called Flourishing Curse (False Growth Curse), once unleashed, the cursed would experience a rapid surge in energy and vigor, pain and ailments vanished, seeming full of life but, in fact, the Witch Gu Demon forced them to prematurely expend their lifespan, catalyzing vitality.

The healthier and stronger they were, the faster the curse would backlash, unnoticed by others who would instead believe they were extraordinarily fortunate.

Then comes the Withering Curse (Decline Curse), triggered instantly when the flourishing curse peaks, as vitality recedes like a tide.

The cursed would turn white-haired overnight, their body emaciated, organs failing, cultivation and lifespan madly drained by Gu insects, eventually turning into a desiccated corpse.

More maliciously, the deceased’s soul would be trapped by curse power, unable to reincarnate, reduced to nourishment for the Gu insects.

Moreover, it could manipulate a large area with curse miasma:

In areas touched by the miasma, vegetation wildly mutated and grew before rapidly dying; living beings that inhaled it would develop Gu insects in their bodies, their flesh rotting from the inside out, an unfathomable agony.

In general, any enemy that opposed this upper-tier demon would never meet a good end.

More often than not, they would unknowingly die miserably due to the demon’s methods.

”You all must be the local demons.”

”Now you can explain why you failed so miserably.”

”Clearly, the headquarters had already sent quite a few helpers over.”

”But they were all sealed, why is that?”

The Withered and Flourishing Witch Gu Demon looked over the numerous ten thousand demon cave demons, radiating a terrifying killing intent.

It seemed like if anyone spoke out of line, these demons would be slaughtered, turning into a pile of corpses.

”Master, we truly have nothing to do with this matter.”

”It’s all because of a human cultivator in this realm named Talisman Daoist.”

”This guy actually possesses an immortal king magical treasure—the Flag of Equality.”

”It was because of the power of this magical treasure that we lost so many Mahayana demons.”

”Captured by the other side in one sweep.”

A Mahayana demon immediately trembled with fear and spoke.

It sensed that the killing intent from the other party was not fake.

If its answer did not satisfy the other party, it feared it wouldn’t survive the day.

Though they were all Mahayana realm demons, not all Mahayana demons were equal.

It had only mastered a few laws as a Mahayana realm demon.

But the other party had mastered at least a dozen Heaven and Earth Laws.

The disparity in strength between the two sides was like heaven and earth.

”Yes, this Talisman Daoist seems to understand our demons very well.”

”Clearly he has the ability to kill us, but he never did—choosing to seal us instead.”

”This represents the other side knowing the special curse contained within us.”

”Once we were killed by this guy, the curse would transfer to him.”

”So this Talisman Daoist’s identity is simply mysterious.”

Another Mahayana demon immediately revealed the intelligence it knew.

To be honest, it found this aspect very puzzling.

Because over the years, Spirit Ruins Realm’s cultivators should not have known this.

Yet this Talisman Daoist knew clearly, almost as if he had insight into the demons’ secrets.

Combined with his previous destruction of several Demon Caves.

Each time arriving when the Demon Cave was vulnerable.

It had reason to suspect this guy had definitely planted a traitor from within its ranks.

Moreover, a high-level spy.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible for him to understand the Demon Race so thoroughly, almost as if he was part of them.

”Is there such a thing?”

”If he possesses an immortal king magical treasure, then it is indeed somewhat difficult to deal with.”

”Your failure is also justified.”

”This world is truly interesting, harboring so much celestial inheritance and immortal artifacts.”

”Without a doubt, this world surely holds great secrets. My coming here was indeed the right decision.”

”Do you have any object from that Talisman Daoist?”

”As long as anything carries the aura from that Talisman Daoist, I can find him.”

”Even curse him.”

The Withered and Flourishing Witch Gu Demon cackled, eagerly anticipating the opportunity to kill this mysterious Talisman Daoist.

It didn’t know what kind of secrets this human cultivator held within.

But whatever the secret might be, it didn’t matter.

As long as it killed this child and seized the Talisman Daoist’s soul, it would be able to extract memories from the soul, leaving nothing hidden.