The Quest for Immortality

The Divine Soul has perished, and the remnants of Mr. Witch’s Divine Thought, tinged with a blood-red hue, dissipated around.

This could be ”consumed,” but even though Mr. Witch transformed into a yaksha, he was still originally human, and he also consumed people. Mo Hua felt a bit disgusted and had no appetite, so he condensed a fireball and burned the remaining Divine Thought altogether.

This kind of corrupt appetizer is inconsequential.

Next, something better awaits him.

He wants to save his appetite for a ”feast”!

Now, Xie Liu, Water Yama, Xiao Zhenhai, and Mr. Witch are all dead, meaning nearly all the enemies in the Dragon King Temple have been cleared out.

And under the guidance of the Divine Lord’s ”loyal” believers, Mo Hua, who served as a ”sacrifice,” finally descended upon the altar of the Great Wilderness God Master.

The Divine Marrow within Mo Hua began to circulate, his entire body emanating a faint golden light, his eyes turning dark gold, exuding an aura of majesty, unfathomable depth.

He looked akin to a ”deity.”

Subsequently, Mo Hua sat upon the altar.

The altar welcomed the false ”Divine Lord.”

Yet this ”false god” had an aura very similar to that of the Master of the Great Wilderness.

He had even once truly stolen a portion of the Great Wilderness Master’s sovereignty, wielding power on behalf of the Divine Lord. Now, as he presided over the altar, everything felt familiar, as if he had returned to his own ”home.”

The altar, adhering to its own ”loyalty,” bestowed sovereignty upon this false god.

In that instant, endless Dao Laws, intricate like rain, passed by like shooting stars.

Rays of light converged, transforming unceasingly, interweaving with each other, merging into an inexhaustible, vast stream of light.

The flow of light ascended like a towering tree, branches extending and leaves spreading, covering the entire sky and earth.

The Divine Authority Tree!

Mo Hua remained at the altar, his clear eyes once again witnessing the extreme beauty yet terrifying spectacle of the law’s flowing light, intertwining and merging, reaching from earth to sky.

This scene was not new to him, yet it still left his mind and emotions shaken, longing for it.

”Deities are born via the Dao, the Dao they uphold and the divine power granted by heaven is but a branch on this towering Divine Tree.”

”If one day, I could comprehend the entire Divine Authority Tree, master the myriad laws of heaven and earth, and unify all Dao in my heart, does it mean...I can become Immortal?”

Mo Hua thought in his heart with some ”wishful thinking.”

Of course, he also understood that this path was still very long.

His comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth was merely scratching the surface.

The branch of Divine Authority belonging to the Great Wilderness Evil God already felt vast and incomprehensible to him, impossible to fully master, let alone the origin tree of Divine Authority like the legendary ”Jianmu” that spanned heaven and earth.

The path to immortality is long and arduous.

Mo Hua gathered his thoughts.

”Eat to your fill first...”

With his Divine Sense, he communicated with the altar, locating within the ”Divine Authority Origin Tree” woven by the laws of heaven and earth...no, the Divine Authority Tree belonging to the Master of the Great Wilderness.

Mo Hua stole the Divine Authority and mastered the ”Divine Authority Tree” of the Great Wilderness Master.

In an instant, the Divine Authority linked with his consciousness.

The tree of the Great Wilderness Divine Authority expanded, with nodes lighting up one by one, where countless Demon Monsters and Evil Spirits nurtured by the Evil God in nightmares were entirely under his control.

Of course, the top of the Divine Authority Tree was still shrouded in mist.

This was because Mo Hua, at most just a juvenile ”deity,” didn’t possess enough ”Divine Power” to dispel the mist and touch the pinnacle of the Great Wilderness Master’s Divine Authority.

Nevertheless, this was sufficient.

Just ordering a dish, what need is there for such a vast power?

Upon perceiving the demon nodes, Mo Hua began searching for ”Yu Er.”

Yu Er was easy to find.

Within the Great Wilderness Master’s Divine Authority system, Yu Er’s status was quite special, and the nightmare node where she resided was brighter.

Compared to other nodes, the aura was purer, lacking the taint of evil and blood, instead possessing a pure child’s aura.

Mo Hua spotted Yu Er almost immediately.

But upon examining Yu Er’s node, he suddenly furrowed his brow.

”It seems...dimmer than before, the pure aura has weakened, while the eerie aura has intensified...”

Why?

Clearly, Yu Er accompanies him, happy every day, flitting about like a little bird. Why then has her aura diminished?

Is it an illusion?

Or...in these recent days, having slain fewer Demon Monsters, has Yu Er’s nightmare been suppressed again?

Mo Hua sighed, ”No choice, for Yu Er’s sake, this time I’ll reluctantly ’consume’ more...”

Then he roused his spirits and officially began ordering.

This time he had experience.

Which Demon Monsters were strong, which were weak;

Which were ”fat,” which were ”thin”;

Which Demon Monsters seemed strong but were helpless, being easily slain with a punch;

Which appeared weak but moved mysteriously, making them difficult to kill...

And some Demon Monsters, heavily tainted with Evil Qi, seeming very fat, but once slain and refined of Evil Thoughts, left little pure Telekinesis.

While others appeared thin, with Demon Nature concentrated only in their head; if you decapitate them and slightly refine the remaining Evil Thoughts, an unexpectedly considerable amount of Telekinesis remains...

These were all experiences he had accumulated from ”hunting,” ”refining,” and ”sampling” Demon Monster Divine Thoughts over a long time.

It was a pity that in ”Demon Monster Appreciation,” he had no ”Taoist Friend” with shared interests to share these insights with, which was indeed a bit of a regret.

Mo Hua shook his head and continued ordering for himself.