Chapter 206: 205: The Three Great Demon Sects (Thanks to book friend Lu Weilou for the Silver League reward)_1
“Little Face?”
Although Immortal Eternity was only five days old, his face appeared as if he only had five days of lifespan left. In no way could it be linked to the name “Little Face”.
“Are all immortals this modest?” Qiu Jin’an looked at Immortal Eternity’s respectful and ingratiating manner, finding it somewhat strange.
Qiu Jin’an looked at Yun Zhi, attributing the change in Immortal Eternity’s attitude to the stern warning he had received from her.
“Looking at his cultivation level, he doesn’t seem to be an Immortal?” Among the present company, aside from Yun Zhi, the Abbot of the Suspension Temple had the highest cultivation level.
The Abbot of the Suspension Temple used the Heavenly Eye Technique, examining Immortal Eternity from head to toe, discovering that his cultivation level hadn’t reached that of an Immortal and was at most on par with his own, if not slightly inferior.
Emperor Xia hesitated as he looked at Immortal Eternity, feeling he saw something familiar about him.
“Is this… the power of incense and belief?”
The foundation of Great Xia and the power of incense and belief were similar concepts. According to Emperor Xia, this was called “the will of the people”.
Therefore, Emperor Xia had the clearest understanding of Immortal Eternity’s origin. Other sect leaders also noticed some clues but none saw as clearly as Emperor Xia did.
“Could it be that he was born from the thoughts of the believers of the Eternity Sect?”
Yun Zhi nodded: “Correct, and it’s not just his birth. His nascent Dao Fruit was born in the same manner too.”
“He has a nascent Dao Fruit?!” Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
To Fairy Eternity, nascent Dao Fruit seemed like an almost worthless piece of junk – not good enough to be considered. That’s because she herself was an Immortal and a holder of the Eternity Dao Fruit.
What was a Dao Fruit? It was nearly equivalent to an Immortal – a supreme treasure.
As an incomplete form of a Dao Fruit, a nascent Dao Fruit’s value was just a notch below that of the supreme treasure. If taken back to ancient times, it would be enough to incite wars capable of destroying stars.
The dazzling nascent Dao Fruit appeared before everyone, with the high rule of “Eternity” inside it continuously flashing and being destroyed.
The high rule of Eternity was too profound; if the will was not strong or the realm was not enough, one glance would affect the mind and impact the path of cultivation in the future.
This was exactly why Fairy Eternity did not allow Lu Yang to view the nascent Dao Fruit.
The cultivation level of everyone present was at least at the unbeatable level in the Unification Realm. They all had their own path, so they wouldn’t lose their minds due to the high rule of Eternity.
“This is the nascent Eternity Dao Fruit.”
“Eternity Dao Fruit?” The people present knew nothing about the existence of Fairy Eternity.
From an outsider’s perspective, the existence of Fairy Eternity was a forbidden ultimate secret of the ancients. Hidden in the dust of history, unknowable, untraceable, if Fairy Eternity’s existence were revealed, a shocking event that would shake all ages would occur.
However, neither Lu Yang nor Fairy Eternity had any concept of it.
Yun Zhi had no intention of revealing the matter of Fairy Eternity. Even though the people present were reliable and trustworthy, and she was not worried about eavesdroppers here, if the Four Immortals of the Ancients wanted, and they used extreme means like soul searching on the people present, Fairy Eternity’s secret would no longer be safe.
Yun Zhi was not sure what the reaction of the Four Immortals of the Ancients would be after knowing that Fairy Eternity had been resurrected.
She explained calmly: “As I speculate, Eternity Dao fruit, as the name suggests, allows one to attain immortality.”
“What is the difference between immortality and the everlasting life of an immortal?” asked Emperor Xia.
According to him, once one becomes an immortal, one transcends lifespan limitations, won’t die of old age, and it is in the true sense, everlasting.
During the last meeting of the Five Great Immortal Sects, Yun Zhi explained the method of resurrecting Immortal Eternity, and the Five Great Immortal Sects understood the meaning of Eternity.
However, Emperor Xia was not invited to that meeting.
Yun Zhi said: “Immortals are everlasting but can still die in battle or be killed by others, and can’t be resurrected. But an immortal who holds an Eternity Dao fruit, as long as someone utters their title and real name, can resurrect the Immortal on the spot, achieving true undying immortality.”
“In other words, as long as someone is aware of an Immortal’s existence, the Immortal will not die.”
“If someone accidentally stumbles upon their title and real name, the Immortal can also be resurrected.”
Emperor Xia’s pupils abruptly contracted. It was no wonder that a Dao Fruit could change the rules of the world. This function was indeed unreasonably dominant.
“This nascent Eternity Dao Fruit was also born from the belief of the followers. Although it is not as mature as a real Dao fruit, given enough time, it might also mature.”
The Sect Leader of the Prison Suppressing Sect frowned: “Does this mean that the Yaoyang Sect, Nine Nether Sect, and Ruthless Sect might also have similar nascent Dao Fruits?”
The Yaoyang Sect, Nine Nether Sect, and Ruthless Sect are the other three of the Three Great Demon Sects.
The Yaoyang Sect believes that the sun is the supreme existence, the beginning and end of all things, containing the power to create and end everything. Even the ubiquitous Spiritual Energy emanates from the sun.
The Nine Nether Sect believes that after a person dies, their soul goes to a place called Nine Nether where their sins are cleansed, and they are reincarnated, coming back to the human world.
The Ruthless Sect is the most special. Although all its members are from the human race, the mainstream of the Cultivation World refers to them as “Evil Demons” and doesn’t regard them as part of the human race.
The Ruthless Sect believes that feelings are shackles that the heavens have put on living beings, limiting their potential. They advocate for living beings to free themselves from these shackles and embrace freedom in order to fully tap into their potential.
Members of the Ruthless Sect are people who have freed themselves from these shackles. They are heartless people who stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
According to the captives of the Ruthless Sect, when they broke free from the shackles of emotions, they felt a lightness in their body and the whole world seemed to become open and vast to them.
Loved ones, friends, lovers… none of these became factors limiting their cultivation anymore. Instead, they became materials for their cultivation practice.
“The possibility of the remaining three Demon Sects having nascent Dao Fruits is just my guess. It may not be true.”
Yun Zhi couldn’t guarantee that her conjecture was accurate. For instance, during the previous discussion with Master Daoyan from the Heavenly Strategy Sect about the purpose of the Eternity Sect, Master Daoyan’s conjecture was closer to the truth, while Yun Zhi’s was somewhat off the mark.
“In any case, the Eternity Sect has been eradicated. Luckily the problem was exposed in time, giving us a new understanding of the other three Demon Sects,” Emperor Xia concluded.
Then, Emperor Xia proposed a series of measures to strengthen the countermeasures against the Demon Sects, which had the sect leaders of the Five Great Immortal Sects nodding in agreement incessantly.
Emperor Xia was most adept at this.
Before the meeting ended, Yun Zhi mentioned something else.
“After your majesty interrogates the Eternity Sect’s Master and Deputy Master, and all information has been gathered, can you hand these two over to the Seek Dao Sect for handling?”
Emperor Xia paused before nodding in agreement. Strictly speaking, the entire Eternity Sect was Yun Zhi’s spoils of war. She just didn’t claim it and gave it to Great Xia. Of course, she could ask for it back whenever she wanted.
“May I ask, what do you intend to do with these two, Yun Zhi?”
“The Sect is in need of a slaughterhouse.”
“Excuse me?”