The Secret Way of Immortality

A winding mountain path saw a procession of thousands of demons and beasts slowly advancing.

They were a ragged bunch, their flesh withered, with minimal demonic features, making them appear more human.

Among the various powers of Jingzhou, such demons were known as "pseudo-demons," a rare and inferior subspecies.

Their constitution made it difficult to absorb demonic energy, limiting their cultivation to the realm of minor demons.

Besides the pseudo-demons, the group also included many strangely shaped demons, some missing limbs, others covered in eyes.

They had mastered the Forbidden Soldier Arts, but their bodies began to reject demonic energy due to the mutations, ultimately leading them to associate with the pseudo-demons.

The atmosphere within the demon horde was extremely oppressive, yet it couldn't conceal the hope in their eyes, their gazes fixed on the distant long river.

The long river shimmered, its evaporating mist forming a celestial spectacle, resembling a dragon coiling in the heavens and earth.

This river was called the "Reaching-Heaven River," the largest power in the demon beast cave, though few demons could ever come into contact with the cultivators within.

Rumor had it that those who threw themselves into the Reaching-Heaven River would have their souls preserved after death.

Hu Wen and Zhang Yi hid within the demon horde, exchanging a glance.

Their hearts were filled with mockery.

Since the arrival of the Demon Immortal, the hierarchy within the cave had become even more pronounced, making it impossible for many demons to survive.

Demon Kings were now servants, responsible for obeying the Demon Immortal and handling various affairs, especially searching for traces of the "Heavenly Devil."

As for the Greater Demons and Lesser Demons, they were all classified as food in the eyes of the Demon Immortal.

However, the Demon Immortal's food was Greater Demons, while Lesser Demons became the food of Demon Kings.

The Demon Immortal would specifically extract the demonic energy from their bodies, supposedly making their flesh as delicious and palatable as that of humans.

The remaining miscellaneous demons were kept as reserves, with many being forcibly infused with demonic energy daily, promoted to the level of Lesser or even Greater Demons.

What Hu Wen found deeply absurd was that the pseudo-demons and those who had mastered the Forbidden Soldier Arts had become beings not even worthy of being food.

The Demon Immortal was busy dealing with the Heavenly Devil's affairs, leaving them with no time to care for them, so the pseudo-demons gathered together, seeking a way out.

Hu Wen's goal was to win them over and then immediately set off for No-Action City.

He had probed them in secret, but the other demons showed no interest in No-Action City, as if placing their last hope on the Reaching-Heaven River.

Hu Wen didn't think the so-called Reaching-Heaven River was so benevolent, after all, in the eyes of most demons, pseudo-demons were little different from wild beasts.

He was just waiting for the pseudo-demons to return empty-handed before persuading the group to go to No-Action City.

The sound of surging waves grew louder and louder, the Reaching-Heaven River was getting closer and closer, and a melodious song could be faintly heard.

Hu Wen's expression became surprised and uncertain, and he nudged Zhang Yi with his elbow.

Zhang Yi nodded secretly, and then used the Hundred-Eyed One's ability, opening the hundred eyes around his body and looking at the distant river.

A look of intoxication appeared on his face, as if he was immersed in the song and couldn't extricate himself.

Hu Wen frowned, and was about to use the Five Viscera Gods to figure out what was going on, when he heard the old horse demon leading the way neighing excitedly.

"We're here, we're here!!!"

The demon horde was in an uproar, and their pace quickened involuntarily.

Hu Wen lowered his voice and asked, "Zhang Yi, what the hell is going on?"

The tiger demon opened his mouth, hesitated, and replied, "This Reaching-Heaven River... I don't know how to say it, it's different from any other cave."

Hu Wen couldn't help but want to ask more, but Zhang Yi responded with a wry smile.

"Sect Master Hu Wen, these demons don't trust us at all, we might as well rush to the Demon Immortal's location as soon as possible."

"Shut up, you..."

At this moment, the group arrived at the bank of the Reaching-Heaven River, and the old horse demon knelt down devoutly, constantly calling out "Water Immortal".

Hu Wen and Zhang Yi looked at each other.

Although they had been in contact with many forces, they were indeed relatively unfamiliar with the Reaching-Heaven River, and they didn't even know what the Water Immortal was.

Hu Wen wanted to ask the demons for details, but the other demons didn't know much either, only that many pseudo-demons had successively joined the Reaching-Heaven River.

This is how the name of the Water Immortal spread among the pseudo-demons.

Whoosh...

The Reaching-Heaven River split open a crack in front of the demons, and a path paved with coral came into view, the water vapor making rainbows hang in the air.

The river surface rippled again.

One by one, crystal clear humanoid demons leaped out, and to Hu Wen's surprise, their bodies were actually condensed from river water.

These were the "Water Demons" of the Reaching-Heaven River.

The demonic energy emitted by the Water Demons was extremely weak, but instead revealed an indescribable "immortal energy", which seemed out of place.

Most of the demons hesitated, only a dozen of them, led by the old horse demon, ran towards the coral waterway.

The lingering song seemed to be welcoming their arrival.

A huge black shadow swam from the center of the Reaching-Heaven River, and from its appearance, it could be seen that its main body was likely a whale.

The whale leaped out of the Reaching-Heaven River, suspended two meters above the water, and with the contrast of the Water Demons, it seemed like a deity in charge of the river.

The demons couldn't help but take a few steps back, but soon discovered that the whale was the source of the song.

The whale was covered in cyan-blue scales, shining brightly in the sunlight, and its head was also adorned with a half-bodied, stunningly beautiful woman.

The woman opened her arms, and the lake water was separated by several meters again, Hu Wen could see that the bottom of the lake was a coral-built palace.

The Water Demons lived around the coral palace, diligently planting aquatic plants, appearing content and carefree.

"Thank you, Lord Water Immortal, for taking us in!"

The old horse demon shouted and rushed forward, not stopping even when his feet were cut by the coral, and his body then underwent a change.

The moisture in his body evaporated at a rate visible to the naked eye, the frequency of his running also slowed down, and soon he turned into a mummified corpse and fell to the ground.

Those demons who had just set foot on the coral immediately turned around to leave, but before they could take a few steps, they heard the sound of the old horse demon coming back to life.

The water vapor emitted by the mummified corpse gathered into a solid form, and then transformed into a human figure.

The Water Demon was thus born.

The old horse demon looked at his palm in disbelief, closed his eyes to feel the arrival of new life, like a cicada shedding its shell.

Hundreds of demons couldn't wait to step onto the coral road, and the remaining demons were also tempted.

They swarmed forward.

Only five or six out of ten of them turned into Water Demons, and the remaining demons completely turned into corpses, and were eventually used as nutrients for coral growth.

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Hu Wen's face was full of disbelief, what was the origin of the Reaching-Heaven River?

The whale water demon let out a crisp laugh, and she covered her mouth and said, "Come on, the Reaching-Heaven River will not reject anyone..."

Bang!!!!

Before the whale water demon could finish speaking, a stone pillar fell from the sky, directly piercing through her body, and blood dyed the Reaching-Heaven River red.

Her aura suddenly became near death, and she tried several times to reach out to pull out the stone pillar, but in the end she could only gasp weakly.

The Water Demons were stunned for a moment, and then scattered and fled in sharp cries.

The whale water immortal stared at the sky, where a woman in a cyan-green Taoist robe stood on the clouds, bringing a substantive aura.

"Why... I... just want..."

"You're too eyesore, how could you be so disgusting?"

Wu Qingyue brushed her long hair, if you didn't look at the pustules all over her skin, you would only think she was a young girl in her twenties.

"Annoying."

She left with a flick of her hand, and then hundreds of aquatic demons rushed out of the bushes on the bank, frantically rushing into the Reaching-Heaven River to slaughter.

The coral palace was destroyed, and the Water Demons also unwillingly turned into water and merged into the blood-red Reaching-Heaven River because of the death of the whale water immortal.

The demons on the bank of the river were directly ignored, after all, they weren't even considered food.

Hu Wen quickly said, "Zhang Yi, it's your turn."

Zhang Yi nodded, and then let out a hoarse low roar, signaling the tiger demons mixed in the team to act according to plan.

The Hundred-Eyed One's mutation route was originally related to illusions, not to mention Zhang Yi, the Ghost Envoy realm "Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord".

The spell subtly acted on the demon horde, causing the team to unknowingly head south, and soon they were far away from the Reaching-Heaven River.

Hu Wen began to use his eloquence, and let the other tiger demons cooperate to create an atmosphere, and soon gained the support of a small number of demons, and naturally indirectly controlled the team.

It can be seen that as long as there are intelligent beings, they are born with a herd mentality.

More than three thousand demons marched in groups through Jingzhou.

In order to meet up with the Demon Immortal as soon as possible, Hu Wen didn't even hesitate to spend resources to exchange various supplies from the demon market, but he also used this to confirm his prestige.

Hu Wen followed the route provided by Ren An, not daring to change it at all, and thus avoided some of the risks.

But the road was still fraught with danger.

The number of black goats was a little out of control, although it also caused the Demon Immortal to be busy with the extermination, they could not avoid encountering them.

Hu Wen could have asked Ren An for help, but he chose to grit his teeth and persevere.

Only after this suffering can the Demon Sect be worthy of its name, otherwise it would be impossible to survive in a place full of immortals.

He taught the pseudo-demons the Forbidden Soldier Art, and let the powerful demons be on the periphery, ready to defend against attacks from the black goats at any time.

Fortunately, this kind of monster, the black goat, mainly focused on finding strange anomalies, and seemed to vent its killing intent on living beings.

After a full five or six hundred demons died, the team barely reached its destination.

Hu Wen was covered in injuries, Zhang Yi was not much better, at least five or sixty of his eyes were blind, and more than half of his tiger demon subordinates were lost.

The demons stood at the bottom of the cliff, lost and confused.

After a long period of hunger and fatigue, their consciousness was already blurred, and their minds were only left with No-Action City, the immortal life described by Hu Wen.

Now seeing how desolate the area was, many demons collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew in their faces, and a black dragon hundreds of meters long drilled out of the shadows on the ground, carrying the demons straight into the sky.

Their feet were firmly attached to the dragon's back, and soon there were only white clouds left around them, as if they were going to a heavenly palace.

Hu Wen couldn't help but laugh.

There were more than ten thousand demons in Jingzhou, and only more than two thousand could go to No-Action City, but he had already done his best.

"Fellow Daoists, the Demon Immortals of Jingzhou are all heretics, only No-Action City is the place for us to cultivate."

In Hu Wen's high-pitched shouts, the black dragon broke through the clouds.

A magnificent town came into view, filled with all kinds of monsters, and Forbidden Soldiers of various shapes divided the corpses with flesh and blood magic weapons.

Flesh and blood splattered, and the Yin Qi was dense.

But for the demons, this place was indeed a heavenly palace.