Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 1158 - 697: Secret History_2

"This..."

Xu Yang’s gaze sharpened, then he shook his head: "I do not know!"

"It is only natural for a junior cultivator like you not to know about this."

Golden Mother Primordial Lord shook her head: "Everything starts from the past, when the Desire Realm invaded, Mara caused chaos, the Heavenly Emperor was defeated, and the Mystic Yellow Realm was overrun."

Having said this, she then revealed an unknown secret past to Xu Yang.

"The Desire Realm and our Mystic Yellow both belong to the Great Thousand World!"

"Within the Desire Realm, there is a Demon Fetus, innately conceived and born into the world thereafter, transformed from the myriad longing desires of countless living beings, calling itself Boxun, also known as Demon Flow, the ruler of the Desire Realm, the King of the Six Heavens."

"This Demon has vast Divine Powers and boundless mana. Unlike a Golden Immortal, yet superior to a Golden Immortal, after materializing he led the Desire Realm to wage wars against all heavens, destroyed myriads of worlds, gave birth to countless Evil Demons, significantly strengthening the Desire Realm, making it a top force in the Great Thousand World."

"Later on, he invaded the Mystic Yellow, the Heavenly Emperor ordered all Immortals and Divine Beings to exhaust the power of the entire Mystic Yellow Heaven and Earth, to battle him. Yet in the end, they were overwhelmed, defeated by him, the Mystic Yellow Realm was overrun, living beings suffered, and the Immortals and Divine Beings had to avoid his sharp edges, withdrawing from the conflict."

As he listened to Golden Mother Primordial Lord’s recount of the past, Xu Yang also silently analyzed.

Although he was aware of the invasion of the Mystic Yellow by the Desire Realm and even experienced it firsthand, there were still many things he didn’t know, such as the origin of Boxun, and the strength of the Desire Realm among all the heavens and myriad worlds.

The Desire Realm is a top force in the Great Thousand World?

It seems that the Mystic Yellow Immortal Gods also explored the heavens, confirming a fact that Gold Immortals are generally nonexistent throughout the heavens and even the mightiest of the Great Thousand World do not have many Gold Immortal rulers, the strongest being Supreme Heavenly Immortals or beings that are not Golden Immortals yet similar to them.

The Xuanhuang Emperor and Moluo Boxun belong to this category.

Is it that Gold Immortals are so rare because they are difficult to prove, or have those who proved the Dao as Golden Immortals moved on to more vast worlds?

No one knows; Xu Yang merely pondered momentarily before returning his attention.

"After the defeat of the Heavenly Emperor and the withdrawal of the Immortals, the Mystic Yellow became occupied by the Desire Realm, gradually transforming into a realm of demons and Demon Land!"

"However, the Heavenly Destiny did not abandon the Mystic Yellow. Despite the defeat, the Heavenly Emperor did not perish, retreating from the Mystic Yellow. He then roamed through all the realms, nurturing his Taoist Body while seeking opportunities to gain the power of the Golden Immortal and counterattack the Mystic Yellow!"

"For millennia, the Heavenly Emperor finally found the power of the Golden Immortal. Returning from all the realms, he summoned us, the Mystic Yellow Immortal Gods, and led the saints of all the realms with united efforts, to counterattack the Mystic Yellow."

"We, the saints, counterattacked the Mystic Yellow. The Heavenly Emperor fought against Boxun Mara once more, both sides exhausting their potential. In the end, for some unknown reason, they altered the fundamental truth of heaven and earth, turning it into this unique world. They also established the Sky-reaching Tower and the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, where we saints and the Demon Abyss Demons have fought ever since!"

Golden Mother Primordial Lord clarified the sequence of events.

Indeed, this transformation of the Mystic Yellow Realm was due to the battle of the Golden Immortals; the former defeated Xuanhuang Emperor made a comeback and after battling Moluo Boxun, a situation like this was created.

"So that means..."

Xu Yang lifted his gaze, asking: "The Sky-reaching Tower and the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, are they transformations of the Heavenly Emperor and Mara?"

"It can be said so!"

Golden Mother Primordial Lord nodded: "The Sky-reaching Tower is the Heavenly Emperor, the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss is Mara. They have entered a higher level of the Great Dao struggle, no longer present in this world. The Sky-reaching Tower and Ten Thousand Demon Abyss can be considered their chessboard battlefield, and will determine the outcome of this Great Dao struggle, the victory or defeat, and the survival or demise of this battle."

"So that’s how it is!"

Xu Yang nodded, having anticipated as much, then continued to inquire: "Then the Lords and Heroes of the Tower..."

"The Lords are embodied Immortals, the Heroes are disembodied Gods."

Golden Mother Primordial Lord continued her explanation.

"In the Mystic Yellow Realm, there is a difference between Immortals and Gods. Immortals achieve the Dao on their own, with intact bodies and unharmed Primordial Spirits. Even without ennoblement, they possess Immortal Grade Dao Fruit."

"Gods, on the other hand, are mostly those who died, with no physical bodies and damaged Primordial Spirits. But through their merit and toil, they are enshrined with the authority of the Heavenly Emperor, listed in the records, known as the Investiture of the Gods."

"Compared to self-made Immortals, these ennobled Gods, though with many defects and reliant on ennoblement to advance and considerably weaker in combat, are still Immortal Gods capable of holding a domain."

"After the transformation of the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth, the immense power of the Heavenly Emperor encompasses both past and future, not only reviving all the divine beings who died in the past through the Investiture of Gods, but also chosen many mortals, transforming them into Heroes to be included in the Tower, just like the enshrined deities on the list, to aid the Lords, to withstand the Demon Abyss."

"In summary, those who have achieved the Dao on their own, with intact bodies and unharmed Primordial Spirits, can become Lords."

"To rely on the divine enthronement, to achieve the Dao through external forces, resulting in a damaged body and an incomplete Primordial Spirit, thus one must become a hero."

Golden Mother Primordial Lord spoke gently, and with that, she unraveled another one of Xu Yang’s conundrums.

"So that’s how it is!"

Xu Yang nodded his head and posed another question, "So, as of now, we only need to conquer the Demon Abyss to help the Heavenly Emperor defeat Mara?"

The Golden Mother Primordial Lord nodded: "In principle, it should be so!"

Xu Yang’s gaze sharpened, "Then what about the Primordial Lord this time..."

"Three Heavens above, Four Realms below!"

The Golden Mother Primordial Lord looked at Xu Yang, her eyes full of admiration, "With young friend’s ability, breaking through those Asura Four Realms should not be difficult, but to take down the Three Heavens of the Demon Abyss, I’m afraid you are not quite there yet!"

"..."

Hearing this, Xu Yang frowned as well, remaining silent.

Wasn’t this stating the obvious?

Him, an Earth Immortal Lord, could barely manage to overcome the Asura Four Realms, so how was he supposed to tackle the Three Heavens of the Demon Abyss as well? Weren’t the Heavenly Immortals of the Xuanhuang Realm supposed to do something?

Clearly not, as the words of Golden Mother Primordial Lord were merely to make him understand that in the battle of Heavenly Immortals, Xuanhuang Realm was not at an advantage. Even if he could break through the Asura Four Realms, it would still be quite unlikely for him to capture the Three Heavens of the Demon Abyss.

Unless, he built up further, delayed further!

But in such a situation, could there really be any delay?

Golden Mother Primordial Lord looked at Xu Yang and revealed a secret from the past.

"Under the command of the Heavenly Emperor, there were several dozen Heavenly Immortal Saints in our Xuanhuang Realm, but only nine who achieved the Dao on their own and whose bodies and spirits remained undamaged. They were respectively Taoism’s Supreme Prime Lingbao Three Pure Ones, Buddhism’s Lamp-Burning Buddha and Maitreya Three Buddhas, Emperor Fengdu, Four Sea Dragon Lords, and I, the Golden Mother Primordial Lord!"

"And within the Desire Realm, apart from Moluo Boxun, there were also three Great Heavenly Demons born innately, not transfigured by Boxun later. They were the Great Desire Color Sky Demon King, Great Brahmanic Heavenly Demon King, and the Great Brahma Heavenly Demon King."

"Below these three Great Heavenly Demons, there were a plethora of Boxun’s transmuted Heavenly Demon Kings, corresponding to the divinely enthroned Heavenly Gods of our Xuanhuang Realm, who are now all within the Three Heavens of the Demon Abyss."

Golden Mother Primordial Lord sighed softly, "Originally, with the power of the Nine Saints of our Xuanhuang, plus young friend stirring attacks from below, breaking through the Three Heavens of the Demon Abyss would not be a problem, but regrettably, during the two great battles of the past, our Xuanhuang Realm suffered heavy losses. Supreme Daoist, Primordial Daoist, Randeng Buddha Ancestor, The Buddha, and the Four Saints perished by the hand of Boxun."

"Perished?"

Xu Yang’s gaze turned sharp, and his brows furrowed.

Supreme Prime, Randeng Tathagata, these four divine beings were Heavenly Immortals. In general, they were eternally immortal beings, who wouldn’t perish unless it was the end of heavens and earth, the destruction of the world.

But now was an exception, they had been annihilated by Boxun in a great battle, extinguished by a power nearly equal to that of Golden Immortals.

This meant...

"Even though Heavenly Immortals achieve the Dao and possess immortality, if they suffer an attack by the power of a Golden Immortal forging a Dao, they too will perish from this world, with no return from eternal damnation. Even the Heavenly Emperor, with his Golden Immortal Power that pierces through the ancient and modern times, cannot resurrect the Immortals, Buddhas, and Divine Beings killed by Boxun, nor can they be transformed into Divine Spirits or turned into heroes."

Golden Mother Primordial Lord sighed again, "Therefore, our Xuanhuang Realm now only has Spiritual Treasure Daoist, Maitreya Buddha, Emperor Fengdu, Four Sea Dragon Lords, and myself, the Five Saints. To break through the Three Heavens of the Demon Abyss is indeed a task beyond our strength."

"..."

Xu Yang remained silent for a while before finally saying, "What does the Primordial Lord mean by coming to me..."

"To break this deadlock, we still have to rely on young friend!"

Golden Mother Primordial Lord gave a faint smile, her words provocative and startling.

Xu Yang’s brows furrowed tightly, his eyes changing as he ultimately said, "The Qingyang Dao is shallow, I fear I may not be up to the task..."

"How could we make it difficult for young friend?"

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted, and with a smile, Golden Mother Primordial Lord waved her hand, revealing an object that caught Xu Yang’s eye.

Innate One Qi Great Purity Talisman (Unique Immortal Spirit)