Immortal Travel of Longevity

Over the years, Zhao Yuqing had found quite a bit of Sea Spirit Gold.

His days had always been peaceful.

He never expected the inner demon to come knocking at this exact moment, wearing a smile as if it had good news to share.

Zhao Yuqing didn't even need to guess what it was about.

"Good news," the inner demon said.

Zhao Yuqing took a sip of wine and ignored him.

Seeing his silence, the inner demon asked, "Aren't you excited?"

"I feel quite calm."

Zhao Yuqing looked out at the endless expanse of the Desolate Sea, his mind remaining especially tranquil over these past few years.

Zhao Yuqing paused, then frowned.

The inner demon chuckled. "The Taotie. I went out of my way to look up quite a few things. Guess what I found."

"A torn ancient text recording the chaos caused by the Taotie in antiquity."

The inner demon fished the tattered ancient book from his robes.

"Truly rare!"

"To think such a bizarre beast actually exists in this world. It can swallow anything into its belly. Even a Spiritual Vein can be digested in an instant without its body exploding."

Zhao Yuqing furrowed his brow. "What are you going to do?"

The inner demon said, "With such a thing around, why not make good use of it? I've been pondering how to gather the qi destiny of all paths into one place, and now it has been obtained without the slightest effort!"

"I just need to use the Taotie to swallow all of that qi destiny into its belly, and won't everything be smoothly resolved?"

Zhao Yuqing's gaze grew cold.

The inner demon laughed loudly, ignoring his reaction. "You don't need to look at me like that. Am I not helping this disciple of yours fulfill his purpose? He cannot escape death anyway; he might as well die a worthy death!"

The next moment, the inner demon felt a hand seize him by the throat.

Looking up, he saw Zhao Yuqing's icy eyes staring right at him.

The inner demon's heart trembled. Recovering himself, he said, "How rare. To think you, Zhao Yuqing, still have such a look in your eyes."

Zhao Yuqing said coldly, "I suggest you drop any ideas about him. I silently allowed you to run amok in this world, but that doesn't mean I have no way to deal with you. A mere inner demon—how dare you act so brazenly!"

"Hehehe..."

"Then kill me!"

The inner demon's mocking voice reached Zhao Yuqing's ears.

The next moment, Zhao Yuqing's hand fiercely gripped the inner demon's skull.

"Bang!"

In an instant, the inner demon's head burst apart.

Yet in the blink of an eye, it restored itself to normal.

This was an inner demon. It possessed no physical body to begin with; it was nothing more than a thought.

The inner demon laughed. "I am your inner demon. I have no physical substance. A thought cannot be killed unless you sever certain thoughts of your own, and for you, that is basically impossible."

His figure rapidly retreated, distancing himself from Zhao Yuqing in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Yuqing raised his head slightly, and a pebble landed on his fingertip.

With a flick of his hand, the pebble flew out.

The inner demon raised an eyebrow and looked back, only to see the pebble strike his body and embed itself right into his chest.

A piercing pain suddenly struck him.

The inner demon's expression drastically changed. In the distance, Zhao Yuqing looked up and said, "I cannot kill you, but I can make you wish you were dead."

The inner demon tried to extract the pebble, but no matter how he circulated his energy, the stone did not budge in the slightest.

"Hiss!"

He grimaced. Realizing the situation, he did not linger any longer and quickly strode away.

Seeing him flee in a panic, Zhao Yuqing gave a cold snort and paid him no more mind.

After returning to his Cave Abode, the inner demon tried several more times to remove the pebble.

"Ah!!"

A miserable scream tore from his throat. He suddenly realized that what coiled around the stone was actually Pre-Heaven qi. He had assumed it was just an ordinary pebble, never anticipating that Zhao Yuqing would be so ruthless.

"I've really fallen for his trick!"

This stone would remain there permanently, subjecting him to unbearable agony. It was like a monk endlessly chanting sutras right in front of a malevolent ghost to torture it.

...

After returning to Reincarnation, Chen Changsheng spoke with the Demon Sovereign about the current state of the world.

The Demon Sovereign stroked his chin as he listened.

"The three teachings are trending toward unification..."

Chen Changsheng gave a slight nod. "Indeed. Given the current situation, the three teachings will likely unite against the Demon Gate in the near future and divide the qi destiny once again."

A faint smile touched the corners of the Demon Sovereign's lips. "Such actions seem rather familiar."

"Oh?"

The Demon Sovereign placed a game piece on the board and said, "Back in the day, that disciple of yours once tried using this exact method of merging with the Dao's qi destiny to vie for the world's momentum."

"A pity he failed."

Chen Changsheng raised an eyebrow. "Are you talking about Zhao Yuqing?"

"Correct."

The Demon Sovereign said, "Merging qi destiny to reshape the world is the only such event recorded from antiquity. I made countless attempts, but in the end, only Zhao Yuqing's result was somewhat satisfactory."

Chen Changsheng fell into thought.

"It's your turn to play."

Snapping back to the present, Chen Changsheng picked up a game piece and placed it casually.

Seeing this, the Demon Sovereign silently cursed it as a terrible move.

"Don't overthink it. It is almost impossible for this method to work."

Chen Changsheng looked up and asked, "Why?"

The Demon Sovereign said, "Qi destiny cannot gather on a single person. This thing called qi destiny is not a dead object; it is alive. It is just like an Immortal Sword that acknowledges a master—if you are too lacking, the Immortal Sword will leave you."

"Therefore, merging with the Dao's qi destiny is an impossibility. It is like trying to make the entire world satisfied with you—it is exceptionally difficult."

Chen Changsheng murmured, "So, that is where Zhao Yuqing failed all those years ago."

The Demon Sovereign nodded. Breathing out a sigh, he said, "It is all in the past now."

Chen Changsheng raised an eyebrow slightly. He glanced at the Demon Sovereign and asked, "Then what are your plans now? Since you seek death, you must have some other method in mind."

A smile curved the Demon Sovereign's lips. "Of course."

"The crux of the matter lies with you."

Chen Changsheng raised an eyebrow.

The Demon Sovereign chuckled. "You just need to know that you are a crucial link in this affair."

"Still scheming."

"Don't blame me."

The Demon Sovereign placed a game piece and said, "Because only you can do it. No one else will do."

Chen Changsheng asked, "You can't?"

The Demon Sovereign sighed. "Right now, I don't think I can. It's a pity I realized it too late; otherwise, I wouldn't need you."

But Chen Changsheng replied, "Let nature take its course. However, This Chen may not necessarily act as your game piece. Many things in this world do not unfold exactly as you wish them to."

"You make a fair point."

The Demon Sovereign nodded in agreement, though he didn't elaborate on the details of the matter.

He lowered his head, focusing his mind entirely on the chessboard.

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