Zhanxian-chapter 353.2: Demonic Sect’s Domain
Gongsun Ling finally completed the initial refining of the mountain river geographical map and received it into her sea of consciousness. She then began to nourish the magic weapon which may take even longer than hundreds of years.
Wang Yong also completed the refining of the ship and handed it over to Gongsun Ling. For a long time, Wang Yong would accompany Gao Yue in the refining of the dragon’s horn flying sword, which was also served as a stage of consolidating his cultivation base after entering the Dacheng stage.
After arranging with the head of the palace, Yang Chen took Gongsun Ling and embarked on the journey to collect the seventh metal true essence. In order to hide from the eyes and ears of outsiders, Yang Chen’s shuttle was used temporarily, and the outside was wrapped in the sea jasper. They only slowed down after they had rushed for at least two months.
There was some tacit understanding between the two people. On the shuttle, there was enough space for Gongsun Ling to make several delicious dishes for Yang Chen.
A warm atmosphere had been spread in the shuttle, and Yang Chen it very much. They spoke of some of the matters they faced in their cultivation, some of the matters happening outside, and even talked about the detailed process of fighting with some people they’ve faced, it always made Yang Chen have a feeling of warmth.
During this journey, Yang Chen felt comfortable. Unlike his journey with Shi Shanshan and the activity filled time with Sun Qingxue, with Gongsun Ling, Yang Chen only felt the familial warmth.
To get to the domain of the Demon sects, it was necessary to go through the territory of the monster race. The demon and the Dao Sects had a direct border with each other, However, it was far from the destination where Yang Chen was going, so it was more convenient to pass through the monster race domain.
Fortunately, Yang Chen’s shuttle was fast enough, and it could be concealed. Generally speaking, he would not alarm any formidable monster. Even if one was alarmed, because of the recent easing of relations between the Dao Sects and the monster race, no powerful monster would be enraged of their flight over the monster race domain.
When Yang Chen entered the monster race territory, he removed the sea jasper. He didn’t want to let many people know that he could shield his spiritual awareness at any time he wanted. The whereabouts of the shuttle was easy to see. Especially in the monster race, there were some talented instinctive people, even from hundreds of miles away, they could find Yang Chen and Gongsun Ling’s shuttle without using spiritual awareness.
There were small accidents though. After being discovered by a few climate-loving monster cultivators, they were blocked. Yang Chen did not entangle with these people and controlled the shuttle to drill into the ground. Though, they could fly in the air with the speed of the shuttle, in the ground they will as slow as a snail, making escaping from their entanglement a breeze.
Even while tempering the magic weapon, Gongsun Ling could still clearly perceive the changes in the mountain river geographical map. In the places that they passed, hundreds of miles of terrain would be continually recorded in it. In just a few months, large amounts of information had been added.
In the mountain river geographical map, there was also Li Junyu who had lost her mind. She was constantly sacrificially refining it for Gongsun Ling every day. Now Li Junyu had no way of remembering why she was wandering around the sea. She only knew in her mind that she should continue to fly on the vast sea while cultivating. She had almost become an unconscious puppet.
With the help of Li Junyu, a master of the Yuanying stage, Gongsun Ling’s time in tempering the geographical map was almost shortened by more than half. The addition of the mountain river geographical map graphics could shorten this process even more.
Gongsun Ling soon noticed this, and she had begun expecting Yang Chen to travel with her to more places. However, as the two began to enter the domain of the Demon sects, the atmosphere turned a little nervous.
In addition to the difference in the starting point of thinking between the Demon sects and the Dao Sects, the biggest point was the difference in their path of cultivation.
The Dao path was gradual. After laying the foundation, they slowly strived for a breakthrough. The overall process followed steady development. This kind of cultivation with a firm foundation, would be increasingly stable in the later stage. The probability of breakthrough was also very high, and the influence of the heart devil was relatively small.
However, the path of cultivation for the demon sects was completely different. The Dao Sect’s path was difficult at the beginning and it became easy in the latter stages. Conversely the demon sects’ path was easy in the beginning and difficult in the latter stages. From the beginning, the demon sect took the opportunistic way, using all means to obtain their breakthrough, but after they cultivate to a higher realm, due to their unstable foundations, their state of mind would not be strong enough and cause powerful heart devils.
Relatively speaking, the cultivation of the demon sects before the Yuanying stage was much faster than the Dao Sects. Almost 90% of the Dao Sects cultivators who practiced the same year would not be the opponents of the Demon sects’ cultivators. There would be a large difference in their realm, making it difficult to win against them.
But after the Yuanying stage, the Dao Sects would have the advantage. However, this was also a relative conclusion as it only concerns the gap in the realm. If it came to life and death, the demon sect cultivators would act without any hindrances, it was difficult to say who would win.
Using the simplest words to describe the characteristics of the demon sects’ cultivators, one could use the following adjectives; insidious, poisonous and competent fighter. Thus, within the territory of the demon sects, they needed to be very cautious.
Yang Chen came here only to collect the seventh metal true essence, and he had nothing to do with the subjugation of the demons to protect the human cultivator’s Dao. Gongsun Ling was also on the way to perfect the mountain river geographical map and thus, she did not even have this such a thought. Otherwise, two little Jiedan stage masters in the domain of the Demon sects would not be able to protect the Dao in any case. They would only end up dead.
The demon sects’ domain was also vast in area while also being different from the Dao Sects’ domain. The spiritual veins existing in this domain were filled with demonic qi. The deeper they went into the domain, the more intense this qi became. Ordinary people, exposed to this qi, would unconsciously start getting influenced.
If a Dao Sect cultivator absorbs too much demonic qi and did not refine it in time, it would also lead to disaster. This demonic qi would accumulate and once it breaks out, it would lead to powerful heart devils. It was also common for it to rob the cultivators of their lives without them knowing it. If you enter the place with the most powerful demonic qi from the start, it was possible to just explode and die.
Both Yang Chen and Gongsun Ling were carefully and silently making way in the domain of the Demon sects. Yang Chen did not come here to fight, so he moved stealthily.
At present, Yang Chen had not met anyone from the Demon sects. He hoped that the situation remained this way. If a possibility arises to collect the seventh metal true essence without letting them know, it would be the best outcome.
It was a pity that the situation took a turn for the worst, like the sating; the better the hope, the crueller the reality. The two flew in the direction of the seventh metal true essence for a few days and found many Demon sect disciples along the way.