Chapter 192: The Incomplete Bloodline Path

Five hours have passed since you discovered the underground cave of the Dongxian Palace. You know that unexpected things might have occurred in the cave by now.

Using the Transcendent Teleportation, you entered the underground cave, which is quite spacious. This time, you accurately made your way into the cave and quickly started searching for the formation within.

After more than ten breaths, you finally found the formation. Coincidentally, you noticed that the damaged formation was emitting a nauseating aura. You knew it was a demonic aura.

It became apparent that your presence had been detected. The slow and drifting demonic aura suddenly surged, and a deep voice asked you about the current era.

"That demon creature is actually not dead!"

Suzhou's expression became serious. Ever since he was informed that the array disc was used to suppress a demon, he had suspected that the demon beneath the array disc might still be alive.

After all, he had already witnessed the peculiarities of demons.

They were beings that could remain immortal even without a physical form.

"Is my opportunity linked to that demon?"

Thinking about this question again, he couldn't help but wonder what benefit a demon could bring him.

You were cautious and did not answer the demon's question. The demon didn't get angry and continued to inquire about how you had entered this place.

You still didn't answer, and the demon continued to ask if you wanted the inheritance in the palace above. If you did, he could help you obtain it.

You were intrigued and tentatively asked how he could help you get the inheritance from the Dongxian Palace.

Hearing your inquiry, the demon let out a strange laugh and told you that he wanted to make a deal with you. If you could help him escape, he would let you obtain the inheritance within the Dongxian Palace.

Hearing the demon's request, you didn't hesitate and firmly refused. You knew that if you released the demon, you would be the first one to suffer the consequences.

The demon didn't lose patience and informed you that the inheritance in the palace above belonged to an old man named Dongxian. This old man had once been a saint-level powerhouse, and his inheritance could make you soar to great heights.

"A saint-level powerhouse?"

Suzhou's heart stirred. This was not the first time he had heard of this realm.

Last time, he had helped Hu Xiaotian obtain a drop of ancient fairy blood, which came from an ancient saint-level fairy.

He had always suspected that it was a level beyond the emperor level.

Such beings certainly didn't exist in Tianyun County, and there might be a few in the entire Eastern Chen Province, but certainly not many.

They were undoubtedly the pinnacle of power in this world.

The demon's words intrigued you, but you still remained wary of the demon's strangeness and power. You kept your composure and didn't agree to the demon's offer, directly telling him that you weren't interested in Dongxian's inheritance.

The demon didn't give up and told you that if you helped him escape, he could teach you the method of becoming a powerful demon god.

Hearing the idea of becoming a demon, you didn't even think twice and rejected it. In your eyes, becoming a demon was tantamount to suicide.

Seemingly aware of your resistance to becoming a demon, the demon was displeased and told you that the path of gods and demons was the strongest in this world, far superior to the incomplete method you were practicing, hundreds of times stronger.

"Incomplete method?"

Reading this, Suzhou was puzzled. After a brief thought, he realized that the demon was referring to the bloodline fusion method. This was the first time he had heard someone describe the bloodline fusion method as incomplete.

At the same time, he was puzzled. Wasn't the method of fusing bloodlines discovered by the human race thousands of years ago? How did the ancient demon know about it?

You were intrigued by the demon's words and, with curiosity, attempted to ask the demon why he considered your practice as incomplete.

The demon told you that the method of fusing bloodlines that you were practicing had been discovered by human strongmen in ancient times, and they had even attempted it. However, they had eventually given up because they found that unless they could fuse the bloodlines of a large number of divine and auspicious beasts, it was almost impossible to surpass the ancient method.

Moreover, the upper limit of this path was very low, and reaching saint-level was already its limit. Trying to break through saint-level would inevitably lead to a bloodline conflict and turn the practitioner into a monster controlled by resentment.

"The highest you can cultivate to is saint-level?"

Suzhou's heart sank. If other martial artists heard this, they would surely scoff at it. To them, achieving king-level in their lifetime was already an unattainable dream, let alone emperor-level or saint-level, which they considered mere legends.

However, for Suzhou, it was not a dream. In less than a month and a half since the game was launched, he had already cultivated three characters to the pinnacle of the Spiritual level, and he possessed formidable power that could rival the pinnacle of the Profound level.

With his current rate of progress, obtaining the last ancient monster bloodline would easily propel him to the Profound level. Once he reached the Profound level, wouldn't the Saint level be just around the corner? What would he do then?

The demon told you that he sensed a pure demonic aura in you, and you had already been subtly influenced by the demonic aura. Your fate was sealed, destined to lose control and die. Although it seemed like there were no problems now, as your strength increased, the effects of the demonic aura would inevitably erupt.

Furthermore, the time until such a situation occurred wouldn't be far off. Even if you successfully broke through from the Spiritual level to the Profound level this time, the next breakthrough from Profound to King level would undoubtedly pose a problem.

If the bloodline fusion path had a limit of reaching the Saint level, then you, contaminated by demonic aura, could only reach the King level.

The demon told you that if you wanted to wait until the bloodline conflict got out of control before practicing the method of the demon god, it would be too late.

If you started practicing the method of the god and demon now, even if your bloodline ultimately conflicted, it wouldn't have a significant impact on you. Instead, it would help you completely control your bloodline and greatly increase your strength.

"I have already been tainted by demonic aura?"

Seeing the information in the prophecy, Suzhou's heart sank. He had never expected that he would be subtly influenced by demonic aura.

"The Demon Sword, it must be the result of using the Demon Sword back in Baishui Town!"

There were many things related to demons on his body, such as the Demon Sword, Demon Blood, and Demon Source Stone. Among them, the only thing he had used was the Demon Sword.

"If what the demon says is true, then even breaking through to the Profound level this time is dangerous."

Suzhou's face turned extremely ugly.

Just a moment ago, he had been thinking about what to do if he reached the Emperor level in a year.

Now, reality had hit him hard, telling him that he didn't need to worry about reaching the Emperor level. Instead, he should be concerned

 about reaching the Profound or King level.

Upon hearing the demon's words, you finally realized the issue with your body. You tried to inquire if there was a solution.

Seeing that you seemed to be considering it, the demon informed you that while the lost opportunity in this world would soon return, allowing you to practice the ancient techniques of the human race, it still wouldn't solve the problem of the demonic aura invasion.

Practicing the method of the demon god was the only way to resolve it, and there were no other options.

The first prophecy ends. Do you want to continue? 

"The lost opportunity returning?"

Suzhou was shocked by the information he had just heard from the demon's mouth.

Chapter 192: The Incomplete Bloodline Path

The reason why the human race is oppressed by the demon race in this world is because the spiritual wisdom disappeared after ancient times. The powerful techniques of the human race, such as ancient scriptures, spells, and divine abilities, cannot be performed at all.

Although the demon race is also greatly affected, overall, they are less affected than the human race.

"No wonder the demon race launched a massive attack on the human race at this time. It seems that the powerful demons or the demon emperors know that the spiritual wisdom of the world is about to return, which is why they are willing to go to any lengths to destroy the Heavenly Dome God Seal."

"Once the Heavenly Dome God Seal is completely destroyed, even if the spiritual wisdom truly returns, it will be very difficult for the human race to return to its ancient glory."

Because it was a conversation, there was a lot of content in this prophecy.

Suzhou carefully read it and was deeply moved by the information, whether it was the flaw in the bloodline fusion method or the impending return of spiritual wisdom.

Of course, among the two, what he cared about most was his own problem.

"Once the demonic aura enters my body, will I really only be able to practice the method of the demon god?"

Suzhou frowned, somewhat skeptical.

Because this statement was too absolute, he suspected that the demon was saying this intentionally to lure him.

But no matter what, one thing was certain: it wouldn't be easy to resolve the contamination by demonic aura.

"This is troublesome!"

If he had known that being tainted by demonic aura would have such serious consequences, he wouldn't have used the Demon Sword, even if he were killed by the demon creatures.

"Continue the prophecy."

The demon was related to his adventure, and he hadn't seen the adventure yet. The prophecy couldn't stop.

"You were deeply shaken by the words of the demon, but you remained cautious and did not fully trust the demon's words."

"You still did not agree to the demon's conditions, and the demon's patience was finally exhausted. It resorted to threats, saying that if you did not help it escape from the formation's suppression today, you would be trapped here forever."

"Upon hearing this, you did not hesitate and turned to leave."

"The demon, angry at your response, could no longer restrain itself. The rolling demonic aura escaped from the cracks in the formation and quickly enveloped you."

"You reacted quickly, trying to dodge, but without Transcendent Teleportation, you could not leave the cave."

"One minute later, the demonic aura filled the entire underground cave, and you had no way to escape. You were engulfed by the rolling demonic aura, and it surged into your body."

"Two minutes later, under the influence of a large amount of demonic aura, your bloodline began to conflict."

"Three minutes later, your bloodline completely clashed, and you lost control."

"Just the demonic aura alone made me lose control. This demon is truly the enemy of both humans and demons."

Suzhou's expression became solemn as he once again witnessed the strangeness and power of the demon.

Then, he was puzzled.

What was his adventure after all? Could it be that his adventure was simply the information he obtained from the demon?

"Do I really have to release the demon and obtain the inheritance of the Dongxian Palace in exchange?"

"Or can I obtain the method of the demon god from the demon?"

Suzhou contemplated.

After some thought, he decided to give it a try.

...

"You agreed to the demon's request and were willing to help it escape from the formation in exchange for obtaining the inheritance from the Dongxian Palace."

"The demon was delighted and told you that as long as you used your strongest attack to destroy some of the nodes on the formation disk, it would be enough."

"You approached the formation disk and, following the demon's instructions, began to destroy it."

"One minute later, the already damaged formation disk, weathered by the passage of time, completely lost its function under your destruction."

"At the moment when the formation disk shattered, the rolling demonic aura gushed out and condensed into the appearance of a middle-aged man in front of you. This was the demon's mental form."

"The middle-aged demon looked at you, not thanking you for releasing it, but instead, its eyes were filled with greed. You realized that something was wrong and turned to escape."

"Unfortunately, it was already too late. Three minutes later, the demon's mental form possessed you."

"Alright! After saying so much last time, the goal was actually to possess me."

"I'm so naive to actually want to trust a demon!"

Suzhou self-mocked, while at the same time, he became even more puzzled. If he couldn't obtain the inheritance from the demon, what could his adventure be?

"I wonder what would happen if I make obtaining the method of the demon god a condition for helping the demon? Would it agree?"

A thought crossed his mind.

Since the demon wanted to come out so badly, he could use it as leverage to make the demon hand over the method of the demon god first.

If the demon didn't agree, then so be it. But if it agreed, wouldn't he be able to obtain the method of the demon god for free?

...

"In response to the demon's request, you did not directly agree, but instead told it that you would be willing to help it escape, but you needed the method of the demon god in return."

"The demon pondered for a moment, and in order to get your help, it agreed to your request."

"As per the demon's request, you stood on the formation disk, and a ray of light entered your body, bringing a wealth of information to your mind."

"Congratulations, you have obtained an ancient demon scripture."

"This is a demon scripture called 'Heavenly Devil Devouring Technique.' You do not know that it is not the demon cultivation method suppressed under the formation disk, but one that the demon had once obtained in a secret place and abandoned due to the harsh cultivation process."

"Heavenly Devil Devouring Technique!"

"I actually really obtained it!" Suzhou's eyes lit up.

An ancient demon scripture was at least as valuable as the ancient scriptures of the human race. Even if he didn't practice it, keeping it might come in handy in the future.

The prophecy ended, but Suzhou did not immediately enter the underground cave.

"I only have one more use of Transcendent Teleportation today, and once I enter the cave, it's almost impossible to come out. I can only wait until the game refreshes to get out."

"Besides, there's another important thing to do at that time."

Suzhou's eyes flickered, and at this moment, it was as if his gaze could penetrate space, seeing the incarnation of Zhang Yang on the other side, as well as the players rushing towards Redstone Town with him.

Organizing the outline took up a lot of time, so there is only one chapter today. I'll resume with two chapters starting tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)