Chapter 223: Chapter 161: Vast Universe, Immortal Tribulation
Several True Immortals applied the Bloodline Tracing Method, but failed to find anyone related to Zhao Tingxian by blood in the Cangyun Realm.
The disappearance of the Zhao Clan descendants undoubtedly caught many by surprise.
In order to avoid oversights, several True Immortals retraced Zhao Tingxian's cultivation path, starting from Tai Xu Holy Land, and soon located the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was just over three hundred thousand miles from Giant Marsh, and had been affected at the outbreak of evil energy, now already within the scope of its envelopment.
Ordinary humans cloaked in evil energy were not as severely affected like the cultivators; they just encountered more epidemics. A considerable number of these humans, after being eroded by evil energy, became physically stronger and gradually more violent, losing their ability to communicate, and began to undergo "demonization."
This process would continue for quite some time until they were fully transformed into demons.
After these ordinary humans transformed into demons, a small portion possessed strength far exceeding that of ordinary cultivators, becoming a part of the Evil Demon Realm.
The Royal Family of Great Zhou had disappeared without a trace. After a series of tracking and locating efforts, several True Immortals found themselves near the entrance of a spatial passage, reaching an almost impossible conclusion.
It was highly likely that these descendants of Zhao Tingxian had ventured into the spatial passage themselves, heading to the other end in the Evil Demon Realm.
This conclusion, undoubtedly, baffled everyone as it was akin to walking towards one's own death.
After being invaded by evil energy, such beings were no different from the dead.
The three True Immortals were utterly perplexed, yet they dared not delve deeper into the spatial passage to investigate the details on the other side.
Doing so might provoke the evil demons on the other side, leading to uncontrollable changes.
Now, with no evil demons having crossed from the other end of the spatial passage, taking this opportunity to commence sealing repairs was deemed the best decision.
To be cautious, while beginning the sealing repairs, the True Immortals also disseminated some information about the Evil Demon Realm to various powers to avoid being caught off guard by potential uncontrollable changes.
Chu Zheng also received a detailed report on the Evil Demon Realm.
Externally, the Evil Demon Realm, referred to as 'Vast Universe' by the Immortal Alliance, is a vast region not inferior to the Great Universe in size.
Even with the might of an Immortal King, entering it is like a drop in the ocean, unable to probe its vast boundaries.
The Vast Universe is filled with dense evil energy, having a substantial impact on all beings from the Great Universe, with even Immortal Kings unable to linger long therein.
Among the evil demons, there exists a very strict hierarchical system, with demonized humans and wild beasts, the lowest level of evil demons, known as 'Desolate Demons.'
Desolate Demons have low intelligence, incapable of communication, and are broadly classified into four classes, varying greatly in strength.
The fourth class Desolate Demons have strength comparable to cultivators of the Spirit Spring Realm; first-class Desolate Demons pose a threat to Divine Infant Great Abilities, even capable of slaying them.
Above the Desolate Demons are those deemed as 'evil demons', categorized into low, medium, and high ranks. Still, their power spans even wider, with high-ranking evil demons equivalent to Demi Immortals of the Immortal Tribulation Realm, some even posing a threat to True Immortals.
From the Evil Demon Boundary onward, two branches of beings appeared in the Vast Universe, one as 'evil spirits' and the other as 'demon monsters.'
Evil spirits, lacking physical bodies and akin to the Primordial Spirit state of cultivators, excel in occupying the bodies of living beings, using them as their own facade.
Higher-ranking evil spirits are extremely intelligent, even capable of accessing memories residual in the bodies they occupy, using them as a guise to conceal their evil nature and blend into the Great Universe.
This bears a uncanny resemblance to what Chu Zheng knows as 'Skin Painting.'
The other category, demon monsters, represent another extreme, possessing less intelligence but fearsomely robust physiques, far surpassing cultivators who practice Martial Path.
Beyond their strength and intelligence, there is a fundamental difference between evil demons and Desolate Demons.
Evil demons continuously emit evil energy, altering their surrounding environment. If undisturbed, given enough time, high-ranking evil demons can single-handedly demonize an entire Great Realm by themselves.
This is undoubtedly terrifying.
Above evil demons are titled 'Leaders,' simply because they have the capability to rally evil demons into an army, instantly bridging countless demons across the void, forming an immense army of myriad demons.
This level of evil demons appears almost indistinguishable from the beings of the Great Universe.
The strength variance among Leaders is even greater, with ordinary Leaders already capable of matching True Immortals and even Celestial Lords. The top leaders cannot be rivaled except by an Immortal King.
No being has seen those above the great leaders among evil demons, akin to the elusive giants beyond Immortal Kings in the Great Universe, rarely lingering long in the same spacetime.
The growth rate of evil demons, especially evil spirits, is astonishing.
Evil spirits, after occupying the bodies of cultivators, draw on the residual nutrients within the bodies to quickly master the Divine Secret Skills that ordinary cultivators take years to comprehend.
They are even capable of transmitting this accumulated knowledge to other evil demons through certain mediums.
Thus, encountering an evil demon entails a decisive life-or-death struggle. Even if one is defeated, the remains must never remain intact.
The information Chu Zheng received about the Vast Universe emphasized that the evil demons are not natural beings but rather alien entities created for the annihilation of the Great Universe.
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