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Chapter 346 Ancient Secrets
Chapter 346 Ancient Secrets
"You...you are really the devil!"
Nie Feng couldn't help but asked: "The supreme demon lord who dominated the ancient times?"
"Does anyone still dare to pretend to be the deity?"
Although the voice of the demon lord was cold, it revealed an aura of looking down on the world, which made people tremble, and they were willing to bow their heads in front of him.
The same is true for Nie Feng, his figure slowly fell down, as if he had fallen into a demon, but at the moment when he was about to kneel on the ground, there was a loud noise in the sea of consciousness, like Hong Zhong Dalu, instantly It awakened Nie Feng's mind.
"cut!"
Two cold lights shot out from Nie Feng's eyes, Youruo's materialized blade directly pressed towards the demon lord above, and immediately stretched out the five fingers of his right hand, and mercilessly displayed the cave finger, and the white light instantly filled the entire hall .
Even though this person is the ancient demon lord, Nie Feng still waved the butcher knife in his hand without hesitation.
And the devil sitting on the bronze throne saw that Nie Feng didn't kneel in front of him, but smiled instead of anger, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
It was a little surprising that a warrior who had stepped into the realm of the gods could resist his own aura. You must know that even in ancient times, those warriors who had cultivated far higher than him could hardly resist his aura.
This little guy is truly extraordinary!
"break!"
The demon lord sat on the bronze throne, without any movement, just uttered a word lightly.
But a shocking scene appeared.
The Dongtian finger that Nie Feng tried his best to hit disappeared without a trace in an instant, turning into the purest spiritual energy.
"This……"
Nie Feng looked at the Demon Lord in disbelief.
What is this?
Follow the law?
He has long heard that the top masters of the ancient Confucian school, after being promoted to the realm of destiny, can have the ability to speak the law, and can create a splendid country of [-] miles with just one stop.
"You are proud enough to be able to resist my oppressive aura. You must know that even in the ancient times, there were not many people who could do this, and those people were at worst masters of ecstasy. You have to live In my time, those immortals would definitely take you into their sect at all costs."
The demon lord's aura converged in his body, and he looked no different from ordinary people.
"Have you really lived from ancient times to the present?"
Nie Feng asked tentatively.
But who would have thought that the Demon Lord shook his head, and said: "I am only transformed by the Demon Lord's half soul. As for the situation of the main body, I am not very clear, but when he differentiated me, he has already realized He has reached a realm above the Destiny Realm, so I think that even if it is the Great Destruction of the Ancient Times, it is estimated that he will not be killed, and it is more likely that he is still in a deep sleep, waiting to be resurrected in the future!"
Cultivation beyond the realm of destiny?
Falling into a deep sleep and resurrecting?
What the demon master said in this distraction was beyond Nie Feng's imagination.
"Is there a higher realm above the Destiny Realm?"
Nie Feng grasped the crux of the problem.
As we all know, the realm of martial arts practice is divided into acquired, innate, ecstatic, and destiny.
Although half-stepping into the divine realm has the word ecstasy, after all, it still hasn't taken that step completely, and it should also be attributed to the innate realm.
"The road to practice is endless, and the Destiny Realm is naturally not the end, but there are very few people who can take this step. Even if the cultivation base of the main body is almost invincible in the world, it can only faintly touch a higher level. , I haven’t really stepped in yet, so I can only tell you that destiny is not the end, but I don’t know what lies beyond it.” The demon master said distractedly.
According to common sense, this kind of distracted personality should be the same as the main body.
But tens of thousands of years have passed, this thread of distraction has already had its own self, it can be said to be a brand new life body, or now this thread of distraction is the demon lord back then, and he has what the demon lord had in the past. everything.
Including all memory and martial arts.
"Then why don't you leave here?"
Nie Feng looked at the Demon Lord in a strange way.
With his strength, if he leaves the ancient city and enters the real space, I believe no one can stop him.
"not that simple."
There was a trace of silence on the demon lord's distracted face, he shook his head and said: "My mission is to suppress the trolls below, if I go out, it won't take long for this troll to break out, At that time, the world will be devastated, and China will be reduced to a hell on earth."
"Senior, what is the origin of the trolls sealed under this ancient hall?" Nie Feng frowned and said, "Some people say that there are nine halls in this ancient city, and nine unrivaled trolls were sealed up respectively. Is this true or not?" Fake?"
The demon lord was distracted and lived alone here for 10,000+ years, and now he finally had someone to talk with, and he didn't care about the difference in status, so he simply transformed into the same bronze throne in the hall, saying: "This It’s a long story, but I have more time now, sit down and I’ll tell you slowly.”
Nie Feng was honest and blunt, and sat directly on the bronze throne.
"I don't know who you heard this from, but it's true in fact. There are nine bronze halls in this ancient city, each of which suppresses nine ancient trolls, and in each hall, there is also an ancient superpower The half soul of the troll is sitting in the town, and our mission of existence is to suppress these trolls and prevent them from escaping from this ancient city."
"When you came in just now, did you see the forest of steles outside?" the devil asked distractedly.
"Saw."
Nie Feng nodded and said, "And I also got the martial arts inheritance from above."
"Just now when I saw you cast the cave finger, I knew you got the inheritance."
The devil continued: "In fact, every stone tablet in that forest of steles represents a peerless master in ancient times. It is not only their inheritance, but also their tombstone. After they died in battle, their bodies were buried in the I came here, and set up a large formation to return to the sky, and bound their heroic spirits here. The purpose is to help me suppress the trolls below. If there is no help from them in the past 10,000+ years, I will not be able to suppress the trolls alone. Demon for so many years."
"Death in battle?"
Nie Feng frowned slightly, thinking of the past events he had seen, he couldn't help asking: "Could it be that the trolls suppressed below are related to the extraterritorial demons that invaded back then?"
"You actually know Heavenly Demon?"
This time the Demon Lord was really shocked.
"It seems that you also hide a lot of secrets..."
The devil's eyes suddenly became blank, looking at Nie Feng like a black hole in the starry sky.
But Nie Feng only felt as if he had been stripped naked, and everything was completely exposed in the eyes of the devil.
After half an hour.
The devil returned to normal.
"I see...I didn't expect you to be his direct blood..."
Nie Feng knew that the "he" in the mouth of the demon lord should be Emperor Yu who created Shenxia back then, and he himself is also the descendant of Emperor Yu's direct lineage.
The Demon Lord continued: "Besides that, you also possess Nine Suns Divine Art and Immortal Art, these two kinds of martial arts are top-notch miraculous arts, even if they are comparable to the Demon Lord's Unrivaled Demon Art, It's a pity that you haven't stepped into the realm of gods now, and you can't display the true strength of these two sets of exercises."
"Never mind!"
After thinking for a while, the demon master said: "You are also an old friend, today I will help you break through the shackles of entering the god realm!"
The voice has not yet fallen.
The demon lord suddenly pointed at Nie Feng's eyebrows.
The pure devilish energy rushed directly into his body like a raging wave.
The silent Heavenly Demon Transforming Blood Divine Art is also running in the meridians, and has extended many meridian routes that have not been seen before. The drawbacks of this set of exercises that affect the mind have also been eliminated by the devil. For him to be able to do this, Nie Feng Still not surprised, the Demon Lord was known as the Lord of All Demons in ancient times, and he knows everything about all the magic skills. In the eyes, it is probably no different from the most basic Qi training formula.
Nie Feng felt that Qi and blood in his body were filled to the extreme, as long as he wanted to, he could break through to the state of ecstasy at any time.
But at this moment, the devil suddenly blocked [-]% of his power.
"There are restrictions on cultivation in this ancient city. If you reach the state of ecstasy, you will be excluded immediately. Now I have sealed [-]% of your cultivation. After you leave the ancient city, the seal will be released automatically. Then you Naturally, it will be a matter of course to step into the realm of the gods." The devil said lightly.
"Thank you senior!"
Nie Feng bowed his hands hurriedly.
This kindness is too great.
Not to mention that the Demon Lord eliminated the disadvantages of the Heavenly Demon Transforming Blood Divine Art, and improved this art, just let him truly step into the realm of God, and saved him at least three years of hard work. It is said that if one wants to truly become a martial artist, it must take three years to master all of one's martial arts, to polish the muscles and bones into a harmonious one, to unite qi and blood, and to take care of the inside and outside. .
There are many masters who have half-stepped into the realm of gods, but they are short of this step, so they have been unable to be promoted to gods for a long time.
But the demon lord has just omitted all the troubles for him. After leaving the ancient city, he can successfully step into the realm of gods with a single thought, and even the current Nie Feng, relying on the strength of his physical body that has been tempered by the demonic energy, It is also enough to compete with ordinary warriors.
The demon lord nodded slightly, and continued: "You are right, the trolls suppressed by the nine princes in this ancient city are actually the nine demon kings of the extraterrestrial demon clan, and their strength is extremely powerful, far exceeding ordinary The Heavenly Demon King, in order to trap them here, the human race paid a huge price."
"Senior, what is the origin of these extraterrestrial demons? Why did they appear on this land?"
Nie Feng asked the doubts that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
"No one knows the origin of this group of extraterrestrial demons. They seem to have suddenly appeared in the land of Shenzhou, and then quickly started killing. This family seems to be born for killing, and their physical strength is also extremely tyrannical. They are born with Comparable to the warriors in the Condensation Realm, although they don't know martial arts and combat skills, they can only kill with instinct, but they are not weaker than any martial arts. ..."
Hearing the devil's words, Nie Feng thought of Ding Wei. During the battle in Zichen Palace, his arms turned into sharp blades comparable to magic weapons.
"The extraterrestrial celestial demon has another biggest feature, that is, it can attach to human beings, and there will be no repulsion, and there will be no change in appearance. At that time, we suffered from this loss, and many masters unknowingly The identity was replaced in the middle, almost ruining the entire human race."
Nie Feng thought of Gao Canghai again.
If Gao Canghai hadn't revealed the identity of the Heavenly Demon in the end, he would never have imagined that the Heavenly Demon would live in Gao Canghai's body.
"Then is there any way to identify whether it is possessed by a demon?"
Nie Feng asked.
"No, but you remember..."
The demon lord's expression became very serious in an instant, and he looked at Nie Feng and said, "If you see someone whose cultivation level suddenly skyrocketed in the future, and who also knows a lot about killing martial arts, then don't hesitate to kill him directly. Remember that it is better to kill by mistake than to misplace him, because he is very likely to be possessed by the demon, and the vitals of the demon are only the head and the heart. He can recover from any injury."
At this moment, the demon lord seemed to have become the unrivaled demon king who ruled the world in ancient times.
"Moreover, the method for the Heavenly Demon clan to improve its strength is also very simple. As long as a lowest-level Heavenly Demon has enough flesh and blood for him to devour, then he can grow into an existence at the level of the Heavenly Demon King in the shortest possible time. The corresponding is Destiny realm warriors of our human race don’t need to devote themselves to cultivation like us.”
"Countless holy places of martial arts were trampled down by Heavenly Demons back then. It can be said that the entire ancient era was buried by the Heavenly Demons themselves, but the Heavenly Demons were also severely injured. The nine strongest Heavenly Demon Kings were trapped here. Rescued by the masters of the Demon Race, the entire ancient city was exiled in the turbulent flow of time and space, and it was impossible to trace the fixed traces. Only every few hundred years would it return to the real space, allowing those young people to enter it and get The inheritance of those predecessors."
After learning of these past events, Nie Feng couldn't calm down for a long time.
A group of aliens.
It actually ruined a glorious martial arts prosperity.
This is enough to prove the strength of those demons.
If the Heavenly Demon revives in this era, can the people of this era resist it?
The demon master also seemed to see through his thoughts, and said: "You don't have to worry too much, most of the surviving demons have been killed, and the rest have fallen into a deep sleep, even if they wake up again, want to If they cause disaster to the world again, there will still be people who will come out to deal with them.”
"what do you mean……"
Nie Feng seemed to understand something in his heart. Although those heavenly demons fell into a deep sleep, some strong people from the ancient era must have survived. If those heavenly demons really reappeared, then the strong people from the ancient era would not just sit back and watch the human race perish.
(End of this chapter)
"You...you are really the devil!"
Nie Feng couldn't help but asked: "The supreme demon lord who dominated the ancient times?"
"Does anyone still dare to pretend to be the deity?"
Although the voice of the demon lord was cold, it revealed an aura of looking down on the world, which made people tremble, and they were willing to bow their heads in front of him.
The same is true for Nie Feng, his figure slowly fell down, as if he had fallen into a demon, but at the moment when he was about to kneel on the ground, there was a loud noise in the sea of consciousness, like Hong Zhong Dalu, instantly It awakened Nie Feng's mind.
"cut!"
Two cold lights shot out from Nie Feng's eyes, Youruo's materialized blade directly pressed towards the demon lord above, and immediately stretched out the five fingers of his right hand, and mercilessly displayed the cave finger, and the white light instantly filled the entire hall .
Even though this person is the ancient demon lord, Nie Feng still waved the butcher knife in his hand without hesitation.
And the devil sitting on the bronze throne saw that Nie Feng didn't kneel in front of him, but smiled instead of anger, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
It was a little surprising that a warrior who had stepped into the realm of the gods could resist his own aura. You must know that even in ancient times, those warriors who had cultivated far higher than him could hardly resist his aura.
This little guy is truly extraordinary!
"break!"
The demon lord sat on the bronze throne, without any movement, just uttered a word lightly.
But a shocking scene appeared.
The Dongtian finger that Nie Feng tried his best to hit disappeared without a trace in an instant, turning into the purest spiritual energy.
"This……"
Nie Feng looked at the Demon Lord in disbelief.
What is this?
Follow the law?
He has long heard that the top masters of the ancient Confucian school, after being promoted to the realm of destiny, can have the ability to speak the law, and can create a splendid country of [-] miles with just one stop.
"You are proud enough to be able to resist my oppressive aura. You must know that even in the ancient times, there were not many people who could do this, and those people were at worst masters of ecstasy. You have to live In my time, those immortals would definitely take you into their sect at all costs."
The demon lord's aura converged in his body, and he looked no different from ordinary people.
"Have you really lived from ancient times to the present?"
Nie Feng asked tentatively.
But who would have thought that the Demon Lord shook his head, and said: "I am only transformed by the Demon Lord's half soul. As for the situation of the main body, I am not very clear, but when he differentiated me, he has already realized He has reached a realm above the Destiny Realm, so I think that even if it is the Great Destruction of the Ancient Times, it is estimated that he will not be killed, and it is more likely that he is still in a deep sleep, waiting to be resurrected in the future!"
Cultivation beyond the realm of destiny?
Falling into a deep sleep and resurrecting?
What the demon master said in this distraction was beyond Nie Feng's imagination.
"Is there a higher realm above the Destiny Realm?"
Nie Feng grasped the crux of the problem.
As we all know, the realm of martial arts practice is divided into acquired, innate, ecstatic, and destiny.
Although half-stepping into the divine realm has the word ecstasy, after all, it still hasn't taken that step completely, and it should also be attributed to the innate realm.
"The road to practice is endless, and the Destiny Realm is naturally not the end, but there are very few people who can take this step. Even if the cultivation base of the main body is almost invincible in the world, it can only faintly touch a higher level. , I haven’t really stepped in yet, so I can only tell you that destiny is not the end, but I don’t know what lies beyond it.” The demon master said distractedly.
According to common sense, this kind of distracted personality should be the same as the main body.
But tens of thousands of years have passed, this thread of distraction has already had its own self, it can be said to be a brand new life body, or now this thread of distraction is the demon lord back then, and he has what the demon lord had in the past. everything.
Including all memory and martial arts.
"Then why don't you leave here?"
Nie Feng looked at the Demon Lord in a strange way.
With his strength, if he leaves the ancient city and enters the real space, I believe no one can stop him.
"not that simple."
There was a trace of silence on the demon lord's distracted face, he shook his head and said: "My mission is to suppress the trolls below, if I go out, it won't take long for this troll to break out, At that time, the world will be devastated, and China will be reduced to a hell on earth."
"Senior, what is the origin of the trolls sealed under this ancient hall?" Nie Feng frowned and said, "Some people say that there are nine halls in this ancient city, and nine unrivaled trolls were sealed up respectively. Is this true or not?" Fake?"
The demon lord was distracted and lived alone here for 10,000+ years, and now he finally had someone to talk with, and he didn't care about the difference in status, so he simply transformed into the same bronze throne in the hall, saying: "This It’s a long story, but I have more time now, sit down and I’ll tell you slowly.”
Nie Feng was honest and blunt, and sat directly on the bronze throne.
"I don't know who you heard this from, but it's true in fact. There are nine bronze halls in this ancient city, each of which suppresses nine ancient trolls, and in each hall, there is also an ancient superpower The half soul of the troll is sitting in the town, and our mission of existence is to suppress these trolls and prevent them from escaping from this ancient city."
"When you came in just now, did you see the forest of steles outside?" the devil asked distractedly.
"Saw."
Nie Feng nodded and said, "And I also got the martial arts inheritance from above."
"Just now when I saw you cast the cave finger, I knew you got the inheritance."
The devil continued: "In fact, every stone tablet in that forest of steles represents a peerless master in ancient times. It is not only their inheritance, but also their tombstone. After they died in battle, their bodies were buried in the I came here, and set up a large formation to return to the sky, and bound their heroic spirits here. The purpose is to help me suppress the trolls below. If there is no help from them in the past 10,000+ years, I will not be able to suppress the trolls alone. Demon for so many years."
"Death in battle?"
Nie Feng frowned slightly, thinking of the past events he had seen, he couldn't help asking: "Could it be that the trolls suppressed below are related to the extraterritorial demons that invaded back then?"
"You actually know Heavenly Demon?"
This time the Demon Lord was really shocked.
"It seems that you also hide a lot of secrets..."
The devil's eyes suddenly became blank, looking at Nie Feng like a black hole in the starry sky.
But Nie Feng only felt as if he had been stripped naked, and everything was completely exposed in the eyes of the devil.
After half an hour.
The devil returned to normal.
"I see...I didn't expect you to be his direct blood..."
Nie Feng knew that the "he" in the mouth of the demon lord should be Emperor Yu who created Shenxia back then, and he himself is also the descendant of Emperor Yu's direct lineage.
The Demon Lord continued: "Besides that, you also possess Nine Suns Divine Art and Immortal Art, these two kinds of martial arts are top-notch miraculous arts, even if they are comparable to the Demon Lord's Unrivaled Demon Art, It's a pity that you haven't stepped into the realm of gods now, and you can't display the true strength of these two sets of exercises."
"Never mind!"
After thinking for a while, the demon master said: "You are also an old friend, today I will help you break through the shackles of entering the god realm!"
The voice has not yet fallen.
The demon lord suddenly pointed at Nie Feng's eyebrows.
The pure devilish energy rushed directly into his body like a raging wave.
The silent Heavenly Demon Transforming Blood Divine Art is also running in the meridians, and has extended many meridian routes that have not been seen before. The drawbacks of this set of exercises that affect the mind have also been eliminated by the devil. For him to be able to do this, Nie Feng Still not surprised, the Demon Lord was known as the Lord of All Demons in ancient times, and he knows everything about all the magic skills. In the eyes, it is probably no different from the most basic Qi training formula.
Nie Feng felt that Qi and blood in his body were filled to the extreme, as long as he wanted to, he could break through to the state of ecstasy at any time.
But at this moment, the devil suddenly blocked [-]% of his power.
"There are restrictions on cultivation in this ancient city. If you reach the state of ecstasy, you will be excluded immediately. Now I have sealed [-]% of your cultivation. After you leave the ancient city, the seal will be released automatically. Then you Naturally, it will be a matter of course to step into the realm of the gods." The devil said lightly.
"Thank you senior!"
Nie Feng bowed his hands hurriedly.
This kindness is too great.
Not to mention that the Demon Lord eliminated the disadvantages of the Heavenly Demon Transforming Blood Divine Art, and improved this art, just let him truly step into the realm of God, and saved him at least three years of hard work. It is said that if one wants to truly become a martial artist, it must take three years to master all of one's martial arts, to polish the muscles and bones into a harmonious one, to unite qi and blood, and to take care of the inside and outside. .
There are many masters who have half-stepped into the realm of gods, but they are short of this step, so they have been unable to be promoted to gods for a long time.
But the demon lord has just omitted all the troubles for him. After leaving the ancient city, he can successfully step into the realm of gods with a single thought, and even the current Nie Feng, relying on the strength of his physical body that has been tempered by the demonic energy, It is also enough to compete with ordinary warriors.
The demon lord nodded slightly, and continued: "You are right, the trolls suppressed by the nine princes in this ancient city are actually the nine demon kings of the extraterrestrial demon clan, and their strength is extremely powerful, far exceeding ordinary The Heavenly Demon King, in order to trap them here, the human race paid a huge price."
"Senior, what is the origin of these extraterrestrial demons? Why did they appear on this land?"
Nie Feng asked the doubts that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
"No one knows the origin of this group of extraterrestrial demons. They seem to have suddenly appeared in the land of Shenzhou, and then quickly started killing. This family seems to be born for killing, and their physical strength is also extremely tyrannical. They are born with Comparable to the warriors in the Condensation Realm, although they don't know martial arts and combat skills, they can only kill with instinct, but they are not weaker than any martial arts. ..."
Hearing the devil's words, Nie Feng thought of Ding Wei. During the battle in Zichen Palace, his arms turned into sharp blades comparable to magic weapons.
"The extraterrestrial celestial demon has another biggest feature, that is, it can attach to human beings, and there will be no repulsion, and there will be no change in appearance. At that time, we suffered from this loss, and many masters unknowingly The identity was replaced in the middle, almost ruining the entire human race."
Nie Feng thought of Gao Canghai again.
If Gao Canghai hadn't revealed the identity of the Heavenly Demon in the end, he would never have imagined that the Heavenly Demon would live in Gao Canghai's body.
"Then is there any way to identify whether it is possessed by a demon?"
Nie Feng asked.
"No, but you remember..."
The demon lord's expression became very serious in an instant, and he looked at Nie Feng and said, "If you see someone whose cultivation level suddenly skyrocketed in the future, and who also knows a lot about killing martial arts, then don't hesitate to kill him directly. Remember that it is better to kill by mistake than to misplace him, because he is very likely to be possessed by the demon, and the vitals of the demon are only the head and the heart. He can recover from any injury."
At this moment, the demon lord seemed to have become the unrivaled demon king who ruled the world in ancient times.
"Moreover, the method for the Heavenly Demon clan to improve its strength is also very simple. As long as a lowest-level Heavenly Demon has enough flesh and blood for him to devour, then he can grow into an existence at the level of the Heavenly Demon King in the shortest possible time. The corresponding is Destiny realm warriors of our human race don’t need to devote themselves to cultivation like us.”
"Countless holy places of martial arts were trampled down by Heavenly Demons back then. It can be said that the entire ancient era was buried by the Heavenly Demons themselves, but the Heavenly Demons were also severely injured. The nine strongest Heavenly Demon Kings were trapped here. Rescued by the masters of the Demon Race, the entire ancient city was exiled in the turbulent flow of time and space, and it was impossible to trace the fixed traces. Only every few hundred years would it return to the real space, allowing those young people to enter it and get The inheritance of those predecessors."
After learning of these past events, Nie Feng couldn't calm down for a long time.
A group of aliens.
It actually ruined a glorious martial arts prosperity.
This is enough to prove the strength of those demons.
If the Heavenly Demon revives in this era, can the people of this era resist it?
The demon master also seemed to see through his thoughts, and said: "You don't have to worry too much, most of the surviving demons have been killed, and the rest have fallen into a deep sleep, even if they wake up again, want to If they cause disaster to the world again, there will still be people who will come out to deal with them.”
"what do you mean……"
Nie Feng seemed to understand something in his heart. Although those heavenly demons fell into a deep sleep, some strong people from the ancient era must have survived. If those heavenly demons really reappeared, then the strong people from the ancient era would not just sit back and watch the human race perish.
(End of this chapter)
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