Chapter901:Refusal

"I...refuse..."YunXishookhisheadwithgreateffort.

HispurposeincultivatingtheParanirmitaVasavartinScrollwasnottotransformintoaHeavenlyDemon,buttousethepoweroftheHeavenlyDemontotemperhisownmind,ultimatelyreachingastateakintothatofaBuddhistmonk.

Hmm,althoughtheremaybeaslightmisunderstandingintheunderstanding,YunXi’soriginalintentioniscorrect.

TheHeavenlyDemonthatappearedlastwascompletelydifferentfromthepreviousthreeHeavenlyDemons.

YunXihadafeelingthatifheweretoagreelikethis,hewouldreallybetrappedinaneternalabyss.

"Why...refuseme?"ImpermanentlookedatYunXi,whohadclearlybeendrawninbyhersoul,insurprise.

Impermanent’stemptationwasmorethantentimesstrongerthanthatofEnchantress,SaintDemon,andAsura.Itwasadirectassaultonthesoul,andcouldevendrivepowerfulmythicalheroesintomadness.

Theydidn’tneedtorelyontheirbodiestoseduceothers;theirmereexistencewasextraordinary.

EnchantressneededtousetheHeavenlyDemon’svoicetocompleteherenticement,whileImpermanentonlyneededalook,amovement,ortheslightestgestureofherfingerstoachieveit.

Theirvoices,theirpostures,whenevertheyappearedinthisera,theywouldbringabouttremendouschanges.

Inasense,ImpermanentwastheculminationofallHeavenlyDemons,theultimateHeavenlyDemonwiththetalentsofEnchantress,SaintDemon,andAsura,thefinalformofallHeavenlyDemonevolution.

AmongbillionsofHeavenlyDemons,itwasonlypossibleforanImpermanentHeavenlyDemontobebornwithanextremelyrareprobability.

AmongtheentirepopulationofHeavenlyDemonsintheendlessgod’sdomains,thenumberofImpermanentHeavenlyDemonswasnomorethanafew,andtheywereadangerouspresencecapableofcorruptingevendeities,deservingthetitleofsupremeHeavenlyDemon.

"You...aretoodangerous..."Bluedivinesealrepresenting"order"wasshiningonYunXi’sforehead.ItwastheprotectiongrantedbytheguardianoftheSkyTowertotheStarrySkyChessMaster,anditwasalsotheshieldYunXiusedtoresistImpermanent.

"Order...divineseal?"EventheImpermanentHeavenlyDemoncouldn’thelpbutfurrowherbrowsuponseeingthatseal.

Thewielderofthebluedivinesword.

TheguardianoforderintheSkySwordGod’sDomain.

ThegatekeeperoftheSkyTower,theoldestSkySword.

EventhesupremeHeavenlyDemonhadtobeslightlywaryoftheSkySword.

Becausethisplacewastheabsolutedomainofthebluedivinesword.Ifitweren’tforthedifferentflowoftimebetweentheHeavenlyDemonRealmandtherealworld,shemighthavealreadycometokill.

"Huh...heactuallyhastheprotectionofthat."

"Isee,soit’sevenmoredelicious."

"Sowhatifit’stheSkySword?WehavealreadymadetheSkySwordfallbefore."

Enchantress,SaintDemon,andAsura,whowerelingeringinthevoid,lookedatthebluemarkonYunXi’sforehead,showingnosignsofbackingdown.

Rather,itwaspreciselybecauseofthisthatthetasteofthatfruitbecameevenmoredeliciousandtempting,likeviolatingtaboos.

HeavenlyDemons,themostrecklessandwantoncreaturesintheworld,fortheyarenearlyimmortal,bornwiththepowerofsentientbeings,theycanconstantlyresurrect.

Aslongastherearestillpopulationsofsentientbeingsinthisworld,theHeavenlyDemonclanwillneverperish.

EvensomeoneaspowerfulastheAzureGodSwordLilibetcanatmostonlydrivethemaway,itisimpossibletokillthem.

Mostofthetime,evenBuddhistmonksarehelplessinthefaceofthem,maintaininginnerpeaceisthebestoutcome.

"Youcouldhavechosentheeasiestoption..."Impermanentshookherhead,disappointedwithYunXi’srefusal.

NoonecanrefuseImpermanentHeavenlyDemon’sdemands,asthesupremeHeavenlyDemon,Impermanenthascountlesswaystomakesentientbeingssubmit.

Whethertoacceptorrefuse,itdoesn’treallymattermuchtoImpermanent.

"OnewhoattractsHeavenlyDemonswillalsobeentangledbyHeavenlyDemons."

"Fromthemomentyoucompletedthatmask,yourlifewillbeentangledwithHeavenlyDemons."

"Now,it’stoolateforregrets."Impermanentextendedhersnow-whitehandandforcefullywipedawaytheazuremarkonYunXi’sforehead.

AsthesupremeHeavenlyDemon,shepossessesthispower,andbeingatthepinnacleoftheHeavenlyDemonhierarchy,thesupremeHeavenlyDemonisnolesspowerfulthantheSkySword.

Intermsofthepowerofthemind,ImpermanentisevenstrongerthanthewielderoftheAzureGodSword,makingherthestrongestHeavenlyDemonatthepeakofcountlessHeavenlyDemons.

OncetargetedbyImpermanentHeavenlyDemon,sentientbeingsareboundtobecomeagentsofchange,disruptingtheriverofdestinyandcausinggreatturmoil.

IntheeraoftheTwilightoftheGods,theytransformintowitches,guidingthegiantstowageawaragainstthegodsatdusk.

Intheagewhengodsdescended,theyguardedthemanytombsofancientgods,ultimatelyallowingtheonce-deadgodstoberesurrectedonceagain.

Intheendlessnightmares,theyspreadhopeaswellasdespair.

Neitherlightnordarkness,theyarechildrenoftwilight,messengerswhowalkbetweenlightanddarkness.

Theonlyruletheymustabidebyistofindtheirownspokespersonandinterveneintheworldthroughthem.

Nooneknowswhenthisrulestarted,butallHeavenlyDemonsinstinctivelyfollowthisrulefrombirth,includingImpermanent,thesupremeHeavenlyDemon.

WhenpossessedbytheEnchantress,sentientbeingswilltransformintoenchantingbeauties,causingchaosinsociety.

WhenpossessedbytheSaintDemon,sentientbeingswillgrowathirdeyeandoftenwalktheearthintheformof"holymaidens."

WhenpossessedbytheAsura,sentientbeingswillbecomeberserkwarriors,throwingthemselvesintonever-endingbattlefields,ceaselesslykilling.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袡)

AndthesentientbeingschosenbyImpermanentwillgoevenfurther,becomingkings,heroes,andevensteppingintothe[Field]ofthelegendrank,leadinganera.

HeavenlyDemon,that’swhattheyare,Impermanentisformless,illusory,andmysterious.

TheHeavenlyDemonrecordedintheParanirmitaVasavartinScrollareallEnchantresses,soYunXineverthoughtabouthowextraordinarytheHeavenlyDemonssheencounteredwere,orevenhowtheyeventuallycaughttheattentionofImpermanent.

BeingfavoredbyImpermanentsignifiesthatYunXihasthepotentialtostepintothelegendrankandunleashastormoffate.

Suchseedsarerare,capableofforgingtheperfectSix-eyesDemonMask,whichisatestamenttoYunXi’shighestaffinitytowardstheHeavenlyDemons.

Otherwise,Enchantress,SaintDemon,Asura,theywouldn’thavecomeindrovesandeventuallyledtothemanifestationoftheultimateHeavenlyDemon.

"Now,noonecanstopourcontract."

"Unleashyourbodyandmind,letmeseeallyourmemories."Impermanentslightlyliftedhermask,revealingherdelicatecherry-likelips.

WithouttheprotectionoftheOrderGod’sSeal,facedwiththevoiceemanatingfromthesupremeHeavenlyDemon,YunXiclearlyknewitwasnotpermissible,butshecouldn’thelpbutkissher.

"Huh..."

ItwascompletelyunexpectedthateventhoughYunXiwasalreadydominated,herbodyrespondedwithsuchexpertisebyforcefullykissingImpermanent,causinghereyestoshowevidentwavering.