Chapter 1657: Paranirmitavaavartin Heavenly Demon

“Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon?”

Ye Qing was surprised. He did not think that the martial art would be connected to the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon or contain the demonic intent of the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon.

That was why he had resonated with this particular martial art. It was because he practiced the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”.

In other words, this martial art was probably connected to the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra” in some way. It could be a complementary martial art, a martial art that shared the same vein with it, or even the latter half of the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”.

The “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra” was an unparalleled art the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon had left in the human world. However, it was so evil and powerful that it was rejected by the world itself. That was why it was incomplete, and one could only reach the Trueman stage with it.

Although he had used the “Records of Laojun Studying The Dao On A Bull” to combine the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” and the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”, purified his yang god with the Profound Yellow Mother Qi, perfected the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”, and even improved it so that it could be practiced to the Half-Sage stage, he had reached the end of the road of this path. It was literally impossible for him to push it further.

It was a different story if he obtained this missing piece though. He might be able to push the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra” further and turn it into a Sage-stage martial art.

There was no doubt that this was an attractive prospect. If he could complete the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”, both his martial way and his strength would improve tremendously.

But contrary to expectations, Ye Qing tried to break off his connection with the martial art the second he recognized the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon.

The reason was simple. The “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra” was great, but he did not want to get involved with its creator, the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon, in the slightest. Not even a little.

It was because everyone who ever got involved with the Heavenly Demon had met a terrible end. They were either dead or worse than dead.

Death was one thing. Everyone dies eventually. A fate worse than death was a completely different story though. If the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon successfully corrupted him and warped his soul, he would transform into his worshiper and a monster.

He had already caught the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon’s attention earlier because he became a Trueman via practicing the “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”. The Heart Demon of Bewitching Desire had shown up and tried to convert him into a worshiper of the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon.

Luckily for him, Venerable Six Livestocks had shown up and saved him from the heart demon’s clutches. He had even severed the karmic bond between him and the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon.

However, it had taken the legendary Venerable Six Livestocks to free him from the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon. Naturally, he did not want to get involved with the heavenly demon again if at all possible.

Unfortunately, things almost never went as he hoped. All of a sudden, the formless, faceless silhouette floating in the nothingness of Primal Chaos suddenly looked down at him.

“We meet again, my worshiper...”

At the same time, a voice boomed from the chaotic world.

The voice was ephemeral and seemingly non-existent, but it also felt like the murmurs of countless mingling into an unbearable cacophony of noise. It felt like joy, anger, sorrow, delight, resentment, hatred, malice, and more. It drew out one’s Seven Emotions and Six Desires. It seemed to contain unparalleled demonic might.

“No, I do not want to meet you in the slightest!”

Ye Qing did not hesitate. He immediately severed the wisp of demonic thought.

“The Paranirmitavaśavartin is free and unfettered. Countless lives serve me as my slaves as well. Do you not envy me?”

Unfortunately, the non-existent silhouette—also his Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon demonic intent—abruptly appeared inside his headspace.

“No one and nothing fetters me in all heavens and realms. I am free not just from the mortal coil, but also samsara. Do you not admire me?”

“I neither envy nor admire you one bit.”

The Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon’s voice was full of seduction and temptation.

A weak-minded person might have opened their metal defenses and succumbed to his voice the second they heard it.

However, Ye Qing remained unmoved. His Heavenly Demon yang god stepped out to face the silhouette, and the Earthly Sovereign Bell unleashed its million chimes and layers of profound light. They engulfed the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon like a waterfall of the heavens.

However, the bell chimes eventually grew heavier, and the profound light gradually turned darker. The murmurs were slowly but surely gaining the upper hand as the faceless demonic thought corrupted his internal world.

“What need is there? What need is there?”

The Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon’s voice reached Ye Qing once more. “The human world is a dirty cage of filth and corruption. Why not join me and attain freedom from the mortal coil, the world, and time...”

“I am me. Hence, I am free wherever I go.”

Ye Qing was unmoved by the words of temptation. When the bell chimes and the profound light receded, black and white stacked on top of each other and began rotating in opposing directions. Heaven and earth was the mill, and yin and yang was the stone. Together, they were the Yin Yang Millstone.

The whispers, the murmurs, and the all-corrupting demonic intent were ground into nothing under the effects of the Yin Yang Millstone.

Even the wisp of Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon demonic intent was slowly turning transparent under its power.

Ye Qing did not know this, but while he was fighting against the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon’s demonic intent, a certain gaze had descended from the world beyond the nine firmaments and landed squarely on the Celestial Market On A Cloud.

Rumble!

The Celestial Market On A Cloud shook all of a sudden, and the clouds and the light scattered without warning. The playing Cloud Children screamed as if terrified and scattered in all directions.

“What’s going on?”

It was at this moment everyone aboard the Celestial Market On A Cloud felt the gaze. At the same time, they felt all sorts of complex and demonic thoughts sprouting inside their hearts.

“Who dares to peek into the Celestial Market On A Cloud?”

It was at this moment the illusory image of a white-robed man appeared above the Strange Artifact. He was so big that he blotted out the sky itself.

“A Heavenly Demon from the Beyond?”

The white-robed image harrumphed. “A mere Heavenly Demon dares to peek into the Celestial Market On A Cloud? You overestimate yourself!”

A lamp shaped from a blue lotus appeared in the image’s hand. At the center of the blue lotus was a bead-sized blue flame that looked like it might flicker out in the wind.

As the white-robed image raised the blue lotus lamp, the blue flame swelled greatly and shot into the sky.

In an instant, the clear blue sky was filled by the blue flame. Then, the flame transformed into many blue lotuses.

Wherever one looked, blue lotuses were annihilating everything with or without a form.

Wherever one gazed, fire was burning all things evil and impure.

“Demon Burning Divine Flame? That must be the Blue Lotus Demon Burning Treasure Lamp!”

The forest of desire infesting everyone’s heart disappeared as the blue flame spread across the entire sky. They grew calm and peaceful.

At the same time, some people recognized the blue lotus lamp.

The Blue Lotus Demon Burning Treasure Lamp was ranked ninth on the Strange Artifact Register. Legend had it that it was forged from the natural spirit object called the Rootless Blue Lotus and the Demon Burning Divine Flame. The Rootless Blue Lotus was mysterious and unfathomable, and the Demon Burning Divine Flame could burn everything. As Wood fueled Fire, the Rootless Blue Lotus increased the Demon Burning Divine Flame’s power even more. Ghosts cowered before the flame, and demons were scared by its existence. It was exceedingly potent.

Several thousand years ago, the original owner of the Blue Lotus Demon Burning Treasure Lamp, the Blue Lotus Living Celestial, had passed away. The Blue Lotus Demon Burning Treasure Lamp had gone missing as well. No one knew where it went. Now, they realized that it had fallen into the market owner’s hands.

Although the white-robed image wielding the Blue Lotus Demon Burning Treasure Lamp hadn’t introduced himself, no one had any doubt that he was the master of the Celestial Market On A Cloud.

No outsiders knew his name or origin. No one had ever seen his face either. He always masked himself the few times he showed himself in public. Therefore, he was quite the mysterious figure.

This was the first time they saw the market owner in action, and his strength was as unfathomable as they thought. Combined with the Blue Lotus Demon Burning Treasure Lamp, and his power was amplified even more than it already was. It made sense that he was the master of the Celestial Market On A Cloud.

A few breaths later, the market owner lightly turned the Blue Lotus Demon Burning Treasure Lamp, and the Demon Burning Divine Flame spread throughout the sky descended like blue lotuses toward the Strange Artifact. That didn’t mean its power was completely gone though. The azure-colored sky was now tinged with the blue of the Demon Burning Divine Flame; a remnant of its great power.

Of course, the mysterious and terrible gaze had disappeared completely.