Chapter 912 - Immortal and Demon

The other image depicted a demonic sect.

A demonic path powerhouse similarly took in disciples and guided them with great care, helping them become strong.

The disciples matured and became stronger with time. Their master ordered them to go out into the world to conquer, to plunder cultivation resources, and to seize treasures. It was all to train them.

As they ventured out, some disciples thrived while others perished, yet the demonic sect grew ever more powerful.

Wherever its iron cavalry marched, devastation followed—rivers of blood flowed, and not a blade of grass remained untouched. No one could match their might.

One day, the sect master called back his disciples who were training outside. They followed their master to attack an immortal sect, aiming to wipe out the immortal sect.

Under the iron cavalries of this demonic path legion, the immortal sect crumbled almost instantly. Those immortal sect disciples, despite their cultivation, were powerless and scattered in panic. They had no idea how to use their cultivation, which led to their downfall.

The demonic path legion went on a bloodbath. Ultimately, they annihilated the immortal sect and seized the treasures the immortal sect had accumulated over millennia.

With each conquest, the demonic sect grew stronger, inspiring both fear and reverence.

The former was immortal, revered by the masses yet powerless to protect its lineage—forced to watch as the immortal sect was destroyed, rivers of blood flowing.

The latter was a demon, feared by all, conquering wherever they went. Crimson floods flowed, and no grass grew in their wake.

These scenes were vivid, leaving Chen Fan conflicted as he observed.

What made one immortal?

Or a demon?

What truly separated them?

In essence, what was the difference?

Before him were two paths: one leading to immortality, the other to the demonic way. He hesitated in the void, torn between them.

Must he choose?

How should he choose?

Chen Fan resisted. He didn’t want to walk on either path. Even after a while, all he saw were the two paths, urging him forward—there was no third option.

He took a deep breath and stepped forward, picking the path of the immortal.

Although there didn’t seem to be any difference between immortals and demons, he was from the Tianwu Continent, after all. His heart leaned toward immortality, toward his original aspirations, toward transcendence.

Walking through this path, images unfolded before him.

He saw a gifted young boy, bright and eager, noticed by an immortal and taken in as a disciple.

The boy cultivated quickly, progressing from childhood to youth with extraordinary speed.

One day, a great disaster struck the immortal sect. Demonic sect experts came to attack them. The peace and tranquility of the immortal sect shattered, and the entire immortal sect was washed in blood.

He witnessed his senior brothers die tragically under demonic blades, their anguished screams echoing in his ears.

He saw his doting master clash with the demonic sect’s leader. The master was no match for the demonic sect’s master, and his blood stained the sky. As the master fell, he turned toward the boy’s hiding place and smiled—a faint, enigmatic smile.

The boy couldn’t understand why his master smiled in his final moment.

With his sect destroyed, hatred grew within him. He hated that he had no way of using his powerful cultivation. Facing the demonic sect’s invasion, he could only hide in shame as his senior brothers were killed.

This marked his fall.

He fell from the immortal path to the demonic path. He became a demon, a powerhouse of the demonic path. He established his own sect and recruited disciples, training them just as his master had once trained him.

But there was one key difference. Once his disciples became strong, he sent them out to kill, seize resources, and conquer. Over time, their murderous qi soared as they became strong. He led his demonic legion to destroy immortal sects...

After walking through his path, everything returned to square one.

Chen Fan still sat on that big rock, the stairs before him, as if everything he had just seen was a mere dream.

However, he knew it wasn’t.

He had lived through the experience of an immortal sect disciple falling from the immortal path to the demonic path.

He thought about the immortal sect master’s smile in his dying moments.

A bitter smile?

A smile of liberation?

Or something else...

What would have happened if I had chosen the demonic path?

Chen Fan wondered in his heart, his eyes flickering. The images he had seen left a deep impact on him.

Closing his eyes, he quietly cultivated and recovered his strength. After a long time, he lifted his feet and continued marching on.

He quickly realized that the oppressive force had become even stronger.

Each step required more strength; consequently, his pace slowed. When he raised his head, the demonic mountain seemed unchanged—unchallenged, eternal—making him feel as if the end would never come.

As he trudged forward, a powerful aura washed over him from the front. Chen Fan felt that he had entered an illusory scene again.

Though still climbing, he saw two young cultivators ascending—one to the immortal sect, the other to the demonic sect.

To the left was the immortal path, and to the right was the demonic path.

The young man walking the immortal path was sincere and honest, kowtowing respectfully as he ascended, eventually joining the immortal sect.

The youth walking the demonic path was tenacious. His gaze was firm, arrogantly claiming that he would become the future master of this demonic mountain. He was extraordinarily talented and also managed to join the demonic sect.

The immortal path young man had outstanding talent. He was highly valued and adored by his seniors. His cultivation speed was also extremely fast.

The demonic path young man was similarly outstandingly talented, braving life and death through the demonic sect’s conquest and achieving great feats.

As the years passed, both young men grew stronger. The immortal sect placed increasing importance on the youth, who became a shining young leader.

Meanwhile, the demonic path youth rose to prominence within the demonic sect, revered by the legion, eventually reaching the peak of power.

Then, one day, the immortal path youth, once highly regarded, ambushed and killed his master while the master was cultivating in his secret land. He stole his master’s treasures and took his cultivation technique. When he returned to the immortal sect, he used all the tricks in the book to become the new master of the immortal sect.

On the demonic path, the youth also grew to dominate the sect.

He challenged the master of the demonic sect and shocked the world with one battle, defeating his opponent fair and square, and replacing him. The master of the demonic sect left in defeat, while the new leader rose to great reverence.

Who, then, was the immortal?

And who was the demon?

Chen Fan’s heart trembled.

The impact of the images hit him one after another.

That immortal path youth and the demonic path youth—who was the immortal, and who was the demon?

In the first image, the immortal sect youth fell into the demonic path. Was he an immortal or a demon?

In the second image, the immortal sect youth ambushed his master, betraying him and bringing dishonor to the school. Was he an immortal, or a demon?

In the first image, the demonic sect washed the immortal sect in blood. Was it the path of the immortal, or the path of the demon?

In the second image, the demonic path youth challenged the master of the demonic sect fairly, defeated him, and became the new master of the demonic sect. Was he an immortal, or a demon?