Sage Monarch - Chapter 831

Chapter 831

Chapter 831: Demonfolk Experts

Everyone was completely shocked by the burgeoning destiny of the Dao Defense League . A hundred trillion immortal worlds all had temples erected in Yang Qi’s name, allowing the faith to flow directly to him and bolster his cultivation base .

Faith was not an ordinary power; it was a kind of destiny that superseded anything and everything, something that surpassed any individual person .

Faith that was offered fully and willingly was pure and without spot . Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers… none of them could compare to someone who was the subject of complete faith . Because of faith, a believer would follow the instructions of a god to destroy anything in existence, or even revile their own clan . It was both crazed and unadulterated, and it could not be stopped or reversed .

Furthermore, faith was tied to godly ascension and the Deathless Throne .

Throughout the years, many experts had studied the power of faith, but few people had ever truly come to understand it . It was very difficult to control, and required countless humans and other living beings to get it . Furthermore, faith was connected deeply to karma .

Whatever karma existed in the believers would be part of their faith, including impurities that could ultimately lead to cultivation deviation and death .

There were many old-timers throughout history who had founded religions or sects to gather fate, only to meet a grisly end . Because of that, the practice of using faith for cultivation purposes gradually became less and less popular, until it very nearly died out . At the most, it would be seen among relatively weak cultivators in the mortal world . Among higher-level experts, the preferred method of cultivation was to absorb primal-chaos and convert it into essence power .

Now Yang Qi was ignoring that trend, establishing a network of faith that was both unbelievable and terrifying .

“So he's established a system of faith,” Leaf Dao-Denier said . “But faith is tied to karma, which means he's accepting the karma of all his believers . This Yang Qi is going to meet a horrible end, that's for sure . ”

“It’s not that simple,” Eldest Brother Secundus said gravely . “His cultivation base is far beyond ours, and he knows a lot more about this than we do . There’s no way he's unaware of the side effects of using faith for cultivation . Even the legion of gods would have difficulty dealing with karma and avoiding corruption . There is truth in the two sayings when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction and all things start to crumble after reaching the zenith . No one can defy such truths, not even the dao of heaven or the legion of gods . However, Yang Qi seems to be doing just that! What’s his secret?”

“He's terrifying,” Grand Emperor Myriadmagic Heavenspan said . “He seized the destiny of the Dao Defense League from us, and now he’s built a system of faith . Not even we would dare to do that . Destiny is the basis of imperial power among mortals, whereas faith is the basis of godly power . They’re completely different . No one but a true god-spirit could do what he’s doing . He’ll definitely suffer retribution for his brazen actions . ”

Destiny was the basis of imperial power . In the mortal world, the emperor was said to command the destiny of the commoners . He had a golden mouth and jade words, meaning that his pronouncements could decide the fate of anyone he commanded .

However, the emperor wasn’t a god who the people would worship, and he couldn’t benefit from their faith . If he did, he would accept their karma . Eventually, either he, or his descendants, would suffer .

“Let’s just wait and see what happens,” Grand Emperor Heavenearth Vastocean said . “He’ll definitely meet a horrific end . Those who are anxious for quick results will always meet death in the end . ”

“But what do we do right now?” Grand Emperor Ninelimits Paragon asked . “Matters of karma will take years to resolve, and right now we aren’t a match for him . He’ll eventually try to track us down and kill us . Don’t tell me we'll be forced to hide out here in primal-chaos for the rest of our lives . ”

“Well, hello there,” a voice suddenly said, much to the shock of everyone present .

“Who was that?” Eldest Brother Secundus said . “The only person who could possibly sneak up on us would have to be at a higher level than us . But we’re already on the ninth stair of the Deathless Heavenly Stairway, the Stair of the True Void . Don’t tell me this person is stronger than that!”

“Who—”

“Over here,” the voice said, and an old man appeared, clad in bizarre, primitive clothing and a tall hat . He seemed to thrum with power, and had eyes as deep as the ocean that seemed to radiate the feeling of the Ancient Road to the Gods . As for his aura, it seemed both righteous and evil, yet was neither . It was actually a combination of both, making him like a god-devil incarnate .

“Who are you?” Eldest Brother Secundus said, taking a step forward .

The old man flicked his sleeve, and Eldest Brother Secundus suddenly felt immense power weighing down on him, the kind he couldn’t possibly sustain . It forced him to take two steps backward, causing an unsightly expression to appear on his face .

“I'm Patriarch Hell-Crusher,” the old man said .

“The top patriarch among the Demonfolk?” Grand Emperor Myriadmagic Heavenspan said . “What are you doing here?”

“To join forces with you, of course,” Patriarch Hell-Crusher said . “Don’t worry, we have a common enemy in Yang Qi . With his Army of Radiance and Light and the Aeonic God Temple, he waged war on our Demon League and destroyed dozens of demon-immortal worlds . It was a big blow for us . I heard that about a month ago he drove you lot out and imprisoned Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven . Well, that won’t do, will it? So why don’t you work with us Demonfolk? We’ve already worked out an agreement with the Dragonfolk from the Eight Tribes Heaven to open a passageway to the ancient past . It won’t be long before we have ancient experts here to help us wipe out the Dao Defense League . Then we can control the dao of heaven and no one will be a match for us . What do you think?”

“I'm in,” Leaf Dao-Denier said coolly . “I want Yang Qi dead, and I’ll do anything to make that happen, even sink to the darkest depths . ”

“I'm in, too,” Eldest Brother Secundus said, “especially if experts from the past are coming . ”

After all, Eldest Brother Secundus was from the Primeval Age himself .

The other three emperors of the Heavenly Court exchanged glances . Considering their background, joining the Demonfolk didn’t seem very appropriate . But Leaf Dao-Denier and Eldest Brother Secundus had already done so, leaving them in an even weaker position than before . But when you stand under low eaves, you have no choice but to bow your head .

“Fine, we’re in . ”

“Excellent,” Patriarch Hell-Crusher said . “You won’t be disappointed . And when the power from ancient times is delivered, you’ll get your share . The top experts from the Primeval Age are already under a lot of pressure from the future world and anxious to come here . Once they arrive, the influx of power will definitely push your cultivation bases to higher levels . ”

“I'm already aware of that,” Eldest Brother Secundus said . “It’ll take a lot of top experts working together to open the passageway, and that power will spill out into the current age . Those experts will be much stronger than I am . ”

“Fine . I’ll take my leave now . Remember, we’re working together on this . And by that, I mean you are working with me personally, Patriarch Hell-Crusher . If any other old-timers from the Demonfolk come to you, tell them that you're close friends with me . Sworn brothers, got it?”

His words made it abundantly clear that there were intense power struggles going on in the Demon League, and Patriarch Hell-Crusher was attempting to seize control .

Of course, that meant that this was the perfect time to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain, which was something Leaf Dao-Denier was very adept at .

‘You just wait, Yang Qi,’ he thought . 'Considering that I'm working with the Primeval Age, I'm going to get incredible benefits sooner or later . And now that you’re wrapped up with karma, you’ll definitely be dragged down into death eventually . ’

The five experts joined Patriarch Hell-Crusher and vanished into primal-chaos .

There were now several clearly-defined camps . The Demonfolk were working with the Dragonfolk and the ancient world . The future world was on its own, and the Dao Defense League was leading the charge for the immortal dao civilization .

Three major forces were competing to try to get onto the Ancient Road to the Gods .

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Meanwhile, Yang Qi was working on his cultivation, unaware of the situation within the Demon League . That said, all of them were already defeated opponents of his, so he wasn’t particularly worried . Right now, he was focused on gathering faith and helping his immortal-slaying clone with his cultivation . After all, the influx of faith was primarily beneficial to the clone right now .

As the clone grew stronger, his control over the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart increased and he could unlock more of its secrets .

Yang Qi could see his clone sitting cross-legged in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, surrounded by the sweet dew that was the influx of faith . As the faith flowed into him, his cultivation base pulsed with a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering aura .

Unfortunately, Yang Qi was able to detect the streams of karmic power within the faith, karma that existed in all living beings .

When accepting the faith of living beings, one accepted their karma . And karma was very powerful . As the faith flowed into the immortal-slaying clone, Yang Qi used his Lord's Eye to examine it closely . He soon realized that it was impossible to strip away, seal, or destroy that karma .

It was like a time bomb, slowly building up and waiting to explode . When it did, it could kill even gods .

However, Yang Qi knew what he was doing . He was stockpiling the karma and waiting for King Immortal-Slayer to be resurrected . Once he was, that karma would be the ticket to destroying him . At least, that was Yang Qi’s plan .

‘When I get all of your legacy medallions, King Immortal-Slayer, in the moment you’re resurrected, you’ll be assailed by the karma of all living beings . Will you be able to take it?’ Yang Qi chuckled coldly . ‘Tackling you is going to be quite interesting . Other than you, I don’t think anyone else is even close to being a match for me . ’