Chương 81: Demon Dao!

On the altar, Long feng felt slightly dizzy. When he returned to his senses, he found out that he wasn't standing on an altar but on the ground! Looking around, the scenery looked like the origin spirit land. He walked forward, confused. In the distance, he could see a huge palace standing majestically on the ground. The Origin Spirit Palace! What was going on? Had he returned outside the palace? But the palace was no longer floating. And where was the fortuitous encounter then? Had he been fooled?

Thinking of that, Long feng ran towards the Origin Spirit Palace again. He soon arrived at the palace door and he found it closed. Weren't the others inside? Why had they closed the door? If they were inside, then going back in would be a foolish decision. But he had a feeling that things weren't that simple. Long feng unhesitatingly pushed open the door and ran into the palace, only to stop suddenly. The scenery was exactly like the origin spirit palace.

There was an altar in the center of the palace and the natural energies were unbelievably thick. What was weird was that all the other juniors were no where to be seen! Long feng wouldn't have believed that any of these things had actually happened, but he could see the Spirit armament sword still in the hole on the altar. He looked around the palace, confused. Where was everyone? Suddenly, he heard a deep sigh! He quickly turned around, but saw no one. But someone had clearly sighed! Was he hearing things?

"Is anyone there?" Long feng asked.

"After a such a long time… another person has finally come!" An old and tired voice echoed through the palace. It seemed as if it the entire palace was speaking. Long feng was instantly alarmed.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"I can't recall. I have been stuck here for so many years that my memory is now blurry." The voice replied. The energy on the altar began to distort and a figure appeared. This figure was an old man but his body was ethereal. He looked transparent, as if he would fade away in an instant. But he didn't. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.

"What are you!" Long feng was frightened.

"I am a remnant soul. Hundreds of years ago, before I died, I used my last imperial energy to seal my soul within my palace!" The old man smiled at Long Feng. Long feng took a step back cautiously.

"Imperial energy? You are....." He asked.

"I was an imperial level cultivator before I died. In the end, no matter how powerful you are, you will still die!" The man replied with a sad sigh. Long feng felt his head spinning. An imperial realm cultivator! Could this be real?

"I have waited for so many years, waited for a worthy inheritor!" The man glanced at Long feng, then at the spirit armament.

"And I think I have finally found you." He said.

"Me?" Long feng asked, pointing to his chest. He felt as if he was in a dream. Rumors said that there was the tomb of an imperial level cultivator within Gan yu city. Turned out the rumors were actually true!

"The Origin Spirit Land is your tomb?" Long feng asked.

"What is that?"

"That is the name of this land where your inheritance is." Long Feng explained.

"Oh." The man shook his head.

"I merely created an illusory world to serve as my tomb."

"You are the second person in hundreds of years to enter my palace!" He added.

"There was someone before me?" Long feng asked.

"My palace only appears when a smelting trial is completed. Since you possess my Origin sword, that means you have completed the Nine tower smelting trial. The first person who came also completed a smelting trial, but it is harder in comparison to the Nine tower smelting trial!" The man replied. Long feng was surprised. The tower was merely a smelting trial? That actually made sense.

"But why didn't the person become your descendant? Why wait so long?" Long feng asked. The man sighed.

"He had already chosen another path. He couldn't become my descendant because our paths were different. He chose to be a flame cultivator while my descendant has to be a demon cultivator!" he shook his head sadly, clearly lamenting the loss of the first person. Long feng was silent for a minute.

"I am not a demon cultivator either!" He finally spoke. The man laughed.

"Boy, you are still only a Yin level cultivator. You can embark on the path of demon cultivation!" He said. Long feng frowned, remembering his resolve to be an Immortal cultivator.

"But I don't want to be a demon cultivator. I want to become an Immortal and walk the arcane path!" He replied. The man nodded.

"You think the path of the demon is an evil path?" Long Feng didn't reply. That was general knowledge, wasn't it? The demon Dao was a heretic Dao, among the top evil daos.

"I was a demon cultivator but I never did anything despicable. A demon cultivator doesn't have to be someone who kills people." he said, paused and studied Long feng's expression before continuing.

"What is the difference between a Demon and an Immortal? You can choose to be a demon who helps people instead of killing them! Both demon and Immortal are in the end, still below the heavenly Dao!" He added. Long feng was left speechless. It was already engrained into everyone that anything demonic was innately evil. The old man's point of view was extremely unique.

"You can think about it. Both Daos grant the same power. What's stopping an Immortal from being a villain? It's not the Dao that defines you but your thoughts that define the Dao." Long Feng's heart shook as he began to seriously consider the old man's words. It sounded extremely logical, and he couldn't help but feel his decision wavering.

"But if you are still not interested, fine. I have waited for so long. A few more years won't hurt." The old man sighed. Long feng hesitated for a while before replying.

"I accept your offer!" He said. The old man instantly smiled.

"Very good. You won't regret your choice. I will temper your body with my demon energy. That way, it will be more easy for you to attain the Yang level. I will also give you the martial skill I spent years to create in my final moments. The remaining fruitous encounter would be determined by your perception and talent!" The old man seemed really pleased that Long Feng had accepted his inheritance.

"Come on and sit on the altar!" He called out. Long feng jumped onto the altar and sat down as the man said. The old man made a series of hand seals. His soul clearly became weaker and fainter the more he did, but he continued without hesitating. Whoosh! The runes on the altar began to glow. A massive amount of natural energies condensed on the altar. But this natural energy was dark colored. This was demon natural energy! Long feng began to absorb the demon energy without reserve!

A wide vortex formed around him due to his frightening speed of absorbing the energy! Within his dantian, the Demon Dragon roared to the boundless heavens and began to absorb the demon energy into its body! After merely three hours, Long feng's aura rose to the third Yin level! Long feng felt as if an ancient door was being opened within his dantian. His inner energy began to transform from pure martial power to demon energy! His bones and organs were strengthened by the demon energy within his body.

He felt as if he could split an ocean in two with his palm! BOOM! A powerful demon energy burst out of Long Feng's body. Even the old man was shocked at the thickness of this demon energy! Long feng's aura rose once again to the fourth Yin level!