For the next seven days, Chen Jiuyang spent his time with his beloved women and children.
Meanwhile, outside, the conflicts between various factions intensified, and even the Demonic Path suffered considerable blows.
Fortunately, the Demonic Path's deep foundations meant they didn't place too much importance on conflicts of this level.
The Yan Emperor and the Jixia Academy's plans were proceeding smoothly.
The day the Five Great Sacred Lands fell from grace was not far off.
The day he would control the Nine Sects of the Demonic Path and ascend to the Imperial Path would be the day Chen Jiuyang attacked and annihilated the Five Great Sacred Lands.
Within seven days, the Origin Demonic Sect also successfully relocated to the True Demonic Sect's territory through the sacred artifact 'Eternal Tribulation.' The True Demonic Sect's territory immediately saw another period of great development.
The population surged, and their strength also increased significantly.
As the True Demonic Sect's strength merged with three sects, it felt like a behemoth was about to be born, causing a sense of apprehension among the Five Great Sacred Lands, the Dao Sect, and Buddhism.
However, they had other matters to attend to, leaving them no time to deal with this.
The remaining six sects of the Demonic Path were even more vigilant of Chen Jiuyang's every move.
The Origin and Truth Sects were taken over by Chen Jiuyang due to the disappearance of their sect leaders.
But the remaining six sects all had their sect leaders in place. If Chen Jiuyang were to attack again and they were defeated, how would these sect leaders conduct themselves?
Seven days later.
The True Demonic Sect's population surged to over 250,000, all gathered in the grand plaza. At a glance, it was a sea of people. The True Demonic Sect had to expand the plaza and its passages.
"Ascend the Myriad Races Blood Seat!"
The Grand Elder of the Hall of Rites performed a series of complex hand seals and then unsealed the Myriad Races Blood Seat.
He saw the Myriad Races Blood Seat once again.
Under the witness of 250,000 people, Chen Jiuyang slowly ascended the steps. The nine-dragon imperial robe he wore lit up with three dragon shadows, which constantly moved up and down his clothes, like true dragons.
The moment he reached the top, Chen Jiuyang felt the origin of the Origin Demonic Sect completely merge into the True Demonic Sect. The destiny that entwined him gained another surge, truly giving him a trace of the might of a Demonic Emperor.
With a sweep of his gaze, who dared to be presumptuous or reckless?
Vaguely, it was as if the vision of universal respect, as deduced by the Creation Heavenly Mechanism Jade Tablet, was coming to pass.
However, Chen Jiuyang could also feel that time was still short, and he had appeared infrequently. It was not enough to suppress the powerful families within the Demonic Path.
This was not important for now. As long as he could ascend to the Imperial Realm, all of this would no longer be a problem.
"Boom!!!"
A great, indescribable terror descended from the heavens. The sacred artifact 'Eternal Tribulation' appeared.
Black mist enveloped Chen Jiuyang, preventing the outside world from prying into anything.
The scroll slowly unfurled.
A corner of the terrifying and dark Chongming Sea once again opened to Chen Jiuyang.
But this time, Chen Jiuyang could see more.
"Boom!!!"
Thunder flashed, and the sea churned, as if it wanted to devour people. An oppressive feeling made one uncomfortable.
On the sea surface were countless soul lamps.
Above the sea, there were boundless dark clouds, each containing a terrifying aura.
Chen Jiuyang saw at least several hundred such dark clouds.
Each dark cloud represented a terrifyingly powerful Ancestor.
And several hundred of them…
Such a foundation, the Demonic Path was truly unfathomable.
The last time the Ancestor 'Eight Darkness' and the Armless Old Sword Emperor made their move, they were able to help him break through Kunlun and bring back Chen Nianxuan.
Various doubts surfaced in his mind. Why did so many terrifying Ancestors not ascend to the true Immortal Realm but instead remained in the forbidden grounds of the mortal world? What were the reasons and secrets behind this?
"Swish swish!!"
In the next instant, the soul lamp representing Chen Jiuyang erupted with a sky-piercing light, shooting directly into the dark clouds where the Ancestors slumbered.
The voice of the sacred artifact 'Eternal Tribulation' sounded: "Sect Master Qianyang, in the contest of the Sacred Path, you may choose any Ancestor to awaken and receive their inheritance."
Chen Jiuyang had already considered this, but some information about the Ancestors in the Demonic Path's ancestral records had disappeared.
Chen Jiuyang asked, "'Eternal Tribulation' Sacred Artifact, I have glimpsed the Great Dao, but I do not know which direction of Dao laws to follow. From the perspective of the sacred artifact, which Ancestor should I awaken to guide me?"
There were so many Demonic Path Ancestors, but the sacred artifact should know best which Ancestors were suitable, as any Ancestor who could slumber in a forbidden ground must have been a renowned powerhouse of the Demonic Path in a certain era.
'Eternal Tribulation' replied: "Ordinary Ancestors should not be able to guide you. I can awaken a more profound Ancestor to guide you, but this will offset your merit in reclaiming 'Origin'."
"It should be so," Chen Jiuyang said.
"Then please wait a moment."
Naturally, there were different ranks among Ancestors. Among the few Ancestors Chen Jiuyang had encountered, the Ancestor 'Qing Jue' was likely one, whose true form was in the Immortal Realm and whose strength was immeasurable.
Furthermore, the same Ancestor could not be awakened twice.
Each person had their own karma.
Saint Son, Saintess, Sect Master.
Chen Jiuyang waited for a moment.
"Rumble!!!"
From the depths of the dark clouds, a terrifying aura of heaven and earth overturning suddenly awakened and descended.
That aura made Chen Jiuyang tremble, no less than when he first saw Ancestor 'Qing Jue'.
"Hmm? Eternal Tribulation, why have you awakened me?"
The voice of 'Eternal Tribulation' sounded: "'Ming Ti' Ancestor, the Sect Master of the Sacred Sect is undergoing the contest of the Sacred Path. According to the rules of the Sacred Path, he is entitled to an Ancestor's inheritance. The soul lamp of the True Saint lineage's Sect Master..."
After the explanation, the 'Ming Ti' Ancestor slowly appeared.
"Rumble!!!"
Hundreds of dark clouds voluntarily parted, and an Ancestor holding a long spear, wearing dragon-patterned armor, with an extremely handsome appearance filled with a sense of killing, emerged.
With just one glance, Chen Jiuyang almost couldn't suppress the battle intent and killing intent in his heart.
Chen Jiuyang immediately cupped his fists and bowed, "Disciple 'Qianyang' greets Ancestor 'Ming Ti'!"
Ancestor 'Ming Ti', like other Ancestors, first sized up Chen Jiuyang. However, instead of the usual praise, his expression was indifferent as he said:
"Your karma is too complex, and the Great Dao is difficult to advance."
Chen Jiuyang said earnestly, "It is precisely because of this that I seek an Ancestor's inheritance, to sever the complex karma on my person and glimpse the Great Dao."
Ancestor 'Ming Ti' said, "Then abandon the path of the Human Emperor and turn to the Immortal Path. Ascend to the Harmonious Dao stage, enter the Ancestral Land, and wait for all those with karma to die. Naturally, your karma will be severed without a trace."
Chen Jiuyang's face froze. There was such a method.
Chen Jiuyang said, "Ancestor, my wife is still trapped in the Lesser Immortal Realm. I have vowed to destroy the five pseudo-Dao lands in this life to avenge my blood feud. Does the Ancestor have any other methods?"
Ancestor 'Ming Ti' said, "Then abandon your Five Elements origin and laws, and practice pure combat techniques, obtaining other laws."
Chen Jiuyang's body trembled violently: "Practice pure combat techniques?"
Abandoning the Five Elements origin and laws…
One must know that his Yuan Dao was condensed from the Five Elements scriptures and laws. He himself was a pure Yang body. It was because of these innate advantages that he could reach this point so quickly.
For a time.
Chen Jiuyang fell into a dilemma.
He was unsure if, after abandoning his current body and changing his Yuan Dao to practice a single path, his cultivation and combat strength could still be maintained.
Chen Jiuyang wavered, facing a true predicament!