"The false ways of the Five Great Sacred Lands linger in my heart, refusing to dissipate. I wish to ascend soon, obtain more resources, and then exact revenge upon the false ways."
Had it not been for the greedy false ways of the Five Great Sacred Lands insisting on ascending, Chen Jiuyang would not be in this state. He should have had a complete family, retired from service, and lived a peaceful life.
His hatred for the Five Great Sacred Lands had never faded.
However, to act against the Five Great Sacred Lands, one needed at least Imperial Dao cultivation, supplemented by the efforts of Emperor Yan and the Ancestor of Chongming Sea, to have a chance.
And to invite the Ancestor of Chongming Sea, he at least had to control the Nine Veins of the Demonic Path and become the co-lord of the Nine Sects of the Demonic Path.
In the depths of his being, Chen Jiuyang could sense that by making this decision,
He would usher in the second of the Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations.
The tribulation targeted only himself, but the disaster was different.
Upon hearing Chen Jiuyang's words, Qiu Yihan and Granny Han were filled with relief and joy.
Moving forward with unwavering resolve, straightforward and direct, was the way of conduct for them, the people of the Demonic Path.
This would not invite apprehension. In the understanding of the demonic cultivators, the weak were meant to obey the strong, and the weak were meant to revere the strong!
If you wanted to become stronger, you had to show it to everyone. Hiding and plotting would only cause displeasure and make people wary.
Qiu Yihan gently kissed Chen Jiuyang's lips, her eyes practically sparkling with brilliance. "Husband, I love you to death."
From the perspective of demonic cultivators like them, Chen Jiuyang's style of action was incredibly captivating. Such a prodigy was worthy of her complete devotion, service, and fulfilling his every desire.
Granny Han said, "Jiuyang, when do you plan to announce the news?"
Chen Jiuyang pondered, "Within ten days, I will attempt to break through to the Venerable Realm. At most, in a month, I will challenge the Sect Master."
Granny Han calculated with her fingers. "In that case, we will depart for the clan grounds immediately. We will begin to warm up for your challenge for the Sect Master position, releasing information to pave the way, so that everyone in our Sacred Sect knows."
Chen Jiuyang was truly full of surprises. Originally, after the Kunlun incident, they thought Chen Jiuyang would lie low for decades, slowly recovering. Who knew that in these past few years, Chen Jiuyang's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the peak of the Heavenly Realm, and now he was able to challenge the Venerable Realm.
Throughout the long years of history, Chen Jiuyang could be ranked among the top prodigies.
The Han clan had been known for the Heavenly Charm Saintess for many years, and for a long time, they had maintained the clan's strength through arranged marriages. Their own clan had not cultivated a prodigy like Chen Jiuyang for a long time.
Considering the time, Chen Jiuyang had only been in the True Demonic Sect for a few years. Upon entering, he became famous, seized the position of Saint Son with overwhelming force, and now he was plotting for the position of Sect Master!
The future held immense promise!
Chen Jiuyang nodded. "Then these matters will be left to you. I will be in seclusion for the next month. Inform my subordinates that I will be attempting to break through to the Venerable Realm, and seal off the river. I do not wish for the news to leak out."
Granny Han smiled. "That would be even better."
A few years ago, when Chen Jiuyang attempted to break through to the Heavenly Realm on the river, it attracted the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. His saber broke the lightning, and countless people observed and benefited.
This time, when attempting to break through to the Venerable Realm, Chen Jiuyang would condense his Dao, which would inevitably attract heavenly tribulations. It was best not to expose it.
"In that case, I will arrange for cultivators to perform mist-concealment spells on the river to hide it."
Chen Jiuyang said, "The actions might be quite significant. I will go to a place upstream where there are fewer people."
After finishing some arrangements, Chen Jiuyang patted Qiu Yihan's pert buttocks and said softly, "After I break through to the Venerable Realm, you, Yuexian, and Leng Yue should start preparing for pregnancy. Nianxuan is older now, and having only one child at home is a bit lonely. It's time to add a few more children."
"Once my cultivation increases further, it will be difficult to have children."
The higher the cultivation, the more difficult it was to have children.
Upon hearing Chen Jiuyang's words, Qiu Yihan's face showed unprecedented surprise. "Husband..."
Ever since Yao Zixuan was abducted, Lin Yuexian, Ji Lengyue, and Qiu Yihan had not dared to mention having children with Chen Jiuyang.
If they had brought it up then, it would have been like rubbing salt into Chen Jiuyang's wounds.
The three of them had already switched to cultivating immortal Dao techniques, and their lifespans were long. They could slowly wait for Chen Jiuyang to find Yao Zixuan before mentioning it again.
However, Qiu Yihan never expected that Chen Jiuyang would have come to terms with it at some point and brought up the matter today. This was simply the best news she had heard in years.
Chen Jiuyang smiled gently. "Go ahead."
Qiu Yihan skipped off to find Lin Yuexian and Ji Lengyue.
Subsequently, everyone around the Chen family courtyard began to mobilize.
Over a hundred people under Chen Jiuyang's command were also excited upon hearing that Chen Jiuyang was going to attempt to break through to the Venerable Realm.
Chen Jiuyang, meanwhile, went to the cultivation chamber to prepare for alchemy.
Condensing Dao Reversal Death Pill!
The essence of the living and the horse, the nine-star lucky grass of tens of thousands of years, the bodhi seeds of tens of thousands of years to aid in enlightenment, and the most important 'Nanke Dream Grass'.
These few main ingredients were extremely difficult to find in the outside world. The entire Demonic Path had been dormant for too long. Even as a Saint Son of a sect, he couldn't obtain these main ingredients. However, he found them within the遗迹 cave dwelling of the Pure Yang Medical Immortal.
With the addition of over a hundred other medicinal ingredients.
Chen Jiuyang directly activated the alchemy furnace with his Six Revolutions Pure Yang True Fire, and relying on the memory inheritance of the Pure Yang Medical Immortal, he began alchemy.
The Condensing Dao Reversal Death Pill was very difficult to refine.
Chen Jiuyang mobilized the true blood and true liquid within his body. He refined it for three days, and his spirit was somewhat exhausted.
But fortunately, with the memory inheritance of the Pure Yang Medical Immortal, the entire alchemy process was without major incident.
A furnace of pills could originally produce sixteen pills, but due to some errors in the process, only one pill was successfully formed in the end.
"This is quite wasteful..."
After refining the pills, Chen Jiuyang looked at the snow-white pill with six different patterns and felt a pang of heartache.
Such a large quantity of precious medicinal ingredients yielding only one finished pill was truly a waste.
The Condensing Dao Reversal Death Pill was a pill for breaking through to the Venerable Realm.
However, his current state was not yet optimal. Chen Jiuyang took out some precious medicinal ingredients from his spatial ring and chewed them directly to adjust his state.
Another three days later, Chen Jiuyang had recovered his optimal state. He directly held his saber and rushed towards the upper reaches of the Qu River, arriving at a place shrouded in mist and deserted.
This area was originally the territory of one of the Sixteen Sects of the Four Clans of Ziyang. After Chen Jiuyang cleared it out, it became uninhabited.
The thick mist ensured that no one would wander in accidentally, and he didn't have to worry about outsiders discovering him attempting to break through to the Venerable Realm.
After surveying the environment, Chen Jiuyang nodded slowly, then sat cross-legged on the river surface, took out the 'Condensing Dao Reversal Death Pill,' and swallowed it.
The potent medicinal fragrance and effects immediately surged, causing various illusory memories and scenes to appear before Chen Jiuyang's eyes, making his head feel heavy.
In a daze, Chen Jiuyang seemed to see another version of himself.
'Chen Jiuyang' said to him, "What is your Dao?"