Chapter 1 The World Shakes

Everywhere, mountains and rivers, the heavens and the earth, all trembled. Immortals reappeared, eighteen immortal pillars piercing through the heavens and the earth, something unseen in the two hundred years since the founding of the Great Ming Dynasty.

However, even so, there were some who harbored different thoughts, not planning to seize this opportunity to ascend to immortality.

Buzz—

Ji Xiang inhaled the essence of the world, his thoughts receiving guidance.

One, two, three...

"Some are ascending to immortality, taking the golden elixir path, more than ten of them, none of whom accepted the demonic trial. But the path of humanity has been exhausted, and now they have received the immortal form, only one step away from the final transformation."

These people took advantage of their own opportunity to become Demon Kings, seizing the gap to ascend to the heavens. Although the Demon Kings have now returned to their positions, these immortals have already broken through the shackles of the Demon Heaven, no longer needing to undergo the "immortal examination." It can be said to be a trapped dragon ascending to the sky, no longer subject to restraint...

Are they really free from restraint?

Buzz—

Ji Xiang's hands turned golden, streams of purple clouds flowing from between his fingers.

Golden Truth Jade Light Purple Script, the Great Northern Emperor's Demon Vanquishing Art.

The fifteenth lesson of the Guidance Chapter was completed, and his Demon King title was already determined when he entered that Demon Heaven!

Accompanying this title was also a hidden name, known only to Ji Xiang himself, hidden by the Northern Feng Demon Heaven when he ascended to the Demon King's position and entered the blood-red Demon Heaven.

Demon Kings all have hidden names, because they are all transformations of God-Kings or Immortal Emperors. What the gods of the world fear is that their own hidden names will be known, and if recited by others, a great amount of their power will be borrowed, depleting themselves.

The descent of the new name represents the original face of this Demon King, containing enormous power within. Therefore, after obtaining his elevation, Ji Xiang did not merely condense a "Demon King form."

There was also another "Immortal Emperor form," unknown to the world, never recited, never revealed.

And this hidden name could not be heard by ordinary mortals, because the Demon King is originally a "Hidden Emperor." In Taoism, after Yuanshi Tianzun opened the Longhan Era, he governed the three realms, and countless natural gods achieved enlightenment through cultivation. Those who are manifest are Immortal Emperors, in charge of bestowing blessings and teaching. Those who are hidden are Demon Emperors, in charge of guarding and punishing.

If the sound enters the ears, it immediately transforms into other characters.

Thousands of thoughts, more than ten immortal lights, entered the final step of ascension at this moment.

Some had even completed their ascension, closely following Ji Xiang's footsteps, about to complete their transformation!

However...

The Demon Kings had long noticed those immortals seizing the opportunity to ascend, but they didn't care at all, because the next job was for Ji Xiang to do.

Among them, this job was not originally prepared for them.

As long as people in the world still have desires that have not been eliminated, as long as more and more people cultivate the Great Golden Elixir Path, even without Ji Xiang, as time passes, a certain "Great Demon" will gradually be derived, specifically to restrain those who become immortals.

Now, it was only because Ji Xiang had cultivated into a Demon King, the only human being to ascend as a demon throughout the ages, that the Great Demon that should have been derived in the dark vanished, its position vacated for Ji Xiang, and its fortune naturally added to Ji Xiang.

Therefore, a new Demon King, a new job, and new methods of restraint had already taken shape.

A blood-red sky curtain was summoned by Ji Xiang, originating from the Upper Purity Realm. At the same moment, it manifested in the positions of those who were about to truly become immortals, reflecting the same blood-red sky in the world where they were!

That voice of praise descended from the sky curtain, for the new Demon King's title!

Yuanshi Demon King!

Yuanshi Demon King, is the praise of the True Without Second Book, born within the Hongdong, flying in the Beginning Azure Heaven.

Accompanying the spread of this title, only a limited number of people could hear it, precisely those immortal beings who had just ascended and were still in a state of excitement, eager to swallow the four seas and shake the eight wildernesses!

The momentum of the immortals who had just been so powerful suddenly stagnated.

"Although you have passed the immortal gate, it is not necessarily stable!"

"After becoming an immortal, there is still a Demon King!"

"Living in the heavens and earth, doing all things, requires much consideration."

Ji Xiang's voice resounded like thunder above the heads of many newly ascended immortals, like thunder roaring. They suddenly looked up and saw that their names were already reflected in the blood-red sky curtain!

"What is this thing?"

"Red... sky?"

The old Taoist of Chongyang Palace was originally quite happy. He was about to pass away, almost entering the immortal ranks at the last moment before burial. He didn't expect such a blood-red sky curtain to appear above his head, covering the entire land and rivers where Chongyang Palace was located, and also taking in his true name.

The rumbling sound like thunder seemed to be issued by the Demon King, and those words made people tremble.

"The sky is as red as blood, the sky is as red as fire, is this a sign of the emperor's revival, or is the world suffering from war and famine? But why does it manifest above my head, an immortal? Could it be that I have a calamity of war?"

"A crimson sky, the Supreme Purity Realm's Dharma realm is also called the Great Crimson Heaven, could it be that the Great Crimson Heaven is reflecting on the lower realm?"

Since the golden elixir path was created, after opening the demonic trial, passing the demonic king's examination could lead to recommendation, obtaining the form of a certain Heavenly Emperor. This time, although there was no demonic trial after passing the immortal gate, as long as one ascended, they would have the immortal form. If the Heavenly Emperor's form was not obtained, it was just icing on the cake, something that would make one happy if it was given, and not sad if it was not.

However, I have never heard of a demonic king tribulation after passing the immortal gate!

"Who is this, why haven't I seen such a thing in ancient books?"

In the Eastern Sea, Laoshan, an immortal was inexplicably staring wide-eyed, staring at the blood-red sky, and after a while, even rose up with immortal light, trying to disperse the blood-red sky curtain.

There was more than one immortal with this behavior!

How could their true names be reflected in the hands of external objects? Having already achieved the immortal path, that heroic spirit of looking down on all the mountains from the summit made them unwilling to be controlled by some "inexplicable thing"!

But there were also those who seemed to have thought of something, squinting at the words appearing in the blood-red sky. The immortal in Qingcheng Mountain was even older than the old Taoist of Chongyang Palace, but because of his profound cultivation, he did not have the same decline in qi and blood as the old Taoist of Chongyang.

The crimson sky, some said it was a blood sky, some said it was a fire sky, sometimes ominous and sometimes auspicious, but with the descent of the Demon King's heavenly voice, this might be a great calamity for the immortals. And this kind of thing, not to mention, there really had been similar descriptions in ancient books, but they were legends, or could be understood as something that would appear in the future, but that the world had never seen.

The Crimson Book Jade Script, the Flowing Fire Heavenly Court.

This was a description that appeared with the birth of Yuanshi Tianzun, something that appeared during the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Taoism has five great tribulations, and the beginning of the Crimson Bright Tribulation starts with the sudden appearance of several talisman characters in the dark sky.

"At that time... the Taoist energy condensed in the darkness, and a talisman book suddenly appeared in the sky, each character being ten feet square, with light hanging down from its eight corners. Yuanshi Tianzun, upon seeing it, knew that the time to open the tribulation had arrived, and immediately placed this jade character in the Flowing Fire Heavenly Court of the Great Luo Heaven to refine it, and it immediately radiated a crimson light, hence it was named the Crimson Book."

"The Crimson Book Jade Script transformed into the Yuanshi principles of the sky, called the Yuangang. The text of the Crimson Book Jade Script is the root of heaven and earth. Its characters flow in all directions, descending in thirty-two places, thus giving birth to thirty-two heavens, which further evolved into thirty-two Heavenly Emperors."

"After this, Yuanshi Tianzun took out a divine book and spread it in each era of the great tribulation. This divine book has five chapters, corresponding to the five great tribulations and five different eras. It is said that the methods of cultivation in that era are all derived from these five chapters."

"The people of Wei and Jin, their words are absurd."

The old immortal of Qingcheng Mountain muttered to himself.

Unaware, behind him, a person wrapped in golden light appeared, also looking at the crimson text in the sky.

In another world—

"What evil demon is this, impersonating a Demon King! Come out for this immortal!"

Some immortals even uttered wild words, their voices causing the earth to shake, the earth's energy soaring into the sky, wanting to compete with the heavens.

More than one immortal rushed towards the blood-red sky curtain, but even if they could split into twelve thousand yang spirit incarnations, even if they rose to a thousand miles in an instant, resisting the celestial winds of the heavens, they still could not completely disperse those blood-red sky curtains. On the contrary, their actions aroused warnings.

Vast demonic energy condensed in the blood-red sky curtain. This blood-red sky curtain was part of the Northern Feng Demon Heaven. The birth of the new Demon King injected new power into the Demon Heaven. This was something that had never happened throughout the ages. And what the immortals saw in their eyes was that the blood-red sky curtain was rapidly expanding, to the point that the entire world was dyed red.

Ji Xiang, situated in the Upper Purity Maoshan, his demonic thoughts could overlook the immortals in all places, because these people had never passed the demonic trial, and their names were recorded in the Northern Feng!

Then.

The fourteenth lesson of the Majesty Chapter is the method of heavenly demon assault.

The fifteenth lesson of the Guidance Chapter is to be ranked as a Demon King and obtain the supernatural power of eliminating demons.

What follows next?

In Ji Xiang's eyes, a list of characters appeared.

[Jade Purity Hidden Book (Sixteenth Lesson) – Chapter of Trial!]

[Those who are ranked as Demon Kings can elevate those who study the Tao in the world, guarantee their words, and help them prove their entry into the immortal realm. Each Demon King possesses different duties, rules, and methods of trial!]

The characters in his eyes changed again:

[Chapter of Trial – Yuanshi Demon King Chapter!]

[Northern Feng Elevation Rules, First: All those who ascend to the immortal position without passing the Demon King's examination, all such beings, whether dead or alive, shall be subjected to the Yuanshi Demon King's trial.]

[Northern Feng Elevation Rules, Second: All those who ascend to the immortal position without passing the Demon King's examination, their true names shall be reflected in the Crimson Bright Heaven, and can only be retrieved after passing the Yuanshi Demon Trial! Before this, if they commit great evil, their true names will be destroyed, and their immortal bodies will suffer great damage, requiring them to perform one hundred and five thousand good deeds, or to convert one hundred people to enter the Earth Immortal rank, in order to offset it.]

[Yuanshi Demon King Chapter (First Stage): Complete the elevation and examination of three immortals, and the good deeds they have done must be above ten thousand, before the Demon Trial can be carried out, otherwise their names will be reflected in the Crimson Bright Heaven and cannot be released. If one evil deed is committed among the ten thousand good deeds, all previous efforts will be wasted.]

[Crimson Book Jade Script – Crimson Bright Chapter · First: Scripture of Mysterious Life – Three Lifetimes Opening the Heavenly Tribulation Method.]

Ji Xiang stretched out his hand, and the scenery around the immortals rushing into the blood sky changed. The blood sky enveloped them, and then a great tearing illusion began to appear between heaven and earth!

Even their immortal bodies and immortal forms were about to be torn to pieces!

The immortal path is difficult to achieve.

The immortal tribulation is difficult to overcome!

Those immortals fell from the sky, and a grand voice resounded in their ears and hearts:

"Considering that you have just achieved the immortal path, your merits are not yet written, and you have just seen this seat, your hearts are not yet settled."

"This time, only a slight punishment will be given."

"No further investigation will be made!"