Jiang Che felt as if he was somehow inherently connected to the demonic path.
Now, he had caught the attention of two great demonic overlords.
His yet-to-be-born daughter had been forcibly taken as a disciple by that Zhenmo Xian of Shangxie who had mastered the origin of the demonic path. Zhenmo Xian's methods seemed capable of breaking through the power of the Great Dao from his own system.
And now, he was also being targeted by the Demon Lord of the alien Evil Spirit clan. It really gave him a headache.
Through the hairpin, he had also gleaned some information—not much, but quite useful!
Whether it was the previous Zhenmo Xian or this Demon Lord, they were absolutely closely related to the Demon Ancestor. And as the reincarnated body of the Demon Ancestor himself, it was no surprise they had their eyes on him!
"Demon Ancestor, oh Demon Ancestor, what sins did you commit?" Jiang Che sighed lightly, then stored the red hairpin into his storage ring.
Being targeted by two supreme Immortal Emperors, Jiang Che felt the pressure was immense.
The owner of this hairpin was clearly also a woman. The Demon Lord was a female demon!
Could it be that the Demon Ancestor had incurred some romantic debts? Like getting caught two-timing? And then ending up like that 'Sincerity Brother' reference, getting dismembered?
Holy crap!
Thinking of it this way, Jiang Che suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. It all fits! It all adds up!
The Demon Heart, Demon Bone, even the Demon Body and Demon Blood being sold in his system...
Jiang Che mentally lit an incense stick for this unlucky Demon Ancestor!
May there be no battlefields of love in heaven!
Wait, no, what kind of nonsense is this!
Why should I, Jiang Che, bear the romantic debts you, Demon Ancestor, incurred? Even if I borrowed your Demon Heart and Demon Bone, we're not exactly close!
His own romantic debts were already plentiful enough; he didn't want two more people who might want to 'have his heart and lungs out' for him.
Hmm, in the literal, physical sense.
Jiang Che glanced up at the dimensional barrier. The barrier that had been breached by the hairpin had now fully restored itself. Maintained by the power of the Great Dao, even a level of evil immortal like the Guishen Demon Ape couldn't enter the mortal realm.
After a moment's thought, Jiang Che lightly waved his arm, and the dimensional barrier was instantly retracted!
The massive barrier that had been sustaining the entire mortal realm vanished in an instant. Now, even the most ordinary evil spirit could easily invade the mortal realm.
Anyway, even if that Demon Lord had the power to shatter the dimensional barrier he set up, and even if he re-established it... she'd probably just tear another huge hole in it. Might as well just remove the dimensional barrier entirely!
It would also save a lot of points.
Maintaining the dimensional barrier cost tens of millions of system points per day, you know. And in the future, when the spiritual energy in the mortal realm fully recovers... maintaining it for a day might cost hundreds of millions of points.
He wasn't going to be that sucker.
[No, you mustn't... Demon Ancestor, you absolutely must not.]
Suddenly, a weak voice reached Jiang Che's ears.
Jiang Che raised an eyebrow slightly, scanning his surroundings. There was no one around at all. The voice seemed to be transmitted through the void.
"Heh, the Heavenly Dao finally shows itself!"
Jiang Che spoke. Although his own strength was weak, only at the Martial God stage—any strong cultivator hiding nearby might escape his detection—he just knew... this voice that sounded extremely weak was the Heavenly Dao of the mortal realm!
The Heavenly Dao he had fleeced clean and who had then started slacking off!
"Demon Ancestor, the dimensional barrier must not be removed... it will cause great chaos. Once the dimensional barrier is gone, the mortal realm will have no ability to resist the darkness. If the mortal realm falls... the flames of war will inevitably spread to the Nine Heavens."
Well, well. The Heavenly Dao is usually aloof and distant, but once it opens its mouth, it's a whole string of words.
"Are you ordering me?"
"......"
The Heavenly Dao paused, then continued, "Demon Ancestor, you hold the authority of the Great Dao. Your every word and action is a divine decree of the Dao. How would I dare to order you?"
The Heavenly Dao's voice was extremely weak, and its tone held no trace of assertiveness.
"Even you think I am the Demon Ancestor?" Jiang Che asked.
Jiang Che's question left the Heavenly Dao silent. After a few breaths, it spoke again. "Previously, you used Great Dao methods to deceive heaven and cross the sea. I could not detect it... yet I still descended heavenly tribulations and tribulation lightning liquid, even expending my own Heavenly Dao origin to forge an immortal body for you... For the sake of that immortal body, could you please renew the dimensional barrier?"
The Heavenly Dao is the most impartial existence in the world and does not deceive. Its attitude towards Jiang Che was now very humble.
"Oh?" Jiang Che became interested. "So you knew all along when I was fleecing you?" Jiang Che narrowed his eyes and smiled.
This mortal realm's Heavenly Dao was quite interesting. It sounded like it might be easy to bully.
"I knew! But what I don't understand is, as the Demon Ancestor, holding the authority of the Great Dao, forging a few immortal bodies shouldn't be difficult for you. So why did you still..."
Fleece me???
The Heavenly Dao was utterly confused. It knew everything that happened within the mortal realm, so of course it was also aware of how Jiang Che kept buying immortal bodies for his women.
But did it dare to speak up?
Even for this Heavenly Dao, creating a single immortal body required storing up tens of thousands of years of Heavenly Dao origin before it could condense the origin of an immortal body. An existence that could casually bestow immortal bodies upon mortals... was already beyond its comprehension.
It was like an ordinary person taking a midnight stroll and accidentally stumbling upon an illegal transaction by a gang—too scared to even make a peep.
The Demon Ancestor... was even more terrifying than a million years ago!!!
"I felt like it. What's the problem?" Jiang Che said provocatively.
[Heavenly Dao: ......]
[Ding! Host has scammed the Heavenly Dao, obtained 2 billion points.]
"Demon Ancestor, I still hope you will activate the dimensional barrier. Otherwise, the mortal realm will soon be completely devoured by the Evil Spirit Dao. By then, even I will have nowhere to hide... becoming nourishment for the Evil Spirit Dao..."
"You are the reincarnated body of the Demon Ancestor. Only you can contend against that Demon Lord!"
Jiang Che stroked his chin. "You know what? Even though I quite like this 'Demon Ancestor' persona, I really hate it when people call me Demon Ancestor!"
He was himself. His memories and his body were his own. What did it have to do with the Demon Ancestor? The Demon Ancestor could go to hell!
"Heavenly Dao, right? I get the feeling you might be a girl. If you want to negotiate terms with me... materialize in human form, then we'll talk. Otherwise... let that dimensional barrier stay empty!"
Heavenly Dao: "......"
A girl, my foot!!!
The Heavenly Dao is formless, genderless, and emotionless! Since its very inception... it has had no gender whatsoever and has never taken human form!
Jiang Che was really giving it a headache. It knew Jiang Che was very lustful, with countless women around him, but that was irrelevant; it was normal for humans to have seven emotions and six desires.
But it never imagined this guy would actually set his sights on it???
Was this really the reincarnation of the Demon Ancestor???
The Demon Ancestor in its memory was definitely not like this. That was a unique man of the world, one who combined ruthlessness, deep passion, and pure-heartedness, possessing both peerlessly vicious demonic methods and a compassionate heart!
This has absolutely nothing to do with the pervert right in front of me, okay?
"Hey, hey, hey! Have you made up your mind? You'd better think carefully before taking shape!" Jiang Che threatened.
The Heavenly Way: "......"
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