Chapter 2471 - 1435_2
For this reason, there is a chance to become one of the deities.
Once again, someone in the Cultivation World ascended to godhood.
The entire Cultivation World was in an uproar.
However, they also knew that the celebration was merely for a family or a team.
Others could only look up in admiration.
Of course, those elders on the brink of becoming deities also found hope.
People are aware that these fortunate ones received the opportunity for divine tribulation and obtained Immortal Pills, allowing them to rapidly ascend to godhood.
Even though the Su Family ancestor became a deity, it wasn’t about ascending to immortality; he simply gained stronger divine power, the ability to traverse time and space, and travel to other realms.
He merely acquired greater ability.
Becoming a deity comes with greater responsibility.
He might not leave this place; instead, he may face more responsibilities and matters to attend to.
But it is also known that after becoming a deity, the pills once consumed become ineffective, unless they’re Immortal Pills.
Their cultivation methods now accommodate other cultivation techniques.
As a deity, he must also undertake missions.
Su Family Ancestor, after becoming a deity, consulted Jiang Tang on how to cultivate more rapidly.
Thus began a merit-earning journey of salvation.
Because the two were part of the same team, with this ancestor being a subordinate, any good deeds and merit accumulated would benefit Jiang Tang as well.
This is, of course, something to keep hidden from subordinates.
Jiang Tang could motivate the team to elevate themselves, precisely for these benefits.
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Su Chang’an trained in the Hell Palace; their team, after exterminating the Human Demons, left behind only some harmed people in that Magical Treasure City.
These people had been unluckily deceived by the Human Demon squad; they had been cherished treasures in their families.
Regardless of whether these individuals came from great families, small families, or commoners, they were all hopes for their households.
Originally, children with Spiritual Roots would be fortunate to join a promising Immortal Sect.
However, the children did not know that the Immortal Sect they joined was based on completely false information.
The scheme was devised to deceive people in distant lands, who were unaware that the Human Demon propaganda was all false.
The aim was to collect these people, nurture them slightly, and then turn them into puppets and pets for the queen of Human Demons and other demon warriors.
They didn’t only capture boys but girls too, teaching them various skills after capture.
After capturing them, they administered drugs that muddled their intelligence.
They no longer knew what they were doing!
However, after their minds were muddled, they obeyed their master’s commands without question, even if it meant death.
They also received martial training, because they were puppets in the hands of Human Demons.
Raising them just a bit more turned them into tools, whether as pets or as pawns in battle.
The females fared slightly better, as their suffering was more about physical labor rather than harm.
Unless they were particularly beautiful, leading Human Demons to desire them as amorous companions.
The males became pets in their hands, akin to pawns, puppets lacking personality.
Their bodies were overused.
Younger males fared somewhat better, but once they grew older, they received no affection, and after their bodies were depleted, they died.
These male pets were exploited by Human Demons for cultivation.
This was a unique method of cultivation.
Such was the evil nature of Human Demons.
They specifically targeted boys and girls who were slightly more attractive.
Su Chang’an and their team exterminated the Human Demons, leaving behind only their puppets and pawns.
These individuals were long afflicted by drugs.
Their intellects were muddled, and they couldn’t think like normal people.
These individuals couldn’t be sent away, as the place where they were captured wasn’t part of the Cultivation World.
Su Chang’an couldn’t concern himself with much; those left behind awaited Jiang Tang’s arrangements.
After exterminating the Human Demons, this team lived in the city.
However, they didn’t need those puppets or pawns for labor.
They prepared meals for three times a day.
Before Su Chang’an’s team left this fortress, they tried every way to restore the puppets’ minds.
Knowing that they currently lacked the necessary medicine,
they could only set this matter aside.
The puppets seemed calm without Human Demons’ commands.
Unlike before, with Human Demons orders, they became violent, holding animosity against humans.
They constantly desired to attack.
In a quiet puppet area, Su Chang’an designated a place for his people to live.
Remaining there because a nearby creek provided a habitation opportunity; at night, they could rest and avoid ghostly pursuit.
This city could settle this peacefully, owed to the city’s Formation.
Su Chang’an’s people occasionally went out, requiring to find food and dig medicinal herbs.
Every time they went out, they moved in a sizable team, absolutely never venturing out alone.
Unknowingly, they had been there for several days.
The distinction between day and night was drawn.
During the daytime, they saw the Red Sun, and at night the Red Moon.
Day and night were clearly defined.
They discovered that within the Magical Treasure, in the last few days of their stay, there was no clash with external time.
There was no apparent augmentation of time.
Once weary, Su Chang’an’s team retreated to the castle for rest, venturing out day and night.
After all, this was a place for divine tribulation and certainly a bit of a battle.
With their current strength, they didn’t face much defeat.
Occasionally, they got injured.
These minor wounds meant little, as consuming a pill restored them entirely.
Su Chang’an remained unaware of his family producing a deity.
The appearance of the second deity in the Cultivation World made his family rather impressive.
Su Chang’an’s team had not ventured out, remaining ignorant of external affairs.
Jiang Tang withheld information from them, not wishing internal anxiety about external situations.
In the Hell Palace, these individuals were isolated from information, ignorant of outside developments.
Jiang Tang intentionally did this; granting people entry for practicing in the Magical Treasure was an opportunity.
If the god from the Su Family and the Elder of the Shu Family hadn’t participated in his Magical Treasure cultivation and previously unrewarded Immortal Pills, perhaps this elder wouldn’t have become a deity so quickly.
Jiang Tang didn’t overly fret about another deity in the Cultivation World, lacking a sense of crisis.
Even among deities, distinctions exist.
Though this elder became a deity, challenging Jiang Tang wouldn’t be easy.
With the Su Family’s elder ascending to godhood, they remained in the Cultivation World, based in the Saint Sect, with their clan bursting with pride, eager to widely celebrate.
The family deliberated, ultimately deciding to wait for Su Chang’an to return before selecting a date to host a banquet for the Cultivation World’s dignitaries.
They planned for the banquet to be at their family estate, not in the Saint Sect base.
Invited guests would be peers.
All were elders, previously rivaling this Su Family ancestor in strength; they all believed they’d ascend to godhood concurrently.
Unexpectedly, this old guy surpassed them.
This worried the other old fellows considerably.
Having practiced for over a thousand years, they couldn’t comprehend how they were outdone.
Previously, Jiang Tang had only cultivated for a few years, achieving godhood at around twenty, rendering the tale almost mythical. Absent direct confrontation or scrutiny of Jiang Tang’s past, they wouldn’t believe such accomplishments were possible.
The similarly capable Su Family ancestor surpassed them, leaving various elders from other sects and families in distress.
They couldn’t fathom how, after entering the same main gate together over a month ago, undergoing the same tribulation,
and sharing years trapped under the crystal waters,
previously at similar levels, this elder outpaced them.
The only plausible reason for this rapid godhood of the Su Family was the comprehension of the Dao.