The Demon with Holy Radiance

The former Grand Elder, Xuan You, has fallen!

His Cultivation Level and strength were second only to the Sect Leader’s within the entire Golden Soul Sect. It was unthinkable that a day would come when even he would fall.

Coupled with the previous fall of the Third Elder, Jishan, the Golden Soul Sect had lost two experts of the Insect Dao Realm in a very short period.

This was not a good sign. It would have a significant impact on the Golden Soul Sect’s overall combat strength, especially at this critical juncture.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, the Array at the Land of Shattered Armor in Chongwen State is complete!"

So many people had gathered here today to prepare to support the Great Virtue Temple in the Treasure Temple Domain. A great battle was imminent.

Even though the Golden Soul Sect had already lost two Insect Dao experts, it couldn’t be allowed to affect the deployment for this matter.

But what no one expected was that after just a moment, Sect Leader Non-Birth simply waved his hand.

"We are not going. Tell the Great Virtue Temple that the Golden Soul Sect is facing its own difficulties and cannot provide support. Tell them to find another way."

"Ah?"

No one had imagined the Sect Leader would just call it off like that. This was an alliance that had been established with the Great Virtue Temple long ago.

But what astonished them even more was the other thing the Sect Leader said: The Golden Soul Sect was now in trouble!

With two Elders killed one after the other, the situation within the Fusheng Domain suddenly felt like the calm before the storm.

’Could it be that people from the other two domains have their sights set on our Fusheng Domain?’

This was the only possibility everyone could think of.

But Non-Birth didn’t explain. Only he understood that a big rat within the Fusheng Domain had been fattened up.

"Relay my orders! Search the domain with all our strength for any trace of these people. Once found, execute them on the spot!

Also, send men to guard Earth Demon Cliff. Anyone who approaches or leaves Earth Demon Cliff is to be executed on the spot as well!"

As he spoke, Non-Birth raised his hand. A large amount of water vapor gathered in the air, quickly coalescing into the faces of several people.

Among these coalesced faces, Yang An’s was clearly that of the leader, and it was the most prominent.

Non-Birth didn’t care what the Great Virtue Temple’s attitude would be toward him suddenly canceling their agreement, abandoning his support for them, and choosing to first wipe out Yang An and his group in one fell swoop.

From the very beginning, it wasn’t his Golden Soul Sect that was intervening in this matter alone. The other two domains were also fanning the flames from behind the scenes, their only goal being to gather the Command Tokens as quickly as possible.

So, even if the Golden Soul Sect were to abandon its support, it would have little impact on the subsequent situation.

Even if the Golden Soul Sect didn’t make a move, the other two domains would act in secret. The future of the Treasure Temple Domain was basically set in stone; in the end, the Great Virtue Temple—that obedient dog—would be the sole power left standing.

But the current situation was that if he continued to let those rats grow in secret, they would inevitably become a disaster for the Golden Soul Sect.

Choosing to mobilize in full force to support the Great Virtue Temple at a time like this would be the most unwise decision.

When chaos arises within the domain, one must first secure the interior.

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"Complete Forbidden Artifacts are divided into two types. One is called a Moon Forbidden Artifact, and the other is called a Flower Forbidden Artifact."

"Is there a difference between these two types of Forbidden Artifacts?"

At Earth Demon Cliff, Yang An was standing before the Stone Stele, learning about the Insect Dao from Huan.

For a Zombie God to break through to the Insect Dao, it must fuse with at least one complete Forbidden Artifact as its core. It was also from Huan that he had learned that complete Forbidden Artifacts were divided into two types.

"A normal complete Forbidden Artifact, where the Power of Rules is consistent, is a Moon Forbidden Artifact.

A Flower Forbidden Artifact is different. It’s made by forcibly piecing together the Power of Rules from different Forbidden Artifact Fragments. It consists of one Main Forbidden Artifact and other Sub-forbidden Artifacts.

The biggest difference between the two is that an Insect Dao expert who fuses with a Flower Forbidden Artifact will be weaker than one who fuses with a Moon Forbidden Artifact. It also comes with extreme limitations. For a Flower Forbidden Artifact, all the cobbled-together Powers of Rules, aside from the core’s, are merely consumables.

If they don’t break through to the Immortal Platform before the Sub-forbidden Artifacts are completely consumed by the Main Forbidden Artifact, their final fate is death!"

Huan spoke with great solemnity. For an old thing like him, who had lived for many years and even spanned an entire era, no one knew more about this subject than he did.

Upon hearing this, Yang An fell into deep thought and had a sudden realization.

"So you’re saying that the likes of Jishan and Xuan You broke through to the Insect Dao by fusing with a Flower Forbidden Artifact, while the Golden Soul Sect’s Leader, Non-Birth, possesses the most powerful kind—a Moon Forbidden Artifact?"

Huan smiled without a word, clearly affirming Yang An’s guess.

Yang An came to a sudden understanding. No wonder the pressure he felt when Non-Birth made a move was completely different from what he felt when facing Xuan You, even though they were both in the Insect Dao Realm.

He had previously thought it was a gap in their Cultivation Levels. Now it seemed that the difference in Cultivation Level was only one aspect; the most fundamental reason was the difference in the complete Forbidden Artifacts they had fused with.

Yang An urgently needed to break through to the Insect Dao. His current Cultivation Level was just a hair’s breadth away from it.

In other words, there were only two choices before him now: either find the missing parts of the Forbidden Artifact Fragment he had already fused with and form a complete Moon Forbidden Artifact...

...or use other Forbidden Artifacts to piece together a weaker Flower Forbidden Artifact, allowing him to break through to the Insect Dao.

Without a doubt, the latter option was far easier than the former. However, doing so would have a huge impact on his combat strength after he broke through to the Insect Dao Realm.

If one had the chance to fuse with a Moon Forbidden Artifact, no one would choose to fuse with a Flower Forbidden Artifact.

But his biggest problem remained: where was he supposed to find the missing parts of the Forbidden Artifact Fragment he had fused with?