r18novel Chapter 211 Hunting Demons from Beyond the Heavens, Understanding Human Nature
Chapter 211 Hunting Demons from Beyond the Heavens, Understanding Human Nature
Chapter 211 Hunting Demons from Beyond the Heavens, Understanding Human Nature
Although the previous two trials of inner demons had some tempering effect, they were far from enough.
Ye Yang needs more inner demons to help him cultivate!
By the way, he can complete the accumulation of the fourth level of Divine Cultivation, 'Heartbeat'. When he leaves this world, his divine soul essence should be able to support him to directly advance to the fifth level, 'Spiritual Silence'.
Even with a certain foundation, Ye Yang could not break through to the "Refining Emptiness and Integrating with the Dao" realm in this world, since his cultivation level in the main world was only at the fourth level.
If you can't break through to the next level and attract extraterrestrial demons, then go find them yourself!
Although Ye Yang practiced the accelerated cultivation method given by the Devouring Demon Refining God Sect, he still possessed all the necessary abilities!
After reaching the third realm, "Refining the Spirit and Returning to Emptiness," one's spiritual thoughts transform into divine thoughts, thus gaining the ability to travel to the heavens beyond.
There are certain risks involved in astral projection, but for Ye Yang, as long as he doesn't recklessly rush to the eighth level of the Outer Heaven and provoke the legendary "Formless Heavenly Demon," he is confident in dealing with any invasion from the inner demons of the Outer Heaven.
"Beyond the Heavens—"
Ye Yang mobilized the divine sense that had gradually grown stronger after Pu Sheng, and could faintly sense an invisible fluctuation.
Just like after a world-devouring breakthrough to the realm master level, one's consciousness can enter the origin land and feel the incredibly clear fluctuations of the origin laws.
After reaching the third realm in the dual world of immortals and demons, one can also sense a mysterious fluctuation of laws.
The inner demon descended from beyond the heavens following this fluctuation, and Ye Yang was naturally able to follow it in reverse.
As his divine sense followed the fluctuations and gradually probed into a cold, empty, and lonely world, Ye Yang immediately exerted his strength to expand this connection.
His soul seemed to rise rapidly, entering a mysterious void that was extremely high and far away.
"We've arrived at the Outer Heavens!"
Ye Yang looked around in surprise, then carefully sensed himself, and gradually realized: "The so-called astral projection does not mean that the soul completely leaves the body."
"Instead, it is the special spiritual power 'divine sense' cultivated in this realm that allows a portion of that divine sense, carrying consciousness, to enter this unknown void."
"At the same time, this part of the divine thought also established a very deep connection with the main body of the divine soul, so it manifested the relationship of the original complete divine soul in this void."
This is like a projection of a spirit.
"If I am attacked from here, this projection will be shattered, at most it will cause a backlash against me and damage my soul."
"But if I suffer damage to my consciousness, will, or Dao heart, this damage will be completely transmitted and synchronized to my physical body!"
"Of course, in this void, I cannot unleash the power of my original divine soul; I only possess a physical form, but my consciousness and will remain undiminished!"
"Divine sense is completely unusable, and even the half-depleted mental power is completely unusable. The power of the Great Dao? Barely usable!"
Ye Yang opened his eyes and immediately created a Dao Domain, but compared to the "World" Dao Domain, the scope of the Dao Domain in the "Outer Heaven" was pitifully small.
But this Dao Domain can serve as his first layer of defense!
"Hmm? They're finally here." After waiting for about ten minutes in the Outer Heaven, Ye Yang finally saw groups of yellow shadows flashing and jumping in the distant void.
If other cultivators saw this, they would probably feel their scalp tingling.
Even cultivators from the same Immortal Alliance world, who haven't reached the "Dao Domain" realm, will find it troublesome.
"These inner demons have devoured the memories of countless people. Although each one is weak, their sheer number makes it impossible for me to swallow them all at once."
Ye Yang's thinking speed is now extremely fast, and reviewing thousands of years of memories in a second is not a problem when searching souls.
But when these inner demons sensed the presence of living beings in the outer heavens, they came in droves, numbering in the tens of thousands. The memories they contained were chaotic and fragmented, equivalent to tens or hundreds of thousands of years of memories.
The core memories that constitute everything Ye Yang has now are less than a thousand years old.
The difference between two or three hundred years of memory and hundreds of thousands of years of memory is indeed enormous.
If you rush in all at once, you might easily lose yourself.
However, when these countless yellow shadows rushed over, they surrounded Ye Yang and could not get any closer.
The unfolding Dao Domain blocked them all out.
"You go first!" Ye Yang casually pointed to one of the Yellow-level Heart Demons and placed it into his Dao Domain.
As soon as the Yellow-level inner demon entered, it eagerly rushed into Ye Yang's illusory divine sense.
This low-level inner demon has no intelligence, cannot communicate, and only possesses a vast amount of memory information and a demonic thought.
It is more like a "half-life form" like a virus, which must parasitize other life forms in order to have complete life activities.
As the inner demon surged in, Ye Yang closed his eyes.
A few seconds may seem like a short time, but Ye Yang's consciousness has actually lived through twelve lifetimes and hundreds of years in the illusionary world.
However, the Yellow-level inner demon was indeed too low-level, and Ye Yang could no longer feel any pressure from it.
After three days of quiet meditation and complete digestion, Ye Yang pointed at a new Yellow-level Heart Demon: "The next one is you."
After half a month of eliminating five Yellow-level inner demons, Ye Yang could no longer feel any improvement.
"Those low-quality memories and emotional washes no longer have much effect on me. On the contrary, these memories devoured by inner demons have made me understand the negative aspects of 'human nature' and 'the human heart' even more."
"There are several directions for constructing illusions. I used to be more proficient in the 'world' direction, but now I'm not weak in the 'human heart' direction either."
Ye Yang smiled as he looked at the countless Yellow-level Heart Demons who were still excluded from the Dao Domain. After being fixed in one place for half a month, they had attracted more than a million Yellow-level Heart Demons, who were densely packed around him.
"It's time to go and take a look at the second outer heaven."
Just as Ye Yang was using the Yellow-level Heart Demon to refine his heart, two illusory divine thoughts appeared simultaneously in the Outer Heaven.
"Senior brother, we have made full preparations for this attempt to break through to the fifth level. We just hope we won't be as unlucky as last time and get surrounded by a group of purple-level inner demons."
The woman in the two said.
"Don't worry, we weren't prepared last time and wasted too much energy on the third and fourth levels. This time we brought the Mind-Stabilizing Bead."
The ability to withstand attacks from multiple inner demons has greatly increased.
The male cultivator confidently declared, "This time, we will definitely enter the fifth heaven!"
The fifth level of outer heaven contains a black-level inner demon!
Furthermore, the fifth-level Black-level Heart Demons are the weakest type, basically lacking any consciousness. Black-level Heart Demons capable of developing consciousness have already reached the sixth or seventh level.
When he faces the third tribulation of inner demons in the future, the inner demons that appear will all be high-level black-level inner demons with intelligence!
To safely overcome the third inner demon tribulation, the best course of action is to first go to the fifth heaven and fight against a low-level black-grade inner demon without intelligence, thus getting used to it in advance.
"Why is the first floor so quiet today? There aren't any Yellow-level inner demons wandering around." The junior sister said.
After preparing for more than half an hour, the two did not sense a large number of Yellow-level Heart Demons coming towards them; only less than 10 appeared around them.
"This is a good thing. I have already sensed the existence of the second heaven. Let's ascend now." The senior brother said, and the void around him began to ripple.
brush!brush!
The two people's divine projections vanished from their original positions in an instant.
On the other side, Ye Yang had also completed his perception of the second level of heaven.
"The fluctuations of the passage to the second outer heaven—how strange, it's a bit like the laws of space, but not quite." Ye Yang frowned, and his illusory divine sense quickly disappeared from its original spot.
The countless yellow-level inner demons around were thrown into chaos, losing their target and quickly scattering in all directions.
Upon arriving at the second level, Ye Yang did not linger. He had heard that there were very few purple-level inner demons here, and most of them were yellow-level inner demons. He had already refined enough yellow-level inner demons, so they were no longer effective.
Continuously sense the third and fourth heavens!
This place is even more spacious, but it's full of high-level purple-grade inner demons!
Ye Yang remained stationary, and in less than two minutes, three purple-level inner demons were attracted by his divine sense aura.
Ye Yang then captured them and refined them.
Human consciousness has many dimensions.
Having withstood countless waves of information and the endless passage of time, it still exists eternally, which can be described as "unbreakable will".
Being proactive, able to control and manage oneself, and able to bring out 100% or even 200% or 300% of one's own conscious abilities, is called "high initiative".
A quick mind, a constant stream of inspiration, resilience in the face of adversity, boundless potential, and rapid adaptation—this is called "high plasticity."
If you want to hone your consciousness, will, and moral character, simply passively enduring pressure is not an option.
Why is it that a true strongman cannot be forged without going through life-and-death trials?
Because even though cultivation is difficult and painful, most of the time one is passively under pressure.
This may indeed forge great strength and a tenacious will, but this will seems weak.
Like a blade, it is extremely sharp and hard in the vertical direction, and can withstand tremendous force.
It can break easily with a gentle sideways movement.
As Ye Yang refined these inner demons, he experienced a great deal of memory erosion and demonic impact, which he did not merely passively endure.
He will exercise his own will and follow his own principles and reasoning, whether in reality or in illusion!
As a result, he was able to refine his inner demons at an increasingly faster pace.
When others refine their inner demons, they first extinguish and purify them, and then absorb them.
In the process of erasing and purifying, one's own mind will also be worn down, exhausted by a large number of memories, and in need of rest.
But Ye Yang's actions can be described as "assimilation".
For every bit of self-weariness, ten more will grow! As flaws are gradually worn away, the truly splendid and beautiful aspects are amplified.
Three months later
Ye Yang opened his eyes and refined another purple-level inner demon.
This is the 50th purple-level inner demon.
"Hahaha, not bad, not bad. As expected of a purple-level inner demon, it took 50 of them to feel that they had basically lost their effect on me."
Ye Yang laughed loudly, looking around at the tens of thousands of purple-level inner demons densely packed together.
These monsters, which were basically devoid of intelligence, were drawn to this place by his divine sense aura over a period of three months, and they piled up densely outside the Dao Domain.
"Fortunately, it's not like the first level of heaven, where there were millions of them. The purple-level inner demons are already putting some pressure on my Dao Domain. I feel that I can only withstand the impact of 10 purple-level inner demons at the same time. Any more and I won't be able to support this 'safe zone'."
The Dao Domain played a crucial role in Ye Yang's ability to refine his inner demons with such ease.
"I want to ascend to the fifth level of the Outer Heaven and meet the legendary Black-level Heart Demon."
He remained in place, and in less than an hour, he successfully sensed the existence of a higher realm.
In a flash, the illusory image of the divine thought disappeared.
Tens of thousands of purple-level inner demons suddenly lost their target and became chaotic. Coincidentally, two figures with wolf-like features appeared not far away at that moment.
"Um?"
"Senior brother, what is that purple cloud?"
"Purple clouds? What else exists in the void beyond the heavens besides inner demons? Where did these clouds come from?"
The male and female phantom images of divine senses looked at the tens of thousands of purple-level inner demons and soon felt countless fluctuations of inner demon thoughts appearing, all locking onto them.