The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 203 - 149: Swallowing Divine Punishment

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Kunpeng frowned as he looked at the pitch-black sky, and determinedly thought to himself: "Now that I’ve triggered the Heavenly Punishment, I might as well go all out. I will perfect these three thousand demon texts thoroughly! Heavenly Dao, no matter how formidable you are, can you really stop the momentum of the Great Dao? Hmph!"

Kunpeng pointed in the air, and another dazzling golden "Earth" character was sketched out, with golden threads and silver strokes, iron drawings with silver hooks! Kunpeng shouted loudly: "Earth!"

The golden rune suddenly expanded hundreds of times and was firmly remembered by the demon crowd throughout the Primordial Heaven and Earth. Then it shrank to the size of a fly’s head and floated back around Kunpeng.

"Boom!"

Another purple Divine Thunder crashed down, the golden "Earth" demon text shimmered with a thick earthy aura, completely dispersing the Divine Thunder.

It was hard to imagine such a tiny text harboring such tremendous power!

But Kunpeng paid no heed, the green bamboo joints in his hand faintly teeming with a rich vitality. He then wrote down other demon characters like "Mysterious," "Yellow," "Cosmos," "Universe"... and so forth.

With every character he wrote, the Void shook, dropping purple Divine Thunders that clashed with those dazzling golden characters in the Void. However, as Kunpeng was already a step into the middle stage of being a Quasi-Saint, these Purple Night Divine Thunders could not inflict much harm on him.

Yet, as the number of demon texts increased, the might above the sky became ever more severe. Infinite arcs of lightning flashed chaotically, and endless dark clouds piled up. It truly looked like dark clouds were pressing down on the city about to break it!

Of course, the power of the Divine Thunder that Kunpeng had to withstand was also climbing steeply.

Originally, creating demon texts not only allowed the Demon Race to have their own perfect heritage and prevented their bloodline and Tao from being severed, which could be considered as boundless merit for the Great Dao and the Demon Race.

On the other hand, the appearance of any set of characters would reveal the secrets of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, these were different from the Innate Texts of the Great Dao, which were not within the grasp of ordinary creatures.

Kunpeng was now creating acquired demon texts, recognizable and understandable by demons. Given time, there would no longer be any secrets left in the land of Primordial World, hence creating demon texts was, in fact, an act of great defiance against Heaven. Defiance against Heaven must incur Heavenly dispatch, thus invoking Divine Punishment.

Gradually, as the pressure Kunpeng was enduring grew greater.

"Boom crack!" With a loud noise, the dark sky suddenly transformed into an indifferent and merciless Eye of Divine Punishment.

Kunpeng was shocked and thought, "What is this now? There really is a Divine Punishment!" But what could he do about it when the creation of demon texts had already reached a critical moment? To give up now would not only halt any progression in his cultivation, but would also leave a shadow in his Dao Heart, forever forbidding him from attaining the state of Primordial Chaos.

Li Qingming on Ten Thousand Plants Island squinted at the Eye of Divine Punishment in the sky, secretly thought: "If I swallow this creature, I wonder if I can recover the fifty percent of lost cultivation!"

"Boom!"

Just as he had this thought, the Eye of Divine Punishment in the sky furiously flickered, and a thick Purple Night Divine Thunder crashed down like a Jiao Dragon leaving the sea, baring its teeth and claws, gnawing towards Kunpeng.

Kunpeng’s brows furrowed tightly, but he was unable to fend off the attacks of Divine Punishment. The Thunder Dragon roared as it fiercely collided with Kunpeng’s body. The more than two thousand demon texts that had just been created suddenly shone gloriously.

Golden light formed the shape of a bell, enveloping Kunpeng securely inside. The golden bell-like cover emitted thunderous booms that echoed throughout the Heavenly Vault, and the trembling Void showed layers of golden ripples. The powerful sound waves shattered the purple Thunder Dragon to pieces.

Li Qingquan and others watching clearly below couldn’t help but gasp.

"This is too bizarre, that’s Divine Punishment! That’s Divine Punishment!" Sun Ling bit her teeth as though she saw something extremely terrifying.

"Master Uncle, has the Divine Punishment weakened?" Kong Xuan asked curiously as he looked at the Divine Thunder in the sky. He had a vivid memory of his own Transformation Heavenly Tribulation. If the Heavenly Tribulation was already so difficult to handle, then this Divine Punishment should logically be hundreds, if not thousands, of times more formidable.

"No need to ponder, this is definitely Divine Punishment! It just seems that the demon texts created by Kunpeng contain some kind of power of the Great Dao, which even the Heavenly Dao Divine Punishment cannot break!" Li Qingquan, with his considerable theoretical knowledge, lightly frowned.

"Boom!"

And at that moment, the boundless waters of the South Sea began to churn violently. A deep ocean trench emerged from the seabed.

A bone-chilling and gloomy aura instantly wafted out from the trench. Among them, even piercing howls could be heard, chilling to the soul.

Upon closer inspection, everyone was horrified! Those wailing were none other than the Outer Heaven Demons from beyond the distant Chaos and the countless Fierce Souls floating above the Netherworld Blood Sea! Those Outer Heaven Demons led by Demon Ancestor Luo Hou were eying Kunpeng with covetous hunger, drooling with desire.

Kunpeng turned his head to look and was immediately terrified, his complexion turning deathly pale. Above, Divine Punishment descended upon the world; below, devils roamed freely. Truly, when the house leaks, it always rains throughout the night, and when the boat is late, it meets head-on with winds. How, how should one deal with this!

"Roar!"

Suddenly, an alarming scream came from the dead, and the boundless Outer Heaven Demons and Fierce Soul Evil Spirits suddenly went berserk, frantically flying towards Kunpeng.

"Dammit, do good deeds and don’t leave a name! Now I have to clean up your mess!" Li Qingming muttered under his breath, and with a casual beckoning, the ancient Qiankun Tripod floated leisurely above his head. Forming a spell with his hands, Li Qingming declared, "Heaven and Earth, imbibe for me!"

Before the Heavenly Demons and Fierce Soul Evil Spirits could even reach Kunpeng, they were sucked in by the immeasurable devouring force emitted by the Qiankun Tripod. These devils transformed into a pitch-black river that stretched across the sky above Kunpeng, directly bypassing him and flowing straight into the Qiankun Tripod.

"Phew!"

The relieved Kunpeng couldn’t help but cast a grateful glance at Li Qingming. However, Li Qingming rolled his eyes indifferently, signaling Kunpeng to continue.

Under Li Qingming’s protection, as Kunpeng sketched the last "Dao" character, the Eye of Divine Punishment in the sky, along with the countless demons below, suddenly intensified their attacks.

"Boom!"

The ear-splitting roar shook all the great powers of the Primordial World; after so many years, they hadn’t expected to witness such a grand display of Divine Punishment again, how magnificent! Countless Primordial Great Powers simultaneously focused their gaze on the tiny Ten Thousand Bamboo Island.

East Kunlun, Three Pure Ones Hall.

"This kid just can’t stay out of trouble as soon as he returns, he’s a troublemaker! And yet, after so many years of returning, he hasn’t come to visit us at the Three Pure Ones Hall, how infuriating!" Tongtian looked slightly angry, yet the corners of his mouth betrayed a hint of a smile.

"Hehe, Second Brother! This little Panda is really a handful!" it was evident that Laozi was in quite a good mood, with his long beard still swaying on its own.

Primordial Venerable’s face bore a smile, with hands trembling slightly, he said, "It’s good that he’s back, it’s good that he’s back."

Netherworld Blood Sea, Asura Clan Territory.

"Hahaha, I told you so! Daoist Brother would definitely come back safe and sound!" The Netherworld River Taoist, clad in a red robe, laughed heartily as he pointed at the Water Mirror in front of him and said to Tie Shan, who was standing beside him, "Look, look! Maybe that Heavenly Thunder will get swallowed by your Master later on too!"

Tie Shan smiled and felt secretly delighted, thinking, "Father really has some imagination! That Heavenly Thunder is of the Heavenly Dao itself; even if Master Qingming defies heaven, it’s impossible to withstand the Heavenly Dao. But it’s been a thousand years since I’ve seen Father smile. How wonderful!"

Mount Sumeru, Great Leiyin Temple.

"Impossible, this is impossible!" Zhunti, seated beneath the Bodhi Tree, had bloodshot eyes and a fierce expression, venting the frustration in his heart like a lunatic. "I had clearly seen him obliterated completely in Primordial Heaven and Earth. How could he still be alive?! Impossible!"

"Amitabha!" Jieyin Taoist, looking at the nearly mad Zhunti, helplessly uttered a Buddha’s verse sounding like a roar from a primeval beast.

This Buddha’s verse completely sobered Zhunti, and as clarity gradually returned to his eyes, he took a deep breath. Sitting quietly under the Bodhi Tree, he spoke out loud, "All Buddhas of the Three Realms, by means of Prajna Paramita, have obtained Anuttarā Samyaksaṃbodhi. Thus know that Prajna Paramita is the great transcendent mantra, is the great bright mantra, is an unsurpassed mantra, is an unequalled mantra..."

"Alas!" Jieyin Taoist let out a sigh of helplessness, his face ridden with sorrow.

Poor Kunpeng, clearly the protagonist, but all the Primordial Great Powers seemed more concerned about Li Qingming.

"Bang!"

The final strike of Divine Punishment Thunder, with the might to destroy heaven and earth, came crashing down on Kunpeng.

The three thousand auto-characters swirling around Kunpeng danced up and down, with bell-shaped light inciting earth-shattering thunderous roars. It was as if they were resonating with the Great Dao, with the light manifesting myriad spectacles, casting down thousands of threads, with dragons leaping and phoenixes dancing, divine sounds sharp as knives, vowing to slash this piece of the sky!

"Ding!"

This slightly dusty purple Divine Thunder, under the bombardment of the character light shield, suddenly burst apart.

The indifferent Eye of Divine Punishment blinked twice and was about to disperse. At this moment, Li Qingming soared into the sky, and the Eye of Divine Punishment from his brow shot out a ten-thousand-foot-long gray brilliance, directly hitting the pupil of the Heavenly Dao Divine Punishment Eye.

The whole of Primordial Heaven and Earth seemed to freeze at this moment.

Kunpeng at the eye of the storm was stunned, the demons of Heavenly Court were stunned, The Three Pure Ones were stunned, the Twelve Ancestor Witches were stunned!

This, this was simply madness! That was Divine Punishment, representing the dignity of the Heavenly Dao. Has Li Qingming gone insane, to actually attack the Heavenly Dao? Could he really possess the power to contend with the Heavenly Dao?

And then, an even more horrifying scene ensued. The Eye of Divine Punishment from Li Qingming’s brow actually detached from its host, Li Qingming, and drifted slowly towards the Eye of Divine Punishment in the sky. As it approached, the seemingly powerless "Li’s Divine Punishment Eye" suddenly accelerated, directly plunging into the colossal Eye of Divine Punishment in the sky. The dense clouds in the sky suddenly drew together, converging towards the middle.

To be honest, even Li Qingming was somewhat baffled by the situation. He just naively wanted to absorb the Eye of Divine Punishment to replenish the fifty percent of his lost strength. Little did he know that the "Li’s Divine Punishment Eye" would drift out and merge into the Heavenly Dao Divine Punishment Eye on its own.

The Primordial Great Powers, stunned by this scene, were once again rendered speechless. What kind of bizarre Divine Skill was this that it would abandon its host! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to head over to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)