Cultivation: Being Immortal

Bing State, within the Demon Army

News of the battle in Zhong State reached the remaining Demon Emperors, who were all surprised. They couldn’t believe that even the Phoenix Demon Emperor had fallen. Most of the Demon Emperors were unaware of the Demon Emperor’s plan and found the war to be too brutal.

"Demon Emperor, sweeping through the human cultivation world, bringing glory to the Demon race with this move."

"Demon Emperor, I challenge you…"

"Evil King…"

After realizing this, the remaining Evil Kings all volunteered for battle. The demon clan won a great victory, while the human clan suffered a terrible defeat. Despite being a large group, only a few Tao Achievers survived. Currently, the human clan is at its weakest.

As long as they are willing to march, they can conquer the entire human clan territory. The vast land is enough for the remaining Evil Kings to expand tenfold, enabling the demon clan to once again stand at the peak of the world. The human clan will once again become slaves to the demon clan.

"Everyone, the human clan still has the strength to fight. Marching to Zhong State from Bing State at this time is too risky."

Evil King Feng Jiu shook his head. With his ancestors dead in battle, Feng Jiu felt a sense of confusion. Now, there is no one left to help him control the situation; all decisions rest on him.

Upon hearing Evil King Feng Jiu’s words, the other Evil Kings fell silent. There is a terrifying presence in Bing State that must be dealt with first; without resolving this, the outcome is uncertain.

In the human clan camp, news from Zhong State spread, causing a commotion among the cultivators. Many cultivators felt panic, and the entire camp showed signs of collapse.

Lin Jiang urgently gathered his propaganda team to reassure the cultivators, emphasizing that the united forces of the various states are the human clan’s last hope. If they give up without a fight at this moment, the human clan will have no hope left.

Lin Jiang kept the soldiers calm and gathered information about Zhong State. As more news arrived, the situation in Zhong State became clearer.

In the battle at Shenmu Sect, Tao Achieving were all killed, and more than half of the remaining experts were also lost. They have now gathered around Danxia Sect. The demon army didn’t pursue them, but rested in the area of Shenmu Sect, or scavenged for food, plundering and killing.

The humans gathered around Danxia Sect have sent countless messages to Bing State, all with the same plea, hoping that Cao Ying could come to rescue them.

Cao Ying remained unmoved, as Bing State was already struggling to survive. Why should they go and protect others?

Let’s focus on solving the current crisis first, we are still lacking three people.

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"Demon Clan Feng Jiu is here, human Taoist friend, please come out to see me."

Feng Jiu once again arrived in front of the human camp because the Demon Queen had returned. She not only hunted down the fleeing Tao Achieving from Zhong State but also teamed up with the Stone Emperor to kill the Tao Achieving from Shanhe Sect, helping the Stone Emperor conquer Liang State.

"You can go."

Lin Die said to Cao Ying, Cao Ying nodded and flew out of the big formation to Feng Jiu’s side.

"Cao Ying from Yun State is here."

"Where is the senior?"

"Doesn’t want to see you."

"That’s fine, it’s the same whether you come or not. Do you know, you are now the last Tao Achieving of the human race?"

"Just found out."

"Since you already know, then you should also know that this is the final battle of the war between the two races. To reduce casualties, I suggest a one-on-one fight."

"With you?"

Cao Ying felt a sinking feeling in her heart, the Demon Emperor was already at the eighth level. If she fought with the Demon Emperor, there would be no chance of survival.

"No, as the Demon Emperor of my clan, you can choose any one of us to fight. If you win two out of three matches, my clan will retreat. But if you lose, it means fate is on our side, and your people will become slaves to the strong."

The Demon Emperor said that before, he could use large battles to make up numbers, but not anymore. If the demon clan attacks fiercely, Cao Ying would not be able to hold on. What if they were short of one person? Would they have to rely on him to kill the Demon Emperor to make up the numbers?

So, a one-on-one fight is the best solution. Three matches, two wins out of three rounds. He believed that with Cao Ying’s strength, she could win at least one match. Of course, if she couldn’t win even one match, there would be no way out.

"Okay."

Cao Ying nodded and agreed. As the only Tao Achieving left in the human clan, she could not escape. She couldn’t rely on the Demon Emperor to kill the demon clan. Her only hope of staying alive was to kill two Demon Emperors.

"To be fair, you can choose your opponent."

The Demon Emperor nodded. He hoped Cao Ying would win the first match, so he could let her die in the second match, and he wouldn’t have to deal with her personally.

"You, come out."

Without a word, Cao Ying pointed directly at one of the Demon Emperors.

"Go, kill her."

The Demon Emperor turned to look at that Demon Emperor, very good, Cao Ying chose the weakest Demon Emperor.

The Demon Emperor flew into the sky, transformed into its true form, a giant bull appeared in front of Cao Ying, its true form was a black bull spirit.

"Moo…"

The Divine Bull Demon Emperor roared like a bull, immediately started attacking, advancing from a mere bull to the level of Demon Emperor, relying on brute strength.

The Divine Bull Demon Emperor displayed impressive skills, first, a pair of bull horns flew out from its head, cutting through the air, then it attempted to get closer, using its hooves to stomp.

Cao Ying quickly moved around, not allowing the Divine Bull Demon Emperor to get close. The Demon Emperor still alive might not be very powerful, but definitely capable. She still needed to be cautious.

In the human camp, countless eyes were fixed on the battle outside, this was a battle that determined their life or death.

Lin Die also watched from a corner, she wasn’t worried about Cao Ying losing. There was a voice inside Lin Die, saying, "Lin Die, you see it, the entire human tribe’s Tao Achieving is dead, except for your brother’s wife. I have granted all your requests, now you should fulfill your promise."

"The situation isn’t over yet. Besides, you might not necessarily need my body, right?"

"If I have chosen to inhabit your body, then it must be due to fate between us."

"Do you still believe in fate?"

"Why not believe? Don’t you find my current situation interesting? Back when my consciousness just awoke, you appeared before me. I came to Yun State, Xia Qingshan came as well, and got along well with the people of Yun State. Now, so many Tao Achievings have died, but only the Tao Achievings from Yun State are alive. Your younger brother is quite an extraordinary person, I am very interested in his body."

"You can’t touch my younger brother."

"Don’t worry, I am just interested. I don’t particularly value human bodies."

"If you spare them, I can offer my body and erase my consciousness."

"No hurry, Xia Qingshan has given you a lifeline, you can make good use of it. If the plan goes well, maybe you can stay alive, even become the strongest in the world. You may even sit on the throne of the Human Emperor."

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"Boom"

The huge body of the Divine Bull Demon Emperor fell down. Cao Ying, standing at a distance, pulled out a horn from her abdomen. She felt intense pain, breaking out in a cold sweat, but she gritted her teeth, stood up, and quickly swallowed a pill.

"I won, Demon Emperor."

Cao Ying proudly said to Demon Emperor Feng Jiu, after exchanging hundreds of blows and sustaining serious injuries, she won and cut off the bull’s head.

The Demon Emperor cast a spell to retrieve the scattered essence from the Divine Bull Demon Emperor and turned to the remaining Demon Emperors, saying, "One more, kill her. If we can’t defeat an injured enemy, it would be a disgrace to our demon clan."

"Demon Emperor, I challenge you."

"I challenge you too."

"Challenge."

The remaining Demon Emperors all challenged. They were aware of Cao Ying’s condition, and they knew that taking action in such a state would be an easy victory for them.

"The human Tao Achieving gives you a chance to choose, you decide."

"It’s him."

Cao Ying randomly pointed at a Demon Emperor, the Demon Emperor laughed loudly, and flew out directly.

The Demon Emperor transformed into a giant python that spewed poisonous breath towards Cao Ying. She quickly dodged, but the python’s speed was extremely fast as it attacked from the side, aiming to swallow Cao Ying.

"Capture."

Right at that moment, a large net appeared in Cao Ying’s hands, billowing in the wind. The giant python charged into the net with one gulp, and Cao Ying quickly tightened it.

The next moment, many gazes focused on Lin Die. It was obvious that this thing was given by Lin Die.

Lin Jiang was very grateful to Lin Die at this moment. Without this secret weapon, Cao Ying would have been in danger today for sure.

"Hiss, hiss…"

The huge python was caught in a strong net, but it didn’t give up. It struggled desperately, spitting out poison constantly. Cao Ying wasn’t as powerful as Lin Die, so even though she held the rope, she couldn’t cut the opponent with a big net. She could only hold onto the rope tightly and wrestle with the giant python to see who could last longer.