PFC Chapter 209 Heavenly Witch Demon Sect
Chapter 209 Heavenly Witch Demon Sect
Before the rise of the nine super divine domain lords and eighty-one large divine domain lords, the divine domains were completely unsuppressed.
The divine river is filled with a vast amount of vital energy, which disperses everywhere and merges with the human race.
However, at that time, the human race was still in a period when cultivation was not yet flourishing, and they were filled with fear and panic towards these beings who were born different from others.
Take Luo Xuan for example. When he was born, he was abandoned by his family because he possessed extraordinary abilities and appearance.
If he hadn't been fortunate enough to later become a disciple of the Lingbao Dao Sect, he probably would have been led by the Fire Crow Clan to the Heavenly Witch Dynasty and eventually become a member of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
Despite bearing the name "Demon Sect," the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect is actually only relatively closed off.
They had very little contact with other forces in the outside world, and over time, because of their eccentric and unruly behavior, they were known as the "Demon Sect".
Internally, they call themselves the Divine Sect or the Holy Sect.
The high-ranking members of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect were all people who, because of their special characteristics, were not accepted by the human race and had no choice but to band together for warmth.
As time went on, the number of people who gathered there continued to increase, gradually forming a powerful force.
In this perilous and unpredictable world of gods, they have successfully established themselves and begun to gradually expand their territory, thanks to their unwavering will and exceptional wisdom.
After a long period of hard work and struggle, they finally conquered a vast and boundless divine realm, where they established their own powerful force.
At the same time, they also actively recruited special groups of people from other divine realms who were ostracized by the masses due to the influence of the divine river's aura.
Because these people are born bound by mysterious laws, they possess extraordinary talents and abilities.
Through long-term exploration and practice, this group of people gradually developed a unique method that allows them to effectively communicate with all living things in the world.
For example, the Fire Crow flock that adopted Luo Xuan had reached a contract with the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect: if the Fire Crow flock took in and carefully nurtured those whose bodies were infused with the power of laws, they could be sent to the divine realm where the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect was located after they cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm.
In return, the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect will bestow generous rewards upon the Fire Crows.
In fact, most of the strange beasts in the world that cultivate together in groups have signed similar contracts with the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
For these strange beasts, this method not only allows them to obtain valuable cultivation resources, but also enables them to enhance their status by leveraging the influence of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
However, when Luo Xuan reached the Golden Immortal realm, he did not go to the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
Today, all factions have come to realize the extraordinary qualities possessed by those bound by the laws, and thus have opened their doors to welcome such talents to join, no longer refusing them.
It would be fine if these people failed to cultivate to the Golden Immortal realm, but as long as they successfully break through to the Golden Immortal realm and resonate with the laws, they will immediately attract the attention of major forces.
At that time, these exceptionally talented individuals will be recruited by various powerful forces and become their disciples. Luo Xuan was fortunate enough to be accepted into the Lingbao Dao Sect.
Otherwise, logically speaking, with his talent, he would probably have already joined the infamous Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
Speaking of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect, its members have never been recognized by the world, and can even be said to be in a state of hostility.
As a result, the members of this sect naturally have a poor impression of the outside world.
They tend to stick to their own sect's territory, unwilling to fight against external enemies to protect other divine realms such as the Creation Divine Realm, and even less willing to have too much interaction and entanglement with the outside world.
However, despite the vastness of the Divine Realm, for those powerful cultivators who have already reached the level of Grand Luo Golden Immortal or above, this so-called vast world is actually nothing more than that.
Therefore, even though the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect has always adopted a policy of isolation and seclusion in an attempt to cut itself off from the world, it still cannot completely avoid contact and collision with other forces.
Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that although the wizards within the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect are not wizards from the prehistoric world, they are exactly the same in their cultivation of the physical body.
Ultimately, this is because every witch in the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect has been fused with the essence of the Divine River.
The essence of the Divine River is the essence left behind after the essence of the chaotic gods and demons has been examined and diluted.
This is why those who have integrated the essence of the Divine River are born with extremely strong physiques, possessing extraordinary physical strength from the very beginning.
Once one cultivates to the Golden Immortal realm, sects like the Lingbao Dao Sect typically employ a cultivation method that involves visualizing and condensing a core, and then continuously evolving it.
However, the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect took a different path, choosing to embark on a cultivation path that integrates visualization techniques with their own bodies.
For this reason, compared to other cultivators' great demand for Daoist essence, the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect has a more urgent thirst for the essence of various spiritual objects.
As a result, other forces seized this opportunity and used spiritual essence as bargaining chips to engage in transactions with the Heavenly Witch Dao Sect regarding Daoist principles.
Moreover, the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect possesses a remarkable talent—an exceptionally outstanding ability to communicate with all living beings in the world.
Thanks to this unique advantage, they have achieved profound and exceptional skill in various spiritual arts, such as beast refining, insect refining, and soul refining.
As a result, even the other eight major powers would often purchase rare items such as spirit beasts, Gu worms, and beast souls that had been carefully cultivated from the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
Take the Golden Turtle Boundless Divine Array as an example. This array is mainly composed of a magnificent array of the seventh realm, supplemented by a total of 365 arrays of the sixth realm and as many as 12,960 arrays of the fifth realm.
Moreover, each formation contains a lively and vibrant formation spirit.
It is important to know that successfully cultivating even a single spirit array is by no means easy, and the effort and resources required are immeasurable.
The sheer number and power of these array spirits here is astonishing.
In fact, many of these array spirits did not evolve naturally; most of them were beast souls that were purchased from the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect in the early stages and had been carefully cultivated.
The reason for using these powerful spiritual beast souls as a catalyst is to leverage their inherent spiritual power in order to effectively gather the spiritual energy hidden within the formation.
In this way, not only is the long time required for the array spirits to unify their will greatly shortened, but the process of the array spirits' gestation is also greatly accelerated.
Because the Heavenly Demon Dynasty was relatively weak, it often seemed powerless when facing a super divine domain.
This is why it became an important client of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
In addition to the alliance and support of the Haoran Dynasty, the Tianyao Dynasty also had the resources such as various war beasts, Gu worms, and precious beast souls obtained from the Tianwu Demon Sect, which gave it enough strength to resist the enormous pressure brought by a super divine domain.
On the side of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect, due to the special nature of their cultivation methods, they often need to integrate themselves with the method of visualization.
However, this method of cultivation can easily lead to damage to one's original essence if one is not careful, so there is an extremely high demand for the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill, which is known as the number one divine pill in the Divine Realm.
The most crucial item in the trade between the Heavenly Demon Dynasty and the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect was this incredibly miraculous Heaven-Mending Divine Pill.
The Heavenly Witch Demon Sect has a limited number of war beasts, Gu worms, and beast souls that can be traded, and it does not want to get entangled with various forces.
It could even be said that the Heavenly Demon Dynasty was able to maintain its development thanks to the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
Other forces that are unwilling to part with the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill cannot gain access to the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect; they can only obtain the sect's special products through the Heavenly Demon Dynasty.
The Heavenly Demon Dynasty became a middleman for the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
For other forces, it might take a full 100 million years to obtain even one Heaven-Mending Divine Pill.
However, the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect was able to obtain ten or even dozens of Heaven-Mending Divine Pills within the same long period of time.
Even more concerning, this number could potentially increase further.
It is worth mentioning that the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill is not exclusively owned by the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect. On the contrary, they have shown great generosity by giving away as much as 70% of the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill as a reward to all the hardworking disciples in the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
However, this reward was not a simple, direct bestowal, but rather a unique and mysterious method—these Heaven-Mending Pills were cleverly concealed, and then casually placed in some unknown corner of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
Thus, these Heaven-Mending Pills became a wondrous opportunity, quietly waiting for the cultivators of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect to seek and discover them.
Because of the existence of the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill as an opportunity, an exceptionally fierce competition naturally broke out within the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect.
Every cultivator of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect burned with fierce fighting spirit deep within their hearts, maintaining a high level of vitality and vigilance at all times, fearing that they might miss any opportunity to obtain the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill.
Moreover, to prevent its practitioners from becoming narrow-minded and stagnant, the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect made a bold decision: they allowed unparalleled geniuses from other forces to enter their territory and participate in the fierce competition for the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill.
This can be described as a win-win situation.
The Heavenly Witch Demon Sect obtained the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill to aid their cultivation, train experts, and revitalize the cultivation atmosphere in the area.
The Heavenly Demon Dynasty not only gained the power to protect its own territory, but also relieved the pressure from other forces seeking the Heaven-Mending Divine Pill, as it was the only force capable of refining it.
Other factions can obtain the Heaven-Mending Pill through the second path.
However, it should be noted that although the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect has shown a certain degree of openness, their notorious xenophobic nature should not be ignored.
In other words, although you may be granted permission to enter the territory of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect, once you set foot there, it means that your life and death depend entirely on your own abilities, and no one will be responsible for your safety.
In the world of gods, there is a powerful force that possesses vast resources and countless troops.
However, despite its formidable strength, this force never actively participates in external battles.
Faced with this situation, even if other forces are dissatisfied, they would never dare to impose sanctions on it under the pretext of "inaction".
There's a hidden mystery in this.
There has always been a warning circulating in the world of gods: "Never die inside the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect!"
The Heavenly Witch Demon Sect is feared not only for its formidable strength, but also for its infamous reputation for its extremely brutal fighting style.
It should be understood that when ordinary forces clash with an enemy, they consider it a victory as long as they can successfully defeat the enemy's physical body.
In most cases, the opponent only needs to wait a while before being able to revive with the help of the True Spirit.
However, the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect is completely different. Because their understanding and control of spirituality far surpasses that of other forces, they have mastered methods specifically targeting true spirits.
Although these methods cannot fundamentally destroy the true spirit, they are enough to inflict a very heavy blow on it.
If the resources required for a normal resurrection are only one unit, then if one is unfortunately killed by the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect, the resources required to revive will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold.
For this reason, those who lack the means to deal with it often fear the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect and keep their distance.
However, Zhao Xuan and the other four showed no fear.
With the combined strength of the five of them, although they might not be able to act recklessly within the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect, as long as they do not incite public outrage, they should be able to protect themselves without much trouble.
When the five finally succeeded in crossing over and arriving at the outer domain of the Heavenly Witch Demon Sect, a full hundred years had passed.
The reason for such a long time was not that the actual distance was too far, but that the five people were traveling very slowly.
Compared to the travel speed of a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, the distance between Lingbao Daozong and Tianwu Daozhong is not instantaneous, but it is enough to arrive in the evening even if one departs in the morning.
However, each divine realm can be regarded as an independent spacetime existence, and the fundamental laws contained therein are vastly different.
This is why the world of gods is clearly divided into nine super god realms.
After all, the fundamental laws of these nine super divine realms are completely different. Once a cultivator from one divine realm steps into another divine realm, he will be strongly suppressed by the local laws.
Although the fundamental laws of a super divine realm have a wide influence on the nine major divine realms under its jurisdiction, in reality, the fundamental laws within each major divine realm still differ to some extent.
In short, the larger the scale of the divine realms, the more significant the differences in their laws become.
Based on this pattern, only one divine realm is typically born within a specific region. Moreover, the more powerful the divine realm, the wider its influence and the broader its reach.