Chapter 957. Slaying the Demon God, Location of the Demon Lotus

The eldritch deity’s primordial spirit had been reduced to a mere 30 percent, utterly incapable of controlling the immortal body of the Eastern Emperor—eternal and indestructible. Thus, it was forcibly drawn into the Eastern Wastelands (Location).

Soon after, Eldrin brought the soul of the Outer Realm Demon God to the Ancient Xunwind Domain.

He gazed calmly at the Zephyr Divine Ridge and remarked with detached composure, "The Eye of the Zephyr can corrode bones and dissolve souls, capable of scattering a cultivator's flesh to ashes and their spiritual essence to the winds."

"Although the Demon God's primordial spirit is extraordinary, you are merely a Second Primordial Spirit. I believe there must be limits to your power after all."

Eldrin spoke coldly, personally escorting the extraterrestrial demon god's primordial spirit into the heart of the Xunwind Eye.

This Eye of the Gale was overwhelmingly domineering. Even Eldrin’s primordial spirit, tempered as it was by the 5-Colors Spirit-Refining Liquid, could not withstand it at first.

Were it not for the Life Seed's terrifying regenerative power, it would likely have been scattered to the winds, its soul utterly dispersed.

Now, the primordial spirit of the Outer Realm Demon God was being continuously eroded by the power of the Xun Wind, dissipating like wisps of blue smoke.

In the blink of an eye, 3 years had passed, and the primordial spirit of that Eldritch Deity from Beyond was ultimately weakened to its limits.

By now, over 90 percent of the extraterrestrial demon god’s soul had been severed, leaving less than a tenth of it struggling to endure.

With less than 10 percent of his divine soul power remaining, the Outer Realm Demon God could no longer control the body of the Eastern Emperor.

Having lost control over his physical form, the domain demon's soul had become rootless water, with no chance of recovery.

Moreover, with the suppression from the Outer Demon God’s spirit now gone, Eldrin sensed an indomitable will beginning to stir within the fleshly body of the Eastern Emperor.

This was a trace of the undying will within Donghuang's physical body awakening, actually seeking to extinguish the Foreign Devil God's primordial spirit.

Seeing this, Eldrin brought the Eastern Emperor’s physical body back to the Flaming Prison of Blazing Fire and suppressed it deep within the underground fire vein.

Just then, the Lord of the Dao Palace and others arrived upon hearing the news. Upon seeing Eldrin, they couldn't help but ask, "How are things?"

"The primordial spirit of the Outer Realm Demon God has been eroded by 90 percent. Now suffering the backlash from the Eastern Emperor's physical form, this wisp of his spirit will scatter to the winds within a millennium."

"I intend to suppress him within the Flaming Sea of the Infernal Prison, keeping him under close watch until his soul scatters to the winds."

"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"

The Lord of the Dao Palace was ecstatic and couldn't help but exclaim repeatedly, "Excellent! Splendid!"

With the second soul of the Outer Realm Demon God—this lurking threat—now eradicated, Eldrin would have his hands free when the Abyssal Cataclysm descended. His chances of surviving the demonic tribulation would be greatly enhanced.

At this thought, the Lord of the Dao Palace couldn't help stroking his long beard and remarked, "With your immortal body forged, the Purple Realm now possesses a sliver of resistance against the Calamity Demon God."

"Now that the threat of Donghuang's physical form has been eliminated, we finally have confidence to withstand the demonic tribulation decades from now."

"Precisely so."

Eldrin nodded slightly, his thoughts drifting back to the Black Lotus. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke again, "There is still some time before the Demonic Tribulation arrives. I intend to eradicate that Black Lotus beforehand."

"Demonic Lotus?"

Hearing this, everyone immediately understood. The Dao Master of Heaven’s Gaze retrieved the Heaven’s Gaze Mirror and declared, “The matter of the Demonic Lotus has already been relayed to us by Fellow Daoist Youming.”

"You may take this Heaven-Gazing Mirror, but on no account must the Demonic Lotus seize the Netherworld's power, lest it disrupt the balance of Yin and Yang energies throughout the Violet Realm."

The Master of the Dao Palace produced the Heavenly Rune Armor and inquired, "Regarding the eradication of the Demonic Lotus, shall we intervene personally?"

"No need for such trouble."

Eldrin shook his head and spoke, "With my current cultivation level, as long as I can deduce the location of the Demonic Lotus, eliminating it would be utterly effortless."

"Indeed, that is the case."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but smile faintly.

Eldrin had already forged an immortal body. Even if a domain-external demon god were to attack personally, though he hadn't undergone the heavenly tribulation for ascension and couldn't match its profound magical power, he should still be able to exchange a few moves.

Such an existence was the very symbol of invincibility in the mortal realm. Though the Demonic Lotus wielded terrifying cultivation, it had yet to ascend to immortality or demonhood, making it impossible for it to rival him.

At that thought, the master of the Dao Palace nodded and said, "For the past 2,000 years, we have continuously powered the formation array, leaving us severely drained. Now is the time to enter seclusion and recuperate."

"When the Abyssal Cataclysm descends upon the world, we shall emerge from seclusion to lend you our strength."

After seeing off the Lord of the Dao Palace and the others, Eldrin placed the Heaven’s Gaze Mirror and the Celestial Pattern Armor into the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. This caused several Heavenly Secrets treasures to merge, unleashing a power of deduction far surpassing that of the past.

The Celestial Secrets Pavilion, empowered by the convergence of myriad supreme treasures, had achieved a level of deduction so profound that it transcended mortal limits, nearly brushing against the realm of celestial dao.

With Eldrin's current level of magical power, he channeled the Great Derivation of Yin-Yang Star Dao to activate this treasure. Amidst the shifting of the 7 stars, the location of the demonic lotus was swiftly pinpointed.

Deep within that expanse of murky void, akin to a bottomless abyss, above a pitch-black sea, a dark demonic lotus had taken root. It ceaselessly drew upon the nether energy contained within.

"It was actually in the subterranean Netherworld."

Lyra (Person Name) murmured from the side, her expression turning grave.

The so-called Nether Abyss refers to the boundless depths beneath the Violet Realm, where the terrestrial souls of cultivators reside.

From the moment all living beings in the world are born, a celestial soul takes form at the edge of the boundless heavens, while simultaneously, an earthly soul emerges from the depths of the endless netherworld.

The Heaven and Earth Souls drift at the celestial zenith and within the netherworld, drawing upon the cosmic energies to mature. Only when a cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm are these 2 souls successively guided back to their rightful positions, forging a flawless Yang Nascent Soul.

That demonic lotus had taken root in the nether realm beneath the earth, seeking to steal the nether qi of the Violet Realm.

Once this endeavor succeeded, the Demon Lotus would seize the opportunity to ascend as a Netherworld Immortal, pilfering nearly half of the underworld energy buried beneath the Violet Realm.

At that time, not only would the balance of Yin and Yang energies in the Violet Realm be disrupted, but it would also prevent the Earthly Souls of future cultivators from fully coalescing, thereby irrevocably severing their path to breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

It could be said that this scheme of the Outer Realm Demonic Gods was utterly insidious—not only did it seek to throw the Purple Realm into a state of yin-yang imbalance, but it also aimed to sever the cultivation path for all future generations of the realm.

"Fortunately, this Demonic Lotus hadn't taken that final step."

Observing the situation within the Nether Sea, Lyra (Person Name) breathed a sigh of relief. "If he were to attain immortality, I'm afraid it would take at least tens of thousands of years for the nether energy beneath the Violet Realm to recover."

"Hmm." Seeing this, Qing Ji (Person Name) also nodded, then couldn't resist asking: "That Netherrealm beneath the earth lies deep within the Endless Abyss of the Violet Realm (Location)."

"Even a Demigod Ancestor (Cultivation Realm) cannot enter it physically. How are we supposed to get inside?"

Eldrin furrowed his brow slightly upon hearing this, a trace of solemnity coloring his expression.

The Netherworld beneath the earth was immeasurably distant from the surface. For a Soul Formation Realm cultivator, entering it was not entirely impossible.

Generally speaking, as long as a Primordial Spirit Dao Lord abandons their physical form and traverses heaven and earth in their Primordial Spirit form, they can penetrate the barriers between realms and enter the Netherworld beneath the earth.

However, the majority of Eldrin's strength now resided in his physical body. Relying solely on his primordial spirit power to eradicate the Demonic Lotus was likely impossible.

Thus, we must find a way to enter the Netherworld beneath the earth in our physical forms to have absolute certainty of suppressing that Demonic Lotus.