Chapter 978 : The Demon Hunt Begins

"We shall obey your command!"

Ethan Chen and the others nodded in acknowledgment and immediately departed to carry out their orders.

After the group had left, Eldrin Chen turned to Nyssa Qu beside him with a faint smile. "There are two vile scourges who have plagued the Purple Seal Realm for many years. I fear those young men may not have the strength to subdue them."

"They are, in a sense, old acquaintances from bygone days. I intend to go myself and put an end to them both."

"You mean..."

Nyssa Qu's eyes flickered with recognition before she spoke. "The Five Poisons Young Master and that Glacier Old Demon?"

"Precisely."

Eldrin Chen gave a firm nod, a sharp glint of resolve flashing in his gaze.

The Purple Seal Realm had once teemed with Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] level demons, yet the great cataclysms of recent years had claimed the lives of many from that earlier generation of Primordial Spirit Demons.

In those earlier times, the demons capable of wreaking havoc upon the world were few: the Kunpeng Demon Sage, the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor, the Five Poisons Patriarch, the Blood Demon Patriarch, and that accursed Black Lotus Demonic Embryo. Immerse yourself in the complete world at audio‑novel.com.

In recent years, the Blood Demon Patriarch, the Black Lotus Demon Ancestor, and that Black Dragon Demon Ancestor have all been completely vanquished by Eldrin Chen.

Since the Kunpeng Demon Sage rendered great service during the great calamity, and the Five Poisons Patriarch also contributed significant effort, Eldrin Chen naturally would not take action against them.

The remaining demonic cultivators of Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] realm were of no concern to Eldrin Chen.

That Five Poisons Young Master had attained the Primordial Spirit realm for over three thousand years and had only recently broken through to the Primordial Spirit Mid Stage. The Glacier Old Demon had broken through over seven thousand years ago and was now merely at the Primordial Spirit 5th Tier level of cultivation. To him, they were insignificant.

However, these two had some past grievances with Eldrin Chen. Back then, before Eldrin Chen had broken through to the Primordial Spirit realm, both had attempted to bully the weak, targeting him.

Especially that Glacier Old Demon. Years ago, within the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Mansion, he had joined forces with that Patriarch Wang to launch a surprise attack, causing Eldrin Chen considerable trouble.

If not for the timely support from the Sea-Calmer Path Master back then, Eldrin Chen might have suffered a severe setback in that battle.

Now that Eldrin Chen finally had some leisure, he naturally wanted to settle these old scores.

Thinking of this, Eldrin Chen said with a smile, "The Five Poisons Young Master has been hiding within the Hundred Poisons Mountain Range [a mountain range teeming with poisonous creatures and plants] these years, sheltering under the wing of the Five Poisons Patriarch. He cannot run away."

"I shall first go to the Far North Icy Plains and deal with the Glacier Old Demon."

"..."

Deep within the Far North Icy Plains.

The world is vast and untamed, blanketed in pristine white snow.

Within these ancient, ice-bound glaciers, it has been a forbidden land since time immemorial.

As far back as several thousand years ago, this glacial expanse was home to formidable figures like the Glacier Old Demon and the Snow Soul Old Demon, both Primordial Spirit Demonic Cultivator [powerful demonic cultivators who have condensed their spiritual essence into a Primordial Spirit]. Their might was unparalleled.

In those days, the two demons, Glacier and Snow Soul, wreaked havoc across the land, acting with impunity throughout the Far North Icy Plains. Countless cultivators met their end, their very beings refined into Demonic Treasure [evil magical artifacts imbued with malevolent power].

However, over the millennia, Eldrin Chen rose to prominence from the chaos of that era. The Kunpeng Lineage subsequently retreated into the depths of the North Sea of Darkness, ceasing their contest for dominion over the Far North Icy Plains.

Furthermore, with the Snow Soul Old Demon perishing in a great calamity, the sole remaining Glacier Old Demon grew even more fearful of causing trouble.

That Glacier Old Demon, wary of Eldrin Chen's formidable reputation, once sought refuge with the Outer Realm Demon God [a powerful demonic entity from beyond this world], hoping to use the strength of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon [a celestial-ranked demon from the outer realms] as a shield against Eldrin Chen.

Alas, though that Outer Realm Heavenly Demon was mighty, within a mere thousand years, Eldrin Chen led a force that utterly vanquished it. Only one or two managed to escape with their lives, but they were too diminished to pose any further threat.

After the Demon God was vanquished, Glacier Old Demon was utterly terrified. It is said he fled deep into the desolate fringes of the world, hoping to escape the pursuit of Eldrin Chen.

Little did he know he had never even entered Eldrin Chen's sight. At that time, Eldrin Chen was urgently focused on increasing his strength to prepare for the next Demonic Abyss Cataclysm and could not spare the time to hunt him down.

Glacier Old Demon hid in the world's desolate fringes for over a thousand years. Only when he realized Eldrin Chen seemed to have no intention of settling accounts did he secretly return to the far northern glaciers. There, he confined himself for millennia, never venturing out again.

"Why do I feel this sudden, chilling premonition?"

On this day, as Glacier Old Demon cultivated within the icy depths, a nameless dread seized him. A sense of impending doom flooded his heart.

His heart lurched with foreboding. Sensing grave danger, he instantly shot skyward, intending to tear through the void and flee. This chapter is part of a larger work available at audio–novel.com.

"Too late!"

At that very moment, a gentle yet firm voice echoed through the air.

In a flash, the void itself seemed to solidify at the sound. A blade of light, blinding in its brilliance, cleaved through the frozen expanse.

Before this power, the millennia of bitter cultivation and lifetime of power amassed by Glacier Old Demon proved as fragile as parchment, torn asunder by a single, decisive stroke.

He did not even have time to activate his various Demonic Treasure or Divine Ability [supernatural powers derived from cultivation]. The Glacier Iron Corpse [a powerful, frost-imbued undead construct he used to dominate the world] never had a chance to be unleashed before his head was severed from his shoulders.

"What a swift sword!"

This final thought flashed through the mind of Glacier Old Demon as his life ended.

His head flew through the void, catching only a glimpse of the snow-white robed figure striding past through the air, who from beginning to end did not spare him a single glance.

"Has he... ascended to immortality?"

Glacier Old Demon wondered, but there was no time to receive an answer before the Sword Intent [the conceptual will and power imbued within a sword strike] annihilated his Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and highest essence of a cultivator's being].

Eldrin Chen strolled forward, his expression exceptionally calm. To him now, slaying a Demonic Cultivator [a cultivator who uses unorthodox, often malevolent methods] of the Primordial Spirit Mid Stage with a single sword stroke was no longer a feat worthy of pride.

Stepping into the cavernous abode of Glacier Old Demon, Eldrin Chen paused, a slight movement in his brow as he summoned forth a demonic Sword Path [a specific school or lineage of sword cultivation techniques]. "It seems this journey holds an unexpected reward," he remarked.

"This is..."

Gazing at the demonic sword, Nyssa Qu's eyes flickered with recognition, and a smile touched her lips. "I never imagined it would be them."

The demonic sword before them was none other than the famed supreme treasure of the Demonic Path, the Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword. Moreover, a wisp of aura from an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon lingered within it, a presence that felt strangely familiar to the two of them.

This aura belonged to an old acquaintance—the Fiend Race Saintess. In years past, she had been a formidable rival to Eldrin Chen.

During the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm over two thousand years ago, this Fiend Race Saintess had caused immense trouble for the Primordial Spirit Path Lord experts of the Purple Seal Realm, nearly breaching the outer defenses of the Four Symbols Star Palaces.

Had it not been for Eldrin Chen turning the tide with his heroic efforts, the Purple Seal Realm might not have survived that great calamity.

Recalling this, Eldrin Chen shook his head with a faint smile. "When we shattered the Outer Realm Demon God forces back then, only two Primordial Spirit Demonic Cultivator managed to escape with their lives."

"One was the Wind-Thunder Twin-Winged Demon, and the other was this very Fiend Race Saintess."

"That Fiend Race Saintess shares a deep connection with the Outer Realm Demon God. Now that a trace of her aura resides within this Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword, it is time she was apprehended."

With those words, Eldrin Chen immediately retrieved his supreme treasure, the Celestial Mechanism Tower. He activated the Great Deduction Polarity Stars Path and began to divine the location of the Fiend Race Saintess's aura.

Yet, after only a brief moment, he let out a soft sound of surprise before putting away the Celestial Mechanism Tower. "At last, I have found you," he declared.

Without further delay, Eldrin Chen tore through the fabric of space and vanished, his destination unmistakably the direction of the Eastern Region Great Wasteland.

Uncertain how much time had passed, Eldrin Chen returned to the Eastern Region Great Wasteland. Gazing upon the towering Forbidden Land before him, he could not help but release a sigh.

"I still remember," he murmured, "it was upon this very Fallen Deity Ridge that Verdant Ruins Patriarch and I first met."

"Who could have foreseen that the swift passage of years would bring me back to this old ground, not for remembrance, but to slay demons and vanquish fiends." Your portal to cultivation novels: audio novel.com.