Chapter 1573 : Demon Star System

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into a profound silence.

They knew full well in their hearts that the emergence of such a formidable figure from the demonic path would inevitably bring catastrophic consequences to this vast starry realm.

The Void-Refining Immortal took a deep breath before speaking, "With our current strength, I'm afraid we're still somewhat overmatched against this Demon Lord."

Eldrin nodded slightly and remarked indifferently, "For demonic practitioners to breach the Celestial Immortal realm, they must defy the cosmic order itself—such an inversion is bound to invoke calamitous tribulations."

"I surmise that from the very moment I descended to the mortal realm, I had already stepped into his Dao-Obstructing Tribulation."

Hearing this, the Master of the Dao Palace nodded slowly and said, "Indeed. Since your descent to the lower realm, you have become the Tribulation of Demon Lord's Path Ascension. It seems this was destined by the heavens."

"Hmm."

Eldrin nodded faintly and said, "However, the Demon Lord is ultimately an existence with dual Great Unity foundations. His combat prowess may not be inferior to that of the Western Abyss Dragon King before his breakthrough. Engaging him in battle would be far too perilous."

"Without combat prowess at the Ninth Level of Earth Immortal or higher, it's best not to intervene in the heart of the battlefield."

Upon hearing this, a shadow of disappointment flickered in Lin Tianqi’s eyes. He could only nod and say, “If that is the case, then we shall return to the Immortal Realm first and await your news.”

Eldrin gave a slight nod. After a moment of contemplation, he finally said, "After returning, send a letter to Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss and the Violet Mystery Taoist."

"Their Violet Heaven Divine Thunder and Southern Brightness Blazing Fire possess a potent suppression against demonic cultivators, perhaps increasing our chances of vanquishing the fiends by a few degrees."

"I understand."

Upon hearing this, the several figures cupped their hands in salute and promptly vanished into the starry expanse.

This time, those who departed were 5 in total: the Demon-Subduing Divine Monk, the Void-Refining Immortal, Lin Tianqi, the Master of the Dao Palace, and Dorian (Person Name).

After the few of them had departed, Seraphina Qu could not help but remark, "The Demon Lord's strength is likely formidable. We must proceed with caution if we are to confront him."

"Hmm."

Eldrin nodded, placing his hands behind his back as he gazed into the depths of the starry sky. "That Demon Lord is a heaven-scorned fiend. Eliminating him would yield immense virtue—enough to condense the legendary Violet Aura of Merit, I should think."

"This is our chance. No matter how perilous the Demon Lord may be, it must be better than venturing into the depths of the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea to confront that half-step Celestial Immortal realm demonic path titan."

The few of them nodded in agreement upon hearing this. For Eldrin to cultivate the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body, he still needed 2 strands of Virtuous Purple Light.

Yet an ordinary Earth Immortal level Great Perfection demonic cultivator, when slain, would yield no more than a few dozen rays of Merit Clear Light. To condense a single beam of Merit Violet Light by slaying such demonic cultivators, 1 would need to eliminate at least 20-some of them.

If it were replaced with slaying a Half-Step Celestial Immortal, killing just 1 would likely suffice.

Yet whether it was Earth Immortal Perfection or a Half-Step Celestial Immortal, both were immensely powerful demonic cultivators. Even within the Abyssal Inferno Sea, they were far from easy opponents.

To slay 20 Earth Immortals at the peak of their cultivation in 1 strike, or to eliminate a single Half-Step Celestial Immortal, was a feat bordering on the impossible.

Once Eldrin took this step, it would inevitably alert the demonic path experts at the Celestial Immortal Realm, making the likelihood of his safe return exceedingly slim.

Beyond that, the best approach would be to infiltrate the Abyssal Inferno Sea in multiple separate trips, each time stealthily eliminating 1 or 2 Great Perfection Earth Immortal demonic cultivators. By dividing the task into a dozen or so separate operations, they could avoid alerting any Celestial Immortal(Realm) powerhouses.

Yet if 1 were to enter the Abyssal Inferno Prison Sea a dozen or so times in succession, the likelihood of encountering danger would also greatly increase.

To minimize the risks, it would be most prudent to wait for intervals of several tens of thousands, or even a dozen or so 10-1000 years, until the Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection stage within the Abyssal Inferno Sea let their guard down—only then would the chances of success be significantly greater.

Yet for Eldrin at this moment, either method was perilous in the extreme.

In comparison, if he could slay this Demon Lord deep within the starry expanse, that might truly be the optimal choice.

Eldrin pondered for a moment before speaking, "My current combat prowess barely rivals that of a cultivator with dual Taiyi foundations."

After refining the South Ming Flame, the Eldrin Spirit's mastery over the Taiyi Dao Principle had evolved from the Southern Sky Blazing Flame into the South Ming Flame. Its foundation had undergone an extraordinary transformation, and its methods had undoubtedly achieved significant breakthroughs.

"Fellow Daoist Zixuan, your methods and combat prowess are truly extraordinary, and you even possess the Great Immortal Artifact—the Heavenly Drum of the Kui Bull."

"The 3 of us joining forces, coupled with the natural suppression of demonic arts by cosmic laws, gives us a fair chance to slay a demonic cultivator with dual Great Unity foundations."

"If that Demon Lord has other enemies obstructing his path, it should further increase our chances of success."

Eldrin (Person Name) steeled his resolve and ventured deeper into the starry expanse.

The group of them arrived deep within the starry skies, soon reaching the Demon Celestial Realm where the demonic nest was located.

The Demon Star System was vast and boundless, spanning a colossal 100,000 light-years. Across the stars of this galaxy, it was saturated with boundless Demonic Fiend Qi (Spiritual Root), where endless demonic races cultivated, practiced, and multiplied.

Eldrin stepped into the fringes of the Blood Fiend Star System, and only after making some inquiries did he come to understand the origins of this Demon Star System.

It turned out that this Demonic Celestial Realm was formed when a mighty cultivator at the Demonic Celestial Stage fell in battle. Their corporeal form disintegrated into the cosmic dust of the Demonic Nebula, ultimately giving birth to this magnificent star system.

It is said that at its zenith, this Demon Star System enveloped even the surrounding millions of light-years of cosmic space, forming a vast and boundless celestial expanse.

As time went on, the energy within the Heavenly Demon Nebula gradually dissipated, leaving behind less than 1 percent of its original abundance. The current Heavenly Demon Nebula could now only be compared to a supreme-grade blessed land.

And within this Celestial Demon Nebula, over a 100 powerful star-spanning demonic clans have now flourished, known as the 100 Demonic Races.

The strength of these 100 demonic races was nothing to scoff at, with nearly every race possessing a figure at the Earth Immortal realm.

And the master of these 100 demonic races was the lord of the Heavenly Demon Nebula, revered as the Monarch of a 100 Races—the supreme existence in the depths of this star domain.

After comprehending the power of the Demon Star Domain, Eldrin remarked with a slight chill between his brows, "It is said that these 9 Nether True Demons rarely ascend to the celestial realms."

Most of them refined the True Devil Nest, drifting through the depths of the starry sky, rarely establishing a fixed dominion over a galaxy.

“这魔主敢雄踞天魔星系，看来是自持实力非凡啊。”

Hearing this, everyone’s gaze subtly sharpened. While the immortals had ascended to the celestial realms, most of the demonic path remained within the vast cosmos of the starry sky.

Although immortals and other beings could descend to the mortal realm to vanquish demons, by and large, the power balance between the righteous and demonic paths in the starry skies remained skewed.

Fortunately, in this era where the righteous path prevails over the demonic, across the boundless expanse of the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, neither of the 2 Divine Monarchs of the god race, nor the 3 Heavenly Emperors of the demon race, nor even the 2 revered Dao Ancestor Immortal Sages of the human race belong to the demonic path.

Overall, the number of immortals and deities still far exceeded that of demonic cultivators.

Beyond that, in the depths of the boundless starry sky, 3 celestial courts—the Divine Court, the Immortal Court, and the Demon Court—each governed the most prosperous stars across the heavens.

Thus, to avoid provoking celestial beings to descend and eradicate demons, and to steer clear of the 3 great celestial courts, the demonic path from the depths of the starry skies maintained a relatively low profile. They often kept their distance from prosperous star domains, targeting only ancient stars and worlds without guardians from the upper realms.

Otherwise, if they provoked a powerful immortal to descend and eradicate demons, or if the Heavenly Court dispatched troops to attack, they would either lose their lives or be forced to abandon their hard-earned lairs and flee into the depths of the starry sky.