novelraw Chapter 123 : Unworthy of Being Human
Chapter 123 : Unworthy of Being Human
Chapter 123: Unworthy of Being Human
"What is going on here."
Staring at the scene before him, Zhang Linyuan’s eyes were filled with disbelief.
This scene before his eyes was all too familiar, too similar to how it looked when the Evil Demons had taken control of the human race.
Because humans were easily swayed by emotions, their thoughts could be manipulated, and in the end, even their souls would throw themselves into the arms of the Evil Demons. Layer upon layer, this accumulation led humans to abandon themselves completely, offering everything up as sacrifice.
And this scene before him was eerily the same—except that while the Evil Demons appeared utterly dark and sinister, Li Tianwei’s manifestation appeared as heavenly white veils, the utmost purity. Yet, the result was identical, so there was no difference at all.
"Unworthy of being human! To use such means against one’s own kind."
"Unlike me—I devote myself entirely to the Evil Demons. Even if it means offering my very self, I am willing."
At this thought, Zhang Linyuan couldn’t help but recall those Evil Demons Li Tianwei had just annihilated. He thought to himself with a sigh.
"They must have given everything for the existence of the Evil Demons. Even at the moment of perishing, they must have felt true joy!"
"Since it’s like this, I too shall act for your sake—kill Li Tianwei and send him to accompany you. That way, you may live a little better below and continue to devote yourselves to the Evil Demons. Let me avenge you all!"
Zhang Linyuan’s eyes turned cold. Casting aside his inner thoughts, he looked toward Li Tianwei, who hovered midair.
"Now, I have united with the Evil Demons through the Same-Origin Connection, bearing the strength of countless demons within me. With all this power gathered, Li Tianwei—you deserve to die."
As soon as that thought passed, Zhang Linyuan erupted with demonic resentment. Through the talent of Same-Origin Connection granted by the Evil Demons, combined with his own Out-of-Body Realm cultivation, he had become an existence beyond resistance.
Meanwhile, within the main hall, the Peak Master of Spirit Transformation Peak and the Out-of-Body Ancestors were all sealed by Zhang Linyuan’s spell, bound tightly in chains and shackles, struggling desperately to break free.
Unfortunately, the Evil Demons’ methods were far too bizarre, precisely designed to suppress cultivators.
It was evident how deeply the Evil Demons had studied cultivators.
This emotional, mental, and soul-binding restraint seemed impossible to escape.
"Damn it."
Lan Yu kept struggling, gazing toward the outside of the main hall, praying that the other Ancestors of the Sacred Land of Lingxu would notice the anomaly here and come to stop it. He also hoped Li Tianwei could flee—run as far as possible.
Just thinking that someone like Li Tianwei, who could comprehend a hundred Dao Intents, might die in the hands of the Evil Demons made him feel endless regret. How difficult would it be to find another prodigy like Li Tianwei?
He might have been the hope of breaking the Evil Demons’ seal!
Meanwhile, Li Tianwei, who was outside displaying the Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity, sat cross-legged in the air.
A circular halo shone behind him. Faint violet light appeared in his eyes, and a three-leaf fan mark spun continuously at his brow.
Below him, the disciples who listened appeared wholly immersed, both body and soul.
Li Tianwei only wished to say: "Virtue."
"As expected of our disciples of the Sacred Land of Lingxu—the embodiment of the righteous path. Everyone resonates with my Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity. Look, they’re attaining enlightenment together!"
Watching their utterly immersed state and the aura of immaculate purity emanating from them, Li Tianwei, who himself possessed the Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity, could naturally see that these disciples were comprehending the Dao through the manifestation of his technique.
And it was group enlightenment—something Li Tianwei had never imagined.
He could only say that his Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity was truly too powerful.
"No wonder the Evil Demons just now failed to corrupt them after death."
"It turns out that their inherent kindness resonated with my Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity, countering the Evil Demons’ attempt to control them."
"If that’s the case, then I only need to focus on facing the Evil Demons—I need not worry for these people’s safety."
Li Tianwei sighed with emotion.
At the same time, Zhang Linyuan shot forth from the main peak, heading straight toward Li Tianwei. Gazing at the completely pure, flawless world around him—without a speck of taint—he found such purity terrifying. To him, Li Tianwei’s methods were not much different from those of the Evil Demons.
Such strange power, coupled with the feat of slaying two Spirit Transformation cultivators—Li Tianwei’s strength was undeniable. But in the end, he would still die by Zhang Linyuan’s hand.
"The resistance of this world… is truly feeble!"
Zhang Linyuan stood before Li Tianwei, sizing him up. The vast and terrifying aura he exuded felt as though the heavens themselves might collapse.
【Host, host, please be careful! That is the Evil Demon I mentioned before—the one who possessed the Out-of-Body Ancestor of the Sacred Land of Lingxu.】
【And now, it has also absorbed the power of other Evil Demons.】
The System, upon seeing Zhang Linyuan’s presence, frantically transmitted messages to Li Tianwei.
At this point, the System had fallen into utter despair. What it had feared most had still come to pass.
This was precisely why it had always urged Li Tianwei to act cautiously since his transmigration. The Evil Demons of this world were unimaginably dangerous—not only capable of manipulating thoughts and emotions, but also deeply hidden and interconnected.
If even a trace of anomaly was noticed, the Evil Demons would spare no effort to annihilate him completely.
And now, with Li Tianwei constantly revealing himself and failing to stay low-key—this was the result.
In just one year, even though Li Tianwei had reached the Golden Core Realm, he was now facing an opponent three major realms above him.
Although Zhang Linyuan was only at the early stage of the Out-of-Body Realm, he had the power of the Evil Demons reinforcing him…
The sight stirred memories in the System of its first host—an extraordinarily talented and peerlessly strong cultivator, to whom it had given immense support.
Yet in the end, his arrogance led him to provoke an existence three realms above his own—and he was annihilated.
Now, Li Tianwei’s situation was frighteningly similar.
【Could this be my fate? Still, I can self-destruct—that should at least save Li Tianwei… but whether I can awaken again afterward, that’s uncertain… unless he becomes an Immortal.】
At this point, the System was already preparing for the worst—to self-destruct to save Li Tianwei. As for the consequences, it no longer cared.
Li Tianwei, unaware of the System’s plan, remained composed. After all, he was a man of integrity—even with the ability, he would never pry into another’s privacy.
"Li Tianwei, we finally meet. I didn’t expect those three Spirit Transformation cultivators to fail to kill you, nor that you’d avoid the traps that followed."
"You’re simply too arrogant—too self-assured. Had you stayed hidden a little longer, by the time you reached Spirit Transformation, even we Evil Demons couldn’t have restrained you. You might even have shattered our seal upon this world."
"What a pity, what a pity!"
Zhang Linyuan unleashed his Out-of-Body Realm power, sensing Li Tianwei’s Golden Core strength.
Although Li Tianwei’s power was strange and formidable, he was still merely a Golden Core cultivator.
Li Tianwei exuded the aura of the Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity, a tide of immaculate energy rising. Yet under the might of Zhang Linyuan’s Out-of-Body cultivation, he felt unprecedented pressure.
That pressure was like when his father had called him “Dad” for two years straight, until Li Tianwei finally gave in and called him “Dad” back—the pressure then felt almost the same as now.
A dual strain—both spiritual and physical.
"So this is the power of the Out-of-Body Realm?"
Li Tianwei naturally understood the cause.
Absolute suppression of realms—such disparity could no longer be overcome through sheer explosive strength or defiant will.