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Chapter 294 The Demon King Explains

Shi Chen felt as if the air around him solidified instantly, and the mighty force made it difficult for him to breathe.

But he knew in his heart that he must not retreat at this moment. He forced himself to calm his mind and met the Demon Emperor's gaze, saying, "Your Majesty, I do not know what is sealed in Qingming Mountain. However, while the sealing formation is important, the cultivation world is now facing a huge crisis. This crisis concerns the life and death of the demon race and the human race. I am forced to break the formation, only so that I can discuss countermeasures with Your Majesty."

The Demon King frowned slightly, clearly skeptical of Shi Chen's words. "Hmph, what evidence do you have to prove your claims are true? Are you trying to use this as an excuse to cover up your crime of sabotaging our demon clan's formation?"

Shi Chen gritted his teeth and took out a formation flag from his storage ring. "Your Majesty, this formation flag is a flag that can break a formation in the Hundong Sea. You can send your men to investigate there." As he said that, he gently pushed the formation flag towards the Demon King.

The Demon King took the formation flag and examined it with his divine sense. After a moment, his expression grew serious. He said, "Even if, as you say, a crisis is imminent, your act of disrupting the formation cannot be easily forgiven."

Shi Chen's heart tightened. He knew that the Demon King would not let him go easily, but he still said, "Demon King, I broke this formation to seek a way out for all the living beings in the cultivation world. However, it is easy to recover."

As he spoke, Shi Chen quickly waved his hands, made hand gestures, and summoned the spirit. After a while, the fourteenth dangerous peak began to buzz.

click!

A slight sound was heard from the huge and dangerous peak, and the sealing formation slowly started to operate again.

Putting away the formation flag, Shi Chen said to the Demon King, "Your Majesty, the Great Sealing Formation has been restored to its original state. I hope Your Majesty will forgive my reckless behavior this time for my sincere devotion to the cultivation world."

The Demon King's fury subsided slightly as he watched the Great Sealing Array reactivated. He remained silent for a moment, then spoke, "Alright, then, follow me and I'll explain the details of this crisis. However, before we proceed, Flying Sand Scorpion, as the guardian demon king of the Fourteenth Dangerous Peak, you have failed in your duty as guardian. I sentence you to a thousand years of seclusion in the forbidden area, to reflect on your mistakes. Execute immediately."

When King Feisha heard the punishment from the Demon King, his face was bitter, but he did not dare to complain. He could only bow his head and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying this, King Feisha took his two men and quickly escaped, disappearing from the sight of the two in a few breaths.

"You can now tell me in detail about the crisis in the world of cultivation. If you tell even a single lie, I will not forgive you." The Demon King stared at Shi Chen with a sharp gaze. The majestic aura made the air around him seem heavy.

Shi Chen said solemnly, "That island in the Hundong Sea was a sea of blood and corpses, transformed into a sacred island by a formation... I've already communicated this with the Huo Lie Clan, and all the major human assemblies are aware of it. I hope the Demon Emperor's subordinates will also participate. This concerns the life and death of the cultivation world."

"Are you looking for the origin of this realm?" The Demon King narrowed his eyes and spoke hesitantly.

Shi Chen nodded slightly and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is wise. I am indeed looking for the origin of this realm. I want to stop the cultivators who want to refine this realm."

The Demon King was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "The origin of a realm is not easily encountered. Possessing the origin of a realm is equivalent to being the master of the realm, not much different from those who refine the realm."

"What do you mean?" Shi Chen was shocked. He didn't know anything about the origin of the realm. He just listened to what the Empress of the Immortal Court said, that the origin of the realm can prevent the refining of the realm and can also be used to renew the spiritual roots, so he cared so much about it. Could it be that the Empress actually lied to me?

The Demon King looked at Shi Chen's surprised expression, frowned slightly, and said, "Your understanding of the origin of the realm is too superficial. The origin of the realm is the core and foundation of the entire realm. It contains the endless spiritual energy and the power of rules accumulated since the birth of the realm. If someone forcibly controls the origin of the realm, then they can indeed dominate the realm to a certain extent. However, without the recognition of the origin of the realm, it is like a magic weapon that has lost its spirituality and cannot be collected as it should be."

"Does the origin of the realm also have consciousness?" Shi Chen asked curiously.

"You can think of it as a weapon spirit, formation spirit or something like that, but it's not very powerful. In its own realm, it can transform into all things and appear. If you get its recognition, you are the son of luck for this realm." The Demon King spoke eloquently, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

"Strange phenomena frequently appear in Qingming Mountain. Is this the place where the origin is hidden?" Shi Chen looked directly at the Demon King, hoping to get the answer from its eyes.

"Qingming Mountain has no boundary origin. At least I haven't sensed its existence in all these years on the mountain." said the Demon King.

Shi Chen frowned slightly, feeling somewhat disappointed. He had originally thought that Qingming Mountain might hold clues to the origin of the realm, but now it seemed that his guess was wrong. After a moment's contemplation, he asked, "Then, Your Majesty, in your opinion, where might the origin of the realm be hidden?"

The Demon King put his hands behind his back, paced and pondered, saying, "The origin of the realm is extremely mysterious. Its hiding place is often closely related to the birth and evolution of the realm. Perhaps it is in those places where spiritual energy is the most concentrated and the power of rules is the most complex."

Shi Chen nodded and said, "Then I need to explore those places with abundant spiritual energy and where strange phenomena appear. However, before that, I would like to ask Your Majesty, how can I gain the recognition of the origin of the realm?"

The Demon King looked at Shi Chen and said seriously, "This is not an easy task. Only the masters of the major immortal courts in the Xuanxian Realm know the details. Whether you can find it also depends on fate and luck."

"Xuanxian Realm? Are you also a powerful being who stayed behind after this world separated a hundred thousand years ago?" Shi Chen looked at the Demon King with a burning gaze, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

The Demon King was slightly stunned, then he sighed and said, "Yes, the catastrophe a hundred thousand years ago caused the Xuanxian Realm to fall apart. I was lucky enough to survive and was left in this realm."

Shi Chen's mind moved, and he continued to ask: "In the world of cultivation, if one has only reached the stage of perfect fusion, is there any way to further improve one's cultivation?"

"This is the rule of the realm. The rule of the realm is incomplete. The rule of this realm limits the level of cultivation, and it can only reach the level of perfect fusion." said the Demon King.

"But I think your cultivation level is already above the fusion level, this..." Shi Chen said.

"Hehe, I surpassed the fusion stage a hundred thousand years ago. As long as I suppress my cultivation, the power of rules... Humph! It's time for you to leave. It's not good for you to know too much." The Demon King said, and then he suddenly realized that he was being tricked by this human, and his face gradually became cold.

"Thank you, Demon King, for clearing up my confusion." Shi Chen bowed slightly. "Then I will go and explore the whereabouts of the origin of the realm."

"Hey! Your problem has been solved, but the matter of you destroying my formation is not over yet. Although the formation was repaired later, it affected the main formation of Qingming Mountain. This crime cannot be forgiven lightly. If you can take my strongest attack, I can forgive you." The Demon King's eyes were cold, and his aura suddenly rose.