Chapter 36: Primordial Golden Chapter, Demon Lord Holy Body

Looking at himself in the mirror, Luo Zhou wanted to say something!

But in the end, he let out a long sigh.

Ultimately, he had killed people—seven in a row. Regardless of the reason, killing is killing.

He was the greatest Moth Demon of Cuiling City!

The moment of the demon encounter was himself!

In truth, wasn't this the best possible outcome?

The hundred-day catastrophe had passed; he could now live on happily!

The Luo Zhou in the mirror also smiled, but it was a smirk.

"Luo Zhou, do you acknowledge yourself as a demonic cultivator, as a Moth Demon?"

The entity actually spoke, questioning him.

Luo Zhou closed his eyes and reflected!

He spoke slowly, "I have killed people in succession. Regardless of the reason, I am a demonic cultivator, I am a Moth Demon!"

If he refused to acknowledge it, would the entity fly into a rage and slap him to death?

When one is under someone else's roof, one must bow!

So, he had no choice but to honestly accept the charge!

The Luo Zhou in the mirror smiled

"Luo Zhou, the number one Moth Demon of Cuiling, with a body of physical tempering, has slain nine great Qi-Refining Moth Demons, achieving the impossible!

Every kill was an impossible leap across cultivation realms!

The Golden Core has seized the Dragon's Life, saving all living beings and crossing the Ancient City!

The ritual is complete; there shall be great rewards!

Awarding the Moth Demon Luo Zhou the status of Holy Son of Demons, and granting him the Primordial Golden Seal!"

In a trance, the deeds Luo Zhou had performed over these hundred days flashed before his eyes.

He realized that killing the river crocodile—an unintentional act that changed the future of millions—had actually surpassed the reward for killing the Old Crocodile Dragon...

A golden light appeared before Luo Zhou, silently transforming.

As if a dharma seal fell from the void, it branded a golden mark upon his chest!

Faintly, two large characters in golden seal script were etched into the mark

Primordial!

Looking at the golden seal, Luo Zhou couldn't help but ask

"What is this?"

"The world calls it one of the Nine Paths of Immortal Cultivation: the Primordial Golden Seal within the Golden Seal Sutra!

Although the so-called Nine Paths are merely fabrications by the world and cannot be relied upon as truth.

The other nine paths are not even worthy of being mentioned alongside the Primordial Golden Seal, the Supreme Golden Script, or the Tathagata Golden Sutra.

But they do hold a grain of truth."

Why was it the Nine Paths of Immortal Cultivation again?

Luo Zhou hesitated.

The Luo Zhou in the mirror continued

"The Primordial Golden Seal grants you the first Heavenly Might: Undying and Imperishable!

The master of this seal accumulates a power known as Fate. Once accumulated to a certain degree, it can transform into a life!

With this life, the possessor of the Golden Seal is dead but never extinguished.

Whether through self-dissolution, being turned to ash by heavenly tribulations, being killed by others, or even having one's body and soul suppressed into nothingness by a great powerhouse, one can be resurrected or reincarnated!

Upon resurrection or reincarnation, all previous spells and divine abilities are proven and perfected; nothing is lost or dropped!

Luo Zhou, having completed the impossible Moth Demon ritual, has obtained the Path of Fate!"

Luo Zhou was stunned. In other words, as long as Fate was accumulated sufficiently, he was essentially immortal.

Furthermore, there was no need to re-cultivate. No matter how he died, his spells and divine abilities would remain intact, his cultivation completely unhindered?

Wasn't this too powerful?

"If Fate is insufficient to sustain a life, the master dies, the Golden Seal dissipates, and returns to the Primordial.

If you encounter other Primordial Golden Seals, Supreme Golden Scripts, or Tathagata Golden Sutras!

Once the other party confirms your identity as a holder of the Primordial Golden Seal, you can only fight to the death. The resurrection and reincarnation of Fate cannot be triggered, and the loser will be devoured by the victor.

Devouring other Primordial Golden Seals, Supreme Golden Scripts, or Tathagata Golden Sutras brings infinite benefits, leading directly to the Saintly Essence of the Daluo Hunyuan Golden Immortal!"

First Moth Demons, now Gu cultivation...

"Daluo Hunyuan Golden Immortal? Can a demonic cultivator reach that?"

"An immortal is an immortal; what does that have to do with the Way of Dao or Demon?

Among those who attained immortality in your past lives' memories, do you know if there were demonic cultivators?

You killed Moth Demons for the sake of all living beings, you spoke out against injustice for the masses, and you acted with righteousness—yet in the end, did you not become a demonic cultivator?"

Luo Zhou didn't know what to say; it seemed to make sense.

"Remember, for a Holy Son of Demons possessing the Primordial Golden Seal, the most terrifying thing is not the Divine Son of the Dao Way with the Supreme Golden Script, nor the Buddhist Son of the Monastic Gate with the Tathagata Golden Sutra, but another Holy Son of Demons who also possesses a Primordial Golden Seal!

When Holy Sons of Demons meet, once their identities are confirmed, it is a fight to the death, an eternal and automatic pursuit!"

The true meaning of this? Confirming identity? So if you don't confirm it, nothing happens?

"The Primordial Golden Seal's second Heavenly Might: Miraculous Truth!"

Instantly, countless golden talismans appeared before Luo Zhou!

Some of these talismans were like blood, some like ink, some were pure gold, and others were boundless flesh and blood...

Looking at them, Luo Zhou understood their meanings perfectly!

Primordial, Boundless, Transcendence, Dissociation, Essence, Fate-Reversal, Impermanence, Collapse, Extinction, Sharpness, Rakshasa, Nether Shadow, Soul Slave, Evolution, Slaughter, Void, Flesh, Weirdness, Hunting Ground, Godspeed, Life and Death, Tyranny, Cosmic Rotation, Universal Collapse, Omniscience, Decay, Suppression, All-Victory...

Ninety-nine in total!

Luo Zhou immediately knew these were the Miraculous Truths contained within the ninety-nine Primordial Golden Seals, each with its own divine mystery.

He could choose one.

If he seized another's Primordial Golden Seal, Supreme Golden Script, or Tathagata Golden Sutra, he could obtain another Primordial Golden Seal.

Which one should he choose?

As the thought arose, more than half of the ninety-nine golden talismans instantly vanished and then quickly extinguished.

Some already had masters, some were incompatible with Luo Zhou, and some rejected him...

In the blink of an eye, only Transcendence, Omniscience, Hunting Ground, Godspeed, Weirdness, Life and Death, and Tyranny remained!

In a trance, Luo Zhou understood!

Transcendence, because Luo Zhou possessed the radius of the Nine Paths of Immortal Cultivation's Heavenly Might.

Heavenly Might was Luo Zhou's innate ability to reward good and punish evil, a hereditary trait; though it was merely an ability, it was actually one of the greatest Heavenly Mights!

Omniscience came from Luo Zhou's innate memory of the Nine Paths of Immortal Cultivation.

Innate memory was the memory of past lives, and Fate-Evolution was the flash of spiritual insight that allowed him to foresee the future.

This was one of the complete Nine Paths of Immortal Cultivation possessed by Luo Zhou!

Hunting Ground, because Luo Zhou possessed one of the spiritual runes within the radius of the Nine Paths.

The Eternal Sea of Fire was a Hunting Ground.

Godspeed, because Luo Zhou possessed the abilities of Continuous Rapid Movement and Flying Pounce.

Weirdness, because Luo Zhou possessed the characteristic of Warding off Evil; the so-called Warding off Evil also fell within the scope of Weirdness.

Life and Death, because of the Immortal Profession of the Curse Master Luo Zhou possessed, which could awaken the Nether Spirits to bite the Old Crocodile Dragon to death.

Tyranny, because of the divine ability of the Nine Oxen's Strength possessed by Luo Zhou.

Seven to choose from!

Godspeed, Weirdness, Life and Death, and Tyranny—Luo Zhou didn't even look at them and rejected them immediately.

Only Transcendence, Omniscience, and Hunting Ground held meaning.

Luo Zhou chose Omniscience!

All this time, his ability to kill many Moth Demons relied entirely on the intelligence transmitted by the Nether Spirits.

Without that flash of insight, he wouldn't have known about the hundred-day ritual, nor how to kill the Old Moth Dragon!

Without Li Haitian's memories, he wouldn't have known about the Blood Parrot.

Therefore, intelligence was the most crucial factor, so he chose Omniscience.

Instantly, the Primordial Golden Seal descended and pressed against his chest.

It flared brilliantly!

Luo Zhou immediately felt his entire body burning, as if being scorched by something.

Holy Son of Demons!

This was not just a figure of speech; one had to possess the Body of a Demonic Saint.

Luo Zhou felt his body being crushed, reconstructed, crushed again, reconstructed...

Rebirth after rebirth!

His cultivation realm plummeted back to the beginning: the first stage of Body Tempering, the second of Skull Strengthening, the third of Ice Skin, the fourth of Flesh Refining, the fifth of Tendon Forging, the sixth of Bone Purification, the seventh of Blood Burning, the eighth of Organ Casting, the ninth of Marrow Strengthening, and the tenth of Body Integration!

Directly to the Great Perfection of Body Tempering!

Then, once more, he was crushed and reconstructed, returning to the first stage of Body Tempering, and so on.

He did this a full nine times!

On the ninth time, his cultivation rose to the seventh stage of Blood Burning and then stopped.

Thus, among the innate spirituality, Luo Zhou now possessed the Demon Lord Saint Body—one of the five most precious, greatest, and most legendary Saint Bodies among the sixty bodily paths!

This was the standard equipment for a Holy Son of Demons; one must obtain the Demon Lord Saint Body.

At this moment, Luo Zhou's brilliance was fully revealed, emitting infinite divine light; his external spiritual radiance filled the entire room.

Originally, this light would have illuminated a three-thousand-mile radius around Cuiling City.

Demonic Qi would have soared into the heavens, visible even beyond the nine heavens!

But it was all suppressed by the Luo Zhou in the mirror, leaving only some light within the room.

Gradually, the light faded, and Luo Zhou looked around to find no more brilliance.

Everything was disappearing, becoming incredibly ordinary, like a normal person.

Even his original handsome features had vanished.

Luo Zhou shook his head and said, "This won't do. Too ordinary makes one look unusual!"

Instantly, his refined handsomeness returned!

Being handsome was a lifelong matter!

Luo Zhou let out a long breath and bowed toward himself in the mirror.

"Thank you, Senior, for granting me this treasure and method!"

The Luo Zhou in the mirror smiled and said

"O Son of Demon in the vast universe, live well. Devour them and grow stronger.

Cultivate bitterly, travel widely, attain sudden enlightenment, guard your intent, fight ten thousand battles, endure tribulations, achieve eternal victory, and attain the Saintly Essence of the Daluo Hunyuan Golden Immortal!

Finally, a piece of advice: if the Demonic Sect provides no real protection for your growth, go join a Daoist Sect!

With your righteous aura, you are suited to be an orthodox disciple.

Dao and Demon are irreconcilable; this will, in fact, be your safest cover.

Do not care about the distinction between Dao and Demon spoken of by the world. Remember, you live for yourself!

Unconstrained by others, unswayed by heavenly principles, undestroyed by natural laws, and uncaptured by life and death!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior!"

Looking again, his reflection in the mirror had returned to normal.

Everything felt like a dream.

But Luo Zhou could feel the changes in himself, and the golden seal upon his chest!

He did not dwell on it, but instead picked up a rag nearby and began to clean the room.

Meticulously, without leaving a single speck, he wiped away every bit of dust.

He was incredibly calm, not caring at all about the Primordial Golden Seal or the Demon Lord Saint Body; he simply focused on the task at hand!