After stroking the Demon Emperor's Claw, Qi Zhengyan regained his calm expression.
As the Arhat Buhuai said, the Demon Emperor's Claw was more of a burden to him.
He is not a demon lord, nor a demon king, nor any other demon emperor's claw master.
The Demon Emperor's Claw's pursuit was completely contrary to his own.
Neither side is willing to compromise!
"If what you had in your hands wasn't the Demon Emperor's Claw, but the Human Emperor's Sword, or a peerless divine weapon like the Yuan Yang Ruler, you might have already attained the Dharma Body by now," Cao Ya sighed. Suppressing the Demon Emperor's Claw's erosion had consumed too much of Qi Zhengyan's energy and delayed his cultivation.
"To possess a peerless divine weapon is already a great opportunity that countless people would rather die for, so how could I be greedy for more?" Qi Zhengyan was quite open-minded.
He's already used to it; he suppresses the Demon Emperor's Claw daily, maintains his rationality, and ensures his thoughts remain unchanged!
Without this unwavering determination, how could Qi Zhengyan have reached such a level today?
It had long been corrupted by the Demon Emperor's claws and had become his puppet.
Cao Ya gently gripped the Samsara Seal, still feeling sorry for Qi Zhengyan. Not to mention replacing it with another peerless divine weapon, even if it were downgraded by one or two levels, from the Demon Emperor Claw to a legendary or creation-level top-tier demonic divine weapon, Qi Zhengyan wouldn't have to be constantly suppressing the Demon Emperor Claw, which prevented him from concentrating on cultivation and caused him to waste a lot of time.
But then he thought again, if it weren't for the Demon Emperor's Claw, Qi Zhengyan wouldn't be able to escape the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
In this respect, there are indeed both advantages and disadvantages.
"Several major sects in the Southern Wilderness, including the Blood Robe Sect, one of the Nine Paths of Evil, have been wiped out," Cao Ya said. The Blood Robe Sect had attempted to assassinate Qi Zhengyan, but he blocked it with his Demon Emperor Claw. Cao Ya then intervened and wiped out the Blood Robe Sect.
As for the other evil and heretical sects, Qi Zhengyan led his people and wiped them all out in just a few years.
The vast southern wilderness is now unified.
Qi Zhengyan's management and development of the Southern Wilderness was also quite effective. The Southern Wilderness developed rapidly, benefiting the people. Moreover, the number of martial artists increased a hundredfold, and they all learned peerless divine skills!
With a larger base, the number of geniuses and strong individuals that can emerge will undoubtedly increase exponentially.
Over the years, the number of experts in the Southern Wilderness has increased day by day. They guard all sides to prevent the great forces of the Central Plains, the Western Regions or the East Sea from suddenly joining forces to invade the Southern Wilderness and destroy everything that Qi Zhengyan has worked so hard to build and that they cherish!
Here, there is no longer a distinction between Taoism, Buddhism, demonism, unorthodox doctrines, etc.
“A few days ago, the demon race sent envoys, hoping to form an alliance with us,” Qi Zhengyan suddenly said.
"Demon race?" Cao Ya raised an eyebrow.
“I refused,” Qi Zhengyan continued. “The demon race and we are not on the same side. Our ideals are not shared by the bigwigs of the demon race. They only came to us because of the pressure you put on them.”
"Me?" Cao Ya was speechless.
"The pressure you put on all the heroes of the world is considerable," Qi Zhengyan said with a smile. "'The number one person since the Middle Ages,' you truly deserve this title! The only Celestial Immortal in the world, and now you possess the peerless divine weapon, the Reincarnation Seal. Just imagine how much pressure the Daoist sect, the Demonic sect, the aristocratic families, the demon race, and so on must be under."
“Even in an era when immortals and gods appeared in the world, someone of your strength would be considered a master in their own right.”
"How could a legendary figure appear so easily?"
Qi Zhengyan tapped the Demon Emperor's Claw, and through this object, he learned many secrets from ancient times.
"If they knew that I was not only the 'Indestructible Arhat' of Shaolin Temple, but also the mysterious Dharma body behind the 'Crimson Demonic Sect' that they talk about in the Southern Wilderness... hey, those people would probably not be able to sleep!" Cao Ya said with a chuckle.
Immediately, he sighed softly:
"However, when the final calamity arrives, they will not be remembered as legends, but will ultimately be reduced to mere ants!"
Qi Zhengyan shook his head and corrected him:
"Without reaching the other shore, all is illusion!"
Cao Ya remained silent, then nodded.
For those on the other side, all history is contemporary history, because they can change it at any time.
Therefore, all existences below the other shore appear illusory and unreal in their eyes. Perhaps a single move could cause a large number of living beings to disappear and a large number of new living beings to appear, and the living beings would not feel anything unusual, but would think that this is how it should be.
Only a very few fortunate individuals who have ventured into the river of time, those with some characteristics of the other side, or those protected by peerless divine weapons, can remember the original history, perceive the differences between the two timelines, and know the differences between the two histories.
The more they know, the more desperate they become.
If you can't reach the other shore, you're not even an ant!
It was because of too many concerns that Cao Ya dared not make a high-profile appearance and directly led Shaolin to relocate to the Southern Wilderness.
In this respect, he is far inferior to Qi Zhengyan.
"So, we're still not strong enough." Cao Ya shook his head and said bitterly, "We can only stay in the Southern Wilderness for now, and we dare not go out to unify the Real World."
“There will be an opportunity!” Qi Zhengyan remained silent for a long time before saying firmly, “I always believe that human will can overcome fate! Even if the other side is like the way of heaven, there is a saying that ‘the will of heaven is difficult to question’ that has been passed down to this day.”
“Only the Other Shore can fight against the Other Shore.” Cao Ya whispered. Their camp, including the Reincarnation Seal, had two peerless divine weapons, but in front of a complete Other Shore, these were nothing.
"Among us, someone must break through the legends and the cycle of creation, and finally attain the other shore, before we can spread this idea of 'equality for all and harmony under heaven' to the real world and all the myriad realms! And truly promote it to establish a world of great harmony!"
Cao Ya exhaled, her gaze resolute, without the slightest hesitation or doubt.
“My plan is still to manage the Southern Wilderness well and produce more experts. If you can advance to the Legendary level, we might be able to give it a try…” Qi Zhengyan’s eyes were deep, and he suddenly paused as he spoke.
Why is he here?
Cao Ya lightly flicked the Reincarnation Seal and smiled:
"Perhaps he came to see you and to check on the situation in the Southern Wilderness."
After a breath, the void cracked open again, and a figure appeared there, his hand resting on the Overlord Blade.
It was Meng Qi!
"As expected, Uncle-Master Xuanjie is here as well."
Meng Qi looked at Cao Ya in surprise. He hadn't expected that he would meet his Uncle Master Xuan Jie here. He had come south to see what Qi Zhengyan had done in the Southern Wilderness. He had heard about Qi Zhengyan's deeds during the past ten years of sitting in a dilapidated temple in the wilderness, but he had never seen them with his own eyes.
Shouldn't Master Xuanjie, who comes from Shaolin, despise the current state of the Southern Wilderness?
Wait a minute, everyone says that behind the Crimson Demon Sect stands a mysterious Dharma body... Could that person be Master Xuanjie?
Meng Qi was startled by his own reaction.
"If the world knew that the 'Indestructible Arhat' whom they regard as the leader of the righteous path was actually the mysterious Dharma body supporting the Crimson Demon Sect... hehe, they would probably have their Dao hearts collapse!" Meng Qi laughed, looking forward to the day when his Uncle-Master Xuanjie's identity would be revealed.
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