nucmednet Chapter 949 Hidden Secrets of the Deep Sea, 3 Divine Statues
Chapter 949 Hidden Secrets of the Deep Sea, 3 Divine Statues
Ye Kang did not make any further moves to alert the enemy. He acted as if he knew nothing and continued to cultivate on Tinglang Island.
A few days later, a voice transmission suddenly entered his ears.
"Fellow Daoist, come out and greet me."
Ye Kang opened his eyes, and his figure immediately appeared on the sea.
On the sea, he saw a familiar figure looking at him.
It was the leader of the Demon God Alliance.
Although it was only an avatar that arrived, it was still incredibly imposing, shrouded in black mist, making it impossible to see its appearance or guess its origins.
"What brings you here, Alliance Leader?"
"Fellow Daoist Tunchen, you have been a member of the Demon God Alliance for quite some time now, it's time to let you know some of its secrets."
"Oh?"
Ye Kang immediately showed interest.
What secret does this mysterious leader have to tell me?
The alliance leader said, "Fellow Daoist Tunchen is also exceptionally wise. I'm sure you're wondering why the thirteen islands are all exactly the same distance apart and connected as one."
Upon hearing this, Ye Kang nodded: "I did have some doubts. The layout of the Thirteen Islands seems to have been deliberately arranged. However, since I am new here, I did not investigate further."
The alliance leader nodded in satisfaction: "You are indeed extraordinary. Your feeling was right. These thirteen islands were not naturally formed. Instead, a person with great supernatural powers raised the underwater mountain range, which is how the current layout was created."
"Why is this?" Ye Kang asked, puzzled. Who would be so bored as to lift up a mountain in the sea for no reason?
The leader of the alliance laughed and said, "At first I didn't know either, but later I accidentally obtained an ancient jade slip and learned some of the secrets from it. It turns out that there is another world beneath the sea, and the reason for raising the island is to hide that world."
As he spoke, the leader waved his hand and slashed, instantly parting the sea surface to reveal a passage leading to the seabed.
Ye Kang hesitated for a moment, then followed the alliance leader down.
As the two descended, the sea closed in as if nothing had happened.
Although this place is near the sea, the depth is already over a thousand feet.
After arriving at the seabed, the two discovered that countless fish and shrimp were gathered in front of them.
Countless marine creatures thrive here, densely packed, occupying countless coral reefs.
"This place doesn't seem like some kind of hidden paradise," Ye Kang said bluntly.
The alliance leader laughed and said, "Of course, otherwise it would have been discovered long ago. In fact, this cave heaven requires thirteen demon saints to open it at the same time in order to truly unfold. This is also the reason for the existence of the thirteen islands."
With that, the leader swam forward, and Ye Kang followed.
A huge trench appeared ahead, and as you descended into it, the seawater became increasingly icy cold.
The alliance leader said, "This is the entrance to the cave below. Please follow me."
Ye Kang did not speak, but he had already quietly left behind the array formation.
Naturally, one cannot completely trust this alliance leader; one must keep a few backup plans.
Soon, the two arrived at the bottom of the trench, where they saw thirteen faceless statues silently embedded in the darkness.
These statues have no faces, only vague outlines, and each statue bears strong traces of incense burning.
Ye Kang's eyes widened in surprise.
At the same time, he had already summoned Ke Yuanzhou and Boro Ke to the Celestial Mountain in the Ink Jade Realm to watch this scene.
Ye Kang asked in confusion, "What are these statues?"
The leader of the alliance did not keep them in suspense and answered directly: "Back then, I unexpectedly found an opportunity and obtained information about this place. At that time, there were no demon gods like us. I also learned about the cultivation method of the incense god path from that jade slip and followed the guidance of the jade slip to come here."
The leader of the alliance stretched out his hand and pointed to a statue in the middle.
"It was through this statue that I established a connection and condensed the incense seed, thus embarking on the path of the demon god. The other twelve demon saints did the same. It can be said that we learned how to cultivate the incense seed from these statues. The demon gods outside the thirteen islands have never been here, so their incense seeds are very crude, far inferior to ours."
As he spoke, the alliance leader looked at Ye Kang and paused.
The meaning is clear: you, this foreign demon, although you have also gathered the seeds of incense offerings, are certainly very crude.
The reason he brought Ye Kang here is now clear: it must be so that Ye Kang can inherit the statue of the Chicken God.
Sure enough, the leader pointed to the statue on the far right.
"This statue originally belonged to the Chicken God. Now that the Chicken God is dead, it naturally belongs to you, Fellow Daoist. By establishing a connection with the statue, you can nurture the incense seeds even more exquisitely, which will bring many benefits."
Ye Kang pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "It probably isn't that simple, is it?"
Seeing Ye Kang's skeptical expression, the alliance leader didn't hold back, saying, "Actually, there's no harm in it. It's just that a small portion of the incense we receive will be given to these statues. Once all the statues have received enough incense, we can officially open that grotto-heaven. According to the jade slip, the grotto-heaven was created specifically for the divine path. As long as I successfully enter the grotto-heaven, I can absorb the abundant incense within and thus become the Incense Demon Emperor."
"No wonder, it turns out the alliance leader was still thinking of himself after all," Ye Kang said quietly.
The alliance leader was not angry. Instead, he said, "It's not entirely for my sake. After all, once I become the Demon Emperor, I will naturally have enough power to open up more temples for you. At that time, under my protection, you can confidently and boldly plunder temples, and your strength will increase much faster than it does now. Moreover, I will also swear a blood oath to help you pursue the Demon Emperor. Therefore, this matter is beneficial to you."
The oath of bloodline, like the oath of Dao heart, is difficult to break. However, demons do not cultivate Dao heart; bloodline is the most important thing to them.
Upon hearing what the alliance leader said, Ye Kang didn't think there was any problem for a moment.
After all, he had already made an oath, so it couldn't be false. If he really was a mediocre demon who had returned to the origin, it seemed that he didn't need to make a choice at all.
Of course I'll accept it.
However, Ye Kang is not a demon.
Moreover, he also possesses secrets that even the leader of the alliance does not know.
That is to say, all of this was actually manipulated by a dark hand in the shadows.
These demon saints thought that their offerings were only distributed to the statues, but the real lion's share had long been taken by the mastermind behind the scenes.
If that's the case, then we can reasonably deduce the reasoning backwards.
In fact, these statues are also traps.
The purpose was to devour these demon saints completely.
Once they have accumulated enough offerings and opened their grotto-heavens, who will truly achieve the Dao?
Therefore, Ye Kang did not answer directly, but instead communicated with Brahman using his divine sense.
"What do you think, fellow Daoist?"
Brahma thought for a moment and said, "No doubt about it, this is definitely a huge trap. But it's not all bad for you; you might actually be able to take advantage of it."