Chapter 652: Seeking Refuge, Selecting Demon Gods

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A line of words appeared before Han Jue's eyes:

[Detected that Primal Chaos is repelled by the Heavenly Dao and cannot enter. Primal Chaos has no ill intent toward the Heavenly Dao.]

No ill intent?

Then why did he come?

Han Jue continued the derivation, deducting another 200 billion years of lifespan.

[He is hiding from a certain powerful existence. As for what it is specifically, the System cannot derive it.]

So he's here to seek refuge.

Han Jue hesitated whether to establish contact with Primal Chaos. Once this fellow successfully transformed, he would be the same kind as Han Jue.

No.

Wouldn't that expose that he is a Primordial Chaos Demon God?

Anyway, this fellow doesn't intend to harm the Heavenly Dao, so he'll just ignore him.

After Han Jue made his decision, he looked away.

The appearance of Primal Chaos gave Han Jue a sense of crisis. He still had to speed up the process of nurturing Chaos Demon Gods.

Han Jue called Great Dispersed Heaven into the Daoist temple.

Great Dispersed Heaven's cultivation was already at the Perfected Quasi-Saint Realm, making him very suitable to transform directly into a Chaos Demon God. It just so happened that Han Jue didn't want to bestow the Primordial Qi of the Great Dao upon him.

Paying respects to Han Jue, Great Dispersed Heaven suppressed his excitement.

He had been in the Hundred Peaks Immortal River for some time, and Han Jue was finally seeing him alone.

Could it be for attaining the Dao?

Great Dispersed Heaven's heart, which had experienced ages and vicissitudes, began to tremble.

Han Jue's first words were: "Great Dispersed Heaven, is your goal to be a Saint, or something higher?"

Great Dispersed Heaven was stunned.

Although he was a mighty figure of the Immortal Realm, Great Dispersed Heaven did not know about the Guixu Divine Realm or the transcendent beings hidden deep within the Chaos.

Even if he had been to the Guixu Divine Realm, he wouldn't have been able to come into contact with such existences.

Great Dispersed Heaven asked cautiously, "What do you mean?"

Han Jue said, "I will give you two paths now. One is to Attain the Dao and become a Heavenly Dao Sage, but that is the end. The second is for me to bestow a supreme Bloodline upon you, helping you possess the potential to surpass a Saint."

"There is a wider world outside the Heavenly Dao. Do you know how my status was earned? If I were just an ordinary Saint, why would the other Saints give the Hidden Gate room to develop? It's because I have already surpassed the Heavenly Dao Sages. Even if all the current Saints joined forces, they would be no match for me!"

Han Jue's tone was firm and filled with confidence.

Great Dispersed Heaven was fascinated and asked, "What price must be paid for the second path?"

Han Jue said, "Pain. The process of replacing your Bloodline is very painful. Additionally, I will have you stay in a place for bitter cultivation afterward, which is equivalent to losing your freedom. I will only let you go after the Great Dao Calamity ends."

Great Dao Calamity… Great Dispersed Heaven was secretly alarmed.

Although he didn't understand what the Great Dao Calamity was, thinking of the previous Heavenly Demon Calamity and the Yan Clan Calamity, it was clear that the Heavenly Dao was not as safe as before.

Great Dispersed Heaven fell into a dilemma.

Han Jue was in no hurry; he believed Great Dispersed Heaven would make the right choice.

If not for the fact that creation spirit stones were hard to come by, why would Han Jue have approached Great Dispersed Heaven?

This was a great Opportunity!

After a long time.

Great Dispersed Heaven looked up and said, "I choose the second path! Please bestow the supreme Bloodline upon me, Sect Leader!"

His Bloodline Aptitude was already at the peak of the Heavenly Dao, but he believed Han Jue would not lie to him.

With a wave of his hand, Han Jue pulled Great Dispersed Heaven into the Hongmeng Realm. He directly used the power of Freedom to crush Great Dispersed Heaven's Physical Body and extract his Divine Soul.

Great Dispersed Heaven was frightened, but he didn't scream. Instead, he waited uneasily.

Han Jue manipulated him to come before the demon god qi. Looking at the clumps of demon god qi before him, Great Dispersed Heaven's Divine Soul trembled.

He felt as if he were facing a natural enemy, a fatal sense of crisis constantly eroding his heart.

Han Jue hesitated for a moment before deciding to bestow the Ying Hong Demon God upon Great Dispersed Heaven.

The Ying Hong Demon God shared similarities with the Clone Demon God, capable of dividing into countless Shadows of the Great Dao. It was one of the earliest Demon God Dharma Idols Han Jue had comprehended.

The Fusion process was even more painful than Great Dispersed Heaven had imagined, but to avoid losing face before Han Jue, he endured it.

In the blink of an eye.

Another thousand years passed.

Seeing that Great Dispersed Heaven had already adapted to the power of the Ying Hong Demon God, Han Jue stopped using his own dharmic powers to protect him.

He turned his attention back to reality and directly began to Cultivate.

A thousand years of Seclusion.

Opening his eyes again, Han Jue couldn't help but stretch.

This way of cultivation had already become a habit for Han Jue. If he didn't Cultivate for a thousand years, his whole body would feel uncomfortable.

Two thousand years passed. Dozens of new worlds had appeared at the junction of the Yin and Yang Realms, and the Heavenly Race had completely adapted to life in the Underworld.

Han Jue turned his gaze toward the Immortal Realm and decided to select more Demon God candidates.

When the Yan Clan attacked the Immortal Realm before, the Immortal Realm had already fallen behind in terms of top-tier combat power.

Han Jue had an intuition.

The Yan Clan was by no means the strongest race in the Chaos.

Han Jue's gaze fell upon the Yao Realm, specifically on the Yuqing Sacred Sect.

Hundreds of thousands of years had passed, and the Yuqing Sacred Sect still existed. It was the most powerful Holy Land in the Yao Realm, thanks to the support of the White-Robed Buddha.

However, the Yuqing Sacred Sect was no longer the same as it was back then.

The old site of the Yuqing Sacred Sect was now desolate, far from the current sect gates.

Moved by the scene, Han Jue suddenly wanted to take a walk there.

He split off a soul fragment and descended upon the old site of the Yuqing Sacred Sect as a Clone.

The mountains here rose and fell, but the former Eighteen Peaks of the Yuqing Sect were no longer visible, and it was sparsely populated.

Walking through the woods, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves and fell upon Han Jue. Scenes from the past flashed before his eyes.

For some reason, Han Jue thought of Li Qingzi, the former Sect Leader of the Yuqing Sacred Sect.

"Are you satisfied with the current Yuqing Sacred Sect?"

Han Jue murmured to himself, his tone wistful.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao had restarted, and Li Qingzi's soul had long since dissipated. He would never have the chance to see the Yuqing Sacred Sect again.

Han Jue did not use his Saintly Sense to scan the surroundings. Instead, he shielded his senses and wandered about, as if traveling through the mountains and forests.

Half a day later.

Han Jue stuffed a Secret Manual into the crevice of a mountain peak—it was the Six Paths Reincarnation Art.

If someone could obtain this Secret Manual and enter Han Jue's vision, they could become a Demon God candidate… His soul fragment returned to his body, and Han Jue turned his gaze toward the Immortal Realm.

It's more appropriate to select from the Immortal Realm. The growth cycle of beings in the Mortal Realm is too long. For example, Yang Du is still far from the Quasi-Saint Realm.

For some reason, Han Jue suddenly thought of Han Ming.

After parting with Han Tuo, Han Ming had been cultivating in Seclusion alone and hadn't emerged for over ten thousand years.

Han Jue had severed the brotherly Karma with him, but in this life, Han Ming had treated Han Tuo very well, which improved Han Jue's impression of him.

This kid's favorability toward Han Jue was already at 6 stars; he shouldn't backstab Han Jue.

The current Han Ming was already at the Six Profound Divine Origin Realm but had always been unable to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.

His Aptitude had reached its limit, unless he joined the tutelage of a mighty figure.

Han Jue sent a voice transmission to him.

Han Ming, who was cultivating in his Immortal Cave, snapped his eyes open.

"Han Ming."

Han Jue's voice rang out again, making Han Ming realize it wasn't a hallucination.

This voice… Han Ming could never forget it!

Suppressing the huge waves in his heart, Han Ming asked, "What is it?"

"Will you join the Hidden Gate?"

"Do you need me?"

"Not exactly 'need,' I'm just giving you an Opportunity."

"Then forget it. I don't want to cause you trouble. I already owe you too much."

Han Ming shook his head. He had once resented Han Jue's heartlessness, but if not for Han Jue, the Heavenly Emperor would not have helped him with his Reincarnation. Thus, he felt only awe and gratitude toward Han Jue and didn't even dare to claim any connection.