Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 646: Chapter 645: Celestial Spirit Realm Perfection

The Grand Commander and Second Commander took the hidden threat Lin Yun had raised very seriously. The very next day, the Grand Commander ordered Zhang Qing to organize the Demon Palace Warriors to escort the women, children, and elderly of Demon City to the other two cities.

Neither Zhang Qing nor the other Demon Palace members in Demon City had any objections to the Grand Commander’s arrangements. After all, it was only natural to populate the cities they had conquered.

Meanwhile, the Second Commander personally traveled to these two cities and, following Lin Yun’s instructions, executed all five thousand-plus Divine Palace prisoners without a single survivor.

This was the first time the Demon Palace Warriors had executed Divine Palace prisoners on such a massive scale. At first, some warriors—much like the Second Commander himself had felt—thought the act was far too cruel.

However, leaving the Divine Palace prisoners alive was a constant threat. Without hesitation, all five thousand were executed within a few short days.

Lin Yun paid no mind to this series of actions by the Demon Palace, trusting that the Grand Commander and Second Commander would handle things properly.

Back in Demon City, Lin Yun once again returned to his daily routine of arduous cultivation. The only change he noticed was in Xi Zijin.

Ever since their return from Divine Celestial City, Xi Zijin had changed a great deal—at least, that was how it seemed to Lin Yun. Whenever she saw him drinking alone in the courtyard, she would come and keep him company until he finished his wine.

No longer a novice in matters of the heart, Lin Yun naturally understood her intentions. However, he didn’t bring it up. He already had Lu Bingning and two other women by his side, and he didn’t know what he could possibly say to Xi Zijin.

He cultivated day after day, and there was still no movement from the Divine Palace. Lin Yun did, however, ask the Grand Commander to look into the matter concerning Song Tianyang and Lin Jianhong.

Lin Yun didn’t know the outcome of their bloody battle. An entire week went by before the Grand Commander managed to dig up some information on Song Tianyang and Lin Jianhong.

According to the report from a Demon City scout, it seemed that one of them—either Lin Jianhong or Song Tianyang—had died in battle. The scout didn’t know who specifically had died, only that one of them was dead.

Hearing the Grand Commander’s report, Lin Yun thought, ’It would be a lie to say this isn’t a pity. It was such a perfect opportunity; in my opinion, neither Song Tianyang nor Lin Jianhong should have survived.’

But things hadn’t gone as he’d hoped. In the end, only one of them had died, and they still didn’t know which one it was.

But there was nothing to be done; that was the reality of the situation. Overall, Qing Zhu had still suffered a heavy blow. The death of either Lin Jianhong or Song Tianyang was a bad outcome for her.

Knowing one of them was dead, Lin Yun didn’t dwell on it. He told the Grand Commander to have the scout look for an opportunity to investigate further. It would be best if they could find out exactly who had died.

While Lin Yun and Xi Zijin focused on their arduous cultivation, the only ones living it up were the Monk and Daoist. The duo were now treated like heroes in Demon City, and many of the city’s young women adored them.

With so many beautiful women to choose from, how could the Monk and Daoist possibly be in the mood to cultivate? Even when they went through the motions of cultivating each day, it was nothing more than a half-hearted effort.

As a result, the Monk and Daoist’s Cultivation had still not broken through to the Peak of the Celestial Spirit Realm; they remained stuck at Celestial Spirit Realm Great Success.

After a month of arduous cultivation, Lin Yun’s Cultivation finally reached a breakthrough point. That night, encountering almost no barriers, he smoothly and easily broke through to Celestial Spirit Realm Perfection.

With Top-grade Spirit Essence Pills providing him with vast amounts of Elemental Power daily, Lin Yun’s cultivation speed was exceptionally fast. Coupled with this world’s unique rules, his Cultivation breakthroughs in the Celestial Spirit Realm became as simple as eating or drinking.

His newly advanced Cultivation didn’t even require deliberate consolidation; there was no trace of instability, and his foundation was exceptionally solid.

Having broken through to Celestial Spirit Realm Perfection with such ease, Lin Yun slowly opened his eyes, a hint of excitement within them. ’If only this world allowed one to break through all the way to the Saint Realm,’ he thought, ’how great would that be.’

Lin Yun was being fanciful. This world’s rules were already heaven-defying enough. If one really could continue breaking through all the way to the Saint Realm, then everyone here would probably be a Saint.

Now that he had reached Celestial Spirit Realm Perfection, Lin Yun was only one Small Realm away from the Peak of the Celestial Spirit Realm. After that, this world would hold no more benefits for him.

Looking outside, he saw that the sky had already brightened. Lin Yun pushed the door open and stepped out of his room. Just as he did, he saw the Monk and Daoist returning, each with two young women in his arms.

Seeing the two of them so caught up in wine and women all day, Lin Yun shook his head helplessly before calling out to them.

”I’m talking to you two. With such a great opportunity, aren’t you going to seize it? If you can’t even break through to the Limit of the Celestial Spirit Realm in a place like this, you might as well just give up and die.” He had them sit down in the pavilion as he spoke with exasperated earnestness.

’I never realized I had the potential to be such a nag,’ Lin Yun thought. However, after he finished speaking, the Monk and Daoist paid him no mind at all, their lecherous eyes still fixed on the young women from Demon City beside them.

”Young Master Lin, we know, we’ll definitely work hard and try to break through to the Limit of the Celestial Spirit Realm as soon as possible,” they said, almost in unison. With that, the Monk and Daoist took the four young women from Demon City and returned to their rooms.

Watching them go, Lin Yun shook his head and gave a wry, helpless smile. ”They’re lecherous to their very bones.”

The Monk and Daoist’s talent was undoubtedly at the Demon Level. If the two of them weren’t so fond of wine and women, their Combat Power would have likely reached the Demon Level long ago.

Perhaps it was a cosmic joke that the duo’s talent was so high, but on them, it seemed to be completely wasted.

Without dwelling on it further, Lin Yun knew he could only seize the time he had to increase his Combat Power as much as possible and prepare for the final battle with Qing Zhu. There was no way he would simply hand over the secrets and treasures of these ruins to her.

Just as Lin Yun was about to practice his Martial Skills for a while, the Grand Commander rushed in. The moment he reached Lin Yun, he said, ”Lin Yun, we have news! Between Song Tianyang and Lin Jianhong, the one who died was Lin Jianhong.”

Hearing the Grand Commander’s words, Lin Yun fell into a brief, thoughtful silence. ’So it was Lin Jianhong who died...’

”Then what about Song Tianyang?” Lin Yun asked, looking at the Grand Commander.

”Song Tianyang is in Divine Celestial City recovering from his injuries. But from what I’ve heard, it seems he’s almost fully healed,” the Grand Commander replied.

So in the end, it was Lin Jianhong who died. Regardless, this was certainly a lesson for Qing Zhu, having lost one of the Demon Fiends under her command.