The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 735 - 410: Isn’t it just neurosis?
"The hero who brought it down, was it Yin Jiu You?" she said sarcastically.
"Over ten thousand years ago, that plague implicated a vast area. The Plague Demon’s actions were truly unsightly, with an enormous amount of mortals dying in the plague, endangering the rule of the Immortal Sects, forcing the large Sects in the Southern Continent to issue a decree to attack the Plague Demon. Yin Jiu You also secretly took action from within one of those Sects." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
"At that time, the advantage of longevity and rich experiences came into play; he actually knew that the vital point of the Plague Demon was not on its body, but stored in what’s called a ’Life Box.’ This item is its weakness and where its True Body resides, and can be separated and hidden from the body. Only by shattering the Life Box will the Plague Demon truly fall."
"What?" she exclaimed in surprise, a flicker of spiritual light crossed her mind, and she vaguely guessed something. "Are you saying that the Plague Demon can’t be killed at all?"
"Yes. Back then, the Immortal Sects were even more formidable than they are now, but the Plague Demon was killed over and over again, and yet the plague never stopped spreading across this vast Continent. At this point, everyone also felt something was amiss, and some wise ones made such an inference. From Duanmu Yan’s memory, we know that Yin Jiu You was the first to find the Plague Demon’s Life Box, but felt that this peculiar life might be useful to him someday in the future, so he did not destroy it, but instead tossed it into the bottom of the Sky Lake in the western region, which is inside Chi Ru’s Water Palace, while the Plague Demon was sealed by him in an underground palace in the southern part of the Continent, where it was discovered by Luo’s subordinates."
Ning Xiaoxian was silent for a while before she said lightly, "This means, the Plague Demon that has been causing chaos across the Southern Continent these past months, was released by Yin Jiu You, right?"
Changtian nodded: "Duanmu Yan has always roamed the western region, and has not seen Yin Jiu You in person. But his deductions are probably very close. The reason for releasing the Plague Demon is simple — since he couldn’t quickly find his avatar, and the whereabouts of the Soul Power of a hundred thousand Immortal Demons were unknown, Yin Jiu You had to find a way to quickly restore his own strength. The Cold Devouring Fish of the Extremely Yin Land might sound numerous, but to someone with an appetite like his, a Soul Cultivator, they are merely a drop in the bucket. So, it’s better to release the Plague Demon to harm people, allowing him to absorb the soul power of the deceased."
"That’s right, that’s right." She just needed to think about it and she understood, "During the Middle Ages War, Yin Jiu You suffered a great loss, knew the consequences of opposing the world, and having just escaped from the suppression at Jade Staff Peak, was still weak and could not act openly. Thus, he released this ignorant Plague Demon. It is simply a creature born of concentrated disease energies, oblivious to good or evil, and immediately started spreading the seeds of the plague on the Continent. The continual deaths were a delight to Yin Jiu You. As the Plague Demon overtly attracted the attention of the world, he covertly absorbed the soul power of the dead, hogging all the benefits!"
"Not all was hogged though." Changtian interjected, his lips still curling into a cold smile, "Man proposes, God disposes. He didn’t anticipate that after being imprisoned for ten thousand years, the strength of the Plague Demon would be so weak, that it could be dealt with by both us and Luo. Now across the Pan-continent, only about a million mortals have died, this tiny amount of soul power is far from enough for him, not to mention for Tu Jin. But the nature of such a creature is indeed peculiar, with its Life Box intact, its True Body won’t perish."
"But there isn’t much to envy about that. During the Middle Ages, Yin Jiu You had discovered that this method of rebirth also has its drawbacks. For instance, each time the Plague Demon is dispersed, although its body can be reformed in the Life Box, the memories of its previous existence are all gone. The newly born Plague Demon has a blank mind, retaining only the instincts of killing and devouring. Otherwise, a Plague Demon that has lived for tens of thousands of years, retaining the memories and experiences of its predecessors upon resurrection, would be terrifying indeed."
She bit her fingertip, understanding: "No wonder after I killed the Plague Demon, I didn’t feel any signs of acquiring merit credited to me. It turns out it didn’t really die. And indeed, no wonder the plague has started to spread again in the western region, but hasn’t troubled Chiming City, because this newly born Plague Demon does not remember that Luo had besieged it before! Such a creature is really the best choice to be used as cannon fodder, or to be minced and diced, no wonder Yin Jiu You didn’t completely destroy it back then. As long as it’s used properly, it can serve as his own pawn and vanguard, at his disposal."
But then the question arises again, where exactly is the Plague Demon’s Life Box?
