Chapter 358: Subduing the Demon God

Su Che made a long list of tasks for himself and arranged them in order of priority.
The first task, and the nearest one, was to go to the Sealing Domain inside the Tianxuan Sect’s mountain gates and capture that extraterrestrial demon god, Hei Lao Mo. However, he first needed to inform the Supreme Patriarch, so Su Che went to the Patriarch’s Hall to convey his plan.
“You want to take Hei Lao Mo away?”
The Supreme Patriarch was slightly stunned before reminding him, “Younger brother Tianyu, demon gods at this level are almost impossible to kill, as their primal energy is connected to the heart demons of many people in the world. Without eliminating those heart demons, it’s impossible to kill them.”
“I know. Thank you for the reminder, elder brother,” Su Che replied with a nod. “But I do have a way to completely eliminate him and rid our Tianxuan Sect of this great threat, so we won’t have to waste resources sealing him year after year.”
“If that’s the case, it’s perfect.” The Supreme Patriarch certainly didn’t doubt Su Che’s claim but asked out of concern, “Do you need us to accompany you?”
“That’s not necessary,” Su Che said proudly. “I’m already at the Yuan Ying stage, and with my wealth, I’m not afraid even of three or five late Yuan Ying cultivators. Besides, he’s completely sealed—like fish on a cutting board.”
“That’s true,” the Supreme Patriarch nodded with a smile. “I guess even if all of us old folks joined forces against you, we’d still be helpless.”
Su Che chuckled. He didn’t feign humility on this matter. It was indeed the case—thanks to his wealth as a form of defense, he hadn’t feared the combined attacks of several Yuan Ying cultivators even during his Jin Dan stage. Now that he had reached the Yuan Ying stage, his powers like Destruction had grown significantly, and he was no longer afraid of being trapped by Yuan Ying cultivators. Moreover, he still had Xiao Hei as his ultimate trump card…
After bidding farewell to the Supreme Patriarch, Su Che went alone to Demon Subduing Peak and entered the Sealing Domain for the third time.
The Sealing Domain was still that gloomy, oppressive, and desolate world. Su Che thought to himself, “Once I capture Hei Lao Mo, this training ground for the inner sect disciples of Tianxuan Sect will soon become obsolete.”
The extraterrestrial demons in the Sealing Domain were all split off from Hei Lao Mo. Once his source of magic was lost, those lower-level demons would become fewer and fewer. It wouldn’t take ten years before the Sealing Domain lost its meaning altogether.
Along the way, Su Che sent out more than a dozen late Jin Dan stage ghost servants and hundreds of Ji Ji stage ghost generals to help him capture those lower-level demons on a large scale.

In Su Che’s eyes, the lower-level heavenly demons represented an endless source of vitality. Consuming such evil creatures brought no sense of guilt or burden; instead, it earned him merits.
“Didn’t Black Old Demon say that I’m welcome to visit often and capture these heavenly demons at will? Then let him make more contributions for me.”
Half an hour later, Su Che had captured countless heavenly demons before reaching the Sealing Star in the central area of the Sealing Domain.
“Tian Yu?”
Black Old Demon was sealed inside a huge sphere dozens of feet in diameter. Sensing the approach of a human Yuan Ying cultivator, he took a closer look and was shocked—it was him!
Just a few years later, had he gone from the early stage of Golden Dan to Yuan Ying so quickly? Could it be that he had miscalculated the time in this dark Sealing Domain? Had decades, or even centuries, passed outside?
In Black Old Demon’s mind, human cultivators had short lifespans but exceptional cultivation talents. Yet, reaching Yuan Ying at around 200 years old was already considered a top-tier genius. And this Tian Yu seemed to be in his twenties—how could he have reached Yuan Ying?
What was going on? Black Old Demon was puzzled. What changes had taken place outside after being sealed for thousands of years?
“Black Old Demon, it seems you still remember me,” Su Che said with a smile at the giant sphere.
“Of course I remember,” Black Old Demon chuckled. “I might forget others, but I’ll never forget you. But you’ve changed so much. Could you tell me how many years have passed since we last met?”
“Just a few years. There’s no need to guess,” Su Che replied calmly. “I was just lucky enough to reach Yuan Ying before turning 30. So you didn’t miscalculate the time.”
“Really, just a few years?”
Surprised, Black Old Demon thought to himself, “Reaching Yuan Ying before 30—he’s truly extraordinary. No wonder he was the key who helped me escape this predicament…”
Black Old Demon had long guessed that Tian Yu, the chief disciple of Tian Xuan Sect, was the key to his escape from the Sealing Domain. He just hadn’t anticipated in what way.
“Have you had enough of being imprisoned here for thousands of years?” Sure enough, Su Che spoke words that shook Black Old Demon’s heart.
“Tian Yu, do you have ulterior motives?” The cunning Black Old Demon, though extremely excited, still asked cautiously in a steady tone.
“Don’t you long to leave here with me?” Su Che replied with a smile.

“To be honest with you, Tianyu, even if I were an Outer Demonic Devil, I wouldn’t want to be trapped in one place forever,” replied the Black Old Demon earnestly. “But everything has its reason. I can’t help but ask—why do you want to take me away? What benefit can you gain from this?”
“Your strength is equivalent to that of a human in the later stage of the Yuan Ying phase, right?” Su Che asked instead.
“That’s correct,” replied the Black Old Demon.
“Good,” Su Che nodded. “The benefit I want is for you to split off a Demonic Devil in the early stage of the Yuan Ying phase. Then, the remaining part of you can be free.”
“Oh?”
The Black Old Demon fell silent, deep in thought.
An Outer Demonic God at the later stage of the Yuan Ying phase could split into three Demonic Devils at the middle stage of the Yuan Ying phase, or nine at the early stage. This meant that even if the Black Old Demon split off one such Demonic Devil, his strength wouldn’t drop below the later stage of Yuan Ying, and he could recover over time.
Moreover, as the Supreme Master had said, as long as there were still heart demons in people’s hearts, these Outer Demonic Gods wouldn’t truly perish. Splitting a little magic power wasn’t a big deal.
After a moment, the Black Old Demon said, “The problem is, how can I trust you?”
“Trust or not is up to you! You’re currently sealed. If you’re willing to cooperate, we can still show some courtesy. I’ll surely arrange a suitable place for you, and there’s even a chance I might give you a big surprise.”
Su Che’s tone turned harsh. “Even if you refuse to cooperate, I can still take you away—it will just take a bit more effort. Of course, whether you cooperate or not will determine your future treatment.”
The Black Old Demon remained silent, knowing that Su Che was telling the truth. He was already at the Yuan Ying phase and indeed had such power.
“If you stay trapped here, you’ll never be free. Even if times change and this sect is no longer under the control of Tianxuan Sect, replaced by another sect—whether it’s the Immortal Path, the Demonic Path, or the Fiend Path—no one will release you.”
Su Che laughed. “Outer Demonic Devils are enemies of all. Aside from me, no one will negotiate with you. Black Old Demon, I’m your only hope, aren’t I?”
At these words, the Black Old Demon became tempted: Indeed, trees die if moved, but people can survive by moving. Staying here meant eternal imprisonment; but if he followed Tianyu out of the Sealing Realm, even if he didn’t keep his promise to release him eventually, there would still be a glimmer of hope to escape.

Anyway, wherever he was imprisoned, it was the same for the Black Old Demon. But perhaps through change, a glimmer of opportunity could be found.
Su Che could no longer wait and, rolling up his sleeves, planned to take action forcefully.
The reason he had spent so much time talking with the Black Old Demon wasn’t just to save energy—it was indeed as he had said earlier: to preserve some face for each other, and also to leave him a chance to survive in the World of Immortal Prison.
Now, Su Che’s mindset had changed. It was no longer the simple human mindset of fighting evil for justice; instead, he had to consider things from the perspective of the creator of the World of Immortal Prison.
Perhaps in the next step, his will would become the heavenly law of that world. Therefore, he needed to learn to think from the perspective of the heavenly law.
So then, why did the heavenly law allow such extremely evil creatures like the Outer Demons to exist in this world outside the World of Immortal Prison? Why hadn’t they all been exterminated?
Undoubtedly, there must be a reason. But his understanding of the heavenly law was not yet sufficient. For now, he could only think that where there is good, there is evil; where there is light, there is darkness; where there is yang, there is yin…
Existence itself is the reason. The Outer Demons had their own reason for existing. That’s why Su Che planned to keep the Black Old Demon in the World of Immortal Prison for future use.
Anyway, whatever it was, once it entered the World of Immortal Prison, it would have to obey obediently. There was no need to worry about it causing trouble.
At this moment, seeing Su Che’s intention to act forcefully, the Black Old Demon finally made up his mind and hurriedly said, “Please wait!”
Su Che stopped in his tracks and asked coldly, “What? Is there anything else you want to say?”
“Young Tian Yu, I choose to trust you and am willing to follow you.”
The Black Old Demon was indeed a bold leader, making a quick decision without hesitation. He was betting on that glimmer of opportunity he had anticipated!
“Then cooperate with me wholeheartedly!”
Su Che acted immediately. With swift movements, he formed several hand seals and began to break part of the outer seals on the sealing sphere.
The so-called “outer seals” were connected to the overall power of the Demon Subduing Peak, using the numerous arrays set up on the peak to suppress the Black Old Demon’s formidable magical power.
In addition, there were inner seals on the sealing sphere, like a circular prison holding the Black Old Demon’s true demonic form.
The outer seals had to be removed first; otherwise, it would be impossible to bring him into the World of Immortal Prison. But those inner seals could only be completely lifted after entering the World of Immortal Prison.
In other words, Su Che intended to bring this huge sphere, dozens of zhang in diameter, entirely into the World of Immortal Prison.

If the Black Old Demon refuses to cooperate and fights hard inside the sphere, creating a strong resistance force, Su Che will have to exert considerable effort to defeat it completely, which will also cause him to lose magic power and weaken his strength for a long time. Now that the Black Old Demon has agreed to cooperate, everything becomes much simpler.
Ugh…
Once the external seal starts to loosen, the sealing sphere emits a harsh buzzing sound, signaling to the Tianxuan Sect that the demon seal has been damaged and someone is trying to rescue the Black Old Demon! Of course, no one will come here to stop Su Che. At present, Su Che’s decision is the ultimate authority of the Tianxuan Sect. The so-called First Deputy Sect Leader is practically the highest ruler of the entire sect. Even the current Sect Leader can only agree to Su Che’s decisions—never oppose them!