Chapter Thirty-Three: The Myriad Demons' Golden Core is Forged

The King Python cultivated the Myriad Demon Golden Core, and relying on his status atop the Five Camphor Mountain, he had no trouble forging the Hundred Demon Body—the mountain itself housed near a hundred species. Yet Yuan Wuyi never expected that, even upon refining the Myriad Demon Golden Core, the King Python’s innate limitations would cap him at only the Hundred Demon Golden Core and the Hundred Demon Body. Seeking to transcend his own constraints, the King Python yearned to devour spirit beasts of higher bloodlines to reach greater heights. For years, he hunted advanced spirit beasts, but such creatures are never easy to capture. Thus, the King Python remained unable to refine the Hundred Demon Golden Core and could only reach the Celestial Immortal realm.

Yuan Wuyi was different. As the Long-Armed Ape, one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys of Chaos, he was confident he could refine the Myriad Demon Golden Core, free from the King Python’s limitations. Yuan Wuyi fretted only whether, in the primordial era, there would be enough demon species to devour.

He forced himself to follow the cultivation method for the Myriad Demon Golden Core and began. In his dantian, the Geng Metal Golden Core already resided; whenever the Myriad Demon Golden Core began to condense, the Geng Metal Core would forcibly shatter its formation. The Geng Metal’s essence was one of slaughter, easily able to destroy an unformed golden core.

If the dantian would not suffice, Yuan Wuyi considered forging the Myriad Demon Golden Core within the Heaven-Devouring Demon Heart. In his mind, the Myriad Demon Golden Core and the Heaven-Devouring Demon Heart were similar enough—should not be difficult. Yet he forgot about the existence of the Heavenly Gang Golden Core. The Heaven-Devouring Demon Heart seemed a nest for the Heavenly Gang Golden Core; any attempt to condense the Myriad Demon Golden Core would invite its attack. Yuan Wuyi felt helpless—both cores were so domineering, refusing to allow anything foreign in their domain.

“Never mind, let it form wherever it wishes,” Yuan Wuyi thought, unable to control the situation. He no longer cared where the Myriad Demon Golden Core condensed and simply activated its cultivation method.

At first, Yuan Wuyi felt nothing. As he progressed, a persistent itch grew in his right chest. He believed this heralded the formation of the Myriad Demon Golden Core. “Let it itch; if this is what it takes to refine the Myriad Demon Golden Core, I can endure it,” he mused.

But the itch intensified, soon reaching unbearable levels. Yuan Wuyi examined his right chest inwardly, finding no sign of the Myriad Demon Golden Core—only a large cluster of flesh.

“It itches!” Yuan Wuyi could not help but cry out. Had something truly gone awry in his cultivation?

As he rolled on the ground in agony, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Heart sent forth a wave, and his right chest reached the peak of its itch—thankfully, only for a moment, or it might have driven him mad.

Gradually, Yuan Wuyi calmed. His aura surged, surpassing any ordinary Celestial Immortal. If Shuiyu stood before him now, Yuan Wuyi was confident he could obliterate him without the need for divine powers.

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“What’s happening?” This unexpected development left Yuan Wuyi astonished. His aura had doubled—he was the Long-Armed Ape, and for a primordial anomaly, this doubling was an extraordinary fortune.

He scrutinized his body anew, and to his surprise, a brand-new heart had appeared in his right chest.

Thump-thump—two hearts, left and right, pulsed with intimidating power. Within the newly formed heart, an unusual golden core was nurtured. The Heavenly Gang Golden Core gave Yuan Wuyi an upright, uncompromising impression; the Geng Metal Golden Core was incisive and ruthless; but the Myriad Demon Golden Core exuded wickedness—a dark aura enveloped the right heart.

Now, half of Yuan Wuyi’s body radiated masculine, heroic energy—like a war god—while the other half was suffused with overwhelming demonic power, as if a colossal demon had emerged.

This was a transformation of essence. The temple dedicated to the Divine Ape General in White Bone Village underwent a startling change as well. The once ordinary stone statue was now wrapped in polarized energies. This sudden shift frightened off all the monsters who had been coveting White Bone Village.

“Village Chief, the monsters outside have all fled—there’s not a single one left!”

“Village Chief, the Divine Ape General’s temple just changed—it’s not the same as before.”

“It must be the Divine Ape General, aware of our danger, who manifested his might to drive away the monsters outside the village.”

“We should hurry and offer incense to the Divine Ape General, praying for his blessing upon our village.”

“…”

Not only White Bone Village, but Wujiguo experienced similar events, though the manifestations varied.

Yuan Wuyi was unaware that his current state had triggered these phenomena, which should never have occurred.

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“This new heart grants me greater power, but I wonder if it brings any hidden dangers.” Yuan Wuyi named it the Myriad Demon Devil Heart, suspecting it was a karmic outcome of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Heart.

His innate divine power was the Heaven-Devouring Demon Heart; this new heart possessed similar traits, yet influenced by the Myriad Demon Golden Core, whose nature was to devour all things—a fundamental difference from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Heart.

Even before the Myriad Demon Golden Core began to devour, its aura was already so strong—why hadn’t the King Python experienced such a dramatic change?

Yuan Wuyi revisited the cultivation method for the Myriad Demon Golden Core. Now, with the Myriad Demon Devil Heart and the core itself present, he perceived something new. In truth, the Myriad Demon Golden Core is born from the Myriad Demon Devil Heart; without the Devil Heart, even if one refined a golden core, it would not truly be the Myriad Demon Golden Core. The Devil Heart is its true foundation, and the authentic Myriad Demon Body is rooted in it. Without the Devil Heart, the so-called successful cultivation of the Myriad Demon Body is nothing; only upon forging the Devil Heart can one comprehend the Myriad Demon Method and cultivate the true Myriad Demon Body.

“In a sense, I am lucky,” Yuan Wuyi thought. With the Myriad Demon Devil Heart refined, he immersed himself in the cultivation method, intoxicated by its unique flavor. He gained insights into the Myriad Demon Method and the true Myriad Demon Body, all within the cultivation technique of the Myriad Demon Golden Core.

Time slipped through his fingers; Yuan Wuyi had no idea how long he’d been in seclusion. When he emerged, he found the Five Camphor Cave bustling with activity.

“L—Lord… you… you’ve come out…” The aura emanating from Yuan Wuyi was so intimidating that even the cave’s demon soldiers trembled uncontrollably upon seeing him.

“Big brother, you… you’re out.” During Yuan Wuyi’s seclusion, King Yurong had already emerged, nourished by Shuiyu’s blood essence pill and stepping into the threshold of the Taiyi realm. Yet upon seeing Yuan Wuyi, a strange sense of fear arose in his heart.

When King Yurong had first come out, he’d heard that Yuan Wuyi had slain the Bear King and the King Python. Now, with the three major powers in turmoil, King Yurong hoped to use the chaos to showcase his own achievements from seclusion.