In the depths of a forgotten cave system beneath Heavenly Cloud City, Wei Liang studied the ancient jade scroll he had discovered among Fairy Mei Lin's possessions. The artifact pulsed with primordial energy, its surface covered in archaic characters that predated the current cultivation era by countless millennia.
As his consciousness touched the scroll's surface, visions flooded his mind—glimpses of an age when the universe was young and power structures vastly different from the current world. He saw beings of impossible might locked in eternal conflict, their battles reshaping galaxies and creating the fundamental laws that governed reality itself.
The Hundred Heavenly Bodies and Hundred Demonic Bodies, the scroll's knowledge whispered into his understanding. Ancient rankings that determined the ultimate hierarchy of power across all realms and dimensions.
According to the text, these two hundred constitutional frameworks represented the pinnacle of cultivation achievement. Each "body" was a fundamental restructuring of one's entire existence—flesh, soul, consciousness, and connection to universal principles. The rankings were absolute, with the First Heavenly Body and First Demonic Body standing as equals at the summit of all possible power.
But the scroll contained a secret known only to the most ancient beings: the First Demonic Body was not merely equal to the First Heavenly Body—it was superior. Where heavenly cultivation required adherence to cosmic principles and moral constraints, the Supreme Demonic Body transcended all limitations through absolute domination of universal forces.
Perfect, Wei Liang thought, his blood stirring with anticipation. A power structure designed for those willing to sacrifice everything for ultimate strength. This is exactly what I need.
The scroll detailed the requirements for achieving each demonic body ranking. The lower bodies—from Hundredth to Fiftieth—could be obtained through conventional cultivation methods, though they required resources and techniques far beyond current realm standards. The higher bodies demanded increasingly extreme sacrifices: the consumption of entire civilizations, the destruction of dimensional barriers, the theft of power from cosmic entities themselves.
The First Demonic Body required something that made Wei Liang's predatory instincts sing with dark pleasure: the complete consumption of a universe's fundamental forces, achieved through the systematic destruction of all other power structures within that cosmos.
A goal worthy of my ambitions, he decided, memorizing every detail of the scroll's contents. But first, I need to understand the current distribution of these bodies and identify the resources required for advancement.
The scroll indicated that most cultivators in the current era were unaware of the ranking system's existence. The knowledge had been deliberately suppressed by ancient powers who feared the chaos that would result from widespread pursuit of demonic bodies. Only fragments of information survived in the most secret archives, usually dismissed as mythology by scholars.
However, certain individuals throughout history had discovered and pursued these paths in secret. The scroll contained hints about hidden depositories where such cultivators had stored their research and accumulated resources. More importantly, it suggested that some current Chosen Ones and young prodigies might possess bloodlines or systematic advantages that could accelerate demonic body cultivation.
Lin Feng's mysterious system, Wei Liang realized. If it truly provides optimal cultivation paths, it might contain suppressed knowledge about the demonic bodies. Consuming him could provide both power and crucial intelligence.
But pursuing the First Demonic Body would require resources on a scale he had never attempted. The scroll mentioned specific materials: the crystallized essence of collapsed dimensions, the concentrated suffering of extinct civilizations, the willing sacrifice of beings who had achieved immortality. Such resources existed only in the most dangerous regions of the multiverse.
Then I'll simply have to expand my hunting grounds, Wei Liang concluded. This realm was always meant to be merely a stepping stone. Time to begin planning for interdimensional conquest.
The immediate priority was establishing a foundation for longer-term operations. He needed a base of power, accumulated resources, and intelligence networks that could span multiple worlds. The Crimson Void Realm's various regions would serve as testing grounds for techniques he would later apply on a cosmic scale.
Wei Liang carefully stored the ancient scroll within his spatial storage, its knowledge now permanently integrated into his cultivation goals. The path to Supreme Demonic Body would be long and require countless sacrifices, but he had already proven his willingness to consume entire civilizations for power.
Let the harvest begin properly, he thought, emerging from the cave system into Heavenly Cloud City's morning light. Time to make the name Death echo across every corner of this realm.