CHAPTER 699: 577, WHY ARE YOU GETTING HEAVIER AND HEAVIER?

Feng Wu flew eastward, seeking the reincarnated form of his senior brother, the Yin Yang Elder, Situ Lei.

He had an additional five or six decades of Dao cultivation compared to when he first appeared in the original story; his Flying Escape was incredibly fast, piloting a pink Flying Sword, he skimmed over the sea at high speed.

Sometimes, under the direction of Shi Feiyang, coupled with his own calculations and search, the overall direction was correct. He flew swiftly, and after half a day’s effort, he finally located the target on an island.

This life, the Yin Yang Elder was born into a family with the surname Lei, a family of fishermen, and was named Lei Qi.

His entire family followed the Western Sect, and from a young age, Lei Qi accompanied his parents to the church to pray and donate one-tenth of their catch.

The Western Sect was entangled with the Xie Family, a mess of chaotic disputes and debts.

Initially, Shi Feiyang created the Demon Book, instructing Wei Fengniang to spread the "Demon God Scripture" to Ji Fan, allowing him to become the Great Demon God himself and leading his followers to vow to reincarnate into his Demon Book in the future.

But since the pacification of the Four Evils of the border mountains, he had ceased to concern himself with this matter. Ji Fan evolved into a Lifebound Divine Demon, alongside Wei Fengniang they cultivated both life and arts, he became the Holy Master, and Wei Fengniang, the Holy Mother. Every time they went out to preach, they would suspend a Golden Lamp and a Yingluo, lotuses blooming with every step they took, their presence was majestic and dignified, with most of the officials and people along the East and South Coast converting to their faith.

The twelve Demon Kings of the Western Sect drove away the Shaoyang God Monarch, killed Elder Cangxu, and even imprisoned Elder Cangxu’s Primordial Spirit, refining it into the Supreme Sky Demon Emperor.

The Demon Kings used the Great Technique of the Twelve Primordial Spirit White Bone Demons to refine this Sky Demon Emperor, making him the Main God of the entire Western Sect, causing all the Lifebound Divine Demons and Dharma Protectors of the Western Sect’s followers to respond to him. All demons were to follow the Sky Demon Emperor’s command, acting in accordance with his will. Otherwise, no matter where they were, how distant, even if they hid in another world, the Sky Demon Emperor would absorb their Primordial Spirits through the void and devour them directly.

Although Ji Fan had practised other Secret Techniques, he had taken vows before his Lifebound Divine when he joined the faith. Over the years, though he had not returned and his mana had advanced by leaps and bounds, he couldn’t overcome the Demon God’s curse and ultimately submitted to the Sky Demon Emperor.

Those twelve Demon Kings, including the Green Robe Ancestor and other Undying Bodies, saw the Sky Demon Emperor as their puppet and operated through him to control the followers of the Western Sect around the world.

Through Ji Fan, they became aware of the situation in Central Earth, knowing that it was manipulated by Shi Feiyang. The Green Robe Ancestor, Red-haired Ancestor, Poison Dragon Venerable, Fiery Fire Ancestor, and others bore a deep-seated hatred and irreconcilable feud with Shi Feiyang due to the destruction of their sects and domains. Knowing the might of Shi Feiyang, they dared not act rashly, continuing to refine Magical Treasures on West Pole Mountain while instructing Ji Fan to act as opportunities arose.

Ji Fan communicated with the Cangxu Sky Demon through thoughts alone, a connection not even Wei Fengniang, who was always by his side, could detect.

He maintained a "harmonious couple" appearance with Wei Fengniang, Combined Refining the "Demon God Scripture," while carefully managing and expanding the Western Sect.

Now, sects like the Five Poison Sect and Rashamon Sect had suffered heavy blows, and the Four Evils of the border mountains had long since vanished. The divide along the Huai River nearly marked the territory: the south belonged to the Western Sect, and the north to the Divine Dragon Sect.

Some people are destined to believe in gods and spirits; without such beliefs, they feel unsettled and rely on these deities as a last glimmer of hope during hardships.

If there’s demand, there will be a market. If you don’t occupy, someone else will; thus, one cult falls, another rises, weakened sects regrow, emerging continuously in a never-ending cycle.

Ji Fan managed the Western Sect well, knowing that the Huangshan Sect was Shi Feiyang’s direct Immortal Sect. He strictly ordered his followers: anyone who encountered Huangshan disciples must retreat without resistance, give money if money was demanded, life if life was required, and must not fight back. If they did resist, not only would it be dire if they harmed the other party, but even inflicting an injury meant returning to face flaying and dismemberment, followed by being burned alive and the Primordial Spirit cast into the Fire Hell.

However, if killed by the other side, their Primordial Spirits could ascend directly to heaven.

Ji Fan adopted this stance towards the Huangshan Sect, but towards others like the LushanSect, Shaolin Sect, and Xiangjiang Sect, he struck with might, exploiting numerical strength for public display. Often engaging in swordfights and duels, victories and losses didn’t matter; it was all about creating a lively atmosphere. Even if they lost, they could still propagate their own victories, exaggerating the number of Shaolin monks killed and such to attract more followers.

He crafted an indoctrination and power-transference system within the sect, enlisting entire families of followers to earn merits and aspire for collective Ascension to the Western heavens.

Ji Fan also selected children with high root bone qualifications for special rewards, taught them the sect’s spells, and sent them out to evangelize.

In his previous life, the Yin Yang Elder had cultivated a Nascent Soul and was due for Ascension without shedding his mortal form. Reincarnated as Lei Qi, his qualifications were naturally superb, and he was quickly noticed by the Dharma Transmission Elders of the Western Sect. Fast-tracked through the ranks, mainly studying doctrines and learning some spells.

Now a devout follower of the Western Sect, Lei Qi would always begin conversations by praising the Cangxu God of the West, disregarding the Heavenly God worshipped—in his words, the brother of Cangxu God. The Heavenly God ruled over the Three Realms, while Cangxu God dominated all worlds and, according to belief, created them too!

After Wei Yaozhi abducted him through magic, Lei Qi quietly chanted the holy name of Cangxu God incessantly, much like the chanting of Amitabha Buddha’s name, a call following another, a phrase after a phrase, not showing much fear.