Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1569 - 420: Fishing, Avatar (5k)

Old Sheep had long wanted to find a Heavenly Demon as research material. If not for Freedom Heaven quickly clinging to a big shot and having its True Name exposed, would Old Sheep have let go of such a material right under his nose?Knowing the True Name, apart from killing it directly with the Heavenly Demon True Name Spell, there was no other point, and its research value plummeted.

In Old Sheep's little research booklet, there was research about Heavenly Demons.

He just hadn't found a Heavenly Demon with an uncertain True Name; simply lacking material.

The Heavenly Demon True Name Spell wasn't like this from the beginning; it continuously iterated and evolved to its current form.

For updates and iterations, it surely required a large number of experiments and progress through practice.

The cost, naturally, was that the once active Heavenly Demons in the world became increasingly rare, and now, the Heavenly Demon True Name Spell is shelved.

Because it's been a long time since it was needed.

Since Old Sheep began Dao cultivation until today, Old Sheep never had the chance to conduct research targeting Heavenly Demons.

Now he finally got the chance, how could he let it go?

He was genuinely worried that the Heavenly Demon he caught, like Freedom Heaven, would be astute enough to voluntarily offer its True Name, ruining his research plans.

If it doesn't have a True Name, that's great; many studies can commence.

Finding research material just by walking around, Old Sheep's mood improved a lot.

He hadn't seen this before coming to the Abyss, but now Heavenly Demons have possessed Black Sky Devils. In the demon world, being a part of the lowest tier, the Heavenly Demons have truly decayed.

Old Sheep estimated it's because of the Heavenly Demon King's return, causing Heavenly Demons to become active again.

It's likely that the Heavenly Demons couldn't bypass the vast number of hungry ghosts guarding the Abyss Rift Valley to enter the world, so they had to possess a Black Sky Devil to mix in.

This could very well be the Heavenly Demon King, hidden somewhere trying to stir up trouble.

Hmm, better inform Yu Ziqing first.

Old Sheep glanced around, manifested into the size of a normal person, and landed in a mountain cove. After looking around, he closed his eyes and entered the Seventh Floor Ring.

Old Sheep rarely initiated a summon, so Yu Ziqing immediately responded.

Upon arrival, he saw Old Sheep sitting there calmly, just missing a small table to brew tea.

Yu Ziqing quickly walked up, glanced up and down, feeling something was off, then slowed his pace and sat in his place.

"What performance are you putting on, old man?"

Old Sheep didn't bother acting. Last time he put on a show for Yu Ziqing and accidentally went overboard, getting mocked slyly after being seen through.

"On my way through the Abyss, I discovered a Heavenly Demon possessing a Black Sky Devil."

Yu Ziqing frowned, somewhat in disbelief.

"When did Heavenly Demons stoop so low? To even consider Black Sky Devils?"

"I don't know either, perhaps it's because of the blockade on the Abyss Rift Valley; no one has gone down there for many years."

"It's been a long time since anyone ventured into the Abyss. At the start, when there were no restrictions, people went down to hunt demons, to see if they could find any abyssal treasures.

Then hungry ghosts fought demons, resulting in few looking to enter.

Later, hungry ghosts ravaged the region within a thousand miles centered on the Rift Valley, destroying demons there.

So nobody goes down there anymore.

Going through all that hassle and risking life, only to get something that could be bought for dozens of Spirit Jades back in Almsgiving Town, what's the point?

Now, the weak don't go, and the strong don't want to, with Heavenly Demons over there not being able to find a Cultivator, it's not unexpected.

However, for a Heavenly Demon to degrade to possess a demon they once looked down on is a bit unexpected to me.

By the way, did you kill that Heavenly Demon?"

"Not really, without knowing its True Name, the Heavenly Demon True Name Spell can't kill it. Anyway, I needed such a Heavenly Demon as material."

"You told me this just for that?"

"Just a reminder, Heavenly Demons conceal well; if not discovered early, they could brew major trouble.

Especially with the Heavenly Demon King hiding somewhere in the Abyss, and it remains unfound.

I figure, if I casually encounter a Heavenly Demon while passing by, then the number of Heavenly Demons in the Abyss must exceed expectations.

You'd better prepare early; you may not fear them, but that doesn't mean others don't."

Old Sheep is worried Yu Ziqing might be careless, so he spoke earnestly.

"I understand, next I'll have Lou Huai and Freedom Heaven inspect. Cultivators find it hard to spot them, but these Heavenly Demons won't guard against other Heavenly Demons, so Freedom Heaven can easily detect their presence."

"..." Old Sheep was somewhat speechless.

Every race is easily sabotaged by traitors, see, even Heavenly Demons are not exempt.

After a few moments of silence, Yu Ziqing looked at Old Sheep, sitting still and stable, his mind stirred.

"The business explained, can you tell me, what exactly are you doing?"

"What's the rush, wait, what's the hurry? Where have you been studying recently? Finished the reading list I gave you?"

"Only three lines studied, I guess it'll take over a decade to master." Yu Ziqing stated honestly, really finding it difficult. Then shifted the topic: "What are you really doing?"

"Fishing," Old Sheep replied. "Which three lines?"

"Miracle Talisman, Wave Border Daoist Pattern, and Overlapping Array."

Hearing this, Old Sheep immediately questioned, starting to test Yu Ziqing.

But as he listened, felt something was off.

He thought Yu Ziqing was just a beginner, but it turned out he was advanced enough to apply as a master at a large firm.

Is this really fully mastering it?

Just learning a Secret Technique derived from Divine Skills doesn't need this much effort.