Chapter 1989: Chapter 1985: Returning to Simplicity The Lord of Black and White, who had been keeping an eye on the movements within the Divine Demon Well, sensed the flow of spiritual energy and demonic qi inside, his expression growing slightly more solemn, knowing that Shen Luo had already begun cultivation. However, after waiting for a long time, he still did not notice any signs of abnormal fluctuations in spiritual energy or demonic qi, which surprised him somewhat. Regardless of how precisely one controls it, it is difficult to avoid imbalances between spiritual energy and demonic qi. Usually, it requires repeated fluctuations to gradually grasp balance and return to tranquility. Yet at this moment, the Divine Demon Well was too tranquil, to the point that the Lord of Black and White almost believed Shen Luo hadn’t begun cultivation at all. Nonetheless, the flow of spiritual and demonic qi was indeed present. He couldn’t observe the specific situation inside, and naturally was unaware that when Shen Luo cultivated the Pangu True Technique, the Yin-Yang Creation Diagram could help him perfectly balance the flow of spiritual energy and demonic qi, preventing disturbances from their imbalance. Shen Luo changed the form of his hands in a magic spell, slowly circulating the Pangu True Technique, all the spiritual veins and Qiao acupoints in his body expanding in readiness to welcome the impact of spiritual energy and demonic qi. In the next moment, the spiritual energy and demonic qi inducted into the Yin-Yang Creation Diagram surged into Shen Luo’s body like floodwaters breaching a dam, rushing wildly through his spiritual veins, producing a continuous “crackling” sound. Within Shen Luo’s Dantian, a “rumbling” noise echoed, as if a flood dragon rolled and roared inside, with massive amounts of spiritual energy and demonic qi flowing into his body through the Yin-Yang Creation Diagram. The vast qi from his body emanated out of his pores, causing his figure to float involuntarily in the air, his hair rising and breaking free from the confines of the hair crown, standing on end, looking like a mad demon. He took a deep breath, urging the Yin-Yang Creation Diagram to its utmost limit, the Taiji Diagram behind him suddenly enlarging several times over. The Yin-Yang Creation Diagram possessed the power to capture the creation of Heaven and Earth, instantly subjugating all the surging spiritual and demonic qi within with full force. Shen Luo was secretly delighted, and closed his eyes tightly, operating the two forces of immortality and demon according to the Pangu True Technique. An invisible halo spread out from his body, unbeknownst to him, as he continued to circulate the Pangu True Technique. At the center of the Northern Ju Lu Continent, a stretch of black mountains undulated endlessly, covering thousands of li, with many towering giant peaks piercing the clouds, resembling numerous heavenly pillars. The black mountains were filled with a chilling and eerie atmosphere, with eerie howls echoing everywhere, sometimes high and sometimes low, like the wailing of evil ghosts, or wolves crying at night, causing one to feel frightened. This mountain range was named Ancestor Mountain, with extremely cold Yin veins underground, coupled with the miasma and toxic fumes within, making it a forbidden land in the Northern Ju Lu Continent. Any living being entering here could only meet a dead end. Moreover, due to the underground Yin veins, the souls of those beings had a hard time escaping, trapped here for thousands of years, forming a Yama Forbidden Area-like appearance today. Deep within the black mountains, an array of underground caverns appeared, sprawling like enormous dragons, connecting in all directions, their extent unknown. Sounds of rushing water echoed within the caves, with streams flowing out, seemingly underground water veins, yet these streams were blood-red, as though blood, shocking to the eye. In the depths underground, a gigantic cavern over a hundred li wide appeared, seemingly man-made, with numerous black palaces erected, forming a city comparable to Chang’an City. Inside the city, lights flickered brightly, with countless shadows moving and racing within, belonging to the countless Demon Clan members, with the city’s prosperity resembling another world. But deeper within the gigantic cavern lay a blood-red lake, into which the blood-colored water veins from the caves converged from all directions. The blood lake had no trace of a foul stench; instead, it emitted a soul-soothing fragrance. Floating on the lake’s surface was a blood-colored altar building, with three figures standing before it, one of which was a Bearded Old Man holding a black whisk, wearing a black Taoist robe embroidered with a yin-yang fish pattern. The other two were a golden-clad girl and a grey monkey. The golden-clad girl was Ma Xiuxiu, surrounded entirely by dragon aura. Her cultivation had significantly advanced, having broken through the Taiyi Realm, and was not at the Taiyi Realm Early Stage but had reached the Taiyi Intermediate Stage, merely a step from the Taiyi Realm Late Stage, though how she cultivated this fast was unknown. The grey monkey, however, was the Six-Eared Macaque, his flesh restored, and his cultivation further advanced, reaching the Half-Step Heavenly Venerate Realm. All three gazed into the mid air, seemingly awaiting something. “Here they come.” The Six-Eared Macaque’s ears twitched as he spoke. As his voice fell, a flash of five-colored light appeared in the void ahead, revealing the figures of Kong Xuan, Demon Wind, Ape Ancestor, and Mi Su. Tu Shantong was not seen, presumably taken into a spatial treasure by Mi Su. The Black-robed Elder stepped forward, about to speak, but seeing Ape Ancestor and Mi Su, he halted. “Who might you be, two Daoist friends?” The elder looked towards Kong Xuan. “It’s you, Black Wukong!” Before Kong Xuan could reply, the Six-Eared Macaque’s surprised voice rang out first. “Six Ears, you’re here too. But I’m the Ape Ancestor. Do not confuse me with that Sun Wukong.” Ape Ancestor glanced at the Six-Eared Macaque, speaking coldly. “Hehe, my apologies, it was my slip of the tongue. How could the Ape Ancestor Daoist friend be compared to that Sun Wukong?” The Six-Eared Macaque’s gaze shifted, apologizing with a smile. “These two are the Ape Ancestor and Fox Ancestor, reinforcements I’ve invited, who will henceforth join our ranks,” Demon Wind spoke, with a hint of boastfulness in his tone.