Otherworld Merit Upgrade System

Chapter 302 The Third Heavenly Gate

Chapter 302 Triple Heaven Barrier

The Black Dream Demon was firmly chained in place by Lin Fei's true energy chains, and had no way to escape.

He was dejected, knowing he was no match for Lin Fei and didn't even have the will to run away.

The Black Dream Demon General sighed, wondering why his luck was so bad that an outsider at the Dharma Aspect Realm would come to cause him trouble: "My lord, why would a master at the Dharma Aspect Realm bother a lowly demon general like me? Just ask me whatever you want, and I will tell you everything I know. I only ask that you spare my life."

Despite their many flaws, demons have one redeeming quality: they are incredibly pragmatic. When they have the upper hand, they show no regard for human life, killing indiscriminately. However, once they are at a disadvantage, they do not put up a stubborn resistance but rather readily admit defeat.

In this respect, they are better than humans; at least they don't stubbornly cling to pride and choose to put on a show even when they know they are no match for the opponent.

Lin Fei was clearly very satisfied with Black Dream Demon's attitude, and nodded with a smile, saying, "Don't worry, as long as your answer satisfies me, I won't take your life."

"Please ask, my lord!" The Dark Dream Demon had already come to terms with reality and was no longer prepared to put up any more futile resistance.

"When was the last time outsiders entered the Demon Realm, and where are they now?" Lin Fei didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

"I don't know." The Black Dream Demon General answered quite readily. Seeing Lin Fei's eyes gradually turn cold, the Black Dream Demon General was startled and quickly added, "I'm not just trying to fool you, I really don't know."

He explained to Lin Fei, "Outsiders like you are usually sent directly to the center of the Demon Realm, where the Demon Lord personally oversees them. Only someone at the level of Demon Commander or higher can know about outsiders. A lowly Demon General like myself cannot even enter the center of the Demon Realm without the Demon Lord's summons. I really don't know anything about outsiders."

Even the Dark Dream Demon himself was deeply frustrated. Outsiders at the Dharma Aspect realm were usually sent directly to the center of the Demon Realm. He wondered what terrible luck he had run into to encounter such a jinx. He was still feeling quite annoyed!

Upon hearing this, Lin Fei pondered for a moment and nodded inwardly. This Black Dream Demon wouldn't dare lie to him, nor would he have any reason to. It seemed that what he said was probably true.

Those imprisoned in the Demon Realm Stele are directly teleported to the center of the Demon Realm. Only someone like myself is an exception, because I wasn't imprisoned there. Therefore, I was teleported to the outside of the Demon Realm through the stele, not to the center.

Lin Fei thought for a moment, then asked, "What is the status of the Demon Lord and Demon Commander you mentioned in the Demon Realm? What realm of cultivation do they correspond to among human cultivators?"

He now wanted to ascertain the overall combat strength of the demons within the Stone Tablet Demon Realm. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Lin Fei's plan to rescue people from the Stone Tablet Demon Realm would inevitably lead to conflict with the local inhabitants. And his current understanding of the demons was far from sufficient.

Even though a demon general is only equivalent to the early stage of the human acupoint realm, Lin Fei dared not underestimate this minor world created by the ancient True Martial Emperor.

The Black Dream Demon General explained to Lin Fei, "In our Demon Realm, the Demon Lord is the most revered, the ruler of the entire Demon Realm. Below the Demon Lord is the Demon Commander. After the Demon Commander are Demon Generals like myself. Below that are ordinary demon warriors and lower-ranking demons."

Black Dream Demon General mentally compared and converted the cultivation levels of the demon race with those of human cultivators, and then continued, "As far as I know, among our demon race, the cultivation level of a Demon General is roughly equivalent to the first to fifth level of the Acupuncture Realm in human cultivators. The strength of a Demon Commander is roughly equivalent to the sixth level of the Acupuncture Realm in human cultivators, around the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate."

"As for the Demon Lord..." Black Dream Demon General hesitated for a moment, then said to Lin Fei, "He should have the strength of a human cultivator at the Dharma Aspect realm. But I can't say for sure which level of Dharma Aspect he is. A mere Demon General like myself is not qualified to see the Demon Lord take action in person."

Lin Fei mentally processed the words of the Black Dream Demon General. Clearly, the cultivation level of the natives in this Stone Tablet Demon Realm was inferior to that of the outside world.

This is understandable, after all, this is just a small world. Even if it was created by an ancient emperor, it is still not comparable to the great world outside. Moreover, the Jade Emperor Sect has been in charge of the stone tablet for many years. If any extraordinary figures had appeared, they should have been dealt with by the successive leaders of the Jade Emperor Sect long ago. They would never allow any overly powerful demons to appear.

According to the Black Dream Demon General, the person with the highest cultivation level in the Demon Realm is the ruler of the entire Demon Realm—the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord's cultivation level is between the first and third levels of the Dharma Aspect Realm, but the exact level cannot be determined yet.

For Lin Fei, apart from the Demon Lord who possessed the strength of the Dharma Aspect Realm, there was no one else in the entire Stone Tablet Demon Realm who could threaten him.

Although the demonic energy within the Stone Tablet Demon Realm suppressed Lin Fei's own strength, even with such suppression, someone like him who ascended to the Dharma Aspect level in one leap could still easily defeat anyone weaker than a Dharma Aspect level cultivator.

Even though only the Demon Lord posed a threat, Lin Fei still dared not let his guard down. Master Yongcheng had said that a trip to the Demon Realm was fraught with peril, with only a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. Therefore, it seemed the Demon Lord was no ordinary being; at least given Lin Fei's current strength, Master Yongcheng's words implied the Demon Lord's power was likely even greater than his own.

Having obtained the information he wanted from the Black Dream Demon General, Lin Fei said to him, "Alright, in that case, take me to the center of the Demon Realm now!"

"Go to the center of the Demon Realm?" Black Dream Demon General looked troubled. "My lord, without the summons of the Demon Lord, a lowly demon general like myself is not qualified to go to the center of the Demon Realm. Let alone an outsider like myself."

Lin Fei coldly said, "Oh? You, a demon general, have no way to go to the center of the demon realm? Then it seems you are of no use to me."

Lin Fei had a very good understanding of the nature of these demons. For demons, threatening them with their lives was the most effective method.

Sure enough, after Lin Fei finished speaking, the Black Dream Demon was so afraid that Lin Fei would kill him immediately that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I have a way, please don't kill me, sir!"

Lin Fei's lips curled into a smile: "Oh, tell me about it?"

"To enter the center of the Demon Realm, besides receiving the Demon Lord's summons, the only other way is to break through the Three Heavenly Barriers." The Black Dream Demon General, fearing that Lin Fei would kill him, spoke rapidly, "Especially for outsiders like you, if you want to enter the center of the Demon Realm, breaking through the Three Heavenly Barriers is the only way."