Sha Erlang's sudden surge of energy far surpassed his previous level.
Zhong Yuan was slightly surprised and couldn't help but activate his Fire Eye Golden Eye for a glance.
【He was in a state of extreme anger, influenced by emotions, temporarily achieving the body of a Great Demon, greatly enhancing his strength. 】
Zhong Yuan was even more surprised.
The body of a Great Demon wasn't just a saying.
He now had a rough understanding of the division of strength.
The body of a Great Demon, similar to achieving enlightenment in Buddhism or Taoism, attaining the rank of an immortal, was a realm of the same level.
This was also a leap in life forms.
In this world, cultivators didn't have a very clear division of realms.
There wasn't a detailed classification based on the amount of magical power, like Heavenly Immortals, Xuan Immortals, Golden Immortals, further divided into early, middle, and late stages.
In this world, to classify realms, whether it be humans, demons, gods, or Buddhas, there were only two distinct levels.
One was mundane, the other was eternal life.
This was mainly based on life forms.
The mundane realm had limited lifespan, at most only a thousand or two hundred years.
While those who achieved eternal life, as long as they didn't completely lose their spiritual essence, their strength might decrease slightly, but basically wouldn't face any lifespan issues.
Besides that, in terms of strength, it was completely dependent on each individual's comprehension of magic, the strength of their cultivated divine powers.
It depended on their individual power, magical power, and skills.
This part was difficult to classify in detail.
Strong individuals might possess centuries of mundane cultivation yet have extraordinary abilities, surpassing many immortals.
For example, Yuan Shou Cheng five hundred years ago.
The weak, even if they became immortals, had thousands of years of cultivation, but still might not know anything about combat and barely have any fighting power.
If they didn't have a treasure to rely on, such individuals could even be bullied by ordinary people who didn't know cultivation.
For example, the Weaver Girl, who had her clothes stolen by Niulang back then.
Of course, these were extreme cases.
Generally speaking, those who reached the realm of eternal life would have some skills and abilities, not comparable to ordinary mortals.
Moreover, both immortals and mortals, treasures were crucial.
But because of this, some individuals possessed certain powerful divine powers, making them almost invincible in a specific area.
However, if they encountered counter-measures, they would instantly become defenseless.
Therefore, powerful treasures were extremely useful.
Zhong Yuan's current strength was quite good. He had been diligently cultivating the Eight Nine Profound Art for some time, but it was still too short. There were nine layers, and he had only reached the fourth layer.
He lacked the spiritual essence to continue cultivating.
He was still in the mundane realm.
However, even so, his strength was already stronger than most Great Demons.
Zhong Yuan's Eight Nine Profound Art magical power surged, he was fearless, directly clashing with Sha Erlang.
After exchanging moves several times in the blink of an eye, Zhong Yuan felt his strength continue to rise, while Sha Erlang, after all, had only temporarily achieved a power boost. Going crazy didn't improve his skills.
Finally, Zhong Yuan spent a little effort, sending Sha Erlang to reunite with his father.
【Your Eight Nine Profound Art has gained new insights. You understand that your own will is also crucial for cultivation. Your Eight Nine Profound Art has advanced to the fifth layer. 】
Zhong Yuan finally withdrew his hand, feeling a bit invigorated.
At this rate, he would soon completely master the Eight Nine Profound Art, and then, he would truly achieve eternal life.
And at that time, he would be like Sun Wukong, achieving great success, instantly leaving few rivals in the heavens and earth.
If he could further familiarize himself with some divine powers, cultivate some even more powerful divine powers.
He had a chance to surpass Sun Wukong!
This was a strength he cultivated entirely on his own, not relying on the Great Sage's infusion of six senses, not relying on external forces.
Suddenly, the headless monk's three-stringed zither echoed again.
Then the headless monk appeared before Zhong Yuan, singing:
“What a ruthless and cruel monkey.”
“Poor rat monster, draining his essence in the underworld.”
“Witnessing the death of father and son, separation brings sorrow.”
“This old monk, with hands but no head, is long empty.”
After the headless monk finished speaking, his body disappeared as suddenly as it appeared, instantly turning into spiritual light, dissipating with the wind.
Zhong Yuan was speechless.
You headless monk, who are you scolding?
Or are you just empty and longing for scolding?
Who wants to join you in a big heist for a thrill?
Unfortunately, this guy was incredibly fast.
Zhong Yuan, not wanting to waste his skills, casually collected the spiritual essence of the Sha family father and son.
Turning his head, he saw that where Sha Erlang's body had disappeared, a piece of flesh had fallen.
The location of this thing was actually at the position where the headless monk had stood.
“This thing, did he leave it intentionally?”
Zhong Yuan couldn't understand what it meant.
He had no interest in this thing, which was most likely human flesh, and didn't even bother looking at it, letting it remain on the ground.
Set off, Tiger Vanguard.
Based on the information he had gathered so far, the Tiger Vanguard had been catching rat people to eat, venting his anger.
There was no need for him to hold back.
After dealing with him, he should be able to talk to the Yellow Wind Monster.
Hopefully, nothing goes wrong.