This was the first time Evil Ksitigarbha truly felt fear, he had always considered the fearful thoughts of others as a wonderful experience, but only when it arose within himself did he understand its depth.
In the endless years past, he had devoured the spiritual energy of more than one world, leaving them desolate. As a demon from the Upper Realm, his favorite endeavor was to find the entrances to Skyroads in the lower realms, dive in, consume everything, and then leave. These lower realms were territories left by supreme beings after their fall, and devouring them would greatly elevate his own power.
Skyroads opened rarely, only likely when a cultivator attempted to transcend calamity and ascend. Otherwise, it was when someone in the lower realms summoned a Heavenly Demon, which he could use as an opportunity to descend. Of course, this was even rarer than ascension, as the spells to summon Heavenly Demons were not spread among the lower realms.
