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Chapter 480 Demon Altar
The Demon Lake is a famous gathering place for demon cultivators in the Yama Realm.

The Immortal Alliance army had launched three large-scale operations to encircle and suppress the demon cultivators around the Demon Lake. Although they had achieved great results, they had never completely wiped out the demon cultivators here.

They are like the grass in spring, which grows again after being cut, leaving people helpless.

Xu Jun flew for three days before he arrived above the Demon Lake.

This is a gloomy and strange place, surrounded by thick dark fog. The lake is bottomless black, as if it can swallow all light.

There were scattered withered water plants floating on the lake, swaying in the wind, making rustling sounds. From time to time, the low roars of monsters in the water could be heard from the lakeside, which was creepy.

Xu Jun frowned slightly, and his spiritual sense swept through the content of a battle report in his watch.

It said that the Immortal Alliance army performed well in the battle to capture the Demon Lake, had occupied several core locations, and cleared out most of the monsters. The complete liberation of the Demon Lake was just around the corner.

However, at this moment, Xu Jun looked out from the sky above the Demon Lake and saw flashes of red light in the depths of the lake, which was a signal of the monsters' activities.

On the lakeshore, huge black rocks were scattered in an orderly manner, mottled with moss, and slippery and difficult to walk on. From time to time, demon cultivators passed through the mist. They were wearing black robes, with expressionless faces and cold eyes.

Xu Jun curled his lips slightly. Is this what it means to occupy the core area?

Although it was his first time to come to the Demon Lake, as a fourth-level formation grandmaster, Xu Jun could tell the approximate geographical location and the direction of the spiritual veins of this Demon Lake at a glance.

If he was not mistaken, the most important place in the entire Demon Lake should be the largest island in the center of the earth.

This island is located in the center of the lake, and is surrounded by rich spiritual energy.

It can be seen that this island occupies an important position in the entire land vein.

However, if Xu Jun was not mistaken, the current Immortal Alliance army has not occupied the island in the middle of the lake.

Will the liberation of Demon Lake be just around the corner?

Xu Jun admitted that battle reports usually only report good news and not bad news. However, you gave such misleading information... Damn, boosting morale is a good thing, but aren't you afraid that someone will fall into your trap?
"boom……"

"Roar……"

Suddenly, the night sky was covered with dark clouds, and occasional lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the scene around the Demon Lake.

The rumbling of thunder mixed with the roar of the monsters in the lake, creating an oppressive atmosphere.

Xu Jun's brows furrowed even more. Even he didn't want to stay here for long, because everything here portended ominousness and danger.

Although Xu Jun is invincible among the third-level cultivators, he is not arrogant enough to think that he can easily crush the large number of fourth-level demon cultivators.

Even though the fourth-level demon cultivators have not taken action yet, once they do, they will surely launch an overwhelming counterattack.

Of course, the fourth-order Yuanying of the Immortal Alliance would not sit idly by. But there was a gap between the beginning and the end. During this period, some of the Immortal Alliance troops would inevitably be attacked by the fourth-order demon cultivators. The casualties would be left to fate.

Xu Jun saw this and became more cautious.

If the highest level in this world was only the third-grade golden elixir, he would have let go and killed everyone in his path long ago.

With a slight movement of his body, bursts of black mist suddenly surged from Xu Jun's body. In the blink of an eye, his appearance became almost indistinguishable from that of a monster.

Xu Jun has also maxed out his camouflage ability.

With his current attainments in talismans, plus the blessing of various techniques, unless he was unlucky and met a super strong man at the level of transformation of spirit, or a strong man at the late stage of Nascent Soul who practiced the secret method of clearing eyes, it would be impossible for anyone to see through his disguise.

This is also the biggest reason why he dared to come to the Demon Lake to inquire about the news.

Xu Jun descended and landed on the lake.

This demonic lake breeds countless terrifying monsters. These monsters not only attack the monks of the Immortal Alliance, but also will not let go of ordinary monsters on the shore that accidentally fall into the lake.

However, when Xu Jun landed on the lake, not only was his body as light as a feather, but when his feet touched the lake, it was as if he had melted into the water, without even a ripple.

The water avenue of the five elements.

Xu Jun's understanding of the water system has reached a terrifying level. At the moment he fell into the water, part of his body seemed to have turned into part of the lake water.

No matter how sharp the monsters in the lake were, they couldn't feel any aversion to the lake water, so they didn't even notice Xu Jun's arrival.

Just like that, Xu Jun's body floated towards the island in the middle of the lake.

The closer Xu Jun got to the island in the middle of the lake, the more he felt the powerful demonic energy coming from this place.

This concentration of demonic energy was simply terrifying. A Jindan cultivator might not have the courage to enter alone.

Finally, Xu Jun arrived at the island in the middle of the lake safely.

When he landed on the island, he found that a large warning formation had been set up on the island in the middle of the lake.

However, this warning formation is driven by demonic energy and will only be automatically triggered when it senses the spiritual power of a cultivator.

But now Xu Jun's whole body was filled with demonic energy and had no flaws. This warning formation had no effect on him.

Xu Jun walked leisurely on the island in the middle of the lake. The formation here was quite ingenious.

However, in the eyes of this fourth-rank formation grandmaster, it was crude and Xu Jun even had the urge to patch it up.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Xu Jun immediately gave up the idea.

The time spent repairing the mountain protection formation in the Qinglian Sword Sect was too long, which made him behave subconsciously.

After going around for a while and passing through a slightly complicated formation, Xu Jun finally arrived at the core area of ​​the island in the middle of the lake.

Here, there is an ancient altar covered with charms and dried blood.

Xu Jun swept his spiritual sense over, and suddenly countless shrill screams rang in his ears.

This is the place where the demons perform some kind of forbidden rituals. And judging by the bloodstains on the altar, it seems that it has been used quite frequently recently.

Suddenly, Xu Jun's heart moved slightly, he dodged and entered the formation in the opposite direction.

Then, his body seemed to disappear into the formation, and even his breath disappeared without a trace.

The demon cultivators who set up the formation here would never have thought that the formation they had worked so hard to set up not only failed to intercept the enemy at all, but instead became the best cover for others to hide their whereabouts.

Soon, hundreds of demon cultivators passed through the formation and came under the altar.

The cultivation levels of these demon cultivators vary, the highest being two Golden Cores, while the lowest is equivalent to the fourth or fifth level of Qi training in the Immortal Alliance.

The demon cultivators in the back had wooden expressions, without any expression on their faces. It was obvious that someone had set some trick on them and their thoughts and reactions were controlled.

When these people came to the altar, the leading Jindan demon cultivator looked up at the sky and said slowly, "There is still half an hour left, and it will be midnight."

The other Jindan had long green hair. He nodded, turned around and said, "Okay, we're here. Let's take a rest."

All the demon cultivators in the back sat down immediately. Although they were of different races, their actions were the same, giving people a strange feeling of uniformity. Xu Jun's eyelids twitched slightly, and his expression was quite strange.

Could it be that I am possessed by a god now? My luck was so good that I actually found the source of the self-destructing demons in one go.

Although he didn't know how to refine the self-destructive magic, he had heard of it.

This is a very painful process. I am afraid that the number of demon cultivators who can truly endure and survive is less than one-third.

Another half hour passed.

As night fell completely, the Demon Lake became more active, with howling winds and surging waves on the water, as if the monsters in the lake were waiting for something.

The leading Jindan demon cultivator opened his eyes and said, "It's time, let's do it."

"Okay." The long-haired demon cultivator waved his hand and said, "Everyone, kneel down and worship the Demon Ancestor and pray for his blessing for your success."

After saying that, he picked up a gourd from his body and opened it.

Suddenly, countless black smoke flew out from the gourd one after another. As if they had planned it, they rushed towards the demon cultivators under the altar and enveloped them all in an instant.

Of course, the two Jindan demon cultivators had special treasures on them, so once the black smoke approached, they immediately fled in a panic. It seemed that there was something terrifying on them that even the black smoke was afraid of.

"what……"

Suddenly, a demon cultivator let out a shrill scream, held his head with both hands, fell to the ground, and his body twitched violently. It seemed that he was about to die.

However, the two Jindan demon cultivators who were the instigators, and the black smoke didn't care about it at all, and didn't even bother to look at it.

"Ah, ah, ah..."

That painful howl was like turning on a switch. Soon, the hundred or so demon cultivators in front of the altar all let out painful howls. It seemed that their bodies were undergoing tremendous changes, making them feel that life was worse than death.

"Sir, I give up, I give up..." A demon cultivator stretched out his neck desperately and shouted, "Let me go."

The Jindan Demon Cultivator rolled his eyes at him and said angrily, "How can you give up? You must contribute your strength to the Demon Ancestor. If you keep talking nonsense, I will send you to see the Buddha first."

However, his threats had no effect at all.

In just a moment, the howling sounds became more and more frequent, and the vast majority of those howling were those with the highest levels of cultivation.

Although he cannot be compared with the two Jindan demon cultivators, he has also reached the level of the late foundation building cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

"Just be patient. As long as you complete the memorial ceremony, you can become the ancestor's guard. Once you die, your spirit will be transformed into the ancestor's nourishment. This is such an honor. You must work hard."

Xu Jun, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body as he listened.

Enduring this kind of torture, it would be fine if I died, but if I survived, I would actually become the ancestor's spiritual nourishment...

glory?

I'm afraid no one would want this kind of honor.

The thinking of demon cultivators is indeed very different from that of normal people.

A quarter of an hour later, something strange happened.

"Snapped."

After a loud bang, the body of one of the demon cultivators exploded, and countless flesh and blood turned into rain and fell from the sky.

Xu Jun's heart trembled, it turned out to be the self-destructive demon cultivator.

Obviously, this demon cultivator could not bear the pain of transformation, so his body exploded first.

However, after the flesh and blood from the self-explosion fell to the ground, it did not mix with the mud and sand on the ground. Instead, it seemed to have consciousness and slowly and steadily flowed towards the altar.

Xu Jun's eyes flashed, and he was secretly surprised. He looked at the altar with a strong sense of vigilance.

This altar actually has the thoughts of a powerful person attached to it.

Obviously, this person is the culprit who caused the self-destructive demon clan.

"Clap clap clap..."

Continuous explosions sounded, and the bodies of the demon cultivators one after another were shattered, and then the blood rain transformed from their bodies rushed towards the altar.

This scene is extremely creepy and horrifying.

If a normal person saw this, he would definitely feel extremely uncomfortable.

Finally, after about 70% of the demon cultivators were shattered, the remaining demon cultivators were still groaning, but their groans had become much smaller, and even the pain on their faces had eased.

The leading Jindan Demon Cultivator frowned and said, "The success rate is still so low. This is not going to be easy."

The green-haired demon cultivator laughed strangely and said, "What's the big deal? Just ask each family to increase their dispatch efforts and send more cultivators over."

The leading demon cultivator shook his head and said, "The cultivators who were able to be sent here have all been preliminarily selected. Most of them are elites from side branches or small families. If we increase the number of cultivators sent here, it will be detrimental to the overall battle situation."

"Humph, we're going to evacuate anyway, so why keep so many people here? We might as well make the best use of them."

The leading demon cultivator's expression changed, and he said sternly, "Be careful with your words."

The green-haired demon cultivator said impatiently, "What are you worried about? I don't believe you haven't received any notice. Well, as long as we can leave, why do you care so much?"

Xu Jun was surprised and delighted when he heard this. He never expected that after lurking here today, he would get such a shocking secret.

The Yama Realm was ultimately unable to resist, and the top leaders evacuated; that was only natural.

However, were the high-level demon cultivators able to evacuate so quickly and decisively?
This is not normal!
The green-haired demon cultivator said again: "Brother, the ancestors wanted to sacrifice an entire world, so they must have left a gap. Do you know where it is?"

The leader Jin Dan said coldly: "I don't know."

The green-haired demon cultivator sneered and said, "Haha, I don't believe you are not tempted at all. When our ancestors ate meat, they would always leave some soup for us."

Xu Jun, who was standing by, felt cold all over after hearing this.

Sacrifice a world?
What an amazing thing I heard.

No, now that I'm here, I can't go back empty-handed.

Xu Jun looked at the two demon cultivators silently and made up his mind.

An hour later, the sacrifice was completely completed, and the remaining thirty or so demon cultivators stood up. There was no more confusion in their eyes, and they all exuded a fierce and violent aura.

A new batch of self-destructive demons was successfully refined.

(End of this chapter)