The Rise of the Sect: I am the most persistent person in the world of immortal cultivation

The space around Ye Yang rippled slightly, and then Mo Xuan's figure appeared.

"What Daozu Ye said is very true. Before I came here, I saw many demon cultivators gradually shrinking their power. I don't know what their intentions are."

As Mo Xuan spoke, everyone present began to discuss it. Many of them had noticed this phenomenon when they arrived at Tianxin Island.

"This may not be a retreat, but rather a consolidation of power."

Suddenly, Yu Qingzi spoke. He took out a white jade abacus and fiddled with the beads on it. The beads flew out and stood in the air.

Under the cover of the bead, the waves around Tianxin Island suddenly parted, revealing the vast land below.

"Fellow Daoists, please listen to me. The Starry Sky Flying Land is about to open, so it's best if we don't cause any unnecessary trouble."

"Someone is spying on us!"

Before the words were even finished, the entire Tianxin Island began to tremble violently.

Suddenly, the white jade abacus above Yu Qingzi's head made a cracking sound as it could no longer bear the weight. Then, several beads on it exploded one after another, turning into dust that scattered in all directions.

At the critical moment, Yu Qingzi spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and a terrifying scene appeared on the bronze mirror.

The jade slip, which should have been pure and clear, was now covered with black, vein-like patterns.

"not good!"

Dark clouds loomed, plunging the sky into gloom. After a short while, a gap appeared in the clouds, and a gigantic demonic hand emerged from that gap.

The demonic hand was entirely black, covered in scales, with only a hideous human face in the center of its palm, emitting a chilling laugh. It fell from the sky and slammed down hard on Yu Qingzi.

When the five fingers were spread out, they covered half the sky, and the shadows cast plunged the entire Tianxin Island into darkness.

Ye Yang's pupils contracted sharply, and he drew his sword and saber simultaneously, slashing out in a crisscross pattern. Immediately afterward, a dazzling, sharp blade of light intertwined with a red sword beam, forming a net to meet the overwhelming, demonic hand.

The aura of swords and blades tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek.

Mo Xuan moved like smoke, her hands forming a seal, and twelve purple-gold talismans flew out from her sleeves, transforming into a roaring fire dragon in the air, the scorching flames distorting the surrounding space.

Ignoring the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, Yu Qingzi threw the broken abacus into the air, where it spun and transformed into the shape of the Big Dipper.

Meanwhile, the white lotus lantern in the hands of Fairy Lotus also shone brightly, with countless Sanskrit characters flying out from the wick and forming a huge golden lotus above everyone's heads.

The lotus slowly rotated, casting pure Buddhist light to resist the erosion of demonic energy.

"boom!"

The sharp edges of swords and blades were the first to collide with the clutches of evil.

The two forces combined, producing a deafening roar, but it did not achieve the desired effect.

Ye Yang's fighting spirit intensified. He changed the stance of his left-hand blade, unleashing the Evil King Blade with its power to cleave rivers and seas, its light cascading like a silver river. Meanwhile, the Void Red Lotus Sword, imbued with the intent to shatter the heavens, once again met the giant palm.

At this moment, Yu Qingzi's Heavenly Secrets Locking Demon Formation finally took shape.

Seven beams of azure light, like chains, coiled around the demon's hand. The old Taoist's hair and beard stood on end, his robe billowed, and his hands formed ever-changing hand seals.

With each change, the blue light chains tightened a little, and the demonic hand's movements slowed down slightly.

Under the combined attack of everyone.

The face on the demon's hand twisted and deformed, and soon a shrill scream echoed through the sky, and black demonic blood rained down.

The entire demonic hand trembled violently, countless cracks appeared on its surface, and finally it exploded with a bang, turning into black mist that dissipated into the sky. The shockwave swept in all directions, and the seawater around Tianxin Island was stirred up into huge waves hundreds of feet high.

Several mountain peaks on the island collapsed, and the protective array of the island flickered and was on the verge of collapse.

When the dark mist dissipated and sunlight shone again, the group exchanged glances, their eyes revealing an indescribable sense of relief.

"This is definitely not the strength that an ordinary Void Refinement cultivator could possess."

Yu Qingzi gasped for breath, her eyes filled with horror.

"At least he must have survived the first tribulation of lightning, otherwise he wouldn't be able to cross such a long distance and still possess such power."

The power of a single palm strike was so great that it took the combined attacks of the group to finally defeat the giant palm.

If he were to come in person, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yu Qingzi wiped the blood from her lips, her voice heavy.

"These demons are probably not retreating, but preparing for a full-scale attack."

"We must hurry and enter the Starry Sky Enclave. Only by blocking the demons' troop transport route can we have a chance of survival."

Seven days later.

Above the East China Sea, the Milky Way hangs upside down.

Wang Tiezhu, an old fisherman from Yuyang City, knelt at the bow of his boat, his fishing net slipping off the deck.

He had lived for sixty years and had never seen such a sight.

In the sky, countless stars cascaded down like a waterfall, with nine large stars lined up in a straight line, their dazzling light illuminating the sea as if it were daytime.

"Nine stars aligned!"

He trembled as he reached for the amulet on his chest, a star talisman he had obtained from the Jianghai Alliance last year.

"The Taoist priest said this is a very bad omen."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly saw the sea ahead boiling.

Countless silver-blue points of light rose from the seabed, transforming into thousands of fish-shaped streaks of light the instant they came into contact with the starlight, and sped off in the southeast direction.

Wang Tiezhu's dilapidated fishing boat shook violently under the impact of this energy, and the water-repelling talisman on the bottom of the boat cracked in two.

Three hundred miles away, on the cliffs of Tianxin Island.

Ye Yang suddenly opened his eyes.

The Taixu Red Lotus Sword on his knees automatically unsheathed itself three inches, and the red lotus patterns on the blade writhed as if they were alive.

He looked up at the night sky, which was as bright as day, and nine large stars slowly overlapping were reflected in his pupils.

"It arrived a full twelve hours earlier than expected."

"The deduction was wrong."

Yu Qingzi's face was solemn, and the jade slip in his hand naturally hung down, then formed a miniature array at his feet.

"It's not a problem with the formation."

"Instead, someone has interfered with the secrets of heaven."

At that moment, a blinding blue light suddenly burst forth from the center of the island.

Yu Qingzi's Taoist robe billowed like a sail, and a bronze ancient mirror floated above his head.

The mirror is engraved with the stars of the heavens, which are now echoing the nine stars in the sky, and the Bagua patterns on the edge of the mirror are spinning wildly.

"The Heavenly Secret Mirror!" a cultivator exclaimed. "The most treasured artifact of the Taixu Dao Sect!"

The burly, bearded man, the Old Ancestor of Lieshan, slammed his giant axe into the ground. "You old Taoist priest, didn't you say it would be tomorrow at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM)?"

"quiet!"

With a clear shout, Yu Qingzi caused the beam of light emitted from the Heavenly Mystery Disc to suddenly split into three hundred and sixty beams, each containing a different celestial pattern.

Immediately afterwards, seven jade slips flew out from the old Taoist's sleeve and formed the shape of the Big Dipper in the air.

"Greedy Wolf has shifted, Broken Army has descended to the mortal realm; someone has forcibly activated the Star Pivot Formation!"

Yu Qingzi spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and a terrifying scene appeared on the bronze mirror: the void cracked open like a broken eggshell, and floating land could be vaguely seen in the cracks.
However, the pure spiritual energy was entangled with wisps of black energy.

"The enclave has appeared, but..."

The old Taoist's voice suddenly became hoarse.

"Demonic energy has contaminated the entrance!"

Before the words were finished, a bolt of purple lightning exploded where the sea met the sky.

The spatial rift, as if torn apart by an invisible hand, instantly expanded to a width of a thousand feet.

Amidst the turbulent flow of spiritual energy, the outlines of pavilions and towers could be vaguely seen, but the surfaces of all the buildings were covered with vein-like black patterns.

"Opportunity knocks but once! If we don't act now, when will we?"

The Old Ancestor of Lieshan laughed wildly as he pulled out his giant axe, his muscles swelling to three times their normal size. He transformed into a streak of light and charged towards the crevice. A dozen or so cultivators followed closely behind, but suddenly screamed in agony when they were about a hundred meters from the crevice.

Their protective aura melted away like wax in a blazing fire, and their bodies withered and died at a visible rate.

Ye Yang pointed his sword and simultaneously unsheathed the Taixu Red Lotus Sword and the Evil King Blade. Wherever they passed, they left scorched red marks in the space.

Suddenly, the Lotus Fairy threw the white lotus lantern into the sky.

As the lamps spun, golden dew sprinkled down, and the spreading demonic mist hissed and corroded upon encountering the dew.

"go!"

Ye Yang seized the opportunity and slashed forward with the Red Lotus Sword.

The moment the karmic fire cleaved through the remaining demonic mist, the three transformed into streaks of light and shot into the crevice, with Yu Qingzi's urgent voice transmission coming from behind them. The dizzying sensation of the spatial shift lasted for about three breaths.

When Ye Yang awoke again, he found himself in a floating white marble plaza.

In the distance, palaces stretched out in a row, but all the buildings were tilted at an abnormal angle.

"This is."

Mo Xuan gasped in surprise as she discovered thick, black blood seeping from the cracks in the white marble beneath her feet. The blood seemed to be alive, trying to climb onto her shoes.

The Lotus Fairy suddenly let out a muffled groan, and the white lotus lantern in her hand shook violently.

Ye Yang followed her gaze and saw several corpses lying under the archway a hundred feet away.

"wrong."

At that moment, the Taixu Red Lotus Sword suddenly turned to the northwest on its own, and the sword emitted a high-frequency hum.

"There is a problem with the flow of time inside the enclave."

With a flick of his sword, he sliced ​​a falling leaf in two. The left half fell at a normal speed, while the right half drifted slowly as if it were stuck in a swamp.

"careful!"

Suddenly, Ye Yang seemed to discover something. He threw away the Taixu Red Lotus Sword and the Evil King Blade in his hand. Under the light of the swords and blades, the seemingly intact ground in front of him suddenly revealed its true appearance.

The place was covered with countless holes, each containing fist-sized, purplish-black insect eggs, some of which had already hatched, revealing their barbed limbs.

Where the sword light swept, hundreds of newly hatched demonic insects were frozen into ice sculptures.

More insect eggs began to wriggle, and the ground undulated like boiling asphalt.

"It's the Void Devouring Demon Worm!"

The Taixu Red Lotus Sword was plunged into the ground, and karmic fire surged out, spreading along the cracks.

"They feed on spatial power. The surrounding void may seem ordinary, but it has actually been gnawed into countless holes by these demonic insects. No wonder the enclave structure is unstable!"

Suddenly, the Taixu Red Lotus Sword trembled violently, pointing towards an inconspicuous side hall in the distance.

Ye Yang's pupils contracted sharply—the area appeared calm, but in his spiritual perception, it was as conspicuous as a torch in the night.

"Master Ye, be careful!"

Mo Xuan suddenly shouted, and at that moment, the entire enclave trembled.

In the distance, an upside-down pavilion collapsed with a crash, revealing a huge ancient bronze mirror inside.

Under the giant mirror, the three felt a dizzying sensation in their primordial spirits. When Ye Yang opened his eyes again, he found himself in a strange world.

The sky is below, and the earth is above.

He stood on the surface of a blood-red lake, each step he took creating ripples.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Ye."

A voice came, and Ye Yang turned around abruptly. He saw a person who looked exactly like him, wearing a green robe and holding a knife and a sword.

"Very surprised?"

The man grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

"I know all your secrets. You are me, and I am you."

He suddenly swung his sword, and the black sword energy was exactly the same as the moves of the Taixu Red Lotus Sword.

"You have the Evil King Blade and the Void Crimson Lotus Sword, and I have the same thing in my hands!"

Ye Yang's pupils suddenly contracted, and the meridians beneath his Taoist robe surged instantly. Before his fingertips even touched the hilt of the sword, the Evil King Blade and the Taixu Red Lotus Sword burst forth from his body as if they were sentient.

The two Dao weapons crossed in mid-air, unleashing a piercing shriek that tore through the air.

The Evil King Blade was the first to be drawn, its blade light transforming into a jet-black streak, followed closely by the Void Red Lotus Sword, whose patterns suddenly burst forth with a dazzling red light.

"Split the sky!"

Ye Yang flicked his sword finger, and the sword's momentum suddenly changed. The originally straight sword light twisted like a dragon, drawing a scorching arc in the air, aiming straight for the wrist of the mirrored figure holding the sword.

The inner demon grinned maliciously, its knife and sword trembling simultaneously, their movements mirroring Ye Yang's attacks perfectly.

“I am you, and you are me. Your sword cannot cut me.”

"You're nothing but a hypocrite."

The inner demon sneered, and the sword in his hand suddenly merged into one, transforming into a jet-black rainbow that pierced straight at Ye Yang's brow.

"You dislike killing, yet you are forced to kill."

Ye Yang swung his sword to destroy the sword light, and the two forces collided, causing the blood-red lake to surge with towering waves.

The inner demons are closing in relentlessly.
"You despise the ferocity of the Evil King's Blade, yet you rely on its power. You pride yourself on being a cultivator, but which drop of blood on your sword wasn't stained with the lives of others?"

Ye Yang's gaze darkened slightly, but soon, a cold smile slowly appeared on his lips.

I do not enjoy killing.

"But—killing you is enough!"

Before he finished speaking, his primordial spirit power erupted, and the Evil King Blade and the Taixu Red Lotus Sword trembled simultaneously. The blade and sword combined, transforming into an extremely dazzling silver-blue rainbow that shot straight into the sky!
"One sword from heaven and earth!"

Wherever the sword light passed, the blood-red lake crumbled inch by inch, and countless illusions of inner demons shattered like a mirror.

The inner demon's expression changed drastically, and he frantically swung his sword to defend himself. However, this sword strike contained not only power, but also the unwavering resolve of Ye Yang's Dao heart.

He came to the Starry Sky Flying Land this time to seek an opportunity to break through to the Void Refinement Realm, not to engage in empty talk with the other party.

"You are merely a projection of my state of mind; how dare you speak so arrogantly in front of me?"

"boom!"

The next moment, the Heaven-Splitting Sword Light pierced directly through the Heart Demon's chest, and the black demonic energy dissipated like a tide.

The inner demon's face twisted in agony, letting out a resentful roar before finally turning into a wisp of black smoke and vanishing completely.

The crimson world collapsed, and Ye Yang suddenly opened his eyes, finding himself still standing in the enclave, his sword humming, and in front of him, the ancient bronze mirror was shattered.

"The illusion has been broken."

He took a deep breath, his eyes concealing their sharpness, but his aura was more solid than before.

And the other side.

Mo Xuan encountered the same situation as Ye Yang.

In the primordial spirit world, there is a vast, frozen wasteland.

She stood in the middle of the frozen lake, facing another version of herself, covered in blood. That person looked exactly like her, and stood on countless bones.

"What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for?"

The projection on the other side let out a sinister laugh.

“I remember every single one of the people you killed very clearly.”

"Look, this is the entire Cangyun Sect, these are the Thirteen Thieves of the East Sea—these are all people who once helped you, yet you killed them all."

"You can't escape." The inner demon Mo Xuan licked the blood droplets on the Ice Soul Sword, and the bones beneath her feet suddenly transformed into chains that bound her ankles. "These sins will follow you for life."

A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Mo Xuan's mouth.

"you're right."

"These people did help me, but the Cangyun Sect colluded with the demons to refine the Soul-Bearing Pill, and the Thirteen Thirteen Bandits of the East Sea sacrificed the fishing village girls."

The inner demon's expression changed drastically, and the scene before him suddenly distorted.

The people imprisoned by the Cangyun Sect knelt and kowtowed, while an old woman who survived in the fishing village tied a peace charm to the tassel of the Moxuan sword.

"But you forgot this."

"I have cultivated to my current level, how could my Dao heart be affected by your few words?"

"Zheng!"

Suddenly, a look of fear appeared in the eyes of the inner demon projection, as if it had discovered something, and it sighed.

Just as Ye Yang broke through his inner demons, a clear and melodious sword cry exploded from the void.

The frozen world where Mo Xuan was suddenly trembled violently, and countless shattered light and shadows were refracted by the ice crystals all over the sky.

A beam of sword light descended from the sky, turning all the fragments of ice crystals into nothingness. The sound of shattering resonated strangely within the spatial rift.

The countless shards of mirror, like a reversed Milky Way, swept away the remaining demonic energy.

In the depths of the shattered world, a bronze demon-suppressing stele slowly emerged from the ground, and the demon blood stained on the stele was writhing on its own.

(End of this chapter)