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

As soon as Ye Yang finished speaking, his gaze swept around the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Yue Grand Array.

The stellar power flowing within the array patterns appears stable, yet a subtle, almost imperceptible fluctuation is hidden within.

He reached out and made a gesture in front of him, and countless tiny points of light appeared where his fingertips touched.

"Fellow Taoist, please take a look."

"Although the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Yue Grand Formation can conceal one's aura, Eagle Demon's Thousand-Mile Eagle Eyes are extraordinary. If he finds a flaw in the formation, he might become suspicious."

"We two must work together to stabilize the core of the formation and prevent the spiritual energy from becoming even slightly disordered."

Qingyun Sanren followed his fingertip and saw that among those points of light, several were trembling slightly with the two of them breathing.

He nodded immediately.

“Fellow Daoist Ye is absolutely right. I will now circulate the spiritual power of the Azure Sky Divine Thunder Mirror to resonate with your Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword and reinforce these array nodes once again.”

After saying that, Qingyun Sanren formed a hand seal, and the lightning patterns on the Qingxiao Divine Thunder Mirror suddenly lit up.

A beam of azure light flowed along the array patterns, intertwining with the golden light emanating from the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword.

The trembling light spots gradually stabilized, and the aura of the entire formation became increasingly condensed, as if it had merged with the surrounding world.

The two exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief.

But Ye Yang's brows furrowed again quickly. He pondered for a moment and then suddenly spoke.

"Simply stabilizing the formation is not enough. That old demon eagle is extremely suspicious. If he can't detect any trace of spiritual essence, he might not believe the message sent back by the shadow snake."

Qingyun Sanren's heart stirred: "Fellow Daoist Ye, what good plan do you have?"

“I happen to have several earth vein water stones here.”

Ye Yang took out a jade box from his storage bag, opened the lid, and inside lay a pure white crystal that exuded a warm spiritual energy.

"This was obtained by killing a demonic cultivator in the star field many years ago. Although it is not as precious as the thousand-year-old water vein essence, the water vein energy it contains is enough to fool people."

He handed the jade box to Qingyun Sanren.

“We can place it in a fake mine and then use an array to conceal its earth vein aura, only revealing the illusion of a trace of water vein essence.”

"Although Eagle Demon's all-seeing eyes can detect illusions, they may not be able to distinguish between earth veins and water veins."

Qingyun Sanren picked up the earth vein water stone, ran his fingertips across the surface of the crystal, felt the rich spiritual energy contained within, and showed a look of approval in his eyes.

"This plan is brilliant! With this spiritual marrow as a decoy, plus the fake scene we set up, we're sure to make Old Demon Eagle completely believe it."

"Let's get started right away."

Ye Yang put away the jade box.

"I will go and set it up right away. Fellow Daoist, stay here and guard the great formation. Do not let anyone get close."

Qingyun Sanren nodded in agreement.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, please go with peace of mind. I will definitely guard this place well."

Ye Yang nodded, and with a flash, he disappeared into the formation.

The vast sea of ​​demons.

On a cliff face.

The wind was as sharp as a knife, making people's robes flutter loudly.

The Soul Devouring Demon Lord and the Blood Prison Demon Lord stood side by side, the former clad in a black robe, the latter with bare arms and bronze skin covered in blood-red demonic patterns.

In front of the two was a cultivator, thin and weak, with only a pair of sharp eyes that seemed capable of gouging out flesh and blood.

It was none other than the Eagle Demon.

At this moment, Eagle Demon stood on the edge of the cliff, lightning flashing in his eyes.

He had just withdrawn his probing soul when he saw the two demons looking at him, so he deliberately slowed down his speech.

“There are indeed unusual movements in the areas where those humans live.”

The Soul-Devouring Demon Lord stepped forward, his withered fingers gripping the bone armrest tightly.

"Fellow Daoist Eagle, please be frank, is that thousand-year-old water vein essence real or fake?"

"It's true."

Eagle Demon nodded slowly, and lightning suddenly flashed in his right eye, as if he were replaying what he had seen.

"There is a mine pit ten feet deep in the center, and the soil layer still contains rich water vein spiritual energy, which is definitely not artificially created."

"More than a hundred human cultivators were digging around the area, their spiritual energy fluctuations were chaotic, clearly indicating that they were in a hurry to extract spiritual marrow, and their defensive arrangements were indeed lax."

Upon hearing this, the Blood Prison Demon Lord let out a loud, harsh laugh, his body enveloped in surging blood mist.

"I knew those humans weren't capable of setting up such a trap! Once we seize the spiritual essence, we'll grind them to dust!"

A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the Soul Devouring Demon Lord, but doubts remained.

"Have the two Void Refinement cultivators of the human race noticed anything amiss?"

A cold glint flashed in Eagle Demon's eyes, but he pretended to ponder.

"The two masters of swords and sabers and the hermit of Qingyun have moved all their main forces to the side of the Fusang and Laurel Spirit Trees in an attempt to protect the spiritual essence."

"Even though they are both Dao Ancestors of the Void Refinement Realm, they are probably still a bit lacking in ability to sense my Myriad-Mile Eagle Eyes."

He deliberately omitted some of the information he had discovered during the investigation.

He had just sensed a dangerous, oppressive feeling.

That was clearly the oppressive aura of a high-grade Dao artifact, only it was concealed by some ingenious formation.

Three hundred years ago, the Blood Prison Demon Lord, in his struggle for control of the Demon Sea mineral veins, personally killed his own disciple.

The Thunder Eagle Clan's most treasured possession, the "Wind and Thunder Pearl," has also been lost.

Although there was no evidence, he felt that it was the Blood Prison Demon Lord who did it.

Eagle Demon outwardly submits, but in reality, he has already sown the seeds of revenge.

"So good!"

The Soul-Devouring Demon Lord finally lowered his guard and said to the Blood Prison Demon Lord
"Brother Demon, you must immediately join forces with the Blood Fiend Demon General and lead eight thousand demon cultivators straight to Spirit Medicine Island. I will lead the remaining forces to cover the rear. We must seize the Spirit Marrow in one fell swoop!"

"Don't worry, leave this to me."

The Blood Prison Demon Lord turned around with a sinister grin, and his figure disappeared at the edge of the cliff, enveloped in blood mist.

Eagle Demon stared at his retreating figure, a sinister glint flashing in his right eye amidst the lightning.

He would love for these demons to fight humans to the death.

If the human race wins, the two Soul-Devouring Demons will surely die.

If the demons win, their weakened and exhausted forces will be no match for him.

At that time, he will be in charge of the entire sea area.

"Fellow Daoist Ying, thank you for your help this time."

The Soul Devouring Demon Lord handed over a storage bag containing a pile of rare and precious materials.

"After the matter is accomplished, there will be a generous reward."

Eagle Demon accepted the storage bag, feigning respect.

"You're too kind, Demon Lord. It's just my duty."

After the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord left, the Eagle Demon turned around and looked towards the waterway, a strange smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

A gust of wind whipped up his robes, revealing the pair of folded thunder eagle wings on his back, their tips flashing with dangerous lightning.

"Master of both swords and sabers, Qingyun Sanren... don't disappoint me."

He murmured, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he flew towards Lonely Cloud Island in the East China Sea.

Early morning three days later.

Before the fog had completely dissipated, a slight ripple suddenly appeared on the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Yue Grand Array.

Ye Yang and Qingyun Sanren were sitting at the core of the formation, adjusting their magical power.

The next moment, the two looked up almost simultaneously, their gazes fixed on the eastern horizon.

"coming."

"Such a sharp fluctuation of the soul."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Yang immediately felt an invisible probing force, like a hawk piercing through the air.

Then the probing power precisely swept across Spirit Medicine Island, various Demon Islands, and the Zhou Tian Star Dou Zhen Yue Formation.

That sharp divine sense seemed to be able to penetrate all illusions, even sweeping over the array flags three feet underground three times.

Ye Yang closed his eyes slightly and did not offer any resistance.

He let that hawk-like, wolf-like gaze sweep over him.

Two days ago, the two had already used the Sky-Covering Array and the Zhou Tian Star-Suppressing Array to contain the spiritual vein fluctuations.

He also had many disciples set up dozens of fake excavation sites nearby.

The pit, ten feet deep, contained a mixture of spiritual marrow powder and earth vein water stones.

The air was filled with a deliberately lingering spiritual aura, enough to fool the eye.

"This Eagle Demon's 'Eagle Eyes of Ten Thousand Miles' truly lives up to its reputation." Qingyun Sanren transmitted his voice to Ye Yang.

“He even surveyed the reserves of the mineral vein island. If we hadn’t made preparations in advance, we probably would have been exposed.”

Ye Yang nodded.

And so, three-quarters of an hour passed.

The sharp divine sense lingered for a moment above the reef where the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Yue Grand Array was located, seemingly sensing something unusual.

But in the end, it couldn't penetrate the disguise and gradually faded away.

Only when that sharp probing ability completely disappeared did the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.

"It seems we've managed to keep it a secret."

Qingyun Sanren opened his eyes, and the Qingxiao Divine Thunder Mirror in his palm was already full of thunderous power.

If there had been even the slightest mistake, he would have immediately activated the Azure Thunder Mirror, using the power of the divine thunder to blast the opponent to death.

"When Eagle Demon returns to report, Soul Devouring Demon Lord will surely lower his guard to the last bit."

Ye Yang got up and walked to the edge of the formation, looking at the swirling miasma at the entrance of the waterway.

The seventy-two dragon-locking nails have completely merged with the underwater reefs, and the dragon patterns of the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword have disappeared into the patterns of the reefs.

Only when you get close can you feel that suppressed, sharp power.

On the islands on both sides.

The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers and the Sect Master of Blazing Fire are leading their disciples to inspect the auxiliary array flags.

The chain of light formed by the sixty-six array flags resembled a lurking serpent, ready to be unleashed at a single command.

"Master, the scouts have reported that nearly ten thousand demonic cultivators have gathered on Black Mist Island. The Soul Devouring Demon Lord and the Blood Prison Demon Lord are personally leading five thousand elite demonic cultivators to stand by outside the island."

Huo Bing Shuang stood respectfully in front of Ye Yang and took out a huge defense map.

"The Soul Devouring Demon Lord is stationed in the central command, clearly intending to send out troops immediately after the Eagle Demon confirms the news."

Qingyun Sanren walked to his side, gazing at the rising sun gradually appearing on the sea.

"Our 'East Wind' is probably arriving soon."

As soon as the words were spoken, a flash of blood-red light appeared in the water mirror of the Golden Sun Breaking Illusion Formation in front of everyone.
It was clearly the Soul Devouring Demon Lord who gave the order to attack to the Blood Fiend Demon General.

Ye Yang's lips curled into a cold smile as he raised his hand and tossed a communication talisman into the air.

"Notify all islands to prepare for battle."

Soon, the message talisman transformed into streams of light and scattered in all directions.

The power of stars within the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Yue Grand Formation suddenly accelerated.

It resonated subtly with the vast spiritual energy in the distance.

Beneath the reefs, the flames of calamity stirred restlessly, while thunder lurked within the clouds, poised to strike.

Soon, the demon army led by the Blood Prison Demon Lord surged into the canyon like a black tide.

He stood in the center of the blood mist, his bronze-colored chest heaving violently with excitement.

"Human brat, come out here and face your death!"

Before the words were finished, the cliffs on both sides suddenly lit up with a dazzling golden light.

The once empty rock wall was suddenly covered with dense array patterns, which closed up instantly like golden chains!

"No! It's a formation!"

A demonic cultivator cried out in alarm. As soon as he finished speaking, thousands of golden sword energies crashed down on his head, and screams of agony rose and fell.

Those seemingly loose defenses were actually bait to lure the enemy into a trap.

The Blood Prison Demon Lord roared, his arms suddenly spreading wide, and the blood mist around him surged three feet, shattering all the incoming sword energy.

"A mere trick! Break it for me!"

"Fellow Daoist Blood Prison, how have you been?"

Just then, Ye Yang's voice came from the center of the formation.

He and Qingyun Sanren stood on the suspended stone platform.

The spiritual energy around the two flowed, merging with the great formation.

With a flick of his whisk, Qingyun Sanren unleashed countless boulders that rolled down from both sides of the canyon, throwing the demon cultivators' formation into chaos.

"Ye Yang! You old dog Qingyun!"

He cursed angrily, gathering countless streams of blood energy around his body, just about to make a move.

But the next moment, he couldn't help but groan and spit out a mouthful of blood.

It turned out that Qingyun Sanren had taken the opportunity to unleash a flying sword, its light as sharp as a bolt of lightning, which pierced straight into the ribs of the Blood Prison Demon Lord.

Just as the Blood Prison Demon Lord shattered the sword energy surrounding him, a sudden, sharp pain shot through his ribs.

That flying sword was incredibly powerful, like a cunning venomous snake, it had already pierced through his protective blood mist, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound on his flesh.

He roared and turned around to strike, but only managed to capture a blurry image.

The flying sword had already transformed into a stream of light and returned to Qingyun Sanren's sleeve.

"court death!"

Blood Demon Lord's body was surrounded by surging blood mist like boiling magma.

Just as he was about to gather his magic to counterattack, he caught a glimpse of sword light suddenly shooting from the reef in the middle of the waterway.

The moment Ye Yang stood on the suspended stone platform, his hands formed a hand seal.

The Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword shot into the sky from the reef, and the dragon patterns on the sword seemed to come alive, transforming into a blue sword dragon tens of feet long.

It carried an aura that could shatter heaven and cleave mountains, crashing down upon the Blood Prison Demon Lord.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyun, please help me!"

Ye Yang's voice was like thunder, and his fingertips activated the seventy-two dragon-locking nails.

The golden nails buried deep in the seabed simultaneously burst forth with dazzling chains of light, which entangled the blood mist like a spider web, causing the Blood Prison Demon Lord's movements to slow down for a moment.

How could Qingyun Sanren miss such a golden opportunity?

He tossed the Azure Thunder Mirror into the air, and the moment the mirror faced the sky, thunder that had been brewing in the clouds roared.

Thousands of azure lightning bolts tore through the sky, surging down along the trajectory of the light chains, intertwining with the phantom of the sword dragon to form a killing net.

"Boom!"

The moment the golden lightning, sword light, and blood mist collided, the entire sea surface trembled.

The Blood Prison Demon Lord's protective blood mist was directly pierced by the Heaven-Splitting Sword Intent, and his protective demonic power was torn apart by the Thunder Serpent, causing a burst of blood to erupt from his chest.

He could clearly sense that the thunder contained a righteous energy that restrained the demonic energy.

Each one was like a red-hot branding iron, rampaging through his meridians.

"impossible!"

The Blood Prison Demon Lord looked down in disbelief at the ever-expanding, charred wound on his chest, where the demonic energy was being gradually disintegrated by the power of thunder.

He looked up abruptly and saw Ye Yang and Qingyun Sanren walking through the air at the same time.

One man pointed a sword at the center of the forehead, while another used a thunderbolt to lock the throat; their offensive had sealed off all escape routes.

"withdraw!"

A hint of fear flashed in the Blood Prison Demon Lord's eyes, and he immediately turned to flee.

But as soon as he turned around, he was terrified by what he saw.

The demonic army behind them seemed to have already fallen into purgatory.

Countless demonic cultivators wailed and struggled amidst the lightning and sword light.

The once dense, black tide has now thinned out considerably, and what remains are like frightened birds.

Concentrating only on scattering and fleeing, they were sliced ​​into pieces of blood mist by the chains of light.

"Want to go?"

Ye Yang sneered, and the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword suddenly split into hundreds of sword shadows, shooting towards the Blood Prison Demon Lord's back like a torrential rain.

Blood Prison Demon Lord hastily turned to block, but was pierced through the left shoulder by one of the sword shadows.

Another mouthful of blood spurted out.

"How is that possible? I'm at the Void Refinement Realm..."

At this moment, fear appeared in the eyes of the Blood Prison Demon Lord for the first time.

How do you possess such fighting power?

The next moment, seeing that the situation was not good, the Blood Prison Demon Lord suddenly contracted the blood mist and tried to forcefully break through the formation to escape.

Ye Yang could not allow him to leave. He exchanged a glance with Qingyun Sanren and simultaneously activated the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Yue Great Array.

(End of this chapter)