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

Li Qingyun sensed something was wrong and tried to use his magic to expel the demonic soul from his sea of ​​consciousness.

But they found that the demonic soul was firmly rooted in their sea of ​​consciousness, and could not be shaken at all.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just helping you stabilize your soul."

The demon's voice carried a hint of threat.

"I will not hurt you as long as you do as I say."

"But if you do not do as I say, or if you reveal my whereabouts, your consciousness will be torn apart by the demonic sword, and your soul will be scattered!"

Li Qingyun felt a chill run through his body.

At this moment, under the pressure of the demonic soul within his body.

He finally realized that he hadn't received a stroke of luck, but had been entangled by an old monster.

But now, he has no way out.

Although I don't know how deep the other party's cultivation is, they were able to seize my soul and consciousness silently.

The other party is at least at the True Person realm or higher.

It must be at least a Golden Core cultivator or above.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyun turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat.

"What's wrong, Junior Brother Li? What's wrong with you?"

Lin Yan, who was standing next to Li Qingyun, noticed that Li Qingyun was acting strangely.

"Why do you look so pale? Are you injured?"

Li Qingyun snapped back to his senses, suppressing his panic and managing a forced smile.

"It's alright, Senior Brother Lin. We're probably just exhausted from the fighting. Let's hurry up and finish off the demons here before we go deeper, lest something unexpected happens."

Lin Yan frowned slightly, feeling that something was off about Li Qingyun, but he didn't think much of it and turned to the crowd.

"Everyone, hurry up! After clearing the cave, we'll rest for half an hour before exploring deeper into the secret realm. Remember, no one may act on their own; follow orders completely!"

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed and continued cleaning up the remnants of the demonic cultivators inside the cave.

Li Qingyun lagged behind the group, secretly making a hand seal with his fingertips, and the demonic soul in his sea of ​​consciousness instantly subsided.

He looked at Lin Yan's back in front of him, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

There was resentment, jealousy, and a hint of sinister malice amplified by being bewitched by the demonic soul.

"Damn it!"

Li Qingyun snorted coldly and gripped the long sword in his hand tightly.

At this moment, he felt both a thirst for power and a fear of falling into the demonic path.

The interplay of these two emotions unexpectedly gave rise to a ruthless and resolute determination.

"kill!"

Li Qingyun suddenly let out a low shout and rushed into the depths of the cave like an arrow.

At this moment, there are three demons in front of them, all of them four-armed demonic apes with blue faces and fangs, surrounded by demonic energy.

This is the famous Four-Faced Ape among the low-level demons, with a body as strong as a diamond and immense strength.

Even ordinary late-stage martial arts cultivators might not be a match for him.

Especially since its body hair is covered in corrosive magic liquid, if an ordinary swordsman were to be struck, even their weapon would likely be corroded.

Before anyone could react, Li Qingyun flicked his wrist, and his longsword drew a strange black arc.

Unlike the sword energy of the past.

This time, a thin layer of sword light swirled around the sword.

The sword light was incredibly sharp. As soon as it appeared, it split into several sword nets, enveloping the three four-faced apes in front of it.

"Hey!"

The sword flashed.

The three four-faced apes didn't even have time to utter a scream before they were instantly cleaved in two by the black sword light.

What's even more shocking is...

After the corpses of these demonic apes fell to the ground, the sword light rapidly split apart, and within a short breath, they were disintegrated into pieces by the sword light.

In no time, the ground was covered in a pile of mangled flesh.

"What...what kind of sword technique is this?"

One of the Li family disciples stared in disbelief, nearly dropping his longsword.

He had cultivated with Li Qingyun for many years and had never seen Li Qingyun unleash such domineering and ruthless sword moves.

The special technique of condensing sword threads into a net, in particular, requires an extremely high level of control over sword energy.

I've never seen the other side use this before.

Zhang Lingwei's hand holding the bronze compass trembled slightly. The compass needle spun wildly, and when it pointed in Li Qingyun's direction, it even emitted a faint black halo.

She frowned, and her gaze toward Li Qingyun became more wary.

"Senior Brother Li, your swordsmanship... seems a bit off?"

Even Lin Yan frowned.

"Just now I sensed an indescribable demonic energy."

The surrounding disciples also began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Some were amazed by Li Qingyun's hidden strength, while others wondered about the origin of his sword techniques.

The cultivators from the Changsun family, in particular, subtly revealed their wariness, clearly indicating some apprehension towards the sword techniques.

Li Qingyun's heart tightened as the voice of the demonic soul in his sea of ​​consciousness rang out once more.

"Don't panic. Just say that you obtained this ancient sword technique by chance, and you only need to refine demonic energy to use it. They admire your strength and won't ask too many questions."

Li Qingyun took a deep breath, suppressing his panic, and put on a deliberately profound smile.

"Please don't be surprised, everyone. This is an ancient sword technique that I found in my family's ancient books a few days ago. It is called the 'Sword of Life and Death' and requires a small amount of demonic energy to unleash its power."

"When I killed the demonic cultivator just now, I was just testing my sword moves. I didn't expect it to be so powerful."

His words were half true and half false, explaining the demonic energy in the sword moves while attributing its origin to "ancient family texts," thus silencing everyone's questions.

Sure enough, upon hearing the words "Ancient Sword Technique," many disciples showed envy in their eyes, and their previous doubts gradually dissipated.

After all, the cultivation world is vast and boundless, with countless opportunities.

It is not uncommon for people to accidentally obtain ancient inheritances.

The fact that Li Qingyun was able to improve his strength through this made everyone think he was extremely lucky.

"Senior Brother Li is so lucky!"

"A disciple of the Zhang family said with a smile."

"With such a powerful sword technique, it will be much easier for us to slay the demons next!"

"Yes, yes! Senior Brother Li's strength is probably enough to rank him in the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, right? He really hid it very well before!"

Praises poured in, and Li Qingyun responded with a smile on the surface, but his heart was ice-cold.

He knew that he had taken a dangerous first step, and that turning back would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Just then, Li Qingyun suddenly looked up into the depths of the cave, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"Everyone."

Li Qingyun's smile faded, and his tone became serious.

"When I was scouting just now, I sensed that the core of the Demon Realm is not far ahead. If we can capture the core, the gains from this exploration of the secret realm will likely far exceed our expectations!"

He deliberately emphasized the words "core of the secret realm," which instantly ignited everyone's interest.

Many family disciples were already eager to make contributions and seize treasures, and upon hearing "core area," they could not contain their excitement and shouted one after another.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going!"

And the other side.

Ye Yang's figure had just stepped out from the spatial ripples at the temple exit.

He then spread out his primordial spirit power like a spider web, densely covering the surrounding ten miles.

The next moment, Ye Yang opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.

"What's going on?" Ye Yang sensed.

The demonic energy deep within the Blackwater River Secret Realm is several times denser than at the entrance.

Looking around, black mist swirled through the forest, even the tree branches glowed with a ghostly green light, and a faint, pungent smell of blood permeated the air.

At first, Ye Yang thought it was just the blood energy emanating from the demons gathering and fighting each other in this secret realm.

However, as the investigation deepened, Ye Yang's brows gradually furrowed into a deep frown.

At this moment, his primordial spirit power swept across an abandoned camp.

Surprisingly, a completely different demonic aura was detected inside.

That demonic aura was more condensed than that of ordinary Nascent Soul Dao Realm demonic cultivators.

Moreover, it also carries a hint of savage violence, like a ferocious creature crawling out from the deepest part of the demon realm.

He stood in the center of the camp, picked up a handful of soil stained with demonic blood with his fingertips, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

"This isn't the aura of the native demonic cultivators of the Blackwater River; it's more like the scent of the demons from the Demon Realm."

That's the kind of ruthless aura that only develops from living for a long time in the resource-scarce and constantly war-torn outer demon realm.

The Blackwater River Secret Realm was originally one of the areas with the weakest spatial barriers after the Demon Clan invaded this world.

At that time, several sects, including the Flying Heaven Sect and the Taixu Dao Sect, joined forces in the Blackwater River Secret Realm, suppressing and killing those who were suppressed.

Only low-ranking demons are kept together to train the sect's disciples.

Later, the Blackwater River Secret Realm was too far from other sects, and the Taixu Dao Sect and others could not take care of it, so they handed it over to the Flying Heaven Sect.

Later, several cultivators at or above the Nascent Soul Realm joined forces to take action.

The weak spatial barriers in this secret realm have long been repaired and reinforced.

How could such demonic energy suddenly appear?
Ye Yang did not linger. His figure transformed into a pale blue stream of light and sped towards the direction where the demonic aura was most concentrated.

Along the way, he discovered three more traces of demonic cultivation activities.

A magic crystal vein was forcibly mined by some unknown entity.

Several corpses of demons at the Martial Realm were scattered outside the mine. The wounds on the corpses were neat, indicating that they had been killed with a single blow.

Meanwhile, the other demonic altar, Ser, was destroyed.

The black stone tablet in the center of the altar is engraved with patterns unique to the extraterrestrial demons.

What alarmed him even more was that in a valley, he sensed several clear and powerful demonic auras, each of which had reached the level of the Nascent Soul Dao Realm.

One of them even approached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

These demonic energies were distributed around the valley, forming a faint encirclement, as if guarding something.

Hidden behind a demonized ancient tree outside the valley, Ye Yang peered through the gaps in the branches and leaves and saw a spatial rift, half a zhang wide, slowly writhing in the open space in the center of the valley.

Black demonic mist continuously overflowed from the crack, and occasionally, blood-red light spots could be seen flickering deep within the crack.

"It really is a spatial rift."

Ye Yang felt a chill run down his spine.

If extraterrestrial demons wish to cross the interface and invade, they must find the weak point in the spatial barrier and forcibly tear the rift with their primordial magic.

Judging from the stability of the crack, it has clearly been reinforced with magic and was not formed naturally.

Just as he was about to approach and investigate, a violent surge of demonic energy suddenly came from the east side of the valley.

Ye Yang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a demon wearing dark purple demonic armor, holding a trident, and with six pairs of giant wings on his back.

They are currently working hard to tear open the spatial rift.

At this moment, as the six-winged demon spread its six giant wings, the dark purple demonic light almost covered half of the valley.

With each wave of the fan, thick, ink-like demonic energy poured into the spatial rift, causing the spatial ripples at the edge of the rift to become increasingly violent, clearly forcibly widening the passage.

"court death!"

Ye Yang's fingertips twitched slightly, and the Evil King Blade quietly came out of its sheath. The pitch-black blade hung in his palm, and amidst the swirling black mist, it resonated faintly with the void power surrounding him.

He has recently been studying the art of the void and has been able to incorporate spatial laws into his sword techniques.

Before the other party could notice, the Evil King Blade had already merged into the surrounding space.

There were no fluctuations in spiritual energy, and no leakage of aura.

It was as if the Evil King Blade was an integral part of the valley space itself.

The next second, a tiny crack suddenly appeared in the space behind the six-winged demon.

The Evil King Blade slashed out with a sharp whistling sound that tore through the void.

The blade flashed as black as night, and wherever it passed, even demonic energy was instantly severed.

"Who?!"

The six-winged demon was focused on widening the spatial passage and was completely unaware of the enemy behind it.

The six giant wings suddenly closed, transforming into a thick barrier of magical light.

However, the sword energy of the Evil King Blade, carrying the power of the void, pierced through the barrier as easily as cutting paper, and struck the demon armor heavily.

"clang!"

The clanging of metal reverberated through the valley, sending debris flying.

The demonic armor instantly cracked open with spiderweb-like fissures, and black blood gushed out from the cracks.

It staggered backward from the shock of the blade's energy, its six wings trembling violently.

"A human cultivator? You dare to interfere in the affairs of my race!"

A fierce glint flashed in the demon's eyes, and the trident suddenly swept horizontally, its tip wreathed in black demonic flames. Wherever the demonic flames passed, the space was scorched with a dark trail, heading straight for Ye Yang's face.

But Ye Yang lightly touched the ground, and ripples spread across the space around him. Just before the demon halberd touched him, he appeared out of thin air three zhang away from the demon's left.

This near-instantaneous teleportation technique caused the demon's pupils to shrink sharply.

"What terrifying spatial magic! You..."

He dared not be negligent. With all six pairs of wings flapping simultaneously, countless dark purple demonic feathers shot towards Ye Yang like sharp arrows.

Each demonic feather contains demonic energy that corrodes the soul.

Ye Yang neither dodged nor evaded. He drew an arc in front of him with the Evil King Blade, and the blade energy intertwined to form a black light net, blocking all of the demonic feathers.

The moment the light net touched the demonic feather, it devoured it completely.

"With such meager skills, you dare to call yourself a powerful being from the extraterrestrial demon race?"

Ye Yang's voice was icy, and his figure flashed again. The Evil King Blade, carrying a world-destroying aura, slashed towards the demon's head.

The demon hastily raised his halberd to block, and with a crisp "crack," the tip of the trident was severed by the blade energy, and the remaining shaft, along with his arm, slammed heavily to the ground.

At this moment, the opponent was immobilized on the ground by the Evil King Blade.

The sharp Evil King Blade, its blade pointing straight to the ground, was pressed fiercely against the opponent's neck.

In the blink of an eye, the other person's left side was devoured by evil energy.

Skin, muscles, and even bones were melting away at a visible rate, leaving only dark purple demonic bones exposed.

"Ah! My origin!"

It let out a shrill scream and its whole body convulsed violently, but it couldn't even move a single finger.

At this moment, he discovered that the evil aura emanating from this strange knife was not only devouring his physical body.

It is also constantly eroding his primordial spirit.

If this continues for even a moment longer, his soul will be scattered.

Ye Yang leaned down, his eyes as cold as frost.

"Tell me, where do you come from? And why did you tear open the spatial rift in the Blackwater River Secret Realm?"

The demon clenched his teeth, but the excruciating pain from the corrosive evil energy finally broke him.

He also knew that the person in front of him was far more powerful than himself.

"Spare me, senior, spare me! I... I come from the 'Bone-Corroding Demon Realm,' and this time I was sent by our clan's Thunder Tribulation Realm ancestor!"

"Ever since the cultivators of this world breached the Star Sea Demon Realm, the demons have lived in constant fear."

"My ancestor in the Demon Realm sensed a flaw in the spatial barrier of this world, so he forcibly tore open a passage with his primordial demonic power, allowing me and several other members of our race to infiltrate."

"First, we need to widen the spatial rift; second, we need to find the protective array nodes of the secret realm; and third, we need to investigate the strength of the cultivators in this world to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Star Sea Demon Realm." (End of Chapter)