Refining Demons to Become a Taoist: Refining 108,000 Insects at the Beginning.

Chapter 297 Targeting
I felt the power of the Ten Kings Palace True Lord.

Even the usually indifferent expression on the face of the Punisher True Lord changed.

Chen Ming showed no outward expression, but he was inwardly horrified!
"They're both at the True Dao Realm, but the difference between them is indeed significant!"

"Among the many strange phenomena before us, the pitch-black hemp rope must be the incarnation of the Black Rope True Lord."

"But seeing that there is no fluctuation of magical power on his body, and that strange phenomena arise spontaneously, it is evident that the path he cultivates has reached the pinnacle and is about to condense the true path!"

"If my original profound supernatural powers were fully restored, my strength would be no more than his!"

The strange phenomenon was powerful, but it posed no threat to those at the True Dao Realm.

Chen Ming and the Punisher of Evil were able to escape easily.

However, the cultivators under their command were trapped and unable to extricate themselves, and a great fear arose in their hearts.

If one allows that strange phenomenon to erode one's inner self, it will leave behind inner demons that will hinder future cultivation.

Chen Ming had just become a True Lord of the Five Gods lineage and brought the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage under his command. How could he just stand by and watch himself be humiliated!
With this thought in mind, Chen Ming spun the Five Elements Tree Branch in his hand, and five-colored light, carrying fire energy, rose up.

He protected the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage behind him.

Granny Ling, Bibozi, and other cultivators, as if waking from a dream, broke free from the strange phenomenon. Still shaken, they dared not look up at it again.

On the other side, the Punisher True Lord also stepped in to protect the cultivators of the Four Officials lineage.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, it descended amidst the strange phenomena above the Yellow Springs Secret Realm.

The five-colored radiance of Chen Ming and the dark shadow and clouds of the Punishing Evil True Lord shook violently.

Chen Ming and the Punishing Evil True Lord exchanged a glance, then with a surge of magical power, the five-colored radiance and the dark shadows and clouds merged into one to jointly resist.

Although the five-colored radiance and the dark shadows and clouds trembled, they were not broken apart.

The strange phenomena above the Yellow Springs Secret Realm gradually dissipated, and the six True Lords of the Ten Kings Palace manifested one after another.

"Where is the Lord of Fate? Has he perished?" The Lord of Yinyou manifested his form and immediately stared at the Lord of Punishment, asking with ill intent.

Behind the True Lord of Punishment, a dark shadow churned with swirling clouds, and he coldly said, "True Lord of Yin and You are joking. You have not yet perished, so how could True Lord of Fate have fallen before you?"

"The power of the Divine Lord Siming must be something that the Yinyou True Lord has experienced firsthand."

Upon hearing this, Yin You Zhenjun snorted coldly, feeling his sore spot had been touched. He wanted to get angry, but then remembered something and forced himself to hold back.

Turning his head, Yin You Zhenjun fixed his gaze on Chen Ming again, and said in a sinister tone, "You are the newly promoted Zhenjun of the Five Gods lineage?"

"What a courage!"

"They dare to attack the cultivators of my Ten Kings Palace as soon as they enter the Yellow Springs Secret Realm!"

"Do you think that just because you've reached the True Dao Realm, you can act so arrogantly in front of my Ten Kings Palace!"

Yin You Zhenjun dared not push the Four Officials lineage too far. Although Fa E Zhenjun was not to be feared in his eyes, Si Ming Zhenjun of the Four Officials lineage was not to be underestimated!

Back then, Yin You Zhenjun joined forces with cultivators from several other palaces to attack the Four Officials lineage, but was severely retaliated against by Si Ming Zhenjun.

He was even struck by the divine power of the True Lord of Fate, and it took him hundreds of years to recover.

Yin You Zhenjun was wary of the Four Officials lineage, yet he couldn't swallow his anger, so he decided to pick on the weakest link.

Fortunately, the newly promoted True Lord of the Five Gods lineage is here, so there is nothing to rely on.

Moreover, he sensed Chen Ming's aura, but it was similar to that of the Punishment True Monarch, far from being his match!

"There are differences even among those at the True Dao Realm!"

"You killed countless cultivators from my Ten Kings Palace, and today your Five Gods lineage will have twice as many cultivators die!"

"Are you going to do it yourself, or do you want me to do it?"

"Chen Zhenjun, have you thought this through?"

Yin You Zhenjun made no attempt to conceal his malice, releasing his oppressive aura towards Chen Ming and the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage behind him.

"You dare!"

Seeing this, the True Lord of Punishment, with dark clouds churning behind him, took a step forward. "True Lord of Punishment, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business." The True Lord of Yinyou waved his hand, conjuring a large pair of pitch-black scissors.

With a "snap!", the jet-black scissors slashed through the air, severing the aura of the Punishing Evil True Monarch and breaking the connection between him and Chen Ming's five-colored radiance.

The Punisher True Lord was forced back two steps to adjust his breathing.

The aura of Yin You Zhenjun, along with the massive black scissors, crashed down towards Chen Ming!

Chen Ming spun the Five Qi Tree branch in his hand, and five-colored light shot into the sky. He took a step forward and was the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

The lotus pattern between his brows ignited with fire, barely managing to stop the massive black scissors. However, Chen Ming's face was pale, and he was struggling to hold off the attack alone.

If Chen Ming were not careful, he himself would be fine, but the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage behind him would definitely suffer heavy casualties if they were hit by that power and the pitch-black scissors.

"True Lord!"

"True Lord!"

Granny Ling and Bibozi's expressions changed drastically. They quickly followed and stood beside Chen Ming, calling out urgently.

Chen Ming said in a low voice, "Step back, how can you be his match?"

Granny Ling smiled brightly and said, "How can we accept the protection of the True Lord so easily?"

Granny Ling and Bibozi did not listen to Chen Ming and did not retreat. Instead, they stood even more firmly.

"The Five Gods lineage has been weak for many years, and even with the True Lord's protection today, they are still so strong!"

"If we continue to yield and back down like this, what has all the Five Gods lineage's years of hard work and perseverance amounted to!"

Granny Ling said in a deep voice, "True Lord, we will never retreat today!"

Having said that, Granny Ling's body suddenly disintegrated, transforming into her true form of heart fire, burning fiercely.

"We will not back down today!"

Bibozi followed closely behind, transforming into a black and red spirit candle, igniting a mesmerizing divine flame.

The cultivators of the Five Gods lineage felt the same way. After years of being oppressed and struggling to survive, their desire to survive could no longer be suppressed and poured out.

"We will not back down today!"

"Light the fire!"

"Light the fire!"

Behind Chen Ming, all the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage disregarded their own safety and transformed into their fundamental fire forms, soaring into the sky.

"ridiculous!"

"What use are all those flames if you don't enter the true path!"

"The Five Gods lineage's method of igniting the mind is not bad, but at this level, what kind of waves can it make!"

"Chen Zhenjun, have you really thought this through?"

"Even if the cultivators behind you burn their hearts out, it will be useless!"

"If you submit to me and bow down in submission, you will still have a sliver of hope!"

"Otherwise, if the entire lineage of the Five Gods is wiped out today, you, the True Monarch, might also perish!"

Yinyou Zhenjun laughed heartily, as if everything was under his control.

Chen Ming remained unmoved, his expression icy: "The cultivators of the Five Gods lineage are all sincere and devoted, and their spirits have been ignited. Since I have protected the Five Gods lineage, I should naturally be grateful and not let them down!"

"Come on fire!"

As Chen Ming spoke, the Five Qi Tree branch in his hand shone brightly, splitting into five divine lights: green, yellow, red, black, and white.

The inner fire, divine fire, ghostly fire, spiritual fire, and karmic fire that Chen Ming and the other cultivators behind him transformed into were faintly echoing each other from afar.

Furthermore, from the depths of the universe, five kinds of distracting thoughts—greed, anger, ignorance, hatred, and doubt—gather and fall upon it.

(End of this chapter)