Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 491 The Immortal Banner Congeals in Blood, Myriad Gu Devour Gods in a Shocking Slaughter! (Seeking Donations and Subscriptions!)

Poisonous clouds surged, and foul air eroded the sky.

The Five Fiends Primordial Qi surrounding the ancestor Yang Xiao surged like boiling water, sometimes intertwining like a poisonous dragon's rope, trying to trap the nine ferocious heads of the Xiangliu Demon God, and sometimes evolving into the illusory images of the Five Sacred Mountains, majestic and fierce, suppressing the turbulent and raging Nine Netherworld Poison.

Although the poisonous currents corroded the shadows of the Five Sacred Mountains, the Five Fiends' Primordial Qi could gather and disperse at will, and for the time being, it was able to suppress them.

Seeing this, Xiang Liu became even more ferocious. Three of its heads opened their mouths and spewed out a deep green to black venom that cascaded down like an inverted celestial river, instantly shattering a corner of the mountain where qi had been gathered. A few drops of venom splashed onto the battlefield below, and a group of Golden Core cultivators who were fighting fiercely with the demon soldiers didn't even have time to scream before turning into wisps of pale green smoke.

However, Yang Xiao Daoist was a heartless man who didn't even glance at the deaths and injuries. After a few times, Xiang Liu stopped making such underhanded moves and focused all his attention on fighting the Daoist in front of him.

He had to admit that the human Taoist in front of him had a much shorter cultivation period than him, but the purity of his magical power and the strength of his fighting skills made him feel extremely troubled.

The demon god Xiang Liu sometimes transforms into human form, and sometimes into the image of a young Taoist priest in a blue-gray robe.

They occasionally unleash flying swords and magical treasures, making them surprisingly difficult to deal with.

"Hmph! You mere domestic slave, do you even deserve to fight me here?" Xiang Liu once again transformed into his original form with nine heads roaring in unison. The sound waves stirred up the poisonous clouds around him, transforming into nine tangible, differently colored, highly venomous tornadoes. They carried the corrupting power to destroy all things and crashed towards Yang Xiao.

hum!
Before he could use his escape technique, Yang Xiao's protective magic was violently eroded by nine highly potent poisons of vastly different natures, causing it to tremble violently. The aura around him dimmed rapidly, and he groaned as if he could not bear the burden.

"What a demon god, Xiang Liu! What a nine-headed, mutually generating, vile poison that destroys the Dao!"

Yang Xiao forcibly suppressed the fleeting dizziness in his head, a trace of lingering fear flashing in his eyes, which then transformed into a deeper ruthlessness.

He was extremely experienced in combat and knew very well that although he was slightly superior to the demon god opposite him in combat at this moment.

However, the demon god Xiang Liu lingered in battle, likely hoping to turn the tide with his powerful physique and poisonous skills.

In terms of spiritual strength, physical strength, and demonic essence, he was ultimately a step behind this ancient alien species.

If the fight continues, I might be completely corrupted by the poison gas or have my magic power exhausted, and I will surely die!

After exchanging several spells, the nine-headed serpent spewed out poisonous clouds again and simultaneously transformed into human form, taking advantage of the ease with which a human with an innate Dao body could cast spells.

However, after this spell was cast, the young Taoist in the blue-gray robe was unable to pinpoint Yang Xiao's location for a while.

This is not a problem with Xiang Liu's demon form, nor is it a problem with his human form. Rather, it is a momentary instability of his divine consciousness that occurs when he casts a spell to transform.

'What happened? Where did they run off to?'

Xiang Liu focused his gaze and saw only a devastated world almost destroyed by his own poisonous arts, with poisonous rivers surging across the land and emerald smoke swirling in the sky.

Xiang Liu lost his connection with Yang Xiao for only a very short time.

The next moment, his powerful divine sense detected Yang Xiao, but this Taoist was actually hiding above him, in a chaotic stream of poison.

Because he was overconfident in his poison skills, Xiang Liu subconsciously ignored the area where he could use his poison techniques.

"You found out so quickly? Too bad it's too late." In a battle between masters, only a moment matters. Yang Xiao roared and sent out his thoughts. He had no eyes for heaven or earth, only for the young Taoist in front of him whose nine-headed, wildly dancing Dharma image was faintly visible behind him.

He completely abandoned his defenses, pouring all his primordial spirit power and the remaining Five Fiends Primordial Qi into the two magical treasures he held in his hands without reservation:
Left hand, Nine Netherworld God-Slaying Shuttle!

Right hand, the Heavenly Thunderfire Mirror!

Both of these items were high-grade seventh-rank treasures obtained from Lu City. At this moment, Yang Xiao poured his divine sense and magic power into them and activated them, causing them to unleash terrifying power far exceeding what they should have at their own level.

How was Yang Xiao able to survive Xiang Liu's poisonous flow?

Xiang Liu's poison skills are almost unparalleled in the mortal world; if not the best in the world, he is certainly among the top five.

However, Yang Xiao had a seventh-order antidote pill and a seventh-order poison avoidance talisman given to him by Lu Cheng. In fact, in addition to the antidote pill and poison avoidance talisman, he also had a seventh-order fire avoidance talisman and a seventh-order mind-stabilizing talisman.

Even in the mortal realm, seventh-tier talismans are considered precious sect treasures.

The materials are precious and are often refined by sect cultivators into offensive talismans, which play a crucial role in determining life or death at critical moments.

However, in Lu City, although seventh-tier talismans are expensive, they are not precious. For experts like Yang Xiao who have the opportunity to kill a mid-level demon god, he would naturally give them many precious talismans.

In fact, almost all the demonic heroes in the Tongxuan Realm possessed some seventh-tier talismans given to them by Lu Cheng. However, in the current intense battle, even seventh-tier talismans were insufficient to save their lives.

The seventh-tier, seven-transformation Calamity Pill, combined with the seventh-tier Glazed Lotus Heart Talisman, could neutralize most of the Xiangliu Demon Poison, even if it couldn't completely dissolve it. This created a glimmer of hope for Yang Xiao:
The Nine Netherworld Divine Shuttle hummed and trembled, suddenly transforming into a stream of netherlight that seemed capable of devouring all light. Ignoring spatial barriers, it pierced straight into the chest of the Taoist in the blue-gray robe.

The Nine Netherworld Divine Shuttle does not pierce the physical body, but specifically targets the primordial spirit and its origin, directly pointing to the true spirit!
Although Xiangliu has nine heads, his primordial spirit is one.

At the same time, the Heavenly Thunderfire Mirror erupted with a deafening roar in his palm!

The ancient mirror surface spewed forth purple-gold divine lightning and pale, extinguishing flames. The lightning and fire intertwined, like a torrent that split the heavens and the earth, carrying a destructive intent that was close to the extreme of the mortal realm. It did not strike a specific part, but swept across and across, and after sweeping, it suddenly transformed into a vortex of lightning and fire. Wherever the lightning went, evil spirits were destroyed, and after the raging fire burned, everything turned to ashes.

"Roar!"

Caught in by two high-grade seventh-rank magic treasures from the Immortal Realm, Xiang Liu was instantly enraged by the deadly sense of crisis.

He no longer had time to revert to his original form, but the nine heads of the illusory Dharma image behind him swung wildly, spewing out highly concentrated poison, attempting to erode the power of the two great magic weapons with its filthy power.

At the same time, the enormous snake body suddenly rolled over, its scales, as hard as divine iron, covering its vital points, attempting to withstand the impact with its bare flesh.

He either didn't have a seventh-tier defensive magic weapon on him, or even if he did, he couldn't use it now.

Boom! Crack! Sizzle!

The Nine Netherworld God-Breaking Shuttle pierced the young Taoist's chest with unparalleled precision.

The excruciating pain that penetrated to the bone and the tearing sensation originating from the primordial spirit caused Xiang Liu to let out an extremely tragic howl, and the spell he was casting instantly froze.

The raging torrent of lightning and fire swept across almost simultaneously, striking with excruciating pain! A devastating blow!
However, the terrifying vitality of the mid-level demon god was revealed, and the remaining seven heads of the illusory image behind the young Taoist became even more frenzied. Although his primordial spirit was severely injured by the Nine Netherworld God-Breaking Shuttle, it was not completely annihilated. Instead, it became extremely ferocious. One of the snake heads opened its huge mouth without regard for anything, condensing most of its demon essence and the source of destruction into a terrifying poison arrow that was condensed to the point of almost solidification and emitted a foul black light.

He shot towards Yang Xiao, whose body was wide open and whose aura had plummeted due to the release of his magical artifact, at close range.

"I still have six lives left to fight you, how many do you have left!"

This is the desperate counterattack of the demon god Xiang Liu in a desperate situation, sacrificing his own source blood in a fight to the death.

Before the poisoned arrow even arrived, the pure, utterly decaying and destructive aura had already caused Yang Xiao's physical body to begin to disintegrate and rot. The second seventh-tier defensive talisman that had just appeared in front of him melted away silently, like snow melting in the spring sun.

Yang Xiao's body had begun to emit blue smoke, his blood was evaporating, and the shadow of death had enveloped his entire body.

"Lu Cheng! Today's battle settles our scores." Blood trickled from the corner of Yang Xiao's mouth, accompanied by a resolute and mad smile. He no longer looked at the deadly poisoned arrow, but instead poured all his remaining divine sense and magic power into the Nine Nether God-Breaking Shuttle, detonating this seventh-grade high-quality magic treasure.

At the same time, he himself merged into the thunder and fire, choosing to fight the demon god Xiang Liu to the end, it was either you die or I die!
Buzz—Boom!
An indescribable, terrifying energy storm suddenly erupted, centered on the realm where Yang Xiao and Xiang Liu were located!

The light was blinding, and the roar was deafening!
The space at the eye of the storm shattered like glass!

As the blinding light and earth-shattering explosions gradually subsided, the area had transformed into an extremely unstable energy vortex.

In the center of the vortex, Xiang Liu's massive, mountain-like remains collapsed with a crash. Of his nine heads, only three or four remained relatively intact, but they were covered with terrifying cracks and were charred black.

In its remaining serpentine eyes, an unbelievable horror and resentment still lingered. The powerful life force emanating from the bloodline of the ancient demon god dissipated rapidly like a candle in the wind until it fell into complete silence.

Xiang Liu, one of the twenty-four demon gods and a mid-level demon god, has fallen!
...

The ancestor of the Chaotic Demons, Yang Xiao, slew Xiang Liu in battle. However, although the demon god Xiang Liu perished, the Five Elements Reincarnation Grand Array was also on the verge of collapse, and the situation was extremely precarious.

"Hold on, hold on!"

"Another array base has been destroyed..."

"The spiritual veins of the southern array base are contaminated by foul poison, causing their circulation to become sluggish..."

"The Nine-Tailed Fox's mortal mists are still eroding the core nodes of the formation. We urgently need reinforcements!"

Screams of agony, the sound of magical artifacts shattering, and the groans of battle flags groaning under the strain rose and fell.

The array master, Lin Xuance of Sanyuan Mountain, with his hair and beard bristling, moved swiftly between the core area of ​​the array and several key nodes. His hands moved with incredible speed and dexterity, like a butterfly flitting among flowers, unleashing countless exquisite array techniques as he desperately tried to repair the already riddled Five Elements Reincarnation Array, attempting to maintain this vital lifeline.

But his face was paler and more unsightly than that of a dead man.

"Divine Lord! Great Divine Lord Lu! I beg you!!" Lin Xuance disregarded his status and roared hoarsely at the figure standing in front of the light pillar at the core of the great formation.

It was none other than Lu Cheng Dao Ren, the top cultivator of the Tongxuan realm who controlled the entire situation here.

"The demon gods are concentrating their power to attack the 'Fire Position'! The array flags are damaged, and the power of the array's own circulation alone cannot withstand the next attack! Please hand over the 'Five Elements Suppressing Yuan Flag' main flag to me! Only by directly controlling the main flag can I use the secret techniques of array formation to mobilize all the array power and reinforce it in a targeted manner! Otherwise, this array will surely break!!" However, Lu Cheng seemed not to hear.

He had his back to Lin Xuance, and also to the billions of demon army outside the great formation, roaring and howling, frantically attacking the array light, and summoning meteor showers and Netherworld demonic winds.

His seemingly frail figure appeared unusually calm, even indifferent, against the backdrop of the towering array of light pillars.

Seeing this, Lin Xuance was utterly desperate.

He couldn't understand why Lu Cheng was still holding onto the main flag of the control array so tightly at such a critical moment of life and death.

Is there anything more important than the survival of the Tongxuan Realm and the human races on several borders?

But as the great array's light barrier cracked rapidly, like glass struck by a heavy hammer, it was on the verge of collapse... Countless cultivators looked in despair at the hideous demon god images outside the cracks, the chill of death freezing everyone's bones.

High above, the Yinglong Demon God had already transformed into its original form and flew into the formation, roaring and shaking the heavens and earth: "The cycle of the five elements has been broken! Fellow Daoists, follow me to flatten this world, devour the flesh and blood of humans, and sacrifice to my Heavenly Dao of Ten Thousand Demons!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Just as the human cultivators within the formation were reaching their despair, and even some of the most resolute and powerful individuals were considering retreating and fleeing into the surrounding realms, seeking to preserve their lives deep underground.

That figure, who had remained as calm as a mountain, finally moved.

"Finally... they're all inside."

Lu Cheng slowly raised his head. In his eyes, there was no longer any worry or anxiety about the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns. Instead, it was as if a frozen lake had suddenly thawed, or a dormant volcano had suddenly awakened.

"The Five Elements Suppressing Banner, annihilate all ten directions!"

The moment the words fell, an indescribable, ancient, and all-encompassing Daoist aura, seemingly existing since the beginning of time, suddenly erupted from Lu Cheng's body.

This Daoist aura resonated perfectly with the core pillar of light of the array beneath his feet!

boom! ! !
The entire Five Elements Reincarnation Grand Array trembled violently. The spiderweb-like cracks that had previously appeared and covered the light screen were instantly smoothed and healed by an invisible force under this strange tremor.

The originally dim five-colored light seemed to be infused with new life force, suddenly becoming purer, more refined, and more dazzling than ever before!
The five colors of divine light—blue, red, yellow, white, and black—intertwined and flowed, no longer merely a defensive barrier. They seemed to come alive, transforming into the five most primordial and fundamental chains of laws in the world.

Under normal circumstances, the maximum that the mortal realm can accommodate is the seventh-order peak. Unless it is affected by a rare treasure like the Yin-Yang Universe Ring, creating a universe or another dimension, then it is considered to have created its own realm, which is naturally unrelated to the upper limit of the mortal realm.

That's why the Yin-Yang Qiankun Ring is divided into two rings, Yin and Yang, making it an anomaly in this world.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Cheng, holding the Five Elements Zhenyuan Flag and controlling the seventh-tier top-level Five Elements Reincarnation Void Array, is at the pinnacle of this world, possessing power approaching the creation of heaven and earth.

A terrifying pressure, which made all the human primordial spirit cultivators present, and even the countless demon gods in the formation, tremble in their souls, descended suddenly as if the sky were collapsing!
The entire chaotic battlefield seemed to freeze in time for an extremely brief moment.

"What...what is this?" Lin Xuance, the hermit of Sanyuan Mountain, bulged out of his eyes, his veins bloodshot. He trembled violently as if struck by lightning, uttering a hoarse, dreamlike scream:

"Seventh-order...top-tier?! This world, this world hasn't seen such a formation for tens of thousands of years! You...you've been hiding it all along! But why? If you had unleashed this formation earlier, how many fewer people could we have died!" He finally understood why Lu Cheng refused to hand over the main flag. If it were him, he would never have been willing to part with a seventh-order top-tier formation even for a moment.

Lu Cheng ignored Lin Xuance's words behind him.

His right hand held the "Five Elements Zhenyuan Flag," the main flag considered his lifeline. At this moment, the flag shone brightly, its surface fluttering as if it were about to encompass all five elements of the universe.

His left hand lightly tapped in the air; the real killing move was yet to come.

hum!
A dark golden void appeared out of nowhere in the void. There was no earth-shattering roar, no surging waves, only a low, extremely deep buzzing sound, like the high-speed vibration of millions of tiny insect wings, that made one's scalp tingle.

"laugh!"

In the next moment, like the River Styx bursting its banks, countless, immeasurable, and incalculable strange insects of all colors gushed out of the void.

These are not ordinary insects, but supreme spiritual insects nurtured by the purest essence of the five elements and ancient witchcraft.

The Gold-Eating Fire Ant is crimson, its body leaping with world-destroying flames; the Hundred-Poison Golden Silkworm Gu is sharp, its body flowing with a sharpness that can tear through space; the Eastern Pole True Locust is verdant, exuding an aura that decays all things; the Illusionary Ice Butterfly is dark blue, surging with an undercurrent that devours spiritual energy; the Earth Spirit Earthworm is dark yellow, containing the great power to tear apart the earth!
The torrent of the Five Elements Gu worms, upon their appearance, emitted eager and excited hisses. Guided by the main flag of Lu Cheng, they swiftly merged into the flowing five-colored light of the great formation, like the most loyal soldiers.

At the same moment, Lu Cheng's aura gradually rose to its peak, his Taoist robe billowing and fluttering.

His body was surrounded by a swirling, five-colored celestial light, which was the fifteenth level of the "Mysterious Heaven Divine Art" that he had cultivated to an extremely high level.

At this moment, he pushed this Taoist profound technique to its limit, and an extremely dark and filthy, viscous halo, as if gathering all the evil thoughts and poisons of the four universes, emerged from his body, covering and wrapping around the Five Elements Immortal Light—the Divine Light of Hundred Poisons and Heavenly Filth!
This divine light acted like a catalyst for a potent poison, transforming into countless threads that precisely connected to each of the five elemental Gu worms that flew out.

"Nurture the five poisons with the filth of heaven, and govern the universe with the five elements... Rise!" Lu Cheng shouted in a low voice, which was also a decree.

Stimulated and catalyzed by the "Hundred Poisons and Heavenly Filth Divine Light", each of the Five Elements Gu worms swelled up several times, or even dozens of times, as if they had eaten an immortal elixir!
Their bodies became more ferocious, their colors deeper, and the power of the laws they contained became even more violent!

They greedily devoured the demonic energy, malevolent energy, and calamity energy seeping in from outside the great array barrier, and even... the energy generated by the True Flame of Burning Void, the Mist of the Mortal World, and the Foul Poison of the Nine Netherworlds, all cast by demon gods such as Yinglong, Nine-Tailed Fox, and Bifang.

*Sizzle—* *Buzzing buzzing—!*
An unimaginable buzzing sound swept across the entire Tongxuan Realm. It was not a sound, but a resonance at the level of laws generated by the activation of the potential of billions of Gu worms to the limit and their interaction with the entire seventh-order top-level array.

The five-colored light, which was originally on the verge of collapse, not only healed all the cracks in a short time, but also increased the thickness and solidity of the light barrier by more than double. The light also changed from its original restrained and flowing nature to become extremely dazzling and blinding.

Even more frightening is that the internal spatial structure of the formation has undergone a drastic change.

It is no longer a stable projection of continents, mountains, and oceans, but has evolved into a world of five elements insect nests, layered, dense as a honeycomb, with interlocking elements and mutually reinforcing and restraining attributes.

This has transcended the evolution of ordinary formations. It is a killing formation with a seventh-order formation as its framework, a massive number of Five Elements Gu worms as its flesh and blood, and Lu Cheng's own Xuan Tian Fifteen Transformations and Hundred Poisons Heavenly Filth Divine Light as its guide.

"What is that?" Yinglong Demon God's eyes narrowed sharply, and for the first time, its massive dragon body felt a deadly threat emanating from the depths of its soul.

Its proud dragon aura, powerful enough to tear apart boundaries, collided with the light screen that swirled with five-colored insect shadows, like a mud ox entering the sea, only stirring up ripples. Instead, it was shaken by the force that rebounded from the writhing light screen, causing its blood and qi to churn.

"Not good! Retreat quickly!" The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox was the first to sense something was wrong. She keenly perceived that the tiny "spots" wriggling on the light screen were not magic runes at all, but countless bloodthirsty, ferocious, and crazed Gu worms.

Before the mortal mist could even touch the light screen, it was completely devoured by the black, turbid Gu worms flowing within it!
The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox reacted incredibly quickly, but it was still too late!

The moment the formation completed its transformation, Lu Cheng's eyes locked onto all the middle and lower-level demon gods trapped within the formation.

He didn't wield any magical artifacts; he simply spoke calmly to the void.

"Ten Thousand Gu Devouring God, consume them all! Kill!"

The decree, deep and imbued with supreme killing intent, descended.

The countless miniature Five Elements cages scattered throughout the entire array instantly transformed from docile operations into ferocious beasts!

boom! boom! boom! boom! …

The explosion was not the brilliance of magic, but a terrifying chaotic tide generated by the swarm of insects devouring and annihilating the five elements.

Any demon gods, demon saints, or powerful demon kings trapped in the formation felt as if the space around them was being gripped and distorted by an invisible giant hand.

Endless Five Elements Gu worms suddenly appeared from nowhere, like a bone-deep infection, ignoring the protection of demonic energy and rushing forward madly.

"Aaaaaah—! Get away!!"

"My demonic power! Save me, save me!"

"No! What are these monsters! My body is being eaten away!!"

"Roar—Save me! Lord Yinglong—!!"

The shrill, desperate screams, wails, and curses instantly replaced the sounds of battle!
No matter how powerful one's physique, how bizarre one's sorcery, or how immortal one may be, everything seems so pale and fragile before this formation composed of billions of extremely violent Five Elements Gu worms, which has evolved to the ultimate Dao of mutual generation and restraint under the blessing of a top-tier seventh-order formation.

Lu Cheng had long ago made up his mind that no matter how many people died, he would lure most of the Twenty-Four Demon Gods and the Ten Thousand Demon Heavenly Army into the depths of the formation:

Kill them all, as if they had never existed.

There was no hatred between the two sides, only a struggle for survival between their races, which was a more terrifying killing intent than any hatred.

The most effective form of warfare in the world is annihilation warfare, which involves the massive elimination of the enemy's manpower.

(End of this chapter)