Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 551 Heavenly Ruins Secret News: Fire Extinguished, Golden Roc Spreads Wings to Destroy the Evil Nest (Seeking Rewards and Subscriptions!)

The Dark Moon Daoist, who had been completely suppressed by the Jade Purity Burning Demon Heavenly Flame, had his demonic energy dissipate. Like a ferocious venomous insect sealed in amber, he was left with only a pair of resentful and hateful eyes fixed on Lu Cheng and Fire Spirit Fairy, but he could not even think straight.

At this moment, the air around was still filled with a murky mixture of burnt and bloody odors, but under the shroud of the immortal flames at the Fire Spirit Fairy's fingertips, it was gradually being purified and dissipated.

By using purity to purify the turbid and cleanse the world of its filth, one can also vaguely discern the path this woman has taken in her spiritual cultivation.

“If we bring this person back to the sect, we will surely be able to uncover the secrets hidden behind him. However, sometimes time waits for no one.” The Fire Spirit Fairy’s gaze fell on Lu Cheng, and her tone was cold as she discussed the matter with him.

She was the kind of ascetic who devoted herself to rigorous cultivation. She was completely unaware that Lu Cheng was known as the Dao Child of the Human Race and had killed the combined elder of the Qiankun Holy Demon Sect.

The reason she was dispatched by the sect to rescue Master Ziyang of the Shangqing Sect was simply because her secluded cave was the closest to this place, and her magical power was also quite profound.

The cultivators sent to rescue them by Taiqing and Yuqing were among the top experts in the Void Returning Realm of the two sects. The Immortal Pool Sword Battle happens once every five thousand years, while a late-stage Void Returning Realm cultivator might go into seclusion for over a thousand years. It's normal that they wouldn't pay attention to these things.

But a master's move is only a few moves. Although this Fellow Daoist Lu in front of us has hidden his magical power, once he makes a move, it is earth-shattering. The golden rainbow sword light just now left a deep impression.

Although the Fire Spirit Fairy still couldn't figure out the extent of the other party's magical power, she vaguely felt that it was almost above her own, so her attitude naturally changed, and she gradually started to prioritize Lu Cheng.

With her kind of mindset, she is single-mindedly devoted to the Way and has no interest in personal conflicts; she simply wants to do good things.

Lu Cheng stood with his hands behind his back, his Daoist robe swaying gently in the breeze stirred up by the scorched earth after the catastrophe. He did not relax; his divine sense, like invisible tentacles, once again carefully scanned the now-dead Juxia City, not missing any possible hiding place of demonic energy or remnants of life.

The Void Returning Realm Moon Devouring Demon Dog silently emerged from the shadows behind him, its massive yet agile figure landing amidst the broken walls and ruins, its nostrils flaring and its dark beastly eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

“It’s a pity for all the living beings in this city… We can wait, but Senior Brother Ziyang probably can’t. Fellow Daoist Huoling, if you have any secret techniques, please use them. I happen to be skilled in some techniques to conceal the secrets of heaven. It won’t work for a long time, but it can still conceal them for a while.”

Lu Cheng cultivated the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Profound Heaven, one of which was the Mysterious Tortoise Transformation, known as: "The Spirit Tortoise Suppresses the Sea, Its Ingenious Calculations Are Unparalleled!"

Lu Cheng integrated the Daoist techniques and the Heavenly Demon Algorithm into one, and since the Taiqing Sect was already most adept at accumulating cultivation, this came in handy.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother," Fire Spirit Fairy replied with a curtsy.

After preparing a cup of tea, the two began to perform the spell on the spot.

Fire Spirit Fairy formed a hand seal, and Jade Pure Immortal Light flowed from her fingertips, transforming into strands of translucent soul threads that silently probed into the sea of ​​consciousness between the eyebrows of the Dark Moon Daoist, which was heavily sealed and struggling on its own.

At the same time, the female cultivator spoke up:
"Fellow Daoist Lu, please trouble yourself to seal off the traces of heavenly secrets here." Fire Spirit Fairy knew that the matter was of great importance, so her usually cold voice now carried a hint of solemnity.

"Rest assured, fairy." Lu Cheng nodded, his expression solemn.

He pointed his fingers like a sword and began to unleash the Tongxuan Sword Technique. Profound runes danced and swirled at his fingertips, causing ripples of water to spread across the Taoist's body.

As the power of the Mysterious Heaven Divine Art circulated, the illusory figures of thirty-six gods and demons in his sea of ​​consciousness faintly lit up, connecting with the mysterious Heavenly Dao rules of the Immortal Realm.

A mysterious, obscure, and profound aura emanated from him, quietly spreading outwards, as if casting an invisible and heavy curtain over this devastated and resentful world.

With the causal threads disrupted and the vital energy confused and mixed, even a powerful cultivator skilled in innate divination and able to observe the stars to determine good or bad fortune would find it difficult to discern the specifics of this area at this moment. He would only perceive a hazy and chaotic scene that was difficult to fathom.

Of course, to outmaneuver a powerful cultivator with a lower cultivation level, one must use a partial strategy and employ a calculated approach to outmaneuver the unsuspecting in order to have a chance of winning.

If a cultivator with a cultivation level far exceeding that of Lu Cheng were to attempt to deduce the identity of Daoist Mingyue, they would be able to do so. The key point here is that powerful cultivators do not have much free time and their mental energy is limited, making it impossible for them to pay attention to every single cultivator they send out.

In addition, righteous cultivators often have an advantage in terms of cultivation level and fortune.

Fire Spirit Fairy closed her eyes, her primordial spirit power sinking into the shattered and chaotic sea of ​​memories of Underworld Moon Daoist along with the magic seal and soul threads:
Countless bloody, cruel, and perverse images surged forth like waves of blood, impacting her Dao heart.

Fire Spirit Fairy carefully guarded the clarity of her Jade Purity Spirit Platform, filtering out these meaningless distractions, and quickly searched for clues about the Eastern Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm, about Master Ziyang, and the forces behind Daoist Mingyue.

As the spell was cast, time passed little by little.

Sweat began to roll down Fire Spirit Fairy's cheeks.

"I've found a trace!" Finally, the Fire Spirit Fairy's heart stirred.

In the shallow layers of Daoist Mingyue's memory, she gleaned several key fragments:
A fragment of a map depicting a treacherous, secluded forest and distorted space; a phantom of a primordial spirit enveloped in crimson flames, emanating an aura strikingly similar to that of the missing Master Ziyang; deeper still, the faint outlines of several incomparably powerful figures, whose overwhelming demonic might can be felt even through memories, and a chilling term—"Ancient Demon..."

Between heaven and earth, yin and yang revolve in harmony.

Therefore, where there are gods, there are naturally ghosts; where there are immortals, there are naturally demons. Where there is an earthly immortal realm, there is naturally a corresponding ancient demon realm.

Whether in the mortal realm or the immortal realm, cultivators who truly practice primordial demonic arts are extremely rare, but they do exist nonetheless.

The original demonic art progresses extremely quickly, possesses immense power, and has unique abilities. Its biggest drawback is that it will not ascend to the Earthly Immortal Realm in the future, but to the Ancient Demon Realm, where the world is dark, cruel, and bloody.

However, that's a question that cultivators need to consider only after reaching the Nascent Soul or even the Divine Spirit realm. Moreover, one can even create their own cultivation techniques and alter their foundation at the Nascent Soul or Divine Spirit realms, allowing them to ascend to the Earthly Immortal Realm instead of the Ancient Demon Realm.

It seemed incredibly worthwhile to cultivators at lower levels, but it was precisely this sense of luck that ensured the unbroken transmission of the original demonic arts of the ancient demon realm.

If the mortal realm and the immortal realm had not strongly suppressed it, the number of cultivators practicing the Ancient Demonic Arts would have multiplied many times over, causing boundless slaughter.

"Ancient Demon?"

This news startled the Fire Spirit Fairy.

However, just as her primordial spirit was trying to trace these clues back to a more fundamental secret, a sudden change occurred!
Above the primordial spirit in the sea of ​​consciousness of Daoist Mingyue, a phantom image, deep purple to almost black and wrapped with countless fine black characters, suddenly lit up with talismanic restrictions!
This restriction is extremely profound and insidious. Sensing the probing of external divine thoughts, it instantly unleashed terrifying magical power capable of destroying souls and shattering spirits.

At the same time, Daoist Mingyue's already weakened primordial spirit suddenly roared wildly as if in a final burst of energy, his flesh and bones creaking under the strain, and his demonic energy surged and increased dramatically in an instant.
"You Taiqing! Yuqing! You righteous sects dare to discuss the Dao? You're nothing but hypocritical dogs!" The Underworld Moon Daoist, who had been sealed by layers of magic, suddenly struggled and roared, his voice hoarse and piercing, filled with an almost manic despair and hatred:
"You'll never know the Holy Church's great achievements! Just wait... Heavenly Ruins... will be your final resting place... uh!"

Before he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
"Not good!" Fairy Fire Spirit's expression changed, and her Jade Purity Immortal Light surged, forcibly severing the probing soul thread. At the same time, she poured in her magic power to try to suppress it, but it was too late.

"boom--!!!"

In an instant, Daoist Mingyue's body transformed into a strange, purplish-black sphere of destructive light, unleashing unparalleled explosive power mixed with pure annihilation demonic energy!
This is definitely not the magical power he can use in his current state. It is obviously a restriction that was planted in advance by a demon lord of a higher realm. Once the core is touched, it will be a mutual destruction!
In the realm of soul-searching and soul-transferring magic, the righteous path ultimately cannot surpass the demonic path in its mastery.

The violent shockwave instantly tore the earth apart, and even space itself cracked like thin ice.

Even though Fire Spirit Fairy and Lu Cheng were prepared, the sudden explosion still shook their magical power, causing their protective spiritual light to fluctuate violently, and they each retreated a hundred miles.

Smoke and dust filled the sky, leaving only a bottomless, enormous crater in the original location, with residual demonic energy gnawing at the void like maggots clinging to bones.

Daoist Mingyue was annihilated, both in body and spirit, leaving not even a wisp of his soul behind.

Lu Cheng waved his sleeve, sending a wisp of condensed magical power across the area, suppressing and dispelling the pervasive demonic energy and chaotic primordial energy. He said in a deep voice:
"The backlash from this soul-binding restriction is truly ruthless. Even if Mingyue wanted to reveal some of the truth to us in the end, he couldn't. It seems the demon behind him is extremely cautious. Did you find anything, Fairy?"

The Fire Spirit Fairy took a deep breath to calm her surging blood and qi, her eyes shining brightly: "Although I haven't achieved complete success, I've confirmed several key points:
Senior Brother Ziyang is indeed trapped in the Forest of No Return deep within the Eastern Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm, and his situation is critical. Those surrounding him are not just a few scattered demons; their numbers may even exceed our expectations.

Furthermore, several of them possessed extremely terrifying auras, seemingly ancient demons at the Integration Realm level! Even more crucially…”

At this point, Fairy Fire Spirit paused, then quickened her pace:
“I caught a vague word from the depths of his memory—'Ancient Demon!'”

Lu Cheng was also a cultivator who had been practicing Taoism for many years. How could he not understand that this word meant bloodshed and enormous trouble?

But now that the matter has come to this, there is no turning back.

Daoist Lu Cheng and Fairy Huo Ling are both elite cultivators and backbone forces of their respective sects. Once they are mobilized, they will not easily retreat if they do not achieve the greatest benefit for their sects. If even backbone cultivators like Daoist Lu Cheng and Fairy Huo Ling become corrupt, decadent, and complacent, then this sect will basically have little chance of survival.

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng reached out and cast a spell. A layer of faint, misty, clear light gathered back from Lu Cheng, which had previously covered the scorched earth area within a radius of hundreds of miles.

The clear light flowed, and within it seemed to contain the mysteries of the birth and death of billions of stars and the rotation of the four seasons. It was the "Mysterious Sky Enigma Barrier" that Lu Cheng had studied in depth and combined the Mysterious Heaven Divine Skill and the Heavenly Demon Algorithm.

This technique excels at confusing yin and yang and reversing cause and effect. Even a cultivator who has achieved the highest level of spiritual cultivation or even a Mahayana cultivator can not fully comprehend the secrets of heaven without a precise location.

A fierce wind whipped past, swirling around the Fire Spirit Fairy's flowing skirt, which resembled fiery clouds. She watched Lu Cheng's actions, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.
"Fellow Daoist's method of concealing the secrets of heaven is truly ingenious. In doing so, it has indeed bought us some time to turn the tide."

Under the obscuring of the heavenly secrets by the Xuanqiong Mitian Barrier, even if Daoist Mingyue has a soul lamp in his own sect, it will not be extinguished for a while.

Even the high-level demonic cultivator who had placed a restriction on Mingyue's primordial spirit would find it difficult to sense it for a while.

Originally, the two did not know the location of the Eastern Celestial Ruins Secret Realm. This kind of spatial secret realm is a spacetime rift, which can be traveled within a certain area at a certain time, and it is not very easy to detect and enter.

However, because Fairy Fire Spirit searched the soul of Daoist Mingyue and obtained some clues, this problem was no longer an obstacle. The two streaks of light quickly headed towards Qiqiao Mountain, one after the other.

Half an hour later. "Go!" Daoist Lu Cheng shouted, and golden light once again emanated from the void around him. He then drew a line in the air in front of him with his finger!
Zila——!
A spatial rift, barely wide enough for one person to pass through and flowing with a faint blue glow, was forcibly torn open in an instant!
Lu Cheng stepped in, his figure instantly disappearing into the spatial ripples.

The Fire Spirit Fairy transformed into an extremely refined, pure, crystalline flame, and followed closely behind.

As soon as the two cultivators entered, a surge of primordial, ancient, and spiritually rich energy, yet also concealing a strange and complex aura, rushed towards them.

The landscape within the secret realm is vastly different from the outside world. The towering peaks resemble the grotesque bones of ferocious beasts, and the vegetation covering the forests shimmers with a metallic or jade-like luster. Furthermore, distorted spatial nodes ripple across the surface of water, creating an unstable and unreal sense of strangeness throughout the entire space.

This secret realm is dying, but the flow of time in this world is different from that of mortals or even cultivators. Because of its enormous size, its decay also requires a long time.

"The Forest of No Return is located in the northwest of this secret realm, and it is the place with the most complex and chaotic spatial structure. It is called the Forest of No Return because even Nascent Soul cultivators have been devoured there, and even Void Return cultivators can be trapped inside." Guided by the memories of Daoist Mingyue, Fairy Huoling discerned the direction. The two cultivators concealed their auras, their escape light closely following the colorful and strange mountain ridges, and silently sneaked into the depths of the secret realm.

Throughout the journey, the two remained vigilant.

The deeper one goes into this secret realm, the more obvious the traces left by the demonic cultivators become:

Giant trees scorched into glass-like shapes by demonic fire, craters still emanating toxic corpse fumes, and a broken environment stained with foul blood... all these indicate fierce and brutal battles that took place not long ago, and the environment is still unable to cover up or digest them.

Two streaks of light flew close to the ground towards the Forest of No Return after using invisibility techniques.

"Look!" The Fire Spirit Fairy suddenly stopped and pointed to a broken piece of metal remnant that shimmered with exquisite spiritual patterns.

Lu Cheng's gaze swept across the area, and he saw a cultivator dressed in a moon-white Daoist robe leaning against an ancient tree. The man had a hole the size of a bowl pierced through his chest, the edges of which were charred and withered, emanating a strong aura of demonic fire.

His face was withered, and his seven orifices were covered with purplish-black blood scabs; his life force had long since ceased.

"Look at these shattered puppet mechanisms, they belong to disciples of the Heavenly Creation City!" Lu Cheng and Fairy Fire Spirit both recognized the unique style of the Taoist robes and magical artifacts at a glance.

The Heavenly Creation City is one of the nine sects of the human race. It is skilled in various arts of cultivation, such as weapon crafting, formations, and puppetry. It has a rather aloof and self-admiring style and rarely participates in conflicts.

It seems this person also came in search of the Fountain of Youth, but was attacked by a large number of demonic cultivators who suddenly appeared in the secret realm.

Lu Cheng crouched down, his fingers about an inch from the corpse, and gently channeled a stream of magical energy into its interior. After a moment, he withdrew his hand, his brow furrowing slightly.

"He died within an hour. Before the fatal wound, he was already severely injured, with most of his bones and tendons shattered and his primordial spirit almost completely torn apart. However, the faint trace of magic power remaining in his body indicated that he had used some kind of explosive secret technique to forcibly escape to this place. The fatal wound was caused by a magical artifact containing the laws of 'filth' and 'annihilation' that pierced through his physical body and meridians in an instant, destroying all his life force and preventing even his primordial spirit from escaping."

His gaze fell on the disciple's tightly clenched left hand and the several broken jade tablets scattered to the side. In the crack of one of the broken jade tablet fragments, there was a nearly imperceptible, grayish-white, twisted fiber with a texture like rotten wood.

"This... is a remnant of the 'Thousand-Knot Withered and Flourishing Vine'?" Lu Cheng picked up the tiny fiber, feeling a faint trace of spatial force that had been forcibly severed at his fingertips.

"This creature grows deep within distorted spatial nodes and is extremely rare. The 'Forest of No Return' is a natural spatial labyrinth, making it the only place where it can be easily collected..."

The Fire Spirit Fairy instantly understood: "He was also pursued by demonic cultivators in the Forest of No Return, and used some kind of extremely costly secret technique to escape, hoping to bring the news out of the secret realm! Unfortunately... he was already at his limit and eventually exhausted himself. The demonic energy wounds on his body are of the same lineage as the demonic fire used by Daoist Mingyue!"

The fall of this cultivator from the City of Heavenly Creation silently confirmed the clues that Fairy Fire Spirit had obtained from Daoist Dark Moon's memories, further escalating the severity of the situation.

"We can't let him lie here exposed, lest he be discovered and humiliated and exploited by demonic cultivators." The Fire Spirit Fairy sighed, flicking a wisp of pure fire from her fingertip. The pure, flawless flames enveloped the corpse, silently incinerating it, and the ashes drifted away with the wind in this strange and mysterious realm.

"Though he is dead, his spirit is not lonely. We will surely deliver the message he wanted to convey."

"Let's go, to the Forest of No Return!"

Without lingering, the two figures blended into the bizarre and fantastical background of the secret realm like wisps of smoke, speeding towards the Forest of Death shrouded in layers of spatial mist.

The stench of blood and demonic energy in the air grew stronger, and faint sounds of savage laughter and the roar of battle could be heard emanating from the vast, twisted, and chaotic shadowy area not far away.

This place originally attracted countless cultivators because it produced the Fountain of Youth, which could prolong their lives. Ironically, it has now caused the deaths of countless cultivators here.

The so-called "Forest of No Return" is not a specific forest, but a complex area formed by being cut, folded, and piled up by the chaotic laws of space.

The trees themselves also took on bizarre and fantastical forms due to the distortion of space. Some branches and leaves hung upside down like a mirror world, some trunks spiraled and twisted like knotted ropes, and some huge vines spanned multiple spatial rifts, like natural spatial bridges.

The moment you step into its area, your sense of time and space is immediately disrupted.

The light and shadow shift before your eyes; the giant rock you just saw may suddenly appear behind you, and the once clear path may twist and disappear after a few steps, replaced by a bottomless cliff or a pool of scorching lava.

The ubiquitous spatial rifts generate powerful gravitational turbulence, and a slight misstep can pull you into an unknown, broken space. Even if you survive, getting out will be extremely difficult.

Even if they hadn't entered the core area, they were still on the periphery and had already been affected to some extent.

Lu Cheng unleashed his full divine sense, his Void Returning Divine Sense sweeping across the surroundings like a precise probe. Deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, the thirty-six divine and demonic spiritualities condensed by the Profound Heaven Divine Art, especially the few containing spatial laws, flickered slightly, striving to untangle the chaotic spatial lines before him.

"Follow me!" Lu Cheng whispered, his eyes flashing with golden light as he darted through fleeting spatial gaps, his speed barely decreasing.

The core of the "Golden Rainbow Sword Technique" lies in "breaking through illusions," dispelling all falsehoods and delusion to directly point to the truth. Its effectiveness in traversing this chaotic space is remarkable.

With each step he took, a thin golden line was imprinted in the void beneath his feet, leaving a brief path guide.

Fire Spirit Fairy followed closely behind, surrounded by rings of purifying glazed immortal flames. The Jade Purity Mystic Method possessed the ability to penetrate the void, helping her to see spatial fluctuations. At the same time, the glazed light continuously purified the miasma and demonic remnants that were omnipresent in the forest and could confuse the mind.

The deeper one goes, the more shocking the traces of the battle become. Broken fragments of magical artifacts, huge ravines with astonishing destructive power, strange rocks half-evaporated by some force, and scorched earth soaked in blood... all tell the story of the fierce battle that took place here not long ago.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, burning flesh, and the nauseating smell of burning demonic flames. What was even more unsettling was that these lingering aura fluctuations were astonishingly powerful, far beyond what ordinary demonic cultivators could achieve.

“At least dozens of Void Refinement Demon Cultivators, or even stronger ones, have fought here! How could it be on such a scale?” Fire Spirit Fairy frowned, sensing the terrifying residual magic power.

"Senior Brother Ziyang's pure Yang magical power aura... is not far ahead, but it is extremely weak, and it is constantly being suppressed and distorting the sense of spatial direction. The number of demons surrounding him far exceeds our previous expectations!"

As soon as she finished speaking, several shrill and ear-piercing demonic howls suddenly came from the depths of the distorted light and shadow ahead!

"Hahahaha! Little brat from the Shangqing Sect, surrender obediently! Your immortal sword is almost tainted, how much longer can it last?"

"Kneel down and beg for mercy now, and you might have a good death. Otherwise, if we catch you, we'll show you the true nature of the Ten Thousand Poison Cave!"

"Why waste words with him! The Demon Lord has ordered that this person be captured or killed! His pure Yang body is excellent material for refining the 'Nine Yang Demon Puppet'!"

"Be careful of his dying counterattack; his swordsmanship is incredibly powerful! Blood Bat and the other two were just caught off guard and were killed!"

"Hmph, under the 'Heavenly Demonic Defilement Formation,' even if his pure Yang Dao counters our techniques, he will not escape the net!"

Lu Cheng and Fairy Huo Ling exchanged a glance, tacitly concealing their auras, and like two blurry shadows, they quietly approached each other through a huge spatial rift.

After turning past a spatial fault line that reflected the eerie scenery like a mirror and was cut at an angle, the scene in front of them suddenly came into view. Even though the two were mentally prepared, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts!
It was a strange valley that was relatively "open"—or rather, a deformed area formed by several spaces of different sizes that had been forcibly overlapped and squeezed together. The ground was pitted and uneven, with dark purple demonic blood flowing through it, while the sky was like a shattered kaleidoscope, bizarre and colorful.

In the center of this twisted valley, blinding demonic light shone like a cage! A massive demonic array, hundreds of feet in diameter, was in operation.

The core of the grand formation was based on thirteen bone banners engraved with filthy demonic patterns and flowing with black and red blood. The banners fluttered in the wind, and countless tiny vengeful spirits struggled and wailed on their surfaces, emitting a dense, dizzying aura of filth, death, and malevolence.

A thick, ink-like, and lead-like foul power emanated from the center of the magic array, viscously filling the entire valley.

This filth is not merely directed at the physical body and primordial spirit; it carries a kind of "pollution" and "suppression" at the level of laws, making the surrounding space itself stagnant and heavy, as if sinking into a viscous swamp. This is precisely the "Heavenly Demonic Dust Array," capable of continuously weakening the power of non-demonic cultivators within its range and forcibly "polluting" their foundational laws!

Outside the great formation, hundreds of shadowy figures surrounded the valley and forest, making it impossible to pass through! They were of different shapes and had mixed auras, but without exception, they all exuded powerful and sinister magical energy fluctuations.

Nearly half of them were dressed in uniform dark red blood-patterned demonic armor. They moved in perfect coordination, forming defensive formations in circles. Their eyes were lifeless and cold, clearly indicating that they were disciples of a well-trained large demonic sect.

Other demonic cultivators took on even wilder forms, some even transforming into beast-like limbs, their bodies wreathed in a ghastly green miasma or chilling corpse energy. A few possessed particularly eerie auras, their movements ethereal and elusive, seemingly able to briefly merge into spatial rifts.

What's even more chilling is that above these demons float seven powerful figures whose auras are as deep as an abyss!

They hovered in different locations, each like a mountain radiating endless demonic power, overlooking the center of the great formation.

The seven figures were of various forms: there was a gigantic giant in blood armor shrouded in swirling blood mist, revealing only a pair of crimson demonic eyes; there was a withered old man sitting cross-legged on a huge black lotus platform, holding a jade bottle of ghostly blue demonic fire; there was a demonic sword cultivator with a deathly pale face and nine cold bone swords on his back; there was a ferocious, insect-like demon covered in greenish-blue horny scales, spitting out corrosive poisonous gas; and there was an invisible figure hidden deep within the spatial ripples, emanating only a faint chill…

The seven individuals possessed immense and powerful auras, with the lowest being the early stage of the Fusion Realm. Several others clearly surpassed the early stage of the Fusion Realm, appearing to be ancient demons who had accumulated power over many years, pressing heavily on every inch of space!
Especially the withered old man and the invisible shadow demon, whose auras were the most terrifying and profound.

Master Ziyang of the Shangqing Sect hid in the unique environment of the No Return Forest, which is why he was not captured, but that was only to prolong his life and buy time.

(End of this chapter)