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Emperor Sang rises to the sky?!

Upon hearing this name, the expressions of Li Xiuru and Zuo Qingtian changed, and they were even more shocked than when they recognized the name of the Black Mountain Old Demon.

After all, Sanghuang Fuyaotian is no less powerful than the already declining Youyou Yamatian. His power is so vast that even among the five branches of the Demon Sect, he is second to none.

Many people even believe that even the most mysterious Central Heaven of Transformation and Freedom may not be comparable to the current Sanghuang Heaven of Fuyao.

Therefore, when they heard this name, Li Xiuru and Zuo Qingtian were so shocked.

Ao Zhengrong was more thoughtful and deduced more meaning from this incident.

This Black Mountain Old Monster is just a poor man from the Southern Branch. Where did he learn the Eastern Branch Dafa inheritance from?

Could it be that the rise of Youyou Yemotian was instructed by the number one figure in the Demon Sect?

It was not too difficult for their Sea Realm Dragon Palace to deal with one Youyou Yamatian.

But if we add Sang Huang Fuyaotian and the number one demon sect leader who once cut off the dragon vein of the Central Plains, it would be completely different.

Naturally, the Black Mountain Demon would not explain the whole story to them, but just kept activating his magic weapon.

Since its appearance, this emerald green locust tree has continued to grow, as if it were a pillar supporting the sky and the earth, towering into the clouds.

Soon, the Yinshan Mountains, which were originally majestic and winding, were completely under the shade of the locust tree branches and leaves.

The pure green Yi wood essence overflowed, which greatly replenished the wronged souls, evil ghosts and vicious spirits in the mountains and increased their magic power.

Even the devilish flames burning on the Black Mountain Old Monster's body and the sinister wind blown by the flags were gaining power, and they were about to devour Xu Xing's Ten Sun Golden Flames.

This locust wood can not only nourish Yin spirits, but it is also a plant spirit with extremely strong Yi wood essence. Wood produces fire, so it can naturally enhance the power of fire.

Seeing this, Xu Xing was also a little surprised.

Although the Black Mountain Old Demon was inferior to him in terms of achievements, his magical power "Xuanyin Black Evil Demon Fire" was not as good as his Ten Yang Golden Flames which combined the essence of many martial arts.

But once blessed with a magic weapon, the old demon's magical powers can be said to increase exponentially.

It was also the first time that he realized what kind of combat power the masters of this world could exert once they had magic weapons that corresponded to their own supernatural powers.

Compared to the Black Mountain Old Demon, although Ao Zhengrong also has several rare treasures, he is, after all, following the ancient path of gods and demons. In terms of application, he is far inferior to the former.

Although the Black Mountain Old Demon had the upper hand, he did not feel happy at all, but rather sad.

His fellow Taoist was a person who had attained enlightenment through the locust tree. If he could refine it into a life-saving magic weapon and turn it into a treasure land for storing ghosts in his own Yinshan Mountain, it would certainly greatly enhance the practice of "Zhou Jue Yintian Secret Scroll".

But now that the ritual has not yet been fully completed, it has to be brought out to defeat the enemy. All the hard work of the past decades can be said to have been wasted.

In addition, that drop of dark green ghost blood is the fundamental thing related to the Black Mountain Old Demon's Taoist foundation. It is similar to the life essence of a cultivator. Even with his cultivation level, he can only condense eight drops.

The only thing that made the Black Mountain Old Demon feel a little relieved was that after paying such a huge price, the effect was quite considerable.

For a moment, the black smoke was as thick as a solid wall, filling the sky and earth. The surrounding areas turned into a den of ghosts. It seemed as if thousands of evil spirits were lurking in it, riding the whistling wind and surrounded by fierce devil flames, and rushing towards Xu Xing and the ancient temple behind him.

Now, even with Ao Zhengrong's eyesight, he couldn't see Xu Xing's situation clearly, and his spiritual sense was suppressed to the point that he could only detect a few feet.

——For a strong person at the real person level, this is no different from being blind.

The "Jiutu Hidden Sword Talisman" in Li Xiuru's hand sensed the danger, and infinite sword energy was mobilized.

This sword talisman is indeed a treasure of the Sword Sect. Its aura is even more violent than that of evil spirits and ghosts. With just a flash of sword light and sword energy, it wiped out all the ghosts in front of the temple with its brutal murderous aura and sharp sword intent.

Even the Black Mountain Demon couldn't help but be startled when he sensed the commotion here.

But——that was only slightly.

Although the "Jidu Hidden Sword Talisman" has the ability to hide one's shadow and conceal one's form, once the sword energy is fully unleashed, this magical power will be difficult to maintain. That's why the Black Mountain Old Demon is now able to find out the details of the three people in the ancient temple.

He had seen Xu Xing's great swordsmanship before, and thought that there was another real swordsman hiding in the temple, waiting for the opportunity. He never imagined that it was just a young child holding a treasure.

Only Ao Zhengrong can be considered a threat.

Li Xiuru also soon discovered that he could not hold on for long in this way.

Although these ghosts are different individuals, under the power of "Zhou Jue Yin Tian Secret Scroll", they can be connected as one at the soul level, forming a wave of light and shadow, one wave after another, with no end in sight.

Its power becomes more and more terrifying with the addition of new ghosts. If it continues like this, even the "Ji Du Yin Yao Sword Talisman" will have its sword energy exhausted and fall into the hands of this old monster.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd of ghosts. The voice sounded very melodious at first, but it became more and more intense and deep, like a copper cone hitting a huge bell, and the sound became faster and faster.

Then a ray of golden light spread out with the sound of the bell, illuminating everything.

Although it was also a brilliant golden color, this time the golden light did not have the blazing heat of the "Ten Sun Golden Flames". Instead, it gave people a feeling of infinite brightness and clarity that illuminated all directions.

Although Ao Zhengrong was still in the ancient temple, enduring the attacks of evil spirits and ghosts, when he heard the bell and felt the light, he suddenly felt that his mind was no longer restrained.

But Xu Xing was seen sitting cross-legged in the void, holding the Vairocana Tathagata Dharma Realm Seal in his hand, with the "Ink Washing Kun Feng" hanging behind his head, the whole body shining with gold, emitting a circle of bright light.

In the light, Xu Xing's body was like colored crystal, translucent and transparent, allowing everyone to clearly see his internal organs and the Buddha sitting in them through his clothes.

They are none other than Vairocana Buddha, Akshobhya Buddha in the East, Amitabha Buddha in the West, Ratnasambhava Buddha in the South, and Amoghasiddhi Buddha in the North.

Since the Xuanwu star power in this realm is thin and difficult to attract, it allows Xu Xing to fully release the true meaning of the Five Buddhas contained in the "Five Internal Organs Temple".

In fact, to deal with intangible ghosts and spirits, Xu Xing only needs to release the Pure Yang Fist.

However, he still needs to protect everyone in the ancient temple and the villagers at the foot of the mountain, so the best way is to use the Buddha's light that can directly strike the root of the soul and cleanse the source of the spirit.

When Xu Xing was refining the War God Temple that day, he also gained enough Buddhist insights from this "Shangri-La" that the Tantric Buddhism had high hopes for.

Therefore, when he attacks now, the power is much stronger than before.

The Buddha's power swept across a distance of several miles, illuminating everything. The golden lotuses that had been generated by the power of fire were also completely transformed into pure lotuses, which were intended to lead all ghosts to enlightenment and to rebirth in the six realms of existence.

Xu Xing only manifested the Five Buddha Dharma images, and 20% of the numerous ghosts controlled by the Black Mountain Old Demon were annihilated in the Buddha's light. Even the Yinshan Mountain, which manifested his human foundation, was a little turbulent and shaking.

This is because of the protection of the locust tree. Otherwise, the situation would be even more terrible.

This time, the Black Mountain Old Demon could hardly restrain the urge to curse, and felt that the boy in front of him was extremely evil.

It would be fine if what he learned was miscellaneous, there are people in this world who are well versed in hundreds of schools of thought, but how come even his foundation of Taoism can be so changeable?
In this world, no matter which school of practice, great emphasis is placed on the purity of the foundation of the Tao, even the Demonic Sect is no exception.

Just because the foundation of Taoism is slightly impure, it will be difficult to conform to the great way of heaven and earth that corresponds to the skills learned.

There is another reason why independent cultivators have a low status in this world. It is because they do not have the true orthodox teachings at all. They learn whatever they see, so it is naturally difficult for them to see the great way.

Although he knew it was absurd, the Black Mountain Old Demon still couldn't help but doubt. Could it be that this was actually a free demon who came from the depths of the starry sea and just broke through the boundary and descended?
Just as he was shocked, he suddenly saw the man in front of him stand up, flick his sleeves, and an ancient mirror with black and white energies intertwined came out of his sleeves.

The ancient mirror just flashed, and Xu Xing disappeared from the spot, and his whereabouts were unknown.

Although the Black Mountain Old Demon has not yet mastered the most famous void magical power in the Youyou Yama Heaven, the "Nine Netherworlds and Ten Hells Escape Method" to the advanced level of integrating yin and yang and wandering in the netherworld, he has also learned some basics.

Therefore, he can sense the fluctuations in the void, and with the help of magical instruments and altars, he can move short distances in the void.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to escape from Yan Chixia's sword.

But this time, the Black Mountain Old Demon could only feel an inexplicable fluctuation in the void, but had no idea where Xu Xing had gone or where he would appear from.

——What kind of magical power is this? !

As soon as this thought appeared in the mind of the Black Mountain Old Demon, the answer appeared in front of the old demon in a way that he could not accept.

It was because a divine thought came from the crown of the big tree behind him.

"Although the magical power is crude, the magic weapon is quite good."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Black Mountain Old Demon felt an extremely sharp sword energy coming fiercely from behind him, and the countless evil spirits and black smoke demonic energy around Yinshan Mountain could not stop it at all!

He tried his best to wave the flag, stirring up a ball of "Nine Netherworld Wind", but the "Nine Netherworld Wind" and the flag itself were torn apart easily.

With a swish sound, the chest and abdomen of the Black Mountain Old Demon were completely pierced by Ximo Kunfeng.

Although he was in extreme pain, his face still showed a ferocious and crazy look. He pressed Xi Mo Kun Feng on his chest with one hand, stretched out his other hand, grabbed Xu Xing, and roared:
"You are so arrogant, you are looking for death!"

In fact, the moment Ximo Kunfeng pierced his body, the first thing the Black Mountain Old Demon felt was not pain or anger, but an unexpected ecstasy.

Although the Black Mountain Old Demon is a ghost that has attained enlightenment, he has used the wood essence of this strange locust tree to practice Sanghuang Fuyaotian, a sinister and cruel "immortality and body refining method". His Dharma body is extremely condensed and unusually strong.

Therefore, even if he is pierced by "Xi Mo Kun Feng" now, his life is not in danger. Instead, he can use this magic body to restrain "Xi Mo Kun Feng", so that Xu Xing will lose a useful magic weapon.

This is also his trump card that he has hidden for a long time. Generally speaking, for a cultivator who has achieved enlightenment through ghosts, without the protection of his physical body, the ghost's body is the most vulnerable point.

The Black Mountain Old Demon took advantage of the situation and refined the soul of the Yin spirit to a level comparable to that of an ordinary cultivator's body, or even better, in order to create an opportunity for himself to fight.

When this palm was struck out, it seemed as if the entire Yinshan Mountain was about to turn over. Countless ghosts threw themselves into the palm, and were refined into magic power by the Black Mountain Old Demon, which boosted the power of this palm.

The locust trees were blooming with unprecedented green light, dyeing the area within dozens of miles into a green world.

When the Black Mountain Old Demon's palm hit Xu Xing's head, it was already two or three acres in size, as if to cover the sky and the sun. A cold wind was blowing in the palm of his hand, and dark devil flames were lingering on his five fingers. It was obvious that all the magical powers he had learned throughout his life had been integrated into it.

In the ancient temple, Li Xiuru felt his breathing stagnate when he saw this palm. Even with the "Jiutu Hidden Sword Talisman" in his hand, he could not guarantee that he could survive such a powerful palm.

Ao Zhengrong's expression also grew solemn. He could see that the Black Mountain Old Demon's attack was a desperate one, and its power almost reached the limit of the realm of a real person.

If the situation were reversed and he were to go into battle instead, the Eighth Prince felt that he could only rely on the inspiration of the "Zhenhai Seal" to resist a little, weaken the power of the demonic flame, and then use his physical body to withstand it.

As for whether he could withstand it, Ao Zhengrong was not sure.

It was not until this moment that he understood why his uncle always said that if he went out on his own and encountered the true sect of the devil, it would be best to avoid them.

The methods used by this group of old demons are indeed mysterious and powerful.

But facing such a powerful attack, Xu Xing still did not dodge, his eyes were blazing, his head held high, and he sneered:
"Play fistfight with me?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he clenched his fist, swung his arm, and struck!
In an instant, masculine energy and blood gushed out, mixed with the ten golden flames of the sun, like a giant column of molten lava erupting from a ten-thousand-year-old volcano, rushing straight into the sky.

This punch seemed to completely ignite the sky, covering all the green light and replacing it with a golden red.

The Black Mountain Old Demon only felt that the one who punched him was not Xu Xing, a mortal with flesh and blood, but a god of war who rose from the mortal world and wanted to crush Ling Xiao and subvert the rule of heaven!

This is exactly the "War God Atlas" that Xu Xing learned from Temujin. Now, the boxing intent, boxing momentum, and boxing spirit of this indomitable war god, in his hands, are even better than Temujin's on that day.

And it is far superior!

How could a giant palm fueled by ghosts and spirits and supplemented by mysterious yin magic power withstand this extremely masculine, strong and overbearing fist?

With just one touch, the right palm of the Black Mountain Old Demon dissipated into nothingness, and the black smoke, black fog, and devilish fire surrounding his body all exploded in an instant, revealing a tall white skeleton.

That was the corpse of the Black Mountain Old Demon when he was alive. After hundreds of years of rituals and refinement, it had become a residence for his soul.

If he could practice the "Great Method of Immortality and Physical Refining" to the highest level, he would be able to make his bones grow flesh, transform them into a resident Dharma body, and completely enter the realm of Great Immortal.

However, after Xu Xing's punch, this became an impossible luxury. His "body refining method" was not completed, and he was burned by the Ten Yang Golden Flames. The Black Mountain Old Demon was doomed to die.

Even if Emperor Sang Fuyaotian, the Taoist master who once aspired to usurp the throne of the Green Emperor and control the growth and decline of plants in the world, came in person, he would never be able to save him.

But in the last moments of his life, the Black Mountain Demon was no longer ferocious and crazy, and his face showed an eerie calmness, as if he was not going to the endless hell, but his destined destination.

This old devil endured the burning of the Ten Sun Golden Flames, and actually raised his head towards the golden-red sky. He clasped his hands together, and with a piety that Xu Xing had never seen before, he muttered to himself and prayed.

Soon after, the same prayer sounded from the village at the foot of the mountain. This was not a prayer uttered with the voice, but a prayer condensed from the resonance of the soul and divine thoughts.

After a fierce battle, none of the hundreds of villagers woke up and no one was injured.

Not only was Xu Xing distracted in protecting these villagers, even the Black Mountain Old Demon was extremely careful when he took action, for fear of hurting these villagers in the slightest.

It was not until now that the true meaning of the Black Mountain Old Demon's actions was truly revealed - there was indeed something strange about these villagers!
This prayer, which was composed of divine thoughts and was extremely pious, seemed to have moved the heavens above and the earth below, and even the gods were aware of it.

Then, a faint starlight suddenly lit up in the distant sky. Although the light was a little dim, everyone could still see clearly that it was a long red gas that spanned the sky and suddenly went away.

The "Jiutu Hidden Sword Talisman" in Li Xiuru's hand suddenly trembled violently.

It was not the excitement and restlessness of being eager to try, but the trembling and shuddering that came from seeing a person who was higher than oneself.

Although Ketu is an evil star, the difference between it and the evil star that flashed by just now is still immeasurable.

Li Xiuru and Ao Zhengrong both knew very well that among the many astrological signs that represented killing and disaster, it was the most brutal and violent one.

It’s called—Chiyou Flag!

There were no clouds in all directions, only one cloud that looked like a flag, and soldiers were rising beneath it.

As soon as Chiyou's flag appeared, Xu Xing felt a strong sense of crisis. A small black dot suddenly appeared in the depths of Yinshan Mountain, which was transformed by the Black Mountain Old Demon's Daoji.

The Black Mountain Old Demon, as well as the thoughts, intentions, and even the souls of hundreds of people, seemed to be swallowed up by this tiny dot in an instant.

Moreover, this kind of devouring lasts for an extremely short time. Even with Xu Xing's spiritual cultivation, he cannot capture where these souls have gone, let alone stop it.

Ao Zhengrong's expression changed drastically, and he shouted wildly:
"This is a sacrifice to summon demons!"

The Heavenly Demon Clan originally came from outside the domain, and were the overlords in the boundless sea of ​​stars. Among the common magics used by the Five Demon Sects, there was a magic called Demon Summoning, which could cross the void of the universe, summon the demon, and bring it to this world.

Although this method of summoning demons is the foundation of the devil path, it has infinite uses. It can be used to attract demons from all over the world and refine them into various magic treasures, or to practice magical powers. It can also be used to sacrifice one's own essence and soul to summon the great demon to come to the world, and perish together with the enemy.

However, it is not easy to attract a real demon. At least it is impossible for the Black Mountain Old Demon to achieve the realm of a real person.

However, the constellation of the Chiyou flag in front of him fully demonstrated that the person coming must be a demon with a very high status in the demon clan, and it is possible that he is even a demon lord at the level of a true immortal!
How is this possible? !
As everyone was shocked, they saw a beautiful figure emerging from the black spot.

She was about 28 years old, wearing a blue gauze dress, her snow-white skin was faintly visible. Even with her eyes closed, she looked sad and resentful, and I felt pity for her. However, her body was weak, and it was obvious that she was a ghost.

As soon as Xu Xing and others saw her, they found that her face was exactly the same as the statue in the ancient temple!
The ghostly aura of this ghost girl also matched the ghostly aura left by the statue, and she was also surrounded by the scent of incense and prayer. It was obvious that this girl was the deity that the villagers had once worshipped.

The spirit of the Black Mountain Old Demon and the souls of hundreds of villagers were all pointing to the black spot, but in the black spot, there was only the ghost of a young girl.

Could it be that she is the demon that the Black Mountain Demon wants to summon?

Seeing such a scene, even the knowledgeable Ao Zhengrong did not know what it meant and could only ponder in silence.

Zuo Qingtian and Li Xiuru both breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Black Mountain Old Demon's magic of summoning demons had not been successful.

In fact, this result is normal. The Demon Summoning Technique requires summoning the demon from the sea of ​​stars, which is naturally very laborious and requires following rituals and having various taboos.

If one is not careful, failure in summoning the demon is the best outcome. It is not uncommon for one to fail to subdue the demon and be infected by the demon and become its followers.

Therefore, even if a powerful demon sect warrior at the level of a real person wants to cast a spell to summon a demon, he must make full preparations.

Not to mention setting up formations that can deepen the connection with the other side of the starry sky and refining magic weapons to enslave the demons, at least a decent altar should be set up.

Like the Black Mountain Old Demon, who uses the demon summoning technique just before his death, hoping to ask the devil to avenge him, even if he sacrifices his soul, at least 99% of his efforts will be in vain.

The sense of crisis that Xu Xing had just felt gradually faded away after the girl appeared.

Although he didn't understand why, he didn't waste time. Instead, he cleaned up the battlefield while observing the girl's reaction.

After the death of the Black Mountain Old Demon, the most valuable magic weapon he left behind was naturally the big locust tree.

The predecessor of this big locust tree was a plant spirit that had been practicing for thousands of years. It was enlightened by the Eastern Sky Demon and was able to become a spirit. It worshipped Sang Emperor Fuyaotian, received the true Dharma, and became a disciple of the Zhentong sect with extremely powerful magic power.

However, the "Xuanyin Black Evil Demon Flame" of the Black Mountain Old Demon not only restrained the flying sword of the sword cultivator, but was also extremely targeted at the Taiyi Donghua inheritance of Emperor Sang Fuyaotian. That was why he was defeated in the battle, his soul was sucked away, and only this body was left.

Although Xu Xing did not practice the ghost cultivation method, he also practiced the Five Elements. The tree trunk that contained the essence of Yi wood was a rare tonic for him, which was enough to enhance his cultivation.

In addition, although the Yinshan of the Black Mountain Old Demon is condensed by the Tao foundation, it also has many magic weapons as supplements. The flag in his hand that can draw the "Nine Netherworld Wind" is also a rare treasure.

Now, all these magic weapons were in Xu Xing's pocket, which made him very happy.

In the world Xu Xing had previously experienced, the only things that could be seized from the corpses of his opponents were magical weapons and secret books.

But he was originally a physical warrior, and the magic weapon was just the icing on the cake. Rather than learning martial arts from secret manuals, he still preferred to comprehend the essence of his opponent's martial arts in a life-and-death battle.

The world now is completely different.

Xu Xing killed a dragon whale and obtained its skeleton which could be used to practice "Xi Mo Kun Feng". He also killed an old demon and seized so many treasures that he could even improve his practice.

Yes, it’s really good.

This feeling even reminded him of the days during the Ming Dynasty when he and Lu Zhu traveled around the north and earned money and food from various bandits and even brutal warriors.

In the end, Xu Xing even did not let go of the corpse of the Black Mountain Old Demon. Although he did not know that the old demon had practiced the "Immortality and Body Refining Method", he could feel that the bones were extremely tough.

"Xi Mo Kun Feng" was also made from skeletons. After refining the bones of this old monster, they can be integrated into it, making the essence of this sword more solid.

When Xu Xing finished cleaning up the battlefield and counting the harvest, the ghost girl was still not awake.

After all, the origins of this ghost girl were unknown, and Xu Xing did not dare to put her into his "Zhenwu Haotian Mirror" rashly. He simply stuffed her into a large locust tree that had the ability to nourish ghosts, and then put her in his sleeve.

As for the rest of the precious materials, Xu Xing didn't care so much and just packed them all into the "Zhenwu Haotian Mirror".

However, after a brief moment of joy, Xu Xing turned his head and looked at the village that had no life at all, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Although Ao Zhengrong had told him before arriving at the ancient temple that there must be something strange about these villagers, he was afraid that they could not be rescued at all.

Even if they were rescued, even if they were real cultivators, it would be impossible for them to lead hundreds of people across this world ravaged by the devil's tide and send these mortals to the Qingcheng Sword Sect, Kanglong Palace and other large sects that were willing to shelter mortals.

But even so, seeing so many people having their souls taken away by magic in front of him, Xu Xing still felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

Although his cultivation level has deepened day by day, and he has even transcended the realm of mortal flesh and blood, gradually approaching the legendary immortals, Xu Xing still has kindness and care for these former compatriots.

He was born as a mortal and was reborn after a reincarnation. He knew that life itself has infinite possibilities.

Therefore, Xu Xing naturally hated the way these demons treated people as pigs, sheep, and livestock, or even as consumables for spiritual practice, slaughtering them at will, extracting their souls, and refining their essence.

Xu Xing has always had a clear understanding of his own strength and position, and he also knows that in this world, with his current level of cultivation, it is difficult for him to shake the overall situation.

But unhappy is unhappy, unhappy is unhappy.

This kind of unhappiness is driving him to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible, to reach the point where he can shake the world situation as soon as possible, and to kill all these demon cubs who make him unhappy and disgusted!

After Xu Xing collected the magic weapons, he thought of this place, flicked his sleeves, and scattered a piece of ten sun golden flames towards the village at the foot of the mountain, burning the corpses of the villagers to ashes.

In this world, even a corpse without a soul can be used by the devil to practice all kinds of mysterious magical powers.

Although Xu Xing failed to save them, at least he could let these people have a clean death and be completely relieved.

After doing all this, he turned into a sword light and fell into the ancient temple.

Zuo Qingtian and Li Xiuru also saw what Xu Xing had just done. They looked at each other and had a deeper understanding of this distinguished guest from the sea.

Zuo Qingtian was silent for a while before saying:
"Brother Xu, well done."

Li Xiuru looked at the village that was gradually reduced to ashes in the flames, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red. However, he just clenched his fists, showed a firm expression, bowed to Xu Xing, and said nothing more.

After all, Ao Zhengrong was not a human, and he didn't care about the fate of these mortals. He just didn't say anything when he saw Xu Xing's worried expression, and tactfully stepped aside.

However, looking at the expression on Xu Xing's face that he had never seen before, Ao Zhengrong couldn't help but think of what he had said before, and some doubts began to form in his heart.

——As the saying goes, one sympathizes with one's own kind. A group of mortals died, and the senior looked like this. Could he really be a human?
However, after thinking about it, Ao Zhengrong still felt that this guess was unreliable. After all, there were some big monsters that were close to humans.

The sacred beast that guards the mountain in Qingcheng Mountain, which was born in accordance with the principles of yin and yang and is endowed with infinite divine power, isn't it a great demon that is close to humans?
I think that the senior should also be one of such unique species in the world, with one person forming his own clan. Without any blood connection with other clans, he might as well treat the naturally intelligent human race as his own kind.

After Ao Zhengrong came up with a reasonable explanation in his mind, he saw that the village had been completely burned to ashes, so he spoke cautiously:

"Senior, the phenomenon just now and the ghost that appeared later reminded Xiaolong of a secret of the Demon Sect that I once heard from my uncle."

This time, not only Xu Xing became interested, Zuo Qingtian and Li Xiuru also turned around and looked at the Eighth Prince of the Dragon Palace.

Ao Zhengrong paused for a moment before saying:
"My uncle once said that within the Demon Sect, there is a legend of 'Seven Lifetimes of Enmity', which seems to be related to the Demon Star that the Demon Sect has worshipped since ancient times.

As for the rest of the story, my uncle was vague about it, and I don’t know if he didn’t know the inside story or didn’t tell me.”

Hearing the words "seven lifetimes of resentment", Xu Xing also pondered in silence.

Although he didn't know anything about the "Demon Summoning Technique", he could tell from the behavior of the Black Mountain Old Demon that the final summoning was closely related to the old demon's arrangement here.

The reason why the Black Mountain Demon fought to the death was probably because of this ancient temple, so his last prayer should also be related to it.

Then this person had been operating here for a long time. Even if the summoning failed, there should have been some other movement. How could he die so silently?
It was because Ao Zhengrong thought of this that he chose to reveal this secret, a secret that even he and his uncle did not know whether it was true or not.

After listening to this, Xu Xing thought about it and smiled:

"It seems that no matter what the reason is, we have to go to Annan and pay a personal visit to the Qiantang Dragon King."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuru turned around, looked at the two of them, and asked with some concern:

"You two, just by looking at the fierceness of this Black Mountain Old Demon, you can tell that the Southern Branch of the Demon Sect has probably recovered its vitality over the years. Are you really not going back to the sea to get some reinforcements?"

What Li Xiuru said was exactly what Ao Zhengrong was thinking. However, as for calling for reinforcements, even if he, the Eighth Prince, could do it, the Dragon Palace had no soldiers available.

In the Dragon Palace today, except for him and Qiantang Dragon King, all other aquatic creatures who have cultivated to the realm of true man have received the Heavenly Talisman, and their foundations have been shaken as a result.

If these powerful aquatic creatures stay in the sea, they can rely on the boundless ocean and the treasures of the Dragon Palace to launch the "Cang Hai Zhen Shui Formation". However, if they rashly go ashore, they are afraid that if they encounter an old devil like the Black Mountain Old Demon, it will be a disaster.

However, even though Li Xiuru was the true disciple of the Qingcheng Sword Sect, Ao Zhengrong could not tell him the truth. He just smiled and said confidently:
"With the strength of me and my uncle, let alone taking down King Jingyang, even taking down the Southern Branch of the Demon Sect shouldn't be a problem."

Li Xiuru wanted to say something, but noticed the look from Zuo Qingtian.

Although Li Xiuru was born in the Qingcheng Sword Sect, he was not arrogant and was always humble and polite to others.

During the journey with Zuo Qingtian, he also agreed with the old man's judgment, so he didn't say anything else, but nodded to Ao Zhengrong and said:

"Since the Eighth Prince is so confident, Senior Zuo and I will go with you."

Li Xiuru and Zuo Qingtian had come to Haijing to seek help for their friend. Now that they had obtained two powerful reinforcements, they naturally wanted to return to Annan as soon as possible to rescue Liu Yi from danger.

Ao Zhengrong looked at the two of them, especially at the "Jiutu Hidden Sword Talisman" in Li Xiuru's hand, and nodded reluctantly, as a sign of tacit consent.

The practice of Kendo is similar to the practice of Xuanmen, except that one is to condense the magic talismans, while the other is to forge the foundation into an indestructible, refined and pure sword embryo through thousands of tempers.

A sword cultivator who has formed a sword embryo is equivalent to the Taoist priest mentioned in the Xuanmen school. However, Li Xiuru has only just condensed a "fake embryo" and is still half a step away from the realm of the priest.

As for Zuo Qingtian, he is just a casual sorcerer and his combat power is probably even lower.

Therefore, even if the two of them possessed such a valuable treasure as the "Jidu Hidden Sword Talisman", Ao Zhengrong did not agree with their involvement in this matter from the bottom of his heart.

After all, magic weapons are just magic weapons, and they ultimately need people to control them.

Let’s not talk about the distant past, let’s just talk about what happened just now. If he and Xu Xing hadn’t been by his side, the old demon from Black Mountain would have been enough to rely on countless ghosts to exhaust the sword energy of the “Ji Du Hidden Sword Talisman” and kill people and steal treasures.

However, Ao Zhengrong changed his mind and thought of another thing.

What bothered him and Xu Xing the most was how to cross the demonic tide and reach Annan. The safest way, of course, was to hide their identities all the way and sneak into the past.

But this would inevitably slow down the journey, and the "Jiutu Hidden Sword Talisman" which has the ability to hide and sneak around could just help them solve this big problem.

Because of this, Ao Zhengrong joined the two. Xu Xing did not reject them, but nodded and said:
"That's right, I also have something I want to ask you two."

Although Ao Zhengrong has a profound family background and extensive knowledge, he has been staying in the Dragon Palace to build up his strength since the demon calamity and has never left the house.

Therefore, the Eighth Prince only knew the past and was not clear about the recent world events. Otherwise, he would not have failed to recognize the Black Mountain Old Demon.

Moreover, Xu Xing was also quite interested in the path of independent cultivators and the inheritance carried by Zuo Qingtian. Naturally, these news and information were not within Ao Zhengrong's scope of interest.

Now that I'm traveling with the two of them, it's a good opportunity to find out what's going on.

After getting their consent, Li Xiuru unfolded the "Jidu Hidden Sword Talisman", which turned into a cloud that enveloped the four people's bodies. It soared up, crossed the mountains and ridges, dense forests and swamps, and flew towards the west.

During this process, Xu Xing began to study the big locust tree in his hand and the ghost girl living in the locust tree.

He recalled Ao Zhengrong's exclamation just now, and knew that the big tree in his hand also came from the Five Directions Demon Sect, and it was the Eastern Mulberry Emperor Fuyaotian.

However, unlike the extremely strong turbid air, evil air, and negative energy from the Black Mountain Old Demon, Xu Xing only felt the Yi wood essence with rich vitality and a faint negative energy from this locust tree.

Moreover, this evil energy also comes from the Black Mountain Old Demon and has nothing to do with the locust tree itself.

In other words, in Xu Xing's eyes, this is simply a rare treasure from heaven and earth, and should have nothing to do with the Demon Cult.

Hearing this question, Ao Zhengrong smiled and explained:

"The laws of nature are constant. When things are too abundant, they should be killed. Blindly growing and reproducing is also a kind of evil way."

Hearing this, Xu Xing seemed to be thinking about something. Ao Zhengrong looked at the big locust tree with a strange look in his eyes and said with emotion:
"This Black Mountain old demon actually dared to kill the disciple of Emperor Sang Fuyaotian and seize the great law inheritance of the East Branch. He is really bold."

At first, Ao Zhengrong thought that the Black Mountain Old Demon had colluded with the old monster in Sang Huang Fuyaotian to obtain the inheritance.

However, when he took a closer look at the big locust tree, he immediately realized his mistake.

This locust tree is obviously a plant spirit, and there are traces of it practicing the Sanghuang Fuyaotian Dafa. It just had its soul extracted and ended up like this.

It is obvious that the Black Mountain Demon took the inheritance from it.

However, this discovery made Ao Zhengrong even more shocked.

It would be fine if it was any other inheritance, but as a member of the Five Directions Demon Sect, he actually dared to provoke Emperor Sang Fuyaotian. Does this Black Mountain Old Demon have some other support, or is he simply desperate?
Xu Xing noticed Ao Zhengrong's tone and raised his eyebrows.

"From what you said, Emperor Sang Fuyaotian has great influence in the Five Directions Demon Sect?"

Ao Zhengrong laughed dryly:
"In terms of the inheritance and orthodox status of the magic path, the Central Hehua Zizai Tian is naturally the most worthy and respected master of the four sects.

But the Eastern Sky Demon Lord of this generation is so fierce that the momentum of Emperor Sang Fuyaotian even faintly overshadows his Hua Zizaitian. "

When the Eastern Heavenly Demon was mentioned, not only Ao Zhengrong, but even Li Xiuru and Zuo Qingtian showed expressions of fear, which shows how powerful this Heavenly Demon is.

Ao Zhengrong kindly explained to Xu Xing.

Before the devil's calamity broke out, Huang Jutian, the Taoist master of Sanghuang Fuyaotian, had gathered together the forces of the five devil sects, causing wars everywhere in the world.

Although the human dynasty of that time was no longer in its heyday and the dragon energy and magic scrolls had declined, there were still Taoist immortals, Buddhist arhats, military sages, and even the Prime Minister, the Great Spiritual Officer of Mountains and Rivers, who were in charge, and their power was far greater than it is today.

Even though the righteous forces were so powerful and the evil forces had not yet gained the upper hand, Huang Jutian still relied on his extremely powerful and mysterious magic skills to almost make his way to the capital and break through Chang'an.

Even though he was eventually repelled by the joint efforts of many True Immortals, this Taoist master only left behind a bold statement: "Wait until September 8th in autumn, when my flowers bloom, all other flowers will die," and then retreated calmly.

After the demonic calamity broke out, Huang Jutian indeed made a comeback, and marched in three directions with Shura Yakshatian in the north and Vairocana Rentian in the west. He forcefully killed two military sages, cut down mountains and destroyed temples, and wiped out all the immortal sects that dared to resist.

Among the five great demons, Huang Jutian was the first to break into Chang'an, destroy the dragon energy talisman with his own hands, cut off the destiny of the Central Plains dynasty, and accomplished a feat that no one in the history of the demon sect had ever done.

People at that time once wrote a poem:

"The prosperity of the past has all been buried, and there is nothing left. The inner storehouse has been burned to ashes, and the streets are full of the bones of the nobles!"

After conquering Chang'an, this Taoist master took all the treasures that had been passed down for a long time in the Central Plains Dynasty, making Emperor Sang the most powerful and influential sect among the Five Sects of Demons.

In addition to plundering the human dynasty and the treasures of many cultivation sects, Emperor Sang Fuyaotian also took advantage of the opportunity when the Southern Sky Demon was seriously injured and fled far away to find a place to heal his wounds, and snatched away the sect's most precious treasure "Yinshi Youquan" of Youyou Yemotian.

As a result, even the Central Heaven, who has always been regarded as the leader of the Five Directions Demon Sect and the leader of the other four branches, seems to be unable to control the Eastern Branch. (End of this chapter)