Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 793 Resurrection from the dead?
"What's this noise?"

The short and fat Taoist was startled and stopped moving forward.

Pei Yingying also came to her senses at this time, and took the opportunity to shock her magic power, and countless insects and beasts immediately fell down like raindrops.

But before she could feel happy, she saw the insect beast shake, and transparent wings grew on its back. The sky and the earth immediately heard a buzzing sound, and it pounced towards her again.

At this moment, the sound suddenly stopped, as if it was just an auditory hallucination.

The short and fat old Taoist frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head, turned around and sneered, stretched out his hand and pointed, causing the ferocious demon to rush over.

Pei Yingying was shocked and quickly used her signature flying sword. The sharp blade flew through the air, intending to kill the demon!
The ferocious demon seemed to be smart. He just turned slightly to the side and easily avoided the sharp attack. Then he grinned with his big black mouth, and with a casual move of his hand, the flying sword was bound in an instant.

"Zi la..."

A sharp sound like a frying pan cooling down was heard, and black gas billowed from the flying sword, branding it on the sword body and unable to be dispelled.

Pei Yingying's face turned pale as she suffered another backlash.

She was both annoyed and frightened. In her haste, she had forgotten that the demon had the ability to defile magic weapons, and even the true sand given by her father could not do anything to him. Could it be that all demon cultivators had such strength?
Until this moment, she still didn't realize it was because of the difference in realm...

"The demon cultivators are so powerful, no wonder they can wreak havoc on the world. I shouldn't continue to fight them. I need to go home and seek help..."

Fortunately, she had a clear understanding of the battle situation. After thinking for a while, she threw a Qinglin scissors-shaped talisman forward, and then used the escape technique to rush into the sky in the blink of an eye, trying to escape.

"Want to run?"

The short and fat old Taoist kept his expression unchanged, urging the ferocious demon to take the talisman, and then he suddenly clenched his right hand!
"boom!"

In an instant, the sky and the earth suddenly darkened, and billowing black smoke immediately filled the area within a radius of ten thousand feet. It turned out to be a small magic formation that had been prepared in advance.

Pei Yingying's face changed drastically. She didn't know that the other party had been eyeing her for a long time.

"who are you?!"

Seeing the formation complete, the short and fat old Taoist felt that his plan was complete, so he replied with interest: "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is who you are next..."

Pei Yingying frowned: "What do you mean by that?"

The short and fat old Taoist laughed out loud: "The Pei family has been a torment to our Demon Alliance for a long time, and has become a serious threat to us. Originally, we didn't have a good way to deal with it, but now that we have Miss Pei, I believe that the head of the Pei family will carefully consider our conditions..."

Decades have passed, and all areas of the East China Sea have been infiltrated by the Demonic Sky Alliance to varying degrees. However, there are still some sea areas that have been unable to break through due to the strong forces in charge, and the Yaoxiu Sea is one of them.

Although the Demonic Sky Alliance was once at its peak, if the battle line was extended to the entire Taiyi Xuanling Realm, they would not have much energy to focus on this area, so the Yaoxiu Sea fell on them.

It is absolutely impossible to force Pei to relax the restrictions, so we can only find another trick.

As luck would have it, they discovered Pei Yingying traveling alone. They figured if they could capture this beloved daughter of the Pei family, they could break the deadlock. So, they followed her for tens of thousands of miles, luring her into the formation's range...

"If even the daughter of the Pei family has become a member of our Demon Heaven Alliance, how can the head of the Pei family still have the nerve to prevent us from entering the country?!"

The short and fat old Taoist flicked his sleeves and shouted loudly.

Pei Yingying seemed stunned by this, but she reacted in an instant, and said angrily with a determined look on her face: "You want me to be a filthy devil like you, bah! Even if I die, I will never let you do what you want!"

After saying this, she gathered all her magic power and poured it into her dantian, as if she wanted to detonate her own cultivation and die together with the attacking demon.

The short and fat old Taoist saw that the girl from the Pei family, whom he regarded as willful and ignorant, would rather die than bring trouble to her family. His face changed drastically. In order to avoid this trip being in vain, he hurriedly took a deep breath and stepped forward, intending to suppress her with his cultivation and stop her actions.

But at this moment, the loud noise that had disappeared for a moment suddenly picked up again, and this time was different from the previous ones. The original sound seemed to come from the sky, but this time, it was already very close!
"boom!"

But there was a deafening sound, and a tiny gap immediately appeared in the empty sky.

In an instant, the world became still, the wind and clouds moved slowly, and it seemed that even time slowed down.

The two people below stared at all this in amazement, and their movements stopped at once.

"This...this is..."

Oh my god, there is a gap!

If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would never have thought about this scene for the rest of their lives.

And the changes continued. They saw a dark mist suddenly fly out from the gap, then swept across the sky and fell straight into the deep sea.

At the same time, an extremely powerful wave spread out. Even though Pei Yingying and the others were so far away, they still felt a surge of pressure that made it almost impossible for them to breathe.

It was not until the fog disappeared above the sea that the two of them came to their senses.

The short and fat old Taoist's mind raced, and he felt that whether the mysterious mist was created by fate or by a master, it was beyond the ability of a small golden elixir like his to withstand, and he absolutely could not stay here any longer!
Thinking of this, he took a step forward and came in front of Pei Yingying, then swung his sleeves, trying to wrap her up and escape.

But before he could actually capture Pei Yingying, an idea suddenly came to him, and he felt dizzy. Then he felt himself fall heavily into the void, and his whole body was sore.

When he came to his senses, he was shocked to find that he was already thousands of feet away from where he was just now, and there was a figure in a black robe beside him whose face could not be seen clearly.

He was shocked. The other party could actually pull him up from thousands of feet away out of thin air. How could an ordinary person use such magical powers?

Thinking back to the faint sense of the true dragon energy from the mysterious mist just now, he couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that I have encountered Senior Longgong?!"

Thinking of this, he secretly thought that it was not good. Although the Demonic Sky Alliance intended to infiltrate the East China Sea, they were doing it slowly. They had been warned repeatedly not to provoke anyone from the Dragon Palace.

Otherwise, their life and death will depend on the other party's decision, and the Demon League will not do anything to help them.

This matter was a matter of life and death. The short and fat old Taoist was so frightened that he trembled like a sieve. He didn't dare to look up. He stood up and knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Senior, please forgive me, please forgive me. I didn't mean to be here. I was just led here by that little girl on purpose."

At this time, a voice of coquettish anger came from a distance: "Senior, don't believe him. He is a cultivator of the devilish way. He has been following me all the way just to capture me and use me to wreak havoc in the Yaoxiu Sea!"

The short and fat old Taoist's heart skipped a beat, his eyes reddened as he cursed inwardly: "What a crazy woman! She didn't even take this opportunity to escape, but instead came forward to kill me?!

The figure in the black robe was Chen Mu. He and Taixuan had been flying in the void sky for a long time. It seemed that they were not destined to die. At the last moment, they found a weak spot and struggled to break out of the boundary.

But it was precisely because of this that Taixuan consumed too much energy and fell into a deep sleep again.

But apart from that, they did return successfully after all. Although they were far away from the Iwakawa Sea area, they finally returned, right?
But he didn't expect that upon returning, he would encounter a scene of demonic cultivators wreaking havoc... Chen Mu looked down, ignoring Pei Yingying, and looked at the short and fat old Taoist and said coldly: "I am Chen Mu from Beiyuan, and I have a few words to ask you."

The short and fat old Taoist priest seemed to be struck by thunder. His body trembled violently and his face turned pale in an instant. His eyes were filled with surprise and suspicion. He raised his head tremblingly and said in a lost voice: "Bei... Beiyuan Chen Mu?!"

"Beiyuan Chen Mu?"

At this time, Pei Yingying flew over and looked at the figure in black robe standing with his hands behind his back. Although she did not know Chen Mu and could not see his face clearly, just by the profound and majestic demeanor, like a jade or a jade, she knew that the person in front of her might be a hidden master.

Thinking of this, she calmed down and went to the side quietly.

The short and fat old Taoist priest still hadn't come back to his senses, and kept muttering to himself: "Chen... Chen Mu is already dead, isn't he? How could he appear here..."

During the sixty years that Chen Mu disappeared, the Xuan and Demon sects had fought fiercely several times for opportunities, fortune, and even territory, and both sides lost many disciples.

However, the fights between the two were mostly limited to the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, and there were not many fights involving Nascent Soul cultivators. Even on the few occasions when they did, they retreated tacitly after a brief exchange.

A big part of the reason for this is because of Chen Mu's hasty "death". Now that the devilish calamity has not yet arrived, they are naturally unwilling to fight to the death with their enemies. Each faction more or less wants to conserve their energy and preserve their strength.

Even if any Taoist or Demon League leader feels that his strength has greatly increased and wants to fight and kill the enemy, he will be scolded by the True Lords of the various sects.

The reason is that even the world's number one immortal genius could not roam the world alone, so how could they be spared?
Although there is nothing wrong with doing so, the spread of the news over time has helped to boost Chen Mu's reputation in both the Xuan and Demonic sects.

People don't often mention the immortal talents of the past, but newly promoted Jindan magic cultivators like them will inevitably hear Chen Mu's name from the alliance.

Sometimes I even wonder what kind of genius he was that, after his death, he could still be remembered and compared to others by the Nascent Soul cultivators of both the Xuan and Demon sects?

The same was true for the short and fat old Taoist. When he first joined the Demon League, he said that he regretted not being able to meet the legendary Chen Mu.

But now, when Chen Mu really stood in front of him, he did not feel the joy of his wish coming true, but was filled with fear and cold sweat on his head.

Chen Mu saw that he was shaking non-stop, obviously recognizing him, but he didn't say anything for a long time, so he frowned unconsciously.

Seeing this, the short and fat old Taoist was shocked and stammered, "If Senior Chen... Senior Chen has any questions, I will... definitely tell you the truth."

Pei Yingying looked at the short, fat old Taoist priest who was almost paralyzed with fear, then glanced at Chen Mu, wondering in her heart, "Who is Chen Mu? How could he have such a prestigious reputation?"

She had been practicing Taoism for only more than fifty years, which happened to be the period when Chen Mu disappeared. Because she had been practicing Taoism at home for many years, she had not heard much about him.

Chen Mu said calmly: "It doesn't matter if you don't tell the truth. I have my own way to make you tell the truth."

The short and fat old Taoist was even more frightened and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "I dare not, I dare not."

Of course he didn't dare to do so, and he wouldn't lie. After all, in the eyes of people like them, nothing is more important than their own life.

However, Chen Mu did not think that a Jindan cultivator could know much, so he did not intend to ask about any secrets. He just wanted to find out what happened during the time he "disappeared".

"Let me ask you, how long has it been since the last time Penglai Palace appeared?"

The short and fat old Taoist was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Mu to ask such a simple question.

"Replying to the senior, it has been sixty years since I retired from the Immortal Palace."

As he answered, he couldn't help but wonder, "How come he doesn't even know this? Could it be that he wasn't faking his death, but... coming back to life?!"

"Sixty years?"

Chen Mu was also stunned. Although he had expected that the time would not be too short, he did not expect it to be as long as sixty years.

He nodded slightly, then asked, "Has the demonic calamity revealed itself yet? What is the situation in the world?"

How could the short and fat Taoist dare to play tricks in front of him? Besides, what he asked was not confidential, so he spoke repeatedly, not only telling Chen Mu everything he asked, but also giving him a lot of other information.

Only then did Chen Mu realize that the whole world was filled with demonic cultivators. Apart from the Central Continent, which still had a pure land, even the East China Sea was not spared.

In the beginning, there was the human race led by the seven seas to fight against the demon cultivators, but due to the inaction of the Dragon Palace for unknown reasons, they gradually became unable to stand alone, and were inevitably infiltrated by the demon cultivators who had been doing the same thing for decades and became like a sieve.

Compared with these obvious large clans, some not-so-strong sea forces have survived until now. One of them is the Yaoxiu Sea Area that the short and fat old Taoist is planning this time.

It’s not because they are tenacious and willing to fight to the death, but because the Demonic Alliance did not spend too much energy on them.

But things were different now. The seven seas had already been lost, and more and more demon cultivators had freed up their hands. It was obvious that their next challenge would be...

Pei Yingying, who was standing by, was stunned by what she heard. If it weren't for Chen Mu, she wouldn't have known that her family was in such danger.

Suddenly, she felt a surge of self-blame. No wonder her father had been sighing so much recently and practicing hard in seclusion. It turned out...

But she was so good, not only did she not help the clan share the worries, she also came out on her own and was almost captured by the evil cultivators and became their bargaining chip.

When she thought about the consequences if this really happened, she wanted to kill herself with a sword...

After asking, Chen Mu had a general understanding of what had happened in the past sixty years. After his eyes moved, he pointed at the short and fat old Taoist.

The old Taoist shuddered, but he knew that there was no possibility of escape in front of Chen Mu, so he simply kowtowed on the spot and begged for mercy: "Senior, please spare my life, please spare my life!"

But Chen Mu did not stop. A golden light flew out from his fingertips and instantly penetrated his body.

The short and fat old Taoist died instantly, but after waiting for a moment, his soul floated out tremblingly. After turning around, he saw that Chen Mu had no intention of making things difficult for him, and he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. After bowing to him, he flew away at high speed.

Pei Yingying uttered an "Ah," but then realized she had been a bit rude. She quickly lowered her head and asked, "Senior, why did you let him go? What if he spread the news and teamed up with others to hunt you down..."

Chen Mu smiled faintly: "What if it gets out? Even if they don't come, I will still go to their door."

After saying this, he emitted a ray of light, quickly caught up with the fleeing soul, and then left a mark on its body without anyone noticing.

Moreover, he just heard from the old Taoist that Huanyue Palace is now also facing pressure from demonic cultivators. He still has a close relationship with them, and his third disciple Han Kong is also practicing there, so naturally he cannot sit idly by.

Rather than passively spreading the word that he had "resurrected from the dead," it would be better to use this old Taoist's words...

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(End of this chapter)