Is the cultivation world now only populated by demonesses?

Chapter 98.97. The Curse (Two chapters combined, 6k words)

The waters of the Styx splashed everywhere.

Lu Changyuan emerged from the waters of the Underworld without saying much. The severed thoughts floated into the air and returned to Lu Changyuan's hand.

Xiao Qingfeng's hands trembled.

"Yaoguang. My Yaoguang Method."

The life-and-death reversal that originated from the Underworld has now been taken back by the acting Underworld King.

Yao Guang is Yao Guang.

Kaiyang is Kaiyang.

Xiao Qingfeng fell to the ground, his face contorted in rage, his voice like that of a ghost from the deepest hell: "I'll let you live, and then I'll make you watch as I crush your bones inch by inch!"

Countless black spirits suddenly appeared behind him, but these black spirits were far inferior to the strange creatures that Lu Changyuan had encountered on his way here. They were just ordinary puppets, similar to the folk magic trick of turning stones into soldiers.

Having lost control of the Underworld, Xiao Qingfeng could no longer possess the spirits of the Underworld.

The spirits behind him were all cultivators who died during this trip to the Underworld.

Lu Changyuan saw Xiao Hai, Wang Lian, and the people from the Beast Taming Palace.

Even in death, these people have never found peace. They have been exploited and drained of their very being by Xiao Qingfeng.

The Bone Blade arrived in front of Lu Changyuan in an instant.

Xiao Qingfeng roared and shouted, "Even if I were to be reborn, I could still ascend to Yao Guang once more!"

The friction between the blade and the thought of severing ignited a spark.

Lu Changyuan was knocked back by Xiao Qingfeng's attack, and countless black spirits swarmed forward.

“Even if you kill me, you still won’t be able to ascend to Yao Guang. You can no longer ascend to Yao Guang!” Lu Changyuan held his sword in one hand, and the intense sword energy shook the space.

Zhu Ming!

Ruoxia's magnificent and fierce sword strike annihilated the spirits that the group of cultivators had transformed into.

Xiao Qingfeng arrived again, and the white bone blades split into countless pieces, pouring down on Lu Changyuan from all directions.

Even after Xiao Qingfeng's Yao Guang technique was removed, he was still at the sixth level of the Kaiyang realm.

Kaiyang is already a top-tier expert, possessing unparalleled mastery of his cultivation.

The spirit of the deceased monk was resurrected.

As long as Xiao Qingfeng doesn't die, these spirits will relentlessly harass Lu Changyuan until he is exhausted and devoured.

Xiao Qingfeng was still shrieking: "Eat him! Eat him all!"

Lu Changyuan is not even at the fifth realm, so if he wants to defeat Xiao Qingfeng, he can only rely on the power of the current acting Underworld Lord.

It was another clash of blades.

The tooth-grinding white bone blade transformed again, its protruding teeth suddenly becoming as thick as palace pillars, and slammed fiercely towards Lu Changyuan. However, with a dazzling sword light, the bone blade and Xiao Qingfeng were both obliterated by the sword.

"You can't kill me!"

Xiao Qingfeng's venomous voice rang out again, as if he had been resurrected from the shadows and was alive once more.

The most troublesome part of the Transformation Path lies here.

It died and came back to life.

Even at the sixth level, its vitality is extremely tenacious.

It will be really difficult to kill Xiao Qingfeng in a short time.

"Young Master Lu!"

Mei Zhaozhao actually returned ahead of schedule.

Why hasn't she left yet?

Lu Changyuan turned around to look at Mei Zhaozhao, only to find that Xiao Qingfeng had also noticed her and was staring at her.

He knew something was wrong and immediately transformed into a gust of wind, flying towards Mei Zhaozhao.

Why is Mei Zhaozhao coming back at this time?
Sonorous!

"Young Master Lu!"

Duan Nian blocked the bone blade in mid-air, Lu Changyuan picked up Mei Zhaozhao, and kicked Xiao Qingfeng away: "Why haven't you left yet?"

"You've come back out of kindness!"

"Stop talking nonsense, what are you doing back here?"

As Lu Changyuan swung his sword to kill the dark spirit in front of him, he carried Mei Zhaozhao away from Xiao Qingfeng.

"I'm bringing you something! Don't be ungrateful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Changyuan suddenly felt his cheeks getting wet.

It was lighter than the traces left by Su Youwan, and exuded a captivating fragrance.

Lu Changyuan turned around and found that Mei Zhaozhao was still covered in black robes, and her face could not be seen. Only a faint purplish-red color was revealed, which was quickly covered by the girl.

"Stop staring at me! Kill him!"

Lu Changyuan then realized that some kind of authority had returned to him.

The Power of the Underworld!
Because Lu Changyuan had never acknowledged his title of Yu, the Underworld Lord gave this authority to Mei Zhaozhao. Now that Lu Changyuan was acting on behalf of the Underworld Lord, Mei Zhaozhao returned the authority.

Lu Changyuan released Mei Zhaozhao and faced Xiao Qingfeng again. The two collided violently. Xiao Qingfeng tried to shout something, but Lu Changyuan swung his fist and shattered Xiao Qingfeng's words with a single punch.

A sense of crisis suddenly welled up in his heart. Lu Changyuan frowned.

Xiao Qingfeng appeared before him once again.

A moment ago, there was only a drop of Xiao Qingfeng's blood here. It was from when Lu Changyuan punched him, breaking his teeth and sending him flying.

However, Xiao Qingfeng used this drop of blood to regenerate and pulled off a teleportation trick.

Xiao Qingfeng suddenly appeared beside Lu Changyuan: "You can't kill me, I will keep bothering you. The Underworld Kingdom is on the verge of life and death, but I am immortal!"

Thanks to the unique characteristics of the Underworld, Xiao Qingfeng is virtually invincible here. Unless the true Underworld King returns and sets forth laws, Lu Changyuan is ultimately just an agent, and agents cannot generate new laws.

Lu Changyuan sighed: "The Path of Transformation is truly disgusting."

When Xiao Qingfeng attained enlightenment, he said that he wanted to live.

He succeeded.

He is indeed very resilient.

"Xiao Qingfeng, do you know what the biggest difference is between you and the Underworld Lord?"

Xiao Qingfeng roared and entangled himself with Lu Changyuan. He didn't use any fancy magic, but simply used his body to wear down Lu Changyuan's strength. He was waiting for Lu Changyuan to run out of energy.

"The difference? The only difference is that I failed to kill you, Deng Yaoguang! The Underworld should have been my kingdom!"

Lu Changyuan shook his head: "You don't understand. The Underworld is made up of its loyal subjects and its ruler. Your illusory kingdom is just you alone."

A true king is one who has the support of his people.

A king without subjects is merely a false king.

Xiao Qingfeng's pupils contracted sharply, but he quickly regained his composure: "So what? I never intended to become the Underworld Lord. I attained immortality through transformation!"

He only wanted to devour the Underworld, not to become its ruler.

Xiao Qingfeng roared, trying to get closer to Lu Changyuan again, only to find a huge spirit standing in front of him, its blood-red maw wide open.

Moreover, at some unknown time, countless illusory spirits began to appear on the ground. These spirits were tearing and gnawing at the black spirits, and the black spirits, once killed, would turn into illusory spirits.

The tables were turned.

"How can it be!"

He cannot gain the approval of the spirits of the underworld, but Lu Changyuan can.

For four hundred years, Xiao Qingfeng did not regard the horned spirit with whom he had lived for a hundred years as a friend, but only as a tool to be used.

But Lu Changyuan, who had only stayed for a hundred years, did indeed regard Luo as a friend, even though this friend was mostly incoherent.

This is the fundamental difference between Xiao Qingfeng and Lu Changyuan.

The title of Yu was bestowed by the King of the Underworld and recognized by the spirits of the Underworld. That is why, when Lu Changyuan left the Underworld in the past, the spirits begged him to stay.

And the authority to command the spirits of the underworld.

In Lu Changyuan's hands and in Mei Zhaozhao's hands, there are two completely different approaches.

When the spirit of the Underworld returned in place of the Underworld King, it finally revealed its fangs. The illusory spirit seemed to become terrifying, turning into a ghost and devouring Xiao Qingfeng's spirit.

The chilling sounds of chewing filled the air.

Lu Changyuan said calmly, "Once your spirit is completely consumed, Xiao Qingfeng, the foundation you have established in the Underworld will cease to exist. I cannot kill you, but I can seal you away and suppress you under the Underworld for thousands of years. Can you still live then?"

Xiao Qingfeng stared at Lu Changyuan in astonishment.

He realized that Lu Changyuan was right.

If he were sealed in the Underworld for another thousand years, even if the Dao of Transformation were extremely resilient, he would surely die here.

I am destined to ascend to the Jade Palace; I am even halfway there. How can I be blocked here by such a person?!
There's always a way!
Xiao Qingfeng narrowly dodged the gaping maw, and then he saw it.

He saw a pool of blood.

That was Lu Changyuan's blood, the blood that flowed from Lu Changyuan when Xiao Qingfeng struck him against the stone tablet.

Xiao Qingfeng was overjoyed and arrived at the bloodstain in a flash of light.

He says
"Since that's the case, you can forget about living a peaceful life!"

Xiao Qingfeng's body exploded completely, and from the pool of blood, a blood-red figure slowly rose to his feet.

Lu Changyuan frowned.

Even if Xiao Qingfeng transforms into another version of himself, so what?
Xiao Qingfeng's defeat was already inevitable.

The blood-red figure quickly acquired a face and became another Lu Changyuan.

Lu Changyuan grinned menacingly, an expression he would never normally use: "My hopes of ascending to Yao Guang are dashed, but you will have to pay the price!"

With a long face, Xiao Qingfeng reached out and actually pulled out his own heart.

It was a scarlet heart with black energy running through it.

boom!
My heart was completely crushed.

Xiao Qingfeng's eyes were bloodshot as he sneered, "Lu Changyuan, you will also experience the same pain as me, having your heart ripped out. You will also experience the same feeling of having everything taken away from you."

Speech closed.

Xiao Qingfeng exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

The sweeping shockwave nearly destroyed everything.

Before being suppressed by Lu Changyuan, Xiao Qingfeng actually self-destructed, taking with him the Huasheng Dao, which he had cultivated for many years!

(End of this chapter)