The First Venerable of All Paths

"What exactly happened?"

Liu Ming glared at the Beast Taming Hall disciple and shouted, "Where is Liu Hao? Didn't I tell him to guard the entrance?"

"I don't know what happened either."

The disciple said with a mournful face, "We don't even know who the other side is. We only know that someone has set up a formation to attack us. Hall Master Liu told me to come and inform you as soon as possible."

"A formation?"

Liu Ming's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Could it be an enemy of the Beast Taming Hall?"

Seeing that the exit of the secret realm was collapsing more and more severely, Liu Ming said, "Elder Yuan, the secret realm is about to collapse! Leave immediately!"

"Walk!"

Elder Yuan nodded sharply and immediately led the other disciples of the Beast Taming Hall toward the exit of the secret realm.

However, to their despair, before they even reached the exit of the secret realm, the entire realm began to shake violently once again.

Within the secret realm, mountains crumbled and beasts roared in unison.

These monsters were the first to sense the impending crisis in the secret realm and began to charge blindly.

In the blink of an eye, no fewer than a hundred monsters died from being trampled.

As the mountains crumbled more violently, the panicked herd of beasts became increasingly frenzied.

Immediately afterwards, something happened that made Liu Ming's pupils shrink.

Led by the three-headed demon king, the demon beasts... collectively rioted.

They transformed into a torrent, surging wildly towards the exit.

The entire secret realm was filled with smoke and dust, roars of beasts, and chaos.

"Oh no!"

Liu Ming trembled, feeling his hands and feet turn icy cold.

The beasts rioted, triggering a beast tide.

"Quickly, get them under control!"

Liu Ming, being well-informed and experienced, quickly calmed down.

"Elder Yuan, control these beasts immediately, or we're all doomed!"

"yes!"

Elder Yuan also realized the seriousness of the matter and knew what the out-of-control monsters meant for them.

If they don't quickly control the situation, not only will they be unable to withstand the wrath of the court, but they might even die here.

After all, with the beasts rampaging and the secret realm collapsing, unless there is a powerful expert outside who can forcefully stabilize the secret realm, they simply cannot leave the secret realm alive.

So everyone began to form hand seals, activating the marks engraved on the monsters.

These are beast marks planted on the demonic beasts by powerful figures from Beast Taming Mountain, intended to control them.

However, the beast seal, which has always had a natural ability to suppress demonic beasts, was now ineffective.

The lower-level demonic beasts fared better; under the suppression of the beast seal, they all let out a wail and lay on the ground, their bodies convulsing.

However, even the demonic beasts at the Demon King and Demon Emperor realms were willing to endure the torment of the beast marks and desperately rushed towards the exit of the secret realm.

"Elder Liu, it's too late!"

Elder Yuan's voice was filled with terror as he said, "The exit of the secret realm is about to be destroyed. Let's leave quickly."

"Damn it!"

Liu Ming's face was ashen, and he growled, "Forget about these beasts, let's get out of here first!"

After saying that, Liu Ming took the lead and flew towards the exit of the secret realm.

The others followed suit.

The exit of the secret realm is only so big, and now that thousands of demonic beasts have rushed over, they have basically blocked the exit.

If Liu Ming and his group want to get out, they must fight the beasts for a way to survive.

What made Liu Ming even more desperate was that there was no time left.

"Get out of my way, all of you!"

Liu Ming roared and unleashed a series of spiritual energy palm strikes, trying to carve out a path to survival.

"Hey!"

One of the demon king-level Vajra Feathered Eagles, seeing Liu Ming strike it with a palm, had a cold glint flash in its pupils.

With a flap of its wings, two wind blades slashed directly at Liu Ming.

"Whoosh!"

Liu Ming quickly dodged the attack, stepped into the void, and rushed towards the exit of the secret realm.

"Awooo!"

Just as Liu Ming was about to rush out, a beastly roar rang out, and a huge claw emerged from below, slamming down fiercely towards Liu Ming.

"You beast, how dare you!"

Liu Ming's expression changed drastically, and he struck out with his palm.

"Bang!"

The two attacks collided, and the violent force sent Liu Ming flying.

"puff!"

Liu Ming coughed up a mouthful of blood, his internal energy and blood surging.

"Snap!"

To make matters worse, a huge crack stretched across the sky above the secret realm.

Through the crack, Liu Ming could even see a giant thunder hammer crashing down.

"don't want!"

Liu Ming's pupils contracted sharply, and he let out a shrill scream.

At that moment, intense unease and the fear of death surged into Liu Ming's heart, turning his face ashen.

"Thump!"

The thunderous hammer fell, crashing down from the crack and slamming into the exit of the secret realm.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Thunder roared, its terrifying power instantly blasting countless demonic beasts into dust.

"Snap!"

Endless lightning, like a tidal wave, poured into the secret realm, engulfing everything.

Apart from a few demon kings and three demon emperors, a full 90% of all the demon beasts were dead.

Even Elder Yuan was affected by the lightning and lost an arm.

The secret realm has completely collapsed!

"I can't die here!"

Liu Ming's expression kept changing, and finally he gritted his teeth and took out a statue.

The statue was entirely blood-red, as if cast in blood, and exuded a terrifying, malevolent aura.

"With my blood, I summon the evil spirit!"

The spiritual energy cut through his palm, and blood flowed out, surging into the blood-red statue.

"Evil spirits, help me!"

Liu Ming roared, and a surge of evil energy erupted from the blood-red statue, sweeping across all directions.

The backlash from the evil energy struck the demonic beasts and disciples of the Beast Taming Hall as if struck by lightning, leaving them frozen in place.

Then, we saw their vital essence flowing out continuously, their life force dissipating.

In the blink of an eye, all the demonic beasts and disciples of the Beast Taming Hall turned to ashes and vanished.

However, the gushing essence and blood continued to flow into the blood-red statue.

"Buzz!"

Amidst the surging blood light, it transformed directly into a crimson figure.

The figure was extremely blurry, with only a vague human outline visible.

Its figure was extremely tall, and its aura was bloody and malevolent, as if it were out of place in this world.

"Do you know what summoning me means?"

The blood-red figure emitted a buzzing, indistinct sound, yet it was as loud as thunder, almost shattering Liu Ming's soul.

"Know."

After losing a large amount of his essence and blood, Liu Ming's face turned ashen.

He knelt down without hesitation and said respectfully, "As long as I can live, I will offer everything I have as a sacrifice to the evil spirit."

"well."

The blood-red figure roared with laughter, the sound shattering everything in its path.

The crimson figure grabbed the three-headed demon king with its large hand and sent it into its mouth.

It was just a small mouth, but it expanded to a hundred feet in an instant, swallowing the three-headed demon emperor whole.

"Snap, snap!"

The sound of chewing rang out, and the essence and power of the three-headed demon king were completely absorbed by the evil spirit.

His figure became much clearer as a result.

Its aura has also become much stronger.

"Although I've only recovered 30% of my strength, keeping you alive shouldn't be a problem."

The evil spirit looked at its palm, then raised its arm and suddenly grabbed at the air.

"Buzz!"

A terrifying, malevolent hand suddenly appeared in the sky above the secret realm, grabbing the falling thunder hammer.

"break!"

With a single word, the Thunder Hammer shattered on the spot.

The power of a single palm strike was terrifying.

Elder Yuan, who was standing nearby, was completely stunned.

What kind of terrifying being is this?

With a single strike, the thunderous hammer that had broken through the secret realm was crushed.

"Elder Liu, that is...?"

Before Elder Yuan could finish speaking, the evil spirit immediately looked at him.

"I have just recovered and am most in need of blood and nourishment, so I will use you to replenish my blood."

The evil spirit grabbed Elder Yuan and firmly imprisoned him.

"What are you doing?"

Elder Yuan struggled desperately, but he couldn't break free from the evil spirit's restraints.

"Elder Liu, please persuade him! We are..."

"puff!"

The evil spirit exerted force and crushed Elder Yuan directly.

The bursting spiritual energy and essence were forcefully absorbed by the evil spirit and merged into its body.

The evil spirit's body solidified further.

"As expected, human blood essence is more delicious than that of demon beasts."

The evil spirit sighed, looking as if it hadn't had enough.

He looked up again and saw that the storm tornado in mid-air had already entered through the crack, transforming into an angry dragon that pounced on the evil spirit.

"Tsk, a fifth-grade formation, that's rather interesting."

The evil spirit sighed in admiration, then put its hands on its hips and exhaled evil breath.

"Disperse!"

The evil energy transformed into a long blade, and with a mighty slash, it struck.

"Sizzle!"

The storm, transformed into a raging dragon, was cleaved in two from the middle and dispersed into the wind.

Seeing this, Liu Ming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But looking at the devastated secret realm, Liu Ming's eyes were also gloomy.

The secret realm is completely destroyed.

All the disciples of the Beast Taming Hall, as well as all the demonic beasts, perished; only Liu Ming survived.

"Sir, let's go."

Liu Ming picked up the blood-red wooden carving, intending to collect the evil spirit into it.

"What? You want me to go back inside?"

The evil spirit looked at Liu Ming with a mocking tone.

"I wouldn't dare!"

Liu Ming quickly said, "But since your physical body has been destroyed, you can only use this item to keep your soul intact."

"What you say makes some sense."

The evil spirit nodded and said, "However, are you sure you really want me to go back? The crisis isn't over yet."

"What?"

Liu Ming's expression suddenly changed.

"A fifth-grade formation? You think it's so easy to break?"

The evil spirit looked up and said, "The real show is just beginning."

As soon as the evil spirit's voice fell, Liu Ming saw through the crack in the secret realm that wind and thunder intertwined in mid-air, directly transforming into a spiral-shaped force that fiercely pierced into the secret realm.

"Boom!"

The void seemed to have been shattered.

The spiraling force completely destroyed the entire secret realm.

The power of the explosion in the secret realm was like a vast river, bursting open between heaven and earth and destroying everything.

"not good!"

Liu Ming cried out shrilly, "Lord Evil Spirit, hurry, or we'll all die here!"

"What's the panic?"

The evil spirit snorted coldly, then grabbed Liu Ming, and with a flicker, appeared in mid-air and rushed out through the crack.

However, to Liu Ming's and the evil spirit's surprise, one after another, blue lotus flowers drifted down from mid-air.

At first, Qinglian was very fast, but then she started to accelerate.

In the end, the green lotus, like a meteorite, crashed down on Liu Ming and the other person.

"As expected, there was a backup plan!"

The evil spirit sneered disdainfully and reached out with its large hand, intending to destroy the blue lotus flowers.

But the moment the palm touched the blue lotus, a searing pain that pierced to the bone caused the evil spirit to immediately withdraw its hand.

"The Karmic Fire of the Azure Lotus?"

Looking at the blue flames burning in his palm, the evil spirit's voice unusually carried a hint of fear.

He gripped Liu Ming's neck tightly, his tone filled with brutal killing intent.

"You damned wretch, what kind of being have you provoked? You've really got me killed!"

Liu Ming was stunned.

"I...I don't know."

In his panic and confusion, he didn't even realize that these blue lotus flowers and flames were so familiar.

"I'll deal with you when we get out!"

The evil spirit ignored Liu Ming and looked at the blue lotus flowers floating around it, its evil aura surging around it.

"Although this fire is effective against me, it is still too weak!"

He formed a hand seal, and his body suddenly swelled up, becoming like a colossal Dharma image standing between heaven and earth.

"Evil spirit, devouring the heavens!"