Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

Li Yuan stood guard at the cave entrance, keeping an eye on the situation inside. The battle fluctuations in the distance were gradually weakening, indicating that the battle between Wei Zheng and the Snow Fox Demon King was coming to an end.

Given the Snow Fox Demon King's cautious nature, he would definitely flee immediately upon discovering the death of the Ink Dragon Demon King.

Inside the cave, Ji Fanghua's hand seals stopped, but her advancement was not successful. Instead, she entered a critical stage. Her face was sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and her expression was sometimes sad and sometimes angry. She was obviously trapped in an illusion.

Li Yuan had known for a long time that Ji Fanghua carried a deep-seated hatred, and that she buried herself in diligent cultivation with the sole purpose of killing her enemy.

Because of her deep-seated obsession, breaking through the illusion realm was more difficult for her than for ordinary cultivators. She had to overcome the shackles of hatred in order to continue on the path of cultivation.

No one can help her through this; she has to get through it on her own.

He sighed softly and turned his gaze to the lake, where Wei Zheng's figure was rushing towards him.

Li Yuan immediately got up and went to greet him.

"Lord Li, it's good that you're alright."

Seeing that Li Yuan was safe and sound, Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. "Qingjiang Town is alright, the losses weren't too great. That fox demon was very cunning and didn't use its full strength."

This was exactly what Li Yuan had expected. He nodded and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Sect Leader Wei, for holding back that demon fox, which allowed me to successfully slay the demon dragon."

"That demonic dragon has been slain? That's wonderful!"

For the past month, the Ink Dragon Demon King has unleashed a reign of terror throughout southern Hunan, devouring tens of thousands of people and leaving devastation in its wake.

The cultivators of Xiangnan had long hated it, and upon hearing that it had been slain, they were naturally overjoyed.

"Lord Li is a young prodigy. At such a young age, he was able to behead even a half-step demon emperor. He is truly a peerless genius that our Great Tang Dynasty has never seen since its founding!"

No wonder Wei Zhenzheng exclaimed that an eighteen-year-old at the Condensation Realm was unheard of.

Moreover, he was able to kill a half-step demon emperor, which made people sigh that his cultivation speed was too monstrous and beyond the reach of others.

"Sect Leader Wei, you flatter me. I was just lucky. Now that this matter is settled, I must hurry back to report. Farewell."

He bowed to Wei Zheng in farewell, without mentioning Ji Fanghua's promotion, so as not to cause any further trouble.

"Please proceed, Lord Li."

Wei Zheng hurriedly returned the greeting, feeling honored to have worked with such a young and outstanding talent.

After the two parted, Li Yuan returned to the cave entrance and continued to meditate and wait there, taking the opportunity to recuperate.

The reason he was able to kill the Ink Dragon Demon King, who was above his level, was only partly due to his strength; the main reason was his strategy.

After all, although the Ink Dragon Demon King had extraordinary cultivation, he was somewhat simple-minded and overly arrogant, which gave him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Thinking of the demon emperor's aura that appeared at the end, he felt a sense of urgency. Making an enemy of an emperor meant that he could be in danger at any moment.

Therefore, the only way for him to protect himself is to improve his strength as soon as possible, so that he can at least fight against the Demon Emperor.

Two days later, Ji Fanghua's breathing became increasingly chaotic, her spiritual energy surged, blood even flowed from the corners of her mouth, and she looked pained, as if she was going through some great ordeal.

Li Yuan is closely monitoring the situation and is ready to provide assistance at any time.

Fortunately, Ji Fanghua's breathing stabilized overnight, and soon her aura began to rise steadily. Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed she had successfully passed that hurdle.

Half a day later, he sensed the presence inside the cave and went in.

"Did it work?"

Ji Fanghua slowly opened her eyes, a flash of silver light passing through the depths of her pupils.

She looked inward, feeling the renewed power within her body, and smiled slightly: "Yes, it worked."

"Congratulations." Li Yuan smiled as well. "Let's go, we should head back to Xuefeng Mountain."

The news of the Black Dragon Demon King's death should have been sent back long ago. The fact that the two of them have not returned to report for so long must be causing concern.

Xuefeng Mountain.

As soon as the two stepped into the outer perimeter, they saw various lights flashing in the sky and heard constant roars.

The two exchanged a glance, realizing that something must have happened in the valley, and immediately sped up, their figures moving like lightning as they rushed forward.

Dark clouds rolled in over the valley, accompanied by constant lightning and thunder.

The violent demonic energy and magical power collided fiercely in the air, unleashing a deafening roar.

Firelight, lightning, sword light, and blade light intertwined, illuminating half the sky with flickering brightness.

The valley was in complete chaos.

Upon entering the valley, Li Yuan immediately saw that the formation had already collapsed, and the four demon kings had broken free of their restraints and were engaged in fierce battle with the members of the Demon Suppression Division.

Tiger Cave Demon King wielded a huge mountain-splitting axe, splitting deep trenches into the ground.

The Azure Scale Demon King revealed its true form: a giant golden python that spewed green poisonous mist from its mouth, causing vegetation to wither and rocks to corrode wherever it passed.

The Crocodile Dragon Demon King charged wildly, its thick tail lashing out and shattering the Demon Suppression Division's formation.

The most despicable one is the Mist-Hidden Demon King, whose body is hidden in a cloud of mist, elusive and constantly emerging to launch sneak attacks, making it impossible to defend against.

However, none of these were the real threat. In the center of the valley, a terrifying aura permeated the entire valley.

A figure draped in a black robe hovered in mid-air, surrounded by a dense, dark demonic aura. His face was hidden under a hood, revealing only a pair of eyes that glowed green.

His aura was clearly at the level of a Demon Emperor.

"Dark Eclipse Demon Emperor, you have no connection with Guan Zhu, why are you getting involved in this mess?"

Lu Guangling stood on the cloud, sword in hand, and shouted a stern question.

"Hehe~ As long as it can annoy you old fogies, why wouldn't I do it?"

The Dark Eclipse Demon Emperor cackled, looking down at Zhang Daojing, who was still reinforcing the seal. "Old man, thanks to your sword strike back then, I spent ten whole years recovering from this injury. Today, I'll make you pay double!"

Li Yuan's expression was grave. No one had expected that, in addition to the Crowned Demon Emperor, there would be a second Demon Emperor.

"Enough talk, let's fight!"

Lu Guangling shouted in a deep voice.

Lou Junbo was restrained by the four demon kings, while the Crowned Demon Emperor below took the opportunity to launch a frenzied attack, causing the entire valley to tremble. Zhang Daojing was suppressing the attack alone, and the valley was in danger of collapsing at any moment.

"Come on, let's have a good fight! It's been so long!"

The two beams of light collided and crisscrossed, causing thunderclouds to roll in the sky and the sky to darken instantly.

At one end of the sealing formation, Zhang Daojing sat cross-legged, his hands constantly forming hand seals, injecting golden runes into the seal to reinforce the constantly collapsing sealing chains.

Under the seal, the Crowned Demon Emperor's attacks grew increasingly fierce. The sealing chains creaked under the strain, and the runes on them dimmed rapidly at a visible speed.

"Li Yuan! You've come back just in time!"

Han Kuo and the others, who were engaged in a fierce battle with the Tiger Cave Demon King, perked up when they saw Li Yuan arrive and shouted, "Quickly, go help Lord Lou!"

Li Yuan quickly assessed the situation on the battlefield and made a decisive decision: "Junior Sister Ji, you go and help Han Kuo and the others deal with the Tiger Cave Demon King. I will take over from Lord Lou to deal with the Azure Scale Crocodile Dragon."

"good!"

Ji Fanghua responded, her figure blurred, and she instantly teleported behind the Tiger Cave Demon King, a spatial blade silently slashing towards its neck.

"Lord Lou! Quickly, go and help Senior Lu!"

Li Yuan unleashed a slash, the blade's energy like a bolt of lightning, sweeping towards both demon kings simultaneously.