I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

"What's so great about guarding the palace? The place where you are is the palace."

Yan Qingqiu walked towards Lin Yi with a commanding presence, his eyes filled with determination.

Lin Yi even wondered if she was planning to kill him.

"If you're feeling down, how about we go for a walk?"

"it is good."

Lin Yi immediately agreed, and Yan Qingqiu took his hand and flew towards Qingqiu.

It was still that mountain peak that belonged exclusively to Yan Qingqiu, in a small bamboo hut.

Yan Qingqiu asked Lin Yi to sit down and began to make tea.

"Our first meeting was like that too. I like drinking tea. Tea can calm the mind and bring peace of mind. Many answers are realized while drinking tea."

Yan Qingqiu shared his insights on tea drinking, but Lin Yi, not understanding, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Yan Qingqiu continued, "I am the ruler of Qingqiu, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. The Nine-Tailed Fox clan enjoys boundless glory, but in reality, every generation of Nine-Tailed Foxes is fighting against fate."

Knowing destiny is a supernatural power of the nine-tailed fox, but knowing destiny is easy, defying destiny is difficult. Understanding the Dao is easy, achieving the Dao is difficult.

Lin Yi roughly understood what Yan Qingqiu was trying to say.

"Is this the other way you were talking about?"

"Yes."

Yan Qingqiu looked at Lin Yi and said, "When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

"If either of us attains enlightenment, then neither the celestial realm nor the demon realm will be of any concern."

Lin Yi's expression remained unchanged; he simply put down his teacup.

He knew why Yan Qingqiu had come today.

"If you want to kill me, there are many ways you can do it; you don't have to tell me."

Lin Yi knew that Yan Qingqiu's strength was not as simple as it seemed.

So far, Lin Yi's demon-slaying manual has only failed in front of two people.

One is Nuwa, and the other is Yan Qingqiu.

Yan Qingqiu is showing an error. She is clearly a powerful being who surpasses even the gods, but her cultivation level is not high in the Demon Extermination Manual.

Lin Yi didn't believe in the demon-slaying manual; he trusted the facts he saw.

Yan Qingqiu's strength far exceeds what is shown in the Demon-Slaying Manual.

Therefore, Lin Yi was unsure whether he would win or lose in a fight against her.

But one thing is certain: if Yan Qingqiu wanted to launch a sneak attack, she would have plenty of opportunities.

"I'm speaking frankly with you. This is the last thing I can do. Let's have a fair fight."

This is Yan Qingqiu's love for Lin Yi.

She could launch a sneak attack, but she couldn't.

In a direct confrontation, victory or defeat depends on skill.

"With your strength, it would be difficult for you to fight me. I don't want to appear so weak."

Don't be fooled by Lin Yi's unstoppable rampage during the day; he didn't actually demonstrate his true strength.

Yan Qingqiu smiled too.

"My strength far exceeds your imagination. Now, I'll show you the real me!"

Yan Qingqiu made a hand seal, and from who knows where, a new Yan Qingqiu appeared, and then Yan Qingqiu merged with her.

Lin Yi could clearly feel that her aura had nearly doubled in strength.

However, this was only the beginning. Not long after, another Yan Qingqiu arrived, and after merging with her, her strength doubled once again.

This is only the third one. Next, there will be a fourth, a fifth, a sixth...

Lin Yi counted them one by one, and finally, he reached the eightieth.

This was also the last one. When this Yan Qingqiu completely merged with Yan Qingqiu, Yan Qingqiu's aura became so powerful that it was terrifying.

This is the true essence of the clone technique: the clone can be separated and then reunited, and upon returning, one's strength will be greatly enhanced.

Eighty is Yan Qingqiu's limit, but if he could have one more, that would be the return to oneness, the final perfection of his merits.

Behind Yan Qingqiu, nine fox tails swayed, seemingly carrying some kind of Daoist charm.

The pressure she exerted on Lin Yi now even surpassed that of the Earth Mother Heavenly Lord back then.

"Now I am the true Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. Are you ready for a fight to the death?"

Chapter 712: The End

Lin Yi saw the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox in its complete form for the first time. She was beautiful, powerful, and exuded an eerie and mysterious aura.

What's strange is that even Lin Yi's eyes seem unable to catch her movements when she sways her tail.

Mysterious, as if there were stars twinkling behind her, as if they could intoxicate one's soul.

But hidden within this scene lies a surging murderous intent.

Thunder, fire, storm, giant wave, rock, ice, blade, curse—there are eight Dao rhythms in total.

Yan Qingqiu was a straightforward person. Since it was destined that they would kill each other to determine the final victor, and that they would be each other's stepping stones to enlightenment, she didn't need to be coy.

Fight fair and square, with no regrets about winning or losing. Whoever achieves enlightenment depends on their own abilities.

At least until now, she has been upright and honest, and has never schemed against Zhang Linyi in the slightest.

Seeing that Yan Qingqiu was so forthright, Lin Yi didn't pretend anymore. He drew his demon-slaying sword and prepared to fight.

A brilliant light shone from Qingqiu, activating an array powerful enough to shield the celestial realm from prying eyes, enveloping the two of them within it.

Lin Yi was surrounded by stars, but no mountains were visible.

"This is Nuwa's Illusionary Realm. You and I can go all out without worrying about being found out by the outside world."

"Empress Nuwa... it seems this is the arena she prepared for us."

Clearly, Nuwa had already foreseen that a battle between them was inevitable. The battlefield was already prepared, so what else was there to say?

Just fight!

Lin Yi had never used his full strength before, but this time he finally loosened his restrictions, as had Yan Qingqiu.

She has eighty bodies in total, including her original body, each having cultivated for thousands of years. Today is the first time they have completely merged, but she is not unfamiliar with her own power.

Although Lin Yi's cultivation time was short, he absorbed the memories of many demons and monsters, which were automatically transformed into his own combat experience.

It's impossible to tell who is truly invincible between the two just by looking at their aura and cultivation level.

The real-world exercise began very quickly.

Lin Yi thrust out his sword in an unremarkable manner. Although it looked ordinary, Yan Qingqiu dared not be careless. She drew a Tai Chi symbol with her hands, and black and white energies swirled in her hands, absorbing Lin Yi's demon-slaying sword and then pulling it away.

The principle is simple: first accept, then transform, and then use your claws to rip out the heart.

Lin Yi dodged to the side, then thrust his left hand forward with a sword-like finger, aiming for Yan Qingqiu's wrist.

Yan Qingqiu avoided the sharp point, pressed against the side, bent his fingers, and his sharp claws scratched at the back of Lin Yi's hand.

Lin Yi wouldn't let her grab him, instead turning his fingers into claws and seizing Yan Qingqiu's hand. Yan Qingqiu chopped down and pressed her hand down, then kicked out with her foot...

After the two made contact, they had exchanged blows several times in the blink of an eye, with danger looming between them.

The greatest truths are the simplest. Although the two used the simplest martial arts techniques, it was precisely in these techniques that the difference in their strength was most evident.

After a flurry of activity, the two of them started to push things to a higher level.

Yan Qingqiu was proficient in all kinds of magic, and coincidentally, so was Lin Yi.

He can obtain the corresponding immortal essence by killing immortals, and the more he kills, the more omnipotent he becomes.

Yan Qingqiu attacked with water, and Lin Yi defended with earth. When Yan Qingqiu attacked with fire, Lin Yi extinguished it with water.

The two were also unable to determine a winner in terms of magic.

Nevertheless, the intensity of their battle grew, and as they fought, more and more spatial rifts appeared around them, all created by their attacks.

"There's no point in continuing like this. Let's decide the outcome with one decisive move!"

Yan Qingqiu had already tested Lin Yi's strength, and it turned out to be just about the same as hers.

Since that's the case, there's no point in continuing the fight.

If it's a matter of life and death, then the only option is to use the strongest attack.

Lin Yi also understood this principle.

In fact, he had already begun to build up his strength from the start of the battle.

The body's vital energy was constantly being compressed and circulated, and the liver's regeneration had reached its limit.

Lin Yi suddenly realized that perhaps the liver's strength has its limits.

What if we take a risk and choose to complete the fusion of the five elements within the heart?

The other five elements first merge, and are ultimately burned into the most violent spiritual energy by the raging fire in the heart.

This seems like something worth trying.

Lin Yi had a new idea, but this time, he still used the old version of Five Elements Returning to Origin.

Even so, this move, which has not yet been unleashed, is already extremely powerful.

Yan Qingqiu was no less formidable. She made a hand seal that Lin Yi couldn't understand and commanded, "Nine returns to one!"

The nine tails behind her merged together, and she transformed from a nine-tailed fox into a single-tailed fox. Instantly, her power surged, even surpassing Lin Yi's by a large margin.

"Heaven-Shattering Divine Palm!"

Yan Qingqiu swung his left and right hands forward once each, and a claw mark with a world-destroying aura quickly shot towards Lin Yi.

Lin Yi sensed the presence of death; if he were to be affected, he would likely die.