Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"Ah....."

Chengzhen chuckled lightly, not bothering to investigate the identity of the visitor.

After he regained his human form, Jiang Mo's second true form also appeared, standing shoulder to shoulder with him. The previously rampant demonic energy, like a storm, obscured his presence.

The abbot and the sect leader of Jietian, who were not far away, felt a chill in their hearts when they saw the Demon Lord's true face. They instinctively sensed danger, and the three-headed demon king was also watching them covetously. If a conflict broke out today, they would not be able to leave alive.

"Hmm? Why are you two silent?"

Chengzhen asked again.

“Fellow Daoist, I was just passing by by chance. There is a great demon in the southwest, and I went there for it. I never expected to encounter such strange phenomena on your side. I thought there was a disaster, so I came here to help.”

The abbot clasped his hands in explanation. He was of unknown age, with white hair and an air of otherworldly wisdom. He made up an excuse without hesitation.

"Is it?"

"Then I won't keep you any longer, senior. Go ahead. If we meet again someday, I hope to hear about your deeds. Please don't think it's a lie."

Chengzhen smiled faintly, and out of consideration for their shared humanity, he refrained from taking a forceful action against Abbot Fang.

"Alright, fellow Daoist, farewell!"

The old man bowed in response, his mind unconsciously tense. He dared not inquire about the alliance with the demon king. Some things could be fooled by pretending to be ignorant, but once exposed, he feared he would lose his life.

Thinking of this, he feared that these members of the demonic sect might change their minds, so he used his escape technique to leave immediately.

In the end, in the vast world, only the Sect Master of Jietian remained, all alone.

He was already numb. If the three-headed demon king, the demon lord, and all four attacked together, they could tear him to pieces.

“Fellow Daoist…”

Just as the leader of the Jietian Sect was gritting his teeth and racking his brains to find an excuse,

"Don't tell me you're just passing by."

Chengzhen's voice was somewhat cold. He hadn't forgotten that when he was still a dragon, this person's killing intent was extremely strong. If his uncle's Dharma body and the demon kings weren't here, he would most likely have suffered a calamity.

In that instant, the pressure on the leader of the Intercepting Heaven Sect suddenly increased dramatically. As if sensing a dangerous aura, his eyes sharpened and he became extremely vigilant.

"I....."

He tried to explain, but was impatiently interrupted by Chengzhen:

"Fine, let's learn our lesson."

"Uncle-Master—"

"boom!!!"

The second true form attacked with overwhelming force; a single person possessed the momentum of a thousand galloping horses.

"You scoundrel, how dare you deceive me?"

Enraged, the leader of the Jietian Sect drew his sword to meet the attack. His sword energy surged like a waterfall, gathering into a deadly move that aimed directly at the attacker.

"boom!"

"Bang!!"

Several mountain peaks were shattered, and with each clash, figures streaked across the earth like meteors, carving out a deep ravine.

After a stalemate of six rounds, the second true form overwhelmed the opponent with sheer force, breaking the sword of the Intercepting Heaven Sect Master and even cleaving him in two on the spot.

"Pfft——!"

Silver-gray blood splattered, the wound instantly ripped the entire body apart, disemboweling it, and along the way, the internal organs exploded into a bloody mist.

This top expert, with a look of astonishment in his eyes, died on the spot. However, his body was rather special, and he was suspected to be a dharma body, so he did not come in person.

The battle came to an end, and the corpses of the three giant beasts, half of which had been eaten, were left. Chengzhen instructed Yaowang and Yuemin to take them back to the mountain gate.

Half an hour later, on the fourth floor of the Library, Chengzhen looked somewhat solemn as he browsed the rumors circulating on the dark web.

He has been busy preparing for the battle and adjusting his condition these past two days and has not paid attention to the news from the outside world. On the 2nd alone, the rumors released by the North almost completely disrupted his plans.

"Mysterious Venerable, you're about to emerge from the East Sea?!"

Yao Wang, who was standing nearby, leaned over and curiously inquired.

"...It's hard to say."

Chengzhen couldn't determine the veracity of the news either, and simply pondered:

"The entrance that my master explored was in Wutong Mountain in Shenzhen. If it were to open again, it would be in the East China Sea. That seems a bit odd, but it's not impossible."

"Perhaps when he becomes the new Lord of the Realm, it is possible that during the refining of the secret realm, the space will be reset, and another entrance and exit channel will need to be set up."

Yue Min, with the most experience, corroborated this possibility, while also expressing some concern:

"The message was released by the Nine-Tailed Fox. It is said that it has a royal advisor who is skilled in divination and prophecy. If they sensed danger and had no choice but to do this, it means that the Xuanzun would pose a fatal threat to them, so they are eager to destroy the passage."

"Is it feasible?" Cheng Zhen's heart tightened.

"Hmm... Logically speaking, if the passage is attacked the moment it opens and before it has stabilized, it will forcibly close due to the self-healing properties of space."

"There shouldn't be only one passage to that secret realm, right? Or, if it's shattered and then rebuilt, how long would it take?" Chengzhen felt increasingly uneasy.

"It's not unique; it's just that after the initial refinement, only one passage can be opened, and the number increases continuously thereafter."

"As for opening the passage, the boundary wall is very thick. Even with Xuanzun's abilities, I can't say for sure when it will take. I'm afraid that your mortal enemy, our mortal enemy, will be caught up in this mess by the Nine-Tailed Fox and will start blocking the passages in various places. That would be troublesome for Xuanzun, and he might be trapped inside forever."

"Therefore, this battle is of paramount importance to us and we cannot afford to lose it. We need to find that coordinate in the East China Sea as soon as possible."

Yue Min helped analyze the situation and had a premonition that a bloody storm was about to break out.

Chapter 421 Fatal Leak

After discussing for about half an hour, the group decided to postpone their plan to attack the four sects and instead focus on finding the coordinates of the impending appearance of the world to cover Jiang Mo's successful return. Once his physical body and dharma body meet and merge into one again, his cultivation level would be among the best in history.

At 2 a.m., Yao Wang, Cheng Zhen, Yue Min, and Yue Li set out together to sweep through the waters of the East China Sea, while their second true bodies remained at the sect for defense.

Because there are many demon kings in the East Sea, whose strength is several levels greater than that on land, the three demon kings and Chengzhen did not separate. Instead, they grouped together and flew in a straight line along the northeast direction.

Passing through Japan, what came into view were ruined cities and scattered fragments of war flames in the darkness.

Human civilization here has been nearly destroyed, ravaged by countless marine creatures mutated by nuclear wastewater. These creatures are like diseased cancer cells, multiplying wildly and possessing extremely corrosive and infectious properties. The nuclear radiation they carry has reached alarming levels.

The native vegetation and animals were gradually polluted by them. In addition, with the revival of spiritual energy, many species should have evolved rapidly, but due to the influence of nuclear pollution, they embarked on a path completely different from other continents, becoming ugly and violent, and their hatred for humans was unprecedented, launching attack after attack.

In the past two years, the awakened beings and superhumans of Japan have suffered repeated defeats and are helpless against the monsters they have created. Among them are several super-large polluted creatures with strength comparable to demon kings.

Chengzhen glanced at it briefly, and amidst the swirling winds and clouds, a wary monster lurked beneath the sea, extending countless dark, viscous tentacles, ready to fight.

However, they ignored it and continued north, chasing the horizon where the water met the sky, and in an instant they were already ten thousand meters away.

Soon, they arrived at the Bering Strait, the dividing line between Asia and North America. Chengzhen gazed at the boundless ocean and, using the meridian of his location as the boundary, explored the sea area on the left from north to south, mainly to avoid missing the secret realm's coordinates, which appeared on the edge of the East China Sea.

Eight hours later, the three demon kings and Chengzhen, having repeatedly avoided the troublesome deep-sea demon king, had almost turned the sea surface on the east side of the Asian continent upside down, but still couldn't find the slightest trace.

Meanwhile, news spread throughout the Nine Provinces that the demon kings who had raided the San Yi Sect had died. Furthermore, the abbot, the head of Yaochi Sect, and the head of Jietian Sect went to investigate and saw the true face of the Demon Lord, nearly losing their lives in the process.

The various demon kings and secluded sects who were initially hesitant were terrified at first glance, and for a moment thought that this was a trap set by the Nine-Tailed Fox and them, waiting for their prey to take the bait.

Evening, on the northern frontier.

As the sun slowly sank into the earth, the Nine-Tailed King, coiled in the pit, was agitated and asked unhappily:

"Mingku, is this the information you provided? Is it accurate? Then how come the humans are still around!"

"I believed you and spread your word far and wide, but now this blunder has occurred. Do you know your crime?"

"Furthermore, the five demon generals who were transferred away searched for two whole days and two nights, but they still couldn't find the so-called coordinates."

At this moment, it wasn't just the nine-tailed fox interrogating it.

Even Xie Huan and Zhu Jian cast unfriendly glances at him. Even without saying a word, they made Ming Ku, who was lying on the ground, tremble with fear, as if he were walking on thin ice.

"king!"

“I would never dare to deceive you! I suspect that human was not the real person, but perhaps someone who had cultivated the magic of ‘creating a false body’.”

"As for the sea coordinates, everything I said is true. Just because they haven't appeared yet doesn't mean they won't appear in the future. I implore you to give me seven days. If I don't see any events that match the prophecy, I am willing to await my fate and atone with my death."

The moth bowed its head to the ground, firmly believing that the future it saw was without the slightest deviation.

"An illusory body? You're telling me that human, with just an avatar, could achieve this? Are you confused, or are we confused?!"

The evil words were cold and sarcastic.

"It seems I was foolish, Your Majesties...please forgive me..."

Mingku offered no explanation, but simply knelt in silent worship, not even raising his head.

“…”

Looking at the demon general who had followed her in many battles, now in such a humble and pitiful posture, the nine-tailed fox immediately suppressed the anger in her heart.

"Okay, I'll give you seven days. That's the final deadline."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Mingku's voice was hoarse, and its heart was filled with turmoil. Serving a king was like serving a tiger. No matter how many merits it had made, in the end, the king would not care about any feelings and could kill it in the blink of an eye.

Then, the demon general rose shakily, bowed repeatedly, turned and left with slow steps.

In the dead of night, the battlefield ruins are cold and deathly silent.

The lone moth walked across the broken land, stepping on the corpses of humans and beasts, staring blankly. The days were decreasing, but its premonition of death not only did not weaken, but became stronger and stronger, as if it could not escape it no matter what.

I thought that after reporting the calamity to the Nine-Tailed Fox, the threat could be eliminated in time, but now things are all very complicated, and we don't even know where the coordinates are.

Even their own life and death were in the hands of several demon kings.

Mingku chuckled self-deprecatingly, then sighed wistfully.

For a moment, they were at a loss. If it was just a clone of the Demon Lord, yet it possessed cultivation comparable to that of an extraordinary creature, then how terrifying would the person who emerged from the secret realm be?

It neither knows nor wants to know that cruel truth....

Retiring now might still be possible, at least there's a chance to avoid certain death. But Mingku doesn't want to be just a pawn in this turbulent era, living a mediocre life.

Due to its racial characteristics, it is not good at fighting, so it has to rely on the strong to evolve and seize cultivation resources, just like a blood-sucking parasite.

Ultimately, its loyalty to the nine-tailed fox was merely a facade; it hoped that once the fox reigned supreme in the human world, it would elevate itself to a higher level.

"Ugh....."

An aged, helpless sigh echoed in my heart, as time flowed by on the silent battlefield.

Before dawn, a bold idea popped into Mingku's mind, and he subconsciously looked towards the distant south.

Is it worth taking the gamble?

It hesitated to move forward; if caught, it would be skinned alive. However, the three kings were tied down by humans, making a southward march impractical...

As its ideas grew bolder, it seemed to have found a glimmer of hope in its predicament.

As dawn broke, the old man took a step, his figure disappearing from the spot. He decided to bypass the main battlefield, go to the Western Regions first, and then head south.

.......

The nine-tailed fox wasn't the only one confused; the brothers Chengzhen, Yaowang, and Yuemin were also perplexed.

At first, they thought it was their oversight and that they hadn't searched carefully enough, so they searched again, but the result was still the same. They had no choice but to return to their sect.

Inside the Qingxin Hall, several demon kings sat at separate tables. Chengzhen held a cup of tea, brought it to his lips and took a sip. He was still pondering where the secret realm would appear.

"The news was leaked by the Nine-Tailed Fox, so why don't we... kidnap its demon general and interrogate him?"

Yao Wang rubbed his hands together, estimating his own strength; dealing with the Nine-Tailed Fox, Xie Huan, and Zhu Jian would not be a problem.

"No, there are drawbacks to doing that."

Yue Min shook his head slightly, seeing through Yao's delusional desire to eat, but did not point it out, only saying rationally:

"The three kings are certainly no match for the five of us, but it won't take them long to kill that 'Mingku' demon general. We probably won't be able to capture him. On the contrary, it would be our initiative to attack that makes us seem anxious, which would only serve as evidence for what they said earlier."

"What will the other demon kings and aristocratic families and sects think of us then?"

"It's simply because they're certain that Xuanzun is inside the secret realm and can't leave. Once he comes out, he'll have to join forces with us to attack all the extraordinary creatures and hidden sects. It'll be a domino effect, and then it will be even harder for us to cover up the coordinates in the sea. There are plenty of people who don't want him to come out."

"For now, let's wait and see."

However, less than half a second after Chengzhen finished speaking, hurried footsteps sounded outside the main hall, accompanied by a gasp of surprise.