Fairy, please don't do this!

They are the souls of cultivators who died in the Corpse Demon Cave over the past thousand years, but they have long been corrupted by the earth demon energy and transformed into bloodthirsty and brutal demonic spirits.

It was precisely because of this that the demonic spirits relentlessly attacked the seal day and night, which accelerated the wear and tear on the Demon Suppression Tower.

The moment Gu Jinchao appeared, the vibrant energy of a living person spread out.

As if finding a common goal, all the demons turned their heads in unison, and countless pairs of malicious eyes locked onto him.

The next moment, it surged in like a dark, overwhelming tide, threatening to devour the living person completely.

Faced with this raging tide of demonic spirits, Gu Jinzhao not only did not retreat, but grinned and directly activated the "Six Elements True Demon Technique".

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A pitch-black vortex emanated from Gu Jinzhao, spreading out in ripples!

The demon spirit that rushed to the front, upon touching the ripples, was as if it had sunk into an invisible quagmire, its movements suddenly freezing.

Immediately, their bodies began to twist and elongate uncontrollably, transforming into streams of dark air that swirled wildly in the vortex for a few breaths before being absorbed into the body.

Gu Jinzhao's body trembled slightly, not from pain, but from excitement.

With so many demonic spirits, he could break through to the next realm.

After devouring those fifty-odd corpse demons, his martial arts cultivation had reached the early stage of the sixth rank, and his divine cultivation had reached the perfection of the sixth rank. He was just one step away from breaking through to the fifth rank.

To reach the fifth rank, one must condense one's Yang spirit.

There is only one way to condense the Yang spirit—Yin reaches its extreme and Yang is born.

In short, it means that only by condensing one's own Yin energy to its extreme can one transform into a bit of innate true Yang.

Once this innate true yang rises, it will merge with the pure yin spirit and gradually break free from its cocoon to transform into yang.

According to ordinary cultivation methods, to condense the Yin spirit to its purest state, one needs to absorb the Yin energy of heaven and earth into one's own body through meditation, which takes a very long time.

However, for Gu Jinzhao, who possesses the "Six Elements True Demon Technique," there is a shortcut.

That is to devour these demonic spirits tainted by demonic energy, refine all their yin energy, and thus strengthen the yin spirit.

Gu Jinzhao came to this Demon Suppression Tower not only to deal with the Earth Demon, but more importantly, to devour these demonic spirits.

In this way, one can not only quickly improve one's own cultivation level, but also help the souls of these unfortunate cultivators to get rid of the demonic energy and be freed, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Just as Gu Jinzhao was fully focused on refining the demonic spirit and continuously condensing his Yin spirit, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out:

"So... it was you who devoured my demonic energy."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinzhao looked up into the darkness and smiled, "So what if it's me?"

"You are a member of the Gu clan, aren't you?"

"If I remember correctly, the Gu Clan has a technique that allows them to refine demonic energy for their own use."

The figure of the Earth Demon manifested from the depths of darkness.

It was a six-clawed demonic shadow as large as a mountain.

Eight thick tentacles thrashed wildly, their sucker-covered ends grotesque and terrifying, while two swirling, eerie green eyes gleamed with a chilling light in the center of its torso.

Gu Jinzhao said calmly, "I am not a member of the Gu clan, but I have indeed practiced this technique."

The Earth Demon's voice grew increasingly cold: "So, you do have some connection with that Gu Clan Saintess from a thousand years ago."

Gu Jinzhao's lips curled into a meaningful smile: "Not only do we have some history, but we also have an inseparable relationship."

"The Holy Maiden of the Gu Clan killed so many of my Demon Clan members. Now that she has passed away, you should repay the debt she owed back then."

The Earth Demon's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and eight tentacles suddenly emerged from the darkness, like thorns from the abyss, attacking Gu Jinchao.

The opponent was merely a sixth-grade Yin God Realm cultivator.

Even if they cultivated the technique that could restrain the demon race, they still wouldn't be able to cause any significant trouble.

Facing those eight terrifying tentacles, Gu Jinzhao remained unmoved, not even lifting his eyelids.

Just as the tentacles were about to touch his body, they suddenly stopped.

It was only because his shadow suddenly twisted and swelled!

A strange purple light floated out from the shadow, quickly solidified and lengthened, and finally transformed into a figure!

She was a full eighteen feet tall, with a captivating and graceful figure.

She wore a long wisteria dress, the hem of which flowed like clouds.

Her long, flowing black hair cascaded down to her waist, swaying gently with the invisible air currents.

When she fully appeared, she revealed a captivating face that could charm all living beings.

Her features were exquisitely beautiful, her eyes were expressive, and her lips were slightly upturned, carrying a captivating, ambiguous smile.

What is most captivating are those beautiful purple peach blossom eyes, which seem to exude a myriad of charms with every glance.

This is the first time An Wanxi has revealed her complete soul form since she came out of the Demon Suppression Tower.

She stood quietly in front of Gu Jinzhao, gazing at the six-clawed demonic figure, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed: "If I remember correctly, I think I tore apart all eight of your tentacles back then, and then refined them all."

"I never expected that after a thousand years, six of them would have grown."

"You...you...are still alive!"

The earth demon's enormous body trembled violently, and its six wildly flailing tentacles froze in mid-air.

The mockery in those two eerie green eyes was instantly replaced by a deep-seated fear.

It frantically contracted its tentacles, twisted its body, and fled into the darkness deep within the Demon-Suppressing Tower.

Even though this woman was just a remnant soul, the unforgettable fear from a thousand years ago still struck him like a nightmare.

This is a terrifying being who slaughtered demons until rivers of blood flowed, and who achieved half-step super-grade status by stepping on the corpses of demons.

If the demons hadn't been sealed away in the Nine Netherworlds at the time, this Gu Clan Saintess would probably have slaughtered even more demons to reach the Super Grade level.

"Am I really that terrible?"

Seeing the Earth Demon's pathetic reaction, An Wanxi's beautiful lips curved into a charming smile.

As she spoke, she gently raised her hand, and purple light bloomed at her fingertips, then rapidly expanded and spun!

In the blink of an eye, a massive vortex, almost capable of enveloping the entire Demon Suppression Tower and even the entire world, suddenly solidified.

The center of the vortex was as deep as a black hole in the universe, emitting a terrifying suction force that fiercely pulled the fleeing earth demons into it.

Its massive body was twisted and stretched by the power of the vortex, like a piece of rag thrown into a high-speed spinning vortex, spinning wildly in an extremely comical manner.

Looking at the scene before him, Gu Jinzhao couldn't help but reveal a strange expression on his face.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered a scene from a certain anime in his previous life, where the arrogant Piccolo Daimaō was hit by the Mafuba and spun around in mid-air.

The Earth Demon at this moment is so similar to it.

However, An Wanxi's "Demon Sealing Wave" was clearly more elegant. And instead of sealing it in the electric cooker, it directly devoured it.

From within the vortex came the earth demon's shrill and terrified plea for mercy: "Holy Maiden...don't kill me!"

"I am willing to be your slave, your servant..."

An Wanxi's smile grew even more charming and alluring, and the speed at which her jade-like fingers were drawing circles suddenly increased: "It is something worth considering."

The purple vortex's rotation speed increased dramatically, and the tearing and crushing forces emanating from within intensified abruptly, causing the earth demon's screams to become even more shrill.

"Keep me alive... I'll be useful!"

"It can take you to find other sealed members of your kind for you to devour... to help you return to your former glory."

The Earth Demon quickly seized the opportunity to demonstrate its value, even posing as a servant.

An Wanxi crossed her arms over her chest, her slender white fingers twirling endlessly, stirring the purple vortex, and said meaningfully, "If you can feed them, then I will spare your life."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Six Elements True Demon Technique suddenly activated, and a fierce aura of the same origin as Gu Jinzhao burst forth!

Behind her, six terrifying phantoms filled with endless malevolent energy suddenly appeared in the void.

These six phantoms were all different in shape—some were like giant beasts that devoured the sky, some were like demons that destroyed the world, and some were like strange and monstrous spirits.

The six elements are: [凶刹], [影罗], [丑恶], [祸疾], [赏弱], and [虚命].

They simultaneously opened their ferocious maws and pounced on the earth demon, tearing and gnawing at it frantically.

"Do not--"

The earth demon let out a chilling, piercing scream.

The whole process did not last long.

After the last wisp of the Earth Demon's remnant soul was completely devoured, the purple vortex slowly dissipated, and the six malevolent phantoms disappeared back into the void behind An Wanxi.

Silence returned to the tower, leaving only the demonic spirits shrouded in fear and Gu Jinzhao with a calm expression.

Gu Jinzhao could clearly feel that after devouring this earth demon, the ghost wife's originally somewhat illusory soul had become much more solid, and the aura it emitted had become more profound.

"How much of your strength has been restored?"

Previously, An Wanxi was only one of the four divine souls, and having been sealed for a thousand years, her cultivation level was approximately at the early stage of the third rank.

Now that I've devoured this earth demon, I should be able to recover one or two minor realms.

An Wanxi slowly turned around and smiled sweetly at Gu Jinzhao: "Thanks to my little husband, I've barely recovered to the third rank of perfection~"

Gu Jinzhao smiled in response: "Having advanced three minor realms, the Earth Demon's death was well-deserved."

From the very beginning, the person he arranged to deal with the Earth Demon was the Ghost Wife.

After all, the "Six Elements True Demon Technique" she cultivated was the true nemesis of demons...

Chapter 286, The Curtain Falls, An Wanxi's Surprise (3K)

Inside the Demon Suppression Tower!

Gu Jinchao sat cross-legged, circulating the "Six Sources True Demon Technique" to absorb all the remaining demonic spirits within the Demon Suppression Tower into his body and refine the dense Yin energy.

As streams of spiritual energy entered his spiritual sea, the illusory body of the Yin God, which was exactly the same as his original body, began to solidify, and its luster gradually changed from its original cold and dark to warm and bright.

Finally, after reaching a certain critical point, a tiny, mustard-seed-sized red dot of light suddenly appeared between the eyebrows of the Yin spirit!

That was a wisp of primordial true yang!

The moment this true yang was born, it spread rapidly from the brow of the yin spirit like a wildfire!

Wherever it passed, the illusory and cold feeling of the Yin spirit, which belonged to the soul, was quickly washed away and dispelled, and replaced by a warm and solid pure Yang energy!

The whole process was like ice and snow melting, and spring returning to the earth.

Under the baptism of this true yang power, the body of that yin deity continuously condensed and sublimated, finally shedding the last trace of yin essence, and its entire body became crystal clear and crimson.

Gu Jinzhao's divine cultivation level broke through from the sixth rank to the fifth rank at this moment.

"The Yang God Realm has been achieved!"

He exhaled a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, and saw a fiery red light swirling within them, as if they contained two blazing suns.

Seeing this, An Wanxi, who had been standing quietly by his side protecting him, smiled gently, her eyes as soft and charming as spring water: "My little husband has gained a lot from this trip to the Corpse Demon Cave!"

Gu Jinchao slowly stood up and corrected, "It should be said that my husband and I have gained a lot."

During this trip to the secret realm, his cultivation level improved significantly, and his ghost wife's cultivation level also recovered to the peak of the third rank.

In addition, they successfully hunted down Zen Master Wu Nian, allowing Miao Tan to take the opportunity to rise to power and prepare for controlling Zen Realm in the future.

As if he had thought of something, he narrowed his eyes slightly: "The reign of Zhao Qingcang, the patriarch of the Zhao family, should also be coming to an end."

"Let's go see him off on his final journey..."

"With the loss of this patriarch, the Zhao family is likely to face the collapse of the sky."

An Wanxi smiled lightly, without saying much. With a flicker, she transformed into a streak of purple light and disappeared back into his shadow.

Gu Jinzhao didn't linger. He stomped his feet and transformed into a sword light, leaving the Demon Suppression Tower.

When Gu Jinzhao arrived at the last battlefield, he saw a disheveled figure falling from the sky and crashing heavily to the ground.

That figure was none other than Zhao Qingcang!

At this moment, where was the slightest trace of the majesty of the Zhao family patriarch?

His face was as white as paper, his breath was extremely weak, and his dark purple brocade robe was tattered, revealing the charred flesh and deep, bone-revealing wounds beneath.