Chapter 236 Heavenly Demon Group
"What is that?" Jian Ruyu was somewhat astonished.
Lu Yi was also puzzled, shaking his head, "I don't know."
Just then, from that twisted void, a powerful aura leaked out, and then, several figures swiftly emerged.
These figures, cloaked in black, were engulfed in dense Demon Light, exuding extremely strong Demon Nature, and were immensely tall.
Even the smallest of these shadows was a hundred meters tall, while the two leading shadows exceeded a kilometer.
After these shadows appeared, the Demon Power in the vacuum became very active, as if the power of the Demon Path was spreading.
"Demon Tao Law? Are they Immortals?" Liu Ningshuang frowned.
"This is…" Lu Yi's expression changed; these shadows looked similar to the ten-kilometer Demon God he had glimpsed once deep within the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.
"They are Heavenly Demons!" Lu Yi's expression turned grave.
"Heavenly Demons?! These things are Heavenly Demons?!" The expressions of Jian Ruyu and the others changed.
The legend of the Heavenly Demons abounds in Tianming, but they were all still young, not even a thousand years old yet, so naturally, none had seen a Heavenly Demon in person. Hearing now that these were Heavenly Demons, they suddenly became nervous.
The four of them were all watchfully looking at the shadows bursting forth from the void.
Just then, the leading kilometer-tall giant Heavenly Demon suddenly looked toward the direction of the Jade Starship.
Lu Yi's face changed, "We've been discovered."
He immediately controlled the Jade Starship, turning it into a streak of light, and flew off into the distance.
This leading Heavenly Demon's aura was extremely strong, probably at an Immortal Level. Even Lu Yi felt a huge threat. Moreover, the void had not yet closed, and more shadows continued to appear. No one knew whether there were even stronger Heavenly Demons inside.
This was not a situation where Lu Yi would recklessly rush out to eradicate the Heavenly Demons.
Such reckless actions often did not end well; the best course was to notify Master and Grandma Yuanling.
With their strength, they could handle these Heavenly Demons.
Just as the Jade Starship started, suddenly a massive unmatched gravitational force came, causing the entire Jade Starship to shake slightly.
The faces of Lu Yi and the others changed as they turned to look behind them.
Behind them, the two kilometer-tall Heavenly Demons spread their arms with a terrifying Demon Qi gathering between their embraces, forming two black holes. These black holes unleashed a terrifying power, pulling at the Jade Starship, intending to drag it back.
The speed of the Jade Starship was extremely fast, capable of reaching sub-light speed, but under such strong gravitational pull, its speed slowed significantly, even causing the Immortal Artifact itself to tremble.
Meanwhile, other Heavenly Demons roared, emitting words that Lu Yi and the others could not understand. They transformed into streaks of light, chasing after the Jade Starship.
"So powerful! It can even slow down the Jade Starship?!" Donggong Ming Yue's face drastically changed as she cried out.
"Abnormal Junior Brother, what should we do?!" Jian Ruyu furrowed her brows, her hand summoning a Jade Sword, clearly nervous.
Lu Yi's expression remained calm. He placed a large amount of Spirit Jade into the controlling Array Eye; the next moment, behind the Jade Starship, layers upon layers of vast Array Patterns converged, within which Spiritual Energy surged, forming a giant Spiritual Energy light ball that shot toward the two kilometer-tall Heavenly Demons.
The Spiritual Energy light ball contained immensely powerful force, stirring the gravitational force sketched out by the black holes. The Jade Starship instantly turned into a streak of light and disappeared from sight.
The group of Heavenly Demons behind roared, shooting out streaks of Demon Light. All of it fell into empty space, merely causing the vacuum to tremble, and its aftermath spread over millions of kilometers.
Inside the Jade Starship, Liu Ningshuang and the others silently put down their cultivation treasures, all letting out a sigh of relief.
Yun Xi spoke, "These Heavenly Demons are so powerful, the Jade Starship almost couldn't escape."
Lu Yi also nodded slightly, his expression solemn.
He realized that the power of Immortals far exceeded his imagination; when strength reached a certain level, even black holes could be simulated, such was the immense gravitational force.
It was only that those two black holes were relatively small, and the Jade Starship was quite far from them; otherwise, there would have been no chance of escape.
"It truly is dangerous outside of Tianming," Donggong Ming Yue said wordlessly.
Lu Yi also had a strained expression. They had not been far from Tianming, yet they encountered such an entity; the universe was indeed terrifying.
Liu Ningshuang looked toward the direction behind them, her cold beautiful face carrying a grave expression: "Now isn't the time to discuss this. Those Heavenly Demons appeared from that void, and it seems there are quite a few of them. If they are heading for Tianming, then... that would be troublesome."
Lu Yi and the others also nodded.
Lu Yi's expression also carried a solemn tone as he said, "I'm afraid they really are heading for Tianming."
Lu Yi had previously seen that Demon God in the region of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range; that Demon God seemed to have broken out of its seal for a while, possibly summoning the Heavenly Demons.
Lu Yi shared his thoughts with Liu Ningshuang and the others, and their expressions instantly changed.
"Then we should quickly return to inform Master," Donggong Ming Yue said.
Lu Yi also nodded slightly, "Mhm."
He controlled the Jade Starship, flying toward the direction of Tianming.
Although the speed of the Jade Starship was extremely fast, they had already flown some distance and had been traveling for over two months. They were already millions of kilometers from Tianming, not yet a light year away, but still a substantial distance.
Such a distance, if Lu Yi were to use Space Law for spatial traversal, even draining himself dry would not allow him to traverse back.
It was too far away.
However, the speed of the Heavenly Demons seemed even slower than the Jade Starship.
As Lu Yi controlled the Jade Starship to fly back, he occasionally glanced in the direction of that void, discovering that those Heavenly Demons had not caught up yet, not even a shadow was seen.
Lu Yi's heart also settled down for now.
He smiled at Liu Ningshuang and the other three, who had furrowed brows, and said, "Let's go cultivate first, those Heavenly Demons most likely won't catch up any time soon."
Liu Ningshuang and the others nodded in agreement.
The interior of the Jade Starship was like a gigantic sect, naturally, it also had cultivation rooms.
These days, Lu Yi and Liu Ningshuang's group spent their time either admiring the scenery outside the universe or cultivating here.
For cultivators, wandering around did not mean they could stop cultivating, they needed to cultivate properly and progress daily.
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Two months later, the Jade Starship once again neared Tianming.
Lu Yi and the group saw the planet that looked like a marble, and they felt an inexplicable sense of calm in their hearts.
Liu Ningshuang chuckled softly and said, "Though the stars are vast beyond measure, and awe-inspiring, the solid feeling of Tianming underfoot makes one feel more grounded."
Jian Ruyu and the other two nodded in agreement.
Even Donggong Ming Yue, who usually loved to disagree with Liu Ningshuang, felt the same.
Lu Yi laughed softly and said, "Although Tianming is small, it is, after all, our home. Let's go, we'll go back and pass on the news first."
The Jade Starship turned into a stream of light and passed through the starry sky of Tianming, flying toward the Eastern Domain, eventually entering Qingzhou's White Cloud Sect.
It landed on Ling Luo Peak, and Lu Yi and his companions left the Jade Starship, soaring to the top of Ling Luo Peak.
"Master, your disciple has an urgent matter to discuss!" Lu Yi arrived in front of the bamboo house and hurriedly called out.
There was no response from inside the room. Lu Yi, with a full head of black lines, said helplessly, "Master, your disciple has made some Tribulation Transcendence Realm Spirit Food."
Whoosh!
In an instant, a silhouette condensed in front of Lu Yi, it was Ling Luo Peak Master.
Ling Luo Peak Master, rubbing her sleepy eyes, asked, "Where's the Spirit Food?"
Lu Yi: "..."
Liu Ningshuang and the other three: "..."
Their gaze toward Ling Luo Peak Master was incredibly strange.
Noticing their look, Ling Luo Peak Master defiantly said, "What? Is there a problem?"
Lu Yi got straight to the point, and said, "Master, during this period, my sisters and I went outside Tianming. In a star region very far from Tianming, we saw many Heavenly Demons gathered."
On hearing this, Ling Luo Peak Master paused and gradually frowned, looking at Lu Yi, "You went beyond Tianming?"
Lu Yi nodded, "Yes, your disciple originally planned to take my sisters out for a stroll since the Jade Starship can fly in a vacuum. I didn't expect to encounter Heavenly Demons."
Ling Luo Peak Master's expression grew serious, "How far was it? What kind of Heavenly Demons did you encounter? Describe in detail."
Lu Yi nodded, "That group of Heavenly Demons was extremely far from Tianming. With the speed of the Jade Starship, it took about over two months to fly there. There were many Heavenly Demons; a void appeared in space, and a large group of Heavenly Demons emerged, the strongest two exceeding a kilometer tall, all the Heavenly Demons were above a hundred meters..."
Lu Yi described all he knew. Ling Luo Peak Master's frown deepened.
She clenched her teeth, coldly said, "Damn... it must be the previous seal was broken, that Heavenly Demon's aura must have attracted the nearby galaxies' Heavenly Demons."
Lu Yi was startled, somewhat shocked, "Wasn't it that Heavenly Demon itself calling the others?"
Ling Luo Peak Master shook her head, "Impossible, we were already prepared for that. However, Heavenly Demons are extremely sensitive to demonic auras, even across several galaxies, they can detect such level of fluctuations and would follow them."
Lu Yi and the others looked incredulous.
Having left Tianming before, they naturally knew how vast a galaxy was, to be able to sense across such a vast distance was almost unimaginable.
"Master, what should we do?"
Ling Luo Peak Master spoke, "Heavenly Demons have an extreme demonic nature, everything they pass is destined to destruction. Since they were attracted here, it's naturally intended to destroy Tianming, and there's no other possibility. We can only stop them. Fortunately, this batch of Heavenly Demons shouldn't be too strong."
Hearing this, Lu Yi and the group sighed in relief.
Just at this moment, an immensely terrifying aura emitted from a distant region, pressing down toward Tianming, the sun dimmed, and the whole of Tianming seemed to have plunged into darkness.
A terrible power of destruction spread, causing all mortals to feel extremely panicked, even letting out screams and collapsing.
Even among cultivators, the weaker ones looked terrified and frightened.
All the powerhouses of Tianming's expressions dramatically changed as they looked up toward the direction of the sky.
Ling Luo Peak Master's expression gradually sank, "It seems the Heavenly Demons that have arrived are much stronger than I thought."