Yellow Court Daoist

"Daoist Soldiers!"

"Advance!"

Lu Qingfeng surveyed the nine thousand armored soldiers and the assembly of Jiedan True Men around him, undaunted. With a shake of the Dutian Xuanming Strategy, 3,600 Spirit Void Level Xuanming Yin Soldiers thunderously descended before him, charging at the nine thousand armored soldiers.

Additionally, seventy-two Jiedan Level Dutian Ghost Generals suddenly emerged, rushing headlong towards the Annihilation Divine Sect's Jiedan True Men.

Boom!

Boom boom boom!

When both sides collided, the great battle instantly erupted.

The Ghost General Yin Soldiers formed an array, cutting down the Hundred Battle Daoist Soldiers with ease, as though they were simply mowing down straw in a field, with the armored soldiers toppling into the void in droves.

Shouts and killings cries shook the heavens.

"Roar!"

The Zhu Rong Demon God, commanding the Twelve Flames Divine Flags, enveloped the surrounding area with the Fiery Fire Immortal Array, casting vast expanses of Fierce Fire into the air. Where it exploded upon landing, hundreds of armored soldiers were reduced to ash.

Even a Jiedan True Man, upon impact,

Would be disintegrated into ash if they were a Void Core Real Person.

A Solid Pill Real Person, on the other hand, would cough up blood, severely wounded.

Even a Gathering Law True Man would have to scramble back in retreat, suffering no small injury if they failed to dodge in time.

The Zhu Rong Demon God and the Ghost General Yin Soldiers worked together,

Slaughtering arrogantly.

Lu Qingfeng stood on the outside, suddenly catching a glimpse of a faint light flashing, someone seizing the chaos to flee.

Upon closer inspection,

It was none other than Ancestor Ku Yuan.

"Old bastard!",

"Where do you think you're running?!"

Lu Qingfeng bellowed, swiftly moving with his cloud-top steps, reaching behind Ancestor Ku Yuan in the blink of an eye.

"This is bad!"

Ancestor Ku Yuan inwardly cursed, and as he turned, a vertical eye on his forehead burst open, shooting out a Divine Light aiming to slay Lu Qingfeng.

But it was the Annihilation Divine Eye.

"A mere insectile trick!"

Lu Qingfeng sneered, pointing a finger, a streak of 'Dutian Divine Slaughter' transformed into black light and shot out, instantly shattering the Divine Light. Without pause, he waved his sleeve, and a sky-full of 'Dutian Demon Flames' fanned out with a thunderous sweep, enveloping all around, trapping Ancestor Ku Yuan with no escape.

Seeing the situation, sweat broke out on Ancestor Ku Yuan's forehead.

He dared not hesitate.

Gritting his teeth, he moved his hands to form a seal, about to execute some technique.

"Die!"

Lu Qingfeng didn't give him a chance.

With but a thought, the Dutian Demon Flames surged violently in a towering wave, instantly sweeping towards Ancestor Ku Yuan. Over fifty years ago, to counter the Annihilation Divine Sect, Lu Qingfeng repeatedly refined the 'Dutian Demon God' Divine Skill to a level equivalent to 1,600 years of dedicated practice on this skill.

During these years.

Lu Qingfeng, aside from his cultivation, never neglected his insights into various Divine Skills, Great Divine Powers, Arrays, Artifact Refining, Alchemy, and so forth.

Although Dutian Demon Flames were not his focus,

Now they were akin to over 2,500 to 2,600 years of meticulous cultivation.

Nearly reaching the Small Success Realm.

Upon unleashing it, even peers of equivalent cultivation level would find its might several times stronger than fifty years ago. Not to mention that now Lu Qingfeng's own cultivation and Dao ability had greatly advanced, making it even more ferociously unrivaled.

The Demon Flames swept through.

Without a Magic Artifact at his side, how could Ancestor Ku Yuan escape this calamity?

"Stop—"

Ancestor Ku Yuan's eyes bulged, his last desperate attempt to escape yet unexecuted—

Boom!

In an instant, his True Body shattered, following the same fate as Li Gou and the others. A Golden Core appeared, only to be swept away by Lu Qingfeng's sleeve into the Dutian Xuanming Strategy, vanishing from sight.

Thus,

Hailed as the most likely to ascend to the Primordial Spirit Realm in the Bi Yang Lake Territory, the Annihilation Divine Sect's Ancestor Ku Yuan ceased to exist.

"Ancestor!"

"Our Ancestor is dead!"

Some people within the Dutian Fierce Fire Immortal Array witnessed this scene, their courage instantly shattering. If even their ancestor fell to the demon's hands, how could they withstand?

Lu Qingfeng turned his head,

And his gaze fell upon the remaining Daoist Soldiers and Jiedan True Men of the Annihilation Divine Sect, his eyes filled with a cold light, brimming with murderous intent.

With a thunderous about-face, he resumed his slaughter.

Amidst the chaotic melee,

The nine thousand Armored Soldiers of the Annihilation Divine Sect continued to fall, smashing into lumps of flesh and blood; the stench of blood rose, and Evil Qi spread. One after another, the Jiedan True Men also perished. Whether killed by Daoist Soldiers, burned to ash by the Zhu Rong Demon God's Fiery Fire Immortal Array, or struck down by Lu Qingfeng himself.

But all the while, unnoticed,

The Dutian Ghost Generals and Xuanming Yin Soldiers were silently dwindling in number among the chaos, seemingly struck down by the soldiers and True Men of the Annihilation Divine Sect. But a closer look revealed that whenever they neared Lu Qingfeng, they vanished in a flash, with the Dutian Xuanming Strategy in Lu Qingfeng's sleeve flickering continuously, evidently returning to the Strategem.

It was a deliberate ruse to create the illusion that the Ghost Generals and Yin Soldiers were being killed.

Lu Qingfeng continued his ruthless advance.

Joining forces with the Zhu Rong Demon God, he suddenly sat cross-legged in the air, crashing into the Demon God's body and disappearing. United as one, the aura of the Zhu Rong Demon God surged, the flames roared fiercer, and the slaughter intensified.

"No match for him!"

"Run, run, run!"

With Ancestor Ku Yuan slain and Lu Qingfeng returning, the remaining people of the Annihilation Divine Sect finally gave in. Overwhelmed by fear, they scattered in disarray.

The Zhu Rong Demon God continued the pursuit, now even swifter.

But at that moment—

"Fiery Fire Demon!"

"Cease your arrogance!"

From beyond the sky came a thunderous shout, as a Daoist person wearing a Profound Green Daoist Robe and possessing a resolute and handsome appearance strode in like a meteor from outside Impermanence Island. The moment he appeared, he flung out one green and one red object from his hands.

Transforming in mid-air into Wind and Fire, the Wind and Fire Big Mill instantly materialized.

As the great mill turned, Wind and Fire swept across.

"Ah!"

The Dutian Ghost Generals and Xuanming Yin Soldiers in the middle of their slaughter let out a scream, instantly dissipating into smoke, fading into the heaven and earth.

The surviving True Men of the Annihilation Divine Sect looked on in astonishment, turning toward the newcomer.

They saw the Daoist person emanating righteousness, standing atop the Wind and Fire Big Mill, like a Great Power from ancient times who opened the heavens and the earth, wielding the two paths of Wind and Fire.

In that instant.

Even the Flame Demon God incarnated by the Fiery Fire Demon was overshadowed.

"Changqingzi?!"

"Mind your own business!"

The angry roar of the Fiery Fire Demon resounded from within the Flame Demon God, as suddenly, the demon waved its hand, the Twelve Flames Divine Flags rolling back, and with a thunderous collision, they struck against the Wind and Fire Big Mill.

BOOM!

With this clash,

heavens shattered and the earth crumbled.

Countless Hundred Battle Daoist Soldiers of the Annihilation Divine Sect were affected, turning to ash and dispersing. The few remaining True Men looked on with horror in their eyes.

"Fall back!"

Just as they were about to retreat, they heard a Daoist clad in a Profound Green Daoist Robe shouting at them. Grateful looks flashed across their faces as they moved quickly, retreating explosively.

But the Daoist Soldiers on the field weren't so lucky to escape their fate.

The original nine thousand armored soldiers, already heavily decimated, were now completely wiped out.

Onlookers were chilled to the bone at the sight.

But the Fiery Fire Demon fared no better, as the called upon Daoist Soldiers also turned into smoke and vanished, leaving him without support.

"Changqingzi!"

"We have no quarrels with each other, how dare you bully me!?"

From within the Flame Demon God, the Fiery Fire Demon's voice was icy cold. Upon closer listen, there was a hint of frustration and impatience.

Clearly,

with the Daoist Soldiers destroyed and seeing the Daoist known as 'Changqingzi' having formidable abilities, he couldn't help but feel pained and wary.

"I have nothing to say to a demon like you."

"Prepare to die!"

Changqing Daoist was ruthless.

He did not waste words with the Fiery Fire Demon, containing his aura perfectly, with a single hand pointing to the heavens, the firmament suddenly turned upside down as thunder roared above, enveloping both the Flame Demon God and the Fiery Fire Demon within.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

In that instant,

Changqingzi stood atop the Wind and Fire Big Mill, the elements sweeping across three hundred miles. Thunder descended from the skies, holding Thunder Prison over another three hundred miles. Meanwhile, the Fiery Fire Demon, in the form of the Flame Demon God, manipulated the Twelve Flames Divine Flags to create a Fiery Fire Formation, clashing against them.

BOOM!

The world thundered.

Shockwaves spread for three thousand miles.

BOOM!

Mountains crumbled.

BANG!

The earth cracked.

The battling shockwaves completely flattened Impermanence Island, forcing surrounding cultivators to retreat further and further, each one with fear etched upon their faces.

Such power,

had already exceeded the category of True Men, likely approaching the Mysterious Realm beyond Core Formation.

Amidst this epic battle,

gales howled, fierce fires scattered, and thunder ran rampant, chilling the spectators' hearts while also thrilling them.

Though the figures within were obscured, whether it was the Fiery Fire Formation, the Wind and Fire Big Mill, or Thunder Prison, all radiated terrifying might and the intent to annihilate.

The crowd could not discern the specifics, but it was clear that these two were evenly matched, making it difficult to predict the outcome in the short term.

However, in the next moment,

amidst the Wind, Fire, and Thunder, a five-colored light shone, wavering in the sky and captivating the hearts of those watching.

"Not this technique again!!!"

The surviving real persons of the Annihilation Divine Sect, two Solid Pill True Men and seven Gathering Law True Men, trembled at the sight of the five-color light—which was almost enough to send them running.

Others might not have known, but they were aware that it was with this technique the Fiery Fire Demon had snatched away two powerful magic artifacts from Ancestor Ku Yuan, eventually defeating him.

The Fiery Fire Demon was repeating the same tactic.

If the magic artifact that formed the Wind and Fire Big Mill was taken, would Changqingzi still stand a chance against the Fiery Fire Demon?

Doubts clouded their minds.

They secretly prepared, ready to flee at any moment.

The light filled the sky.

And then, it dissipated.

Their hearts jolted, suppressing fear as they strained to see, but the Wind and Fire Big Mill remained, with the five-color radiance vanished.

"It's broken!"

For a moment, their hearts leaped for joy.

With the technique broken, what means did the Fiery Fire Demon have left to contend with Changqing Daoist!?

They were greatly reassured.

Indeed,

with the five-colored light broken, from within the turmoil of wind, fire, and thunder, the voice of the Fiery Fire Demon could be heard, "Well played Changqingzi, today you have the upper hand, but tomorrow I shall see to it that you reap what you sow!"

His voice boomed,

and a flash of firelight struck through the heavens and earth, piercing the eyes of the onlookers. The next moment, within the mix of wind, fire, and thunder, the firelight dimmed, leaving only the Wind and Fire Big Mill below and Thunder Prison above.

Standing proudly in the middle was a Daoist,

none other than Changqingzi!

...

"Thank you, Daoist, for your righteous intervention, saving our lives!"

Jing Feng, Zhang Guo, and other surviving true men of the Annihilation Divine Sect stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Changqing Daoist, overflowing with gratitude.

This gratitude was genuine.

They knew if not for Changqing Daoist's intervention, they would not have escaped this calamity and would have perished at the hands of the Fiery Fire Demon.

The grace of saving a life was truly heartfelt.

"The demon commits evil, and I cannot stand idly by upon seeing it."

Changqing Daoist replied indifferently.

He then swiftly dismissed further conversation.

With a wave of his sleeve, he instructed, "You all retreat, and let me first refine and dispel the evil Qi of blood and death from this place."

The battle had raged to the skies.

Where the Fiery Fire Demon had killed without restraint, not only reducing Impermanence Island to flat ground, but also allowing the bloodthirsty Qi to breed and spread. If not dealt with promptly, it would eventually become a land cursed with calamity, potentially claiming countless lives.