The moment the Daoist disciple entered, Cheng Yuanzi, who was an Earth Immortal, immediately felt that something was amiss. He shouted, "Who are you?"
As soon as he said that, he waved his hand and was about to cast a restrictive spell. The Daoist laughed, "It's too late. Stop!"
The Daoist transformed into Pei Zi Yun, while Pei Zi Yun, who was chasing after him, immediately disappeared, turning into a shadow. In an instant, a bright moon landed on Cheng Yuan Zi's body.
"Mystic Yin Mirror?" Cheng Yuanzi froze. His face was filled with disbelief as he hissed, "How is that possible?"
"Emperor's Sword!" Pei Zi Yun didn't say a word as he raised his right hand up high. Using his fingers as a sword, he heard a 'pu' sound as a dazzling crescent blade shot out. The edge of the crescent blade was dyed with a thin layer of green.
"AHHHHH —!" At the brink of death, Cheng Yuanzi mustered all of his strength and shook his body. The sound of chains snapping could be heard. This was an Earth Immortal's desperate attack. Even the Mystic Yin Mirror, which was known to have manifested its divinity in this world, couldn't restrain it. However, just as he shook his body, the sword ray had already descended upon him. With a 'pfft', Cheng Yuanzi was cleaved in two and spat out a thick mist of blood.
Almost all of the blood mist had turned black, and there was a bit of red in the black. It corroded as soon as it touched the ground.
"Ah ah —" Even so, Cheng Yuan Zi did not die. It was just that at this point, the protective barrier had been broken. Pei Zi Yun's real body flashed with a bolt of lightning, heavily striking the lower half of Cheng Yuan Zi's body. In an instant, the lower half of Cheng Yuan Zi's body exploded into pieces, leaving only the upper half of his body.
Pei Zi Yun returned to his original form and let out a long sigh, "This is your sect's most valuable treasure, the Mystic Yin Mirror. If it weren't for this mirror, I wouldn't have been able to kill you, even if I had plotted against you."
"You were originally the Sect Leader of Dark Altar Sect, and should have been able to obtain this treasure. But now that you've betrayed your sect and become a demon, this treasure has become your talisman. This act of carving and drinking is truly thought-provoking."
"Don't kill me, don't kill me." At the juncture of life and death, Cheng Yuanzi screamed and begged for mercy. He was no better than the mortals he usually looked down on. In fact, he was even worse.
Pei Zi Yun shook his head and sighed. With a flick of his finger, a loud boom could be heard as a huge bolt of lightning struck down. If this was any other time, he would still be able to defend himself. But now, under the attack of the lightning bolt, what little spiritual light remained was instantly shattered. Cheng Yuan Zi's upper body was blasted into smithereens.
Just as he was about to escape, the Plum Blossom flashed, and his body disappeared. Then, a spiritual light flashed, and a Plum Blossom appeared in front of him. It quickly enlarged and turned into a translucent information interface. It floated in front of him with a faint sense of light, and data appeared in front of him.
"Second Stage Mission: Kill 20 demons and obtain the coordinates of the Demon Realm. Completion: 19.5/20!"
"Eh?"
"The spiritual energy has increased?"
Pei Zi Yun was pleasantly surprised, but also a little doubtful. After killing Cheng Yuanzi and destroying this palace, he felt as though the world had loosened up. Many of the rules were weakening, but there were still forces acting against him.
Just as he was hesitating, the cavalry arrived and shouted, "True Sovereign, the demon army has turned back and is attacking us."
Pei Zi Yun paused, deep in thought.
Reincarnation Platform
A whirlpool was still absorbing energy. On the platform, the sand in the golden hourglass continued to drip down. The nebula within the hourglass seemed to be spinning, as though everything in the world was changing.
The Imperial Qi within Paradise continued to be absorbed, as the thick earth became thinner and thinner. The snow was getting heavier and heavier, forming a thick layer.
The Blind Daoist stood there, his face solemn as he watched. It was as though there was a three-headed giant in his eyes, and he could see everything that was happening within the hourglass.
In the eyes of the Blind Daoist, the hourglass itself was the Thousand Demons Array. The constellations were linked together, and the Draconic Qi and Demonic Qi flowed continuously. Within the hourglass, there was a token and a sword. This wasn't a real sword, it was formed from the Imperial Qi of the Imperial Court.
The Blind Daoist laughed out, "Although the Imperial Qi of the Imperial Court is strong, this is King Lu's Paradise. Once the Imperial Qi is depleted, it will be the day of Pei Zi Yun's death."
"Dong!" All of a sudden, a crisp sound rang out. Hearing this sound, the Blind Daoist's face fell. He closed his eyes and felt around. When he opened his eyes, he was shocked, "Cheng Yuanzi is dead."
"Cheng Yuanzi was an Earth Immortal, and yet he wasn't Pei Zi Yun's opponent? And he had so many demons supporting him? "The scholar stood there and listened, and couldn't help but be shocked.
The Blind Daoist stared at the hourglass, his face was gloomy, "This was within my expectations. This person was proficient in warfare, and was also the Son of Heaven. He had killed countless people along the way, and thus it wasn't strange for him to have such a performance. It's just that Cheng Yuanzi was useless, and couldn't even delay him for a moment. This was out of my expectations. Look, the Imperial Qi on the Imperial Sword and the token hasn't been depleted."
"What a waste!"
"Dong!" Just as he spoke, another sound rang out. Sensing the change in the sound, the Blind Daoist revealed a smile. Seeing that he was nearing thirty stars, he sighed, "Almost thirty stars. Actually, twenty-eight stars would have been more than enough. Cheng Yuanzi's death was the last straw, and completely sealed off the source of this world."
"Pei Zi Yun probably thought that we were here to kill him. That's true. However, we have a deeper goal, and that is to obtain the source of this world." The scholar stared at the hourglass, and activated the spell, "Rest assured, your majesty. Although there's still some Imperial Qi left, it hasn't been depleted."
"But I've increased the power of the Thousand Demons Array, and have already incited the demons to retaliate. Based on the current situation, as long as Pei Zi Yun kills a few more demons, the Imperial Qi will be depleted."
"If the Imperial Qi is depleted, Pei Zi Yun can only give up and die!"
"You're right." The Blind Daoist nodded, "Cheng Yuanzi's sacrifice was worth something. The demon race is one. With your sacrifice, we can seal off the source of the world."
"If we kill Pei Zi Yun, we can obtain the source of the world, and cleanse the demons' name. This is all for the sake of the future of the demon race. For this, what can't we sacrifice?"
As they spoke, the two of them looked at each other and laughed. Halfway through their laughter, an angry dragon's roar could be heard. When the scholar heard it, his entire body trembled as he spat out a mouthful of blood. He fell to his knees, "Demon Emperor, King Lu's Imperial Qi has been drained by us, and has damaged his foundation. He's enraged, and is about to retaliate. What do we do now?"
The Blind Daoist's smile froze on his face. Without hesitation, he bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood onto the spell, "Since that's the case, we might as well turn hostile and extract the Imperial Qi. We can increase the power of the Thousand Demons Array by ten times."
"Also, strike the Demonic Spirit Drum, and activate it. Let's take this opportunity to kill Pei Zi Yun."
"The only way is to kill him and obtain the source of the world. Even if there's a backlash, it'll be worth it."
The demon soldiers attacked the city, and the Heroic Spirit Army relied on the city walls to shoot arrows at the demons.
Li Zhen stood by Pei Zi Yun's side and looked down at the city. His face revealed a smile, "We have the city. As long as we plan carefully, and have the strength of a True Sovereign, it won't be difficult to kill all these demons."
"After all, we humans have been fighting wars for thousands of years."
"As for these demons, although they are brave, they don't know how to fight. They can only unleash thirty to forty percent of their powers."
"That's right." Pei Zi Yun laughed. Before he could finish speaking, his expression changed. He looked up and saw a thunderous roar in the sky, causing the ground to shake. Following which, thick clouds started to appear, swirling and rumbling as they moved towards him.
Within moments, the entire sky had turned dark. Pei Zi Yun felt his entire body sink, as the pressure on him increased several times over. Below him, "Dong, dong, dong!" Amidst the beating of the war drums, the demons shouted out loud, as a huge amount of energy started to surge within their bodies.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The demons shouted out loud. Although they weren't good at attacking the city, they still charged forward and slammed into the city gates. The city gates started to loosen under the heavy impact of the attacks.
"What's happening? Our strength has been weakened." One of the Heroic Spirit Army soldiers shot an arrow down. The demons were hit by the arrow, but they didn't die.
The most important thing was that Pei Zi Yun groaned out loud, as blood oozed out from his nose and mouth. This blood was formed from spiritual energy, and it was obvious that he had suffered some serious injuries.
"True Sovereign, what happened to you?" Li Zhen hurriedly helped him up. Pei Zi Yun could only feel that he couldn't hear anything at all. It was as if everything around him was a silent mime. The only sound that could be heard was the beating of the drums, striking deep into his soul.
"It's space, it's space that's changing along with the beating of the drums." Pei Zi Yun calmed himself down and tried to find the source of the sound.
Strangely, being sealed within the array, Pei Zi Yun closed his eyes to sense the surroundings. Indeed, the small space was becoming clearer and clearer.
At this point, he realized that he was in a strange space.
There was no light, no shadow, no wind, no sun, moon or stars. Above and below him, there was only darkness. Only this small space was lit up with a little bit of light.
As he got closer to the small space, he could vaguely see a bronze door. The bronze rings were dim, and there were walls surrounding it. It looked like a courtyard. The strange thing was that there was only a pavilion inside, and the surroundings were filled with statues. There were close to thirty of them.
Originally, out of the thirty statues, ten of them were half transformed into real statues, just like stone statues. The remaining twenty also emitted bits of demonic aura, which lingered around the pavilion and gradually transformed into spiritual aura.
Among them, the brightest statue was several times brighter than the other ordinary statues. The face of this statue was that of Cheng Yuan Zi. It was still alive and had flesh and blood.
However, there was a strong restrictive force within the space. It kept petrifying Cheng Yuan Zi's body. His hands, legs and hair were petrified bit by bit.
Cheng Yuan Zi struggled angrily as his demonic aura and spiritual energy surged, trying his best to stop the petrification. He struggled and shouted, "Pei Zi Yun, you can't restrict me!"
However, the petrification continued to spread. Just as he was in despair, he heard 'dong, dong, dong!' The beating of the drums became louder and more urgent. The statues started to flash with light, sometimes bright and sometimes dark. In Cheng Yuan Zi's eyes, countless demonic arts flashed. His petrified body started to recover bit by bit, causing the space around him to tremble.
The other statues, following Cheng Yuan Zi's struggle, seemed to be on the verge of death. Their petrified bodies started to tremble as they regained consciousness.
"Dong, dong, dong!" The beating of the drums continued, resembling the beating of a heart. Cheng Yuan Zi was an Earth Immortal, and had obtained the Demonic Emperor's essence from the blind Daoist. He could feel the unwillingness of these demonic souls. He shouted, "For the sake of the demonic race, come and help me!"
"Weng!" The demonic souls trembled, as the energy in their bodies started to flow towards Cheng Yuan Zi. Cheng Yuan Zi's petrified body started to recover. With a loud roar, the entire space shook. The door swayed, and rocks fell from the walls.
Pei Zi Yun looked on helplessly as all these changes took place. However, he was unable to transcend space. He could only feel the pressure getting heavier, as though a mountain was pressing down on him.
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