Zhang Yan sat inside the Demonic Treasury and circulated his mana to try to refine the golden seal. But even after using several methods, he still couldn't break it.
He pondered for a while and felt that the safest and most effective method was to use pure magic power to grind away all the seals and restrictive spells bit by bit.
But even if this method could be done, it would probably take more than 10 days, and what he lacked the most right now was time.
Ancestor Tai Heng was a ten thousand year old demon with unfathomable strength. He didn't think that Ying Chenglin and Zhang Boyan could win. It probably wouldn't be long before they came after him.
Moreover, the dozen or so strands of Earth Qi he had could only be stored for half a month. Naturally, the sooner he brought them back to the cave, the better.
And there was another problem. Other than the seal on the seal, he needed time to refine it before he could master it.
This wasn't something that could be done in one go. He wasn't as skilled as the Old Monster. Even if he refined it roughly, it would take at least half a day.
In that case, he couldn't waste any more time.
Luckily, before he left, he had already expected this situation.
He calmly took out a talisman from his sleeve and smiled, "I didn't think I would have to use it here first."
This Demon Slaying Talisman was said to be able to eliminate all of Ancestor Tai Heng's mana. But the Sect Leader's letter warned that once this talisman was revealed, its Qi would be like the rising sun, dyeing the heaven and earth, separating Yin and Yang. It was difficult for people not to notice it, so he had to be very careful when using it.
But in Zhang Yan's opinion. No matter how powerful this talisman was, if it couldn't hit its target, it was as good as nothing. It was better to use it elsewhere.
Holding the talisman in his hand, he slapped it without hesitation and pointed at the golden seal that was floating in the air. After five or six breaths of time, a magnificent golden light that forced him to close his eyes flew out and rushed toward the seal.
After a while, the light gradually dissipated.
Zhang Yan stretched out his hand and took a look at the golden seal. He picked up the golden seal and took a look, and he couldn't help but smile. As expected, the seal on it had been completely broken.
At the same time that he broke the seal, Tai Heng's eyelids twitched. He immediately noticed it, but his expression remained unchanged.
He knew that the battle with Ying Chenglin and Zhang Boyan was the most important matter at hand, and he could only defeat the two of them. Only then could he think of the next step.
Ying Chenglin, Zhang Boyan, and Tai Heng had been fighting head-on for so long. They saw that Tai Heng's magic power was getting thinner and thinner as time went on. It was obvious that he had consumed a lot of magic power.
Although they did not understand what the other party was up to, the current situation could not be faked. At that moment, they desperately urged their magic power, wanting to crush the other party in one fell swoop.
Patriarch Tai Heng's magic power was almost completely depleted. Even Yuanying had turned dim. There were only a few strands of demonic flames lingering around his body, but he didn't panic in the slightest. Instead, he narrowed his eyes, knowing that the time had come.
He shouted in his heart. Suddenly, something crashed out from the manhole cover and fell toward the top of his head, then disappeared.
Although it was only a glimpse, Zhang Boyan and Ying Chenglin clearly saw that it was a piece of bone about five feet long. They didn't know where it came from.
It was a section of the flood dragon tail that Patriarch Tai Heng had cut off. The blood essence on it had mostly dissipated in the past ten thousand years in order to preserve the devil soul. Now, only a little bit and this piece of tail bone were left.
What Tai Heng was currently controlling was the Yuanying that Yue Yuji had cultivated for hundreds of years. Although it was infected by his magic power and True Seal, it was still a profound Daoist technique. It wasn't condensed from a devil cultivation technique, so it couldn't unleash his full strength.
As the saying went, without destruction, there can be no construction. He had deliberately exhausted his magic power, and then used the tail bone of the Devil Flood Dragon to borrow the last few drops of blood essence to stimulate his magic power and completely turn into a devil.
Once this Yuanying was condensed again, he would be able to use all kinds of devil cultivation techniques and devour and plunder.
Before he destroyed everyone's magic treasures, he wouldn't have dared to do this, but now, he could do it boldly.
The already weak Yuanying was nourished by the few drops of blood essence, and it became whole again. Gradually, a cloud of black Qi wrapped around it.
Everyone in the surroundings was able to sense that Tai Heng's originally weak aura was gradually becoming powerful, and it was growing stronger at all times.
If he waited for the old monster to complete this step, wouldn't that be terrible?
Wouldn't everyone here die a graveless death?
Ying Chenglin and Zhang Boyan were both anxious, and they desperately increased their attacks.
However, at this moment, the benefits of Tai Heng destroying their magic treasures could be seen. The two of them attacked repeatedly with their magic power, causing waves of multicolored light to appear, but they were still unable to break through Tai Heng's Scripture of Defense. They could only watch helplessly as the Yuanying was reformed.
If it was at this moment in the past, he would have abandoned his enemy and fled when he saw the situation was bad. But where could he go in this miniature world?
At this moment, he could only forcefully hold on.
A moment later, the black Qi that enveloped the Yuanying gradually dispersed. The hearts of everyone who saw the situation inside sank, and they were indescribably shocked.
The Yuanying was originally half devil and half flood dragon, but its appearance had changed greatly now.
A flood dragon of unknown length was floating in the air. Its body was coiled up, its sharp claws were clenched tightly, and its eyes were closed as if it was sleeping.
Suddenly, the Demon Serpent's eyes widened, revealing a ferocious expression. A demonic aura suddenly leaked out, causing everyone's hearts to tremble. They were intimidated by the aura and involuntarily took a few steps back.
Old Devil Tai Heng raised his head and waved his sleeve. The scripture around him flew up and instantly expanded to cover the entire inner hall. The golden pages and jade plates emitted endless light, as if they wanted to cover everyone.
Zhang Boyan felt his scalp go numb. This was using a magic treasure to block everyone's path. This meant that the old devil was ready to pull in the net. He hurriedly formed a seal and activated the Yellow Springs Escape Technique, wanting to turn into smoke and escape.
Just Now, after escaping a few steps, he suddenly felt something strange behind him. When he turned around to look, he was shocked. He saw that the Demon Sealing Token in Tai Heng's hand was actually flying towards him. He couldn't help but cry out in anger. He had no choice but to reform his body and use his magic power to send the token flying.
But this token seemed to have locked onto him. Once he used the Yellow Springs Escape Art, it would immediately disappear. Once he used the Yellow Springs Escape Technique, it would chase after him again. After a few times, he couldn't help but curse in his heart.
His escape technique could go into the sky and the earth, and it could also pass through the earth veins and the Nether World. This was the foundation of his invincibility when fighting with enemies. In this world, there were only a few magic treasures that could restrain it, and the Demon Sealing Token of Huan Zhen Temple was one of them.
However, if it was in normal times, he wouldn't be afraid. Even if he only had one magic treasure, he could block it. But now, all the magic treasures couldn't be used, so he was in a rather difficult situation.
Old Devil Tai Heng was only using the Demon Sealing Token to hold him back. His focus was on Ying Chenglin.
The demon flood dragon rushed to the front of Ying Chenglin like a hungry demon. It bit here and there, but it didn't reject the Spiritual Qi currents formed by magic power. It didn't refuse and was swallowed in one gulp to replenish itself.
This was a unique cultivation method that he himself comprehended after the demon flood dragon achieved Dao. As long as his magic power wasn't as strong as his, he could use this method to suck.
Ying Chenglin saw that it was coming at him fiercely. His magic power was also much stronger than before. He felt that he couldn't fight it head-on anymore, so he used his strength to attack and forced the demon flood dragon back a few steps. He ordered the Peng under his feet to go somewhere else. He wanted to deal with it by moving around for a while. After he recovered some of his Essence Qi, he would turn around and deal with the old devil.
However, the Peng received the order and was about to flap its wings. The demon flood dragon suddenly let out a roar. Its body actually trembled and stiffened a bit, but it didn't escape.
Ying Chenglin's heart skipped a beat and he thought, "Oh no!"
As expected, with this slight delay, the demon flood dragon circled around him and surrounded him. It moved its head and opened its mouth to bite down.
Ying Chenglin quickly gathered his remaining magic power to defend against this unreasonable method.
He sighed inwardly. The old devil's method seemed tyrannical, but if he was at his peak, he wouldn't be afraid.
He only needed to restrain it from the front and order the Fish Dragon and White Crane to attack from different directions. After all, the demon flood dragon wasn't as agile as the other two and couldn't just take a beating. If that happened, he wouldn't be able to maintain this unrestrained attack.
However, the opponent managed to break these three Soul Essences in the first exchange, leaving him at his wit's end.
He couldn't be blamed for this. A cultivator's Magic Treasures, cultivation techniques, and divine abilities had to be in perfect harmony with each other, allowing them to bring forth their greatest combat strength. If one of them was destroyed, it would be like losing a corner of a battle formation, and the strength would be greatly reduced.
After Ying Chenglin was stuck in place, his face turned pale under Tai Heng's frenzied attacks. Soon, he couldn't hold on any longer.
Yuanying's protective azure light was originally ten feet wide, but now it was slowly retreating and was soon forced to a size of ten feet.
After the old monster swallowed his magic power, he became even more ferocious and insolent.
After another moment, Ying Chenglin's Yuanying body flickered like a candle. When it was about to be extinguished, the demon flood dragon roared and swooped down, extinguishing the last bit of light. Then, it curled up and swallowed Ying Chenglin along with his Yuanying body.
After eliminating Ying Chenglin, the demon flood dragon's fierce eyes shifted to Zhang Boyan. Zhang Boyan immediately felt the pressure on him increase. He knew that he was no match for this old devil. He couldn't help but ask with a guilty conscience, "Senior Tai Heng, what do you want?"
Old devil Tai Heng smiled faintly and said, "If you know what's good for you, I won't kill you."
With a point of his finger, the Demon Sealing Token flew forward and stopped in front of Zhang Boyan.
Zhang Boyan looked like he was struggling. He couldn't make up his mind.
Tai Heng just looked at him calmly and didn't rush him.
Even though Zhang Boyan was unwilling, at this moment, he had no other choice. He shouted, "I am willing to submit to Senior."
Finished speaking, he turned into smoke and flew into the Demon Sealing Token.
Tai Heng waved his hand and grabbed the token. With a point of his finger, a faint golden talisman flashed and sealed the old devil inside.
This time, he came out of the cage to take advantage of the rise of the demonic path to benefit himself. This Zhang Boyan was a demonic path cultivator and was of some use to him. Thus, he detained him first and wasn't in a hurry to kill him.
As for the remaining Core Formation cultivators, he didn't even look at them. With a wave of his hand, the demon flood dragon flew out and devoured all the flesh and blood in its path.
However, when it reached Fang Zhenlu's location, something happened. A magical talisman rose up and wrapped around him. Immediately after, a ray of light flashed and broke through the scroll's encirclement. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.
Ancestor Tai Heng exclaimed in surprise. He pondered for a moment. It seemed that such a miraculous life-saving treasure must have been refined by someone from the Heavenly Abode. Not to mention that it wouldn't be easy to find, even if he obtained it, he wouldn't be able to use it in a short time.
To deal with a mere Core Transformation cultivator, it wasn't worth it for him to mobilize such a large force. It wouldn't be a loss of status. Right now, the most important thing was to retrieve the golden seal. Everything else could be put aside for now.
He took out a jade slip from Yue Yuji's sleeve and began to calculate Zhang Yan's position. With just a slight calculation, the jade slip shattered, and a few strands of white hair appeared on his temples. With a light snort, he put away the scripture talisman. A gust of strong wind blew from the ground as he headed straight for the pagoda.
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