After Zhang Yan chatted with the old man, he understood the situation. He separated from the rest and flew up into the sky, heading towards the Wind and Fire Ridge.
The offerings of mortals were useless to Sky Demons, but cultivators who had just started cultivating Qi needed this to replenish their Qi. Those Celestial Masters on the ridge were very suspicious, maybe they were like the demon toad, purposely made up by the three-legged swine.
The ridge was not far from the altar, he arrived in a short while.
Looking down from a high place, he saw that the mountain was barren, there was no vegetation, no beasts or birds, it was all jagged rocks, like a land of death. There was only a temple built with large rocks standing at the waist of the mountain, it was very easy to recognize, there were no formations protecting it.
The plaque in front of the temple was broken, the words were long blurred, the entrance was overgrown with weeds, like no one had taken care of it for a long time.
After watching for a while, he descended and strode into the temple.
Just as he entered, he felt a wave of heat coming at him, like he had fallen into a furnace. His eyes flashed, with his cultivation and mana, he still felt this way, people with weaker mana would not be able to last long in this place.
He looked straight ahead, passing through the front door, in less than twenty steps, he arrived at the main hall.
He raised his head to take a look and saw that inside the shrine there was a statue of a deity howling towards the sky, with a long trident in both hands. It looked like it was dancing angrily.
The sculpture was originally very majestic and imposing, but now it was covered with dust and grime, and most of its golden armor had fallen off, making it look shabby and shabby. The candles on the offering table had long been empty, and a thick layer of soot had accumulated in the incense burner.
Zhang Yan could see that this place should have been abandoned long ago. He looked left and right but did not find anything, he went around the statue and went straight to the back hall, that was the source of the heat.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the bottom of the mountain. Below him was a several dozen zhang wide sinkhole. A gust of hot air gushed out from the sinkhole, and a scarlet light shone up, illuminating the walls red. It was like he was inside a furnace.
He tried to sense it. He did not detect any energy movement.
After thinking for a while, he tapped his feet and floated down.
The deeper he went, the stronger the heat wave. In the end. His eyes were filled with red light. However, his expression did not change. After descending for about three thousand feet, he finally reached the bottom of the pit.
This situation was even stranger. There were more than ten dried corpses sitting cross-legged on praying mats. Their clothes had long since decayed, and the face of the corpse in the middle looked as if it was still alive, as if it had just fallen asleep. In its hand was a jade slip that was as bright as new.
Zhang Yan glanced at it. The jade slip flew up and stopped in front of him.
Holding it in his hand, his Spiritual Sense surged into it and he instantly saw through it.
This was an extremely shallow cultivation method, and it was somewhat similar to the Essence Qi that the demons used before they took human form.
He snorted coldly. With just a glance, one could tell that this kind of cultivation method was created by a demonic cultivator. Moreover, the demonic cultivators in this world were not the direct descendants of the Eight Tribes. Even if they passed down their cultivation methods, they would mostly focus on the path of strength. From this, it could be seen that the person in charge of this place was definitely related to that ferocious creature.
However, he didn't know how the demon was doing. Since it was here, it should have already sensed something, but it didn't have any reaction at all.
He thought for a while and vaguely guessed a possibility. He threw the jade slip away and continued to walk deeper into the pit.
After walking for another mile, after turning a corner, his eyes unconsciously focused.
Not far in front of him, there was a ferocious creature lying at the bottom of the pit. From head to tail, it was about three hundred feet in size. Its nose and ears were wide open, its fangs were exposed, and it had black sideburns on its back. Under its abdomen, it had three legs, one in the front and two at the back. The front leg was like a short, curled up, and the back leg was as thick as a pillar.
Its body was surrounded by a layer of scarlet fire, as if it was wearing a red robe. The heat in the mountain was emitted from its body. However, this great demon's eyes were closed, and there was no sign of life. It was obvious that it had been dead for a long time.
Before Zhang Yan came here, he had expected many situations. He thought that it would be another fierce battle, but he didn't expect this result. It was a little unexpected.
After looking for a while, he walked closer and examined it again. Suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he reached out to grab it. When he took it back, there was an extra item in his palm.
He opened it and saw that it was a vermillion pearl. It could be seen that it was originally a treasure, but it had lost its spirit. He said calmly, "So it's the Huoyue Pill."
With a light pinch, the item turned into dust in his hand, and a small amount of it leaked out from the gaps of his fingers.
At first, he didn't understand. After all, it was a Sky Demon. Even if it was in dire straits, as long as it kept its blood essence and soul, it would definitely not die. However, seeing this item, he immediately understood and more or less guessed the whole story.
This big swine was suppressed for more than ten thousand years. When it finally escaped, it was like the demon swine, extremely weak. It was probably afraid that someone would come to capture it again, so it used its strength to escape from the forbidden land.
When it escaped here, it should have used up the last bit of Yuan Qi. It must have felt that the earth fire here was strong, so it wanted to open its earth aperture and absorb the earth fire to nourish itself.
However, man proposes, God disposes. Someone planted a Huoyue Pill here many years ago.
This pill was also a rare item. When cultivators refined their treasures, they mostly opened up the earth fire heavenly furnace. However, if they traveled outside, it was often inconvenient to use it. However, this treasure pill was different. This pill could be thrown into the ground to absorb fire Qi when it was free. When traveling outside, it could be carried by one's side. When it was inconvenient, it could be taken out and used as the heavenly furnace.
After the disaster of the Western Sunken Continent, the mountains and rivers collapsed, and the land spirit was cut off. It was unknown whether the owner of this treasure pill forgot or an accident happened, but it was not taken away and was left here.
Although this kind of treasure could absorb fire, there was a limit. After it was full, it naturally could not be contained, and it would inevitably spread out. When the demon swine passed by and felt the heat, it might have mistakenly thought that this was the place where the earth fire ran, so it stopped.
If it had obtained this fire bead when it was complete, it might have been able to use it to recover some of its strength. Unfortunately, after ten thousand years, even if it had some fire Qi, it had mostly dissipated. If it was absorbed again, it would probably disappear in an instant.
And the demon swine did not need its life origin bead to absorb fire Qi, but it needed its own essence blood and soul. It must have used up its last bit of Yuan Qi, but by the time it realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
Once the demon died, the fire on its body naturally spread out. How could the cultivators on the Wind and Fire Ridge withstand it? They immediately died on the spot.
Zhang Yan sighed, "In the end, divine arts are no match for fate. No matter how strong you are, you can't escape from the unfathomable might of heaven."
He shook his head and summoned the Demon Subduing Slip. A bright light flew out from between his brows and pounced on the body of the fierce beast, penetrating it like a phantom. He went to the side and sat down to wait quietly.
After about two days, the body of the Sky Demon was completely transformed into essence and absorbed into the slip. Only a shriveled skin that was emitting blazing scarlet flames was still on the ground.
He raised his sleeve and took it into his hand. When he touched it, he did not feel any heat at all. Instead, he felt waves of coolness.
This item was called the Vermillion Robe. If the demon swine was still alive, it could be made into a precious robe and worn on the body. It could avoid all the fires in the world.
In the past, countless brilliant cultivators fought with this great demon for this, but no one was able to do as they wished.
Later on, although the Great Underworld Patriarch suppressed it, he thought that his cultivation was profound and did not care about such an item.
Now, although it had fallen into his hands, it was not a joke after ten thousand years, and he did not know how much of its effect was left.
He thought for a moment, shook his sleeve lightly, and put it away.
Right at this moment, he suddenly heard an unusual sound by his ear, and it seemed to be coming from extremely far away. He frowned slightly and flew up into the sky. In a flash, he came out of the pit and stood in midair while his gaze shot towards the source of the sound. He saw that there were undercurrents surging outside the continent, and the waves shook the heavens as if monstrous waves were brewing.
He looked at it for a moment and pondered, "So that's how it is. This demon swine's body here has unintentionally suppressed the spiritual vigor of the land, thus there are fewer tsunamis and landslides. Now that I've dissolved its body, there are no more barriers. Fine, I'll do what I did in the West Sinking Continent that day again. So that it has a way to avoid disaster. "
He did what he thought and immediately sat down. After a few days, he refined another drop of demon blood and used the Mortal Truth Technique to refine another incarnation.
The last incarnation was a middle-aged Daoist, but this time, it was a handsome young man.
He sat down and bowed, "Celestial Master, I will leave now." With that, he straightened up and went down the mountain.
Zhang Yan thought, "I did not waste much time in the Central West Sinking Continent, why don't I go to the West Jue Continent? If I can finish off the demons in that continent, I can first settle my Dao heart and observe the inscriptions here."
With his mind made up, he did not hesitate. The rainbow light on his body grew longer, and a streak of light could be seen in the sky as he headed straight for the West Jue Continent.
After a day and a night, he crossed the sea and land and arrived at the West Jue Continent.
The continent was long and narrow. As far as the eye could see, one could see an endless mountain ridge that stretched from the north to the south, cutting through the continent.
This was the image of a coiling dragon. Among the nine continents, the land veins here were the clearest. From the sky, it looked like a living dragon was sleeping underground. However, after the calamity, the head fell off, the tail was broken, and the spine was broken. A good Earth Dragon was destroyed.
Although the other two continents had suffered from the calamity, they had been struggling at death's door for dozens of years before completely losing their spiritual vigor. However, this continent had become a land of death in just a few months after the earth veins were broken.
When the stone statue talked about this continent, it left behind four sentences: "The dragon's head drinks the blue waves in the north, the dragon's tail plays with the cold mountains in the south. When the universe moves, the wind and clouds change, the merciless Heavenly Dao is mysterious."
Zhang Yan flew along the mountain range for a day and arrived at the place where Grandmaster Tai Ming sealed the demon. It happened to be a large gap on the back of the Earth Dragon.
This Heavenly Demon was called "White-headed Fangniu". It was the most mysterious among the six beasts, and was rumored to have come from beyond the heavens. Even when the ancient cultivators fought with the Heavenly Demon, it rarely appeared and did not use any powerful divine abilities. But since it was sealed here by Grandmaster Tai Ming, it was not easy to deal with.
He had always been cautious and was not in a hurry to descend. After observing for a long time in the sky, he used his mana to protect himself and walked into the rift valley.
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