Yong Province wasn't big. The Shangqing cultivators all arrived, but none of them dared to approach. It wasn't just because of the sea of blood, but also because of the demonic aura.
Pitch-black Devil Qi was so thick that it was almost liquid, and it kept gushing out of the Devil Cave, piercing through heaven and earth.
They spread out in the night sky and turned into demonic clouds that covered the stars and the moon. The area within a radius of a hundred miles was dyed into demonic soil, and it was still expanding.
Once cultivators entered this demonic land, they would be suppressed. Even their magic treasures would be contaminated by demonic qi.
She was an exception.
Since there was no such thing as life and death, the Hungry Ghost Realm and the Nine Regions could be equated. Similarly, there was no such thing as good or evil, so the Demon Realm was nothing.
Why would a person who was neither dead nor alive be afraid of being contaminated by demonic qi? The thick and deep sea of blood was even more filthy and evil than the Devil Qi.
The Black Dragon King tore through the night sky and stopped outside the Demonic Earth.
The governor of Yongzhou could hardly believe that this was the Mound Hill Temple of the past.
A few Shang Qing cultivators reported to him what they had seen Just Now. "Your Majesty, the Enemy of Buddha is too powerful. It's hard to kill him anywhere else. If we enter Mound Hill Temple recklessly, we might suffer casualties!"
The governor of Yong province gritted his teeth. "Just you wait. I refuse to believe she can remain in this demon cavern forever. The demonfolk will never thank her for opening the demon cavern!"
The howls of demonfolk filled the surroundings. The black demon qi flickered with light that was as dense as the stars. These were the eyes of the demonfolk filled with lust and evil. They all gathered on Little Ann.
Dressed in white, she stood above the surging sea of blood and the surging Demon Qi, like a white lotus flower.
Before the demonfolk could attack, she struck.
The Blood Sea Banner was raised. The torrential sea of blood immediately poured into the Devil's Den, and the pairs of eyes were instantly filled with fear.
The sea of blood was boundless, and there was no shore to turn back to.
A few Demon Commanders did not hesitate to demonize, turning into hideous monsters. They abandoned their blood-corroded limbs and charged into the sky.
As soon as the Chaotic Soul Bell rang, they were like birds that had been shot by arrows, plunging headfirst into the sea of blood.
Whether it be demonfolk or monks. There was no difference. Cross the river in one go.
Only when the Devil King appeared would she need to personally make a move. She would either kill the Buddha or abandon the Immortal to kill him with a single sword strike!
The surging sea of blood became even more viscous. The thick smell of blood could be smelled even from a hundred miles away.
More and more skeletons appeared in the sea of blood. Some of them were as strong as demon kings. All of them looked ferocious and had strange bones. They were all transformed from fallen Demon Kings. Crystalline Demon Hearts were deeply embedded in the white bones, and they even retained some of their original intelligence and techniques. However, they had already become slaves of the sea of blood, massacring demonfolk.
The great cultivators of the Harmony province watched this feast of slaughter with their mouths agape. Only now did they understand that she had not opened the demon cavern to lure demonfolk in. Instead, she wanted to feed on these demonfolk.
Every time a Demon King fell, the great cultivators would feel a chill in their hearts. They believed that they were not stronger than these Demon Kings. If he were to attack recklessly, he would be suppressed by the demonic Qi, and his outcome would be even worse.
From the ancient times until now, the demonfolk invasions that had brought great calamities to the nine provinces had actually been stopped by her alone, and she grew stronger the more she fought.
In the end, she didn't even need to do anything herself. More and more powerful skeletal blood slaves appeared in the sea of blood. Although she could not command them as freely as she could command the Skeleton Demons, she could still command them with the Blood Sea Banner.
She wielded the Blood Sea Banner and stood above the sea of blood, like the commander of an army, slaughtering the endless army of demonfolk.
A three-headed, six-armed Demon King fought his way out of the encirclement. He was already missing two heads, and only three arms remained. He stared at her above the sea of blood in fear. "What kind of monster are you?!"
It was truly laughable for a Demon King to ask a question like that, but no one could laugh.
A strange, twisted sword landed in the Demon King's hand. Before he could even respond, sword intent rushed into his sea of consciousness. His eyes rolled back, and his entire body convulsed.
The Demon King suddenly let out a strange, deranged smile. "Master, let me play too!"
Little Ann nodded. Ever since she had tossed the Forsaken Immortal sword into the Blood Sea Banner, the sword soul had become much more obedient.
Her relationship with the sword had already shifted. She was currently becoming the true master of the Forsaken Immortal step by step, branding her will deeply into the Forsaken Immortal sword soul.
This was not because of a difference in strength — only a mysterious existence like the Five Absolutes Immortal would struggle to subdue the Forsaken Immortal with a cultivation of the third heavenly tribulation. Instead, the Forsaken Immortal sword soul had already admitted defeat in the clash between the will of the human and the sword.
The fact that it refused to devour her at a critical moment was already proof of fear. And, when she began to implement the will of the White Bone Bodhisattva in the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty, it was without a doubt the one that experienced it the most. Its twisted madness suddenly seemed as laughable as a clown.
From a regular perspective, the Forsaken Immortal sword was a deranged sword. It could not be compared to a deranged bodhisattva at all. Even a sliver of the will's legacy was enough to subdue it, turning it into a true servant.
The Forsaken Immortal sword soul forcefully devoured the Demon King's power, and the Demon King's colossal body rapidly shrank. Bones squeezed out from his flesh and blood, piercing through his skin and shooting out. They hovered vertically above the sea of blood and actually began to flash with light.
Little Ann immediately understood what the Forsaken Immortal sword soul was trying to do. The "Demon King" said, "Sword Formation of Heaven and Earth!"
With the Forsaken Immortal sword as the core and several hundred bones as support, a sword formation of heaven and earth was formed. The sea of blood descended and minced the demonfolk furiously. Only the Demon King managed to fend it off, but he was unable to escape death.
The great cultivators of the upper class were all dumbfounded. "This sword …"
Someone knew about the Forsaken Immortal sword. "This sword is called the Forsaken Immortal. Legend has it that it was the Five Absolutes Immortal's sword, which was sealed in a sword tomb. Afterwards, it was obtained by the Sword Collection palace, which is the renowned Sword Collection peak of the Green province. Afterwards, it devoured Elder Tian and destroyed the entire Sword Collection palace. Then it breached the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga and fought three people alone against Chu Lie King, the Dragon King Of The Sea, and the Daemon King of the North Moon, Li Qingshan. Afterwards, it was no match for them, so it opened the demon cavern. In the end, it was subdued by Li Qingshan. This is probably the most powerful weapon in the nine provinces. Among us, there aren't many that are its opponent. "
This startling accomplishment made the great cultivators feel even more despair. They said in sorrow, "Let alone the Invincible Buddha, even this sword is difficult to deal with! Is the Harmony province really going to be doomed? "
"It's not just the Harmony province, but the entire world!"
However, during the battle on Great Buddha mountain, the Forsaken Immortal sword had not actually unleashed its full power. A weapon needed a person to wield it. It was impossible for a masterless sword to unleash its full power. Most importantly, it did not have a source of power. It could not unleash its full power even if it possessed a supreme path of the sword. This was also the greatest reason for its failure in the past.
Afterwards, although Little Ann became the master of the Forsaken Immortal sword, not only did the Forsaken Immortal sword not put in any effort, but it even constantly tried to devour him.
Under these circumstances, Little Ann obviously could not give it too much power. She had to maintain its weakened state, so the power that the Forsaken Immortal sword could unleash was not even as great as when it had no master.
But now, as the soul of the Forsaken Immortal sword gradually submitted, Little Ann began to give it even more support.
The culprit that had once destroyed the two great sects of the Green province was gradually unleashing its true power.
Little Ann waved the Blood Sea Banner, and the sea of blood delivered thousands of skeletons before her. She unleashed the Samādhi Flames of White Bone, refining all the skeletons into 364 tiny white bone swords that were as thin as a cicada's wings.
Although they did not have any special power, they were sharp, tough, and comparable to magic treasures. What was even rarer was that they formed a set of their own.
She waved her hand, and the tiny white bone swords pierced through the air. They all pierced into the body of the Demon King that was suffering from the backlash, gradually soaking it in demonic blood.
"Good sword!"
The soul of the Forsaken Immortal sword immediately abandoned the large bone swords and turned to control the tiny white bone swords to form the Heaven and Earth Sword Formation.
In an instant, the lethality of the sword formation skyrocketed. Even if the Demon King was sucked into the sword formation, it would immediately be minced into meat paste without the slightest ability to resist.
This was the first time they had worked together. Now, they did not even need the Buddha Slaying Sword, the Blood Sea Banner, the Chaotic Soul Bell, or anything else. Just one person and one sword were enough to sweep through the nine provinces and kill Demon Kings like dogs.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?"
The Shangqing great cultivators looked at each other with fear in their eyes. Not to mention the fact that the odds of victory were extremely small, even if they were lucky enough to kill the enemy of Buddha, how many of them would be able to survive?
The Governor of Yong Province used the Foresight Qi Technique and looked in all directions. The life force everywhere was weakening. Finally, he let out a long sigh. "Fellow Daoists, let's return to our sects and defend them!" How could cultivators risk their lives for mortals? Not to mention the other Shangqing great cultivators, even he, the Governor of Yong Province, was unwilling to do so.
Suddenly, he remembered that the Mound Mountain Temple was already in such a state. The other great sects might not be able to defend themselves either. "Gather your disciples and follow me back to the Duke's Residence!"
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