18 Stages
The Northern Liang Celestial Dynasty was originally an inconspicuous Celestial Dynasty. However, it had become the next target of Yuan Venerate Immortal Slayer. Experts from all over had gathered there, including five Nine Tribulation Creators!
A fierce battle was taking place at the border of the Northern Liang Celestial Dynasty and the Black Yellow Celestial Dynasty. There were millions of cultivators of all cultivation levels participating in the battle. However, both sides had a tacit understanding and did not use Immortal Kings. The strongest Creator was only a Five Tribulation Creator.
Because, if immortal-king-level existences and above were mobilized, there would definitely be seven or eight tribulation Creators appearing on the battlefield. In that case, it wouldn't be long before the nine tribulation Creators appeared on the battlefield as well. This was something that both sides didn't wish to see, and they were doing their best to avoid it. After all, if the nine tribulation Creators really fought, an entire dynasty would be implicated and turned into ashes, turning into ruins.
As for the Joyous Demon Venerate and the others, they were only there to serve as a deterrent. At this moment, the five Nine Tribulation Creators, including the Joyous Demon Venerate, were standing in the void and looking coldly at the battlefield below. However, most of their attention was focused on the faint aura in the void opposite them.
The battle lasted for half a month and ended in a draw. Both sides had lost thirty to forty percent of their cultivators. Hundreds of thousands of cultivators' corpses were left on the battlefield, causing blood to flow like a river. The strong smell of blood attracted the attention of many beasts, but they knew that if they tried to take advantage of the situation, they would definitely die a horrible death.
"Do you guys think that is Yuan Venerate Demonic Corpse or Yuan Venerate Immortal Slayer?"
"I can't guess. Both of them are Corpse Kings and their auras are very similar."
"Their goal is obviously not to conquer the entire Central Continent. With Dao Yan Immortal Lord around, they know that it is impossible to achieve this goal."
"Corpse Qi. Yuan Venerate Immortal Slayer has been suppressed for so many years. He obviously needs a large amount of fresh corpse Qi to restore his cultivation to its peak."
"Unfortunately, Dao Yan Immortal Slayer is not taking action. We can't defeat Yuan Venerate Immortal Slayer and Yuan Venerate Demonic Corpse even if we join forces. We can only be led by the nose."
After the Joyful Devil Sovereign and the others returned to the immortal capital of the Northern Liang Immortal Dynasty, they sat in a great hall with heavy expressions.
"If the Six-Path and the Nine-Nether Venerate hadn't been injured by the Immortal Slayer Yuan Venerate in the Dead Man Valley, they might not have ended up in such a miserable state. I'm afraid the two of them would have been infected by the corpse Qi of Yuan Venerate Immortal Slayer and would need at least a few decades to recover."
Joy Demon Lord said calmly.
At this moment, a cultivator rushed into the main hall. The five Nine Tribulation Masters of Creation, including Joyful Demon Supremacy, looked at the cultivator together. Their cold gazes made the cultivator shiver.
"Demon Lord!"
This cultivator was Zhu Ge Tao's subordinate, the guy who was released by Ning Qi to send a message. After seeing Joy Demon Exalt, his face revealed a trace of grief and indignation.
"Why are you so flustered?"
Joy Demon Lord said with a frown.
"Ning Beixuan has returned to the Arcane True Immortal Realm. Even Great Elder Zhuge Tao died in his hands."
The cultivator said in a low voice.
Ning Beixuan?
Joy Demon Lord's expression changed slightly. When the other Nine Tribulation Masters of Creation heard this name, they remembered that the Joyful Demon Sect had issued a wanted order some time ago. Wasn't it this guy? This guy actually dared to show up and even killed a Great Elder of the Joyful Demon Sect?
"Where are the others?"
Joy Demon Lord's expression turned colder.
"Other than me and a few others, the others didn't manage to escape from the Arcane True Immortal Realm."
A trace of fear flashed in the cultivator's eyes.
"Alright, I got it."
Joy Demon Lord nodded lightly.
At this moment, another angry roar came from outside. "The Xuanhuang Celestial Dynasty has started attacking again!"
"Joy, why don't you go back and settle this matter first. The four of us should be enough to hold the fort here."
The current Lord of the Heart Demon Sect smiled and said.
"If that's the case, I'll have to trouble you guys."
Joy Demon Lord cupped his fists.
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Hundreds of markets of various sizes were gathered in a continuous mountain range. That was because at the center of the mountain range was the most famous sect in the Central Continent, one of the seven major sects, the Joyful Demon Sect. For a top sect like this, there would be many subsidiary forces and markets around it.
Most of them relied on the cultivation resources that the Joyful Demon Sect's cultivators leaked out.
At this moment, there were groups of young cultivators, be they Dan Dou Realm, Eternal Life Realm, or Law Phase Realm, were heading towards the mountain gate of the Joyful Demon Sect.
"From here on, as long as we can pass the eighteen stages, we will have a chance to be accepted by the Joyful Demon Sect. At this time, everyone must help each other because no one can guarantee which stage they will be stuck in. Newcomer, do you understand?"
A Perfected Dharma Phase Realm cultivator looked at Ning Qi and frowned slightly in dissatisfaction.
The others were all very respectful towards him, calling him senior brother. Only this fellow, although his cultivation was somewhat unfathomable, spoke very little. When speaking to him, he would basically just nod or shake his head, making others feel that he was somewhat arrogant. If it weren't for the fact that the difficulty of these 18 checkpoints was too high, and that Ning Qi seemed to have some potential, he would have long since told Ning Qi to scram.
"Yes."
Ning Qi nodded slightly, but his eyes were observing the eighteen stages. The difficulty of each stage was about a few times higher than the previous one. There was a trace of aura on them that Ning Qi was quite familiar with. Obviously, these eighteen stages were personally set up by the Joyful Demon Venerate. They covered a range of tens of thousands of miles, and the Joyful Demon Sect was in the center.
"Damn it. I'll find a chance to throw him here later."
A trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the Perfected Dharma Phase Realm cultivator, but he looked very calm on the surface. Then, under his lead, everyone began to pass the stages.
It was very smooth at the beginning, and they cooperated to pass around the ninth stage. However, when it came to the tenth stage, even the Perfected Dharma Phase Realm cultivator was at his wit's end. No matter what, he didn't know what the key to passing the stage was.
When he racked his brains, he saw that Ning Qi seemed to be here on a sightseeing tour. His face immediately revealed a displeased expression, and he couldn't help but scold, "From the beginning, you didn't do anything. You've been slacking. Are you thinking of using us all the way to pass the eighteen stages?"
Everyone was already angry because they were stuck at this stage. When they heard this, they immediately looked at Ning Qi with unfriendly eyes.
Ning Qi smiled and gently slapped out with his palm.
The barrier of this stage was instantly torn apart. When everyone saw this scene, they immediately gasped and looked at Ning Qi in disbelief.
"This stage is passed just like that?"
"So the key is here. He must be a blind cat running into a dead mouse, right?"
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