"What should we do, Eldest Brother?"
"Should we make a move?"
Yuanshi and Taiqing, who had concealed themselves, were not particularly concerned about Tongtian's safety.
Their main concern was Shi Yu. How could he face two heavily wounded Demon Saints alone?
"Don't panic, Yuanshi!"
"I have a backup plan. Watch this!"
One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones!
Taiqing waved the horsetail whisk in his hand. A streak of golden light shot out and transformed into an old Daoist wearing a Eight Trigrams immortal robe and a Purple Gold Crown, his hair and beard completely white.
"I am Taishang Laojun!"
After giving a salute, Taishang Laojun waved his horsetail whisk and vanished from the spot.
"Eldest Brother, this move is truly marvelous!"
Yuanshi spoke. The two of them did not need to go personally; with Eldest Brother sending an incarnation, they preserved both their dignity and their actual interests.
"Friend Shi Yu, take my people and leave first. I'll hold them off for a while!"
The chief of the Tushan Fox Clan truly deserved his reputation as someone who had once visited Zixiao Palace. Although he had not entered to listen to Old Ancestor Hongjun preach—participation counted for something, right?—his cultivation was genuinely at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level.
But his opponents were Demon Saint Yingzhao and Demon Saint Bifang, two of the Ten Great Demon Sages. He was still far from being their match.
"Xiao Yue, take your people and run. The chief and I will cover your retreat!" The Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi appeared in his hand. Running was out of the question.
The ruler was only about a foot long, and a Hong Meng aura coiled around it. Countless runes continuously appeared and vanished across its surface.
Two large characters written in innate divine script stood in the center: "Measuring Heaven."
"Hm?"
"Could this spirit treasure be one of those that grows with its wielder?"
Shi Yu noticed the changes in the Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi. It had changed slightly since the first time he acquired it.
"Yingzhao, that thing in his hand is a Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure. Let's join forces and take it!"
Bifang's eyes filled with greed when he saw the Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi in Shi Yu's hand.
"Little friend, why aren't you leaving?"
"Senior, enough talk. Prepare for battle!"
Facing two Quasi-Saints, run? That was impossible. It was better to face them calmly and at least earn their respect.
"As expected of Taiqing's disciple. Xiao Yue didn't choose the wrong person!" The chief patted Shi Yu heavily on the shoulder.
"Hey, hey, Chief, the two of us have nothing to do with each other. Don't say things like that! I've been single for ten thousand years!"
Yingzhao and Bifang exchanged a glance. Their demonic auras surged, and powerful pressure swept toward the three of them. It was the might of Quasi-Saints.
Shi Yu gripped the Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi tightly. The spiritual power within him circulated at full speed, and he stared resolutely at the two Demon Saints ahead.
"Hmph, you little brat who doesn't know his own limits!"
Yingzhao attacked first. His figure pounced toward Shi Yu like lightning, and the spear in his hand came crashing down with tremendous force.
"Seriously? You're using your full strength against a Grand Unity Golden Immortal like me?"
Shi Yu hurriedly held the Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi horizontally. The runes on its surface flashed, and the clash of metal rang out through the surroundings. A tremendous force surged over, numbing the web between Shi Yu's thumb and index finger.
"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit!"
Demon Saint Yingzhao pushed off the ground with his right foot, leaped up, and spun in midair. His spear traced a semicircle before smashing heavily into Shi Yu's back.
He immediately used the spear to hoist Shi Yu into the air, then sent him flying with a spear-assisted kick.
"So what if you're Taiqing's disciple? In the Primordial World, strength is what matters!"
"If you're weaker than your opponent, death is your only path!"
Bifang was unwilling to fall behind. He spat out a crimson flame shaped like a bird. It shrieked as it swept toward Shi Yu.
"Little friend! Look out!"
Seeing this, the chief of the Tushan Fox Clan shouted and rapidly formed hand seals. A fox-shaped barrier of light instantly rose before Shi Yu. With a thunderous boom, the barrier exploded.
"Yingzhao, go finish him!"
"Got it!"
Demon Saint Yingzhao raised his spear. A scarlet radiance gathered at its tip before shooting straight toward Shi Yu.
"Rip~"
Just as the spear was a fist's distance from Shi Yu, the Cloud Void Water Fan suddenly appeared before him and forcibly blocked Demon Saint Yingzhao's attack.
"Little friend! I'll help you!"
"What?!"
The chief of the Tushan Fox Clan emerged from beneath Demon Saint Yingzhao. Holding the Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi, he smashed it toward Demon Saint Yingzhao's abdomen as a Hong Meng aura swirled around him.
"Id... iot..."
"You fell for it, hahahahaha!"
Demon Saint Yingzhao's powerful killing move shook blood from the corner of Shi Yu's mouth. To create this opportunity for the chief, Shi Yu had been forced to resort to this desperate tactic, trading injury for injury.
"Damn it..."
"I swear I'll kill you!"
After being struck by the Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi, Demon Saint Yingzhao's injuries worsened. His entire body became drenched in blood, and he gripped his spear tightly.
He was a dignified Demon Saint of the demon race, yet his attention had been fixed entirely on Shi Yu. He had neglected the Tushan Fox Clan's talent for concealment, and his moment of carelessness had cost him dearly!
"Yingzhao, you didn't hit hard enough!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Demon Saint Bifang burst into laughter. He raised his own halberd and activated all his demonic power. Flames roared atop the halberd.
In an instant, the entire battlefield was surrounded by fire.
"Die!"
The thousand-zhang flame halberd slashed toward Shi Yu. Wherever Demon Saint Bifang's halberd passed, the space itself burned and split apart.
Shi Yu slowly closed his eyes. If I get another chance, I'll cultivate properly and listen to Master.
"That's enough!"
An old Daoist wearing an Eight Trigrams immortal robe appeared on the battlefield. With a wave of the horsetail whisk in his hand, the thousand-zhang flame halberd instantly returned to its original state.
"You're Taiqing!"
"No! I'm not Taiqing. I'm Taishang Laojun!"
"Don't think I won't recognize you just because you changed your name, Taiqing! The Taiqing immortal light around you is not easy to conceal!"
Demon Saint Bifang furrowed his brows deeply. As expected, the rumors of the Primordial World had not been wrong at all. Taiqing was extremely protective of his own.
Yingzhao, whose injuries had worsened further, leaned on his spear and came to Bifang's side, facing Taishang Laojun together with him.
"A name is merely a designation, so it isn't important at all!"
Taishang Laojun smiled faintly. His eyes fell on the heavily wounded Shi Yu, and his smile abruptly vanished as his tone changed.
"What matters is that you're going to repay your Karmic Connection!"
"Suppress!"
Laojun slightly opened his mouth and gently uttered one word. The two Demon Saints suddenly found themselves as though they were carrying Mount Buzhou on their backs, making it difficult even to stand.
"You bullied the weak with your strength. Don't blame this old Daoist for doing the same to you!" A wisp of pure qi drifted out from the horsetail whisk.
"The Heavenly Dao has its laws. Every debt must be repaid!"
As soon as he finished speaking, cracks began to appear across the body of Demon Saint Bifang, who had attacked most viciously. Wisps of pure qi seeped out through them.
"This... How could this be?!"
Demon Saint Bifang's eyes widened. They were filled with terror and despair as he let out his final roar.
In the end, with a muffled boom, Demon Saint Bifang's body exploded, scattering into countless fragments that vanished between heaven and earth.
Only the flame halberd, now without its master, remained. It slowly fell to the ground, announcing the destruction of the once-arrogant Demon Saint.
"Disciple, aren't you going to cultivate properly?"
"Master, you're here!"
After saying that, Shi Yu fainted. Even with the support of a Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure, facing two Demon Saints had been no simple matter...
Taishang Laojun felt slightly shocked as he watched the chief of the Tushan Fox Clan return the Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi.
"The Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi?"
"I never expected your opportunities to be so profound, boy!"
"Eldest Brother!"
"What happened to my grandnephew?"
Yuanshi looked at the heavily wounded Shi Yu, his brows drawing tightly together. The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in his hand was already itching to move.
"He was injured by a Demon Saint of the demon race..."
"Fortunately, it isn't anything serious!"
Taiqing had already fed Shi Yu a golden pill. He would soon recover completely.
"What blind demon dared to be so reckless? This infuriates me!"
"I'll personally cut him down!"
"Second Brother, I've already settled Shi Yu's Karmic Connection!"
"If I don't avenge this, I won't be able to quell the anger in my heart! Our Karmic Connection with them has not yet ended!"
Seeing his grandnephew, who had spent countless eras by his side, beaten unconscious, how could Yuanshi be willing to let the matter go so easily?
"I hope that after suffering this tribulation, Shi Yu will grow from it!" Taiqing let out a long sigh as he looked at the unconscious Shi Yu.
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