Reentering the Demon Realm
The clouds and mist broke apart.
The Blue Sky warship sailed swiftly through the white clouds, Middle Vehicle.
On the warship, a figure was gazing towards the horizon.
It was Gu Jinlai who received Xiang Fengyun's distress signal.
However, besides him, behind him...
The number of people was unusually large.
Besides Zhao Xi, the ruler of the Immortal Kingdom, Tian Qingzi of the Longevity Pavilion, Dan Chenzi, and Luo Jiuxiao of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect, who had recently exchanged ideas with him on the methods of mental tempering, there were also a group of Xuan Immortals, including Chi Xuehe, Bai Shengyang, and Ji Longhua. Although they were all in avatar form, each of them carried a quasi-immortal artifact.
With the power of the quasi-immortal artifacts and their own mental cultivation level of at least the seventh level, their combat strength is no less than that of an immortal lord.
In addition to them, Luo Xiao, the sect leader of Xuan Yuan Sword Sect, also brought hundreds of Celestial Immortals and nearly a thousand True Immortals from the sect and the Three Great Families.
Although the celestial beings are mostly incarnations, each one can unleash combat power equivalent to a peerless true immortal.
The force numbered over a thousand, and although relatively small, their combat strength was comparable to that of the Northern Alliance in the Storm Mountains.
These people were not summoned from Gu Jinlai.
Instead, upon hearing that the Immortal Realm had been attacked, he took the initiative to offer his assistance.
Gu Jinlai, some people in the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect and the Three Great Families have been given a chance to make amends, but in such a short time, where in the world can they find so many "merits" to make amends?
Fortunately, after studying the system of the Creation Gate, or rather the Lingxiao Palace, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the "merit" they could gain from killing Demonic Beasts was far greater than what they could gain from repairing bridges and roads.
What are we waiting for?!
Therefore, the most powerful celestial immortals and true immortals of these forces joined the punitive expedition under the pretext of reinforcing the realm of immortality.
If it weren't for the concern about not having enough Demonic Beasts to kill, this number could easily double.
If we include the Void Immortals, the allied forces could easily expand to tens of thousands.
However, even with a lineup of hundreds of celestial beings and thousands of true immortals, it is still quite astonishing.
After all, even the Tower of Immortality built by the Devil Master of Cangming could only accommodate thirty-six Spirit Venerables.
Although this does not mean that the Demonic Beasts side only has thirty-six demon gods, it does show the upper limit of the Demonic Beasts side's power.
"The Demon Realm..."
Looking at the groups of celestial immortals and true immortals with profound auras behind him, Zhao Xi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "If nothing unexpected happens, we won't even need to mobilize the Transcendent Heavenly Dao to completely drive these Demonic Beasts out of the Realm of Immortality."
"It's just about being driven out of the Realm of Immortality."
This Gu Jinlai.
The essence of Demonic Beasts is Demonic Spirits.
Demonic Spirits exist in the Demon Realm, wandering endlessly like creators.
The key to defeating the Demon Realm lies in whether or not you can break into the Demon Realm and kill the Demonic Spirits Demon Realm.
Only in this way can the threat from the Demon Realm be resolved once and for all.
"Back then, when I built the Immortal Kingdom, the combined power of all the True Immortals was enough to withstand the Creator. The Demonic Spirit Lord... Although the Devil Master is strong, he should be on the same level as the Creator. In other words, the Devil Master cannot do anything to the Cave Heaven, while the Mystic Immortal is integrated with the Cave Heaven. Since the Devil Master cannot do anything to the Cave Heaven, he naturally cannot do anything to the Mystic Immortal either."
Zhao Xidao.
"Being helpless is one thing, but how we kill the Devil Master is another."
This Gu Jinlai.
At the very least, he didn't believe he had a way to obliterate a Devil Master- level Demonic Spirit.
Even a Spirit Venerable would need to consume a large amount of his pure light to do so.
"There will always be a way. Perhaps we can build a grotto-heaven in the Demon Realm and bring the Transformation Heavenly Dao to the Demon Realm. Then we can capture those Devil Masters, put them in the grotto-heaven, and use the Transformation Heavenly Dao to obliterate them."
Zhao Xidao.
Gu Jinlai nodded.
This is the only method we can try.
The Devil Master is not an evil god after all, and the Transformation of the Heavenly Dao should have a powerful destructive effect on him.
However, the specifics will depend on whether they can establish a foothold in the Demon Realm.
The warship soared through the air, crossed the vast ocean, and soon arrived at a huge island.
There were many warships docked on the island at this time, and some Heavenly Lords wearing the Cheng Ying mech armor patrolled back and forth.
When Gu Jinlai and the others arrived, Xiang Fengyun, Si Tianyan, and the Tianyuandao group, who had already received the news, simultaneously took to the air.
Upon seeing Gu Jinlai, Xiang Fengyun immediately cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Palace Master."
The people following behind him, including Tianyuan Immortal Venerable, Bai Chiye, and Bai Qi, were still debating whether or not to address him as Palace Master when they bowed.
However, when they saw clearly the auras of those behind Gu Jinlai were as deep as abyss, and it seemed that even a single glance from them could break their minds, they couldn't help but shudder.
But that's not all.
As the Blue Sky warship came to a stop, the figures of True Immortals appeared one after another...
One or two would be one thing, but there were over a thousand True Immortals emerging from the warship. Moreover, judging from their appearance, these thousands of True Immortals seemed to be subordinates from Gu Jinlai. This shocking scene immediately stunned Xiang Fengyun, Bai Chiye, Bai Qi and the others who were still hesitating.
True immortal!
Thousands of true immortals!?
This...
Although they already knew from Xiang Fengyun that the power of Lingxiao Palace was immense, and that the Palace Master Gu Jinlai's vision had long surpassed the Qiantian Land and even the Changsheng Realm, looking out over all the heavens and myriad realms, no matter how exaggerated or fantastical his words were, they could not compare to the awe-inspiring sight of thousands of True Immortals lined up before them.
True immortals who remain in this world attain the Dao fruit and live for a thousand years.
The Dao Fruit resonates with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, autonomously unfolding its profound mysteries. True Lord comprehends it can achieve the status of Celestial Person.
No one in the history of Tianyuandao has ever reached this level.
But now...
Such beings, however, sprout up like cabbages, numbering in the thousands, and these thousands of true immortals even adopt an attitude of following the Gu Jinlai.
At this moment, he finally understood what Bai Qi meant when he said that even if they wanted to join Lingxiao Palace, Lingxiao Palace might not even look at their words.
Thousands of True Immortal Realm subordinates...
What right do you, a mere illusory immortal who relies on divine weapons, has no future and has exhausted all potential, have to show off?
After a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, Tianyuan Immortal Venerable suddenly realized what was happening and quickly followed Xiang Fengyun in bowing and greeting. "Greetings, Palace Master."
As he spoke, he was still uneasy, fearing that his momentary hesitation might displease Gu Jinlai and exclude their Tianyuan Dao from the core of the Lingxiao Palace circle.
No Gu Jinlai knew that the Celestial Venerable Tianyuan had suddenly thought of so many intricate schemes. After nodding to Xiang Fengyun, he considered that the legacy of the Celestial Path had helped him to some extent back then, and said to the Celestial Venerable Tianyuan, "No need for formalities. The Celestial Path was able to report in time after noticing these Demonic Beasts, which allowed us to discover the location of the newly dug Demon Abyss by the Demonic Beasts. This is indeed a meritorious deed."
Seeing such kindness Gu Jinlai, Celestial Venerable Tianyuan felt a surge of excitement and joy, and his voice rose slightly. "It is our honor to serve Lingxiao Palace."
Gu Jinlai nodded slightly. "Tianyuan Dao suffered heavy losses in its battle with the Demonic Beasts. Now you should rest well. We will take care of the remaining Demonic Beasts."
He then waved his hand.
Luo Jiuxiao nodded slightly, took a step, and led many True Immortals into the air. They were like streaks of light, rushing straight towards the direction of the Demon Abyss.
Meanwhile, Gu Jinlai followed leisurely behind aboard the Blue Sky warship.
At this point, he no longer needs to do everything himself.
Moreover, what makes Demonic Beasts truly terrifying is their Demonic Spirit form.
Demonic Beasts form...
I'm too lazy to comment on Gu Jinlai, so I'm just focusing on Si Tianyan, who arrived earlier.
"Palace Master, all six hundred Heavenly Lords have arrived. Demonic Beasts that dare to transform into Demonic Spirit form can be killed on the spot, as long as they are not the Devil Master."
Si Tianyan stepped forward solemnly and said.
Gu Jinlai nodded to him and glanced at the procession of six hundred Heavenly Lords behind him.
Unlike the Heavenly Lords who cultivated the True Spirit Manifestation Technique, these Heavenly Lords each specialized in the Eternal Heavenly Mantra and the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique. Although these secret techniques could not allow them to split into two or four and control several mechs or fighter jets like the True Spirit Manifestation Technique, they could gain a significant advantage in fighting Demonic Spirits.
"Let's go. The struggle between the Heavenly Master Lineage and the Demonic Spirits has lasted for so long. It's time for a phased victory to emerge."
Gu Jinlai.
At that moment, the six hundred Heavenly Lords boarded the warship and headed straight for the direction of the Demon Abyss.
As the Blue Sky warship continued to approach, the Devil Qi ahead gradually became denser.
After advancing thousands of miles, a large number of bright lights flashed on the horizon, accompanied by extremely violent energy fluctuations.
From Gu Jinlai, people have stood on the deck of the Blue Sky warship, gazing towards the horizon.
With his eyesight, he could clearly "see" that thousands of True Immortals were fighting against the Demon Gods in a manner that was almost like dozens of True Immortals fighting for each Demon God. They were constantly surrounding and killing the Demon Gods.
Yes!
Dozens of true immortals fought against one demon god.
There's no way around it, there are just too many True Immortals.
Thousands of statues.
The number of demon gods is also considerable, exceeding the Gu Jinlai predicted thirty-six, estimated to be fifty or sixty.
Some demons, even after their demonic bodies are destroyed, can immediately activate a second demonic body they have prepared and rejoin the battlefield.
This is equivalent to their total number of demon gods reaching one or two hundred, which is one or two hundred true immortals.
But...
It's useless.
Not to mention that these one or two hundred demon gods, whose combat power is equivalent to that of true immortals, cannot be displayed at the same time, even if they could conjure one or two hundred demon gods to attack together, it would be meaningless against the thousands of true immortals in the Xuanxian Realm led by Luo Jiuxiao.
It's simply a matter of turning dozens against one into ten against one.
The reason it's ten against one...
Don't forget, their side also has hundreds of Celestial Immortals, Dao Lords, and Immortal Lords.
Although these Celestial Immortals, Dao Lords, and Immortal Lords are all incarnations, a Celestial Immortal in incarnation is still a Celestial Immortal, and it is no problem for them to unleash combat power at the level of an unparalleled True Immortal.
These celestial beings, Dao lords, and immortal masters have their eyes on a certain demon god, and other true immortals dare not try to snatch it away. This makes the demon gods that have not been targeted by the celestial beings, Dao lords, and immortal masters even more sought after.
Often, once a demon god's body is reactivated, before it even joins the battlefield, dozens, or even hundreds, of true immortals will swarm and surround it, bombarding it with all sorts of Divine Ability powers.
Furthermore, many True Immortals from the Mystic Immortal Realm had never experienced a battle where Spiritual Qi energy could be freely expended; their various Divine Abilities were used with almost unrestrained power, and so...
Most of the demons were probably blasted into nothingness by dozens of powerful divine Divine Ability the moment they stepped onto the battlefield.
The battle on the field was so one-sided that it couldn't even begin to describe it.
It's just like the phenomenon of people fighting over monsters when a new server opens in a game.
This unbridled destruction seemed to have finally enraged the Demonic Beasts.
"Humans!"
With a furious roar, a towering figure, its entire body engulfed in jet-black flames and reaching a height of five hundred meters, burst through the air.
Judging from its size...
She has already reached the level of a top-tier celestial being.
Dense Devil Qi surged around it, making it seem as if it were surrounded by a demonic flame that caused countless living beings to wail in agony.
Enveloped in this overwhelming demonic power, its spiritual energy also emanated, about to sweep across the entire battlefield. "I am one of the five Devil Masters of the Demon Realm, the Black Flame Devil Master..."
Looking at the great demon god with raging demonic flames, Bai Shengyang, Chi Xuehe, and Ji Longhua exchanged glances.
"Who should go?"
"I'll do it."
Luo Jiuxiao stepped forward from the crowd. "After all, you have combat power that is no less than that of a top-tier Celestial Immortal. Although you are comparable to an Immortal Lord with your quasi-immortal artifacts, it is still a bit troublesome to kill you in one blow."
Seeing this, Bai Shengyang, Chi Xuehe, and Ji Longhua naturally didn't want to argue with him, so they immediately withdrew.
And Luo Jiuxiao...
A pure annihilation power was brewing within him.
His figure grew even larger in the wind...
600 meters, 800 meters, 1000 meters...
In an instant, it had already broken the limit that a Celestial Immortal-level life form could reach, climbing to over a thousand meters.
But a thousand meters was still not his limit; his body continued to expand, eventually reaching an astonishing height of 1,800 meters.
The Black Flame Devil Master, who controlled a 500-meter-tall body and was enveloped in raging demonic flames, froze slightly in his fury when he saw Luo Jiuxiao manifest a 1,000-meter-tall immortal body.
When Luo Jiuxiao manifested his terrifying size of 1,800 meters, he was even more astonished.
His eyes were filled with a human-like disbelief.
"How could this be..."
"Call out!"
The next moment, Sword Qi pierced through the air!
A sword light containing pure annihilation power was condensed by Luo Jiuxiao and shot out.
It was as if a black line had swept across the sky and earth.
It was a pure black.
Annihilation of all matter, including light, in complete darkness.
The moment the black line swept past, the Black Flame Devil Master felt a jolt.
Only then did he realize that his powerful demonic body, which was over 500 meters tall, had been pierced through.
"When..."
Just as the Black Flame Devil Master was about to say something more, a burst of black light suddenly spread from the pierced spot. It was like a black hole, spreading wildly outwards and devouring everything in its path.
"How is this possible... I finally managed to complete my descent..."
The Black Flame Devil Master wanted to say something unwillingly, but the spreading black light completely engulfed his figure in less than a breath.
"Buzz!"
With a ripple, the Black Flame Devil Master, who had been so imposing and shrouded in raging demonic flames, was swallowed up by the darkness and annihilated into nothingness, as if he had never existed.
"Too brutal."
The Celestial Venerable Tianyuan, who witnessed this scene from afar in the rear, couldn't help but shudder.
Looking again at the demons who were surrounded and killed as soon as they showed their heads, he couldn't help but shrink back.
The power of Lingxiao Palace...
That's terrifying.
"Supreme Master Luo's comprehension of the Great Limitless Annihilation Sword Qi has reached such a level... He's probably close to achieving minor mastery, right? He hasn't even become a Great Dao Golden Immortal yet, but he's already close to achieving minor mastery of immortal techniques... If he were to reach the Great Dao Golden Immortal realm one day, I'm afraid even three or five Golden Immortals of the same realm would find him difficult to defeat."
On the front lines of the battlefield, Bai Shengyang gave Luo Jiuxiao a heartfelt exclamation of admiration.
During this period, due to reasons from Gu Jinlai, relations between the four directions have eased somewhat.
"It's still far from being a minor achievement; it's just a trivial skill, not worth a second glance."
Luo Jiuxiao said with a light laugh.
It's as easy as annihilating the body of a Devil Master or casually swatting a cockroach.
"Lord Black Flame Devil Master Lord's demonic body has been destroyed..."
"How can he be so strong!?"
"A Xuanxian! This is a Xuanxian expert! And a Xuanxian who has mastered immortal techniques! The Immortal Kingdom... they've found new reinforcements!"
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Seeing Luo Jiuxiao effortlessly annihilate the Black Flame Devil Master, and then looking at his immortal body standing 1,800 meters in the void like a majestic divine mountain, the remaining demon gods were immediately filled with fear and no longer had the courage to fight to the death.
One by one, the demon gods flew towards the Demon Abyss behind them.
Some demon emperors couldn't resist abandoning their demon emperor bodies first, maintaining their Demonic Spirit forms as they fled back to the Demon Realm.
Faced with such an absolute disparity, the Demonic Beasts army, which was considered incredibly powerful by all forces in the Immortal Kingdom and even the entire Realm of Immortality back then, was being defeated at an extremely rapid pace.
This scene, witnessed by Zhao Xi and the others who had followed, filled them with a myriad of emotions.
"Demonic Beasts!"
Zhao Xi sighed deeply, "We've been fighting Demonic Beasts for over a hundred years. We thought that with Demonic Beasts overwhelming force this time, it would take at least another hundred years to completely drive them out. But I never expected..."
"The Ancient Palace Master... truly created miracles time and time again."
Beside him was the Western Heavenly Jade Immortal Master.
However, due to the limitations of her cultivation level, she, like other celestial beings, came in an avatar form.
Even...
She didn't even get a chance to make a move in this decisive battle.
Demon God...
It's so hard to get one.
It's simply not enough to kill thousands of true immortals.
The moment he appeared, hundreds of True Immortals focused their fire on him...
If this happens a few more times, these spirit lords who manipulate the bodies of demon gods will probably be traumatized.
"It's over."
Watching the Demonic Beasts flee into the distance, Zhao Xi said something.
"But the real test has only just begun."
Voices from Gu Jinlai can be heard.
At this moment, as the Blue Sky advances, everyone has come to see the enormous abyss located on an island.
The Abyss of Demons is an existence even more terrifying than the super-large Demon Realm Rift.
No matter how large the rift in the Demon Realm is, it will at least have an opening and closing cycle.
But the Abyss of Demons...
Unless affected by external factors, it can remain open and continue to expand.
The abyss that appeared before them was over 500 meters long and over 300 meters high, like a huge scar etched into the void, from which a chilling black aura constantly surged.
If an ordinary person, or even a cultivator of low to mid-level cultivation, came here, they would feel an overwhelming fear just by looking at this Demon Abyss.
"The Abyss of Demons, a gate for solo travelers to and from the Demon Realm..."
Gu Jinlai.
He then waved his hand, and Si Tianyan quickly led a group of Heavenly Lords forward to inspect the condition of the Demon Abyss.
In less than half an hour, the Heavenly Emperor had already nodded to both the Gu Jinlai.
Seeing this, he glanced at Luo Jiuxiao, Zhao Xi and the others, and finally said, "Next, the True Immortals will stay on the perimeter to prevent any Demonic Beasts from escaping. You all... as well as the Celestial Immortals in their transformed forms, will come with me to step into the Demon Realm and truly test the depths of this world."
Luo Jiuxiao, Bai Shengyang, Chi Xuehe, Ji Longhua and others had long been curious about the Demon Realm, a world capable of giving birth to creatures similar to evil spirits.
Led by Gu Jinlai, the group arrived at the front of the Demon Abyss without much delay.
Luo Jiuxiao hesitated for a moment, then said to Gu Jinlai, "Sacred Jiang, I have the power of a grotto-heaven to protect myself. Should I go first?"
"No need."
Gu Jinlai waved his hand. "When it comes to resistance to Demonic Spirits, I am superior to you."
He was telling the truth.
During this period of pacifying the Northern Region, he obtained a considerable amount of spiritual light, and he has already raised the Eighteen Heavens Spirit Refining Technique to the ninth level of minor completion.
The reason it's only at the minor stage of the ninth level, rather than the complete stage...
The main problem is that too much light is being consumed.
The Eighteen Heavens is a mental tempering method created by Zhao Xi. Theoretically, there are nine heavens, but the perfection level is very poor after the ninth heaven. It takes two or three hundred beams of pure light to advance even a small level. It has been considered uneconomical Gu Jinlai. Therefore, he plans to gather ideas and improve the Eighteen Heavens before continuing to improve it.
Kiyomitsu was kept for now.
With this in mind, he still had as many as nine hundred strands of clear light.
The mental strength of someone who has reached the Lesser Completion of the Ninth Heaven, plus over nine hundred rays of clear light...
Even if several Devil Masters were blocking the door, they wouldn't be able to do anything to him in a short time.
"I'll go in first. If everything is alright, I'll send out a Jade Slip, and you can come in then."
Gu Jinlai.
"Jiang Sheng, please be careful."
Luo Jiuxiao, Zhao Xi, and the others solemnly replied.
Gu Jinlai smiled slightly, waved his hand, and then stepped into the abyss of demons.
The Abyss of Demons is similar to the Rift in the Demon Realm.
However, compared to the Demon Realm Rift, the Demon Abyss is much more stable.
Even so, when Gu Jinlai stepped into the Abyss of Demons, they still felt the tremors of the Abyss.
The main reason for this fluctuation is...
It was none other than the core of the Great Sun within his body.
"The energy reaction is too strong?"
Gu Jinlai a common sight.
He used to seem to cross boundaries with ease.
After a moment, he seemed to realize something. "No, it's not the Great Sun Core. The Great Sun Core is quite different from the existing cultivation system. What caused the Demon Abyss to tremble is the Void Core..."
I sensed it for a moment, Gu Jinlai.
To be precise, it refers to the Five Elements Heavenly Dao and the Thunder Heavenly Dao within the Void Core.
The conflict between the Heavenly Dao and the Demon Abyss caused the upheaval.
Fortunately, the Demon Realm is too close to the Realm of Immortality.
Before this upheaval had caused too much damage, the Gu Jinlai had already crossed the two realms and re-established themselves on a land with a gloomy sky and a heavy atmosphere.
Dark Red sky, pitch-black earth, and dust that kept falling like volcanic ash...
"The Demon Realm".
Gu Jinlai.
Immediately afterwards, his gaze fell on the countless Demonic Spirits directly in front of him, who looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Disaster-level Demonic Spirits, spirit lords, and overlord-level Demonic Spirits.
As well as...
Directly in front, there was a figure shrouded in a black robe, showing no trace of Demonic Spirit.
However, upon seeing this figure, Gu Jinlai immediately recognized his identity.
"The Devil Master of the Azure Sea?"