Brother Dao, It's a Misunderstanding!

The Black and White Divine Demon tenderly stroked the black and white armor on its body.

Two cracks had already appeared on the once flawless armor.

These were external manifestations of the damage sustained by its Yin and Yang Qi.

This Yin and Yang Qi was derived from its very origin, belonging to the Innate category, and was incredibly precious.

It was precisely by relying on this Innate Yin and Yang Qi that it had ascended to the Heavenly Human Divine Demon realm, just a single step away from entering the True One Realm.

Therefore, it cherished this Innate Yin and Yang Qi more than anything.

Now, due to Zhou Yuan, this Yin and Yang Qi had been damaged.

How could the Black and White Divine Demon not be furious?

"That accursed Pure Clarity, always causing trouble even if he were to turn to dust."

After speaking, it seemed to suddenly recall something.

Its eyes widened to their fullest, its face filled with disbelief:

"Myriad Bamboo Mountain is Pure Clarity's dojo, long refined by him. If Pure Clarity were to perish, the spiritual energy of Myriad Bamboo Mountain would surge."

But now, Myriad Bamboo Mountain was utterly calm, with no change whatsoever.

What did this mean?

Pure Clarity had not died at all!

The Black and White Divine Demon stood frozen on the spot, only one thought remaining in its mind:

If the one who died just now was not Pure Clarity, then where was the real Pure Clarity?

The Black and White Divine Demon felt as though it had fallen into a massive conspiracy. Recalling past events, it couldn't help but feel a chill in its heart.

The black and white escape light flickered beneath its feet, and it was about to flee.

But within the Heaven-Connecting Bamboo Sea beneath its feet, the Four Symbols and Five Elements were evolving.

Vast green light manifested, suffusing the air with azure radiance and golden flowers. In an instant, the Black and White Divine Demon and Golden Light Venerate were swept up by the green light and drawn into the great formation.

When they opened their eyes again and saw the scene before them, even these two Heavenly Human Divine Demons couldn't help but feel fear.

Within the formation, streaks of green light appeared, yet there was no trace of serenity. Bamboo leaves shimmered with a chilling glint, and occasionally, blood-red hues manifested.

The formation was arranged according to the Three Talents, with eighteen bamboo swords at each of the four cardinal directions. Waves of sword energy shattered the void, and under the lock of their spiritual energy, the two felt their hair stand on end and a chill run down their spines.

"Brother Dao, it's a misunderstanding!"

"Brother Pure Clarity, please spare us, considering our friendship of tens of thousands of years."

Knowing that Pure Clarity had faked his death, the Black and White Divine Demon was already terrified.

Now, seeing this mystical sword formation, an even greater terror descended, and the thought of resistance vanished from their minds.

The dignified Heavenly Human Divine Demons were utterly terrified and began to beg for mercy.

But there was no response from the void.

The next moment.

Myriad sword energies tore through the void, attacking the two divine demons.

Amidst the destruction and killing, the shattered divine demon bodies were already blood-stained.

Outside the formation, Zhou Yuan stood high in the sky, holding a nine-sectioned green bamboo. The green bamboo was adorned with clusters of green flowers, exuding an aura of purity and peace.

"As expected of a divine demon body. It's difficult for this sword formation to take their lives."

However, his intention was merely to let the sword formation put more pressure on these two Heavenly Human Divine Demons, to wear them down further.

Thus, he felt no disappointment.

Zhou Yuan stood in the void, waiting for fifteen years.

Rumble.

The earth's veins trembled.

The great formation opened.

Two figures, covered in blood, appeared in the void.

Before the Black and White Divine Demon and Golden Light Venerate could feel the joy of escaping the formation, a voice plunged them into an icy abyss, freezing the blood in their veins with an unbearable chill.

"This humble Daoist Taiyuan greets both fellow Daoists."

They stiffly turned around and saw the Pure Clarity, who was supposed to be dead, smiling at them, dressed in a green robe and bamboo crown, radiating a gentle and refined aura.

"You, you, you~"

"Pure Clarity."

How can you not be injured at all?

The Black and White Divine Demon and Golden Light Venerate were driven mad.

The injury Pure Clarity sustained from the Innate Bing Fire Divine Fiend was inflicted by their own hands.

The destructive power of the explosion fifteen years ago was something they had personally experienced.

Even if Pure Clarity had other methods to fake his death.

How could he possibly be unharmed?

Zhou Yuan shook his head.

"I am not Pure Clarity, I am Daoist Taiyuan."

"Pure Clarity has already perished."

"I shall send the two of you to accompany him now."

With that, Zhou Yuan didn't wait for the two divine demons to react.

The Bamboo Staff in his hand emitted streams of spiritual light, possessing the effect of sealing the eight consciousnesses and five senses.

The Black and White Divine Demon and Golden Light Venerate were already heavily injured, and now in a dazed state, how could they resist this Pure Clarity Divine Light? Their bodies were instantly controlled.

The Pure Clarity Bamboo Staff sliced through the void, striking directly at the heads of these two divine demons.

In an instant, the colossal divine demon bodies were shattered, and wisps of life rapidly dissipated.

"You..."

The Black and White Divine Demon still wanted to say something.

But the next moment, its residual life completely vanished. The body of this innate creature gradually transformed, and soon it became a black and white bear-like beast, with innate qi entwined around its body.

The other being transformed into a massive Golden Peng, its golden feathers shimmering with Geng Metal Qi, sharp and chilling.

Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered. With a gentle wave of his Bamboo Staff, he collected the bodies of these two into his internal grotto-heaven.

Even though he had lost a puppet made from top-tier materials, it was worth it to eliminate these two hidden threats.

Moreover, these two celestial divine demons had been operating in Withered Flourishing Mountain for a long time, and their cave's treasures were enough to make even him covetous.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan pointed a finger, killing the mount that had betrayed him.

Then, his entire body transformed into a streak of light, rapidly flying towards Withered Flourishing Mountain.

Ten years later.

Withered Flourishing Mountain was destroyed overnight.

Some beings saw a green streak of light return to Myriad Bamboo Mountain.

From then on, Old Ancestor Pure of Myriad Bamboo Mountain alone dominated a territory of eighty million miles.

Myriad Bamboo Mountain Cave Mansion.

Zhou Yuan gazed at the treasures before him with immense joy.

No wonder they say that killing and arson bring golden belts, while building bridges and paving roads leave no corpses.

These two celestial divine demons had scoured eighty million miles of mountains and rivers for all sorts of treasures, and now they had fallen into his hands.

Thousand-year-old Ganoderma, ten-thousand-year-old Ginseng – treasures that in later generations would cause cultivators to fight like dogs the moment they appeared – were the most common among these.

After sorting all the treasures into categories, Only a few innate spiritual objects remained in the void of the cave mansion.

One was naturally the Innate Yin and Yang Qi that he had schemed to obtain from the Black and White Divine Demon.

These two qi belonged to the innate realm and possessed the profound mysteries of Yin and Yang, life and death.

If he could refine these Yin and Yang Qi, he would surely be able to forge a great divine ability.

This Black and White Divine Demon, despite its humble origins, had hidden such a gem.

In addition to the Innate Yin and Yang Qi, the Fang Tian Hua Ji Halberd used by Golden Light Venerate was also formed from Innate Geng Metal Qi.

Geng Metal Qi was incomparably sharp, possessing the power of slaughter and destruction. He planned to refine it into his Nine-Sectioned Bamboo Staff to enhance its destructive power.

"This bamboo is an unexpected bonus."

The spiritual bamboo before him shimmered with golden light, and lightning flashed around its body.

An ancient and unchanging aura of warding off evil and slaying demons emanated from it.

It was precisely a low-grade innate spiritual bamboo, the Evil-Averting Golden Bamboo.

"Innate spiritual bamboos share the same root. If I absorb the origin of the Evil-Averting Golden Bamboo, my main body might be able to advance further."

Zhou Yuan thought to himself.

He immediately grasped the Evil-Averting Golden Bamboo.

It was refined in an instant.