Magic Treasures Have Spirits, Nine Demons Acknowledge Their Master!

Boom—

A deafening thunderclap exploded across the sky above Buzhou Mountain!

Peals of thunder rolled, as if heralding the end of the world!

"Hm? What's going on?"

Xie Fang furrowed his brow slightly. This thunder, accompanied by an oppressive pressure, felt utterly out of place against the Pangu pressure atop Buzhou Mountain.

Moreover, within the thunder, lightning clouds flickered, and with a crack, a bolt struck straight down!

"That place—either someone is undergoing tribulation, or a heavy treasure has appeared!"

Xie Fang looked toward the direction where the lightning had fallen, pondered for a moment, then immediately strode over.

Before long, he arrived at the flank of Buzhou Mountain.

And the scene that met his eyes made Xie Fang's heart skip a beat!

Countless thunderclouds shrouded the area, lightning serpents coalescing into pythons, roaring as they unleashed endless terror!

Beneath those thunderclouds, nine demonic clouds hung in the sky, enduring the relentless ravaging of the lightning!

Boom!

Boom!

One bolt after another, carrying a terrifying aura of annihilation, struck down upon those nine demonic clouds, as if intent on destroying them.

"This is the Nine Demon Pagoda!"

Xie Fang spotted at a glance the source of those demonic clouds—a gray-black pagoda, its body pierced with nine apertures, from which the nine demonic clouds emanated.

Legend had it that the Nine Demon Pagoda belonged to the Devil Ancestor Luohu, but Xie Fang never expected to find it here, still unclaimed by Luohu, instead spotted by him on the flank of Buzhou Mountain.

The Nine Demon Pagoda was an Innate Spiritual Treasure on par with the God-Slaying Spear, though the spear was famed for attack, while the pagoda's greatest use lay in aiding cultivation and sealing or trapping foes.

"Since I've seen it, it's mine!"

Xie Fang decided in an instant—he absolutely could not let the thunderclouds destroy this pagoda!

Then, Xie Fang glanced up at the lightning ceaselessly striking the Nine Demon Pagoda, pondered for a moment, and with a light stamp of his foot, directly tore through the void!

The next moment, he mobilized the mana around him, striking across the heavens!

He would drive away the thunderclouds for the Nine Demon Pagoda!

Rumble—

Xie Fang's action was no less than a direct defiance of heavenly might!

The lightning, thick as electric pythons, grew fiercer, all converging on Xie Fang as they struck down together!

"Break for me!"

Xie Fang neither dodged nor evaded. With a soft shout, he fiercely offered up the Pure World White Lotus!

Then, the thirty-six Sea Calming Pearls were directly offered up to counter the lightning!

Overwhelming heavenly might!

Primordial chaos of the heavens!

They clashed violently!

Boom—

A dull, heavy sound rang out as the lightning, nearly tearing the sky apart, struck directly onto the Sea Calming Pearls.

The terrifying, violent lightning was filled with endless intent to destroy!

Yet, as it landed on the Sea Calming Pearls, it was gradually absorbed by them.

Within these Sea Calming Pearls, the power of thirty-six heavens was derived, combined with Xie Fang's formidable Cultivation Base—even against supreme heavenly might, there was nothing to fear!

A true man standing in this world should tower above the nine heavens, look down upon the thirty-three heavens, and survey all realms with disdain!

And at this moment, Xie Fang stood atop the Pure World White Lotus, holding the Sea Calming Pearls, rising above the lightning, gazing down from the peak of the sky!

His long hair danced amidst the lightning, like a demon god of the heavens!

With the Combat Law driving him, his battle intent soared straight into the clouds, radiating supreme majesty!

Rumble—

Xie Fang's actions thoroughly enraged the boundless thunder!

As dull roars echoed, the lightning grew even more terrifying!

"Looks like keeping this Nine Demon Pagoda safe is going to take some real effort."

Xie Fang glanced down at the pagoda below, then felt the oppressive pressure of the surrounding lightning, and couldn't help but sigh.

By now, the lightning had reached an extreme of terror, almost surpassing the Pangu pressure atop Buzhou Mountain.

And Xie Fang, having inherited Pangu's Combat Law, was now going all out, determined to match this overwhelming heavenly might and see who was superior!

The lightning grew stronger, and Xie Fang's aura swelled ever greater!

Amid the indistinct hum, the Combat Law mingled with the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler's Slaughter Origin—a fierce, killing will silently began to flow!

Hoo—

Hoo—

Hoo—

Just then!

The Nine Demon Pagoda seemed to sense the ever-growing battle intent radiating from Xie Fang, and actually let out a series of low hums!

Perhaps it was the Combat Law within Xie Fang that drew it.

Perhaps it was Xie Fang's act of shielding it from the thunder that attracted it.

Hum—

The next moment, the Nine Demon Pagoda's transformation made Xie Fang start in surprise!

With a buzzing sound, the Nine Demon Pagoda withdrew all nine streams of demonic qi it had spewed, then spun wildly and flew straight to Xie Fang's side!

Xie Fang caught the Nine Demon Pagoda on instinct, and a faint sense of joy from within the pagoda surged into his mind, leaving him utterly bewildered.

What was this? He blocked the thunder for it, and it just acknowledged him as its master?

After all, Xie Fang's original intention in blocking the thunder was merely to keep the Nine Demon Pagoda from being shattered by the lightning!

He never expected an unexpected gain like this.

As all this unfolded, beside the mountain slope, a figure hidden in the shadows stared at the scene in equal disbelief!

"What? The Nine Demon Pagoda acknowledged a master just like that?"

"If I had known this, I should have stepped forward long ago to block the thunder tribulation for the pagoda!"

"Damn it, curse it all!"

The sudden master-recognition of the Nine Demon Pagoda left both Xie Fang and the hidden figure dumbfounded.

And once this person came to his senses, a wave of regret washed over him.

Earlier, he had been watching the Nine Demon Pagoda endure the thunder, letting the bolts hammer it repeatedly.

He had planned to wait until the thunder weakened the pagoda's aura before making his move to subdue it.

But who would have thought...

The Nine Demon Pagoda had long developed sentience and willingly chose the one who shielded it from the thunder tribulation as its master!

"Damn it!"

As this person raged in regret, the thunder in the heavens above continued unabated!

Sensing the pagoda's master-recognition, the thunder evolved into supreme terror and bore down upon them!

"Hahahaha, good, good, good! Let us join forces and withstand this tribulation thunder!"

Xie Fang laughed heartily, waving his hands as the Nine Demon Pagoda was instantly summoned to resist the thunder!

His Cultivation Base was already unfathomably profound, and with the Nine Demon Pagoda aiding him, it was like a tiger gaining wings!

In the blink of an eye, under Xie Fang's control, the Nine Demon Pagoda radiated boundless might, wildly inhaling and exhaling as demonic qi danced, laced with an aura of destruction!

The countless bolts of thunder in the heavens above dissipated under this power!

"Truly a fine treasure!"

Xie Fang examined the Nine Demon Pagoda with fondness, never expecting that aside from aiding cultivation and trapping or capturing people, it also possessed such formidable power.

If he had wielded the Nine Demon Pagoda when facing Old Ancestor Yin-Yang back then, Xie Fang was confident he could have left that old ancestor behind right then and there!

How could he have let Old Ancestor Yin-Yang escape?

"Nine Demon Pagoda, oh Nine Demon Pagoda, I am Xie Fang, master of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea. Are you willing to acknowledge me as your master? In the days to come, I can take you to suppress all under heaven and stand atop the nine heavens!"

Xie Fang sensed the pagoda's emotions and asked aloud.

The Nine Demon Pagoda had long possessed a spirit; if this treasure was willing, Xie Fang could skip the refining step and directly begin to dissolve the Forbidden Seals within it.

Otherwise, Xie Fang would have to refine it into his own treasure first.

Hum hum—

The Nine Demon Pagoda flew on its own to Xie Fang's shoulder, rubbed against him, and then with a whoosh, darted into Xie Fang's embrace.

This meant that it—was willing to acknowledge him as master!