Demons, Devils, and Malevolent Spirits Eradicated, Mirror Shattered, Heavenly Heart and Moon Full

Almost the instant the eerie, scale-covered demon entered Chen Dengming's tent.

Chen Dengming also suddenly broke free from his dream state. His mind was sharp as a knife. In an instant, he opened his eyes, as if two flashlights had been turned on in the dark. His sharp gaze, accompanied by his Divine Sense, locked onto the demon that had sneaked into the tent.

Their eyes met; one's gaze was icy and cold, the other's was chillingly cruel.

It was like a lightning strike.

"Oxy!"

The strange demon suddenly opened its hideous maw, revealing a mouthful of menacing fangs that dripped with disgusting slime, and let out a low, unpleasant growl. An unpredictable aura burst forth from its body.

In an instant, the entire tent became cold and eerily chilling, making one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave, and their blood seemed to freeze.

In that instant, the demon charged out, its sharp claws like swords, aiming straight for Chen Dengming's heart.

But in that instant, a Blood Sha Qi suddenly emerged from inside the tent.

A look of astonishment flashed across the demon's pale blue eyes; it hadn't even reacted yet.

With a flash of light, an incomparably sharp blade aura, accompanied by astonishing Blade Intent, transformed into a cold ray of light, slashing through the demon's claws and changing angle to pierce straight at its brow!

The art of thrusting is the essence of the knife; its power to slay and claim lives is beyond human control. A forward thrust or upward thrust aims for the throat and abdomen, while an arc-shaped side thrust seeks out the kidneys and heart.

With a loud "bang!"

It was as if a thunderbolt exploded inside the tent. The dazzling sword energy collided with the aura emanating from the demons, blasting the entire tent to pieces.

The demon's body was instantly blasted away, crashing heavily into the bushes behind it, snapping off large sections of branches with a crack. The moment it fell to the ground, a cut appeared between its eyebrows.

As soon as a drop of blood seeped out, the entire head could not withstand the rampant Spiritual Qi within its brain and exploded with a bang, scattering red, green, and hot blood in all directions.

Standing where the tent had shattered, Chen Dengming rose to his feet, as still as a mountain, his eyes blazing with spiritual power. An extremely powerful Foundation Establishment spiritual aura emanated from him, covering the entire area.

At that moment, from another tent, a roar of shock and anger, accompanied by overwhelming spiritual power, also erupted.

With a loud 'bang,' a slender, clothed, familiar figure was blasted away by the raging flames and crashed to the ground, instantly engulfed in flames.

Chen Dengming's gaze sharpened, and he suddenly realized that the person inside the firelight was one of the cultivators from the Cultivation Family who had been accompanying them.

But at this moment, after being struck by Guan Le fire dragon, the cultivator was still grinning eerily in the flames, getting up from the ground, seemingly completely unconcerned about the raging flames burning on his body, emitting a strange, grating laugh, looking extremely terrifying.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that its face and body had grown a number of gruesome scales.

Possession!?

Chen Dengming's gaze darkened, and he immediately asked in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Guan, are you alright?"

"It's nothing!"

Guan Le managed to utter a sound before letting out a painful cry. He rushed out of the tent, clutching his still-bleeding chest with one hand. His face was pale and filled with fear as he stared at the laughing cultivator in the flames opposite him, cursing under his breath.

"You beast!"

He had already summoned a defensive magical Law Artifact, resembling a golden bell, to protect himself. He nervously thanked Chen Dengming, saying, "Thanks to Junior Brother Chen for suddenly creating a commotion and breaking the evil influence I was under, otherwise I would have been in serious trouble from the demon's claws."

Chen Dengming rolled his eyes inwardly, thinking to himself, "I should have warned you already."

At this moment, low growls, accompanied by an eerie atmosphere, erupted from the surrounding forest and several tents.

A faint gray-black mist spread through the mountains and forests, with shadowy figures appearing in the distance.

There are demons covered in Red Hair like zombies, and there are also eerie monsters covered in menacing scales.

Some of those who crawled out of the tents were none other than members of the Cultivation Family who had accompanied them these past few days.

These demons all had a chilling, eerie glint in their eyes, staring intently at Chen Dengming with malice; their gazes were unsettling in the darkness.

"No wonder I've sensed a threat nearby these past few days, but I couldn't find its source. It turns out the source lies with these cultivators around me."

Chen Dengming's eyes were icy cold.

With a casual gesture, a flash of light appeared, and the Divine Transformation Blade was about to shoot towards the demon in the flames.

The figure of the cultivator in the flames suddenly 'pounced' to the ground on its own.

A dark shadow broke away from the cultivator in the flames, flashed past, and was about to slip into a nearby tent to possess someone.

"Presumptuous!"

Chen Dengming had anticipated this, and the moment his right hand formed a hand seal, the Heart-Illuminating Mirror of Shattering Delusions suddenly appeared.

A beam of light flashed suddenly, like a dazzling and astonishing flash of light piercing through the darkness, carving a rift in the mist, and instantly striking the dark figure.

"Ah--"

The dark figure let out a miserable scream, instantly shattered into pieces by the mirror light. Before the energy it transformed into could dissipate, it was swept away by a stream of air emanating from the mouth of the Spirit Subduing Bottle summoned by Chen Dengming and sucked into the bottle.

This sudden and unexpected turn of events was completely unexpected. To everyone's eyes, it was almost as if a black shadow had flashed by before Chen Dengming unleashed an astonishing Treasure Light, and then the battle was over.

"Junior Brother Chen?"

Guan Le's eyes widened, and the old rumor involuntarily popped into his mind again—'The newly promoted Foundation Establishment of the Evergreen Sect defeated the Blood Devil Cultivator Blood Ghost Daoist from the Western Regions.'

I used to think it was an exaggeration, but now it seems the Joker might actually be himself.

"Roar--"

Just then, the other demons around them also reacted, baring their fangs and charging towards Chen Dengming with their powerful Physical Body and claws as they roared.

The cultivators whose bodies were possessed by demons then unleashed Law Artifact or talismans to attack Chen Dengming and his companion.

With a cold snort, Chen Dengming pointed a finger, and the Divine Transformation Blade transformed in mid-air, suddenly splitting into hundreds of blades. With a flick of his finger, these blades instantly resembled countless bolts of lightning, striking the three-headed demon that was attacking him in three separate streams.

Before the three demons could retaliate, Chen Dengming flipped his sleeves, his eyes blazing with spiritual light, and his hair flying wildly.

Divine Ability Qi Transformation to Gold!

Three clusters of blades, accompanied by a sudden torrent of metal, engulfed and covered the three-headed demon, instantly shredding it into three dazzling sprays of blood.

Just then, more dark figures accompanied by Law Artifact attacked, and the roar of battle erupted on Guan Le's side.

Chen Dengming's eyes flashed with Golden Light. He stood still, and the instant his palms were clasped together, a flash of spiritual light appeared on his forehead, chest, and abdomen.

The sun shines three times!

The spiritual energy within my body surged like golden water, fully mobilized!

Suddenly, a vast amount of Metal Elemental Spiritual Energy surged in from all directions like a tidal wave.

An unparalleled, dazzling Golden Light instantly condensed from his body, forming three golden barriers as solid as bronze walls, triangular in shape, protecting him within.

"Clang--"

"Clang!"

"Clang clang!"

The Golden Light deflected all the Law Artifact, Law Technique, and Demon Beast claws that attacked from all sides.

But in that instant, one of the demons suddenly grinned ferociously, and black demonic flames suddenly appeared between its outstretched claws, exuding a strong aura of danger.

With a fierce slash, the golden barrier shattered instantly, and a large swath of black demonic fire surged towards Chen Dengming inside.

Foundation Establishment demon! It was actually lurking among a group of demons!

"Junior Brother Chen!"

Guan Le had just dealt with a demon on the other side, shouted in horror.

Tumultuous!--

The black demonic flames instantly engulfed Chen Dengming.

But then there was a crisp 'snap' sound.

A piece of wood was burned and devoured in the black demonic flames.

The demon's expression changed instantly, its green eyes gleamed brightly, and it tried to retreat.

But in that instant, the vast Metal Elemental Spiritual Energy gathered and suddenly transformed into a Golden Light hand that crushed the air, grabbed the demon's ankle before it could escape, and then slammed it hard to the ground.

With a loud 'bang'!

The ground shook violently, sending out a powerful shockwave that swept away dust and smoke.

A mouthful of blood gushed from the demon's hideous maw, almost mixed with fragments of internal organs. His head was buzzing and dizzy, and blood was flowing from his seven orifices.

Its hazy consciousness made it instantly aware of an extremely deadly danger, and it instinctively raised its claws and crossed them towards its chest.

The next moment!

The air above was violently turbulent!

A Golden Light foot suddenly slammed down, crushing everything in its path with its devastating force. The ground shattered beneath the demon's body!

A chilling sound of bones shattering rang out, and large patches of earth were trampled and scattered.

Almost simultaneously, a massive black shadow suddenly leaped out of the ground, about to plunge into the body of another demon.

"Um?"

Thirty feet away, Chen Dengming stood on the branch of a large tree. Upon seeing this, he immediately turned the Heart-Illuminating Mirror of Shattering Delusions.

A beam of bluish-white light instantly fell upon the dark figure.

The precious mirror shines brightly in the sky, chilling the heart; demons and monsters are utterly destroyed.

Instantly, the dark figure was frozen in mid-air, struggling and twisting, letting out a shrill scream, its body billowing with thick smoke, gradually forming a hideous, giant ghost face floating in mid-air.

Chen Dengming's face suddenly turned red, Heart-Illuminating Mirror of Shattering Delusions in front of him hummed and trembled violently. He immediately increased the flow of Spiritual Qi.

"Roar!--"

At this moment, the other demons and cultivators roared at Chen Dengming.

Two giant golden hands suddenly appeared and slammed down, causing the ground to tremble violently. The two demons were instantly mashed into mincemeat.

In an instant, two dark figures flew out.

Guan Le arrived just in time, shouted a rebuke, and two talismans in front of him flashed, turning into blue lightning that streaked past, striking the black shadow and instantly shattering into arcs of electricity.

Boom--

The massive body of the Golden Gang Spirit Venerable blocked Chen Dengming's path, directly deflecting the various magical Law Artifact and Law Technique of the demon- Body Cultivation. His enormous iron fist struck out like a giant stone roller rolling.

With a 'thud,' the ground rippled like waves, and two more enemies were killed.

With the protection of Guan Le and Golden Gang Spirit Venerable, the group of demons who were only at the Qi Refining Stage were quickly wiped out like autumn leaves in the wind.

However, within the white light enveloped by the Heart-Illuminating Mirror of Shattering Delusions, the Foundation Establishment demon gradually struggled to escape half of its dark shadow from the white light's range.

Chen Dengming's forehead was covered in sweat. He had to maintain the Golden Gang Spirit Venerable while also trapping the Foundation Establishment demon. His spiritual energy was almost depleted, and he didn't even have the strength to utter a single word.

Guan Le noticed the problem in time and immediately activated several more Azure Thunder Exorcising Talismans, striking the Foundation Establishment demon.

Boom!

Like a series of thunderclaps exploding in the sky, the demon was instantly struck, letting out a shrill scream. The black shadow flickered like phosphorescence in the Cyan Lightning, then suddenly exploded, turning into countless black shadows that scattered in all directions.

Many dark figures immediately turned into thick smoke and disappeared under the light of the Heart-Illuminating Mirror of Shattering Delusions.

But a larger, dark shadowy figure, a crazed demon, lunged violently at Guan Le.

"You beast!"

Guan Le roared, summoning the golden longsword before him. A flash of Golden Light, like a match streaking across the sky, instantly tore through the shadows.

A large swath of black mist swept past Guan Le.

His face darkened, and a moment of bewilderment, as if he were lost in a dream, flashed in his eyes before his eyes regained their color, and he forced himself to calm down.

"Senior Brother, are you alright?"

Chen Dengming's voice drifted over from afar.

Guan Le composed himself and immediately replied, "It's nothing, just that my Law Power was overdrawn. These beasts are really troublesome."

"Call--"

Up in the tree, Chen Dengming let out a long breath, feeling the cold and eerie Devil Qi disappear completely, and the gray-black mist in the mountains and forests also quickly dissipated, gradually revealing the starry night sky. His depressed mood improved considerably.

"Fellow Daoist, are you alright?"

The faint voice of the Little Array Spirit could be heard coming from inside the Soul House.

"No problem!"

Chen Dengming transmitted a thought, then immediately realized what was happening and activated the Spirit Subduing Bottle to begin collecting the fragments of shattered spiritual power in the surrounding air.

At the same time, he quickly swooped down from the treetop to check on the condition of the many disciples inside the tent.

"Aww--"

The Black Cloud Leopard then shook its head and got up from the ground, looking completely bewildered.

Inside the tent, disciples gradually awoke.

After the Foundation Establishment Demon died, the eerie, nightmarish effects it created quickly faded.

Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out.

Chen Dengming's expression changed, and he immediately went to a tent.

Upon opening the tent flap, a strong stench of blood assaulted the senses.

Inside the tent, on the ground, a female disciple had been disemboweled, her intestines pulled out, while another unharmed disciple lay limp on the ground, her expression one of utter terror.

Damn it!

Chen Dengming's face was grim, and he immediately went to check the other tents.

Inside one of the tents, they found Yueyue, their Nephew Disciple.

The tent had clearly been visited by demons as well, but everyone inside, including Yueyue, was unharmed.

The ashes of several talismans were scattered inside the tent, indicating that Yueyue had used exorcising talismans before resting, and therefore had not been affected.

Chen Dengming felt somewhat relieved, knowing that his Nephew Disciple had listened to his words and had also protected the other disciples beside him.

He quickly went to check on the condition of the other disciples.

After an incense stick has burned.

The mountain forest was brightly lit.

A suffocating atmosphere of panic, accompanied by the sound of low sobbing, echoed through the mountains and forests.

Dozens of the Evergreen Sect disciples stared in horror, pain, and lingering fear at the dozen or so corpses of their companions piled on the ground.

Almost all of them had been disemboweled, just like the pile of corpses they had seen four days earlier.

Unable to bear the death of their friend, someone roared and unleashed their magical Law Artifact to attack the demon corpse beside them.

Guan Le frowned, about to reprimand him.

Chen Dengming raised his hand to stop them, and said calmly, "Senior Brother, let them vent, otherwise they might have a shadow in their hearts later."

Guan Le's brows furrowed, then relaxed. He looked at Chen Dengming with a smile, wanting to raise his hand in a gesture of respect, but this aggravated his left abdominal injury, so he could only awkwardly flatter him with a smile.

"Thanks to Junior Brother Chen's great power, otherwise Senior Brother I would have been killed by these beasts. That Foundation Establishment demon just now should be from the legendary Western Region Devil Country, Nightmare Country."

"Damn it! If we had received intelligence beforehand and known that they were demons from the Nightmare Country, we could have taken precautions and things wouldn't have turned out this way!"

As he finished speaking, Guan Le's expression turned fearful as he looked down at his abdominal wound.

If Chen Dengming had been a step slower in creating the commotion, or if he hadn't disrupted the nightmare environment created by the Foundation Establishment demons, he might have truly met his end.

"Nightmare Country?"

This was the first time Chen Dengming had ever heard of such a country, and he realized he needed to read more books about the specific power divisions of the four regions.

Guan Le nodded and explained, "It is said that the Nightmare Country was once a righteous person, but he fell into the demonic path due to love, and since then he has become a nightmare. He relies on a strange treasure to absorb the power of people's fear and transform it into his own demonic power. This power can also be bestowed upon his people..."

That Foundation Establishment demon was clearly endowed with the ability of nightmares. Fortunately, these types of demons are only good at leading people into dreams; once the nightmare is broken, their ability to fight head-on is not...

Guan Le paused, glanced at Chen Dengming, and felt that saying he wasn't strong wasn't quite right either.

Because the demons had just demonstrated strong combat abilities, they were simply countered by Chen Dengming's even more ferocious Golden Gang Spirit Venerable. Only the Dao remained.

"His ability to engage in direct combat is not particularly strong."

Chen Dengming nodded solemnly, "Indeed, this Foundation Establishment demon might just happen to be the weakest one. We'll have to be even more careful next time we encounter it."

Guan Le was speechless for a moment, and the smile on his face became somewhat stiff.

He was just saying it casually; why would anyone take his overly powerful yet overly cautious Junior Brother seriously?

That demon was by no means weak.

Now he was completely Qi Ingestion by Chen Dengming, and at the same time regretted why he hadn't listened to his Junior Brother's warnings and advice before, otherwise so many disciples might not have died tragically.

He bears a great responsibility for the tragic deaths of so many disciples and will certainly face severe punishment upon returning to the sect.

In the past, he might have stopped Chen Dengming and asked him to destroy the information recorded in the Sound-Image Pearl.

But now, he didn't want to speak anymore. Instead, he wanted to accept it calmly, which would not only lessen his guilt but also allow him to shoulder the responsibility alone and not involve his Junior Brother Chen, since the latter had saved his life.

Time passed quickly, and soon night ended and dawn broke.

After collecting the bodies of many of the dead disciples, Chen Dengming and Guan Le decided to take the disciples back to the sect to rest.

Before returning, however, the two still took a spirit boat to the nearby Zhang Cultivation Family, to investigate whether there were any demons lurking among the cultivators in the Lineage.

Previously, the cultivators from these Lineage had been possessed and controlled by the evil spirits of the Nightmare Country. They only made their move on the fifth day when everyone's vigilance was at its lowest, almost wiping out the entire group.

If demons and evil spirits from the Nightmare Country are still lurking in the Zhang family, they will also be a source of trouble.

However, after a thorough search, including Heart-Illuminating Mirror of Shattering Delusions examine each object, Chen Dengming and Guan Le still found no demons lurking in the shadows.

"It seems that those are the only lurking demons left. They want to hunt us down, then leave the bodies of the Zhang family cultivators and possess some of the controlled disciples? Or perhaps they'll possess us directly and then infiltrate the sect?"

After discussing this, Chen Dengming and Guan Le were both immediately chilled to the bone.

The demons of this Nightmare Country were simply impossible to guard against; thankfully, they have already been eliminated.

No other similar demons have been found in any other locations.

The demons killed by Li Yue and his group were all bloodthirsty monsters with formidable Physical Body strength.

After ascertaining the situation of the Zhang family, the two did not linger and immediately led their disciples back to the sect to rest.

Chen Dengming only gradually relaxed after returning to his cave abode.

He immediately activated the Heart-Illuminating Mirror of Shattering Delusions to exorcise evil spirits from within, and only after confirming that he was completely free of any obstacles did he feel at ease.

Recalling his previous battles with these demons, he realized that the reason he was able to break free from the nightmare so quickly was mainly due to his strong State of Mind, which was extremely empty, still, and clear. Otherwise, he might not have been able to forcibly escape the dream. Those Foundation Establishment demons were indeed powerful.

Besides, his past experiences fighting the Blood Demon controlled by the Blood Ghost Daoist, and his experience of being attacked by the demon's cold Devil Qi yesterday, all surfaced in his mind. Chen Dengming couldn't help but show a thoughtful look in his eyes as he thought of his other advantage.

"It seems that the Blood Sha Qi I cultivated has given me a great resistance to the Blood Sha Qi and Devil Qi of demons."

Otherwise, whether fighting the Blood Demon or the Nightmare Demon, I would be overwhelmed by their Blood Sha Qi and Devil Qi, and the slightest carelessness would lead to my death.

But what if we encounter even stronger demons in the future? Will the resistance still be effective? This Blood Sha Qi is very useful and needs to be further improved."

As Chen Dengming pondered, he stepped out of the cave abode and his gaze suddenly fell on the Black Cloud Leopard.

The Black Cloud Leopard was leisurely lying down drinking from the Spirit Spring when suddenly a chill ran down its back, and a coldness shot from its tailbone to its head. It almost choked on the spring water and immediately turned around.

"Hey, have you been eating and drinking well lately? I've been treating you pretty well, haven't I?"

Chen Dengming spoke with a smile and in a gentle voice.

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Demons and monsters have been completely eradicated; the mirror shatters, revealing the Heart Moon shining brightly.

My mind is as clear as water; why should I seek a jade toad?