After the Battle / The Decline of the Demon-Prison Hall ...

The other Enlightenment Cultivator were in the same boat, and these twelve great banners were raised high in the sky, supported by an incomparably mysterious power.

At this moment, the lightning in the sky struck the twelve banners, thunder roared, and the thunder seemed to destroy them. However, the twelve banners were not damaged in the slightest by the lightning. Instead, they emitted a mysterious power under the bath of the lightning. It was the great power of the lightning that gave birth to heaven and earth that shed their impurities and made them spiritual.

Heavenly lightning possesses the power of creation; those treasures that are born must be bathed in heavenly lightning to emerge with vitality and thus gain extraordinary abilities. If they fail to withstand the heavenly tribulation, they will fall to the mortal realm.

Now, these twelve banners are just like that; after being bathed in heavenly lightning, they have finally gained true power.

The banners took on a mysterious aura, and the dark clouds in the sky quickly dispersed, seemingly devoid of the power to unleash divine wrath and slay the demons. But merely imbuing these banners with extraordinary power was enough.

After being struck by heavenly lightning, the twelve banners returned to the hands of the Enlightenment Cultivator, having transformed the abundant spiritual energy they contained into even more wondrous energy. This process condensed the impure spiritual energy, enabling it to unleash even greater power.

This energy, which the Demon Prison Hall Master calls "Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Banner Array Chaos Qi," is now known as the "Twelve Great Banners, One Thousand Two Hundred Medium Banners, and Thousands of Small Banners."

"Charge!"

The Supreme Elder held the flag, marking the first order.

The remaining Enlightenment Cultivator proceeded in the second, third, and fourth orders, one after another.

The banner in his hand emitted countless Chaos Qi, which dissipated towards the Star Wilderness.

This Chaos Qi was a hazy gray, drifting out from these banners as if it were endless, and in a moment it completely enveloped the entire Star Wilderness.

"All cultivators on the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, move closer to the one carrying the small flag!"

The Profound Sky Sect cultivators carrying the flags shouted, their small flags emitting waves that formed a protective barrier around them, including the cultivators who supplied the flags with spiritual energy. After countless human cultivators were protected by the small flags, the gray Chaos Qi finally surged towards the countless heavenly demons on the ground.

These cultivators, who were unaware of what the gray mist was, quickly realized its purpose.

The moment those Chaos Qi touched the Heavenly Demon's skin, they ruthlessly stripped the Heavenly Demon of all its flesh and blood, and in a short instant, they drained and squeezed the Heavenly Demon into a thin layer of dead skin.

A high-level Heavenly Demon fared somewhat better, not dying so quickly, which allowed the cultivators present to glimpse the actions of this Chaos Qi.

The demon first howled, its skin sprouting numerous bumps. As these bumps ruptured, the black fluid and plump texture quickly evaporated, leaving it shriveled. Then it shriveled and shattered, tearing countless large holes in its body, exposing the flesh and blood beneath. Yet, the evaporation, shriveling, and cracking continued until all its flesh and blood were exhausted. Its True Spirit, resembling a divine soul, tried to escape but was imprisoned by the Chaos Qi, unable to move, and gradually dissipated.

In just a short time, a massive number of Heavenly Demons died on the front lines of the battlefield. As the Chaos Qi advanced, the number of dead and wounded Heavenly Demons continued to increase. The sheer number of Heavenly Demons was originally impossible to estimate, but as a large area of the battlefield suddenly cleared out, it turned out that a quarter of them had died. The once crowded Star Wilderness suddenly had a large area cleared out.

Before the cultivators could even marvel at the divine and demonic power of the Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Array, the Chaos Qi that had been devouring the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Demon paused its advance. Countless gray wisps of energy surged and actually gave rise to the shape of a giant under the sky. The giant was human-like but not human, with three heads and six arms. Its length was immeasurable, and its face could not be seen, only a blurry blur.

This sudden change gave it sentience. The Chaos Qi that had been on the cultivator's side began to replenish its body. The giant then strode westward, chasing after the fleeing demons. Suddenly, it spewed out a lot of gray gas from its three large mouths, killing countless demons and swallowing them whole, as if it were eating.

Once the giant appeared, the original war between the Heavenly Demons was over. The Heavenly Demons were only concerned with fleeing and were filled with fear for no reason.

Then the giant suddenly looked up at the sky and let out a sharp, mournful howl.

This giant is called the Myriad Sha Giant Devil.

Chapter 336 After the War

The giant's wailing echoed throughout the Xuanhui Realm, even causing "Yotsuya Miko," who was committing massacres in the Demon Prison Hall, to feel a chill run down her spine upon hearing it.

"This is?"

It was filled with suspicion and uncertainty, unaware of what kind of calamity had befallen it.

The Demon Prison Hall is currently in chaos. The moment the Nascent Soul Inner Devil chose to cause such chaos was precisely the time when the Enlightenment Cultivator in charge of the Demon Prison Hall left, and thus, disaster soon befell the Demon Prison Hall.

Many cultivators were killing each other amidst raging flames, creating a sea of crimson as far as the eye could see. The ground was covered in blood and flesh, accompanied by countless screams, while orange-red flames soared into the sky.

Amidst the chaos, the Nascent Soul Inner Devil it was following finally lost its guard, and felt excited and exhilarated by the tragic scene that had unfolded.

"Yotsuya Miko" finally stopped delaying and instantly launched the prepared spell, unleashing a saturation attack on the Nascent Soul Inner Devil. In just a short moment, the Nascent Soul Inner Devil was reduced to a bloody mess, its original flesh and blood body destroyed, and its soul becoming confused and disoriented.

Seeing this, it didn't linger. It simply reached out to grab the soul and stuff it into its gaping maw, intending to slowly devour it using the Nine Nether Profound Soul Treasure Record after escaping. Otherwise, by the time it finished devouring and transforming it, many unexpected changes would have occurred.

However, before it could act in this way, the shouts of human cultivators resounded throughout the world. Not long after these shouts, a shrill wail echoed through the heavens and earth, seemingly directed specifically at the Heavenly Demon, causing it to inexplicably feel a desire for death.

"We've fallen for their trap..."

Its face darkened instantly, and it was about to unleash the Falcon Spirit Wind Control Incantation. It knew that this was a scheme by the human cultivators. They must have done something on the main battlefield, and the Demon Prison Hall was just bait. No, the Demon Prison Hall and the Profound Sky Sect were both bait!

"I don't want to die here."

With a swift movement, it instantly covered a thousand miles, and then another thousand miles or more.

The Falcon Spirit Wind Control Incantation was originally a top-tier spell technique incorporated into Zhang Qiudao's repertoire, and it was executed with a cultivation level comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, naturally giving it such ghostly speed. In just an instant, "Yotsuya Miko" had already traveled thousands of miles, and the Demon Prison Hall had long since fallen behind, some distance away.

But looking at the Black Robed Person blocking its way, it felt a sense of powerlessness.

The person before me wore Wrathful Ghost Mask and Black Robed Person, obscuring his face, but there was no need to guess who he was.

Without a doubt, this Black Robed Person was the sect leader of the Demon Prison Hall, a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator whose strength was comparable to that of Enlightenment Cultivator.

It could still scheme against Nascent Soul Inner Devil like Jing Mingxuan, but what could it possibly do against Enlightenment Cultivator comparable to, or even a top-tier, Enlightenment Cultivator?

"You're quite alert."

A hoarse voice came from beneath the mask, as if the speaker had no intention of killing it now and was still thinking about chatting with it.

"It's just that their strength is still too weak. They've been too complacent. I originally thought they could have been a little better, so they wouldn't have fallen to such a weak position."

The Demon Prison Hall Master shook his head again, his tone tinged with regret.

"This is the second time I've cleaned up your mess. I know you have no intention of seeking the Dao, but the Dao follows people, how can you remain unscathed? Isn't this proof enough? All those schemes and consequences have fallen on you, leading you to this wretched state. But for someone about to die, it's better to say a few more words."

The Demon Prison Hall Master looked at it, the eyes on the Wrathful Ghost Mask meeting those eyes that were no longer golden but had turned purple.

"Is there anything you'd like to ask? Please feel free to ask."

"..."

Yotsuya Miko remained silent for a moment.

Who are you?

"Just a seeker of the truth."

"What was the original connection between your body and mine? Why am I completely unaware of your existence?"

"Then there's no need to know. Let's move on to the next question."

The Demon Prison Hall Master chuckled softly.

"That does resemble her."

Yotsuya Miko frowned slightly, but her memories had long been destroyed, and she had no way of verifying her original self who was still human. So she put that question aside and asked something else.

Why did you want to kill me?

"Because you are not her."

"... And why did she do that?"

"Her? She was just an ordinary person, without much ambition, driven by circumstances and forced to act, thus living a muddled and miserable life, yet her will grew stronger through repeated setbacks. From her muddled existence came ambition, and what she did was to rise up, to strive for strength, and only with strength could she find peace. That's just who she was."

As he spoke, his words were filled with helplessness towards the person he was talking about, a helplessness that only intensified his pity for them.

"If we continue this discussion, the elders will likely come looking for me to take charge, so it's time to end this here."

After saying that, she sighed, looked at Yotsuya Miko, whose face had been transformed into one that she no longer recognized, and shook her head again.

"What a pity, what a pity that it was a demon that mutated, otherwise it could have escaped death."

He muttered something under his breath, then waved his hand indifferently, erasing the Spirit Manifestation Inner Devil from the world without leaving a trace.

"If it weren't for the Heavenly Demon, we could separate him and gain more useful people. After all, that guy really has no ambition, yet he's one of Dao Ding's men, which is really inexplicable."

Glancing at the Myriad Sha Giant Devil in the sky, this monster born from the Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Array has absorbed most of the spiritual energy of the Xuanhui Realm and is also imbued with the will of the Heavenly Mandate Holder, possessing extraordinary hatred and restraint towards the Heavenly Demons, yet it does not harm the human cultivators of the Xuanhui Realm. It can be considered a temporary solution to the current situation in the Xuanhui Realm.

"Its realm should be considered the strongest below the Heavenly Dao. Even the Enlightenment Realm Heavenly Demon has no way to deal with it. It can be used as the first punching bag to block the way."

He murmured a few words, then suddenly turned around and returned to the battlefield of the Star Wilderness, where he happened to meet the twelve Enlightenment Cultivator who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.

"The calamity of the Xuanhui Realm can now be resolved."

The Supreme Elder stroked his beard, his tone tinged with a hint of melancholy.

"Given the scarcity of spiritual energy in this world and the countless casualties of human cultivators, future cultivators will face immense difficulties in their cultivation journey."

"Otherwise."

An Enlightenment Cultivator shook his head.

"The survival of heaven and earth is at stake; why should we be hopeless today and worry about the future? If we don't act in this way, there will be no future. With the existence of the Myriad Sha Giant Devil, the Xuanhui Realm is not without a chance to recover. Now that the Heavenly Demon Tribulation has been resolved, we cultivators should take charge of matters as soon as possible."

"Absolutely."

The other Enlightenment Cultivator echoed this sentiment, and another person looked towards the Demon Prison Hall Master.

"I wonder about the Demon Prison Hall and those inner demons..."

"The inner demons have been subdued, and the Demon Prison Hall should return to normal. However, the Demon Prison Hall is now severely weakened and can hardly be considered a sect anymore. I do have the intention of disbanding it."

The Demon Prison Hall Master answered frankly.

"By tomorrow, the Demon Prison Hall will no longer exist. However, it is not advisable for righteous Demonic Path cultivators to quarrel now; a decision should be made as soon as possible. Elder... would you be willing to welcome me to the Profound Sky Sect as a guest?"

These words surprised the Enlightenment Cultivator present, and many thoughts arose in their minds.

Chapter 337 The Decline of the Demon Prison Hall

The Myriad Sha Giant Devil is a creation of the Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Array, and is the true form of this formation.

After this troll was born, the previously decadent situation of the Xuanhui Realm changed, and it was precisely because of this troll that they finally had the means to deal with the Heavenly Demon.

The surviving cultivators, along with many others from the major sects, were completely baffled by the formation until several days later when the sect leader of the Profound Sky Sect gave an explanation, at which point they finally understood.

The sect leader of the Profound Sky Sect is a Nascent Soul cultivator, a top-tier existence in the Nascent Soul realm, and it is precisely because of his status that he commands respect.

"The Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Array requires the gathering of most of the spiritual energy of the Xuanhui Realm and the execution of countless cultivators to achieve such a wondrous feat. This formation, which harnesses the power of heaven and earth, was devised by the Demon Prison Hall Master Palace single-handedly. The Lord of the Palace deeply understands the principle that one's own plans are ineffective, so he visited the Supreme Elder my Profound Sky Sect multiple times and conspired with various Enlightenment Realm- enlightened experts, which led to the tragic situation on the Heavenly Devil Battlefield."

"As you all may not know, this formation arrived quite suddenly. There wasn't even time to forge the flags before we were attacked by the Heavenly Demons. However, this battle was actually a feint, intended to sow discord between the cultivators of the Profound Sky Sect and the Demon Prison Hall. This is because the Demon Prison Hall Master and our Supreme Elder are far-sighted. They released the pretext of uniting with the righteous Demonic Path cultivators, while pretending to engage in friendly exchanges, which confused these Heavenly Demons and led them into our scheme."

"As you all know, the Heavenly Demons' offensive in this battle has gradually intensified, becoming stronger as time goes on. This is because the Heavenly Demons have shifted from a feint attack to a full-scale assault. Therefore, in the early stages of the Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Array? There are twelve large flags, one thousand two hundred medium flags, and countless small flags. Those sect cultivators have relied on you cultivators' tireless efforts in crafting flags day and night to enable the Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Array Formation to be implemented."

After hearing this explanation, although the surviving cultivators from the battlefield could still discern the protection shown towards the disciples of major sects in these words, they also realized that such a plan was not something the Profound Sky Sect could change. After all, other sects had indeed not sent any cultivators, but what about the Profound Sky Sect?

The number of cultivators from the Profound Sky Sect who died on the battlefield was far more than just this Heavenly Devil Battlefield. This time, without the aid of cultivators from major sects, the Heavenly Demons, despite their feigned attack turning into a full-scale assault, faced far greater pressure than in previous Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Many cultivators who could have survived inevitably perished. Given this dire situation, why did the Profound Sky Sect send out so many cultivators? Were they afraid their own sect's cultivators wouldn't die?

Of course not. Rather, they are fulfilling their moral obligations and responsibilities, thus living up to the expectations of cultivators in the Xuanhui Realm and the title of leaders of the righteous path. How could such a sect agree to such a scheme of protecting its own cultivators and instead shifting all the casualties onto the shoulders of minor sects and rogue cultivators? It is probably out of desperation that they have to do this to gain the approval of those Enlightenment Cultivators and get the major sects to contribute.

Knowing this is the truth, I didn't complain about the injustice of the world, and indeed I didn't have the energy to argue about fairness.

There's barely time to rest and recuperate, let alone mourn the deceased; where would we find the energy to question those major sects?

The wail of the Myriad Sha Giant Devil was a death knell for the Heavenly Demons, and for the cultivators who had survived the battlefield, it evoked a deep sense of sorrow.

When a cultivator from a minor sect returned to his sect, he discovered that the sect was completely empty except for low-level laborers who weren't yet sent to the battlefield. He was the only cultivator left.

Some rogue cultivators survived, completely empty-handed, their bodies clear and bright. They had exhausted all their Magic Tool and elixirs on the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, leaving behind only empty shells, living lives unlike those of ordinary people.

Some cultivators' children also went to the battlefield with them, and now it is a case of white-haired parents sending off their black-haired children. Some cultivators are heartbroken by the death of their partners, and some cultivators are uncertain about the future, knowing that the spiritual energy in the world is no longer what it used to be, and how difficult it will be to break through their cultivation level.

This massive war finally made them realize the calamities of war, and they remembered this disaster in their hearts.

If it weren't for the need for rest and revitalization, the whole country would probably be in mourning these days, with people weeping at every gravesite.

Amidst this desolate scene, few cultivators felt joy or experienced the exhilaration of defeating the Heavenly Demon. Even if they did, they had to suppress it in their hearts and wait until after Yu Yue.

The major sects, following the previously agreed-upon arrangements, began to take charge of the Xuanhui Realm. They absorbed cultivators from the smaller, broken sects, accepted rogue cultivators into their sects, and then redefined the sects' territories.

It's easy for righteous sects to establish themselves in the East, but Demonic Path sects, which already lacked some foundation due to the loss of the West, are now even more deprived of their core leadership due to the disbandment of the Demon Prison Hall.

In the eyes of those Demonic Path cultivators, the current Demon Prison Hall Master is the only way out for demonic cultivators. Although his actions have caused chaos in the Demon Prison Hall and resulted in the deaths and injuries of countless cultivators, and have also sent most of the demonic cultivators recruited by the Demon Prison Hall to the battlefield as cannon fodder, all of this scheme is his doing. Even the Myriad Sha Demon Slaying Array was the idea of this Lord of the Palace.

Only with this Demon Prison Hall Master around will these demonic cultivators not be subject to suppression by the righteous path again in the future.

However, at this very moment, the Demon Prison Hall Master disbanded the Demon Prison Hall and went to the Profound Sky Sect to become a guest elder. As a result, the Demonic Path cultivators were at a loss for what to do, and could only follow the Great Demon sects to the western lands to see if they could regain their original foundation.

Each of the Great Demon sects has an Enlightenment Cultivator, and with the Myriad Sha Giant Devil currently sweeping away the Heavenly Demons in the Western Lands, there's no need to worry about the Heavenly Demons. As for the remaining Enlightenment Cultivator, he chose to continue managing the Demon Prison Hall in the Eastern Lands.

Although the Demon Prison Hall Master to disband Demon Prison Hall, the intention behind it was that he intended to leave the sect, not to forcibly dismiss the disciples. Therefore, the Enlightenment Cultivator who was on duty at the Demon Prison Hall became the sect leader himself, settling the cultivators who wished to stay in the Demon Prison Hall and continuing to make a living in this eastern land.

Although such actions made the righteous sects, except for the Profound Sky Sect, uneasy and cautious, they stopped worrying about it when they thought that the Demon Prison Hall was now just an empty shell. After all, the Demon Prison Hall, and was now also tormented by inner demons; what ability did it have left?

However, the current sect leader of the Demon Prison Hall doesn't think so.

He was silently waiting for the right time, for the Demon Prison Hall to rise again.

A true Demon Prison Hall.

Chapter 338 Saving Her Life

The Profound Sky Sect did not participate in the post-war affairs after this battle. It simply instructed the cultivators in the sect to go down the mountain if they were interested, and things were no different from usual.