Back to Square One After Years of Hard Work (8/10)

Soon, the crack disappeared into the void, and everything returned to calm.

If it weren't for the fluffy black thighs floating in the void, and the arm that had also turned into a fluffy claw, everything would have seemed as if it had never happened.

The ancestor's clone withdrew its power and transformed into a Puppet. However, several cracks had appeared on the Puppet, and it was estimated that it would be unusable the next time it was used.

Judging from those two large, furry claws, the one whose leg and arm were severed by the ancestor's clone should be the Demon King Poxun.

It is unknown what kind of being the Demon King Poxun is, but the fact that the Demon Ancestor Luohu lent him the Godslayer Spear shows just how high his Demon Lord is within the Demon Sect.

It seems that after Demon Ancestor Luohu was killed and transformed into the Demon Realm, many of his gods and demons fled to the Blood Sea and became subordinates of Ancestor Minghe.

Now it seems that the Demon King Poxun and the Heavenly Consort Uma were the leading demons who escaped from this Demon Sect. No wonder they hold such high positions in the Netherworld Blood Sea; they've joined forces with their own capital to start a business together!

While secretly cursing to himself, Wu Chu put away the Puppet clone and the two Spirit Treasure.

Qingqiu Li approached Wu Chu, looked at the two large, furry claws floating in the air, constantly emitting black smoke, and asked, "What should we do with these things?"

"Yibao, stop crying, it's time to get back to work!"

In terms of losses, their losses were quite substantial.

Wu Chu's Black Coffin failed to contain his opponent; instead, it was pierced by the Demonic Supreme Treasure, the Godslayer Spear, leaving a large hole. It was lucky that it didn't shatter completely.

It's probably because the Godslayer Spear was trying to save Uma, so it didn't dare use its full power!

Qingqiu Li's ribbon also had a hole pierced and needed repair.

As for Yibao, needless to say, she failed to defeat the Demon Lord and sacrificed countless Merit.

"Waaaaah... All the Merit I gained from worshipping the Great God Pangu and helping you write the teaching materials was used up, and all I got in return were these two giant claws..."

Wu Chu was somewhat speechless, and finally said, "Alright, stop whining. The clone Master left here has already cracked in several places! And that Black Coffin, it still needs to be returned to Myriad Crows Mountain to recover for a while. And your Qingqiu sister's ribbon..."

Upon hearing this, Qingqiu Li couldn't help but smile wryly and sigh, "Although I was prepared beforehand, who could have imagined that the other party would actually bring out a Demonic Supreme Treasure!"

Yibao angrily emerged from Wu Chu's body, jumped onto the fluffy big paw, and stomped her little feet, seemingly wanting to vent her anger on it.

Upon seeing this, Wu Chu said, "Yibao, did you hear that? You couldn't even figure this out; it's your own negligence. Getting angry won't help..."

Yibao huffed, "Supreme Treasure! How could it be so easy to deduce? If it were that easy to deduce, you would have no secrets from those big shots long ago."

"..."

Wu Chu thought about it and it seemed to make some sense. If it weren't for the protection of Yibao, this Merit Supreme Treasure, he probably would have been thoroughly investigated and dealt with long ago.

But...

"The Godslayer Spear is Supreme Treasure of slaughter! It also has this kind of function?"

"It naturally doesn't have my function, but its level is undeniable!"

As Yibao spoke, she used the Merit Divine Chains to seal the two large claws, preparing to take them back and refine them. She wanted to see if she could replenish some Merit and also prevent the two large claws from drifting aimlessly in the void and eventually finding a new host.

At this moment, Hao and Yao arrived, bringing with them Little Moon Spirit and the Little Fox.

They also sensed the end of the battle, especially after the appearance of the ancestor's clone, Purple Qi aura stretched across the sky for 30,000 miles. Seeing that scene, they felt relieved.

In their eyes, their master, Ancestor Hongjun, was invincible.

Therefore, he wasn't worried at all when Wu Chu left the Central Wuji Apricot-Yellow Banner, Supreme-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure that he used to protect them, and it flew away on its own.

Seeing the Purple Qi disappear and the demonic energy dissipate, I came up to take a look.

They had no idea that even with the intervention of their ancestor, they almost capsized.

Yibao sensed their approach and returned to Wu Chu's body. Although the Little Fox and Little Moon Spirit were aware of her presence, Hao and Yao were not.

Clearly, Yibao didn't want Hao and the others to know about her existence.

"Senior brother, this..."

Hao and Yao looked at the two large, shrinking black claws bound by the Merit Divine Chains with a strange expression, seemingly unable to believe that only these two claws had been left behind.

Even Master himself intervened!

"Let's talk about it when we get back. This trip has been a huge loss!"

Qingqiu Li was somewhat embarrassed because she had the same deduction as Wu Chu, believing that the Demon Lord would definitely not send a clone, which was why she had encouraged Wu Chu to come.

Who would have thought...

In fact, their deduction was not wrong. The Old Demon did not send his own clone, but he did lend out the Demonic Supreme Treasure, the Godslayer Spear.

A Great Daluo Immortal wielding Primordial Supreme Treasure is essentially invincible within the Daluo Realm. This is unless their strength surpasses that of the Daluo Realm, or they possess a similar Supreme Treasure to counter them.

If Wu Chu also possessed the cultivation level of Daluo Immortal, he could certainly contend with Poxun. However, his cultivation level was only at the Taiyi Realm, and he would still need Yibao to defend against Poxun's attacks.

In other words, Yibao had to face Supreme Treasure of the same level, as well as an attack from a Daluo on Wu Chu. One can imagine how much damage she would suffer.

However, since she said she only used the Merit gained from worshipping Pangu and compiling teaching materials, it means she still has a considerable amount of Merit left. The reason she was crying there was simply because the losses were great and the gains were small, making this trip somewhat unsuccessful.

For Yibao, a miser who loves to hoard Merit like a hamster, this loss was naturally extremely distressing and even unacceptable.

It felt like 'after years of hard work, all gone in one day.'

What angered her most was that she couldn't refute Wu Chu, because she was one of the people who had strongly encouraged Wu Chu to attend the meeting at Danzhang Mountain.

If only I had known this would happen!

Yibao crouched in Wu Chu's Consciousness Sea, curled up, and silently drew circles. However, the Merit Divine Chains binding those two large claws were also constantly sealing them.

I may be angry, but I still have important business to get done.

Before long, she sealed the two large claws into two small golden balls, which Wu Chu put into his sleeve, intending to take them back and slowly erase the demonic energy within them.

When Wu Chu and his companions returned from the void, they saw the devastated Danzhang Mountain...

In fact, you can't even see the shadow of Danzhang Mountain anymore. The mountains and rivers have turned into a deep abyss, and the high mountains have been leveled to the ground. It would be a miracle if you could still see it!

Seeing this, Qingqiu Li sighed softly, "Never mind, I'll stay here and repair the earth's veins. After all, this is all our fault."

Wu Chu nodded and said, "Let's stay and keep you company! If everyone contributes, the repairs will be faster."