Eight Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner

Ye Qingfeng was still young, but he was quite precocious. In addition, thanks to his grandfather's teaching, he had already learned quite a few characters.

Chen Nianzhi spent a whole period of time cultivating on Nine Provinces Island, teaching him to identify the body's meridians and acupoints every day, and also imparting to him cultivation runes and characters. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

After he finished teaching Ye Qingfeng his cultivation techniques that day, he said to Jiang Linglong, "Through our observations over this period of time, we have also gained a certain understanding of Nine Rivers Island."

"I've decided to lend them a hand and go slay the Demon King Baxia."

"That's how it should be." Jiang Linglong nodded and said with a smile, "I think Nine Rivers Island is already preparing to make a move. That Baxia Bloodline Bu Fan. If we can kill him, it might be a considerable gain for us."

"Then let's go find Lu Yanhe."

Without further ado, the two immediately went to the main hall and found Lu Yanhe.

Upon seeing the two arrive, Lu Yanhe asked joyfully, "Have you two made up your minds?"

"Hmm." Chen Nianzhi nodded and said calmly, "Since it's about slaying demons and eliminating evil, we will naturally do our part."

"With the help of these two, our chances of winning this battle will definitely increase even further."

Lu Yanhe smiled, feeling that the chances of success this time were actually quite high.

Upon realizing this, he quickly added, "To be honest, the Demon King Baxia is already in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. He will likely undergo his tribulation within three months, so we are preparing to set off."

Jiang Linglong's eyes flickered. "When shall we set off?"

"It should be three days from now," Lu Yanhe.

Three days passed quickly. On this day, after settling Ye Qingfeng in, Chen Nianzhi arrived early at the main hall of Nine Rivers Island.

Upon entering the main hall, Chen Nianzhi discovered that there were already more than fifty Golden Core realm cultivators present.

These fifty-odd Golden Core True Person were mostly from Nine Rivers Island and nearby Spirit Isle, but most of them were at the early or middle stages of the Golden Core realm, with only nine having the cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage.

Even with Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong included, there are only eleven people.

Chen Nianzhi took a closer look and found that among these late Golden Core stage cultivators, only three were at the Golden Core Grand Completion.

The three were a woman in palace attire, a gaunt old man, and Lu Yanhe, a disciple of the Nine Rivers True Person.

"You two have finally arrived."

Upon seeing Chen Nianzhi arrive, Lu Yanhe smiled and introduced them, pointing to the woman in palace attire and the gaunt old man, saying, "This is Liu Fairy from Nightglow Island, and this is the number one rogue cultivator near our Nine Rivers Island, Daoist Rogue Cultivator Raging Fire Daoist."

"I've met several of them."

Chen Nianzhi nodded slightly, which was considered an introduction to each other.

After Lu Yanhe finished his introduction, he led eleven late Golden Core stage cultivators to an inner hall.

He set up a protective barrier before whispering, "This time we're planning a surprise attack. Most of the other Golden Core realm cultivators are just there to hold off the Demon King of Rock Island for us."

"The ones who truly formed the main force in attacking the Demon King Baxia were none other than the eleven of us late Golden Core stage cultivators."

The Liu Fairy frowned, her eyes grave, and said, "That Solid Rock Demon Emperor..."

Seeing her concern, Lu Yanhe said, "Don't worry, my master will hold off the Solid Rock Demon Emperor."

The group nodded, feeling slightly relieved. As long as the Solid Rock Demon Emperor could be stopped, even if they, as late Golden Core stage True Person, were defeated, they would have a good chance of escaping.

Even if the Demon King Baxia were to advance to the Demon Emperor realm, it would still need to recover from its injuries and restore its cultivation after its recent breakthrough.

However, the rogue cultivator Rogue Cultivator Raging Fire Daoist, was still somewhat worried and couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Lu, with only eleven late Golden Core stage, the chances of besieging and killing a Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm Demon Emperor are probably extremely slim."

"Presumably, Nine Rivers True Lord must have left behind a trump card. We wonder what kind of method it is. We hope you can tell us."

The other late Golden Core stage cultivators all showed curiosity upon hearing this, clearly wanting to hear if the other party had sufficient knowledge.

"This..."

Lu Yanhe hesitated slightly, then shook his head and said, "This matter is of great importance. In order to prevent the information from being leaked and the Demon Race from taking precautions, I'm afraid I cannot inform you in advance."

"Fellow Daoist, you're exaggerating."

A late Golden Core stage cultivator spoke up, his gaze somewhat grave, saying, "We are all Human Race cultivators, how could we have leaked this to the Demon Race?"

"Yes, yes." Another late Golden Core stage cultivator spoke up, his gaze turning solemn. "If you don't tell me, how will anyone know whether this method is Tier 5 divine lightning that doesn't distinguish between friend and foe, or a method of mutual destruction?"

Everyone looked solemn. They had finally cultivated to the late Golden Core stage and were now figures of high status wherever they went. Naturally, they were unwilling to become cannon fodder without knowing why.

Even Liu Fairy spoke up, her expression slightly grave, saying, "This battle concerns life and death; I hope you will not hide anything from us, fellow Daoist."

"My dear friends, please don't be anxious."

Just as Lu Yanhe was in a dilemma, an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face walked over.

Upon seeing that figure, everyone present became slightly solemn and quickly bowed, saying, "Greetings, True Lord."

"No need for such formalities."

The newcomer was none other than Nine Rivers True Lord. He stroked his beard, smiled, and glanced at the crowd before saying, "You are all heroes of the Human Race, destined to fight to the death in battle. Naturally, I cannot hide this from you."

"This time I have indeed made two preparations: one is the Eight Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner, and the other is the Gengjin Demon-Slaying Sword Talisman."

After Nine Rivers True Lord finished speaking, Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly. The Gengjin Demon-Slaying Sword Talisman was a powerful Great Divine Ability Treasure Talisman, with a power comparable to a full-force attack from Nascent Soul Early Stage. If the sneak attack succeeded, it might actually be able to kill a Demon Emperor.

The Eight Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner is a set of array flags for the Nascent Soul Early Stage. This set of array flags consists of eight flags. It is believed that when activated by late Golden Core stage cultivators, the combined power of these flags is enough to trap Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, or even temporarily confront Nascent Soul.

"This Eight Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner is exceptionally powerful; it requires the combined efforts of everyone to activate it."

As he spoke, Nine Rivers True Lord distributed the array flags to everyone, then said solemnly, "This is a precious Spirit Treasure that I have kept for many years. If you use it, please remember not to damage it."

"We understand."

Everyone nodded, showing some joy, feeling that their chances of success on this trip had greatly increased.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Nine Rivers True Lord said again, "To prevent the information from being leaked, you all must Heart-Demon Oath."

"That's only natural."

Everyone made Heart-Demon Oath, and then each took a formation flag.

Chen Nianzhi discovered that neither he nor Jiang Linglong had received any array flags; all eight array flags had fallen into the hands of Golden Core True Person in the Nine Rivers Sea Region.

However, this was to be expected, since both of them were from out of town and had only been in the Eastern Sea Cultivation World for a short time, so naturally they didn't know them as well as the local Golden Core realm cultivators.