Disaster, Tribulation

"It's a near-pure Pure Yang Spirit Treasure!"

The remaining two Old Devil were horrified. After glancing at the Earthfire Mystic Crystal Sword in the hand of the Heavenly Hut Sect, they could no longer care about continuing the battle and hurriedly fled from the battle.

"You have all misled me!"

Seeing the two demons escape, the Desolate Old Devil showed a look of heartache.

If the two of them had just held out for another half an hour, he would have been very confident in severely injuring Chen Nianzhi, and might even have killed this major threat. Unfortunately, the two of them retreated far too early.

Facing three formidable enemies single-handedly, especially one wielding a near-pure Pure Yang Spirit Treasure, the Desolate Old Devil naturally lacked the courage.

So he had no choice but to withdraw, transforming into a streak of light and fleeing into the distance.

"Where do you think you're going?"

With a roar, Chen Nianzhi activated the Duality Divine Light, intending to capture the Desolate Old Devil.

But the Desolate Old Devil Desolation sneered, unleashing the Desolate Heaven God-Controlling Astral Force to block all attacks, and instantly disappeared into the horizon.

"No need to chase them."

Jiang Linglong stopped Chen Nianzhi, shaking her head with a solemn expression.

Chen Nianzhi turned around and glanced at the Heavenly Hut Sect, noticing that the old True Lord's face was somewhat pale, and his Law Power was clearly greatly depleted.

Although this old sect leader possessed great Law Power, he was, after all, only at the foundation of Earth Dao Nascent Soul. After consecutively battling a Nascent Soul Middle Stage and an Nascent Soul Early Stage Devil Cultivator, his Law Power power was naturally greatly depleted.

In particular, his final forced activation of the Earthfire Mystic Crystal Sword, while killing the powerful enemy, also consumed 20% of his Law Power.

With this thought in mind, Chen Nianzhi looked at the Heavenly Hut Sect and asked, "How are you feeling, fellow Daoist?"

"It's alright, it's just that my Law Power was consumed quite a bit." The Heavenly Hut Sect gave a wry smile, then said, "Unfortunately, my cultivation level is insufficient, and forcibly activating the Earthfire Mystic Crystal Sword beyond my cultivation level consumed too much energy."

"If my cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, then activating the Earthfire Mystic Crystal Sword will greatly reduce the Law Power consumption."

Chen Nianzhi nodded, and could only sigh, saying, "It's a pity we didn't kill the Desolate Old Devil this time; he will surely become a major threat in the future."

"It's alright." Jiang Linglong smiled and then said, "There are only five or six Yuan Devil Cultivator in the Desolate Demon Ridge. This time, we killed one and destroyed the physical body of another, which has greatly weakened the power of the Desolate Demon Ridge."

"That's true." Chen Nianzhi's eyes lit up, and then he said, "Now that the Desolate Demon Ridge has suddenly suffered heavy damage, and the Desolate Old Devil has also suffered a backlash and is seriously injured, it's the best time to deal with them."

"This..."

The Heavenly Hut Sect hesitated for a moment, then pondered and said, "Why don't we wait a little longer? Let's wait another thirty years. I will be able to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage in thirty years, and then my chances will be much greater."

Chen Nianzhi frowned, a slight hesitation creeping into her heart.

With the Abyssal Demon Calamity approaching, it will likely take quite some time to repair the Azure Abyss Sword Azure Abyss Sword, so the sooner we reclaim it, the better.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Now that the Desolate Demon Ridge has been severely damaged, it is the best time for us to make our move."

"The Desolate Demon Ridge is located in the Nine Rivers Continent, and it should have been handled by the people of the Nine Rivers Continent. Now that we are going to take action against the Desolate Demon Ridge, the Nine Rivers Continent naturally cannot sit idly by and must lend a helping hand."

"Nine Rivers Continent?" Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Hut Sect nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "The Nine Rivers Daoist of the Nine Rivers Continent has a cultivation level as high as the eighth level of the Nascent Soul. Bringing them along should indeed be enough."

Seeing that the Heavenly Hut Sect was interested, Chen Nianzhi smiled and said, "In that case, let's go back and prepare to make our move."

"Hmm." Heavenly Hut Sect nodded, stroking his long beard, and said, "Nine Rivers Daoist and I are old acquaintances. I'll go to the Nine Rivers Continent to discuss this matter with them. I'm sure they'll be quite willing."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist."

Chen Nianzhi smiled slightly, cupped her hands in a respectful gesture to the Heavenly Hut Sect, and then bid farewell.

"..."

Not long after, the three Demonic Path True Lord, including the Desolate Old Devil, returned to Desolate Demon Ridge.

The Desolate Old Devil looked at the old Money Devil and Gold Devil on his left and right, and a hint of anger flashed through his heart. However, considering that the two were both Devil Cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, he suppressed his killing intent.

After suppressing his murderous intent, he said with a solemn expression, "Junior brothers, we've probably caused a great disaster today!"

"Why do you say that, Senior Brother?"

The two demons looked at each other, a hint of hesitation creeping into their eyes.

"Senior brother, are you worried about those three from Guixu?" Money Devil pondered for a moment, then said, "Senior brother, aren't you overthinking it?"

Seeing this, Gold Devil nodded and said, "Although we have been defeated today, our cultivation and combat strength are among the best in the world. Even if we are no match for the three from Guixu, we should still be able to protect ourselves."

"You've gotten yourself into a huge mess, and you don't even realize it!"

The Desolate Old Devil gave a bitter laugh, his brow furrowed, and said, "Today I fought Chen Nianzhi, do you know why I couldn't defeat him?"

"Because of his powerful Divine Ability?" Gold Devil hesitated, then nodded and said, "This person has already mastered Mahayana Divine Ability at the Nascent Soul Early Stage; he may be the next Vast True Lord Haoran."

"No, no." The Desolate Old Devil hesitated, his expression grave and cautious before saying, "I observe that this person's Law Power is extraordinary; he may be hiding a natal Life-bound Spirit Treasure that stores his Law Power!"

"There's another Life-bound Spirit Treasure?"

The two Demon God were suddenly shocked, and exclaimed in utter astonishment, "Daluo Nascent Soul? Could it be that the Human Race is about to produce another Emperor Jiang, another Immortal?"

"Oh no, this is terrible, this is terrible!"

Jin Laomo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. After pacing around in place a few times, he said, "When Emperor Jiang was born, eighty-five percent of the demonic cultivators in the Ziyin Realm were slaughtered. Even the Primordial Spirit Demon Ancestor could not escape the calamity."

"I've long heard that the Daoist Return-to-Void is extremely bloodthirsty, but this person is probably even more so than Emperor Jiang."

"If he were to become an immortal, wouldn't that be a catastrophe that sweeps across the world for us Devil Cultivator?"

Both demons were terrified. Money Devil couldn't help but look at Desolate Old Devil and say, "This person has the potential to become an immortal. Once he rises to power, we will surely be doomed. Senior Brother, please make a decision quickly."

"Call--"

The Desolate Old Devil took a deep breath and pondered for a long time before saying, "This matter is beyond our control. I intend to go to Fallen God Ridge to report this to Godfall Ancestor."

"If the Godfall Ancestor is willing to take action, Chen Nianzhi will surely suffer a terrible calamity. Even Ji Daoyan, who is behind him, may not be able to protect him."

At this point, the Desolate Old Devil said, "You two stay in the Desolate Demon Ridge for now, I'll be right back."

After speaking, the Old Demon of Desolation withdrew from Desolate Demon Ridge and headed towards Fallen God Ridge, one of the forbidden areas for the two Nascent Soul demon cultivators in the Eastern Wilderness.

Meanwhile, Chen Nianzhi was completely unaware of the actions of the Desolate Old Devil. He had just returned to Spirit Isle Lake and was preparing to gather the Lineage cultivators to discuss how to deal with the battle against the Desolate Demon Ridge.