A Sudden Attack, Lured to Their Deaths!

Profound Truth Kingdom, Huang Province, Demon-Suppressing Pass.

This pass is built upon three third-tier Spirit Vein. Its walls are thirty feet high and are entirely cast from black iron stone. It is one of the strongest barriers for the One Qi Dao Gate to defend against the Myriad Demon Domain. One pass can hold off 100,000 demons!

The atmosphere in the main hall inside the pass was somber.

True Person Qingding was pale-faced, sitting cross-legged on a futon, his Daoist robe stained with dried black blood. In front of him stood two Golden Core cultivators, their bodies radiating spiritual light.

The old man on the left, dressed in a Bagua Daoist robe, exuded an imposing aura. He was an elder of the Yi Qi Dao Sect, Golden Core Late Stage One Qi Dao Gate cultivator, known True Person Minghe.

The middle-aged Daoist on the right, holding a whisk and with a cold expression, is the patriarch of a Golden Core sect, known as True Person Qingyun, Golden Core Middle Stage.

"Qingding, you've made a huge mistake."

True Person Minghe spoke in a low voice, tinged with reproach. "Although Yellow Sand Pass is remote, it is still the gateway to the Huang Province; you, a dignified Golden Core cultivator, were forced to abandon the pass and flee by that Kuang Dou dog, utterly disgracing our Daoist sect."

True Person Qingding gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment:

"Elder Minghe, Kuang Dou's cultivation has surged to level six, and he's also aided by dozens of the Foundation Establishment Realm Half-Demon. Those Half-Demon have tough bodies and are impervious to magic. How can I possibly stop them alone?"

"Half-Demon?"

At this moment, True Person Qingyun sneered, "It's nothing more than the lowly tricks of the remnants of the Sacred Blood Sect. The Myriad Demon Domain sending out a bunch of bastards to beg for money has scared you out of your wits."

"Qingyun, how dare you insult me!"

"Alright! The True Lord Leader has given the order."

True Person Minghe raised his hand, interrupting the argument between the two:

"Those beasts in the Myriad Demon Domain haven't made a move in fifty years. Now they're sending some Half-Demon to probe the area, simply to seize a few more mines and plunder them."

He took out a blue command flag from his sleeve and placed it heavily on the table.

"The True Lord has decreed that the boundary between the Human Race and Demon Race races must not be compromised, and the Demon Race cannot be allowed to continue to grow stronger."

"Fellow Cloud Dao, you should lead three thousand elite disciples, join forces with Qingding, and immediately recapture Yellow Sand Pass, cut off that Kuang Dou dog's head, and hang it outside the pass!"

"At the very least, we must recapture Yellow Sand Pass and drive out the evil spirits!"

True Person Qingyun flicked his whisk and replied arrogantly, "Minghe, rest assured. The Kuang Dou was merely an advantage of the sneak attack. In a direct confrontation, the foundation of my sect is far beyond what that beast can match."

True Person Qingding swallowed a healing pill and stood up:

"Snort!"

"Fellow Cloud Dao is quite confident. Let's go that way."

Without further ado, the two mustered their three thousand elite cultivators from within the pass, then commanded two large spirit ships to fly out of Demon-Suppressing Pass and head straight for Yellow Sand Pass.

In less than half a day, Yellow Sand Pass was reduced to ruins.

The sandstorm raged, most of the city wall collapsed, and the ground was littered with broken Law Artifact and pale, withered bones.

Two spirit boats glided across the night sky and hovered above Yellow Sand Pass.

True Person Qingyun stood at the bow of the boat, his Divine Sense sweeping across the area below, his brows furrowed. "The Half-Demon retreated without any sign of Kuang Dou. Could it be that they looted some resources and fled back to the Myriad Demon Domain?"

True Person Qingding's gaze was gloomy as he carefully sensed his surroundings, a faint unease rising in his heart.

It seems a little too quiet.

This place is only a few hundred miles from the border of the Myriad Demon Domain. Usually, even when sandstorms rise, low-level Demon Beast should be roaring and roaming around.

But at this moment, within a radius of hundreds of miles below, not even a trace of an ordinary wild beast could be found.

A deathly silence.

"Fellow Daoist, something's not right."

True Person Qingding said in a deep voice, "Let's set aside our past grievances for now and retreat to Demon-Suppressing Pass first, then we can discuss this further."

"Withdraw what?"

True Person Qingyun said with displeasure, "The Demon Beast stole the goods and retreated; now is the perfect time for us to rebuild our defenses..."

"Yellow Sand Pass is, after all, the most forward gateway. We should repair and rebuild this pass as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the territory."

Before he could finish speaking, the dark clouds in the western sky suddenly parted.

A pure, boundless black tide surged forth from the horizon, its Yao Qi converging from all directions!

The earth trembled.

At first, it was just a very slight tremor, but after three breaths, the sand and stones of the entire wilderness began to tremble together, and the sandstorm that was tens of meters high was forcibly dispersed, revealing the terrifying scene hidden behind the wind and sand.

It was an endless tide of beasts!

Countless Demon Beast, stretching as far as the eye could see, filled every inch of the land.

Wind wolves, armored bulls, poisonous scorpions... hundreds of thousands of low- and mid-level Demon Beast converged into a black torrent of destruction, crushing everything in its path with overwhelming force.

Above the beast tide, demonic clouds rolled in.

Six enormous pillars of energy pierced through the Yunxiao, completely blocking out the midday sun!

"That... that is..."

On the spirit boat, the faces of the three thousand disciples of the One Qi Dao Gate turned deathly pale instantly, and some even lost their grip on their Law Artifact.

A world, crimson as fire.

Kuang Dou giant dog, twenty feet long, roamed through the air, each step causing the void beneath its feet to explode in flames!

Then, a surge of azure energy erupted, and Yu Tian transformed into a giant azure crane thirty feet tall. With the flapping of its wings, invisible pure Qi Dao tore through the surrounding space for hundreds of feet, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Even more water vapor shot into the sky, and a giant golden crocodile with a body length of over a hundred feet burst out of the ground—it was none other than the Water Dao Demon General, Golden Crocodile!

Its massive body smashed through a low mountain that was tens of meters high.

It stirs up the earth's waters, rides the waves, and engulfs thousands of miles!

Immediately afterwards, a blinding golden light pierced the sky.

The Six-Winged Golden Cicada cicada hovered in mid-air, only the size of an ordinary person, but the pressure it exuded was sharper and more violent than that of the Golden Crocodile.

Each flash of golden light caused the sky to darken, and torrential rain poured down, fueling the waves driven by the Golden Crocodile!

As the rain gathered, a heavy, earthy atmosphere followed.

Clad in heavy Boulder armor, Shi Pan strode at the forefront of the beast tide, each step creating a rumbling sound as if an earth dragon were turning over!

Subsequently, the rocks melted into magma.

The massive body of the Flame Brown Bear swept across the land, carrying with it raging flames, its body flowing with a fiery aura like lava, and its eyes gleaming with ferocity.

Six Golden Core Demon General quietly descended at this moment!

"Kuang Dou, Golden Crocodile, Shi Pan..."

True Person Qingding's face darkened, and his lips trembled violently. "Damn it, these Demon Beast aren't here to freeload!"

"This signals the start of war, a western expedition!"

At this moment, True Person Qingyun's arrogance vanished completely.

He stared intently ahead at the six imposing Demon General, his heart pounding in his chest. For the sake of an abandoned Yellow Sand Pass, the Myriad Demon Domain had mobilized six Golden Core and a horde of hundreds of thousands of beasts!

"Run! Run!"

"They're targeting us; this is a trap!"

True Person Qingyun was both shocked and furious, and frantically activated the spirit boat formation.

"Fellow Daoists, you've come all this way, do you intend to leave?"