Chapter 1661
Dividing Interests
But it was too late.
The trapping light barrier constructed by the Netherworld Domain was extremely sturdy, even though the Golden Rock Demon Lord's strength had increased dramatically through methods that enhanced his power.
Moreover, he also possesses numerous methods for breaking formations, making it impossible to shatter them for the time being.
Moreover, Ling Pengyun and other late-stage Nascent Soul experts, such as the Star Sea Ancestor, immediately unleashed various methods to attack.
He was then entangled again.
If he hadn't used a method to enhance his strength, his current situation would probably be dire.
However, the cost of that method to enhance strength is too high, and it cannot be used for a long time.
Upon closer inspection, one can see that the Golden Rock Demon Lord's lifespan, essence, and blood are being rapidly burned.
Under such circumstances, his plan to escape alone will undoubtedly fail.
"That Ling Pengyun of the Cangxuan lineage truly deserves to die."
The Demon Lord Jinyan was filled with resentment, glaring at Ling Pengyun with gritted teeth.
He has now been driven to a dead end.
Left with no other choice, he decided to fight desperately to kill Ling Pengyun, seize the Netherworld Blade, and thus break through the Netherworld Domain.
"Die, you demon lord!"
He gripped the Vajra Demon Rock Axe tightly in his left hand and the Vajra Demon Rock Greatsword tightly in his right, swinging them continuously to deflect the incoming attacks.
With his temporarily increased cultivation level, his strength was indeed extraordinary.
In its recklessness, it shattered numerous powerful attacks into dust.
It was getting closer and closer to Ling Pengyun.
"It's good that this wicked disciple didn't manage to escape."
"Moreover, with this wicked disciple drawing the fire of Ling Pengyun and other late-stage Nascent Soul experts from the Cangxuan lineage, my chances of escaping are actually greater."
His master, Vajra Demon Lord, was secretly delighted upon seeing this, and he also erupted at this moment.
After all, he was a veteran late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and the Golden Rock Demon Lord was displaying extraordinary strength.
With his "cooperation" with the Golden Rock Demon Lord, he turned the tide and was able to barely suppress Ling Pengyun and other Nascent Soul experts.
Moreover, they all shared the same goal: to kill Ling Pengyun.
They gradually advanced to the vicinity of Ling Pengyun.
Suddenly, Ling Pengyun's situation became dire.
"Those two demon lords do have some cleverness."
"Looks like I need to get serious."
Seeing their actions, Ling Pengyun immediately guessed their thoughts. He smiled jokingly, his brows furrowing slightly.
He then activated the Nine Heavens Thunder Banner, the Morning Gourd, and the Pine Tree Pearl—three fifth-grade high-quality spiritual treasures—with all his might.
They suddenly burst forth with spiritual light, releasing even more power from the heavens, the morning glow and precious fire, and the natural power of the ancient pines.
In the end, they successively condensed three powerful and extraordinary divine abilities: 'Pine Tree and Morning Glow Thunder Dragon'.
Their imposing presence was overwhelming, and they were not far from reaching the pinnacle of the Nascent Soul stage.
In addition, Ling Pengyun's Five Elements Treasures River also appeared.
Although this treasure had been tainted by the powerful blood essence contained in the light of the Blood Essence Mirror when Ling Pengyun fought with the Blood Essence Demon, it was temporarily unable to fight again.
However, Ling Pengyun had previously killed the Blood Yuan Demon and obtained the Blood Yuan Treasure Mirror.
He then used the Blood Essence Mirror to quickly erase the blood essence power.
The Five Elements Hundred Treasures River was thus freed, no longer needing to expend energy to suppress the Blood Essence Power.
Its power was thus restored, and it once again became a formidable weapon.
"go with!"
As Ling Pengyun raised his hand and waved.
The three dragons and the river swept out in an instant.
Hoo ho ho! ! !
In addition, Ling Pengyun activated a body cultivation technique, and his aura as a peak mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator immediately spread outwards.
Immediately afterwards, he grabbed his top-tier, mid-grade fifth-rank spiritual treasure, the 'Primordial Chaos Axe', and charged out.
However, his physical strength and skills are also quite good.
In addition, they had the help of Xinghai Laozu and others.
He then used various methods to block both the Vajra Demon Lord and the Golden Rock Demon Lord.
His crisis was thus resolved.
Moreover, the advantages of both Vajra Demon Lord and the others have gradually dissipated.
'Why is Ling Pengyun so difficult to deal with?'
'Moreover, how could someone merely at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm possibly maintain the simultaneous operation of those three powerful dragon-like divine abilities?'
'Could it be that his divine consciousness has reached the perfect state of Nascent Soul?'
The Vajra Demon Lord and the Golden Rock Demon Lord stared at Ling Pengyun, their brows furrowed with resentment.
'It's still a bit lacking in refinement.'
'It seems I'll have to ask my cousin Pengxing for help again.'
Seeing this, Ling Pengyun was not satisfied and immediately activated the Netherworld Blade again.
'break!'
In just a moment, a spatial passage connecting to the ancient Ghost Realm Shadow Secret Realm appeared beside him.
Immediately afterwards, Ling Pengxing, the ghost cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm from the family, reappeared from within.
Ling Pengyun then briefly explained the situation to him.
"Brother Pengyun, rest assured, I will do my best to help you."
"Moreover, those two powerful demon lords are excellent whetstones for me."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengxing, a member of the Ghost Dao Nascent Soul sect, looked with extremely cold eyes at the Vajra Demon Lord and the other two, who were being blocked by a large number of attacks in the distance.
Then he raised his hand and took out the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword.
"The Great Divine Power of the Ghostly Path... Ghost Immortal Annihilation Sword!"
"Congeal!"
He continuously made hand seals, imbuing the flying sword with a magical seal.
That method, after all, was an extremely powerful way to amplify the power of flying swords.
The aura of the flying sword instantly intensified several times, unleashing a terrifying sword intent.
Moreover, it grew to a size of ten thousand feet, like a mountain, extremely large.
Most importantly, it is extremely fast, transforming directly into a sword light that whistles past.
In the blink of an eye, it had reached the face of the Vajra Demon Lord and his companion.
Ling Pengxing immediately recognized that the Vajra Demon Lord's true cultivation level was the highest.
As for the Golden Rock Demon Lord, although he has temporarily reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, it is only temporary.
Ling Pengxing didn't value him much, but instead attached great importance to the Vajra Demon Lord, who was a veteran in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Therefore, the ghost immortal flying sword went straight for it.
Moreover, Ling Pengxing's sword control technique was truly ingenious.
He then subtly located the weakest point in the attack constructed by the Vajra Demon Lord's Vajra Demon Rock Twin Hammers.
Then, the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword struck fiercely, temporarily knocking the two Vajra Demon Rock Hammers away.
Zheng!
A piercing clang of metal suddenly rang out.
The next moment, the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword struck the light barrier erected by the Vajra Demon Lord's Vajra Demon Rock Armor.
Although the Vajra Demon Rock's armor was incredibly sturdy, the flying sword was still sharp.
The light screen was blasted into turbulent waves, and even some cracks gradually appeared.
'what? '
'It actually blocked my full-force attack.'
'That's quite interesting.'
'It seems that the Demon Lord's full-body armor is even stronger than I imagined.'
Ling Pengxing was somewhat surprised, but this incident also fueled his fighting spirit even more.
He then used his flying sword to strike again, causing the light barrier erected by the Vajra Demon Lord's full-body armor to shake violently.
Moreover, as time went on, he gradually became immersed in these battles with strong opponents, and the more he fought, the fiercer he became.
His sword intent gradually became sharper, as if he were truly using the Vajra Demon Lord as a forging stone.
In addition, his appearance allowed Ling Pengyun and other powerful figures to regain the upper hand and take the lead.
"Brother Pengxing's abilities are indeed extraordinary." "With his help, things should go much more smoothly this time."
'Furthermore, judging from Brother Pengxing's current condition, he should have gained a great deal in the art of swordsmanship after this battle.'
Seeing Ling Pengxing's formidable skills, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
He then focused all his attention on the battle.
A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator specializing in ghostly swordsmanship?
'How could the Cangxuan lineage have such a troublesome individual?'
The Vajra Demon Lord was extremely annoyed as he watched the ghost immortal flying swords relentlessly attacking him.
That ghost immortal flying sword was not only extremely powerful, but also incredibly fast.
Even with his profound cultivation, it was sometimes difficult for him to react in time and block the attack with the Vajra Demon Rock Twin Hammers in his hands.
Therefore, the defensive light emanating from his Vajra Demon Rock Armor became increasingly ominous.
This is also the unique aspect of sword cultivators' methods.
Even when used for a surprise attack, it can often achieve remarkable results.
Furthermore, the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword was the only attack among the many present that forced the Vajra Demon Lord into such a predicament.
Although the methods of Ling Pengyun and others were quite good, and even stronger.
However, Ling Pengyun and his group mostly used straightforward methods, and their speed was generally average.
The Vajra Demon Lord was able to swing his Vajra Demon Rock Twin Hammers to launch an attack and barely manage to block it.
Therefore, the Vajra Demon Lord had many more concerns about Ling Pengxing.
He even thought about it carefully and realized that, like the Golden Rock Demon Lord, he had used a method to enhance his strength with extremely serious side effects.
His strength subsequently surged.
But this did not give him the power to change the situation; it could only improve his condition somewhat.
However, this is only temporary.
Not long after, his disciple, the Golden Rock Demon Lord, exhausted his strength due to prolonged use of the method to enhance his power, revealing some weaknesses.
He was seized by Ling Pengyun and his group and killed instantly.
"No!"
Its primordial spirit intended to escape, but Ling Pengyun and the others were prepared and captured it directly.
Moreover, with his tragic death, the Vajra Demon Lord was left isolated and helpless, forced to fight alone against five late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators: Ling Pengyun, Ling Pengxing, Xinghai Ancestor, Zhengyuan Daoist, and Xingqing Elder.
Even with exceptional skills, it would be difficult for him to defeat five opponents at once.
They were gradually bombarded and forced to retreat.
"I never imagined that one day I, the sect master, would be bombarded by so many powerful cultivators at the late stage of the righteous path."
"This is truly the end for me."
The Vajra Demon Lord was utterly pathetic.
But there was nothing he could do.
Not long after, Ling Pengyun and his men surrounded and killed him.
"This battle has finally come to an end."
Ling Pengyun looked at the corpses of the Vajra Demon Lord and the Golden Rock Demon Lord, a hint of relief appearing on his face.
Immediately afterwards, he, along with Ling Pengxing and other powerful figures such as the Star Sea Ancestor, began to collect the valuables from the two demons.
And it was simply divided into several parts.
In this battle, Ling Pengyun had also followed the path of physical cultivation, and his path was essentially the same as that of Vajra Demon Lord and Golden Rock Demon Lord.
He became more interested in the blood and spirit treasures of the two demon lords.
However, he only values attack magic treasures.
As for defensive magical artifacts, he didn't value them much.
After all, he already possessed a fifth-grade superior-level Black Dragon Armor, which gave him extremely strong defensive capabilities.
He then had many thoughts and finally found a goal.
In addition, he contributed significantly to this battle and achieved many merits.
He successfully obtained the Vajra Demon Lord's blood-attack magic weapon, the "Vajra Demon Rock Twin Hammers," as well as the Golden Rock Demon Lord's "Vajra Demon Rock Axe."
Among them, the Vajra Demon Rock Twin Hammers are the strongest, being the Vajra Demon Rock Sect's most prized offensive weapon.
Even among the top-tier fifth-order items, it is the most exceptional.
While the Vajra Demon Rock Axe was slightly inferior, it was still quite good.
However, Ling Pengyun did not intend to use those two magical treasures.
After all, those two demonic treasures were artifacts of the demonic path, and it would be difficult for a righteous cultivator like him to fully unleash their power.
Moreover, he already possessed a fifth-tier mid-grade Qi and Blood natal spirit treasure, the "Five Elements Primordial Axe," which he greatly admired.
He then planned to refine those two magical treasures into useful materials to reforge the 'Five Elements Primordial Axe' in the future.
In this way, his Five Elements Primordial Axe could potentially reach the fifth-tier superior level in a short period of time.
Moreover, the foundation of those two magical treasures is quite similar to its own, so the materials refined from those two magical treasures will be of great help to it.
'And if this matter succeeds in the future, my strength in body cultivation will be significantly enhanced.'
Ling Pengyun secretly looked forward to it.
As for Ling Pengxing, the Nascent Soul cultivator from the family, he also contributed significantly.
In addition, he valued his natal Ghost Immortal Flying Sword, so he set his sights on the Golden Rock Demon Lord's fifth-grade superior giant sword demon treasure.
He also intended to refine it into a material to reforge the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword.
He did not seek to allow the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword to transcend its grade and advance further.
The only goal is to enhance the foundation of the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword.
Indirectly, the power of the Ghost Immortal Flying Sword could be even stronger, and it could be of greater help to his swordsmanship.
He then considered that he had gained a lot from this battle in terms of swordsmanship.
He then used Ling Pengyun's Netherworld Blade to return to the Ancient Ghost Realm Shadow Secret Realm for quiet cultivation.
In addition, the Star Sea Ancestor possessed the ability to refine various special high-level spiritual items.
In addition, he has quite a few high-grade fifth-tier spiritual treasures, so he is not lacking in such things.
He then obtained the primordial spirits of the Vajra Demon Lord and the Golden Rock Demon Lord.
However, those two primordial spirits were of high value, even far exceeding the merits they had previously achieved.
Therefore, he promised everyone that after using this to refine high-level spiritual items in the future, he could sell three of them to Ling Pengyun and the others.
Meanwhile, Elder Zhengyuan and Elder Xingqing obtained the Vajra Demon Lord's and Golden Rock Demon Lord's Vajra Demon Rock Full Armor respectively.
Those two full-body armor sets were quite powerful, after all.
They were extremely happy about this.
'The demonic armor I obtained is, after all, the sect's treasured demonic armor of the Vajra Demon Rock Sect, possessing considerable strength. I estimate that as long as I gather a few high-grade righteous refining materials and have my friend Pengxing reforge it a bit, it will be able to withstand the test.'
'It could then be transformed into a powerful righteous treasure armor, and its grade would most likely be a stable fifth-tier high-grade.'
'It will not experience a drop in rank due to the loss of its demonic essence.'
Old Daoist Zhengyuan was overjoyed to have obtained the strongest demonic armor from the Vajra Demon Lord.
In the past, he only had the Zhengyuan Flying Sword, a fifth-grade high-quality spiritual treasure.
Therefore, the appearance of the Vajra Demon Rock Armor gave him hope of making up for the deficiencies of his own defensive magical treasures.
'I truly never expected that I, an old man, would be able to obtain such powerful demonic armor before even reaching the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.'
'And while my magic armor isn't as good as Senior Zheng Yuan's, it's still quite decent.'
'If I could refine it into a righteous demonic armor and infuse it into my natal grand formation, making it a defensive array element, perhaps the defensive power of my grand formation could be greatly enhanced.'
'My grand formation even has the potential to forge a foundation of fifth-tier superior quality.'
Elder Xingqing looked at the relatively ordinary fifth-tier high-grade magic armor in her hand and also showed a look of joy.
Although he possessed extraordinary talent in array formation, having entered the fifth-order high-grade array formation ahead of schedule, and with the help of the powerful array formations of the Cangxuan lineage, his strength was incomparably formidable.
However, his cultivation level was actually still in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and his natal formation was still in the middle-grade fifth rank.
He had never obtained such a high-level treasure before.
However, after he acquired this treasure, he had a special plan.
That means finding resources to rebuild his innate formation to the fifth-tier superior grade.
In this way, even if he doesn't rely on the powerful formations of the Cangxuan lineage in the future, he will still have a chance to fight against a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Moreover, his natal formation is of the same origin as his own, and it might even help him break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm in the future.
With everything settled, the division of profits was a happy ending for everyone. (End of Chapter)