Chapter 1326
: A backup plan was left, late-stage Nascent Soul stage.
The "woman in black" not far away glanced at Song Xuanfeng, and a look of understanding immediately appeared on her face.
"I never expected you to survive and even choose to join them!"
"That's true. You were originally a cultivator from this realm, so it doesn't really count as betrayal."
Although the woman in black was somewhat surprised by Song Xuanfeng's choice to join forces with Song Qingming, she did not express too much doubt about his decision.
After all, she herself had personally sealed Song Xuanfeng's "natal spirit" and refined it into a true demon puppet to be used.
Even if it were someone else, they probably wouldn't easily forget this grudge.
“You’re right. I’m not one of you. I’m here today for revenge as well.”
When "Song Xuanfeng" possessed the demon, he absorbed a large amount of the surrounding true demonic energy, and his cultivation and supernatural abilities were temporarily restored to some extent, allowing him to unleash 60-70% of his peak power.
Even so, Song Xuanfeng's gaze towards the "woman in black" still carried a hint of apprehension.
As soon as "Song Xuanfeng" finished speaking, a flash of crimson light appeared not far away, and another powerful aura emerged.
After breaking free from the demonic blade's obstruction, "Crimson Demon Saint" arrived at the battlefield and stood beside Song Qingming and the other two, successfully joining them.
Just now, Song Qingming was targeted by the demon, and "Crimson Demon Saint" was worried that the other party had already perished.
Unexpectedly, Song Qingming not only successfully escaped, but also launched a counterattack against his opponent with the help of Song Xuanfeng.
Although the results were mediocre, it was the first time the arrogant "woman in black" had suffered a defeat on the battlefield.
At this moment, the "Crimson Demon Saint" holding the cane looked at Song Qingming, the newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Song, this demon's supernatural powers are extremely strong. Let's join forces to hold him off for now."
"Once Fellow Daoist Yu Lin and the others arrive, we'll find another opportunity to suppress this demon!"
"Now that things have come to this, all we can do is try our best!"
After answering the question from the Demon Saint Chi Li, Song Qingming raised his hand and summoned all the dozen or so "puppets" stored on his body, which then surrounded him.
These puppets have all reached the Nascent Soul stage. Most of them were made by Qu Bai over the years in Qingyun Mountain with the help of materials provided by Li Xuanyi and others.
When his cultivation was still at the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming could only control a maximum of six Nascent Soul level puppets at the same time.
Now that his cultivation has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, his divine sense and magical power have been greatly enhanced.
The number of Nascent Soul level "puppets" that Song Qingming can now control has more than doubled.
At this moment, the "Myriad Spirits Puppet Array" has been integrated with sixteen Nascent Soul puppets, and its power has increased several times over compared to before.
With the support of the puppet formation, Song Qingming's aura instantly surged, becoming almost as powerful as the "White Sun Demon Saint" at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage.
"Puppet Formation!"
Before the "Crimson Demon Saint" could recover from his surprise...
Immediately afterwards, black spiritual light erupted from Song Qingming's body once again, and he once again activated the "True Spirit Disintegration" secret technique, causing his body to grow more than twice its original size.
While the "True Spirit Disintegration" technique can temporarily enhance a cultivator's physical body and magical power, it also consumes a significant amount of energy from the cultivator.
Song Qingming had already used it once, and activating it again now would put a heavy burden on his body, causing a trickle of blood to spill from the corner of his mouth.
But facing a formidable opponent like the "woman in black," Song Qingming can no longer afford to hold back.
After continuously activating the "Myriad Spirits Puppet Array" and the "True Spirit Disintegration" secret technique, the aura emanating from his body has undergone a tremendous change.
The "woman in black" standing not far away frowned slightly and began to re-evaluate her opponent.
The reason why the "woman in black" targeted Song Qingming and Huo Feng was because she saw that the two of them had just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and were the lowest-level Nascent Soul cultivators among the six present.
I thought Song Qingming was the weakest and the easiest to deal with.
Unexpectedly, he had so many trump cards up his sleeve, and suddenly unleashed strength approaching that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Seeing this, "Red Desolate Demon Saint" and Song Xuanfeng showed a hint of surprise on their faces, but their confidence in facing the enemy also increased.
As soon as Song Qingming disintegrated, he transformed into a streak of silver light and rushed towards the "woman in black".
Beside him, "Crimson Demon Saint" swiftly summoned a seven-colored feather fan, urging the Heavenly Fire Feather to strike directly at his opponent.
Seeing this, the woman in black remained calm, and under her control, the black demonic blade transformed into a giant black dragon that circled around her.
Silver light and fiery feathers fell, and the black dragon quickly swallowed them whole, immediately unleashing a series of intense collisions in the middle of the battlefield.
"boom!"
A deafening roar erupted from the center of the battlefield, the aftershocks spreading outwards instantly, shaking the entire canyon.
Song Xuanfeng, who was the weakest in terms of cultivation, was knocked back several steps by the aftershocks as soon as he arrived at the battlefield, and was unable to intervene in the battle between the three.
Seeing that Song Qingming and "Red Desolate Demon Saint" were already entangled in a battle with the woman in black.
After pondering for a moment, Song Xuanfeng did not intend to step forward to help. Instead, he directly used his magic to collect the surrounding demonic energy.
"Third Grandfather, I just secretly accumulated a lot of true demonic energy in this body, which should help me temporarily transform into the body of a demon god."
Please help me buy some time.
When "Song Xuanfeng" possessed the demon, he absorbed a large amount of the surrounding true demonic energy, and his cultivation and supernatural abilities were temporarily restored to some extent, allowing him to unleash 60-70% of his peak power.
Even so, with his current supernatural abilities, he is only equivalent to a half-Nascent Soul cultivator, and it is impossible for him to pose much of a threat to the other party.
Knowing that this battle was of great importance, Song Xuanfeng immediately sent a telepathic message to Song Qingming, asking him to help him buy time to unleash the illusion of the "True Demon Body".
"Xuanfeng, just do your own thing and don't worry about anything else."
Although his body was tightly bound by the black dragon, Song Qingming did not retreat even a step. He used his hands to transform into giant claws and forcefully cast a spell to tear the dragon off his body.
Seeing the black dragon, it even wanted to step forward and swallow it whole.
Song Qingming cast a spell again, activating the "Yin-Yang Double Rings" to firmly bind the black dragon to its body, imprisoning it in mid-air.
Then the "Nine-Layer Golden Pagoda" transformed into a hundred-foot-tall mountain peak and descended from the sky, pressing down on the "Black Dragon" and rendering it unable to move.
On the other side, the attacks unleashed by the feather fan in the hands of the "Crimson Demon Saint" were equally fierce.
The two powerful magical treasures in the hands of the "woman in black" were suppressed by the Fire Phoenix and Song Qingming, and she could only forcibly manipulate the demonic energy around her to resist their attacks.
Even when facing multiple opponents alone, the "woman in black's" supernatural abilities should not be underestimated.
Just as she was dealing with the numerous fire feathers, Song Qingming attacked her from the side, forcing her to use her supernatural powers to dodge.
Both Song Qingming and "Chi Li Demon Saint" possess supernatural abilities comparable to those of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even when they are giving it their all.
The "woman in black," who had previously fought against everyone with ease, was finally forced to take the two of them seriously when they joined forces for a powerful attack.
Manipulating the true demonic energy around him, he conjured up many high-level demonic creatures, which finally stopped Song Qingming and "Crimson Demon Saint" from their direct attack.
Just as the "woman in black" was locked in combat with Song Qingming, a sudden change occurred on the other side of the battlefield in the distance.
The "Six-Round Star Demon" who fought against Chen Qingxuan and the others had a strong physical body, but his supernatural abilities were clearly inferior to the three of them, and he could only passively restrain his opponents.
After hundreds of rounds of fierce fighting, Chen Qingxuan had already severed two of the six arms of the "Six-Round Star Demon".
Although the severed arm could quickly regenerate thanks to the immortal body of the true demon, the aura of the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" was getting weaker and weaker, and the surrounding demonic energy was also dissipated.
Just as the three were firmly suppressing their opponents and were about to press their advantage,
The "Six-Wheel Star Demon," who seemed to have fallen into a disadvantageous position, suddenly unleashed a strange demonic light, instantly killing the "White Sun Demon Saint" who was closest to him.
"White Sun Demon Saint" was still thinking about quickly defeating his opponent and going to help Song Qingming and "Red Departure Demon Saint".
Completely unprepared for this supernatural power, they were firmly imprisoned in mid-air.
The next moment, the True Demon brought down the giant sword, and the "White Sun Demon Saint" was instantly sent flying by the sword.
"what."
This demon saint at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage was severely injured when a single blow from a true demon shattered half of his body.
Fortunately, Chen Qingxuan came to the rescue in time. Baiyang Demon Saint's "natal spirit" was unharmed, but his physical body was severely injured and his supernatural power dropped by more than half. He could only temporarily withdraw from the battlefield.
With the loss of the "White Sun Demon Saint," a master at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, Chen Qingxuan's advantage against the "Thunder Tiger Demon Saint" vanished almost instantly.
After regaining control of the battlefield, the "Six-Round Star Demon" did not want to get entangled with Chen Qingxuan and his two companions.
After using his supernatural powers to force back the two opponents in front of him, "Six-Ring Star Demon" glanced at the black-clad woman who was being entangled by Song Qingming and "Red Desolate Demon Saint" not far away.
Suddenly, it turned into black mist and rushed towards the deep pit not far away, then leaped into the black mist.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Seeing that the other party was trying to escape, Chen Qingxuan and "Thunder Tiger Demon Saint" immediately cast a spell to chase after them and leaped into the deep pit.
Just as the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" was escaping, the woman in black who was fighting with Song Qingming and the Crimson Demon Saint also saw this scene, and her expression became somewhat solemn.
The next moment, the woman in black used magic to stop the two of them, and then turned around and chased after them towards the deep pit.
She had only gone halfway when she was suddenly stopped by a figure with two strange horns, who was none other than Song Xuanfeng, who had just transformed into a "true demon body".
Although his supernatural powers were greatly weakened by losing his physical body, Song Xuanfeng, who had now manifested the "True Demon Body," had also recovered his aura to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Just as Song Xuanfeng threw a punch, trying to stop the "woman in black"...
Unexpectedly, the other party smiled slightly, transformed into black light, and directly covered "Song Xuanfeng," taking him down into the deep pit.
"Xuanfeng!"
Song Qingming and "Red Desolate Demon Saint," who had been chasing from a distance, did not hesitate upon seeing this scene and immediately jumped into the deep pit.
After passing through layers of demonic energy, Chen Qingxuan landed in mid-air and saw that the "Six-Round Star Demon" had arrived at an altar in the distance.
Located in the center of the altar, a giant crimson axe floats in mid-air.
Below, runes swirled around a ball of white spiritual light. "This is a sealing formation!"
Seeing that the "Six-Round Star Demon" was heading towards the crimson giant axe above the altar, Chen Qingxuan's expression immediately became solemn, and he controlled his flying sword to slash at the demon.
Faced with Chen Qingxuan's natal flying sword, the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" immediately waved its four arms, clamping the giant sword between its arms and blocking it in mid-air.
After blocking Chen Qingxuan's attack, the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" quickly reached out with its remaining two arms toward the crimson giant axe, trying to take it in its hands.
But to the "Six-Wheel Star Demon's" surprise, his arm had just touched the crimson giant axe when it was suddenly enveloped by black flames rising from above.
"what."
Black flames quickly surrounded him, and the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" let out a wail, hurriedly tearing off his two flame-stained arms.
Not far away, Chen Qingxuan and "Thunder Tiger Demon Saint" frowned as they witnessed this scene.
Just as the two activated their supernatural powers, intending to attack the "Six-Wheel Star Demon," black mist appeared in the void, and a giant black dragon flew out to block Chen Qingxuan.
The next moment, two figures flashed out from the black mist, and the woman in black led "Song Xuanfeng" out.
At this moment, "Song Xuanfeng" was completely enveloped in black energy and imprisoned in place. He struggled constantly but could not break free. He could only look at the person in front of him with anger.
The woman in black ignored Song Xuanfeng and flashed directly to the crimson giant axe.
Not far away, the "Six-Wheel Star Demon," whose two arms had been severed, looked at the black-clad woman who had appeared before him and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.
"I didn't expect you to have a backup plan with the Blood Axe. Am I really that untrustworthy to you?"
"Haha, this wasn't originally meant to guard against you, but unfortunately you don't trust me, which is why you triggered the restriction."
"Six wheels, we made it clear beforehand, the Blood Axe can't be given to you yet."
Upon hearing what the woman in black said, "Six-Round Star Demon" looked at Chen Qingxuan not far away, a hint of helplessness appearing on his face.
"Xie Yue, things have come to this point, your plan is no longer feasible. You alone cannot open the spatial passage."
"If you don't give me the Blood Axe, we'll both probably lose our lives here today."
"Not necessarily!"
Despite the anxious words of the "Six-Wheel Star Demon," the woman in black remained calm and gently shook her head.
Then the black-clad woman brought down her demonic blade, plunging it directly into the altar below.
The next moment, the surrounding demonic energy trembled violently, forming a circular magic circle around the altar, which forced Chen Qingxuan and his companion, who were not far away, to retreat.
Immediately afterwards, streaks of black light flew out from above the magic circle and wrapped around the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" beside it.
"What are you doing?!"
Seeing this, the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" was terrified and tried to break free from the black light restriction.
Unfortunately, the black light in front of him was indestructible, making it impossible for him to get rid of it. He could only watch helplessly as the other party used magic to control the black light and enter his body.
Before long, the demonic energy within the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" was suddenly absorbed by the black light, and his aura weakened considerably.
"You, Xie Yue, how dare you extract my demonic soul!"
"We thought that by trapping them outside the heavens, we would have enough time to break the sealing formation, but the situation is different now."
"You're right, I can't open a spatial passage by myself. There's no other way now, so I'll have to ask you for help again."
"Xie Yue, the sealing formation has been mostly opened."
If you give me the Blood Axe, the two of us can join forces to wipe them all out, and then we can open a spatial passage to send you back to the Holy Realm.
Just trust me.
"Six Wheels, now that things have come to this, do you still think I can trust you?"
Faced with the suggestion from the "Six-Wheel Star Demon," the woman in black smiled contemptuously and interrupted him, then intensified her spellcasting.
Chen Qingxuan and "Thunder Tiger Demon Saint," who were blocked outside, wanted to step forward to stop the "woman in black" from casting a spell.
However, the array in front of them had an additional transparent barrier that blocked all their attacks.
Just then, two more streaks of light descended from mid-air, namely Song Qingming and "Red Desolate Demon Saint" who had arrived.
"Fellow Daoists, this place is the location of a sealing formation. Quickly find a way to break the formation and seize the Xuan Tian Demon Treasure."
Without that magical artifact, they shouldn't be able to break the seal.
Seeing that Chen Qingxuan and "Thunder Tiger Demon Saint" had engaged in combat with the opponent, Song Qingming and the other immediately used their magic to step forward, and several more attacks landed on the great formation.
However, the power of the magic array before them was quite formidable, and even with the combined efforts of the four, they were unable to break it.
Seeing this, Chen Qingxuan immediately turned to look at Song Qingming beside him.
"Fellow Daoist Song, do you still have the natal sword talisman that Lingxuzi gave you back then?"
"Sword Talisman! Senior Chen, I've already used this talisman twice, and there's only one left!"
Upon hearing Chen Qingxuan mention the natal sword talisman given to him by his master "Ling Xuzi", Song Qingming immediately took out the golden scroll he was carrying.
When Master Lingxuzi gave Song Qingming these "natal sword talismans," there were three in total.
A Nascent Soul cultivator can use this technique to fight enemies of a higher level, and it can even threaten a Deity Transformation cultivator.
Back when Song Qingming's cultivation was still in the Nascent Soul stage, he used a sword talisman on both the "Ink Dragon Demon Emperor" and the "Crimson Yuan True Demon" to help them escape life-or-death situations twice.
Now, only one "natal sword talisman" remains, and Song Qingming presents it to Chen Qingxuan.
Upon seeing this item, Chen Qingxuan's expression immediately relaxed, and he took it directly into his hand.
The next moment, the golden scroll was activated by Chen Qingxuan and attached to his natal flying sword.
As the golden sword talisman merged into the flying sword, Chen Qingxuan's "natal flying sword" aura instantly surged several times, exceeding the range of ordinary mid-grade spiritual treasures.
"This natal sword talisman incorporates Ling Xuzi's natal sword intent. His supernatural powers surpassed mine back then. With the help of his natal sword intent, we should be able to try to break this formation."
Under Chen Qingxuan's command, the flying sword shot out a golden sword light, which instantly landed on the transparent barrier in front of him with a world-destroying power.
"boom!"
A loud bang pierced the entire valley ahead, and the aftershocks spread out instantly.
As soon as everyone looked, they saw that the transparent barrier in front of them was already covered with cracks, and there was a hole as tall as a person.
Upon seeing this, everyone's faces lit up with joy, and they used their magic to descend.
In just a short while, Song Qingming and his group broke through the great formation and arrived in front of the altar.
The woman in black, standing not far away, watched the crowd with an icy gaze.
The "Six-Wheel Star Demon" imprisoned by the black light was already extremely weak, unable to move from the spot.
"Everyone, attack together! We must stop her from breaking the seal!"
Seeing that the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" was no longer a threat, everyone ignored him and focused their attention on the "woman in black" in front of the altar.
As the flying sword and fire feather attacks came first, the woman in black calmly raised her hand, and a barrier of black demonic energy formed in front of her, easily blocking the two strongest attacks.
The divine abilities controlled by Song Qingming and "Thunder Tiger Demon Saint" were also blocked head-on by the opponent, and they were unable to shake the opponent's figure.
With a casual strike, he easily blocked the attack of Chen Qingxuan and his three companions.
Only then did everyone realize that the aura emanating from the "woman in black" was far greater than before, and she had faintly reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Looking at the "woman in black" whose strength had suddenly increased significantly, everyone's expressions immediately became somewhat solemn.
Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, more than a dozen figures descended from above the cave; they were He Yuliang and his companions, who had just fought a great battle with the demons.
In addition, there was the "White Sun Demon Saint" who was injured and forced to withdraw from the battle not long ago.
Previously, when fighting the summoned avatars of the "woman in black," those puppet avatars, although possessing the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul stage, did not have very strong supernatural powers and could only restrain He Yuliang and the others.
After the "woman in black" left, the puppet avatars she had summoned were left without a commander, and their strength decreased considerably.
With the help of the "White Sun Demon Saint", He Yuliang and the others quickly defeated their opponents one by one and then arrived at the bottom of the deep pit.
"Fellow Daoist Chi Li, are you alright?"
"Everyone be careful, this demon's supernatural power is extremely strong."
Upon hearing Chen Qingxuan's reminder, the "White Sun Demon Saint," now only half a body, looked at the woman in black in front of him, a hint of surprise flashing across his face.
Since the spiritual energy of the "Huayang Realm" was damaged in the war between immortals and demons, no cultivator in this realm has been able to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm for nearly ten thousand years.
Unexpectedly, the demon in front of me is so powerful that he can elevate his cultivation to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Seeing that the other side had gained many more helpers, the "woman in black" remained calm and simply raised her hand to grasp the black knife below.
The next moment, the black blade emitted waves of powerful pressure and began to spin rapidly around him.
Seeing this, Chen Qingxuan took the lead and flew out, his natal flying sword instantly transforming into a giant sword more than ten feet tall, slashing down at him.
As the person with the strongest supernatural abilities among them, Chen Qingxuan's sword light was naturally quite powerful.
However, when the sword light landed in front of the "woman in black," it was easily blocked by the barrier conjured by her black blade, thus blocking Chen Qingxuan's powerful attack head-on.
Just as the others were about to step forward to cast their spells, the black knife in front of the "woman in black" suddenly exploded, transforming into countless demonic blades that shot out.
Several powerful pressures emanating from ahead struck Song Qingming directly, instantly causing him to stagger back several steps.
Just as Song Qingming activated his spiritual treasure to defend against the attack, a scream suddenly came from the side, causing his gaze to tighten. (End of Chapter)