CHAPTER 684: 563 XUANYUAN NINE SWORDS BATTLE CHI YOU

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword seized the opportunity to break through the Liangyi Dust Formation. It rampaged back and forth, massacring in all directions while continuously using magic to influence those around it.

Those with inferior Dao levels or those whose hearts were not perfected were all affected— the weaker ones went insane, attacking their comrades, while the stronger ones could awaken in time, maintaining their composure.

Among those present, Li Jingxu had the highest Daoist power, but he lacked a magical treasure strong enough to rival the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

Although he had practiced cultivation for a thousand years and had not yet ascended, still at the Earth Immortal level, he had reached the realm of Body Ascension, directly ascending to the Heaven and proving his Golden Immortal status.

Over a thousand years, he had accumulated many magical treasures, but taking them out was futile—they would only be destroyed by the Immortal Slaying Sword.

He flickered and appeared on the northern slope, in front of Shi Zhu: "Fellow Daoist, quickly use the Xuanyuan Sword!"

Shi Zhu gave him a cold look, neither speaking nor moving.

Li Jingxu knew Shi Zhu was the reincarnation of Elder Kuzhu, avoiding overstepping, thus addressing him as a fellow Daoist.

Shi Zhu’s past life memories, sealed by the Circulation Golden Talisman by Shi Feiyang, had not yet recovered. Although he had heard of Li Jingxu’s great reputation, he was not convinced.

Li Jingxu, who appeared as a child, wore a golden lock around his neck and donned short, pale yellow clothes. He patiently said to Shi Zhu, "Fellow Daoist Shi, Emperor Xuanyuan gave you the Xuanyuan Nine Swords in those days, and specifically left you here now, intending for you to resolve this situation."

Shi Zhu said, "The Emei Sect arrogantly overestimates themselves; they have brought this upon themselves. Why should I suffer on their behalf? It’s not too late for me to make a move after that Demon Sword has finished killing."

Li Jingxu wore a bitter smile: "Though they brought this upon themselves, you should know, the Demon Sword has already killed many. They are all long-established practitioners of the Mysterious Sect, and with each person the Demon Sword kills, it absorbs their spiritual energy and becomes stronger. If it really kills everyone from the Emei Sect, even if Fellow Daoist Shi comes, it may be unstoppable!

I know about your relationship with the Wutai Sect, but the primordial spirit of the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor is merging with the demon, and his consciousness is nearly extinguished. In a little while, it will be completely Chi You—he won’t differentiate between Emei and Wutai Sects; whomever he sees, he will kill indiscriminately. You can’t remain indifferent..."

As he spoke, he felt increasingly disheartened.

He, a man over a thousand years old, was about to leave this world and ascend to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm. He had settled matters for his disciples and resolved troubles with his two lovers, merely waiting for ascension. Yet, he still had to face the struggles of these juniors, entangling him further.

In truth, the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword was not wrong; if he turned around now, took his lovers, and went into closed-door meditation to prepare for ascension, it would all end.

If he refused to leave, delaying further, there was a real risk of being dragged down, making it impossible to leave later and even risking falling into calamity again.

Just as he thought of this, he suddenly felt a strong premonition and dashed out in a flash.

It turned out that Ni Fangxian’s Flying Sword and a Golden Flower Magical Treasure had been chopped and shredded by the Demon Sword. Countless trails of blood-colored sword light had pierced through her Protective Dharma Treasure. Had it not been for Sun Xun’s desperate rescue, she would have been cleaved in two!

Li Jingxu rushed back promptly, striking at the Demon Sword, but it had already turned and shot towards an Ascetic Monk.

A powerful Devil Thought poured into Li Jingxu’s mind: "This is just a small warning, if you don’t leave now, you must fall into this tribulation, and your future escape is impossible!"

Li Jingxu, protecting Sun Xun and Ni Fangxian, retreated. Ni Fangxian, inflamed with True Fire, said: "The Demon Sword is rampant; let’s use that method to fight it out!"

Sun Xun hurriedly advised her not to act impulsively, or else their efforts over the past thousand years would be in vain.

Shi Zhu, seeing that the Demon Sword had indeed become more powerful after killing, knew it absorbed power from its slain victims, but he hadn’t expected it to grow so quickly. Indeed, as Li Jingxu had said, if it were allowed to kill all the Emei Sect people, even his master might not be able to control it.

Yet Shi Zhu still did not make a move. Before Shi Feiyang left, he told him to wait until the consciousness of the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor was completely extinguished and the Primordial Spirit of Chi You fully controlled the Demon Sword before acting. First, it was due to his slight affection for the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor, Xu Feiniang, and the Wutai Sect.

Indeed, the Wutai Sect had won the swordfight, the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor had won, but they had ended up in such a plight; Shi Feiyang did not want to aid the Emei against them.

Second, to allow the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor to kill a few more of Emei Sect’s enemies, venting the primordial qi in his spirit—if he couldn’t vent, all would be swallowed and merged by Chi You, making the Demon Sword even more vicious and difficult to treat.

Hence, even when Li Jingxu spoke up, Shi Zhu did not act, simply standing with a bamboo staff on the slope, quietly observing the changing situation.

Ling Hun, Mr. Zhong, and others, however, were persuaded by Li Jingxu, releasing their flying swords to join the battle.

The two sides fought from day to night, with the sky still full of murky, blood-stained qi. After the blood-drenched sun set, a blood-stained moon rose.

Various colored flying swords and magical treasures intertwined in the sky, accompanied by a plethora of thunder, fiercely battling nonstop.

Eventually, with the humanity of the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor gradually extinguishing, the Primordial Spirit of Emperor Chi You swiftly recuperated, as if resurrecting from the ninth level of the underworld and crawling back to the surface. The power of the Demon Sword also grew increasingly mighty!

Just as Li Jingxu had said, it no longer limited its targets to the Emei Sect disciples but flew around indiscriminately, killing anyone it encountered!

When it moved to strike at Wutai Sect’s Jiang Sangu and others, Shi Zhu finally made a move, releasing the Xuanyuan Nine Swords.

These nine ancient divine weapons, which he had re-sacrificed using the method taught by Shi Feiyang over decades, had grown several times more powerful than before!

Once he acted, the Immortal Sword transformed into nine golden dragon-shaped sword rainbows, emitting a whooshing sound as they locked onto the Demon Sword and flew straight towards it.

The Demon Sword, sensing danger as if it had encountered its nemesis, abandoned its attack on Jiang Sangu and others, instead it rapidly veered and lashed its tail in the air, clashing with the Xuanyuan Nine Swords.

"Ding ding dang dang..." The sounds of rapid clashing echoed, each clash sending an abundance of golden sparks flying.

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword was incredibly formidable, and the Xuanyuan Nine Swords were no stronger than Purple Ying and Green Rope, but it had once slain Chi You. Each collision made Chi You’s Primordial Spirit feel as if it were being sliced by a sharp blade, rekindling the sensations of having its limbs severed and its body split, which inflicted consecutive heavy blows on Chi You’s Primordial Spirit!

Shi Zhu had regained the mana of Elder Kuzhu from his past life, being one of the formidable Cosmos Six Strangeness, his power surged as he manipulated the Nine Immortal Swords in a swirling, dragon-like dance, aiming to jointly strangle the Demon Sword.

Li Jingxu, Ling Hun, Mr. Zhong, and others also came over to join in the battle.

With their intervention, the people of the Emei Sect could finally catch their breath. Qi Shuming, having his Primordial Spirit condense a body, virtually indistinguishable from a True Master, immediately selected some disciples who could battle the Demon Sword to stay, while the rest, along with the rescued Primordial Spirits or injured sect members, hurriedly left.

The many guests who had been present were also carefully selected with only a very few left remaining, the rest were all dismissed.

Those without sufficient strength who stayed would only add to the Demon Sword’s power if slain, unable to provide any real assistance.

Having done all this, they also rushed over to continue besieging the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

With the addition of the Xuanyuan Nine Swords, which noticeably repressed the Demon Sword, every clash made Chi You feel unbearably distressed.

Previously, it had manipulated others by evoking their subconscious negative emotions, causing their minds to wander and fall into a controlled state, turning them into his puppet marionettes.

But this Xuanyuan Nine Swords was precisely calculated by Guang Chengzi for his planned resurrection, refined through supreme Daoist magic.

Each contact between the swords and the Demon Sword caused his own negative emotions to erupt.

Back then, Chi You led seventy-two Demon Kings and numerous chiefdoms and tribes in a rebellion against the Central Plains...

Descendants often refer to groups like the Eastern Yi, Western Di, Northern Rong, and Southern Barbarians collectively, but in Ancient Times, ’Yi’ meant people, and Eastern Yi referred to the people of the east.

Plenty throughout the lineage of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were from the Eastern Yi, all descendants of the Goddess Nuwa.

Chi You’s battle with the Yellow Emperor was not an invasion by the barbarians, but a local rebellion...

At that time, had he won, he would have been the master of all, a merging of a holy emperor and divine king, the supreme ruler of the world.

From birth, he was extraordinary, his aptitude impeccable, inheriting part of Emperor Jun’s Taoist lineage, creating his unique "Dao," and subsequently cultivating boundless divine skills.

Initially, he had defeated Emperor Yan, sweeping across the world, annihilating countless nations... that was his proudest moment.

However, he later encountered Emperor Xuanyuan who, although initially under his thumb in battle, inexplicably grew stronger and stronger, both in Dao level and military strategy, his strength increasing by leaps and bounds.

Eventually, he lost... a complete defeat!

Yet Chi You was unconvinced, always regarding himself as stronger than the Yellow Emperor!

As the clashes with the Xuanyuan Nine Swords continued, old matters buried in his heart for thousands of years churned up, like murky spring water stirring up, releasing copious amounts of foul mire, drastically worsening his state of mind.

Unable to focus on controlling others’ Primordial Spirits, the Demon Sword merely fought blindly and fiercely.

Li Jingxu keenly noticed this change in the Demon Sword and couldn’t help but admire the situation, telling everyone to secure their positions and prevent its escape, believing that within no more than three days and nights, it could be utterly destroyed, and Chi You’s Primordial Spirit could be slain again!

Meanwhile, Shi Feiyang was still in the North Sea, chatting and drinking with Deng Yin and Jiang Shu.

Deng Yin grew increasingly restless, agitated as if on a hot tin roof.

He repeatedly asked, "When do we go back to deal with that Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword?"

Shi Feiyang said, "The lifespan of the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword Qi is not yet exhausted, it cannot be annihilated this time."

Deng Yin objected, "But with the abilities of the two... no, three of us brothers, can’t we annihilate that Demon Sword?"

Shi Feiyang sighed faintly, "I calculated; Grandmaster Ha Ha once gave you a treasure, do you still carry it with you?"

Startled, Deng Yin recalled that Grandmaster Ha Ha had once stayed at the Seven Absolute Demon Palace for a period, talking with him, the Red Corpse God Monarch, and the Jiulei God.

Indeed, Grandmaster Ha Ha had given him a Treasure Bead, mentioning it contained a drop of Chi You Blood which could assist his cultivation of the ’Blood God Scripture,’ and it turned out to be true...

Shi Feiyang said, "You used that Chi You Blood to cultivate the ’Blood God Scripture.’ Now you’re so eager to go back, your subjective idea might be to help me destroy the Demon Sword, but in reality, it is Chi You calling you. Chi You’s merge with the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor into a Human-Demon Union is not scary, I still have a remedy. But once you merge with Chi You, unless the collective Golden Immortals of Heaven descend to the Lower Realm, there really would be no one to stop you!"