CHAPTER 686: 565 PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO SWORDS

Shi Feiyang first took a lotus seed produced from the center of a White Jade Lotus Pod, refined it with the Circulation Golden Talisman, and handed it to Deng Yin to swallow.

Deng Yin swallowed the lotus seed, sat cross-legged in meditation, concentrating with his eyes closed, and began to invoke the Heart-Adjusting Demon Summoning as Shi Feiyang had instructed.

There and then, Shi Feiyang crafted a Demon Curse and taught it to him, urging him to extinguish the Righteous Thoughts within his heart and to amplify the Devil Thoughts lurking in his subconscious.

There were many Devil Thoughts in Deng Yin’s heart, among which was the desire to possess the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

He genuinely yearned to obtain the Supreme Demon Sword, but he knew Shi Feiyang would not allow it and that a confrontation would inevitably turn them into sworn enemies.

That was one concern, but Chi You was no easy character to deal with either, and if he was not careful, he could end up being controlled and absorbed by him, losing his self-determination, or even becoming a part of the future Dharma Body of Chi You Demon Lord.

Hence, he had always suppressed them with his Daoist Righteous Thoughts. But now, with Shi Feiyang’s Demon Curse, he suppressed his Daoist Righteous Thoughts and released this particular Devil Thought.

With growing desire, he felt an overwhelming urge to possess the Demon Sword, an insistent voice rising from the depths of his subconscious: "With the Demon Sword, who is Master Changmei, who is Shi Feiyang, what is Heavenly Tribulation to you? You will become the ruler of the world, and one day you may even ascend to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm, slay the Heavenly God, and reign supreme over all the Heavens..."

Deng Yin harbored another worry: "Even if I succeed in the end, it would be Chi You’s success, not mine..."

"Are you not a cultivation prodigy, one in a thousand years? Do you really think you are inferior to Master Changmei, to the Master of Stone God Palace? They look down on you, thinking you will definitely fail. You must prove them wrong! What is Chi You? He’s just a forsaken ghost from thousands of years ago.

You, as the Blood God Son, cannot defeat him? You should devour and assimilate him—that’s the Righteous Path! Don’t you have even that bit of ambition? Have your thousand years of cultivation been a waste? You kowtowed to Master Changmei and now you bow before Shi Feiyang..."

After a fierce internal struggle, the Devil Thoughts in Deng Yin’s heart finally broke all shackles and swelled within him.

His gaze toward Shi Feiyang was filled with intense Evil Qi, the look that warned, "Don’t interfere with me anymore or I’ll kill you."

To deceive others, one must first believe it themself. If you know it’s a lie, then you can’t fool an astute prey.

Clearly, the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, now the most formidable Great Demon God of this age, would not be easy to deceive, even for the Blood God Son, who had to do his utmost.

Now Deng Yin had first "deceived" himself. He rose from the ground, gave Shi Feiyang a cold look, laughed coldly at Jiang Shu, then leaped up and turned into a streak of blood light that vanished into the sky.

Jiang Shu watched, his heart filled with trepidation: "Big brother, could you actually devise a Demon Curse on the spot and teach it to him? I tried reciting it silently a few times, and it really did shake my Daoist heart, as if summoning a Heavenly Demon from another world into my own heart. Had I not attained Pure Yang, I would have had to meditate in quiet for months to recover."

Shi Feiyang smiled: "That’s why this is a secret technique, not to be casually taught to others. You’d better forget it as well."

"I’ve already forgotten," Jiang Shu obediently said. "But aren’t you afraid that using such a potent spell might truly turn him from the Dao to the Demon Path and he goes to claim the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword for a Human-Demon Union?"

"I do have some concerns, but you can’t catch the tiger’s cubs without entering the tiger’s den. If we’re successful this time, we can completely destroy that Demon Sword. However, the Gua Xiang indicates many hidden variables, and it’s very likely to fail, but at least we can inflict temporary heavy damage. If Ayin can successfully get past this challenge, it’d also be beneficial for him, perhaps even sparing him from two great calamities."

He waved his hand: "Let’s go, we’ll head back to Jiuhua Mountain, too!"

Jiang Shu came to stand beside him, Shi Feiyang waved his sleeve, releasing a swath of Purple and Blue Divine Light, enveloping both of them as they shot through the sky.

On Jiuhua Mountain, after Shi Zhu joined the fray with the Xuanyuan Nine Swords, the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword had already been thinking about how to escape.

The Xuanyuan Nine Swords could not severely injure it, but they could cause it unbearable discomfort, preventing many formidable Demon Path Techniques from being used, and significantly restricting its ability to absorb spirits and spiritual energy from afar.

The sword was like a magnet, being within this vicinity allowed it to draw in the essence, blood, and souls of all living beings within a hundred miles; the further the distance, the weaker the absorption.

Everyone nearby was within its absorption range; each person felt their blood surge towards the Demon Sword and their Primordial Spirit Souls irresistibly drawn to leave their bodies and fly toward it.

In the midst of a fierce battle with its enemies, as it swung and rotated continuously, each approach made people’s scalps tingle and their blood boil.

Those who were directly targeted by it felt even worse; those with lesser Dao Levels couldn’t escape.

Now pursued continuously and chopped by the Xuanyuan Nine Swords, each cut interrupted its ongoing absorption of essence and spirits. The relentless strikes of the Nine Swords were akin to unending interruptions...

Chi You cast spells in quick succession, only to be incessantly interrupted, vexed, and engaged in direct conflict with the Nine Swords, which feared him not. The continuous flow of mana from Shi Zhu proved relentless, and Purple Ying, Green Rope, Qi Xiu, and others launched a collective attack from all directions, rendering the Demon Sword destitute.

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword excelled in its "demon" aspect, but once its demonic abilities were curtailed, it could not compare to the Purple and Blue Double Swords in terms of Flying Swords.

Li Yingqiong and Zhou Qingyun, two fierce warriors, pursued and relentlessly chopped at it for the deaths of many from the Emei Sect, causing it to spew sparks wildly.

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword knew that if the battle continued, it would undoubtedly be defeated. It had already thought of escaping earlier.

But it sensed Deng Yin’s longing... and was immediately attracted and impeded, deciding not to leave for the time being and continually increased the output of its Divine Thought, amplifying Deng Yin’s desire for it...

It switched from offense to defense, aiming to delay time while waiting for Deng Yin’s arrival.

Many people mistook the diminishing aura of the sword’s Qi as a sign of weakness and shouted encouragements to exert more effort to shatter and obliterate it.

Suddenly, the crimson of the sky and earth began to intensify abruptly.

It was now midnight, and the stars and moon were devoid of light above and below, replaced by an endless expanse of dark red blood clouds.

The air surged with a pungent, blood-scented wind.

Three Immortals and two elders of the Emei Sect all showed panic: "The Blood Demon is coming!"

At the mention of the "Blood Demon," everyone present, whether from the Emei Sect or not, tensed up, with some filled with horror.

Even Ling Hun tensed up, no longer caring about besieging the Immortal Slaying Sword, and hurried to meet with Cui Wugu, Mr. Zhong, and others.

Only the Red Corpse God Monarch and Jiulei God remained observant from the slope of Beishan, never joining the battle. Now, they took the initiative to fly high into the bloody clouds in search of Deng Yin.

They had just discussed through voice transmission that Deng Yin would surely come to seize the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, but Shi Feiyang wouldn’t allow it.

The Red Corpse God Monarch believed that Shi Feiyang could suppress Deng Yin, so Deng Yin would not be able to obtain the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword today.

Jiulei God, on the other hand, thought that given the Blood Demon’s temperament, even if Master Changmei descended to the Lower Realm today, he couldn’t stop Deng Yin from seizing the sword because once Deng Yin got the Immortal Slaying Sword, he would no longer fear Shi Feiyang.

Now that Deng Yin had come back, they immediately flew up to ask Deng Yin about his intentions and whether he wanted to take action to seize the sword immediately, and also to see if Shi Feiyang was nearby and whether he would interfere.

Li Jingxu told everyone not to be too anxious, instructing them to group together and hold their formations, avoiding rash actions.

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, sensing Deng Yin’s arrival, knew its opportunity had come. It immediately released a frenzy of Demon Light, transforming into a thousand-zhang-long Blood Rainbow, soaring into the sky like a Demon Dragon emerging from the ocean.

Deng Yin above also cast down a series of bloody rainbows, like a terrifying deep-sea cephalopod, extending tens of thousands of bloody tentacles to receive the Demon Sword.

The members of the Emei Sect felt their hearts and gallbladders rupture with fear, as Qi Shuming unleashed the Golden Fierce Fire Sword and Nine Invisible Swords in the sky and cast a spell to summon a massive thundercloud, stretching across the sky to block Deng Yin and the Demon Sword: "Quickly stop it, don’t let them unite with the sword!"

Within that thundercloud, swiftly emerged more than a hundred thousand Qiantian Taiyin Divine Thunders, each a golden pearl the size of a fist.

Seeing this, Xuan Zhenzi also performed a similar spell, forming more than a hundred thousand thunder pearls.

The Ascetic Monk, Xun Lanyin, and two elders of Song Mountain, all six together condensed the Taiyin Divine Thunder Net of Qiantian Qi, totaling six layers of thunder nets. Depending on the varying mana levels, the quantity and size of thunder pearls varied, but in total, nearly a million pearls were connected by an unseen force, resonating with each other, and exploding simultaneously!

In that instant, the whole world went silent, with the ears of people miles away ringing deaf from the blast!

Between heaven and earth, there was only the dazzling golden thundercloud left, whose explosions began to warp space, nearing shatter...

The surrounding mountains of Jiuhua Mountain echoed, and several nearby peaks directly collapsed into ruins.

Deng Yin didn’t rush to snatch the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword with a single shadow because he was wary the sword might turn and attack him.

Ordinary Flying Swords could not scratch his Blood Shadow Demon Technique; however, the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword was different. If it cleaved him in two, even if he didn’t die, despite being able to rely on his powerful demon technique to escape, if the Emei Sect, his sworn enemies, took the opportunity to surround him, he would risk being killed.

To seize a sentient Flying Sword requires tactics; one cannot rashly reach out to grab it. Even for individuals like Purple Ying or Qi Xiu, the lighter consequences would be severed hands or feet, while severe consequences could include being stabbed through the heart or throat by a sword, ending matters outright. In the case of a powerful Demon Sword, even the Primordial Spirit might be taken.

Thus, Deng Yin created such an immense display. Now in the sky, he released a sea of blood, hiding within it, using this as a base to cast a spell to collect the Demon Sword.

The Demon Sword and he attracted each other, but both harbored intentions to dominate. As it flew up to meet him, the Emei Sect intercepted it, blasting it into disarray!

Now, six top-tier experts fully cast their spells, and the six Taiyin Divine Thunder Nets of Qiantian exploded simultaneously, powerful enough to pulverize a large tract of land.

Deng Yin’s extended "tentacles" were completely blasted to pieces!