CHAPTER 734: 609 HEAVENLY BIRD STAR POSITION

Shi Feiyang knew that Xuanyuan Dharma King and Gu Chen were both powerhouses. Among those present, other than himself, no one could ensure a victory over either of them. If the two demons joined forces, even if he sent out all the remaining people, they would still be easily slaughtered by them!

However, at the moment he needed to wholeheartedly contain the surging poison fire and also send out an avatar underground to stop the spread of the earth fire. His avatar was stuck in a difficult situation, and he could only reveal a flaw in the Qimen Formation.

This flaw could not be made too obvious, otherwise, those two wily old foxes would never fall for it.

He then infused a tremendous amount of True Qi into the Secret Demon Divine Shuttle, causing the divine shuttle to swell and rotate faster and faster, its suction growing stronger, shooting into the sky in an almost uncontrollable state.

His acting didn’t matter much down here, but the nine Ruan Jiu in the sky all felt a strong force pulling them forward due to the suction.

These nine individuals had already attained the level of Heavenly Immortals and even surpassed the mana of ordinary Heavenly Immortals. At that moment, they struggled to hold their ground; some even used all their strength but were still dragged forward for over a hundred li until Shi Feiyang cast a spell to pull the divine shuttle back toward the sea. Only then did they all finally breathe a sigh of relief, with turbulent doubts in their hearts: what on earth was happening to Master Shi?

They couldn’t figure it out, thinking the Secret Demon Divine Shuttle was out of control. Xuanyuan Dharma King, on the other hand, was delighted, "That Evil Dragon is ultimately going to play with fire and burn himself, and my opportunity has arrived!"

Shi Feiyang operated the Secret Demon Divine Shuttle up and down six times, with the divine shuttle growing longer and bigger, its suction stronger, pulling back only by a small margin each time.

It appeared as if the object was about to spiral out of control, yet every time it reached the brink, Shi Feiyang managed to pull it back, as if a little more effort would make it explode!

Xuanyuan Dharma King couldn’t hold back any longer; he decided to "help" the divine shuttle a little, fully intending to cause it to erupt.

To enter the Qimen Formation, one had to pass through eight gates. Shi Feiyang’s disciples guarded each of these gates, and among them, Xiong Man, guarding the Southwest Death Gate, was the weakest.

Xuanyuan Dharma King quietly approached the Death Gate, creating a decoy of himself and threw out a dense black Mystics Yin Divine Poison, within which mixed a vast number of Golden Sabers and Yin Thunder, surging into the Death Gate.

In this lifetime, Xiong Man had little chance of reaching Dao realization. According to the arrangement of her original master, the Nine-fingered Dragon Mother Feikong Shitai, she was meant to be reborn once more.

The fact that she had been able to cultivate to her current level in this lifetime was first thanks to Shi Feiyang’s protection and instruction, and second, due to her own hard work. However, her innate talent was inferior to others, and inevitably, her achievements were limited. Now only at the Earth Immortal Cultivation level, it was extremely difficult for her to attain Heavenly Immortal status; either another tribulation or hundreds of years of accumulated cultivation was needed.

She was acutely aware of her situation. As Shi Feiyang’s eldest disciple sister, yet the weakest in strength, she had always been cautious and dare not deviate in the slightest. Her rigorous diligence naturally lagged behind her outstanding fellows, but compared to others, her attainment of Earth Immortal in just over a hundred years was already a remarkably rapid progression.

Today’s tribulation was of great importance. Xiong Man diligently guarded the Death Gate. Suddenly, Xuanyuan Dharma King appeared. She barely noticed a figure moving before everything within a thousand li turned pitch black, like an octopus belching ink. Countless demonic shadows flickered within the darkness, with numerous Golden Sabers and Mystics Yin Thunder Pearls exploding toward her.

Just at this first encounter, Xiong Man knew she couldn’t hold them off!

Nonetheless, she was naturally strong and determined and immediately prepared to sacrifice herself for the Dao. She was set on defending this gate for her master at the cost of her life.

She released her Flying Sword at the first opportunity, which could only protect herself; then she unleashed the Vajra Pestle, Yin Yang Wheel...

The sword was fine, and the Magical Treasures were powerful, effective against anyone else, but not enough against Xuanyuan Dharma King.

The Immortal Sword and Treasure Mallet swept fiercely, shattering a great number of Golden Sabers, while the Yin Yang Dharma Wheel spun to the sides, shooting in all directions, still only able to defend herself. She was caught within Xuanyuan Dharma King’s Seven Evil Yin Divine Curtain, where time and space above, below, left, and right, all became chaotic, making it impossible for her to locate Xuanyuan Dharma King.

All her methods could only barely protect herself. Seeing this from the shadows, Xuanyuan Dharma King pointed his finger, and tens of thousands of Mystics Yin Divine Thunder swarmed towards Xiong Man.

Thunder roared violently around her, with Thunder Pearls exploding everywhere. The more they exploded, the more ferocious they became. Her Flying Sword and Magical Treasures trembled incessantly, their radiance quickly dimming.

Xiong Man continuously exhaled True Qi and gestured spells, starting to manifest the power of the Qimen Formation.

She was at the Death Gate, located in the Southwest, right above the Kun Palace, and the Shang Family elders atop the Divine Peak.

These two, as masters of Earth Wood Island, received the Divine Sense transmission from the Death Gate and immediately acted, sending forth True Qi of the Wood and Earth Elements, transforming into thousands of giant trees and a cloud of yellow dust.

Above, Spiritual Son of the Tianrui Star position performed a spell to condense starlight, a streak shooting down from the Nine Heavens, piercing through the pitch-black Mystics Yin Divine Curtain, accurately locating Xuanyuan Dharma King’s true body, and shining straight down.

Knowing the exact location of Xuanyuan Dharma King, Xiong Man unleashed a boundless surge of deathly Qi, accompanied by the torrent of giant trees and yellow dust striking forth.

The giant trees swirled chaotically, crushing wildly, and within the yellow dust, countless Earth God Thunder, dense as hail, erupted. Although not as numerous as the Mystics Yin Divine Thunder, they were especially concentrated, with tens of thousands in number.

Xuanyuan Dharma King was caught off guard for a moment and quickly formed hand seals to mobilize the Golden Saber Yin Thunder, which clashed with the giant Wood Earth Thunder. The sound of violent detonation was deafening, with Evil Qi and Death Qi mixed together.

In terms of real ability, the two Shang elders, Xiong Man, and Ling Lingzi combined were no match for Xuanyuan Dharma King.

However, the three people using the power of the formation to bombard him together momentarily exerted great pressure on him.

He tried casting the Mystics Yin Soul Destruction Technique from afar, attempting to annihilate Xiong Man’s primordial spirit from a hundred miles away, but it was neutralized by the multilayered Death Qi that Xiong Man used for protection, along with the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Great Technique.

Xuanyuan Dharma King did not want to be entangled in battle, so he utilized his Escape Skill to pass through the Death Gate and entered the internal space of the formation.

Inside the formation, it was like a giant alchemical furnace of heaven and earth, with masses of flying flames gathered together and spinning at high speed, causing even Xuanyuan Dharma King to feel shocked and thrilled.

"Good! Very good!" He became excited upon seeing such power, as the fiercer the fire, the greater the consequences once it exploded. Apart from a few, all those who set up the formation would turn to ash in an instant, with the residual wave affecting tens of thousands of miles around. Every creature below the rank of a Heavenly Immortal would perish, and even Heavenly Immortals would fall in their Dao level...

Once that happened, he wanted to use his magic to capture the Yang Gods of a few Heavenly Immortals to refine into the ultimate Divine Demon.

A part of the Sky Lusting Sect Leader resided within his primordial spirit. The Sky Lusting Sect Leader was not afraid of Heavenly Tribulation or Heavenly Punishment, only feared Heavenly Execution. He wanted to cause as much chaos as possible, dragging everyone into this calamity.

Having survived a close call with Heavenly Execution last time, he had already thought of a way to counter it.

He wanted to intensify the Heavenly Tribulation, making everyone suffer its wrath, offering all beings as a sacrifice to activate the alchemical refinement of the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind over time and space, turning this world into a Ghost Realm and Demon Realm, to avoid the final depletion of spiritual energy, turning into mortal land, and ultimately, to attain eternal life undying within the Heavenly Tribulation!

His goal was clear; he headed straight for the highest point in the sky, intending to shatter the Heavenly Secret Demon Divine Shuttle.

The Secret Demon Divine Shuttle, with massive amounts of mana infused by Shi Feiyang, grew increasingly powerful. Ruan Jiu could barely withstand it. Each time the Divine Shuttle soared upward, he bore the brunt of it. Twice he was nearly swept away by the suction force and crashed into the Divine Shuttle, nearly turning his body and primordial spirit to ash under the Heavenly Stars.

Finally, he was the first to understand Shi Feiyang’s intention. When he saw Xuanyuan Dharma King flying up from below, he threw a Magical Treasure at him. The golden light burst like a rapid-fire cannon aimed at Xuanyuan Dharma King.

Xuanyuan Dharma King released a vast amount of Golden Saber Black Evil and densely packed Mystics Yin Divine Thunder, striking back against it.

The two sides exploded on impact, creating continuous blasts. But before it lasted long, they were captured by the strong suction force of the Heavenly Secret Demon Divine Shuttle, pulled toward the center, and immersed into the rotating Poison Fire and Tribulation Ash, disappearing without a trace.

Both were amazed by the might of this Secret Demon Divine Shuttle.

Yet Xuanyuan Dharma King was overjoyed; the more powerful the treasure, the greater the force of the explosion that would follow!

The Old Demon also had a good understanding; all Cultivators in the world studied the Qimen Dunjia Technique, though their expertise varied.

He knew that to gain control of the Qimen Dunjia, he had to seize the Heavenly Bird Star Position held by Ruan Jiu!

The Old Demon emitted a heaven-shaking long howl and with a wave of his hand, threw out even more Mystics Yin Divine Curtains, each mixed with countless Golden Sabers and Yin Thunder, and he released a set of Seven Evil Yin Demon Sabers and four Four Symbols Divine Demon Magic Wheels, striking directly at Ruan Jiu. Ruan Jiu, realizing the danger, hastily counterattacked with ten Sun Wheels emanated from the coral short staff. Four sisters, Gan Biwu, Ding Chang, and others, stood by his side, knowing that their brother alone had difficulty withstanding and all simultaneously cast spells, releasing Flying Swords, Magical Treasures, and clusters of Golden Flowers to join forces against the Old Demon.

Five Heavenly Immortals joined forces against Xuanyuan Dharma King. Swords and sabers transformed into hundred-zhang long rainbows, intertwined in combat, slashing and cleaving, while the Dharma Wheels spun wildly, flying chaotically through the air and clashing with the oncoming Golden Flowers. Each Golden Flower was ground up and blew apart in an earth-shattering explosion.

This Old Demon truly had heaven-reaching mana, a multitude more than when he had caused chaos at the Illusion Wave Pool, dueling with the Emei Sect and two elders.

Ruan Jiu and the others struggled to restrain him with their combined power, barely able to suppress him, and several times they almost let him break through to the zenith.

Xuanyuan Dharma King grew more furious as he fought. "This Shi Feiyang is nothing more than an Evil Dragon. Why must you people from Lingjiao Palace meddle in these muddy waters, groveling at his stinking feet?"

Ruan Jiu and others did not respond, merely continuing to increase their mana output to suppress him, preventing him from seizing the Heavenly Bird Star Position.

Xuanyuan Dharma King kept questioning, but the other side remained silent. Eventually, he roared in rage, releasing the Four Symbols Mysterious Evil Luo Hou Blood Flame Divine Gang.

The Blood Flame Divine Gang, ranked as a mid to high-level power among the Evil and Demon paths, would kill countless people with a mere retraction of the spell.

And the Luo Hou Blood Flame Divine Gang was a very high-level tactic. Once mastered, even average Independent Immortals or Earth Immortals would struggle to withstand its force.