CHAPTER 772: 647 ZHENYUE HEAVENLY GANG

Shi Feiyang knew that the West Pole Sect had been rapidly developing; their strength had swollen year after year, and he was certain that they would eventually launch a large-scale invasion of Central Earth.

He had long since wanted to deal with them, but firstly, the West Pole Sect had already spread its wings and built a great momentum, with twelve Undying Bodies, and even more so with the Elder Cangxu, the Great Demon God among them. Even if he brought his disciples, they would not be able to smoothly eliminate them. If he were to bring over all the million Daoist Soldiers from the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, not only would his own side suffer no small number of casualties, but also the living beings on West Pole Mountain would endure an immense catastrophe.

Therefore, he had been waiting for an opportunity until the Xuanyuan Dharma King and the Evil Corpse Gu Chen went to the South Sea to sabotage their efforts to extinguish the Earth Fire calamity, with the Yi family’s uncle and nephew being trapped by Gu Chen in the Mystics Yin Demon Formation. That’s when he knew the opportunity had come!

He deliberately let out the Heavenly Mirror, with this treasure present, even if Xuanyuan Dharma King and the Evil Corpse Gu Chen were unharmed, they would still fight and scheme against each other for it.

According to his calculations, the Gua Xiang indicated that while the Xuanyuan Dharma King would die and then be revived, the Evil Corpse Gu Chen would be born and then die again, and in the end, the treasure would fall into the hands of the West Pole Sect.

So, he picked the right time to infiltrate the West Pole Sect.

These fellows of the West Pole Sect, though their mana might grow stronger with practice, in terms of calculating the Heavenly Number, they could not compare with the top experts of Buddhism and the Dao.

Shi Feiyang had previously contended with masters like Master Fen Tuo, Master You Tan, Master Ren, the three immortals of Emei from the East Sea, and the two elders from the Great Wilderness, all maneuvering the Heavenly Number, fabricating truth within lies, and conjuring lies within truth.

The so-called twelve divine beings of the West Pole Sect were an entire level below Shi Feiyang in this regard; the only one who might anticipate something in advance was the Great Demon God, Elder Cangxu.

But Elder Cangxu harbored resentment and even if he sensed some crisis, he wouldn’t warn them in advance. If the twelve of them could unite their efforts to achieve Human-Demon Union, it might be different, but they were never united from the beginning. When the Heavenly Mirror arrived at West Pole Mountain, their rift grew even greater, and Elder Cangxu became even more reticent.

Ultimately, Shi Feiyang let the Heavenly Mirror do a round and then internally blasted the West Pole Sect. Now that the treasure mirror was back in his hands, the West Pole Sect lost its two mightiest experts, Zong Duo and the Fiery Fire Ancestor.

The Red-haired Ancestor hadn’t really fought Shi Feiyang before; last time, he was thoroughly defeated by the Nine Child Mother Sky Demon, Lin Han, Shi Sheng, and others – all his disciples were killed, and even his desperate use of the Six Yang Dissolution Great Technique couldn’t succeed. In the end, he barely escaped with his Primordial Spirit.

Decades have passed, and he has undergone a rebirth overseas; his head still a mess of untidy red hair.

He combined his original cultivation technique with demonic path skills and captured seventy-two great Poison Dragons from the deep sea, refining them into his Lifebound Divine Demon; theoretically, he had seventy-two lives.

Although he had never truly seen Shi Feiyang, his Heavenly Demon Sensing, coupled with the purple-green Sword Qi and thunderous light, immediately told him who was standing opposite him.

"Evil Dragon!" Cursing through gritted teeth, the Red-haired Ancestor howled as he merged with the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Saber into a hundred-zhang high blood-red arc, as if to split the heavens, slashing straight at Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang reached out with a single finger, conjuring a cyan lotus several zhang in diameter from thin air; this was not a mere manifestation, but a transformation of the Jade Lotus with a divided Primordial Spirit. The thousand petals of the Green Lotus vibrated in unison, shining brilliantly, steadfastly holding up the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Saber.

The Red-haired Ancestor reversed the hundred-zhang Blood Rainbow and struck again, and once more, it was supported by the Green Lotus.

Shi Feiyang formed a hand seal and pointed towards the sky; the blue firmament above immediately turned a purple-green color, with the Gang Qi of Purple Cloud and Qingxiao surging like a tide. It appeared beautiful, yet awe-inspiring; one’s vision blurred and their spirit enthralled.

This was a signal; seeing the colors of the Nine Heavens change, over a hundred streaks of sword light immediately flew from the southeast like colorful falling stars at high speed.

Shi Feiyang intended to thoroughly cleanse the West Pole Sect, so naturally, he did not come alone. He had brought all the group of immortals who were partaking in treasure refinement in the South Sea, only arranging them in advance on a floating island owned by the Shang Family elders, using magic to conceal their presence. As soon as the skies turned purple-green, they immediately set out at the fastest speed.

The group of immortals rushed to get there, especially those who had offended Shi Feiyang in the past, with Tianqian Mountain Xiao Nan and Shenjun Zhenyue being the most eager.

These two had the deepest enmity with Shi Feiyang. Not only did Shi Feiyang forgive past grievances and took them along to dispel disasters and accumulate good deeds, but he also allotted each of them a Divine Peak floating island.

The eight Divine Peaks were the foundation for the Earth Immortals to collectively overcome their tribulations; with their own floating islands, it was now a sure thing that they would pass their tribulations!

The two felt deeply grateful for Shi Feiyang’s kindness and were ashamed for their past arrogance and prejudice that led them to see Shi Feiyang as an alien enemy. Eager to atone, they charged to the very front.

Still over a thousand li away, Shenjun Zhenyue activated his Divine Shuttle!

"Crack, crack..." A series of thunderous noises echoed, resonating like the land was being torn asunder. Thousands of peaks on West Pole Mountain began to shake; the ground trembled violently as massive cliffs crumbled and the mountain’s body split open.

The main peak at the epicenter shook most violently; countless rocks and debris fell from the summit. Ordinary people naturally couldn’t stand steady, tumbling down, and even Cultivators with a lesser Dao Level, affected by the Five Elements power of the Divine Shuttle, felt their blood boiling and their Primordial Spirits shaking; True Qi in chaos—many spells couldn’t be cast, as if all meridians in their bodies were about to rupture.

Shi Feiyang had instructed on his way here not to commit excessive slaughter; it was enough to punish only the ringleader.

Thus, Shenjun Zhenyue only targeted the main peak and the surrounding chains of peaks.

On the main peak resided Elder Cangxu.

If it were normal times, such a powerful Great Demon God stationed here would ensure the main peak might shake but never collapse.

Poison Dragon Venerable and the Green Robe Ancestor hurried out to see what was happening, only to find that the situation had far exceeded their prior calculations.

"Shenjun Zhenyue!" Poison Dragon Venerable approached first, shouting loudly, "We have never been enemies with you, and our waters have never crossed; why do you attack the West Pole Sect today?"

Shenjun Zhenyue said, "On this occasion, at the invitation of Mister Shi, we have come to eradicate the cult!"

Poison Dragon Venerable was furious, and with a wave of his hand, he released a vast expanse of black and red Demon Fog, like ink tinged with blood overturned, turning into clouds spanning hundreds of miles, rushing toward Shenjun Zhenyue and the hundred and more Sword Immortals flying in behind him like a tidal wave.

The Green Robe Ancestor also released a large quantity of Gu Worms with a wave of his hand, among them many Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu.

Seeing that the mass of demon creatures was concealing countless Demons mixed with so many poisonous insects, Shenjun Zhenyue knew the danger it posed. Just as he was about to respond, Tianqian Mountain Xiao Nan rushed forward, "Let me break his demon technique!"

Tianqian Mountain Xiao Nan directly released two Heavenly Gang Pearls, which he had painstakingly refined over the years using collected Nine Heavens Gang Qi, totaling only eighteen and highly treasured.

This time he directly released two, throwing them into the Demon Fog, where they exploded violently.

Two loud booms occurred simultaneously, making everyone within thousands of miles feel as if their hearts were being shattered and their bodies were about to break apart, causing immense discomfort. Some cultivators with lower Dao Levels even began to fall from the sky.

Nine Heavens Gang Qi is the bane of all things demonic; in the Demon Cloud that spanned hundreds of miles, suddenly two huge holes appeared, which rapidly expanded. In less than a second, the entire Demon Cloud was annihilated.

The Demon Fog released by Poison Dragon Venerable was a Magical Treasure that he had painstakingly cultivated over many years, known as the Poison Dragon Demon Blood Barrier. Once released, it obscured the sky and could corrode all living things—whether human or beast. Any being enshrouded within it would have its flesh rapidly dissolve, leaving only the soul trapped inside.

Poison Dragon Venerable often randomly selected a fortunate nation among the many in West Pole Mountain, unleashed this object, and enshrouded the entire country. In just a short while, all life would be extinguished.

Afterward, he would retrieve the Treasure, and using the secret techniques imparted by the Western Demon Cult, refine all the trapped souls into Demons.

Every so often, he would have these Demons devour each other, nurturing the superior among them into Divine Demons. Day after day, year after year, not only did the Magical Treasure itself absorb a vast amount of resentment and blood, becoming increasingly formidable, but it also accumulated a host of fierce Divine Demons and specters, making it an extremely famous signature Magical Treasure within the Western Cult.

If another’s Thunder Skill were used to attack this Magical Treasure, those with insufficient power or too few in number would have no effect at all, getting swallowed up by the rolling Demon Fog as soon as they were deployed.

Even if the power was sufficient, it would only disperse the demonic object.

It would be blasted into drifting fragments, yet no matter how finely dispersed, Poison Dragon Venerable could quickly regather them with a spell, with practically no loss to consider.

However, the Heavenly Gang Pearls released by Tianqian Mountain Xiao Nan were fundamentally different from ordinary Thunder Pearls; his were condensed from Nine Heavens Gang Qi, which is exceedingly difficult to collect in the Human World. It had taken him more than a thousand years to refine those eighteen Pearls.

Nine Heavens Gang Qi is the nemesis of all demon and evil spirits. Many Divine Demons have various Divine Skills that make them almost undying, but faced with Nine Heavens Gang Qi, they too can be destroyed in one strike!

The Spiritual Space Immortal Realm is revered precisely because it gathers pure Qi. The higher one goes, the purer and more spiritual it becomes. At the layer of the Taixu Immortal Mansion, one’s mind remains forever clear, and demonic beings simply cannot survive, which is why it is regarded as particularly distinguished.

The Heavenly Gang Pearls did not disperse the Demon Fog; they completely annihilated it, with the two holes rapidly expanding, instantly eliminating the demonic clouds within a few hundred miles, along with the Demons, poisonous insects, and Evil Gu inside!

Poison Dragon Venerable knew trouble was imminent the moment he saw Tianqian Mountain Xiao Nan deploy the Heavenly Gang Pearls and quickly cast a spell to retrieve the demonic object, but it was already too late. In the end, he only gathered a few wisps of leftover Demon Fog, which he congealed into a small clump in his hands.

While he was gathering the Demon Fog, Tianqian Mountain Xiao Nan was also retrieving the Heavenly Gang Pearls.

His Heavenly Gang Pearls could be launched and reclaimed; after exploding, they transformed into sky-spanning Nine Heavens Gang Qi, which he promptly recollected, returning to two gleaming Heavenly Gang Treasure Pearls, albeit slightly smaller than before, and could still be reused in the future.

He was quite fond of them and, after recuperating both Pearls, swiftly stored them in his Tianqian pouch, a specially crafted Treasure for holding Heavenly Gang Pearls. Otherwise, in the Human World, the Heavenly Gang Pearls would automatically disperse Nine Heavens Gang Qi outward, gradually dissipating, and eventually disappear over time.