Chapter 181 Why?

The three people in the room looked towards the table and saw Murong Ci's soul floating above the blood blade, gradually solidifying.

Qiu Qianling had been so busy dealing with Zhongzhou's affairs that he almost forgot about her. He quickly asked, "What method are you talking about?"

Murong Ci said in a deep voice, "A cultivator must endure one hundred and eight heavenly thunder tribulations to transcend the tribulation and ascend to heaven. Furthermore, cultivation must not be interrupted during the breakthrough period. Otherwise, they will suffer backlash, causing a fall in realm at best, or even complete annihilation of body and soul at worst."

"Gongsun Xiong is at a critical juncture in his cultivation. If Your Highness the Demon Lord can break through the protection of the Golden Gate Immortal Mansion and interrupt his cultivation, his cultivation level will inevitably decrease significantly. In this way, we will have no problem dealing with him."

Although Murong Ci has been living in the Blood Blade for some time, she is still well aware of what is happening in the outside world.

After all, she wanted to see Gongsun Xiong's death more than anyone else in the world.

Ying Huang's frown relaxed a little. This was indeed good news for them.

"If the attack goes smoothly and with luck, Gongsun Xiong might even fall to a lower realm."

"At that time, wouldn't it be easy for His Majesty the Demon Lord to kill him?"

Qiu Qianling, whom she had high hopes for, remained silent.

Shadow Phoenix was puzzled. "Your Majesty, do you think there's something wrong?"

Qiu Qianling shook his head, "No, I just remembered something."

As he spoke, he took out a red jade box from his storage bag and placed it on the table.

"What's inside is a magical weapon refined by Senior Murong. It's said that it can be used to open the door to the divine realm."

She reached out and opened the lid of the box, and a faint white light emanated from it.

Ying Huang and Hun Di looked inside curiously and found a jade ruler with the word "Xuantian" engraved on the surface, about seven inches long.

The two were a little surprised. Is this the Tianji magic weapon that can help people become gods? It looks a bit ordinary.

He didn't notice Murong Ci standing beside him. After the box was taken out, her expression suddenly became embarrassed.

Qiu Qianling took the jade ruler in his hand and looked at Murong Ci. "I've just thought of something. If I open the path to godhood ahead of time, won't Gongsun Xiong, who hasn't yet successfully broken through, die under the heavenly thunder tribulation?"

Ying Huang's eyes lit up, "This is a great idea!"

"Gongsun Xiong, who dreamed of becoming a god, probably never thought that he would die at the moment he was closest to becoming a god, right?"

The three people in the room looked at Murong Ci excitedly. She was a weapon refiner and must know best whether this method would work.

Murong Ci swallowed nervously, "No... No way."

"Actually, this Xuantian Jade Ruler still needs the final step of tempering. Currently, there's no way to activate it unless I can find another refiner with the same strength as me."

Qiu Qianling's eyes dimmed instantly. No wonder Murong Ci said it was a pity when she mentioned this magic weapon. It turned out to be a semi-finished product.

As for finding a weapon refiner of the same strength as Murong Ci, how could he possibly find one? Even if there was one, it would be too late.

It seems that I can only follow Murong Ci's suggestion and take a risk.

"Don't you still have your master?" Murong Ci observed Qiu Qianling's expression and spoke carefully, "She can even refine a magical instrument that can divert heavenly thunder. I don't think she doesn't have the ability to temper the Xuantian Jade Ruler."

But before he could finish, Qiu Qianling's expression turned even worse.

Her voice was cold. "Don't think about it. She's dead."

"Ah?!" The three people in the room were shocked.

They all remembered that it was the mysterious White Horned Demon who modified the laws, thus driving the demon clan's continued expansion. It could be said that without her, the demon clan wouldn't be where it is today.

All the demons, including them, are eager to see her. Even if they just kneel before her and kiss the tip of her shoe, it is a great honor!

But I didn't expect that such a powerful person would fall so quietly. It's really heartbreaking.

Qiu Qianling became even more annoyed when she saw their expressions of pity, but she couldn't tell that the man was the leader of the Jinmen Immortal Mansion, Xie Yuqing.

She put away the red jade box and said, "Well, since there's only one way to deal with Gongsun Xiong, let's not waste time and act quickly!"

That night, Shadow Phoenix mobilized all the magic warriors to attack the Golden Gate Immortal Palace.

During this period, she has been working hard to train the newly reincarnated demons in Zhongzhou. These women, who were once determined by the immortals to be unable to practice, have made rapid progress under her guidance.

This war against the immortals is related to their future survival. Everyone has made a desperate determination and is not afraid of death.

Before daybreak, eighty thousand demon warriors took advantage of the night and approached the Golden Gate Immortal Palace.

Qiu Qianling was dressed in black, with her long hair tied up high, standing on the cliff in front of the Jinmen Immortal Palace.

She looked into the distance and saw the endless mountain ranges and magnificent palaces, all shrouded in a protective formation that shone with golden light. Gongsun Xiong was sitting cross-legged in a red lotus, standing on the main peak, with spiritual energy from all directions rushing towards him.

All the vegetation within a radius of hundreds of miles has dried up. There is no green to be seen. The chirping of insects and birds has stopped. The birds in the sky are flying away as if they are migrating.

There was dead silence.

Only outside the mountain gate, there were still dozens of male cultivators on duty. From time to time, they made excited discussions and made bets on whether Gongsun Xiong could successfully break through.

Unfortunately, these male cultivators did not know that there was a pair of scarlet devil eyes staring at them in the distance.

Qiu Qianling curled his lips into a cold smile, turned his eyes and winked at the Soul Di Demon Lord, "Kill!"

The next moment, thousands of ghosts responded to the call and took advantage of the night to pounce silently on the male cultivators.

"Well……"

The scream was swallowed up by the night before it could be uttered.

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Jinmen Immortal Palace, Shangyang Palace Square.

Yu Yixian looked up at Gongsun Xiong, who was sitting cross-legged in the sky, constantly refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and felt increasingly uneasy.

"Can a god that is nurtured by draining the spiritual energy of the human race really be a god?" The words that the sect leader had said to her once again surfaced in her mind.

She had understood long ago that behind the power and longevity of the immortals was the corrupted and painful flesh and blood of the human race.

All along, she has covered her eyes, ears, and heart, not looking, not listening, and not thinking.

She tried her best to become stronger and kept climbing up in order to escape the fate of oppression and exploitation.

But now, she can no longer deceive herself.

No matter how hard she pretended to be, she could not be like Gongsun Xiong or the fanatical male cultivators in the sect, who turned a blind eye to the fact that the human race was being forced to take away their spiritual energy.

Even if she couldn't stop Gongsun Xiong, she could still save the lives of the human race, even if it was just one person!

Yu Yixian gritted her teeth and turned to leave Shangyang Palace when a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her.

Turning back, she saw the sect leader looking at her with a smile, his eyes flashing with an all-knowing light, as if he had seen through her.

"Deputy Yu, this is a critical moment, you can't leave."

Yu Yixian frowned, his eyes filled with pain. "But, Sect Master, don't you also want to see Gongsun...? Is there really no way to stop it?"

Chi Qi certainly knew there was a way, but now was not the time to talk about it.

She opened her mouth slightly and was about to say something when there was suddenly a commotion around her.

Following the gaze of the crowd, I saw a magic sword flying from a distance, twisting and turning in the air, and looking precarious.

When it got close, the spirit sword suddenly fell to the ground, and the person on the sword also fell heavily to the ground.

When I got closer, I saw that he was covered in blood, but he was still holding on, saying intermittently: "Master... It's bad... The demons... The demons are attacking..."

After saying this, his head tilted and he died.

Deacon Elder Zhu Meizi immediately flew into a rage and shouted, "What? These demons are so rampant! We haven't even gone to settle accounts with them yet, and they've come to us on their own."

He turned to look at Chi Li, "Master, give me five hundred monks. I will go and meet them myself and make sure they never come back!"

Chi Qi was looking forward to it.

She said calmly, "Okay, take your men over there and don't let the demons break the sect's protective formation and disturb Grandmaster Gongsun's cultivation."

Zhu Meizi agreed, selected five hundred male cultivators, and went to the mountain gate angrily.

Chi Qi looked at his back, with a barely perceptible sneer on the corner of her lips. If someone comes without returning, it must be someone else.

She looked at Yu Yixian and said meaningfully, "Deputy Yu, I'm afraid Elder Zhu can't handle it alone. Go and help keep an eye on the core of the sect protection formation. Don't let it be destroyed."

"Otherwise, once the sect's protective formation is broken and the demons attack the immortal gate, Grandmaster Gongsun will not be able to cultivate in peace."

Yu Yixian's pupils trembled and he exclaimed in his heart, what a good idea, the sect leader is really smart!

She never thought that she could use the demons to deal with Gongsun Xiong.

Yu Yixian immediately agreed and took the order.

Chi Li turned to look at the only two remaining elders, Sun Nanshan and Jin Queyun.

Sun Nanshan was actually a little afraid of Chi Li. When he noticed her gaze, he felt a little nervous.

"Sect Master, how about... how about I also go and help Elder Zhu."

"No, you stay here and protect Master Gongsun."

Sun Nanshan agreed and felt relieved that he didn't have to deal with the demons.

Chi Qi finally looked at Jin Que Yun.

"I heard that Elder Jin is good at illusions. Sixty years in the illusion is only a stick of incense in the outside world. His control over time has reached a superb level."

Jin Queyun said modestly, "Master, you are too kind. It's just a small trick." But his face was full of pride.

Chi Li smiled, "To prevent the demons from attacking, I want Elder Jin to set up an illusion in Shangyang Palace to be prepared for any eventuality."

Jinqueyun had no reason to refuse.

With a loud bang, the door of Shangyang Palace was pushed open, and Chi Lan and Jin Que Yun walked in one after another.

Jinque Yun chanted a spell and golden runes spread from his body like ripples throughout the hall, making the scene inside the hall blurry.

"Okay." After a while, Jinqueyun withdrew his hand, and the golden lines disappeared into the palace wall and could no longer be seen.

Chi Qi looked around and frowned slightly. Nothing had changed.

Jin Queyun stepped forward and pointed at the chair at the head of the hall. "Master, please look! In reality, this chair is carved with dragons, but in this illusion, it's carved with phoenixes. Press the phoenix head on the chair, and you'll be back to reality."

"This illusion can last for a day now, which should be enough to deal with the demons."

Chi Li said in a calm voice, "I see. However, I still have a question."

Jin Que Yun looked confident, "Master, feel free to ask."

"If someone dies in a fantasy world, can their body still appear in reality?"

Jinqueyun frowned. How come the Sect Master didn't even know this? He didn't know much about illusions, so he must be a bit stupid.

"Of course not. If the illusion disappears, those who fail to leave it will disappear along with it!"

The smile on Chi Yan's lips deepened, "That's great."

Jinqueyun no longer had the patience to answer her stupid question.

"If there is no problem, Sect Master, let's leave here first." He stretched out his hand impatiently and wanted to press the phoenix head on the chair.

But the next moment, there was a sound of breaking air behind him, and a huge sword suddenly pierced through his body.

And his finger was just half an inch away from the phoenix head.

"W-why?" Jinqueyun suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and turned back in disbelief.

But he saw the usually gentle clan leader looking down at him with an indifferent expression, his tone cold and ruthless, "Do you need a reason to kill someone? I'm afraid not."

Jinqueyun collapsed to the ground, completely breathless.

Until the last moment before he lost consciousness, he had no idea why he was the one who died.