Chapter 295

Yuan Feng soared through the temple, and the moment Jiu Ying saw the Dharma image appear, she knew that Ying Ning in front of her was the one who had taken the Pure Lotus.

He unleashed a burst of divine power, flicking his sleeve to attack Yuan Feng.

But Yingning was grabbed directly by him, his palm gripping her neck. Looking at the blood-stained red spider lily pattern on her face, he spoke in a low, menacing voice:

“Pluck the Pure Lotus.”

"I didn't expect you to dare show your face before me." He gripped Ying Ning's vulnerable spot, his snake eyes filled with murderous intent.

"How do you want to die?"

Jiu Ying was enraged, and the power of the divine realm nearly overturned everything in the temple.

Yuan Feng roared in agony, but this time, Jiu Ying gave it no chance whatsoever. He crushed the head of the Dharma Image and then crushed its body.

"cough--"

Yingning coughed up a pool of blood.

"How about I let you keep those mortals company?" With a thought, Jiu Ying sent countless Heart-Refining Fireflies toward the two of them.

The divine power of strangulation begins at the level of the mind.

Pfft.

Blood trickled from Yingning's lips once more, yet her voice still radiated an inexhaustible, vibrant beauty.

"He calls himself 'Supreme'..."

"Excessive greed and killing lead to the oppression of the weak."

"If you can also be called God."

"Then this absurd world... does it still need to be maintained?" The cold light in her eyes seemed to see through to the depths of Jiu Ying's soul.

"You bitch!"

"I am the god of this world."

Jiuying was enraged.

But in the next instant, Ying Ning suddenly unleashed all the power of a demigod, using the power of spacetime to directly twist and break Jiu Ying's hand!

Yingning tumbled to the ground and landed on the temple floor. The power of the three divine artifacts—the Ancient Hou Pearl, the Pure World Lotus, and the Phoenix Frame—surged wildly within her body.

There was also a faint golden hue in her eyes.

The sealing barrier of the temple has developed cracks.

“No wonder she’s a half-step Divine Realm expert.” Jiu Ying naturally sensed the aura of the three divine artifacts within her body. Her divine power healed all her wounds, and his snake eyes gleamed with a desire to devour them.

"This has truly whetted my appetite."

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The Heavenly Fiend Extermination Formation.

When the elders and disciples of the Sword Sect arrived, the power of the Demon-Slaying Formation was still terrifying, but what was even more frightening was that the formation was constantly leaking out monstrous demonic energy.

The place was filled with demonic energy and extremely sinister.

When Wang Ke saw this scene, his heart sank completely:

"This kind of demonic energy is probably at the level of a Demon Lord or higher..." Her voice trembled.

Upon hearing this, the elders' expressions turned cold.

Above the Demon Lord level...

There is probably only one such person in this world.

"This formation..."

"We might not be able to kill him."

Wang Ke continued, speaking hurriedly:

"Disciples, prepare the Demon-Swallowing Formation!"

The elders waved their hands and made the arrangements, their eyes fixed intently on the movements within the demon-slaying formation.

"Now, we must announce to all sects that all sects in the Immortal Realm should work together to eliminate the demon. If the Sword Sect is left to fend for itself, something terrible may happen!"

"Even if we notify the sect, it will still take time for the sect leader and elders to arrive."

"What should we do?"

"This Heavenly Fiend Demon-Slaying Formation is an ancient formation. I wonder if it can temporarily trap this demon race."

"I wonder who set up this formation."

"This person might be able to lend a helping hand to the Sword Sect."

"Elders, there is no time to worry about anything else now. You have all seen the ferocity of this demonic energy. I'm afraid the entire Sword Sect needs to be prepared this time."

Finally, they heard Wang Ke say something heavy:

"Gentlemen, let us pray that this formation can injure this demon even more."

Within the Heavenly Fiend Demon-Slaying Formation, lightning crackled, as if all the power of heaven and earth had been gathered here.

The demonic energy within the formation surged out wildly, sweeping everything away like a torrent, only to be shattered by the thunder!

The elders and disciples of the Sword Sect remained on edge until they saw a towering demonic aura pierce the sky from within the formation.

Elder Wang Ke raised his voice and said:

"Disciples, heed my command!"

The demonic energy is unstoppable.

The Heavenly Demon Extermination Formation shattered completely the instant the words were spoken.

Everyone in the Sword Sect saw a tall, slender figure covered in blood, a cold-looking man holding a long sword, slowly walking out of the formation.

He staggered, but the smile on his face was incredibly sinister.

Everyone froze when they saw that face:

"Immortal Venerable..."

"Immortal Venerable..."

The elders of the Sword Sect never expected this.

The demon that appeared in the Myriad Life Secret Realm was actually Li Ziqing.

Those blood-red, cold eyes, and the demonic markings on their brows and eyes sent a shiver down everyone's spines, as if they wanted to escape from this terrible reality.

"How could this be..."

How could a celestial being fall into demonic possession?

An elder was the first to react, pointing his sword at Li Ziqing: "You demon!"

"How dare you impersonate a celestial being."

"I will certainly not let you off!!"

A sharp-eyed person was about to stop the elder when a raging torrent of demonic energy surged towards them, and Li Ziqing appeared directly in front of the elder who was shouting.

He didn't abandon his sword and severed the elder's arm.

"Ahhh!"

The elder clutched his empty sleeve, staring in disbelief at the longsword that had severed his arm.

That is the Unyielding Sword.

The Immortal's Sword.

But Li Ziqing chuckled softly:

"You still dare to hold a sword when you see me in person."

"In that case, you'll lose your hand."

Even when the elders and disciples could not accept that the immortal had fallen into demonic possession, they now realized that the person standing before them was shrouded in demonic energy.

It was Li Ziqing, their celestial sovereign.

Only then did the elders remember that someone had mentioned not long ago that the Immortal Venerable's Dao Heart had been damaged.

Now, it seems...

Everything we see today is the bitter fruit of what happened hundreds of years ago.

The myriad spirits of the celestial realm are still weeping.

Elder Wang Ke could only suppress the pain and fear in his heart, and raised his hand to shout:

"Form ranks!"

"Holding a sword."

"As disciples of the Sword Sect, eliminating evil spirits is a responsibility you are born to bear."

"Even if you kill your friends, your fellow disciples, and your masters on this path of slaughter, you still enjoy the glory of being disciples of the Immortal Sect."

"Therefore, we must carry on the path of exterminating demons to the very end."

Even if I am shattered to pieces, even if I am doomed to eternal damnation.

"We must also protect every living being in this world!"

......

In this battle to slay the demon, in the trial grounds, all the elders' swords, all the disciples' tears, and their lives, ultimately sank into the Silent Buddha Cave.

With their sincere hearts, they tried to stop Li Ziqing from falling into demonic possession.

Their corpses covered the Wanji Buddhist Cave.

The endless rows of collapsed Buddha statues seemed to be quietly watching all of this, their broken bodies flowing with hot blood.

It seems that they too have been tainted by grief.

The person standing atop the mountain of corpses had blood-red eyes that were cold and indifferent.

Looking at the endless corpses, Li Ziqing finally managed to stop the bleeding from his back with demonic energy. The Sword Sect's Demon-Swallowing Formation was indeed quite a challenge to deal with.

His wounds had not yet healed, and he was about to stand up when a strangely shaped Heart-Refining Firefly seized the opportunity and burrowed directly into his body.

Meanwhile, the person who had been concealing their presence amidst the mountain of corpses watched helplessly as Li Ziqing collapsed.

Qingzhu crawled out from under a corpse, and the fierce wind in the Buddhist cave blew open his sleeve, revealing it to be filled with countless Heart-Refining Fireflies.