Zhangsun Zijun and Yi Xichen are the protagonists of the novel 《The Chronicles of the Nine Thousand Worlds Vicissitudes》. One was solid and reserved; the other was free-spirited and uninhibited...
The formless demon originally wanted to influence the eldest grandson Jun's state of mind, but the eldest grandson Jun was so calm that the formless demon was affected and was stabbed by the eldest grandson Jun's sword.
But soon, his figure turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated. Once the black smoke dissipated, it immediately disappeared without a trace in the valley. It was impossible to catch it at all, as if it had repeatedly merged into the rocks.
The eldest grandson, Zijun, frowned. He had clearly stabbed the black panther, but there was not even a drop of blood on the sword. How could the black panther change its shape so easily? Since it was the original form, didn't it have any weaknesses?
He gripped the Cloud Sword tightly and looked around vigilantly.
The black energy gathered into the shape of a black panther again and rushed towards him. Zhang Sunzijun chopped it off with a sword, and the black panther disappeared again!
As they fought, rocks fell all over the valley, and the surrounding scenery was completely different from when they first arrived.
Yi Xichen was not around, and the eldest grandson, Zijun, was shocked. His IQ went up, and he suddenly realized: This is a trap! Looking at the changes in the positions of these magical stones, it is clear that they are setting up a soul-locking formation to lock him in!
He finally understood. Why was the whole valley filled with demonic energy? Why couldn't he find the exact location of the Wu Xiang Heavenly Demon even though he knew it was nearby? Why couldn't his sword hurt the black panther? Because the black panther wasn't the Wu Xiang Heavenly Demon's true form at all! It was just a trick to lure him into a trap! !
The formless devil has no shape or form. This black panther is just an incarnation created by his demonic energy!
The Wu Xiang Tian Mo was originally a ball of demonic energy. It was seriously injured in the battle that year, and had to attach its demonic energy to this place. In order to heal its wounds, it could not leave, but as its cultivation recovered, it was able to control its clones to search for sacrifices outside. So now, its true body is actually this barren mountain!
The eldest grandson Zijun sneered, suddenly jumped up, flew into the air, turned the blade of the Cangyun Sword downward, shouted, and chopped down towards the top of the mountain!
In an instant, the mountains shook and the earth trembled!
Countless rocks shook violently and then shattered into powder. A crack appeared in the earth, and a roaring sound was like the cry of a ghost. Black gas continued to emerge from the ground, and the world was instantly shrouded in black mist, as if it had entered the night in the blink of an eye, which was creepy.
"Chang Sun Zijun!!!" The formless demon roared, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to split!
The eldest grandson Jun didn't care. No matter how disgusting the evil spirit was, no matter how frightening the landslide was, he had only one thought in mind: how much evil spirit there was! He would absorb as much as possible!
More than a decade of guilt, more than a decade of pain, more than a decade of inner demons! More than a decade of blood feud!! Even if it costs his life, he must kill this evil who brings disaster to the world!!!
The black air between heaven and earth continuously poured into Changsun Zijun's body. The formless demon struggled and roared, but it was no match for Changsun Zijun's power!
"You will regret it!!!" The formless demon let out his final roar!
The black air gradually dissipated between heaven and earth, the wind blew away the thick clouds, and the sun shone on the land again.
The eldest grandson, Jun, absorbed the last bit of demonic energy, and suddenly lost all his strength and fell to the ground. A force that did not belong to him was colliding in his body. He tried to suppress it, tried to overcome it, but the struggle between his body and mind made his entire body feel as if his bones were being reshaped. His eyes were blood red, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
What is this place...
What on earth is he doing...
So uncomfortable...
He suddenly felt a sense of great confusion in his heart. He had already killed the people he should have killed. Maybe he could just fall asleep like this...
No!
There are still people waiting for him to come back! Yi Xichen will be worried about him!
The raging evil energy in his body was suddenly suppressed, and the eldest grandson Jun slowly opened his eyes.
A young girl in goose yellow clothes squatted in front of him. Seeing that he woke up, the girl smiled widely.
"Zijun, you are injured again. It's a pity that I can't carry you back."
The eldest grandson, Zijun, tried to grab that hand, but he grabbed nothing. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he whispered, "Sister, I'm sorry."
The girl shook her head and smiled at him, "I should be sorry. I didn't give you the chance to protect me."
The eldest grandson, Junzi, raised his hand and wanted to touch the girl's long hair, but unfortunately he couldn't.
"Zijun, I should go now."
The eldest grandson Jun nodded with tears in his eyes: "I have someone I want to protect more. He is waiting for me to come back. I am leaving too."
The girl stood up, the sun shone on her, and she smiled widely, as bright and pure as the sun. She waved her hands, and her figure became more and more transparent: "Goodbye, Chang Sunzijun."
"Goodbye, Teng Ruoyi."
When that bright figure completely disappeared between heaven and earth, the eldest grandson Jun lowered his head, picked up the Cangyun Sword, and set out on his return journey.
Yi Xichen was so restless in the demon cave. It was only a short while ago, but he felt like a whole year had passed. He wanted to rush out to find his eldest grandson, Zijun, but where should he go?
At this moment, he saw that the black mist surrounding the unconscious monsters in the monster cave was gradually receding.
Yi Xichen was slightly startled, then suddenly jumped up and said in disbelief: "This is...this is!" He rushed to Yue Xiaorou's side in two quick steps, lifted her sleeves, and saw that the black six-pointed star mark on her arm was gradually fading.
Could it be that the formless demon is dead?! Did Zijun really kill the demon?! Yi Xichen held his breath nervously, staring at the mark, fearing that everything would turn into nothing before he could be happy.
However, what he worried about did not happen. The black mark gradually became lighter and lighter, and then disappeared.
The demonic energy in the entire demon cave disappeared completely, and the monsters all over the ground regained their beautiful snow-white color.
Yue Xiaorou slowly opened her eyes, looking bewildered: "...Senior Brother Yi?"
"You're awake!" Yi Xichen was overjoyed: "Junior Sister Yue, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Yue Xiaorou didn't understand what was happening. She looked down at her body, but when she saw her arms were as clean as new, she was also stunned. She blinked in disbelief, almost suspecting that she had seen it wrong. It had been more than ten years, and this mark had been on her body, so much so that she thought she would never be able to get rid of it until she died, but now, it had disappeared completely.
She quickly activated her spiritual power, trying to resist the power of the inner demon. However, her body was completely clean, and she could no longer find the external power.
"Brother Yi!" She was so excited that her voice trembled, "Is the Wuxiang Tianmo dead?"
Yi Xichen didn't know what was going on over there, and seeing her excited, he patted her shoulder soothingly. He said in a relaxed tone, "Of course, the formless demon is nothing! Go check on your friends."
Yue Xiaorou jumped up and crawled, and saw the snow-white monsters in the monster cave. They seemed to be under a spell and could not move at all.
The giant white python slowly raised its head, unrolled its coiled body, and crawled towards Yue Xiaorou. Yue Xiaorou slowly stepped forward, knelt down in front of the giant python, hugged its neck, and choked with sobs: "Grandma..."
The monsters woke up one after another.
When the little demon rabbit Tuantuan opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Yi Xichen's big smiling face. Yi Xichen held it in his arms and gently pinched its ears: "Tuantuan, you're awake."
Tuan Tuan was startled and yelled, "Bad guy!" He opened his mouth and showed his two big front teeth, ready to bite Yi Xichen's finger. Yi Xichen quickly pulled his hand back, flicked its head again, and turned to look at Yue Xiaorou.
Yue Xiaorou hurriedly said, "Tuantuan, he is my senior brother. He saved us."
"No, no, no, it's not me, it's another 'bad guy' senior brother." Yi Xichen pinched Tuan Tuan's chubby face with both hands. The shiny rabbit fur was so fun to rub.
Tuantuan then saw the cave full of snow-white monsters and was stunned: "You...you cured everyone's illness?!" These monsters still didn't know the existence of the formless demon, and thought they were just harmed by bad people and thus developed strange diseases.
Yi Xichen smiled and pulled its ears again. This time Tuantuan obediently let him play with it and did not resist at all.
The monsters finally reunited and gathered around the giant python, enjoying themselves. However, although Yi Xichen had a smile on his face, he was still worried. His eldest grandson, Jun, hadn't come back yet. Is he okay?
At this moment, everyone realized that someone had entered the demon cave.
Yi Xichen stood up suddenly, staring straight at the passage of the demon cave. His heart was beating very fast.
When the eldest grandson Zijun finally appeared at the entrance of the demon cave, everyone was still in shock. Yi Xichen rushed over like a flash of lightning and hugged the eldest grandson Zijun tightly. He was even more excited than when Yue Xiaorou woke up just now: "Zijun!!!"
The eldest grandson, Zijun, was pushed back two steps by him, and then he hugged him with a smile: "I'm back."
"You really killed the formless demon? Really??!! You are so amazing!!! So amazing!!!"
Yue Xiaorou: “…” Who just said what the formless demon was?
Yi Xichen was so excited that he didn't know what to do. The relaxation after the tension, the joy after the worry, made him so emotional that he didn't know how to vent. He even had an impulse - he threw his eldest grandson Zijun to the ground and kissed him hard!
As soon as he had this impulse, the image of him and his eldest grandson Jun entangled in love immediately appeared in his mind. This image made Yi Xichen's face turn red and he became more and more at a loss. He stammered and let go of his eldest grandson Jun, and went to the side to soothe his throbbing heart.
The eldest grandson, Zijun, walked into the monster cave, looked around, and was relieved to see that all the monsters had woken up safely.
The giant python transformed into a human form, a kind-looking old woman. She bowed to her eldest grandson, Zijun, and said, "Thank you for saving my family. I have no way to repay you. I have hidden some Ganoderma lucidum for a hundred years, and I would like to give it to you."
The eldest grandson Zijun hurriedly said, "No need. That demon..." He saw that the Ice Demon Clan didn't know about the Formless Heavenly Demon, so he stopped talking and said, "It's my job."
Yi Xichen also said: "Mother Python, you have just recovered from a serious illness, so keep the Lingzhi immortal material for your own health."
The giant python laughed and said, "If we can use it ourselves, we will naturally keep it. However, I have many immortal materials here, and we ice monsters originally took them to exchange for things in the market. It is better for the two benefactors to take them and use them to strengthen the swords."
After hearing what he said, Yi Xichen stopped refusing. They were indeed short of water-attributed immortal materials, and they could use them to refine the Rainbow-cutting Sword for their eldest grandson Jun.
Granny Mang asked the little demons to collect the immortal materials, and they quickly packed a large bag of things and handed it to Yi Xichen. There were many treasures for sword refining in it.
Yi Xichen and his eldest grandson Zijun thanked him repeatedly.
The demon was dead, and the two had no intention of disturbing the Ice Demon Clan any further, so they said goodbye to the demons and prepared to leave.
As soon as they came out of the monster cave, they heard someone chasing them.
"Senior Brother Changsun, Senior Brother Yi!"
The eldest grandson, Zijun, stopped and turned around and said, "Junior Sister Yue."
Yue Xiaorou said: "Thank you, really, thank you."
The eldest grandson, Jun, touched her head.
Yue Xiaorou smiled. She had always been an icy beauty. Zhang Sunzijun and Yi Xichen had been her apprentices for many years, but this was the first time they saw her smile. It turned out that she could also be very bright when she smiled.
Yue Xiaorou said, "I previously used the power of the Formless Heavenly Demon to kill a very powerful demon cultivator. I didn't expect that he had some rare treasures on him, so I took them. It's useless for me to keep them, so I'll give them to you."
Hearing the fourth word "natural treasures", Yi Xichen, who loved money like his life, should have been overjoyed, but for some reason his heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
It can't be such a coincidence...
Yue Xiaorou untied the bag and searched while saying, "I heard that this treasure can be used to refine the body. I wonder if you brothers can use it. If not, you can exchange it for something else." As she spoke, she took out a green bead, "This is the Wind-Fixing Bead."
Yi Xichen: “…”
"Wind-Fixing Bead!" The eldest grandson Zijun's eyes sparkled and he grabbed the green bead. "Thank you, Junior Sister! Xichen, that's great!"
Yi Xichen forced his lips into an ugly smile.
Of these five natural treasures, what would it matter if he got two? Even if someone gave him four of them, as long as he was missing one, it was very likely that he would be missing it for hundreds of years. On the contrary, the smoother he got at the beginning, the harder it would be to take a shortcut. The eldest grandson Jun was not willing to practice dual cultivation with him in the first place, and the more he got, the more he was unwilling.
The eldest grandson, Zijun, said, "We do need to refine our bodies. We already have the Qilin blood and the Wind-Fixing Bead. Junior sister, have you heard about the whereabouts of the other immortal materials?"
Yi Xichen quietly rolled his eyes. How could Yue Xiaorou know something that even the know-it-all who collected the money didn't know? Getting a Wind-Fixing Bead was already a stroke of luck.
But Yue Xiaorou said, "I heard that the Thunder Fruit, which only bears fruits once every fifty years, is now in the ghost world."
Yi Xichen: “…”
The eldest grandson Jun said happily: "Thank you!"
Yue Xiaorou said: "You have done me a great favor, there is no need to thank me."
Yi Xichen silently raised his head, and had the urge to cry in the wind. Junior Sister Yue, Junior Sister Yue, are you sure this is a favor? A blood feud is nothing more than this!!!