Everyone stared in disbelief at the enormous skull in the sky, their hearts trembling. Both the righteous and the demonic were in the same state; the fear was indiscriminate, and no one who saw the skull felt fear.

However, it wasn't over yet. Dan Chenzi made a hand seal and threw a jade pendant into the sky.

"boom…"

A loud bang echoed in the sky, followed by a crack appearing in space.

"roar…"

The skull opened its massive mouth and roared, then a thick beam of red light shot out from its head, soaring into the sky and heading straight for the black rift.

At this moment, Xuan Tianzong's expression was one of utter despair. He was powerless to stop the arrival of the Netherworld Blood Demon. Looking at the Nanming Lihuo Sword in his hand, Xuan Tianzong sighed deeply and then fell from the sky.

"Senior of Xuantian Sect." Fan Qinghui and the others quickly stepped forward.

"It's a failure." Xuan Tianzong shook his head at the group.

"What do you mean you failed? You're an immortal, can't you do anything?" Fan Qinghui asked anxiously, grabbing Xuan Tianzong's sleeve.

“Sister Fan”.

"Master."

Ning Daoqi and Shi Feixuan quickly stepped forward to pull back the emotionally agitated Fan Qinghui.

"Senior, is there really no way to stop it?" Ning Daoqi asked again.

"The spatial gate has been opened, and Youquan's true form is about to break free of the seal and descend. With my cultivation level, I am powerless to stop it," Xuan Tianzong said with a wry smile.

"Unless a true immortal appears, no one can stop the Blood Demon," Xuan Tianzong said, shaking his head.

Upon hearing this, everyone's last hope vanished, and despair appeared on their faces.

"Junior Sister Fan, I never imagined that this world would be destroyed in our hands," Ning Daoqi said with a bitter smile.

"In the end, I underestimated the Demonic Sect," Fan Qinghui sighed.

"Master, look!" Shi Feixuan quickly pointed to the sky.

The opening in the sky slowly shrank, and the beam of light had changed from red to blood red, appearing even more vivid. The dazzling red light reflected off everything around it, making it appear red.

"Whoosh..."

The crack in the sky vanished instantly, and the beam of light disappeared into the skull.

A disturbing feeling suddenly arose; it was a strong smell of blood.

Suddenly, the skull's two originally black eyes glowed red.

"Hehehe..."

"I have finally emerged."

The skull said menacingly.

"Welcome, Lord Youquan." Dan Chenzi and the possessed Xiang Yutian knelt in mid-air at the same time.

“Well done, you two didn’t disappoint me,” Youquan said.

Then the enormous skull looked down.

"Hehehe... They actually prepared so much blood food for me. I can have a good meal now."

"Run!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

In an instant, everyone scattered in all directions. Even many people from the Demonic Sect turned and fled. There was no way around it; that thing in the sky was too terrifying, and they couldn't guarantee that it wouldn't kill them.

"Dan Chenzi, you promised me," Zhu Yuyan said hurriedly.

"Hehehe... What did I promise you? Haven't I already given you benefits?" Dan Chenzi laughed.

"Dan Chenzi, I saved your life!" Wanwan said urgently.

"Hahaha, little girl, that was all an act. My purpose was to get close to you and use you to contact the Demonic Sect. Of course, since you trust me so much, I can ask Lord Blood Demon to spare your life." Dan Chenzi laughed, looking up at the sky.

“You…” Wanwan was so angry that she trembled all over.

"Zhu Yuyan, look what you've done! Now we're all finished. You idiots!" Fan Qinghui coldly stared at the person opposite her, unable to hold back her curses.

"Song Que, what's wrong with that Taoist priest? Why hasn't he arrived yet?" Zhu Yuyan asked quickly, too lazy to pay attention to the other party.

Song Que and Shi Zhixuan exchanged a glance, both looking helpless; they had no way to contact Li Daoyi either.

"ha…"

Suddenly, the skull in the air opened its huge mouth.

It spat out a bunch of small skulls, which flew towards the Jingnian Chan Sect like meteorites at an extremely fast speed.

"Boom..."

A loud bang echoed within the Zen temple.

"Splash..."

A small mushroom cloud rose into the air, followed by a shockwave that spread outwards.

Everyone present was blown far away.

When the storm subsided, the survivors got up from the ground and looked up to find, to their horror, that the original Jingnian Zen Temple had vanished, leaving only a bare expanse.

"Master, Master."

At this moment, the few monks who were still alive quickly helped Ming up. Ming was spitting blood and fell into their arms, his eyes wide open and one finger pointing to the sky.

"I...I..."

"puff…"

Before he could utter a single word, Liaoming coughed up another mouthful of blood, then his head lolled to the side and he died instantly.

“It’s over…” Fan Qinghui murmured. She collapsed to the ground, her prayer beads falling to the floor.

"Master." Shi Feixuan squatted down, wanting to say a few words of comfort, but didn't know where to begin.

"Hahaha…"

At that moment, the giant skull in the sky laughed wildly again.

Now, not only here, but even Luoyang City, ten miles away, has fallen into chaos. Countless people are in a panic. If it weren't for the control of Dugu Feng and Wang Shichong's army, the situation would probably be even more chaotic. Even so, people are still terrified by the huge, demon-like thing in the sky in the distance. Countless people kneel on the ground, muttering incantations, as if praying to the heavens.

"Hmm? So much blood food." At this moment, the Nether Spring in the air sensed the scent coming from the direction of Luoyang City.

"This is bad." Song Que was immediately alarmed.

"call…"

Then, Youquan opened its mouth and spat out a series of small skulls.

"Stop!" Xuan Tianzong shouted, flying into the air once more. The Sun and Moon Golden Wheel grew enormous, attempting to block the opponent's skull.

However, the strength of a Golden Core cultivator could not withstand the power of a Mahayana cultivator like Youquan. The two magical treasures only held him off for a few breaths before being broken through by the pile of skulls, and he himself was knocked off the sky.

"Senior!" Shi Feixuan exclaimed.

"Whoosh..."

Ning Daoqi was even faster, leaping forward to catch the falling Xuan Tianzong.

At this moment, the pile of skulls changed direction in mid-air and attacked Fan Qinghui and the others below.

"Sigh..." Ning Daoqi sighed and then closed his eyes.

The others did the same, closing their eyes and accepting death.

"You beast, how dare you!"

Suddenly a voice came from the sky.

The group quickly opened their eyes and saw two figures flying through the air, one in red and one in white.

"Whoosh..."

Two sword energies flew towards the pile of skulls.

"Boom boom..."

With the sound of an explosion, more than half of the pile of skulls was destroyed.

"Hmm?" Youquan looked at the newcomer with some confusion.

"There are actually cultivators in this world?" Dan Chenzi said.

“It’s Miss Dongfang, Miss Long.” Shi Zhixuan’s face lit up with joy.

"The Taoist priest has finally arrived." Song Que breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Youquan sensed something and its huge head looked up at the sky.

"Moo..."

A loud moo came from the sky.

Then, the pitch-black sky seemed to have been torn open from the middle, and countless brilliant rays of light poured down, dispelling the oppressive feeling that had been there.

A giant blue ox was slowly walking down from the sky, with a Taoist priest sitting on its back and a little girl sitting on his shoulder.

It was Li Daoyi and Mengmeng.

Everyone looked up at this shocking scene.

"The red spider lily blooms in the seven-colored sky, and when it falls, one becomes an immortal for a thousand years. The gate to the immortal mountain holds cause and effect, and one should not question the heavens on the path to severing the flower."

"You've finally come out." Li Daoyi's voice slowly came over.

"Who are you? Stop pretending to be a god." The Blood Demon of the Nether Spring said to Li Daoyi above his head.

"Why don't you stay in the Demon Realm and instead come out to cause trouble?" Li Daoyi said, looking at Youquan.

"Huh? Who exactly are you?"

Li Daoyi didn't speak, but instead stretched out his hand and pointed at Dan Chenzi.

"Bang..." Dan Chenzi instantly turned into a sky full of blood mist.

"Dan Chenzi!" Xiang Yutian, who was possessed, exclaimed in surprise.

"Not good." Then, it turned around and flew in another direction.

“It’s settled,” Li Daoyi said softly.

Xiang Yutian, who had flown halfway, stopped in mid-air.

"You cunning little devil."

After saying that, Li Daoyi grabbed with his hand, and the butterfly-shaped Crimson Corpse Demon Lord flew out from Xiang Yutian's forehead.

"Spare me, spare me!" The Crimson Corpse Demon Lord transformed back into her beautiful appearance.

"Giggle giggle..."

Suddenly, Mengmeng laughed and stretched out her little hand, clapping it at the air.

"puff…"

With a crisp, muffled sound, the butterfly burst open.

In the blink of an eye, Dan Chenzi and the butterfly spirit died, leaving everyone shocked.

Youquan stared intently at his opponent, ignoring the deaths of his two assistants. He could have done the same thing, but he couldn't see through the Taoist's strength at this moment.

"Does Your Excellency intend to protect this world?" Youquan asked.

"Of course."

“Alright, then I’ll give you face,” Youquan said.

After saying that, he flew directly into the sky, preparing to return to the Shushan World.

Li Daoyi didn't stop him, and just smiled as he watched him.

The Blood Demon flew higher and higher, then spat out a mouthful of red energy, intending to tear open space.

However, that energy broke through the sky and flew into the distance before slowly dissipating.

"Huh?" Youquan was stunned.

"You were summoned by me, how could you possibly find your way back to Mount Shu? The space that Dan Chenzi opened before was just an illusion," Li Daoyi thought to himself.

Undeterred, Youquan spewed out several more streams of energy, but still couldn't open the Shushan space. The giant skull floated comically in the air.

"Hahahaha..." Li Daoyi finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You...it was you...what exactly did you do?" Youquan turned her head and asked angrily.

"You think you can just come and go as you please? Not so easy," Li Daoyi sneered.

After saying that, he gestured with his finger in the air.

A talisman appeared in the air, then exploded, filling the air with a fragrant aroma as beautiful peony petals fell from the sky.

"Chunyangzi, show yourself at once!" Li Daoyi shouted suddenly.

A white light suddenly flashed in the air, and a figure gradually appeared in the light.