Immortal Valley Opens
Now, it's rare to be forced to the other way around.
The demonic energy surged, and the demonic cultivators noticed the commotion and rushed over.
Mo Zuili stood still, gripping the Phoenix Flame Spear. The first group of demonic cultivators who came to investigate had been observing from a distance, not daring to approach rashly.
The siblings from the Insightful Family had long since disappeared, leaving only Mo Zuili to protect Shen Qingxing, who was breaking through. Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and took the initiative to make a move.
"Whoosh—"
A blur of motion suddenly darted out from behind the boulder on the left, wielding a foot-long machete with a ghostly green blade, aimed straight at Mo Zuili's back.
Hearing the sound of the wind, Mo Zuili's body reacted faster than her brain. She spun around and dodged to the side, and with the momentum, she flicked the Phoenix Flame Spear backward. The spiritual energy at the tip of the spear grazed the blade and with a sizzle, burned away the demonic energy wrapped around the blade.
Upon seeing this, the demonic cultivator frowned and swung his blade again at Mo Zuili's wrist, his move cunning and ruthless.
However, Mo Zuili easily blocked it with the barrel of his gun. At the moment of impact, Mo Zuili used the force to leap backward and land steadily beside Shen Qingxing.
"With such meager abilities, you dare to try and steal the benefits of the Demon Lord's inheritance?" Mo Zuili sneered, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.
The other demonic cultivators in the shadows slowly surrounded them, each with a mixed aura, clearly not from the same group, but only temporarily united by their interests.
As expected of the Demon Realm, if this were a human, most people would just come to join in the fun or rush to protect the cultivators who are breaking through.
The Demon Realm is completely different. The local customs here believe in the survival of the fittest. Now that they see Shen Qingxing breaking through and the position of Demon Lord not yet fully settled, and that he is defending alone, they can't help but want to take advantage of the situation.
Mo Zuili glanced into the distance; most of the approaching people were demonic cultivators, with a small number of high-ranking demons mixed in.
The group's intentions towards Shen Qingxing were obvious: they either wanted to interrupt her breakthrough and forcibly seize the Demon Lord's inheritance power within her body so that they could take her place.
Chu Qing has the ability to gently unite the scattered inherited power into one, but these guys in the Demon Realm may not have such ability. Even if someone does have a similar method of integration, they would never use such a gentle approach. In the end, they would only cause Shen Qingxing to suffer the fate of having his soul scattered.
They either wanted to take advantage of Shen Qingxing's critical period of full-force breakthrough and lack of defense to severely injure her, kill her, and steal her treasure.
Regardless of their motives, they all harbored murderous intent towards Shen Qingxing.
"Attack her together! She's all alone!" someone roared from the crowd, charging forward with a sword in hand.
Mo Zuili no longer held back. She spun the Phoenix Flame Spear in her palm, causing the spiritual power at the tip of the spear to surge. With a sweeping motion, she forced back the three demonic cultivators who had charged forward first.
With his left hand, he simultaneously produced three stacks of fire talismans, and the moment he infused them with spiritual power, he threw them into the air.
Three loud bangs rang out as crimson flames condensed around him, forcing the charging demonic cultivators to retreat repeatedly.
At first, the fight was relatively easy, with Mo Zuili always managing to gain the upper hand thanks to the Phoenix Flame Spear and talismans.
As more and more demonic cultivators surrounded her, Mo Zuili gradually became exhausted from the constant pulling and tugging.
Sweat dripped from her forehead down her chin, and Mo Zuili still had to keep an eye out for the demonic cultivators behind her who wanted to bypass her and launch a sneak attack on Shen Qingxing.
"Boom!"
An iron axe shattered Mo Zuili's flame barrier and cleaved towards Chen Qingxing.
Just as it was about to land on Shen Qingxing's shoulder, Mo Zuili's pupils shrank suddenly. He gritted his teeth and spun around abruptly, abandoning his attempt to block the short blade thrusting at him from the right. The Phoenix Flame Spear was now positioned directly in front of Shen Qingxing.
"clang!"
The iron axe slammed heavily onto the gun shaft, the force of which cracked Mo Zuili's tiger's mouth.
Mo Zuili grunted, but didn't let go. Instead, she gripped the Phoenix Flame Spear tightly, channeling all her spiritual power into the spear tip. The flames erupted, forcing the axe-wielding demonic cultivator back several steps.
Seeing the other demons surround her again, Mo Zuili was about to self-destruct her magical artifact when she suddenly felt the demonic energy behind her stirring.
Shen Qingxing's demonic energy surged, and the outer cocoon of light suddenly exploded, spreading out like a tidal wave of powerful pressure from the Nascent Soul stage.
The demonic energy that had been wrapped around Mo Zuili was instantly dispersed, and the expressions of the surrounding demonic cultivators changed drastically.
The astute demonic cultivator quickly turned and fled.
Although Shen Qingxing has inherited the power of the Demon Lord's legacy, he is unable to hold the Demon Lord's ascension ceremony. Without this step, the Demon Lord's bloodline deterrent is diminished.
For low-level demonic cultivators, bloodline suppression is still terrifying enough.
However, this suppression becomes almost ineffective against high-ranking demons.
The pressure from the Nascent Soul stage cultivator enveloped the entire space as if it were a tangible force. Those demonic cultivators and high-level demons who hadn't had time to retreat and still wanted to make a gamble were pinned to the spot by the demonic power condensed by Shen Qingxing.
The one entangled with the demonic cultivator felt his spiritual power being gradually eroded, and he knelt on the ground in pain, begging for mercy repeatedly.
Shen Qingxing's eyes were cold. Without saying a word, he waved his hand and sent the group flying, crashing into the rock wall and losing consciousness.
Shen Qingxing has already broken through and officially become the Demon Lord. There is no benefit for him to gain by staying here any longer.
Seeing that things were not going well, the rest of them scrambled away, leaving behind only a mess of demonic remnants.
"Sister Li!"
Qi Shuyan's figure burst out from the spatial ripples and instantly landed beside Mo Zuili. Seeing that Mo Zuili's shoulder blade was bleeding and her hand was split open, he quickly reached out to support her.
With his other hand, he quickly reached for his Sumeru Ring, took out a translucent white porcelain bottle, poured out two pills, and carefully fed them into Mo Zuili's mouth: "These damned demonic cultivators."
The pill melted instantly upon entering her mouth, and the cool spiritual energy spread from her throat to her limbs, allowing Mo Zuili to recover.
Looking up at Shen Qingxing, Mo Zuili couldn't hide the envy in her eyes.
The Nascent Soul cultivation level is still too awesome.
After all, there is a real gap between the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul stage. In the modern world, entering the Golden Core stage is just like getting a master's degree in water, far from being considered top-tier.
However, drawing spiritual energy from heaven and earth to form a nascent soul from the Golden Elixir is equivalent to entering a prestigious master's program and being honed all the way to the level required to graduate from a top German university.
Even though Shen Qingxing had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and his aura was still weak, his strength had already far surpassed what it used to be.
Shen Qingxing walked up to the two of them, his demonic energy diminished considerably, and opened his mouth, but before he could utter a sound...
The ground suddenly shook!
The originally dense demonic energy suddenly became chaotic, and some of it even dissipated directly into the air.
"Where is Shen Zhi?" Shen Qingxing paused for a moment, then quickly asked.
Mo Zuili steadied herself by holding onto Qi Shuyan's arm, only to feel the ground beneath her feet crack and shake violently.
Without a moment to answer, Qi Shuyan managed to find an opening to ask, "Chen Ling is guarding the cave over there—what happened?"
Shen Qingxing ran in the direction Qi Shuyan pointed, and Mo Zuili quickly said, "Follow me first."
The wind grew sharper, and Qi Shuyan picked up Mo Zuili and activated the power of space.
After a while, the sudden earthquake finally stopped.
Shen Qingxing breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Shen Zhi was alright. Mo Zuili glanced at Yu Feng and, after confirming that he was not dead, gestured for Qi Shuyan to put him down.
After adjusting her posture slightly, Mo Zuili slowly said, "This aura is strange; it doesn't seem to be from the Demon Realm."
Shen Qingxing squatted down next to Shen Zhi and nodded affirmatively, "It's not from the Demon Realm, nor was it caused by my rise to power."
Qi Shuyan was about to ask, "What caused that?" when she saw Mo Zuili's expression change drastically. Her face, which was already pale from blood loss, turned ashen.
The words that were about to come out suddenly stopped, and Qi Shuyan subconsciously reached out to support Mo Zuili.
Mo Zuili did not take Qi Shuyan's hand. She closed her eyes and rested for a while. When she opened them again, she pushed away Qi Shuyan's support and walked quickly out of the cave.
Qi Shuyan's heart tightened, and she quickly followed.
Standing at the cave entrance, Mo Zuili stared intently at the distant tower, muttered under his breath, and said, "The Immortal Valley has opened."
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Yaowang Mountain.
As the tremors subsided, Jiang Kunyue's spiritual energy surged, and a mouthful of fishy-sweet taste almost rose to her throat.
"Sit still and don't move around."
Chu Qing's voice came from beside her. Before Jiang Kunyue could react, her wrist was gently grabbed and she was pressed against the wooden table.
Jiang Kunyue subconsciously tried to pull her hand back, but Chu Qing firmly pressed it down with her fingertips. The force was not strong, but it prevented her from breaking free.
Chu Qing sat on the other side, gently channeling her spiritual energy into Jiang Kunyue's meridians, and sighed, "Your old wounds, which have been dormant deep in Medicine King Mountain for so long, have not been fully healed, and you even spent so long in the Demon Realm."
As spiritual energy flowed through her meridians, Jiang Kunyue's tense body relaxed slightly. She obediently sat down and stopped moving, but snorted coldly, saying, "I'm going to the Demon Realm because..."
"Don't make a sound." Chu Qing interrupted, "It's one thing to forcibly increase your cultivation level using secret techniques, but you were also ambushed by the Xie siblings. If you don't want to suffer new injuries and get entangled with old ones, stay at Medicine King Mountain and recuperate properly."
Jiang Kunyue frowned, wanting to speak, but seeing Chu Qing's unusually serious expression, she swallowed her words for the time being.
After about three incense sticks' worth of time, Chu Qing slowly withdrew his hand, took out a celadon bottle from his storage ring, placed it on the wooden table, and said, "Pour out two pills and eat them to replenish your spiritual energy. Don't really exhaust yourself to the point of spiritual depletion."
Jiang Kunyue picked up the porcelain bottle, poured out two pills, but did not swallow them immediately. Instead, she raised an eyebrow and looked at Chu Qing, her tone laced with sarcasm: "Now you're being kind again. Why didn't you help kill all those demon beasts when you weren't in the Demon Realm?"
Jiang Kunyue paused, then her voice suddenly rose, "These past few days I've been chasing the Xie siblings in the Demon Realm, and you, on the other hand, have been taking your demon disciple with you! Chu Qing, are you even human anymore?"
These words were a bit harsh, but Chu Qing wasn't angry. She just sighed helplessly, rubbed her temples with her fingertips, and said, "Of course I am a human."
"Shen Ling's condition was caused by my fault, which led to his bloodline mutation. It was not that he willingly became a demon."
As he spoke, Chu Qing raised his eyes and said seriously, "During his time in the Demon Realm, he never did anything wrong. Even though he awakened the Ghost Vengeance Bloodline, he always forcibly suppressed his instincts. Several times he was almost devoured by the bloodline, but he survived thanks to the suppression pills I refined."
Besides, most of the Demon Lord's inherited power he absorbed has already been stripped away, and his cultivation has plummeted. Why are you still holding onto this grudge?
After listening, Jiang Kunyue sneered, swallowed the pill, and said, "Fine, even if it was an accident, what about the other demon girl who was with you? Don't play dumb with me. When you used your secret technique to kill the Xie siblings, did you transfer the Demon Lord's inheritance power from them to that girl?"
Chu Qing rested her forehead on her hand, looking like she had a terrible headache.
Before he could speak, Jiang Kunyue was about to slam her hand on the table to argue again, but Chu Qing suddenly raised her hand to stop her: "I know what I'm doing. Shen Qingxing made a symbiotic contract with Shen Zhi in her early years, so her temperament is more stable than that of ordinary demons. Besides, I also made a causal contract with her before I transferred the power of inheritance to her."
Jiang Kunyue chuckled twice and said, "The causal bond... wasn't that earth-shaking event just now a backlash?"
Chu Qing glared at her speechlessly, his tone serious: "Now that no Demon Lord has ascended to the throne, if you wipe them all out, the new Demon Lord won't be so lenient in a dozen years. You know this better than I do. I know you hate the Demon Clan, but don't act rashly. That wasn't a backlash, it was the opening of the Immortal Valley."
Seeing that Jiang Kunyue was still standing, Chu Qing added, "Don't play dumb. You can't possibly not recognize the strange phenomenon that opened the Immortal Valley. Sit down first, and let's get this straight. After we finish talking, I still need to go to the Dragon Domain to help with the treatment."
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