As Li Gan had expected, soon after they arrived in the Stone Forest, disciples of the righteous path arrived one after another. Because the existence of the Chi You Banner was too threatening, these disciples of the righteous path did not wait for their disciples to investigate and return, and went directly to the Gobi Desert.
The righteous faction consisted of highly skilled masters, numbering over two hundred. Among them, twenty-three were at the fourth level of cultivation, while the rest were at the third level, some higher and some lower.
The Stone Forest was vast, and the righteous and demonic factions descended to the south and east of the Stone Forest respectively. Li Gan and his group arrived earlier and, seeing more than two hundred streaks of light of various colors flying across the sky, knew that the righteous faction had arrived.
Meanwhile, the righteous faction observed the scene below during their flight and spotted over a hundred demons. They glanced at them briefly and got a general idea of the demons' strength.
Li Gan said in a deep voice to one of the demon generals beside him, "Yu Chen, go and see if those righteous dogs have descended into this ancient demon formation."
"Yes!" Yu Chen cupped his hands in response and flew straight up in the direction where the righteous disciples had flown away.
Many of the hundred or so demons that Li Gan brought were visiting this ancient demon array for the first time. They were looking around curiously and discussing among themselves.
Li Molin, Liu Li, and the other two demons had been here before, so they didn't find it particularly interesting. However, Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan were visiting for the first time. They walked up to a stone pillar, looked up at the demon statue on top of it, and stroked the mottled stone surface, their faces full of curiosity.
Liuli stood silently on the outermost edge of the demon crowd, gazing blankly at the rows of stone pillars, her expression deep and unfathomable.
She still remembered this stone forest. Many years ago, the Blood Fiend Trident was born, and young people from the Buddhist, Taoist, and demonic factions came to snatch it. One of Chi You's clones gave the trident to Li Molin and also activated a demonic array to trap a group of righteous young disciples inside the Devouring Demon Palace.
It was a labyrinth fraught with danger, with a complex network of equally wide paths, dense demonic light in the sky, and chilling demonic energy on the ground.
A grey-robed monk once held her hand tightly, relying on her for survival amidst the treacherous demonic array. She remembered how he risked his life to save her multiple times, nearly losing both his legs because of her. She offered him a elixir of immortality, but that blockheaded, foolish monk refused, and so…
She forced the Rejuvenating Pill into him, and she still remembers his appearance—his eyes wide open, his face full of astonishment. His bright black eyes, like twinkling stars, reflected her rosy cheeks, shy and timid.
Liuli lowered her eyes, her heart suddenly softening as if it had turned into a pool of spring water.
She didn't know where this feeling came from, nor how to describe it. She just felt a warmth in her heart, completely different from the coldness brought by the hatred she had felt before. It was a very comfortable warmth.
Suddenly, the lingering demonic power within Liuli's body began to stir, instantly chilling her heart and turning her eyes cold.
Just then, Liuli heard a whooshing sound behind her. She shook her head to clear her mind of those complicated thoughts, turned around, and saw that Yu Chen had returned.
Yu Chen descended before Li Gan, cupped his hands in greeting, and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, those righteous dogs are currently inside the demonic array."
Li Gan sneered and said in a cold voice, "It seems that the signs of the emergence of the Chi You Banner have really frightened these righteous dogs. They actually dared to fall directly into the demon array in an attempt to seize the Chi You Banner! All those at the Demon Lord level, listen to my command! Join me in operating the demon array and transform it into the Wrathful Soul Demon Array. Once the array is complete, kill them all! Slaughter all these righteous dogs!"
The so-called Wrathful Soul Demon Array is weaker in attack power than the Man-Eating Demon Palace. However, unlike the indiscriminate attacks of the Man-Eating Demon Palace, once the Wrathful Soul Demon Array is formed, it will convert all the abundant spiritual energy within the array into demonic energy. Those who cultivate demonic techniques will thrive in the array, while those who cultivate other techniques will not receive a supply of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy consumed in their bodies will not be replenished, and the omnipresent demonic energy around them will slow down their movement speed and weaken their attack power, which is extremely disadvantageous to them.
In addition, since the formation of the demon array, the souls that died in or around the demon array have been imprisoned by it and have long since become malevolent souls. Once this ancient demon array is transformed into a malevolent soul demon array, numerous malevolent souls will appear. They dare not harm the demons who possess the same demonic power as the demon array, but will only attack living people who cultivate other techniques, attempting to absorb their life force, spiritual power, and essence to increase their own power and try to break free from the demon array's imprisonment.
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