Gong Xi flew extremely fast, a strange excitement on her face, heading towards the mountain-high palace. Just moments ago she said she wasn't in a hurry, but now she had directly passed through several levels of the area.
"What's ahead?" Youyou couldn't help but ask. The towering pillar of light had disappeared, but a sharp aura still emanated from afar, though it felt strangely familiar.
“It’s ancient sword intent,” Gong Xi replied excitedly. “In the innermost part of the Holy Realm, near the Demon Palace, there is sword energy that has been preserved since ancient times. As early as ten thousand years ago, there was a tendency for sword intent to emerge. Now, with this commotion, the sword intent must have been born.” She became more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes filled with a determined light.
"Ancient sword intent?" You You was stunned for a moment. What use is that?
Seemingly noticing her confusion, Gong Xi continued to explain, "The sword intent contains the sword technique inheritance of the Saint Realm sword qi. If one can obtain the sword intent, one can probably comprehend the ancient sword technique. Regardless of its power, there might even be a chance to break through those sword qi clusters in the Demon Palace and enter it." She pointed to the towering palace in front of her.
Youyou glanced at the tall palace in front of her and asked, "Is it not normally accessible?"
“Yes, it is said that the Demon Palace contains the Demon King’s Seal. Whoever can enter it can become the Lord of the Demon Realm. However, the Demon Palace is surrounded by powerful sword energy.” Gong Xi frowned as she thought of something. “Those sword energies cannot be broken through at all. Over the years, only that despicable man Long Ting of the Dragon Clan managed to enter by sacrificing many of his own kind and thus became the Demon King.”
Long Ting? Isn't that the one who plotted against the Phoenix Clan? He really is a demon, causing so much trouble.
“Ayou…” Gong Xi seemed to remember something and looked at her with concern, saying, “With the emergence of sword intent, the city lords of the various cities who have entered must have already noticed it. There will definitely be a battle then, you…” Her sword speed suddenly slowed down, and she became somewhat conflicted.
Understood, worried that she would hold them back! You You was about to stop, which would be a good opportunity to meet up with Feng Rong and the others, when suddenly something struck her mind.
This is... a sign from the Book of the Dead!
She looked up ahead, realizing that the sensation wasn't coming from Gong Xi's bracelet, but from the Demon Palace ahead!
"It's too dangerous now," Gong Xi said apologetically. "Ayou, why don't you stay here and wait for me? I'll come back to find you after I've dealt with those..."
"I'll go with you!" Before she could finish speaking, Youyou grabbed her hand. The Yin Book was over there; she had to go!
Gong Xi was taken aback, then her eyes brightened, and a blush appeared on her face. Was he worried about her? She hadn't expected him to be willing to take such a risk for her. Looking into his sincere eyes, her heart warmed. Before she could even react, she nodded, "Okay! Let's go together!"
Without further hesitation, she sped up and flew rapidly towards the central Demon Palace, quickly reaching the innermost layer of the Holy Realm, in front of the Demon Palace. Compared to the majestic palace seen from the outside, the interior was completely obscured up close, as the entire Demon Palace was enveloped by a dense wall of swords.
The sword wall was formed from countless sword energies, the sword shadows flying without leaving any gaps. The countless sword shadows formed an impenetrable barrier, each radiating terrifying sword power, deterring anyone from approaching, even blocking out demonic energy. Above the sword wall, a small golden sword hung in the center, its aura subtly merging with the surrounding sword shadows, possessing a complex and inscrutable pattern, yet strangely… it felt familiar?!
"Hmph, Lord Gong is quick to arrive!" A somewhat familiar male voice rang out as soon as they arrived.
You You turned her head and saw that there were more than just the two of them; a large group of people had already arrived, including the three city lords who had just tried to take the fruit from them. The leaders were all at the Heavenly Demon level, and there were roughly a dozen of them. When they saw the two of them arrive, they couldn't help but frown, their eyes full of vigilance. It seemed that these were all city lords from various demon cities.
"Lord Chu arrived just as quickly, didn't he?" Gong Xi sneered and retorted directly, "After all, it is an ancient sword intent. I am naturally interested and have the strength to do so, unlike Lord Chu who just talked big."
"You..." The other party was furious, and naturally thought of the fact that he had only managed to snatch two fruits.
Originally, while Moon-Eating Fruits were quite useful, one could only eat a maximum of ten to increase cultivation by a thousand years. Any more than that wouldn't have much effect. Gong Xi had only brought one person, meaning even if he hadn't tried to steal them, they would have only picked ten, leaving over twenty. But he insisted on trying to steal them, and not only did he only manage to pick two, but even the vines were stripped away. He couldn't help but feel frustrated.
"Why waste time on such nonsense?" It was a black-clad city lord with a full beard who couldn't help but speak up first. "Whoever snatches the ancient sword intent gets it. I don't have time to waste with you. This thing is mine!" After saying that, he flew directly towards the small golden sword above.
Everyone was taken aback. Once someone started, they didn't wait any longer. All the city lords leaped up and began to scramble for the swords. In an instant, the surrounding demonic energy surged, and countless spells and sword techniques lit up in the sky, creating a fierce and evenly matched battle. Whenever one rushed forward to seize a sword, the next would rush up and attack them down.
For a moment, no one could touch the sword intent above, and the dozen or so heavenly demons fought fiercely and evenly.
This was a battle at the Heavenly Demon level. The lesser demons brought by the city lords were completely out of the question and could only retreat far away to avoid being hit by their attacks. You You also retreated several feet, glancing at Gong Xi, whose figure was moving so fast in the air that it was impossible to see her clearly. Perhaps because she was the strongest among the Heavenly Demons, she was being attacked by several people, but she didn't seem to be at a disadvantage at all. On the contrary, she was handling it with ease and was even slowly moving closer to the direction of the sword intent. Defeating everyone and obtaining the sword intent was probably only a matter of time, so she felt relieved.
They began to focus on finding the location of the Book of Yin. The sudden feeling they had just experienced was correct, and it was even more pronounced now. The Book of Yin was located in the Demon Palace behind these sword walls. Unlike the Book of Yin on Gong Xi's bracelet, which required close proximity to sense, the feeling for the Book of Yin in the Demon Palace ahead was much stronger, as if... it had been activated.
So the question is, how is she going to get in?
Just then, a burst of demonic energy rushed towards her, and she instinctively dodged to the side. A loud bang rang out beside her, and a scorched crater appeared on her side, created by the demonic energy.
Several demon subordinates, taking advantage of the lull in the city lords' fight, suddenly drew their weapons and walked over. They looked somewhat familiar; they were the same group who had just tried to steal the fruit from her.
The other party glared at her fiercely, his face full of disdain, and said, "Hmph, just a useless pretty boy. He's so arrogant just because he's attached himself to Lord Gong. He even dares to steal our opportunities. Today, we'll teach you how to be a demon."
Youyou: "..."
pretty boy?
This description... is quite novel!
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