Hua Tiandu bowed respectfully, "Disciple Hua Tiandu greets the Supreme Master."
Zhao Feng nodded. "Get up."
Hua Tiandu stood up and asked cautiously, "Sect Leader, is there any reason you summoned me here?"
Zhao Feng did not answer, but went straight to the point: "Do you feel puzzled about my rewarding Fang Han so generously?"
Hua Tiandu was shocked and immediately knelt down again, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
"This disciple dares not! The Sect Leader's actions have their own profound meaning, and this disciple is too foolish to presume to speculate!"
"Dare not?" Zhao Feng chuckled. "Your thoughts are written all over your face. You think you can hide them from me?"
Hua Tiandu's body trembled even more violently.
The sect leader clearly intends to support Fang Han. Is he going to suppress himself for Fang Han's sake?
Just when Hua Tiandu thought disaster was imminent, Zhao Feng's tone softened, "Alright, get up and answer."
"I regard you as my successor, and there are some things you should know."
Upon hearing this, Hua Tiandu was both surprised and delighted, and carefully stood up.
The supreme leader actually wants to explain to me?
This...this shows how much importance is placed on it!
Zhao Feng said, "Fang Han is the inheritor of the Yellow Spring Emperor. The Yellow Spring Subduing Dragon Diagram in his hand is the only key to unlocking the Yellow Spring Treasure Vault."
"The reason I promoted him and rewarded him is to lower his guard and make him willingly serve me."
"Do you understand now? He is nothing more than bait for me to lure out the big fish that is the Treasure Vault of the Underworld."
"The Feathered Ascension Sect is the orthodox sect of immortality. How can it tolerate the remnants of the demonic path existing? Once the treasure vault is opened and its resources are taken, this pawn will no longer be necessary."
boom!
These words instantly dispelled the fog in Hua Tiandu's mind.
I see!
The Supreme Leader's plan was so far-reaching!
First, they forcefully integrated the ten sects of the Immortal Path and established the Immortal Alliance. Now, they are about to open the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault to strengthen the power of the Immortal Alliance!
And yet I'm still holding a grudge over a mere Fang Han; my vision is far too narrow!
Having figured this out, Hua Tiandu felt a sense of enlightenment, and all his previous dissatisfaction and resentment vanished.
Instead, there was boundless excitement.
The sect leader's status is so noble that he would go to the trouble of explaining all this to me, just to prevent me from overthinking!
This favor is unique!
"This disciple is foolish! I almost misunderstood the sect leader's profound meaning. Please punish me!" Hua Tiandu knelt down again.
“Your character still needs tempering,” Zhao Feng said with a smile. “As the future master of the Feathered Ascension Sect, you should see the entire Xuanhuang Great World, and even all the myriad realms, not a clown.”
"This disciple is deeply grateful for your instruction!" Hua Tiandu kowtowed deeply, his heart burning with enthusiasm.
"I need your assistance on our trip to the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault," Zhao Feng continued, "What you need to do then is continue to target Fang Han, make him feel the pressure, and make him understand that only by clinging tightly to my great tree can he survive."
"Disciple obeys!" Hua Tiandu's voice was firm and powerful. "Disciple will make Fang Han feel like he's sitting on pins and needles!"
"Very good." Zhao Feng waved his hand. "Go. Three days from now, you will accompany me on the expedition."
Hua Tiandu respectfully withdrew from the main hall, feeling brimming with energy.
He seemed to have already seen it.
In the near future, he will reign supreme over the Feathered Gate, wielding great power, while Fang Han, that ant, will be begging and pleading at his feet.
...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, on the Immortal Mountain of Feathered Ascension, rays of light shone in all directions, and celestial music filled the air.
The massive fleets of the eight great immortal sects blotted out the sky and hovered in the heavens.
Each warship was filled with powerful cultivators, the least of whom were elite disciples of the Divine Power Realm, and giants of the Longevity Realm were everywhere.
A fairy from the Blessed Land of Exquisite Beauty, a star lord from the Starry Sky Sect, a pharmacist from the Pill Cauldron Sect, a sword immortal from the Heavenly Sword Sect...
The most powerful forces in the entire Xuanhuang Great World have almost all gathered here!
Everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of the new leader.
Thump!
A single bell tolls, its sound resounding throughout heaven and earth.
Zhao Feng's figure appeared at the top of the Feathered Heaven Palace.
He was still dressed in white, yet he seemed to bear the weight of the entire world, making all the powerful figures below feel ashamed of themselves.
"Greetings, Alliance Leader!"
The sound, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami crashing, resounded through the sky.
Zhao Feng raised his hand and pressed down, and the world instantly returned to silence.
His gaze swept over the orderly army below, and his voice resounded in everyone's ears, "Today, I will lead you to open the treasure vault of the ancient Demon Emperor and seize unparalleled resources for my Immortal Alliance!"
Without uttering any unnecessary words, he directly pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed at the void.
*Sizzle!*
The sky seemed like a curtain, which he easily tore open with a huge gash.
Beyond the opening was not a cold void, but a bizarre and wondrous scene, woven from countless lines of cause and effect.
"The Great Cause and Effect Technique! The Great Deduction Technique! The Great Tracking Technique!"
The beautiful eyes of the exquisite immortal shone with a dazzling light.
Zhao Feng reached into the sea of cause and effect, as if plucking the strings of destiny.
Countless illusory worlds and the fates of countless living beings are born and die at his fingertips.
final.
His movements stopped, and from the endless lines of cause and effect, he drew out a line as black as ink, exuding the aura of reincarnation.
Zhao Feng withdrew his hand, the black line coiled in his palm.
"The Land of the Nine Netherworlds, the Pass of Wandering Souls!"
With a flick of his finger, the coordinates transformed into a massive star map.
"All troops, listen to my command!"
"Target: The Nine Netherworld!"
"Set off!"
Rumble!
The massive fleet, led by its flagship, changed direction and transformed into a torrent that stretched across the heavens and earth, charging headlong towards the legendary demon land!
...
The Nine Netherworlds, located at the very bottom of the Xuanhuang Great World, is a dark world independent of the Prime Material Plane.
There are no sun, moon, or stars here; the sky is always a hazy gray.
The dense yin and demonic energy transformed into substantial black clouds, shrouding the earth year-round.
A turbid, turbulent river came from the void and flowed to the end of the void, dividing the entire Nine Netherworld.
This is the Nine Nether Weak Water, which can corrode all things.
Even the most powerful figures in the Longevity Realm would be reduced to ashes in an instant if they fell into it.
now.
Above the Nine Netherworlds, space itself began to ripple violently, like the surface of water.
Immediately afterwards.
Enormous warships, shrouded in celestial light, tore through the spatial barriers and descended upon this desolate world.
The army of the Xuanhuang Immortal Alliance has arrived!
"This is the Nine Netherworld? The Yin energy is so heavy!"
"Is that the legendary Weak Water? It truly lives up to its name!"
The immortal disciples on the warship looked down at the completely different scene below, and each of them showed surprise and vigilance.
Above the flagship.
Zhao Feng stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at this demonic land.
His divine sense had already spread out, enveloping the entire Netherworld.
Countless vengeful spirits, demons, and monsters are all within his perception.
In the deepest part of the Nine Netherworld, the Soul-Wandering Pass, hidden behind countless spatial rifts, and the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault behind it, were also clearly presented in his "vision".
"Fang Han," Zhao Feng's voice rang out.
"Disciple is here!"
Fang Han quickly stepped out from the crowd and respectfully approached Zhao Feng.
"Offer the Yellow Springs Map."
"yes!"
Fang Han dared not delay and immediately activated his mental focus.
Buzz!
An ancient scroll flew out from his body, growing larger with the wind, instantly transforming into a hundred-foot-tall object that hovered directly in front of the flagship.
The scroll unfolds.
A vast, ancient aura, imbued with the true meaning of life, death, and reincarnation, spread out.
The phantom images of the Gate of Hell, the Bridge of Helplessness, and the Wheel of Reincarnation appear and disappear on the scroll.
With the appearance of the Yellow Springs Map, the entire Netherworld seemed to come alive.
Waaaaah...
Countless vengeful spirits emerged from the earth, from the mountains, and from the Weak Water, emitting mournful howls, and converged towards the Immortal Alliance fleet, forming a black ocean.
"Hehehehe..."
Just then, a strange laugh rang out from all directions, "How dare you! You actually dare to carry the Yellow Springs Map and trespass into my Nine Netherworld Land!"
"Young immortals, are you here to bring me some snacks?"
Within the sea of ghosts, towering demons, hundreds of feet tall, with blue faces and fangs, and exuding terrifying auras, emerged from the black mist.
They are all ancient demons born and raised in the Nine Netherworld, each possessing strength comparable to a giant in the Longevity Realm.
now.
There were dozens of such demon gods surrounding the Immortal Alliance's fleet.
"A bunch of wandering ghosts, daring to spout nonsense here?"
The leader of the Tongtian Sword Sect snorted coldly, and countless sword immortal disciples behind him drew their swords at the same time.
Clang!
Thousands of sharp sword lights soared into the sky, converging into a dazzling river of sword energy, which fiercely swept towards the sea of ghosts!
Sizzle!
Wherever the sword energy passed, swathes of yin spirits were instantly vaporized, without even having time to utter a scream.
"court death!"
A demon god wielding a giant axe made of white bones roared and swung it down.
The black axe light, carrying the power to tear through space, collided fiercely with the river of sword energy.
boom!
A terrifying energy storm swept out.
The Immortal Alliance's fleet activated its protective array immediately, blocking the devastating shockwave.
"kill!"
With this strike, the great battle erupted completely.
"Dan Ding Sect disciples, heed my command! Deploy the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Formation!"
"Disciples of the Star Sect, heed my command! Draw upon the power of the celestial stars to vanquish the demon!"
"A blessed land..."
One by one, the leaders of the immortal sects issued their orders.
In a short time.
Celestial light and demonic energy intertwined, and Taoist magic and supernatural powers clashed.
The pure Yang fire transformed into a sea of flames, burning large swathes of Yin spirits to ashes.
The dazzling starlight coalesced into a sharp sword, piercing the chests of demon gods.
The Immortal Venerable Linglong even summoned a seven-aperture exquisite pagoda.
The pagoda rotated, casting down countless rays of immortal light, which directly absorbed a demon god who had launched a sneak attack into the pagoda and refined it.
The entire sky above the Nine Netherworld was completely transformed into a grinding wheel of flesh and blood.
Although the number of disciples in the Immortal Path is large, they cooperate seamlessly.
But this Netherworld is the domain of the demonic path, where yin energy and demonic energy are inexhaustible, and those demon gods and yin spirits seem to be endless and impossible to kill or eradicate.
On the flagship, Zhao Feng seemed oblivious to the fierce battle below.
His divine sense had already pierced through the layers of the Yin Demon army and locked onto the majestic pass that was faintly visible deep within the Nine Netherworld.
Just as the immortals and demons were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.
Suddenly, several dark cracks appeared on the distant horizon.
Streaks of demonic energy surged forth from it.
"Hahaha! What a lively scene! The Yellow Springs Treasure Vault has appeared; how could we, the demonic cultivators, be absent?"
An extremely arrogant voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
A dazzling holy light pierced through the demonic mist, and a figure dressed in imperial robes and wearing a flat crown, whose aura faintly matched that of the ancient holy temple, descended onto the battlefield.
It was Ying Xiantian, the leader of the Ashoka Demon Sect, a branch of the original demonic sect!
Behind him.
One after another, strange and powerful demons appeared.
Holding the Book of Life and Death, surrounded by a dark halo of reincarnation, Su Xiuyi is the number one expert of the Yellow Springs Demon Sect.
The Blood Shadow Demon Sect Master, Bloodfire Five.
Furthermore, the leaders of the five major demonic sects—the Savage Demonic Sect, the Mortal Demonic Sect, and the Heavenly Annihilation Demonic Sect—each led their elite forces, eyeing the enemy with predatory intent.
In the Xuanhuang Great World, the most powerful figures of the demonic path have gathered together at this moment!
"Ying Xiantian! You also want a piece of the pie?"
The ethereal immortal raised her eyebrows and her clear, cold voice echoed in all directions.
Ying Xiantian glanced at Zhao Feng atop the flagship, then swept his gaze over Linglong Immortal Venerable below. "Linglong Immortal Venerable, you can't say that. The Yellow Spring Emperor is the leader of my Yellow Spring Sect. His treasure trove should rightfully be inherited by my Yellow Spring Sect. Your interference in this matter is surely meddling too much."
"good!"
The Great Emperor of the Wilderness spoke, "Those who know what's good for them will retreat immediately, otherwise, this Nine Netherworld will be their burial ground today!"
The arrogance of the demonic cultivators was extremely overbearing.
They were confident in their advantageous location in the Nine Netherworlds and the alliance of many demonic sects, believing their strength was no less than that of the Immortal Alliance.
Before Zhao Feng could speak, the Linglong Immortal Venerable was already truly enraged, "A bunch of chickens and dogs, how dare you bark and howl here!"
She took a step forward, her body radiating divine light, and exclaimed, "Great Dragon Divination Technique!"
"Great World Technique!"
"The Great Immortal Technique of Ten Thousand Dragons Refining the Realm!"
Chant!
A high-pitched dragon roar erupted from the petite body of the exquisite immortal.
In an instant.
Billions of beams of immortal light shot into the sky, and behind her, a vast and boundless dragon kingdom unfolded.
One after another, divine dragons soared out from the kingdom!
There are fire dragons that control flames, thunder dragons that ride lightning, star dragons whose bodies are made of stars, and the eight classes of heavenly dragons chanting Buddhist mantras!
Each of these dragons possesses power no less than that of the giants of the Longevity Realm.
Thousands upon thousands, countless divine dragons formed an enormous array that enveloped Ying Xiantian, Su Xiuyi, and all the other powerful figures of the demonic path.
"not good!"
Ying Xiantian's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly tried to stop him.
Su Xiuyi also pushed the Earth Emperor Book to its limit, and the earth-yellow light transformed into layers of earth barriers to protect her body.
However, all of this seemed so fragile in the face of the Myriad Dragons Refining Realm Great Immortal Technique.
Boom!
Ten thousand dragons roared, spewing out their dragon breath in unison.
Flames, thunder, starlight, Buddha's light...
The power of various attributes was perfectly fused together, transforming into a destructive torrent that crashed down upon the demonic forces!
...(End of this chapter)
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