Chapter 179 Changes
Both of them were seriously injured, their faces distorted with pain.
However, when he saw Qiu Qianling and Ying Huang, he did not dare to delay for a moment and was about to escape.
But Shadow Phoenix moved faster. With a raise of his hand, the dragon-scale steel whip turned into a long rope, flew over and locked the man tightly.
The two men stumbled and fell to the ground, no longer able to struggle.
Qiu Qianling glanced at the two of them and laughed angrily, "Two people in the Foundation Establishment Stage? Does your Sect Master Xie really not take the demons seriously?"
She still remembered how arrogant Xie Yuqing had been in front of her, even saying he would make her the head of the undead race. So why was he so slow to react?
After hearing this, one of them trembled with fear, while the other raised his head and looked back at Qiu Qianling with forced composure, threatening, "Damn demons, how dare you invade Zhongzhou? Jinmen Immortal Palace will not let you go!"
Qiu Qianling's expression remained unchanged, but Ying Huang's eyes darkened.
She raised her finger slightly, and the steel cable on the male cultivator suddenly tightened. After a series of teeth-grinding "crackling" sounds, his body was directly strangled and his limbs were scattered all over the ground.
The other male cultivator was splashed with warm blood and was completely terrified.
Qiu Qianling's eyes were indifferent, and he said calmly: "Tell me, what method does the Jinmen Immortal Mansion plan to use to deal with the demons?"
Under the overwhelming pressure, the male cultivator felt that his Dantian was on the verge of shattering. His whole body was shaky and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
"Master Demon, please don't kill me. I don't know anything... The sect elders only sent me here to see what happened in Zhongzhou."
Qiu Qianling frowned slightly. So Xie Yuqing didn’t know that they had occupied Zhongzhou?
"Please forgive me. I will not say anything when I return to the sect and will never ruin your plan, Master Demon!"
"No, I want you to report everything in Zhongzhou truthfully." Qiu Qianling said coldly.
The male cultivator was stunned. What did that mean? Was he testing him or...
Qiu Qianling looked at Ying Huang and said, "Let him go. Let him go back and tell the Golden Gate Immortal Palace that the demons have decided to declare war on the immortals!"
She looked up, the bright sunshine fell on her face, and her eyes flashed with determination.
Xie Yuqing, I am ready to harvest your tears of regret.
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When the male cultivator returned to the Jinmen Immortal Mansion, the news that the demons had killed the ruler of Zhongzhou and instigated the human race to rebel against the immortals spread throughout the sect in an instant.
The sect leader immediately issued an order to convene a sect meeting.
Three thousand monks from various sects, elders from various peaks, and the three deacon elders, Sun Nanshan, Jinqueyun, and Zhu Meizi, gathered in Shangyang Palace, and the atmosphere was very excited.
"What? The demons actually dared to tear up the peace agreement. Is that Fentian tired of living?"
"Evil creatures like the demons don't deserve to live in this world. The sect should take this opportunity to slaughter them all!"
"The human race actually dared to join the rebellion. Without us, the immortals, how could they have a peaceful and stable life?"
"Do you really think that by becoming a demon, you can compete with your ancestors? That's ridiculous."
When Chi Qi and Yu Yixian stepped into the hall, they saw such a chaotic scene.
The discontent and resistance of the human race did not inspire these monks to reflect. Perhaps in their eyes, the human race was nothing more than ants, and should be oppressed and provide them with spiritual energy.
Wanting to be on equal footing with the Immortal Clan? That's simply wishful thinking.
This only aroused their murderous intent. They didn't care about the growing rift between the human race and the immortal race, they just wanted to kill anyone who discovered the rift.
Chi Qi walked to the armchair in the center at the top and sat down. Her eyes swept across everyone in the hall and finally fell on the three elders beside her.
"What do you think?"
"Of course we must kill them! Not a single demon can be spared!" they said almost in unison.
Chi Li couldn't help but curl her lips, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her indifferent eyes. How arrogant! They really thought that this time, they, the ones despised by the human race, could defeat Qiu Qianling and her demon army? They were just a bunch of idiots who couldn't see the situation clearly.
However, she was happy to see them destroy themselves.
Just as he was about to speak, a crimson figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of Shangyang Palace.
"There's no need to rush to deal with the demons. Once I ascend to godhood, destroying them will be a snap of a finger."
When the male cultivators in the hall heard this, they knew without thinking too much that the person coming was the sect's ancestor who had been in seclusion for many years.
Everyone bowed and said, "Greetings, Grandmaster Gongsun."
The three deacons and elders also stood up, "Grandmaster... when did you come out of seclusion?"
Seeing Gongsun Xiong's excited look with raised eyebrows, Chi Qi knew that he had succeeded, but she didn't know whether the two people from the Lingjian Sect were killed by him.
If this were true, the Lingjian Sect would be in chaos for a while, and naturally they would have no intention of intervening in the dispute between the Demon Clan and the Jinmen Immortal Mansion. Gongsun Xiong really helped a lot.
Gongsun Xiong held his chin high, walked through the crowd and came to the head of the hall.
The elder deacon, Sun Nanshan, hurried forward, bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "Master, are you about to break through to a new realm?"
Gongsun Xiong was full of confidence. "Yes, I have a hunch. Once I refine the spiritual energy accumulated in the nine provinces for sixty years, it will be enough to break through and ascend."
Sun Nanshan was a little stunned. A sixty-year period is sixty years, a full sixty years of spiritual energy. Where... where could he get this for his master?
Just as he was confused, he saw Gongsun Xiong flip his palm, and two objects shining with golden light appeared on his palm.
Just the mysterious aura that flashes around them is enough to make people frightened.
Sun Nanshan took a closer look and found that one of them was a small three-legged tripod with a golden soul-devouring pattern embossed on it and was completely black. The other was a hollow golden ball made of thousands of golden threads woven together. A ferocious black beast shadow could be vaguely seen inside the ball.
His pupils suddenly shrank. "This... isn't this the Spirit Sword and Beast Taming Sect's two most precious treasures, the Soul Devouring Cauldron and the Heaven Devouring Beast?"
Gongsun Xiong proudly weighed the treasure in his hand. "So what if it's the clan treasure? I asked them to lend it, and they dared not lend it to me?"
Chi Li watched coldly for a moment, then upon hearing this, stepped forward and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Grandmaster! With these two items, you won't have to worry about lacking spiritual energy resources for a breakthrough."
Gongsun Xiong lowered his eyes and looked at her with arrogance. "While I am refining my spiritual energy, you will lead the sect members to protect me and help me overcome the tribulation. If you mess this up again, don't even think I'll let you off!"
Chi Qi lowered her eyes to hide the cold murderous intent in them.
Want to become a god? Unfortunately, you can't do it.
In the original plot, in order to fight against the invading demons, the human race voluntarily offered spiritual energy to the immortals to help Gongsun Xiong ascend to become a god.
What really allowed Gongsun Xiong to ascend to heaven was not the abundant spiritual energy, but the power of faith. It was the prayers of millions of people in the world who wanted him to become a god that opened the door to immortality for him.
But this time, under her Chi Lan's manipulation, the situation changed completely.
The human race has seen through the hypocrisy and meanness of the immortals and has turned to the demons. Without the help of willpower, Gongsun Xiong will eventually die under the heavenly calamity even if he breaks through the realm.
So, absorb as much spiritual energy as you can. The more you absorb, the more people will hate you, and the closer your death will be.
Chi Li looked up, a flawless smile on her face, "Okay, I'll follow Master's instructions."
Only then did Gongsun Xiong show a hint of satisfaction.
The other male cultivators in the hall were very excited when they heard that their master was going to transcend the tribulation and ascend to heaven, and they all felt proud.
If the master can become a god, it will be a great honor for the sect!
They immediately put the affairs of Zhongzhou behind their minds. With their master around, they were not afraid that they could not deal with the demons. It would only allow them to jump around for a few more days.
Only Yu Yixian on the side had a heavy expression. What Gongsun Xiong wanted was the spiritual energy of the Nine Provinces for sixty years. It was definitely not a good thing to drain the pond to catch all the fish.
But it was useless for her to worry, she couldn't stop anything.
Chi Qi looked at everyone's faces that had become unusually red due to excitement, and the smile on her lips faded.
How stupid! They couldn't even see that what Gongsun Xiong did was to cut off their retreat.
But it was just like the world she had seen before: even the poorest worker would puff out his chest with pride when he thought of his male boss’s luxury cars and mansions. [Note 1]
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Without further ado and also to prevent any accidents, after the meeting, Chi Li led everyone to activate the sect protection formation.
Gongsun Xiong took advantage of the protection of the magic circle and leaped into the air. He raised his hand and the red fire grew in the wind and turned into an eight-petaled fire lotus.
He sat cross-legged in the lotus heart, holding the Soul-Devouring Cauldron in his left hand and the Sky-Swallowing Beast in his right hand, and began to practice.
The Soul-Devouring Cauldron was activated and instantly expanded to a height of several feet, blocking out the sun in the sky. The dark shadow it cast completely enveloped the main peak of the Golden Gate Immortal Mansion.
All the cultivators in the Jinmen Immortal Palace looked up and saw the big cauldron spinning in the air, and all the spiritual energy around it was sucked into the cauldron.
They suddenly felt their breathing become sluggish, as if they had just entered the Demon Realm.
But for the sake of the master's ascension to become a god, this difficulty can still be tolerated.
No one raised any objections to this. They just quietly took out the spirit stones and madly absorbed the spiritual energy, which relieved the pain a little.
However, the next moment, Gongsun Xiong opened the Tianluo Xuanjin Ball Cage again, and a monster with a bear body and a scorpion tail rushed out. Its body suddenly grew in size, and in an instant it turned into a huge black shadow as big as a mountain, covering the sky and the sun.
Before anyone could sigh, the Sky-Devouring Beast raised its huge tail hook and charged towards them.
At this time, the golden light of the Tianluo Xuanjin Prison increased greatly, and four illusory golden ropes flew out, locking the Tiantian Beast tightly. It wailed in pain and finally calmed down.
Gongsun Xiong raised his hand and pointed to the distance, "Go, there are many spiritual bodies on the land of Jiuzhou, you can devour them at will."
The golden rope loosened, and the Sky-Swallowing Beast suddenly turned its head to look towards the human world, its eyes gleaming with ferocity. Then, its mountainous body suddenly split apart, transforming into thousands of black shadows that, like a rainstorm of meteors, pounced towards the gathered people of Jiuzhou.
Only a mother body half the height of a human remained, still remaining in front of Tianluo Xuanjin's cage.
The sky above Kyushu suddenly turned dark, and the only thing that was lit was the red eight-petal lotus.
The male cultivators in the Jinmen Immortal Palace were amazed at the spectacular sight and hoped that Gongsun Xiong would break through soon so that they could share in the glory.
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At the same time, everyone in Kyushu saw the red eight-petal lotus seat floating in the air and a figure sitting cross-legged in it.
Someone shouted loudly: "It's an immortal! It's an immortal who has appeared!" Then he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Before they could kowtow twice, the "immortal" released a vast swarm of black monsters, which rushed towards them.
In an instant, screams one after another tore apart the tranquility of the afternoon, and the people who were accustomed to a comfortable life fled in fear.
The man collapsed to the ground in fear. A dark shadow rushed in front of him, raising its sharp tail hook.
He recognized this thing. It was a spiritual beast used by the Yushou Sect to collect spiritual energy from women.
But why did she come towards him?
Before he could figure it out, with a "whoosh" sound, the tail hook pierced into his neck, and his young face quickly shriveled and became extremely old.
What the Sky-Devouring Beast devoured was his lifespan.
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