Chapter 187 Lihuo
Yu Yixian looked at the two people in front of him, took a deep breath, and secretly made up his mind.
She spoke in a deep voice, "From the very beginning, I knew that the Sect Master wasn't the same Xie Yuqing as before, and she and I were just getting what we needed."
However, as the conflicts among humans, immortals and demons continued to intensify, the hypocrisy and meanness of the immortals were forced to be exposed after the sect leader's actions.
Even someone as selfish as Yu Yixian could no longer turn a blind eye to the evil deeds committed by the immortals.
During this time, she never ceased to speculate about the identity and purpose of the Sect Leader. What was the real reason behind all this? Would she ultimately bring happiness or disaster to the world?
Yu Yixian has never been able to figure it out, and has never been able to see through the true nature of the sect leader beneath her gentle mask.
Until the recent events, the sect leader first plotted against Gongsun Xiong to seize the magic weapons of the two sects, allowing him to absorb the spiritual energy of the world while offending the public and becoming the target of public criticism; and when the demons led their army to attack today, he asked her to destroy the core of the sect's protective formation, opening the door for the demon army.
She suddenly realized that the sect leader's real purpose was to get rid of Gongsun Xiong, the greatest scourge of the immortal race!
It turns out that the Sect Master is the one sent by Heaven to save the people. What she least wants to see is Gongsun Xiong ascending to godhood by stepping on the flesh and blood of the human race.
But with her current level of cultivation, how could she possibly stop Gongsun Xiong, who was already at the final stage of the Tribulation Realm?
Perhaps the only way is to self-destruct his inner elixir and die together with Gongsun Xiong!
Yu Yixian told all her guesses, becoming more and more excited as she spoke. In the end, she even conjured up three ice-blue ice blades and pointed them directly at Chi Qi.
With red eyes, he said, "If you must do this, then step over my dead body!"
Chi Qi remained silent.
What on earth did she do to make Yu Yixian feel that she was going to die?
No matter how you look at it, she's not someone who would selflessly contribute, right? This is simply the biggest slander against her, an evil villain!
However, Qiu Qianling was persuaded by Yu Yixian and completely let down his guard against her. He was filled with shock and anger, and glared at Chi Li with immense resentment. "I knew you didn't tell me the whole truth. What last words were you talking about? You've already decided to sacrifice yourself, haven't you? You lied to me again!"
Chi Yao:......
This is a bit unfair to her.
Just as she was about to speak to save the situation, Qiu Qianling interrupted her, "You don't have to say anything more, I know everything."
Chi Yan raised her eyebrows slightly, "What do you know?"
Qiu Qianling stared at her, not knowing what he remembered. His eyes gradually turned red, as if he was about to cry.
"I know, Master, your current strength is just a facade. Back then, in order to modify that law, you exhausted nearly all of your cultivation! You were essentially gambling with your life, betting that the demons could defeat the immortals!"
It was the first time that Yu Yixian heard of this, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
Ying Huang and Hun Di were leading the ghosts and magic warriors to suppress the immortals who were no longer able to resist. The demonic energy surging from their hands turned into chains, binding the male cultivators one by one, preventing them from using any spiritual power.
But they also paid some attention to Qiu Qianling. Upon hearing this, they paused and their jaws almost dropped in shock.
What?
The demon elder they were desperately searching for turned out to be Xie Yuqing, the leader of the Golden Gate Immortal Mansion?!
This is even harder to imagine than Gongsun Xiong being a woman.
Qiu Qianling's voice trembled as he continued, "If it weren't for you, the demon race wouldn't be where it is today. The one who should be revered by all demons, the one who should be praised by the world, shouldn't be me, but you."
"But unfortunately, no one knows your efforts, and you have been burdened with many infamy that does not belong to you. Even I, who was deeply cared for by you, have a deep misunderstanding of you."
"So, let me do this dangerous thing of dealing with Gongsun Xiong for you."
After saying this, Qiu Qianling suddenly turned around, tears rolling down his cheeks.
She gritted her teeth and said coldly, "Senior Yixian, I leave the safety of our master in your care."
Yu Yixian was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and agreed.
Qiu Qianling then strode towards Ying Huang and the others. Ying Huang and the others lined up neatly, waiting nervously for the Demon Lord's orders. They all knew that after conquering the Jinmen Immortal Mansion, it was time to execute the next step of the plan.
Chi Qi looked at Qiu Qianling's determined back and watched her arrange the actions of the demons in an orderly manner. She felt relieved, but at the same time, a complicated emotion surged in her heart.
She didn't like this feeling. It was like a sponge soaked in water pressing on her heart, making her feel heavy.
Although her original purpose was to gain Qiu Qianling's full trust, so that she could use her and the power of the demon clan to get rid of Gongsun Xiong and complete the task of destroying the immortal clan.
But when she really saw Qiu Qianling placing all his trust in her, her conscience began to feel inexplicably uneasy.
"Can they really get rid of Gongsun Xiong by themselves?" Yu Yixian looked at the red lotus seat in the air and spoke with a worried look.
No matter what, Gongsun Xiong is the only master in this world who has reached the Tribulation Realm, and his strength should not be underestimated.
At this time, Gongsun Xiong, who was sitting on the lotus throne, had stopped the Soul-Devouring Cauldron and the Sky-Devouring Beast from plundering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Instead, he absorbed all the spiritual liquid they condensed into his body and quickly refined it into the original power of fire.
This was the most crucial moment for his breakthrough and ascension. Therefore, even if the outside world was in turmoil and the immortal race was about to be destroyed by the demons, he could not stop and interrupt his cultivation at this moment.
In order to ensure that his cultivation would not be disturbed by the outside world, in addition to asking the Jinmen Immortal Palace for protection, Gongsun Xiong also wrapped the red lotus seat with a ball of fiery red light.
The red light became brighter and brighter, like a dazzling ray of light, absorbing all the light in the dark sky and earth, leaving only this bright red spot.
Chi Li glanced at the ball of light in the air, crossed her arms, and said calmly, "Of course, I believe Qian Ling."
She is the heroine of this world, and with the blessing of luck, she is not defeated by Gongsun Xiong, the old man.
Besides, even if Qiu Qianling really couldn't defeat Gongsun Xiong, she still had a backup plan. She would let the demons consume Gongsun Xiong's strength first. Then, it wouldn't be too late for her to take action.
Yu Yixian's eyes suddenly warmed up and she was deeply moved. It turned out that the sect leader looked cold and distant, but in his heart he trusted her, his disciple, so much... This is what it means for master and disciple to be of one mind!
Then she thought of her good disciple Ge Fuling, and the tears in her eyes were instantly held back.
Fortunately, she didn't feel sad for too long, as she heard a cold voice coming from the square.
"attack!"
The moment the words fell, the demons immediately took action.
The first to act were still the ghost army. The ghost soldiers, with their white bones exposed under their tattered armor, held high their rusty swords and rushed towards the red ball of light in the air like black waves, one after another.
Instantly, the light blazed brightly, hundreds of red rays shooting out from the ball of light. The ghost soldiers in the front instantly turned into black smoke and exploded. The ghost soldiers behind were pierced by the red light, their soul bones shattered into pieces, and fell from the air with a thud.
Seeing this scene, the Soul-True Demon Lord felt pressured. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the soul fire between his eyebrows dimmed a little.
Just a defensive light shield is so tricky to deal with. I don’t know how powerful Gongsun Xiong is.
However, before she could finish her sigh, the red ball of light suddenly burst out with a powerful force. There was a loud bang, and the light flashed rapidly. Red balls burning with flames gushed out one after another, interweaving into a fierce sea of fire, instantly engulfing the army of ghosts.
Countless ghost soldiers rolled and struggled in the fire, but in the end they were no match for the power of the flames and turned into wisps of green smoke rising into the sky.
This made the already dark sky even darker.
But it was not over yet. There were bangs and the fireball exploded in the air, turning into countless balls of flames, falling straight into the demon army.
The demons cast spells to avoid the fire, but a few were still burned by the fireworks.
The red light ball in the air was still firing fireballs, and the attack was becoming more and more fierce.
Shadow Phoenix's face turned ashen as he reached out and grabbed the dragon-scale steel whip that appeared out of thin air. Wu Hai and Hun Di also drew their weapons, demonic energy surging around them.
The three of them looked at each other, then joined forces to attack the ball of light in the air.
The three men raised their hands, and demonic energy surged out, condensing into a giant sword in the air. With earth-shaking power, it slashed fiercely at the red light ball.
boom--!
With a loud bang, the surface of the red light ball shattered the moment it touched the giant sword, and then the whole ball exploded in the air.
The fireball also went out and turned into ashes which were blown away by the aftermath of the shockwaves.
Gongsun Xiong in the light ball was forced to interrupt his practice under the impact of the giant sword. His rock-solid body trembled violently, and the spiritual light flowing around his body flickered a few times before being annihilated.
This was a devastating blow to the monk who was making a breakthrough.
Gongsun Xiong suddenly stood up from the lotus throne, his face filled with pain. He looked up to the heavens and roared, "No! I'm almost there, I'm almost there, and I'm about to break through and ascend!"
But no matter how reluctant he was, he had to accept the fact that the breakthrough had failed.
Moreover, the spiritual energy in his body had lost control and was pouring out crazily like a bursting dam. In a blink of an eye, his cultivation level fell to the middle stage of the Tribulation Realm.
Gongsun Xiong's pupils trembled violently, and he hurriedly formed seals with his hands, forcing the overflowing spiritual energy back into his sea of consciousness, and only then did he barely stop the signs of decline.
He originally thought that the demons were his defeated enemies and there was no way they could break through the defenses of the immortals. However, he never expected that the Jinmen Immortal Mansion was so useless that it had no power to fight back against the demons.
Just a moment ago, he was dreaming of ascending to heaven, but now, everything was ruined, and even his cultivation level fell back a small level.
"Why? Why do you treat me like this? I have gone through so much hardship to get to where I am today, why are you trying to ruin my good deeds!" His eyes were red and his voice was hoarse.
He felt his heart was broken, and he wanted to destroy the whole world and let everyone in the world die with him.
Gongsun Xiong looked up at the three Ying Huangs, his eyes filled with hatred, and roared, "All of you, die!"
The moment the words fell, a powerful pressure exploded in the air, and Ying Huang and the other two were instantly blown away and fell heavily to the ground.
The other magicians hurried forward to help them up and asked in panic, "Master Demon! Are you okay?!"
Shadow Phoenix shook his head, staggered to his feet, and panted hard, "From now on, we can only rely on His Majesty the Demon Lord."
Gongsun Xiong was furious when he saw that the previous attack failed to kill the three demons, and a murderous look suddenly appeared on his face.
He slapped out with one palm, and a huge red palm suddenly appeared in the air, slapping towards the demon army with all his might.
If this palm strike lands firmly, the thousands of demon warriors in the square will be turned into minced meat in an instant.
A cruel and complacent smile appeared on Gongsun Xiong's face.
However, what he expected did not happen.
Just as the giant palm landed in mid-air, a huge blood-red blade light, wrapped in fierce power, came whistling and slashing towards it.
In an instant, the giant palm was split in half by a knife, and exploded into a ball of blood. The remaining force of the knife had not dissipated, and it drew a deep crack on the ground, turning the bricks and stones into powder.
Gongsun Xiong was furious. Who on earth dared to stop him from killing someone?
He looked towards the person who had unleashed the astonishing attack, only to see a white-horned demon holding a blood-red knife, standing in mid-air. He sneered at him, "Gongsun Xiong, that's enough! As long as this Demon Lord is here, there's absolutely no way I'll let you ascend by stepping on the flesh and blood of the human race!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Qianling swung his bloody blade and attacked Gongsun Xiong with an intimidating momentum.
Gongsun Xiong had already discerned Qiu Qianling's cultivation level from her previous strike, and he raged, "A mere Great Demon Realm cultivator, and you dare to speak so arrogantly before me? Since you're courting death, don't blame me for being unkind!"
He flew off the lotus seat, and a green light shone around him. It instantly grew several times larger and illuminated half of the sky.
The green light in the sky enveloped Qiu Qianling and collided with the blood blade in her hand. There was a loud bang and the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked.
The two men immediately started fighting in the air, with green light and red sword energy flying back and forth, and the battle was fierce.
With a loud rumbling sound, the Shangyang Palace Square was reduced to ruins by the residual power released by the fight between the two men, and the newly repaired statue collapsed again.
The demons were unable to intervene and could only look up at the ground, clench their hands, and secretly pray that the Demon Lord would win.
But seeing that the green light belonging to Gongsun Xiong in the sky was getting stronger and stronger, and the red knife light was blocked and could not get in at all, the demons could not help but become nervous and worried.
Zhang Jiuxiao and other cultivators also looked up at the sky nervously, regretting that their cultivation was not enough to help.
The humans nearby lowered their heads, pressed their clenched hands to their mouths, and whispered, "Please pray to God for His Majesty the Demon Lord to be safe and sound, or else send down a thunderbolt to strike Gongsun Xiong to death!"
After all, the victory of this battle is not only related to the demon clan, but also to the well-being of the human race. They will never be oppressed by the immortal clan again.
Chi Li, who was standing by, called up the data panel and found that the points needed to kill Gongsun Xiong were decreasing at an alarming rate. She couldn't help but smile.
The 50 million points she had spent on modifying the rules had been earned back with interest as the number of people affected by the rules continued to increase.
Now she has 60 million points, which is enough.
Let Qiu Qianling consume Gongsun Xiong for a while longer. If she guessed correctly, this kid still has a powerful magic weapon in his hand that he has not used.
Just then, a whistling sound was heard in the air.
Looking up, I saw the green light in the sky suddenly condense together and transform into two terrifying giant hands.
He stretched out his hands and actually grabbed the distant mountain, lifting the entire mountain into the air like uprooting an ancient tree. Countless pieces of debris rolled down from the mountain and hit the ground like a rainstorm.
The people on the ground were horrified and fled in all directions to avoid the rubble.
Upon seeing this, Shadow Phoenix immediately ordered the demons to open their defensive shields. The rubble that hit the hastily formed shield was all bounced back.
Only then did everyone feel relieved.
However, the next moment, the giant hand raised the mountain high up and smashed it hard at the black-clothed Demon Lord standing in the air.
The demons' expressions changed instantly. Before they could react, there was a loud bang and the figure of the Demon Lord flew backwards like a meteorite and slammed heavily into the distant mountains.
With a bang, the first mountain was broken in half by Qiu Qianling.
However, her momentum did not slow down, and she crashed into the second mountain, and her body went straight through the entire mountain.
Finally, with a loud bang, she crashed onto the top of the third mountain. Smoke and dust rose into the sky, and a deep pit appeared on the ground.
There was dead silence in the Shangyang Palace Square.
Ying Huang's heart was in her throat. Seeing Gongsun Xiong waving his sleeves and turning the red lotus seat back into fire in his palm, and about to fly towards the distant mountains, she hurriedly flew forward and wanted to stop him.
However, she was seriously injured. As soon as she used her magic power, she felt a sharp pain in her dantian and stumbled to the ground.
At this moment, a pair of hands reached out and helped her up.
She glanced over and saw that it was Zhang Jiuxiao. She hurriedly said, "Quick! Go help His Majesty the Demon Lord!"
After saying this, he realized that Zhang Jiuxiao was only at the Nascent Soul stage and couldn't even withstand Gongsun Xiong's attack.
Looking around again, Wu Hai and the others were injured, and the other magicians had exhausted their magic power.
She clenched her fists and closed her eyes in despair. She had come this far, and it still didn't work?
Zhang Jiuxiao looked at her deeply and said softly, "Okay, I'll go save her."
She swung her hand and summoned the magic sword, ready to stab Gongsun Xiong, but Gongsun Xiong had already noticed it. He casually drew his hand in the air, and a green light shield appeared out of thin air, like a huge bowl, which quickly fell upside down towards the square.
Zhang Jiuxiao was covered by the giant bowl and fell heavily to the ground.
Upon seeing this, the demons cast spells and rushed forward to attack the light shield above their heads, but despite their best efforts, they could not break the bowl and felt despair.
Gongsun Xiong looked down at them from above, his eyes cold and contemptuous, "You're just a bunch of ants. I'll come and deal with you later!"
No one expected that the spiritual energy they offered would produce such a despicable and sinister person, and they became even more angry.
The captive immortals were overjoyed when they saw the situation reversed. "Master is invincible! Quickly destroy the Demon Lord and come to rescue us!"
Only Chi Qi remained calm, with an indifferent glint in her eyes. Qiu Qianling had another trick up his sleeve, so just wait and see.
Qiu Qianling, who was placed with high hopes, supported himself on the hilt of the knife, staggered to his feet from the huge pit, and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Recalling the battle just now, a trace of lingering fear appeared on her pale face.
She had just used the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique to its full potential, but she still couldn't get close to Gongsun Xiong. Even though there was only a difference of one realm, it was still an insurmountable chasm.
She gritted her teeth and said, "As expected of a Tribulation Realm cultivator, he's not that easy to deal with."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gongsun Xiong had already caught up.
He landed in front of the deep pit, and looking at Qiu Qianling's miserable and shattered appearance, his depression eased a little.
But the simmering anger in his heart still lingered, and he sneered sinisterly, "The Demon Lord of the Great Demon Realm, huh? It's you who ruined my path to ascension. How wonderful!"
Qiu Qianling looked up at him and said modestly, "Senior Gongsun, you are so kind."
Gongsun Xiong's anger, which had just been suppressed, was instantly ignited by these words, and he swung his hand.
With a crisp sound, Qiu Qianling was hit hard on the face. His face became swollen, and his body swayed and he fell back to the bottom of the pit.
"Tell me more, weren't you very arrogant just now?" Gongsun Xiong actually looked down at her.
"What a pity. Even if Senior Gongsun kills me, you won't be able to ascend again." Qiu Qianling stood up again and said calmly.
Gongsun Xiong was driven mad by her fearless attitude, his whole face twisted. He would not let this woman have an easy time. He would torture her severely and make her kneel at his feet and beg for mercy.
"Kill you? Killing you alone is not enough! I will make you live a life worse than death and make you regret becoming my enemy!"
He stretched out his hand, and three red fireworks burned at his fingertips. With the infusion of surging spiritual power, the fireworks gradually changed from red to yellow, and finally to green, emitting a terrifying hot breath.
"Even the hardest black iron in the world can be turned into molten iron by my fire. How long can you hold on? Think about how you're going to cry and beg for mercy from me!"
As he spoke, Gongsun Xiong raised his hand, and the three flames in his palm immediately rushed towards Qiu Qianling at the bottom of the pit.
Qiu Qianling was unable to dodge and was instantly engulfed by the fire.
Gongsun Xiong looked through the green flames and saw Qiu Qianling writhing and struggling in the fire, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Taste the pain, this is the price you pay for destroying my path to becoming a god!
He would not kill a demon lord easily. He would train the demon lord into a puppet and imprison her in the sea of prison, making her endure the pain of soul-devouring day and night and make her repent for what she did today.
At that time, he could drive her to absorb spiritual energy for him again, and when he recovered his cultivation, he would have a chance to seek a breakthrough.
Gongsun Xiong was happily fantasizing when suddenly he noticed something was wrong and the smile on his face froze.
He looked at his palm with some confusion. What was going on? Why was his source of power fading so madly?
It’s just using the Fire of Separation to refine Qiu Qianling’s soul bone. There’s no need to spend so much original power.
His heart was pounding, and he felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly made hand gestures and cast a spell to take back the fire, but found that he could not take it back no matter what.
Gongsun Xiong's eyes widened, and he suddenly looked up at Qiu Qianling, only to see her slowly rising from the bottom of the pit. She was clearly in the center of the fire, but she was unharmed.
Qiu Qianling raised one hand high, and a crystal-white jade magic weapon hovered above her palm.
Only then did Gongsun Xiong understand why the fire he released did not hurt Qiu Qianling at all.
Because all the fire was transformed into pure Qi-refining fire source and was forcibly absorbed by this magic weapon, he consumed so much of his original power, all of which was working to forge this magic weapon!
And he was not unfamiliar with this magical weapon.
This is the Mysterious Heavenly Jade Ruler, a celestial artifact recorded in the ancient texts of the Yuque Sect. It's said that the Mysterious Heavenly Jade Ruler can forcibly open the path to godhood. Regardless of whether one is an immortal or a demon, or at any level of cultivation, as long as they can pass the judgment of the Heavenly Dao, they can ascend to godhood!
Gongsun Xiong's eyes instantly burst with eager desire. As long as he got this magic weapon, would he still worry about not being able to ascend again?
It's just that his cultivation has fallen and he has missed the best opportunity to become a god. Once his cultivation resumes, he will definitely be able to pass the judgment of heaven!
Thinking of this, Gongsun Xiong immediately reached out and grabbed the Xuantian Jade Ruler in Qiu Qianling's palm, "Give this magical weapon to me, and I will spare your life!"
However, before he could grab the Xuantian Jade Ruler, the magic weapon suddenly burst out with a bright light, and the three flames were enveloped by the light and completely immersed in the jade ruler.
"Ah--!" Gongsun Xiong screamed, feeling that his original power was instantly drained away. He fell to his knees as if he had been hit hard.
Qiu Qianling looked down at him, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "I really have to thank Senior Gongsun for his generous help this time. If it weren't for you giving me these three pure flames, I wouldn't be able to practice the Xuantian Jade Ruler."
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