Faced with an existence of this caliber, the attacks from the crowd were like tickling.
Talismans, magical artifacts, and bullets struck the skull, yet not a single mark was left.
The skull's suction was getting stronger and stronger, and some people were already losing their balance and being dragged towards the cave entrance.
Qiqi was also pulled by the suction force, and Huo Yuwei held on to her tightly, but the ground beneath their feet was cracking, and the two of them slid towards the giant mouth together.
At that moment, Qingyangzi made a decision.
He looked at Qiqi, his eyes flashing with kindness, reluctance, and determination.
"Little Daoist Qiqi, remember your grandfather's words," Qingyangzi said softly. "Those who cultivate the Dao should take it upon themselves to protect all living beings. Today, let your grandfather put these words into practice."
He turned to face the skull, and a final burst of golden light erupted from his body.
This time, the golden light was no longer just pure Yang energy, but a mixture of his life, his soul, and everything about him.
"Qingyangzi, what are you doing!" Venerable Youming cried out in terror.
Qingyangzi did not answer; he simply recited aloud.
"Heaven and earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast and boundless. With my soul, I burn my body to forge a heavenly sword to slay demons and vanquish evil!"
His body began to burn, transforming into a giant golden sword.
The giant sword was ten zhang long and three chi wide, with complex runes flowing across its blade, radiating a vast aura of righteousness.
"This is... the Soul-Burning Sword Forging Technique!" Yun Songzi cried, tears streaming down his face. "Old Daoist Qingyangzi, you..."
The Soul-Burning Sword-Forging Technique uses the caster's soul and life as a price to forge a supremely yang and powerful celestial sword.
It is incredibly powerful, but the price is the destruction of one's soul and eternal damnation.
A golden greatsword hovered in the air, its tip pointing at a skull.
For the first time, the skull-like figure showed a solemn expression. "The Pure Yang Soul-Burning Sword is interesting, but not enough!"
It opened its enormous mouth and spewed out a stream of black flames, which distorted even space itself.
The golden greatsword clashed with the black flames.
There was no sound, because sound could not describe the magnitude of the collision.
Only light, dazzling light, gold and black intertwined, illuminated the entire Eagle's Beak Cliff as if it were daytime.
Everyone closed their eyes, but they could still feel the destructive power fluctuations.
After an unknown amount of time, the light gradually faded away.
When everyone opened their eyes, they saw that the golden giant sword had disappeared, and Qingyangzi was nowhere to be seen either.
The green flames in the skull's eye sockets had dimmed considerably, and a deep crack had appeared on its skull.
"You vile Taoist priest, how dare you hurt me!" the skull roared in fury. "I will devour all living beings here, turning you all into nourishment for me!"
But it did not act immediately; it was clear that Qingyangzi's attack had severely damaged it.
Taking this opportunity, Qiqi suddenly sat down cross-legged and formed a hand seal.
"Qiqi, what are you going to do?" Huo Yuwei asked urgently.
Qiqi did not answer. She closed her eyes and began to mobilize the last bit of power within her body.
She could sense that Grandpa Qingyangzi's sacrifice could not be in vain, and that they had to seize this opportunity to completely eliminate this scourge.
Master said that those with a pure Yin body possess an ultimate secret technique.
"Reversing Yin and Yang, I will subdue the demon with my own body."
Using his pure Yin body as a guide, he drew upon the righteous energy of heaven and earth to suppress evil spirits.
But the price is that you will also become part of the seal and be trapped in the place of suppression forever.
But there's no better way right now.
Moreover, she believed that if something happened to her, the old man of the Heavenly Dao would definitely not sit idly by.
Qiqi did not hesitate.
She bit her ten fingers and used her blood to draw a huge yin-yang symbol on the ground.
The Tai Chi symbol is half black and half white, but the black part starts to turn white and the white part starts to turn black.
This is a sign of the reversal of Yin and Yang.
"Heaven and earth are boundless, the universe borrows its power, yin and yang are reversed, and I use my body to suppress the demon!"
Qiqi recited the final incantation, and her entire body transformed into a stream of light, shooting into the Taiji diagram.
The Tai Chi diagram shone brightly and rapidly expanded, covering the entire Eagle's Beak Cliff.
The skull sensed something was wrong and tried to retreat back into the black hole, but the Tai Chi diagram had already locked onto it.
The yin and yang energies, like chains, bound it and dragged it little by little toward the center of the tai chi diagram.
"No! I will not be trapped! I am the Demon King of the Underworld!" The skull struggled frantically, but the yin and yang energies entangled it more and more tightly.
Seeing this, Venerable Youming tried to escape, but Lin Wei and Yun Songzi attacked at the same time and captured him.
Finally, with a roar of resentment, the skull was completely dragged into the Tai Chi diagram.
The Tai Chi diagram rapidly shrank, transforming into a palm-sized yin-yang fish jade pendant, which fell to the ground.
The jade pendant is half black and half white. The black part has a skull pattern, and the white part has a little girl pattern.
It was Qiqi.
it's all over.
The torrential rain stopped sometime ago, the dark clouds dispersed, and the sky was filled with starlight.
The celestial phenomenon of the seven stars aligning has appeared, with the seven stars forming a line, but no evil spirit can take advantage of this opportunity anymore.
Huo Yusen rushed over and picked up the jade pendant, his voice trembling, "Qiqi, Qiqi!"
The jade pendant warmed slightly, and Qiqi's weak voice came through it, "Little Ninth Brother, don't worry, Qiqi is fine. Qiqi is just a little tired and wants to sleep for a while. Be good, Qiqi will come back to find you when she wakes up."
"Sleep for a while? For how long?" Huo Yusen asked anxiously.
"It won't be long, so Brother Jiu, you must wait for Qiqi, be good, okay?" Qiqi's voice grew softer and softer. "Brother Jiu, can you promise Qiqi that you'll take good care of Mommy and Daddy, and my brothers? And Xiaobai and Da Miao, and my little junior brother? Tell them that Qiqi will definitely come back, very soon!"
She could never be completely at ease about the wisp of demonic energy belonging to the chieftain within Huo Yusen's body.
He feared that if he didn't return, Huo Yusen would be affected by the demonic energy and turn into a demon.
After Qiqi finished speaking, her voice disappeared.
No matter how Huo Yusen called out, the jade pendant never responded again.
Yun Songzi walked over, examined the jade pendant, and then sighed deeply.
"Little Fellow Daoist Qiqi sacrificed herself to seal the Netherworld Demon King within the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant. However, her soul was also trapped, becoming part of the seal. To rescue her, unless..."
"Unless what?" Huo Yusen asked, as if grasping at a straw.
"Unless we find the legendary 'Yin-Yang Separation Technique' to separate her soul from the seal, this secret technique has long been lost and requires at least three Celestial Master level experts to perform."
There are no more than five Celestial Masters in the entire Xuanmen world, and they are all reclusive seniors.
Huo Yusen gripped the jade pendant tightly, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
"No matter how difficult it is, no matter how long it takes, I will definitely find a way to rescue Qiqi."
"Qiqi, wait for your little brother Jiu." Huo Yusen said softly, "No matter what, your little brother Jiu will definitely find a way to save you."
The jade pendant felt slightly warm, as if in response to his promise.
As the sun rose, golden sunlight bathed Eagle's Beak Cliff, dispelling the last trace of gloom.
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