Chiyou's Tomb is actually a huge, man-made earthen mound.
It is about 100 feet high and covers an area of tens of acres. The mound is covered with thousands of rusted swords, spears and halberds, like a steel forest.
The top of the mound is flat, with a circular altar in the center that is thirty feet in diameter, its surface covered with ancient blood-red runes.
When Qiqi arrived, the other four groups had already basically arrived.
Master Zhang's group purified two nodes, while Master Lin, Lieyangzi, and Yuyangzi each purified only one.
With Qiqi's four points added, all eight nodes are now complete.
But no one showed any joy on their faces.
Because there was a person standing on the altar.
A middle-aged man, eight feet tall, wearing tattered armor, wielding a giant axe.
He had his eyes closed, as if he were asleep, but the oppressive aura emanating from him made the four celestial masters feel breathless.
"This is... the remnant soul of Chi You?" Lie Yangzi clenched his fist, and the Lie Yang Gong spontaneously activated to resist the pressure.
“Not entirely.” Qiqi stepped forward, her small figure appearing like an ant before the enormous altar, yet she showed no fear. “This is a ‘quasi-resurrected form’ condensed by the Chief Demon using the remnant soul of Chi You as its foundation and fusing the power of eight fragmented souls. The true consciousness of the Chief Demon is still deep within the Nine Netherworlds, awaiting the return of the ninth fragmented soul.”
She looked around the eight directions surrounding the altar, where a black vortex was slowly rotating in each direction.
Those are the connecting passages between the eight divided souls and the altar.
Black energy continuously surged from the vortex and poured into the body of the man in the center of the altar.
"He is absorbing the power of the eight divided souls to strengthen himself," Sect Leader Lin said in a deep voice. "Once the ninth divided soul in Young Master Huo's body returns to its place and the nine souls are united, he will be able to fully awaken and return to the mortal world."
“So, before the ninth soul fragment arrives, he is not yet in his complete form,” Qi Qi said. “This is our last chance.”
She walked to the edge of the altar, stretched out her small hand, and pressed it on the blood-red runes on the surface of the altar.
In an instant, a violent, resentful, and destructive thought assaulted her mind!
"Insects! How dare you disturb me!"
Qiqi let out a muffled groan, her face turning pale, but she didn't retract her hand.
She closed her eyes, using her pure Yin power to resist that intent, while carefully sensing the structure of the runes.
A moment later, she opened her eyes, took a few steps back, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
"Little Daoist Qiqi, how is it?" Old Master Zhang asked anxiously.
“The altar’s seal is intact, but there’s a flaw.” Qiqi wiped away the blood. “The eight soul-splitting channels are eight weaknesses. We need to attack all eight vortexes simultaneously to sever their connection with the altar before we can attack the quasi-resurrected entity in the center.”
"Attack simultaneously?" Yu Yangzi frowned. "We only have four groups and eight vortexes, that's not enough."
"I have a way." Qiqi took out eight purple talismans from her talisman bag. These were "Heavenly Thunder Evil-Breaking Talismans" that she had drawn in her spare time over the past two days. Although their power was not as great as the previous Heavenly Thunder Talismans, they were more numerous.
“Each of the four Celestial Masters will be responsible for one vortex. The remaining four can be attacked by these eight talismans in conjunction with the twenty fellow Daoists. That should be enough.” Qi Qi distributed the talismans. “On my command, attack simultaneously.”
The group obeyed and quickly dispersed to eight different locations.
Qiqi stood directly in front of the altar, took a deep breath, and said loudly.
"Chi You, you have been defeated in the ancient war. Your resentment of a thousand years should dissipate now."
The man on the altar slowly opened his eyes.
Those were pure black eyes, without pupils, only endless darkness and tyranny.
“You lackey of Heaven,” he said, his voice like the scraping of metal, “through a thousand cycles of reincarnation, you remain so weak.”
"Whether you're weak or not, you'll only know by trying." Qiqi formed hand seals. "Let's do it!"
"attack!"
Eight eruptions occurred simultaneously!
Master Zhang unleashed thirty-six golden talismans, which transformed into thirty-six beams of golden light, striking the vortex he was in charge of.
Master Lin's sword strikes were like a dragon, its azure sword energy tearing through the air.
Lieyangzi unleashed a punch, the force of which was like the blazing sun scorching the sky.
Yu Yangzi held his hands in a loose embrace, and a Tai Chi symbol appeared, which he then slowly pressed down.
From the other four directions, twenty elite Xuanmen warriors, in coordination with the Heavenly Thunder Breaking Talisman, unleashed a barrage of various spells and magical artifacts.
The eight black vortexes trembled violently, the black energy dissipated, and the connecting channels became unstable.
The man on the altar snorted angrily, raised the phantom of the giant axe, and cleaved it down!
A black axe-like beam slashed towards the nearest Lieyangzi!
"Watch out!" Qi Qi shouted urgently, simultaneously throwing out a golden talisman, "Vajra Talisman!"
A golden light shield blocked Lieyangzi's path.
The axe blade struck the light shield, shattering it instantly, but the axe blade also dissipated significantly.
Taking advantage of the aftershocks, Lieyangzi threw another punch, slamming it into the vortex.
"Snap—"
The first vortex shattered!
Then, the second, the third...
The eight vortexes were destroyed one after another, and the figure of the man on the altar became blurred, his aura clearly declining.
"We did it!" someone cheered.
But Qiqi's expression became even more serious. "No, we disrupted his plans. He's going to... forcefully wake up!"
Sure enough, the man looked up to the sky and roared, his voice like thunder!
The thousands of swords stuck in the grave trembled simultaneously, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.
The earth beneath the tomb began to crack, and a larger, more ancient consciousness was rapidly surging up from the depths of the Netherworld!
"He's summoning his own consciousness!" Master Zhang exclaimed in horror. "Stop him!"
Everyone attacked the man with all their might, but a black light shield appeared around him, blocking all the attacks.
His body became increasingly solid, and the rust on his armor fell off, revealing a dark golden luster.
The phantom of the giant axe gradually solidified, its blade gleaming with a cold light.
"It's not enough! Our strength is still too weak!" Sect Leader Lin gritted his teeth. "We can't even break through his protective shield, how can we possibly harm him!"
Qiqi looked at the altar, then at her little hands, and smiled, "You guys can't, but I can."
With that, he slipped into his consciousness and went to ask the Heavenly Dao Elder for help.
He also has to do his part in dealing with the chief demon; he can't shirk his responsibilities.
Everyone saw Qiqi suddenly close her eyes, and after a short while, she opened them and took out a golden talisman the size of a palm from her bosom.
As soon as the talisman was displayed, the evil energy in the entire Chi You Tomb was momentarily suspended.
The talisman shimmered with seven-colored light, and faint celestial music lingered around it.
"This is..." Master Zhang's pupils contracted, "A talisman?!"
“A summoning talisman,” Qi Qi corrected. “This is… the last life-saving item my master left me. It can summon a ‘being from the upper realm’ to help, but it can only be used once, and the being summoned… is not necessarily controllable.”
She couldn't directly say it was given by Heaven, so she invoked the name of a non-existent master.
She looked at the four celestial masters and said, "Seniors, please protect me for ten breaths. I cannot be interrupted during these ten breaths."
"Alright!" The four immediately gathered around and set up the Four Symbols Guardian Array.
Qiqi sat cross-legged, placed the invocation talisman on her forehead, formed an extremely complex and ancient hand seal with her hands, and chanted an obscure incantation.
"The deep fragrance resonates with the universe, and the pure scent of burning permeates the heavens. Gods from the three realms descend to the mortal world to assist their disciples in saving all living beings."
Amidst the chanting of incantations, the talisman shone with golden light, transforming into a pillar of light that shot straight into the sky!
A tear was ripped open in the blood-red sky, revealing the normal night sky outside, and... a sky full of stars.
Among the stars, the seven brightest stars are slowly aligning into a line.
The alignment of the seven stars has begun!
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" The man on the altar laughed wildly, "The time has come, I have returned!"
His body solidified completely, transforming into a demon god who was three zhang tall, had three heads and six arms, and was covered in black scales!
Each of its six arms holds a weapon: a giant axe, a spear, a halberd, a broadsword, a bronze hammer, and a bone whip.
Three faces: one angry, one ferocious, and one indifferent.
The terrifying pressure swept over them like a tsunami. Among the twenty elite Xuanmen cultivators, those with weaker cultivation directly vomited blood and fainted, while the rest were also on the verge of collapse.
The four celestial masters were pale-faced, but they stubbornly maintained the protective formation.
Meanwhile, Qiqi's summoning talisman continues.
Within the pillar of light, a figure slowly descended.
It wasn't the gods or celestial generals one might imagine, but a young man wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, canvas shoes, with messy hair and black-rimmed glasses.
He was holding a tablet computer, looking down at the screen, and muttering to himself.
"An emergency mission? Tsk, I just finished writing code and was about to go to sleep. Hmm? This place looks familiar."
He looked up, glanced around, then at the three-headed, six-armed demon on the altar, and adjusted his glasses.
"Oh, the Demon Chief. It's in the database, an ancient vengeful spirit aggregate, danger level SS. Solution... hmm, found it."
He put away the tablet, looked at Qiqi, and grinned, "Little girl, did you summon me? Well done, you held on for so long. Leave the rest to me."
Qiqi blinked, "You are..."
“Heavenly Dao Administrator, ID 007, you can call me Xiao Qi.” The man cracked his knuckles. “Dealing with these kinds of historical issues is my job.”
He walked to the altar, looked up at the three-headed, six-armed chieftain demon, and sighed.
"You've been dead for thousands of years, can't you just reincarnate properly? Why do you have to try to be resurrected? KPI has a very difficult time completing that, you know!"
The three faces of the Demon Chief simultaneously contorted with rage. "Another lackey of the Heavenly Dao, daring to..."
"What do you dare to do?" Xiao Qi interrupted, extending her right index finger and pointing it in the air, "Rule: Silence."
The demon chieftain opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
He flew into a rage and hurled all six weapons at once!
Xiao Qi neither dodged nor avoided, but simply snapped her fingers, "Rule: Stillness".
Time seemed to stand still.
The six weapons hung in mid-air, less than a foot from Xiao Qi's head, but could not advance any further.
The demon chieftain froze, even the rage flickering in his eyes stopped.
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone was stunned.
Is this the power of the Heavenly Dao Administrator?
Xiao Qi walked up to the Chief Demon, took out a palm-sized silver device from her pocket, and scanned the Chief Demon.
"The resentment concentration is 99.8%, the pollution level is 100%, and the harm is extremely high. The recommended treatment is thorough purification."
He looked at Qiqi, "Little friend, are the Four Spirit Animals with you? Can I borrow them for a bit?"
Qiqi nodded quickly.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Qi summoned the Pure Yang Sword, the Pure Yin Mirror, the Zhonghe Cauldron, and the rubbing of the Heavenly Dao Stele, which flew automatically to his side and hovered in mid-air.
"Using pure yang as fire, pure yin as water, neutrality as the furnace, and the Dao of Heaven as the guide..." Xiao Qi's hands quickly formed hand seals, her movements as fluid as a dance, "Refine!"
The four spirits shone brightly, transforming into four-colored flames that enveloped the chief demon.
The flames, though lacking in high temperature, caused the demon chieftain's body to rapidly melt and vaporize.
Fear finally appeared in the chieftain's eyes. He tried to struggle, but was firmly restrained by the power of the rules.
"Rest in peace," Xiao Qi said calmly. "This time, you won't have another chance to be resurrected."
The flame burned for the duration of an incense stick.
Finally, the flames went out.
The demon chieftain vanished completely, leaving not even a speck of ash behind.
The blood-red runes on the altar quickly faded and peeled off, and the malevolent aura of the entire Chi You Tomb receded like a tide.
The blood-red hue in the sky gradually faded, revealing the normal blue sky and white clouds.
Sunlight streamed down, illuminating this land that had been shrouded in darkness for thousands of years.
"Done." Xiao Qi clapped her hands, retrieved the four spirit items, and returned them to Qi Qi. "Returning them to their rightful owner. These four items are good; make good use of them."
He looked at Qiqi, his eyes softening. "Little one, you've done very well. The blessing Heaven has bestowed upon you has taken effect. Your future cultivation will be twice as effective, but remember, with great power comes great responsibility. Grow up well; this world still needs guardians like you."
Qiqi nodded seriously, "I will."
Xiao Qi smiled, her figure fading away. "Mission complete, I should go back now. Hopefully, the next summons won't be so soon."
After saying that, he disappeared as if he had never been there.
But the pure spiritual energy remaining on the altar, and the restoration of the normal world, proved that everything that had just happened was real.
The group looked at each other, feeling a sense of unreality.
The ancient demon god that had plagued the Xuanmen sect for thousands of years was just... resolved?
"Is it over?" someone murmured.
"It's over." Qiqi turned around, looking towards Ghost Canyon, a smile on her little face. "Little Nine's side should be almost done too, right?"
If I had known there was such a powerful being on the other side of Heaven, why would I have bothered looking for her?
It made her very nervous, thinking that she would be seriously injured or even killed this time!
But is it really that simple?
Qiqi felt that something was not quite right.
As soon as she finished speaking, a white light shot into the sky in the distance, accompanied by a faint roar of resentment, before returning to silence.
Qiqi's smile deepened.
She knew that it was a signal that the demon seed had been purified.
it's all over.
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