Join forces
Kou Huai, who was chatting in the courtyard, looked up and saw Kou Xiaobai rushing towards him in a panic, but he hesitated when he reached the door.
Seeing this, Kou Huai took a few steps forward and asked, "Junior Brother, what's going on?"
"Senior brother, another demon has invaded the dangerous peaks and is fighting with the Boar Tooth."
Because the demon slayers have recently become obsessed with the demon tendons refined by He Wenwen, the outer defense has been temporarily handed over to the demon tamers.
Among the demon tamers, besides him, only Wu Fei's Hu Feng and Kou Xiaobai's Xi Chi are relatively reliable.
With Hu Feng in seclusion, Kou Xiaobai and Xichi naturally took on the responsibility of keeping watch.
The demon servant, Xichi, is known for his fiery temper and is not easy to get along with. If a demon asks for help, he might treat it as an intruder.
"There's a formation around it, is there any need to take action? The other side is that powerful?" Kou Huai asked as he walked.
Kou Xiaobai shook her head nervously, "No, that's not it. To me, the other party doesn't seem to intend to make a move, but she... she... you should see for yourself!"
The surrounding area was a complex landscape of jagged rocks, and with the demon tamer's array, even Fuyi, who had initially dismissed this small demon servant, had to take it seriously.
“I have already explained that Ren Xiangxiang sent me here. Although I am from the Yue Shan clan, I have not been possessed by a demonic Gu!” Fu Yi repeated impatiently.
As the boar-toothed blade fell, a powerful gale swept in all directions, forcing Fuyi to retreat several steps.
The next moment, she felt her demonic power momentarily freeze, as if an invisible hand was slowing her down.
The weight on her head suddenly increased, and the monstrous creature cleaved down with its blades in both hands. The force of the blow was immense, causing Fu Yi's demonic aura to surge and her eyes to turn red.
"This is absolutely outrageous!"
As she spoke, Fuyi swung her sword through the air, her powerful force meeting the opponent's longsword head-on.
Boom!
Kou Xiaobai and Kou Huai were shaken so badly they staggered.
"My goodness... this is quite a show of force..." Kou Huai suddenly felt a little guilty.
Both were forced back by a gust of demonic wind. They saw boulders exploding with loud bangs in the distance, and the two figures moved back and forth with lightning speed.
Below a waterfall nestled within the rugged peaks.
Kou Qiyu and Xiao Litian stood side by side in front of the bottomless, icy pool.
The Zhanggao Waterfall plunges down for miles with a deafening roar, stirring up rolling white waves and splashing water everywhere.
"So...it's here..." Xiao Litian murmured to himself, gazing at the deep, icy pool. Then he turned to Kou Qiyu and said, "You didn't bring me here for no reason. Tell me, what do you want?"
"Do you know why we chose this place?" Kou Qiyu looked at the bottomless cold pool and spoke calmly, "When we first discovered this demon bone, we planned to take it back to the Yang Palace, but we ultimately failed. This is a rare demon bone, and even in death, its bones still retain its indelible will, so it can only remain here."
Kou Qiyu paused as he spoke and looked at Xiao Litian. Xiao Litian smiled proudly, “The Ancient Ao possesses the bloodline of an ancient mythical beast. Its demonic power is vastly different from that of the demon race today. Even the Demon Emperor Cang, who unified the seven demon mountains back then, had to be wary of it. However, Grandpa has lived for far too long, and he has finally grown old.”
"So?" Xiao Litian narrowed his eyes. "What did you do to his remains?"
"Have you ever heard of the Nine Heavens Yellow Springs Formation?" Kou Qiyu asked.
Xiao Litian paused for a moment and replied, "I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it. I only know that it's a formation used by the Five Continents to enslave the demon race. What? You've also set up this formation on the perilous peaks?"
Kou Qiyu gave a wry smile and shook his head. "If I had such abilities, how could Qiling Mountain coexist with demons? Moreover, the Nine Heavens Yellow Springs Formation must be guarded by a living great demon. What I set up is the Nine Heavens Ascension Formation, which is an improvement on this formation and can greatly enhance the abilities of demon slayers and demon servants."
"How much can it improve?" Xiao Litian suddenly realized what he was doing.
Kou Qiyu glanced at Xiao Litian and said, "At least three times. Only on this basis can we better resist the invasion of the demonic gu. The demonic gu is not immortal, so..."
Xiao Litian had already guessed what he wanted to say, and the fact that the other party had brought him here was beyond his expectations.
He naturally knew that after his grandfather gave him all his demonic power, he planned to leave alone. Now he had returned, partly to kill the demonic insects, and partly to find his grandfather's remains.
Seeing that Xiao Litian remained silent in thought, Kou Qiyu continued, "Once the demonic Gu is completely eradicated, I will return the demonic bone immediately. Until then..."
"Before that, the perilous peaks must accept my demon people," Xiao Litian continued.
Kou Qiyu smiled slightly, "That's natural."
As they were talking, a mosquito buzzed towards them. Xiao Litian looked up and saw the mosquito suddenly explode above Kou Qiyu.
—A demon is attacking.
Demon? Xiao Litian's expression tightened.
Beyond the perilous peaks, the Siberian Tiger grew ever more valiant in battle, while the Rippling Waves, on the other hand, were already showing signs of fatigue.
What's wrong with this little demon? Why is it so troublesome? Fuyi couldn't help but start to doubt herself.
In her mind, the demon servants of Yang Palace were all easily defeated.
Xichi's demonic power surged, and Kou Huai panicked, quickly pushing the terrified Kou Xiaobai away.
"What are you standing there for? Make him stop right now!"
The fangs fell with tremendous force, sending a chill down Kou Xiaobai's spine. Fortunately, Kou Huai, with the help of A Chong, swiftly passed between the two and grabbed Fuyi.
"Kou, Xiao, Bai—"
Kou Xiaobai was startled.
"Royal——"
The bovine was momentarily stunned.
“The spirit returns.”
At the critical moment, the pisi's murderous attack seemed to have been doused with cold water, and the surging demonic energy quickly returned to its original form, and his mind, which had been involuntarily cleared, suddenly became clear.
After a long pause, he suddenly roared in fury, "Little Bai, what are you doing here causing trouble?"
Kou Xiaobai shuddered and instinctively avoided the other person's gaze.
"that……"
“I forced him to do it!” Kou Huai replied breathlessly, momentarily unaware that he was still tightly gripping Fu Yi’s hand.
The pisi-toothed man was enraged at the sight of him and blurted out, "What benefits have those demons outside given you? Why are you speaking up for them?"
"Cough cough..." Fu Yi coughed softly and slowly withdrew her hand.
Kou Huai suddenly realized something was wrong, coughed to cover it up, and was about to make an excuse when he saw a large group of disciples coming towards them, including their master.
"What happened?" Kou Qiyu asked.
Fu Yi's pupils suddenly contracted, and she quickly stepped forward, "You are...you are..."
Xiao Litian smiled gently, "Yue Shan Fuyi, I remember you."
Fu Yi was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She had learned from Ren Xiangxiang that the real Yin Palace Master had actually been in seclusion all along. The Palace Master they knew was actually her sister. But now, she was quite certain that the young man in front of her was the real Yin Palace Master, Xiao Litian, the descendant of Gu Ao, and the true demon lord of Qiling Mountain.
"The leader of the Flying Squirrel Clan, Yan Biegu...she's dead...killed by the Gu Maiden..."
When Fuyi saw Xiaolitian, she could no longer control herself. "I want to give this to Shuzhuo. I heard he was here on the way."
Inside the courtyard, hearing news of a demon attacking a dangerous mountain peak, Mie Chenhuan was eager to join in the fun.
Not long after, Granny Life Extension came out, and Mie Chenhuan immediately hid again until Granny Life Extension was far away.
After a while, Shu Zhuo emerged from the house looking exhausted, and then went into seclusion.
Upon hearing that Shuzhuo had gone into seclusion, Fuyi knew that she must not disturb him at this time.
The life-extending technique was very successful, and Yue Qing is out of danger, but she still needs to rest for a while.
Currently, within Qiling Mountain, the five major demon clans have suffered heavy losses. The Yue Shan and Gong Yi clans have been almost wiped out, and the Flying Squirrel clan has temporarily gone into hiding, which is a good thing that no one knows about them.
The Lizard Hunters were basically wiped out. Some of the Night Reds escaped, but their whereabouts are currently unknown.
It's clear that the demonic gu intends to annihilate all the demons of Qiling Mountain, and its next step will likely target the entire Seven Great Demon Mountains.
"This trouble was originally caused by Elder Lianyao, but now it's dragging our entire demon race into it. I wonder if Palace Master Kou has a way to deal with it?" Xiao Litian was young and impetuous, and his strength was not bad, so he naturally did not take Kou Qiyu seriously.
Upon hearing this, he first sensed the cold demonic aura emanating from Kou Qiyu's demon servant, Shadow Dove. He paused slightly and looked at the seemingly gentle and quiet demon servant.
Yingjiu nodded with a smile, but there was no hint of a smile in her eyes.
Xiao Litian knew that the other party had put in a lot of effort in Le Qing's matter, so he subconsciously coughed and looked away.
Kou Qiyu was preoccupied with the matter of the demonic Gu, and for a moment he didn't notice Kou Qiyu's arrogance and dissatisfaction.
"Old Master Lian Yao has developed an antidote to counteract the demon gu, but it is still far from enough to deal with demon gu, especially the gu king." At this point, Kou Qiyu paused and said, "I heard that you encountered another gu in the Yang Palace, and it seems to be a new face."
As expected of someone else's territory, the news spreads quickly.
Xiao Litian nodded and said, "That's right. Dressed in white, his power is astonishing, probably no less than mine. Is this not the Gu King?"
Kou Qiyu shook his head. "As far as I know, Liao Wanchuan only refined three Gu Kings back then. Two of them were burned before he died, and the remaining one was given to his disciple to burn after his death. I'm afraid something went wrong at that time, and the person who received the Gu King was a man who was blind in one eye."
They even found out about this. Xiao Litian thought to himself that he had only heard a little about Liao Wanchuan's affairs. Back then, he not only harmed the demon race, but also did not spare humans, which is why he eventually died.
"Then why not take action before the Gu King is resurrected?" Xiao Litian asked. "If you and I join forces, we might succeed. It's better than being passive here and only being able to let them run rampant and wreak havoc on Qiling Mountain."
"That's exactly what we're thinking too, so our first hope is that the demon race can quickly integrate its available forces so that we can eradicate the demon gu in one fell swoop," Kou Qiyu said.
Xiao Litian thought for a moment, then said, "I understand."
Most of the demons had already gathered at the perilous peaks, but only Ye Hong's lineage had escaped and disappeared when Gu Lang led the Dragonfly Claws to attack.
After Dijin died, the rest of the clansmen followed Houxia and Xiaofei in hiding, taking refuge in a swampy forest at the border of Wuyinmao and Tunningwan. After hearing that a demon had entered the dangerous peaks to hide, they also had the idea.
Now, Houxia has the final say in everything concerning the Yehong lineage. Xiaofei, young and impetuous, is still resentful that Dijin was killed by Leqing.
“We are all of the same race, yet we cannot unite in times of crisis. Instead, we cling to past grudges, to the point that… Hmph! Now she has actually fled into dangerous peaks and joined forces with those demon masters. Even if she is a Six Palace Immortal, I will not submit to her.”
Houxia, however, knew the reason behind it and sighed, saying, "What difference is there between you and Dijin now? The most important thing right now is how to lead the people through this crisis. I think we should also go to the dangerous peaks to find out what's going on."
“But—” Xiao Feilian had always disliked those demon masters, and upon hearing this, he looked troubled.
"At this critical moment of life and death, who cares about anything else? Don't forget, we still have many wounded here. If we don't want them to die, we must seek help from the Demon Master!" Houxia said sternly.
Xiao Feilian shrugged and said no more.
rustling, rustling...
A sudden gust of evil wind swept through the swamp forest, and in the next moment, the withered old trees suddenly took root and sprouted, growing into a dense forest.
The two were taken aback at first, then saw Gu Lang sitting on the treetop chuckle dryly, wave his hand, and suddenly a large swarm of dark dragonfly claws flew down from above.
"How...is this possible?"
"He...he's dead, isn't he?"
Behind the menacing shade of the tree, Gu Ye held a withered branch and let out a low shout.
"This illusion is not a lie!"
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