But the sword seemed to sink into the surface of a lake. Its blade slowly vanished in mid-air, leaving behind only tens of thousands of leaves.

The leaves were all formed from the shattered sword blade.

"Go."

Ding Jingyi pointed forward, and the leaves formed from the blade fragments swarmed toward Blood Demon.

Qing Yuan frowned and summoned several mechanical puppets.

As an Immortal Realm Cultivator from the Mo Family, Qing Yuan’s combat power couldn’t compare to an Immortal Realm existence like Blood Demon, who was born to kill, but she was not to be underestimated.

With a flick of Qing Yuan’s fingertips,

The four great Mechanical Beasts—the Cyan Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—swiftly expanded in size.

In appearance and size, the four of them seemed no different from the true Four Spirit Beasts.

The instant the Black Tortoise blocked the bladed leaves, the other three Spirit Beasts pounced!

At the same time, the Rakshasa Hall Master and the others also charged toward Ding Jingyi.

The situation had developed too suddenly. But it was a fact that their master was being used as nourishment. There was no way they could swallow this insult!

"Don’t get bogged down in a fight! Let’s get out of here first!"

Blood Demon shouted to the others. At the same time, she once again grabbed Qing Yuan’s small hand and flew toward the Sect’s exit.

In Blood Demon’s mind, even if the enemy activated the Sect Protection Array, she was confident she could break through with Qing Yuan.

"I already told you. Don’t even think about leaving."

Ding Jingyi shook his head.

He took a single step forward.

As the Sect Protection Array activated, the main peak of the Wandao Sect emitted a dazzling light.

The light exploded in the sky like a firework.

In less than two breaths’ time,

The scattered points of light suffused the area around the Wandao Sect. They quickly coalesced, forming a massive, glazed dome that enveloped the entire Sect.

"Blood Demon, I told you. If you had discovered this a little earlier, my plan might have actually run into some trouble. But now, it’s too late for everything."

Ding Jingyi formed a hand seal and chanted his techniques.

The main peak of the Wandao Sect suddenly shattered, and the Divine Stone Statue appeared in the sky.

Ten Peak Masters, including Zhou Rushi, were bound in chains, positioned around the statue.

When Ding Jingyi’s incantation stopped, all Cultivators at the Jade Realm and below within the Wandao Sect’s territory felt their Realms constantly dropping. It was as if their bodies had sprung a leak, and water was endlessly draining away.

"Ding Jingyi! What in the world are you doing?!"

The Sword Peak Master and the others roared in fury.

How could they not understand? Ding Jingyi was sacrificing the Qi Fortune of the entire Wandao Sect just to revive this god!

If the matter hadn’t concerned them personally, they wouldn’t have cared.

After all, they weren’t the ones being sacrificed.

They could have just sat back and watched the show.

But now, they could feel their own Realms continuously slipping away. Their years of cultivation were about to be washed down the drain. How could they possibly endure that?

"The trash is making a racket?"

Grand Elder Xia Kong arrived, walking on air. With a casual swat of his hand, he slapped the Sword Peak Master into a bloody mist.

"We pay our respects to the Sect Leader!"

Xia Kong and four other Immortal Realm Cultivators stood by Ding Jingyi’s side.

They had, in fact, long been aware of everything the Sect Leader was doing.

Blood Demon’s gaze swept over the group.

After the catastrophe in the White Bone Secret Realm three thousand years ago, the Wandao Sect had a total of ten Immortal Realm Cultivators. And now, five of them were standing by Ding Jingyi’s side.

"Mm." Ding Jingyi nodded and looked at Blood Demon and her allies. "Since they are unwilling to submit to me, kill them."

"Yes!"

Xia Kong and the others received their orders, each summoning their Lifebound Magical Artifact as they charged forward.

Blood Demon and her group knew they couldn’t escape now.

Since escape was impossible, their only choice was to fight to the death.

Blood Demon gripped her long saber. With her at the center, red Blood Evil Qi spread out, and her eyes turned scarlet.

Heaven and Earth Illusory Red was instantly unleashed!

Blood Demon closed the distance, slashing her saber directly at Ding Jingyi.

With a thought from Ding Jingyi, the bladed leaves converged in front of him, blocking the strike.

But in the next moment, Blood Demon’s figure vanished. She flew toward her master, attempting to sever the chains.

But how could Ding Jingyi possibly let her succeed so easily?

Tens of thousands of bladed leaves formed a long dragon, blocking Blood Demon’s path.

Blood Demon was struck violently by the Sword Dragon and sent plummeting from the sky, crashing through a mountain peak.

A plume of dust a hundred zhang high rose into the air.

But Blood Demon burst out of the dust cloud once more and engaged Ding Jingyi in a fierce battle.

’If this were just the normal Ding Jingyi, I could probably fight him to a stalemate, or at worst, be at a slight disadvantage.’

But now, empowered by the Sect Protection Array and having absorbed the Sect’s Qi Fortune, Ding Jingyi was far stronger than usual.

After a mere fifty rounds, Blood Demon was gradually losing ground.

"Qing Yuan!"

Blood Demon shouted to Qing Yuan.

Qing Yuan immediately understood Blood Demon’s meaning. "But, Blood Demon, your body..."

"We’re about to die, what’s the use of talking about that? Help me, now!" Blood Demon yelled, thinking to herself that her best friend was great in every way, except for being too indecisive.

Qing Yuan bit her thin lip, quickly making up her mind.

She controlled the Four Great Spirit Beasts to pounce on Ding Jingyi all at once.

Blood Demon leaped up onto the Cyan Dragon’s back. She raised her long saber high, and crimson Evil Qi continuously gathered on its blade.

The Celestial Dao itself seemed to tremble and hum.

The space around Blood Demon’s saber blade seemed to be torn open, revealing a faint void.

All color drained from the world, leaving everything in black and white, except for the blood-red glow of Blood Demon’s saber!

Blood Demon Saber Technique, Ninth Stance—Heaven-Opening.

The Blood Demon Saber Technique had nine stances in total, one for each major Realm of cultivation.

But Blood Demon and Xiao Mo were exceptionally talented; they had learned all the stances while still in the Immortal Realm.

However, using a technique from a higher Realm placed a much greater burden on the body.

But now, Blood Demon could no longer afford to worry about such things.

When the power of the saber reached its peak, Blood Demon slashed down!

"The lineage of Blood Sin Peak is truly difficult to deal with."

The Wandao Sect Leader shook his head.

He raised his right hand, and the tens of thousands of bladed leaves condensed into a single longsword.

The divine statue burst with light, empowering the long dragon of Sword Qi. It was as if a true divine dragon had descended upon the world!

"So, this is the power of a god?" Ding Jingyi took a deep breath and swung his sword down!

In an instant, Spiritual Power and Blood Evil Qi erupted.

With the Wandao Sect Leader and Blood Demon at the epicenter, the very ground of the Wandao Sect’s territory fractured like a spiderweb.

"Blood Demon..."

Qing Yuan cried out, her heart filled with despair.

Blood Demon fell slowly from the sky like a leaf.

Qing Yuan wanted to rush forward and catch Blood Demon, but she was immediately blocked by several Cultivators.

In Blood Demon’s blurring vision, the longsword in the Wandao Sect Leader’s hand stabbed down toward her.

’Am I going to die? Son of a bitch! That kid better not come back...’

Blood Demon watched helplessly as the longsword drew closer and closer.

Just as Blood Demon was about to calmly accept her death, the entire Wandao Sect suddenly shook violently.

The once-impenetrable Array split open at that moment.

A streak of red light fell from the sky. In less than a breath’s time, a man holding a long saber and dressed in long black robes was standing before Blood Demon.

The man just lifted his saber in an upward flick.

A streak of blood-red Sword Qi struck Ding Jingyi.

Even though hundreds or thousands of longsword fragments blocked his path, the Blood Evil Qi still passed right through him!

Ding Jingyi dispelled the Blood Evil Qi and looked calmly at the man before him.

"You really are something special. No wonder Blood Demon holds you in such high regard."

A slight smile touched the corners of Ding Jingyi’s lips.

"You are the strongest Immortal Realm Cultivator I have ever seen."

Ding Jingyi extended a hand toward Xiao Mo. "Become my disciple, and you will be second to none but me. I can give you anything you desire!"

Xiao Mo casually flicked his saber, and the carelessly thrown Sword Qi split the earth. "In that case, I want your life."

Ding Jingyi shook his head, his expression one of disappointment and regret. "Xiao Mo, you should think this through. You can’t kill me."

"Is that so?"

As Xiao Mo’s words fell, blood-red Sword Qi filled the entire sky.

"Then let’s give it a try."