Chapter 556: Chapter 282: Golden Core Enters the Stone Array, The Supreme Demon Dao Art of Antiquity

Regarding the replenishment of corpse energy.

Although the Little Demon Realm now has a very weak effect on Corpse Nourishing for the Blood Demon Undying Bone and the Three Thousand Blood Inks, it is still very effective in replenishing corpse energy. It can directly devour the Demonic Qi and Yin Evil Qi underground for replenishment, without causing significant changes to the Yin Evil Qi in the Little Demon Realm, and without attracting any attention.

Even if someone does notice, with his current methods, Pei Wuxing wouldn’t be able to detect it even if he stood outside Lengxi Mountain.

...

Ten days later.

An additional fifty thousand people entered the Grotto Heaven.

As before, Master Yi Nian appeared and delivered an impassioned speech, stirring up the emotions of the fifty thousand people. When they learned that not only could they experience Spiritual Qi infusion, but also gain opportunities they never dared to imagine before, they were even more excited.

Upon entering the Stone Array, they were even more so after seeing full walls of secret techniques.

At this moment, Yi Nian Guan Shan and Zang Qianjian were quietly watching this scene, their eyes full of indifference. Watching this illuminated area grow larger, watching more people die.

It was at this moment that Qu Wuyi transmitted a message into the Grotto Heaven.

Yi Nian Guan Shan did not use Divine Sense to explore, but took out the Communication Stone and released a voice, "Ancestor, something terrible has happened, the Three Life Gates’ Heterodox Golden Core has suddenly joined the battle. Just now, we lost two Fake Pill Zhenren!"

"Don’t worry about them, if you can handle them, do so, if not, retreat." Yi Nian Guan Shan responded calmly.

Qu Wuyi was stunned, exchanging puzzled glances with Bao Tiangai. The ancestor previously insisted on defending the Far West, Far North, and Far South, but now he seemed indifferent to the sacrifice of the Fake Pill.

Why is that?

"Ancestor, our Fake Pill Zhenren are already few, further losses might be disastrous. If we do nothing, the morale we just built could be completely lost." Bao Tiangai urgently spoke from the side.

Then he mentioned the Qi Family, "Ancestor, those Fake Pill Zhenren from the Qi Family have no intention of fighting, retreating upon encountering anyone, and..."

Yi Nian Guan Shan’s tone remained indifferent, directly interrupting, "Matters of no consequence, don’t worry about them. If you really can’t stand it, you can attack them; they can’t do anything to you."

In this situation.

Yi Nian Guan Shan was not surprised.

Moreover, he never expected Zang Qianjian’s people to fight to the death with the Three Life Gates’ people.

As long as they were present, it was enough.

Bao Tiangai was stunned, at a loss for words.

Exchanging glances with Qu Wuyi, an idea arose—he had felt from some days ago that the ancestor was no longer concerned about this war. Upon hearing the ancestor’s attitude today, he was almost certain.

"Ancestor, you seem like a different person... If you refuse to act, then I will have to make my own decisions!"

Bao Tiangai resolutely declared.

He didn’t understand what happened to the ancestor, but he absolutely couldn’t bear to see the hard-earned counteroffensive crumble or see the disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks dying helplessly in battle one after another.

"Did you not hear what I said?" Yi Nian Guan Shan’s face finally showed not only indifference but also a trace of anger, "Womanly thoughts! Do you know, the outcome of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks’ ability to turn defeat into victory no longer depends on ourselves. Those vassals, those Loose Cultivators, and those disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, no matter how many die, as long as you and I remain, Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks remains. Now is a critical time for me, once the matter in the Grotto Heaven succeeds, Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks will stand unyielding for another millennium!"

After speaking.

Yi Nian Guan Shan cut off contact through the Communication Stone.

After the contact was severed, Bao Tiangai stood in place, incomprehensibly looking at Qu Wuyi.

"Matter of the Grotto Heaven?"

Qu Wuyi’s expression was also grave, "This is bad... I’m afraid the ancestor sent a hundred thousand into the Grotto Heaven not for nurturing."

"Once entered, the Life Soul Lamp goes out, and we can’t tell anything from it. We might have to forcibly enter the Grotto Heaven."

Bao Tiangai promptly stood up.

Qu Wuyi did likewise.

Both of them wanted to find out what the ancestor was actually doing.

However.

Upon arriving at Celestial Sword Peak and realizing they could no longer enter, Bao Tiangai and Qu Wuyi’s faces stiffened.

After a brief discussion, they decided to forcefully intrude, but the next moment received Yi Nian Guan Shan’s irate transmission.

"Behind the Three Life Gates stands the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect, possessing a massive Golden Core influence with multiple Golden Core Perfection beings, while our Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks is unsupported, like a lone boat in the rain, where any wave could overturn us.

To survive, one must relinquish everything. Remember, everything I do today is for Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, entering the Grotto Heaven is permissible only because once inside, one cannot exit again. Even if the Three Life Gates’ Heterodox Golden Core reaches Celestial Sword Peak, the same holds."

"Make your own considerations!"

The two exchanged glances again.

They heard the word "relinquish."

Standing silently in place for a long time.

Also silent for a long time.

...

Within the Grotto Heaven.

Zang Qianjian smiled appreciatively, "Indeed, Fellow Daoist Yi Nian is courageous, truly a prodigy enlisted under the Heterodox Record of Yinzhou as Heterodox Golden Core. If aided by the Three Masters, and achieving External Foundation Establishment, your future is boundless."

Yi Nian Guan Shan’s expression was sullen, he didn’t respond, after putting away the Communication Stone, he looked towards the direction of the gigantic Stone Array, "Exhausting half of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks’ heritage is enough to open the path to the core, now it’s time for us to enter the array."

"Naturally."

Zang Qianjian nodded in agreement.

Then he turned to the Spirit Suppressing Army behind him, saying: "Guard the surrounding area and the entrance to the Grotto Heaven, besides me and Master Yi Nian, execute anyone who enters or exits. Even if they’re our own, kill them on sight."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The Spirit Suppressing Armies nodded in unison.

The next moment.

The two went towards the True Spirit God-Sealing Demon Array, one in front and one behind.

Meanwhile, seeing the blood light slowly spreading underfoot, Wen Jiu immediately controlled the Formless Demon Corpse to proceed, continuously following the blood light forward. As time passed, three days later, sounds of vast Golden Core battles came from behind.

No need to guess, Wen Jiu knew it must be Yi Nian Guan Shan and Zang Qianjian entering the array. Yet catching up to him was out of the question; the dangers along the way might not kill Zang Qianjian, but would certainly delay him extensively.

Soon.

The blood light spread to the endpoint.

On a towering stone wall facing an enormous black tree shadow, when the blood color completely turned the wall red, the Formless Demon Corpse decisively crossed over it, revealing everything beyond - a grand blood-red stone platform filled with black secrets came into view, though only a hundred feet wide, thousands of demon cultivators knelt there.

Strictly speaking, demon cultivator remains, as underneath their black robes they were mere bones, and the direction of worship was that True Spirit Divine Tree. Wen Jiu extended the Divine Sense of the Formless Demon Corpse outward, instantly attracting movement among the thousands of demon cultivator remains, whose bones creaked noisily as they turned, a terrifying aura beyond that of ordinary Fake Pill Demon Cultivators rushed towards them like waves.

"All formed from millennial indestructible demon remains into demon puppets, numbering in the thousands... Perhaps even a cultivator at the Middle Stage of Golden Core would lament at the scene." But Wen Jiu also noticed, beyond the demon puppets lay a treasure standing there.

Blood Phoenix Heaven-Burning Technique.

In front of it was a three-foot-tall formidable demon cultivator shadow, which had been focused on the Formless Demon Corpse since it entered, seemingly detecting its presence, then a voice promptly transmitted into his ear, "I am Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch, burning demons into the Golden Core, transforming demons into Nascent Soul, hence forth roam freely across heaven and earth. You have reached this point, indicating your strength is indeed formidable, deserving of my legacy. This technique was the premier demon technique from the Ancient Demon Sect thirty thousand years ago, youth, take it for cultivation... then join me in overturning this hypocritically righteous Cultivation Realm!"

Wen Jiu was stunned.

It was actually Demon Dao Nascent Soul Technique.

At a glance, it surpassed the Yinzhou Heterodox Record. Such a demon technique displayed like this, if word spread, surely the Domain Lord of West Mountain Floating Domain, or Sect Leader of Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect would come to seize it.

But Wen Jiu directly controlled the Formless Demon Corpse to bypass the shadow.

"Let others enjoy this opportunity." Wen Jiu muttered, as he watched the shadow maintain focus only on the Formless Demon Corpse, he breathed a sigh of relief when the shadow didn’t act even after the Formless Demon Corpse passed him.

After bypassing the shadow, Wen Jiu controlled the Formless Demon Corpse to head straight towards the True Spirit Divine Tree’s location.

[Both Chapters completed.

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