Chapter 732: Chapter 731: Demon Taoist Arrangement, Nine Ancestors

Thanks to being directly teleported from the boundary of the Fifth and Sixth Heavens to the hinterland of the Sixth Heaven via Nalan Mingxue’s formation disc beforehand, Li Jing and Ye Piaoran reached the entrance to the little world leading to the Seventh Heaven in only five days.

Li Jing did not deliberately erase the memories of Wu Zongyi and Nalan Mingxue.

He’d already "blatantly robbed" them once, so there was no need to worry about his reputation anymore.

What’s that saying again?

In for a penny, in for a pound.

He had already done it once.

So, let’s be straightforward!

Moreover, having visited the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace, the impact couldn’t be wiped out by just erasing Wu Zongyi and Nalan Mingxue’s related memories.

Those in higher echelons of the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace who knew about it wouldn’t be too many but also not too few.

It would be too much trouble to find each one of them and "brainwash" them...

It’s clear.

Having been "explicitly robbed" once and knowing his unfathomable power, the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace has taken his activities in Sixth Heaven very seriously, even anticipating his journey to Seventh Heaven.

Right now .

As soon as Li Jing and Ye Piaoran arrived at the little world’s entrance where the Sixth and Seventh Heaven were intersecting, fifteen guards from the Confucianism lineage who were in charge of the passage’s entrance eagerly welcomed them.

After some pleasantries, they arranged a "VIP" passage and sent the two of them into the little world.

Meanwhile, without alarming the crowd, a note from Wu Zongyi was handed to Li Jing before they left.

Upon entering the little world.

Li Jing casually opened the note, then raised an eyebrow.

The content of the note from Wu Zongyi was simple.

"The Extreme Taoist Demon Palace is prepared, be careful."

I have to say.

Despite the Confucianism lineage being conservative to the core, they’ve kept a certain place in the nine heavens of the Upper Three Realms for a reason.

This note from Wu Zongyi.

Can’t say it’s a warning.

Nor can it be called a hint of goodwill.

It’s more about distancing themselves.

The Extreme Taoist Demon Palace is ready for Li Jing.

Apparently, they’ve received the news of his visit to the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace. They might have got the picture of their loss through spies planted within the Confucianism lineage, and like Haoran Righteous Qi Palace, they "predicted" that he will go to Seventh Heaven.

Wu Zongyi had already witnessed Li Jing’s power firsthand.

If the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace chooses not to believe it, he would enjoy watching them suffer a setback.

However, at the same time.

The fox-like Wu Zongyi felt the need to guard against Li Jing.

This unpredictable man shouldn’t be given a reason to strike back during a disagreement.

Casually crushing the note, Li Jing turned his head.

"Piaoran, let’s hurry up. The Extreme Taoist Demon Palace seems to have set up an ambush at the exit of the little world to ’greet’ us. We shouldn’t keep them waiting too long."

"..."

Ye Piaoran.

To be fair.

This trip with Li Jing has repeatedly shattered her "stereotype" of him over the past two hundred-plus years.

At this moment, with his nonchalant words, she didn’t know where to start commenting.

The Extreme Taoist Demon Palace was clearly out to get him..

Even going as far as setting up an ambush at the exit of the little world.

Not only was Li Jing not considering what to do, but he also urged her to hurry up so as not to keep the others waiting too long.

Outrageous!

Did he really take them seriously?

Despite the pure absurdity, Ye Piaoran wasn’t at all worried about any trouble as she followed Li Jing.

Although she hadn’t seen Li Jing fight Wu Zongyi in person, it wasn’t hard to deduce from the latter’s attitude that Li Jing’s power had already surpassed her imagination.

Even someone as strong as Wu Zongyi capitulated upon meeting him...

What more need to be said?

In contrast to the "preparation time" Li Jing gave to the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace to try and deal with him, the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace had much more time, a full five days.

But Ye Piaoran didn’t think that Li Jing, who always cowered in front of old immortals like Wu Zongyi, would be so easy to handle.

Five days.

The most the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace could prepare for was gathering a group of ancestral-level figures to attempt an ambush, there was no possibility of any meticulous setup like a dragnet.

Following Li Jing now, Ye Piaoran had completely let go of her worries.

Thinking too much was useless, she might as well wait for the drama to unfold.

...

The journey was silent.

Li Jing and Ye Piaoran quickly passed through the Little World and entered the Earth Realm Seventh Heaven.

Just as they stepped out of the passage.

Both of them saw nine demon cultivators, exuding a terrifying aura, already in position, seated cross-legged under the starry night sky forming a peculiar formation.

At the same time, the previously meditating nine individuals opened their eyes suddenly.

Both parties locked eyes, Li Jing slightly raised his eyebrows.

This lineup from the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace was impressive.

Six in the mid-period of Sixteenth Realm.

Three in the late stages of Sixteenth Realm.

This was a costly investment indeed!

Such a luxurious lineup, if thrown into the Nine Divisions of Earth, could clean sweep any one of them in a minute.

There is only one true Heavenly Father in the Nine Divisions, Yehovah.

With no Heavenly Father who can suppress the Sixteenth Realm, none in the Nine Divisions could face this lineup alone, even two or three realms combined might not be able to handle them.

The comparison of cultivation systems.

The advantage of the Western God Clan and Faith System is in the early and middle stages.

While the Eastern System usually dominates in the late stages.

Only when stepping into the Ninth Realm and beginning to play with rules, does the advantage of the Eastern System gradually reveal itself.

By the Sixteenth Realm stage.

Unless there is suppression from a higher realm, the advantage is undoubtedly with the Eastern System.

And the path of Demon Taoist is famously relentless and dominant in the Eastern System, their combat power surpasses all other systems.

Facing these nine, Ye Piaoran took a few glances at each.

Hmm.

She couldn’t see through any of them.

Each of them, clearly prepared and ready, was emitting extremely astonishing demon qi, each person was as pitch-black as ink against the starry sky of the night, making them quite conspicuous.

"Brother Li, these nine..."

"No big problem, just six in the mid-period of Sixteenth Realm, and three in the late stages of the Sixteenth Realm."

Li Jing smiled slightly.

"..."

Ye Piaoran fell silent, quietly moving behind him.

She didn’t doubt his ability to deal with this line-up.

But facing such a lineup, as a "little sister" in the Fourteenth Realm, she would be lying if she said she wasn’t nervous.

While the two of them were sizing up the nine opponents.

The nine opponents were also sizing up the two of them.

Throughout this, Li Jing remained calm, the nine ancestors of the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace dared not slack off, their auras, already enhanced far beyond their normal levels due to their preparedness, rose even further.

They didn’t have Wu Zongyi’s ability to see through another’s cultivation level by gauging their aura.

But when faced with the real Li Jing, not being able to discern anything despite their Sixteenth Realm cultivation level, spoke volumes.

Li Jing stood there.

Like a void that could devour everything at any time.

They couldn’t sense any detectable fluctuations from him.

He was... powerful...

Way too powerful!

How could such a person exist in the Immortal Realm!?

Even if he had a leg up with the Dao of the Universe, there was no way he could have grown to this level in just two hundred years.

The nine demonic elder cultivators were greatly shocked.

But they didn’t plan to back down just yet.

They were infamous for their arrogance as Demon Taoist cultivators.

They always had their way by bullying others, never being oppressed by anyone.

At this moment, there was no room for them to back down.

Although there is a difference between Demon Dao cultivation and Immortal Dao cultivation, the determination of their Taoist hearts is essential.

Even though it’s the same Taoist heart, there are differences between Demon Dao and Immortal Dao.

The Taoist heart of the Immortal Dao tends to be obsessively committed to achieving immortality, while the Demon Dao is about pursuing one’s true desires with unmatched dominance.

The nine venerable Demon Dao ancestors have been preparing for a long time, forming a joint attack formation, they are now like a fully drawn bow, ready to release their arrows.

If they were to retreat now,

They might have a chance to survive, but the Taoist hearts of the nine present will inevitably be damaged, reducing their hopes of advancement to mere delusions.

Heightened power also has its drawbacks.

When one’s realm is low, it is possible to salvage a damaged Taoist heart.

However, once the constraints of the realm are shattered and one reaches the level of the Sixteenth Realm, any damage to the Taoist heart is irreparable.

After staring at the relaxed yet serious Li Jing for a moment, one of the venerable ancestors of Demon Dao clenched his teeth and roared shakily.

"Formation, rise!"

This man was clearly the core of the combined attack formation.

Upon hearing his command, the eight Demon Dao ancestors decisively began forming handprints.

As the eight began, an ancient and profound formation was delineated in the starry sky, and the aura of the eight, climbing up to their lifetime peak, converged on the man who gave the order.

Subsequently,

The aura on this man, which had also climbed to the peak of his life, suddenly surged hundreds of times.

In an instant, his cultivation level at the later part of the Sixteenth Realm leapt past the peak to enter the territory of the Seventeenth Realm, and within the blink of an eye, it rose to the later part of the Seventeenth Realm.

"..."

Ye Piaoran’s face turned pale.

She was merely in the Fourteenth Realm,

Even the unreserved release of an aura from the Sixteenth Realm could leave her gasping for breath.

But as the former Saintess of Yaochi, Ye Piaoran was courageous.

She could bear the pain by gritting her teeth.

The aura of the man leading the formation after its activation, however, directly rose to the later part of the Seventeenth Realm. This was already far beyond what she could withstand just by gritting her teeth.

At this moment,

Every single cell of her was trembling, while her God Soul had a tendency to be crushed under pressure.

The crowds at the entrance and exit of the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace, who had discovered the anomaly but hadn’t had time to keep their distance, were even worse off.

At the scene, hundreds of people died instantly unable to withstand the shock, and over a hundred people fainted and lost consciousness.

Ye Piaoran was somewhat unsteady, but a warm hand reached out and held hers.

Immediately,

The pressure around her was gone.

She turned her head subconsciously.

She saw Li Jing, with a fascinated look on his face, pulling out his phone and taking a few snaps of the formation appearing in the starry sky.

"..."

Ye Piaoran was speechless.

The opposite side was already in formation, how could he still have the mood to take pictures!?

He was obviously underestimating them!

Just as she remained speechless, Li Jing looked over.

"This formation is interesting; I’ll ask the disciples who are proficient in the Dao of formation to study it when we get back."

Even before his words fell completely, the ancestor of Demon Dao, who was leading the formation and whose aura had finally escalated to the pinnacle of the Seventeenth Realm, burst out with red eyes.

"The superior elder of the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace, Xing Huang! Diwa Jiu Li! Do you dare to take my attack!"

Upon hearing the voice, Li Jing turned his head.

In his sight,

Xing Huang was gritting his teeth with blood flowing from the seven apertures of his body, and his body was showing fissures.

It was evident,

The power of the peaks of the Seventeenth Realm was too great,

His true realm was only in the late stages of the Sixteenth Realm, so he couldn’t bear it...

Looking at the other eight,

By channeling their powers to Xing Huang through the formation, their auras had weakened to the extreme, their essence of life flickered like a candle in the wind, possibly extinguishing at any moment.

The opposition was fighting hard.

After a slight silence, Li Jing spoke.

"Alright, I’ll take your hit. If you manage to harm me, I’ll leave and I won’t mess with the Extreme Taoist Demon Palace in the future."

As he spoke, Li Jing opened his domain and took Ye Piaoran into it, separated from the range of his domain and stood alone in the starry sky.

The nine ancestors of the Demon Tao noticed this, their pupils contracted slightly.

Reliant on their own independent worlds to present domains, as Eastern Cultivators, they were more than familiar with it.

Moreover, as the ancestors of the Sixteenth Realm, their independent worlds had extended to the extent of the vast cosmos.

However, the domain that presented itself in front of them at this moment, did not mention the Samsara System within, it exceeded their understanding...

This,

Is this really a personal independent world?

Now looking at Li Jing, not only did he not intend to depend on his domain to resist the attack, but he also didn’t show any signs of defensive measures, the nine Demon Taoist ancestors couldn’t help but look astonished.

This person...

How powerful is he?

The pinnacle of the Seventeenth Realm, is it not even worthy of his attention?

After a glance at each other, the Demon Dao ancestor who was leading the formation gave a nod to the others, and quickly shifted his hands to form several handprints.

"Execute!"

With a roar, he abruptly slammed a palm towards the sky.

Immediately,

With a "boom", the dark night sky shattered.

A space fissure quietly appeared high in the sky, tearing the entire sky apart, then an enormous demon’s claw covered in black hair emerged from the fissure as if it had been summoned from a different space.

In an instant,

The wind howled and clouds surged.

All of the earthly spiritual energy naturally floating between heaven and earth was turned into a flood of demonic Qi, which was then absorbed completely by the demon’s claw in the blink of an eye.

At the same time,

The demon’s claw began to descend slowly.

The space,

Was crushed inch by inch.

Void space emerged.

And it quickly began to show a tendency to collapse.

Li Jing looked up at the slow-falling demon’s claw and slightly furrowed his brows.

Impressive, this was quite something.

Setting aside the fact that all the spiritual energy in the vicinity was squeezed to nothing, the rarity of void space could hardly withstand the pressure brought about by the slowly descending demon’s claw, and even he himself was completely locked in without any room for evasion.

At the rear, Ye Piaoran, who was in Li Jing’s domain, saw the terrifying demon’s claw descending slowly, which even almost led to the collapse of the void. After the shock, she couldn’t help but break out into a cold sweat for Li Jing.

Brother Li,

Is he a bit too overconfident?

No sooner had she had this thought than Li Jing’s body "boom" burst out with sky-reaching demonic Qi.

The next second,

The demon’s claw paused.

No.

To be precise,

It was slowly being pushed back up.

Li Jing himself didn’t move a muscle.

He simply converted the Chaos Qi in his body into the Demon Qi, releasing it unstintingly in an unlimited fashion, generating an "upward current" that pushed the demon’s claw back up.

"..."

Ye Piaoran,

"..."

The nine Demon Dao ancestors.