I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 672 The real purpose

Gu Yuanqing sighed softly.

If it were merely a life-or-death battle against the demons, he, as a cultivator from the Linglong Realm, would certainly not hesitate to exert more effort.

However, all the signs revealed indicate that this battle was mixed with too much personal selfishness.

This gate made it even more difficult for the already disunited cultivators of the Linglong Realm to work together.

This reminded Gu Yuanqing of the Heavenly King's Palace in the Dragon Demon Realm back then.

These Heavenly Kings and Divine Generals, who were merely at the level of Celestials, were willing to sacrifice their lives for their people.

Although Gu Yuanqing disliked him and had a grudge against him, it did not prevent him from admiring him.

Compared to the other two, the Ancient Divine Sect is rather repulsive.

Perhaps not everything is like this within this sect, but various signs make it easy to see the decay hidden within this behemoth.

Perhaps it's just because the Primordial God Sect has been invincible in the Linglong Realm for too long. Even though they deliberately left behind the Hidden Radiance Alliance and faced the threat of the Abyss, who could truly challenge them in all these countless years?

These thoughts flashed through Gu Yuanqing's mind, before he once again focused his attention on the Demon Clan.

The demons launched a full-scale attack, a scene completely different from before.

With the Demon Lord personally intervening to restrain most of the power of the Eight Desolations Demon Suppression Formation, the saturation attack immediately created numerous flaws in the entire defensive line.

The remaining power of the forbidden area was only enough to intercept the Great Demon of the Undying Chaos Realm who was wielding a demonic weapon, but ordinary Chaos Demons and those below them had no time to spare and broke through the torn defense line.

Dense and overwhelming, like a dark cloud emerging from the gaps in the forbidden land.

On the defensive line, all the cultivators looked solemn and were on high alert, for the real test was about to begin.

Moments later, the Chaos Cultivators, who were on the first line of defense behind the forbidden area, began to make contact with the demons, and the light of countless magical treasures shone in the void.

This defensive line is mainly designed to stop the experts at the Chaotic Heaven level and the peak Yin-Yang level among the demon race, and to kill as many demonic beasts as possible to reduce the pressure on the defensive line behind.

This level is also the most dangerous, after all, the forbidden area ahead is protected by the forbidden area itself, so even if there is a mistake, it will not affect life or death.

No demon would dare to invade the forbidden area and bring about its own destruction.

Moreover, this line of defense is extremely important. Every cultivator at the Chaos Realm dares not slack off. If anyone's area of ​​defense is compromised, they will not only lose face, but if a demon at the Chaos Realm level breaks through, there will likely be a large number of casualties in the rear.

Fortunately, as the demons broke through the forbidden area's defenses, the power of the Celestial Mirror also shifted. Under the mirror's light, even demons skilled in concealment could not escape its reach.

At the same time, the demon race cultivators dared not concentrate their attacks on any one defensive line, otherwise they would have to be wary of attacks from the forbidden area.

In comparison, Gu Yuanqing appeared much calmer. His strength was originally comparable to that of the Undying Demons, but now all the Undying Demons were blocked by the power of the forbidden area, and there was no one among the demons who could match him.

The Demon-Subduing Sword hovered above his head as he calmly watched the small dots in front of him grow larger and more numerous, eventually reaching within ten thousand miles in the blink of an eye.

For cultivators of the Chaos Realm, this is already within their attack range.

The demons opposite also spotted Gu Yuanqing. The leader, a demon at the Shattering Heaven level, cackled, "Human cultivator! Minions, follow me and kill!"

It emitted a red light, and a streak of blood-red light pierced through space, directly attacking Gu Yuanqing.

At the same time, the demons behind them spread out to both wings, their demonic energy merging and transforming into red and black clouds that swept across the sky.

The blood-red light moved incredibly fast, reaching Gu Yuanqing in the blink of an eye.

This was a ten-foot-long sword, its entire body crimson, like a blood essence. Wherever it passed, space was torn apart, revealing cracks. Clearly, this attack was no simple matter.

Gu Yuanqing extended his finger and pointed it into the air, the power of the Formless Tribulation Finger touching it.

The blood-red blade hummed and vibrated before shooting back.

"You do have some skill!"

A ferocious smile appeared on the demon's pale face. Suddenly, he roared, and blood-red light emanated from his body. Blood wings spread out from his back, and his entire body transformed into a giant bat several meters tall.

"With its delicate skin and tender flesh, it must taste delicious!"

It let out another strange cry, followed by a sound that was barely audible to the naked eye. When it reached Gu Yuanqing, it caused his soul to tremble slightly.

Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly. It was quite a coincidence that a giant bat was being suppressed in his Beiquan Cave Heaven, and a group of them had come here.

The only difference is that the one inside Beiquan Cave Heaven is an incarnation of Hun Tian Bu Si.

"That's about it." Gu Yuanqing murmured to himself, slowly forming a sword incantation.

The Demon-Subduing Sword appeared silently above his head, then trembled slightly, and countless sword shadows spread across a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

Fifty thousand miles behind Gu Yuanqing, two cultivators at the Yin-Yang Realm were nervously watching this scene from within the array platform.

Both of them were cultivators from the Ancient Divine Sect.

"Why hasn't this guy surnamed Gu made a move yet? Could it be that he doesn't want to stop the demons at all?"

"It shouldn't be that bad. The war between humans and demons is not a personal grudge. The Qian Yuan Realm is also within the Linglong Realm. How could they do such an outrageous thing?"

"That's true. It's fine if he doesn't come to the Demon battlefield, but since he's here, he's taken on the responsibility of guarding it. If he dares to let the demons in, it would be a betrayal of the human race, and the entire Linglong Realm would punish him. However, we should also be careful. Even if he doesn't dare to openly let the demons in, he has a grudge against our Ancient Divine Sect. We must be wary that he might use the excuse that there are too many demons to guard against them all, and let in hidden demon experts. That would be a big problem."

Another Yin-Yang cultivator frowned slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "This is indeed something we must be wary of."

“I don’t think the sect should have entrusted him with such an important position. This place is right next to the main area; if he were to cause trouble in secret, it could lead to disaster. Moreover, he only sent an avatar; we don’t even know how much power he has. If…”

As the two were talking, their expressions suddenly froze. They saw countless sword shadows suddenly appear, and the next second, the sword lights clashed.

Within a radius of ten thousand miles, all the demons were reduced to blood mist.

Only the demon at the Chaos Realm level panicked and transformed into a blood escape technique, quickly fleeing into the blood mist of the slain demon beasts and demons.

"This person is definitely not at the Shattering Heaven level, but rather at the Chaos Undying level!"

The demons are fearless in the face of death, but none of them want to die.

But how could he possibly escape from Gu Yuanqing?
The Demon-Subduing Sword was drawn again, its sword array suppressing and binding him as they passed each other.

Its physical body shattered, and three slightly damaged Daoist imprints appeared in the air.

Gu Yuanqing raised his hand and tried to suppress it with a palm strike, using the Heavenly Fishing Technique to pull the Daoist mark back into the Northern Spring Cave Heaven.

Suddenly, the Daoist mark emitted a dazzling light, and then exploded open with a bang.

The boundless light drew attention from all around.

"It's a bit of a pity that it's not the real person." Gu Yuanqing regretfully withdrew his hand.

Then the Demon-Subduing Sword flashed again, and once again all the demonic beasts that filled the area of ​​ten thousand miles were slaughtered.

The demons and monsters behind them retreated in panic. Their leader was killed instantly. Without a cultivator of equal strength to restrain them, even if several times their number went up, they would just be easy prey.

But the next second, these magical beasts turned around again, but this time they did not rush directly at Gu Yuanqing. Instead, they circled around him, trying to avoid his frontal defense.

Gu Yuanqing stood still, not moving. Among these demons, there were only a few at the Yin-Yang level, not worth his time. With a thought, demon blood from within ten thousand miles converged on him, then compressed into a thumb-sized bead that fell into his palm. Within the bead, countless demonic vengeful spirits vanished.

Gu Yuanqing calmly put it into a bottle.

Gu Yuanqing also collected all the artifacts left behind by the demons into his Qiankun bag.

These magical artifacts can be taken back and cleansed of their demonic energy, and can also be broken down into many high-quality materials.

Within the forbidden land of Guiji.

A colossal, immortal demon flew into the room and knelt down on one knee.

"My lord, six altars have been sent into the human realm, but about a million miles to the northwest, Xuan Li's avatar was killed, suspected to be a human expert at the Chaos Undying level."

"It seems there are still quite a few experts among the human race. I will tear apart the defenses in this direction. You send a clone to meet him. Be careful not to be detected by the Celestial Mirror. The important thing is not to kill people, but to send the altar in." The Demon Lord said calmly.

"promise!"

A moment later, the Demon Lord once again unleashed his divine power, drawing the attention of all the forbidden areas. The Silent Forbidden Area crashed into the Silent Coffin, causing the Divine Forbidden Mountain Range to retreat dozens of miles, almost breaking free from the position of the Eight Desolations Demon Suppression Formation.

Within a torn defensive line, the Great Demon of Chaos, concealing its aura, hid among the demonic beasts and headed towards Gu Yuanqing's direction.

What no one knew was that Mu Tianheng's gaze lingered on the Chaotic Undying Demon for a moment before he ignored it and continued fighting the Demon Lord.

Gu Yuanqing stood in the void. Compared to the hustle and bustle of other places, this place was obviously much quieter. On the contrary, the array platform behind him was busier than he was.

Gu Yuanqing merely glanced back, showing no intention of helping. If they couldn't even handle a few scattered Yin-Yang level demons, then the people of the Ancient God Sect would be utterly useless.

Moreover, with the thirty-six small world formations presided over by Li Lingyun, a great cultivator of the Chaotic Undying Realm, as the final line of defense, there is absolutely nothing to worry about.

About half an hour later, his gaze suddenly fixed on the front. The demons attacked again, and the leader seemed to be a demon at the Shattering Heaven level as well.

But suddenly, Gu Yuanqing sensed a dangerous aura descending upon him.

"Wait, there are also demon experts!"

Gu Yuanqing activated his Heavenly Eye of Void, which shimmered with starlight, and peered into the void, vaguely spotting a dark shadow stealthily approaching.

With a soft hum, the Demon-Subduing Sword Formation opened once more, stirring the void and forcing the Great Demon of Chaos and Immortality out.

This demon swung its blood-red longsword, striking the very body of the Demon-Subduing Sword Formation, creating a slight opening. It looked up at Gu Yuanqing with a ferocious grin, then took a step and vanished.

The sword reappeared behind Gu Yuanqing, slashing down at Gu Yuanqing's head.

But the next second, Gu Yuanqing's figure vanished in an afterimage.

The Great Demon of Chaos looked up and saw a large seal crashing down. At the same time, a voice rang out from a hundred miles behind him, seemingly chuckling, "So it's you!"

With a slightly pale face, Ye Xueyin swung his sword at Lieshan Yin, but was no match for its strength. The sword and the sword crashed heavily back into Ye Xueyin's chest, and his body fell uncontrollably downwards. Suddenly, it transformed into thousands of bats and scattered in all directions.

Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly: "If I could capture you back then, what's a little more ability to do it now!"

The World Seal of Beiquan Town appeared in the void, its gigantic hand, spanning a thousand miles, enveloping all the bats.

Then all the scattered power was forced together, turning into its true form, which could not move. A fishing line appeared and directly pulled Ye Xueyin's body into the void and disappeared.

"What a pity, it's still just an avatar!" Gu Yuanqing shook his head and smiled. The Demon-Subduing Sword once again multiplied into thousands, and all the demons and magical beasts that followed Ye Xueyin were turned into blood mist, even the demons at the Shattering Heaven level were no exception.

In the distance, Mu Tianheng's pupils shrank slightly in the Divine Forbidden Mountain Range. Gu Yuanqing's strength seemed to have increased considerably compared to before. Even though this demon was just an avatar, he was still at the level of the Undying Chaos Realm, yet he was actually suppressed by him.

"This person has become a major threat!"

Gu Yuanqing could feel the gazes on him, but he ignored them. He had come here to observe the strength of the Ancient Divine Sect and the Demon Clan, so how could others not be collecting information about him?

There's no need to hide anything. After all, he's just an avatar here. It would be a big mistake to estimate his true strength based on that alone.

He calmly collected the demon blood energy again, but suddenly his brows furrowed slightly.

"It seems my previous feeling wasn't just a misperception!"

As he collected the demonic blood essence, he sensed that some of it was being lost, as if it had disappeared into the void.

Last time, he only had a suspicion, but this time he was almost certain.

In fact, if it weren't for the large area affected, he would hardly have noticed it. The first time, he thought it was naturally flowing away and dissipating into the void, but he was a little surprised that the speed of this flow was a bit too fast.

But this time, upon closer inspection, a subtle fluctuation of power was detected.

"Is someone secretly collecting demonic blood essence? Is it the work of the demons, the Primordial God Sect, or the Hidden Radiance Alliance?"

Gu Yuanqing opened his Void Heavenly Eye and looked around calmly. He first ruled out the Hidden Radiance Alliance, as it would be difficult for them to do so on the territory of the Ancient Divine Sect.

Then a wisp of the clone flew out and landed inside the forbidden area of ​​Wuliang Mountain.

Within the forbidden area, countless cultivators from the Illusionary Spirit Sect flew along its edge, manipulating magical artifacts and unleashing supernatural powers to slay demons and monsters.

With the protection of the forbidden area, they could advance or retreat as needed. They gained considerable advantage by avoiding the demons' overhaul, but they also inevitably suffered casualties.

Ning Xuxuan stood atop Mount Wuliang, within the altar, communicating and summoning the power of the forbidden area.

Perhaps sensing Gu Yuanqing's arrival, he spared a wisp of his mind to meet him.

"Is someone secretly collecting demon blood essence?" Gu Yuanqing asked bluntly.

Ning Xuxuan's gaze sharpened slightly, and he said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment."

After a moment, Ning Xuxuan nodded and said, "That's right. The demons killed outside the forbidden area lose their residual blood energy three times faster than usual."

"Was this done by the Primordial Divine Sect?" Gu Yuanqing asked.

Ning Xuxuan nodded and said, "If it is the same in the Eight Desolations Demon Suppression Formation, then only the Primordial Divine Sect can prevent the power of the demon race from entering the formation."

Gu Yuanqing looked around at the entire battlefield, a battlefield where battles raged on and on. Every moment, countless demons and magical beasts were killed. Even though most of their life essence would be destroyed by the supernatural powers and spells used to kill them, the sheer number of them accumulated into a considerable amount of blood energy.

Perhaps the blood essence of the demons and monsters killed in the past few days alone is enough to be comparable to the total number of living beings in a small world.

Gu Yuanqing and Ning Xuxuan exchanged a glance simultaneously.

Gu Yuanqing said, "Could this be the true purpose of the Ancient Divine Sect?"

Ning Xuxuan paused for a moment, then looked at the boundary gate in the center and said, "If that's the case, it must be for this. It is said that opening the boundary gate requires too much power, and using the blood energy of the demon race is not a bad way to do it."

Gu Yuanqing smiled sarcastically: "What a grand gesture, willing to plunge the entire Linglong Realm into crisis for it."

"Perhaps it's just our speculation, but it's not impossible," Ning Xuxuan sighed softly.

Looking at the entire course of events, the fall of Jieyuan was too sudden. Even though everything seems reasonable, there are still many aspects worth exploring.

Overall, the strength of the Ancient Divine Sect was far below expectations, and its reputation for suppressing the past and present was undeserved.

If it were only this level of power, why would the Hidden Sun Alliance be so afraid?
(End of this chapter)