The mortal's candle dragon opens the sky

The white-haired old man had been indifferent to Baohua's actions of gathering her own army from the beginning to the end. However, after hearing what Yan Baohua had just said, his face changed at first, and then he glanced at Xuyang who seemed to be smiling beside him, and immediately smiled bitterly:
"If you want to control me as a slave from now on, you might as well kill me directly. But if you only want to deal with Liuji and the Mother of the Stem Borer, I can swear an oath of solidarity, but you must set me free after these two things are done. If you don't agree, there is no point in living under someone's control. It's better for you to take action now."

After the white-haired old man finished speaking, he looked at Xuyang and the other man with a calm expression.

'So tough?'

Xuyang raised his eyebrows and looked up to him a little. Some of the Mahayana beings he had met in the past would lower themselves and beg for mercy when faced with a situation in which they were sure to die, and would fawn on others without regard for their dignity. However, this old man still had some demeanor of a powerful Mahayana person.

Unexpectedly, Baohua seemed to see through the old man's thoughts. She did not give a direct answer, but instead said lightly, "I remember that tens of thousands of years ago, there was a rumor in the Saint Realm that your Devouring Heaven Demon Ancestor had a very hidden blood toad incarnation, whose magical powers were no less than the original body. And because of the innate magical power of the Moon Toad, the 'Return to the Origin and Dream True Method', the two of them were of the same mind and did not expect the incarnation to rebel. Moreover, your most important treasure, the 'Demon Sealing Wand', was not in your hand. Now it seems that this should be true."

The old man seemed to have already arranged a retreat, and was not surprised by Baohua's revelation. His expression remained calm and he replied calmly:
“The fate of the Holy Realm has been full of twists and turns. Whether it is your plan as the founder of Baohua, or the plans of Nirvana and Liuji, they are all for the continuation of the Holy Realm. Logically speaking, they are all correct. However, it is not easy for fellow Taoists like me to cultivate to the Mahayana realm. Naturally, we do not want to sink with the Holy Realm, which is about to sink. We must have some backup plans. I can leave my original body behind to advance and retreat with the Holy Realm at the last moment. No one can find fault with me, right?

Or are you still brooding over the past reversals we've made? The Mother of the Stem Borer is so powerful that even the True Immortals of the Upper Realm can only temporarily seal it, and cannot completely kill it. The ancient prohibition is already in ruins. Even if your original plan succeeds by chance, at least half of the Saint Ancestors will die. Even if you survive this evil creature, you will be severely injured and it will be difficult to cope with the subsequent Heavenly Demon Disaster. After all, we are not like you ancestors, all of whom have Xuantian treasures to protect you!
So when you were deserted by your friends and relatives, it was not because we were deliberately trying to deal with you. We really cannot do such a righteous thing as sacrificing ourselves to continue the Holy Realm. In the past 100,000 years, the Holy Realm has lost many lives of high-level and top-level saints in the land of the First Seal. We have seen it all. A million years ago, the overall strength of our Holy Realm was no less than that of the Spirit Realm and the Moko Realm! What about now?"

"I promised at the beginning that once it was accomplished, I would enshrine the Imperial Thunder Sign as a common treasure of all the saints in the holy world. It is ridiculous for you to bring up the Heavenly Demon's Tribulation!" Baohua's beautiful eyes flashed, and she suddenly sneered and interrupted the old man.

"I remember the agreement we made at the beginning. The prerequisite for enjoying the shared treasure is to pass the tribulation under supervision to prevent the person passing the tribulation from taking the Thunder Sign and running away. But who doesn't have secrets? I don't doubt your character, Baohua, but I can't accept that matters of life and death are entrusted to others! What we cultivators seek is longevity and freedom. Whether it is passing the tribulation or ascending to immortality, it all depends on our own fate. Not everyone likes to be controlled by you ancestors all day long! In short, if you agree to my proposal, I will swear an oath, but it is limited to these two things!"

There is no need to talk too much. The white-haired old man retorted in a deep voice, and then seemed to have lost interest in speaking. After slowly shaking his head, he shut up and said no more.

Baohua's chest rose and fell violently. She had worked hard for the great calamity of the Holy Realm and had been in life-and-death crises several times without any complaints. However, what she got in return was betrayal by all the Holy Ancestors. She almost died under the siege. However, a few words from the old man could not make her feel relieved.

Xuyang had been watching the show with a smile on his face and listening with great interest. He understood that Baohua was a true saint and indeed selfless, but she also wanted to unify all the forces in the demon world, not only for the Mother of Borers, but also to restrain all demons in the future and minimize disputes in the demon world. To put it bluntly, she wanted to establish a system, an organization similar to the fairy world and heaven.

But what the white-haired old man said was not wrong. From a personal point of view, even though he has reached the late stage of Mahayana, he is still bound by rules and regulations and is required to fight against the Mother of Stem Borer. If it were Xuyang who had to make the choice, if he did not have the confidence to kill the Mother of Stem Borer, he would most likely rebel against Baohua, or directly go to another realm to become a Mahayana cultivator.

It's not like they can't survive if they leave the Demon Realm. When they reach the late Mahayana stage of cultivation, they can easily open up a spiritual cave suitable for cultivation in any realm. The nearby native forces will be wary of them and will most likely only make friends with them or use them, such as Qing Yuanzi, Jin Yanhou and others in the Styx. The Mayfly Clan would love to have a few more Mahayana cultivators to share the pressure with them.

Therefore, once you leave the demon world, you may lose a lot of resources and have fewer people to serve and command you, but it is also true that you will live a carefree and happy life.

Compromise is when you are not strong enough, you have no choice but to do so. With the ability to protect yourself, who would want to be controlled? Even if it is just control without oppression, many people don't like this kind of life.

Baohua's face turned red and white for a while, and she sneered and asked, "If that's the case, why did you agree to go to the Land of the First Seal this time? No matter how important your blood toad incarnation is, it's not as important as your real body, right?"

"The strongest person in our world who can fight head-on is Fellow Daoist Nirvana, but even if he uses the Three Nirvana Transformations, he can only match a powerful True Spirit for a short period of time. Once his vitality is greatly damaged, his magical powers will be useless. Since Yuansha has returned to your fold, you must have heard the news from there. Not long ago, Nirvana almost died in the Land of the First Seal. If it weren't for the fact that the spirits and demons were about to meet, and if Liuji's plan hadn't had some chance, I would have left this world long ago!
But now that you have been able to invite this lord to the Holy Realm, things are naturally different. Although I have not seen this lord's background, the magical power he just displayed is already incomparable to Nirvana. Since it is a sure win, I naturally have no objection. If you were to ask me, Brother Baohua, you should have done this earlier. If you had invited this lord earlier, who would have thought of dealing with you? They would only applaud you for your wide circle of friends! Those little brats down there might even want to build a monument for you!"

The white-haired old man suddenly smiled and bowed towards Xuyang. There was no respect for the previous ancestor in his words. Although he did not say it explicitly, his words and deeds implied that if you don't have the skills, don't take on the job!
The sarcasm is evident in the words!
Xuyang couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and nodded to him with a smile.

Although Baohua helped him several times and could be considered a good friend, she had a stubborn saintly air and was a bit arrogant and reserved. Xuyang was happy to see Baohua being humiliated in words, not to mention that the old man was flattering her and criticizing her, so he felt quite comfortable with the flattery.

The carefree character of this Sky-Devouring Demon Ancestor is quite interesting. He seems to be sure that Baohua will not target him. After all, he represents the centrist faction that is independent of the three great ancestors, and his overall strength is no less than that of the demon world forces such as the Beast Lord Palace.

If Baohua attacks him as soon as she returns, everyone will be in danger and there will be no way to integrate the demon world.

Baohua's chest rose and fell violently. She took a deep breath and snorted coldly, "In that case, swear an oath! Since you like to be free and unrestrained, when a strong man from another world covets your bloodline and crosses the world to deal with you, you will be alone and helpless. Just don't complain."

"Of course! I choose to live in peace, so I won't expect you to help me!" The white-haired old man smiled carefreely, spat out a mouthful of blood without hesitation, and solemnly swore to help Baohua complete two things. He didn't promise anything more, but it was more like a promise to restrain Baohua from asking for more. After swearing, the old man said directly: "With this gentleman as a witness, I naturally trust you, so you don't need to swear to guarantee the interests of the middle group. Just tell me what you want me to do."

Baohua pretended not to hear the hidden meaning in the old man's words. She glanced at Yuan Sha, who was shouting at countless demon soldiers to form a team in the distance. After pondering for a while, she said calmly:

"I will take Yuansha away. The other fellow Taoist in white is named Minggu. Your main body will take her to contact your friends. Summon all the demon lords and high-level saints who are proficient in prohibitions. Go straight to the outskirts of the Land of the First Seal to rest for a while, which may take a few years or a few months. After I finish dealing with the previous matters and convince Nirvana and Yuanyan, I will rush over."

The white-haired old man was not surprised by this arrangement. He looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice, "Since you are back, there is no reason for Liuji to be spared. We don't want to get involved in the dispute between you, but you directly evacuated all the Demon Gathering Towers. Didn't you leave any way out? Did you directly abandon Liuji's plan to attack Fengyuan Continent? Don't sacrifice public interests for personal gain!"

Xuyang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, then smiled without saying a word with his hands behind his back.

"Don't even think about the holy sacrifice. In the territory of Fengyuan Continent on the other side of the space channel corresponding to the intersection of spirits and demons, both the human and demon races have now become vassal territories of this adult. The Shura clan has fled far away, and the Mu clan has formed an alliance with the human and demon races, and has also become a vassal of this adult in disguise. Even if Liuji is lucky enough to expel me from the holy realm again this time, once the space channel is opened in the future, you will be beaten to a pulp!" Baohua sneered.

"I see. That's how it is."

The old man looked at Xuyang in surprise. For the first time, he did not refute Baohua. Instead, he thought for a moment and nodded: "In this case, I will be more confident in persuading those old friends to go to the Land of the First Seal! Well, is there anything else?"

"Have!"

Baohua finished making the arrangements, a hint of murderous intent emerged on her jade face, and she said in a deep voice: "I can let go of the fact that you helped to besiege me before, but you must tell me everything you know about the real bodies and incarnations of Liuji and Xueguang!"

"Xue Guang is in the Shenxue Lake in the Bloodstone Mountains. His avatars are preparing for the Holy Sacrifice just like me, and they are also in the Bloodstone Mountains! As for Liu Ji's real body, the Cuizhu Valley in your Wanhua Mountains is one of the best holy places for cultivation in the Holy Realm. After she seized the position of the ancestor, her real body has been there all year round. Everyone in the Holy Realm knows it!
As for the six incarnations, they are in Lanpu City, Chongyue City, and the incarnation with the highest cultivation is guarding the Land of the First Seal. I also have an ordinary demon goblin incarnation in it! But this is just what I knew before. I can’t guarantee whether they have changed now, but I definitely didn’t lie to you! With the oath of unity, I can’t lie to you!"

The white-haired old man didn't even stutter, and he blurted out everything he knew in one breath. But after he finished speaking, he added in surprise: "You actually asked about the whereabouts of Xueguang instead of Tianqi, Heyan and the others. Could it be that your state of mind has improved so much that you don't care about the past anymore?"

Xuyang couldn't help but grin. This Sky-Swallowing Demon Ancestor really couldn't stand being sarcastic. He just got serious for a while, and then began to rely on the alliance to mock Baohua without any scruples. It seems that it was not easy for Baohua to manage the overall situation in the demon world!
Baohua has already gotten used to the other party's sarcasm. Hearing this, she sneered, "As long as I show my flower tree magical power in any of the Beast Lord's branch halls, they will naturally come to me eagerly. Why ask you? They are restricted by their skills and cannot cultivate their incarnations. Although their magical powers are strong, they are much easier to deal with than Liuji!"

"I understand! I understand! After all... Hehe!" The white-haired old man smiled contemptuously and did not delay any longer. He bowed towards Xuyang, stretched out his hand and waved the black spirit boat that was stagnant in the void, and took it back into his sleeve. Then he turned into a gray-white evil spirit and flew towards the direction of Ming Gu, as if he had no grudge at all about Xuyang destroying his treasure and killing his men before.

There is no way not to leave, after all, the shadows of flower trees have begun to appear behind Baohua!

Xuyang was a little surprised by this, but Baohua's eyes turned slightly and answered his doubts. She said softly: "I didn't see any of those outstanding old faces of the Demon Lord level among his descendants. I guess they have already taken refuge in other worlds with the Blood Toad Incarnation. The rest of them seem to be loyal to him, but in fact, I don't know how many spies and undercovers from Liuji and Yuanyan are mixed in. Maybe they were forced in to monitor him gathering the magic energy. Naturally, he doesn't feel bad! As expected of a toad, he is slippery and ruthless!"

Xuyang nodded suddenly and no longer paid attention to the chaos below. His mind sank into the sea of ​​consciousness and began to observe the movements of the jade pendant. After entering the Demon World, it was equivalent to entering the sphere of influence of the bottle spirit. As a spirit incarnated from a chaotic artifact, its magical powers could not be overestimated. He could never imagine that it could not leave the Kunling Valley.

Fortunately, after a few hours, countless warships and battle fortresses took off into the sky and gradually flew away. Yuan Sha flew back to Baohua without any sadness or joy. The jade pendant had not moved, but Xuyang did not let down his guard. He decided to always keep a part of his mind alert in the days to come and always pay attention to possible movements.

After all, the status of the Sky Bottle Spirit is so high that it is almost equivalent to the realm of Daluo or even Daozu. Although his magical powers are limited because he is in the lower realm and has no physical body, he should not be underestimated.

At this time, Baohua glanced at Yuansha indifferently and cast an inquiring look at Xuyang.

Xuyang grinned and said, "You make the arrangements. I'm not familiar with the demon world. Try to wipe them out along the way. Don't delay too long!" (End of this chapter)