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Chapter 854 The Chaos at Bull Demon Mountain [Happy Mid-Autumn Festival]

At the very moment that Taiyin Demon Mountain was born.

Within the underground space, the might of a colossal demon suddenly emerged, transforming into twisted runes that formed an ancient restriction, imprisoning the entire demonic mountain.

Seeing this, Qin Ming made a grasping motion with his finger and reached down, but was bounced back by a powerful restrictive force.

"No. This Taiyin Demon Mountain is not used to suppress the ancient bull demon beneath it."

"It was formed after it fell to the earth."

"This demon was probably a dominant force in the ancient demon realm, and it was actually able to..."

The old demon Qingyang seemed to have seen through something and analyzed it calmly.

Qin Ming was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that acquiring this Taiyin Demon Mountain would be quite difficult.

He sent the Sky-Devouring Rat to try it out, but these strange gray runes were formed by the natural world and contained profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

It is even comparable to a powerful restriction of the seventh rank.

The Devouring Rat mustered all its strength and stepped forward to inhale and exhale forbidden mystic light. It took quite a while before it broke through a rune restriction.

Instead, the chilling power emanating from Mount Taiyin made him shiver all over, and he quickly retreated, trembling.

"It's so damn cold, Master, I can't stand it anymore."

Upon seeing this, Qin Ming immediately ordered the Devouring Sky Rat to return to the Lesser Spirit Realm to recuperate.

However, before leaving, the Devouring Rat handed over the rune fragment that it had deciphered to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming sealed it inside a jade slip, intending to study it later. His current skills in formations and weapon crafting are extremely high, and he also has considerable knowledge of ancient restrictions.

His breakthrough at Bull Demon Mountain was so significant that it has likely attracted the attention of the surrounding demon races.

Next, chaos is about to unfold in the Thunder Water Palace.

……

On an unnamed island.

Gu Chang'an, now one with the turtle, stared wide-eyed at the coastline and said with some surprise:
"Brother Li actually broke through to the late stage in such a short time. He is truly no ordinary cultivator."

"I've never heard of a Void Refinement Tribulation of this scale before. Could it be that someone has cultivated some kind of great supernatural power?"

"As long as this guy doesn't perish along the way, advancing to the Fusion Realm is only a matter of time."

"In that case, coming to the Ancient Demon Realm with him isn't such a bad deal after all."

……

The celestial phenomena within the Lei Ze Water Palace quickly became a hot topic.

The three major demon clans controlled by Cangyuan Water Mansion, Bibo Water Mansion, and Tongming Water Mansion also gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

This secret meeting between the three races was extremely discreet; only three people were discussing matters within the forbidden area.

The Cangyuan Water Palace is controlled by the 'Black Ray Clan', whose leader is an old man with white hair and eyebrows, and a cultivation level of the late sixth rank.

"As you two fellow Daoists are probably aware, the Thunder Swamp Water Palace has only recently changed hands, and treasures have already appeared in the Bull Demon Mountain Range. In my opinion, the Xuan Water Crocodile occupying the Golden Scale Water Palace must be for the opportunity within."

"Such a rare celestial phenomenon is something I have never seen before."

"I don't think so. Although there is a celestial phenomenon that indicates the appearance of treasures in the Thunder Marsh Water Palace, the great calamity of thunder and fire is real. In my guess, could a new late-stage sixth-order cultivator have been born in the Bull Demon Mountain?"

The ruler of the Azure Wave Water Palace is the Azure Water Dragon Clan. The clan leader is a young man with a pair of blue vertical pupils and arms covered with blue scales. He is also at the late stage of the sixth rank.

He clearly held a different opinion regarding what happened at Bull Demon Mountain.

The last race to control the Tongming Water Palace is the 'Dark Water Leopard' clan. The clan leader is an old woman with silver hair, whose cultivation is the highest among the three, reaching the sixth-order perfect realm.

“Indeed, what Chief Bijiao said makes perfect sense. If that is the case, the Thunder Swamp Water Palace has suddenly produced two late-stage sixth-order cultivators. Given the ambition of that Xuanshui Crocodile, it will surely seize the opportunity to annex our three great water palaces.”

"Furthermore, in my opinion, that fifth-tier white ape is quite strange. Could it be that this fiend secretly advanced in the Bull Demon Mountain this time?"

The Black Ray Clan Chief of Cangyuan Water Mansion was startled upon hearing this.

He felt that the two demons present made a very good point in their analysis.

"If that's the case, the consequences will be unimaginable. Our three races must join forces to deal with this matter."

"Putting aside the various anomalies in the Thunder Swamp Water Palace, even if that treasure were to appear, we cannot simply watch it fall into the hands of others."

"After all, this commotion is quite significant, so there must be some great opportunities involved."

The old man from the Black Ray Clan of Cangyuan Water Palace also nodded slowly, agreeing with the other two demons' ideas.

"In that case, let's not delay. The three of us should set off immediately, or things might change."

As a result, the three demon clan leaders were also alarmed by the strange changes at Bull Demon Mountain and personally went to investigate the matter.

……

at the same time.

Located near the four major water palaces, above a dark sea, a black magic boat, several tens of feet in size, shuttles through the sky.

The entire Dharma boat exuded a bloodthirsty and ferocious aura, devoid of any extravagance, as if an extremely terrifying being sat inside the boat.

Above the bow of the ship hangs the head of a dragon, radiating the aura of a sixth-order perfected being, which is currently dripping demon blood, demonstrating the ship's owner's achievements.

Inside this black ship, in stark contrast to the outside, the interior was decorated with unparalleled opulence, creating a striking contrast.

Their way of doing things is also quite unique.

On the magic boat, there were only a few people, the leader of whom was a pale-faced young demon cultivator wearing a white fur coat.

He licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, glancing at the latest intelligence report in his hand.

After a long time.

He slowly began to speak, "A rare celestial phenomenon has appeared in the water palace in the southern region of the Wanze Demon Kingdom, indicating the emergence of a great treasure."

"That's quite interesting."

"Old Feng, let's change direction and join the fun at the newly built Thunder Swamp Water Mansion."

Upon hearing this, an elderly man in a gray robe with unfathomable cultivation level hurriedly advised, "Holy Son Di Chen, you mustn't!"

"Right now, let's return to the capital as planned. Business is important; otherwise, if anything goes wrong, this old servant won't be able to bear the consequences."

The young man in the fur robe named Di Chen asked with an unquestionable expression, "Are you questioning my decision?"

"Alright then. I will obey the Holy Son's command." The gray-robed old man smiled bitterly and had no choice but to agree.

He couldn't understand it either, given the appearance of this demon race's holy son.

Looking across the entire ancient demon realm, what kind of treasure couldn't he obtain? Why did he have to wade into this mess?

Even though the guards couldn't understand it, they could only let him do as he pleased.

……

In the ancient demon realm, atop a heavily guarded white jade platform.

With a flash of white light, a pillar of light descended from the void, emanating a vast and boundless spatial power.

When the white light subsided, a large group of people, numbering in the hundreds, was revealed.

One of them was Ao Yu, the demon general who lost most of his life when the Linglong Immortal Mansion was destroyed.

He returned to the ancient demon realm through the passage where the demon realm and the spirit realm intersected.

However, the resources required for each cross-dimensional teleportation of this level are astronomical.

The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the force of interface repulsion. Therefore, the teleportation speed of cultivators above the Integration stage is several times higher than that of ordinary cultivators.

Even someone as powerful as Demon General Ao Yu had to spend most of his accumulated wealth before he could be teleported back to the Ancient Demon Realm. This was mainly because during the battle at the Linglong Immortal Mansion, he was severely injured in a fierce battle against a seventh-tier ferocious insect, damaging his very essence. Only by returning to his clan's territory in the Ancient Demon Realm could he recover.

And the final impact of the True Spirit Kunpeng almost cost him his life.

This was the real reason he was so eager to return to the ancient demon realm: the Ten Great True Spirit Kings of antiquity had reappeared in the world and were now within the demon race's spiritual domain.

Naturally, Demon General Ao Yu had to personally deliver the message back to the Demon Realm.

This matter concerns a juvenile Kunpeng, a true spirit, and is considered a major event in the demon realm.

What's even more hateful is that it absorbed all three precious orbs of light left behind by the ancient immortals in the Linglong Immortal Mansion into its belly.
Ao Yu, the Demon General, was seriously injured, and his aura was somewhat weak and unstable due to the cross-dimensional teleportation.

His eerie face showed an unnatural pallor, but it still couldn't conceal the powerful pressure of his bloodline.

The demons stationed near the White Jade Platform were surprised to see a powerful figure like Demon General Ao Yu descend upon the Transmission Platform.

The demons were all greatly alarmed and hurriedly bowed and prostrated themselves before him, saying, "Welcome back to the realm, Demon General!"

Ao Yu, the Demon General, had a slight glint in his eyes, and his figure blurred and disappeared from the Transmission Platform.

A few days later.

General Ao Yu sat in a white jade carriage, preparing to return to the capital of the Demon Kingdom to report the matter of the True Spirit Kunpeng back to the upper echelons.

However, when he passed by Tongming Water Palace, one of the four major water palaces, he discovered that many forces in the area were secretly mobilizing troops, seemingly plotting something big.

Originally, as a Demon General at the Integration level, he was not interested in such petty power struggles.

However, he casually stopped a group of demon cultivators, asked them some questions, and learned about the strange events at Bull Demon Mountain.

"A treasure has appeared in the world at Bull Demon Mountain, and strange phenomena have occurred."

Suddenly.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he frowned, muttering to himself, "Could the ancient legends be true?"

"It really is the place where the Mighty Bull Demon fell."

With this thought in mind, Demon Commander Ao Yu's eyes flashed. He disguised himself as an ordinary demon cultivator and blended into the demon army below.
……

Qin Ming returned to the nameless island.

They began to study and decipher the ancient rune.

As for the Taiyin Demon Mountain in the Bull Demon Mountain, he was not worried that it would be taken away.

Even a cultivator like him, who had reached the Profound Realm of Physical Body, could not break through the restriction even with the Devouring Sky Rat.

Even demon cultivators at the Integration Stage could only watch helplessly.

Furthermore, such sacred mountain treasures cannot be taken away without specific refining techniques.

Qin Ming also knew that the appearance of the treasure had caused too much of a stir and disrupted the situation in the Thunder Swamp Water Palace, so he planned to wait until the demon race was in chaos before making his move.

Before long, he consumed one of the [Sudden Enlightenment of the Great Dao] entries and began to decipher the structure of the rune restriction.
In a moment.

A sense of enlightenment welled up from the depths of his soul.

at the same time.

Inside the main hall of the Lei Ze Water Palace.

The enormous Xuan Shui Crocodile sat firmly on the throne at the head of the table, its cold gaze looking down upon those below.

"Reporting to the Lord of the Water Palace, I have recently received several pieces of detailed intelligence. The other three major water palaces in the vicinity have formed a joint army and are pressing towards our Thunder Swamp Water Palace's army, clearly targeting the matter of Bull Demon Mountain."

"This time, the most powerful ancestors from Cangyuan Water Mansion, Bibo Water Mansion, and Tongming Water Mansion personally led the teams."

"Their ambitions are quite large."

The sixth-tier elder of the Golden Scale Clan, who had miraculously survived, reported to the Xuan Water Crocodile.

"Understood, you can all go and prepare." Xuan Shui Crocodile said in an extremely calm tone, without the slightest emotion.

The demons below were also taken aback. Faced with the turbulent situation in the Thunder Swamp Water Palace, they were all anxiously pacing around.

But the bigwig who's in charge of this water palace right now seems to be completely indifferent.

After the demons dispersed, only the Xuan Shui Crocodile remained alone in the main hall.

The powerful demonic aura released had already revealed its understanding of everything in the outside world.

At this moment, Mount Niumo had become the eye of the storm.

Not only were the demon armies of the three major water palaces pressing in, but other demons from all walks of life, a mixed bag, also came, hoping to get a share of the spoils.

A bloody battle is about to unfold on Bull Demon Mountain.

Qin Ming then instructed the three saints of Bull Demon Mountain to lead their respective clansmen and withdraw from this place of trouble.

Above the Bull Demon Mountain Range, the white-browed old man, the vertical-pupiled youth, and the silver-haired old woman stood in mid-air.

The three powerful late-stage sixth-order demon cultivators all frowned and looked towards the Bull Demon Mountain.

They had just tried to force their way in, but were forced back by an incomparably domineering force of Yin energy.

Even the true spirit bloodline of the Devouring Sky Rat couldn't withstand the Taiyin cold power, let alone the bloodlines of these ordinary demon races.

They couldn't even see the Taiyin Demon Mountain below.

As soon as their demonic senses entered a certain range, they were frozen, which frightened the three high-level demon cultivators so much that they quickly withdrew and dared not probe any further.

at this time.

“The three of you have come uninvited and even led troops to attack my Leize Water Palace.”

"You must need to give me an explanation, right?"

Rumble!
The surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) began to tremble violently.

It spread out like ripples on water.

As the void twisted and writhed, a tall and imposing young man with two horns on his head and a beard, carrying a black wolf-tooth club, appeared out of nowhere with unparalleled domineering presence.

The powerful bloodline pressure caused the three demon cultivators on the other side to feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and they all summoned their respective natal demon weapons.

"You must be the recently infamous Xuan Shui Crocodile?"

The white-browed old man from Cangyuan Water Mansion eyed the tall man before him with great vigilance.

Its size was like a mountain, and its human form was several times taller than them, like a giant.

Three late-stage sixth-order demon cultivators actually had to look up to them.

When the Xuan Shui Crocodile appeared, its body was crackling with lightning arcs.

It looks incredibly imposing and is truly terrifying.

However, the three of them, relying on their numbers, were not intimidated.

“Not bad.” The Xuan Shui Crocodile’s eyes flashed like lightning as he spoke calmly.

"In that case, the three of us will have to experience your extraordinary abilities firsthand to see if they are as exaggerated as the rumors suggest."

The man with vertical pupils from the Azure Wave Water Palace, his body surging with demonic power, launched the first attack on the Xuan Shui Crocodile.

In an instant.

Ow!Ow!Ow!
Four dark dragons roared and coiled as they flew out, stirring up the raging sea water, and opened their huge mouths to attack the Xuan Shui Crocodile.

　Wishing all fellow Daoists a happy Mid-Autumn Festival

　　
　
(End of this chapter)