I can gather experience beads

However, this is the case.

The Blue Hole Demons were defeated, and their defeat became an unchangeable reality.

As the Demon Realm teleportation array disappeared, the shadow of the Demon Emperor gradually disappeared, as if he had never existed.

The magic skills that enhanced the demon warriors also dissipated, and they lost their powerful force support.

At this time, on the human cultivator side, several powerful Nascent Soul cultivators from the Canglan Immortal Sect joined the battle. Although they lacked combat experience when facing enemies of the same level, they were still able to deliver a crushing blow to the low-level demon generals.

The situation of the battle turned instantly.

The demon warriors fell into a desperate situation. They began to be slaughtered unilaterally, and the sound of demon bodies exploding continued to be heard.

In this chaotic situation, Situ Ling circled back and forth where the teleportation array disappeared.

He expanded his spiritual sense and searched carefully for Cao Rui, but could not find any trace of him.

Could it be that Grandmaster Cao is trapped in the Demon Realm teleportation array?

Situ Ling felt very sad when he thought that such a genius might have fallen.

At this moment, a message from the divine consciousness entered Situ Ling's mind.

"Master Situ, I'm out now."

Hearing these words, Situ Ling's heart was shocked, and his anxious heart finally settled down a little.

It turned out that Cao Rui had already used the teleportation point and successfully teleported to one of the four bases that had been set up in the surrounding area.

At this time, Cao Rui was rushing towards this side.

After Cao Rui returned to the scene, he immediately cast the Five Elements Illusion Formation to encircle the demons in a large area and began to assist in launching a large-scale massacre.

They chased the demon warriors all the way, and wherever they passed, all the demons died.

The killing lasted for ten days and ten nights without any pause.

From Qingzhou to Yuzhou, and from Yuzhou to Hongzhou, every place became a battlefield.

One human ranch after another was destroyed, and a large number of human slaves were rescued.

Cao Rui led the members of the Pure World, like a group of ferocious hungry wolves, ruthlessly devouring the lives of the demon warriors.

There was even a strong, lingering evil spirit gathering around them.

When a large number of monks from the Demon-Slaying Alliance and the Loose Cultivator Alliance heard the news, they spontaneously rushed over through the teleportation array to hunt down the fish that had escaped the net.

These monks, together with Cao Rui and others, conducted a carpet search of the surrounding areas to ensure that no one escaped.

Most of the high-level demons were killed.

A large number of monks came spontaneously.

After Cao Rui opened the teleportation array, he and the members of Jingshi returned to Huazhou, covered in scars and exhausted.

A few days later, in Cao Rui's courtyard, "Cough, cough." "Cough, cough, cough..." A series of mild coughs continued to be heard.

This group of cultivators with the highest cultivation level in the Qingqiong Realm were coughing non-stop as if they were mortals infected with tuberculosis.

Before the teleportation array was destroyed, the Demon King activated the magical skill "Blue Hole Curse".

Except for the one-fifth of the monks who died directly in this battle, the remaining monks were not spared and all were hit by this curse.

This is also the reason why the members of the Pure World killed like crazy for ten days and ten nights. With a curse on their body, who would not feel fear and resentment?

This curse is aimed at the soul.

Cao Rui could feel something subtle slowly eroding his soul.

The most intuitive manifestation was that Cao Rui's spiritual power began to slowly decline. Although the decline was very slow, for him, this change was difficult to ignore.

The curse is most obvious among the peak Jindan cultivators in the organization.

After more than ten days, their spiritual consciousness has even dropped by more than one third. Their souls have become extremely weak, causing their bodies to begin coughing like mortals.

This made everyone feel very surprised and frightened.

Cao Rui, Situ Ling, Lingxiao Sword Master, and Buddha are all trying to break the curse with what they have learned.

They tried their best, using various skills and spells, but they all failed without exception.

They realized that this curse was extremely powerful and beyond the capabilities of the monks in the Qingqiong Realm.

The purpose of gathering together this time is to exchange information about this curse.

Everyone shared the clues and methods they knew, hoping to find a chance to break the curse.

However, after some discussion, the conclusion reached was disappointing - this curse can only be alleviated but not broken.

The only way to alleviate the curse is to use treasures that can strengthen the soul. If it is a spiritual treasure, the effect will be even better.

A depressing atmosphere circulated in the courtyard, and everyone had a heavy expression on their face.

Although they successfully repelled the Blue Hole Demons, facing the unbreakable curse, the joy of victory in their hearts naturally dropped to the lowest level.

"At least, we successfully repelled the Blue Hole Demon Clan and left a strong mark of our own in the history of the Qingqiong Realm." Lingxiao Sword Ancestor broke the silence.

"Besides, in this day and age, there are videos circulating. I'm sure people will remember what we look like ten thousand years from now."

He continued, trying to bring some comfort and hope to everyone.

"Everyone, I will go back and take care of my affairs first." Lingxiao Sword Ancestor flew up in a flash of light. It was obvious that he had accepted his appearance and gave up the idea of ​​breaking the curse.

In the courtyard, rays of light flew up into the sky, just like Lingxiao Sword Master who had given up hope.

Compared with the depressing atmosphere here, the projection in the market not far away is broadcasting the final battle of the Pure World members.

Countless mortals and independent cultivators gathered under the projection, witnessing this thrilling battle as if they were there in person.

This real video records the heroic deeds of the members of the Pure World Group and makes people full of respect and gratitude for them.

And the names of Cao Rui and others, just as Lingxiao Sword Ancestor said, will be passed down forever in the Qingqiong Realm.

However, Shang Yue Ling frowned and said, "Based on the current progress, I can only live for a few more years at most."

"What a twist of fate."

She turned to look at Xue Yaoji and said provocatively, "Hey, Bingnu, you've always disliked me, haven't you? Do you want to find a place to have a fight?"

Xue Yaoji's expression was still cold, but she nodded slightly to show her agreement: "As you wish."

Thus, the two top female cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage fled away capriciously and headed to the agreed location to fight.

None of the monks present had any intention of stopping them and just watched the two women leave.

"Amitabha." The Buddha chanted softly, looking into the distance with deep eyes, "I wonder if there are any curses left in my relics after my death? This is definitely worth my going back to study carefully." His tone was calm.

He really does look like an enlightened monk who has seen through life and death.

After saying this, he clasped his hands together, bowed slightly to the Pure World Heavenly Venerable, then turned into a streak of golden light and quickly left.

Watching the Buddha's figure going away, Situ Ling turned to look at Cao Rui. He secretly sent a message to Cao Rui: "Grandmaster Cao, do you have any countermeasures?"

Cao Rui frowned slightly, shook his head slowly, and replied helplessly: "I don't have any countermeasures for the time being."

He had tried various methods, including runes, the Divine Yuan Jue, and the Five Elements, but none of them could touch the blue hole curse in his mind.

The blue hole curse is invisible.

It was like an invisible shackle that bound him tightly.

Cao Rui thought secretly in his heart.

The range of his spiritual awareness continued to decrease, which meant that the power of the curse was gradually eroding his soul.

His spiritual power should be the strongest in the Qingqiong Realm. If someone is destined to be cursed, he should be the one who holds on to the end.

Situ Ling suddenly made a bold decision: "I decided to attract the thunder tribulation and try to advance to the God Transformation stage."

"Some spiritual treasures that can enhance the strength of the soul have a restraining effect on the curse. If you ascend to the spiritual world and find an innate spiritual treasure, you should be able to completely eliminate this curse." Situ Ling said.

The direction of his guess was very correct, and Cao Rui also agreed. The innate spiritual treasure targeting the soul should be able to break the curse.

It’s just that spiritual treasures are hard to find in the Qingqiong Realm at present, let alone the innate spiritual treasures that were rare even in the lower realms in ancient times.

This curse can only be resolved by advancing to the Divine Transformation Realm and ascending to the spiritual world.

"Are you sure?" Cao Rui frowned.

He knew that whether it was being promoted to the state of a god or ascending to the spiritual world, it was an extremely dangerous matter.

Without complete confidence, if you rashly trigger the thunder tribulation, it may not only lead to failure in transcending the tribulation, but may even result in the loss of your life.

Not to mention ascending to the spiritual world. The passage opened to ascend to the spiritual world is extremely terrifying. Without sufficient defense, one will be washed into nothingness by the turbulence of space.

Situ Ling slowly said: "Whether you are sure or not, you have to give it a try. If my soul continues to weaken, the chances of success will be even smaller!"

He understood that if he could not advance to the realm of gods or ascend to the spiritual world as soon as possible, his soul would continue to be weakened and he would eventually lose all his opportunities.

So she decided to seize this opportunity and take a gamble.

"Master Cao, our sect hopes that you can be my protector when I am overcoming the tribulation." Situ Ling took a deep breath and made a request to Cao Rui.

Cao Rui heard this and nodded without hesitation: "No problem."

For him, if there is still no way to solve the curse in the future, then he will have to try to advance to the level of a god and ascend to the spiritual world.

Moreover, he also wanted to see whether Situ Ling could successfully survive the thunder tribulation and achieve a breakthrough.