Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

The Mist Demon King (Ji Chun) lurks in the mist and suddenly launches his attack!

Several sharp claws simultaneously tore at Qingming Zhenren from extremely tricky angles, their power astonishing when combined with the suppression of his domain.

With the [Ten Thousand Controls] in his hand lightened, having lost his main target, Jiuyou immediately took the opportunity to swallow the Yang Yuan Pill, burning his longevity essence blood to maintain his peak condition at all times.

On the other side of the field.

A violent energy fluctuation and a muffled groan from Qingming Zhenren were heard, clearly indicating that he had suffered a loss from the sneak attack.

"evil creature!"

Qingming Zhenren seemed to be enraged, and he summoned a glass lamp.

As the lamp wick burned, a seven-colored, crystalline light shone forth!

However, even the Glazed Treasure Lamp could not penetrate this [Mist Tide Domain], and could only barely protect Qingming Zhenren's body.

The Mist Demon King (Ji Chun) spread out his eighteen arms, and the vortex in his palm compressed the black mist into a tangible ray.

"shhhhhhhh"

The black mist rays shot towards Qingming Zhenren!

Qingming Zhenren was unable to dodge in time and was struck hard, sustaining injuries once again!

"Damn it, explode!"

Qingming Zhenren dared not be careless and directly detonated the Glazed Treasure Lamp by making a hand seal.

Even with his wealth, a look of pain flashed in his eyes...

However, the result was gratifying!

Pfft——! !

The seven-colored glaze shone brightly!

A small area around the area was purified, temporarily restoring clarity and revealing the blurry figure of the Mist Demon King!

"good chance!"

Huang Tian Lao Zu roared, and the sword light of the [Huang Tian Bei Dou Sword] shone brightly, transforming into seven dazzling sword stars that locked onto the Mist Demon King and slashed down with a thunderous roar!

At the same time, Master Qingming also made his move, unleashing countless wind blades from his [Breath of Gentle Breeze], which swept away!

Boom! !

The combined attack of the two Core Formation cultivators was terrifyingly powerful!

The Mist Demon King (Ji Chun) let out a painful roar as his massive body was struck hard. The black mist dissipated, and the strange patterns on his body dimmed considerably.

Also.

The backlash from the last remaining trace of the true Mist Demon King's consciousness!

The black fog fluctuated violently.

The misty face of late spring twisted and shifted, sometimes clear, sometimes blurry...

"It's now!"

[Yi Wan Yu] felt a strong urge again, dragging the recovered Jiu You, and crashed into the Mist Demon King (Ji Chun) like a blood-red meteor!

"No—!!!" Ji Chun roared in despair.

The foggy area suddenly collapsed!

A terrifying energy shockwave spread outwards!

The ground within a radius of a hundred feet caved in, and the water flowed back into this ruined island!

The Mist Demon King's massive body was thrown off balance by the triple blows and crashed with a scream towards the area below the Sword Tomb.

A huge splash of water erupted!

Qingming, Huangtian, and Jiuyou followed closely behind and fell into the water.

"This place... is beneath the Sword Tomb? The true sealed land?"

Jiuyou gasped.

What comes into view is what appears to have once been a forbidden palace.

The ground was also covered with countless rusted and broken ancient swords, densely packed and stretching to the horizon—like an underwater forest of swords.

In the central area:

A Ganoderma lucidum, about the size of a washbasin, grows there. It is completely black, yet faintly reveals blood-red patterns.

The Ganoderma lucidum exudes a powerful life force and an alluring fragrance.

Judging from its color, it is not yet mature and is a rare and precious medicine for prolonging life!

Huang Tian Lao Zu's eyes burned with fervor, and he exclaimed in great surprise:

"It's actually a Tier 3 [Ink Blood Spirit Mushroom], a life-extending treasure!"

But with the treasure about to be exposed, the Mist Demon King (Ji Chun) no longer cared about whether it was ready or not.

It struggled and tried to pounce on it, wanting to swallow the Ganoderma lucidum!

"You dare!"

Huangtian Laozu's eyes instantly turned red!

He had made some decent gains since entering the ruins, but none of them combined could compare to the [Ink Blood Spirit Mushroom] before him.

He lived to be over four hundred years old.

The five-hundred-year lifespan limit after reaching the Core Formation stage is like a sword hanging over one's head.

This [Ink Blood Spirit Mushroom], which can extend one's lifespan by twenty years, is far more meaningful to him than any other treasure!

Ancient swords and magical treasures all pale in comparison to longevity-promoting elixirs!

Back then, Zixiao Temple did have a [Changqing Wood Divine Thunder] that could temper the body and prolong life.

Unfortunately, when the Zixiao Temple was wiped out, the Zhenlei Pond was also destroyed in the process...

A thought only lasts a moment!

Huang Tian Lao Zu's [Huang Tian Bei Dou Sword] has been unleashed with all its might to stop the Mist Demon King (Ji Chun)!

Master Qingming's gaze was also drawn to the Ganoderma lucidum, a hint of eagerness flashing across his eyes.

However, he remained calm. He still had plenty of lifespan left, and it was not advisable to break ties with Huang Laozu over a single Ganoderma lucidum.

He turned his gaze to the center of the sword forest, where something else caught his eye.

It was a black flag.

A tattered black flag, exuding an eerie aura, was stuck in the sword's remains.

The flag was embroidered with a totem resembling a mist demon.

The surrounding water flow became stagnant because of its presence...

Intuition told Master Qingming that the thing was definitely not simple, and might even be more important than the Ganoderma lucidum!

He moved swiftly, heading straight for the black flag.

"These two people..."

Jiuyou narrowed his eyes slightly. Even a Core Formation cultivator would make a fool of himself in front of a treasure.

He had been trying to break free from the control of [Yiwanyu] and had to find a way out as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once the two Core Formation cultivators deal with the Mist Demon King (Ji Chun), he'll probably be the next target...

underwater.

Huangtian Laozu and Qingming Zhenren each headed towards the spiritual plant and the black flag.

However, surprisingly——

The Mist Demon King (Ji Chun) disregarded Lingzhi and instead roared as he turned around, desperately trying to stop Qingming Zhenren from seizing the flag!

"So the black flag is more important to it?" Jiuyou thought to himself.

And just as Jiuyou had thought.

Ji Chun only learned this when she was merging with the remaining intelligence of the Mist Demon King:

This black flag is the [Mist Nightmare Army Flag] used to command the Mist Demon army during the ancient invasion of "demons"!

The military flag contains special laws that can greatly influence or even command the actions of the Mist Demons.

The ancient sects could not destroy it, so they could only suppress it here along with the Mist Demon King.

If Ji Chun hadn't been driven to the brink by the Heavenly Underworld Palace, he wouldn't have chosen to possess this heavily restricted demon king's body...

Of course, he didn't know any of this before he possessed the body.

"Go away!"

Master Qingming snorted coldly and engaged in a fierce battle with Ji Chun underwater.

Ji Chun's remnant soul was already unable to perfectly merge with the demon body, and now it has suffered repeated heavy blows!

They gradually lost the battle.

It began to let out chaotic roars, its mind becoming entangled with the Mist Demon King's consciousness, and it was somewhat out of it.

On the other side, Huang Tian Lao Zu, with no one stopping him, successfully picked the [Ink Blood Lingzhi] and let out a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha, this trip was worthwhile, truly worthwhile!!"

Qingming Zhenren also cleaved back the Mist Demon King (Ji Chun) with a single strike, and then snatched the military flag.

The moment he got his hands on the flag, he understood some of its functions, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Ji Chun was on the verge of going crazy!

He no longer dared to remain inside the Mist Demon King's body.

All the methods and all the calculations failed.

In his final moments of lucidity, Ji Chun made the only choice—

Possession again!

"You crude body cultivator, I'll take you. What good is a strong physique? Lend it to me!"

The head of the Mist Demon King suddenly exploded.

A burst of emerald light, carrying the remnant soul of Ji Chun, or rather, the remnant soul of (the Mist Demon King) and (Ji Chun) merged, shot straight into the Netherworld!

"If I succeed, I will be able to break free from all the limitations of my demonic body."

With this body cultivator's physique and that strange broadsword, he might actually be able to fight his way out!