How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

Li Muyun's expression was solemn. Seeing the condensation of the Moonlit Disc technique, he couldn't help but mutter a few words of criticism in his mind.

This demoness has a ton of magical treasures on her body, each one a weapon of destruction, making her truly difficult to deal with.

Having experienced her power firsthand, Li Muyun naturally wouldn't hold back any longer. The Devouring Heaven Sword Qi roared fiercely, its power terrifying beyond compare. Countless bolts of lightning thundered and crashed down from the sky, also gathering momentum for their release.

"The people are stirred, the dragon roars, Heaven has its way, thunder explodes and sword light shines!"

"Nine Dragons Thunderstorm!"

"The moon phase cries out!"

At the same time, the power that the two had been building up materialized and collided with a thunderous roar.

Boom!

The moment the moon wheel collided with the thunder dragon, the moon wheel's blade shone brightly, continuously crushing the thunder dragon, while the thunder dragon's sword energy roared, constantly eroding the moon wheel.

The two were evenly matched in this clash.

Li Muyun's expression changed slightly. This moon wheel's killing power was actually comparable to his Nine Dragons Thunderstorm.

It is indeed fierce and powerful.

Suppressing the tremor in his heart, Li Muyun's sword energy did not stop for a moment, continuing to roar and brew, with thousands of surging sword streams condensing behind him, transforming into dazzling sword lights.

The demon girl's originally beautiful face was now somewhat distorted, and she grew increasingly anxious as she watched the sword cultivator launch repeated and forceful counterattacks.

This person is so difficult to deal with!

Her heart grew increasingly restless, and she suddenly shot out thirty-six silver fox-hair needles from her sleeve. The needles meandered and wove into the shape of a fierce fox, rushing towards Li Muyun with incredible speed.

Li Muyun switched his sword to his left hand, gathering the power of ten thousand swords while thunder roared in his palm. The thunder in his palm suddenly struck out and shattered the oncoming fox.

Then the Devouring Creation Sword suddenly surged, and the might of ten thousand swords roared and formed behind it. Countless sharp sword lights pierced the air and rushed towards the demoness.

The demoness's expression changed, and the soft sword at her waist danced continuously, transforming into a serpent that constantly spewed out cold light, shattering many sword lights in the air.

Faced with the might of ten thousand swords, the demon girl did not retreat but advanced, her agile figure rushing towards Li Muyun.

Li Muyun paused, and thousands of swords rained down, the attack surging and overwhelming. The closer he got to the dense sword light, the harder it was to dodge. Why was this demoness still rushing towards him?

Do you want to fight to the death?

snort!

Li Muyun's sword light shone brightly, and he suddenly rushed forward with a whoosh. Thousands of sword lights condensed into sword shadows, carrying an incomparably powerful sword might, and roared and condensed into a sword dragon, with an incomparably strong sword momentum.

Even Guo Jingtian, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage in the Yang Mystic Realm, would probably have to avoid its sharp edge under this sword strike!

Feeling slighted, Li Muyun's killing intent surged, and he showed no mercy, unleashing the power of ten thousand swords into a single strike!

The demon girl stepped forward to stand before Li Muyun. Facing the myriad sword lights, she neither dodged nor evaded, her eyes blazing with purple light, her breath sweet as orchids: "Look into my eyes..."

Li Muyun's vision began to blur, but the sword light still whistled out fiercely.

Boom!

The light of the sword, an incomparably sharp sword aura, burst forth and slammed down.

The demon girl's figure shattered like a bubble under the sword light.

But at the very last moment, the demon girl's figure suddenly revealed a smile.

Then, a purple-robed girl appeared from behind Li Muyun, wielding a curved blade, and slashed fiercely at Li Muyun's throat.

Li Muyun snorted coldly, showing no fear whatsoever. He had already anticipated this situation. He activated the Vajra Shield, then clenched his right palm into a fist and unleashed a lightning bolt from his palm.

boom!

This attack clearly caught the demon girl off guard. The curved blade collided with the Vajra Shield, sending sparks flying.

She had already taken the full force of the punch that was wrapped in palm lightning, and her delicate body let out a muffled groan, blood immediately spreading from the corner of her mouth.

Li Muyun didn't stop for a moment. His eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and his sword light once again snaked out, shattering the purple-robed figure.

But then he discovered that the figure in the purple robe had suddenly transformed into a golden fox hair and vanished from the spot, while the demon girl had already disappeared and fled.

Li Muyun wanted to step forward, but his expression flickered and he didn't chase after her.

With a gloomy expression, he remained silent the entire way back to the Sun and Moon Temple.

……

Side hall of the Sun and Moon Temple.

"Brother Zhu, I'm so sorry, that imposter guard was really cunning and she escaped."

Li Muyun sighed a few times, his words filled with self-reproach.

After returning home, he kept thinking that if he had been more cautious from the beginning, he might have been able to keep the imposter guard at bay.

Zhu Jiutong had exceptional eyesight and could easily see Li Muyun's disappointment, so he repeatedly offered words of comfort.

"It's alright, Brother Li. The Holy Temple suffered no damage and everything is fine. Since that thief dared to cause trouble at the Holy Temple, he must have been a person of exceptional cultivation. There's no need to worry about him."

Li Muyun nodded, then remembered the important matter.

Where is the Great Emperor?

Weren't they supposed to come back and report the truth to the Emperor?

Why are you resting in this side hall now?

"Brother Zhu, aren't we on our way to meet the Emperor?"

Upon hearing the question, Zhu Jiutong paused for a moment before speaking.

"The Emperor is currently in seclusion and cannot receive guests. It will probably be some time before he can see us. Brother Li, you have gone to great lengths and overcome many obstacles to prepare this superior side hall for you to cultivate and recuperate."

Zhu Jiutong gave a few perfunctory replies before quickly changing the subject and preparing a superior guest room for Li Muyun.

Although Li Muyun had some doubts, he didn't say anything and simply followed Zhu Jiutong's suggestion to stay there.

He has indeed gained a lot along the way, but he has never had the opportunity to immerse himself in it and truly understand and appreciate it.

Especially in the old lair of the Yangshen Palace, he fought a series of battles, advanced three levels in a row, and became a fifth-level Nascent Soul cultivator.

This was mainly due to the devouring power of the Devouring Creation Sword, which allowed him to devour the nine fierce ghosts and numerous soul powers, enabling him to advance rapidly. In just a few days, he leaped two levels. If this were to be revealed, it would likely cause a stir throughout the land.

This Heaven-Devouring Creation Sword is mainly unremarkable in appearance, and very few people know about this ancient divine sword.

Li Muyun then asked the Rabbit God to conceal the sword, which is how he managed to travel without anyone discovering that he possessed such a treasure.

Even the Tang Dynasty did not suspect anything about such a divine sword, but only believed that Li Muyun's collection of wronged souls and evil spirits was due to the cultivation of demonic techniques.

After all, if a spirit sword could devour so much, it would surely stir up a bloody storm between heaven and earth.

At this moment, Li Muyun's approach to the Devouring Creation Sword is one of not abusing it, not using it deliberately, but acting in accordance with his true nature and letting things happen naturally.

He wouldn't plunder and slaughter blood essence in order to forcibly elevate his cultivation level, nor would he indiscriminately kill innocent cultivators and commoners. Rather, he would plunder blood essence naturally through the accumulation of experience in battles along the way.

Although he broke through realms one after another, his cultivation level remained surprisingly stable after these days of training.

There was absolutely nothing unusual about it; it all seemed to have happened naturally.

Just as Li Muyun was deep in thought, Zhu Jiutong, who had originally left, returned and spoke.

"Brother Li, an ancient ruin called the Demon Spirit Battlefield has recently opened. Why don't we go there together for trials?"