The Demon Ancestor Mountain, the Council Pavilion.
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Still a gathering of Great Demons of the upper five realms, but evidently fewer people than last time. Only Yu Zhi and Nan Qingfeng were at the thirteenth realm, Long Zheng and Lu Xiuyuan at the twelfth realm, with a large number at the eleventh realm.
"Is this all the people the Ancestor Mountain has now?"
Yu Zhi squinted at the crowd and said, "Then let's begin. The news brought back by Shi Jun Gang is that a large spirit stone mine has been discovered in Mount Luoyan, fifty li south of the Snow Domain Heavenly Lake. The human race has dispatched a Flood Dragon Boat, but it was destroyed by Lord Feng Quan. Currently, Mount Luoyan is occupied by a group of people under Lin Zhao. Xu Zhi has returned to the peak of the eleventh realm, Mu Zha in the Heavenly Origin realm, along with Lin Wanhua of Fusu Great Wall and Lin Xingchu of Xijian River. One thirteenth realm, one twelfth realm, and two eleventh realms. This is their paper strength. It wouldn't be difficult to take this spirit stone mine. It all depends on how many of us are willing to face the blades of Lin Xingchu and Lin Wanhua."
Nan Qingfeng crossed her arms, her white dress flowing. Her graceful demeanor made Yu Zhi a little envious. The title of the most beautiful woman in the Demon Race was not undeserved. In terms of appearance, she was indeed worthy of being crowned at the Demon Ancestor Mountain.
"Lin Xingchu, I might be able to hold her off for a while."
Nan Qingfeng smiled faintly and said, "But I can only stall Lin Xingchu for a limited time at most. If there's no reinforcement for me, or if a Great Demon of the upper five realms reinforces Lin Xingchu, I will be defeated miserably."
"Mm."
Yu Zhi smiled and nodded, "Lord Fu Sheng and Lord Ning Yuansheng are both in seclusion. The Demon Ancestor personally ordered me to guard the Ancestor Mountain, so I cannot leave."
Long Zheng stood up, a rich smile on his face, "Lin Wanhua, I'll take her. Actually, I've long wanted to spar with Lin Wanhua. I'm very curious if this woman who inherited Lu Xinghe's legacy truly possesses peerless swordsmanship and sword intent."
Shi Jun Gang chuckled and nodded. With this, Lin Zhao's strongest two trump cards would have their match.
Lu Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes and smiled, "The other twelfth realm cultivators at the Ancestor Mountain are all in seclusion practicing. It seems only I, Lu Xiuyuan, can make this trip. With the three twelfth realm cultivators, Feng Quan, Long Zheng, and myself, I believe there won't be any mishaps."
Yu Zhi nodded, "This is indeed the paper strength, but since the opponent is that Lin Zhao, all lords must plan for every contingency. For the eleventh realm, I suggest sending more people. After all, Xu Zhi, Mu Zha, Chu Yu, and others are not easy to deal with."
"Mm!"
Shi Jun Gang nodded, "Sister Yu Zhi is right. Since we are going, let's send more people from the upper five realms to avoid any accidents."
Thus, more and more eleventh realm Great Demons stood up, expressing their willingness to go. In the blink of an eye, seven eleventh realm demon cultivators joined the battle. This completely crushed the Snow Domain Heavenly Lake side in terms of paper strength.
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In the dead of night, streaks of meteor-like light flew from the north.
In the night sky, a woman in a green dress, holding a closed green umbrella, traversed the night. Passing by the Deer Forest, she narrowed her eyes, looked towards the southeast, and her entire being erupted with sword intent. She flew rapidly, transforming into a meteor filled with sword intent. In the distance, a sword light from the southeast also soared towards her, ridden by a woman in white as pure as snow.
She has arrived, Lin Wanhua!
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, Lin Wanhua, a human twelfth realm peak Sword Immortal, and Long Zheng, a demon twelfth realm Sword Immortal, clashed in the sky above the Deer Forest. The first sword collision illuminated the entire Deer Forest in a brilliant light!
West of Mount Luoyan, though it was the dead of night, a white light descended from the north, instantly turning the land into daylight. Within the white light in the sky, a peerlessly beautiful woman descended upon the earth, as if trailing a scorching white sun. The surrounding celestial phenomena surged, and at the edge of the sky, streaks of scorching white peacock feather Dharma appearances emerged, as if one person alone occupied half the sky.
The thirteenth realm of the Demon Race, Nan Qingfeng, has arrived!
Just as Nan Qingfeng approached Mount Luoyan, a powerful aura of water transport surged from the south, as if intending to engulf the entire sky in a water curtain. The next moment, a river godess, clad in golden armor and a golden cloak, soared into the air. Her cloak trailed streams imbued with the aura of the Great Dao of water transport, connecting to the entire Xijian River!
Without a word, she swung her sword at Nan Qingfeng.
Nan Qingfeng raised a scorching white long sword to block. Streams of soaring sword intent coiled around her, not yielding an inch. Neither of these thirteenth realm cultivators were sword cultivators, yet they both possessed extraordinary swordsmanship and sword intent. The difference was that Nan Qingfeng was a living Great Demon of the Ascension realm of the Demon Race, drawing upon the vast destiny of the demon world, while Lin Xingchu was a top-tier mountain and river deity of the human race, drawing upon the Xijian River, the longest and most widely branched river in the human race.
When the two collided, it was a scene of celestial phenomena clashing with celestial phenomena. The battle between two Ascension realm cultivators would be blindingly dazzling even to mortals.
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"Lu Xiuyuan has arrived!"
In the sky, a twelfth realm Great Demon in a green robe flew swiftly, sending a casual palm strike towards Mount Luoyan. From Mount Luoyan, a sword light rose, and Xu Zhi, in a white dress, soared upwards, her Chengxin sword firmly parrying Lu Xiuyuan's offensive. Simultaneously, ten demon soul swords behind her shuttled forth, fiercely clashing with Lu Xiuyuan's innate divine abilities.
Although Xu Zhi was at the eleventh realm, she was the strongest eleventh realm cultivator in the world. Her sword cultivators had become even more stable after their re-establishment, and the ten demon soul swords were tempered with the demon cores of the twelfth realm Wu Li, giving them a strong suppressive effect on Lu Xiuyuan, who was also at the twelfth realm. Thus, despite Lu Xiuyuan's higher realm, he could not gain any advantage under Xu Zhi's sword in a short period.
"..."
Lin Zhao stood on the peak of the mountain, gazing at the battle between Xu Zhi and Lu Xiuyuan, his eyes filled with worry.
"Bai Ye has arrived!"
In the wind, a silver fox Dharma appearance swayed in the night sky. Amidst Bai Ye's hearty laughter, a human martial artist figure shot up from Lin Zhao's side, it was Mu Zha. He punched towards Bai Ye's divine abilities, and the air was filled with dense fist intent and fist aura. With Mu Zha's cultivation, he should be able to hold off Bai Ye for a while.
"Chik!"
Suddenly, a claw mark descended from the air, aimed directly at Lin Zhao's head. It was an extremely vicious attack.
It was Shi Jun Gang's offensive.
Shi Jun Gang now was merely a precariously hanging eleventh realm cultivator.
"My lord, be careful."
Chu Yu moved sideways and landed in front of Lin Zhao. Fist intent flowed all over her body, and she punched upwards, neutralizing Shi Jun Gang's attack. She then wielded her flying sword and rained punches upon Shi Jun Gang. In fact, Chu Yu detested this demon woman, Shi Jun Gang, with a natural hostility. Thus, her punches became heavier and faster, wanting to blast this insidious and venomous demon woman into pieces. If she could kill her this time, nothing could be mended.
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Mountain Peak Villa.
On the stone path halfway up the mountain, Dong Zang, Tong Yu, and Wang Yue, three women, looked towards Mount Luoyan. They couldn't see clearly, but the golden sword Qi in the distance and the swirling red fist aura filled with fire were clearly visible. They also knew that on Mount Luoyan, Lin Zhao, leading a group of human cultivators, was resisting the demon race's onslaught.
"Young Master..."
Dong Zang pursed her red lips, her voice soft, "Please don't let anything happen..."
Tong Yu knitted her brows, looked at Mount Luoyan, then towards the Deer Forest. There, she could sense the dense sword dao aura of her master, Lin Wanhua, who was currently locked in a fierce battle with a twelfth realm peak demon Sword Immortal. That's right, Lin Wanhua's swordsmanship and sword intent were indeed hailed as peerless, but the twelfth realm of the demon race possessed physical strength far exceeding that of the human race. Could her master win?
Her eyes were filled with worry.
Wang Yue gazed into the distance at Mount Luoyan. Her cultivation realm was the lowest among the three, so she tried desperately to see further. Worry filled her beautiful eyes. She hoped the Mountain Lord would be safe. Such a good person deserved good fortune, otherwise, this world would be too unfair. But the Mountain Lord's opponent was a legendary Great Demon of the upper five realms, perhaps even a thirteenth realm. Why did the Mountain Lord have to fight them with all his might?
Wang Yue couldn't quite understand. She felt that sometimes people should know to avoid the sharp edge and preserve themselves, but... she still trusted Lin Zhao unconditionally, believing that whatever the Mountain Lord did must have its reasons. Therefore, all she could do was silently pray on the Snow Domain Heavenly Lake for the Mountain Lord, for her master, and for everyone in the Snow Domain Heavenly Lake. She had been adrift for a long time, and now that she finally had a home, she didn't want to lose it easily.
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Panyun Mountain.
A twelfth realm Great Demon emerged from the command tent, it was Feng Quan. The time for his recovery was extremely short. A battle had already begun in the south, so he could only reinforce them while injured. There was no other choice. If he didn't go, and the Ancestor Mountain blamed him, Feng Quan would likely not be able to bear the consequences.
The next moment, Feng Quan soared into the air, riding a sword light and heading straight south. He would kill whoever he could. At least he could give an explanation to the elders and kin of the demon world, right?
However, just as Feng Quan flew over the Snow Domain Heavenly Lake, he saw a sword light shoot up into the sky. Immediately, Feng Quan stepped into the small world of another twelfth realm Sword Cultivator.
At the gate of the Snow Domain Heavenly Lake, Tang Guangjun held his long sword and soared into the sky, standing hundreds of meters away from Feng Quan, holding his sword horizontally at his chest. He smiled and said, "For the sake of our past brotherhood, I'll let you strike fifty swords first, so you don't say I bullied you while you're injured. After fifty swords, I'll go all out. If something unfortunate happens and I kill you, Feng Quan, don't blame me."
Feng Quan gritted his teeth, "Are you really willing to risk your life for Lin Zhao?"
"Mm."
Tang Guangjun gently patted his chest and said, "In my heart, Junior Brother holds the first rank, even higher than my parents!"
"..."
Feng Quan was furious and swung his sword. Thus, the two former friends clashed in the Snow Domain Heavenly Lake!
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Mount Luoyan.
Figures of Great Demons from the upper five realms descended, a total of seven eleventh realm cultivators. They narrowed their eyes, some looking at Xu Zhi, some at Mu Zha, and some at Lin Wanhua in the distance. The great battle surrounding Mount Luoyan had fully commenced. Everyone found their opponents, and a balance had been struck. At this moment, these seven eleventh realm Great Demons were the weights to break that balance.
"Swish!"
Suddenly, a young sword cultivator from the lower five realms rushed out. It was Lin Zhao. He flicked his finger, and a brilliant flying sword shot out from the Yun Jian Lake, activating his third divine ability.
Fang Cun!
In an instant, all seven eleventh realm Great Demons' vision went black, as they were engulfed within his domain.
"Ah... this?"
A group of eleventh realm Great Demons were all stunned. What was this guy trying to do?
A lower five realm cultivator, fighting seven eleventh realm cultivators to the death?