Chapter 1414: Nine Heavens' Demonic Cleansing Sect's Calamity

Tongtian Instrument base stations, though not yet spread throughout every corner of Dongzhou, have at least been established in the most crucial immortal cities within human territories.

Dongtu was even more critical. Previously, some old conservative factions from the sacred lands resisted, believing this would expose their territories and reserves to the scrutiny of the Five Elements Sect. However, after Xuande successfully ascended to the Divine Transformation stage and returned, he overruled all objections, introducing various advanced systems and tools of the Five Elements Sect.

As an unprecedentedly convenient communication tool, the Tongtian Instrument was naturally at the forefront.

Just before Chen Mobai ascended, he gave Zhuo Ming 500 satellites. The latter launched 360 of them, which were enough to cover the entire Dongzhou with signals. After the receiving base stations were built in Dongtu's five major immortal cities, the network began spreading throughout the rest of Dongtu.

Tongtian Peak was not far from Jiutian Immortal City. The Demon Venerable unleashed a powerful innate divine ability, cracking the earth's crust for thousands of miles, breaching the mountain-protecting formation. Jiutian Immortal City was also affected, its walls shattering and collapsing.

However, Su Wen and his allies focused their attention on the Jiutian Dangmo Sect, so although Jiutian Immortal City was largely in ruins, the high-level cultivators survived, including the current generation's 'World Walker' of the Jiutian Dangmo Sect.

After Qi Yingyu discovered that the mountain gate formation had been breached, he led his sect disciples back to the mountain for rescue, while sending Gao Yuyao to other sacred lands to seek assistance.

E Yun's message was sent by Gao Yuyao using the Tongtian Instrument. E Yun immediately forwarded it to all high-ranking cultivators and core disciples of the Five Elements Sect.

Although Chen Mobai had ascended, the Five Elements Sect and the Jiutian Dangmo Sect maintained their long-standing relationship as brother allies. Therefore, E Yun sent the message, preparing to mobilize the Five Elements Sect's army to go to Dongtu for support.

And since they could breach the Jiutian Dangmo Sect's mountain gate, the enemies were clearly at least at the Divine Transformation stage, and their numbers were likely significant.

After all, the Jiutian Dangmo Sect itself had three Divine Transformation cultivators.

After learning that Kuzhu had been dispatched to suppress the demon beasts in the desolate ruins, E Yun quickly contacted Qing Nü. Only Qing Nü knew about Chen Mobai's descent; others believed that the one present was his second primordial spirit.

"No need to worry. You immediately mobilize the sect's main force. I will dispatch five Primordial Spirit avatars to reinforce your formation."

Qing Nü, after consulting Chen Mobai, issued the instruction.

"I'll go to Dongtu first to assess the situation."

Chen Mobai nodded gravely at Qing Nü, then deployed his true body, instantly vanishing from his spot.

Although using the power of the Void Refinement stage would cause him to ascend directly, Ye Qing was a brother with whom he shared life and death. Chen Mobai could not stand idly by, no matter what.

Moreover, just as the thought of sending his second primordial spirit emerged, the Tongtian Proof began to warn him, indicating that the enemies who breached the Jiutian Dangmo Sect this time were no minor figures like True Monarch Tianling.

Chen Mobai's true body had refined the Tortoise Treasure. As long as a True Immortal did not appear, he could be considered invincible. Furthermore, with the power of the Grand Void Measuring Ruler and the Purple Heavens Palace, he at least didn't need to worry about his own safety.

At worst, he could just expose his aura and ascend again.

After being honest with True King Taixu, Chen Mobai no longer needed to worry about revealing the Tortoise Treasure.

Amidst flickering silver light, Chen Mobai used Grand Void Teleportation to reach Mingjing Immortal City, intending to use its large-scale teleportation array to go directly to Jiutian Immortal City. However, he found that connection to the latter was impossible.

Although he didn't know if it was because the ley lines there had been shattered, causing the teleportation array to malfunction, Chen Mobai quickly thought of finding an alternative route.

He teleported to the Dao De Sect's Wuwei Immortal City, then directly employed Void Walking, heading towards Tongtian Peak at the fastest possible speed.

At the same time, the Dao De Sect also received Gao Yuyao's plea for help. Shen Xi, who had just ceded his position as sect leader to Xuande and was promoted to Grand Elder, personally set out. As soon as he left the mountain gate, he sensed Chen Mobai's fleeting aura and couldn't help but look shocked.

"Which senior has descended?"

Shen Xi knew all the Divine Transformation cultivators in Dongzhou, but only Chen Mobai had ever given him such an unfathomable feeling.

Yet Chen Mobai had already ascended. This mysterious appearance couldn't possibly be True Monarch Danxia's Void Refinement master, could it?

Shen Xi, recalling the relationship between Chen Mobai and Ye Qing, thought it quite possible that Qing Nü had managed to invite a Spirit Venerable to act, assisting the Jiutian Dangmo Sect through this tribulation.

Thinking of this, Shen Xi, who had originally been somewhat disheartened, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, to dare attack the Jiutian Dangmo Sect, and even breach its mountain gate, the enemy's strength must certainly surpass that of their Dao De Sect.

If it weren't for the principle of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth feel cold' (mutual dependence), Shen Xi truly wouldn't have wanted to go to Tongtian Peak.

He hoped this tribulation wouldn't spread throughout all of Dongzhou.

With these thoughts, Shen Xi composed himself, cast an escape technique, and set off towards the Jiutian Dangmo Sect.

At this moment, Tongtian Peak had completely lost the majestic aura of a former immortal sacred land.

Demonic flames rolled across the sky, dark clouds gathered with rumbling thunder, mountain ranges on the earth collapsed and shattered, the vast crust cracked open, forming countless ravines and fissures. Netherworld death qi surged forth, engulfing all living beings and plants, bringing death.

Only the tallest peak in the very center, though teetering, was protected by a supreme immortal light, safeguarding the last pure land.

At the summit of the peak stood the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda.

This was the Jiutian Dangmo Patriarch's personal dharma artifact. It had nine layers; seven were left in the Tianhe Realm when he ascended, and he took two with him. However, at that time, the Jiutian Dangmo Patriarch was only at the Void Refinement stage, so the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda on Tongtian Peak was not of a particularly high grade.

Even so, the Jiutian Dangmo Patriarch could still remotely control this artifact through the connection between his personal dharma artifacts.

However, the Great Dao between heaven and earth had not yet fully changed, so even the Jiutian Dangmo Patriarch could only activate the power of the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda, but not unleash the mighty power of a True Immortal.

Two-Sided Immortal Light shone from the seventh layer of the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda, resembling clear streams and ethereal clouds, or like turbulent currents. It suppressed and re-bound Tongtian Peak, which had been bent due to the seismic activity and broken spiritual veins, while simultaneously neutralizing and resisting the rolling thunder and demonic flames falling from the sky.

"Yuan Qingque, the avenger has arrived!"

At this moment, the Demon Venerable, who had unleashed a great divine ability to crack the ley lines, had also recovered. His eyes bloodshot, he glared at the seventh layer of the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda and roared, a burst of yellow light erupting from his body as he unleashed another innate divine ability.

Rumble!

Under the protection of the Two-Sided Immortal Light, the barely supported Tongtian Peak began to shake violently. This was because the earth's crust, which served as the foundation of the peak, had been shattered by the Demon Venerable.

The base of the mountain began to crumble inch by inch towards the summit, turning into rubble that was swallowed by the fissures in the earth's crust, as if plunging into the Netherworld.

As the Demon Venerable spared no innate essence, the lower half of Tongtian Peak quickly vanished.

From a distance, it looked like a suspended mountain, held aloft by the immortal light erupting from the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda.

"Monster, how audacious!"

With the Demon Venerable calling out his name, Yuan Qingque, hidden in the seventh layer of the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda, could no longer sit still. He directly transformed into a phantom, flying out and merging into Yuan Zhen's glabella.

"Sword, come!"

After possessing Yuan Zhen, Yuan Qingque made a grasping motion in the air towards Ye Qing. The Taihe Sword on Ye Qing's back transformed into a beam of light and landed in Yuan Qingque's palm.

With sword in hand, Yuan Qingque instantly vanished from his spot, rushing out of the protective range of the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda's Two-Sided Immortal Light. He appeared coldly before the Demon Venerable and unleashed a horizontal slash.

Clang!

The Taihe Sword, usually unfailingly effective, was this time stuck in the Demon Venerable's neck.

A layer of dark yellow Earth Elemental Grand Dao crystal, like armor, blocked the sword.

"This time, I will wipe out everyone, high and low, in the Jiutian Dangmo Sect, right before your eyes!"

The Demon Venerable's eyes gleamed fiercely. Remembering the powerlessness and agony of being annihilated in the heavenly tribulation, his state of mind could no longer remain calm, becoming consumed by overwhelming hatred. Only one thought filled his mind: Revenge!

"Hmph!"

At this moment, Yuan Qingque still didn't know who the Demon Venerable was, thinking he was a descendant of a True Spirit previously imprisoned in the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda by the Jiutian Dangmo Sect.

With a cold snort, Yuan Qingque's left hand, held behind his back, formed a sword-finger gesture. He had already unleashed the Unprepared Sword Art, which ignored defenses.

A sharp blade sliced through flesh with a crisp sound, making the Demon Venerable's eyes widen. Even with the Earth Elemental Grand Dao crystal armor perfectly intact, a line of blood appeared on his neck, and his head separated from his body.

"Yuan Qingque, since you went up, you shouldn't have come back down!"

At this moment, a soft chuckle echoed. Dark red demonic flames ignited in the void around Yuan Qingque, forming a lotus that closed like a bud, enveloping him.

"Extremity Red Lotus! You are Su Wen, Lord of the Central Demonic Path!"

The moment they saw the dark red demonic lotus, Ye Qing and Ni Yuanzhong's expressions changed drastically.

When the Dao rules of the Tianhe Realm began to change, seven demonic treasures descended from beyond the heavens. Su Wen, under the pursuit of the Grand Void Immortal, managed to obtain two of them.

Aside from the Asura Disk, the other was the Extremity Red Lotus.

It was said that this red lotus was refined from karmic red dust flames. Except for True Immortals of the seventh rank, who were flawless, pure, and self-formed in the Great Dao, any Void Refinement cultivator trapped within it would lose their mind and fall into the mortal realm.

Yuan Qingque evidently recognized the Extremity Red Lotus as well. His expression changed, and he unleashed a sword art, merging with the Taihe Sword into one,

intending to escape by leveraging the Unprepared Sword Art's defense-ignoring attribute.

But the terrifying aspect of this demonic treasure was that once trapped within it, it was akin to entering samsara. Unless one could discern all illusions and their state of mind was close to that of a seventh-rank True Immortal, there was simply no way to escape.

Yuan Qingque unleashed the Unprepared Sword Art, slicing through one dark red lotus petal after another, but endless lotus leaves still blocked his path.

"Fellow Daoist truly understands Yuan Qingque. Such a simple stratagem was enough to trap him."

Su Wen extended his hand, and the Extremity Red Lotus shrank to the size of a fist, spinning and landing in his palm. He then turned to the Demon Venerable, whose head had been severed, and spoke.

The Demon Venerable pressed his head back into place, and quickly the wound on his neck began to heal. For a True Spirit capable of regenerating from a drop of blood, they could only be killed if every single drop of their blood was obliterated.

If it had been a one-on-one fight, after Yuan Qingque severed his head, he could have suppressed him within the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda,

and slowly refined him with the Two-Sided Immortal Light.

But the Demon Venerable had no intention of adhering to martial ethics.

"Let me kill him myself."

After recovering, the Demon Venerable gazed coldly at Yuan Qingque, who was thrashing about frantically within the Extremity Red Lotus. His right hand transformed into a sharp claw, like a yellowish-brown scimitar.

"If Fellow Daoist wishes to kill him, you would have to enter the Extremity Red Lotus yourself. Or, we can wait until the Jiutian Dangmo Sect is destroyed and the power of this descendant that Yuan Qingque relies on is almost exhausted. Then I will release him, and Fellow Daoist can have your revenge to your heart's content."

Su Wen stated his thoughts, showing considerable consideration for the Demon Venerable.

Primarily, they hadn't yet toppled the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda, and they didn't know what hidden reserves the Jiutian Dangmo Sect still possessed. The Demon Venerable's strength was second only to his, and he still needed him as an aide for now.

"Alright, then let's devour his disciples and grand-disciples first!"

Though the Demon Venerable's mind had been affected by hatred during the great tribulation, he had not yet lost his reason. He found Su Wen's words quite sensible. He immediately turned, looking at Ye Qing and the others, who stood before the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda in a sword formation, as if they were mere food.

"Tuming, it's your turn to act!"

After persuading the Demon Venerable, Su Wen turned and instructed Tuming.

"Old fella, you didn't expect this, did you? In the end, it will be us, the ones you failed to kill, who will destroy the Jiutian Dangmo Sect." Tuming also held a life-and-death grudge against Yuan Qingque. He glanced at the Extremity Red Lotus in Su Wen's palm, took out his Netherworld Staff, and activated the divine ability of the Gate of the Underworld.

In an instant, a dark portal opened like a vortex in the sky. Dark yellow river water poured out from it, falling onto the Two-Sided Immortal Light shrouding Tongtian Peak.

"Yellow Springs River of Death?"

Ni Yuanzhong recognized it immediately upon seeing this, but he didn't understand why Tuming was doing this.

After all, the Two-Sided Immortal Light activated by the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda was a peak sixth-tier power. Even the Azure Emperor of Donghuang, wielding the Primal Chaos Bell before his ascension, couldn't break it.

Let alone Tuming, who was merely at the Divine Transformation stage.

But soon, he understood why Su Wen wanted Tuming to open the Gate of the Underworld and summon the water of the Yellow Springs River of Death from the Netherworld.

Inside the unyielding Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda, muffled thuds suddenly echoed, as if something was striking the seventh layer of the pagoda, trying to break out.

At the same time, the Two-Sided Immortal Light, originally as clear as a stream, began to ripple and turn murky.

"Oh no, the Life-Death Disk has been activated!"

At this moment, Ni Yuanzhong also received a telepathic message from the Jiutian Dangmo Patriarch, and his face instantly drained of color.

Along with a shattering sound, a crack suddenly appeared at the top of the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda. A disc shrouded in life-death qi flew out from it, piercing through the Two-Sided Immortal Light and merging into the water of the Yellow Springs River of Death.

"Things have come to this point. You all should lead the disciples and retreat."

The Jiutian Dangmo Patriarch sighed, transmitting a message to Ni Yuanzhong and Ye Qing. He had no intention of sacrificing this group of disciples for his own opportunity on the Great Dao.

"Patriarch, what about Master?"

Ye Qing couldn't help but ask.

"This is a tribulation destined for him. If he overcomes it, he has a chance to become a True Immortal."

The Jiutian Dangmo Patriarch only said half of what he meant, but Ye Qing already understood his meaning.

If he couldn't overcome it, he would have to face the tribulation on behalf of the Jiutian Dangmo Sect.

Ye Qing gritted his teeth, turned, drew his Floating Cloud Sword, and charged towards Su Wen.