txolops Chapter 2647 Unexpected Disaster
Chapter 2647 Unexpected Disaster
Chapter 2647 Unexpected Disaster
"Reporting to the Lord, your subordinate has found the whereabouts of the remnant of the Azure Demon Lord. This man, who calls himself Qingfeng, wandered around the sea area under the jurisdiction of the Underworld Ancestor Mountain for a period of time after he moved to the Star Sand Sea, and finally disappeared near the gate of the Underworld Ancestor Mountain."
On a reef, a black figure knelt before the one-eyed golden man, reporting the information they had gathered during their investigation.
"However, I have also discovered that some time before the Three Venerables Gathering, this Qingfeng Demon Lord appeared near the Sea God Temple, seemingly having close ties with Lady Jade Goddess of the Underworld Ancestor Mountain, but he does not appear at the Three Venerables Gathering..."
At first, he was able to clarify in detail the places Qingfeng Demon Lord had been, but later he mostly used descriptions like "it seems" or "maybe".
It should be noted that investigating the whereabouts of a demon lord is no easy task, and given his cultivation level, it is extremely difficult for him to find so many clues.
The cultivation world is clearly divided into ranks, with a chasm separating each realm, thus creating different circles. A high-level cultivator's single seclusion can span the entire lifespan of a low-level cultivator, and many Demon King realm cultivators never have the opportunity to come into contact with a Demon Lord in their entire lives. No matter how powerful the black figure is, or how many subordinates he has in the Star Sand Sea, he is not qualified to join the Demon Lord's circle.
The reason Qin Sang was able to obtain these clues was because he was completely unprepared and had no idea that someone was tracking him, thus unintentionally leaving behind many traces.
However, this was the limit of what he could find out; the rest would have to be investigated by the Prefect himself.
"The Demon Lord Qingfeng?"
The one-eyed golden man frowned. Based on his understanding of the Azure Demon Lord, there was absolutely no such person in the Azure Demon Palace, unless it was an alias.
"I think..."
The black figure waited for a while, and seeing that the Lord of the City remained silent, cautiously said, "The behavior of this Qingfeng Demon Lord after arriving in the Star Sand Sea doesn't seem like he's running for his life, but rather like he's sightseeing."
A chilling golden light flashed in the one-eyed golden man's eyes. "An illusion!"
Startled by the golden light, the black figure was greatly shocked and quickly lowered his head. "There's one possibility: this person isn't the real one. His purpose is to lure the Lord of the Underworld here so that the real one can escape. Otherwise, it's hard to explain his actions. Unless... he has someone protecting him and is therefore fearless!"
"You mean Mount Mingzu?"
The one-eyed golden man sneered, his face showing disdain. "A worthless piece of wood dares to meddle in this matter?"
The black figure fell silent, his face filled with reverence.
What they saw as a colossal entity, the Ten Heavenly Venerables' legacy revered by countless cultivators, was nothing more than a piece of rotten wood in the eyes of the Lord of the Prefecture.
"If he's bait, I'll devour him whole, skin and bones!" The one-eyed golden man sneered, his killing intent terrifying. "Where is Lady Jade Goddess now?"
He once concealed his identity to attend the Three Venerables' Gathering, but never met Qingfeng Demon Lord.
Since they couldn't find Qingfeng Demon Lord, they started with those who had interacted with him. The one-eyed golden man had no scruples whatsoever about Lady Yushen, who came from Mingzu Mountain.
The black-clad figure reported, "I've made several attempts to contact the servants of Lady Jade Goddess's separate residence, but fearing discovery by her, I haven't dared to act directly against them. However, Lady Jade Goddess's dojo is located outside the gates of Mount Mingzu..."
This is what it means that nothing was found.
The one-eyed golden man did not punish him for this. To be fair, the subordinate had done a good job, exceeding his expectations.
Lady Jade Goddess, who had already fled far away, could never have imagined that she had escaped a calamity by sheer coincidence.
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The western waters of Xingsha Sea.
This sea area is ruled by the Blood-Weeping Spirit Mansion. Influenced by the Blood-Weeping Spirit Mansion, blood-path cultivation methods have emerged in this area. Most of them are evil and heretical in the eyes of the righteous path. Demons who often sacrifice mortals for cultivation are commonplace.
Fortunately, the Bloodstained Spiritual Palace understands the importance of the human race and has strict laws governing the core sea area. However, mortals and low-level cultivators outside the core sea area are not so lucky. Most of the marginal sea areas are impoverished, and small sects can only stick together for warmth.
In the southeast of the core sea area, in what ordinary people consider a remote place, no one would imagine that there is a Demon Lord's dojo in this seemingly desolate sea area, whose master is none other than the infamous Bone Demon Lord of the Weeping Blood Spirit Mansion.
The Bone Demon Lord is eccentric and has few disciples. He comes from a prestigious sect like the Blood-Weeping Spirit Mansion, and his sect provides for his usual cultivation needs. Unlike independent cultivators, he doesn't need to bother building his power. Therefore, his dojo is usually hidden from the world and little known.
That evening, the Bone Demon Lord opened his dojo for the first time, as a distinguished guest had come to visit. The guest was none other than the Chen Sha Demon Lord, who was from the same sect as him.
"I hope you are well, fellow Daoist."
The Demon Lord of Chen Sha treated the Evil Lord of Ku Gu with great respect.
This person was not only capricious in public, but also in his own sect, having embarrassed his fellow disciples. Before Chen Sha Demon Lord broke through to the Demon Lord realm, he had heard of several of his deeds. The Dry Bone Evil Lord treated him differently because of the affection of a deceased elder, but he didn't know how much affection remained, and might turn against him at any moment.
"Thanks to your introduction, Brother Dao, Chen Sha was able to obtain that Nine Nether Body. Now that I'm passing through this treasure land, I've come to express my gratitude to you."
The Bone Demon Lord laughed and said, "Seeing your radiant face, it seems you have already gathered all the secret medicines and are preparing to refine them. I'm sure it won't be long before you achieve great supernatural powers and become famous throughout the world."
The Demon Lord Chen Sha expressed his shame, "Even if I manage to refine the secret elixir, I'll only have a 60% chance of success, far from achieving mastery of the divine power. Please don't make fun of me, Brother Dao. Moreover, the secret elixir is still missing three main ingredients. I received news the other day about the whereabouts of one of the main ingredients, and I'm on my way to retrieve it..."
As they spoke, the two entered the temple.
This time, Chen Sha Demon Lord was just visiting on the way and did not stay for long. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Dry Bone Evil Lord saw him out.
Chen Sha Demon Lord bowed and said goodbye, "Brother Dao, please wait."
He immediately leaped into the air and disappeared.
As Chen Sha Demon Lord flew in mid-air, he pondered where to find the last two secret ingredients. He had searched almost the entire Star Sand Sea but found no clues. It seemed that he could only search outside the Star Sand Sea.
Just as he was thinking, Chen Sha Demon Lord suddenly frowned, as if he had sensed something, and abruptly pressed down his escape light, appearing in the void.
"A bunch of scoundrels, how dare you block my way! Get out here!"
What seemed like an ordinary shout caused the surrounding void to tremble, and a blurry black shadow was forced to appear amidst the visible ripples.
Chen Sha Demon Lord never expected that someone would be so audacious as to try to rob him here.
In a flash, these shadowy figures were all quite powerful, considered top experts among Demon King realm cultivators, and their concealment skills were superb.
If one were to encounter such a deadly situation before breaking through to the Demon Lord realm, it would certainly be extremely troublesome.
Moreover, these people had very strange auras. There were very few forces in Xingshahai that could produce so many top-level Demon King realm experts in one go. Even Chen Sha Demon Lord couldn't figure out their origins for a while.
However, for a mere few Demon King Realm cultivators to dare to ambush and kill a Demon Lord, calling them blind is too lenient.
Did we choose the wrong target?
If they had mistaken someone for someone else, the fact that this group still dared to surround them instead of immediately retreating meant they were courting death!
"court death!"
The Demon Lord Chen Sha shouted coldly, and a flash of blood appeared.
After breaking through to the Demon Lord realm, he only sparred with his fellow disciples and hadn't had a proper battle yet. He was itching to have some real fighting, and these guys could be used as practice targets.
The moment these shadowy figures saw the blood-red light, they had no time to dodge. They were all shaken and trembled, as if they had fallen into an endless sea of blood.
Their battle formation was almost impossible to maintain.
At this moment, everyone saw the same scene: the sea of blood transformed into a blood blade, carrying a monstrous aura of bloodlust, slashing towards their faces, intending to split them in two and devour all their essence.
The bloodthirsty aura was not invisible; the seawater beneath their feet had turned into blood at some unknown time. They were suspended above the boundless sea of blood, with nowhere to escape and at risk of being swept away by the blood waves at any moment.
Faced with the blood-red blade, the shadowy figures seemed stunned, standing motionless like wooden statues.
However, Chen Sha Demon Lord sensed something amiss; these guys weren't as terrified as he had imagined.
"not good!"
Suddenly, the Demon Lord Chen Sha was filled with alarm.
But the change happened too fast. He didn't even have time to sheathe his sword. He heard a deafening roar, and a blood-red blade appeared in the center of the battle formation formed by these black shadows.
The Blood Blade is only six inches long, with a slender, willow-leaf-shaped blade and an upturned tip that makes it even sharper.
Just as Blood Blade was about to slay the shadowy figure, he was stopped by a burst of golden light. Within the golden light was a golden hammer.
The moment the blood-stained blade was struck by the golden hammer, the Demon Lord Chen Sha was shaken to his core, his face turning deathly pale.
Looking at the Blood Blade again, its bloody light was scattered, and it had actually been struck by the Golden Hammer. Moreover, a crack as thin as a hair appeared at the point of impact.
'Splash!'
A torrent of blood surged to the sky.
The sea of blood surged, and the blood below underwent a strange change. A huge blood net emerged from beneath the scattered blood light. At this moment, the blood net floated in the water, and in some places it had been torn apart by a powerful force.
"A formidable enemy!"
The Demon Lord Chen Sha was greatly alarmed.
The inheritance of the Bloodstained Spirit Mansion is all related to the Blood Path. After breaking through to the Demon Lord Realm, the Chen Sha Demon Lord naturally comprehended the Blood Domain. Combined with his natal spirit treasure, the Blood Chen Blade, which made him famous, it was named the Chen Blade Blood Domain.
He did not unleash the full power of the Blood Domain of the Star Blade, but as soon as the Blood Star Blade was unleashed, the power of the Law Domain was triggered in response, making it so vulnerable!
The golden hammer struck, forcing back the blood blade, and then burst forth with countless golden rays, like countless golden arrows, piercing through the blood light transformed by the Chen Blade's blood domain.
The next moment, the golden hammer struck down with tremendous force. A deep crater appeared, its arc breathtaking, as the vast void collapsed.
Like a blazing sun, it cleaved the sky and sank into the earth!
The Demon Lord Chen Sha no longer cared about the Blood Chen Blade and dared not take the golden hammer head-on. He turned and retreated hastily.
Just then, a low shout rang out, "Stop!"
As the shouts rang out, a vortex suddenly appeared in the sea of blood below the battlefield, and then a huge pale skeletal hand stretched out.
The bone hand emerged from the blood, yet remained unstained by any blood. Its five fingers spread out, resembling a giant hand supporting the sky, each finger like a pillar supporting the heavens.
Its timing was perfect, blocking the way between Chen Sha Demon Lord and the Golden Hammer, holding the Golden Hammer in place perfectly.
Upon seeing this, Chen Sha Demon Lord was overjoyed, glad that he had been alert enough.
After being ambushed and killed without warning, Chen Sha Demon Lord did not let his guard down because of the assassin's low cultivation level, and was always ready to ask the Dry Bone Evil Lord for help.
Fortunately, he hadn't gone too far, and the Bone Demon Lord arrived in time.
'boom!'
The golden hammer continued its momentum, striking the bone hand's palm hard.
In an instant, the sky darkened and a fierce wind arose.
Although both sides controlled their power in one place, the aftershocks still caused changes in the celestial phenomena across thousands of miles of sea. The mortals and cultivators outside the battlefield thought it was just an approaching storm and never imagined that demon lords would be fighting.
At the eye of the storm, golden light, like lightning, tore through the sky.
Beneath the golden light, the bone hand trembled, its five fingers curling and opening, before sinking back to the bottom of the water. The trembling of its knuckles was clearly visible, as if it had suffered a loss in this clash.
At the same time, the void outside the battlefield distorted, and a figure appeared, none other than the Bone Demon Lord.
His face was solemn. He pressed down with his hand, and instantly, bones sprouted and formed a bone throne beneath him. At the same time, the bones spread rapidly, forming an overwhelming tide of bones, like an ocean of countless skeletons, surging into the battlefield.
"May I ask who this fellow Daoist is? Is there some misunderstanding? Would you please show yourself and we can talk?"
Normally, the Bone Demon Lord wouldn't be so easy to talk to, but he sensed that this mysterious opponent was unusually powerful!
Such powerful individuals are extremely rare, numbering only a handful in the entire Star Sand Sea.
If it weren't for his sect being nearby, the Bone Demon Lord would have to carefully consider whether or not to get involved.
He cursed Chen Sha Demon Lord in his heart for actually provoking such a powerful figure.
Suddenly, a thought struck him: could it be the Nine Nether Demon Clan who had come looking for him? But judging from the methods this person was using, it didn't seem like it.
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
The other party seemed to have taken it to heart. The golden hammer paused in mid-air, but beams of golden light descended from the sky, piercing into the sea and transforming into golden pillars that surrounded the Chen Sha Demon Lord, forming a cage.
The Bone Demon Lord flew to the Golden Prison on his White Bone Throne and sent a telepathic message to the Chen Sha Demon Lord to calm down. The Chen Sha Demon Lord did not make any rash moves, but the look of horror in his eyes had not disappeared.
The two looked up and saw a dazzling golden light behind the golden hammer. A hand emerged from the golden light, firmly grasping the hammer, and then a one-eyed golden figure stepped out.
Upon seeing this person's appearance, the Bone Demon Lord was startled, "The True Radiance Holy Clan?"
wrong!
The True Radiance Saint Clan should have three eyes, but this person only has one eye, and for a moment he couldn't tell which race the powerful person belonged to.
He sent a telepathic message to Chen Sha Demon Lord, but Chen Sha Demon Lord was completely bewildered. He had never seen this person before, so how could he have offended him?
"Fellow Daoist..."
Just as the Bone Demon Lord was about to inquire about the reason on behalf of the Star Demon Lord, the One-Eyed Golden Man had already looked at the Star Demon Lord.
"So you are the Demon Lord Chen Sha?" The one-eyed golden man's voice was as sharp as metal and stone.
Upon hearing this, the Bone Demon Lord glanced at the Star Demon Lord, indicating that it was not a misunderstanding.
“Indeed,” Chen Sha Demon Lord could not deny, “I have never met you before, and I do not know if I have offended you in any way. It was not my intention to do so, and I am willing to do my best to make amends.”
He racked his brains but couldn't remember who this person was.
Before breaking through to the Demon Lord realm, he had a few occasional opportunities to come into contact with Demon Lords outside his sect, all of whom were powerful figures from the Sea God Palace and the Underworld Ancestor Mountain. After breaking through to the Demon Lord realm, he first went into seclusion, and after emerging from seclusion, he accepted the invitation of the Withered Bone Evil Lord to attend the Three Venerables Gathering, so he probably did not offend anyone.
"Are you the Bone Demon Lord?" The one-eyed golden man's gaze turned to the Bone Demon Lord again.
"Exactly!"
The Bone Demon Lord frowned, not expecting to be involved.
"very good!"
The one-eyed golden man nodded, but his main target was Chen Sha Demon Lord. "Before the Three Venerables' Gathering, you and Qingfeng Demon Lord toured the Whale Enchanting Pavilion together. Tell me, what is your relationship with him!"