The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 281 - 227: Consecutive Fierce Battles

"Zhen Yuanzi, are you unscathed?" Stepping out from the void dressed in a bright yellow robe and wearing a purple gold crown, his body enveloped in Sun Essence Fire, Di Jun asked.

"Hmph, Taiyi! You and your brother are always inseparable, why engage in such secretive actions?" Zhen Yuanzi sneered, glancing behind Di Jun with palpable mockery in his voice that even a fool could hear.

"Ha ha ha, you’re truly worthy of being Zhen Yuanzi! Years have passed, yet your spirit remains undiminished!" Taiyi burst into laughter, striding forth from behind Di Jun.

"The likes of you are rare indeed! Illustrious Emperors of the Demon Clan, you personally lead troops to slaughter the inherently weaker Human Clan! Do you not fear the Heavenly Dao bringing down Divine Punishment, with Karmic Fires devouring your body and your souls scattering?" Zhen Yuanzi’s face flushed with rage, his words filled with fury.

"Ha ha ha, consumed by Karmic Fire? If it aids the grand cause of my Demon Clan, what does it matter if we’re reduced to ashes and dust?" Taiyi laughed uproariously to the sky, saying, "Fellow Daoist, after all, we are both guests from the Zixiao Palace! If you would dispel the Great Formation’s prohibitions and drive the Human Clan out of Longevity Mountain, so be it! But if not?"

"What if not?" Zhen Yuanzi retorted coldly.

"The horde of demons will wreak havoc, leveling the Wuzhuang Temple!" Murderous intent flickered in Di Jun’s eyes, and an endless surge of killing intent rose mightily! ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Enraged, Zhen Yuanzi leapt into action, shouting, "Very well! I shall see how you Demon Clan intend to flatten Longevity Mountain! Golden Armor Guards, heed my command, slay them!"

Hundreds of thousands of Golden Armor Guards simultaneously drew their longswords and leaped into the battle formation of the Demon Clan. Instantly, the clamor and might that arose shook the heavens!

"Good! Then let me, Taiyi, personally experience your exceptional skills, Daoist brother!" Taiyi roared, waving his hand high as countless demons crowded the skies, overwhelmingly advancing towards Wuzhuang Temple. He himself took the lead, brandishing the Chaos Bell, striking at Zhen Yuanzi.

"Go!" Zhen Yuanzi shouted, his duster flying out and transforming into three thousand ropes, entangling Taiyi.

With a clear ring, the Chaos Bell vibrated incessantly, sending out visible golden soundwaves that instantly swept out. The Duster Silver Threads seemed to freeze in place, and Taiyi seized the opportunity to attack.

"Quack!" A blazing Three-legged Golden Crow manifested behind him, issuing a startling cry as the deep blue Sun Essence Fire swept towards Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi’s expression shifted slightly, and the Earth Book automatically appeared above his head. A soil-yellow shield instantly formed around him, withstanding the Sun Essence Fire.

"Taiyi, take another hit from me!" Zhen Yuanzi yelled, golden light shooting out from his sleeve, transforming into a snarling Nine-clawed Golden Dragon that soared in the sky, roaring towards the heavens.

With a loud clang, the Nine-clawed Golden Dragon crashed directly into the Chaos Bell, sending Taiyi flying tens of miles away, while the Nine-clawed Golden Dragon itself turned back into a peach wood hairpin, casually inserted by Zhen Yuanzi into his hair.

Having repelled Taiyi, Zhen Yuanzi focused on the demons besieging the Great Formation. With a slight flick of his duster, he unleashed the Three Thousand Worries Silk. With a single strike, tens of thousands of demons were reduced to dust and smoke.

In a fury, Taiyi quickly withdrew. Continuously clapping the Chaos Bell, the primitive Chaos Bell swayed incessantly, sending wave after wave of golden ripples towards Zhen Yuanzi. Zhen Yuanzi quickly retrieved his magic artifact, his constantly waving duster dissipating the attacks of the Chaos Bell into nothingness.

Despite everything, Taiyi and Zhen Yuanzi’s cultivations were on par, both at the Sub-Saint Middle Stage. The two were evenly matched for the moment and had difficulty determining a clear victor.

Seeing that he couldn’t break through Zhen Yuanzi’s defense, Taiyi immediately changed tactics. Placing the East Emperor Bell over his head for protection, he transformed into a beam of golden light, the Sun Essence Fire forming into numerous Three-legged Golden Crows, spewing scorching Sun Essence Fire and fiercely bombarding the Mountain Protection Array of Longevity Mountain.

Zhen Yuanzi’s expression shifted faintly. The Mountain Protection Array of Longevity Mountain was originally based on the ginseng fruit tree, known as the "Innate Earth Array."

Though he had received Li Qingming’s aid and integrated a hundred grains of Nine Heavens Breath Soil into the roots of the ginseng fruit tree, after tens of thousands of years of nurturing, the roots had only just started merging with the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, meaning the Great Formation was not perfect. If the Sun Essence Fire continued bombarding the Mountain Protection Array, there was no telling when it might be fully breached.

With this in mind, Zhen Yuanzi gently tapped his forehead, and immediately the Three Flowers appeared above his head, with a tremendously tall ginseng fruit tree standing amidst them. A middle-aged Daoist figure, exuding a rich Vitality Power and emanating a thin aura, walked down from the ginseng fruit tree floating above Qingyun. This middle-aged Daoist was Zhen Yuanzi’s Good Corpse, known as "Yuan Mu!"

Yuan Mu greeted Zhen Yuanzi with a bow, saying, "Fellow Daoist, my respects!"

Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand slightly, saying, "You and I are one, there’s no need for such formality between us, Fellow Daoist! This time it seems we’ll need your help!"

Yuan Mu nodded slightly, silent. With a flash of his figure, he flew directly into the Great Formation. His entire being radiating a hazy green light, he merged into the ginseng fruit tree within the temple.

"Boom!"

The entire Mountain Protection Array suddenly surged with an ocean-like fluctuation. An endless burst of green light lit up, completely rendering the originally hazy yellow barrier into a shade of green. The dazzling green light shot straight up into the Nine Heavens, turning half the sky green, towering a thousand feet high, like a verdant mountain swaying!

"Quack! Quack! Quack!" The Three-legged Golden Crows, completely formed by the deep blue Sun Essence Fire, shrieked fiercely. Carrying surging and tumultuous searing waves, they viciously slammed into the Innate Earth Array.

The millions of people from the Qinghua Mountain lineage inside the array all watched the greenish barrier with tense expressions.

"Phew!" As the two forces met, the Innate Earth Array merely rippled with a few green waves before going silent. It effortlessly dispelled the attack, making it vanish into thin air.

"Sleeve Universe!" Zhen Yuanzi saw that everything was fine below, waved his left sleeve, and deployed the Sleeve Universe, scooping toward Taiyi.

Taiyi was caught by surprise by Zhen Yuanzi’s swift move and pulled down from the clouds. Furious, he bellowed, "Damnable!"

He finished speaking, and his body’s light surged. The Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth was frenziedly absorbed by him, all of it pouring into the Chaos Bell.

On the Chaos Bell, the myriad engraved Barbaric Beasts seemed to come alive, wildly roaring as they burst out from the bell. Each beast, exuding heart-palpitating Evil Qi and with blood-red eyes filled with ruthless ferocity, fixed their gaze on Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi was slightly startled, clearly not having expected the Chaos Bell to have such wondrous uses. He once again brought forth the peach wood hairpin. The hairpin grew larger in the wind, striking the swarming Barbaric Beasts with explosive speed, one hairpin for each beast. However, these beasts were fearless in the face of death, as if inexhaustible in number. If he were to wait until all these Barbaric Beasts were fully defeated, it would be too late.

With this in mind, Zhen Yuanzi’s thoughts raced. When his gaze passed over the massive Demon Race army behind Taiyi, his eyes shifted quickly. Flicking his duster, the three thousand silver threads bypassed Taiyi and directly targeted the numerous demons behind him.

Taiyi and Di Jun were startled by Zhen Yuanzi’s move. They knew that the tens of millions of Demon Race troops behind them were not mere rabble. Each one had been carefully nurtured by them, all of them at the Golden Immortal Realm. If they suffered any loss here, Di Jun and Taiyi would be devastated.

Taiyi pushed the East Emperor Bell behind him, originally targeting Zhen Yuanzi with endless Barbaric Beasts; they now crazily lunged at the three thousand silver threads. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanzi took the opportunity to throw out the peach wood hairpin, staggering Taiyi with a swift strike.

Seeing his own brother injured, Di Jun immediately seethed with rage and roared, "Zhen Yuanzi, you’re seeking death!" With that, he wielded the River Map and Luo Book and rolled it toward Zhen Yuanzi.

The River Map spun wildly, drawing in endless Star Power from the surroundings. Soon, over a hundred meteorites burning with infinite flames poured down like a waterfall, furiously smashing towards Zhen Yuanzi.

At the same time, Di Jun also released endless Sun Essence Fire, setting the entire Longevity Mountain ablaze. With such flames burning, except for the parts protected by the great array, other areas of Longevity Mountain were burnt down by hundreds of feet, forming pitch-black ravines.

"How dare you, brat Di Jun! To cut off my foundation, I will not rest until I’ve dealt with you!" Seeing his own Dao stronghold being burned by Di Jun to such a state, Zhen Yuanzi was beyond furious, his eyes suddenly blazing with chilling light.

He glanced at the tightly defended Di Jun and Taiyi, then his eyes slowly moved to the Demon Race behind them, a cold smile tugging at his lips as he silently thought: "Brat Di Jun, although I cannot break through yours and your brother’s defense, I refuse to believe that you can protect all the demons behind you!"

Having thought thus, Zhen Yuanzi’s left hand manipulated the Seal Technique, and the azure expanse of sky was suddenly cloud-covered, the surging Earth’s Primordial Energy rumbling as it frictiously interacted with the Heavenly Vault.

"Earth God Thunder, fall!" Zhen Yuanzi pointed both hands towards the Demon Race’s camp.

"Boom!" Tens of thousands of arm-thick yellow Earth God Thunderbolts descended from the heavens, their wild dance like writhing serpents, terrifying enough to shake one’s soul. The exceedingly bright radiance penetrated Heaven and Earth!

Wave after wave of Earth God Thunder struck squarely in the Demon Race’s camp. Demons already feared Heavenly Thunder. Under the immense power of the Earth God Thunder, they trembled fiercely, completely devoid of the will to fight.

The demons of the Taiyi Realm could withstand one or two thunderbolts, but when the second wave of Heavenly Thunder struck, it instantly reduced them to ash. The entire Longevity Mountain trembled, the mountains in the region collapsed, turned by the thunder into fine powder, becoming barren lands.

At the same time, Zhen Yuanzi’s right hand continued to move, transforming the three thousand duster silver threads into three thousand ferocious Divine Dragons, sweeping across thousands of demons!

"You dare!" Taiyi, seeing this, was furious, and with the Chaos Bell in hand, he charged toward Zhen Yuanzi. But Zhen Yuanzi’s sweeping attack was simply impossible for the demons to avoid, and many demons with lower Cultivation were instantaneously reduced to ashes by Zhen Yuanzi!

Just as Zhen Yuanzi was about to continue the slaughter, Di Jun’s River Diagram and Luo Book unexpectedly emerged behind Zhen Yuanzi, fiercely smashing onto the protective barrier of the Earth Book, causing Zhen Yuanzi to stagger and spit out a mouthful of black blood!

"Great Immortal!" Inside the array, a group of humans’ eyes were filled with fury as they cried out in grief! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)