Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 604

The Myriad Year Stone Bear was also startled by their situation.

Hua Qianqi, while slamming down the demonic energy below with her giant hands, sent a cold telepathic message to the Myriad Year Stone Bear.

“Don’t worry! It’s just a divided soul, and it must have strained itself to refine two avatars using demonic techniques. Otherwise, it would have created several more to fight us. How could a demon creature possibly hold us off for so long?

The important thing now is that the demon forcibly demonized my body. It’s temporary now, but if it’s constantly refined with the pure demonic energy absorbed from the altar, the demonization will stabilize soon. We can’t face an opponent who has regained all their divine powers with just our strength. It seems we need to take a gamble!”

“What do you mean?” The Myriad Year Stone Bear asked respectfully.

“I’ll use a secret technique to infiltrate the wolf’s body and forcibly take control from the demon. It won’t be easy since the body is already demonized, but I should be able to temporarily make it uncontrollable. You know what to do after that, right?”

“I understand what you mean. But isn’t it too dangerous?” The Myriad Year Stone Bear hesitated, manipulating the crimson energy to cut through the demonic energy below.

“Dangerous? If we don’t take the risk and just stall for time, the seal on the altar will break, and then we’ll have no chance of winning.”

“What’s sealed under the altar that makes it so? Could it be the powerful demonic artifacts left behind by the Ancient Demon Realm in the mortal world?”

“It would be fortunate if it were just demonic artifacts. What that altar is sealing is the True Demonic Qi [Primordial demonic energy] that was transmitted from the Ancient Demon Realm to the mortal world!”

Long Meng’s face darkened.

“True Demonic Qi transmitted from the Ancient Demon Realm?”

“You weren’t even a spirit beast back then, but you should still know about True Demonic Qi. Unlike ordinary demonic energy, it can contaminate the spiritual veins and spiritual energy of the mortal world. Once a large amount of True Demonic Qi is released, mortals and low-level cultivators will gradually become demonized. And if time passes, the mortal world will become more and more like the Ancient Demon Realm.”

“I heard that after the war, the True Demonic Qi was thoroughly purified by the ancient cultivators. Why do you think it’s still under this altar?”

“Purified? If it were ordinary demonic energy, it might have been purified by the divine powers of the ancient cultivators. But True Demonic Qi is the foundation of the Ancient Demon Realm, and it was transmitted here to change the spiritual energy of this place. It can’t be removed so easily! If we were in the Spirit Realm, there might have been a way….

Before I was sealed, I heard from the Kunwu Three Elders that they would gather all the large amounts of True Demonic Qi and seal it in places with abundant spiritual energy throughout the mortal world. And when I merged with a clone of the Ancient Demon Ancestor, I could faintly sense the aura of True Demonic Qi from the seal under the altar.”

Long Meng paused to catch her breath before speaking again.

“Mount Kunwu was famous as a spiritual mountain for cultivation in the mortal world back then, so it was natural to use its spiritual energy to suppress the True Demonic Qi. They must have hoped that the True Demonic Qi would gradually be washed away by the pure spiritual energy over time.

The spiritual energy of this mountain is much weaker than before I was sealed, so it’s clear that the True Demonic Qi is gradually disappearing as they hoped. But it’s impossible for the True Demonic Qi to be purified without a million years passing.

If the True Demonic Qi flows out and the mortal world cultivators try to seal it again, they won’t have the ability to do so. Moreover, if the Ancient Demon Ancestor’s avatar absorbs the True Demonic Qi, there will be no match for him in the mortal world.”

Finally, Long Meng finished her long explanation, and the Myriad Year Stone Bear, who had been listening, seemed deep in thought.

“Wouldn’t it be okay if the mortal world became demonized? Back then, the demon race and human cultivators sent us down to drive out the ancient demons who had invaded the mortal world. We’ve already done that. Whatever happens now isn’t our responsibility, is it? So, it would be better if….”

The Myriad Year Stone Bear’s eyes gleamed coldly as he hesitated, trying to suggest something.

“I know! You, who were just a leader of the human cultivators back then, suddenly came to the True Demon Tower and rescued me because you wanted to return to the Spirit Realm using the Reverse Spirit Passage [A portal to the Spirit Realm]. But your cultivation hasn’t even surpassed the Transformation Stage yet, so you could disappear from the spatial pressure while passing through the passage. Besides, why do you think I would know where the Reverse Spirit Passage is?” Long Meng suddenly interrupted him, asking with a sneer.

“Are you mocking me? My role as a leader of the human cultivators was long before I gained sentience. You can rest assured about passing through the Reverse Spirit Passage. I’ve been searching for the Reverse Spirit Passage for so long, so I’ve made enough preparations. And if the Queen of the Heavenly Regulation Demon King doesn’t know where the Reverse Spirit Passage is, who else in this world would?” The Myriad Year Stone Bear smiled with his furry face.

“Hmph, I’ll believe that for now! To be honest with you, I need to take back my body to find the location of the Reverse Spirit Passage. So, instead of thinking about escaping from here, just obediently follow my orders.”

“Yes, if Your Majesty promises to take us back to the Spirit Realm, we will do our best!”

“That’s good. Then, act as my protector while I perform the secret technique.”

Long Meng nodded. Then, Hua Qianqi, in whom she was residing, formed a hand seal and emitted a dazzling silver light.

At the same time, Han Li, under the gaze of the Seven Miao True Immortal, clashed his hands together and shot down the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, scattering the demonic energy.

However, the giant wolf below reacted even more strongly against the numerous cultivators, continuously spewing demonic energy and black pillars of light from its mouth. The yellow sword energy and crimson attacks were slowly being pushed back, and the amount of demonic energy was increasing, engulfing most of the space.

At this moment, piercing light began to erupt from the stone pillars all over the altar, and they vibrated. Unidentifiable ancient symbols began to appear on their surfaces.

The humans and demon beasts who noticed this were all startled. The expression of the Seven Miao True Immortal, who was holding a small crimson drum, also darkened. He gritted his teeth and threw the small drum into the air, shouting,

“Mystic Clarity Cultivator, what are you dawdling about? If you don’t activate it soon, it will bring even greater disaster!”

The old Daoist seemed to have regained his composure only after attacking madly with his old sword. After failing to break through the demonic energy and rescue her for so long, Madam Mu’s nascent soul [A soul in its early stage] must have already disappeared.

At that moment, hearing the words of the Seven Miao True Immortal, the old Daoist made a decision. Without a word, he flicked his sleeve and floated a small, yellow-earth-colored seal into the air.

“Mountain-Leveling Seal!” A woman’s voice recognized it and murmured. Han Li turned his head and saw that Lin Yinping, on one side, was staring at the small seal with her mouth agape.

It was the Mountain-Leveling Seal, a replica of a Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure [Extremely powerful magical artifact], that had appeared at the auction.

He had left the auction halfway through, but he had heard that an unknown cultivator had paid an astronomical sum to take it away. But it turned out that it was in the hands of the Taiyi Sect!

Truly, they were worthy of being the number one righteous sect in terms of financial power.

Seeing the Mountain-Leveling Seal emit light, the Seven Miao True Immortal burst into laughter and flicked his fingertip towards the small drum in the air.

*Thump!* A dull sound echoed from the drum. A crimson light flashed from the small drum, and a red light circled around it. The middle-aged scholar did not waste any time and flicked his finger again.

*Thump!* A dull drum sound echoed, and the red light grew even larger.

*Thump thump thump!* As the drum sounded in succession, a light like a red sun floated in the air.

Mystic Clarity was chanting a spell while holding the Mountain-Leveling Seal in the air. As he threw in a magic seal, the small seal grew to the size of twenty sheets. On the surface of the jade seal, formations and talismanic spells flowed in layers, and brilliant yellow energy spread everywhere.

The appearance of the two treasures drew everyone’s attention.

Even Hua Qianqi, who was emitting silver light from her whole body, glanced at them before closing her eyes again. The giant wolf on the altar also flinched for a moment and carefully examined the treasures.

“If you think you can kill this Ancestor with just two mere replicas, then you’re dreaming.” The giant wolf’s cold gaze swept over them, and black light flowed from its mouth, turning into a black orb. Then, the wolf shot a black pillar of light from its mouth and absorbed it into the orb.

The orb quickly grew in size, becoming as large as a small house, and floated above the giant wolf’s head. The darkness of the orb made the hearts of those watching tremble, and it continued to grow.

“Go!” Unexpectedly, Mystic Clarity pointed at the giant seal with a determined face and launched the first attack.

The Mountain-Leveling Seal, scattering light in all directions, fell like a shooting star towards the giant wolf on the altar. At the same time, the red sun emitted from the drum followed behind it.

The two attacks broke through the demonic energy with unstoppable force.

Despite being replicas of Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasures, the two treasures, with their miraculous combination, were able to unleash power at the level of a Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure.

The giant wolf released energy from its mouth and absorbed it into the orb above its head. Then, the black orb trembled and shot out towards the two treasures. Its momentum as it flew, absorbing demonic energy wherever it passed, was terrifying.

Finally, the three treasures met and collided silently in the air.

A deafening roar that shook the entire space, along with explosions of black light, yellow energy, and red light, occurred. The pressure of spiritual energy was clearly divided, creating a barrier of spiritual energy.

One side was pitch black, like an endless night sky, while the other side was a mix of red and yellow, sparkling and displaying a fantastic beauty.

*Kwarurung! Kwakwang!* Sounds like thunder rumbled at the boundary line, intertwining and pushing against each other, maintaining the two boundaries.

However, this situation did not last long. As the giant wolf shot out pillars of light in succession, the black side began to push back the yellow and red energy.

The expressions of Mystic Clarity and the Seven Miao True Immortal changed drastically.

They had not expected that the demon creature, whose body had been demonized, would easily block the attacks of the Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure replicas. They also continuously threw in magic seals and drew upon all their magic power, but they could read the surprise in each other’s eyes.

The power of the Ancient Demon Ancestor’s clone was far beyond their expectations. It was strange from the start that the Golden Demon Rings they had prepared for emergencies did not work. Moreover, the seal on the altar seemed like it could break at any moment, and they did not know what would happen then.

While the two were feeling the crisis, Han Li, who had been watching the situation, brushed his sleeve and summoned a three-colored light. He sighed and called the humanoid puppet he had been hiding behind him.

Without hesitation, he held his hands together until the feather fan grew to the size of several sheets.

He had no desire to fight the Ancient Demon Ancestor’s clone with his life on the line, but if Mystic Clarity and the Seven Miao True Immortal were defeated while there was no way to escape, wouldn’t he be dead too?

Since they had taken out powerful treasures, it seemed like he had to lend a hand.

The giant fan hummed and released a large amount of three-colored flames. Han Li poured all his spiritual power into it. Now was not the time to conserve his strength. He had to exert his maximum power, even if it meant pushing himself harder than usual.

The tremendous pressure of spiritual energy emitted by the Three-Flames Fan caused Mystic Clarity and the Seven Miao True Immortal to turn their gazes towards Han Li. They were delighted to see the Three-Flames Fan that Han Li was holding.

“Cultivator, that is…!”

Han Li had no intention of explaining, so he shook the feather fan strongly, and a large amount of three-colored flames poured out from the Three-Flames Fan, condensing into a three-colored firebird that was four or five sheets long.

The firebird, spreading its two wings wide and letting out a phoenix cry, flew towards the yellow and red energy. Then, the three-colored firebird exploded, and three-colored energy appeared. Golden and silver characters, the size of human heads, flowed in the air and disappeared.

Then, the yellow and red energy grew tremendously, and golden and silver flames surged around it. And immediately, it pushed back the black energy and advanced towards the giant wolf with a fierce momentum.

While Yin Yasha and Lin Yinping had seen the power of Han Li’s Three-Flames Fan before, the Myriad Year Stone Bear was dumbfounded and looked at Han Li with new eyes.

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