Above the Demon Valley, blood-red lightning was as dense as a spider web.

Qin Shuang stood on the deck of the flying boat, his robe fluttering, and stared solemnly at the black fog surging in the valley.

The mist squirmed as if it had life, sometimes turning into a hideous ghost face, sometimes into a distorted human shape.

“Master, the spatial structure here is extremely unstable.” The Jiyin Patriarch held the compass, his skinny fingers trembling slightly, “This old servant has detected seven weak points in the space, arranged in the shape of a Big Dipper.”

Nangong Wansu raised her hand slightly, the power of the moonlight flowing through her palm: “The altar is at the location of the Big Dipper. But…”

She frowned suddenly. “There’s something watching us there.”

Qin Shuang’s eyes flashed with golden light, and his immortal body was running at its peak. His sight penetrated the black fog, and he saw a bronze altar at the bottom of the valley, surrounded by seven stone pillars, each with a blood-red chain wrapped around it. At the end of the chain, there were seven skeletons with dim golden light!
“Golden Buddha Body?” Soul-Breaking Immortal took a deep breath, “Who can use the Golden Buddha Body Arhat to set up a formation?”

Before he finished speaking, the flying boat suddenly shook violently. A blood-red thunderbolt struck down, and the protective shield shattered! Qin Shuang reacted very quickly, and the flying knife “Exploding Star” was launched instantly. The knife light rolled back like a galaxy, splitting the thunderbolt in two.

“No!” Qin Shuang’s pupils shrank suddenly, “This is not natural thunder!”

In the scattered lightning, dense runes appeared. Those runes twisted and squirmed, wrapping around the flying boat like living things!

“Blood Curse of the Netherworld!” The face of Ji Yin Patriarch turned pale, “Retreat quickly! This curse is designed to corrode the soul of a cultivator!”

Nangong Wanyue made a move, and the cold moonlight turned into a barrier. However, when the blood curse rune touched the moonlight, it made a “chi chi” sound, devouring the power of the moonlight hungrily!

“Wan’er, be careful!” Qin Shuang pulled her behind him, unsheathed the Qingming Sword, and the words “Zhu Tian” on the sword suddenly lit up. With one slash of the sword, a thin crack appeared in the void, swallowing up half of the blood curse.

At this moment, the bronze tripod in the center of the altar suddenly vibrated, and a beam of light shot up into the sky! The Xutian Ding in Qin Shuang’s body resonated strongly and flew out on its own, reflecting the beam of light.

“Is that… another Xutian Ding?” exclaimed Shattered Soul Master.

Qin Shuang’s expression changed drastically: “No! It’s a trap!”

Seven chains suddenly extended from the beam of light, wrapping around everyone as fast as lightning. The Jiyin Patriarch was unable to dodge, and his right arm was pierced by the chain, instantly drying up like firewood!

“Extreme Yin!” Qin Shuang’s flying knife came out again, the knife light was like a dragon, cutting off the three chains. However, the broken chains turned into blood mist and condensed again!

Nangong Wan bit her fingertips and drew a bloody moon symbol in the air: “Seal the moonlight!”

The blood talisman collided with the chain, and a dazzling light burst out. Taking advantage of this moment, Qin Shuang grabbed the Ji Yin Patriarch and shouted: “Retreat!”

The flying boat retreated rapidly, but saw the ground around the altar suddenly collapse, and a space crack with a diameter of a thousand feet appeared out of thin air! A terrifying suction force came, and the flying boat was sucked into it like a fallen leaf.

“Master, be careful!” The Soul-Breaking Immortal desperately sacrificed his own magic weapon, but saw a giant hand covered with bronze scales stretched out from the crack and smashed the magic weapon to pieces with one palm!

Qin Shuang’s eyes glowed with gold, and his immortal body was pushed to the limit. He pushed Nangong Wan towards the Ji Yin Patriarch and said, “Take them away!”

“Qin Shuang!” Nangong Wan stretched out her hand to grab it, but only encountered nothingness. Qin Shuang had already leaped towards the giant hand, and the word “Zhu Tian” on the Qingming Sword shone brightly!
“boom–“

The sword light collided with the giant hand, and the space crack shook violently. Qin Shuang felt an unrivaled force coming, and his internal organs seemed to be shifting. At the critical moment, the Xutian Ding in his body suddenly flew out and collided with the bronze tripod on the altar!
The blinding white light drowned out everything.
Darkness. Endless darkness.

Qin Shuang felt like he was floating in the void, his limbs felt heavy as lead. There was a faint sound of flowing water in his ears, and… the sound of bells?
“This is where?”

He opened his eyes with difficulty and found himself standing in a starry sky. Under his feet was a platform paved with white jade, and the stars were flowing around him, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

“War God Illusion?” Qin Shuang frowned. This illusion was completely different from the previous ones, and the air was filled with an ancient and vicissitudes of life.

“To be precise, it is the ninth heaven.”

A hoarse voice came from behind. Qin Shuang turned around suddenly and saw an old man in a black robe standing on the edge of the platform. The old man’s face was blurry, but his eyes were as bright as stars, and he held a broken bronze plate in his hand.

“Who are you?” Qin Shuang secretly circulated his spiritual power, but was shocked to find that his body was empty.

The old man chuckled, “I am just a remnant of my past.” He held up the bronze plate, “This is a fragment of the ‘Covenant of the Heavens’. Holding it can sense other treasures.”

Qin Shuang’s eyes narrowed: “Xu Tian Ding is one of them!”

“Smart.” The old man nodded, “Xu Tian Ding, Tian Ji Mirror, Dong Huang Bell, gather all twelve pieces, you can open the battlefield of the heavens.” He threw the bronze plate to Qin Shuang, “You have been targeted, be careful of the ‘inspector'”

Before he finished speaking, the illusion suddenly shook violently. The figure of the old man began to blur: “The time has come! Remember, the Demon Valley is a trap! That person wants to use you to open it.”

The illusion shattered, Qin Shuang suddenly opened his eyes and found himself lying in a stone chamber. The walls were engraved with ancient runes, and the ground was painted with a complex array diagram – it was the word “Zhu Tian”!
“you’re awake?”

The familiar voice made Qin Shuang shudder. Turning around, he saw Bi Yao kneeling beside him with tears in her eyes.

“Biyao?” Qin Shuang couldn’t believe it. “How could you…”

“I finally found you!” Bi Yao rushed over, her tears soaking his clothes, “Qingyun Sect is in danger! My father, the Ghost King, wants to sacrifice blood on the Seven Peaks to open the Shura Gate!”

Qin Shuang stood up and said, “Speak slowly, what’s going on?”

Bi Yao took out a blood-colored jade pendant and said, “After my father inherited the ancient magic cultivation, his personality changed drastically. He said that in order to open the ‘channel to the heavens’, he needed to sacrifice the blood of tens of thousands of cultivators.” Her voice trembled, “Qingyunmen is only the first target!”

Qin Shuang tightly grasped the bronze plate fragments, and connected the clues in his mind – the trap of the Fallen Demon Valley, the sudden change of the Ghost King, and the covenant of the heavens.
Suddenly, the top of the stone chamber cracked, and a blood-red beam of light fell down! The ghost king appeared and grinned, “I found you! Hand over the fragments!”

“Dad!” Bi Yao exclaimed.

The Ghost King’s eyes were red: “Traitor!” The blood-colored chain shot straight into Bi Yao’s heart!
Qin Shuang jumped in front of Bi Yao, blocking with the Qing Ming Sword. With a clang, the sword was covered with cracks. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he sneered: “You are not the Ghost King.”

The ghost king’s shadow paused: “What did you say?”

“No matter how crazy the Ghost King is, he will not kill Bi Yao.” Qin Shuang wiped the blood off, “Who are you?”

“Hahaha!” The ghost king’s shadow twisted and transformed into a human figure shrouded in bronze light. “Smart! I am the third inspector, ordered to collect the fragments of the covenant!”

Qin Shuang secretly activated the bronze fragments, and the golden light tore a gap in the blood light: “Biyao, let’s go!” “Then you…”

“I have my own way!” Qin Shuang pushed her into the gap, “Tell Daoxuan to destroy all the ancient ruins!”

The inspector roared and slapped down with his huge palm. At the critical moment, a moon-white light penetrated the void – it was Nangong Wan’s traction technique!
Qin Shuang’s figure began to fade away, and he took a last look at the fierce inspector: “We will meet again.”

“Run!” The inspector sneered, “Your companions have fallen into my hands.”

Before he finished speaking, Qin Shuang disappeared in the white light.

Xuanhuang World, the eastern border.

A golden light fell into the wild mountains, startling all the birds flying in the sky. Qin Shuang fell heavily to the edge of the mountain stream, covered in blood.

“Ahem.” He struggled to get up, the light of his immortal body dimmed. In the reflection of the pool, he found that he had a bronze chain tattoo on his left arm at some point – it was the mark left by the inspector!

Suddenly, a beautiful figure appeared in the water. Qin Shuang turned around suddenly and saw a girl in yellow holding a sword, her almond eyes full of vigilance.

“Who are you? Why did you trespass into the forbidden area of ​​​​the Tianji Pavilion?”

Behind the girl, an old man in a white robe slowly approached, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged as he waved his feather fan. Qin Shuang’s heart was shocked—a Mahayana cultivator!

What shocked him even more was that the old man had an ancient bronze mirror hanging around his waist, with the words “Tian Ji” clearly visible on the mirror frame!
The mountain stream was filled with mist, and Qin Shuang and the girl in yellow stood face to face. He endured the severe pain in his meridians and secretly circulated the remaining spiritual power, and found that there was a strange bronze chain in his body, which was slowly devouring his cultivation.

“I’m asking you a question!” The tip of the girl’s sword trembled slightly, and a glimmer of green light flowed on the blade. “Why did you trespass into the forbidden area of ​​​​the Tianji Pavilion?”

Before Qin Shuang could speak, the old man in white robe suddenly said “eh” and his feather fan stopped in mid-air. His eyes were like lightning, piercing Qin Shuang’s left arm: “Where did the chain mark on your arm come from?”

Drops of water dripped down Qin Shuang’s chin. He keenly caught the flash of surprise in the old man’s eyes, and his mind raced as he thought, “Senior, do you recognize this thing?”

“Master!” the girl said anxiously, “This person’s origin is unknown, and he also has the mark of the inspector. He must be…”

“Qingxuan, step back.” The old man waved his feather fan lightly, and a gentle force pushed the girl three feet away. He took two steps forward and bowed solemnly to Qin Shuang: “I am Bai Wei, the seventh generation keeper of Tianji Pavilion. What is your name?”

Qin Shuang was surprised, but he didn’t show it on the surface: “I am Qin Shuang, I was framed by my enemies and ended up here.”

Bai Wei Zhenren’s gaze lingered on Qin Shuang’s waist, where a short knife made of bronze fragments hung. “My dear Qin, do you know that this ‘Order of the Heavens’ on you is a treasure of our Tianji Pavilion that has been lost for a thousand years?”

“Order of the Heavens?” Qin Shuang stroked the blade with his fingers. The fragment suddenly made a buzzing sound, resonating with the ancient mirror on the old man’s waist. Surprisingly, fine cracks appeared on the mirror surface!
“It is true.” Bai Wei sighed, “The one in your hand is the real thing, and the one in my hand is just a replica.”

The young girl Qingxuan widened her eyes: “Master, didn’t you say that the Heavenly Secret Mirror has been enshrined in the

“A lie.” Bai Wei smiled bitterly. “During the great change a thousand years ago, the real thing was lost long ago. Over the years, the Tianji Pavilion has relied on imitations to deduce the secrets of heaven, but it is still a little short of the mark.”

Qin Shuang suddenly groaned, and the chain mark on his left arm suddenly became hot. A strange force spread along his arm, and wherever it passed, his meridians seemed to be burned by fire.

“The inspector’s tracking mark!” Bai Wei’s face changed drastically, and he quickly tapped seven acupoints on Qin Shuang’s left arm with his feather fan, “Qing Xuan, bring me the ‘Mysterious Ice Jade Marrow’!”

The girl hurriedly took out a jade bottle from her bosom. Bai Wei took it and poured the ice-blue liquid in the bottle onto Qin Shuang’s arm. When the liquid came into contact with the chain mark, bursts of green smoke immediately rose.

“This seal will erode your cultivation over time. If it is not resolved within three days, it will be difficult to save you.” Bai Wei looked solemn, “Fortunately, I have done some research on this seal.”

Qin Shuang’s forehead was covered with cold sweat: “Why did you help me, senior?”

Bai Wei did not answer immediately, but made a spell to set up a soundproof barrier. He gently stroked the replica of the Heavenly Secret Mirror on his waist, and a pattern of seven stars appeared in the mirror: “Because the Inspector is also the mortal enemy of my Heavenly Secret Pavilion. Thousands of years ago, it was they who took away the real Heavenly Secret Mirror and killed the six guardians of the mirror.”

The image in the mirror changed, showing the figures of Nangong Wan and Master Ji Yin. They were floating in a broken void, surrounded by countless space fragments.

“Your companion has fallen into the Broken Spirit Realm.” Bai Wei said in a deep voice, “There is a space crack left over from the ancient war. Ordinary cultivators can’t survive for more than three days.”

Qin Shuang stood up suddenly, but staggered due to his injury: “Please show me the way, senior!”

“Don’t worry.” Bai Wei held his shoulder, “To enter the Broken Spirit Realm, you must first remove the brand on your arm, otherwise it will attract the Inspector.” He turned to Qing Xuan, “Go and ask the three supreme elders to come out of retreat and activate the ‘Heaven-concealing Array’.”

The girl took the order and left. Bai Wei then whispered, “I see that you have an immortal divine body and have been recognized as the master by the Order of the Heavens. I guess it has something to do with the ‘Covenant of the Heavens’?”

Qin Shuang was shocked, but did not deny it.

“Sure enough.” Bai Wei sighed, “There are seven inspectors in total, in charge of different realms. They were ordered by ‘that master’ to collect twelve treasures of luck, intending to restart the battlefield of the heavens.”

“Who is that gentleman?”

“No one knows.” Bai Wei shook his head, “We only know that there is its shadow behind every great catastrophe in the world.” He suddenly lowered his voice, “But I suspect that it is related to the ‘Heaven’ that suddenly disappeared in ancient times.”

As they were talking, three powerful auras came from afar. Bai Wei quickly removed the barrier: “The three uncles have arrived. My friend, remember not to reveal the matter of the Order of the Heavens.”

Three streams of light came in an instant, and the leader was an old woman with white hair and a youthful face. She paused with the dragon-headed cane in her hand, and Qin Shuang suddenly felt that his whole body was imprisoned by an invisible force!
“Bai Wei, do you know how serious a crime it is to secretly harbor a wanted criminal by the inspector?” the old woman said in a cold voice.

Bai Wei saluted calmly: “Master Yuheng, this boy has the method to restrain the inspector, which may help my Tianji Pavilion solve the thousand-year dilemma.”

“Oh?” Another old man with red eyebrows narrowed his eyes, “Why do you think so?”

Bai Wei suddenly attacked, and a stream of spiritual power hit Qin Shuang’s left arm. The chain mark was stimulated, and a dazzling blood light burst out! Qin Shuang groaned, and the immortal body in his body automatically operated, and the golden light and the blood light fought fiercely.

“Is this the Immortal Golden Body?” The third black-robed elder was moved. “No wonder it can resist the Inspector’s Mark!”

Nun Yuheng’s expression eased a little: “Even so, it’s worth taking the risk to save him.”

“Uncle Master, please look.” Bai Wei suddenly took out a replica of the Heavenly Secret Mirror, and a picture appeared in the mirror – in the broken spiritual world, Nangong Wan was holding the Moon Wheel and confronting a bronze figure!
“Another inspector!” the Red Eyebrow elder exclaimed.

Qin Shuang’s pupils suddenly shrank. The figure in the picture was exactly the same as the bronze giant hand he saw in the Falling Demon Valley! (End of this chapter)