Chapter 231: Demons Arrive, Protect the Dao and Slay the Calamity (Part )
The ocean is boundless, the sky is covered like a curtain, a heavy grey tone permeates the sky and earth, and the force of disaster is everywhere.

The sky was filled with dark clouds, as if they were gathering from all directions for thousands of miles. Under the dark blue sky, ghost sounds were heard and the skeleton demons were circling and flying like flies chasing after stench, refusing to leave.

Suddenly, there was a rumble of thunder, like the angry roar of the sky. Between the lightning and thunder, a huge yellow dragon with scales and claws was tumbling in the dark clouds. Its body seemed to be made of the purest gold, flying across the sky and cutting through the gloomy sky.

Boom.

A thick blue-white lightning bolt struck the yellow dragon’s body swiftly and violently, causing it to completely disintegrate with a wailing sound.

It transformed into a flying sword and flew back to the barefoot Taoist Huang Longzi, wailing sadly: Jade Dragon Sword Technique, sword energy takes shape, with one sword, one can cultivate the true through the false, mimic the shape, and generate spirituality.

Normally, it would take a cultivator a few hours or several days to overcome the tribulation, and it would rarely take more than seven days and nights.

Huang Longzi had originally made such preparations. He also knew that the last of the forty-nine tribulations and the Nascent Soul tribulation would occur at the same time, and the force of the tribulation would be heavy. However, it had evolved to this point, with the tribulation evil spirits falling continuously from the sky for more than half a month, which was still too abnormal.

Huang Longzi practiced Taoism for 800 years and read ancient books and classics.

He knew that although the cultivators in this Tongxuan Realm did not have enough accumulated foundation in Taoism, they also had deficiencies in their Taoist system.

However, this world is filled with chaos and innate Taiyi energy, which enables all living things to practice Taoism. The magic power of the cultivators in the Tongxuan Realm is more than ten times more powerful and profound than that of the ancient cultivators.

Moreover, his own cultivation of Taoism and magical powers have already reached the pinnacle of the realm that can be reached, and there is no further improvement. He is probably not much behind the ancient Yuanying Zhenjun cultivators. With such Taoism and magical powers, he is unable to cultivate the Yuanying?

“Or do you mean that you don’t want another Yuanying Zhenjun to compete with those demon gods? Do you want our human race to be fed by those evildoers for generations!?”

“In the beginning of ancient times, who preached the gospel?

The upper and lower are not formed, why test it?

Who can be the best between darkness and darkness?
Feng Yi only sees the image, how can he know it? …”

Reciting ancient Taoist songs, questioning God in reverse.

In the beginning of ancient times, who taught the Dao and expounded the principles of the law?

Where did they come from before the heaven and earth were formed?

No matter what civilization or mythology there is always a creator god. Originally, heaven and earth did not exist, it was a chaos, with no top or bottom.

In Taoism, Sui ancient times were the forerunners of Taoism who expounded the principles of law, opened up the heaven and earth, and created the world of the heavens.

Therefore, Huang Longzi’s Heavenly Questions are a kind of questioning and rebuke, filled with anger as a cultivator of the human race.

The halberd’s fingers were as hard as iron, and he angrily rebuked the heaven.

Rumble…

The thunder rolled more violently, as if God was angry.

The Taoist’s eyes were firm and deep, as if he had already seen through the vanity of this calamity. He clasped his hands together, and a golden halo surrounded his body. It was the condensation of his golden elixir magic power, as if it were a substance, and it was also his last shield against the heavenly calamity.

High in the sky, there were thunder and lightning, and dark clouds rolling, while Huang Longzi was floating quietly above the vast ocean. The sea water around him was surging, but the area under his feet seemed to be isolated by an invisible force and was not affected by the heavenly calamity at all.

At this moment, a blue-white lightning bolt more violent than before streaked across the sky and headed straight for Huang Longzi.

Huang Longzi’s expression remained unchanged. He raised his hand slowly but quickly, and a golden light burst out from his palm, colliding with the lightning that was about to fall. The two forces stirred and spread in the air, and finally turned into a gust of wind, sweeping in all directions.

If heaven and earth cannot tolerate it, I will use my supernatural powers to defy fate!
At the same time, on the other side, Lu Cheng, who had practiced magic skills and recovered his magic power to break through the barrier, finally found the sea area where his master Huang Longzi transcended the tribulation after several days of searching.

The place was covered with dark clouds, and the power of disaster was gathering. Thick lightning bolts kept falling down, as if the fight would not stop until death.

“Why is this catastrophe so long?”

Lu Cheng was also well-versed in ancient books and knew that such a long and prolonged heavenly calamity was rare since ancient times. Such Taoist laws and heavenly punishments were mostly used to deal with those evildoers who had committed serious evil and entangled the mortal world and were reluctant to leave. But when used on Taoist Huang Longzi, it seemed even more unreasonable. With the merits and cultivation of his master Huang Longzi, was it really necessary to be like this?

“call.”

Watching from afar and then letting out a long breath, Lu Cheng adjusted his state of mind and began to act according to his previous thoughts. He turned around and left to attack and kill the monks of both the righteous and evil sects who had gathered together.

The sky is filled with murderous intent, and the stars are shifting;

The earth is filled with murderous intent, dragons and snakes emerge from the land!

What Huang Longzi was facing at this moment was the strong murderous intent emanating from this world.

Countless cultivators were blinded by the power of the calamity and only thought about the various benefits they could get after killing Huang Longzi.

Or you can achieve immortality and ascend to heaven.

Or you can establish a sect and prosper your family.

Or he may rule the world and no one can control him.

All kinds of crazy fantasies and chaotic minds are like the dance of the devil. He doesn’t even think about whether he might be killed by it, even though this is the most likely outcome.

After the calamity force completely dissipated, when they recalled this moment, most of them would feel that their behavior was inexplicable, but at this moment their body and mind were restrained and they could not control themselves and fell into the calamity.

There are roughly 1,200 to 1,400 Jindan Grandmasters in the entire Tongxuan Realm, including the independent cultivators. Even if there are only one-twentieth of them, there are still sixty or seventy Grandmasters who have been attacked by the murderous aura of heaven and earth and rushed here. With so many Grandmasters rushing forward, it is absolutely impossible to stop them head-on. Whoever stops them will die.

If Master Huang Longzi had not gone through the tribulation, he might have been able to forcibly kill these people with his cultivation level, which was ranked among the top five among the Jindan Zhenren cultivators in the world. However, Lu Cheng could not do that. Although he was good at fighting on the front line, he still had a gap with Huang Longzi in terms of profound foundation.

Fortunately, not all of these cultivators are of the same mind. Each of them wants to obstruct each other and monopolize the benefits, and completely inherit the legacy of Huang Longzi after his failure in transcending the tribulation. It is very strange that they believe that Huang Longzi will fail in transcending the tribulation, but they also believe that the cultivator who inherits Huang Longzi’s legacy can go further, refine the Nascent Soul, and even ascend to the sky.

“Heart Demon Tribulation? Logically, this Heart Demon Tribulation will only occur when the person undergoing the tribulation is in an unstable state of mind. Taoist Master Huang Longzi has been a master throughout his life, and his heart is as strong as iron. How come the Heart Demon Tribulation is so severe?”

The person who was speaking was wearing a black and red robe and holding a bone skull scepter. He was tall and had a sinister and cold face, especially his eyes, which had a green light like a beast.

It was none other than the Lord of the Moyun Cave in Yinshan, the Leader of the Gushen Cult, the Founder of the Southern Demon Cult, the Immortal of Yinshan.

After sensing the secrets of heaven and knowing that Huang Longzi was having a hard time overcoming the tribulation and his life was hanging by a thread, the old demon immediately thought:
If he allowed his own immortal Gu to devour Huang Longzi’s semi-immortal body, he would probably gain endless benefits, so he hurried over.

But as the founder of the Demon Sect, he clearly realized that at this moment he was probably blinded by the calamity and that his trip might have turned into a human calamity for Huang Longzi.

Knowing this, Yinshan Zhenren himself did not care, but felt:
“I never thought that I, the ancestor, would one day follow the will of heaven. Heaven’s will is like a knife, and human life is like grass… Well, as long as there are enough benefits, I, the ancestor, will be the knife of heaven’s will, so what?”

However, although he flew there and found the place where Huang Longzi was undergoing the tribulation early on, Yinshan Zhenren was not in a hurry to take action.

He also felt that fellow practitioners and demons had gathered here. Although he had great magical powers and was not afraid of others, he did not want to endure Huang Longzi’s dying counterattack, but also wanted to obtain the greatest benefit.

In addition, by sensing the power of the calamity, he was sure that this heavenly calamity would not end in a short period of time, so Master Yinshan temporarily kept his troops in place, wanting to see which side would lose patience first and take the lead.

He has great magical powers, so he does not hide his whereabouts.

Just above the vast ocean, a dark poisonous flame rose up, and dark clouds rolled in. All the practitioners within a thousand miles were terrified when they saw this.

And only those monks with profound magical powers could see that this dark cloud was not the usual condensation of water vapor, but a fire cloud condensed from inky poisonous flames, with golden poisonous insects circling and flying in it. It was the golden silkworm Gu, which was known as the most evil Gu in the world.

The leader of the Southern Demon Sect, one of the twelve orthodox religions in the world, and the founder of the sect, he is rampant throughout the world and rarely meets any rivals.

Lu Cheng also noticed the fire cloud and cursed in his heart:

“This old ghost usually calls Master his brother and makes friends with him shamelessly. Now that Master is in trouble, he immediately comes to add insult to injury. How shameless!”

However, he would never go looking for trouble with Yinshan Zhenren first. The Taoist talent of Yinshan Zhenren was probably even better than Deng Dongyuan in those days. Master Deng rose to prominence in the East China Sea, and he must have at least used the opportunity to obtain the remaining fragments of Yuanshi Tianmo Ce.

Yinshan Zhenren made his fortune in southern Xinjiang. Just by mixing and practicing various classics and finding a unique way, he was able to cultivate high magical powers. The foundation of Gushen Sect may be lower than that of other orthodox religions, but Yinshan Zhenren is a person who climbed up little by little from the bottom of the Tongxuan Realm. He is probably one of the most difficult leaders of the twelve orthodox religions.

Yinshan Zhenren did not hide his presence, but intentionally showed his presence in order to distract and consume Huang Longzi’s mind. He did not reveal whether he was an enemy or a friend, but was just waiting in the wings, which was the most torturous thing.

As a demon cultivator, Yinshan Zhenren was well aware of this, especially after he discovered that Huang Longzi was in an unstable state of mind. He deliberately cooperated with the inner demon calamity and took advantage of the situation.

In the following days, Lu Cheng also started his own actions. These cultivators of both the righteous and evil paths, who were gathered by the calamity power of heaven and earth, were of mixed quality. Although they tried their best to restrain themselves, they would fight each other from time to time.

Lu Cheng used the magic method of Hundred Transformations to blend in, and killed a Jindan Grandmaster as soon as he got the chance.

Moreover, he was killing people around Yinshan Zhenren, which was also a method of attacking the mind, causing psychological pressure on Yinshan Old Demon.

When the Yinshan Demon was about to deal with Huang Longzi, he suddenly discovered that there were people in the darkness around him who had the same murderous intentions towards him, and their magical powers were unpredictable.

The greater the pressure Lu Cheng puts on him, the more cautious the Yinshan Old Demon will be when he takes action.

The entanglement between the cultivators in the East China Sea has formed an inexplicable balance, but this is destined to be short-lived. Since these masters of both good and evil have come to this point, they are destined to not allow Huang Longzi to successfully survive the heavenly tribulation.

Otherwise, you won’t get any benefit at all, and will just make an enemy of the first Yuanying Zhenjun in this world. Isn’t that extremely foolish?
These cultivators of both good and evil who have gathered in the East China Sea urgently need to unite into groups, or at least into several small groups, to attack Huang Longzi together. They cannot delay any longer.

It is said that the Sun family of Yongzhou has some connection with the Soul-Realizing Valley, one of the twelve orthodox religions in the world.

Because they have a Jindan Grandmaster, they are an extremely powerful family of immortal cultivators. The Taoist sword techniques inherited by the family are sharp and fierce, which can arouse the soul. The patriarch of the Sun family received a handwritten invitation from the elders of the Soul-Calming Valley, and brought the elite sons of the clan to slay the demon. As a result, when they arrived, the high-level cultivators of the Soul-Calming Valley did not arrive for some reason. But the Sun family could not turn back at this time.

Sun Tianyi, the patriarch of the Sun family, was also decisive. He took the initiative to send out talismans to contact all parties. Just when he had achieved some results, he was found dead in the stone chamber the next day. He was still sitting on the cushion, but his head was missing.

The Taoist flying sword, known for its sharpness and ferocity, didn’t even have a chance to be unsheathed.

Half a day later, Shangguan Xuanhui, a Jindan cultivator, was killed in the mountains by the same method.

Then came Cheng Guan, Wu Yunfang, Shi Xueming, and anyone who had a certain prestige and gathered the cultivators together and took action would be quickly killed.

The person hiding in the dark was like a demonic shadow. He used such a cruel and brutal method to prevent the righteous and evil cultivators from joining forces, causing panic among the people.

“Who could it be? Huang Longzi’s eldest disciple Yuwen Zheng? Madam Baoxiang?”

“Impossible. I have seen Yuwen Zheng before. His moves are powerful and majestic, but he definitely doesn’t have such exquisite and concentrated killing swordsmanship.”

“It is even more impossible for Madam Baoxiang. She also suffered internal injuries in the battle with Fairy Yunfeng Xiuyunxian. Now she is living in seclusion in Guizang Mountain with her two daughters, and her disciples are guarding her. This is the smartest way. Otherwise, if Madam Baoxiang and her two little daughters die, old monster Huang Longzi will definitely be worried, and then they will be dead for sure.”

“Could it be the White Bone Lord He Tianyan? This old demon went to Guizang Mountain with great fanfare to seek revenge, and even staged a big drama of a group of evil spirits attacking the mountain. As a result, after years of fighting, they failed to attack Guizang Mountain, and they didn’t even know where Huang Longzi was going. Now he hasn’t shown up. It is said that the Jindan cultivators from the Three Immortal Islands in the East China Sea and the Soul-Suppressing Valley all followed him. Could it be that his fellow disciples set up a trap to harm all those righteous Jindan immortals?
After all, they are brothers in the same sect!”

“That makes sense. If it was He Tianyan, the White Bone God, then it would be normal for Fellow Daoist Sun Tianyi and even Fellow Daoist Shangguan Xuanhui to die. He Tianyan secretly attacked and killed them…”

The cultivator hiding in the dark, with only one person and one sword, separated the entire righteous and evil cultivators, making them unable to form a joint force, and at the same time successfully involved part of Yinshan Zhenren’s mind. Others aside, Shangguan Xuanhui still had some means, and Yinshan Zhenren was confident that he could kill him, but he might not be able to do it so easily.

(End of this chapter)