“The two of us accidentally stumbled upon an area. There, time was convoluted. We spent a long amount of time and finally managed to escape. Fortunately, the flow of time outside wasn’t as long. Otherwise, who knows how long it would take to return.” Nie Jingshen nodded in agreement and quickly added, “The Immortal Slaughtering Sword was acquired from the Lord of Plentiful Treasures. However, we can’t hope to seek aid from the Lord of Plentiful Treasure.”
Nie Jingshen said in a solemn tone, “He has already perished.”
“As for the specifics, let us first deal with the situation in front of us. It’s a long story, after all. Right now, we can only rely on ourselves.”
As he spoke, he gazed at the faraway domain filled with golden lamps and green lotuses.
There, the Victorious Fighting Buddha was staring at them.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1455 - Change of Situation
Yan Zhaoge stared at the humongous golden lamp and green lotus, which shone majestically by the faraway void.
Feng Yunsheng was still being suppressed there.
Nie Jingshen and Yu Ye’s arrival prevented Fuluo Zi and the others from chasing after Xu Fei’s group, which relieved Yan Zhaoge of his remaining worries.
Naturally, he was now planning to help Feng Yunsheng escape.
“Senior apprentice-brother Nie, senior apprentice-sister Yu, other than the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture, were there any other rewards from there?”
Nie Jingshen nodded, “It’s usable only with a group of formation experts.”
“I couldn’t ask for any better. Here, more than four of us are proficient in the Prime Clear sword arts.” Yan Zhaoge chuckled.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge and the others joining up together with Nie Jingshen, Yu Ye, and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, despair overwhelmed their foes.
Previously, the Grand Virtual Realm experts avoided confronting Yu Ye and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword directly. Instead, everyone prioritized evading her attacks, resulting in marginal casualties.
However, those beneath the Grand Virtual Realm were met with a dire situation.
With the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture, Yu Ye could already stand confidently against opponents beneath the Grand Virtual Realm. With the Immortal Slaughtering Sword in her hand, a death parade awaits those that came in contact with it.
Whether they were of the Demon Race, Buddhism, or the Nine Underworlds, they were all brutally massacred.
The Immortal Slaughtering Sword had been sealed off for an entire era already. The instant it resurfaced within the world, it immediately enjoyed a feast of blood to its fullest.
While Fuluo Zi, the Twilight Mist Devil Monarch, and other Grand Virtual Realm experts managed to evade in time, their overbearingness was already stripped of them. As for the others, their fighting spirits underwent a downward slope.
Worst of all, a Virtual Immortal Realm Prime Clear sword cultivator like Gao Qingxuan was present.
Yu Ye immediately passed the Immortal Slaughtering Sword to Gao Qingxuan. Albeit not cultivating the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture, she could still utilize the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s mightiness.
As a Prime Clear Virtual Immortal, she could almost fight one-on-one against everyone present, excluding the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
Gao Qingxuan wasn’t like Yu Ye. She could bear with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s stamina consumption.
Among all the foes present, only the Victorious Fighting Buddha could deal with her.
Yet, the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s main goal was Feng Yunsheng, not Shi Jun, Ying Yuzhen, or anyone else.
Yet, even if Fuluo Zi or the Twilight Mist Devil Monarch had the capabilities to traverse through space, they couldn’t possibly continue searching for Shi Jun’s group anymore.
While it didn’t affect the Buddhists and Demons, the Infernal Devils were sent into an outrage.
Previously, they had already lost the Water Devil. To secure the Earth Devil’s revival, a huge bunch of them had left the Nine Underworlds. Yet, now, it seemed like their efforts were to no avail.
The Devils group stared at Yan Zhaoge’s group and stared at the vast void which Shi Jun’s group disappeared to. They could only place their hopes on their reinforcements to stop Shi Jun’s group.
…
Xu Fei, Shi Jun, and Ying Yuzhen were currently within the spatial void created by the Earth Splitting Pearl’s radiance. Being buried by the wilted tree’s roots, they went adrift together within the void.
The process of suppressing the Earth Devil and Devil Monarch Zhong Yuan was about to reach its end.
As long as it completes, all sorts of troubles would end along with them.
Shi Jun put on a serious expression and was entirely concentrated on cleansing the marks left within Ying Yuzhen and his body using Yan Zhaoge’s method.
Xu Fei held the Earth Splitting Pearl and sat beside the mother-son pair, placing the pearl between them.
They had no time to worry about matters occurring outside. Instead, they could only focus on dealing with the enemies right in front of them.
While things were still difficult for them, victory was already right in front of their eyes.
Suddenly, they sensed the environment vibrating slightly.
The menacing and vile Devilish qi instantly grew thicker.
Threats were coming from the outside.
From the vast cosmic void, two Devils were approaching.
These Devils that came from the outer area of the battlefield neared the tree and surrounded it.
The Earth Devil was about to be suppressed, and his aura ceased from its previous mightiness. As a result, faraway Devils couldn’t sense his precise location. Even the Primordial Heart Devil couldn’t do anything from afar.
As such, the Infernal Devils spread out and expanded their searching areas, locking everything in place.
These two Devils were met with decent luck and coincidentally came across the wilted tree.
With such close distance between, the Infernal Devils finally sensed the wilted tree’s aura.
There, the Earth Devil and Devil Monarch Zhong Yuan were already on the verge of death.
The two Devils quickly decided to make their moves.
However, a blaze suddenly flickered by the other side of the void. At that very instant, it seemed as if a flame dragon was soaring through the void.
The blaze dissipated, revealing the appearance of the Mars Halberd.
On the other side, trails of purple gases encompassed the surroundings. Then, the figure of the Brocade Emperor – Fu Yunchi appeared.
Not only did Yan Zhaoge put up defensive measures against the Nine Underworlds’ main forces, he even made some preparations outside. They served to either be his back-up reinforcements or to aid their retreat.
At the very least, after what had happened to the Vine Sovereign, he didn’t wish for something like that to occur again.
While they didn’t have as many people like the Nine Underworlds, they could locate Xu Fei’s group, which allowed them to remain advantageous over the enemies.
Fu Yunchi and Mars Halberd arrived in time and started fighting against the two Devils who planned to go after the wilted tree.
After the Black-clothed Brocade Emperor met his demise at the Mars Halberd’s hand, the grudges between the two had their curtains closed.
Being of the same faction, they worked together and dealt with their external foes – the Nine Underworlds.
Whether it was Fu Yunchi or the Mars Halberd, their strength was considered remarkable within the Leakless Realm.
While the two Devils were on par with Daoism’s True Immortal experts that had just pushed open the Immortal Door, Fu Yunchi and the Mars Halberd brutally defeated them.
After a moment of agonizing yet futile struggle, the Devils duo couldn’t take it anymore.
After slaying the two Devils, the two intended to continue following after the w
ilted tree. Suddenly, their expressions changed drastically.
Within the void, several aura with overbearing presence descended.
However, they weren’t from the Nine Underworlds’ Infernal Devils. Instead, it was the Immortal Court heretics. From afar, the treasured light imbued with faith power shone throughout the entire universe.
Fu Yunchi and the Mars Halberd looked at each other, both frowning, “The heretics have the time and energy to interfere?”
The war between the Immortal Court and the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus had yet to end. The two sides were still fighting against each other.
While they still paid attention to the two Extinct Devil’s revival matters, they barely involved themselves within. After all, they had to concentrate on the warfare between each other.
Especially when the Immortal Court was at a disadvantage and couldn’t afford to be concerned about other matters.
However, currently, not only did an Immortal Court Sovereign, a heretic Profound Immortal descend, which was to everyone’s bewilderment. Moreover, one wouldn’t know if much stronger experts would appear later on.
“You heretical scoundrels, before you continue being led astray, we shall lead you to the righteous path – our Immortal Court!” A loud voice suddenly resounded.
Fu Yunchi and the Mars Halberd now understood their aim.
The Immortal Court searched after Daoism lineage’s Immortal Court experts to forcefully illuminate them, which would compensate for their insufficient number of troops!
“So far, they’ve only located the two of us.” Fu Yunchi sent a voice transmission to the Mars Halberd, “Immediately lead them away, and don’t bother fighting here. Don’t let them discover that wilted tree.”
“Daoist Yan’s companions are still far from the Martial Saint Tenth Level. Be careful, and try to prevent the heretics from planting a mental seed in them”.
Mars Halberd nodded, “There’s no other choice now.”
The two immediately skyrocketed and fled faraway, leading other Immortal Court experts’ pursuit.
In that universe, only the wilted tree remained, quietly soaring through the cosmic void.
However, soon after, a silhouette appeared and neared the wilted tree.
He extended his hand and tore the wilted tree apart, which exposed the clump of light that Shi Jun’s group resided in.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1456 - Ending in Failure
Shi Jun, Xu Fei, and Ying Yuzhen were situated within the spatial domain manifested by the light’s clump.
How matters transpired outside had no relations to them at all.
The only thing they could do was to focus on suppressing the Devils, robbing their chances of reincarnating.
If the devilish mark and devilish intent were entirely extracted, as long as no one else does anything out of the ordinary, this event would then be concluded. From then on, they wouldn’t have to worry about anything anymore.
Devilish qis encompassed the area outside, implying the approach of other Devils.
Xu Fei and Shi Jun felt the threat looming within. However, they continued their matter at hand and couldn’t afford to pay heed to anything else.
Fortunately, the Devilish qi gradually dissipated, which relieved Xu Fei and Shi Jun’s tensed feelings.
More experts approached and ultimately left, granting them peace once again.
“Little Jun, hold on for a while longer,” said Xu Fei as he activated the Earth Splitting Pearl’s abilities.
Shi Jun was already mentally exhausted.
Compared to the normal population, his cultivation was already deemed as sky-high. If he were in a lower realm like the Eight Extremities World, he would have already been at the top of the hierarchy.
However, his opponent this time posed insurmountable difficulties. While Yan Zhaoge and Chen Xuanzong had discovered a method of disposing the Earth Devil, there were specific requirements.
Shi Jun was currently shouldering the entire burden and could collapse anytime.
Yet, he still clenched his teeth and continued persisting.
“Relax, master. I can take it. We’re already on the verge of victory. How could I not push myself a little longer and end the source of my problems?” said Shi Jun slowly.
Xu Fei nodded and continued activating the Earth Splitting Pearl’s abilities, assisting the two suppressing the Devils.
Suddenly, his expression changed.
As he activated the Earth Splitting Pearl, he vaguely felt that someone had torn apart the spatial domain created by the Earth Splitting Pearl’s radiance.
He had a bad feeling about this.
In the next instant, a teenager in purple appeared in front of them.
Laziness overwrote his facial expression, seeming as if he was indifferent to other matters. Currently, he was only staring at Shi Jun and Ying Yuzhen with amusement.
After seeing his face, the master and disciple duo felt their heart sinking.
It was Chen Qianhua.
No one could discern how bewildering and abnormal Chen Qianhua was, other than Yan Zhaoge. As such, the master disciple duo gained a certain degree of understanding towards him as well.
With his sudden appearance, no one would be convinced that he came here to help.
Sure enough, Chen Qianhua smiled, “Interesting.”
As he spoke, he extended his palm and slashed the air.
Then, the spatial domain started shattering along with the wilted tree.
The space between Xu Fei, Shi Jun, and Ying Yuzhen cracked open, causing a colossal chasm to appear. Without giving them the time to react, the space swept Xu Fei away from the mother-son duo.
The Earth Splitting Pearl was the treasure belonging to an Immortal. Xu Fei could only activate its abilities but couldn’t control it to attack someone.
Even so, he attempted to hurl the Earth Splitting Pearl towards them.
Unfortunately, the convolution of space had already appeared, which brought him away from them.
“Master!” Shi Jun yelled and let out a groan.
Without the help of the Earth Splitting Pearl, the suppression on Devil Monarch Zhong Yuan weakened, which caused the Devil to launch his counter-attack.
Most importantly, the extraction of devilish intent at Ying Yuzhen’s side had slowed down as well.
They were on the verge of succeeding. Only this remaining bit of devilish intent remained rooted within her, which extended the extraction process.
Ying Yuzhen’s eyes were still shut as if she was in deep slumber.
However, within her body, a different intent seemed to have awoken.
Shi Jun gritted his teeth as he looked towards Chen Qianhua. Without saying anything else, he shut his eyes and continued stabilizing his emotions. While he put up his defense against Devil Monarch Zhong Yuan, he also attempted to help his mother stabilize her situation.
“If you’re waiting for others, there’s no need to anymore,” said Chen Qianhua lazily. “I purposely lured some Immortal Court heretics here after all. Fu Yunchi and the Mars Halberd shouldn’t be returning anytime soon.”
Shi Jun widened his eyes and glared at Chen Qianhua.
He had heard of the Immortal Court’s heretics before. Only, his knowledge about them was limited, and he wasn’t aware of the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord’s existence.
However, at the very least, he knew of the conflict between the heretics and the orthodox Daoism. He also knew that the separation of the World beyond Worlds and the migration of the Sky beyond Skies and the Roving Jade Heavens were related to the Immortal Court’s heretics.
They were orthodox Daoism’s archenemies.
Chen Qianhua working together with them enraged the usually righteous Shi Jun.
He forcefully suppressed his anger and calmed his state of mind, continuing his act of resisting Devil Monarch Zhong Yuan.
Chen Qianhua’s slothful expression remained, and he didn’t continue mentioning an
ything regarding the Immortal Court heretics.
This matter didn’t interest Chen Qianhua at all. He didn’t intend to anger Shi Jun at all and merely mentioned it casually.
Or, it should be said that the matters regarding Shi Jun, Ying Yuzhen, or the Earth Devil’s reincarnation weren’t even on his mind.
Chen Qianhua was more concerned about something else.
“Say, if you two were to transform into Devils, what would Yan Zhaoge do?”
The sudden question startled Shi Jun.
“Do you think he would execute kin punishment? Or would he allow danger back near him?” Laziness finally faded from Chen Qianhua’s face, replaced with an excited expression.
Shi Jun glared at Chen Qianhua, “You madman!”
“What will Yan Di do? What will Nie Jingshen do?” Shi Jun’s comment didn’t anger Chen Qianhua. His curious expression remained as he asked, “You’re of the same sect as that father and son duo. Based on your understanding towards them, what would they do?”
Despite being much weaker than him, Shi Jun remained fearless.
He was on the verge of spewing scolds and insults to him. However, feeling the Earth Devil and Devil Monarch Zhong Yuan’s counter-attack, he finally concentrated once again and focused on dealing with the devilish intent.
Chen Qianhua walked towards the side of them and smiled, “If I let the heretics illuminate you two, they would only have one choice for sure – detain, capture, and surveillance.”
“However, if you two were to succumb to darkness, I can’t be too sure anymore. After all, one of you is of the Twelve Devilish Gods.”
He raised his head and sighed, “I look forward to what they would do.”
“I won’t succumb to darkness!” Shi Jun gritted his teeth tightly and continued suppressing the Devils’ counter-attacks.
The Anti-Devil Countering Rune might not be able to deal with two Great Devils. However, Shi Jun was already preparing his final method.
He’d rather die than succumb to the Nine Underworlds!
However, at that moment, Chen Qianhua moved. First, he pointed towards Ying Yuzhen.
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