In the Thunder God Absolute Formation, the demon general seemed to sense the coming of its end, and immediately struggled desperately.

At the same time, it deployed the same self-destruction move as before.

But this time, it didn't have such good luck.

The Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder instantly struck its body.

The demon general let out a sharp screech, and then, the Dark Demon Qi on its body instantly began to melt away.

As the demon general's body turned into streams of transparent gas.

Before long, it completely vanished.

Only a black stone the size of a head remained, floating within the Thunder God Absolute Formation.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu's tense nerves finally relaxed.

At the same time, a wave of weakness surged from within his body.

Just now, he had exhausted all the True Yuan in his body after two consecutive moves.

Zhou Yu could no longer hold on and fell directly down.

However, Gu Zifeng swiftly caught Zhou Yu.

"Brother Zhou, are you alright?"

Zhou Yu shook his head with a wry smile.

"I'm fine, just overexerted myself."

Gu Zifeng immediately took out a sapphire blue pill and handed it to Zhou Yu.

"Brother Zhou, this is a pill medicine unique to our Taoist Sect that restores True Qi, quickly take it."

Seeing this pill, a look of shock flashed in Zhou Yu's pupils.

"Spiritual Essence Pill?"

"This is an eighth-rank top-grade pill!"

Gu Zifeng chuckled.

"It's nothing for our Taoist Sect."

Zhou Yu gave Gu Zifeng a deep look, thinking to himself, this Taoist Sect is truly wealthy!

Then, he took the Spiritual Essence Pill and swallowed it in one go.

Instantly, he sensed the originally depleted Golden Core within him beginning to regain its luster, as endless True Yuan began to flourish.

At this moment, Gu Zifeng stretched out his hand and grabbed the black stone floating in the air.

"Brother Zhou, this is the Demon Core of the demon general."

"This is evidence for us Taoist Sect disciples to prove the slaying of a demon general. If you don't mind, I'll take it."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly.

"Go ahead."

"Hehehe, thank you very much," Gu Zifeng said with a wide grin.

"This time when I return, I will be in the spotlight!"

"Slaying a demon general will surely astonish them!"

...

Just as Zhou Yu was regaining his True Yuan, in a hidden place five kilometers away from Zhou Yu and Gu Zifeng.

Yu Fengtian was hiding there.

The entirety of Zhou Yu's battle with the demon general was witnessed by him.

At this moment, Yu Fengtian's eyes were full of suspicion and uncertainty!

"Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder..."

"I can't believe this thing still exists in the world."

"Damn it, I didn't expect that helping this corpse seek revenge would provoke someone who possesses the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder."

"I must eradicate this kid, otherwise, once he grows, he'll become a future menace!"

Yu Fengtian's eyes were filled with killing intent.

"However, I can't kill him now."

"I need to find a way to quickly enhance my strength!"

Thinking of this, Yu Fengtian cast one last glance at Zhou Yu.

"Kid, I'll let you live a bit longer..."

With that, Yu Fengtian's form turned into a ghost and instantly fled into the distance.

...

As Zhou Yu was fighting the demon general, elsewhere in the Secret Treasure, battles of varying degrees broke out in other areas as well.

At that moment, in a dilapidated building within the Secret Treasure.

Two figures were fighting against a large group of demon soldiers.

Under the vast envelopment of the Dark Demon Qi, a golden light was strikingly noticeable.

This person was Xia Houyun.

And naturally beside him was Cheng Sheng.

At this time, under the frenzied attacks of the demon soldiers, Cheng Sheng could no longer hold on.

His face was covered with black gas, filled with a look of grim pain.

"Xia Houyun, I can't hold on any longer."

"These damned things are too troublesome, I feel like I'm about to be controlled by them."

"Keep holding them off, I need to quickly expel these things from my body!"

Saying so, Cheng Sheng sat cross-legged on the ground and began to operate his cultivation technique to purify the Demonic Qi.

Meanwhile, Xia Houyun continued to fight energetically.

Each slash of his Golden Battle Saber could annihilate a swath of Dark Demon Qi.

Even the demon soldiers could not withstand more than a few blows before being smashed to pieces.

However, moments later, Cheng Sheng's pain intensified, the black gas on his face gradually spread across his entire body.

Cheng Sheng said anxiously:

"Xia Houyun, this thing is too strange."

"My cultivation technique has no effect on it at all."

"It's currently assaulting my Sea of Consciousness like crazy, I can't hold on much longer."

Saying this, Cheng Sheng began to tremble violently, his expression growing increasingly horrified.

While slaying the demon soldiers around, Xia Houyun said solemnly:

"Cheng Sheng, this thing seems to be the Dark Demon Qi recorded in the ancient texts of the Heavenly King's Sea."

"There's not much information about it in the Heavenly King's Sea."

"I recall the Bodhi Clear Heart Technique can restrain this thing, give it a try."

Upon hearing Xia Houyun's words, Cheng Sheng tried to sit up and began to employ the Bodhi Clear Heart Technique.

This Bodhi Clear Heart Technique is a unique secret technique of the Heavenly King's Sea.

By practicing the Bodhi Clear Heart Technique during cultivation, it's possible to quickly eliminate heart demons and enter a marvelous state.

In this state, cultivation yields twice the result with half the effort.

As Cheng Sheng performed the Bodhi Clear Heart Technique, the black gas on his body gradually began to dissipate.

Half an hour later, Cheng Sheng suddenly opened his eyes.

While there was still some black gas in his pupils, the black gas elsewhere on his body was completely expelled.

Cheng Sheng exclaimed excitedly:

"The Bodhi Clear Heart Technique really works."

"But it seems... there's no way to completely remove it."

"There's still some remaining in my body, but it's not a major issue anymore."

While continuing the battle, Xia Houyun said:

"For now, this will have to do. Once we leave, we'll find a solution back at the Heavenly King's Sea."

Upon hearing these words, Cheng Sheng nodded immediately and rejoined the battle.

While fighting, he asked:

"Hey, something's not right."

"Both of us were entangled by this black gas, why are you fine?"

Xia Houyun chopped a demon soldier apart, shrugged, and said:

"Don't you know that my Golden Battle Body is innately impervious to evil?"

"..." Cheng Sheng was speechless.

Then he suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, Xia Houyun, do you think that kid Zhou Yu can hold on?"

"He doesn't know the Bodhi Clear Heart Technique, could he already be controlled by that thing?"

Xia Houyun shook his head.

"No way."

"A person like him wouldn't die in a place like this."

"If he really died here, I would have overestimated him."

"Alright, enough chatter."

"This should be the core area of the Secret Treasure."

"You keep holding them off, I'm going to check the surroundings!"

Saying that, Xia Houyun's figure flashed as he headed towards the depths of the ruins.

"Hey... you're leaving me here alone... damn..."

Cheng Sheng was about to refuse but was interrupted by an attacking demon soldier, leaving him no time to say more...

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