Zen Master Xiao Yue's perspective had been opened by Shi Feiyang's ideas back in the day, exchanging the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture" for the Twelve Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Flags, integrating it with the divine slaughter techniques learned from Grandmaster Ha Ha, merging them into one.

When Grandmaster Ha Ha had taught him this cultivation technique, he did not have good intentions, secretly manipulating Xiao Yue's Primordial Spirit with a Yin Demon, controlling his temperament.

Later, when he was noticed by Deng Yin and taken as a disciple, he learned the highest-end demonic path skills in the world and integrated them into a peerless Supreme Treasure.

Back when Deng Yin went to attack Emei Mountain, Xiao Yue had accompanied him and used this Magical Treasure. Now, decades later, his skills and treasure were several times mightier than before.

Thirty-six grand flags enveloped a space of a hundred miles around, isolating it from the outside world. With his loud shout, the flags fluttered and instantly spewed out thirty-six thousand Fire Dragons, rushing ferociously, targeting everyone in the formation except Zen Master Xiao Yue.

There were also countless Fire Clouds that transformed into demons, the "Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions" Primordial Spirits previously sacrificed by Zen Master Xiao Yue all turned into Divine Demons, taking shape with the help of the flames.

Many of them didn't even realize they had died, thinking they were following their Sect Hierarch in cultivation, having reached the legendary Nirvana. At that moment, each one was flaunting its Divine Skills.

Some spat fierce flames, others summoned lightning with a wave of their hand, some gathered and dispersed formlessly...

The fire within the formation was derived from Primordial Qi extracted from twenty-four heavenly worlds, Heavenly Fire, Evil Fire, and Demon Fire combined into one, which Xiao Yue called theSanmei Demon Fire.

This array was formidable enough to refine even a hundred Earth Immortals on the spot, let alone a few!

Yet, Li Yingqiong and Zhou Qingyun were extraordinary; combined with their swords, they controlled the Purple Ying Double Swords, dashing through the array, slaying gods and buddhas alike. Fire Dragons, Fire Birds, Fire Demons—none could withstand a direct blow from the Purple and Blue Double Swords, all were slashed into pieces.

They also could ascertain the running positions of the array, recognizing it as a variation of the Twelve Heavenly Spells, simply following the heavenly array's rules to break it, consecutively finding six grand flags, all slashed into two parts.

However, the Fire Dragons and Fire Demons' forms were scattered but their spirits were not. After being slain by them, as long as the flags were waved, they could be reborn within the flames.

Moreover, after being slashed, the fiery energy did not disperse. Both women felt the surroundings getting hotter, intense heat baking their bodies through the Purple and Blue Double Swords...

Both women could not endure it. Ling Yunfeng and Yu Yunzhong were even less useful and were quickly captured by Zen Master Xiao Yue.

Zen Master Xiao Yue aimed to woo the Wutai Sect, told Yu Yunzhong, "Good nephew, don't you fancy this woman the most? I have already bound her, and I will teach you a secret demonic technique, let her bear your child, and she will be utterly devoted to you!"

He pointed with his hand, causing their bodies to cling tightly together.

Yu Yunzhong reflexively hugged Ling Yunfeng, seeing her staring at him, eyes filled with grief and pain.

Zen Master Xiao Yue whispered the Demonic Path Great Technique into his ear.

Yu Yunzhong cried loudly in the fire, "I, Yu Yunzhong, am ultimately unworthy of this celestial fate! I entered the mountains to seek immortality for you, but now we obstruct each other and ruin our Dao Level! I wish in the next life to be but a mortal, never to meet you again, part ways forever, and forget each other in the Jianghu!"

With a loud shout, he shattered all his internal organs and meridians, blood flowing from his seven apertures, dying on the spot!

Ling Yunfeng was stunned by his actions; in her eyes, Yu Yunzhong had always been a frail scholar, a complete incapable.

Though Yu Yunzhong knew some martial arts, he couldn't even beat her, which was practically no different from being completely inept.

Back then, she adored a knight who roamed the world freely, engaging in battles of passion, especially one like Bai Qi, who was both handsome and skilled in martial arts.

Later, when she learned that Sword Immortals truly existed in the world, she shifted her focus onto them, practicing cultivation over time, and had long abandoned the thoughts of mundane marriage.

Yu Yunzhong, while weak and frail as a mortal, fell into depravity after cultivating, turning to heretical paths, becoming the sworn enemy of the Emei Sect, which Ling Yunfeng utterly despised.

Unexpectedly, he could also be so resolute; this was not the Yu Yunzhong she knew!

On the other side, Zen Master Xiao Yue was also stunned; he had been trying to woo the Wutai Sect, planning to stand with them in the future third swordfight.

He genuinely meant well when he let Yu Yunzhong tackle Ling Yunfeng.

Now with Yu Yunzhong's suicide, how would he face the Wutai Sect in the future? Instantly, they became enemies!

Zen Master Xiao Yue had been a person of good character when Master Changmei was alive, even being commendable enough to be called a truly Righteous Sect member.

Just that his anger was too intense, and back in the day, he clashed fiercely with Dragon Slayer Shen Xiu right in front of Master Changmei, arguing violently.

After Master Changmei left, Shi Feiyang, unwilling to submit to Qi Shuming, left Emei to clear his mind outside and seek others' opinion. Condemned by others, especially Bai Guyi, who was harsh in his criticism, Shi Feiyang, refusing to accept this, challenged them to a sword fight but could not defeat them. In a fit of rage, he then took Grandmaster Ha Ha as his master... Later, in another burst of anger, he also took Deng Yin as his master...

His entire life was a cycle of rage, constantly pushing him from the righteous path of the Mysterious Sect to the Demon Path.

Over the years, he cultivated the demonic path's great techniques and the Evil Book's "Blood God Scripture," which deepened his resentment.

He originally had the "good intention" of bringing Yu Yunzhong here, allowing him to be with the woman he loved and expecting to be rewarded, a dream he had long held!

Yet this ungrateful fool mistook his good intentions for insensitivity and even plotted his death!

He watched as Yu Yunzhong's divine soul flew out with his blood and, in a fit of rage, captured it.

Just as he was about to kill Ling Yunfeng as well, he suddenly sensed a powerful enemy outside breaking the array with spells.

He hurriedly scattered his divine sense to investigate and, distracted, suddenly saw a thin black figure stretching out a hand through the air and taking away Yu Yunzhong's primordial spirit.

"Who goes there!" Zen Master Xiao Yue flicked his double swords, releasing Heavenly Wisdom and Yiguang Twin Swords.

He recognized the enemy as a formidable master. Angered by Yu Yunzhong's earlier actions, he had not anticipated a powerful figure infiltrating the array. Now, he unleashed his swords; the Heavenly Wisdom Sword became a flash of light stabbing at the opponent, while the Yiguang Sword slashed diagonally aiming to kill this contemptible slave of the Emei Sect!

However, the attacker released two streams of seven-colored sword light, one blocking the Heavenly Wisdom Sword and the other parrying the Yiguang Sword, while simultaneously casting a sphere of cold light that enveloped Ling Yunfeng and dragged her rapidly backward, making a speedy escape.

Zen Master Xiao Yue, enraged, intensified his control over the double swords while casting spells to mobilize hundreds of fire dragons surrounding him, all rushing toward the opponent.

Unbeknownst to him, the opponent again cast a sphere of cold light, which hovered in the air and spun, scattering a large amount of brilliant white cold radiance. The hundreds of fire dragons, upon touching the cold light, instantly vanished like smoke.

"Deng Bagu!" Zen Master Xiao Yue recognized that the sphere of cold light, notorious for conquering all flames, was the famed Snow Soul Pearl, and the swords blocking his were the Ice Soul Cold Light Swords!

Both these items were signatures of the calamitous female deity, Deng Bagu!

Deng Bagu did not follow Shi Feiyang back to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain but had spent these years transporting water from the South Sea to fill the Tarim Basin in Central Earth according to Shi Feiyang's original plans. Now, the basin was entirely filled, stretching north to Heaven Mountain, south to Kunlun, west to Kashgar, and east to the region around Dunhuang, all transformed into a vast ocean!

The mountains around were now melting glaciers, with temperatures rising and vegetation growing profusely, turning the area green.

Deng Bagu had been transporting the moisture from the South Sea, turning it into rainfall that fell on the desert, thus creating what is known as High Sea—a freshwater lake.

Over decades, the lake had developed a diverse range of life forms, even fish over several dozens of meters long.

Deng Bagu had established a cave dwelling on the north shore of High Sea on Heaven Mountain, where she cultivated every day.

Zen Master Xiao Yue was also operating in West Kunlun; his Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions were based near High Sea, where he had conflicts with Deng Bagu.

His followers were no match for Deng Bagu, getting beaten severely, making him personally fight Deng Bagu for three days and nights without a clear victor.

Eventually, Deng Yin called Zen Master Xiao Yue back.

Since then, the two had become rivals but had not clashed again.

Now, with Deng Bagu suddenly appearing, Xiao Yue grew even more furious. He continuously attacked her with his double swords while manipulating the array to twist space, reverse positions, and gather a great number of fire dragons and fire demons, all swarming towards Deng Bagu.

Above Deng Bagu's head floated the Snow Soul Pearl, a treasure she had refined over many years with the essence of the sea water, becoming increasingly mystical. It now housed her second primordial spirit. With this treasure above her, constantly rotating and scattering large amounts of cold light and cold air around her, all the fire dragons and fire demons, including the demonic fires and blazing flames, extinguished within a hundred yards from her.

Although the fire demons had their fiery forms dissipated, their divine demon cores persisted and continued to launch at Deng Bagu, only to be blocked by the Ice Soul Divine Light.

Deng Bagu had once acquired twelve Ice Soul Divine Light Swords from Ye Bin, integrating them with the Snow Soul Pearl over the years using methods Shi Feiyang had taught, refining diligently. Now, she could conjure a single Ice Soul Divine Light Sword, two, three, ten, a hundred, and even up to one hundred eighty thousand Ice Soul Divine Light Needles concurrently!

Zen Master Xiao Yue kept casting spells and gathering energy, hoping to eliminate Deng Bagu using the array's power.

But Deng Bagu was not only unafraid ofApplying(idx):25, 4 of his demonic fire; she could also cast spells to reverse the five elements, shift positions, neutralize his tactics, and quickly escape with Ling Yunfeng.

Just as Xiao Yue was about to pursue, he sensed increasingly powerful attacks from outside the array!

He could no longer afford to chase Deng Bagu; his array was easy to enter but hard to escape, trapping everyone within like fish in a pot. The critical threat was from those breaking the array from outside.

He swiftly ascended, seeing four female immortals outside, positioned in the east, west, north, and south, all casting spells to break the array!

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