“Sect… Sect Master…”
When Jun Changxiao gripped Yao Mengying’s wrist, a trace of clarity returned to her originally bloodshot eyes, as if she were struggling fiercely.
Something’s wrong!
Definitely something wrong!
So when Jun Changxiao was knocked flying, he roared: “Who controls my precious disciple’s body! If you have guts, come out and fight this old man one-on-one!”
“Little fellow, are you qualified to fight one-on-one with this emperor?” The phantom condensed behind Yao Mengying transmitted a sinister voice.
The voice contained extremely strong penetrating power. Even though Eternal Sect disciples inside Demon Person Valley were operating the Clear Heart Formula, they were gradually penetrated in their seas of consciousness, their faces becoming ferocious.
“This emperor?”
Jun Changxiao said: “The Demon Emperor of Demon Emperor Sect?”
Yao Mengying had the Demon Emperor’s Innate Demon Body. Now in the space he once opened, if he couldn’t guess, his brain would definitely have a problem.
“Little fellow.”
The black shadow said in a deep voice: “Everything this emperor left here was to make righteous sects enthusiastically rush like moths to flame. How can I let you take it all away?”
Having said this much, Jun Changxiao was one hundred percent certain the black shadow controlling Yao Mengying was the Demon Emperor who fell ten thousand years ago!
Of course.
This wasn’t his true form.
From the void and ethereal appearance, it was perhaps a remnant soul.
As for how Yao Mengying was suddenly possessed, it was probably also related to the little girl unscrupulously absorbing demonic energy as soon as she entered.
Careless!
Jun Changxiao secretly blamed himself, but also cupped his fists: “Demon Emperor Senior, this is a misunderstanding. Please hear this junior’s explanation!”
With his disciple controlled, if it brought irreversible side effects, that would be terrible. So he had to find a way to separate the two first.
“Are you certain it’s not that the opponent’s strength is very strong, and if you really fight, you might not gain any advantage?” The System said at an inopportune time.
“Whoosh!”
The black shadow manipulated Yao Mengying’s body and charged over. Powerful demonic energy howled and burst forth, instantly transforming into a cold palm strike!
This palm blasted out, making the surrounding atmosphere even more chilly. The disciples who were operating the Clear Heart Formula to resist the demonic energy entering their bodies had increasingly ferocious expressions, as if they were about to lose their defensive line at any moment.
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao used Cloud Stepping to dodge, speaking at extreme speed: “Demon Emperor Senior, the girl you’re controlling is my Eternal Sect disciple. This junior took her in as a disciple with the purpose of supporting and reviving the Demonic Dao!”
The Yao Mengying preparing for a second attack immediately stopped. The black shadow suspended above said: “Supporting and reviving the Demonic Dao?”
“Correct!”
Jun Changxiao said righteously: “This world originally had no division between righteous and demonic. What qualifications do those self-proclaimed righteous sect fellows have to deny the Demonic Dao, to deny everything they find displeasing!”
“Hmph.”
The black shadow said coldly: “Nothing but a group of hypocrites masquerading as gentlemen.”
“Agreed!”
Jun Changxiao said: “This junior entered Demon Person Valley this time also hoping this girl could improve her cultivation, then step by step revive the Demon Sect!”
“Is that so?” The black shadow questioned.
Jun Changxiao said seriously: “The treasures Senior left in Demon Person Valley, though deliberately a trap to lure righteous sects, in this junior’s view are also an enormous wealth left behind for reviving the Demonic Dao!”
The black shadow said: “This emperor hadn’t thought of that.”
“Senior didn’t think of it, but this junior did!”
Jun Changxiao said: “That’s why I brought this girl in—not to take for myself, but to help her obtain everything Senior left behind. To be precise, to obtain Senior’s legacy!”
His speaking speed was super fast, and the final word “legacy” was especially loud!
The black shadow didn’t speak, didn’t attack either, seemingly fallen into silence.
The System said: “Truly fucking able to bullshit!”
As something with connected thoughts, it naturally knew Jun Changxiao’s purpose in coming to Demon Person Valley. But in this kind of sudden situation, speaking so logically, so righteously—ordinary people with thin faces absolutely couldn’t do this!
“Little fellow, you speak well, but how could this emperor be fooled by just a sentence or two from you?” The black shadow said coldly.
Jun Changxiao said: “Since Senior fell, the Demon Sect has completely declined. Even if there are survivors, they’re nothing but rats crossing the street that everyone shouts to beat. This situation is truly heartbreaking.”
“Heaven and earth are immortal, the Demonic Dao endures!”
“Though this junior is not a demon cultivator, I also can’t stand the self-proclaimed righteous sect style. So I’m willing to oppose the entire world to revitalize the Demon Sect, to revitalize the Demonic Dao.”
The System: “…”
Wasn’t he just coming to Demon Person Valley to challenge and earn martial dao resources? How did the style suddenly become so serious, even shouldering the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Demon Sect!
“I also have no choice—I need to calm that fellow down first!” Jun Changxiao collapsed in his mind.
“Ha ha ha!”
Suddenly, the black shadow laughed loudly: “Little fellow, that line of yours—’Heaven and earth are immortal, the Demonic Dao endures’—deeply pleases me!”
“However…” He paused and said: “There are quite a few good things left in Demon Person Valley. If you want to take them all away, you must first defeat this emperor.”
“…” Jun Changxiao rolled his eyes.
So after all my bullshitting, I still can’t escape having to fight him!
“If Senior wants to fight, this junior will accompany you!” Jun Changxiao said: “However, please leave my disciple’s body first!”
“Whoosh—”
As soon as the words fell, the demonic energy enveloping Yao Mengying suddenly flew out, then suspended in the void and ethereal land, gradually coalescing into a heroic-looking man in black robes with long flowing hair.
This person appeared to be about twenty or thirty years old, with a face like chiseled by a knife, eyebrows like swords, and those narrow eyes emanating an aura of innate kingship.
The Demon Emperor.
A top-tier powerhouse who fell ten thousand years ago.
Though not his true form, merely a soul phantom remaining in Demon Person Valley, he still made Jun Changxiao feel respect in his heart: “Unfortunately I wasn’t born in Senior’s era, unable to witness the magnificent heroic bearing of sweeping across the land and swallowing mountains and rivers back then!”
“Stop flattering.”
The Demon Emperor said: “Come fight!”
Jun Changxiao glanced at the unconscious Yao Mengying. Seeing her complexion had returned to normal, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then the Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword he’d just obtained appeared out of thin air, and he said heroically: “Being able to battle the Demon Emperor from ten thousand years ago is this junior’s great honor!”
“Little fellow.”
The Demon Emperor said coldly: “This Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword is an ancient famous sword. It’s not something ordinary people can casually wield.”
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao took a big step forward. His right hand suddenly shook, and the Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword slashed through the void, instantly bursting forth with hundreds of sword lights.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
The Demon Emperor waved his large hand. Vast demonic energy transformed into palms that extinguished all the incoming sword energy. He said in surprise: “So you’re not just a Wuhuang, but also a Sword Emperor!”
“Tsk tsk.”
“Achieving Sword-Martial Dual Wuhuang at this age—truly talented people emerge from each generation!”
Jun Changxiao said: “It’s merely luck.”
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
Having spoken, he wielded the Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword to execute the Ling Sword Divine Formula’s One-Character Speed Formula, immediately launching an overwhelming sword shadow offensive.
Don’t look at how Sect Master Jun usually fights with a blade. Once he had a stronger sword implement and unleashed his Sword Dao Wuhuang strength, the power was still very formidable!
If he’d had the Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword in hand at the mountain valley, that Haoguang Sacred Sect half-saint definitely wouldn’t have been chased around the world—he’d have already been injured and fallen long ago.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Though the Demon Emperor was only a soul phantom, in this forbidden zone he left behind, his strength was very robust. Thus the two immediately launched into fierce combat.
Because the target was always locked on Jun Changxiao, the demonic energy permeating the space also gradually weakened, and Eternal Sect disciples’ ferocious expressions were able to relax.
Ling Yuanxue hurriedly brought Yao Mengying back. Her fingers pressed on her pulse. Confirming she had only fainted, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Swish!
Swish!
In the distant void and ethereal land, Jun Changxiao at full strength completely released the Ling Sword Divine Formula. The One-Character Speed Formula and Two-Character Force Formula frequently switched. He fought the Demon Emperor brilliantly, fought him evenly matched!
“Amazing!”
“The Sect Master’s sword dao is actually this strong!”
The disciples exclaimed in admiration.
Zhou Hong watched with burning eyes, especially capturing the Sect Master’s every movement. Strong worship arose in his heart.
Sword Emperor!
When will I be able to step into this realm!
“Hum!”
“Hum!”
Suddenly, streams of light appeared out of thin air in the space, then transformed into sword radiance form.
Jun Changxiao shouted: “All Things as Swords!”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sword radiance that appeared out of thin air was instantly drawn in, then dragged with flowing light to converge together, forming a giant sword that fiercely bombarded toward the Demon Emperor.
“Whoosh—”
This sword condensed quickly and blasted down quickly!
Under the disciples’ gaze, it directly slashed the Demon Emperor’s coalesced body in half.
Zhou Hong’s eyes nearly popped out!
From the sword radiance appearing to the giant sword coalescing, the entire process formed in merely the blink of an eye, yet the sword momentum it emanated deeply shocked his soul.
“Little fellow!”
The phantom that was split gradually healed. The Demon Emperor said in a deep voice: “This sword technique of yours absolutely didn’t originate from Star Meteorite Continent!”
As an enthusiast who loved collecting martial art secret manuals, he had deep research into various techniques. Just from the opening stance, Jun Changxiao’s sword technique was very different from Star Meteorite Continent.
“Correct.”
Jun Changxiao said: “My sword technique is called Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, personally taught by a mysterious great power from the upper realm!”
The System: “…”
Clearly bought from the shop, yet he said it was personally taught by a mysterious great power. Seen shameless people before, but never seen someone this shameless!
The Demon Emperor said in surprise: “You’ve been to the upper realm?”
“No.”
Jun Changxiao said: “This junior’s sect descended from the upper realm.”
“As expected!” Ye Xingchen thought secretly.
Since joining Eternal Sect, he’d always been guessing that Jun Changxiao and the sect had connections to the upper realm. Otherwise, how could there be so many martial dao resources for disciples to grow?
Now that Jun Changxiao personally said it, it was completely confirmed!
He Wudi thought secretly: “Being able to come to this sect and become a final disciple shows I have an indissoluble bond with Senior Qixuan.”
Both of them had now been completely fooled by Sect Master Jun.
Sometimes he didn’t even need to explain—they’d automatically forcefully rationalize everything themselves.
Good thing Purple Scale Demon King didn’t follow along. Otherwise hearing Sect Master Jun’s words, he’d definitely first forcefully comfort himself, then forcefully rationalize, happily joining Ye Xingchen and He Wudi to be called—the Brain-Supplementing Trio.
“Little fellow.”
The Demon Emperor fell silent for a moment, his voice slightly weak: “You’ve defeated this emperor. Everything inside can all be taken away.”
“However…”
He paused and said: “This emperor also hopes what you just said was true…”
Having finished speaking, the body barely coalesced together gradually faded. The Demon Emperor’s voice transmitted through the space: “Tired, so tired. It’s time to exist eternally with the world…”
The remnant soul existing in Demon Person Valley finally dissipated into nothingness under Eternal Sect disciples’ gaze. The permeating powerful demonic energy also gradually weakened until returning to the intensity when they first entered.
“Senior.”
Jun Changxiao said seriously: “This junior never lies. Having said I’ll revitalize the Demon Sect, I definitely can do it.”
“Hum!”
The space rippled. Ten large square four-sided boxes appeared.
These were the remaining martial dao resources existing in Demon Person Valley. Having defeated the Demon Emperor’s soul, they all appeared.
“Sect… Sect Master…”
Just at this moment, Yao Mengying woke from unconsciousness. Tears fell like rain, crying very sadly.
Being possessed by the Demon Emperor and attacking fellow disciples and elders—she remembered it all clearly. Though she’d struggled hard to fight for control the whole time, she was simply powerless.
“It’s alright now, it’s alright now.”
Jun Changxiao walked over and patted her head.
“Wu wu wu…”
Yao Mengying leaned in Ling Yuanxue’s embrace and cried even more sadly.
The Sect Master and fellow disciples were what she cared about most. If she’d really struck to kill under some controlling force just now, she’d definitely never forgive herself for life.
Fortunately, this didn’t happen.
Fortunately, Yao Mengying held respect like for an elder toward Jun Changxiao in her heart. Under his stimulating shout of “Girl, have you gone mad?”, she’d struggled to seize control of her body, though only for the tiniest moment.
“Little junior sister!”
Xiao Zuiji patted his chest and grinned: “Senior brother is perfectly fine!”
“Not to mention.”
Jiang Xie endured his injuries, feigning a normal state: “After spitting out blood, I’m more spirited than before!”
The injured fellow disciples and elders all worked hard to show they were perfectly fine, coaxing Yao Mengying so she wouldn’t blame herself too much.
This scene was very warm, very Eternal Sect.
…
“Creak!”
The ten large boxes opened at the same time when Jun Changxiao approached. Dazzling secret manuals, ores, and weapon equipment came into view, making him smile so wide his mouth couldn’t close.
“Sect Master!”
Li Qingyang said: “This box contains so many Buddhist martial arts!”
Jun Changxiao hurried over. After an inventory, he said in surprise: “Being a demon cultivator, why would the Demon Emperor get so many Buddhist martial arts?”
Old Ge speculated: “During the righteous-demonic war back then, Buddhist martial cultivators were the main force resisting Demon Emperor Sect. The Demon Emperor collecting so many Buddhist martial arts was probably trying to figure out how to break them.”
“Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.”
Jun Changxiao said: “The Demon Emperor was also a remarkable hero.”
Swish!
With a wave of his hand, everything was collected.
“Whoosh—”
Just then, the demonic energy existing in the space suddenly converged crazily together, then formed a vortex in the sky, finally madly pouring into Yao Mengying’s body.
This sudden change made Jun Changxiao’s heart jump in alarm.
However, seeing the little girl’s complexion was normal and she hadn’t entered a berserk state again, he gradually relaxed.
A few minutes later.
All the demonic energy in the space fused into Yao Mengying’s body.
Jun Changxiao stroked his chin: “So much demonic energy should bring her great benefits, right?”
“Hum!”
The space directly ahead gradually tore open, coalescing into an oval vortex group.
“It’s over?” Jun Changxiao said.
From his tone, you could hear he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
The System said helplessly: “The treasures were all taken by the host, not even a bit of demonic energy remains. Still not satisfied?”
…
Outside.
A major sect bigwig calculated: “Already half a double-hour. Eternal Sect still hasn’t come out. Looks like not only were all disciples annihilated, the Sect Master also died inside.”
“Impulsiveness must be paid for.” Various martial artists all shook their heads.
Though this outcome was within their expectations, thinking of a newly risen sect just cooling off inside Demon Person Valley was indeed a bit regrettable.
“Disperse, disperse.”
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
However, just as the major sect martial artists were preparing to leave, the space suddenly coalesced into a vortex. They saw Jun Changxiao walk out from inside.
He was still alive?
Everyone’s eyes widened in unison.