152: Chapter 151 The Battle Between Good and Evil, the Entire Realm in Turmoil

East Xuan Calamity: Gods and Demons Stained with Blood

The Shenduan Sect Master's declaration, "Then let us fight," struck like a thunderclap, tearing through the seemingly calm clouds above the East Xuan Region and announcing the official start of a catastrophe that would sweep the entire territory.

Once the Shenduan Sect's war machine was activated, its momentum was like an overwhelming mountain wave, unstoppable.

Under the Sect Master's command, twelve lights of Soul Transformation turned into twelve streaks of light, instantly disappearing into the depths of the sea of clouds as they departed to carry out their respective orders.

The entire East Xuan Region seemed to be thrown into a boiling pot of oil overnight.

The messengers of the Shenduan Sect, carrying the Sect Master's personal tokens and unquestionable will, broke through the protective array of the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion, which was filled with the fragrance of medicine all year round.

As the leader of the Alchemical Dao in the East Xuan Region, the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion's strength and foundation were not inferior to the Shenduan Sect in the slightest.

The destruction of the Danding Sect—especially its Sect Master's self-detonation at the Middle Nascent Soul Stage to perish together with an Elder of the Heavenly Demon Hall—had already left everyone in the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion filled with righteous indignation.

This was not just the destruction of a subordinate Sect; it was a blatant trampling of the entire Righteous Path order in the East Xuan Region.

The Mansion Master of the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion, a Transformation God Daoist Lord with a lean face and pill fire faintly swirling around him, looked at the "World-Settling Stone" in his hand—representing the Shenduan Sect's highest commitment. He then glanced at the sky outside the hall, which had grown increasingly gloomy due to the Danding Sect's demise, and finally exhaled a breath of turbid Qi. That turbid Qi actually transformed into a small golden pill flower in mid-air before dissipating.

The Xuanhuang Pill Mansion accepted the call to war.

The Alliance of these two top powers was like throwing two giant stones into a calm lake; the ripples generated quickly spread throughout the entire East Xuan Region.

The "Manifesto to Slay Demons" jointly issued by the Shenduan Sect and the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion, guided by the Divine Thought of Transformation God Daoist Lords, instantly spread to every inch of the East Xuan Region and even permeated the borders of the Ximing Continent.

The manifesto used fierce language to list the various atrocities committed by the Heavenly Demon Hall since its Demon Lord newly ascended to Soul Transformation: encroaching upon the Ximing Continent, massacring the innocent, destroying the Danding and Qingxuan Sects, and treating living beings like weeds. The end of the manifesto issued a deafening call: Every East Xuan Cultivator, regardless of Sect size or alignment between righteous and evil, if you do not wish to become a slave to the Demonic Path, if you still possess a shred of courage, then join us in this national crisis to slay the demons and restore a bright sky to East Xuan.

This call was like lighting a pile of dry wood that had already been stacked high.

More than half of the Nascent Soul Sects in the East Xuan Region responded one after another under the pressure and moral appeal of the two Soul Transformation powers.

Some Sects did it for self-preservation,

Others did it to get a share of the spoils in the coming war,

And many more small and medium-sized Sects were truly enraged by the cruelty of the Heavenly Demon Hall, joining the Anti-Demon Alliance with the determination that "it is better to fight than to wait for death."

For a time, above the East Xuan Region, various colors of light from escape techniques gathered like locusts.

Countless flying boats and Magic Treasures streaked across the sky, massing toward the border zone adjacent to the Ximing Continent.

The originally distinct boundaries between the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path seemed to blur in this war concerning life and death.

Some Loose Cultivators who usually acted between good and evil, and even a few small Demonic Path Sects, sensed the "opportunity" within,

Joining this torrent either openly or in the shadows.

What was originally a counterattack led by the Shenduan Sect and the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion quickly evolved into a massive melee between righteous and evil that affected the entire East Xuan Region, swept up by countless forces.

However, the response from the Heavenly Demon Hall was swifter and more vicious than anyone had anticipated.

On the same day the Shenduan Sect messenger stepped into the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion, deep within the Ximing Continent, two terrifyingly powerful auras erupted, soaring into the sky and tearing apart ten thousand miles of devilish clouds.

These two auras were like two primordial divine mountains pressing down, causing the hearts and Souls of all Cultivators who sensed them to tremble violently.

The owners of these two auras were the two Soul Transformation experts of the Heavenly Demon Hall. One was ancient and weathered, carrying a coldness that made the Soul shiver; the other was young and violent, filled with a greed and destructive desire that could swallow everything.

The Heavenly Demon Hall's counterattack was not defensive, but an even more frenzied offensive.

They did not clash head-on with the Anti-Demon Alliance at the border. Instead, they split into two routes, with the two Soul Transformation experts each dispatching their most elite Nascent Soul Elders. Like two poisoned daggers, they stabbed fiercely into the heart of the East Xuan Region toward those Nascent Soul Sects that were relatively weak in defense but extremely rich in resources.

The first route was led by a Late Nascent Soul Stage Elder under the command of the newly ascended Soul Transformation expert.

This Elder had heaven-reaching cultivation and cruel methods. Wherever he passed, protective arrays shattered like paper, and Nascent Soul Cultivators were as fragile as ants before him.

He didn't need any fancy Moves; the mere pressure of the Late Nascent Soul Stage was enough to make the Dao Hearts of many Early and Middle Nascent Soul Cultivators collapse, causing them to break without a fight.

The Blood Refinement Sect was slaughtered down to the last chicken and dog.

"The Profound Iron Gate... those who surrender will not be killed... Hah, I've changed my mind. Leave none alive."

"Qingyang Valley... interesting, they actually have a protective array with an ancient Legacy? Break for me!"

One Nascent Soul Sect after another that had stood in the East Xuan Region for hundreds or thousands of years failed to last even a single day under the butcher's knife of this Nascent Soul Elder.

Sects were slaughtered, Spiritual Veins were seized, and countless Cultivators were killed. Their Nascent Souls and essence blood were all collected by this Elder and offered to his Soul Transformation master.

And those Disciples who were lucky enough to escape became seeds for spreading fear, turning the fierce reputation of the Heavenly Demon Hall into a nightmare for all East Xuan Cultivators.

By devouring these Nascent Souls and essence blood, that newly ascended Soul Transformation expert's cultivation stabilized and improved at a visible rate, quickly moving from the initial stage to a solid Middle Soul Transformation Stage, with a faint trend of advancing toward the Late Stage.

The other route was managed by a Late Nascent Soul Stage Elder under the command of the veteran Soul Transformation expert.

His methods were even more insidious and treacherous.

He was in no hurry to conquer territory; instead, he used his understanding of the East Xuan Sects' weaknesses to instigate defections, infiltrate, and assassinate.

Some Sects dissatisfied with the Righteous Alliance and some forces secretly colluding with the Demonic Path turned against their allies under his incitement, disintegrating the Anti-Demon Alliance's defensive lines from within.

Furthermore, this Nascent Soul Elder also performed an evil technique called the "Blood Puppet Art," refining the corpses of killed Cultivators into blood puppets with no consciousness, knowing only how to kill, and driving them to attack their own Sect members.

For a time, the heart of the East Xuan Region was filled with the smoke of war, and everyone was in a state of panic.

The originally united Anti-Demon Alliance began to become chaotic due to internal suspicion and betrayal.

The intensity of the war far exceeded everyone's expectations.

This was no longer a friction between Sects, but a true life-and-death war of annihilation.

The entire East Xuan Region, from east to west and south to north, was shrouded in the flames of war.

The sky was no longer a clear blue but was dyed in eerie colors by the light of various Magic Treasures, the escape lights of Cultivators, and the bloody light of Devilish Qi.

The earth trembled, the mountains and rivers wailed, and the homes of countless Mortals were turned to ruins. In the slaughter between Cultivators and demonic Cultivators, they were trampled and massacred like weeds.

The Ximing Continent, which was already a barren place, became a living hell.

The territories that originally belonged to the Qingxuan Sect and Danding Sect were now completely occupied by the Heavenly Demon Hall.

Those Mortals who didn't have time to escape were either seized by demonic Cultivators to serve as labor or directly refined into blood food. The entire Ximing Continent was devoid of life, with Devilish Qi soaring to the sky.

And the East Xuan Region, this once prosperous and wealthy Holy Land of cultivation, also revealed its fragile side in this catastrophe.

Countless small and medium-sized Sects were destroyed, and countless Loose Cultivators fell. Even those large Sects that responded to the call and joined the Alliance paid a heavy price in this war.

The fall of Nascent Soul Cultivators was no longer news but a daily occurrence.

Although the Shenduan Sect and the Xuanhuang Pill Mansion had united half of the Nascent Soul Sects in the East Xuan Region, they still appeared somewhat stretched thin in the face of the Heavenly Demon Hall's frenzied and efficient offensive.

The number of demonic Cultivators in the Heavenly Demon Hall did not decrease during this war; instead, it was increasing frantically.

Among the Sects slaughtered by the Heavenly Demon Hall, there were always some Disciples with weak wills who chose to join the Demonic Path to save their lives.

Many Loose Cultivators also fell into the Demonic Path under the threat of death and the lure of huge benefits.

The power of the Heavenly Demon Hall grew larger and larger, like a rolling snowball.

The entire East Xuan Region and Ximing Continent were in turmoil within this destructive storm.

In this war of Cultivators, the lives of Mortals were worth even less than weeds.

Cities were destroyed, fields were laid waste, and the sound of mourning was everywhere. Cultivators slaughtered each other for resources, for the survival of their Sects, and for the so-called glory of the "Righteous Path" and "Demonic Path," but few truly cared about those Mortals struggling to survive in the fires of war.