112: The secret realm is over, and Qingyun is in danger!
Wandering Cultivator Lingxi was just thinking this, but the slaughter continued.
In just half a breath's time.
Three Nascent Soul Cultivators fell again.
Wandering Cultivator Lingxi looked at the azure-robed figure strolling leisurely through the rain of blood.
He watched the terrifying immortal slaying sword tip, each flash of which inevitably took the life of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
The awe in his heart for Chen Xu... was beyond words.
"This sir..."
"His strength, methods, and Heart-Nature... are far beyond what we mortals can fathom."
Wandering Cultivator Lingxi took a deep breath, sighing again in admiration.
Of course, he wasn't sure if this person would attack him again later.
Therefore, the next moment, he quietly retreated, concealing his aura.
At the same time, he secretly remained vigilant, in case the bloodthirsty Chen Xu also decided to eliminate him, the bystander... At this moment, the slaughter continued!
A Middle Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator was accelerating to his fastest speed.
He was about to rush out of the plaza's range.
But the next second, he felt a chill in his back.
He lowered his head with difficulty and saw a section of a dark-red sword tip.
It had pierced through his chest.
"No..."
He only managed to utter one word!
The next moment, that terrifying Killing Intent erupted within him!
His Physical Body and Nascent Soul were directly and completely obliterated!
Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!
This was just the beginning.
Chen Xu's figure was like a Yama from Hell!
The immortal slaying sword tip in his hand... was the Book of Life and Death!
His steps seemed unhurried, yet he always inexplicably appeared before a fleeing Cultivator.
"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I am willing to offer all my Magic Treasures! I only ask..."
A Cultivator, seeing Chen Xu appear before him like a ghost, was scared to Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering and immediately knelt to beg for mercy.
However, his answer was only a flash of sword light.
Pfft!
A blood-red light flashed, and another Nascent Soul Cultivator fell!
Such frenzied slaughter only made Chen Xu's eyes grow colder.
Although he was not some ancient Demonic Lord who killed habitually!
He understood better than anyone that being merciful to enemies was being cruel to himself.
Letting anyone escape today.
Could become a hidden danger that threatened his family and friends in the future.
Therefore, he had to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!
"Madman! You madman!"
"Everyone, don't run! Fight him! With so many of us, we can wear him down and kill him!"
Seeing no hope of escape, a Cultivator finally reached his breaking point and roared!
He abruptly turned around and conjured a golden, glittering pagoda.
The pagoda grew with the wind, instantly becoming a hundred zhang in size, emitting powerful spiritual fluctuations.
It was clearly a top-tier Magic Treasure.
"Suppress!"
The next moment, he frantically channeled the spiritual power within his body.
Om~!
The next moment, the pagoda, with the momentum of suppressing mountains and rivers, smashed down on Chen Xu's head!
"That's right! Everyone, attack together!"
"Kill!"
With his roar, the other few Cultivators who had been caught also had bloodshot eyes and turned around.
They unleashed their strongest Magic Treasures and Divine Abilities, launching a counterattack against Chen Xu.
For a time, sword lights and blade shadows, lightning and fire mingled!
The desperate counterattack of several Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Its might was enough to instantly flatten a city!
However, facing this world-destroying siege.
Chen Xu merely shook his head in disdain.
"A firefly's light, dares to contend with the bright moon?"
He did not dodge in the slightest.
He simply waved the immortal slaying sword tip in his hand forward.
There was no earth-shattering sword light.
In an instant, a dark-red sword mark flashed across the air and disappeared.
The next second.
The golden, glittering pagoda froze in mid-air.
The roaring fire dragons were suspended in the air.
The sky full of sword rain hung motionless.
It seemed as if everything had stopped.
Immediately after.
Crack!
A soft sound.
A crack appeared on the top-tier Magic Treasure pagoda.
Then, the crack rapidly expanded!
Boom!
The entire pagoda, along with those Divine Abilities and Spells.
Shattered with a bang at the same time!
Turning into countless specks of light, vanishing into thin air!
"No..."
The Cultivator who had conjured the pagoda saw this scene, and the expression on his face completely froze.
Visibly, only despair remained in his eyes.
Pfft!
The sword mark, after destroying all attacks, continued its momentum undiminished.
It easily sliced across his neck.
His head flew into the sky.
Blood instantly dyed the sky red!
In the blink of an eye, the plaza was completely transformed into a sea of blood.
Broken limbs and severed arms, along with fragments of shattered Magic Treasures, were scattered everywhere.
The thick smell of blood was extremely pungent.
Those who were once high and mighty.
And could cause a commotion in the outside world by merely stomping their feet, these old Nascent Soul monsters.
At this moment, they fell in swathes, like wheat being harvested.
On almost everyone's face.
The terror and unwillingness from before death still lingered.
They couldn't understand until their dying breath.
How they had provoked such a killing god!
"Ah ah ah!"
Just then, a roar came from the other end of the plaza.
It was Ying Chengju!
He watched as those Cultivators were slaughtered one by one.
He watched as those allies who had temporarily joined forces with him fell one by one.
His heart was filled with extreme fear.
What made it even more unacceptable was that.
The azure-robed figure was getting closer and closer to him!
The terrifying Killing Intent emanating from him... had completely locked onto him!
"You dare to kill me?!"
Ying Chengju's eyes were bloodshot, his hair disheveled, looking like a madman.
"I am the Seventh Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty! If you kill me, my imperial father will definitely not let you off! The entire Great Zhou Dynasty will be at odds with you until death!"
He tried to use his identity to intimidate Chen Xu.
However, Chen Xu merely sneered when he heard this.
"Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"Is it very impressive?"
He took a step, and his figure instantly appeared before Ying Chengju.
"In my eyes, a prince and an ant are no different."
"You!"
Ying Chengju trembled with rage, almost bursting with indignation.
"You forced me to do this!"
The next moment, he roared.
The power of his Innate Hegemon Body erupted completely at this moment!
Visibly, he even began to burn his own essence blood!
Boom!
An extremely terrifying golden Qi flame.
Shot up from him!
His muscles swelled again, and the golden halo on his skin almost materialized into real armor!
"Hegemon Body Divine Fist! Die for me!"
He gathered all his power onto his right fist.
With a punch, the space in front of him shattered inch by inch, emitting dull roars!
This was his strongest strike, burning his essence blood!
He believed that even a Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage would not dare to take this punch head-on!
However, Chen Xu still did not dodge in the slightest!
He looked at the golden fist that was roaring towards him.
He merely slowly raised the immortal slaying sword tip in his hand.
And lightly pointed it forward.
"Hiss~!"
The next moment, the dark-red sword tip made contact with the overbearing golden fist.
Yet, it met no resistance whatsoever.
Pfft!
A soft sound.
Ying Chengju's fist, which was capable of shattering mountains.
Was easily pierced through!
The Innate Hegemon Body, touted as invulnerable to all Spells and indestructible, could only be described as pitifully weak before the immortal slaying sword tip.
"Ah!!!"
For a moment, the excruciating pain of ten fingers connected to the heart made Ying Chengju let out a piercing scream.
Visibly, the Battle Intent and madness in his eyes disappeared again!
Yes, after this strike!
He was scared!
He was truly scared!
That was his full-power strike!
Not only did the other party not dodge, but he even broke it so effortlessly!
The key was that breaking it wasn't the issue.
He was actually injured by it!
So much so that he now clearly felt that terrifying Killing Intent was frantically eroding his vitality!
If he didn't quickly force this Killing Intent out of his body.
He would truly die!
He had to leave!
"Chen Xu! You just wait for this prince!"
Thinking of this, he retreated rapidly.
At the same time, he bit the tip of his tongue fiercely, spitting out a large mouthful of essence blood.
The essence blood, in mid-air, transformed into a Talisman.
Immediately after, he pulled out a golden-yellow jade pendant carved with nine Dragon patterns from his bosom.
He crushed it without hesitation!
Buzz!
The moment the jade pendant shattered, a vast and boundless, terrifying spatial power, far exceeding the Nascent Soul level, erupted!
A golden light door appeared out of thin air!
"Great Teleportation Talisman!"
In the distance, Wandering Cultivator Lingxi, who had been observing the battle, saw this scene.
His pupils suddenly constricted!
This was a top-tier life-saving Magic Treasure that only members of the Great Zhou Dynasty imperial family could possess!
Once activated... it could instantly teleport one hundreds of thousands of miles away!
Even a Soul Transformation Dao Lord would find it difficult to track!
It seemed that this Seventh Prince.
Was truly pushed to his limits.
The golden light door emitted a powerful suction force, and Ying Chengju's figure was instantly pulled into it.
In the instant he was about to disappear, his eyes were still fixed on Chen Xu.
"I swear! One day, this prince will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces, making you unable to live or die!"
As his voice faded, his figure, along with the golden light door, vanished.
Chen Xu looked in the direction where Ying Chengju disappeared, his eyebrows slightly raised.
He hadn't expected this guy to also have such a life-saving trump card.
However, he didn't care.
If he ran, then he ran.
Just an ant, next time they met, he would crush him.
His gaze... once again fell upon the last few Cultivators remaining in the field.
Those few, seeing Ying Chengju flee in such disarray, were already scared out of their wits.
"No! Don't kill me!"
"I was wrong! I was really wrong!"
They knelt on the ground, frantically kowtowing and begging for mercy, tears streaming down their faces.
But, there was not a trace of pity in Chen Xu's eyes.
Sword light flashed.
The last few screams abruptly ceased.
At this point, all twenty-odd Nascent Soul Cultivators who participated in the siege.
Except for the fleeing Ying Chengju, all had fallen!
The entire plaza fell into a complete dead silence.
Only Chen Xu stood with his sword, his azure robe unstained by the blood rain.
The terrifying Killing Intent around him slowly receded.
The immortal slaying sword tip in his hand.
Also reverted to its rusty appearance.
In the corner of the plaza, Wandering Cultivator Lingxi was completely stunned.
The few Loose Cultivators behind him, who had not dared to move, had their legs give way and directly collapsed onto the ground.
A foul odor emanated from their crotches.
Clearly, they had been scared to pee their pants.
Too... too terrifying.
Is this, Hell, a Nascent Soul Cultivator?
Is this, Hell, a Soul Transformation Dao Lord?
Beside him, Wandering Cultivator Lingxi took a deep breath.
He forcibly suppressed the shock and fear in his heart.
He tidied his somewhat disheveled robes and slowly walked forward.
He stopped ten zhang away from Chen Xu.
He didn't dare to get any closer.
Then, he bowed deeply to Chen Xu again, performing a grand salutation.
"Sir's Divine Might is unparalleled, this old Daoist is utterly convinced!"
Anyone could hear the tremor in his voice.
"Many thanks, Sir, for sparing my life!"
At this moment, his reverence for Chen Xu had reached its peak.
He once again felt fortunate.
Fortunate that he hadn't made a move earlier.
Chen Xu glanced at him indifferently, his voice calm.
"You harbored no Killing Intent towards me, so naturally, I would not kill you."
After speaking, he no longer paid attention to Wandering Cultivator Lingxi.
He turned and walked towards the corpses of the Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Beginning to clean up the battlefield.
These old Nascent Soul monsters had abundant wealth; the items in their Storage Rings couldn't be wasted.
Seeing this, Wandering Cultivator Lingxi felt as if he had received a great amnesty, and quickly bowed and retreated, not daring to disturb him in the slightest.
Chen Xu quickly plundered all the spoils of war.
The entire wealth of over twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators.
This was an unimaginably vast fortune.
However, Chen Xu didn't care much.
His true goal was this entire Purple Mansion Secret Realm.
After obtaining the Purple Mansion Dao Lord's Formation Dao General Outline, his understanding of Formations had reached a whole new level.
His Divine Thought spread out, beginning to scan every inch of the entire Secret Realm.
Soon, he made an astonishing discovery.
Besides the herb garden and Legacy hall that everyone saw, this Secret Realm actually concealed dozens of independent spaces of varying sizes!
These spaces were all hidden by extremely clever Restrictions.
Had he not obtained the Formation Dao Legacy, it would have been impossible for him to discover them.
"So, the truly good stuff is all hidden here."
Chen Xu smiled slightly and began to break the Restrictions.
Those ancient Restrictions, formidable enough to trap a Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, were like mere illusions before him.
He simply flicked his fingers, unleashing various Spell Arts, and could accurately find the weak points of the Restrictions, easily dismantling them.
The first hidden space was opened.
Inside were mountains of various ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines, whose quality and quantity were more than ten times higher than those in the outer herb garden!
The second hidden space was opened.
Inside were dazzling arrays of ancient Magic Treasures; though not comparable to the immortal slaying sword tip, they were all top-tier Magic Treasures.
There were even a few that had reached the level of a half-step Spirit Treasure.
The third, the fourth... As one hidden treasure trove after another was opened, Chen Xu's gains snowballed, becoming increasingly vast.
Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, Cultivation Techniques, Materials... The Purple Mansion Dao Lord's accumulation over ten thousand years was far richer than Chen Xu had imagined.
If all these resources were brought out, they would be enough to create a super Sect, no less inferior to the East Sea Sword Sect, within a single day!
After plundering all the treasure troves.
Chen Xu arrived at the deepest part of the Secret Realm.
Here, it was a space of Chaos and void.
In the center of the space, a human-head-sized, constantly rotating purple crystal floated.
This was the core control hub of the entire Purple Mansion Secret Realm!
It was also the last great gift left by the Purple Mansion Dao Lord.
Chen Xu didn't hesitate; he sat down cross-legged, stretched out his palm, and placed it on the purple crystal.
The Zifu Transformation Scripture's method automatically circulated.
His Divine Thought began to slowly infiltrate it, refining the Secret Realm's core.
During the refining process, he gained a deeper understanding of the Purple Mansion Dao Lord's Legacy.
At the same time, information about the immortal slaying sword tip was also transmitted from the hub into his Sea of Consciousness.
This sword was not of this world.
It was a fragment of a peerless ominous sword that fell from the Immortal Realm when the ancient Immortal Realm shattered.
Within it, there was a trace of a true "Slaying" Immortal Dao Law!
It was precisely because of this that it could ignore all Laws and defenses of this world, possessing such terrifying destructive power.
"Immortal Dao Law..."
Chen Xu slowly opened his eyes, a flicker of enlightenment passing through them.
This was the true value of the immortal slaying sword tip!
Who knows how much time passed.
Buzz~!
The purple crystal suddenly trembled, erupting with ten thousand feet of purple light.
Then, it transformed into a streak of light and merged into Chen Xu's glabella.
The refining was successful!
At this moment, Chen Xu felt a peculiar, Bloodline-like connection establish between himself and the entire Secret Realm.
He had become the true master of this Small World!
However, just as he refined the core.
Rumble!
The entire Secret Realm space began to vibrate violently.
Giant cracks appeared in the sky.
The earth was collapsing.
Immortal mountains were toppling.
"Is the Secret Realm closing...?"
Chen Xu stood up, looking at the doomsday-like scene, his expression still calm.
He knew this was because the Secret Realm had changed owners.
The old energy cycle was broken, and it needed time to stabilize again.
It was time to leave.
He glanced in the direction of the Secret Realm's exit, a sharp glint in his eyes.
This trip had certainly been fruitful.
But the sight of the collapsing Secret Realm also scared Wandering Cultivator Lingxi and the others out of their wits.
They fled frantically towards the Secret Realm's exit without looking back, terrified that a moment's delay would result in being completely swallowed by this collapsing Small World.
Chen Xu did not stop these people from fleeing.
Only after everyone had left.
He took a step, and his figure passed directly through the spatial portal, returning to the desolate, dead plain.
The moment he left, the spatial portal behind him closed again and vanished.
Chen Xu took a deep breath, feeling the surging power within his body.
The smile on his lips deepened.
He was about to discern the direction and return to South Spirit Prefecture.
But just at this moment!
Buzz!
A Jade Slip in his Storage Ring suddenly vibrated!
Chen Xu raised an eyebrow, and with a thought of his Divine Thought.
A completely verdant Jade Slip appeared in his palm.
This was a Qingyun Immortal Sect communication Jade Slip.
At this moment, this Jade Slip was flashing frantically, at a frequency never seen before!
An ominous premonition instantly surged into Chen Xu's heart.
The smile on his face slowly receded.
His gaze also became solemn.
He had an agreement with the Qingyun Immortal Sect: unless the Sect encountered a major problem, such a warning must never be activated.
But the reaction of this Jade Slip now clearly indicated that something had happened!
And it was something big!
Chen Xu dared not delay in the slightest.
He immediately extended his Divine Thought into the Jade Slip to see what had happened.
"The main force of the Demonic Lord is besieging the mountain, Qingyun is in danger!"
"Imperial Tutor Chen, requesting aid!"
The next moment, Murong Zhuyun's voice came from the Jade Slip.
Her words abruptly stopped there.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu was momentarily stunned!
The joy he felt a second ago vanished from his face.
Replaced by a look of Killing Intent!
A terrifying murderous aura erupted from his body with a rumble!
Rumble!
Centered on him, the ground within a hundred-li radius instantly vibrated wildly.
In the sky, the murky yellow clouds were forcibly torn open, creating a huge hole by this Killing Intent!
The entire Ancient Plain of Fallen Immortals trembled under his uncontrolled Killing Intent!
Qingyun Immortal Sect!
It was actually being besieged by the main force of the Demonic Lord!
Murong Zhuyun had even started asking for help.
"Damn Demonic Path!"
Chen Xu had anticipated the Demonic Path's counterattack, but he hadn't expected their actions to be so swift?!
They actually took advantage of him being far away in Xinghai Prefecture, directly gathering their main force to besiege the pillar of the Righteous Path Alliance, the Qingyun Immortal Sect!
Good!
What a brilliant move of 'removing the firewood from under the cauldron'!
What a Pojun Demon Lord!
Chen Xu didn't hesitate in the slightest; his mind immediately sank into his Sea of Consciousness, instantly establishing contact with the Incarnation far away in Great Feng Capital City.
"How are things!"
The Incarnation stationed in the capital immediately transmitted the latest intelligence.
"The family is safe, Great Feng Dynasty is safe."
"The Demonic Path's objective this time is clear; they have come out in full force, led by Pojun Demon Lord's true body, solely to annihilate the Qingyun Immortal Sect!"
"Five days ago, the great battle began; the Qingyun Immortal Sect's mountain-protecting Formation is precarious, and the Sect's Disciples have suffered heavy casualties!"
"Although the other Sects of the Righteous Path Alliance and the Cultivators of Great Feng Dynasty have provided support, they have all been intercepted by the Demonic Path's divided forces!"
"The Qingyun Immortal Sect's situation is quite critical!"
Upon receiving the precise news from his Incarnation, Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, the Killing Intent in his eyes intensified once more!
He suddenly raised his head, gazing distantly in the direction of South Spirit Prefecture!
To him, the Qingyun Immortal Sect was not just an ally.
Murong Zhuyun was also a rare individual with whom he could befriend.
Back then, had it not been for Murong Zhuyun and the Qingyun Immortal Sect's strong support, defeating the Demonic Path allied army would not have been so simple.
At the very least, when he was fighting Pojun Demon Lord, Murong Zhuyun was also very concerned about his safety and tried to help him multiple times.
Chen Xu remembered this friendship in his heart.
Moreover, the Qingyun Immortal Sect was the banner of the Righteous Path in South Spirit Prefecture!
If something happened to the Qingyun Immortal Sect, the morale of the entire Righteous Path forces in South Spirit Prefecture would surely collapse and never recover!
At that time, the Demonic Path would rise, and the Righteous Path would wane, plunging all living beings into misery!
His hard-won stable rear would once again be engulfed in war and turmoil!
For public and private reasons, for sentiment and logic!
He had to go to this battle!
In this battle, the Qingyun Immortal Sect must not lose!
"Great Zhou Dynasty..."
Chen Xu's gaze retracted from the direction of South Spirit Prefecture and he glanced again at the depths of Xinghai Prefecture.
A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.
He had noted Ying Chengju's life.
He had also noted the Great Zhou Dynasty's debt.
But this debt... could be put aside for now.
Now, there were more important things waiting for him to do!
There were more damned people waiting for him to kill!
Thinking of this, Chen Xu no longer hesitated in the slightest!
He wanted to return to South Spirit Prefecture at the fastest possible speed!
He wanted that Pojun Demon Lord, and all the Demonic Path fiends, to pay a heavy price for their actions!
The next moment, Chen Xu's figure slowly floated up from the ground.
The Eternal Azure Cloud Art within him circulated wildly at an unprecedented speed, and the Zifu Transformation Scripture's method, which he had just obtained, also automatically deduced within his Sea of Consciousness!
The next second, Chen Xu's figure moved!
Vanishing from his original spot in the blink of an eye!