171: He is invincible in the lower realm!

In the sky.

Shen Nian turned his head to look in the direction of Xuan Guang Cave, sensing the monstrous Demonic Qi emanating from there.

"It should have been destroyed long ago..."

"It's also a good Opportunity to resolve my life-and-death tribulation. I should kill Jiang Yang first; I can't always wait..."

After a soft murmur, an even more terrifying Canglan Divine Sword instantly slashed out, the Chaos Divine Flame covering the sword body, merging with the Golden Flame. The terrifying high temperature incinerated and distorted space itself.

If he hadn't entered the Void Return Stage before, he might have had some reservations, wondering if there would be any accidents.

But now!

After roughly understanding his combat power, what was there to fear?

He was invincible in the Lower Realm!

Moreover, he had the intention of going to the Upper Realm and wouldn't stay in Great Xia for long, so it was best to resolve everything today.

And everyone was shocked by Shen Nian's actions. The direction pointed by that terrifying Sword Intent was, without a doubt, Xuan Guang Cave!

At this moment.

In Bianzhou, Great Xia, the members of the Demon Suppression Division, who were chatting idly, all felt a terrifying aura and rose to look.

"This is..."

"What terrifying Sword Intent!"

Hong Xiu looked at the White-robed Figure at the horizon, her expression excited.

"Lord Shen!" Hong Xiu recognized the White-robed Figure, and the purple-skirted girl beside her also looked on with excitement.

Shen Nian's name had long spread throughout the Demon Suppression Division.

And Hong Xiu later clarified Shen Nian's identity: the Chief Disciple of the Ninth Mountain of the Heavenly Sword Sect, a Prodigy whom even the Martial Temple of the Demon Suppression Division worshipped!

"What is Lord Shen trying to do..."

"This Sword Intent points to Xuan Guang Cave!!"

Everyone noticed this point, looking in the direction beyond Bianzhou.

At the same time.

Inside Xuan Guang Cave, a suffocating black Demonic Qi permeated, and black flowers bloomed in every corner of the cave. They looked exceptionally enchanting, yet carried a chilling aura.

These flowers had infant-like human faces, constantly chewing on human flesh, and the air was filled with a thick smell of blood.

Throughout the cave, shattered palaces and buildings were visible everywhere. The Disciples of Xuan Guang Cave lay dead in heaps, bones piled high. Whether male or female, old or young, none had escaped the disaster.

Their withered faces still bore the despair and disbelief from their last moments, as if they couldn't believe that their Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, with whom they had spent day and night, were actually Yao.

"Kill!" With a command, there was a series of eerie laughs: "Hehehe, the Human Race is truly delicious. Didn't you want to train with your Senior Brother? Don't run..."

"No!" "Don't!!!" Desperate cries rose one after another, but no one responded.

Disciples cried for help, wails, screams, and curses intertwined, echoing in every corner of Xuan Guang Cave.

At this moment, Xuan Guang Cave had turned into a Hell on earth, filled with endless fear and despair.

"Disciples, your Revered Master will self-detonate his Primordial Spirit to clear a path, breaking a corner of this Formation! Flee quickly and spread the news!!" A blood-soaked Soul Transformation Cave Revered Master rushed into a pre-arranged corner of the Formation, burning his Divine Soul with a resolute expression.

Boom!

The entire Xuan Guang Cave trembled, and a ten-meter-wide opening was blasted open. Countless figures, red-eyed, swarmed towards it.

"Go, save whoever you can! I'll cover your retreat. Flee towards Great Xia, go to the Heavenly Sword Sect, and spread the information!" The Chief Disciple of the Fifth Cave of Xuan Guang Cave said solemnly, then turned to charge at the demonic flowers.

"Senior Brother!" A Disciple from the Fourth Cave looked at that figure with tears streaming down their face, reluctant to leave.

"Go!"

"Hehehe, a bunch of Human Race ants, still trying to escape?"

"This Formation was set up by this Venerable One over many years. If it were broken so easily, wouldn't that be underestimating me too much?" A demonic flower sneered, speaking human words, its voice identical to Jiang Yang's.

After his words fell, the gap in the Formation instantly healed, causing the faces of the Xuan Guang Cave Disciples who had just arrived to turn pale. Some even fell to their knees in despair.

At the same time.

Boom!

A powerful fluctuation erupted in the sky, like the roar of heaven and earth, shaking the entire Xuan Guang Cave.

Under the impact of this fluctuation, the air seemed to solidify, and everything fell into silence.

"Why!!!" A deafening roar broke the silence; it was the voice of a Soul Transformation Cave Revered Master.

His eyes were bloodshot with rage, his body covered in blood, and even his golden robe was torn and tattered.

His left arm was severed, and blood continuously gushed from the wound, staining his clothes.

On the middle-aged man's face, an unprecedented fury could be seen.

Behind him, he was protecting dozens of trembling, pale Xuan Guang Disciples.

"Jiang Yang, you bastard!" A frail-looking old man roared in anger, "You colluded with the Yao Race, destroying the Xuan Guang Cave's thousands of years of foundation! I respected you for so many years, you deserve ten thousand deaths!!"

The speaker was Li Yuan, the Fourth Cave Revered Master, Li Jing's father, and Huang Rulin's Revered Master.

At this moment, he appeared extremely wretched, his aura weak, his legs severed, with corrosive spiritual power on them, preventing him from recovering with Medicinal Pills.

At this time, he was relying solely on his Divine Thought and the accumulated foundation of many years to sustain himself.

Opposite him stood an old man who could no longer be called human.

This old man was absorbing the spiritual power of a Cave Revered Master. His upper body still retained a human form, but his lower body had transformed into a plant.

Behind him, nine Infant Yao lingered, spitting out threads from their mouths, the other ends having penetrated the Cave Revered Master's body, mercilessly absorbing his spiritual power.

The appearance of this old man plunged the entire Xuan Guang Cave into despair.

The Disciples watched all this, their hearts filled with fear and helplessness.

Although Cave Revered Master Li Yuan's aura was weak, an unyielding flame still burned in his eyes. He knew he had to do his utmost to protect these Disciples, even if the last hope was minuscule.

"You all, hurry and go!" Li Yuan roared, his voice filled with determination, "We don't know how long we can hold back this Prodigy, remember to spread the news!!"

"Otherwise, the tens of millions of people in Bianzhou will be in danger!"

After his words were spoken, everyone was locked by an aura, unable to move.

The aura of a Void Return Stage Two permeated the entire Xuan Guang Cave, its pressure several times stronger than before!

"Power..."

"Void Return Stage Two, this improvement speed is too fast..."

"It should have been like this long ago..."

"I've dreamed of this for many years; this Great Xia should also be unified by one person..." Jiang Yang looked at his hands, which emitted black Qi, with an unprecedented look of excitement in his eyes.

He was born of humble origins, without a Heaven-Defying Opportunity, so he naturally forged the Human Palace. In an environment where it was difficult to find a Palace Suppressing Item in Great Xia, coupled with his talent reaching a Bottleneck, he found it hard to take another step and forge the second layer.

Until the appearance of that Demon Emperor, who gave him an Opportunity!

Originally, he thought he would have to wait a very long time for this day, but unexpectedly, due to the appearance of Shen Nian from the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Heavenly Demon Cave side actually initiated the plan early, ordering him to completely control Xuan Guang Cave, transform it into a Yao Race army, and then act according to orders.

Furthermore, a powerful figure from the Heavenly Demon Realm personally appeared to oversee him!

To be honest, he only wanted to thank Shen Nian in person. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't know how much longer he would have had to wait to enter Void Return Stage Two.

Immediately, Jiang Yang looked at the figures in front of him and grinned, saying, "Colluding with the Yao Race?"

"Heh heh, the path of cultivation is inherently about vying and seizing. Has there been less infighting among the Human Race?"

"Before the Great Dao, what distinction is there between races?"

"This Venerable One is merely taking a shortcut..."