186: Build a demon temple! (ask for monthly ticket)

Weiyuan Prefecture, located in the southeast of Shu Land, governs two thousand li of territory, encompassing twenty-one counties both within and without.

The once prosperous and scenic land, with its verdant mountains and spiritual beauty, has now transformed into a human purgatory.

When the Six Mountains led tens of thousands of Demon Soldiers to attack Weiyuan, the two Fa Shan Armies and the local prefecture army were defeated and routed. The city's hundred thousand inhabitants were almost completely devoured by the overwhelming influx of devils.

Within the city, corpses piled up like mountains, and skeletons formed forests. Throughout the city, the Demon Kingdom of Senluo was fully established, with massive black trees standing tall like mountains. Each tree had a cave-like hollow, from which Devilish Qi continuously rolled out, occasionally emitting gloomy and terrifying roars. The drooping branches resembled fanged and clawed evil spirits, intertwined and coiled, and the roots were piled high with human bones, a truly horrifying sight. In another area, houses were filled with large white cocoons and viscous, scarlet-green fluid, dripping incessantly and nauseatingly…

Outside the city, white bones lay exposed in the wilderness, and for a thousand li, not a single chicken crowed. In the eerie, ghost-like mountain forests, skeletons were occasionally visible. Some had been gnawed clean, while others had a pair of chilling green eyes glowing beside them, gnawing with their heads down, emitting a grating and terrifying gnawing sound from their throats.

At this moment, the blue sky, as the sun revealed a sliver of its head from the eastern mountains, cast golden light that dispelled the darkness, slowly sweeping over the mountains and forests below.

West of Weiyuan Prefecture, the blue night sky gradually receded. The mountain wind blew, and the leaves rustled.

Just then, in the western mountain forest thirty li from Weiyuan Prefecture, a nine-foot-long Lushu minor monster with a white head, tiger stripes, a red tail, and sharp fangs in its mouth, was gnawing on a mutilated corpse.

The surroundings had already become a hunting ground for these minor demons. Some people who had escaped from Weiyuan Prefecture had fled into the vast mountains, and these minor demons had transformed into hunters, spreading throughout the forest.

Suddenly, this Lushu, which was eating, raised its head, its ears perked up and twitched, and its murky yellow eyes seemed somewhat puzzled.

“Rustle”

“Rustle”

The distant mountain forest undulated like green waves. The wind seemed quite strong, and leaves fell in profusion, swirling everywhere.

The green waves quickly rolled towards this Lushu minor monster. Leaves rustled down from above its head, and amidst the falling leaves, a few seemed to swirl around the minor demon's head.

Suddenly,

In the distance,

“Clang”

In the mountain forest, a zither sound abruptly rang out.

At this moment, the rising dawn light just swept over this mountain forest.

In the silhouettes cast by the trees, countless slender shadows, like sword shadows, flew across the sky above the forest.

One of them happened to fall, slicing through the shadow of a leaf, and then passing through the minor demon's reflection on the ground.

The leaf split into two.

“Thud”

The minor demon also fell!

Suddenly, a few li away, an air explosion erupted, followed by a streak of dark green light, shooting towards this direction. In a breath, it covered about a li, whistling through the air.

Then, a rapid, ferocious zither and flute sound, like a silver vase suddenly shattering and water gushing out, resonated sharply with the mountain wind, carrying a swirling, murderous intent.

Only to see, scattered leaves flying everywhere across the mountains, filling the mountain forest for several li around. A series of “thump, thump, thump” sounds exploded.

Some unlucky minor demons, caught by the overwhelming murderous Qi, were indiscriminately attacked, their Physical Bodies exploding and dying.

Just then, amidst the swirling green leaves in the sky, a golden light flashed wildly from the distant, light-and-dark mingled horizon, chasing after the dark green light.

From within the golden light, golden beams occasionally shot out, but they were all swept away by the green light.

The two streaks of light rapidly approached Weiyuan Prefecture, one after the other, while below in the Void Realm, the roars and fleeing sounds of the minor demons quickly caused shrill cries.

Soon, ahead, a majestic outline of a grand city, filled with monstrous Devilish Qi, emerged, from within which towering Devilish Qi roared skyward!

Streaks of demonic shadows, ferocious and enormous!

The green light emitted a shrill cry.

“Everyone, Human Race”

Before it could finish speaking, suddenly,

“Rumble”

A tremendous earth-shattering tremor occurred.

Ahead of it, mountains rose from the ground like bamboo shoots after a rain.

They abruptly blocked the path of the dark green light!

The dark green light did not stop, emitting a sharp shriek, and directly crashed into the mountain ahead.

“Boom”

“Boom”

Rocks shattered, and debris flew, but its speed sharply decreased.

At this very moment, the heavens and earth roared, and a point of cold light, suddenly like a meteor, rapidly plummeted towards the dark green light.

Within it, a dark green peacock was seen, flapping its wings, its blue-green tail feathers shimmering with a faint divine light. Its once beautiful feathers were now tattered and messy, turning it into a bald chicken.

Its snow-white human face, beneath its green eyeliner, looked back with a mix of fear and furious indignation, letting out a sharp shriek.

“Save me!”

The next second, the meteor fell.

“Boom”

Raising a sky full of dust.

Ten li away, above Weiyuan City, amidst the swirling Devilish Qi, eight pairs of eyes—some crimson, some eerie green, some black with golden pupils—stared chillingly as the dust outside the city dispersed.

Only to see, on a small mountain that had risen from the ground, a golden-armored giant holding a large black spear appeared, looking into the distance, his eyes shining with divine light.

Then, four streaks of light—green, blue, white, and black—shot out from behind, landing on the mountain peak, arrayed on two sides, each revealing their presence.

Five figures!

Chen Yuan,

Yun Chuxiong of the Yun Family's second branch,

Qingyangzi of Shu Mountain Sword Sect,

Li Guanyi of Fulong Temple,

Yun Kun of Benlei Mountain.

The mountain wind howled, and the five men's hair was somewhat disheveled, appearing travel-worn. Though physically and mentally exhausted, their eyes were exceptionally bright.

They had traveled two thousand li at the fastest possible speed, sweeping through five counties, and had actually reached Weiyuan Prefecture.

In the distance, above Weiyuan City, eight colossal figures loomed within the demonic clouds. Seeing the five figures appear, they roared grimly.

Weiyuan Prefecture was actually guarded by eight Heavenly Gate Devils!

“Human Race Heavenly Gate!”

“How could they appear here?”

“Damn it, why did no one discover them and raise the alarm?”

Angry roars, shaking the universe, Devilish Qi rolled out. On the city walls, streaks of demonic clouds descended, and dense, ferocious Demon Soldiers appeared, each hideous and ugly, revealing fierce glares, an overwhelming mass.

The surging Aura accumulated into clouds, waiting for an order to pour out like a torrential flood at any moment.

At this moment, on the mountain peak, the mountain wind howled, and Chen Yuan laughed loudly.

He flicked his sleeve, and the Kuntian Flying Sleeve flew out, expanding with the wind. Streaks of light flew out, and large, bloody Demon Head skulls flew from the sleeve.

They flew for several li, then piled up with a crash in front of Weiyuan City, forming a tall Jingguan, about twenty zhang high, like a small mountain!

And at the very top were seven smashed large heads!

Lushu, Bo, Ear Mouse, Green Sparrow, Night Fox—the Heavenly Gate Devils of the Five Mountains were all here, only one mountain was left.

When this Jingguan was built, the eight Heavenly Gates of Weiyuan Prefecture instantly erupted, letting out a furious roar like a mountain collapsing and a sea roaring.

“Damn it, you killed our Six Mountains comrades, who are you?”

Only to hear a voice that stirred wind and clouds.

“Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General Chen Yuan!”

As this voice fell, within Weiyuan City, monstrous Devilish Qi poured down like a river.

“Kill them!”

The eight Heavenly Gate Devils, roaring, rode their demonic clouds and attacked together.

On the opposite side, on the mountain peak, Chen Yuan and the other five stood against the wind, but they did not retreat.

They could not retreat now.

Because the people from five other cities were still on their way.