30: Undercurrents

"With this Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, Hongjun, you brat, what do you have to fight against this Demon Ancestor!"

Luo Hou's eyes were gloomy as he looked towards the direction of Jade Capital Mountain.

During these long periods of time, Luo Hou had been practicing the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation; now, he could skillfully manipulate it for offensive strikes.

Luo Hou could guarantee that even if Hongjun possessed an innate supreme treasure, he would be no match for his Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

Luo Hou had a premonition in his heart that his final decisive battle with Hongjun was about to begin.

"It is also time to prepare a strategy against that brat Hongjun.

Given Hongjun's consistent style of doing things, he will surely gather a group of former Fellow Daoists from the Chaos Period to deal with me together.

I should also prepare some means to counter this move of Hongjun's."

Luo Hou did not overestimate himself, thinking that just because he had the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, which could only be broken by four Saints, he was invincible in the Honghuang World.

There were quite a few Chaos Demon Gods in this Honghuang who, like Luo Hou, had reincarnated from the Chaos Period.

Most of them were in the Late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal or even the Perfection Realm.

Take Yang Mei, the Space Demon God ranked third during the Chaos Period, for example.

Luo Hou was not certain he could definitely defeat him.

The other party was already at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm over a dozen long periods of time ago.

Who knows if, after a dozen long periods of time, Yang Mei has ascended to the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable.

If Hongjun gathered Ancestor Yang Mei and others to block Luo Hou together.

Even with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, he might not be able to hold out.

Now that the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation had been refined, it was time for Luo Hou to prepare to win over some Fellow Daoists to block Hongjun together.

With a flash of his figure, he left the space at the bottom of Mount Sumeru and appeared within the Demon Sect's headquarters on Mount Sumeru.

"Jidu, how is the development of the Demon Sect progressing now?"

Luo Hou's figure suddenly appeared on the long-vacant seat of the Sect Leader of the Demon Sect.

In the main hall, several Demon Sect Elders were arguing heatedly.

Suddenly seeing Sect Leader Luo Hou's figure appear, they hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

And the being named Jidu, whom Luo Hou called, was precisely the Grand Elder of the Demon Sect.

Jidu's cultivation was already at the Mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.

Such cultivation was not weak even among the group of Reincarnated Experts of Chaos Demon Gods.

"This subordinate pays respects to the Sect Leader.

Reporting to the Sect Leader, after so many long periods of time of stable development, our Demon Sect has absorbed hundreds of Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Thousands of Grand Unity Golden Immortal ethnic groups, and tens of thousands of Golden Immortal beings!"

Currently, the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Demon has already ascended to the Mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

The Sky Demon E Zhu and the Earth Demon Xie Tu are both at the Peak of the Early Stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal, about to Breakthrough to the Mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.

There are also five other Elders at the Early Stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal!"

This force could not be called anything but powerful in today's Honghuang.

Even the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Clans of the past—any single clan could not compare to the current Demon Sect.

"Very good, Jidu. You have not disappointed me; you have developed the Demon Sect beyond this Demon Ancestor's expectations.

I am about to start a great battle with that brat Hongjun. After the battle, I will be a Heavenly Dao Saint.

At that time, there will be no lack of benefits for you.

It would not be impossible to grant you a Heavenly Dao Saint Seat."

After hearing Jidu's report, Luo Hou was very satisfied and immediately painted a grand vision for Jidu.

Luo Hou was not a reckless man who didn't understand how to manage a sect.

He knew the detail that if you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass.

Now that the great battle was imminent and Jidu and the other Demon Sect Elders had developed the Demon Sect so powerfully.

Luo Hou naturally had to show some appreciation.

The key was that he had to be able to defeat Hongjun; if he couldn't, then everything else was off the table.

"You all have done well too. Once I defeat that brat Hongjun, there will naturally be rewards."

Looking at the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Demon, the Sky Demon, the Earth Demon, and other Demon Sect Elders, Luo Hou similarly painted a grand vision for them.

However, in Luo Hou's view, he wasn't just making empty promises.

Rather, he believed he would definitely triumph over that fellow Hongjun.

He had the Demon Sect; what did Hongjun have? An Immortal Sect? He had none.

Luo Hou possessed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, which could only be broken by four Saints, and he also possessed the killing supreme treasure of the former Beast Emperor Shen Ni, the god slaying spear.

What did Hongjun have?

Luo Hou had never discovered Hongjun possessing any powerful innate supreme treasure or Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Even if Hongjun eventually invited Fellow Daoists from the Chaos Period to assist in the battle.

Luo Hou could likewise invite Fellow Daoists from the Chaos Period to assist.

This was Luo Hou's confidence.

"What a pity that the backup plan I prepared, the method of detonating the earth veins of the Western Continent..."

"...was ultimately sabotaged and made unusable because that ant, the First Qilin, merged his body with the earth veins of the Honghuang World."

Luo Hou secretly lamented that after the First Qilin integrated into the Honghuang earth veins, the earth veins of the Western Continent could no longer be controlled by him.

Attempting to drag the earth veins of the Western Continent into self-Destruction had become an impossibility.

"Forget it. If the earth veins cannot be used, then so be it.

That brat Hongjun doesn't yet have the qualifications to drive me to such a point."

Luo Hou was incredibly confident in his heart.

"What has that brat Hongjun been up to lately?"

The Demon Race spies planted by the Demon Sect near Jade Capital Mountain were meant to monitor Hongjun's every move in real-time.

This was something Luo Hou had established back when he first founded the Demon Sect.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, according to the latest news from the spies, Hongjun has already come out of seclusion and is heading towards Ancestor Five Elements' dao arena.

I'm afraid Hongjun is going to join forces with Ancestor Five Elements."

Hongjun's appearance was grand and completely unhidden, so the Demon Sect spies could easily discover his movements.

"As expected, my guess was correct. That brat Hongjun really is looking for allies to help him deal with me.

Since that's the case, I cannot sit and wait for death; I will also go find some Fellow Daoists to assist me.

Hongjun, you brat, let's see which of us can find more helpers!"

Luo Hou immediately decided to look for helpers.

"You all lead the members of the Demon Sect to practice this grand formation. On the day of my final battle with Hongjun, use this formation to fight."

Before departing, for the sake of safety, Luo Hou also passed down a grand formation to Jidu and the other Demon Sect Elders.

This formation is named the Ten Thousand Demons Formation; it is led by Hunyuan Golden Immortal Elders and unites ten thousand demons of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal and Golden Immortal levels.

It can unleash extremely powerful might; if the leading Elder's cultivation is strong, it can even unleash the power of a Saint's strike.

Having made these arrangements, Luo Hou also set off to find allies to deal with Hongjun together.

Compared to those newly born Innate Deities in Honghuang, who traveled in groups of three or five, making the Honghuang World quite lively...

...the truly high-level experts of Honghuang were experiencing surging undercurrents.

Because of the movements of the two powerhouses, Hongjun and Luo Hou, these top experts of Honghuang were gradually divided into three camps.

One faction supported Hongjun's Immortal Dao, another supported Luo Hou's Demonic Path, and another remained neutral, helping neither side.

The three brothers of Taiqing were unaware of the undercurrents surging among the top Cultivators of Honghuang.

The Sanqing left Kunlun Mountain and traveled all the way towards Mount Buzhou, which towered between heaven and earth.

"Father God is truly great, creating such a vast and boundless Honghuang World and bringing forth these thousands upon thousands of Honghuang races.

I wonder if we, the Sanqing, can achieve a great Realm like that of Father God."

As Yu Qing , Shang Qing traveled along the way, this was the phrase they said most often.

Every time the Sanqing reached an immortal mountain or a blessed land, they would stay for a period of time to experience the miraculous creations of that place.

After spending several long periods of time, the Sanqing finally arrived at the foot of Mount Buzhou.