567: Chapter 567 War Begins

The Lotus Moon rose into the sky, its moonlight flowing like water as yin fiends filled the air. In less than fifteen minutes, the area within a thousand miles of Biyou Pool was transformed into a Ghost Realm where the sun never shone.

“So that's how it is!”

Atop Fangcun Tower, Liu Xuan watched the Yin Qi converging from all directions beneath the ground, finally understanding what was happening.

“Biyou Pool connects to the southern border's waterways, and water belongs to the Yin element. Ghost King Lianyue is using this to bring forth a sky full of yin fiends, allowing her to exert most of the power of a Middle Stage Soul Transformation ghost Cultivator for a short time!”

Once the Ghost Realm formed, an endless army of ghost Cultivators emerged from Biyou Pool, directly severing the Earth Vein Grand Array in this area. The entire Biyou Immortal City fell into chaos.

Liu Xuan hesitated no longer. With a thought, Fangcun Tower lit up with a silver glow, instantly piercing through the Earth Vein Grand Array and the 'moonlight' blockade. He and Peach Blossom disappeared together.

High in the sky, Ghost King Lianyue noticed the moment the spatial teleportation array was activated.

If she struck with all her might, she was confident she could intercept the teleportation. She had come here specifically to prevent Daoist Lord Lihuo from escaping, and all her preparations were methods designed to seal the heavens and lock the earth.

However, when she clearly saw the two people inside the teleportation array, she immediately abandoned the idea of stopping them.

Liu Xuan was her ally, so there was no point in stopping him. Moreover, Liu Xuan's methods were unpredictable; keeping him here would only increase the variables.

A moment after Liu Xuan and Peach Blossom left, to the south of Biyou Pool, black clouds of Demonic Qi rolled in. The phantom of a giant black python stretched across the sky as a gloomy old man approached through the air.

“Buzz~”

A purple-red square cauldron rose from Guanxin Tower. Daoist Lord Lihuo broke free from the Black Death Chains split from Demon Lord Cangyuan's self-detonation, transforming into a flaming Divine Being and flying out into the sky.

“Clang~”

From the northern horizon, a green sword light pierced through, transforming into an old daoist in a green robe.

Daoist Lord Lihuo and Old Daoist Qingxuan stood side by side, confronting Ghost King Lianyue and Demon Saint Xuanyu across the void.

“Fellow Daoist Ghost King Lian Yue, do you know what it means to rashly interfere in the Pioneering War?”

“By offending the Beast Taming Sect, do you wish to drag the entire Southern Border into a Great War and repeat the past events of the Western Desert?!”

Old Daoist Qingxuan's face was ashen, his tone agitated to the extreme. With Ghost King Lianyue taking action, the situation was a hundred times more terrifying than he had anticipated.

No matter how fiercely Demon Saint Xuanyu and Daoist Lord Lihuo fought, it didn't concern him much. But if Ghost King Lianyue intervened and the situation worsened, causing a war that swept across the entire Southern Border, he wouldn't have a peaceful day either.

“So what if I do?” Ghost King Lianyue leaned against a throne condensed from moonlight, smiling contemptuously at those below. “Can you represent the Beast Taming Sect or the Dao Court? You have no say in what this Queen wishes to do!”

Old Daoist Qingxuan's expression became even more unsightly, but there was nothing he could do.

Ghost King Lianyue's strength far surpassed his own. If this female ghost was determined to act, let alone Daoist Lord Lihuo, even he wouldn't be able to escape easily.

Just as the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, Ghost King Lianyue changed the subject. “Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, today is merely a grudge between Demon Saint Xuanyu and Daoist Lord Lihuo. Why don't the two of us just watch the show?”

Old Daoist Qingxuan's eyes lit up. He didn't answer Ghost King Lianyue's question but instead looked at Daoist Lord Lihuo beside him and said:

“Fellow Daoist Li Huo, I can at most hold back Ghost King Lianyue for you. The rest will depend on yourself!”

After saying this, he moved back a certain distance, assuming a posture of restraining Ghost King Lianyue.

Opposite him, Ghost King Lianyue smiled slightly and also retreated to the side, matching Old Daoist Qingxuan's posture of confrontation.

The Azure Mystery Qi and the pure white moonlight intertwined as if they were engaged in a magical duel, yet there was no real movement.

“Li Huo, you brat!” Demon Saint Xuanyu twisted and transformed into a sky-reaching giant python, his voice like rolling thunder. “Didn't you want to seize my territory? There's no point in dragging this out. If you kill me today, everything is yours!”

“Hahaha!”

After a burst of loud laughter, Demon Saint Xuanyu twisted his massive demonic body and charged toward Daoist Lord Lihuo, carrying a sky full of Demonic Qi.

“Sizzle sizzle~”

“Clang clang~”

As the Li Huo flames met the Demonic Qi and the demonic body collided with the lihuo heaven-burning tripod, cracks were shaken into the void.

Countless grayish-black fissures spread out with Daoist Lord Lihuo and Demon Saint Xuanyu at the center. Law runes manifested, and the power of lightning punishment gathered and roamed.

The Heavenly Dao Law was broken, transforming into a backlash that locked onto their Divine Souls. Demon Saint Xuanyu's body was covered in the power of lightning punishment, causing large patches of scales to explode.

Yet he seemed not to feel the pain at all, his cold pupils filled with ruthlessness and excitement.

His Essence Blood erupted, staining his pitch-black snake body with a layer of blood as he attacked Daoist Lord Lihuo recklessly.

At the edge of the battlefield, within the blue and white Qi, Ghost King Lianyue sat on her lotus throne, while Old Daoist Qingxuan stood by like an attendant boy.

“Fellow Daoist Ghost King Lian Yue, if Daoist Lord Lihuo truly falls here, it will be difficult to explain to the Beast Taming Sect, and even harder to explain to Lady Yaoguang!”

“Lady Yaoguang can't do anything to you, but she is close to the Sect Leader of the Beast Taming Sect and has connections with the Central State Dao Court...”

Ghost King Lianyue waved her hand to interrupt Old Daoist Qingxuan, saying impatiently, “Don't worry! It won't be a big problem even if he dies.”

“I have no interest in the Endless Demon Court. It doesn't matter if they die or not. Won't the Beast Taming Sect just send another Spirit Transformation Dao Lord to take over the Endless Demon Court?”

Compared to offending the Beast Taming Sect or the Dao Court, Ghost King Lianyue cared more about whether Liu Xuan had lied to her.

She presided over the Black Death Marsh, and her strength within the Ghost Realm was comparable to a Late Stage Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator. Even the Beast Taming Sect or the Dao Court would have to think twice before moving against her.

As long as she didn't occupy the Endless Demon Court, if she offended them, then so be it. Could they really kill her at any cost?

‘Can Peach Blossom Demon Lord really successfully Breakthrough to Soul Transformation?’

The boast Liu Xuan made was too large, and the matter of Immortal Ascension was too illusory. However, this man indeed had many unusual qualities; perhaps there really was a sliver of a chance it was true.

Ghost King Lianyue originally didn't intend to interfere in the duel between Daoist Lord Lihuo and Demon Saint Xuanyu, as she would receive her due reward afterward anyway.

But now, she was more inclined to give Demon Saint Xuanyu a hand. At that time, she wanted to see if Peach Blossom Demon Lord could truly succeed in her Breakthrough.

If Peach Blossom succeeded, it would mean Liu Xuan's credibility had increased significantly. If she failed, it would prove he was a liar.

While she was lost in thought, the battle below had reached a fever pitch. Demon Saint Xuanyu was covered in wounds, dripping with blood. The sky was filled with his blood mist. His Aura had weakened significantly, but his momentum remained undiminished.

Daoist Lord Lihuo was not faring much better. The fifth-grade Low Grade lihuo heaven-burning tripod was covered in cracks. The lightning punishment from the Heavenly Dao backlash had annihilated his magic robe, and the light of the Li Huo flames was flickering precariously.

“I will remember today's grudge!” A white, complex seal mark appeared in Daoist Lord Lihuo's hand, and two identical versions of him instantly appeared on the spot.

“Demon Saint Xuanyu, in the future, I will surely exterminate your entire clan and wipe out all snake-kin in the Southern Border!”

What Daoist Lord Lihuo manifested were not mere illusions, but illusory false bodies that possessed his full strength.

The false bodies tanked all of Demon Saint Xuanyu's attacks, while his true body gradually dissipated in a profoundly mysterious manner.