A journey through the world of martial arts

Chapter 238 The Moon Demon's Death Path

The Moon Demon's eyes narrowed slightly. This treasure mirror shone brightly, clearly a superior magical artifact, and the binding power it possessed made her extremely wary.

"Gu Xu actually possesses such a treasure."

The Moon Demon reached out and plucked the strings of the zither, unleashing a burst of crescent-shaped sound blades that slashed towards the Soul-Cleansing and Heart-Tranquilizing Mirror. The Moon Demon didn't expect to damage the object; a mere momentary delay would suffice.

The light was as clear as water. When the sound blade rushed into it, it didn't even cause a ripple. Instead, it triggered the treasure mirror's self-counterattack. A beam of cyan light shot directly at the Moon Demon. The latter's expression changed slightly. The moon-white light around him turned, and the beam of cyan light was immediately deflected to one side. However, as a result, the Moon Demon's figure paused for a moment.

In that fleeting moment, the Moon Demon sensed a sound of air being torn apart from behind. His heart sank, and without thinking too much, a flash of light appeared around him, and a phantom split off, directly taking over the binding power of the Soul Cleansing and Heart-Cleansing Mirror. His main body took this opportunity to transform into a streak of light and fly away into the distance.

This technique is called "Illusory God Illuminates Reality," and it is the Moon Demon's life-saving and protective technique. Once it is used, it can absorb most supernatural attacks. However, this technique consumes a lot of mana, and even the Moon Demon can only use it three times in a short period of time.

Relying on the "illusory god illuminates reality", the Moon Demon successfully distanced himself from the arriving Golden Light and others. In the eyes of Golden Light and the others, the Moon Demon had disappeared in an instant.

The phantom was, after all, just a phantom. Under the illumination of the Pure Soul and Clear Mind Mirror, it was completely dissolved in just a few breaths. After eliminating the phantom, the Pure Soul and Clear Mind Mirror flashed and hurriedly chased after the direction where the Moon Demon had left.

Just after Baojian left, Jin Guang and his two companions arrived at this place.

Jin Guang pressed down and looked at the frozen Gu Xu with a puzzled expression. His senior brother had extraordinary cultivation and many rare treasures. He should not be in such a bad state. Could something have happened?

Sima Sanniang examined the blue ice cover carefully. Just as she was about to reach out and touch it, a cracking sound suddenly rang out. Sima Sanniang immediately took three steps back, her expression turned serious, and she gripped her sword tightly in her hand. Jin Guang and the other man were also ready for battle.

The three watched as the blue ice cover shattered inch by inch, but the figure inside suddenly transformed into a purple talisman, its light swirling, and mysterious runes continuously entered their eyes.

"Send a true talisman!"

Sima San Niang exclaimed in surprise. This True Essence Talisman is one of the thirty-six superior talismans of the Xuanxin Orthodox Sect, and it is one of the most difficult to refine. The talisman is simple to refine, but the key is to entrust the divine soul and magic power. If there is any mistake, the whole thing will be in vain.

Although this talisman is difficult to forge, once it is mastered, it can be imbued with a portion of the Master's magical power and can play a vital role when unleashed at crucial moments.

"This ice shield is extremely vicious. It would be wise for Senior Brother to use the True Essence Talisman."

Jin Guang reached out and flicked out a wisp of golden yang fire energy, which wrapped around the broken ice shards. However, instead of melting the ice shards, the golden yang fire energy was gradually exhausted.

Sima San Niang's expression turned serious, and she pondered, "This thing cannot be left behind; let me handle it."

As she spoke, Sima Sanniang took out a green gourd, made a hand seal, and directly collected all the floating ice shards into the gourd. The gourd's skin immediately turned from green to blue. Sima Sanniang quickly applied several hand seals, and then it returned to its original appearance.

Just after collecting the ice shards, the True Essence Talisman trembled slightly and then shot off in one direction. Upon seeing this, the three people with golden light exchanged glances and immediately gave chase.

After flying for a short while, the three of them saw the aura fluctuations caused by the collision of two magical powers in the distance.

The three quickened their pace and arrived at the location in just a few breaths.

On a mountain peak, Gu Xu, dressed in a black and white Taoist robe, exuded the power to shatter mountains and split the earth with every move. Five-colored light circulated and swirled, and the Ice Soul Profound Light gathered into a vast stream of profound energy that attacked the Moon Demon. The Moon Demon, on the other hand, flipped his hands to form a seal, and a bright moon appeared behind him. Streams of moonlight flowed endlessly, directly enveloping the Ice Soul Profound Light within them.

Jin Guang and Yan Chixia nodded, and in an instant, they arrived at the south side of the Moon Demon. After taking their positions, a golden sun phantom slowly appeared around them. At the same time, Yan Chixia and Sima Sanniang also took their positions, directly surrounding the Moon Demon.

When the three of them arrived, the Moon Demon sensed their presence, but she was unable to free herself. She had already exerted all her strength to fight against Gu Xu, but she still could not break free. If she relaxed even slightly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But if the four of them surrounded him, the Moon Demon knew that he would have no chance of winning and would ultimately face certain death.

Seeing the three men attacking at the same time, Moon Demon felt a chill in her heart. The moonlight around her shone even brighter, as she tried to seize an opportunity while the three were still unsteady. However, she knew that Gu Xu would definitely intervene. So, with a thought, the Moon Soul Pearl floated in front of her. She focused her eyes on it, and suddenly a familiar figure materialized and stood beside Moon Demon.

Gu Xu was surprised to see the phantom of the Six Paths Demon Lord appear. He hadn't expected the Moon Demon to have such a trick up her sleeve. However, it didn't matter what she did. As the cold moonlight surged toward the three golden figures, Gu Xu swept his sleeve, and the Ice Soul Profound Light suddenly intensified, directly freezing most of the moonlight stream. At the same time, flames swirled around him, and streaks of fiery sword energy shot out like rain, directly attacking the Moon Demon.

Seeing this, the Moon Demon snorted coldly and muttered incantations. The Demon Lord Liudao immediately opened his eyes and rushed towards the fiery sword energy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Moon Demon flicked her wrist repeatedly, her sonic blade piercing through the clouds and shattering the ice pillars formed by the Ice Soul Mystic Light. Behind her, the cold moonlight, like a surging giant wave, split into three streams and rushed rapidly toward the three golden figures.

Although Demon Lord Liudao was merely a phantom formed from the Moon Soul Pearl, it still retained the essence of the Nine Yin Moon and a trace of its blood, preserving sixty percent of its former strength. Even so, the power of its fiery sword energy was extraordinary. Originally scattered, it suddenly merged into one about ten feet away from Demon Lord Liudao, condensing into a three-foot-long sword of flaming light. Demon Lord Liudao was immediately stunned. Caught off guard, half of his body was severed by the flaming sword, and the remaining half of his body was also continuously dissolving.

The Moon Demon was originally dealing with the three Golden Lights. Seeing that his backup plan had been so easily broken, he was terrified. However, he couldn't let this hard-won opportunity go to waste.

"The phantom can hold out for a few more breaths. That's enough time. As long as I can capture one person, I will be safe and sound."

Once again urging the Demon Lord Liudao, the Moon Demon hardened his heart and directly extracted the moonlight accumulated in the Moon Soul Pearl and poured it into half of Liudao's body.

At this moment, half of Demon Lord Liudao's body was being burned by Haoyang Golden Fire. Now, the massive moonlight merged in, not only suppressing the golden fire in one fell swoop, but also causing his body to slowly recover.

The Six Paths Demon Lord looked at Gu Xu with apprehension, reached out and grasped a jade-white longsword. With a slash, wisps of cold air gathered from all directions, and with a deep shout, a stream of Xuan Yin demonic energy rushed towards the swirling flame sword energy.

Seeing this, Gu Xu's eyes flashed slightly. He raised his right hand, and the fiery sword energy immediately rushed up. The two forces collided, and silently, the Xuan Yin Demonic Flow and the fiery sword energy disappeared together, and the void was instantly cleared.

Taking advantage of Liu Dao's delay in dealing with Gu Xu, Yue Mo waved his hand, and the surging moonlight power directly separated Jin Guang and the other two. At the same time, countless dense green light nets attacked the three of them. Jin Guang and Sima San Niang were trapped in the moonlight's yin energy and could barely resist with their own strength, so they were not in danger for the time being. However, Yan Chixia was a weak point. He had been injured by the Moon Soul Pearl before, and this time, 60% of Yue Mo's power was aimed at him.

As Yan Chixia watched the chilling moonlight surging around him, the protective aura around him shrank repeatedly. In just a few breaths, it had shrunk to three feet outside his body and was still shrinking inward.

Seeing the Moon Demon's fierce attack, Yan Chixia's sword-like eyebrows furrowed. The Crimson Flame Sword in his hand rose with light, like a dragon protecting himself. At the same time, he formed hand seals, and streaks of crimson light appeared out of thin air, flying out continuously. Although they were quickly swallowed up by the Yin Moonlight, the speed of the surging moonlight was obviously slowed down.

Moon Demon glanced casually at Jin Guang and Sima San Niang, then looked at the struggling Yan Chixia with a slightly cold gaze. Just as she raised her hand slightly, intending to finish him off, a sense of horror suddenly came from her mind, and it grew stronger and stronger.

The Moon Demon was greatly alarmed, but still sent out a beam of moon-white light towards Yan Chixia. In just a flash, it broke through Yan Chixia's protective light shield and the defense of the Crimson Flame Sword. The beam of light moved with incredible speed and directly pierced through Yan Chixia's body.

Yan Chixia's aura immediately became chaotic, and his protective light shield and crimson flame halo shattered simultaneously. The surrounding moonlight surged up and engulfed Yan Chixia. After a few swirling motions of the moonlight, his figure had vanished.

"Crimson Glow!"

Sima Sanniang was startled when she sensed that Yan Chixia's aura had disappeared. In that moment of relaxation, her protective light shield was squeezed by the moonlight and shrank by several feet. She was also slightly stunted by the impact of this strange force and almost lost the ability to maintain the light shield.

Although Jin Guang also sensed that Yan Chixia's aura had disappeared, he did not believe that Yan Chixia would die so easily, especially with Senior Brother Gu Xu present. Thinking of this, Jin Guang's eyes lit up, and he stirred up his magic power, pushing away the moonlight around him. With a deep shout, he summoned eight purple jade talismans engraved with thunder patterns.

This treasure is the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Talisman, a higher-grade talisman than talisman paper. It contains pure heavenly thunder power and has been tempered by magic power, making its power even greater than thunder pearls. Just one of these is enough to be equivalent to hundreds of thunder pearls.

"Sima San Niang, with Senior Brother Gu Xu here, Yan Chixia should be fine. Protect yourself to avoid being affected by the lightning!"

After giving his instructions, Jin Guang immediately channeled his magic power, and the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Talisman slowly floated into the Yin Moon Essence. The Yin Moon Essence was extremely Yin and cold, while the Thunder Talisman was extremely Yang and strong. The clash and collision of the two forces instantly stirred up boundless waves, and all the Yin Moon Essence was attracted to it. The pressure around Jin Guang and Sima San Niang immediately eased.

Upon hearing Jin Guang's words, Sima San Niang felt relieved. Seeing that he had unleashed the Thunder Talisman and the surrounding moonlight had receded, she immediately took out array flags and threw them forward. The array flags were neatly arranged in all directions, and as the array power flowed, a void appeared in the center.

When the Moon Demon unleashed the thunder talisman in the golden light, she sensed something was wrong. But just as she was about to remove the thunder talisman, a binding force froze her in place. After she broke free of the restraints, the thunder talismans were scattered around the universe, and the array flags were arranged in the void.

"Although Yan Chixia was struck by the Soul-Destroying Cone and his aura was completely gone, Gu Xu must have left a backup plan. Things are getting a bit tricky."

The Moon Demon looked at the sharp cone in her hand, which was stained with Yan Chixia's blood essence. But she always felt that things were not so simple. Just then, a shocking explosion came. The Moon Demon's heart sank. The illusory image of the Demon Lord Liudao had been completely shattered. The Moon Soul Pearl could no longer be condensed in a short time.

"Now we have no choice but to confront them head-on. Although Gu Xu is not afraid, I don't believe he won't consider the safety of those two!"

The Moon Demon moved swiftly, leaping into the moonlit yin current. With a gentle lift of his hands, the swirling moonlit yin current suddenly rose, and the area where the eight thunder talismans were located vanished. The surging yin current rushed directly towards Jin Guang and Sima San Niang, intending to engulf them both.

Seeing this, Sima San Niang chanted incantations and waved a formation flag in her hand. Suddenly, the space spanning both sides began to operate, and a powerful suction force directly drew the rising Xuan Liu into it.

"act recklessly!"

The Moon Demon split into three magical clones. The three of them moved in a flash, not attacking Jin Guang and Sima San Niang, but instead blocking Gu Xu's path.

Each of these three clones possesses 30% of the Moon Demon's magical power. Although they cannot contend with Gu Xu, they are enough to hold him off for a moment. As long as the Moon Demon can capture Jin Guang and Sima San Niang, this battle will be meaningless.

The three clones arrived halfway there. One of them immediately took out a large blood-red net and flung it into the sky. Strands of blood-red spider silk fell down, and various sinister ghosts and ferocious demons were on it. The atmosphere was eerie and bloodthirsty.

This treasure is the "Blood Fiend Soul Hook Net," originally a righteous magic weapon. It was later seized by the third generation Demon Lord, who corrupted it with the method of blood and filth, and then tempered it in the Soul Burning Pool, thus transforming it.

Once entangled in this net, one's soul will be sucked into it, becoming a puppet within the net, while the body will become nourishment for this treasure.

The other two clones also attacked simultaneously. One took out a three-pointed strange blade, and the other summoned a dark ancient lamp. In an instant, red, green and black colors filled the void, blocking the path in front of the valley.

Just as the three clones were blocking Gu Xu, the Moon Demon waved his hand, and the Moon Essence Yin Flow that was being continuously sucked into the airspace paused. Then, supported by a vast magical power, it continued to rise. After reaching a certain height, the Moon Demon's eyes sharpened, and he pressed down with his hand.

The moonlight surged like a tidal wave, its force like the collapse of the sky, its speed like lightning, instantly shattering the airspace. The moment the airspace collapsed, Sima San Niang's expression changed, and as she moved, countless sonic blades attacked her.

Meanwhile, Jin Guang suffered the same attack. His situation was even more serious than Sima San Niang's. He not only had to maintain his protective shield, but also had to control the eight thunder talismans, which consumed a lot of his magical power.

After deflecting the pressure of the Yin current once again, Jin Guang's expression darkened slightly. Just now, due to a moment of carelessness, the three thunder talismans lost their connection and could never be retrieved.

After a few more breaths, Sima San Niang and Jin Guang were already struggling to hold on, and the protective light shield around them kept shrinking.

Seeing the two struggling, the Moon Demon stirred his magic, and a dazzling ball of light appeared before him. With a flick of his hand, the ball of light split in two, and in the blink of an eye, it was in front of the two golden figures.

This technique is the Moon Demon's primary offensive divine power, named "Cold Moon Burial of the Void." Anyone struck by this technique will be instantly annihilated without leaving a trace. Even with superior magical artifacts for protection, it is difficult to withstand.

Jin Guang and Sima San Niang were both horrified when they sensed the aura of annihilation. Just as the divine power was about to strike, two beams of brilliant sunlight enveloped them. The Cold Moon Burial Technique touched the brilliant sunlight, just as ice and snow melted away in an instant, like snow meeting the sun.

The Moon Demon's pupils contracted, but before it could make a move, a beam of clear light descended from the sky, a cloud of mist appeared beneath its feet, and the surroundings were filled with densely packed talismans. With a resounding voice, the light in the sky suddenly intensified, the clouds condensed, and the runes flickered, forming a magic array shaped like a large bell that firmly trapped the Moon Demon within.

(End of this chapter)