I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 862 Heavenly Fishing Captures the Giant Monster, Mysterious Seven Emotions Launch a Surprise Attack (Happy New Year!)

With a single sword strike, the Demon Lord of the Giant Abyss suffered another severe blow, and even the demonic flames on his body were momentarily extinguished.

A few more strands of white hair appeared in Xiao Wuyou's hair, and some wrinkles even appeared at the corners of his eyes.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuanqing's sword energy seized the opportunity to penetrate the demonic body, nearly severing it in half.

Large amounts of demonic blood sprayed out, transforming into blood arrows in the air that struck Gu Yuanqing and Xiao Wuyou directly. As for Li Miaoxuan, the Demon Lord was too preoccupied to attend to her at this moment.

With a single turn of Gu Yuanqing's sword, all realms were forever secured!

Intercepted by the principles of space, the blood arrow broke through hundreds of spatial barriers before losing its momentum.

On the other side, Xiao Wuyou was in a much worse state. His protective robe was torn, and a blood arrow pierced his chest. The evil energy and filth continued to corrode his body, making it difficult for even a nascent immortal to recover. His strength also plummeted as a result.

He activated his primordial power again, but his divine sense was almost exhausted, and he was constantly retreating amidst the invasion of demonic energy.

The Demon Lord, severely injured, unleashed his demonic power and glared fiercely at Gu Yuanqing before lunging forward.

"I want you to die!"

Gu Yuanqing used the Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation of Calamity Control and the Dao of Space to block it, but it still managed to break through the void repeatedly.

Gu Yuanqing didn't dare to back down too much, fearing it might turn around and attack Li Miaoxuan.

Although Li Miaoxuan could withstand ordinary demonic arts, it was not certain that she could withstand it if the Demon Lord himself went all out.

The current Demon Lord is completely different from his clone back then. Even if it is not his true self, he has at least brought most of the original demon seed with him. In addition, with the enhancement of the true demon energy, he is probably not much worse than his true self.

The Demon Lord was too close to use the Northern Spring World-Suppressing Seal, so he raised his hand and summoned the four swords: Sealing Demon, Subduing Demon, Sweeping Demon, and Heavenly Demon.

These four swords are the heirlooms forged by the Heavenly Sword Elder. Although tens of thousands of years have passed and they have fallen from the level of illusory immortal artifacts due to the erosion of time, they are still top-tier Dao artifacts.

Adding it to the Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation also significantly increases the power of the sword formation.

The Demon Lord's wounds multiplied, and his spilled demonic blood nearly covered the entire Zen temple.

Their figures kept intersecting.

Suddenly, the Demon Lord of Giant Abominations grinned savagely: "In millions of years, you are the first one to force me to use this move, and you have every reason to be proud."

As the words were spoken, the demonic blood that had been spilled on the ground lit up with black light and shot into the sky, its aura causing even the Buddhist treasures that were above to tremble.

A massive magic array took shape, and countless magic runes transformed into chains that locked onto Gu Yuanqing.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Wuyou's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in alarm, "Binding Life Blood Demon Prison! Be careful! This formation can transform living beings into their bloodline, putting their life and death in its own hands!"

Li Miaoxuan, who had already retreated to a corner, also changed her expression slightly upon hearing these words.

"Is that so? You've made arrangements in secret, how could I, Gu, do nothing?"

Gu Yuanqing's figure flashed, seemingly about to break through space and leave the center of the magic array, but the next moment he was forced to reappear by the magic chains.

These chains formed from magical runes actually penetrated directly into the dimensional space, transforming into a vast and inescapable net.

The monstrous demon lord laughed wildly: "Trying to escape using the Dao of Space? That's wishful thinking..."

But before he could finish speaking, Gu Yuanqing's figure suddenly disappeared, and he reappeared next to Li Miaoxuan. This was because the true body directly used the Heavenly Fishing Technique.

The Demon Lord's laughter abruptly stopped.

How is that possible?
With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Yuanqing unleashed a vast net of interwoven true essence and divine soul from the void, aiming to trap the monstrous demon lord within it.

The Demon Lord's body was filled with demonic energy, which ignited demonic fire. He waved his hands repeatedly, intending to destroy the net. However, the net was woven with the true essence of the condensed thread method, making it extremely tough. In a short time, it was not torn apart.

Moreover, during the continuous battle, Gu Yuanqing became increasingly familiar with the power of the Giant Demon King. He refined his myriad cultivation methods and adjusted his true essence. These interwoven threads also developed resistance to the demonic fire.

The net tightened instantly, piercing through the demonic energy and landing on the body of the monstrous demon lord.

The monstrous demon lord roared, "Trying to trap me with this net... Ah, it hurts so much!"

The roar turned into a scream. The monstrous demon lord felt countless fine hooks fall on his demonic body and hook onto his demonic thoughts, causing him unbearable pain and excruciating agony.

The Heavenly Demon can gather and disperse without form, and even if its body is torn into pieces, it will not be so out of control. However, the fishing hook formed by the Heavenly Fishing Technique falls directly into the original demonic thought, like a bone-deep affliction, the more it struggles, the more painful it becomes.

The pain was so intense that it even disrupted the flow of his cultivation technique, causing the Blood-Binding Demon Prison Array he was activating to come to a standstill.

At that moment, a fair hand reached out, curled its fingers, and the monstrous demon lord's body flew uncontrollably toward it.

He roared and struggled, but it was all in vain.

In the blink of an eye, as the hand retracted, its body disappeared into the void.

The demonic chains that had been stagnant in the void suddenly disintegrated, turning into demonic blood that fell to the ground.

A chaotic primordial fire ignited in Gu Yuanqing's palm, instantly expanding and spreading across half of the Zen temple, burning away the demonic blood.

The previously dormant demonic blood suddenly boiled, rapidly coalescing into a demonic shadow that rushed towards the outer Buddhist formation.

These demonic bloods are mixed with demonic thoughts. When the Great Demon Lord was still alive, they were controlled by him. Now that the Great Demon Lord has been captured by Gu Yuanqing, these demonic thoughts have become independent and regained their senses.

With such limited strength, they naturally dared not confront Gu Yuanqing, and thus fled immediately.

The demonic shadow was blocked by the Buddhist formation and then disappeared into the ground, but Buddhist light also shone on the ground.

The demonic shadow hid within the dissipating true demonic energy, but was burned away by the Chaotic Primordial Fire and could not be concealed. It then attacked the central Buddhist formation, but still could not break through.

Gu Yuanqing manipulated the four swords to pursue, but the demonic shadows dispersed and turned to attack Li Miaoxuan.

Li Miaoxuan used the light of the Nine-Flower Moon Lotus to block it, and the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine transformed into a blade of light that enveloped it.

The demonic shadow was struck by a blade, and it felt that it was no less powerful than Gu Yuanqing's sword energy. Where the blade passed, the original demonic thoughts were obliterated, and Gu Yuanqing's Eternal Array of All Realms protected Li Miaoxuan.

He then turned and rushed towards Xiao Wuyou.

The Book of Oblivion above Xiao Wuyou's head shone brightly, transforming into a prison to imprison him.

The demonic shadow managed to escape after several attempts, but its aura had weakened considerably. As soon as it broke out of the prison, it was trapped in the center by Gu Yuanqing's sword formation and spatial principles.

It charged left and right within the sword formation, unable to escape. The Chaotic Yuan Fire enveloped it, its screams mingled with venomous curses.

The power of the curse gathered around Gu Yuanqing out of thin air, and then its original demonic thought broke away from the sword formation and came to Gu Yuanqing's front and went towards Gu Yuanqing's brow.

This was the Heavenly Demon's last resort. It abandoned its demonic blood and power, transforming into its most primal form, intending to seize Gu Yuanqing's body through its demonic thoughts.

However, a phantom image of Beiquan Mountain appeared around Gu Yuanqing, blocking him from the outside. Then, a phantom image of a thirty-three-story tower descended from above, suppressing the demonic shadow within. A bright mirror hung high at the top of the tower, discerning the demonic thoughts.

Karmic fire ignited within the tower, completely incinerating the primordial demonic thoughts. And all these actions just now occurred in the blink of an eye after the monstrous demon lord was taken away.

Xiao Wuyou gasped for breath, the Book of Oblivion above his head already put away, and looked at Gu Yuanqing with a slight daze.

The Demon Lord, who has dominated this world for millions of years, was so easily suppressed?
Throughout the entire ordeal, he never even saw Gu Yuanqing get hurt in the slightest.

He had fought the Demon Lord of Giant Abyss for a long time and knew that the Giant Abyss that came this time was not an ordinary clone. In the end, its strength broke through, and it was probably no different from the original.

Although he used his supernatural powers to help during the battle, the outcome might not have been much different even without him.

Moreover, as his mind calmed down, he couldn't help but think of what the Great Demon Lord had said.

Are you him?
Who exactly is he referring to?

Xiao Wuyou suppressed his thoughts, sheathed his longsword, took a few steps forward, clasped his hands and bowed slightly: "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist!"

Gu Yuanqing looked at Xiao Wuyou with an indifferent expression.

Xiao Wuyou took a deep breath: "I have offended you in the past, please forgive me, fellow Daoist."

Looking at the silver strands in his hair and the wrinkles on his face, Gu Yuanqing finally said indifferently, "It's not to help you, but simply to settle the karmic debts between me and the Nine Realms Divine Continent."

He then glanced back at the central Buddhist formation. With the external threat gone, the demonic shadow on Zen Master Huiwu's body was slowly suppressed back down.

Gu Yuanqing added, "I am not skilled in Buddhist matters and cannot be of much help. You will have to figure it out yourselves. Miaoxuan, let's go. It's rare to have so many demons come to us. If we miss this opportunity, we will never find another one!"

Nine streams of moonlight appeared from the void, flew back to Li Miaoxuan's hand, and transformed into a bracelet. The Dragon-Slaying Guillotine turned into a hairpin and landed in Li Miaoxuan's hair. She smiled sweetly: "Let's go!"

The two left the Zen temple one after the other.

A hint of joy appeared in the old monk's eyes as he respectfully bowed at the entrance of the Zen temple, saying, "Amitabha... Thank you, benefactor, for wielding your sword to vanquish the demon and avert this imminent danger. Your merit is immeasurable, your merit is immeasurable..."

"Master, there's no need for such formalities. It's just slaying demons and eliminating evil. As fellow human cultivators, we wouldn't stand idly by since we've witnessed it. However, there's nothing more I can do." Gu Yuanqing glanced back at the Zen temple. This statement was indeed true; the demons suppressed by the Immaculate Zen Forest were clearly above the level of a Void Immortal. Outside the cave heaven, even he would find it difficult to defeat them.

"Amitabha, well said, well said." The old monk bowed again.

Gu Yuanqing clasped his hands in a fist salute and walked out of the back mountain with Li Miaoxuan.

After traveling ten miles, the surrounding scenery changed, revealing a vast void shrouded in a star map.

The stars flickered and moved slowly according to their mysterious trajectories, forming a magnificent array that covered the heavens and the earth—the Zhou Tian Star Palace Array.

As starlight converged, a phantom appeared.

This person had a slender face and wore a Taoist robe with the constellations of Zhou Tian. He was none other than Xingyan Daozun, the master of the Zhou Tian Star Palace.

He cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Gu. This old Daoist Zhang Beichen, has the internal conflict within the Zen Temple... been resolved?"

Gu Yuanqing stopped and returned the greeting, saying, "So it's Palace Master Zhang. The Great Demon Lord has been suppressed. As for the matter of sealing the evil demons in the Zen Temple, it is not my area of ​​expertise. They can handle the rest themselves."

Despite having anticipated it, hearing it with his own ears still shocked Xingyan Daozun. That was the Demon Lord!

He looked up at the back of the Zen Forest, then his gaze swept over Li Miaoxuan beside Gu Yuanqing, his pupils slightly contracting.

He roughly guessed her identity. Li Miaoxuan had accompanied Gu Yuanqing when they appeared together back then. What really surprised him was how Li Miaoxuan got here. Gu Yuanqing's sudden appearance in the formation earlier also made it hard for him to calm down.

While it is true that a Void Immortal can tear through space, there are many limitations, requiring divine anchoring and a grand array for guidance.

This world was shrouded in a great formation, and even space was imprisoned. Otherwise, the Heavenly Demon would have already torn through space and entered. However, these two tore through space and entered without the Star Array Master noticing them at all.

In other words, as long as the other party has an anchor point inside the Zhou Tian Xing Palace mountain gate, they can enter without the other party noticing.

However, these things are not the time to think about now. He smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Gu has suppressed the great monster and averted a great calamity, your merit is immeasurable. I wonder what your plans are next?"

Gu Yuanqing looked up at the surging, boundless demonic tide outside the great formation and laughed, "Fellow Daoist, just escort us out of the formation. In the past, we searched far and wide for Heavenly Demons but could not find them. Here, Heavenly Demons are gathered, so we can kill more of them."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Beichen's eyes flashed with a sharp light. If it were anyone else, he would have had to advise against the dangers outside, but Gu Yuanqing had already killed Heavenly Demons in the Demon Land and moved in and out without hindrance, and had even almost gone directly to the Demon Abyss. He nodded and smiled, "In that case, fellow Daoist, please, this old Daoist will lead the way for you!"

As starlight shifted, a passage paved with stars quietly opened up from the great array's light screen, leading directly to the outside world.

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan moved swiftly, passing through the passage and escaping the great formation.

Outside, the demonic tide surged across the sky. As soon as the two appeared, countless demonic shadows shrieked and rushed towards them. The demons, each with different strengths, sensed the presence of living beings and went berserk like hungry beasts that had smelled blood.

"Be careful, Xuan You and Qi Qing might be hiding in the demonic tide."

Gu Yuanqing smiled and gave a word of advice, then pointed his sword and made a sweeping motion.

The four swords—Sealing Demon, Subduing Demon, Sweeping Demon, and Heavenly Demon—were unleashed simultaneously, instantly forming an array.

The Sword of All-Encompassing Calamity, All Laws Return to Their Origin!

As the sword formation unfolded, the demonic energy was suppressed, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was drawn in and transformed into countless dazzling sword energies, like a reversed galaxy and a torrential downpour, sweeping towards the demonic tide!

Wherever the sword energy passed, low-level demons vanished like bubbles, and even slightly stronger ones had their demonic bodies shatter.

At the same time, the Chaotic Primordial Fire arose from the void, transforming into a sea of ​​fire that intertwined with the torrent of sword energy. It not only burned the demonic body but also forcibly refined the remaining original demonic thoughts of the scattered Heavenly Demon, turning them into pure spiritual essence that nourished Gu Yuanqing's own soul.

Li Miaoxuan nodded slightly, and the immortal robes on her body shone with immortal light, protecting her.

The Nine Heavens Moonlight Chain flew out from her fair wrist, casting down a cool, clear moonlight.

The ancient hairpin in her hair trembled slightly, then transformed into a sharp blade of light and slashed out.

She couldn't sweep across the entire field like Gu Yuanqing, and the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine was specifically used against the Shattered Heaven and the Undying Heavenly Demon.

These demons were shattered by Gu Yuanqing's sword energy, and then annihilated by the blade light.

In a short while, a large area of ​​blank space was forcibly plowed open in this demonic tide, and countless heavenly demons were reduced to ashes.

This region belongs to the Heavenly Demons under the command of the Demon Lord Xuanyou.

With such a commotion, how could the Demon Lord Xuanyou not notice? When he looked closely and saw that it was Gu Yuanqing, he was immediately startled and his expression changed slightly.

In fact, he might not be afraid of Gu Yuanqing, this human, but he was worried about the person behind him.

However, he was unwilling to retreat, so he contacted the Seven Emotions Demon Lord. The two concealed their auras and approached each other amidst the Heavenly Demon Tide.

Upon approaching, taking advantage of the moment when Gu Yuanqing's sword strike paused slightly, the two suddenly attacked simultaneously.

　Time flies; it seems like 2025 has already passed in the blink of an eye.

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