If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1385 Immortals and Demons Collude, Ambush Scheme
"Master Jiugong?!"

The old demons, including Ji Yin and Tian Mu, looked wary, shrank back, and leaned on each other to form a defensive formation.

Their demonic hearts pounded rapidly within their chests, their primordial demonic power surging forth, and their unparalleled divine abilities were poised to be unleashed.

After waiting for a while, a faint sigh drifted over, almost imperceptibly.

"The Dao and the Demonic are incompatible! Wang Qing, I haven't attacked you immediately because I'm already showing you consideration for our past relationship. You still want me to help you? That's absolutely impossible."

Judging from the voice, it really was the Nine Palaces Immortal.

The old demons were filled with doubt and suspicion, their gazes sweeping back and forth between the Forgetful Immortal and the Nine Palaces True Man, their eyes already showing fear and suspicion.

The Immortal of Forgetfulness said calmly, "Only you youngsters care so much about the distinction between immortals and demons. Back when Master Tongtian was still alive, there was no such thing as the opposition between the Dao and the Demon."
At that time, all the unorthodox sects and all the heretical paths were disciples of the Jie Sect, and all revered Master Tongtian as their ancestor.

"The Demon Ancestor Rahu is nothing but a fart."

Leaving these words behind, he drifted into the depths of the cave, went straight to the opposite side of the Nine Palaces, performed a Daoist kowtow, and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist of the Nine Palaces, how have you been!"

Jiugong's lips twitched a few times, but in the end, he was too embarrassed to call out "Uncle Wangqing," and simply returned the greeting.

The Immortal of Forgetfulness sighed, "My teacher left the Pangu World two hundred thousand years ago, and my Jie Sect has also vanished into thin air."

As an outer disciple of the Jie Sect who cultivates demonic arts, I have even been reduced to a demon despised by everyone.

Despite our resentment and anger, we have no choice but to go with the flow given the current situation in the Three Realms.

Since the end of the Investiture of the Gods, have I come to find you old friends of the Xuanmen sect? Have I caused you any trouble?
My arrival in the Great Yuan Heaven is also the will of Heaven. Heaven has actually sent me out to set up a calamity for that young Dong Ye.

He must have done something heinous.

In the past, if someone had successfully refined the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill, it wouldn't have alarmed a great demon like myself, let alone attracted six or seven demon ancestors at once.

The Nine Palaces Immortal pondered and said, "It is probably related to Dong Ye's earlier trip to Xianyang to steal the Great Yu Divine Cauldron."

The Great Yu Divine Cauldron belongs to the Great Qin Dynasty; this is the mandate of Heaven. The mandate of Heaven has not yet ended, yet he actually went to steal the cauldron.

Not only was the physical body destroyed, but the fortune was also greatly diminished, and significant karmic consequences were incurred.

His tone and expression were so kind that it didn't seem like he was talking to the old devil, but rather like he was talking to an old friend he hadn't seen for many years and whose relationship had become somewhat distant.

In fact, he and the Immortal of Forgetfulness were indeed old acquaintances.

Before he was conferred the title of god, when he met the Immortal of Forgetfulness, he had to respectfully bow and call him "Uncle-Master".

Because the Immortal of Forgetfulness and his master were good friends.

The Tongtian Sect Leader's "education for all" was not just aimed at rogue cultivators in the Xuanmen sect.

The Jie Sect accepts all cultivators, regardless of their background or origin, including those from unorthodox sects, demons, monsters, and evil cultivators. The Tongtian Sect Leader even allows them to listen to the teachings at Biyou Palace.

Those who arrive early and enter the sect early become outer disciples, such as the Immortal of Forgetfulness.

Even the leader of the Tongtian Cult himself is qualified to be considered a demonic cultivator.

Or perhaps, like Xiaoyu, He doesn't adhere to any particular sect or school of thought, and cultivates in any way.

For example, the Tongtian Sect Leader has two great magical treasures, representing the two most powerful immortal formations in the Pangu world: the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Sword Formation, the Six Soul Banner that can curse and kill saints, and the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" that works in conjunction with the Six Soul Banner.

The Four Swords of Zhuxian are Luo Hou's natal magic weapons.

After Luo Hou was killed, the Four Swords of Zhuxian returned to Hongjun, who then gave them to his disciple Tongtian.

The Six Soul Banner is undoubtedly a supreme treasure of the demonic path, and is the ancestor of the "Ten Thousand Soul Banner".

During the Investiture of the Gods, the Tongtian Sect Leader planned to use the Six Soul Banner to curse and kill Yuanshi and Laojun.

Even if the Tongtian Sect Leader was exaggerating and the efficacy was somewhat diminished, it could at least curse and kill a Great Luo Golden Immortal, right?
He is capable of forging such a demonic weapon, and he deserves to be called the "Demon Ancestor".

Moreover, many of his disciples are great demons!

For example, the famous "Ten Heavenly Kings" during the Investiture of the Gods period were almost all demonic cultivators!

This is also because Xiaoyu cultivates the Demon Eye Technique. The Tongtian Sect Leader only slightly cares about the Xuanmen's stance and doesn't care at all how many people her Demon Eye kills or how cruel her methods are.

"I see!" Upon hearing the explanation from the Nine Palaces Immortal, the Forgetful Immortal nodded casually and said, "If Dong Ye is also an old friend, even if I come here to set up a calamity, I will open the door wide and help him complete the calamity smoothly."

Just like I used to do.

He and I are not old acquaintances. We are just following the rules now and will not disturb the other immortals of the Great Yuan Heaven, much less disturb your cultivation. You are still deducing the Nine Palaces Dao Method.
"For causing you to abandon your secluded cultivation and angrily confront a celestial demon, the unicorn dragon must have been extremely rude and greatly offended you."

Master Jiugong looked helpless and lowered his voice, saying, "If you come to Jiugong Mountain quietly, I will definitely give you a warm welcome."

Now you're making a big show of it, and you're even surrounded by a bunch of old devils.
The key is that there are also many Golden Immortals and Celestial Immortals in the cave, who can detect traces of demonic energy.

How am I supposed to tell them this?

If this gets out, it will sound terrible and be a huge loss of face!

The Immortal of Forgetfulness laughed and said, "That's simple. Go tell them that the old demons who spread the calamity are fighting amongst themselves. Let them fight like dogs. It's a good thing no matter who dies. We, the great immortals of the Xuanmen, only need to continue chanting the divine incantation to protect ourselves and prevent external evils from invading us."

Master Jiugong still hesitated, "That old demon is extraordinary. Even though the cave is filled with the golden light of divine incantations that exorcise evil and suppress demons, he still possesses the 'Great Freedom Body Technique'."

The Immortal of Forgetfulness said, "Did you see that just now? Despite his extremely quick reaction to our attack, he was still seriously injured."

He was no ordinary celestial demon at this moment, but a celestial demon who was bringing calamity in accordance with the will of Heaven.

Within the range of the calamity energy, it was as if one had entered the 'Heavenly Demon Realm,' where one was empowered by a special Heavenly Dao will.

But we are also celestial demons who bring about calamity.

His "Great Freedom Body Technique" immediately lost its advantage in front of us.

Of course, as a Great Immortal, you can control the Heavenly Dao of the Cave Heaven. If necessary, you can help intercept him, and we can take him down more easily.

You also need to take action.

The unicorn dragon wreaked havoc in the Great Yuan Heaven of the Extreme Mystery, corrupting the Dao hearts of tens of thousands of Xuanmen true cultivators.

This kind of unscrupulous, unruly, and powerfully mysterious demon is a formidable enemy that the Xuanmen must eliminate!

The Xuanmen sect, in its mission to exorcise demons and monsters, should also eliminate these kinds of wicked lords who wreak havoc and harm the innocent.

Master Jiugong nodded and said, "The unicorn dragon stole my Nine Palaces Dao and harmed my child. I will kill it."

The Immortal of Forgetfulness smiled slightly, turned around and left the Great Profound Heaven, returning to the vicinity of the Cave Heaven Wall.

The other old demons were looking around with serious expressions.

Some people looked into the depths of the cave, while others stared at the motionless Soul-Devouring Demon.

"Let's go! We'll continue our pursuit of the Unicorn Dragon." The Forgetful Immortal didn't waste any words and directly told them to set off.

Master Tianmu tentatively asked, "Are the Immortal Elder and the Nine Palaces True Man old friends?"

"Nonsense! This old monster has lived for millions of years, who isn't an old friend?" The Immortal of Forgetfulness urged, "Hurry up, it's already the fifteenth of the first lunar month, we don't have time to play hide-and-seek with the Unicorn Dragon!"

"Immortal Elder, the Soul Devourer has been affected. He's in a daze right now. What's wrong?" asked the Old Demon Xuanyuan.

The Immortal of Forgetfulness stared at the Soul-Devouring Demon for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "The Soul-Devouring Demon seems to be plagued by inner demons. How strange!"

"We are the Heavenly Demons who brought about this calamity, so why are we plagued by inner demons?" the old demons exclaimed in surprise.

The Immortal of Forgetfulness stared into the Soul-Devouring Demon's turbid eyes, and scenes flashed rapidly through them.

"The Soul Eater is currently engaged in a fierce battle with an old demon deep within the soul, which should be the Unicorn Dragon."

The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, and the Soul Devourer returned—"

Before the words were even finished, two beams of light shot out from the Soul-Devouring Demon's lifeless eyes, "Pfft~~"

The Immortal of Forgetfulness dodged to the side, but two bursts of blood still erupted from his left eye socket and between his eyebrows. The two sword energies struck his brow and left eye respectively.

"Ah, Immortal Elder, your eyes!" Tianmu Shangren exclaimed in surprise.

The Immortal of Forgetfulness lost his left eyeball, leaving a bloody hole in his eye socket.

"It's okay!"

All the demons were shocked, but the Immortal of Forgetfulness remained rather calm.

With a touch, eyes quickly grew back.

He said, "The unicorn dragon used a secret technique to send its killing intent deep into the soul-devouring mind."

The two are fighting and devouring each other.

Unicornosaurus has a slight advantage.

I intended to use the 'Seven Emotions Mantra' to strengthen the Soul Devourer's resolve and restore his mental power, but it backfired.

Master Tianmu suddenly realized, "This must be the unicorn dragon's innate curse!"
Previously, the immortals of the Xuanmen sect within the Great Yuan Heaven had their minds and magical power devoured by this curse.

The Yin Demon Lord said with a solemn expression, "In terms of mental combat alone, we may not be stronger than the Soul Devourer."

Even he was caught off guard and fell victim to it, so how can we resist?
The string of demonic eye beads in the unicorn's hand is too sinister, and too powerful.

The Immortal of Forgetfulness smiled faintly: "Being hit by the Soul Devourer is actually a good thing. A person only has one soul and one primordial spirit."

The unicorn dragon has already severed a portion of its soul to erode the soul-devouring mind. How many more times can it use the same trick?

A greedy glint flashed in the Seven Apertures Demon's eyes. "Immortal Elder, if we swallow the Soul Devourer whole now, will we also devour the unicorn dragon's consciousness within him?"

The Immortal of Forgetfulness was somewhat tempted, but upon noticing the fear and wariness on the faces of the three old demons, Tianmu, Jiyin, and Xuanyuan, he quickly suppressed the thought and shook his head, saying, "What we should do most is to immediately catch up with the Unicorn Dragon and beat him to death."

Thus, the portion of his primordial spirit he left within the Soul-Devouring Mind would naturally perish without incident.

These old devils were not all from the Southern Demonic Sect.

It was purely by "fate" that they were able to come together.

Without Dong Ye's tribulations of achieving the elixir and attaining enlightenment, the Forgetful Immortal would never have had to deal with some of those old demons in his entire life.

For example, the extreme yin, Xuanyuan, and the seven orifices.

Ji Yin is the Old Demon of the North Sea, whom I have never met before.

The Xuanyuan Old Demon is a ten-thousand-year-old corpse demon that has become a spirit in the tomb of the Xuanyuan Emperor. It is uncertain whether it is human, demon, or monster.

The Seven-Aperture Demon is a fallen Buddhist cultivator who spends most of his time active around the Western Sea.

Even though they both came from the Southern Demonic Sect, Soul Devourer and Mind Bewitcher were of far too different generations from the Forgetful Immortal.

The Immortal of Forgetfulness lived hundreds of thousands of years ago and had not returned to Mangshan in the south for many years.

Bewitching Heart and Soul Devouring are "little demons" that have risen to prominence in the last 20,000 years.

Times have changed, ideas and values ​​are very different, and we've only met a few times, so what kind of relationship could we possibly have?
Only the Celestial Eye Master, though not a member of the Southern Demonic Sect, was a disciple and grand-disciple of an old friend of the Forgetful Immortal, and they truly had some friendship.

They came together because of Dong Ye's alchemy tribulation. The most harmonious ending would be if, after the tribulation ended, they didn't plot against each other or fight, but instead went their separate ways peacefully.

If they were given the chance to devour an old demon, none of them would feel any emotional burden.

But to accomplish something big at this time, everyone needs to be united, and the Forgetful Immortal wouldn't lack even this much composure.

"Tianmu, take Soul Eater with you, let's hunt down the traitorous disciple, Unicorn Dragon, who murdered his master!"

Having made up his mind, the Forgetful Immortal wasted not a second and immediately led a group of old demons into the Extreme Profound Great Yuan Heaven.

He took the lead, with the old demons following behind.

As expected, no mystical immortals were lying in ambush or attacking them.

Not only did they not attack, but Master Jiugong was also guiding them in the right direction.

"The unicorn dragon is currently hiding near Star Lake, concealing its presence and hiding its form."

Even the immortals of the Xuanmen sect couldn't find him, but we are different; we are celestial demons, and we can sense his aura.

When we arrive at Star Lake, we'll use the same tactics as before: all of you attack together.

Don't be timid or hesitant; let him defeat you one by one.

When he is defeated and flees again, I will surely block his path.

Clearly, if it weren't for the secret guidance of the Nine Palaces True Man, how could the Forgetful Immortal who had been with them all along have accurately pinpointed the location of the Unicorn Dragon?

“Star Lake is more than 50,000 li away from Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion!” Tianmu Shangren was vaguely uneasy. “Moreover, Star Lake is located on the edge of the cave heaven, and there are no Xuanmen Dao Palaces within tens of thousands of li.”

The younger generation feels that the battlefield was deliberately chosen by the unicorn dragon.

Being 50,000 miles away from Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion means that they cannot use the tribulation energy to enter the "Heavenly Demon Realm" and obtain special Heavenly Dao authority.

However, the Unicorn Dragon can still possess the abilities of the "Great Freedom Demon" by using the "Chaos Treasure".

The Immortal of Forgetfulness smiled slightly, "If it were just the few of us, it is indeed possible that he could escape."

However, at this time, the unicorn dragon acted recklessly, provoking the 'public outrage of immortals and demons'.

Not only do we want to kill him, but the great immortals of the Xuanmen sect hate him even more.

This is a blatant declaration: Do not be afraid, the Nine Palaces Immortal and other great immortals of the Xuanmen are colluding with us to deal with the Unicorn Dragon!

The old demons felt uneasy.

They lived in the "post-Investiture of the Gods era" after the Jie Sect had vanished. The "identity politics" in the cultivation world had changed from "opposition between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect" to "opposition between the Daoist sect and the unorthodox sect."

Outside of the Xuanmen (the esoteric school), all other paths and doctrines are considered unorthodox or heretical.

Noticing the strange emotions of the demons, the Immortal of Forgetfulness remained unconcerned and continued, "As long as we find the Unicorn Dragon, as long as he is forced to show himself, a thunderous strike will immediately descend from the sky."

It's very likely that we're just going there to collect the bodies.

Although the unicorn dragon has just attained the Heavenly Demon Path, its origin is exceptionally profound.

Those two demonic eyes belong to me; the origin, the demonic soul, and the wisdom of the Great Dao within the demonic soul all belong to you.

Upon hearing this, apart from the Celestial Eye Master, all the other old demons turned pale.

The unicorn dragon's essence is indeed abundant; if it could be divided and consumed, it would certainly be a great tonic.

Even a fool knows that the rosary in the unicorn dragon's hand, with its two chaotic demonic eyes, is the real treasure.

"Let's do as the old immortal says!" Ji Yin said with a smile.

Although the other old demons looked grim, they dared not provoke the Forgetful Immortal.

But as soon as the Immortal of Forgetfulness parted ways with them, Ji Yin immediately transmitted his voice, saying, "Old friend Xuanyuan, the Immortal of Forgetfulness is relying on his seniority and trying to monopolize everything. Are you really convinced?"

Xuanyuan the Old Demon remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he chuckled coldly, "How about we launch a sneak attack together after Wangqing the Old Demon kills the Unicorn Dragon?"

Two Demon Eyes, one for you and one for me. Once we have the Demon Eyes, we'll leave the Central Plains immediately and send the Pill Tribulation to hell!

“Good, old friend, you are indeed decisive.” Ji Yin said with delight, “However, we cannot make a move in the Great Yuan Heaven of Extreme Profoundness, as the Nine Palaces Old Monster and the Forgetful Old Demon are old friends.”

"Damn it, an immortal is actually befriending an old demon! What kind of world is this?!"

(End of this chapter)