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Chapter 459 The Old Demon Who Kept a Low Profile

Perhaps because divination is a real art, practitioners tend to observe certain taboos.

The most obvious example is the so-called "restraint".

This is not referring to obvious common sense such as the five elements' mutual restraint, but rather to unlucky sayings like "the young phoenix died on Luofeng Slope".

Feilian Demon Lord has been raised by a deer since childhood and often appears in public wearing a deer antler hat.

However, the city was named Zhulu, which violated the taboo of the Demon Lord Feilian.

At a single command, chaos erupted throughout the city of bones.

Dozens of figures rushed out from inside, each one strangely shaped and with appearances that were hard to describe.

Chen Ye asked the Demon Lord Fei Lian, "Is this also a shady method to scare people?"

The Demon Lord Feilian snorted coldly, seemingly too lazy to answer.

But these alarmed demons disregarded all rules and reason, and directly attacked Fei Lian and Chen Ye.

There were fleshy blobs covered in eyeballs, women with scorpion tails, and giants with three heads sharing one bloated body.

Chen Ye sized up the group of "demons," then turned to Fei Lian Demon Lord and asked, "Is the appearance of these guys also a method of cultivation?"

The Demon Lord Feilian merely snorted coldly, seemingly too lazy to answer the question.

But these alarmed demons had no intention of explaining the rules of courtesy before resorting to force. After seeing that there were only two people, they immediately started fighting.

The leader, a demon whose body lay sprawled on the ground like mud, suddenly opened his mouth.

The mouth split open to a disproportionate size, from which a silent shriek emanated, not striking the eardrums, but directly attacking the soul.

Chen Yegang felt a little dizzy. A demon with eight spider legs on its back shook its arms, and countless spider webs shimmering with dark light swept across the sky. Each spider silk carried a deadly poison that could corrode spiritual power and was extremely tough.

Meanwhile, another tall demon, covered in bone armor, leaped high into the air, wielding a giant axe made from his spine, and brought it down on his head, the blade imbued with demonic energy capable of tearing through space.

In an instant, the three attacks—soul attack, wide-area control, and powerful physical strike—worked together seamlessly, almost completely sealing off Chen Ye's options.

By the time Chen Ye reacted, the axe had already struck his head, slicing through most of his upper body and nearly cutting him in half.

The demon clad in bone armor said smugly, "Haha, a silver-plated spearhead."

However, just as he tried to pull out the axe, he found that it seemed to be embedded in Chen Ye's body, and he couldn't pull it out no matter what he did.

Chen Ye, who had been split in two, was twisting his body in an unbelievable way, as if his body were a ball of golden liquid that could be fused together again after being split, and reshaped back into Chen Ye's original form.

When Chen Ye recovered, he was holding the axe with one hand.

With another burst of force, the gleaming white bone axe cracked open with a snap.

With the magic weapon destroyed, the demon clad in bone armor coughed up blood.

With a casual wave of his hand, Chen Ye's palm transformed into a dragon claw covered in bluish-black scales when it struck the demon.

The immense force sent the man flying, crashing into several walls made of piled bones.

The Demon Lord Feilian was also besieged, but his face remained completely expressionless.

The demonic sound that could steal his soul could not shake his spirit at all, as harmless as a gentle breeze.

As for the overwhelming spider webs, they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. The Demon Lord Feilian simply uttered two words: "Wind, come!"

A gust of wind swept up from underground, blowing all the spider webs back and enveloping the silk-spinning demon inside.

Immediately afterwards, several more supernatural powers attacked from different directions.

A demon with a toad's head spewed a foul-smelling green venom from its bulging cheeks, splashing it all over Chen Ye's body. But the venom was like water droplets rolling over a lotus leaf, sliding directly over Chen Ye's body without leaving a trace.

Chen Ye always wore the protective robe he found in the Ruins of Return. This treasure could not only change with his body, but it was also extremely effective at resisting various attacks.

Chen Ye didn't even need to dodge the mere venom.

The demon's offensive did not stop at all. Another demon, shrouded in black smoke, silently merged into the shadow beneath Chen Ye's feet, conjuring a short dagger covered in curses in its hand, and stabbed it towards Chen Ye's shadow.

The dagger pierced through the shadow, and a sharp blade emerged from Chen Ye's chest, as if he had truly been stabbed in the back.

But Chen Ye's body instantly turned into smoke and dissipated, and even his shadow disappeared.

Without the shadow to conceal it, the demon revealed itself in a daze, and was then whipped away by a dragon's tail.

In that instant, Chen Ye transformed into a dragon and bit the toad-like monster that was spitting venom. With a gentle effort, he broke dozens of the monster's bones, and what came out of its mouth was not venom, but mouthfuls of blood.

After transforming into a dragon, Chen Ye stopped testing the waters and instead deliberately plunged into the group of strangely shaped demons.

Perhaps influenced by the Great Sage Who Overturned the Sea, Chen Ye's transformation into a dragon was even more powerful than before, with dragon claws, tail, and every part of his body comparable to a magical weapon.

Chen Ye did not use any of the dragon's supernatural powers; he simply waved his tail and extended his dragon claws at will.

But every move he made carried a strange force.

It's not just about sheer strength; it's more like some kind of special law. No matter if the opponent uses magical artifacts to defend or uses protective demonic arts to withstand it, the result is the same.

The magical artifacts shattered inch by inch, and the demonic arts were as thin as paper.

A demon with a body as hard as iron was struck in the chest with a claw, and his entire body collapsed like a sand sculpture.

A demon capable of transforming into quicksand was swept by Chen Ye's tail and revealed its true form, suffering a severe beating that caused it to vomit blood.

Chen Ye was like a real dragon dealing with a group of mortals, incredibly easy.

Seeing Chen Ye display his divine power, the Demon Lord Feilian couldn't help but feel envious.

This is the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, impervious to all magic, capable of transformations at will—truly a first-rate supernatural power. Otherwise, how could the betrayal of the Demon Lord Wujiu have had such a profound impact?

But Chen Ye knew in his heart that this was not solely due to the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

When the Great Sage Overturning the Sea stuffed that small world of the Hungry Ghost Realm into his body, he seemed to have given it some other things as well.

I didn't feel anything before, but now it's becoming clearer and clearer.

This dragon's body is not merely a physical transformation; there is also a mysterious energy flowing within it, giving his attacks a special effect, as if they can break through all laws.

Chen Ye had also experienced this feeling.

It's Zhang Qi's sword intent!

Back in the northern frontier, Zhang Qi's sword swept across the sky, not only splitting the heavens but also shattering the giant Buddha statue formed by the Nirvana Sect's blood sacrifice of tens of thousands of people. At that time, Chen Ye felt that this sword was unmatched and could not be blocked by anything.

The second time, Chen Ye was examining the corpse of the Demon Lord Wujiu on the Eight Hundred Li Green Coffin Mountain when he accidentally got too close and was invaded by Zhang Qi's sword energy.

He had already mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts by then, but it was meaningless, because Zhang Qi's sword intent could break through all laws.

This is not a matter of strength or weakness, but a qualitative change, a special effect that ordinary people cannot comprehend. It's like cutting open a painting with scissors. No matter if the painting depicts the Buddha or the Jade Emperor, the scissors can still easily cut it open.

No wonder the Great Sage Who Overturned the Seas broke the formation so easily; perhaps this is the difference between immortals and mortals.

Only after crossing this threshold will you be qualified to use your supernatural powers to deal with true immortals; otherwise, all magic is useless.

Chen Ye now felt as if he had grasped the essence of this law. With a slight application, he slaughtered the demons before him without any chance to fight back.

Looking at the countless demons falling, Chen Ye thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile, "Heh, I used to say that people liked to ascend to heaven in one step, becoming immortals just by relying on rare and precious materials. I never thought I would be the same way."

Seeing that Chen Ye had almost demolished half the city, Demon Lord Feilian said, "That's enough. If we keep fighting, it will be too late to save it."

Chen Ye then withdrew his supernatural powers and returned to his human form.

The two of them didn't come here to kill anyone, but to prepare themselves and wait for Qinglan to arrive.

Chen Ye asked curiously, "Lord, didn't you use your body, which grants the power of words, to make the Lord of Zhulu City appear? Why haven't we seen him yet?"

Although the group of demons before them were all strange and possessed unique abilities, none of them should be the city lord.

Feilian Demon Lord was also somewhat puzzled. He had indeed used the supernatural power of making his words come true, and he had also sensed that his supernatural power had taken effect.

Logically speaking, the Lord of Zhulu City should have already appeared, so why has he remained silent?

Just as he was wondering, the Demon Lord Feilian heard a strange sound, as if something was rubbing against the ground, making a rough and unpleasant noise.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a bloated, obese person lying on the ground, wriggling like a maggot, slowly crawling outwards.

Chen Ye had just transformed into a dragon, which collapsed many buildings, making it quite difficult for the fat man to get up. It took him a long time to move even half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

The Demon Lord Feilian immediately realized that it wasn't that his supernatural powers hadn't worked, but rather that the fat man had taken advantage of a loophole.

Let him crawl out, and he does, but very slowly.

Chen Ye also saw the problem and couldn't help but laugh, "This guy is quite clever; he can even come up with this trick to buy time."

The Demon Lord Feilian, however, was not so patient and roared, "Get over here!"

At his command, the fat man started spinning around and rolled towards the two of them, his speed increasing considerably.

When the mountain of flesh-like fat man stopped in front of the two of them, Chen Ye finally got a clear look at what the newcomer looked like.

He was a very ugly fat man, whose body and face were covered in all sorts of filth.

There was blood, debris, sand, and bits of flesh that had fallen from someone's body on the road, which was unsettling to look at.

However, Chen Ye was a man who had seen many storms, and this bit of disgust had no effect on him.

Seeing that the Demon Lord Feilian was in a bad mood, Chen Ye asked, "Are you the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones?"

According to the divination slip, this place is the last stop for Qinglan to unify the Demonic Sect. Judging from the battle just now, these demons are indeed quite powerful. No wonder Qinglan needs to accumulate strength before retaking Zhulu City.

However, even the most powerful demons are no match for Chen Ye and Fei Lian.

Upon hearing Chen Ye's inquiry, the fat man forced an awkward smile and timidly replied, "It is indeed I. As the saying goes, harmony brings wealth. Since you two esteemed gentlemen have come from afar, why not sit down and have a cup of tea..."

Before the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones could finish speaking, Demon Lord Feilian was too lazy to listen to his nonsense.

He simply raised his hand and made a grabbing motion towards the Myriad Bones Ancestor from afar.

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones felt the surrounding space freeze instantly, as an overwhelming force gripped him tightly. He had originally intended to resist with his demonic arts, but his protective divine power was as fragile as paper in front of the Flying Demon Lord.

"Crack, click, click..."

His bones cracked with a series of teeth-grinding sounds as he was forcefully lifted into the air and then slammed heavily onto the floor of the main hall, creating a huge, human-shaped crater in the hard rock.

"puff!"

A mouthful of black blood mixed with bone fragments spurted from his mouth.

He struggled to get up, but the force was as heavy as a mountain, pressing him down and making him unable to move.

His heart was filled with boundless fear and horror.

Who exactly are these two people? Their cultivation and supernatural powers are so terrifying. They are old demons who have been entrenched in this place for hundreds of years and have a large number of Tongxuan Realm experts under their command. Yet they couldn't even withstand them for a moment.

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones, who reigns supreme in this underground world, has never suffered such humiliation.
The newcomer didn't even use any magic weapons; with just one move, he completely crushed him!

Chen Ye walked slowly to the edge of the pit, looked down at him, and said calmly, "From now on, this Zhulu City is under our control."

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones was both shocked and furious, but he knew he was powerless to resist, so he could only ask in a low voice, "Please, two esteemed masters, leave your names so that I may die in peace..."

"Noisy."

Feilian Demon Lord frowned, about to teach him another lesson, but Chen Ye spoke up: "I am Chen Ye, the sect leader of the Yellow Springs Sect, and this is Feilian Demon Lord. You should have heard of us."

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones stared wide-eyed, as if he had lost all his strength in an instant.

A moment later, the demon burst into tears, his voice filled with endless grievances and indignation.

"Feilian...you are the Demon Lord Feilian!"

He cried as he banged his still-movable chin against the ground.

"My lords! My two lords! If you had told me your identities earlier, I... I wouldn't have dared to disobey in the slightest! If you want this dilapidated palace, I'll offer it to you with both hands! Don't say one, I'll build you ten! Why bother to break these old bones of mine!"

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones felt truly wronged.

Leaving aside Chen Yexian, the world's youngest Tongxuan Realm expert and the sect leader of the Huangquan Sect sounds terrifying, but Ancestor Wanhai will definitely test him first before considering how to deal with him.

But how could the Demon Lord Feilian dare to make a move?

When this person broke through to the Dao Integration Realm, all cultivators in the world felt a sense of unease.

That's the Dao Integration Realm, the first Demon Lord of the Demonic Sect after a thousand years. They're too busy currying favor with him to dare offend him.
The problem is that he wasn't wearing the antler hat that symbolized his status, nor the animal skin cloak. Who would have thought that the mighty Demon Lord would look so...so ordinary after changing his clothes?

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones felt utterly wronged. How could such a powerful figure resort to such undercover tactics? Wasn't that just bullying people?
However, no matter how grief-stricken he was, the Old Ancestor Wan Hai dared not utter a single complaint. He just kowtowed desperately, fearing that he would lose his life here.

Fei Lian didn't bother arguing with him and ordered, "Take care of your men and see how many are still salvageable. I still have a use for them."

Ancestor Wanhai hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, as long as there is still a breath left, I guarantee I can save you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye asked doubtfully, "Do you perhaps have some secret technique? I didn't hold back much just now, and their injuries are quite severe."

Not everyone has Chen Ye's ability to ignore physical injuries.

For a group of demons around the Tongxuan realm, their physical bodies are extremely important; without some miraculous elixirs, they simply cannot be saved.

Ancestor Wanhai hurriedly said, "Sect Master Chen... oh, no, I should also address you as Venerable Master. As one of the eighteen Venerable Masters, and bearing the inheritance of the Crimson Serpent Sect, have you never heard of the Furnace Body Refining Technique?"

"Furnace Body Refining Technique?"

Chen Ye recalled for a moment, then said in surprise, "You mean the Black Moon Demon Lord's secret technique? You even know this secret technique?!"

Ancestor Wanhai quickly said, "I was also present when you were vying for the position of the leader of the Crimson Serpent Sect."

Upon hearing this, Fei Lian asked in confusion, "Are you also one of the Eighteen Venerable Lords?"

Ancestor Wan Hai hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare. How could I dare to claim such a title before Venerable Fei Lian? As a Nascent Soul cultivator, I'm just there to make up the numbers. I know that perfectly well. It's normal that Venerable doesn't recognize me. I've just been disguised. In the past few years, I've even pretended that the Black Moon Sect has changed several sect leaders, making others think that the Black Moon Sect poses no threat whatsoever. I've been keeping a low profile, after all. I didn't expect to even fool Venerable. It seems I've been quite successful in my disguise."

The Demon Lord Feilian laughed and said, "It seems that the divination was quite accurate. No wonder this is the last stop. Without the Black Moon Sect, how can we be considered to have unified the demonic sects?"

(End of this chapter)