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Chapter 712 The Demon God is Divided into Three, Unexpected Events Abound (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Fu Chao, don't get into conflicts with the 'Northern Emperor Faction'!"

Along the way, Li Yunjing kept sending messages, "Protect the scene and see if He Bao can be saved!"

"Old Li, don't worry! That bastard He Bao won't die. The He family gave us a lot of good self-defense items!"

Soon after, Fu Chao sent a message: "I don't doubt the 'Northern Emperor Faction,' but I think it's more likely that they're framing me."

"Okay! Keep in touch! See you in an hour!"

After listening to Fu Chao's report, Li Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief.

The Netherworld Ghost Sect is finished, but the Nether Moon Kingdom is in even greater chaos.

This is the most dangerous period.

When Li Yunjing arrived, there was a layer of dark red bloodstains on the golden bricks of the "Zichen Hall". Fu Chao was collecting the bloodstains on the ground with a jade bottle. When he saw Li Yunjing coming with lightning speed, he quickly got up and said, "Old Li, He Bao is still breathing, but his heart meridian was shattered by the sword energy. The Supreme Elder of the Yuanyang Dao Sect is trying to save him."

Li Yunjing's gaze swept over the sword marks on the palace pillars. The crisscrossing wounds exuded a faint chill, indeed bearing the characteristics of the Northern Emperor Sect's "Mysterious Ice Technique".

But when he ran his fingertips over the crack, he detected a faint, unusual fragrance.

That was the "Forget-Me-Not Incense" unique to "Wangsheng Temple," which could temporarily make people forget the pain when it burned.

How many assassins are there?

Li Yunjing asked.

"The three of them, all wearing bronze masks, turned into black mist and escaped after succeeding."

Fu Chao handed over a blood-stained mask, the inside of which was engraved with a crescent moon. "This is exactly the same as the one worn by those men in black from 'Crimson Cloud Valley'!"

Li Yunjing suddenly remembered what the leader of the Yuanyang Dao Sect had said: "The borders of Youyue Kingdom are not only inhabited by demonic cultivators."

He crushed the mask, and the lingering fragrance in his palm suddenly intensified, creating a peculiar hallucinogenic effect.

Who did He Bao see before his assassination attempt?

Unable to make a judgment, Li Yunjing continued to press for answers.

"The Yu family's Vice Minister Yu, and the Lü family's tribute of elixirs."

Fu Chao lowered his voice, "But the most suspicious thing is that half an hour ago, a disciple of the 'Northern Emperor Sect' requested an audience, saying that he was a personal disciple of Fairy Danxia and wanted to give He Bao an ice lotus to nourish his body."

Li Yunjing's pupils suddenly contracted.

A disciple of Fairy Danxia?
At this moment, Fairy Danxia should be entangled in "Frost and Snow Peak," how could she have the spare energy to send someone to deliver the Ice Lotus?
Just then, the elder of the Yuanyang Dao Sect who was trying to save His Majesty suddenly exclaimed, "Not good! The sword energy within His Majesty's body is backfiring!"

When Li Yunjing rushed over, he saw a layer of icy blue mist rising from He Bao's chest.

"interesting!"

Li Yunjing flicked an arc of lightning from his fingertip, striking He Bao between the eyebrows. "This isn't the sword technique of the 'Northern Emperor Sect.' Someone is using the 'Mysterious Ice Technique' as a disguise; in reality, they've planted a demonic seed within him!"

The icy mist emitted a shrill scream amidst the lightning, then gradually dissipated.

"puff……"

He Bao coughed up a mouthful of black blood and weakly grabbed Li Yunjing's sleeve: "Li... Vice Sect Leader Li... I saw... I saw a blood moon tattoo on the assassin's wrist..."

"Blood Moon Tattoo!"

Li Yunjing suddenly remembered the blood-red lines on Princess Yuehua's palm.

He turned to the experts guarding outside the hall and said, "Pass on my order: seal all the city gates of the capital and strictly investigate anyone with a tattoo on their wrist!"

Fu Chao suddenly grabbed his arm, his face pale: "Old Li, look at the sky!"

Li Yunjing looked up and saw that the originally clear sky had been covered by dark red clouds, and a blood moon was slowly rising from the gaps in the clouds, dyeing the glazed tiles of the Zichen Palace a strange blood color.

"A blood moon hangs in the sky, siblings kill each other..."

He murmured the prophecy, then suddenly remembered something, "What about the message from Frost Snow Peak? Has the Northern Emperor Sect sent back any news?"

"Reporting to the Vice Sect Leader, half an hour ago, all the communication jade talismans from the direction of Frost Snow Peak shattered!"

The disciple in charge of relaying the message looked ashen-faced: "It seems there's some mysterious force preventing the message from being relayed."

Meanwhile, outside the "Ten Thousand Demon Cave," Princess Yuehua was staring blankly at the blood moon.

The crimson lines on her palms had spread to her elbows, forming an invisible chain with the blood moon in the sky.

"I see……"

Princess Yuehua suddenly laughed, her laughter echoing amidst the demonic energy. "What was sealed back then wasn't the remnant soul of a demon god, but the bloodline curse of our royal family."

She took out half of a jade pendant from her bosom and held it up to the blood moon in the sky.

The jade pendant suddenly lit up, reflecting a fragmented image:
Many years ago, during the fire at Wangsheng Temple, a person wearing a bronze mask was holding an infant, with a crescent-shaped jade pendant embedded between the infant's eyebrows.

"No wonder..."

Princess Yuehua traced the crack on the jade pendant with her fingertips, "So we are all vessels for the reincarnation of demon gods."

The runes on Zhenyuan Tower suddenly went out, and an excited roar came from underground.

"Li Yunjing, you said you would never tolerate me if I did evil!"

Princess Yuehua looked down at her palm, where the blood lines had merged into a complete blood moon: "But is this destiny something I can choose?"

She leaped into the depths of the "Cave of Ten Thousand Demons," and the light of the blood moon formed a huge phantom behind her, gradually merging with the remnant soul of the demon god.

"Fellow Daoist Li! Come back quickly!"

Inside the Zichen Palace, Li Yunjing's communication jade talisman suddenly lit up. It was Qingxuzi's voice, filled with unprecedented panic: "Princess Yuehua... she has entered the Ten Thousand Demon Cave!"

Li Yunjing turned around abruptly, and the light of the blood moon shone through the palace door onto his face, casting a very long shadow.

He suddenly remembered what Princess Yuehua had said: "The waters of Youyue Kingdom are deeper than you can imagine."

"Fu Chao, guard the capital well. If the enemy attacks, take them down immediately."

Li Yunjing transformed into a bolt of lightning and rushed out of the hall, saying, "I'll be right back."

Fu Chao wanted to say something more, but Li Yunjing's figure had already disappeared under the blood moon.

"Pass down the order: activate the Imperial Capital's Grand Array!"

He gritted his teeth, turned around and shouted to everyone in the hall, "All cultivators, be on guard! Anyone suspicious, kill them without mercy!"

……

Li Yunjing sped along, lightning ripping through the sky shrouded in the blood moon.

When he arrived at the "Cave of Ten Thousand Demons," the sight before him made his heart sink...

The sealed demon cave has been completely cracked open, and the pitch-black demonic energy soared into the sky like a volcanic eruption. In the center of the demonic energy, Princess Yuehua's figure floated in mid-air, the crescent-shaped mark between her eyebrows turned completely blood-red, her long hair flew wildly, her robes fluttered, and her body was surrounded by a suffocating demonic aura.

Even more terrifying, behind her, the phantom of the demon god had solidified more than halfway, and a pair of scarlet eyes slowly opened, filled with endless savagery and madness.

"Yuehua!"

Li Yunjing shouted sharply, "Wake up!"

Princess Yuehua slowly lowered her head, her gaze falling on Li Yunjing, a strange smile curling at the corner of her lips: "Li Yunjing, you've come at the perfect time."

Her voice had changed, carrying a double tone, as if two people were speaking at the same time.

One was her own voice, and the other was a deep, hoarse voice of a demon.

"Didn't you want to know where the 'Netherworld Ghost Sect's' secret vault is?"

She raised her hand and pointed to her forehead. "Right here, in my memory."

Li Yunjing's pupils contracted: "You've been corrupted by the remnant soul of a demon god?"

"erosion?"

Princess Yuehua chuckled, "No, it's awakening."

She suddenly opened her arms, and the light of the blood moon suddenly surged, with demonic energy converging on her like a tide.

"I am the reincarnation of a demon god, but my memories have been suppressed by the royal family's seal."

Her voice grew colder and colder, "Now that the blood moon hangs in the sky and the seal is broken, it's time for me to reclaim my power!"

Before she finished speaking, she raised her hand and waved it, sending a streak of blood-red demonic light straight toward Li Yunjing!

"boom……"

Li Yunjing retreated rapidly, lightning coalescing into a shield in front of him, barely blocking the attack, but the corrosive power of the demonic energy still made his arm numb.

"Qing Xuzi!"

He turned to look at the Louguandao group in the distance, "Join forces to suppress her! We must not let her fully awaken!"

"Form the 'Demon-Suppressing Formation'!"

Qingxuzi's expression was solemn. He waved his whisk and shouted.

Dozens of elders and supreme elders of the Louguan Sect immediately formed an array, and the clear light transformed into chains, which wrapped around Princess Yuehua.

However, Princess Yuehua merely sneered, lightly tapped her fingertip, and the demonic energy surged, instantly shattering those pure light chains!

"You ant-like creature, how dare you stop me?"

Her aura continued to rise, the blood moon's light grew brighter and brighter, and the entire "Ten Thousand Demon Cave" trembled, as if some terrifying being was about to break free from its seal.

Li Yunjing knew that if things continued like this, Princess Yuehua's consciousness would be completely devoured by the demon god, and at that time, a true demon god would reappear in the world!
"no solution anymore……"

He gritted his teeth and took out a purple-gold talisman from his pocket.

This is the most treasured artifact of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", the "Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Talisman". Once activated, it can trigger the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation, with enough power to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator!

"Yuehua, I'm sorry."

Li Yunjing took a deep breath and suddenly crushed the talisman!
"Rumble--"

In an instant, thunderclouds gathered in the sky, and countless purple-gold lightning bolts roared down like angry dragons, heading straight for Princess Yuehua!

Wherever the lightning struck, the demonic energy dissipated, and even the light of the blood moon was suppressed!

Princess Yuehua looked up at the sky, a hint of struggle flashing in her eyes, but it was quickly overwhelmed by the will of the demon god.

"A mere tribulation lightning dares to try and stop me?"

She formed a hand seal, and demonic energy transformed into a giant black lotus flower, which met the lightning.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The lightning collided with the demonic lotus, causing the heavens and earth to tremble. A terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, even leveling the mountains surrounding the "Ten Thousand Demon Cave"! Li Yunjing was thrown back by the aftershock, a trickle of blood spilling from his mouth, but he ignored his injuries and stared intently at the center of the explosion.

As the smoke cleared, Princess Yuehua's figure remained suspended in mid-air, but the mark between her eyebrows had cracked open, and blood slid down her cheeks.

The demon god's phantom image also became much more illusory, clearly indicating that it had suffered severe damage.

"Li Yunjing..."

Princess Yuehua's voice suddenly regained its clarity, tinged with pain and pleading, "Kill me... while I can still suppress Him..."

Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat.

"quick!"

Princess Yuehua gritted her teeth, a bloodlust flickering in her eyes, "Otherwise... it will be too late!"

Li Yunjing gripped the "Divine Firmament Token" tightly, a resolute glint in his eyes.

He flashed and instantly appeared in front of Princess Yuehua. Lightning gathered in his palm, and he pressed it hard against her brow!

"boom!"

However, just as the lightning was about to touch her brow, a dark shadow suddenly attacked from the side, shoving Li Yunjing away!

"who"

Li Yunjing steadied himself and looked at the newcomer in shock.

It was none other than the Fairy Danxia of the "Northern Emperor School"!

At this moment, she was surrounded by dense demonic energy, and her eyes flashed with a mad light.

"You want to kill my true form? Dream on!"

She grinned maliciously, raised her hand, and countless ice spikes shot towards Li Yunjing!

Li Yunjing swung his sword and shattered the ice spikes, but Fairy Danxia had already taken the opportunity to retreat to the edge of the Demon Cave with Princess Yuehua.

"Danxia! You couldn't even suppress the woman in the ice coffin, and instead she was completely possessed by you?"

Li Yunjing roared angrily.

"Seize the body?"

Fairy Danxia sneered: "No, we are the true orthodox ones!"

She looked down at Princess Yuehua in her arms, a fervent glint in her eyes: "Master, after we merge, we can fully awaken our power!"

After saying that, she bit her tongue hard and spat a mouthful of blood onto the mark between Princess Yuehua's eyebrows!

"boom……"

The light of the blood moon suddenly condensed, transforming into a pillar of light that completely enveloped Princess Yuehua!
The demonic phantom solidified once more, while Princess Yuehua's struggles grew weaker and weaker...

"Oops!"

Li Yunjing's expression changed drastically.

Just at this critical moment, a dazzling sword light suddenly descended from the sky and pierced directly through Fairy Danxia's chest!
"puff!"

Fairy Danxia spat out a mouthful of blood and turned around in disbelief.

"Those who have fallen into demonic possession shall be executed."

Ming Lingchuan held his long sword and stared coldly at her.

Fairy Danxia opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but Ming Lingchuan's sword light twisted, and her body instantly exploded, turning into a sky full of blood mist!
However, her death could not stop the awakening of the demon god.

Princess Yuehua's aura completely changed. She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze devoid of any humanity, filled only with endless indifference and tyranny.

“Mortals, you… deserve to die.”

The demon god has awakened!

"Yun Jing, she has a third body, a male body! We must find her and eliminate her beforehand!"

Ming Lingchuan coldly looked at the Demon God, while simultaneously sending a telepathic message to Li Yunjing and the others.

Li Yunjing was shocked upon hearing this.

The Demon God has three bodies: female (Princess Yuehua), yin (Fairy Danxia), and male (unknown)!
If they are not all killed, the demons will not die!
"Sect Leader, where is the male body?"

Li Yunjing asked urgently.

Ming Lingchuan's gaze turned grave: "A blood moon hangs in the sky, brother and sister kill each other."

Before he could finish speaking, a burst of wild laughter suddenly came from afar: "Hahaha, Ming Lingchuan, you finally guessed it!"

A dark figure appeared, stepping through the air; it was none other than…

"He Bao?!"

Li Yunjing's pupils suddenly contracted!
At this moment, He Bao was surrounded by demonic energy, and a blood moon mark appeared between his eyebrows that was exactly the same as Princess Yuehua's, only the color was darker, almost as black as ink!
"I didn't expect it?"

He Bao grinned maliciously, "Back then, the 'Temple of Rebirth' burned down, and the demonic bloodline was split into three. Yuehua was a woman, Danxia was a yin body, and I..."

He suddenly ripped open his robe, revealing a blood-red rune etched on his chest: "This is the true Demon God's main soul!"

"boom……"

The blood moon shone brightly, and He Bao's aura surged instantly, breaking through to the peak of the Nascent Soul realm!
"I see."

Li Yunjing suddenly realized, "No wonder the assassin wanted to kill you; it was to unleash the demonic power within you!"

"clever!"

He Bao laughed loudly, "Too late!"

He raised his hand and waved it, and the demonic energy transformed into thousands of sharp blades, sweeping in from all directions!
"Formation!"

Ming Lingchuan shouted sharply, and he, Li Yunjing, and Qingxuzi instantly formed the "Three Talents Thunder Formation," with lightning intertwining into a net, barely blocking the attack.

But He Bao's strength continued to rise, with the power of the Blood Moon continuously flowing into his body!
"We must sever the Blood Moon's connection with him!"

Li Yunjing gritted his teeth and said.

"I come!"

Suddenly, a weak voice came.

Everyone turned around and saw Princess Yuehua, barely alive, struggling to her feet, the crack between her brows gleaming faintly.

"I am the true embodiment of the Blood Moon."

She said with difficulty, "As long as I die, the blood moon will dissipate."

"No!"

He Bao roared, "Stop!"

He lunged at Princess Yuehua, but Ming Lingchuan and Li Yunjing attacked simultaneously, their swords flashing with lightning, forcing him back!

Princess Yuehua looked at Li Yunjing, a hint of apology flashing in her eyes: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to cause you so much trouble."

After saying that, she suddenly slapped her forehead with her palm!

"boom!"

The blood moon mark was completely shattered, and the blood moon in the sky trembled violently, its light quickly dimming!
"Do not……"

He Bao let out a shrill scream, and the demonic energy on his body began to dissipate.

“Now!”

Li Yunjing seized the opportunity and attacked simultaneously with Ming Lingchuan and Qing Xuzi...

"Shenxiao thunder method!"

"Heavenly Sword Technique!"

"Demon-Suppressing Seal!"

Three extremely powerful attacks simultaneously struck He Bao!

"Boom!"

Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, He Bao's body shattered inch by inch, eventually dissipating into a wisp of black smoke.

The blood moon disappeared completely, and the sky returned to its clear state.

"Ugh……"

The three sighed; none of them had expected such a thing to happen.

The new emperor of the "Youyue Kingdom" was possessed and killed after only a few days on the throne.

This made Ming Lingchuan and Li Yunjing lose face.

As for Master Qingxu, he was no better off. They originally wanted to use the "Ten Thousand Demon Cave" to temper the will of their disciples.

Unexpectedly, they encountered the remnant soul of a demon god, causing heavy casualties among their disciples. To make matters worse, despite paying such a high price, they gained nothing.

"Alright, everyone go back now!"

Ming Lingchuan shook his head helplessly.

After everyone had left, Li Yunjing felt uneasy. He had just saved Princess Yuehua, and the woman had died not long after.

I'm sure I'm not wrong about this!

However, since it concerned him, he had no choice but to send a message to Liu Ruyan, explaining the situation in detail.

Liu Ruyan's reply arrived quickly, her words filled with unconcealed sorrow:
“My husband, this is not your fault. Princess Yuehua was destined to suffer this calamity. To die while she was still conscious is perhaps a relief for her.”

"Ok!"

Li Yunjing put away the communication jade talisman, gazing at the last rays of the blood moon on the horizon, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Three days later, Liu Ruyan erected a cenotaph for Princess Yuehua.

He was lost in thought when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

"Old Li, something terrible has happened!"

Fu Chao arrived hastily with a team of law enforcement disciples, his face unusually grave: "While cleaning He Bao's palace, we discovered a secret box he left behind..."

(End of this chapter)