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Chapter 389 The Meeting Between Old Demon Ji and Old Demon Qiu (Part 2)

"Besiege Qingyue Tower?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xueyao was momentarily stunned.

"How is this possible? That Hidden Divine Seeking Green Vine is a fourth-tier spiritual plant... Do they even dare to attack someone with the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"The most elite Core Formation cultivators in the entire Abyss Continent have gathered here. It would be strange if they didn't dare to deal with a fourth-tier spiritual plant."

Ji Yuan took a deep breath. "Let's go join the fun."

Whether or not physical violence is involved is another matter.

Ji Yuan just wanted to get closer and see who was so audacious as to provoke Qingyue Tower... He flew north for dozens of streets.

Along the way, no other Core Formation cultivators came out to join the fun.

After all, this room can isolate divine sense as well as the fluctuations of battle.

However, Ji Yuan felt that this was not entirely true. The fighting at Qingyue Tower had only just begun. If it really got to a fever pitch, when the battle was about to end... the Ghost Messenger should not mind passing on the news to all the cultivators in the city.

Then there will be another great battle royale among Core Formation cultivators.

Now, in this case...

Ji Yuan led Mu Xueyao to a rooftop, and his divine sense enveloped the area, immediately revealing everything.

With just one glance, he knew why someone dared to surround and kill Qingyue Tower.

Led by Xun Tianji, the group included Xiao Xuan of the Black and White Temple, who had previously fought against him; Yan Zhirou of Tian Sha Mountain; Luo Jia Zhenren of Yun Ya Temple; and Mo Tusheng of the Soul Refining Hall… all of whom were acquaintances of Ji Yuan.

The remaining ones also came from the Eight Holy Lands.

Nearly ten Core Formation Peak cultivators are currently besieging an extremely large vine spirit plant.

Ji Yuan couldn't help but look up.

The enormous size of the Hidden God Seeking Green Vine burst through the entire Qingyue Tower. Its towering body disappeared into the mist, making it impossible to discern its exact height. All that could be seen were its drooping vines, battling against the crowd.

Although the attack appears fierce, very few of them actually manage to hit its core.

Most of them are still struggling with its vines and branches.

Ji Yuan glanced at it a few times and immediately understood what was going on.

Since their divine senses couldn't detect the vines, even these peak Core Formation cultivators had difficulty sensing the movement behind them.

Once a mistake is made, one often finds oneself in a situation where one is attacked from both sides.

"That's really true..."

Once here, Mu Xueyao's divine sense was able to probe the situation of Qingyue Tower.

"If they join forces, they might actually be able to kill this Hidden God Seeking Green Vine."

Mu Xueyao's voice inevitably sounded somewhat downcast as she spoke.

After all, in her eyes, this Seeking Green Vine was one of her own. Just like when he hid inside the house before, this Seeking Green Vine was able to send out some branches to protect her.

But now, seeing Xun Qing Teng being besieged by everyone, she couldn't help.

"Um."

As Ji Yuan nodded, he also watched the cultivators fighting. He didn't see... the Demon Demon of the Bone Nightmare Sect and the Yin Bone Master among them, which was quite surprising.

Otherwise, given Ma Gui's personality, he would never have missed this golden opportunity.

...Could it be that he/she is dead?

Ji Yuan subconsciously had this thought, but then thought it was probably unlikely.

Even Hu Beizhi, the Bone Nightmare Old Demon, was willing to give away a true treasure, let alone his own disciple Ma Gui.

There is a possibility of death or injury, but it is very small.

Perhaps they've found a place to hide in the outer realms.

As Ji Yuan watched this scene, he couldn't help but think of another person... Old Demon Ji!

Given his meddlesome nature, it's even more unlikely that he would miss this opportunity to ambush them.

Why didn't they appear here?

For some time now, Ji Yuan had been wandering around Rakshasa City, searching for traces of this old demon Ji more than once.

But for some reason, there were rumors that he had stolen a Poisonous Corpse King in the Poisonous Swamp and gained the qualification to enter the Inner Domain first... but he has never been seen in the Inner Domain.

"Brother Ji, should we make our move?"

Mu Xueyao asked softly.

"No rush, let's wait and see."

"..."

Rakshasa City.

The Hundred-Refined Corpse Cave.

Qiu Qianhai, or more accurately, Nightmare Lord.

He was walking slowly through the intricate passageway, yet he seemed extremely familiar with it.

Whenever he encountered a fork in the road, he never stopped or paused.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, Qiu Qianhai couldn't help but ask:

"Master, you...you really came to this Rakshasa Sea before?"

"I didn't tell you, but I am a disciple of the Yin Ghost Sect, unlike those imposters outside."

Nightmare Lord did not stop; on the contrary, he quickened his pace even further.

He moved through the passage for a long time, and eventually the passage became wider and wider until he rounded a corner and there were no more forks in the road ahead.

What appeared in Qiu Qianhai's view was an incredibly huge stone chamber.

However, this stone chamber was not spacious.

On the contrary, the stone chamber contained many strange structures that resembled passageways.

The house resembles human internal organs, its head tilted back, its gaping maw wide open.

Beside this giant mouth, there is a bridge extending outwards.

At this moment, two bronze puppets were standing on the bridge, pouring cartloads of unknown, dark objects into the giant, blood-red mouth.

After these substances are poured down, they travel down the esophagus into the stomach.

Qiu Qianhai could even see the enormous iron stomach constantly wriggling.

With each peristalsis, something is squeezed into the small intestine, then into the large intestine, and finally expelled through the anus.

But when Qiu Qianhai saw what was being expelled from his anus, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in astonishment.

Because the waste expelled by this "human body" was none other than the rotting corpses they had killed in the poisonous swamp!

This Rakshasa Sea actually has the ability to mass-produce Core Formation Corpses?!

Qiu Qianhai felt a little overwhelmed when he thought that his hard-earned cultivation was not even as good as the waste excreted by this "human body".

Not only that.

On the other side of the stone chamber, Qiu Qianhai saw another "human body".

A human body that looks roughly the same.

However, this time the bronze puppet stuffed something resembling snow-white cotton wool into the anus of this "human body".

Then the person began to dry heave continuously.

Each time it vomits, a ghost floats out of its mouth.

Finally, the ghosts and corpses lined up and mechanically walked into a special passage before disappearing.

Between these two bizarre "human bodies" are three enormous altars.

The altar was made entirely of bluish-brown stone, covered with ancient runes, and secured by four bronze chains around the stone chamber.

Strands of pure spiritual energy emanated from the bronze chains.

Finally, it was poured into the altar.

Above these three altars float three identical corpse kings, which look similar to the corpse kings in the previous poisonous swamp.

But unlike them, they wore golden armor, and the aura emanating from them made Qiu Qianhai somewhat uneasy.

Core Formation... Absolutely impossible!

These must be three Nascent Soul stage corpse kings!

The Yin Ghost Sect actually has the ability to create Nascent Soul corpses?!

Is this even reasonable?

But then I thought about it again. Back then, the Yin Ghost Sect was a powerful force that could dominate the entire Abyss Continent. Thinking about it that way, it makes sense.

However, looking at these three golden-armored corpse kings at the Nascent Soul level...

Qiu Qianhai was still somewhat terrified.

If this ghost messenger were to release this thing, all the Core Formation cultivators in Rakshasa City would likely face certain death...

This feeling reminded Qiu Qianhai of a phrase he had heard from Nightmare Lord earlier.

"Secret realms are not scary; what's scary are secret realms that have owners."

After arriving at this place, Nightmare Lord stopped in his tracks.

He first looked up at the three towering altars, staring at them for a while before turning his gaze to the base of the altars.

It was only then that Qiu Qianhai noticed that beneath the three altars stood a bronze puppet with its hands behind its back, facing him.

This bronze golem was quite different from the others who were working. The bronze golems that were working all looked rather short and stout, but the bronze golem under the altar looked rather tall and thin.

Not only that, but he also had a cloak tied behind him that looked like it was made from a tattered rag.

"I can't believe you actually made it back alive."

Hearing the words of the tall, thin bronze puppet, Qiu Qianhai was so astonished that he couldn't speak.

Because that voice actually belonged to... a ghost!

Moreover, it actually called Nightmare Lord "boy," and this Nightmare Lord who rose to power a thousand years ago was actually called "boy."

But it was precisely this title that didn't embarrass Nightmare Lord; instead, it brought tears to his eyes.

He transformed into a beam of light and arrived behind the ghost messenger. Then, using Qiu Qianhai's body, he knelt heavily before the ghost messenger.

"Junior Zhou Chu...pays respects to Senior!"

Nightmare Lord bowed deeply.

"Thump—"

The sound of someone banging their head on the ground echoed in the spacious stone chamber.

Only after he knelt down did the ghost turn around and let out a deep sigh.

"I know everything about you. Get up, get up."

At this moment, the ghost messenger lost its previous eerie appearance and instead became as kind as an elder in the family.

After Nightmare Lord got up, he obediently stood with his hands clasped in front of the ghost messenger.

"After you formed your nascent soul, I told you not to go out. I know far better than you what this mortal world is like now."

"But you wouldn't listen. You insisted on going out to establish some kind of sect, and even thought about rebuilding the Yin Ghost Sect... You wouldn't listen to what I said back then, but now I can tell you, the glory of the Yin Ghost Sect is not something a mere Nascent Soul cultivator like you can rebuild. Even if you were lucky enough to advance to the Divine Transformation stage, it still wouldn't be possible."

The ghost continued to ramble on and on.

Nightmare Lord lowered his head and listened attentively to the teachings.

As the ghost was speaking, it suddenly changed its tone.

"Speak! You barely escaped with your life, so instead of focusing on your cultivation, what are you thinking of doing back here?"

"I've given you everything you're entitled to, and you still can't advance to the late Nascent Soul stage... your aptitude is too poor."

The ghost shook his head, turned around, and looked at the person whose temperament was extremely changeable.

"This junior wants...revenge!"

Nightmare Lord said through gritted teeth.

"revenge?"

The ghost messenger then calculated with his fingers, "That's true. Your former Daoist partner and your disciple are both in the core area now... What, you want me to kill them for you?"

"You know, that's against the rules."

The ghost shook his head and said to himself.

"This junior would never dare to think such a thing." Nightmare True Lord bowed again. "This junior hopes, hopes to borrow a Golden Armored Corpse King."

"What, you intend to use the 'Corpse Forging Technique' to forcibly raise this Golden Armored Corpse King's cultivation to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and then kill your disciple to take revenge?"

The ghost messenger saw through Nightmare Lord's thoughts at a glance.

"……yes."

Nightmare True Lord's entire set of skills were passed down by the Ghost Messenger, so naturally, his thoughts could not be hidden from the Ghost Messenger.

"That wicked disciple learned all his skills from me. I know where his weaknesses are. Given that we are both at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, I am absolutely confident that I can defeat him."

"As for that bitch... heh heh."

Nightmare Lord suddenly laughed as he spoke, "Senior probably knows her current state better than I do."

"But if I lend you a golden-armored corpse king, what's the difference between that and me fighting? Wouldn't both of us be breaking the rules? It's even worse than me fighting myself."

"Even with this golden-armored corpse king, you might not be able to defeat him, but I'm certain I can."

The ghost couldn't help but chuckle as it spoke.

"I want to avenge this deep-seated hatred myself."

Nightmare Lord said in a calm tone.

Upon hearing this, the ghost messenger was about to shake his head in refusal, but Nightmare True Lord directly used Qiu Qianhai's storage bag, took out a piece of blood-red scale armor, and then said in a deep voice:

"I went to Hidden Dragon Abyss."

"What?!"

"..."

"Master..."

After a long while, Qiu Qianhai, who had emerged from the Hundred-Refined Corpse Cave, whispered something in his mind.

He originally thought his master was mysterious enough.

But having met him today, I discovered that he is far more mysterious than I had imagined!

Because he actually came from the legendary Yin Gui Sect!

"Don't ask. Knowing too much won't do you any good."

Nightmare Lord's casual remark effectively shut down all of Qiu Qianhai's questions.

"Yes."

"So, should we head straight to the core area now to seek revenge on that Bone Nightmare Demon?"

Qiu Qianhai inquired.

"No, there are still some good things in this inner domain. Even Nascent Soul cultivators would find them useful. Let's take them first."

Nightmare Lord explained.

"...What a coincidence, someone's already started doing it, let's go join in the fun."

Nightmare True Monarch, who had just emerged from the Hundred-Refined Corpse Cave, saw that people were already besieging the Hidden God Seeking Green Vine.

He remembered that this ivy was protecting a rare treasure.

If we can obtain that rare treasure, we will be able to deal with the Bone Nightmare Demon more easily.

Seeing that his master was about to make a move, Qiu Qianhai wisely shut his mouth.

With a flash, Nightmare Lord vanished as a streak of crimson light. When he reappeared, he was already beneath the Hidden Green Vine.

His blood-red robe fluttered wildly as he laughed loudly, looking up at the sky:

"How could such a lively event be complete without Ji Yuan!"

For a moment, everyone present who was fighting... except for Xun Tianji, all the others quickly moved away.

With this old devil's arrival, nobody knows which side he's on!

Who knows, he might join forces with the Hidden God Seeking Green Vine to attack others.

at the same time.

A rooftop dozens of miles south of Qingyue Tower.

Originally, Ji Yuan was getting a bit bored while watching the play, and was even considering booking a few rooms to see if he could run into some unlucky guy. But suddenly, he perked up.

"...Old Devil Ji?"

Ji Yuan murmured to himself, his divine sense instantly locking onto the man who had just arrived, dressed in a blood-red robe.

But the moment he used his divine sense to focus on the blood-robed man, the latter immediately turned his head and glanced in his direction.

Insight!

...He could actually sense my divine sense!

This single action startled Ji Yuan.

Fortunately, he was able to see the old devil's appearance clearly and sense his aura.

Coincidentally.

Ji Yuan was surprised to find that this Old Devil Ji... was someone he didn't recognize at all.

Not only had I never seen his face, but I had never seen his aura either.

This is a complete stranger!

"Brother Ji, this Old Devil Ji is just like you, he is good at changing his appearance and aura, but once he goes all out, he will reveal his true appearance... Wait a little longer, you might recognize him when you see his true appearance."

Mu Xueyao guessed Ji Yuan's thoughts and explained them telepathically.

"it is good."

Ji Yuan responded.

He was in no hurry.

Just like Mu Xueyao said, we'll see his true colors in a bit.

"..."

"Master, what's wrong?"

Qiu Qianhai sensed his master's unusual behavior and asked him curiously.

"It's nothing, there's just a Nascent Soul cultivator hiding in this inner domain. He glanced at me just now... He's hiding his face, but it's not a big problem."

After casually finishing his words, Nightmare True Monarch glanced at Xun Tianji opposite him and sneered:

"Looking around at all these cultivators, only you, Xun Tianji, and I, Ji Yuan, are worthy of being called someone. The rest... are nothing but chickens and dogs!"

Nightmare Lord's voice and tone were extremely domineering.

But Xun Tianji was also a domineering person, so upon hearing these words, he casually punched Xun Qingteng back and then sneered:

That makes sense!

"If the timing weren't so bad, I'd love to fight you geniuses to the death!"

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities."

Nightmare Lord smiled slightly.

"In that case, let's give it a try and see who can kill this Hidden God Seeking Green Vine, shall we?!"

Xun Tianji made a loud suggestion.

"Excellent!"

Nightmare Lord responded.

The two of them talked loudly in front of everyone, but they didn't even glance at the other cultivators.

Their attitude was utterly arrogant!

Watching this scene from afar, Ji Yuan felt that this old devil Ji was being too arrogant. Even he, the "real" Ji Yuan, wanted to beat him up, let alone the others.

Xun Tianji's hands hadn't stopped moving, and now Nightmare True Monarch was added to the mix.

The Luo Jia Zhenren and his group, who had previously participated in the siege, also rejoined the battle.

For them, the current situation is obviously much better than before. Previously, Xun Tianji was the only one in power. If they really killed the Hidden God Seeking Green Vine, most of the treasures inside would fall into Xun Tianji's hands, and they could only share some of the remaining immortal resources.

But now that Ji Laomo has joined the fray, things might not be so certain.

For those of them who knew the situation, Ji Laomo, who had disappeared for decades and then returned, was definitely among the top-tier fighters in the Core Formation stage.

The battle continues.

Seeing this, Mu Xueyao turned to Ji Yuan with some worry and asked telepathically, "Brother Ji, are you going to make a move?"

"want!"

Ji Yuan didn't hesitate at all. "But not now. I'll wait until they've fought enough before I step in and test this old devil's mettle, to see who he really is!"

Before he met this old devil Ji, Ji Yuan had been searching for him everywhere. Now he finally met him.

How could you miss it?

He's just a peak Core Formation cultivator; it's not like I haven't killed him before!

"……good."

Seeing Ji Yuan's decisive agreement, Mu Xueyao didn't ask any more questions, as it was not something she could control anyway.

The battle continued little by little, much like the scene Ji Yuan had witnessed earlier when he was besieging and killing the Poisonous Corpse King, except that the target of the siege had changed this time.

"Crimson Demonic Art... Such a reckless fighting style, with two crescent-shaped blades as its natal magic weapons... Wait, what kind of technique is this? It looks... Could it also be a soul-based technique?"

"Unlikely. No matter when, spiritual cultivation techniques should not be so common."

"..."

Ji Yuan's focus this time was entirely on this old devil Ji.

Especially considering that he was about to fight him, he couldn't be too careful in his observation... Just like now, this Hidden Divine Seeking Green Vine couldn't be perceived by divine sense, so it was extremely good at attacking from behind.

They are often extremely easy to succeed at.

Even Xun Tianji could not avoid this.

But this old devil is different; whenever a vine is about to sneak up on him from behind, it will wither away out of thin air.

But Ji Yuan clearly didn't see any other protective magic items on him.

This method of killing enemies invisibly reminded Ji Yuan of Qi Xiu from before.

"...It seems that when I fight him later, I will have to be wary of his underhanded tricks. But if it is a soul attack, it will be fine. I have the Soul-Suppressing Bell to withstand it."

"Besides, with my Nascent Soul stage soul, how could I possibly perish?"

As for the ensuing battle, Ji Yuan was prepared to continue using the same tactics he had employed to rob the Poisonous Corpse King. He wore the Soul-Devouring Armor, wielded the Fire God Spear, and rode on the Lightning Cloud.

When the time comes, close in instantly and fire a few shots at this old devil.

Even if we can't kill him, we should at least make him suffer for a while!

With an idea in mind, Ji Yuan began to feel a sense of anticipation.

"..."

"Master, we're currently surrounding and killing this fourth-tier spiritual plant, but that Nascent Soul old monster lurking in the shadows... will most likely come up and launch a sneak attack later."

Qiu Qianhai discovered that watching the battle from within his sea of ​​consciousness was a unique experience; at least he could see more comprehensively and think more deeply.

"Don't worry, if he dares to come, even if he really is a Nascent Soul cultivator, we'll make sure he doesn't leave alive."

Even though he was currently besieging and killing these fourth-tier spiritual plants, Nightmare True Monarch seemed to be handling the situation with ease.

However, the thought that Nightmare Lord was using his body filled Qiu Qianhai with a vague, indescribable feeling—a sense of powerlessness, regret, or… anger.

The most powerful Core Formation cultivators in the entire Abyss Continent were surrounding and killing it, and a fourth-order early-stage spiritual plant really couldn't withstand it.

In just half a day, Xun Tianji and his group had cleared away most of the vines and then began to besiege the main body of the Hidden God Seeking Green Vine.

"..."

"Find a place to hide first."

Ji Yuan's telepathic message to Mu Xueyao meant that he was preparing to take action.

"Okay, Brother Ji, be careful. This...this Old Demon Ji is really strong."

In Mu Xueyao's view, the fact that the old demon Ji hadn't revealed his true form after fighting for so long meant that he hadn't used his full strength yet.

With that kind of strength, how could it not be formidable?

Don't worry.

As Ji Yuan spoke, the Soul-Devouring Bees flew out of the Spirit Beast Bag and landed on him, transforming into a layer of close-fitting black-gold armor.

The Soul-Devouring Armor absorbs the surrounding spiritual energy.

Once the Soul-Devouring Armor is fully donned, it means that they will no longer be able to sense the spiritual energy on Ji Yuan's body and in the surrounding area. Without sensing the spiritual energy, there is naturally no way to sense his aura.

The Soul-Devouring Armor gradually took shape on his body, and the Fire God Spear was already loosely held in his hand.

Seeing Mu Xueyao hide in a small one-story house in the distance, Ji Yuan stopped waiting.

His divine sense enveloped the area around Qingyue Tower, and his gaze seemed to pierce through countless mists, landing on the extremely famous Old Demon Ji.

"Chasing—Electricity—"

Ji Yuan finished speaking, word by word.

The moment his voice fell, he vanished.

As his figure reappeared, he was already at Ji Laomo's right side, the Vulcan Spear flashing red light as he thrust it out.

The spear moved like a sea dragon, advancing relentlessly.

"scare--"

Although Nightmare Lord had been on guard against Ji Yuan for a long time, he never expected that Ji Yuan would suddenly appear beside him. This speed... is amazing!

He realized what was happening in an instant, but it seemed to be a little too late.

Under Ji Yuan's Vulcan Spear, the protective aura around him couldn't even last for a moment.

"roll!"

Nightmare Lord roared, and a layer of flowing black blood appeared on his body.

When Ji Yuan's Vulcan Spear came into contact with the black blood, it was as if it had been pierced into a net, tightly bound and unable to advance any further. Not only that, the black blood, as if it were alive, crawled up the Vulcan Spear.

...As expected of the old devil Ji!

Ji Yuan was startled.

After blocking the attack, Nightmare Lord made a hand seal with his right hand and shouted, "Go!"

In an instant, some of the black blood on his body separated and fell beside him, transforming into a long, thin black dog.

The greyhound landed, barked at Ji Yuan a few times, and then leaped up and pounced on him.

Having no other choice, Ji Yuan had to pull back the Fire God Spear, infuse it with his blood and qi, and with a sudden shake, flung out the black blood.

He swung the Vulcan rifle around his neck, gripped the handle with both hands, and slammed it down hard on the long, thin black dog.

"Click—"

"Woof!!!"

The black dog let out an extremely painful scream.

It was perfectly fine before, but with just this one blow, Ji Yuan broke its spine, leaving it lying in the air, howling in pain.

Nightmare Lord was somewhat surprised by what he saw. It wasn't that he was surprised that Ji Yuan could beat the greyhound half to death with a single blow, but rather that he could shake off the black blood from the spear...

This black blood may seem simple, but it is actually called "Spirit-Eating Blood," a technique that Nightmare True Monarch used when he was still in the Nascent Soul stage.

Although he hadn't even had a chance to show his power, he was already secretly murdered by that traitor.

However, this is a genuine Nascent Soul technique, and even Nascent Soul cultivators who are tainted by it cannot easily resolve it, because this black blood can feed on spiritual energy.

The more spiritual energy and magical power is injected, the more powerful the black blood becomes.

But now, this guy has taken care of it so easily... How could Nightmare Lord not be surprised?!

The assassination attempt failed, and the opponent also developed defensive measures.

That means it's going to be a tough battle.

Ji Yuan had no choice but to retreat slightly and create some distance.

On the other side, the moment Xiao Xuan and Yan Zhirou saw Ji Yuan's appearance and attire, they immediately roared angrily, "You insect demon, how dare you show your face? Do you really think I don't exist?!"

Before Xiao Xuan could finish speaking, he had already transformed into a streak of light and charged towards Ji Yuan.

"roll!"

Nightmare Lord glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and cursed, "You dare to interfere with my enemies?!"

"Are you looking for death?!"

Seeing that Xiao Xuan had not yet stopped, Nightmare True Monarch flashed in front of him and calmly threw out his right fist, which was covered with the blood of the spirit-eating beast.

Amidst the rampant spread of magical energy.

Countless vines descended from above, swarming and attacking the onlookers.

Only Ji Yuan escaped unharmed.

After all, in the eyes of the Hidden God Seeking Green Vine, they were all there to kill it, and only Ji Yuan was there to save it!

Xiao Xuan, who was already stuck with the blood of the spirit-eating creature, hadn't even had time to deal with it when four or five more vines attacked from above. Xun Qing Teng also noticed his predicament.

Therefore, each of these vines possesses almost the strength of a peak Core Formation cultivator.

Four vines instantly bound his limbs, and the last one strangled his neck, dragging his body straight up into the gray fog.

It looked like he was about to be taken away.

Xun Tianji, who was in the distance with ease, sneered. As he made a hand seal with his right hand, a bronze mirror appeared behind him, from which a dazzling white light shone.

The white light seemed to possess the power to destroy everything, instantly incinerating all five vines.

Having escaped his predicament, Xiao Xuan stopped and immediately summoned a set of silver-white armor to put on. Wearing the armor forced out the blood of the spirit-devouring creature.

He suddenly turned his head to look at that old devil.

"Alright, others have their own accounts to settle. What are you doing, an outsider, meddling in their business?"

Xun Tianji said lazily from a distance.

"Don't worry, even if you don't die at the hands of this insect demon, you'll die under my halberd, Xiao Xuan's!"

After saying that, he clenched his right hand and a silver-white halberd came into his grasp. He then sneered and fled.

Xun Tianji continued, "Alright, Xiao Xuan, remember you owe me, Xun Tianji, a life-saving favor. Don't forget."

Seeing him leave, Nightmare Lord turned to look at Ji Yuan, sizing him up.

"Insect Demon? Soul-Devouring Armor?"

"He really does have some skill."

Wearing the Soul-Devouring Armor has almost the same effect as the Soul-Devouring Blood, so the black blood is not very useful.

For a moment, Nightmare Lord couldn't help but feel that "heaven is not protecting me," not to mention that the Blood of the Spirit Eater had not played its due role in the early years.

Now that he has finally managed to use it again, he is facing a cultivator who appears to be in the mid-stage of Core Formation... Who would have thought that the opponent would possess a treasure like the Soul Devouring Armor?

Ji Yuan looked at the old demon Ji in front of him, but did not speak or make a move immediately. Instead, he hesitated in his mind.

Should they fight first and then reveal their identities, or reveal their identities and then decide whether or not to fight?

With this thought in mind, he looked at Xiao Xuan and Yan Zhirou, who were eyeing him menacingly from afar, and ultimately chose the second path.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Ji Yuan simply made a hand seal and removed the Soul-Devouring Armor from his head, revealing his true appearance. He then asked in a deep voice:

"I am the true mastermind."

"Who are you? Why are you impersonating me?!"

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(The two old devils have finally met, please vote for me!)

The original plan was for them to fight before recognizing each other, but that would have been too unrealistic...it wouldn't fit their characters at all. After all, they could recognize each other simply by revealing their identities; dragging it out without exposing them would be a bit disgusting.

(End of this chapter)