The comet remained silent, only relentlessly unleashing heavenly tribulations.

Chapter 77 Black Mountain Demon

"I once had the opportunity to obtain some Shoushan red copper, which I will now give to the Star Lord for refining weapons!"

As Yang Chan spoke, she lightly raised her right hand, and a piece of red copper the size of a head appeared in the void, exuding an aura of extreme yang and strength, like a miniature sun, its light dazzling.

"How can this be?" Song Yi quickly waved his hand in refusal.

The preciousness of Shoushan red copper far surpasses that of most innate divine metals in the world.

When refining magical artifacts, only a tiny amount, about the size of a fingernail, is needed to create a pure yang treasure, a truly rare and precious item.

Moreover, the copper in front of us is so heavy that its value is immeasurable.

"Didn't the Star Lord give us siblings some innate tea leaves before?" Yang Chan smiled, completely unconcerned. "A mere piece of Shou Mountain red copper is nothing to worry about."

"Then thank you very much, Holy Mother."

Song Yi no longer declined and solemnly accepted the Shoushan red copper.

After the two left the Holy Mother's Hall, just as they were about to return to the Liusu Star Palace, Song Yi suddenly sensed something and looked towards the east side of Mount Hua.

There, the yin energy surged, and a large number of yin soldiers appeared out of thin air, their expressions panicked and their formation in disarray.

Yang Chan's expression changed: "This is bad! Could it be that something has happened to the Great Emperor of the Western Mountains?"

Mount Hua is not only the location of the Holy Mother Temple, but also the sacred site of the Golden Heavenly Emperor of Mount Hua.

The Five Great Emperors each govern a region, serving as the supreme mountain gods of the five directions.

The Eastern Peak governs life, death, nobility, and lowliness among humankind; the Southern Peak governs the division of the world and aquatic creatures; the Western Peak governs metals and birds; the Northern Peak governs the division of stars and celestial bodies; and the Central Peak governs the land and mountains.

Among them, the Great Emperor of Mount Tai, also known as the Lord of Mount Tai, established the Great Hell of Burning Inferno under the Northwest Bottom of the Great Sea at the foot of Mount Tai, and governed sixteen smaller hells. The other four Great Emperors of the mountains also each managed some affairs of the underworld.

Nominally, the Ten Kings of Hell govern the underworld, but in reality, they are still subordinate to the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors.

If the Ten Kings of Hell have a memorial to present to the Jade Emperor, it must first be sent to the Lord of the Eastern Peak, and then forwarded to the Heavenly Court by the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak. The Heavenly rules are strict and cannot be overridden.

Yang Chan couldn't care less about going to the Heavenly Realm at this moment, and turned around to head to the Taihua Palace of the Western Peak.

Upon entering the palace, one sees a group of mountain gods, judges, and underworld generals pacing around in confusion, each with a worried expression and looking completely lost.

Yang Chan asked directly, "What exactly happened? And where is the Great Emperor of the Western Peak?"

Upon seeing Yang Chan's arrival, the group of Yin spirits were immediately overjoyed, as if they had seen a savior, and they all knelt down, saying, "Greetings, Three Holy Mothers!"

General Huashan stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, a demon known as the Black Mountain Demon is causing trouble in the underworld. The Ten Kings of Hell ordered the Five Ghost Emperors to join forces to quell the rebellion. The Black Mountain Demon, unable to withstand the encirclement, has panicked and is trying to break into the mortal realm through the Huashan Pass. Meanwhile, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak and several other Great Emperors went to the Heavenly Court three days ago to report on their duties and have not yet returned. With no one in charge in the mountains, we are in a state of panic."

Yang Chan's phoenix eyes flashed with arrogance as she angrily rebuked, "Where did this demon come from, so arrogant as to dare to pass through my Mount Hua!"

Having said that, she was about to enter the underworld passage to intercept the demons.

Upon hearing the words "Black Mountain Demon," Song Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

He had heard of this demon's name before. Its origins were extremely ancient. Long before the Investiture of the Gods, it had already occupied the underworld, seized the City of the Wrongfully Dead, and commanded countless underworld soldiers and ghost generals. In the mortal world, there were also a large number of monsters and evil spirits that served as its wings.

This fiend is the king of demons and the king of ghosts, renowned for its ferocity and accumulated power over tens of thousands of years.

After the Investiture of the Gods, the Heavenly Court rose to power, the Underworld was reorganized, and the Black Mountain Demon was forced to abandon the City of the Wrongfully Dead and flee.

The underworld repeatedly tried to annihilate him, but he possessed great supernatural powers and deep roots, and escaped each time they tried to encircle and annihilate him.

This time, the five Ghost Emperors joined forces to attack, which caused him to panic and flee towards Mount Hua in the west.

All five sacred mountains in the human realm have secret passages connecting them to the underworld.

Many souls of the dead must pass through the Five Sacred Mountains Pass before heading to the underworld, as this is a crucial point where Yin and Yang meet.

Before Song Yi could say anything more, Yang Chan had already impatiently stepped into the underworld from the depths of Mount Hua's void.

He had no choice but to stop talking and follow.

In the blink of an eye, space shifted, and a completely different world appeared before my eyes.

All around was a hazy gray expanse, with no sun or moon in the sky, no grass or trees on the ground, and a deathly atmosphere hanging low like a leaden curtain.

In the distance, an underground river flows silently, its water a muddy yellow, with occasional fragments of ghostly figures floating among it.

Surrounded by such an environment, Song Yi not only did not feel oppressed, but also felt a sense of ease and comfort, like a fish in water.

He is essentially a spirit of the underworld, and the aura of the underworld is actually quite familiar to him.

Just then, a sudden gust of evil wind arose ahead, sweeping in from all directions.

A thick, enormous cloud of black smoke flew through the air, and within it, a human figure could be vaguely discerned, draped in an extremely wide demonic robe embroidered with the hideous faces of countless evil spirits and demons. Although it belonged to the realm of demons, it gave off a majestic and imposing sense of oppression.

Even from a great distance, Song Yi felt as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on his heart, making him feel heavy and oppressed, and even his breathing became rapid.

The accompanying Huashan ghost soldiers were even more unable to hold on, panting heavily, their bodies swaying precariously, almost collapsing to the ground.

"Rumor has it that the Black Mountain Demon was cultivated into a demon from a demonic mountain in the underworld. Seeing it today, it is indeed true. No wonder the underworld has repeatedly tried to subdue it but failed." General Huashan said with difficulty, his voice trembling slightly.

"What a demon! How dare you presume that Mount Hua has no one to rely on!"

Yang Chan let out a low shout, and with a flick of her jade hand, she summoned a divine lamp. The lamp radiated seven-colored light, with thousands of auspicious rays, and its light illuminated the entire dark underworld, making it bright and clear.

"The Lotus Lantern!" Song Yi blurted out.

The Lotus Lantern is a spiritual object born from chaos. It is ranked alongside Laozi's Eight Scenery Palace Lantern, Yuanshi Tianzun's Jade Void Glazed Lantern, and Ran Deng Daoren's Spirit Pivot Lantern as one of the most precious divine lanterns in the world.

This lamp originally belonged to the sage goddess Nuwa. Later, after setting up numerous tests, the goddess bestowed it upon Yang Chan as a protective treasure.

"court death!"

The Black Mountain Demon roared, his voice like rolling thunder. He immediately summoned a millstone, which was divided into yin and yang colors. The yin side was as black as an abyss, and the yang side was as white as bone. As it rotated, it emitted an extremely terrifying aura, as if everything in heaven and earth that fell into it would be ground into dust.

A fierce battle between the two was about to erupt.

The Black Mountain Demon made the first move, activating the Yin-Yang Millstone.

The millstone swelled in the wind, growing to the size of a mountain in the blink of an eye, and began to crush down.

As the millstone spun, the yin and yang energies intertwined like a dragon, shattering the void wherever it passed and carving deep furrows into the underworld. It then opened its mouth and spewed out billowing demonic mist, from which thousands of hideous ghost faces materialized, tearing and biting across the land, their cries of ghosts and gods shaking the surrounding wilderness.

Despite the danger, Yang Chan remained calm. With her jade hands forming a hand seal, the Lotus Lantern soared into the air, its seven-colored light spreading out in layers, transforming into a dazzling light curtain to protect her.

The ghostly faces that collided with the light barrier melted and dissipated like ice and snow meeting fire.

She stepped in the Big Dipper formation, chanted the Jade Void Mantra, and flicked her jade hands repeatedly, sending beams of pure jade light like arrows piercing the air towards the Black Mountain Demon.

From the lamp flew out phantom images of lotus petals, each petal containing the power of compassion and salvation, which scorched black holes into the demon's robe.

However, the Black Mountain Demon's true form is a demonic mountain in the underworld, possessing unfathomable magical power as vast as the ocean.

Its cultivation at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm and its immense magical power are comparable to those of a star-studded beast of the same level.

Even ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals, in terms of sheer magical power, might not be able to match him.

Yang Chan, also a Golden Immortal, cultivated the immortal techniques of the Chan Sect. Although her magical power was pure, it was ultimately no match for this old demon.

The yin-yang millstone pressed closer and closer, each grind causing the seven-colored light screen to shake violently. Yang Chan's face turned slightly pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She could remain undefeated by relying on the power of the Lotus Lantern, but it would be extremely difficult for her to subdue the Black Mountain Demon.