Chapter 412

"Damn it!"

"Are you a rabbit, how can you run so fast!"

The two demon cultivators behind saw Chun Xuzi's speed getting faster and faster, and suddenly became anxious.

They had finally managed to squat on Chun Xuzi.

If Chun Xuzi escaped, next time it would be very likely that he would bring that fishing-loving Daoist Xuan Yu with him, and they would be the ones who would have to run.

Don't look at him as a fishing guy.

When it comes to taking action, they are not the opponent of that Daoist.

Chun Xuzi operated the immortal method to fly while glancing behind him, snorting coldly:

"Just relying on you, you deserve to stop me?"

But just as he turned his head, thinking he had escaped—

A thick black smoke rose from the sea surface under his feet.

Instantly blocking his path ahead.

Chun Xuzi's pupils shrank abruptly.

'Demon cultivator again!'

In the blink of an eye, he saw a middle-aged man with a hooked nose and a cold face staring at him.

Chun Xuzi felt a burst of irritability being stared at by those eyes.

He glanced at the two demon cultivators behind him.

If he was caught in the middle by the three.

The situation would be dangerous.

He took a deep breath, held a sword finger with his right hand, and his whole body seemed to merge with the small flying sword, shooting toward Li Rui's direction.

The speed was fast to the extreme.

But just as he was about to pass Li Rui.

Suddenly.

A burst of ghost crying sounded in his ears.

Chun Xuzi thought of a certain legendary demon sect magic weapon, and his face changed instantly.

The next instant.

He saw the middle-aged man's sleeves billowing.

A small flag emitting black energy flew out, swelling in the wind.

Finally turning into a white banner ten zhang in size, covering his whole body inside.

Chun Xuzi's pupils shrank abruptly, his face ugly to the extreme.

Three words popped out from between his teeth:

"Ten Thousand Soul Banner!"

He never expected that the demon cultivator who appeared out of thin air in front of him actually possessed the Ten Thousand Soul Banner that only those demon giants dared to refine.

Just as he was shocked—

He heard the middle-aged man say in a hoarse voice:

"Enter my banner, be my soul."

As soon as the words fell.

Chun Xuzi felt the whole world turn dark, ghost shadows appeared all around, as if he were in an Avici Hell.

"No!"

A shrill scream sounded from the white banner.

Refined in an instant!

The two demon cultivators who were chasing saw this scene, and their faces changed drastically.

They also recognized.

That white banner was the notoriously infamous Ten Thousand Soul Banner in legends.

They were framed by their senior brother and had to defect, and were demon cultivators in the eyes of the outside world.

And the person in front of them was a real demon cultivator!

Just at this time.

Li Rui put away the Thousand Soul Banner and looked at the two with cold eyes.

One of them felt his face stiffen, and squeezed out a smile: "Senior, we two were also chasing that person; since he has been refined by you, Senior, we won't disturb you anymore."

Cupped his hands.

And intended to leave.

Even demon cultivators like them didn't want to run into a real demon cultivator like this.

Since Chun Xuzi couldn't live, they didn't need to fight for their lives with the demon cultivator in front of them.

But just as he was about to turn around.

He heard Li Rui's voice: "Did I tell you to leave?"

The two looked at each other, their faces becoming ugly.

Demon cultivators are indeed as domineering as rumored.

Just about to speak.

But was interrupted by Li Rui: "Each of you hand over a treasure, and I can let you go today."

Plucking hair from a passing goose!

This made the stereotype of demon cultivators even deeper.

However, if the demon cultivator in front of them was too easy to talk to, they would be suspicious instead.

The two had a brief eye contact.

And then they took out a treasure from their bosoms and threw it out.

Li Rui grabbed forward with his big hand.

It was an array flag and a Third-Rank elixir.

Only then did a satisfied smile appear on his mouth, and he waved his sleeves: "Get lost."

Hearing Li Rui's words.

The two cultivators finally let out a long sigh of relief.

One of the cultivators suddenly spoke: "I wonder what is the Senior's name, we two admire you very much."

The demon cultivator in front of them had terrifying strength and should be quite famous in the South Sea.

But heard a cold snort: "I don't change my name, I am the Old Demon of the South Sky, have you heard of me?"

Both of them were excited.

Old Demon of the South Sky!

Sure enough, a demon powerhouse.

"Senior, then we won't disturb you."

Having said that.

The two turned into two divine rays and disappeared at the end of the sea and sky as if fleeing.

After confirming that the two cultivators had completely left.

Li Rui dived into the sea.

Escaping for a full few hundred li, only then did he change back to his original appearance.

He looked at the Thousand Soul Banner in his sleeve.

Truly easy to use!

In just one encounter, Chun Xuzi was trapped in the Thousand Soul Banner by him.

At this time.

Chun Xuzi had turned into a pile of withered bones.

He didn't become a soul, Li Rui had directly made his soul fly away and scatter with great magic power.

Since he had bad intentions toward him, he had the awareness of being counter-killed.

A few days ago.

Chun Xuzi was inquiring about him, and he was also observing Chun Xuzi in secret.

Almost one point could be determined.

Chun Xuzi was going to be unfavorable to him.

Li Rui had also long had the intention to kill.

It's just that it was inconvenient to take action because the South Sea Immortal Market had a great expert like the South Sea Immortal Old Man sitting in town.

But he didn't expect to run into him in the sea area.

Naturally, he wouldn't let him go.

Li Rui was never someone who liked to leave trouble for himself; eliminating trouble in advance was his style.

Hmm.

Physical elimination.

He didn't even give Chun Xuzi a chance to be a soul of the Thousand Soul Banner, directly destroying him.

Although refining Chun Xuzi into a soul could increase the combat power of the Thousand Soul Banner, he still had to stay in the Qingwei Sect, what if Great True Person Qing Ding had means he couldn't predict.

The consequences would be unimaginable.

Can't lose big because of small things.

So Li Rui didn't intend to keep him at all.

"Worthy of being the Thousand Soul Banner."

Li Rui used the Thousand Soul Banner to fight the enemy for the first time, and the power was even more domineering than he imagined.

Chun Xuzi, a powerhouse in the early stage of Tongxuan, was sealed in just one encounter, truly powerful.

Of course.

The magic treasure is powerful on one hand, but the key is that the user Li Rui is powerful enough.

Although he is just entering Tongxuan.

But he carries many great killing weapons like the Dao embryo and Immortal Form, even without the Thousand Soul Banner, he could behead Chun Xuzi.

Ten Thousand Mountains.

In a hidden cave.

The Blood Shadow Old Ancestor sat cross-legged on a stone platform, his eyes cold.

"Damn it!"

"Where exactly is the problem?"

His roar echoed in the cave.

Ever since he obtained the Thousand Soul Banner, he had been in seclusion.

But years had passed.

Refining the Thousand Soul Banner still had no progress; every time he reached the point of subduing the vengeful spirits within, his primordial spirit would be repelled.

Those vengeful spirits were determined to die rather than submit.

But if he wiped out all the vengeful spirits, the Thousand Soul Banner would be ruined.

The Blood Shadow Old Ancestor took a deep breath.

"Cannot be rushed."

"According to the records in the cultivation technique, this step is the most difficult; as long as these vengeful spirits can be subdued, the subsequent matters will be much simpler."

Just as he was preparing to continue refining the Thousand Soul Banner—

The voice of a Purple Gold Palace disciple came from outside the cave.

"Old Ancestor, the person you were looking for has arrived."

Hearing this, the Blood Shadow Old Ancestor narrowed his eyes.

He put away the Thousand Soul Banner and then walked out.

Finally, he had found someone from the Wan Fadian again.

"You are Qi Ying?"

Outside the cave, a young man in white was smiling at the Blood Shadow Old Ancestor.

Blood Shadow Old Ancestor: "An envoy from the Wan Fadian?"

"I dare not claim the title of envoy, but I am indeed from the Wan Fadian."

A flash of surprise crossed the Blood Shadow Old Ancestor's eyes.

It was his first time seeing such a humble "exiled immortal."

"My name is Ji Lei; I wonder if Senior Si is present."

The young man named Ji Lei asked.

Hearing "Senior Si," the Blood Shadow Old Ancestor knew that Ji Lei was referring to Si Feng, who had already been captured and taken to the capital.

Originally, he had told his subordinates to secretly keep an eye on the exiled immortals of the Wan Fadian.

He didn't expect Ji Lei to come to him on his own.

But... his strength seemed average.

He was not like Si Feng or Daoist Sheng, whose primordial spirits were clouded; he only had Second-Rank strength, as could be seen from the way he addressed Si Feng as "Senior."

The Blood Shadow Old Ancestor narrowed his eyes slightly, but still said:

"Palace Master Si was plotted against and is now imprisoned in the Black Prison of the capital."

Hearing this.

Ji Lei's expression changed, and he said in a low voice: "Terrible, this is troublesome."

Then he said: "Fellow Daoist Blood Shadow, I will report this to the Hall first; there must be a way."

A flash of joy crossed the Blood Shadow Old Ancestor's eyes.

If this young man before him could contact the Wan Fadian of the Upper Realm, the possibility of Si Feng being rescued would be much, much greater.

"I'll trouble you, Envoy."

After speaking.

The Blood Shadow Old Ancestor personally invited Ji Lei into the cave.

Inside, there was actually a palace hidden.

Although the Purple Gold Palace had declined, the etiquette for receiving guests was not lacking in the slightest.

Several graceful young girls soon surrounded the young man.

Soon.

Soft, seductive music echoed in the palace.

"General Zhou."

Li Rui took two quick steps to greet the group coming from Qinghe.

Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong were among them.

And the leader was none other than Provincial Military Commander Zhou Dinghai.

Indeed, Li Rui had directly invited this General Fubo.

This was the power of an imperial envoy.

Zhou Dinghai looked at Li Rui and smiled with satisfaction: "Lord Li truly has great ability; I did not misjudge you."

The Yu Kingdom was deeply troubled by the secret attacks of the Purple Gold Palace remnants.

Li Rui had successfully turned the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha, once one of the three pillars of the Purple Gold Palace, and with an inside-out attack, they would certainly make those remnants pay a heavy price and deter other remnants in other places.

It was a great merit.

Li Rui was still his subordinate.

The merit of a subordinate was naturally his own merit.

Zhou Dinghai naturally liked Li Rui more the more he looked at him.

At this moment.

Three figures also walked out.

They were the three disciples of the Great True Person Qing Ding.

Li Rui introduced them: "General Zhou, these three are the disciples of the Great True Person Qing Ding: Daoist Xuan Yu, Daoist Chun Xu, and Daoist Zi Yang. They are here to help suppress the Purple Gold Palace remnants this time."

Zhou Dinghai cupped his hands: "Great righteousness of Daoist Qing Ding; I will certainly report this to His Majesty."

Daoist Xuan Yu, holding a fishing rod, laughed: "The Purple Gold Palace disrupts the world, and everyone should kill them; being able to contribute is also the fortune of our Qingwei Sect."

The Yu Kingdom's imperial court had a headache over the Purple Gold Palace remnants.

The Qingwei Sect was no different.

Upon hearing Li Rui say that the Yu Kingdom's imperial court was going to deal with the Purple Gold Palace, Daoist Xuan Yu personally brought his two junior brothers to help.

Chun Xu had long hated those Purple Gold Palace remnants to the bone.

He urged: "Time is of the essence; we had better act quickly."

"Indeed, let's go."

Zhou Dinghai nodded and looked at Li Rui.

Li Rui understood.

He immediately led the group toward the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

They walked for a full hour.

Only then did the group arrive at a corner of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

This place was rarely visited by humans year-round, with almost no traces of human presence.

It looked like just an ordinary small valley.

Daoist Xuan Yu gave a soft "eh."

"Such a brilliant formation."

If Li Rui hadn't pointed it out, even he wouldn't have discovered that an illusion formation had been set up here.

"No wonder we could never find it."

Chun Xu's eyes were full of excitement.

Kill!

Many Qingwei Sect disciples had died in Purple Gold Palace attacks; he had long been holding his breath. Previously, the enemy was in the dark and they were in the light, but now the situation had finally reversed, and he could no longer wait to start a massacre.

To wash away the shame.

Li Rui spoke at this time: "The Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha is already waiting inside the formation. Once I crush this jade talisman, it will have a reaction and open the formation."

Hearing this.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

If they could break the formation silently, they would certainly catch the Purple Gold Palace off guard.

They saw Li Rui take a jade talisman from his sleeve.

He applied a little force with his hand.

With a crisp cracking sound, the jade talisman shattered into powder in Li Rui's hand.

Not a moment later.

Sure enough, they saw a corner of the formation being lifted.

Seeing this, everyone became even more excited.

Zhou Dinghai did not rush in; his eyes flashed with a cyan light, and after a full quarter of an hour, he spoke: "No ambush; prepare to act."

A general of the Annan Town garrison complimented him at the right time:

"General Zhou is still the most thoughtful."

Clearly.

Zhou Dinghai did not fully trust the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha.

If the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha defected, and there were people ambushing inside the formation, they would certainly suffer heavy casualties tonight.

Zhou Dinghai had just used a special eye technique.

It could briefly see the scene inside the formation.

The group immediately began to act.

Daoist Zi Yang remained silent.

Just as they entered.

They saw a vermilion-red giant toad as tall as a person grinning at the crowd.

Zhou Dinghai nodded at the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha with satisfaction: "Brother Zhu Ha is deeply righteous; His Majesty will certainly not treat a meritorious official poorly."

The Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha's mouth was almost split to its ears:

"Actually, I have been in the Yu Kingdom for many years, and I have blocked several river floods."

Hearing this.

Zhou Dinghai said in surprise: "Thirty-one years ago, was it Brother Zhu Ha who acted when the Jiangzhou embankment collapsed?"

Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha: "It was this frog."

Zhou Dinghai clapped his hands and laughed: "It really was Brother Zhu Ha; being able to obtain such a kind River God is the fortune of our Great Yu."

The man and the demon flattered each other for a long time.

Chun Xu couldn't bear to watch anymore and couldn't help but urge: "Time is tight, let's act quickly."

"Reasonable."

"That fellow Blood Shadow is right there; this frog will catch him and let him dance a tune for the Emperor!"

The originally calm mountain hollow suddenly became chaotic.

The experts of the Yu Kingdom and the Qingwei Sect had already acted.

They saw Daoist Xuan Yu sweep with a fishing rod that was a hundred feet long, and large swaths of buildings turned to ashes; countless Purple Gold Palace elders and disciples died miserably in an instant.

"Zhou Dinghai!"

"Xuan Yu!"

The Blood Shadow Old Ancestor, who was refining the Thousand Soul Banner, heard the commotion.

Just as he walked out.

He saw Zhou Dinghai and Daoist Xuan Yu starting a massacre.

In just an instant.

Half of the Purple Gold Palace's palaces collapsed simultaneously.

The Blood Shadow Old Ancestor let out a long whistle.

His whole body turned into a cloud of blood mist and killed toward Zhou Dinghai.

The two great Heaven-Image Realm experts immediately fought into a ball.

Fighting until the sky darkened and the earth turned dim.

At the other end.

Two phantom shadows flashed and swept into the cave where the Blood Shadow Old Ancestor was.

In the blink of an eye.

Li Rui and the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha appeared in the cave.

The Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha laughed: