Chapter 606: Ancient Demonic Array

"It was Dan Ding Zi who led men to waylay me. If not for the Hunyuan Furnace bestowed by the Xueying Laozu, I fear I would already be dead."

In the Immortal Hall of Shenxiao City.

Chong Hua spoke with a gloomy face, still feeling palpitations as he recalled the perilous scene.

He had truly been on the verge of being forced to dissolve his physical body.

It was a genuine escape from death.

Had he not been born into a cultivation family and possessed a magic treasure bestowed by a Soul Transformation Xueying Laozu, he would certainly have died.

Even though he survived, his natal profound weapon was nearly shattered, and his Dao foundation was injured; just to recuperate would take sixty years.

It could not be called anything but miserable.

He glanced at Gao Tianxia to the side.

He did not have those foolish thoughts that his being waylaid was all Gao Tianxia's fault.

Gao Tianxia had slain the experts of Wan Fadian; that was ability.

He himself was simply lacking in skill.

It was just that simple; he could blame no one else.

City Lord Yu Yan's face was obscured by a golden mask, making his expression unreadable. After a full sixty seconds, he finally spoke: "Deputy City Lord Gao, let this grudge be settled by you."

Gao Tianxia and Chong Hua were both in the Heaven-Human Realm.

Gao Tianxia had even entered the Heaven-Human Realm more recently than Chong Hua. With City Lord Yu Yan making such an arrangement, the implication was already very clear.

The grudge Chong Hua could not settle, Gao Tianxia could; their combat power was simply not on the same level.

Gao Tianxia only spoke faintly: "Very well."

A flash of complexity crossed Chong Hua's eyes.

Gao Tianxia's brilliance truly shocked him. Over these years, Shenxiao City had not been without turmoil, yet all of it had been completely quelled by Gao Tianxia alone.

It could be said.

That Shenxiao City could be so peaceful was largely due to Gao Tianxia's contributions.

Watching Gao Tianxia head out the door.

Chong Hua collected his mood once more.

Have you seen a genius?

He had seen too many and had already let it go.

Otherwise, why would he, a clansman of a great cultivation family from Bai Yujing, come to the Twelve Towers and Five Cities to be a Deputy City Lord? It was because, in front of those true heaven-gifted talents, it was truly damaging to his Dao heart.

There was, to some extent, a sense of escapism in it.

But he was not completely letting himself go; rather, he had found his niche.

In Shenxiao City, he could obtain more resources. As long as he could break through to Soul Transformation and return to Bai Yujing, he would still be someone others looked up to.

Being able to fight was only one aspect; the key still lay in one's realm.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse; birds chirped joyfully.

Donghai City remained prosperous.

The current Donghai City was no longer the mortal city it once was, but had become a true immortal city, the kind that could shelter those in the Purple Mansion Realm during their tribulation—there were not many such cities in the entire Taihua Continent.

Yet, although there were many cultivators, everything was in perfect order.

All of this was to be credited to Commander Ning's capable governance of the city.

More importantly, it was because that City Lord Li was simply too capable at fighting.

Nowadays, many in Taihua Continent knew that Shenxiao City had a City Lord Li who verified the Dao through strength. With this reputation, even some body cultivators from Taihua Continent came seeking him out.

Just to become a disciple of Li Rui.

In the Wu'an Marquis Prefecture.

Li Rui was sitting cross-legged in the room, purple Qi drifting around his body.

There was once a legend.

When the Dao Xueying Laozu traveled west, there was purple Qi floating over the pass, known as "Purple Qi Coming from the East."

Purple Qi was an omen of auspiciousness.

Li Rui was now the most auspicious of the auspicious. If there were still descendants of the Wuyu Daojun lineage, they would certainly be able to see that this was clearly a sign of consuming the Great Dao.

Indeed.

The Qingxuan Great Dao had been completely refined by Li Rui.

Looking inward at his own body.

His Purple Mansion already spanned ten miles in radius.

If those in the Dao Body Realm were to know, their jaws would certainly drop.

How could there be such a terrifying Purple Mansion in this world?

It no longer looked like a mansion at all.

It was clearly a small world of its own.

Not only that, the Immortal Court had also become more stable.

He had nurtured the Qingxuan Great Dao for sixty years, and the effect was naturally extraordinary, causing his Purple Mansion to expand by a full three times, which was why it had such an aura.

Changing to any other Great Dao would certainly not have had such an effect.

However, fortunately, Li Rui's comprehension was high enough, and coupled with his Innate Immortal Martial Dao Fetus being naturally close to the Great Dao, his speed in comprehending the Great Dao far surpassed other cultivators.

This could also be considered a major advantage.

Combined with the Immortal Dao and Wuyu Daojun's inheritance, it was simply like having a cheat code. Just as he was preparing to sleep and then go to Wuyu Daojun's mansion to continue comprehending the method of the Food Dao.

A sudden change occurred.

Blood-colored light suddenly erupted outside the window.

"Is that the Slaughtering Spirit Great Array?!"

Li Rui's pupils constricted slightly.

Outside the house.

A blood-colored Bagua diagram, fully several hundred feet in size, descended from the nine heavens, and along with it appeared six cultivators in the Dao Body Realm.

All six stood at the four gates.

Their auras connected, and the intent of annihilation was fully revealed, causing the entire city to tremble.

"This is..."

There were many experts in Donghai City; feeling the aura, they all looked up.

Those proficient in array formation could already see that it was the notorious Slaughtering Spirit Great Array; wherever this great array appeared, it meant the slaughter of the city.

But this was Donghai City, one of the thirty-six guard cities of Shenxiao City.

Who had the guts to dare slaughter a guard city of Shenxiao City?

It was too insane.

Shock quickly turned into despair.

That was a great array set up by six Dao Body Realm experts as array eyes; its power was too great.

Even if Li Rui, who verified the Dao through strength, was very strong, that was in a one-on-one situation. Now it was one against six; it was clearly a certain-death situation.

Not only would Li Rui die, but the entire city would also be buried with him.

Regret, despair, unwillingness...

Various negative emotions intertwined in the city, as if they could already see Donghai City engulfed in a sea of fire, completely wiped from this world.

"Ah—"

Those with unstable Dao hearts were already going mad.

Above the Blood Glow Array.

The six great experts had cold eyes.

A blood-haired child was even more indifferent, viewing the city as ants.

"After today, there will be no more Donghai City in this world."

At the same time.

His gaze fell upon the huge mansion beneath his feet.

Looking inside the Wu'an Marquis Prefecture.

Nie Siming, Yuan Xiong, and Ning Zhongtian all had solemn faces, using all their strength to barely keep from kneeling under the huge blood glow array, yet they could only struggle to support themselves.

Chong Hua had just been seriously injured.

And now they were going to blood-sacrifice Donghai City.

How could they not see that this was clearly targeted at Shenxiao City, and the Wu'an Marquis Prefecture would naturally become the center of the blood array.

"Big Brother..."

Ning Zhongtian looked toward the direction where Li Rui was.

The hope of the entire city.

But those were six Dao Body Realm experts, and they had formed an ancient demonic array.

How could he block it?

Even the three of them felt somewhat desperate.

'Can we survive?'

For a moment, they felt somewhat lost.

Just at this moment—

A golden light shot up into the sky from within the Marquis Prefecture.

It was the Wu'an Marquis, Li Rui.

Li Rui's body radiated golden light, his right fist facing the sky, even more brilliant to the extreme, making it impossible for people to look directly at him.

In the blink of an eye.

The golden light and the blood glow collided in the air, like thunder and fire erupting, and a loud noise exploded in the sky.

Yet, they saw—

The blood-colored Bagua in the sky stagnated, gold and blood constantly colliding.

"Brat, go to your death!"

Seeing this, the blood-haired child let out a roar.

So what if he verified the Dao through strength?

Six great experts had formed an ancient demonic array; whoever came was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, certain to die without a doubt.

All struggles would be in vain.

But the next instant.

The blood-haired child's pupils constricted slightly.

The blood-colored Bagua actually showed a crack!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 607 =====