Chapter 493: Purifying the Demon Qi

"Mr. Lingyun, what should we do now?" Xuanying asked.

"As long as you Elders can suppress the Demon Qi within the Dark Holy Sword, I will be able to purify it bit by bit!" Lingyun said.

"Temporarily suppressing the Demon Qi is not a problem, but since the third brother is not here today, our formation cannot be fully formed," the Great Elder said. "If the Demon Qi riots again, we might not be able to hold it down."

"There is no need to rush the purification of the Demon Qi, and today's riot has consumed quite a bit of everyone's energy. Let us rest well, and once we have regained our strength, we will suppress this Demon Qi in one go!" Lingyun said.

"Suppress? Can we not destroy them completely?" the Great Elder asked with a frown. To their Meiling Tribe, this kind of Demon Qi was no different from a time bomb.

"Things are not that simple. If the array formed by the Six Sacred Swords were still intact, it would take a thousand years to completely wear away this Demon Qi. Although most of the Demon Qi has already been worn away, it will likely take at least several decades to completely eradicate it!" Lingyun explained. "However, as long as the currently rioting Demon Qi is thoroughly suppressed, and provided the Dark Holy Sword is not completely broken, the Demon Qi within will have no possibility of erupting again."

"Is that so? Then that is all we can do for now," the Great Elder sighed and said.

Early the next morning, the six strongest Elders of the Meiling Tribe appeared around the giant stone.

"Mr. Lingyun, let us begin!" Xuanying said to Lingyun.

Lingyun spread his hands, and the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and the Purification Light appeared simultaneously in his palms. The moment these two powers emerged, the Great Elder clearly felt the Demon Qi, which had been acting so arrogantly before, shrink back all at once, as if it had encountered some kind of nemesis.

As Lingyun interlaced his hands, the two different powers fused together instantly, forming a golden-red flame. Looking at this color, which was exactly the same as the Crystal, the Great Elder finally understood where the previous Crystal had come from.

"What do we do now?" the Great Elder asked.

"Great Elder, you can leave an opening in the array you have set up to allow a small amount of Demon Qi to flow out. I will then suppress it with the Wind Holy Sword and finally use the fire in my hands to wear away the Demon Qi," Lingyun said.

"Rise!" Hearing Lin Yan's words, the six Elders of the Meiling Tribe shouted in unison, and powerful energy was simultaneously poured into the Array.

"Woo—" A strange roar emanated from the Dark Holy Sword, and the fierce Strange Beast from yesterday appeared once again.

"Vile creature, cease your insolence!" The six Elders, including the Great Elder, changed their hand seals, and massive amounts of Dark Element surged into the Array simultaneously.

At the same time, the Dark Holy Sword hummed, and countless black Chains appeared in the Void, layer upon layer, instantly binding the Strange Beast firmly.

The Chains contracted continuously, tightening around the Strange Beast and sinking into its skin bit by bit. In just a few breaths' time, the fierce Strange Beast was wrapped into an airtight black cocoon. At the same time, the Chains were dragging the beast toward the Dark Holy Sword bit by bit.

Facing this situation, the fierce Strange Beast began to struggle, its body twisting frantically in an attempt to break free from the shackles of the Chains. However, the six Elders were well-prepared this time. As their bodies shook in unison, peculiar patterns spread across them, and the strength of all six surged significantly.

"Creak, creak..." The Chains wrapping the beast trembled, and the large cocoon shrank a fraction in an instant. The beast trapped inside let out a wail, clearly having suffered heavy damage.

"Sss—" A small gap suddenly appeared on the cocoon, and wisps of Demon Qi escaped, trying to slip away. However, appearing before these wisps of Demon Qi was a Long sword wreathed in a gentle breeze.

The moment the Demon Qi overflowed, the Wind Holy Sword hummed, and tiny Wind Blades carrying mysterious power shot out from the blade, slicing the wisps of Demon Qi into pieces. At the same time, a massive suction force appeared between Lingyun's hands, violently drawing the shredded Demon Qi into the Double Domain formed by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and the Purification Light.

The Demon Qi sucked into the Double Domain immediately began to struggle frantically, but having already been weakened three times by the Dark Holy Sword, the Meiling Tribe Elders, and the Wind Holy Sword, it could no longer make any waves in Lingyun's hands. Under Lingyun's forceful suppression, this Demon Qi was eventually weakened bit by bit, turning into pure Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

"Mr. Lingyun, how long will this take?" Xuanying asked.

"If we keep it up like this, ten days will be enough!" Lingyun said.

"Ten days? Isn't that too short?" Xuanying said in disbelief.

"Ten days is naturally not enough to completely purify this Demon Qi, but it is enough to reduce the rioting Demon Qi to a level where the Dark Holy Sword can reseal it," Lingyun said. "As long as the Dark Holy Sword reseals the Demon Qi, the Demon Qi within the sword will never have a chance to riot again."

"But why did the Demon Qi overflow from the sword this time?" Xuanying asked with some confusion.

"Because someone used special means to temporarily damage the Dark Holy Sword, which caused the Demon Qi within it to riot," Lingyun said.

"Causing the Dark Holy Sword to be temporarily damaged to make the Demon Qi erupt? Someone is actually doing this in the shadows?" The Great Elder's expression changed slightly.

"Hmph, do you think it's that easy to destroy the Dark Holy Sword? Besides, the Dark Holy Sword has countermeasures set up by the Lingyun Mercenary Group. I imagine the person who did this can't even face the light now!" Lingyun's mouth curled into a very wicked smile.

"Can't even face the light? I remember that this kind of curse Magic is of the light element; how could it appear on the Dark Holy Sword?" Xuanying asked, looking puzzled.

"Who told you that light-element curse Magic couldn't be used on the Dark Holy Sword? I think the person who destroyed the Dark Holy Sword must have put a lot of effort into defense regarding dark-element Magic. I would love to see the look on their face when they discover that the curse on the Dark Holy Sword is light-element!" Lingyun said.

"But what if the opponent uses the same method to damage the Dark Holy Sword again?" Xuanying asked, not without worry.

"As a Sacred Sword, it naturally won't fall in the same place twice. The Dark Holy Sword has already fully recovered, and it has also developed a resistance to the method that previously damaged it; the previous means of damaging it will no longer work," Lingyun said. "If that person still harbors the same idea, the Dark Holy Sword will definitely make them cry until they can't even make a sound!"

Although he was talking to Xuanying, Lingyun's hands did not slacken in the slightest. No matter how the Demon Qi shredded by the Wind Holy Sword tried to escape, it could not break free from Lingyun's palms. This level of control alone left Xuanying filled with admiration.