Chapter 578: Demon Qi Nemesis

In the remaining time, Ye Liuyun began to both solidify his realm, filling the half‑empty core, and start cultivating Soul power.

He ultimately fought Xiao Mingyue and other third‑rank Tiangang Martial Cultivators, still having to rely on Soul power.

He refined the Soul power he had recently absorbed once more.

Then he began to focus on sensing Heaven and Earth Power.

Any strong ones in the Yin‑Yang Realm carry very strong Heaven and Earth Power when they attack. Ye Liuyun can sense it just by watching them fight.

Because their consumption of True Essence, bloodline and other forces is far less than those who don't use Heaven and Earth Power, they can fight longer.

Ye Liuyun, inside the Xuan Kong Shi, enhanced all aspects of his strength.

Until he felt that further cultivation would bring no significant progress, he contacted Qing Lin and emerged from the Xuan Kong Shi.

But Qing Lin told Ye Liuyun to wait a moment.

"Xiao Mingyue is being chased by disciples of the Night Demon Sect; you wait a bit! Once we reach a safe place, I'll let you out."

Qing Lin explained to Ye Liuyun: "After you cultivated, Xiao Mingyue and the Star Sword Demon Emperor fought a cataclysmic battle, lasting almost half a day. Only when both were exhausted did the Star Sword Demon Emperor summon the other Night Demon Sect disciples to attack Xiao Mingyue together."

Qing Lin paused, then added: "Logically they should have captured Xiao Mingyue long ago. However, the Star Sword Demon Emperor insists on taking Xiao Mingyue as his wife and won't let anyone else harm her, so they've been circling this area for a while and still haven't caught her."

"Uh… the Star Sword Demon Emperor does have good taste!" Ye Liuyun said, speechless.

"What's good about it? A smiling tiger! This woman looks all cheerful, but when she strikes, she's truly ruthless!" Qing Lin retorted disdainfully.

Ye Liuyun knew Qing Lin was right, so he didn't argue. He just continued cultivating Heaven and Earth Power, waiting for Qing Lin to release him.

Xiao Mingyue was both anxious and angry at this moment.

What made her anxious was that her fellow sect members hadn't arrived yet, while the Night Demon Sect followers behind were closing in.

What made her angry was that the Star Sword Demon Emperor arrogantly wanted to take her as a wife without asking, and she certainly didn't want to marry a Demon Cultivator.

But she also knew that if the Star Sword Demon Emperor hadn't had that intention, she would probably have already been injured and captured by now.

Just as she was anxious, she finally saw, in the distance, some disciples in San Yuan Sect uniforms hurrying toward here.

"Finally arrived!"

Seeing her fellow sect members, Xiao Mingyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. She stopped in her tracks and launched an attack toward the nearest pursuing Star Sword Demon Emperor, blocking him.

When the other Night Demon Sect members arrived, the San Yuan Sect disciples also took positions behind Xiao Mingyue.

"Why did you only just arrive?" Xiao Mingyue was very displeased at being seen in a chased, embarrassed state by her fellow sect members.

"The black fog toxin at the entrance was too heavy; some disciples couldn't get in, so we were delayed a bit!" Wen Feng quickly explained to Xiao Mingyue.

At this moment, Qing Lin finally expelled the Xuan Kong Shi, releasing Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun gathered the Xuan Kong Shi, drew the Demon Slaying Sword from his back, and said to Xiao Mingyue: "I'll use blade intent; the two of us will strike him together!"

Upon seeing Ye Liuyun appear, Qu Ling'er was the first to scream.

"It's him! The Golden Pupil youth!"

The other San Yuan Sect disciples also all turned to look at the suddenly appearing Ye Liuyun.

"What's with the over‑the‑top screaming?" Xiao Mingyue scolded Qu Ling'er in displeasure, then disdainfully told Ye Liuyun: "Your realm is too low; just hide away!"

Clearly she thought Ye Liuyun was useless.

Ye Liuyun didn't care; at once blade intent surged through his whole body, and he slashed toward the Star Sword Demon Emperor.

"My realm is indeed low, but my blade intent isn't inferior to his!"

Ye Liuyun's blade intent was indeed stronger than the Star Sword Demon Emperor's sword intent. His attack wasn't as powerful as the Star Sword Demon Emperor's because his use of Heaven and Earth Power was inferior.

In recent days he had been soul‑wandering through Taixu, greatly improving his comprehension of Heaven and Earth Power.

Thus, although his slash was still weaker than the Star Sword Demon Emperor's attack, in terms of conception it could suppress the Star Sword Demon Emperor's sword intent.

A true expert can tell at a glance.

Xiao Mingyue and the Star Sword Demon Emperor immediately recognized Ye Liuyun's extraordinary blade intent.

"Alright!" Xiao Mingyue replied, and instantly acted, the bright moon appearing as a strike surged toward the Star Sword Demon Emperor.

"Meteor Chasing the Moon!"

Facing their joint assault, the Star Sword Demon Emperor dared not be careless; he immediately defended with full force, a sword strike arriving before the other, meeting the two attacks.

He had thought Ye Liuyun's blade would be easier to block, since Ye Liuyun's Heaven and Earth Power was clearly weaker.

Thus he allocated most of his strength to counter Xiao Mingyue's attack.

But contrary to his expectation, Ye Liuyun's slash easily tore through his Demon Qi; after a brief pause, it broke his sword technique and slashed straight down.

He only deflected Xiao Mingyue's attack, while his defense against Ye Liuyun's slash was essentially nonexistent.

"What's happening?"

Before he could comprehend, with a booming crack, Ye Liuyun's slash struck him directly, blasting him more than ten zhang away, shattering his Protective True Origin, and carving a roughly inch‑deep ferocious gash across his chest.

"Huh? What's this power?"

Then the effect of Ye Liuyun's strike was not over. The Star Sword Demon Emperor only felt the residual power at the wound continuing to gnaw his Demon Qi.

He tried to seal the wound with Demon Qi, but couldn't.

"Impossible, blade intent can't be this strong!"

The Star Sword Demon Emperor also realized that Ye Liuyun's slash must contain some other Demon Qi‑countering force; otherwise, even though his sword intent was a tier below Ye Liuyun's, his Demon Qi True Origin couldn't fail to heal the wound.

In fact, Ye Liuyun only employed Buddha Light Power and Golden Crow Holy Fire. Both of these have a certain suppressing effect on Demon Cultivators, making his recovery even harder.

And breaking the Star Sword Demon Emperor's Demon Qi defense was, of course, thanks to Buddha Light Power—the very nemesis of Demon Qi.

Everyone present was stunned by Ye Liuyun's unexpected move.

"If even the Star Sword Demon Emperor can't withstand his single move, we'd be doomed!"

"Is this kid always hiding his strength, and is he really this strong?" m.

Most people were guessing wildly. Only those with higher realms—Xiao Mingyue, the Star Sword Demon Emperor, Wen Feng, and the like—could roughly discern the clue.