Chapter 208: Exterminating the Two Demons in Succession

As if to provide proof for Yan Taibai, the Heaven-Mending Grass, Golden Thunder Bamboo, and all other treasures on the offering table that had made Nanlong Hou feel moved and incredibly excited, all vanished, leaving behind only an empty table.

"This..."

Nanlong Hou looked at the scene that had changed drastically with a pale face, then looked at Yan Taibai.

"Fellow Daoist Taibai, then I shall take my leave first."

Having ended up with nothing, Nanlong Hou decided that leaving was the best policy; a demon soul that could make Yan Taibai value it so much was naturally not something he could get involved with.

"Fine, leave the rest to me! You go first."

Yan Taibai nodded and did not object.

Nanlong Hou's utility had reached its end here.

"Farewell."

Seeing that Yan Taibai did not object to his departure, Nanlong Hou felt a sense of relief, then cupped his hands to bid farewell and left.

However, just as he started to move.

"Boom!" On the previously empty offering table, black demonic Qi churned and transformed into a ferocious and terrifying ghost-faced demon visage.

"To think that after tens of thousands of years, there is actually still someone who remembers that this Venerable One was sealed here."

The voice of the Ancient Demon's demon soul was not loud, but it shook the mind, making one's spirit sway in unease.

"This Venerable One? You are merely a high-level demon of the Spirit Severing Stage; what qualifications do you have to call yourself 'this Venerable One'? You really are shameless." Yan Taibai curled his lips and sneered mockingly.

"To think that you, a human from the lower realm, actually know so much about my Saint Race. Since that is the case, this Venerable One will give you a chance. As long as you take action to release this Venerable One, I promise to personally cleanse your marrow and change your meridians, allowing you to become part of my Saint Race, advance to the Spirit Severing Stage, and thereby ascend to the Saint Realm to cultivate. What do you think?"

The Ancient Demon's demon soul's voice, filled with temptation, rang out, but for Yan Taibai, it did not cause the slightest influence; instead, he continued.

"The terms are not bad, but you seem to have forgotten what I just said. I came here mainly to exterminate you, not to save you. So, will you sit and perish on your own, or shall I send you on your way?"

Yan Taibai's patience had been mostly exhausted by this point.

As for the Ancient Demon's split soul within the scroll, it had been sealed and suppressed by Yan Taibai before he arrived, all to avoid any accidents.

"If you want to exterminate this Venerable One, I fear the first thing you must do is undo this formation seal. But once this formation seal is undone, who among us lives and who dies is not yet certain. Human cultivator, are you sure you want to take this gamble?"

The Ancient Demon's demon soul spoke with a tone of threat and arrogance.

"I think there is another possibility, which is to erase you along with this formation seal. In that case, there would be no need to worry about anything."

After hearing the words of the Ancient Demon's demon soul, a strange smile appeared on Yan Taibai's face, and he said words that made even the ghost face of the Ancient Demon's demon soul change color.

"What? You actually want to erase this formation seal as well? Hahaha, ridiculous! Do you really think you are at the Spirit Severing Stage?"

The Ancient Demon's demon soul laughed mockingly, but its tone already betrayed a sense of dread and fear.

Clearly, although it did not believe Yan Taibai could do it, it still had worries and concerns.

And Yan Taibai did not give it too much time to worry or be concerned. With his patience exhausted, he flipped his palm, and suddenly, a long golden sword appeared in his hand.

Although he lacked his Life-Bound Magical Treasure, the Luxian Juetian Sword, he was not lacking in flying swords among his Ancient Treasures.

This Ancient Treasure flying sword was quite suitable for the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" technique he cultivated.

In an instant, golden light bloomed on the sword body, Jinxia permeated the air, and streaks of Golden Sword Qi appeared out of thin air in front of Yan Taibai, converging into a giant golden sword three or four zhang in size.

"Slash!"

Then, a cold, emotionless shout exploded, and the giant golden sword fell directly onto the space above the offering table.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

Buddha light shone on the offering table, but as soon as it formed into a golden protective barrier, it shattered like glass being struck. The Ancient Demon's demon soul below, just wanting to take the opportunity to escape, was already too late.

"Ah!"

"No!"

These were the last dying words of the Ancient Demon's demon soul.

This scene, while extremely familiar to Nanlong Hou, left his face deathly pale, his eyes filled with terror.

"Alright, it's settled. Let's go. It's time to go solve the next trouble."

Putting the Ancient Treasure back into his Storage Bag, Yan Taibai clapped his hands as if nothing had happened and said something that shocked Nanlong Hou even more.

"Fellow Daoist Taibai, this... has the Ancient Demon not been resolved yet?"

"Naturally not. This was a demon soul; there is also a Demon Body, both sealed by ancient cultivators. I hope no unlucky fool has triggered the Restriction sealing the Ancient Demon's Demon Body. Otherwise, it would be troublesome. It wouldn't be something that could be solved with one sword; it would take several more."

Yan Taibai nodded and said.

Listening to these words from Yan Taibai, Nanlong Hou thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.

After leaving the bottom of the pool where the Blood Curse Gate was located, Nanlong Hou understood that this Falling Demon Valley was no longer a place he could stay in for long, so he directly bid farewell.

And Yan Taibai did not stop him; since he couldn't help much anyway, he let him leave.

As for Yan Taibai himself, he took out the map from the remains of the ancient cultivator, his gaze falling upon a symbol on the map resembling an altar.

"It should be here, right? I hope nothing goes wrong."

Taking a deep breath, Yan Taibai headed toward the altar according to the route on the map.

There were still no clues regarding Lingmiao Garden, so he could only take it one step at a time and first deal with the sealed Ancient Demon body.

Once this hidden danger was resolved, he could search for Lingmiao Garden with peace of mind.

Lingmiao Garden was related to whether he could advance further in a short time, so Yan Taibai naturally had to take it seriously.

And the hidden danger of the Ancient Demon body also had to be resolved.

This was a demon creature with a single horn on its forehead and a ferocious face; however, at this moment, the demon creature was expressionless, its eyes slightly closed, as if it had not yet woken up from sleep.

Yet, although its lips were tightly shut, thunderous roars erupted from its abdomen from time to time. Just listening to this sound, the demon creature seemed to be in a state of extreme rage, but its face remained completely expressionless and extremely wooden.

The two arms of this demon creature also mechanically threw out balls of ink-black fire toward the ground, its movements stiff and appearing extremely sluggish.

As for his opponent, it was none other than Wei Wuya, this Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

At present, Wei Wuya was shrouded in emerald-green poisonous clouds, which he used to counter the attacks of this demon.

But he had not gained any upper hand; on the contrary, he was falling into a disadvantage everywhere.

However, the commotion caused by such a great battle between Wei Wuya and the demon was naturally not small, attracting quite a few cultivators.

"Quickly go find Fellow Daoist Taibai!"

Watching the numerous Nascent Soul cultivators flying over to investigate the situation, Wei Wuya shouted loudly.

But before the Nascent Soul cultivators who had come to investigate could react, a familiar and reassuring hearty laugh rang out. "Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Wei, I never expected that you would be the one to release this demon. Truly a troublesome matter."

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you have finally come. It seems you already know the origin of this demon, so I will not say much more. Could I trouble you to take action and exterminate this demon? Otherwise, with this fiend having fully recovered its demonic powers, no one in Falling Demon Valley will be its match, and the other fellow daoists will all meet their doom at its hands."

Amidst the green poisonous clouds, Wei Wuya's voice was hurried and anxious, clearly appearing to be heavily injured. Moreover, as soon as he finished speaking, the center of the green mist churned, and then a figure revealed itself within the green light; his face was ashen and bloodless, his eyes somewhat dim—it was indeed Wei Wuya.

"Fine, leave this demon to me! I came precisely for this fiend. To think that even without a demonic soul, it could still revive; it seems self-awareness has awakened within the body. These demons are truly troublesome."

Seeing this scene, Yan Taibai appeared and nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the demon with a demonic head and human body seemed to understand the conversation between Yan Taibai and Wei Wuya. Its half-closed eyes trembled slightly, a strand of cold light flashed, and at the same time, the demonic flames in its hands paused as it slowly raised its head to survey the surroundings.

Wherever the demon's eyes swept, black and purple demonic light flickered incessantly. The surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators all felt a chill rise from their backs, actually having the sensation of being stared at by a natural predator, and their hearts skipped a beat simultaneously.

But for Yan Taibai, it had absolutely no effect.

"You... exterminated him?"

The demon spoke a sentence, a rarity; it was not very clear, but everyone could understand it.

"Correct. That is why I rushed over to exterminate you as well. After all, weren't you two originally one?"

Yan Taibai nodded and admitted it.

"You are not an ordinary human Nascent Soul cultivator."

The demon was silent for a moment and said.

"Otherwise, I would not have dared to come and exterminate you. Tell me, did you develop consciousness on your own, or did you prepare another demonic soul to occupy this Demon Body?"

Yan Taibai raised an eyebrow and asked.

He was genuinely quite curious about this, so he had a bit more patience.

"Hehe! To wait for this day, this Venerable One does not know how long I have prepared; naturally, it is not just a demonic soul."

Hearing Yan Taibai's inquiry, the demon chuckled, not bothering to hide it.

"That is to say, there are other demonic souls in Falling Demon Valley?"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai's brows locked tightly, and he felt a slight headache.

Things seemed to have gone wrong with his plan.

"That depends on you yourself. However, do you think you have the ability to exterminate this Venerable One? It was not difficult for you to exterminate that one because it was just a demonic soul, but this Venerable One has already emerged; I am afraid you cannot do it."

The demon stared at Yan Taibai and said with extreme confidence.

Hearing this, not only did Yan Taibai's expression become strange, but Wei Wuya and the other surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators also had extremely strange expressions.

Through Yan Taibai's words, they could gather that Yan Taibai opening Falling Demon Valley was to exterminate the demon before them, and he had even exterminated the demonic soul of this demon not long ago.

Therefore, the fate of this demon before them was already sealed.

Regarding Yan Taibai, both Wei Wuya and the other Nascent Soul cultivators present had sufficient confidence.

As for them, they only needed to watch the show; there was no need to worry about anything else.

"Then feel free to make your move."

Seeing this, a hint of a smile appeared on Yan Taibai's face, and he actually let the demon attack first.

Hearing this, Wei Wuya's expression changed slightly, and just as he was about to say something, the demon let out a loud shout.

"Good!" After saying that, it truly attacked first, seemingly aware of Yan Taibai's prowess.

Immediately, its four palms rubbed together, and two more black light orbs emerged. With black light flickering, the two orbs transformed into two black light spears, humming loudly.

The demon bit its tongue with its fangs and spat out two mouthfuls of essence blood with "Pu" and "Pu" sounds, which struck the black spears.

Instantly, after the two light spears trembled slightly, they turned blood-red. After spitting out the essence blood, the demonic soul's two heads simultaneously showed a trace of lethargy, as if this method had cost it quite a bit of vital energy.

"Fellow Daoist Taibai, be careful."

Seeing this scene, Wei Wuya could not help but speak up to warn him.

But the demon did not pause for even an instant; immediately, it waved its four arms, and the two blood spears in its hands attacked straight toward Yan Taibai.

Facing such a terrifying attack, one sufficient to heavily injure a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, Yan Taibai was unhurried, using his hand as a sword and slashing forward.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

In an instant, with two loud bangs, the demon's blood spears directly collapsed and dissipated, ceasing to exist.

This scene left the demon with only one thought in its mind: "Escape."

It already understood that the Yan Taibai before it was definitely not an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator; unless it recovered the strength of its peak period, continuing to fight would mean certain death.

Therefore, to survive, it had to escape.

Thus, as soon as this thought arose, its entire body's purple-black demonic Qi churned, as if it were brewing some heaven-shaking ultimate move.

And just when everyone was expecting a great battle between Yan Taibai and this demon, the incessantly churning purple-black demonic Qi directly vanished.

Disappearing along with it was the demon that had just been overflowing with demonic might.

"This... Fellow Daoist Taibai, has that demon escaped?"

Seeing this scene, Wei Wuya was stunned for a moment and gave a wry smile.

He truly had not expected that this demon would be so wary of Yan Taibai that it would slip away immediately after just one exchange of blows.

It truly caught him by surprise.

"Escape, hehe!"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai gave a noncommittal chuckle, then, under the surprised gazes of Wei Wuya and the other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Yan Taibai flicked his sleeve, and instantly a golden rainbow light rushed out, transforming into a golden hand that seemed to cover the sky, fiercely grabbing toward the void ten thousand feet away.

"Whoosh!" In an instant, the demon creature that had originally vanished was grabbed directly within the golden hand, struggling desperately, wanting to escape but to no avail.

"Alright, it's over."

With the demon creature in hand, Yan Taibai chuckled softly, then the golden hand squeezed fiercely.

"Bang!" With a sound, a sky full of purple-black blood mist appeared high in the air, but before it could fall, it turned into wisps of green smoke and vanished.

"True Master Taibai has vast and mighty divine abilities; Wei admires you." Seeing this scene, Wei Wuya was silent for a moment, then spoke respectfully to Yan Taibai with an exceptionally complex expression.

"Brother Wei is too polite. The demon creature has been eliminated, but according to what it said, there are still remaining demon souls in this Falling Demon Valley that need to be dealt with. However, these remaining demon souls should not be too strong; I will have to trouble you fellow Daoists."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai's smile did not fade as he looked around and gave his instructions.

And his words, although not a command or order, were met with agreement and promises from the Nascent Soul cultivators present; after all, the scene just now had brought them too great a shock.

(End of this chapter)