Chapter 703: Tai Xuan Dao Ancestor (Supplementary update for 6800 monthly votes from last month)

"Matters have reached this point; I will immediately unleash the full power of the City Defense Array. You all shall assist me in slaughtering every cultivator who has transformed into a Demon, without mercy!"

Elder Gu gave the orders and then transmitted his voice to the entire city: "All law enforcement cultivators, exterminate the Demons... all other cultivators are to return to their Cave Abodes; anyone acting suspiciously will be killed!"

Boom—!

A moment later, the Qianyang City array was operating at full power.

A massive golden mirror appeared in the sky above the entire city, its surface flickering with countless spiritual patterns, obscuring the scarlet Moon.

Following that... streaks of flames transformed into Fire Dragons, fiercely pouncing toward every place of chaos in the city.

Those Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining level Demons were reduced to ashes the moment they were coiled by the Fire Dragons.

The Golden Core Cultivators sitting on meditation cushions felt their minds suddenly grow tranquil, immune to external Demons, and they couldn't help but praise one after another: "What a fine treasure for eliminating Demons and defending the Tao!"

"I, Li, have killed countless Demons in my life, yet I have never seen such a disgusting thing!"

Elder Gu sneered several times: "Even when Ancient Demon Realm cultivators descended, weren't they beaten back by us in alliance with the Immortal Realm envoys? Even that Original Demon Qi was sealed; today... at most, it is just repeating the process, and perhaps... it might even be an opportunity for us!"

"Spirit Severing... falling into the demonic path?"

"Evil heretics! Kill!"

Those human faces made various expressions of extreme ecstasy, emitting soul-snatching sounds that captured the spirit.

Elder Gu took the Flying Sword and scanned it with his divine sense; his expression changed drastically, and his hand holding the Sword Talisman trembled slightly: "Last night... that newly promoted Spirit Severing cultivator of the Black Demon Sect... fell into the demonic path! The current Black Demon Sect headquarters—the Black Demon Abyss—has already turned into a Blood Sea, with Demons running rampant for ten thousand miles, becoming a land of death!"

Elder Gu's expression was grave: "This may be a great chaos comparable to the descent of the Ancient Demon Realm!"

"Demon Realm descent?!"

"This is so unsightly, it simply dirties our eyes!"

Elder Gu sat cross-legged on the Yutai, his expression unchanged: "That is fine... regarding this anomaly, speak your minds, but before that..."

The sword-bearing Golden Core cultivator's expression changed, and he leaned forward: "Elder Gu..."

"Kill!"

"It is just that I do not know what the root of this great catastrophe is?"

"If that is the case, it seems to be a false title..." Elder Gu's expression relaxed, and then he saw a Sword Light fly directly out of the void, transforming into a small jade sword that arrived before him.

"What is there to fear?"

"This demonic sound is extremely powerful; it can directly stir up a cultivator's inner demons... Not only that, when I first heard it, I almost thought I was listening to a true supreme classic of the Tao..."

"Its name is—Tai Xuan Dao Ancestor!" Elder Gu spoke with a slightly strange expression.

"The subsequent mopping up can be left to the ordinary law enforcement cultivators."

The Golden Core Cultivators present all had their expressions change drastically.

A group of Golden Core Cultivators came together to Elder Gu's Cave Abode to report.

Even when encountering such a great change, they could remain calm and handle problems coolly.

"Elder Gu's divine abilities are astonishing; we admire you..."

A female cultivator showed an expression of unbearable disgust...

Elder Gu used his divine sense as a pen, recording one by one in a Jade Slip: "The Valley Spirit never dies, this is the Mysterious Female. The gate of the Mysterious Female is the root of Heaven and Earth... It exists continuously as if it were there... inexhaustible and endless... it is the mother of the Tao!"

"You all go down; this seat needs to be quiet for a while!"

"It is actually the highest-grade Flying Sword Transmission of the Shushan Sword Pavilion?"

"I, Li, also heard it; I wonder what that 'Valley Spirit' is?"

Elder Gu's expression suddenly became somewhat mysterious: "Did you all... hear that demonic sound last night?"

The Golden Core Cultivators who were besieging it used their various unique abilities, aided by the Array Formation, and soon eliminated this meat-mountain Demon.

Many Golden Core Cultivators felt their hair stand on end; even the Dust-Descending Bell above their heads could no longer give them the slightest sense of security.

Another Golden Core Ancestor's eyes flashed: "Everything seems to be related to that Taiyin Star..."

"Those cultivators who went mad and fell into the demonic path are the same... It seems that after worshipping the Moon, one can improve their cultivation? But the price is simply too..."

Several Golden Core Cultivators spoke one after another... and soon pieced together some fragmented information.

Even a Golden Core Ancestor could not help but feel a sense of trepidation at this moment.

"Heh, it does have a bit of twisted logic, but unfortunately, it is ultimately an evil heresy!"

Looking at the tentacles that were still wriggling after being severed and falling to the ground, a Golden Core cultivator asked in surprise: "The Wanhua Pavilion Golden Core... seems to have only been at the early stage of cultivation; how could it be so difficult to deal with after falling into the demonic path... This Dharma Power is comparable to the late Golden Core stage, right? And... it can regenerate severed limbs; it really has some resemblance to the 'Undying Divine Ability' talent of the Demon race!"

Only Golden Core level great Demons could tangle with the Fire Dragons, but they were immediately killed by the Golden Core Cultivators who arrived and joined forces using Dharma Treasures!

Other Golden Core Cultivators showed lingering fear, but seeing that the Dust-Descending Bell was still working, they couldn't help but feel relieved:

"I heard it..."

A bolt of Thunder fell, striking the meat mountain, and countless flesh and blood charred and splattered...

"I wonder what honorable name Elder Gu heard?"

Wanhua Pavilion.

"To dare to call oneself Dao Ancestor, what a huge boast!"

But in an instant, even more flesh and blood grew and multiplied rapidly...

"In a trance, I, Huang, felt as if I were hearing a True Immortal Dao Ancestor preaching... almost wanting to ascend... Now it seems it was all external Demons coming to disturb my heart," a yellow-robed Golden Core cultivator also said with lingering fear.

"Forget it... this anomaly is not a matter for our Qianyang City alone; I fear it will affect the entire Great Gan... and perhaps even more..."

"The Demons everywhere in the city have been suppressed... most of the Demons are dead, a small portion are fleeing..."

Inside the Cave Abode, various Transmission Talismans flew about chaotically.

For cultivators, their experience in slaying Demons is quite rich; every one of them has come out of life-and-death struggles, and their mental states are quite resilient.

The Golden Core Cultivators all shook their heads.

"Although the losses are heavy, there shouldn't be any major problems anymore..."

"Elder Gu is right; without encountering great changes, how could there be an opportunity to brave the wind and thunder to transform into a dragon?" a Sword Cultivator carrying a long sword on his back said proudly.

"Tai Xuan Dao Ancestor? Never heard of it..."

He raised his hand and cast out the emerald-green 'Dust-Descending Bell', letting this Dharma Treasure hover above everyone's heads, releasing waves of heart-cleansing bell chimes.

He tossed the Jade Slip aside, then asked the various Golden Core Cultivators: "This old man was also invaded by an outer Demon last night... In a trance, I seemed to hear a venerable name, which seems related to this great catastrophe... I would like to ask you all, have you ever heard that name?"

And when the sun rose the next day.

The sword-bearing cultivator sneered as well.

The sword-bearing Golden Core Ancestor asked.

That great catastrophe can now only be known through fragments in ancient texts, but it can be vaguely inferred that the decline of ancient cultivators, and even the destruction of the Xuantian Sect, may all be related to this!

"That was a great catastrophe where ten thousand cultivators fell and groups of immortals perished..."

Elder Gu exhaled a long breath and waved his sleeves to dismiss the people.

After the many Golden Core Cultivators left, Elder Gu sealed his Cave Abode, then picked up the previously discarded Jade Slip again, his expression gradually becoming mysterious: "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao... I never thought that I, Gu Jiandong, would have a day where I could be so close to the Great Dao... Hehe, hehe..."

(End of this chapter)