Chapter 215: Unexpected

The two discs unleashed by the Nascent Soul of Nanxuan Laozu were shockingly fast, leaving almost no afterimages in mid-air as they flashed right before the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation.

With a Restriction blocking the air above and Nanxuan Laozu blocking the path ahead, the Demon Emperor had almost no route to escape, and it looked as if the two discs were about to slash into his body.

The Demon Emperor gritted his teeth, Demonic Qi rippling through his ten fingers, and he violently tore off one of the arms of this External Incarnation. No blood flowed from the severed limb; instead, a mass of pure Demonic Qi bubbled and churned from within.

Holding the severed arm in one hand, he began chanting rapidly. A loud "Boom—" echoed in the ears; it was unknown what secret technique the Demon Emperor had used, but he had forcibly detonated his own arm, and a massive amount of black mist rapidly permeated the surrounding area for several miles.

The two discs previously unleashed by Nanxuan Laozu's Nascent Soul flashed back through the black mist, failing to injure the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation at all.

"Today's grudge! This Demon Emperor will surely return it twofold in the future!"

From within the black mist came the Demon Emperor's angry rebuke, and then, as the black mist dissipated, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation vanished along with it.

"What a bizarre method of escape!"

Beneath the Nascent Soul, Nanxuan Laozu's brows were tightly knit, his expression growing increasingly grim. He had thought that by exhausting all his divine abilities, he could kill this External Incarnation in one stroke, but who would have thought the opponent would escape? It was truly far beyond his expectations.

"It seems the divine abilities of this last Demon Emperor were far beyond my imagination!"

With a movement of his Divine Sense, he retracted his Magic Treasure and Nascent Soul into his body, Nanxuan Laozu muttering solemnly to himself.

In the past, the Demon Emperor's cultivation in the Human Realm had already reached the Spirit Severing Stage. Later, because he spent much time researching Yin and Yang Qi, he gained nothing, ultimately ending up with his lifespan exhausted and falling. In his prime, his divine abilities were unimaginable; now, even a single External Incarnation was this troublesome.

Looking up at the sky, Nanxuan Laozu felt that things were becoming difficult. If he really let the Demon Emperor reconstruct his physical body, even he might be unable to do anything to the opponent! This catastrophe for the Four Great Sects on the Tianjiang Plain was unavoidable.

Thinking of this, he surged with escape light, transforming into a streak of light, and rushed out of the sect.

At the edge of the Tianjiang Plain, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation slowly landed on the ground, his face deathly pale, and the severed arm wreathed in black mist continuously emitted a "Squeak, squeak" sound.

"I didn't expect that fellow to understand the art of divination! The discs he unleashed earlier were clearly divination Magic Treasures! Truly troublesome!"

Ignoring the wound entirely, the Demon Emperor looked melancholy, continuously recalling the battle with Nanxuan Laozu just now. Since this body was an External Incarnation, even if an arm were destroyed, it would grow back after a period of recuperation.

But Nanxuan Laozu's Divination Disc made him extremely wary. Generally, cultivators who understand divination will activate some divination divine abilities when fighting others. One must never underestimate this kind of divine ability; if powerful, it can discern an opponent's attack in advance.

In this way, even if your attack is bizarre, it is impossible to injure him! Just by glancing at it, the Demon Emperor knew Nanxuan Laozu understood the art of divination, which made it impossible for him to be at ease!

Furthermore, a few years ago, Qin Xiaofeng of the "Great Underworld Mansion" came to find him, insisting on taking back their "Master's" item. The Demon Emperor understood that the item was actually the Black Book in the Fenzhong!

Initially, he had obtained some Yin and Yang Qi from the book and spent many years of painstaking research to no avail. Later, he finally thought of using a two-headed snake to unravel the mysteries of the Yin and Yang Qi, but he did not expect his lifespan to be exhausted, so he had to bury the Black Book and the two-headed snake together in the Fenzhong when he was dying.

Who knew that after years of cultivation, not only was there no result, but the two strands of his divided soul parasitizing the two-headed snake were almost completely worn away by the demon snake's own power! If it weren't for Zhuge Qing and the others going to kill the two-headed snake, and the opportunity provided by the black snake head being severed, allowing the Demon Emperor to parasitize his divided soul onto Yu Lei, he would have likely vanished from the world entirely.

If he could not retrieve the Black Book, the "Great Underworld Mansion" would not let him go. Do not think the Demon Emperor relied on his vast divine abilities; he was still very afraid of the "Master" of the "Great Underworld Mansion"!

After thinking for a long time, the Demon Emperor finally decided that reconstructing his physical body was the priority. Immediately, he transformed into a black rainbow and rushed toward the direction of the Qingnian Demon Mountain.

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Inside a fortress, the Sect Leaders of the Four Great Sects, including Zhuge An, were discussing how to forcefully attack the Five Great Demon Mountains when suddenly a streak of light flashed in! Ignoring the Restrictions around the fortress, it rushed directly into the room where Zhuge An and the others were!

Zhuge An, who was speaking, was greatly alarmed. The newcomer's cultivation was too terrifying; it took almost just a flash of thought to arrive here, and the cultivation should be far above theirs. However, once he saw who it was, his heart finally settled.

"Greetings, Laozu!"

The person who arrived was none other than Nanxuan Laozu. Upon seeing him, the other three immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.

"No need!"

Nanxuan Laozu was not polite; with a wave of his hand, he sat in the main seat, his aged face shrouded in a layer of chill. Zhuge An and the others did not even dare to breathe loudly. This Nanxuan Laozu rarely walked outside and had not left the Nanxuan Sect for nearly a hundred years. Why would he suddenly come here today? Could it be that something major had happened?

After his gaze swept over the four, Nanxuan Laozu said indifferently:

"Today, an External Incarnation of the Demon Emperor went to my place!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the four changed. After quickly exchanging glances, they focused their attention back on Nanxuan Laozu. Since the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation had already appeared, it meant the Demon Emperor's reconstructed physical body would soon be completed.

"Under my full-force attack, I actually failed to kill that incarnation!"

If Nanxuan Laozu's first sentence shocked the four, then his second sentence astonished them! With his Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation, he could not even kill one of the Demon Emperor's External Incarnations; what a terrifying realm the Demon Emperor's true self's cultivation must be.

"However, you need not be too worried. Judging from the strength of the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation, his true self's cultivation should be around the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, but I do not have the confidence to defeat him!"

Like a basin of cold water, it poured over the Sect Leaders of the Four Great Sects, chilling them to the core. Their expressions instantly turned ugly; even Nanxuan Laozu had no confidence in dealing with him! Was there still any possibility of victory in this war?

"Laozu! Then we..."

Zhuge An asked tentatively. With things reaching this point, their previous plans were all overturned. Once the Demon Emperor completed his physical body reconstruction, it would be useless even if they captured more fortresses.

"There is no need to make any more plans. From today on, attack the Five Great Demon Mountains with all your might! We cannot give the Demon Emperor any more time!"

Reaching out and pressing onto the map on the table, Nanxuan Laozu said resolutely.

"But there are five Demon Mountains in total. We have no idea which Demon Mountain the Demon Emperor's physical body reconstruction Dharma Array is in. If we attack the wrong one, wouldn't we miss a great opportunity, and it would also consume many cultivators."

Zhuge An saw the Laozu's great determination and knew the great battle was about to begin, but which Demon Mountain to attack had become the main problem now.

"You all go out first, let me think about it!"

To the great surprise of the four, Nanxuan Laozu actually told them all to leave. The four did not dare to disobey and immediately walked out of the room.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuge, what is Laozu trying to do?"

Xiao Zhengxing had always had a good relationship with Zhuge An, so he did not avoid the subject and asked directly.

"Perhaps Laozu wants to calculate which Demon Mountain the Demon Emperor is on!"

Shaking his head helplessly, he was not very clear about what Nanxuan Laozu wanted to do either, but the Laozu had always understood the art of divination, so he should be using this technique to decide which Demon Mountain to attack.

Xiao Zhengxing's expression was somewhat hesitant; he had never really believed in the art of divination, but in the current situation, it was not easy to say it directly, so he had to stand silently to the side, waiting for Nanxuan Laozu to give an answer.

Inside the room, seeing that the four had all gone out, Nanxuan Laozu raised his hand and cast several incantations, setting up a Restriction over the entire room. Finally, with a flick of his sleeve, six small, pure-white discs appeared.

These discs hovered in front of him, each radiating brilliant light. With his eyes slightly narrowed, Nanxuan Laozu muttered to himself. Before long, different Fowen appeared on the surfaces of the six discs.

These Fowen were very dim, without any luster, and would be impossible to notice without careful inspection. Sweeping his gaze over all the Fowen, Nanxuan Laozu revealed a trace of doubt.

Although his art of divination could not be called perfect, it should not be to the point of finding no clues at all. It seemed someone must have tampered with it.

"Sigh!"

With a light sigh, Nanxuan Laozu suddenly thought of the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation. He had originally wanted to kill it with all his might, but in the end, the opponent had escaped using a secret technique. Perhaps after returning to his true body, the Demon Emperor had realized he knew the art of divination and had prepared in advance.

Trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice; things were not easy to handle this time! If he could accurately attack the Demon Mountain where the Demon Emperor was, it would save a lot of effort. But looking at it now, that seemed impossible.

Retracting the Magic Treasures, Nanxuan Laozu called Zhuge An and the others back in. After explaining the truth about the divination, the four also felt somewhat desperate.

"How about this! Among the Five Great Demon Mountains, the Qingnian Demon Mountain is the strongest. I think the Demon Emperor's Dharma Array for reconstructing his physical body should be on the Qingnian Demon Mountain! We will start our attack from this mountain!"

Pointing a finger at the mark for Qingnian Demon Mountain on the map, Nanxuan Laozu said in a deep voice.

"Very well! We shall follow the Laozu's decision!"

The four of them nodded in unison; in their hearts, they actually thought the same thing—among the Five Great Demon Mountains, only the lineage of Wang Ji had numerous disciples! Moreover, their defensive strength was the strongest, so the Demon Emperor should have chosen Qingnian Demon Mountain.

Having locked onto their target, the group began to split up and take action, but at this moment, Nanxuan Laozu called Zhuge An to a halt.

"I heard that Zhang Nuo has returned! Have him come to see me!"

Before the great battle, Zhuge An did not know why the Laozu insisted on seeing Zhang Nuo alone, but he did not dare to ask further; after giving his assent, he withdrew from the room.