Chapter 228: Collapse

When Zhang Nuo turned his head back to look, everything in his eyes made him even more unable to believe it; he saw that around Qingnian Demon Mountain, dozens of pillars of light shot up into the sky, each of these pillars ten zhang thick.

The white pillars of light reached straight into the sky, and the waves of power were such that even the Mountain Protection Restriction around the Demon Mountain rippled incessantly. Nanxuan Laozu, who was in the distant sky, had a steady expression; he held the White Circular Plate in one hand and continuously struck Dharma techniques into it.

With each activation of his Dharma technique, the pillars of light would undergo a change. In just the time of a few breaths, it was as if the dozens of pillars of light were about to uproot Qingnian Demon Mountain; the entire great mountain was trembling.

Just looking at it from the outside was already like this; one could imagine what kind of result the cultivators inside the Demon Mountain would face. If not for the existence of the Mountain Protection Restriction, the entire Demon Mountain would likely have been leveled to the ground in an instant.

The area around the Demon Mountain was filled with yellow sand. As the pillars of light shot into the sky, streaks of yellow sand were swept into the pillars, causing the originally pure white pillars to become somewhat yellowish.

Just as Zhang Nuo was watching this spectacle with full concentration, in a patch of sky a hundred li away from him, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator wrapped in an escape light was also carefully watching the direction of Qingnian Demon Mountain.

This person was none other than Shi Liang. The commotion created by Nanxuan Laozu also left him quite shocked in his heart. However, after a thought flashed through his mind, he flipped one hand, and a Sound Transmission Talisman appeared in his palm. After whispering a few words to it, he flicked his hand, and the Sound Transmission Talisman turned into a streak of fire and sped away.

Afterwards, Shi Liang cast his gaze back toward the direction of Qingnian Demon Mountain. Zhang Nuo did not notice any of this at all; it was not that his strength was insufficient, but that the momentum created by Nanxuan Laozu was too great, interfering with his Divine Sense.

Dozens of huge pillars of light surrounded Qingnian Demon Mountain. A moment later, the water-like ripples appearing on the Mountain Protection Restriction became increasingly violent. Squinting his eyes slightly, Nanxuan Laozu stood in mid-air, his expression changing slightly. As he inverted the disc in his hand, a humming sound grew loud, followed by the faint sound of wind and thunder.

At the same time, above Qingnian Demon Mountain, more than a dozen pillars of light slowly bent their heads; the light that had originally shot straight into the sky turned to strike the summit of the Demon Mountain.

This change was even more astonishing. The moment the tops of the pillars of light touched the summit of the Demon Mountain, a violent collision occurred between the Mountain Protection Restriction and the pillars of light.

"Boom—" sounds were incessant. The dazzling Spiritual Qi and the pitch-black Demonic Qi intertwined and tore at each other like fire and water that could not coexist, and circles of energy ripples spread out unceasingly. At this moment, the heavens and earth changed color, and rolling yellow sand blotted out the sun and sky.

Although Zhang Nuo was a hundred li away, his body still felt the destructive power coming from the Demon Mountain. It was a category that exceeded what a cultivator could withstand; let alone someone of his cultivation, even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator would immediately perish if they rushed directly between the pillars of light.

"Break!"

With his palms trembling slightly, Nanxuan Laozu let out a roar. The impact force of the dozens of pillars of light increased, causing the Mountain Protection Restriction to hum and ring.

Only at this moment did Zhang Nuo finally understand a little why, back at the Divine Sword Sect, Sun Yiyang's face had instantly turned ashen upon hearing that the Mountain Protection Array had been broken.

Looking at the Mountain Protection Restriction of Qingnian Demon Mountain, it was quite remarkable, but this was only ordinary; the original Mountain Protection Array of the Divine Sword Sect had been built by the founding master Deng Tianlin himself, and its defensive capabilities were even more extraordinary.

Just as his mind wandered for a moment, a huge change occurred at Qingnian Demon Mountain. He saw that at the base of the dozens of pillars of light, dense cyan electric arcs began to appear. These electric arcs were like ants, slowly climbing upward.

Before long, the dozens of pillars of light were covered in traces of electric arcs. With the appearance of the cyan electric arcs, the power of the pillars of light also increased significantly, and the Mountain Protection Restriction began to reveal a five-colored halo.

Wang Ji and the others, who were on the Demon Mountain, were immediately filled with anxiety upon seeing the five-colored halo on the surface of the restriction. This indicated that the Mountain Protection Restriction had already reached its limit; if such an attack continued for another moment, the restriction would immediately collapse.

"Fellow Daoist Wang! Quickly think of a way!"

Fu Ling was anxious. She had felt from the beginning that the Four Great Sects were doing something dishonest outside the Demon Mountain, and now that she saw it, it was indeed to break the restriction.

However, at such a time as this, she could not blame Wang Ji anymore; the most urgent matter was to quickly come up with a solution.

The muscles on Wang Ji's old face twisted. After twitching a few times, he suddenly let out a long sigh. He had been too confident in the Mountain Protection Restriction before and had not made any backup preparations; at this moment, where could he find a way?

"Fellow Daoist Wang?"

Seeing that Wang Ji kept looking up at the restriction with a stiff expression on his face and did not speak, Gui Xiao also urged him urgently.

"I... I have no other way!"

Hearing the person beside him call his name, Wang Ji's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said in a listless voice.

"Swish!" The expressions of the Sect Leaders of the other three Demon Mountains changed simultaneously. No matter what, they had never expected that Wang Ji would say such a thing at this time; everyone's heart turned cold.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you..."

Fu Ling was so angry that her face turned pale. With this woman's temper, she really wanted to rush in front of Wang Ji and give him a heavy slap. However, doing so would be of no avail and could not salvage the situation.

At the summit of the Demon Mountain, the five-colored halo on the restriction became increasingly intense. In the end, the originally cyan restriction turned completely five-colored! Everyone knew what was about to happen, and their figures flew rapidly toward the direction of the main hall.

At this time, a small-scale restriction also shrouded the area around the main hall, but compared to the Mountain Protection Restriction, it was like a dwarf standing before a giant.

Things had reached this point, and Wang Ji and the others had no choice but to pray that the restriction in the main hall could save their lives the moment the Demon Mountain was breached. At the same time the four of them flew toward the main hall, they each told their subordinate disciples to hide in a safe place on the Demon Mountain.

Nanxuan Laozu, who was in the distant sky, finally smoothed out his tightly furrowed brows, because he saw hope!

"Hehe! Open for me!"

After a low, cold laugh, a thunderous roar erupted from the old ancestor's mouth. With this sound, more than a dozen thick pillars of light slammed toward the top of the Demon Mountain. For a time, the earth changed color, and the momentum, like a collapsing mountain or a tsunami, surged one after another, ceaselessly.

"Boom!" With a sound, the restriction of Qingnian Demon Mountain could no longer withstand this pressure and was forcibly broken from the outside. A stream of pure Demonic Qi, black as ink, shot up from the summit of the mountain, straight into the clouds.

The entire Demon Mountain shook, as if it were unsteady and about to fall. Most of the pavilions and halls on the mountain were destroyed, but fortunately, the moment the Mountain Protection Restriction was broken, the power of the dozen or so pillars of light was exhausted; they slowly weakened and finally disappeared completely.

The duration of all this was not very long, but whether it was the people inside the Demon Mountain or the cultivators of the Four Great Sects a hundred li away, they all felt it was very long, as if several years had passed.

"Demon Emperor! The Mountain Protection Restriction is broken! Get out here!"

Nanxuan Laozu, with his white beard and hair, had a flushed face. With a sharp shout, he shook the already precarious Qingnian Demon Mountain, causing many stones on the mountain to slide down one after another.

Seeing that the restriction was broken, Zhuge An and the others led their sect's disciples and charged up. A dark mass of cultivators flooded toward Qingnian Demon Mountain, each of them brandishing their Magic Treasures, with all kinds of brilliance flashing incessantly.

Everyone had waited for this day for a long time, and they had gathered all their strength to fight with the cultivators on the Demon Mountain! The shouts reached the sky! Each one was like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain.

At the same time, on Qingnian Demon Mountain, bursts of battle cries also rang out. From several Cave Abodes inside the Demon Mountain, the demonic cultivators of the Five Great Demon Mountains also charged out. Although the dozens of pillars of light had broken the restriction, the remaining power did not cause too much danger to the Demon Mountain; apart from destroying some buildings, the demonic cultivators basically suffered no damage.

Both groups had accumulated anger in their hearts for a long time, and it finally erupted at this moment. The distance of several hundred li was nothing at all to these cultivators, and their Flying Magic Tools streaked across the sky.

"Boom!" As a cultivator on the Demon Mountain collided with the Dharma Treasure of a Beixuan Sect disciple, this great war, which had lasted for nearly ten years, finally broke out completely.

The collision between Magic Treasures, the angry shouts between cultivators, and the strikes of thousands of people made this space incredibly bloody! From time to time, cultivators would fall from mid-air.

Nanxuan Laozu did not make a move directly; his gaze remained fixed on the Demon Mountain, waiting for the appearance of the Demon Emperor. According to the time calculation, even if the Demon Emperor had not finished rebuilding his physical body, it should be nearing its end.

However, what surprised him somewhat was that the heaven-shaking war outside the Demon Mountain did not attract the Demon Emperor's concern; he remained hidden inside Qingnian Demon Mountain and refused to come out.

Seeing this scene, Nanxuan Laozu did not dare to rashly enter the interior of the Demon Mountain to search. He could only watch coldly, occasionally making a move to kill one or two Demon Sect cultivators.

Zhang Nuo was in the distant sky; he was not in a hurry to join the battle. He carefully observed the strength of both sides, looking for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the main forces of the demonic cultivators.

At this time, without the interference of the pillars of light, his Divine Sense began to probe outward. Suddenly, the figure of a person appeared within his Divine Sense's perception.

Turning his head quickly, he saw that in the sky a hundred li away, a cultivator wrapped in escape light was also watching the battle between the Four Great Sects and the Five Great Demon Mountains!

"Shi Liang!"

Although the distance was far, Zhang Nuo still sensed the face of the person in the escape light; it was none other than the arrogant Great Elder Shi Liang from the Divine Sword Sect back then.

With almost no hesitation, Zhang Nuo's escape light surged, and he rushed toward Shi Liang's direction. Just as he discovered Shi Liang, the other party also discovered Zhang Nuo's existence.

Frowning slightly, Shi Liang did not know that the person rushing toward him was Zhang Nuo, so he turned his figure with great vigilance and fled toward the distance.

Seeing this, Zhang Nuo felt a surge of anxiety in his heart. He had too many things he wanted to ask Shi Liang, and today, no matter what, he would not let him leave like this. Immediately, he activated his Four Spirit Seas simultaneously, and his escape speed became a few points faster.