Chapter 196: Heavenly Demon Grand Formation, Rahu Reappears?!

Chen Ku remained composed and unafraid, let alone Jieyin and Zhunti.

Jieyin glanced askance at the four ferocious beasts, his expression unchanging.

"No need for many words; quickly subdue these four ferocious beasts."

Jieyin spoke, saying as such.

To him, this was nothing more than an easy task.

Upon hearing that, Zhunti also nodded and prepared to act.

However, at this moment, Chen Ku finally moved.

"Hah, merely four ferocious beasts."

"Why have the master and uncle take action?!"

Before his words faded, Chen Ku's palm suddenly flipped over.

Instantly, a burst of divine light erupted, brilliant and dazzling.

Nothing else!

It was precisely that scroll-shaped spiritual treasure, which suddenly appeared.

As the spiritual treasure unfurled, divine patterns intertwined, immortal light radiant, cascading downward.

In the blink of an eye, a torrent of mighty power surged forth, actually suppressing all four ferocious beasts, rendering them utterly immobile.

Even the original terrifying aura that made scalps tingle was suddenly weakened by more than half.

Thereafter, an horrendous devouring power manifested.

The massive four ferocious beasts were directly merged into the spiritual treasure.

For a moment, the spiritual treasure's divine light blazed forth, dazzling the eyes, far stronger than before, extraordinarily terrifying.

Seeing this, Chen Ku smiled with satisfaction.

"Heh, this Myriad Spirits Compendium, since I obtained it in the Dividing Treasure Rock, has never been able to display its power."

"But today, it just happened to come in handy."

"Not bad!"

"This spiritual treasure is precisely one of the gains from the Dividing Treasure Rock back then."

"Its interior is like a self-contained small world, capable of receiving all worldly beings within."

"And the more beings inside, the greater the spiritual treasure's power."

"One could say this is a growth-type spiritual treasure."

"Originally, it was merely equivalent to a high-grade innate spiritual treasure."

"But today, by using it to subdue the four ferocious beasts, it became part of the Myriad Spirits Compendium."

"Instantly, streaks of unmatchable vigor surged from the compendium, gripping heart and soul."

"According to Chen Ku's perception, this spiritual treasure now is likely not inferior to a top-grade innate spiritual treasure in power."

Chen Ku's heart stirred.

"This treasure... is somewhat similar to that Dragon-Phoenix Zither."

"Of course, he also knew it was merely similar."

"Given time, the power of the Myriad Spirits Compendium will far surpass the Dragon-Phoenix Zither."

"After all, the latter can only fuse dragon and phoenix beings, which can be said to have great limitations."

"On the other side, seeing Chen Ku so nonchalantly and effortlessly subdue the four ferocious beasts, Jieyin and Zhunti also changed expression."

"Hah, disciple, this treasure is indeed extraordinarily marvelous."

"Such foundation makes even I as master feel somewhat inadequate."

Jieyin laughed as he spoke, full of astonishment.

Zhunti also nodded, smiling.

"Heh, wonderful, wonderful!"

"The four ferocious beasts are quite strong; if we simply slaughtered them, it would indeed be a pity."

"Now becoming part of the spiritual treasure is actually just right."

"Clearly, both were somewhat astonished by the power of the Myriad Spirits Compendium, or rather felt amazed."

Hearing their words, Chen Ku smiled lightly.

"I, the disciple, merely happened to master this spiritual treasure."

"If master and uncle were to act, it would likely be even easier."

He responded thus, neither arrogant nor hasty.

Thereafter, the three said no more.

"The four ferocious beasts have been dealt with; naturally we should now enter Heaven Demon Mountain."

Taking a step forward, everything around seemed to have completely vanished.

Heaven-covering, earth-enshrouding, extremely thick demonic qi permeated, enveloping the three.

Gloomy and uncanny!

Horribly terrifying!

Even though anticipated, Chen Ku still couldn't help but his expression turned grim.

Jieyin and Zhunti likewise had solemn expressions.

This Heaven Demon Mountain was, after all, the abode of the demon ancestor Rahu; it is profoundly mysterious and hard to fathom.

Even they could not guarantee whether some unknown terrifying means might still remain within.

The three proceeded deeper while also perceiving the mysteries of Heaven Demon Mountain.

Just then, in Chen Ku's sea of consciousness, a strand of immortal light rose up on its own, as if summoned by some vague summons.

This... demonic path seed?!

Chen Ku's heart stirred greatly!

That was nothing else; it was exactly the demonic path seed harvested after the initial 'suppression and slaying' of Rahu's remnant soul.

No need to say more; the demonic qi here is too vast and mighty.

Thus, it has already produced some ineffable resonance with that demonic path seed.

Immediately thereafter, his heaven-defying comprehension began to operate, and a prompt sounded.

【You have comprehended 5% of the demonic path principle by experiencing demonic qi permeating your body and combining it with the demonic path seed.】

In a short moment, he again comprehended a principle of the Great Dao.

Chen Ku was overjoyed!

With a thought, the demonic path principle circulated, misty vapor enveloping his body, intertwining and shifting.

Boom—

Faintly, a vast heavenly sound seemed to reverberate.

Under such rolling heavenly sound, Chen Ku's whole body, the demonic qi that had condensed like substance, actually spread out and silently vanished into nothingness.

With the principle upon him, Chen Ku became completely immune to the demonic qi of this place!

Seeing this sight, Jieyin and Zhunti were shocked to the core, utterly astonished.

Hiss... this kid actually can even be immune to demonic qi?!

Just how many hidden powerful trump cards does he still have?!

Zhunti drew a sharp breath in surprise, unable to refrain from exclaiming.

As a Saint, Zhunti could feel the demonic qi around him continually entering his body, as if eroding his mind.

Unexpectedly, Chen Ku turned out to be so heaven-defying as to directly become immune to demonic qi.

This made him appear even more at ease than Jieyin and Zhunti.

Hehe, good, excellent!

Although my disciple is not of Saint cultivation, he is equally unmatched; few in the world can compare.

Jieyin, meanwhile, wore a look of relief, laughing lightly as he expressed such sentiment.

What else could compare to his own disciple being this outstanding, making Jieyin feel delighted?!

After a moment, Jieyin and Zhunti came to their senses and withdrew their gazes.

His own disciple (martial nephew) turned out this outstanding.

As elders and Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti naturally could not lose face.

The three continued forward, their aura mighty, continually wearing away the demonic qi in Heavenly Demon Mountain.

At the same time, the three's gazes were extremely sharp, scanning every position they passed and where they landed.

They were both repairing the damaged source of the West and searching whether any great fortune remained here.

After all, he was the original demon ancestor; Rahu's accumulations were certainly not insignificant.

But just in the midst of this progress,

At a certain moment, Chen Ku's expression suddenly shifted.

Not good!

Something is strange here.

Chen Ku cried out in alarm, his gaze locked dead ahead on a certain direction.

There, strands of demonic qi coalesced, intertwining and shifting in an unfathomably mysterious manner.

Upon close inspection, it turned out to be undulations of formation trajectories appearing.

And Jieyin, Zhunti, and the three of Chen Ku were precisely enveloped within the formation.

Jieyin and Zhunti's pupils also contracted sharply.

Damn it, it's the Heavenly Demon Grand Formation!

Rahu's methods are deep indeed; this Heavenly Demon Grand Formation is meant to guard against the Dao Ancestor.

The two almost spoke at once, their faces showing realization, yet they could not hide their shock.

The Heavenly Demon Grand Formation is one of Rahu's strongest means from back then.

It can even be called a terrifying grand formation of Saint level.

You should know, the former Rahu was essentially a grandmaster-level existence in the way of formations.

Just as that famed formation, which can be called the foremost formation of the Primordial, the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, was also originally created by Rahu.

Thus, Jieyin and Zhunti could instantly confirm.

Rahu leaving behind such a trump card of the Heavenly Demon Grand Formation must have been to guard against Hongjun the Dao Ancestor entering this place.

Only, unexpectedly, Hongjun did not come; instead, they three became the unlucky ones.

Damn it!

Zhunti's face darkened as he shouted angrily.

Before his voice even fell, he and Jieyin simultaneously struck in perfect tacit understanding.

Buddha-Dao golden light filled the sky, endless principles of order intertwining.

The might of a Saint can be described as shocking the world and defying convention.

The two stood upright, using such boundless Saint power to forcibly resist the surging demonic qi.

Disciple, retreat quickly!

A battle of this scale, you must absolutely not intervene.

In his shock, Jieyin still didn't forget to remind Chen Ku.

Only Jieyin and Zhunti, at sage level, could possibly battle the Heavenly Demon Grand Formation.

If Chen Ku acted rashly, he would likely become a sacrifice in the battle.

Next, Jieyin and Zhunti twisted and maneuvered, moving within the Heavenly Demon Grand Formation, attempting to shatter it in one blow.

However, time slowly passed.

Chen Ku clearly noticed that strands of demonic qi condensed like towering waves, dark and profound, gripping the mind and soul, continually intertwining around Jieyin and Zhunti.

Gradually, their movements seemed hindered by a great shackle, and their speed slowed.

Even the sages' mighty, unceasing power became somewhat sluggish.

Jieyin and Zhunti were greatly shocked, yet wore expressions of helplessness.

Unfathomable!

Simply unfathomable!

Know that Rahu was one of the three thousand demon gods born from the Great Dao's creation, and ranked among the top ten.

Within its demonic Dao laws lay an extremely profound and obscure Chaos qi.

This qi was even more ancient and mysterious, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti momentarily at a loss.

Seeing this, Chen Ku frowned deeply, appearing lost in thought.

Seeing his master and uncle bound by the Heavenly Demon Grand Formation, he too felt anxious.

But as Jieyin said, such a terrifying formation is beyond his current qualification to interfere.

"Damn it..."

"What does Rahu intend by leaving such a trump card?"

"Moreover, his aim seems merely to restrict master and uncle."

Chen Ku's keen divine sense had already detected something amiss.

The Heavenly Demon Grand Formation rumbled as it operated; though its momentum was tremendous, it made hearts race and spines chill.

Yet it did not display the earth-shattering, heaven-toppling destructive force one might expect; indeed, it could be said to lack such world-ending killing power.

Its greater purpose seemed merely to bind Jieyin and Zhunti, making it hard for them to unleash the sages' boundless power.

Why is this?!

The thoughts of the ancient demon ancestor Rahu were completely inscrutable to Chen Ku as well.

Just as he was pondering this.

Suddenly.

Swish!

A blade-sharp demonic qi flashed forth without warning before Chen Ku.

Immediately, the demonic qi rose and fell, condensing and shifting.

Soon, a figure emerged within the demonic qi.

Upon seeing the figure clearly, Chen Ku's face changed dramatically and his heart shook violently.

"Rahu?!"

"Exactly!"

The figure before him was exactly the same as the "Rahu remnant soul" Chen Ku had once subdued.

For a moment, Chen Ku's pupils contracted sharply.

"Indeed!"

Earlier, Chen Ku had already anticipated this.

After all, even inside the God-Slaying Spear, remnants of Rahu's soul had survived.

As this Demon Mountain was his dojo, how could Rahu not leave any trace of his aura?

Though his heart churned, Chen Ku showed no sign on his face.

He stared at the "Rahu" before him with a face as still as water, calming his turbulent thoughts.

"Ha... misfortune lasting a thousand years, indeed not in vain."

"You really are hard to kill."

Chen Ku stared straight at him and spoke coldly.

Between them, there was naturally no need for courtesy.

Moreover, with Rahu's appearance, Chen Ku suddenly understood.

The Demon Mountain spewed demonic qi day and night, hindering the West's recovery.

This surely also involved Rahu's methods.

If so, Chen Ku's tone grew even colder.

Upon hearing Chen Ku's words.

Opposite him, Rahu's form and expression appeared somewhat twisted and eerie.

He gave a cold chuckle, his eyes gloomily vicious as they fixed on Chen Ku.

"Heh heh, damned brat, are you surprised to see this seat?"

"Back then you exterminated a wisp of my remnant soul."

"Today... it's time to settle accounts."

Rahu in a single word spoke of what had happened in the past.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ku's heart sank involuntarily.

Evidently, the many remnant souls of Rahu were still mentally linked.

This way, Rahu is obviously already holding a grudge against me.

It really is... a bit tricky!