Chapter 827: Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression, Sudden Change in the Valley

Following "Daoist Lingxu" were several Nascent Soul cultivators from the sect, including Zheng Xingyun, and two others who were unfamiliar; it was the first time Song Qingming had seen them.

Just by glancing lightly at the crowd, "Daoist Lingxu" waved his hand and released dozens of formation flags, which fell into the hands of Song Qingming and the others present.

"This is the Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation that I specially refined, totaling thirty-six formation flags. Those selected will each hold one and go with me to set up the formation; the rest will stay to guard the mountain gate."

After speaking, "Daoist Lingxu" turned and walked out of the hall. Song Qingming and the others who had received the flags followed quickly, and the group soon arrived at the valley in the back mountain where the upper-realm True Demon was sealed.

After arriving here, "Daoist Lingxu" stood cross-legged in mid-air.

A moment later, a figure flew out of the valley and landed beside "Daoist Lingxu." This person looked seven or eight parts similar to him; it was the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu" that Song Qingming had seen years ago.

After this incarnation appeared, it nodded slightly to "Daoist Lingxu" beside it, and then a very powerful voice entered everyone's ears.

"Start setting up the formation!"

Following the order of his master, "Daoist Lingxu," Song Qingming and the others flew into the high sky, surrounding "Daoist Lingxu" in mid-air. The closest were the six Nascent Soul cultivators led by Zheng Xingyun.

As everyone sat cross-legged, the formation flags in their hands immediately emitted a streak of spiritual light that shot into the sky, and the thirty-six streaks of spiritual light slowly combined in the high sky to form a huge circular formation map.

This "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation" was a high-level demon-suppression formation carefully refined by his master, "Daoist Lingxu," and its grade had already reached the fifth level, low grade.

In the cultivation world, even in a human cultivation holy land like "Donghuang State," spiritual objects above the fourth level were already rare, let alone a fifth-level formation capable of dealing with an upper-realm True Demon.

To refine this "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation," "Daoist Lingxu" had spent hundreds of years traveling across the five continents and four seas to find various high-level materials before finally successfully refining it.

Over the past half year, Song Qingming and the others had participated in the drills to activate the formation many times and were no longer seeing this "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation" for the first time.

As soon as the "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation" was gathered, it illuminated the sky above the entire "Yuxuan Island," and even the villagers of "Yanhu Village," who were farming at the foot of the mountain, saw the strangeness in the sky through the formation.

Because these villagers often dealt with cultivators, they were already accustomed to the situation on the island. Seeing the movement in the sky, they hurriedly put away their farm tools in advance and took the curious children back home.

Besides the villagers living on the island, various birds and fish around the island were also attracted by the scene before them.

A few wild geese in mid-air had just approached the sky above the island when they were suddenly pushed away by a strange force, almost falling from the high sky.

Seeing this, the other seabirds that had rushed over scattered in a flurry, only circling around the island and never daring to approach easily again.

At this moment, on a barren island hundreds of miles away from "Yuxuan Island," a small azure snake was raising its cute little head, staring blankly at the strangeness in the sky in the distance.

The small azure snake was absorbed in its gaze, completely unaware that a large gray bird was flying rapidly toward its location above its head.

Seeing that the prey in front of it hadn't discovered it yet, the gray eagle flashed a hint of murderous intent in its eyes, opened its sharp claws, and accelerated toward the small azure snake.

Just as the gray eagle was thinking about where to find a place to slowly enjoy the delicious food in front of it, the small azure snake, which had been in a daze, suddenly turned its head and gave it a very cold look.

Only a loud "hiss" was heard, and a moment later, only a pile of scattered gray feathers remained on the ground.

After the small azure snake had a full meal, it wagged its little tail, turned back into a very well-behaved little snake, and then turned and left the spot.

Before long, the small azure snake arrived beside a giant rock on the barren island, and then its figure passed directly through the giant rock outside and entered a somewhat dark space.

After the small azure snake's figure appeared, a mass of black Qi suddenly appeared beside it, and then the small azure snake was rolled up by the black Qi and arrived in a somewhat slender hand.

"There is a lot of movement on the island now; it should be that the Grand Void Gate is preparing to activate the formation. It seems the news that spread before was not wrong!"

The voice speaking was very soft, as if it came from a woman.

Just after the woman finished speaking, a relatively old voice soon sounded not far from her, laughing happily:

"Haha! It really is as you expected. After waiting for so long, our opportunity has finally come. As long as we can rescue that Demon Venerable, there will be no rivals for us demonic cultivators in this realm, and we won't have to be so sneaky every time we come out.

It is estimated that before long, we will also have the opportunity to follow that Demon Venerable to ascend to the upper realm and won't have to worry about insufficient lifespan anymore."

"Old brother is right. We have been planning for this for so many years, isn't it just to have a chance to smuggle into the upper realm?

Otherwise, if we were to learn from others and break into the void outside the realm alone, I fear most would not succeed and would eventually just die in vain."

Hearing the conversation between the two beside her, the woman spoke softly again:

"You practice the demonic path, which is not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao of this realm and makes it difficult to ascend normally like other righteous cultivators. If you want to smuggle into the upper realm, you can only do as I say.

It is estimated that before long, they will open the sealing formation themselves, and then it will be time for you to perform."

"Oh! What does your statement mean? Are you not planning to take action yourself?"

Hearing the questioning from one of them, the woman laughed: "Haha! As long as Lingxuzi takes the initiative to open the sealing formation, he will inevitably be restrained by the formation.

Moreover, at this time, the island's protective mountain formation will also be weakened in power due to the formation setting. With you here, it is already enough to deal with the others; I shouldn't be needed.

Rest assured, I have already entered in advance. When the critical moment truly arrives, I will naturally take action.

As long as this trip can rescue that lord on the island, I will naturally explain it to him and bring you back to the Holy Realm together in the future!"

"That’s good! It’s a deal. Regardless of whether we succeed or not, for the sake of the future ascension plan, we must give it a try."

"Hahaha." — After casting spells for more than ten days, the "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation" above everyone’s heads finally took shape, forming a complete golden circular formation above the valley.

Seeing that the formation had taken shape, "Daoist Lingxu," who was sitting cross-legged in mid-air, stood up and handed a formation flag in his hand to the external incarnation beside him.

"I am going to open the Heavenly Tripod Dragon-Locking Formation below; the top is left to you. After I open the formation, you must immediately cast spells to drop the sealing formation.

Remember, no matter what happens, you must hold the formation flags in your hands firmly and must not be disturbed by the Demon God’s primordial spirit."

After admonishing the crowd, "Daoist Lingxu" flashed and left the spot, falling into the bottomless valley.

After "Daoist Lingxu’s" figure left, everyone present instantly became nervous.

After the formation was set up, the next step was when they would face the upper-realm True Demon head-on.

After about a quarter of an hour, four giant bronze tripods suddenly flew up from below the valley, and then a very thick demonic Qi emerged from the valley, causing Song Qingming and the others to feel a chill in their hearts.

Before long, a green-robed man not far from Song Qingming suddenly had his eyes go black, and his whole person sank into a pitch-black void.

"Ah! Where is this?"

The green-robed man, feeling the strangeness around him, hurriedly shouted, only to find that the people around him had suddenly disappeared, leaving only him, and a look of panic appeared on his face.

Before he could figure out the situation around him, a huge Demon God figure suddenly appeared in mid-air in front of him, looking toward his location.

This Demon God was a hundred zhang tall, with a green face, fangs, purple hair, and green eyes, with two high horns on its head. With just a light breath, it blew the green-robed man away.

"Calm your mind, be immune to all evil, retreat!"

Just as the green-robed man felt dizzy and didn't know what to do, a deafening sound suddenly rang in his ears, shaking away the darkness around him and quickly waking him up.

"Junior Brother, hurry and recite the mind-calming mantra to resist the Demon God’s primordial spirit."

The green-robed man, who had just woken up, heard the reminder from First Senior Brother Fu Jinglong beside him, hurriedly gripped the formation flag in his hand, and began to stabilize his mind and cast a spell to form an invisible protective shield around him.

Song Qingming, who had not yet been disturbed by the Demon God, seeing this, also quickly recited the mind-calming mantra his master, "Daoist Lingxu," had taught him years ago, isolating the demonic Qi outside the protective shield.

This upper-realm True Demon could disturb a cultivator’s mind just by attaching a trace of its primordial spirit to the demonic Qi. Song Qingming had already learned this when he first came to "Yuxuan Island."

It was just that at that time, his cultivation was only at the fifth layer of Golden Core, and his divine soul was far from being as strong as it was now, which was why he had been easily invaded by the Demon God’s primordial spirit like the green-robed man beside him.

Besides the green-robed man, there were seven or eight other "Grand Void Gate" disciples with lower cultivation who were also disturbed by the Demon-Suppressing primordial spirit to varying degrees.

But fortunately, several Nascent Soul experts like First Senior Brother Fu Jinglong beside them discovered it in time and cast spells to wake them up quickly, so they didn't let them be confused by the Demon God and drop the formation flags in their hands.

"Grand Void Gate" front mountain, mountain gate location.

Two "Grand Void Gate" disciples were sitting in front of the mountain gate formation, carefully watching outside the formation.

Suddenly, a streak of light flashed, and then a man in white appeared beside them.

"Disciple greets Senior Uncle Liu!"

The two saw the suddenly arriving Liu Yang, a look of surprise appeared on their faces, and they hurriedly stepped forward to bow to him.

Liu Yang nodded to them: "Get up! I came to check if there is any situation on the mountain gate side. You are guarding here; have you seen any abnormal things happen? Has anyone else been here besides me?" "Senior Uncle Liu, rest assured, there is no abnormal situation on the mountain gate side. Besides you, no one has been here today."

"Hmm! That’s good. Thank you for your hard work."

Hearing the other party’s answer, Liu Yang showed a look of satisfaction, but in the next moment, Liu Yang’s figure suddenly flashed past the two disciples, and then their eyes blurred, and they fell down silently.

After doing all this, "Liu Yang" had a strange smile on his face again, then raised a token and put it directly into the formation in front of him.

Before long, a gap appeared in the mountain gate formation, and then a small azure snake darted in from outside.

"Nothing happened, right!"

Hearing the words suddenly spoken by the small azure snake in his hand, "Liu Yang" hurriedly replied confidently: "Rest assured! Even Lingxuzi cannot identify the illusion technique on us, let alone these people who only have Golden Core cultivation. Now everyone has gone to the back mountain."

After "Liu Yang" finished speaking, he reached out and held the small azure snake in his hand, then quickly closed the mountain gate formation.

At this time, a yellow-clad woman sitting on one side of the "Grand Void Hall" suddenly felt a fluctuation from the formation in front of her and hurriedly stood up.

"Junior Sister Zhu, what’s wrong?"

Seeing Liu Yang walking toward her, the yellow-clad woman hurriedly said: "Senior Brother Liu, I just discovered that there was movement from the mountain gate formation. It seems... it seems like something passed through the formation?"

"Oh! Qingyun and the others are guarding the mountain gate; there shouldn't be anything wrong. Could it be that some demonic beasts came to harass again, and they cast spells to activate the formation themselves.

The protective mountain formation has been a bit strange lately; why do such strange things keep happening? Forget it, I’d better go and see with Junior Brother Lin!"

After Liu Yang finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and, feeling uneasy, took a short man beside him and walked out of the hall.

Before long, the two arrived in front of the mountain gate.

"Disciples greet the two Senior Uncles!"

Seeing that the two people bowing in front were fine, Liu Yang felt a little relieved. He first stepped forward to check the formation, and then asked the two:

"Did something touch the formation just now?"

"Reporting to Senior Uncle, a few low-level demonic beasts that didn't know better came, and they have already been dealt with."

"Oh! So that’s it. There are some things on the mountain these few days; you should pay more attention. No matter what happens, you must inform us first and must not open the formation without authorization."

"Senior Uncle, rest assured, the disciple understands!"

Liu Yang and the other nodded slightly and soon transformed into streaks of light and left the spot.

After Liu Yang and the others’ figures went far away, a strange smile suddenly flashed across the faces of the two disciples, and they slowly sat down in place! — "Grand Void Gate" back mountain, Demon-Sealing Valley.

After the Demon God’s primordial spirit disturbance, the crowd responsible for setting up the formation gradually stabilized their minds, and the light on the "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation" gradually became much more vigorous.

Seeing that everyone was almost ready, the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu" immediately flew up into the high sky.

"Next, start setting up the formation to seal the Demon God. Everyone remember to hold your mind and must not be disturbed by the Demon God."

"Hahaha, it’s rare for you to take the initiative to open the seal. Today is truly a heaven-sent opportunity. I think today is the time for our demonic path to flourish."

Just after the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu" finished speaking, a harsh, wild laugh suddenly came from the sky in the distance, and then dozens of figures appeared in the sky, coming from far to near, and instantly arrived outside the formation above.

The dozens of cultivators who came had at least Golden Core cultivation, and more than a dozen of them had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. The cultivation of the tall and short people leading them was even something that most people present, including Song Qingming, could not see through.

Although these people had different cultivation levels, the demonic cultivation aura emanating from them was something Song Qingming and the others were extremely familiar with; they were all demonic cultivators who made people hear their names and change color in the cultivation world.

"It’s demonic cultivators, why are there so many high-level demonic cultivators?"

Seeing the many figures in the sky in the distance, the crowd setting up the formation suddenly showed a look of surprise. They clearly didn't expect that at this critical moment of sealing the "upper-realm True Demon," so many other demonic cultivators from the outside would come to make trouble.

Even Song Qingming was seeing so many demonic cultivation experts for the first time, and he couldn't help but frown. Before he could figure out the situation, a very righteous voice reached his ears.

"Everyone, first set up the formation to seal the Demon God. You must not let this demon escape, otherwise, the cultivation world will inevitably suffer a catastrophe because of this!"

Seeing demonic cultivators coming to commit crimes, the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu" in mid-air rushed to mid-air first, blocking in front of the two.

"Bone-White Old Demon, Yang Baixuan, I didn't expect you two to come. It seems that today, if I want to seal the True Demon, I really didn't pick a good day.

However, if you two want to release the Demon God, you still need to pass me first."

Seeing the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu," the two leading demonic cultivators in mid-air, who also had Soul Transformation cultivation, also showed a look of disdain.

"Haha! Lingxuzi, if your main body were still here, we would still fear you by three points, but now you want to block us with just an external incarnation? You old thing, you are thinking too much!"

As soon as the voice fell, the shorter old man’s spiritual light moved, and a flag filled with white bones appeared.

As soon as this bone flag appeared, it blew a gust of evil wind, and then hundreds of bone cultivators flew out from it, directly surrounding the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu"!

Seeing piles of bones rushing toward him, the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu" moved his spiritual power, and in the next moment, a golden flying sword appeared in front of him.

As soon as the golden flying sword appeared, sword Qi surged on it, instantly cutting all the dozen or so bone cultivators who were close to him into pieces.

But after these bone cultivators were cut to pieces, they quickly recombined in the evil wind, turning into a larger bone giant beast, rushing toward the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu" again.

The two sides immediately fought together. For a time, wind and clouds rolled, thunder and lightning flashed in the space of hundreds of zhang around, and even human figures could not be seen.

While the battle was going on in the sky, Song Qingming and the others, led by First Senior Brother Fu Jinglong, immediately activated the formation flags in their hands and began to drive the "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation" to fall rapidly into the valley below.

Seeing the "Grand Void Gate" cultivators below the formation still driving the demon-suppressing formation, the "Bone-White Old Demon" who was controlling the flag in the cloud group immediately said:

"Daoist Yang, time is tight. We shouldn't entangle with him too much. Let’s go down and open the seal quickly, so as not to attract other cultivators if the movement is too big later."

Hearing his companion’s urging, Yang Baixuan, who was standing on the side, nodded: "Daoist Bone-White, rest assured, let me break the formation first!"

As soon as Yang Baixuan’s voice fell, a black flying sword flew out from behind him, and then the dozens of demonic cultivators following him also each took out a magic treasure.

"Ten Thousand Sword Spirit-Devouring Formation!"

As the flying sword in Yang Baixuan’s hand flew into the high sky, the demonic cultivators around him also threw out the magic treasures in their hands. Before long, these dozens of magic treasures gathered into a group in the air, and then fell down with a boundless momentum.

After a loud "boom," seeing that the "protective mountain formation" above had cracked a huge gap, Song Qingming and the others, who were fully setting up the formation, showed a look of surprise.

They didn't expect that the "protective mountain formation" on "Yuxuan Island" would be broken by the other party with one blow so easily.

Not only Song Qingming and the others, but even the many demonic cultivators in the high sky didn't expect that the "protective mountain formation" that looked very exquisite below couldn't even block one blow.

"Haha! It’s really as said. I thought it would take more effort, but I didn't expect the power of this protective mountain formation to be weakened to this extent. Today is truly a heaven-sent opportunity for us."

"Daoist Yang did a good job. Don't worry about them. While Lingxuzi hasn't come out yet, go and open the seal quickly."

After the "Bone-White Old Demon" finished speaking, he didn't care about the external incarnation of "Daoist Lingxu" in the cloud group and rushed into the protective mountain formation below with Yang Baixuan and his demonic cultivators.

"Change formation, stop them!"

Seeing many demonic cultivators rushing in, First Senior Brother Fu Jinglong’s formation flag changed, turning the "Heavenly Gang Demon Suppression Formation" that had not yet fallen to the bottom of the valley into a giant net, blocking the mid-air of the valley.

But what everyone didn't expect was that this formation was too slow in front of the two Soul Transformation demonic cultivators, only blocking the dozens of Golden Core and Nascent Soul demonic cultivators whose escape speed was slightly slower.

Yang Baixuan and the "Bone-White Old Demon" took the dozen or so demonic cultivators beside them and flew directly into the valley below right in front of Song Qingming and the others.

"Our Grand Void Gate has guarded the Demon God seal for generations and shoulders the heavy responsibility of protecting the cultivation world. We must not let the Demon God escape the seal. Junior Brothers, follow me down to help.

The rest guard the formation!"

Seeing that the demonic cultivators had entered the valley, First Senior Brother Fu Jinglong threw the formation flag in his hand to Song Qingming and the others beside him, and then prepared to go down to the valley to help with several Nascent Soul fellow disciples.

Just as Fu Jinglong and the others moved, a heaven-shaking loud noise suddenly came from the bottom of the valley below. Before long, a sword Qi flew out from below the valley with a monstrous momentum, shaking them back.

After this sword Qi crossed the valley, its aftermath directly leveled a nearby mountain top, stunning Song Qingming and the others who were controlling the formation flags.

Before everyone could come to their senses, another sword Qi flew upward, accompanied by a huge skull head flying into mid-air from the bottom of the valley together. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 828 =====