Chapter 427

"Good lad, who are you?"

Cang Qu could not help blurting out in admiration.

Across the nine provinces of the realm, among the countless martial cultivators who sought the Dao, aside from the unrivaled Ximen Wudi, the foremost taboo—

every other person, Cang Qu asked himself, he did not fear.

Under the shroud of the Heavenly Demon's domain, those who could move were already few.

Yet this man was not merely moving—he had borrowed a flying dagger to violently tear open the Heavenly Demon's domain.

Although there was no small amount of technique involved, it was still enough to earn Cang Qu's praise.

Therefore Cang Qu did not strike this man down with the Heavenly Demon's domain at the first instant, but instead asked after his origins.

"Qinglong Society, First Month Hall—Little Li's Flying Dagger, Li Xunhuan!"

The one who came was naturally Li Xunhuan, the great fool who burned with anxiety to save his cousin Lin Shiyin.

His cultivation was merely early-stage Heavenly Being, vastly inferior to Cang Qu's.

After joining the Qinglong Society and completing mission after mission, he gained Ximen Wudi's favor, who even personally designated his flying dagger.

Little Li's Flying Dagger—never misses, never fails.

But against one whose realm far surpassed his own, whose cultivation vastly exceeded his, he could not even get a strike off—how then could he never miss?

To raise one's cultivation was naturally not the work of a single day or night.

Ximen Wudi simply bypassed cultivation altogether and approached it from another angle.

He made Li Xunhuan's Little Li's Flying Dagger such that even with only early-stage Heavenly Being cultivation—

once it struck, even an expert a major realm above would have to be on guard.

The Heavenly Demon's domain was overwhelmingly powerful, and against supreme Mythical Realm experts it had likewise always prevailed.

But Cang Qu had just now had his attention wholly on Lin Shiyin, so when the Little Li's Flying Dagger reforged by Ximen Wudi launched its sudden attack, he was caught somewhat off guard.

Yet Cang Qu was no supreme Mythical Realm expert, and the Heavenly Demon's domain was itself a strange and unfathomable secret art of oppressive might.

Once Cang Qu recovered his wits even slightly, Li Xunhuan's flying dagger could only stop a distance of one zhang before Cang Qu's body.

"Good, good, good!"

Even so, Cang Qu uttered three good words in a row.

To be able to advance to within one zhang of him with only early-stage Heavenly Being cultivation—apart from Li Xunhuan, Cang Qu had never seen another.

Watching Li Xunhuan, blocked as he was, show not the slightest sign of giving up—

instead, by a strange method, he kept raising the attacking power of the flying dagger before him.

Cang Qu could not help shaking his head, thinking Li Xunhuan a heaven-gifted genius,

"Boy, you are quite something! To reach within one zhang of this seat's body with only early-stage Heavenly Being cultivation—you are the first."

"This seat admires your talent. How about this—leave the Qinglong Society, and this seat will grant you the complete *Canon of the Heavenly Demon*. How's that?"

The *Canon of the Heavenly Demon* was the supreme divine art founded by the "Heavenly Demon" Cang Qu.

It is said that, together with the *Records of the War God*, the *Art of Longevity*, and the *Pudu Cihang Sword Codex*, they form the four great divine arts.

But in truth the *Canon of the Heavenly Demon* encompasses all things; even the *Pudu Cihang Sword Codex* in fact originated from it.

The Evil Emperor Xie Tiao had merely obtained the *Casual Notes of the Demonic Path* left behind by Cang Qu, and from it founded an entire demonic lineage of arts.

But compared to the *Canon of the Heavenly Demon*, the *Casual Notes of the Demonic Path* was as the difference between cloud and mud.

Now Cang Qu thought Li Xunhuan a heaven-gifted genius, and in his fondness was actually willing to pass down the *Canon of the Heavenly Demon*!

"Don't even think about it!"

"The Qinglong Society is home to me, and the Great Dragon Head is a second set of parents to me."

"How could I possibly, for your wretched *Canon of the Heavenly Demon*, betray the Qinglong Society and the Great Dragon Head!"

"Break for me—…"

Li Xunhuan's joy turned to fury, and he burst out cursing outright.

He ceaselessly employed Ximen Wudi's secret art, pouring every last drop of his whole body's true essence, vital energy and spirit, and even the power of heaven and earth he could muster, into the three-inch flying dagger before him.

The flying dagger, which had been locked in stalemate and unable to advance—

under Li Xunhuan's desperate struggle, actually wobbled forward another inch!

"What gall! What a lad!"

Cang Qu saw this, and his eyes went wide.

Right under his own watch, Li Xunhuan had still managed to push the flying dagger forward—what on earth was going on?

"A pity! You refuse to submit to this seat—then go and die!"

How could the dignity of the "Heavenly Demon" be shattered by an ant-like early-stage Heavenly Being martial artist?

At a thought from Cang Qu, the Heavenly Demon's domain, which had still been leaning toward mildness, instantly boiled over.

Formless, intangible pressure came crushing toward Li Xunhuan like mountains overturning and seas surging.

This pressure not only came from every direction, but countless bizarre thoughts also rose up from the depths of Li Xunhuan's heart.

In an instant, Li Xunhuan felt his entire being on the verge of exploding, as if even his soul were about to be torn apart.

"Since you are the Hall Master of the First Month Hall among the twelve halls of the Qinglong Society, then this technique—Heavenly Demon Self-Dissolution—shall be worthy of you."

Cang Qu murmured, his strike utterly merciless.

Lin Shiyin, who had been clutching him at his side, from start to finish had acted as if she had not seen Li Xunhuan at all.

Just as Li Xunhuan was about to be dissolved by Cang Qu and reduced to ash—

within the Heavenly Demon's domain, beside Li Xunhuan, a taiji yin-yang fish suddenly appeared.

This taiji yin-yang fish spun ceaselessly, and actually drew the terrifying killing move of the Heavenly Demon's domain off to one side.

Boom!

Cang Qu's move was terrifying—drawing in energy from the side, it destroyed more than half of Deyue Tower!

"Who are you?"

Before the dust had settled, Cang Qu saw Li Xunhuan slumped weakly amid the ruins.

Beside him stood a Daoist Priest with white hair and a youthful face, and an odd old man who looked like a wild man.

"Qinglong Society's Seventh Dragon Head—Wu Dang's Zhang Sanfeng!"

The newcomer was naturally Zhang Sanfeng, the only one of the Seven Dragon Heads still free, along with the Water God Ancestor who accompanied him.

"The Qinglong Society truly has no shortage of talent."

Cang Qu's face darkened.

"A mere early-stage Heavenly Being broke through my Demon Lord's domain."

"A late-stage Heavenly Being unraveled my killing technique."

"Excellent, excellent!"

"But do you think adding this wounded mid-stage Mythical beside you can stop me?"

The Water God Ancestor's strength was precisely mid-stage Mythical.

Cang Qu could see through it at a glance—his power clearly towered far above the Supreme Mythical Realm!

"This old priest, the Water God friend, and the righteous Li Xunhuan together are no match for 'Demon Lord.'"

Zhang Sanfeng remained unfazed, calm and composed.

"But we are the Qinglong Society!"

"Above this old priest stand six other Dragon Heads."

"Especially the First Dragon Head!"

"I suppose 'Demon Lord,' you've seen the Dao Rhythm Jade Pendant before!"

"Lord Chuan Ying has one—do you think this old Daoist, as a Seventh Dragon Head, has none?"

Damn it!

Cang Qu's face twitched, a flicker of dread passing unnoticed.

In the battle at Great Ming Palace, Prince Zichu unleashed the He Shi Bi, combining Lu Xueqi's sword momentum with the Dao Rhythm Jade Pendant.

Though hidden in the shadows, he saw it all clearly.

And he had directly felt the Dao Rhythm Jade Pendant's Dao rhythm impact!

That Dao rhythm impact made Cang Qu understand the gap between himself and Ximen Wudi.

That was why he abandoned Xie Tiao without hesitation.

Now this Zhang Sanfeng tells him that not only does Lord Chuan Ying possess a Dao Rhythm Jade Pendant.

But even this old Daoist has something similar!