Chapter 557 556: Killing Chengying and Plotting Against the Demon Emperor
"No! I, Qian Chengying, cannot fall like this!" Chengying Saint Venerable's voice echoed in the vortex, filled with unwillingness and anger.
Then, she tried to self-destruct, but Yu Qingtan was prepared for this and without hesitation, she applied the Great Stabilizing Divine Art with all her might.
Simultaneously, the Five Elements Canglan Sword struck, piercing her from above the head, grinding her physical body, Nascent Soul, and soul into dust.
Finally, all returned to calm, the realm of the Five Elements slowly dissipated, revealing a void at the center.
Chengying Saint Venerable, the favored daughter of heaven from the Da Gao Empire, thus fell at the hands of Yu Qingtan, along with her pride and dreams, all turned into nothingness.
Yu Qingtan skillfully collected the loot, cleared the battlefield, and then left the place, heading in the direction of the Myriad Demon Empire.
As expected, inside the Artifact Space of the Immortal Wind Thunder Wings, which were Chengying Saint Venerable's lifebound artifact, Yu Qingtan found those two sets of Five Elements Spiritual entities, which she had previously deduced using the Hongluan Secret Omen.
Chengying Saint Venerable was very proud, and although the Five Elements Spiritual entities were actually of average effect on her, she most likely would not hand them over to the Qian Family easily.
Moreover, the most important two pieces of loot were the Immortal Wind Thunder Wings and the Unrivaled Battle Skirt. Their artifact spirits both refused to surrender and were then directly knocked unconscious by Yu Qingtan, and forcefully refined.
Although their power had greatly diminished, they were still invaluable treasures. In addition, there were various cultivation resources worth over six billion Immortal Crystals.
Yu Qingtan deliberately did not remove the tracking methods left by the killing of Chengying Saint Venerable and then used the Reincarnation Mantra to disguise herself as a member of the Demon Race, wandering around in unrest within the Myriad Demon Empire.
At the same time, the extinguishing of Chengying Saint Venerable's Soul Lamp caused a huge uproar in the Qian family of the Da Gao Empire. Wuya Emperor Sovereign, enraged, personally left seclusion to investigate the matter.
Soon, it was learned from the miners who had escaped from the Kuangting Immortal Crystal Mine that Wuniang from the Eternal Sect had attacked the mine, killing all the cultivators from the Qian family in the mining area.
Chengying Saint Venerable had gone to pursue this person and had thus fallen. According to the tracking clues, the murderer, Wuniang, had fled to the Myriad Demon Empire.
Wuya Emperor Sovereign quickly arrived at the area where Yu Qingtan and Chengying Saint Venerable had fought, and then he encountered the Black Rhinoceros Demon Emperor from the Demon Race.
The Black Rhinoceros Demon Emperor, the strongest of the Black Rhinoceros clan, was also one of the two Demon Emperors stationed by the Demon Race at the border of the Da Gao Empire.
Although the Demon Race was currently subtly playing along with the Da Gao Empire, they were still in a state of war, hence two Demon Emperors were stationed at the border.
Yu Qingtan had already made a detailed plan. The location where she killed Chengying Saint Venerable was extremely far from where the two Demon Emperors were stationed, thus giving her plenty of time for significant actions.
However, the fierce battle between the two inevitably caught the attention of the Demon Race and even drew the inspection of the Black Rhinoceros Demon Emperor.
"Qian Wuya, you come here full of fury, what is it that you intend to do?" The hot-tempered Black Rhinoceros Demon Emperor, upon seeing the murderous Wuya Emperor Sovereign, directly questioned him.
Their Black Rhinoceros clan had a very poor relationship with the Da Gao Qian family.
"Black Rhinoceros Demon Emperor, the most outstanding descendant of my Qian family has been harmed by a villain, and now the murderer has fled to the Myriad Demon Empire — I hope you can accommodate this matter!" Wuya Emperor Sovereign suppressed his anger and spoke in as calm a tone as possible.
The Black Rhinoceros Demon Emperor's eyes shone like torches, staring at Wuya Emperor Sovereign. He snorted coldly, his voice echoing like thunder through heaven and earth, "Qian Wuya, do you think the land of my Demon Race is a market that you can enter and leave at will? What is it to me if your family's prodigy has fallen?"
Wuya Emperor Sovereign's face darkened, but the death of the family's most hopeful prospect of breaking through the Tribulation Crossing Stage had nearly driven him to lose his sanity. Still, he spoke in a low voice:
"Hei Kui Demon Emperor, the murderer is a degenerate of the Human Race with brutal methods, and he's very likely to pose a severe threat to the Myriad Demon Empire as well," Yu Qingtan said. "I can swear a Soul Oath that I only enter the Myriad Demon Empire to slay this man."
"Heh, no way!" Hei Kui Demon Emperor sneered.
"You're seeking death!" Wuya Emperor Sovereign roared lowly, suddenly appearing beside Hei Kui Demon Emperor, and smashed a fist at him.
"Bang~" Caught off guard, Hei Kui Demon Emperor was directly blown away by the punch, spewing fresh blood.
"Dual Cultivation of Law and Body, and how is he so strong!" Seeing Wuya Emperor Sovereign who was escaping deep into the Myriad Demon Empire, Hei Kui Demon Emperor began to doubt its own kin.
However, Hei Kui Demon Emperor, with fierce light in his eyes, then used a Communication Treasure to contact the other Demon Emperors to intercept Wuya Emperor Sovereign.
"Qian Wuya has invaded the Myriad Demon Empire and gravely injured me!"
In the end, Qian Wuya failed to find Yu Qingtan, and instead, was besieged by many Demon Emperors. Although Wuya Emperor Sovereign displayed extraordinary strength, severely injuring two Demon Emperors, he was ultimately overpowered and beaten back to the Da Gao Empire in a sorry state.
The situation between the Myriad Demon Empire and Da Gao Empire became tense again; the Myriad Demon Empire had no choice but to position six Demon Emperors to guard their side, considerably reducing the pressure on the Daluo Empire.
The cause of all these, Yu Qingtan, contentedly removed the tracking mark on her body, then directly went to the territory of the White Ape Clan, seeking out the Hao Yang Demon Saint whom she had subdued earlier.
Then, she directly entered seclusion in the territory of the White Ape Clan.
Spring departed, and autumn arrived; four years quietly passed, and Yu Qingtan once again ended her seclusion.
The Five Elements Spiritual indeed proved to be Eighth Stage Spiritual Material, successfully helping Yu Qingtan to master perfectly the Principles of Water, Earth, Metal, and Fire, significantly boosting her strength once again.
Moreover, her Five-Star Ascension Tree successfully reached the stage of Seventh Stage Spiritual Plant and produced five soon-to-mature Five Elements Ascension Fruits.
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Black River Swamp, located within the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, is the habitat of the Black Rhinoceros clan.
Hei Kui Demon Emperor, having been severely injured by Wuya Emperor Sovereign, had been recuperating in his clan's territory ever since.
That day, as usual, Hei Kui Demon Emperor was lying on the grass next to the swamp sunbathing when suddenly the ground emitted beams of light, instantly forming a barrier formation.
The Nine Directions Slaying Immortal Formation, recorded as the strongest formation in the Myriad Array Grand Book, is founded upon nine Supreme Immortal Artifacts containing nine different Principles, using the perfectly mastered Power of Laws as the guide to set up the formation, its power said to be able to slay immortals.
At this time, the formation set by Yu Qingtan was naturally a lower-tier version, as she only had one Supreme Immortal Artifact, the Five Elements Canglan Sword Umbrella, which could transform one into five, but still fell short of five Supreme Immortal Artifacts. The other four were Superior Dao Artefacts.
Moreover, the Principles she had perfected now were only those of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Space, and Power. The Soul Dao Principle was still somewhat short of perfection, and the Time Law was merely imprinted.
Despite this, this Nine Directions Slaying Immortal Formation was already a Seventh Stage Peak Formation, its power was not something a severely injured Demon Emperor could withstand.
As the formation was fully activated, nine different Powers of Laws rampaged within the formation; the Sharpness of Metal, the Vitality of Wood, the Flexibility of Water, the Fiery Fire, the Heaviness of Earth, along with the Unpredictable Transformations of Space, and the Absolute Suppression of Power, intertwined into a net of death, enveloping Hei Kui Demon Emperor.
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