novelapdf Chapter 464 Plot
Chapter 464 Plot
"Ugh!"
Just then, Tu Shanqi let out a mournful wail that sounded inhuman.
The crescent moon in the sky had somehow become stained with a layer of blood.
The Gate of the Mysterious Female shook and collapsed... Cracks appeared one after another on that jade mirror.
Tu Shanqi screamed and fell from mid-air, with one giant bulge after another appearing on his body.
It felt as if countless rats were crawling and struggling all over my body...
Splash!
Suddenly, something exploded behind him, and a huge white tail appeared.
Its white tail was stained with blood, giving it a dark red hue, and one skull after another hung from its tip...
Then, a second fox tail emerged...
"This means... the attempt to obtain gold failed?"
Xu Hei, following the young master, had also heard the Daoist teachings previously imparted to Fang Daoling, and gained some insight: 'Seeking gold is like seeking a woman, but the achievements and Daoist cultivation left by those who came before for the position of gold are simply too numerous and too high… Those who imitate them later will only reveal their own ugliness?'
If Fang Qing were here, he would at least offer a comment like, "A poor imitation."
If the position of [Heart Moon] remains vacant, then the person who sat in the previous position might be someone like [Yearly Official], which explains why they are disliked.
Of course, it's also possible that the [Heart Moon] gold position was also manipulated, and they didn't want anyone to witness it?
Xu Hei's heart stirred, and he suddenly realized something was wrong with his body. With a swipe, countless white downy hairs drifted down.
He looked up and saw the blood moon hanging high, and osmanthus blossoms falling like goose feathers in a snowstorm.
On the earth, a crimson river flowed across the land, and countless fox demons screamed and howled.
They fled in panic into the Qingqiu Mountains and disappeared, presumably hiding in a blessed land.
Occasionally, those that couldn't escape in time were hit by osmanthus blossoms, their fur splitting open and transforming them into ferocious demons.
"Strange celestial phenomena, a divine power has fallen?" Xu Hei, who was only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, couldn't help but retreat again and again, with a mysterious protective ring around his body.
At least he possesses a rank within the Purple Mansion realm, preventing him from directly perishing like ordinary Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivators...
He looked over and saw that the snow-white nine-tailed fox had long since disappeared.
Instead, a black and red monster, resembling a skinned fox, stood in place. A layer of living, fur-like material grew from its body, rustling and moving. On its nine tails, one after another, jet-black eyes opened, corresponding to the snow-white skull.
Its pupils were murky, like a dark abyss, capable of sucking in a person's soul. Drops of black blood flowed from between its claws, turning into rivers of blood.
Around it was a ring of pink mist, within which were scenes of male and female intercourse, yin and yang in harmony, wild beasts hunting, and all things decaying...
"Ugh!"
This demon suddenly raised its head, let out a roar at the moon, and looked at the many Purple Mansion True Persons with eyes full of greed.
"He died seeking gold and transformed into an evil being!" This is at least a peak Purple Mansion level warrior... Anyone below the Great True Person level would die instantly upon touching him!
In the vast void, one figure after another flew away and disappeared in an instant.
"Brother Tushan...you died seeking gold, and you have no regrets in dying..."
Suddenly, one after another, enormous demon kings appeared, the leader of whom was none other than the demon king, Zhu.
Its voice, like thunder, swept across all directions: "Now that all the esteemed masters have finished their ceremony, what follows... will be matters concerning the internal affairs of our demon race."
As soon as the words were spoken, those massive, mountain-like figures suddenly pounced on the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon.
In an instant, the earth shook.
A deafening roar followed!
That Qingqiu Mountain was abruptly cut in half!
The vast emptiness is hazy and indistinct.
The Yuanmiao envoy, dressed in black and with his face covered in various rotten and pimple lesions, stood silently.
Opposite her stood a colossal figure.
It lay prone, becoming an overwhelming shadow, its entire body pitch black, with towering, undulating mountains forming its spine.
One after another, crimson flames rose up, enveloping his entire body, making him look like a demon god emerging from the flames.
With its sharp claws surrounding it, even the broken Qingqiu Mountain looked like a potted plant in its hands.
As for the Demon King and even the demon transformed from the nine-tailed fox? Their battleground was completely shrouded in its gaping maw.
It seemed that at any moment, with a snap of his sharp white teeth, the many demon kings currently engaged in battle would become a snack in his belly.
"The God of Calamity... what can you glean from this?"
The Yuan envoy sensed a certain gap.
Even though they are both envoys and servants of the gods... the difference between them may be greater than the difference between the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage and the perfect Nascent Soul stage!
After all, it was that Great Sage who personally promoted him… Yuan Shoushi’s heart stirred.
"【Heart Moon】Unclaimed..."
Huo Dou scratched his cheek with his claws, as if he was about to touch the real world at any moment: "Since [Heart Moon] is without a master, and [Moon] has always been under the watchful eye of the Empress, the one on [Dangerous Moon] is ultimately just a minor problem. It's time for the Empress to take a step further."
Yuan Shou smiled but remained silent.
The one on Moyun Cliff has suffered greatly from the secrets of the secret realm over the years. The reason she was sent here today is not simply to observe the nine-tailed fox Tushan Qiqiu's pursuit of gold.
The Taiyin [Yearly Ruler] requires the four major lunar phases in the metal position. The one on the [Dangerous Moon] is at most in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. This may be the leeway He left for Himself, but it also proves that He is unlikely to break through to the [Yearly Ruler] position in a short period of time.
Yuan Shoushi said as if analyzing, "In the previous battle at [Kui Mu], all the Golden Core True Monarchs in the world witnessed the power of 'Great Sun Tathagata' and all secretly wanted to suppress him."
With the True Lords of Metal, Water, Earth, and Wood making their moves in turn, the assembled officials had already determined that they posed little threat, leaving only the battle between Great Snow Mountain and Falling Phoenix Mountain.
"Not bad..." The strange attendant deity finally lazily raised his head: "The one on the Great Snow Mountain is only one step away from achieving the [Fang Ri] position, and the guest [Fang Ri] position also has that 'Great Sun Dragon Phoenix Fuyu Yuanjun.' Although she is not as powerful as the main True Lord in controlling other cultivators' pursuit of [Fang Ri], and can decide life and death with a single word, she still has considerable influence. If it weren't for my lady's tacit approval, how could she have ascended to that position back then? Therefore, my demon race was on good terms with the Taiyin lineage at that time. Who could have foreseen that ten thousand years later, it would end like this?"
Indeed, supporting the Hehuan Sect is in the common interest of the demon race and the Taiyin, and it is even more beneficial to our demonic path. Back in the late ancient times, it also gained support from all sides.
Yuan Shou thought to himself, "This is a brilliant move to restrain the 'Great Sun Tathagata'."
At this moment, the attendant god, who resembled a black dog and was surrounded by flames, suddenly straightened up. His fur was pure black, and his body was like a continuous mountain range. He spoke in a deep voice: "That person on the 'Great Snow Mountain' is no ordinary person... He has long had a plan and has supported the 'Great Black Heaven'... My lady now possesses three fires, and only lacks the 'Room Fire' to reach the Golden Core stage."
Hearing this, he was taken aback.
Her eyes turned ashen in an instant, as if the person standing there was no longer herself.
Then, in an ethereal voice, she spoke: "When the Fire Virtue is in charge of the year, the Winged Fire should be the master, the Tail Fire the servant, the Chamber Fire the attendant, and the Beak Fire the vacant... This was determined by the year's incumbent and is difficult to change... Your Majesty was originally the master of the Winged Fire, but after she was freed from herding the Azure Phoenix, the Beak Fire was left vacant, and unknowingly you swallowed the position of the Tail Fire servant. I admire you very much..."
Although the one in the Nine Heavens Fire Palace is a Golden Core cultivator at the [Tail Fire] level, he holds the position of "Tail Fire Master"!
The method used by the one who detonated Bi Yuewu on [Dangerous Moon] back then probably affected not only the Golden Core cultivators of the Nine Heavens Fire Palace and Wu Yue Sword Pavilion, but also the Phoenix!
"That's right, but that 'Great Black Heaven' has been hiding in the Hidden Domain all along!" Huodou gritted his teeth.
In the present world, those demon kings fought between its teeth, seemingly unaware of the impending calamity.
If Fang Qing were here, he would surely find it very interesting.
The Phoenix and the Great Sun Tathagata actually each hold the other's weakness!
This could also be seen as a form of mutual trust and deterrence!
Furthermore, the Great Sun Buddha truly embodies the Yin principle; every temple that still exists today, representing the origin of all dharmas, possesses a great life!
Indeed, in this world, alliances and separations are frequent, and there are no eternal allies.
Yuan Shoushi revealed a meaningful smile: "[Heart Moon] is without a master, which means the calamity of Taiyin has temporarily receded, so we can now focus all our efforts on attacking the Hidden Treasury?"
Phoenix and Mahavairocana were not allies before, but they did cooperate to some extent.
Now, however, it's time for us to go our separate ways!
Not only that, they might even become enemies!
Because the [Year of the God] is approaching!
After the great battle at [Kui Mu], many True Lords temporarily ceased their attacks, and the only threat, [Wei Yue], was proven to be bluffing.
That means the two strongest beasts left will naturally be hostile to each other!
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, therefore the demon race will contact Yuan Shoushi!
It can be said that there are no good people in the demon realm.
Yesterday, the demon race and the secret realm joined forces to attack the ancient Shu.
Today, the tables may turn, with demons and monsters joining forces to storm the secret realm! Furthermore, the Hehuan Sect might even join this operation.
That would mean integrating all the major forces in the demonic path and uniting with the demon race. No matter how powerful the Secret Realm is, it would be enough to give them a hard time.
The location of the Daikokuten Temple is undoubtedly of paramount importance!
Rumble!
At this moment, in the present world, even though the demon that the nine-tailed fox transformed into possessed unpredictable supernatural powers and formidable strength, it was still at the Purple Mansion level, and naturally could not stop the siege of many great demons at the late Purple Mansion stage or even the Purple Mansion Perfection stage.
The black and red nine-tailed fox body crashed to the ground, and the moonlight faintly seeped from its wounds.
Upon seeing this, the demon kings did not hesitate at all, and rushed forward to devour it.
Tearing at the scene by numerous wild beasts, blood splattered everywhere, and soon only a skeleton the size of a small mountain remained... A few drops of fox blood fell to the ground, transforming into a small fox with crimson fur, slowly weeping...
For the demon race, the essence of the moon and the Emperor's nectar are undoubtedly highly nourishing.
Even killing a nine-tailed fox can accumulate one's own imagery, making one capable of anything.
As for the so-called camaraderie among demons? How could a fierce tiger empathize with a rabbit?
For many outsiders, it was a good show to watch, but they had no idea that with this quest for gold, the entire world of Qi cultivation suddenly took a turn and entered a completely new track.