Chapter 753 This Is No Longer an Ordinary Saint Realm, Heavy Blows Must Be Dealt
In Shengxuan Heaven and Earth, within the Five Sacred Demon Kingdoms.
Inside the residence of the ruler of the You Division Demon Clan, a furious roar erupted.
"Shen Mo! Shen Mo!"
Youhuang's hair bristled in rage.
He had never been so furious before.
That was a clone he had painstakingly tempered over countless years.
It had originally been prepared to alter Ao Shan.
Yet midway, Shen Mo appeared out of nowhere, forcing the plan to change.
If only he could have severely injured Shen Mo, that would have sufficed.
Even if he had merely damaged Shen Mo's Saint Dao foundation slightly, it would have delayed his growth.
But the result…
The self-detonation of the clone produced no effect at all.
That Shen Mo had taken out his Dao Saint Artifact, only to make a show of it!
This time, he had failed to accomplish any goal, and even lost a clone in vain.
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
It was as if countless demon elephants were stampeding through Youhuang's heart.
His proud heart had been trampled into fragments.
"This hatred today, if not avenged, I shall not be demon!"
Youhuang's eyes were bloodshot as he growled lowly.
This was no longer an ordinary Saint Realm.
Given time, it would surely become a great threat!
Heavy blows must be dealt!
"They must be heading to rescue Fu Zu and the Jiuyin Saint."
"The plans here in Shengxuan Heaven and Earth will be put on hold. At least two-thirds of the Demon Saints must be mobilized to encircle Shen Mo and the others together!"
The fury in Youhuang's eyes burned uncontrollably.
Yet after some thought, his head ached.
The Demon Clan looked united, but in reality, it was filled with factions.
Only the You Division Demon Clan obeyed his orders.
Even if the You Division was powerful, after deducting those needed to guard crucial passes and fortresses, he could mobilize at most four or five Demon Saints.
To mobilize enough Demon Saints to fully encircle and kill Shen Mo, he would need to persuade at least two other divisions to act.
But the Kuang Division, An Division, Shi Division, and Hui Division… were not easy to deal with.
Well, the Kuang Division might be easier to convince.
As long as there was a battle, and they could fight to their heart's content, they would be willing to act.
Even so, it was still far from enough.
Ultimately, he would have to cede benefits.
Youhuang paced back and forth, thinking for a long time before finally making a decision.
He released a strand of demonic qi, which instantly condensed into a smooth mirror.
Within the mirror appeared the figure of Shixie.
The latter seemed to be refining the corpse of a Demon Saint.
"Youhuang, how do you have the time to seek me out?"
Shixie did not even raise his head, speaking casually.
Although Youhuang was nominally the leader of the Five Sacred Demon Kingdoms, in the eyes of Kuangni, Shixie, Huizhuo, and Anwang, the four other demon rulers, they were all equals.
Youhuang had no ability to directly command them.
Youhuang tapped lightly on the table and said calmly, "The Shi Division will provide at least six Demon Saints, joining my You Division and the Kuang Division to encircle and kill Fu Zu, Jiuyin Saint, and the other Saint Realms."
Shixie let out a strange laugh. "Oh? Fu Zu and Jiuyin Saint only possibly know the whereabouts of the Ancestral Demon Soil."
"There are other Saint Realms who might know as well."
"If other demons from different heavens seize the opportunity, the first batch to return to the Ancestral Demon Soil will not be you or me."
"Youhuang, you had better think carefully."
Youhuang said in a deep voice, "My mind is made up."
Shixie sneered. "Your mind is made up, but I disagree."
"If that muscle-brained Kuangni wants to act, it has nothing to do with me."
He waved his hand, intending to dissolve the demonic mirror immediately.
Youhuang rose to his feet. "I will give you one Ancestral Demon Pearl."
Shixie's movements suddenly halted.
The Ancestral Demon Pearls all flowed out from the Ancestral Demon Soil.
The demonic qi within them was incomparably dense.
One could even say they were unique under heaven, matchless in all the world.
No object, no demon, contained demonic qi more pure and concentrated than that within an Ancestral Demon Pearl.
Such treasures were unattainable for ordinary Chidi Demon Saints.
Only the stronger Tongtian Demon Saints could obtain them.
Youhuang had long stood at the peak of the Chidi Demon Saints, only one step away from the Tongtian Demon Saint.
The four Ancestral Demon Pearls in his possession had also been obtained purely by chance.
As for Kuangni, Shixie, and the other Demon Saints, their number of Ancestral Demon Pearls was even fewer.
Moreover, for the sake of cultivation, they had to preserve them to use when breaking through to higher realms.
That was why Shixie reacted so strongly upon hearing the words.
"Are you serious?" Shixie asked in disbelief.
Youhuang felt a pang of pain, but still nodded solemnly. "One Ancestral Demon Pearl. In return, your Shi Division will provide six Demon Saints."
Shixie was overjoyed. "Good! It is agreed!"
Youhuang waved his hand and dispersed the demonic qi.
He let out a bitter smile.
An Ancestral Demon Pearl…
Such a precious treasure should have been his stepping stone to strike at the Tongtian Demon Saint realm.
Yet now, he was forced to give it away.
"This time, Fu Zu, the Jiuyin Saint, and even Shen Mo must all be captured alive."
"If I cannot obtain a clue about the Ancestral Demon Soil from them, then this Ancestral Demon Pearl will have been wasted."
Youhuang clenched his fist, unease in his heart.
Though he possessed the art of divination, he could not calculate things of extreme age and immense power.
Doing so would not only consume enormous demonic qi but could even bring terrible backlash.
It might cause his cultivation realm to decline step after step.
The Ancestral Demon Soil was exactly such a thing.
Not to mention directly divining its location—even to divine anyone or anything connected to it required immense effort.
He was forced to peel away the threads layer by layer, seeking the Ancestral Demon Soil bit by bit.
"Demon Ancestor… Demon Ancestor…"
"When will we return to that homeland where the Demon Clan was born?"
Youhuang let out a light sigh.
…
At the same time.
Shen Mo sat cross-legged on the back of Sui Xing, rushing forward at full speed.
"Father, rest assured and cultivate. Leave everything to me."
"With me here, not many void beasts would dare approach!"
Sui Xing laughed.
"Good."
Shen Mo nodded with a smile and immediately immersed himself in cultivation.
This time, within the Filthy Mire, he had obtained two Saint Realm skeletons.
One was the remains of a Dragon Saint who had cultivated the Great Dao of Strength in life.
The other was the remains of a Saint who had cultivated the Great Dao of Fire in life.
He never refused additional Daos.
The more, the better!
In cultivation, years passed unnoticed.
In the blink of an eye, over ten years had gone by.
Shen Mo successfully refined the lingering aura of the Great Dao of Strength from the Dragon Saint's remains.
The Great Dao of Strength advanced to the fourth stage.
The Great Dao of Fire reached the first stage.
And because he was constantly traveling through the void turbulence, his Great Dao of Void had not stagnated, but instead advanced rapidly, also reaching the fourth stage.
Thus, Shen Mo's realm naturally progressed to the fourth stage Chidi Saint.
Moreover, since he was simultaneously comprehending three Daos, with two having already reached the fourth stage, his actual strength was far greater than that of others in the same Saint Realm.
"Ahead lies a vast stretch of extremely violent turbulence. We must be nearing that region."
Shen Mo gazed forward thoughtfully.
The message from the Sky Fox had said that Fu Zu and the Jiuyin Saint were trapped in a place called the 'Destruction Whirlpool.'
The void turbulence ahead was extraordinarily fierce.
It was clear he was close to reaching his destination.