The Ancestor of All Demons

In the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm, every true Great Emperor establishes their own "palace and hall," forming their own team. The Emperor's Palace Heavenly Seal Duoshuai True Decree is akin to an imperial edict from the Heavenly Emperor, personally stamped with the Heavenly Emperor Seal, containing the Nine Heavens Void Divine Power.

This type of item from the Taixu Immortal Mansion possesses the Nine Heavens Pure Spirit Qi, which can restrain all demons.

Deng Yin rushed forward but was captured by the Void Heavenly Light emitted by the True Decree. His entire Blood Shadow True Body was enveloped within, instantly feeling a chill down his spine, his hair standing on end, as if he was cast into an ice cellar in a blink.

"Not good!" Deng Yin had just become alert when he saw the seal of the Heavenly Great Emperor on the True Decree come crashing towards him, imprinting directly on his forehead.

If it were any ordinary demon, this would have scattered their soul!

Deng Yin felt as if struck by lightning, his heart filled with dread, like a fierce ghost suddenly falling into hell. He quickly used his divine skills to transform, a Blood Shadow twisting left and right in the Pure Spirit Immortal Light, trying to escape.

Qi Shuming had already taken out the Jade Box, uttering a prayer to Master Chang Mei. With a finger gesture, a Golden Saber flew out from within, measuring over a foot in length. It gleamed with cold light, emitting an icy aura, flying straight towards Deng Yin.

Deng Yin was struggling to break free from the True Decree's restraints when suddenly a flying "lightning" saber came from the side, cutting him in half before he realized what had happened.

His body, even if cut by a casual Flying Sword, could reattach effortlessly as if cutting through water. Yet, when severed by the Golden Saber, his two halves could not come together, causing shock and anger to surge within him. Before he could think of a solution, the saber reversed direction and returned, aiming for his head, slicing through his neck!

Deng Yin was cut into three pieces, all wrapped within the Divine Light emitted by the True Decree, constantly expanding and shrinking, twisting back and forth, unable to escape.

Seeing the Golden Saber flying back again, it fell between his waist and abdomen, cutting him into four pieces.

Deng Yin's body leaped and changed, twisted and stretched, transforming all parts into complete human forms, becoming four Deng Yins.

Among the four Deng Yins, only the one formed from the original head retained the imprint of the Heavenly Emperor Seal, binding the Primordial Spirit, distinctively marking him as his true self.

The Golden Saber held its own mystique, pursuing his true form only. Within moments, two more cuts were made, splitting him into six Deng Yins, but still, one was his true self, all captured within the Immortal Light.

Deng Yin was extremely anxious, knowing that although this could not kill him, it could greatly deplete his Primordial Qi. If this continued for thousands or tens of thousands of cuts, he would be severely weakened, eventually sealed and imprisoned, finding it hard to escape again!

He mentally summoned the Princess of Stone God, who, sensing her husband's peril, quickly glanced at Li Yingqiong and Zhou Qingyun, and hurried to join him.

Their hearts and minds connected, their blood linked. As the Golden Saber flew in, the Princess of Stone God used the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword to block it. The sword and saber clashed, the long sword trembling violently. If it were the Chi You sword refined by the Taiyi Ancestor back then, it might withstand the Golden Saber. However, the Princess of Stone God's sword dimmed rapidly, the Divine Demon Sword Spirit inside wailing mournfully.

The Princess of Stone God and Deng Yin were separated by a few feet, one within the True Decree clear light, one outside, employing the most powerful Blood Demon Great Method from the Blood God Scripture. Deng Yin's body began to dissolve, turning into strands of Blood Qi flying out through the clear light, entering the Princess of Stone God's mouth.

In a flash, seven or eight Deng Yins all dissolved into Blood Qi, swallowed by the Princess of Stone God. The witch then gave a gentle command, retracting the Demon Sword, unleashing Blood Shadow Divine Light and Blood Flame Divine Thunder wildly, clashing with the Invisible Sword Qi and Taiyin Divine Thunder from the Three Immortals and Two Elders, while blocking the Purple Ying and Green Rope with the Immortal Slaying Sword, transforming into a Blood Light soaring high into the sky.

She transformed her body into a vague Blood Shadow, which began splitting, dividing into two, then reforming into flesh and bone, facial features and skin. Apart from herself, Deng Yin was also reformed.

Even the Three Immortals and Two Elders were stunned by this method. Qi Shuming never expected the Blood God Scripture to have such miraculous applications!

Clearly using the Haotian True Decree and the Jade Box Gold Saber in conjunction to capture this Blood Demon, preventing it from escaping, even temporarily unable to kill it, sealing and imprisoning it to be taken back to the Liangyi Dust Formation to be slowly refined with Taiyin Pure Yang Immortal Fire, eventually sure to refine and eliminate it.

Yet, the Princess of Stone God so effortlessly rescued him!

The reformed Deng Yin was extremely furious, but did not immediately return to unleash slaughter.

Although he managed to break free from the Emperor's Palace Duoshuai True Decree's restraints, his mind still contained the "steel seal" of the Heavenly God. Such a massive Emperor Seal imprint flashed within his mind, causing dizziness and panic. He needed to remove it first; otherwise, against so many Heavenly Immortals, one misstep could easily lead to failure.

To be honest, he was somewhat intimidated by Qi Shuming.

Last time attacking Emei Mountain, after refining the Blood Shadow Divine Light, even beating the old nun of Little Cold Mountain, he thought himself an Undying Body, unstoppable. Yet Qi Shuming had him fooled, implanting a Purple and Blue Duoluo Fire into his body, causing great Qi damage, which he took years to expel.

This time, having co-cultivated the Blood God Scripture with the Princess of Stone God, thinking himself unmatched in the world like the former Palace Master of Stone God, who would have expected Qi Shuming to have such a trick, with the Haotian True Decree and Jade Box Flying Saber, once again fooling him...

This little silver coin!

Deng Yin wished he could tear Qi Shuming apart with his bare hands, shove him into his mouth, and chew him alive!

One day, he would drink every drop of Qi Shuming's blood, eat his flesh, and devour his Primordial Spirit!

He was furious to the extreme, but he hadn't completely lost his sanity. He loudly called for Red Corpse, Jiulei, Shibi, and a few other demons to gather. They transformed into streaks of blood light and shot towards the northwest, disappearing into the clouds in an instant.

Li Yingqiong still displayed three purple and blue Divine Flames above her head, wielding the Purple Ying Sword, and called to Zhou Qingyun to continue the pursuit. They were stopped by Xun Lanyin.

The celestial beings cast spells, gathering the souls of the slain villagers.

After Deng Yin killed them, not having enough time to refine them into demons, when he cast a spell to make them rush at the celestial beings, some were severed by the Flying Sword, while others were dispersed by spells. Now everyone worked together to cast spells to gather and bring their souls back.

"Fortunately, they hadn't been refined into demons yet, or it would've been troublesome," Qi Shuming said as he called everyone to use Immortal Energy to cleanse the Blood Qi from their bodies and handed them over to Li Hong, asking him to use Buddhism to transcend and send them off for reincarnation.

Everyone returned to the Taiyuan Five Mansions to discuss what to do from now on.

Qi Shuming said to Shi Zhu, "The Blood Demon Red Corpse is wreaking havoc in the world. The Emei Sect alone cannot withstand it. We must invite Master Yuan Yang to intervene, once again descend upon Central Earth, and work together to slay the demons."

The main intention of Shi Zhu's visit this time was to get the Emei Sect to act.

Last time, when Chi You moved south, such a major event, the Three Immortals and Two Elders of the Emei Sect were hiding in the mountains, not showing themselves. Li Yingqiong and the elite disciples went to West Kunlun, leaving Shi Feiyang very dissatisfied with them.

Since the Emei Sect is a Mysterious Sect of the Orthodox School, it must shoulder its responsibility. Even if they are not the leaders of the Mysterious Sect, they cannot hide when things happen.

If they don't take responsibility, they can forget about their status and everything else that follows.

Shi Feiyang sent Shi Zhu to Divine Sword Peak to save Ruan Zheng and take him to Emei Mountain, wanting to ask them whether the Emei Sect would participate in confronting the future great calamity of Heaven and Earth.

To participate or not, they needed to clarify their stance. Either they would engage positively or declare non-participation so that Shi Feiyang wouldn't approach them again in the future.

Qi Shuming demonstrated with actions that the Emei Sect is still a major sect in the Mysterious Sect in the world and would not be absent from the future great calamity. Therefore, when he proposed inviting Shi Feiyang to Central Earth to join forces, Shi Zhu naturally understood his meaning.

"My master is in the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, leading a group of celestial beings in crossing tribulations. There are a total of nine major heavenly tribulations. The root nature of the celestial beings varies greatly; heavenly tribulations are easy to overcome, but demon tribulations are difficult and sporadic, striking unexpectedly. If my master were to leave now, internal chaos would surely ensue in the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, and indeed, he cannot leave. I must ask True Master Qi to hold off the Blood Demon for a while."

Shi Zhu said with admiration, "Previously, True Master Qi used the True Decree and Golden Saber in coordination, forcing the Blood Demon to retreat in defeat, using cunning to break force, truly impressive. Next time the Blood Demon comes, use the same method to deal with him."

Qi Shuming sighed, "The Emperor's True Decree has been destroyed, and the effect of the Immortal Slaying Golden Saber against the Blood Demon is not significant..."

Shi Zhu was shocked to hear this. He knew the significance of the True Decree for Qi Shuming. With the True Decree, Qi Shuming, with his current Dao Level, could ascend at any time, directly assuming the Divine Official position arranged by the Heavenly God.

But now that the True Decree is destroyed, he can only, like other Heavenly Immortals, perfect both his Inner Strength and Outer Skills before ascending, and then be reappointed by the Heavenly God.

Having the True Decree versus not having it equates to two different paths, and the size of the post obtained in the end would undoubtedly differ. Destroying the sacred True Decree might even offend the Heavenly God, potentially bringing future punishment upon him!

The younger disciples of the Emei Sect were moved, their emotions a mix of sadness, indignity, and shame. Qi Shuming had postponed his ascension for decades for them, lost his physical body, and now even lost the True Decree. His future position in Heaven might not even exceed that of the Three Heroes and Two Clouds, his juniors.

Shi Zhu said, "The Blood Demon Red Corpse is formidable, and Xin Ru Nun isn't easy to deal with either. Moreover, the Son of the Green Emperor, Dong Lai, has arrived. My master's intention is that he cannot currently come to Central Earth. Here, the celestial beings can temporarily restrain themselves, ally with high monks and divine nuns like Fen Tuo and You Tan for mutual defense, and let them fight among themselves."

Qi Shuming shook his head with a wry smile, "It's not that easy. If my calculations are not wrong, the Son of the Green Emperor will soon seek us out, forcing us to join his sect."

Shi Zhu asked, "Have you considered moving the Emei Sect to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain?"