The Ancestor of All Demons

Although the Giant Wood Deity held the Golden Immortal cultivation level and brought two top masters Ji Nan and Lu Yu, along with tens of thousands of Sword Immortals reborn from his True Yang Jade Liquid Pool, they seemed impressive but were actually not the match of the Emei Sect.

The Emei Sect had an exceedingly large number of Heavenly Immortals, with many possessing strength far surpassing common Heavenly Immortals.

As this generation, including people like Li Yingqiong, had been accumulating cultivation for lifetimes — three, six, nine… altogether spanning more than a thousand years — they burst forth just before this Dharma Destruction Era. The Flying Sword Magical Treasures they used were the accumulation of the Emei Sect from three elders over a thousand years, undoubtedly powerful.

Take Li Yingqiong, for instance. Although her mana wasn't as abundant as Lu Yu's, with the Immortal Law from the Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture and her Immortal Sword Magical Treasure, in a one-on-one fight, Lu Yu couldn't prevail over her in a short time!

Others like Zhou Qingyun, Yu Yingnan, and Yan Renying were all prominent figures, elite Heavenly Immortals who should have ascended long ago. Purple Ying, Green Rope, Seven Cultivation, Galaxy, and Taiqing Mysterious Sect's Invisible Sword Energy could easily slay ordinary Sword Immortals as if chopping vegetables, or simply by pointing a finger, sending out a Taiyin Divine Thunder, could cause many Sword Immortals' souls to scatter!

At this moment, Emei Mountain had already flown above Kunlun Mountain, and the Giant Wood Deity was trying to cast spells to throw Emei Mountain into the Star Sea Blood Lake.

Within the mountain's depths, Three Immortals and Two Elders were continually casting, making Emei Mountain increasingly heavy, while Yue Yun led people to sever those Qinghua Divine Woods continuously.

On Kunlun Mountain, there were several hidden Demon Path big shots, but most were subdued by Deng Yin. Some from the Immortal Path either moved to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain or ascended.

As both sides struggled, fewer and fewer Qinghua Divine Woods could withstand the burden. The entire Emei Mountain began to fall downward, its speed increasing until it finally descended upon a mountain ridge of Kunlun Mountain.

Luckily, Emei Mountain was protected by Immortal Law; otherwise, not only would the entire mountain mass splinter and smash into pieces, but the ridge below would also collapse.

The Giant Wood Deity failed to move the mountain to the Star Sea, and, furious, he was less than a thousand miles from the blood lake. He tried again to generate new Qinghua Divine Woods to lift Emei Mountain a second time, but having already landed, the Emei Sect wouldn't yield to his wishes, quickly cutting down and shredding the newly spawned divine woods.

The Giant Wood Deity, unwilling to give up, invoked incantations at Falling God Square, summoning seventy-two Divine Generals from Changle Heaven, displaying their Dharma images. Standing a thousand feet tall, each cast spells to lift a corner of Emei Mountain, shouting in unison to raise Emei Mountain once more and throw it into the blood lake a thousand miles away.

The Emei Sect immortals shouted in anger: "Where do these thieving deities come from! Dare tamper with a single grass or wood of Emei Mountain!"

Li Hong charged ahead, using the Vajra Giant Spirit God Palm personally imparted by Bai Mei Zen Master, sending a sky-covering Vajra Buddha Palm, harshly smiting one Divine General, causing its soul to scatter.

Golden Cicada used the Seven Cultivation Swords to kill another, its unified power not lesser than Purple Ying and Green Rope, sending seven hundred-foot colorful red lights interwoven around a divine sword, suffocating the victim instantly.

Seventy-two Divine Generals, though named as such, could not compare with the Spirit Officers of the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm, proposing to handle summons with some strength-based tasks, generally not participating in battles. Even when battling, it was to wield their master's Magical Treasures to catch people, stronger than Heavenly Soldiers of the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm, but sadly, they met the killing gods of the Emei Sect. Their Flying Sword Magical Treasures attacked, killing them cleanly in the blink of an eye!

The Giant Wood Deity erupted in anger, hurling curses at worthless beings.

He did not want to be tangled with the Emei Sect juniors like this; winning brought no renown, and taking too long was disgraceful.

Thus, he cast an audio spell to summon Deng Yin: "Didn't you vow to annihilate the Emei Sect? I've moved the entire Emei Mountain over for you; why are you acting like a turtle hiding its head? Quickly bring your people over, let's extinguish the Emei together!"

At this time, Deng Yin was at the Star Constellation Sea Floor, leading two princesses in cultivating the two volumes of Demon Scripture, having no spare time for him.

His subordinates of ten thousand demons knew that the so-called venerance for the Giant Wood Deity as Immortal Emperor was merely a temporary arrangement, casually claimed. Red Corpse God Monarch and Red Lotus Demon watched from the shore without responding.

The Giant Wood Deity coldly snorted; he knew they were unreliable, that such demons could only be lured by interests, or forced by strength.

So he waved again, generating fresh Qinghua Divine Woods from Emei Mountain.

However, this time the Qinghua Divine Woods were different from the previous two; the trunks and leaves were all red, and each tree bore many fruits, some as large as a face basin, others as small as a fist, a dazzling red akin to agate.

These Qinghua Divine Woods had absorbed a massive amount of the Blood Sea during the duel with Deng Yin, also imprisoning twenty thousand blood god's sons upon them.

Deng Yin, at that time, expressed willingness to submit, requesting them, but the Giant Wood Deity informed him that when attacking the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, he would let these trees bloom across the mountain and sea, returning them to Deng Yin at that time.

Today, dealing with the thorny Emei Sect, the Giant Wood Deity brought them out early.

The Emei Sect noticed something strange about these divine woods but couldn't immediately think deeper, assuming they were the same as before, using Flying Swords to chop.

Each divine wood severed in half was like slicing open a major artery of an organism, filled with blood spurting out, blood water storming forth, soon merging into bloed rivers, flowing to lower areas, accumulating into bloed lakes. Innumerable blood god's sons, like mosquito larvae, leapt and cheered in the blood water, densely packed, making a chilling sight!

"This is bad!" Zhuge Jingwo and others with insight hurriedly conveyed to their companions to cease chopping the trees.

But as the heart of the Giant Wood God Monarch moved, those Divine Woods began to twist automatically, squeezing out all the blood inside like juicing sugarcane, and the fruits on top exploded one after another, making crackling sounds.

Blood splattered everywhere, and the Blood Shadows danced wildly.

Relying on the Buddhist Great Method against demons, Li Hong took out the Western Golden Lotus Divine Seat he had acquired from the Great Hero Treasure Vault to shield himself below, while above was the Incense Cloud Treasure Cover, then used the Vajra Giant Spirit God Palm to strike at the thickest concentration of blood and Blood God's sons.

The Vajra Giant Spirit God Palm could crush a mountain peak with one strike, eradicating all living beings within a fifty-mile radius, equivalently a small nuclear bomb.

The Buddha Palm smited down, causing the blood to splash into the sky, falling like rain, with the Blood God's sons wailing and fleeing, though many were eliminated.

The Giant Wood God Monarch realized that this little monk's Golden Lotus Divine Seat and Incense Cloud Treasure Cover were both Buddhist holy artifacts, which, even with his prowess, could not be damaged in a short time. Therefore, he sent down an avatar—a young boy in blue, treading on a Green Lotus, who approached with a Green Jade Ruler in his hand, using it to cast green Nine Qi Divine Talismans, catching Li Hong's Vajra Giant Spirit God Palm.

Li Hong then unleashed the Buddhist Demon Refinement Boluo Divine Flame, an overwhelming force against the Demon Cult. Even Deng Yin wouldn't withstand it, but the Giant Wood God Monarch, being of the Mysterious Sect, was unafraid and continued to dissolve it with the Nine Qi Divine Talismans. After a brief clash, the avatar of the Giant Wood God Monarch spoke: "You, boy, certainly have some Dao Level, scarcely different from the disciples sweeping my doorstep. Here, where the mountains are rugged, you cannot exhibit your full potential. Do you dare to duel me elsewhere for a fair fight?"

Li Hong heard his offer to battle elsewhere and suspected an ambush, so he hesitated, pondering it over.

The Giant Wood God Monarch continued, "You rely on two Buddhist treasures given by others as your turtle shell, locking yourself inside, thinking yourself invincible, yet I have marvelous methods to break through your dual turtle shell. But deploying them here is difficult; if you are confident, follow me, and I promise a one-on-one duel. Do you have the courage?"

Li Hong understood that he was trying to provoke him and recognized that the being before him was merely an avatar of the Giant Wood God Monarch. He also suspected that the mentioned location might be a trap.

Yet, he was not without his reliance; firstly, the Golden Lotus Divine Seat and Incense Cloud Treasure Cover repelled all evils. As long as he sat within it, even a Golden Immortal couldn't touch him!

Moreover, he had long vowed to be reborn into Nirvana in the future. No matter where he was trapped, even in the Liangyi Dust Formation, he could attain rebirth at any time, to be received by the Western Three Saints.

Armed with these trump cards, he could go anywhere!

Now, as Buddhism waned and was about to enter the Dharma Destruction Era, with high Buddhist figures either ascending due to fulfilled karma or facing calamity like the Xie sisters, Li Hong was dissatisfied. He thought people said the Giant Wood God Monarch was formidable; if he could defeat one of its avatars today, it would greatly aid the Emei Sect in breaking the deadlock, and perhaps he could even revive Buddhism in the future.

With this mindset, he said, "What is there to fear? Wherever you want to go, lead on ahead. Let me see how you will breach my two great treasures."

"Good!" The avatar of the Giant Wood God Monarch, this blue-clad boy, rose on a Green Lotus, soaring aloft like a green shooting star towards the eastern horizon.

Li Hong, sitting on the Golden Lotus Divine Seat, also transformed into a golden shooting star, following closely behind.

Both traveled at incredible speeds, traversing thousands of miles in an instant, reaching above the vast East Sea.

Initially, Li Hong thought the Giant Wood God Monarch intended to lure him to Taishan, but after crossing Taishan, he speculated it would be to the original Dao field at Great Wilderness Mountain Wuzhong Ridge Divine Wood Palace.

As they flew, one ahead and one behind, suddenly the clouds above burst into brilliance, and a cloud palace appeared, like a mirage.

The Giant Wood God Monarch flew into the palace, glanced back: "Do you dare to come?"

Li Hong surveyed the palace, pondering what kind of transformation array might be at play, and replied in warm tones: "Why wouldn't I?"

Immediately, he followed the Giant Wood God Monarch into the palace.

He expected it to be a room inside, yet upon entering, a surge of Light Energy transformed it into a blue sky and sea. Looking back, the palace doors had vanished, as if arriving in another world.

He had no clue about the intentions of the Giant Wood God Monarch. Unable to break the two Buddhist treasures in a short time, Li Hong, with his Buddhist and Daoist Dual Cultivation, was difficult to trap with ordinary arrays. So, a mere avatar had lured him into the Eastern Extreme Changle World!

Normally, traversing the two worlds was not easy; however, Giant Wood God Monarch was special, having already sent a large number of people there.

If Li Hong was unwilling to come, he couldn't forcibly move Li Hong here. Yet, Li Hong came on his own, seeming to have vowed himself to this world of his own accord...

Li Hong turned back to look for the Giant Wood God Monarch but found him gone. Even after calling several times, there was no response, and he thought cynically, this crafty fellow tries foolishly to trap him with an Illusion Array.

Even if you employed a space-transforming Liangyi Dust Array, how could it trap me?

Li Hong began casting spells to search, seeing this world was vast, unable to find an exit, sighed slightly, and prepared to be reborn into Nirvana.