The First Demon of the Chan Sect

The night was picturesque, the stars scattered bright silver glows across the sky like waterfalls, casting the city below – Han Yuan Ancient City – as if it were in a dream.

Golden Boat City Lord's face was ashen as he hovered in mid-air, looking at the damaged Defense Magic Array above and the destroyed eastern part of the city below, so distraught he was almost in tears.

Li Qingming pushed the wild Spiritual Energy towards the star domains outside the city, watching it sweep from one star to another, turning vast swaths of the star domain dim and lightless.

"I'm saying, City Lord... shouldn't we first repair the external Defense Magic Array? At this rate, the city will soon be exposed under the starry sky!" After doing all this, Li Qingming glanced around and suddenly mocked Golden Boat City Lord.

Golden Boat City Lord's face darkened even more, glanced at Li Qingming, and barked, "Scram! Little bastard! Without your meddling, my city wouldn't have been destroyed to this extent!"

Li Qingming chuckled, swayed his head feignly, and hurried downstairs.

"Hold on! Except for Hun Tian and his gang, all of you must leave Han Yuan City immediately, and you're not allowed to stay for a moment!"

Suddenly, Golden Boat City Lord seemed to remember something, his voice booming so powerfully that many cultivators with lesser cultivation staggered with churning blood and qi.

"Dang!"

The sonorous sound of bells echoed from the central square of the ancient city in response to Golden Boat City Lord's orders.

"Before these several cities were awakened from their Turtle Breath state, I had already hidden the most precious thing in the cities behind. It can help you Instantly Become a Saint!" said Golden Boat City Lord, pausing there.

"Instantly Become a Saint!"

Everyone's breathing grew rapid, wishing that thing would appear before them right now.

Golden Boat City Lord witnessed everyone's expressions and abruptly revealed an odd smile, his commanding face shifting as he continued, "But, don't blame me for not warning you! Without its approval, even if you acquire it, it'll be in vain! Alright, off you go!"

"Damn, this old coot is going crazy!" Li Qingming muttered under his breath, hurrying with the crowd towards the nearby Teleportation Array.

Located on the edge of the city, there were twelve Teleportation Arrays, each like small altars. They looked ordinary, even old, but the Spatial Law Power emanating from them was palpable.

Beside these arrays stood short steles, carved with intricate and ancient Pre-Qin Seals.

"Shepherd City, City Lord Golden Sun, Saint Realm!"

"Golden Bull City, City Lord Mang Niu, Saint Realm!"

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Li Qingming looked at each Teleportation Array and noticed the names of these cities seemed familiar. When he saw the last stele inscribed with "Pisces City, City Lord Yu Yang, Saint Realm!" he could no longer keep calm.

"Shit, Golden Boat City Lord is really messing with us, it's clearly the Golden Twelve Zodiacs!" Complaining, literal lines of frustration appeared on Li Qingming's forehead.

"Alright, let's go, we'll start from the first array!" Sighing helplessly, Li Qingming chose the first Teleportation Array, stepping on it and disappearing in an instant.

The crowd swiftly followed Li Qingming onto the Teleportation Array and vanished in a flash, successfully crossing the heavenly firmament.

Light-years away in a dim Void, the shining Cangqiong twisted and a vast crack appeared, from which Li Qingming and the others all burst through.

Looking around at their surroundings, Li Qingquan exclaimed, "Where is this, where have we come?"

This stretch of starry sky was so dark that one could not see their own fingers, and the black fog was overwhelming. Even though everyone had eyes unafraid of the darkness, they still couldn't see anything beyond half a foot away.

"I'll go ahead and scout the area!" Long Xu loudly burst out of the crowd and stepped toward the front.

"Swoosh!"

Suddenly, a murderous intent surged to the sky. A cyan Sword Qi, as thick as an arm, shot out from nowhere, nearly grazing past Long Xu's face.

"What the heck?" Long Xu was immediately startled, his hair standing on end, as he quickly backed away several steps.

Li Qingming's face showed a hint of caution as he quickly pulled Long Xu, who had retreated in front of him, to the back and also flicked a piece of Star Essence Gold forward.

"Bang!"

The launched Star Essence Gold only moved about three feet forward before it was struck by a cyan Sword Qi that suddenly appeared, turning it into powder. After that, a soft and yin energy flowed, completely sweeping away the powder without leaving any residue.

"Damn it, that Golden Boat City Lord is too cunning!" Yang Jian angrily exclaimed, veins bulging on his forehead, "He actually set up such a terrifying Killing Array outside the Teleportation Array, how are we supposed to get out now?!"

Li Qingming frowned and suddenly had an idea, motioning everyone to move to the right.

They had just left that spot when a golden light flashed, and the void cracked open again. A figure in a brown Daoist robe fell out of the crack.

Through that golden light, Li Qingming clearly saw his face and was stunned, "How could it be him? Wasn't he captured together with Huntian by the Cold Origin Guards?"

While Li Qingming was lost in his thoughts, the brown-robed cultivator glanced around and took a step forward.

Long Xu, momentarily startled and about to stop him, was quickly held back by Li Qingming.

"Big senior brother, that guy doesn't know there's a Killing Array ahead. If we don't warn him, he might lose his life here!" Long Xu looked puzzledly at Li Qingming.

Li Qingming shook his head and said, "Do you remember when we just returned to Cold Origin Ancient City from the Beast Fighting Arena, and how Huntian had blocked us with ten Sub-saints? That guy is one of those Sub-saints, called Qin San!"

"Oh, it's him!" Long Xu, who was naturally oblivious, suddenly realized and gasped, "But wasn't that guy captured? How could he possibly be here?"

Li Qingming frowned and shook his head, "How would I know what that old fart Golden Boat thinks?"

"Puff!"

Suddenly, blood splattered in front of them, and a particularly piercing scream echoed, making everyone shiver.

In this dim area, an unnamed yin force blew, turning the flesh and bones of Qin San into mud, and even the longsword he was holding turned to dust.

"Hiss, too violent!" Li Qingquan was terrified, "That Qin San was a Sub-Saint Early Stage Great Power, yet he couldn't even withstand a single cyan sword light, this is truly terrifying!"

"Amitabha Buddha, esteemed benefactors, what should we do now?" Shakyamuni chanted the Buddha's name and furrowed his brows.

"With this space so dark that you can't see your own hands, how do we find the Array's center? If we can't find the Array's center, then the only option left is to forcefully destroy it!" Yin Xi frowned as he looked toward the hollow starry sky ahead.

"Alright! I'll take care of this!" Xuan Tian moved his limbs a bit and said, "Seeing you fight for so long, my hands have also been itching. Let me handle this!"

"Boom!"

As soon as his words hit the ground, a golden giant hand arose magnificently into the sky, slammed down fiercely, and shattered the entire Void with a Heaven and Earth Cracking force, utterly destroying the Array with the overwhelming power of a Saint.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to give recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)