The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

With the departure of everyone from the Demon Path, the Debating Conference did not end, but it might as well have.

The Demon Path experts were numerous, and this time they were truly determined to confront the Righteous Path head-on, with all three major streams of the Demon Path beginning to collaborate.

The Demon Path warriors that appeared today were just the tip of the iceberg. Only the Blood Demon Sect really exerted effort, with Heavenly Demon Palace and Southern Border Witch Sect each sending only one person. The Six Demon Sects didn't even participate.

With such a large number of warriors, Sects such as Zhenwu Sect were reluctant to face them head-on.

Sects like Zhenwu Sect and Luo Fu Palace were far weaker than Dragon Tiger Mountain. As long as Heavenly Master Zhang was still alive, their position would be hard to shake.

The two Divinity Realm warriors of Zhenwu Sect were just generally powerful within the sect. Particularly, Xuan Chen, who was the Sect Leader of Zhenwu Sect, would put the sect in a difficult position in the upcoming turmoil should he die here.

For Luo Fu Palace, the situation was even more critical, as without Hua Yufei, Chunyang Palace would be a precedent.

Thus, even though they were well aware that the Demon Path experts were formidable enemies, Xuan Chen and the others couldn't possibly fight to the death against the will of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

As for Shenxiao Dao...

Being able to deal a great blow to Dragon Tiger Mountain, they felt their attendance at the Debating Conference was very fruitful.

Dragon Tiger Mountain intended to support Chunyang Palace's rise, thereafter organizing a Taoist Alliance under the guise of confronting the Demon Path and establishing Dragon Tiger Mountain's leading position in the Taoist community with a decisive victory.

This plan was highly feasible. With Pei Dongliu supporting, in theory, any formidable enemy should fall before the Taoist Alliance.

This was also why Zhang Yuanchu was indifferent to the sacrifice of True Master Tianyang. Because True Master Tianyang was part of the plan, but not an indispensable part. On the contrary, his death could make the Demon Path lower their guard and fall into the trap set by Zhang Yuanchu.

Once Pei Dongliu showed up, everyone would join forces to completely annihilate the Demon Path participants, and everything would go according to plan.

As for the issue of Pei Dongliu's identity, Zhang Yuanchu was confident he could suppress this conflict in the face of a great enemy.

Unfortunately, things do not always go as one wishes. One link after another in the plan, outsiders interfered, leading to its collapse.

Overall, Zhang Yuanchu had a good plan, but he had not anticipated so much interference. This Debating Conference was significantly disrupted by Shenxiao Dao, Qing Yu, and that night-attacking Divinity Realm warrior.

Therefore, in the end, it only finished in this awkward and unimpressive manner.

"This Debating Conference isn't worth continuing, so I from Shenxiao Dao will take my leave now," the Shenxiao Taoist laughed.

Naturally, he was happy; although he failed to secure a position among the Four Great Taoist Sects, causing Dragon Tiger Mountain to waste their efforts and suffer a huge blow to their reputation was worth cackling endlessly for everyone from Shenxiao Dao.

After all, Shenxiao Dao came out unscathed from this conference. Not only unscathed, but they also gained a lot. Nothing pleased them more than the failure of their formidable enemies.

As for the other sects, they came to spectate and inadvertently learned of the formidable strength of the Demon Path, gaining some benefit as well.

The only ones who suffered heavy losses were Dragon Tiger Mountain and Chunyang Palace. Chunyang Palace faced the worst fate, losing True Master Tianyang and faced with an uncertain future, even their Daoist orthodoxy was at great risk.

Of course, there might also be those sects affected by the "Demon Soul Blood Summoning Sound." For sects whose strongest were only in the True Pill Realm, losing a Divine Origin Realm core member was indeed a great pity.

"Fellow Daoists, as the Demon Path has retreated, we too shall take our leave," declared Xuan Chen, the Sect Leader of Zhenwu Sect.

He found a rather lofty excuse, speaking as if the Demon Path suffered a great defeat. However, everyone simply watched the Demon Path retreat with folded arms—the second brother not laughing at the eldest, no one displayed a mocking demeanor.

In the blink of an eye, the only mighty warriors left in the sky were Zhang Jinggen from Dragon Tiger Mountain and Pei Dongliu.

Gazing at the sky which had returned to its normal color, Zhang Jinggen let out a deep sigh, unable to say whether it was a sense of loss or sorrow, "I must also go to find Yuan Chu now, Instructor Pei. This time, it was Dragon Tiger Mountain that messed things up."

This Debating Conference was a coalition between the Righteous and the court, striving to completely annihilate the disaster brought about by the Blood Demon Sect. Alas, a few troublemakers spoiled the plans, bringing the conference to an abrupt and unsatisfactory end.

Pei Dongliu watched the figure vanishing into thin air, his eyes revealing an inexplicable expression. "Over? Not just yet!"

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"Ah—"

In the dim cave, Qing Yu leaned against the wall, propping himself up on one arm, blood uncontrollably spewing forth from his mouth.

"The World's Number One" truly lived up to his name; Pei Dongliu's finger strike had inflicted the most severe injury Qing Yu had suffered in years.

That one burst of Finger Strength dispersed the Xuanyin Sword Energy Qing Yu had merged, and also caused three unrefined Sword Energies to chaotically surge within his body. If not treated promptly, these three Sword Energies might just burst forth from his body.

"However, this Finger Strength also greatly reduced the sharpness of Xuanyin Sword Energy, making it easier to handle."

As previously mentioned, although the Xuanyin Sword Energy had been refined, due to Qing Yu's insufficient strength, he sometimes struggled to control the fully potent Sword Energy.

Moreover, having the merged Sword Energy dispersed also made it easier for Qing Yu to peel off the eroding Sword Energy. Overall, it seemed somewhat like a blessing in disguise.

Yet, Qing Yu remembered today's strike well.

Taking out Qiuli from his system space, he sat cross-legged, placing Qiuli on his lap. Qing Yu closed his eyes and circulated his True Qi, a strong vitality emanating from his body, even transforming the Qi Force that damaged his body into vitality.

The Undying Seal Technique, the cycle of life and death.

Although Qing Yu no longer used the Undying Seal Technique against opponents, he had turned its force dissipation and Death Qi transformation for healing into an instinct.

Furthermore, the definition of life and death was broad and profound, not merely limited to what the Undying Seal Technique could encapsulate. The powers of destruction and regeneration that Qing Yu comprehended could also be considered similar abilities to life and death, driven by similar methods.

The True Qi continually circulated, soothing and subduing the refined Xuanyin Sword Energy first, under Qing Yu's control.

Then, Qing Yu took out Dragon Essence, using its Supreme Yang Power to suppress the other three unrefined Xuanyin Sword Energies while also absorbing the Divine Dragon Essence Qi from Dragon Essence for healing.

In the gloomy cave, the black and white Qi of Yin and Yang swirled around Qing Yu's body forming a Taiji Formation, constantly rotating to soothe his injuries and stimulate vitality.

Gradually, the rotating Taiji Formation sped up, and Qing Yu's figure became increasingly blurred. The light illuminating the cave's darkness also converged into invisibility, making Qing Yu's figure seem as if it completely vanished.

"Thump, thump, thump—"

Like a heartbeat or an invisible pulse, the sounds followed one another until they gradually slowed, yet emanating a profound meaning.

Finally, the Qi Mechanism fully merged with the natural world, and the sound of pulsing completely disappeared.