"Luo Hou Daoist, I've already taken care of this for you."

Xuanqing greeted Luo Hou.

"So fast?" Luo Hou pushed back the Earth Official Emperor with a spear, noticing Xuanqing's side of the situation.

Under the massive Heavenly Demon Halberd, Daoist Qiankun was holding the Qiankun Cauldron, frozen in place.

His defenses were still up, but he couldn't move.

Luo Hou seized the chance and moved forward, ready to strike with his spear.

But Xuanqing stopped him.

"??"

Luo Hou was puzzled.

Xuanqing explained via voice transmission: "This divine artifact I have has a side effect. It was originally meant to become a slaughter divine artifact, but by a twist of fate, it turned into a defensive divine artifact."

"Anyone chosen by the Supreme Heavenly Demon Halberd will passively activate their defenses and be protected by the 'Unhurt' law."

"So, it was initially meant for personal use — in case of an enemy siege, one could select oneself, greatly enhancing defenses."

"But I ended up developing an 'await' effect similar to a punitive stand."

"In this way, I turned a passive skill meant for oneself into an active skill against enemies."

After hearing this, Luo Hou's expression became quite interesting.

The main point of the Supreme Heavenly Demon Halberd was the 'Unhurt' aspect.

'Await' was a negative effect.

With an unbeatable knack, Xuanqing adjusted these two effects; now, Daoist Qiankun directly entered the 'punitive stand' mode.

But this also granted Qiankun the 'Unhurt' effect.

This was indeed a side effect for their side.

It meant they couldn't directly attack.

If surrounded by enemies, one would be stuck in place with the 'Unhurt' buff activated.

"But forced standing is already quite useful. I'll help you drag out the Yin Yang Daoist, and you take the opportunity to attack."

In his mind, Xuanqing visualized the image of the Yin Yang Daoist, then gripped the Supreme Heavenly Demon Halberd, shouting:

"Open!"

The massive divine artifact displayed the force of the creation of heaven and earth in the void!

Daoist Qiankun was freed.

Luo Hou's God Slaying Spear arrived instantly.

"Pangu's axe!" Daoist Qiankun's eyes bulged; could it really be used this way?

He pushed the Great Cauldron forward.

Rumble!!!

The void trembled violently.

At the moment the Supreme Heavenly Demon Halberd fell, the hidden Yin Yang Daoist had no time to react; with a swish, he was drawn under the halberd, adopting a passive defense stance.

And then, he was fixed in the void.

"I..." Yin Yang Daoist was stunned.

What's going on?

My grand technique was broken so easily?

Even in an invisible and intangible state, you managed to slash me?

"Daoist!" Xuanqing shouted, retrieving the halberd.

Luo Hou lifted his spear and struck.

The defensive stance of the Yin Yang Daoist instantly dispersed, taking Luo Hou's spear head-on.

"Poof~~"

The Yin Yang Daoist spat out true blood, retreating violently.

"Open!" Xuanqing swung the halberd again.

Yin Yang Daoist hadn't retreated far before, with a swish, he was teleported under the halberd again.

This time, Luo Hou didn't need a reminder; he swept out with his spear.

"The mountains and rivers shake!"

The good corpse of the Yin Yang Daoist, the Earth Official Emperor, raised his Jade Tablet, emerging from the void, his feet on the ground, causing dragon roars from the earth meridians.

The Divine Mountains, in infinite splendid transformations.

The boundless power of laws reverberated, space collapsed, spiritual energy rampaged.

The heavens trembled, the earth shook, laws wailed as if the world was ending, truly terrifying.

"You stand there!"

Xuanqing locked onto the Earth Official Emperor with the Heavenly Demon Halberd; he had just prepared his ultimate move to help the Yin Yang Daoist deal with damage, and was instantly transported to the halberd's punitive stance.

The Yin Yang Daoist was freed.

But the Earth Official Emperor took the full damage of the God Slaying Spear.

"Get lost!"

The God Slaying Spear struck out, like dragon roars and tiger howls, then like a raging storm, sometimes like crashing waves, its terrifying divine might obliterating half the divine body of the Earth Official Emperor.

"Cough, cough!!" The Earth Official Emperor's face turned pale.

The Mountain and River Jade Tablet in his hand burst with Infinite Immortal Light; his injuries healed instantly, but his aura wavered slightly.

The aura of the Yin Yang Daoist also wavered slightly.

"Hmm?"

Xuanqing and Luo Hou looked over immediately.

"So it's not perfect yet; the three corpses can't take too much damage!"

Xuanqing and Luo Hou exchanged a knowing smile: "We know what to do now."

"Open!"

"Kill!"

The two coordinated, focusing on the Heavenly Official Emperor and the Earth Official Emperor.

The situation quickly reversed.

The four immortal sacred beings had just experienced the joy of Taixu Da Luo, and were now being suppressed by the demon pair.

The external Pan King, seeing this, twitched his mouth slightly.

"I take back what I said, the Demon Path indeed has prospects."

The Immortal Dao's advanced methods were clearly not yet mature.

On the other hand, the calm demeanor of the Demon Ancestor and the Heavenly Demon King from start to finish, their strength was truly formidable!

Qiankun and Yin Yang hadn't expected this; planning to show their face, they ended up exposing their back.

The Demon Ancestor is easier to deal with, the Heavenly Demon is harder to defend against!

"Three Daoists, take note, form a formation, focus solely on defense, advance and retreat together — they won't be able to handle us!"

The Yin Yang Daoist quickly found the weakness of the Unhurt Supreme Heavenly Demon Halberd.

As long as they preemptively set up defense, with the power of two supreme treasures, the four Da Luo could defend against any attacks, not fearing Xuanqing and Luo Hou.

"Innate sacred beings are indeed not to be underestimated."

Xuanqing was amazed at their rapid response. If they were slower, the Heavenly Official Emperor and the Earth Official Emperor's good corpses would have been destroyed.

This advanced Three Corpses Cutting Technique could indeed let those who had slain one corpse enter the Da Luo Second Realm.

But if the good corpses were destroyed, the sacred beings' power would be regressed.

Now, the four sacred beings formed a formation, advancing and retreating together, bringing the situation back to square one.

"Weren't you confident earlier? Didn't you want to see our methods?"

"Why are you shrinking back now?"

Holding the Heavenly Demon Halberd, Xuanqing smiled at the four sacred beings.

"We're confident now too!"

Daoist Qiankun showed no shame, his confidence in defense unwavering!

The Yin Yang Daoist retorted righteously, "We've seen your methods; nothing but trifling tricks!"

"If you have the ability, break through our defenses!"

They believed that while they hadn't cultivated in the Da Luo Second Realm as deeply as Xuanqing and Luo Hou, they were still solid Taixu Da Luo!

Four Taixu Da Luo, wielding two treasures with defensive effects, dare to challenge our defenses?

The God Slaying Spear does have supreme slaughter power, but it can't break our defense.

At least not in the short term! They were very confident.

Unfortunately, they overlooked one issue.

"Why should we break your defense?"

Luo Hou put away the God Slaying Spear, looking at the four sacred beings huddled together, he chuckled, "We're here to recruit Demon Kings and Demon Lords, not to kill you."

"If you want to stay, stay as long as you like."

The victor was decided anyway, and they'd seen the effect of cutting three corpses.

Who's going to play the breaking defense game with you now?

The Demon Ancestor turned to leave.

"Hey, you stay there!"

The four sacred beings reacted, wanting to surround Luo Hou.

"It's you who should stand still!"

Xuanqing raised his hand, the Supreme Heavenly Demon Halberd assumed the creation of heaven and earth stance.

Qiankun, Yin Yang, Heavenly Official, and Earth Official were instantly teleported under the halberd, frozen in place.

"???"

The four sacred beings stared blankly at Xuanqing, full of questions.

You can freeze four?

Xuanqing smiled, "I never said I could only freeze one!"

Thus, the four sacred beings watched helplessly as Luo Hou broke through the Taiji World's barrier and swaggered off.

"Pan King Daoist, have you made your decision?"

"Luo Hou Daoist, say no more. I'll join the Demon Path now and become a Demon Lord!"

"That's excellent."

The external voice echoed, Qiankun and Yin Yang hung their heads dejectedly, like mourners at a funeral.

We lost!!

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"Daoist, did you expect to encounter them, so you invited me along?"

"Why do you say that?"

"With your strength, you could easily recruit any Taiji Da Luo. Why bring me?"

Xuanqing and Luo Hou walked together, he said, "Only encountering four or more second-stage immortal Da Luo at once would be difficult for you."

Here, 'difficult' didn't mean Luo Hou couldn't handle Yin Yang and Qiankun alone.

It meant he couldn't win so easily.

Four beings who had just entered the Taixu Da Luo realm, coupled with the special nature of the Tai Chi Diagram and Qiankun Cauldron, would certainly make Luo Hou cautious.

If he had gone all out, it would have erupted into a grand battle.

A quick victory was possible by using the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, likely suppressing the two Daoists on the spot.

But if that happened, Hong Jun and Yang Mei would certainly intervene.

In a four-on-one scenario, Luo Hou would be at a great disadvantage.

Imagine the four of them releasing their three corpses technique, while Luo Hou, under the influence of debuffs, couldn't use the Da Luo transformation trait.

How miserable would the Demon Ancestor be?

"That scheming elder always plays a calculating game. If I showed intent to recruit Da Luo, I'd definitely encounter Immortal Dao interference."

"Even if not here with Pan King, I would still meet Yin Yang and Qiankun, or straight up bump into Yang Mei and Hong Jun elsewhere."

Luo Hou confessed.

"This is a fixed outcome he arranged for me. Following his plan, I'd waste effort fighting a battle and still be led by the nose."

"Gaining nothing and dancing to his tune — that feeling is awful."

Luo Hou explained, "So my way to break the situation was to introduce another Da Luo variable."

"It had to be a significant one, capable of disrupting the game, not moving in his predicted way."

"After thinking it over, only you could fit that role."

"You are my Demon Path Heavenly Demon King, the Second Ancestor, and calling you is perfectly justified."

"So, in your view, did this fixed outcome change?" Xuanqing smiled, understanding why Luo Hou hadn't explained directly.

If he had, the fixed outcome would have shifted.

Hong Jun would plot other moves.

If so, Luo Hou wouldn't easily reverse the score and shake Immortal Dao like now.

Luo Hou nodded: "Absolutely, if I had come alone, soon after meeting Yin Yang and Qiankun, those two would have joined in."

"Immortal Dao never shies from using numbers to overwhelm. As Hong Jun says, that's the greater trend."

Luo Hou's tone was full of disdain for Hong Jun.

"Next Dao Domain is Congji Abyss..."

Luo Hou was about to move, then his expression turned peculiar.

He just calculated, and the Congji Abyss's master wasn't home.

"The Congji Abyss's master went to visit Kunlun Mountain."

Xuanqing's expression was equally odd.

What a coincidence?

Actually, it's not.

For Congji Abyss was just south of Kunlun Mountain.

Its master Bing Yi, having been still for a long time, wanted to visit his neighbor.

It made sense.

Whether this counts as walking into a trap? Who knows?

"With a guest arriving, Daoist, you should go back and have a look."

Luo Hou smiled: "This game has broken, I'll recruit the remaining Demon Lords myself!"

"Very well."

Xuanqing nodded gently.

This Bing Yi visiting East Kunlun, was it just a visit?

Xuanqing sensed an opportunity.

"Strange, I can't figure it out?"

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PS: Bing Yi, from "Classic of Mountains and Seas·North of the Inner Seas," the Congji Abyss is three hundred fathoms deep, where Bing Yi resides. Bing Yi has a human face and rides two dragons.

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