Lin Xuankong's expression was frosty; he did not reply, but the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword in his hand hummed softly and floated into the air!

In an instant, this Cyan Nether Immortal Sword, which was evolving into a Third-Grade Immortal Artifact, had already floated to a position one hundred zhang above his head. Strands of immortal light continuously rotated around the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword as it rapidly grew larger. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a colossal sword one hundred zhang long, dazzling with light and exuding a bone-chilling aura!

At this moment, Duobao Demon Venerable's voice was filled with extreme panic.

"No, no! The Immortal Artifact that appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty didn't have such terrifying power fluctuations! This is definitely not an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact... This... this... this... its power fluctuations are even greater than those of the Grade-Entered Demon Artifact I saw at the Profound Yin Demon Sect..."

His voice cut off abruptly because at that moment, the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword moved!

With the terrifying sound of dragons roaring and tigers growling, the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword transformed into a streak of light, moving at extreme speed as it stabbed towards the blood-colored statues charging for the valley entrance!

According to Duobao Demon Venerable, these statues were all refined by the Earth Demon Ancestor of the Duobao Demon Sect. They possessed one-tenth the power and defense of the Pseudo-Earth Immortal Realm and were several times stronger than Ninth-Layer Perfection cultivators! He claimed that if these hundreds of blood-colored statues attacked together, they could rival dozens of powerful Pseudo-Earth Immortal Realm cultivators and even force an Initial Tier Earth Immortal to retreat!

However, in the instant the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword's streak of light flashed, in that brief span of one-thirtieth of a breath, one-third of the hundreds of blood-colored statues instantly shattered! The formidable black demonic qi defense surrounding the blood-colored statues, as well as their tough stone bodies—forged through countless refinements and covered in demon patterns—were utterly defenseless when the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword swept past!

Indeed, the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword didn't even need to strike them directly. Merely the residual sword qi from the Immortal Sword as it swept past the blood-colored statues was enough to effortlessly shatter them. The demon cultivators controlling the statues from within their heads also perished and turned to dust, without even a chance to scream!

Time seemed to stop at this moment. Between heaven and earth, it seemed only this streak of light moved. The movement speed of the blood-colored statues, originally far surpassing that of Ninth-Layer Perfection cultivators, seemed tortoise-like when contrasted with the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword's streak of light—like a cheetah compared to a snail, or an eagle to a tortoise!

The streak of light continued to flash. The blood-colored statues appeared frozen. After one-tenth of a breath, the three hundred blood-colored statues charging towards the valley entrance from all directions had completely shattered. Not a single one remained intact!

The Duobao Demon Sect's thousands of years of foundation, which Duobao Demon Venerable had spoken of, vanished into nothingness in a mere one-tenth of a breath!

And now, the streak of light was still flashing. The tens of thousands of demon cultivators hidden within the thousands upon thousands of white bone houses also had no time to scream. One by one, their bodies suddenly stiffened and turned into dust as fine as motes, and the white bone houses they occupied crumbled along with them!

Only then did the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword finally turn and land at Lin Xuankong's feet.

Lin Xuankong stepped forward onto the Cyan Nether Immortal Sword. It gradually floated up, carrying him towards the dust that was once Duobao Demon Venerable's disintegrated body.

He beckoned slightly with his right hand, and a True and Illusory Yin Soul immediately appeared from that small cluster of dust!

Terror still etched on his face, the Duobao Demon Venerable's Yin Soul turned his head to look at what he once believed to be the Demon Sect's impregnable stronghold, a place that would daunt even an Initial Tier Earth Immortal!

This once 'gloriously incomparable' Demon Sect stronghold had been reduced to a field of dust. Hundreds of blood-colored statues were gone, tens of thousands of Demon Sect disciples were gone... Everything, absolutely everything, had turned to smoke and dust!

"One-tenth of a breath! Just one-tenth of a breath... This isn't real. This definitely isn't real! I'm dreaming. I must be dreaming!"

He murmured continuously, his Yin Soul form trembling slightly.

He couldn't accept the scene before him; he dared not believe it!

Lin Xuankong's icy voice, however, pierced into his Divine Soul at this moment.

"You cannot accept it? Could the millions of commoners that you and the Fallen Crow Demon Venerable refined into tens of millions of Demon Crows accept their fate? Could the countless commoners your Duobao Demon Sect refined into blood-colored statues accept theirs? Those who kill will, in turn, be killed!"

Upon hearing Lin Xuankong's voice, Duobao Demon Venerable's Yin Soul trembled again.

An expression of disbelief crossed his face. "Living beings and Yin Souls reside in the Yang Realm and Yin Realm respectively. Only High Tier experts in the Earth Demon Realm or Earth Immortal Realm can sense the presence of a Yin Soul! How can you sense my Yin Soul form and even hear my Yin Soul's thoughts!"

Lin Xuankong didn't answer him. Instead, he retrieved the Immortal Sword and, carrying Duobao Demon Venerable's Yin Soul, headed towards the direction where the Fallen Crow Demon Venerable was hiding.

Seeing Lin Xuankong ignore him, Duobao Demon Venerable's Yin Soul's face twisted.

"Mu Shiba, my Duobao Demon Sect joined the Profound Yin Demon Sect long ago! We work for them! You dare to slaughter tens of thousands of my Duobao Demon Sect's cultivators? The Earth Demon Venerable of the Profound Yin Demon Sect will surely kill you, extract your soul, and refine it into a Demon Artifact! You're right, those who kill will, in turn, be killed! You killed tens of thousands of my Demon Sect's disciples; you will die an even more miserable death in the future, suffering countless tortures at the hands of the Profound Yin Demon Sect before you perish!"

Lin Xuankong's expression remained cold. "I, Mu Shiba, am a mere Independent Practitioner from the countryside, free to come and go. Even you don't know my origins, so how could the Profound Yin Demon Sect find me? Besides, do you really think the Profound Yin Demon Sect would go to such lengths for a minor Demon Sect in such a remote and desolate place? Moreover, I have no family or connections. If I encounter a crisis, I can simply hide in a Secret Realm. What could even an Earth Demon expert do then?!"

Hearing this, Duobao Demon Venerable was momentarily stunned, but found he had nothing to say!

The next moment, he felt darkness envelop his vision; his Yin Soul form had been drawn by Lin Xuankong into the Ghost Frog Pouch, which resembled an Otherworld Space.

「After Half a Cup of Tea Time,」

Duobao Demon Venerable's vision brightened again. He looked around and saw a lush field of medicinal herbs. This was clearly a cultivation ground for the various ingredients of the Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup!

Nearby, the voice of the Fallen Crow Demon Venerable's Yin Soul sounded, "Mu Shiba, you slaughtered tens of thousands of my Fallen Crow Demon Sect disciples, and you still expect us to teach you the Supreme Demon Technique that forcibly elevates one's Realm? How utterly ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!"

Duobao Demon Venerable looked behind him in astonishment, then froze, for he saw the Seven Great Demon Venerables, who had once fought alongside him, all transformed into True and Illusory Yin Souls, floating nearby.

This included the White Bone Demon Venerable, whom he had once presumed fallen. However, unlike the other Demon Venerables, this White Bone Demon Venerable had a dazed expression, was emitting strange giggles, and squatted on the ground, fiddling with a blade of grass...

At this moment, apart from the dazed and foolish White Bone Demon Venerable, the Yin Souls of the other Demon Venerables were all filled with resentment!

"You... Fallen Crow, you were also killed by this Mu Shiba?" Duobao Demon Venerable's voice carried a hint of astonishment.

As far as he knew, it wasn't impossible for Ninth-Layer cultivators to activate Immortal Artifacts. However, even if a Ninth-Layer cultivator nurtured an Immortal Artifact for a hundred years, they could probably only activate it once or twice in battle! How had this Mu Shiba managed to activate an Immortal Artifact multiple times in such a short period, sweep through the Six Great Demon Sects, and slaughter all Eight Great Demon Venerables? Normally, this should be absolutely impossible! Especially Mu Shiba's Immortal Sword; it was terrifyingly powerful, definitely not just an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact. It might even be a Second-Grade Immortal Artifact! Such an incredibly powerful Immortal Artifact would be even harder to activate than an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact, and its activation would consume far more energy... How could Mu Shiba activate it so easily and repeatedly?

As doubts filled his mind, he saw Lin Xuankong walk up to the Blood Eye Demon Venerable of the Celestial Eye Demon Sect. "I have an excellent proposal that I'm sure you, Blood Eye Demon Venerable, will be interested in!"

The Blood Eye Demon Venerable, whose blood-red pupils flashed, had a grim expression. "Mu Shiba, since I, Blood Eye, joined the Sect eight hundred years ago, I've been prepared to be killed by you bastards who call yourselves righteous. I don't even fear death; do you think I'm afraid of you?"

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