During this time, Shi Feiyang had been continuously and forcibly absorbing those thirty-six black tides from the heavens, while also supporting the three-line battle.

The western line was led by Xing Tianxiang and Xing Tianhe, with the most formidable being Jiang Xuejun. Shi Feiyang stationed the disciples of the Snow Mountain Sect here under the leadership of Ling Hun and his wife, later bringing in Yi Xiu and his wife, along with the immortals of the Wutai Sect for assistance.

The central line saw Chi You himself, the most powerful, with Shi Zhu leading the Huangshan Sect members as the main force in defense, where Shi Feiyang focused most of his energy.

The eastern line was commanded by the Mahayana Venerable, Sikong Zhan.

During the third sword duel years ago, Xu Feiniang tragically died, and the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor was ganged up on and fed to demons, while Sikong Zhan was so terrified he fled quickly.

Since then, he has been looked down upon by immortals from both orthodox and evil sects, and the Wutai Sect, under Shi Feiyang's support, changed its rules with Situ Ping becoming the sect leader.

If it were only Situ Ping, standing alone even with Jiang Sangu and Situ Xingming, Sikong Zhan could easily kill them. By seniority, Situ Ping had to call Sikong Zhan master.

But Situ Ping had great backing, his old master, Divine Camel Yi Xiu. This camel behaves purely on whim, and when he acts, it is vicious and ruthless, and he is willing to risk his life. The camel himself possesses an Undying Body, no one can endure against him, and even if they could, he would cause a heavenly tribulation, refusing to coexist peacefully with the enemy.

Sikong Zhan dreaded Yi Xiu, and after learning that Yi Xiu reconciled with Han Fairy, fearing their combined strength, he did not dare provoke them further.

Later, Jiang Xuejun swept through Dongting Mountain, and in a magic duel with Sikong Zhan, he was defeated. His disciples were nearly all dead, and feeling humiliated and infuriated, he fled overseas, eventually enticed by Chi You to join him.

Chi You, well-versed in the Heavenly Great Technique, helped Sikong Zhan improve the Great and Small Twelve Heavenly Secret Demonic Divine Thunder.

During the sword refining at the Star Constellations Sea, Sikong Zhan's Small Twelve Heavenly Divine Thunder was forcibly taken by Master You Tan, which left a psychological shadow towards the Buddhist Orthodoxy.

This Secret Demon Divine Thunder is also a nuclear weapon-level magical treasure, which he used for crossing tribulation and desperate battles, yet it was directly taken away by an old nun, breaking his psychological defenses.

When he fled in disgrace during the swordfight at Jiuhua Mountain, it was for the same reason, thinking it would be useless even if released.

Chi You helped him open up twelve Heavenly Worlds, summoned Heavenly Evil Spirits, helped him upgrade the Thunder Pearl, and using Evil Qi, transformed his body, refining his flesh and blood.

This time, Sikong Zhan led a group of wicked sword immortals commanding the eastern army, assisting the Zhu Rong giants and wizards, leading hundreds of thousands of demon beasts along Bohai Bay, marching towards Shanhai Pass.

Bohai was bustling, for Chi You's main force of one million demon beasts was here, and overseas immortals invited by Shi Feiyang gathered in this place as well.

The likes of Ancestor of Trapped Void, Divine Monarch of Earthquake Mountain, and the two elders of Earth Wood Island from East and North Sea's various islands and reefs—all sword immortals capable of coming were here, fighting numerous demon beasts above Bohai.

The immortals of Mingyu Immortal Master headed north to assist in defending Shanhai Pass, dueling the likes of Sikong Zhan and other evil beings.

Bohai seemed to become a "giant bathtub," the world's Bohai, the widest place stretches over three thousand li, and was packed with demon beasts; larger demon beasts couldn't enter and so stirred up trouble in the farther East Sea, creating massive waves dozens of zhang high, that continuously crashed in one after another.

Some demon beasts were so colossal, the energy they released too strong, and among the immortals, many possessed means to blow apart a small mountain, but when used against these demon beasts, they merely created a mountain-shaped blood crater, while the beasts roared and writhed, their flesh and blood surging, soon regenerating.

Moreover, the demon beasts could collectively create tsunamis and earthquakes, thunderclouds and hail, relentlessly attacking the land. The immortals had to find ways to fend them off and protect the people onshore, truly feeling constrained.

This was still under the suppression of Shi Feiyang's Cave Spirit Zither; otherwise, though self-preservation wasn't difficult for the immortals, they couldn't withstand the onslaught. Otherwise, the Hebei Plain would have flooded or even sunk, and sea water should have already reached the foot of Taihang Mountain!

Shi Feiyang was also anxious, for the black tide in the sky had to be absorbed one by one. At this point, he had absorbed twenty-eight, with eight remaining, while Chi You was already north of Yan Mountain, currently dueling with Shi Zhu.

Chi You had devoured too many primordial spirits. Ever since being refined into the Demon Sword, every slash upon a living soul—whether human, god, demon, or ghost—would shatter their divine soul into fragments, then absorb and merge it.

Since the third sword duel, after the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword was destroyed, he fled, devoured numerous lonely souls and lingering ghosts, and fearing capture by Shi Feiyang, remained low-profile for a while, until seizing the Primordial Spirit and flesh of the Dongxuan Immortal, after which he became rampant again.

Dongxuan Immortal was indeed too nourishing!

In terms of strength, she was undoubtedly a top expert, with her spiritual energy wholly absorbed and merged by Chi You, and most of her power also acquired by him, along with memories accumulated over her millennium of cultivation!

Afterward, Chi You went to the North Sea, devoured the entire household of the Island Master of Long Night Island, then several disobedient demon beasts...

This guy's mana is so overwhelming today, it's truly despairing.

Although Shi Zhu has not recovered memories of his past life, he has already acquired the mana of the Withered Bamboo Elder from his past life, and his current cultivation is of the Mysterious Sect True Sect Immortal Skill. In terms of true proficiency, he's not inferior to his previous incarnation.

He knows Shi Feiyang gave him the Xuanyuan Nine Swords with the aim of one day confronting Chi You. Therefore, he has been diligently nurturing and refining it over the years.

Now, he unleashes the Xuanyuan Nine Palace Divine Sword, flying in the sky, each transforming into a thousand-foot golden rainbow, like the giant dragons of the Nine Heavens, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, sweeping towards Chi You!

Chi You spewed from his mouth a red elixir pill, not a typical inner core of a cultivator, more like a mass of flesh, constantly squirming, with countless fragments of humans and demon beasts inside trying to burst out — a human hand here, a human foot there, bird claws in one place, beast hooves in another, even human and beast heads drilling out.

Over the years, Chi You has devoured the Primordial Spirits and flesh of too many human and demon deities within his body. His original body was destroyed thousands of years ago, slain by the Yellow Emperor, and the present body is one formed later.

The fusion of too many different Divine Souls and memories leads to conditions like split personality and mental confusion. The most direct manifestation is in one's memories; possessing different memories is akin to becoming a different person. After merging the memories of countless beings, one tends to become lost within them, forgetting one's original face, and even losing awareness of one's true identity.

In his battle with the Yellow Emperor, Chi You had not yet consumed humans, only various demon beasts. Coupled with his own innate body, his Primordial Spirit and will were exceedingly powerful, hence there were no issues then.

This time, it's different; his Primordial Spirit was first divided into three parts, sealed within the three Demon Scriptures, then encountered being refined into the Demon Sword. Subsequently, the Demon Sword was also broken, harming his Primordial Qi greatly, until he acquired the body of the Dongxuan Immortal...

The Primordial Spirits he has devoured indeed include many masters with extremely strong wills, including the will of the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor, which occasionally influences him, making Xu Feiniang's image appear in his mind.

As he devours the spiritual energy and blood of others, his power can skyrocket in a short time, but the side effects become increasingly apparent. The stronger his power, the greater the side effects!

Over the years, Chi You has consumed vast amounts of humans, deities, and spirits to enhance his power, resulting in mental delusions.

His will is formidable, keenly aware of this flaw, and he has been seeking solutions, but none could resolve it, only temporarily suppressing it.

He intends to find a Feng Shui treasure site for closed-door cultivation after he dominates the Central Plains and unifies the world...

Until he met the Princess of Stone God. The act of devouring others' Primordial Spirits is common in the Demon Cult, with almost every cultivator of the Demon Path facing this issue. Even if they themselves do not actively devour others' souls, their cultivated Divine Demons will. Once the demons finished devouring, they too would experience split personalities, forget who they were, and might even counterattack their master.

To address such matters, numerous cultivators of the Demon Path have diligently studied for thousands of years, refining their methods with great proficiency.

Especially the "Blood God Scripture," which as the supreme tome of the Demon Path, provides many ways to tackle such issues.

The Princess of Stone God used this as an exchange with Chi You, asking him to spare no effort and expedite the process to help bring Deng Yin out.

Following the methodology taught by the Princess of Stone God, Chi You fused tens of thousands of demon hearts' blood with his Lifebound Essence Qi to forge this Lifebound Primordial Pill. This way, he separates the souls he had previously devoured from himself, ensuring they can no longer influence him. However, it is not a genuine separation; after all, the Lifebound Primordial Pill is also a crystallization of his Divine Soul essence blood and is a part of him. The chaotic consciousness and ocean-like memories within still influence him, but the degree is much lesser, less than one-tenth of the original. With Chi You's strong Primordial Spirit and will as firm as steel, he can easily suppress this influence.

As soon as the Blood God Primordial Pill emerged, the heavens and earth changed color, and the sky north of the Yangtze became blood-red.

Between heaven and earth, whether mortal or immortal, all looked in terror towards this side: "The Blood Demon Chi You has returned again?"

The Primordial Pill spewed out twelve dark red beams of light energy, confronting Shi Zhu's Xuanyuan Nine Palace Sword.

With the power of the Xuanyuan Sword, even the most formidable demon light cannot withstand its edge. The twelve beams of light energy shot by Chi You were not mere demon lights; he merged the Heavenly Great Method he cultivated with this Blood God Primordial Pill to create a new spell that uses its Primordial Qi to open passageways to the twelve heavens.

These formed twelve thousand-foot twisted spaces; due to the warp of these spaces, anything passing through would be cut in two, one half ending in the twelve heavenly worlds and the other remaining in this world. It looks like twelve sharp treasure swords but is actually an exceptionally powerful spell!

This is merely connected to the small heavenly worlds, only considered as the "Twelve Small Heavenly Divine Swords." Due to time constraints, Chi You managed only to complete this; otherwise, if he could craft the "Twelve Great Heavenly Punishment Divine Swords," in theory, he could fragment the entire Central Earth Continent with a mere wave of his hand!

In the realm of such spells, very few flying swords could remain unsevered. Among them fall the Purple Ying and Green Rope, descended from Taixu Immortal Mansion, naturally. Furthermore, the Nanming Leaving Fire Sword, repeatedly refined by Dharma Master from material to immaterial and back, was crafted nineteen times.

Though the Xuanyuan Sword was crafted by Guang Chengzi assisting the Yellow Emperor in those times, even it cannot match these three Divine Weapons. Confronting Chi You's Small Heavenly Divine Sword might see it split in two.

However, Shi Feiyang knew this set of treasure swords was crucial for confronting Chi You in the future, so he meticulously calculated and traced events, specially instructing Shi Zhu in the Sword Refining Technique for diligent cultivation.

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