Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 528 - 522 Demon Sect 5

Chapter 528: Chapter 522 Demon Sect 5

"So it was Elder Qian Yunzi, If the Shape-shifting Cave wishes to cooperate in exorcising demons, please keep your distance from this place and stand by for now. The Formation is blind and might easily cause harm," Lin Shan said softly.

"Heh, hurt by accident? You’ll need the ability first," Qian Yunzi sneered coldly.

"Since we’re all here to hunt demons, let’s unite our efforts," two Daoist nuns from the Jade Clear Sect interrupted from both sides.

"When will the demon arrive?"

Lin Shan calculated with a pinch of her fingers.

"It should be about two hours from now."

"Is this the Heavenly Society Cloud Cauldron?" one of the nuns squinted toward the large cauldron in front of Lin Shan.

"The Heavenly Society Cloud Cauldron!? This is a top-tier Sixth Grade Magic Artifact, the Heavenly Cloud Sect has really gone all out this time!"

Qian Yunzi suddenly shrieked in surprise.

As the once most powerful leader of the Righteous Path Sects, the Heavenly Cloud Sect’s hidden strength was naturally extraordinary.

This Magic Artifact was one of them.

The Heavenly Cloud Sect had ten Sixth Grade Magic Artifacts, known as the Ten Great Heavenly Divine Weapons. The Society Cloud Cauldron was one of them.

Due to various reasons, some Divine Weapons had been damaged or lost.

Among the remaining Divine Weapons, the Society Cloud Cauldron was ranked second in terms of power.

"I wield this treasure. If I do not eliminate the demon this time, I swear not to return to the sect," Lin Shan said calmly, yet her tone was unusually firm.

Defeating the legendary demon of the era was also one of the trials in her cultivation career.

As a Daoist, she could not possibly secure her position as the true Sect Master without sufficient achievements.

Once everyone had arrived.

The three forces separated and stood firm, forming three different colored clouds in the sky. They quietly waited.

Time slowly passed by.

Lin Shan sat upright in front of the large cauldron, showing no signs of impatience. The hundred cultivators from the Heavenly Cloud Sect by her side, all proficient in their cultivation and rich in Spiritual Energy, were fully energizing the Society Cloud Cauldron, preparing it to be at its strongest activated state for Lin Shan’s use at any moment.

Whoom!!!

A massive booming sound suddenly approached.

The sky turned abruptly dark, as clouds spread from all directions, completely shrouding the heavens in black.

What had been daylight now turned into night in just a mere tens of seconds.

Only at Lin Shan’s location, the Society Cloud Cauldron burst upwards with a column of Spiritual Light, piercing through the dark clouds overhead.

It was the sole source of pure white light in the entire night.

"The world shifts rapidly; the society prospers and opens!"

All the Heavenly Cloud Sect cultivators shouted in unison. They closed their eyes and released their Spiritual Light with all their might, entering a state of self-forgetfulness.

With a crisp crack,

Lin Shan’s eyes flashed with a silver light.

Suddenly, the lid of the Society Cloud Cauldron was blasted open, and a vast tide of black water surged out.

The black water did not fall but hovered mid-air, spreading like it was on flat ground, forming waves and pushing far into the distance.

Amidst the sound of ocean waves, the area for dozens of miles around was engulfed in a black watery tide.

Just then, a white light suddenly shone from beneath the clouds. Elder Hong Gui, the Fourth Green Lady, and Bai Suozi, the Jade Casket Palace Master, appeared instantly.

By their appearances, all three were extremely fatigued, their eyes surrounded by dark circles, their skin dull and lifeless, their eyes devoid of any sparkle, clearly showing signs of excessive consumption of their Essence Qi.

"Uncle!"

Seeing this, Lin Shan quickly shouted loudly.

"Quickly, come behind me to rest! Leave the demon to us!"

"Shan’er!" Upon seeing Lin Shan, Hong Gui was overjoyed and hurriedly led the two towards his niece, soon shielded by the Society Cloud Cauldron.

"With Hong Gui here, the demon can’t be far behind."

The two Daoist nuns from Jade Clear Sect’s expressions slightly changed, gripping their horsetail whisks and remaining on guard all around.

Qian Yunzi of the Shape-shifting Cave made no outward sign, but the consciousness of all its parasites began to disperse in all directions.

Lin Shan then waved her hand, and instantly the countless tides of black water swirling around the Society Cloud Cauldron churned violently, revealing large swarms of black jellyfish.

The massive numbers of jellyfish, like clusters of black umbrellas, continually contracted and wandered in the black water, searching for any possible enemy movements.

Everyone was ready for battle; even with the powerful Society Cloud Cauldron present, with at least three True Monarch-level masters here, they still dared not be careless against Lin Xin.

Having destroyed dozens of sects within days, taking out people and sects alike.

Such a record would make any cultivator nervous when facing him. Perhaps only those elder demons who rose long ago would have such records.

If one did not want to become just another notch on this demon’s record, they must fight with all their might, fully prepared without any carelessness.

Elder Hong Gui and the other two, now under care of the cultivators, quickly took healing pills, closed their eyes, and began to recover, finally having some time to recuperate.

The pressure Lin Xin and his companion had been exerting on them was akin to facing any of the extreme True Monarchs.

The top five in the Heavenly List are true behemoths who disregard everything, known as the terrifying, extreme beings.

Their reputations were built upon countless corpses.

Yet, no extreme being had ever killed so many of their own to gain fame as Lin Xin had.

The Human Race was already frail, and if Lin Xin were allowed to continue his rampage, the entire race might suffer greatly.

Thus, under the tacit consent and attention of the True Monarchs, the joint forces of the Three Sects took action.

Society Cloud Cauldron released, a collaboration of three True Monarchs, each wielding their own absolute trump card.

These few True Monarchs were on the cusp of entering the top echelons of the Heavenly List, truly the likes of Bai Suozi in the Three Sects.

Deploying so many at once was the utmost limit of the Three Sects. After all, they still needed the strength to suppress their headquarters and manipulate the situation.

They had many opponents, not just focused on suppressing Lin Xin alone.

Thus, being able to deploy so many was considered their largest operation aside from encircling Huang Yuerong.

"They’re here!"

Suddenly, Lin Shan’s expression tensed, staring intently at a spot in mid-air. At the same time, her hand pinched a Decree, ready to mobilize the power of the Society Cloud Cauldron.

"The Red Flower Sword Devil is cruel and extreme, once he appears, everyone need not speak of Jianghu morality, attack together. First, inflict heavy damage!" Hong Gui, an elder, shouted from behind.

"Uncle, rest assured. This time, he won’t escape! The Daoist Venerable personally ordered the encirclement; we’ve long been fully prepared!" Lin Shan stated coldly, "Just waiting for him to show up."

"Since the Daoist Venerable himself issued the order, I’m relieved," the man in white, the Jade Casket Palace Master, spoke softly.

"This person is but a stepping stone on my path to destiny. Perhaps many years later, I might occasionally recall this encirclement, but it will only be a minor memory in my career."

Lin Shan calmed down, her hands moving Decrees rapidly, creating traces of afterimages.

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, her eyes becoming fervently intense.

"My target is that person! That person...he..."

She bit her teeth, not continuing, but her eyes sparkled with a bright, piercing light.

"If I cannot even overcome this minor hurdle, what face will I have to stand before that person!?"

Her hands’ movements sped up even more, her body’s Spiritual Energy surged crazily, reaching an extremely high frequency.

The Society Cloud Cauldron emitted black, needle-like rays of light, as if suddenly extending into countless strands of black hair.

Hiss.

Suddenly, a black vortex emerged in mid-air, from which two dark figures stepped forward.

One with red hair reaching his waist, fluttering to the left, the other bald with a long beard, evidently Lin Xin and Guan Mingyue.

"Strike!"

Lin Shan ordered in a low voice.

Boom!

The Society Cloud Cauldron vibrated fiercely, numerous black tidal waves crazily rushing towards Lin Xin and the other person, among them a massive amount of strange jellyfish also extending countless venomous stings towards Lin Xin.

This black water is Qiushui, ranked seventh in the Heavenly Water Strategy.

For thousands of years, touching even a bit of Qiushui would instantly turn mortals into skeletal remains and cultivators into a thousand-year decrepit state.

It’s regarded as the most venomous among all heavenly waters.

The Society Cloud Cauldron could actually release a sea-like Qiushui as a weapon.

Initially, people from Shape-shifting Cave, including Jade Qing Daoist, didn’t recognize it, but when they realized something was amiss, they immediately treated it as a great enemy, quickly distancing themselves. Even they would end in instant life exhaustion and death upon contact with Qiushui.

"Such venom! Worthy of the Heavenly Cloud Taoist! To think of using Society Cloud Cauldron to contain Qiushui for use, this thing ignores spiritual barriers, any Protective Aura can be directly penetrated. It’s indeed the cultivators’ greatest encirclement weapon!" praised Qian Yunzi from the Shape-shifting Cave.

But despite his praise, he knew that a ruler of the Heavenly List was not so easily dealt with.

With hands clasped, all those in yellow robes shouted simultaneously.

On their backs, a giant blood-red centipede mark emerged, the centipede raised its head from their backs and suddenly spat out a jet of black venom.

All the black venom rose into the air, swirling with countless white larvae, aimed at a small area where Lin Xin was.

Jade Qing Daoists crossed hands, scattering a horsetail whisk.

Suddenly, numerous pure white lights shot skywards, both horsetail whisks simultaneously stretching and intertwining densely in mid-air into a giant human face, pouncing towards the area where Lin Xin was.

Both the centipede and the human face were the cultivators’ Sacred Body Divine Skills.

Although Righteous Path Cultivators do not practice Demonic Arts, their fundamental principle still aims to emulate Ancient Heavenly Venerable’s Divine Skills.

It’s a different means to the same end as Demonic Cultivators.

The black insect water ball and horsetail whisk human face attacked from both sides, smashing fiercely into the Society Cloud Cauldron’s Qiushui tidal wave without any resistance.

Boom!!

In the massive explosion, the three seemed to react with each other, simultaneously bursting violently, with Qiushui splashing explosively in all directions.

Everyone hastily retreated.

Lin Shan’s expression was indifferent; she extended a hand, and immediately a light screen from the Society Cloud Cauldron emerged, blocking the Qiushui from passing through, protecting the Heavenly Cloud Taoist cultivators behind her.

"Did they die?"

Two Daoist Nuns from Jade Qing Daoist intently looked towards the core.

The black water gradually dispersed.

There, the core area’s scene was revealed.

Hiss...

Suddenly, the Qiushui water from all around started converging continuously towards the center.

Lin Xin extended his right hand, the black water automatically gathering in his palm, forming an extremely compressed black sphere.

The black sphere appeared semi-transparent, and through it, his faintly glowing red eyes could be seen.

Gently moving the sphere aside.

Lin Xin’s gaze turned towards Lin Shan and the others not far away.

"Heavenly Cloud Taoist, Shape-shifting Demon Venerable, Jade Qing Elder. I didn’t expect that originally almost all parties from the Immortal Alliance had come together."