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Chapter 1373 - Chapter 1373 Chapter 575 Seventh-order Dagger Settling Human

Chapter 1373: Chapter 575: Seventh-order Dagger, Settling Human Sentiment_2 Chapter 1373: Chapter 575: Seventh-order Dagger, Settling Human Sentiment_2 Taishan King’s thoughts quickly led to understanding; the figure who had disrupted the peripheral Demonic Beings must be an Immortal Monarch concealing their aura as a Peak Golden Immortal. This Immortal Monarch, though with extraordinary combat power, likely falls within the category of ordinary Immortal Monarchs.

For if they were truly a Golden Immortal, capable of slaying nine Immortal Monarch Level Demonic Beings, such an exceptional individual couldn’t exceed the number of fingers on one hand even in the Penglai Immortal Realm, and among those four Tao Sects, there might not be one in an entire era.

Similarly, Golden Immortals of such caliber are extremely rare in the Daluo Immortal Realm as well, with encountering them being even less likely than encountering an Immortal Venerate.

Therefore, he speculated about this Peak Golden Immortal concealing their aura.

“This Immortal Monarch who conceals their aura must be the primary target of assassination. Kill him, then slay another Immortal Monarch, and this Demon Nest will be mine,” he pondered, as a Seventh-stage Immortal Device appeared in his hand–a dark dagger devoid of any luster. The most peculiar thing about this dagger was that if one was more than ten meters away from it, even with the eyesight of an Immortal Monarch, they would not be able to see it.

Unlike the Qingyan Knife, this dagger was truly the heritage of the Black Yama’s Taishan Palace, and its name was as plain as could be–it was called Taishan.

The Taishan Dagger was a Seventh-order Immortal Artifact and stood at the apex within its rank.

It was with this dagger that the Taishan King had stealthily assassinated four Immortal Monarchs, including one senior amongst them.

According to the heritage of the Taishan Palace, if the Taishan Dagger were to feast on the blood and soul of an Immortal Venerate, it would undergo a metamorphosis and ascend to the rank of an Eighth Rank Immortal Artifact.

Of course.

This description had never been confirmed since ancient times. Even the Immortal who forged this Seventh-stage Immortal Device was only a Peak Immortal Monarch. According to his records, he planned to create an Eighth Rank Immortal Artifact but ultimately could only stop at the Seventh-stage due to the lack of an Immortal Venerate’s blood and soul.

Therefore, this claim could not be taken as certain, but without a doubt, this dagger certainly possessed the standard of a top-tier Seventh Order Immortal Artifact. It was also thanks to this Immortal Artifact that the current Taishan King was able to rely on it to assassinate four Immortal Monarchs.

With the dagger in hand, Taishan King looked towards the deeper parts of the dark space. With a slash of the dagger in his hand, a subtle spatial fluctuation immediately spread and then formed a rift only big enough for him to enter and exit by himself.

He and the dagger merged into one and stepped into it. The rift healed and vanished from sight.

…

In the central region of the Abyssal Demon Nest, Han Yi suddenly felt something. Because of the Zhou Guang Nian Jie Xian Shu, he was extremely sensitive to spatial changes. He looked up into the space above, with Golden Light tumbling in his eyes, but it was obscured by layers of space and he could not see through to the events happening outside.

Nevertheless.

He was already on alert in his heart.

This was the intuition for danger that had been honed through countless dangers, battles, and skirmishes over the past two thousand years.

Something had followed them into the Demon Nest.

It could be an Immortal or some creature of the Void.

In any case, at this moment, due to that fleeting spatial fluctuation from above, he raised his awareness to the extreme, and it wasn’t just the Power of the Immortal Path he was relying on, but also the powers of the Ancient Gods and Ancient Evils combined.

“Han, what’s wrong?” Immortal Monarch Dongming, standing beside him, followed Han Yi’s gaze upward, towards the direction they had just breached the outer defenses of the nine Demon Puppets, but with his power as an Immortal Monarch, he too could not see through the folded space.

Han Yi did not conceal anything and replied with a slightly serious expression, “Something has followed us down.”

“We need to be careful from here on out.”

Immortal Monarch Dongming’s brows furrowed, and his face showed a slight change.

“Can you see what it is?”

Han Yi shook his head slightly, “I can’t see it clearly. There are too many layers of space. I only sensed a vague spatial fluctuation that disappeared in an instant and couldn’t be captured.”

Having said that, he looked ahead. In front of them lay thousands of spatial passageways, all of which led downward, toward the deeper parts of the Demon Nest.

From their angle, these spatial passages resembled the holes of a honeycomb.

However, among these holes, only one led to the deep reaches of the Demon Nest. The rest were sealed off.

To select the hole that led to the true depths of the Demon Nest and to walk to its deepest point was how one could find the profound treasures stored there by the Abyss Demon Clan.

Judging by the remarkably intact state of this Demon Nest, the Abyss Demon Clan that had practiced here must have retreated unexpectedly, and moreover, they likely perished in the Outer Domain Void beyond the Daluo Immortal Realm, unable to return to this place in time.

“This is the structure of the Demon Nest; among them, only one hole leads to the true Demon Nest.”

“The true Demon Nest is bound to be even more dangerous. Even judging from the arrangement of the nine Venerated Demon Puppets in the outer layer, deep inside the Demon Nest, there might be Peak Immortal Monarch Level or even Immortal Venerate Level Demon Puppets.”

“And while the other holes do not lead to the Demon Nest, at the end of these holes, there are indeed some demon crystals present,”

Immortal Monarch Dongming’s face lit up with excitement. He had stepped into this place in search of demon crystals, and moreover, he had deduced that the dangers lurking deep within the Demon Nest were beyond his capability to contend with; even Han Yi would have to halt here.

And so, the demon crystals within the other dead-end holes became his target.

He turned to Han Yi and, clasping his hands in greeting, said,

“Han, from here on, let’s temporarily separate and each search for demon crystals.”

“Furthermore,”

“This Demon Nest is no simple matter, its depths may very well contain Peak Immortal Monarch level Demon Puppets. Should you encounter any passage leading to the deeper parts, I urge you to be cautious,” he advised.

No sooner had his words ended than Immortal Monarch Dongming turned and disappeared into one of the holes below.

Han Yi watched him leave, a thought stirring in his mind.

The favor from Immortal Monarch Dongming sufficed for a single act of assistance from Han Yi, who had encountered nine Venerated Demon Puppets on the periphery earlier and had struck them down with a single sword strike, thus fulfilling the favor.

Naturally, he couldn’t expect Dongming to ask for more, such as turning over all discovered demon crystals to him.

Such stretching beyond what favors warranted was unrealistic, and in his many years of life, Dongming would never do such a thing; he hadn’t even entertained the thought.

A favor repaid was a transaction concluded, nothing more.

To ask for more than what the favor entailed would be to forge a new chain of cause and effect.

Han Yi shifted his gaze away, looking downward to continue his investigation of the holes below. After about three breaths’ time and with no findings, the time had been more than sufficient for utilizing all sorts of detection immortal skills. Spending any more time on this endeavor would be futile.

He shook his head slightly. To find the one passageway leading to the deep parts of the Demon Nest from among thousands of channels was far beyond his current cultivation level.

Moreover,

As Immortal Monarch Dongming had mentioned, the core area of the Demon Nest, being the heart of cultivation for the Abyss Demon Clan, would undoubtedly be heavily guarded. Since guards still remained in the outer areas, the very depths would certainly be protected, with forces far surpassing those at the perimeter. The weakest would be seasoned Immortal Monarchs, but most likely, they were Peak Immortal Monarchs.

Against seasoned Immortal Monarchs, Han Yi was confident he had nothing to fear. But against Peak Immortal Monarchs, he was powerless.

Therefore,

He took Dongming’s words to heart.

There was no need to attempt unnecessary dangers that went beyond his limits.

Finally, he glanced at the space above but noticed nothing suspicious. He then descended and randomly chose a hole to enter, his interest in demon crystals quite piqued. Even if he had no use for them now, once he advanced to Immortal Monarch status, he would have great demand for them. Encountering this opportunity, he naturally intended to gather a good haul.

Three breaths after he entered one of the holes,

A speck of Immortal Spirit Light burst forth in the space he had just occupied, followed by an expansion that rippled outward, creating a disturbance. The ripple stretched and, in the blink of an eye, became a fissure.

A figure cloaked in gray stepped out from the fissure, which closed quietly behind him.

The aura of this figure was elusive and if not given careful attention, it was incredibly easy to miss, blending with the dark space around.

This gray-cloaked figure was none other than the Seventh Hall Master of the Black Yama, Taishan King, who had broken through the perimeter to reach the middle area.

He looked at the thousands of holes and attempted to catch the traces of the two presences that had entered this place, but found nothing.

“Quite cautious,” he murmured.

“But it’s of no use. All I need to do is wait here for them to come out and I can reap the benefits like a fisherman. Why would I not take advantage of this?”

Taishan King didn’t descend through the hole but instead, with a mere thought, conjured an immortal spell. It was an invisibility skill which rendered him undetectable to even Peak Immortal Monarchs as long as he remained still.

And even after moving, only seasoned Immortal Monarchs could detect him.

But as an assassination technique, the right distance was all that was needed. Before a seasoned Immortal Monarch could react, there would be enough time for him to strike with the Taishan Dagger and slay an Immortal Monarch with this Seventh-stage Immortal Device.

However,

Within just a short moment, he was jolted abruptly by a disturbing aura emanating from somewhere deep within the Demon Nest, from one of the holes. This overwhelming presence aroused his suspicions.