Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 856 - 66: Afraid You Won’t Pay Back [Request for Monthly Pass!]_2

Chapter 856: Chapter 66: Afraid You Won’t Pay Back [Request for Monthly Pass!]_2

This is the might of a divine artifact.

Apart from another divine artifact, it is nearly unstoppable.

Baize frowned, "If Shu Mountain falls today, the Penglai Three Islands will inevitably lose all hope for survival."

"Those are matters for later." Daoist Cang Sheng said harshly, "No matter what, if Chu Liang is not handed over today, nobody can save Shu Mountain!"

The reason he was so resolute was naturally not because of past grievances.

At his level, he would no longer let personal vendetta affect the bigger picture. Even though Chu Liang had killed Qi Lin’er and dashed their hopes of reviving Saint Yang, that was to be attributed to the will of heaven. Considering that taking revenge on Chu Liang could harm Penglai’s interests, he had no intention of making a move.

Until the last reminder from Yang Buwei.

Yang Buwei, being in Shenxu Temple, was able to see things they could not, but there were strict rules in place there against interference in the mortal affairs. Without a crisis serious enough to destroy whole sects, Yang Buwei would never take the risk of issuing a warning.

And Yang Buwei’s last reminder was actually a hint for him to kill Chu Liang.

The potential future destruction of Penglai Upper Sect at the hands of this young man was the only reason worth consideration.

What made Daoist Cang Sheng even more determined to kill was that it seemed Chu Liang truly had the ability. Given his rate of growth and changes he had brought to Shu Mountain, Cang Sheng was somewhat afraid that, given a few more years, might Chu Liang indeed bridge the gap between divine artifacts and bring Shu Mountain back to its former peak?

Therefore, Chu Liang had to die.

Even if he had always hidden within Shu Mountain, they would risk full-scale war against Shu Mountain to assassinate him.

Originally, Daoist Cang Sheng’s plan was to deploy five Tianyuans; four to distract Shu Mountain’s Tianyuans while he himself would kill Chu Liang. It was almost foolproof.

But incredibly, Chu Liang’s real body was not on Shu Mountain!

Who could have imagined that all that caution of staying hidden in Shu Mountain and letting a doppelganger move around was also a deception? This directly resulted in Penglai grasping at air.

If that’s the case, then they can only completely obliterate the whole of Shu Mountain by force!

Without a foundation, Chu Liang would struggle to stir up any trouble in the future.

As the Universe Ring rumbled inwards, the majority of the Shu Mountain disciples still inside the Shu Mountain Peaks began to panic. Some of them launched attacks against the Universe Ring, but they were completely ineffective.

Would the might of a divine artifact allow ants to cause destruction?

But they could not intervene in the battle between the various Tianyuans, they could only watch from a distance unless they were of Zhenshan Elder’s caliber.

Baize wanted to stop the Universe Ring but was blocked by Daoist Cang Sheng. Under the activation of Daoist Wu Ya’s technique, Baize and Cang Sheng were in an area that seemed to be in slow motion; regardless of the outcome of their fight, they could not prevent what was happening.

Only Wen Yuan, with the Mountain Protection Array summoned by the Heavenly Rights Token, could barely withstand the closing in of the Universe Ring. However, the barrier’s light wall was trembling and on the verge of collapse, and with Wen Yuan also having to stand against the powerful Cang Qiu and Cang Yun, the Mountain Protection Array could shatter at any moment.

At that moment, several shooting stars streaked across the sky outside Shu Mountain.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Streams of rainbow light from the direction of Heavenly Gang Sect, Heavenly King Sect, Yunque Temple, Ascending Dragon Academy, Regent Residence... hurriedly flew over, still the familiar faces Wen Yuan knew as brothers.

Earlier on, when Wen Yuan faced off against Cang Qiu and Cang Yun, he had already activated the Person Summoning Technique. After having the Immortal Friend Circle, the speed of message transmission became even faster.

One Immortal Friend Circle and thousands rushed to their aid!

"Cang Sheng, you’ve gone mad!" Shentu Yang looked at the scene before him, greatly astonished, "What are you doing?"

Everything happened so suddenly that even the mighty couldn’t understand how a life-and-death struggle had suddenly commenced between the two sides.

"Shu Mountain disciple Chu Liang harbors the Heaven Devouring Beast of a different kind, attempting to provide a vessel for the return of the Demon God!" Cang Sheng called loudly from within the secret realm, "If Shu Mountain Sect does not hand over Chu Liang, we must act decisively today! If you assist Shu Mountain Sect, when the Demon God returns tomorrow, you will all be accomplices!"

"These words are absolutely true, you can verify their validity with Tianshu Pavilion!"

Hearing this, the multitude of cultivators from Immortal Sects who had rushed over, as well as those observing from the periphery, were all greatly shocked.

They indeed had closer ties with Shu Mountain, but with the Demon God at stake, no one dared to take it lightly, for it concerned a major issue for the Nine States Human Race. Cang Sheng seemed genuinely truthful, and while Tianshu Pavilion’s "All-Knowing" couldn’t divine the whereabouts of the Demon God or Chu Liang from the void, merely verifying the truth of his statement wouldn’t be difficult.

"Regardless, stop now!" the Regent Leader, who had arrived as well, called out loudly from outside the Universe Ring, "Let’s sit down and discuss how to deal with this matter."

It was not easy for them to break into the secret realm of the Universe Ring, so the best approach was to persuade both Penglai and Shu Mountain to stop the fight.

But Daoist Cang Sheng, upon hearing this, not only did not stop, but his eyes burst with a sharp light as he shouted abruptly, "I said, without handing over Chu Liang today, no one can save Shu Mountain!"

Whoosh—

With a wave of his hand, he tore open a crack in the sky, and from within the clouds rolled out a massive wheel.

The Eastern Sea Time Wheel!

Daoist Cang Sheng had actually brought two Divine Artifacts with him, leaving none to guard the sect entrance. It seemed he had even calculated the possibility of Shu Mountain calling for help today; he would either do nothing or go to extremes!

He had already made up his mind that, should full-scale war break out, even if Shu Mountain ultimately surrendered Chu Liang, he would see to its destruction!

Boom—

From within the clouds, the Eastern Sea Time Wheel projected a cyan light screen, and several cultivators of the Eighth Realm around its periphery retreated one after another, not daring to approach. The light screen, reflected within the Universe Ring, greatly accelerated the contraction of the Universe Ring’s time.

At this moment, with the "Universe’s Time Wheel" combined, its power instantly increased manifold; Daoist Cang Sheng was now undisputedly the strongest in the world!

Even the several Eighth Realm grandmasters outside, without Divine Artifacts, could only stand anxiously outside the Secret Realm, powerless to intervene. His combat power had been escalated to a level capable of slaying Tianyuan; they could change nothing.

Yan Dahu of the Heavenly Gang Sect roared, "Wen Yuan, wait for me! I’m going to ask the Sect Leader to bring a Divine Artifact to the rescue!"

Having said this, he turned and transformed into a wild wind, racing away. Anyone slow to act might not make it before the destruction of Shu Mountain.

But even if the Mysterious Yellow Battle Armor were to arrive, could it stop the Universe’s Time Wheel from destroying everything now?

Everyone hesitated.

Roar of thunder—

As the Universe Ring compressed, the Mountain Protection Array shattered one after another, with the rainbow brilliance scattering.

Daoist Cang Sheng called out again, "Wen Yuan, are you still unwilling to hand over Chu Liang? Do you truly want the entire Shu Mountain to perish alongside him?"

Universe’s Time Wheel, Divine Artifacts besieging. Heaven and earth overturning, disciples in panic.

Under the combined attacks of Cang Qiu and Cang Yun, Master Wen Yuan was already struggling; furthermore, he had to divide his attention to uphold the Mountain Protection Array and resist the Universe Ring.

All at once, it seemed like Shu Mountain had reached a point of no return.

Looking at the obscured blue sky before him, Master Wen Yuan suddenly recalled the words left by his master.

"In matters of the world, even in the face of nine deaths, there is still one chance for life. If one day Shu Mountain faces extinction, remember: Where there is will, there is a way."

Where there is will, there is a way?

Master Wen Yuan naturally saw that the other party was determined to destroy Shu Mountain, and if it were merely to kill Chu Liang, they wouldn’t go to such definitive extremes by deploying two Divine Artifacts.

In such a situation, how could Shu Mountain without Divine Artifacts survive?

Just then, a ball of fire whistled through the distance, crashing through the battle and coming to a stop in front of Master Wen Yuan. As the firelight faded, it was revealed to be Empress Feng.

"This battle is beyond your intervention; don’t be rash," Master Wen Yuan extended his hand, separating Cang Qiu and Cang Yun with the Qiankun Chessboard to temporarily protect the two of them, and he urgently said.

"I didn’t come to assist in the fight," Empress Feng handed over an item, saying, "My disciple said, if it really comes to a dire moment, to give you this; it can match a Divine Artifact."

In her palm, she held what appeared to be an irregularly shaped seven-colored mystical stone, its mysteries unknown.

"Match a Divine Artifact?" Master Wen Yuan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

If someone else had said this, he would have taken it as nonsense; Divine Artifacts are rare in the world, not something you just come by to match.

But since it was something left by Chu Liang, perhaps it truly had miraculous effects.

He immediately took it and said, "Then why not give it to me earlier?"

"My disciple said it’s a treasure of Silver Sword Peak," Empress Feng said frankly. "He was afraid that if it was given to you sooner, you wouldn’t give it back."

Master Wen Yuan: "?"