The First Demon of the Chan Sect
Chapter 369 - 57: Xiao Tian Traps Guang Cheng

Chapter 369: Chapter 57: Xiao Tian Traps Guang Cheng

Chen Capital’s northern part, Tribute Pavilion.

"Luo He! Hasten to the Heavenly Court, and report to Hao Tian Heavenly Venerate. Say that the Yin Yang Realm Master, Li Qianqiu, has already made his move! He must dispatch elite Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, and swiftly head to the Northern Continent, to a small hill valley a hundred li around the banks of Wei River!" Fu Xi tried hard to suppress his anger, his gaze sweeping the surroundings filled with majesty.

"I shall obey Master’s command!" Luo He had never seen Fu Xi so enraged, and his words also contained a hint of grave seriousness.

"Tribute Pavilion Master Yun Hu, heed my order!" Fu Xi turned his head, looking at Yun Hu and spoke indifferently, "I command you to lead the tributes who have returned from the Human Clan tribes and hurry to the aforementioned location, to initiate a rescue for the people of the Jiang Clan!"

"Obeying the Human Emperor’s order!" Yun Hu swept away his previous disheveled appearance and quickly gathered the tributes, heading straight for the Northern Continent.

Zi Shu lifted his paw, stroking his smooth, large ears and said, "Human Emperor, this is our last meeting! From now on, our fate has ended, let’s part ways here!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Xi was taken aback, his bulky body trembling imperceptibly. He deeply bowed to Zi Shu, and said, "Disciple Fu Xi pays farewell to Zishu Saint!"

"Ha ha ha, I roam free, why seek further troubles..." The Void carried Zi Shu’s hearty laughter, echoing and drifting across the endless skies.

At this moment, on top of the Northern Continent, Guang Chengzi’s situation could be described as extremely perilous.

"Ha ha ha... Guang Chengzi, so what if you’re a disciple of a Saint? Still, you can’t escape my Five Elements Refining Immortal Formation?" Xiao Tian stood proudly above the Formation, laughing unrestrainedly. His usually stern face was filled with an irrepressible smugness.

Thinking about it, it was quite ironic. Xiao Tian was just a mere earth dog who had achieved enlightenment, low in status, while Guang Chengzi was a respected disciple of the Yuqing Saint. Normally it should have been Guang Chengzi making Xiao Tian flee in disarray, but now the roles had been completely reversed.

Inside the Formation, Guang Chengzi was trapped in a Flipping Sky Small World with a diameter of just a zhang, tormented by endless demonic sounds until his head ached and his mind buzzed. The Yuqing True Essence he had just replenished dissipated under the impact of the demonic sounds.

"Dammit, you forced my hand!" Guang Chengzi, severely injured, could no longer endure the soul-shaking demonic sounds. Gnashing his teeth, he took out a purple-gold gourd and poured out a golden pill shimmering with divine rhythm.

Holding the pill gently, Guang Chengzi looked at it for a long while, and said, "I’ll just go back to Master later and ask for a few more!"

With a pained expression, he raised his hand and swallowed the pill. Guang Chengzi then sat cross-legged on the spot to heal his injured body.

"Roar!"

The demonic sounds continued to ravage within the Five Elements Refining Immortal Formation, the small Flipping Sky world drifting like duckweed within the Formation. It almost shattered a few times but still stubbornly held on.

After an indeterminate amount of time, just as the demonic sounds within the Formation hit a new climax, the Flipping Sky Small World suddenly grew in size, and a tremendous, unmatched momentum burst forth, breaking through the Formation and soaring towards the sky.

"Not good!" Xiao Tian’s heart trembled, he looked down at the Demon Slaves still slaughtering the Humans with abandon, and commanded, "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Four Groups, heed my order. Quickly set up the Heavenly Net Illusion Array around the Five Elements Refining Immortal Formation, trap Guang Chengzi at all costs! The rest of the Demon Crowd, you must slaughter all these Humans in a short time, kill!"

With a great roar, Xiao Tian revealed his true form in the Void.

A formidable giant dog appeared in the Void. It stood a hundred zhang tall, its body covered in thick fur, with eyes emanating a foot-long Red Light. The fierce fangs and massive claws, under the moon’s glow, exuded a chilling coldness.

"Howl!" Xiao Tian howled at the moon, his voice like thunder, shaking people’s hearts.

Tens of thousands of Demon Slaves burst forth from the ground, their bodies cloaked in thick red Demon Qi. The endless aura of slaughter was incessantly drawn by the forces of Heaven and Earth, causing the Demon Qi to continuously accumulate.

"Demons refined under the stars, as the constellations shift their paths! Heavenly Net Illusion Array, rise!" Xiao Tian glared ferociously towards the Taiyin Star in the sky, as pitch-black destructive Demon Qi diffused in an instant.

The range of the Five Elements Refining Immortal Formation, originally around a li, expanded suddenly, the force of the stars in the sky all being drawn into the Formation, while the Evil Qi from beneath the earth also moved, unleashing an infinite killing intent.

Inside the Formation, Guang Chengzi, having recovered his full strength, eyes shone with a Qing Light, and his lips curled into a cold smile, "Damn Demon Race, I’ll make you pay in blood for the blood debt of my Human Clan!"

"Blood Killing Heaven Flipping Seal, One Seal Flipping Sky!"

As Guang Chengzi’s voice fell, the Sky Flipping Seal shone with ten thousand zhang of brilliance, more blinding than before, fiercely blasting towards the Void ahead.

The mountain-like Sky Flipping Seal, carrying an unparalleled force, struck the pitch-black Void like lightning.

The whole world seemed to come to a halt, as the heavy Sky Flipping Seal froze in the Void.

"Crack, boom!"

Following two sounds that pierced Heaven and Earth, the Five Star Refining Immortal Formation that had previously left Guang Chengzi at his wits’ end shattered in response.

Looking at the shattered Great Formation in front of him, Guang Chengzi clenched his fists and muttered to himself, "The feeling of regaining strength, it’s truly wonderful!"

East Sea Penglai Island.

Li Qingming sat quietly in a small pavilion by the Lotus Pond, staring blankly at the white lotuses in front of him.

Kong Xuan, dressed in a turquoise Daoist robe, stood quietly behind Li Qingming, his eyes showing a mix of anxiety, worry, and a hint of schadenfreude.

"Little Peacock, are you wondering whether Guang Chengzi can break through Li Qianqiu’s schemes?" Li Qingming suddenly picked up the teacup from the stone table, took a sip, turned his head with a smirk, and said.

Kong Xuan was taken aback and said, "Master is joking! Master Uncle Guang Chengzi is of Quasi-Saint stature, while those little demons and monsters are merely little beings of the Taiyi Realm. How big a storm can they really stir up?"

Li Qingming smiled and replied, "I see you actually take pleasure in calamity!"

Kong Xuan laughed awkwardly and said, "Master, every time I compete with Master Uncle Guang Chengzi in magic, I have never won once. It’s good for him to suffer at the hands of these little demons this time and suppress his arrogance a bit! Hehe."

"You!" Li Qingming shook his head helplessly and gazed distantly.

...

Gathering his spirits, Guang Chengzi stepped out of the Great Formation first, only to find that the familiar expanse of stars had been replaced by a lush forest bathed in the intense sunlight of the Great Sun.

Guang Chengzi scrutinized the peculiar forest before him.

It was called peculiar because it was too quiet here, without the sound of a bird’s call or beast’s roar. The intense sunlight was blocked by dense vegetation, and the thin mist hovering between the trees made the whole forest seem even more mysterious.

Stepping forward lightly, the scene before Guang Chengzi’s eyes suddenly changed as if he had crossed millions of miles in one step—from a dense, dark primordial forest to a vast and boundless desert:

The rolling dunes swayed gently in the breeze, lifting clouds of dust, while a bright red setting sun hung on the horizon, struggling to emit its last rays of light and heat, coating the dunes with a golden-red fringe.

"Guang Chengzi, this world is an endless illusion. Even Saints would feel a bit bewildered upon entering! So, take your time and enjoy the life within this illusion," Xiao Tian stood proudly in the center of the Heavenly Net Illusion Array, holding a dragon and phoenix engraved mirror shining with dazzling brilliance in his ferocious hand.

"Illusion?" Guang Chengzi said with a faint smile.

Suddenly, he felt his left ankle touch an extremely cold object. Lowering his head, he saw that half of his calf had been buried in the sand. Casually lifting his right leg, he felt as though it was being held by something, unable to pull free.

Guang Chengzi instinctively exerted force, and a spray of fine sand flew up, quickly reaching his knee.

The stubborn dust fluttered about as if conscious, struggling to block his view. But how could such a barrier stop the keen perception of a Quasi-Saint? Through layers of haze and dust, he clearly saw a white, bone-chillingly cold claw firmly clasped onto his ankle.

"Trifling trick!" Guang Chengzi smiled faintly, unconcerned about the dry claw still gripping his left leg. His Primordial Spirit instantly calmed, and the Spiritual Sense hidden in the Primordial Spirit Sea burst forth, sweeping in all directions.

In an instant, Guang Chengzi’s eyes snapped open, and he looked towards the northwest of the desert. Two foot-long sharp glimmers flashed and vanished. With a light wave of his hand, the turquoise Yuqing True Essence immediately surged out.

The endless Yuqing True Essence in the sky turned into a turquoise War Blade. He created a gust beneath his feet, stepped onto the War Blade, and lunged towards the location he had sensed.

Little did he know, as soon as Guang Chengzi flew up on the War Blade, the surrounding environment changed once again. From an endless desert space, it turned into an ancient battlefield filled with malevolent Qi from ancient times.

At that moment, two factions of creatures were battling on the ancient battlefield. These two factions were the Scale Armor Clan and the Beast Clan from ancient times, their bodies drenched in blood, eyes bloodshot, and the endless ferocious Qi radiating from their immense bodies, spreading far and wide.

The sudden appearance of Guang Chengzi caused the intensely fighting factions to stop their actions abruptly.

Their fierce eyes fell on Guang Chengzi, their blood-shot eyes revealing a wolf-like hunger, leaving no doubt that they would pounce at any moment and furiously tear everything to shreds.

The sky, originally under the scorching sun, instantly clouded over, with lightning flashing continuously through the dark clouds. Under the fleeting flashes of electricity, even the Cangqiong seemed to be pressing down gradually.

A heavy oppression filled the entire space, as if a giant stone weighed upon one’s heart.

"Roar!"

The entire Ancient Battlefield erupted into chaos, with the Scale Armor Clan led by a giant dragon and the Beast Clan led by Qilin, frantically stamping on the ground and charging towards Guang Chengzi to bite and tear.

Although aware that this was just an environment, that terrible pressure directly affected his Primordial Spirit. The boundless Evil Qi made the entire space feel stagnant. (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)