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Chapter 415: Different Paths, All Strive to the Best of Their Abilities
Chapter 415: Different Paths, All Strive to the Best of Their Abilities
Shen Yi suddenly threw a punch, his fist viciously smashing towards the Divine Wind Demon King's glabella. The talisman violently trembled and then tore with a ripping sound, shattering into flying ashes!
The momentum of the punch did not diminish as it struck the demon's forehead.
Pfft—
The seemingly gold and jade bead, which was actually flesh and blood, exploded under Shen Yi's punch, spraying blood everywhere.
The gap containing the bead was torn open by a vast force, and dazzling golden flames flowed in like lava.
Bang! The Divine Wind Demon King was knocked back, his forehead cracking as the golden flames instantly covered his entire face.
Just as he was about to fall to the ground.
Shen Yi attacked again, his tall boots stomping on the demon's chest, causing a swarm of talismans to explode one after another.
Until it was completely smashed into the ground.
The Divine Wind Demon King spat out a mouthful of blood, his body contorting like a large shrimp, his chest bone shattered and caved in. The boot, like a wooden stake, pinned him to the ground, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't move even a hair's breadth.
Instinctively, the demon tried to transform into its original form.
But the youth leaned down, his long fingers gripping the demon's neck. The skin on its neck trembled and swelled, but it couldn't break free from the palm's restraint.
The Divine Wind Demon King's eyes widened, and it spat out a gust of wind.
The gale that had torn through Nie Jun's body could only cause the golden flames on Shen Yi's body to flicker slightly.
The wind from its mouth grew weaker.
It could only stare blankly at Shen Yi as he slowly broke its neck.
[Killing the Soul Transformation Realm Divine Wind Demon King, total lifespan of 97,000 years, remaining lifespan of 16,000 years, absorption completed]
"Huff."
Shen Yi adjusted his breath, and the golden flames on his body slowly receded into his skin.
The lifespans of these two powerful demons were not particularly long.
However, his primary purpose was to collect the sealing stones, and as for the demonic lifespans, Qinghua, with her strength alone, traveled day and night across the Nine Provinces, nearly exterminating half of the demonic beings.
[Remaining demonic lifespans: 223,000 years]
Such abundant lifespans made Shen Yi feel a bit conflicted.
It was like guarding a mountain of gold but using it to skip stones on water.
In the desolate Southern Yang Sect, the demonic lifespans couldn't truly showcase their value.
During the previous confrontation.
Shen Yi didn't even think that a single Soul Transformation Realm Spirit Body Technique could bring such a significant improvement.
He had already planned to rely on the Demon Command Golden Arrow to deal with the Divine Wind Demon King of the second cave.
However, because of this, Shen Yi clearly realized the gap between him and the Old Dog.
Previously, the Old Dog had only used one claw, from such a distance, to tear apart the Southern Yang Robe, while Shen Yi's full-force kick, although it killed the Horned Emperor, was only because her demon energy was exhausted, and the robe itself was almost undamaged.
"..."
Shen Yi suddenly felt a strange irritability.
He had almost collected all the usable items within the Southern Yang Sect, yet he still couldn't break through the bottleneck.
Before, he was limited by his innate talent, but now he was limited by the barrenness of the world itself.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel more respect for the old ancestor on Wutong Mountain.
The old ancestor managed to endure such irritability and lived a long life while maintaining his sanity.
However, if given the chance to do it again, Shen Yi's answer would still be the same.
It's not that he thought the Wutong Mountain ancestor was wrong.
It's just that their positions were different. The old ancestor truly stood at the peak, detached from the world, while Shen Yi was indeed just a mayfly in her eyes, with no choice of his own.
Any turmoil in Shen Yi's life, which seemed trivial in the eyes of the Grandmaster, could potentially lead to his mysterious death.
For instance, a Knowledge-Opening Black Dog that wanted a change of pace.
Shen Yi didn't have a cave mansion for quiet cultivation; he had to rely on slaughtering and the help of numerous mayflies, such as Zhang the Butcher, Lin Baiwei, Chen Qiankun, and even Wu Daoan from the Martial Temple.
Although his cultivation and status seemed vastly different from before, he couldn't extricate himself from the mayflies who had helped him. He felt detached from the mortal world, helplessly watching as they were slaughtered by demonic beings day and night.
The Wutong Mountain Grandmaster indeed had a deeper understanding of the situation.
In her eyes, sacrificing the small for the greater good was the righteous path.
From her lofty perspective, if Shen Yi had abandoned Qingzhou back then, allowing the Lesser Demon King to slaughter at will, and if Nie Jun hadn't pursued the Blood Transformation Demon King, perhaps there wouldn't be the current demonic calamity.
Hiding himself to avoid the Old Dog's detection was crucial, and ideally, the Old Dog should remain unaware of his existence to maximize his effectiveness.
In the face of such a significant matter, not only Qingzhou but even the entire Great Tian, Xuan Guang Cave, and the disciples of Wutong Mountain could be sacrificed.
Once a second person breaks through the Returning Void Realm and establishes the Southern Yang Sect, the worries will be resolved.
By then, it won't be too late to hold a memorial with three incense sticks for the deceased.
However, for Shen Yi, if he doesn't take the risk, without the demonic lifespan, he is more likely to be the one sacrificed and commemorated. He doesn't even have the qualification to stand before the Wutong Mountain Grandmaster.
Moreover, there's another issue.
Who can guarantee that after opening the Southern Yang Sect, there will definitely be aid from the outside?
Of course, this isn't a problem for the Wutong Mountain Grandmaster.
If there's no aid, a Returning Void Realm cultivator can naturally leave freely, and the fate of the other sect members doesn't seem to matter much.
But not wanting to die himself or see others he knows die, shouldn't be a mistake.
"Let's take it one step at a time."
The biggest risk now is that the Old Dog might sense something amiss and decide to fight to the death.
Shen Yi gazed into the distance towards the Thousand Demons Cave.
His expression became increasingly calm, and his body stood tall beneath the black robe.
The next moment, he transformed into a purple-white dual-colored rainbow, streaking towards the Great Tian Imperial City.
"..."
The Great Tian cultivators looked up at the rainbow in the sky. They had long heard that Lord Shen handled matters with precision and efficiency.
However, they never imagined that even facing the Demon King of the second cave, he wouldn't change his approach.
As the rainbow in the sky dissipated, the Soul Transformation Realm cultivator refocused on the map in his hand, his fingertip slowly moving towards the position of the Divine Wind Demon King.
But he found that spot was empty.
"What's going on?"
He was astonished. Could it be that the Thousand Demons Cave didn't have a Demon King in the first cave? Or was this the rumored Cavern Lord? But...
The cultivator suddenly grinned, and the fear they had felt day and night from the Thousand Demons Cave's retaliation vanished.
Under Shen Yi's casual fist, the retaliation ended so easily.
Great Tian, which had once been treated like a dog by Xuan Guang Cave, with the help of the Wutong Mountain elders and the Xu Clan, could now resist the Thousand Demons Cave head-on.
And even win with overwhelming dominance?
This kind of situation, if imagined a few years ago, would have been beyond their wildest dreams.
But now, it was happening right before their eyes.
(End of Chapter)
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