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Chapter 468: The Demon Corpse
Chapter 468: The Demon Corpse
When Chu Ning sensed the demonic aura, the first person he looked at was Yuan Hua of the Everlasting Sect.
Naturally, he saw the expression on Yuan Hua's face at that moment.
Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian also noticed, and before Qin Changkong could say anything, Situ Yuanlian took a step forward and asked Yuan Hua:
"Friend Yuan, what's going on here?"
Upon hearing Situ Yuanlian's words, the others present were taken aback.
"Alliance Master Situ, I will explain this to you later," Yuan Hua replied.
As his words landed, Yuan Hua stood up swiftly and flew towards the back mountain with great haste.
Seeing this, Situ Yuanlian frowned slightly and stood up as well.
Perhaps to avoid any misunderstandings from Qin Changkong, Situ Yuanlian took the initiative to speak:
"Friend Qin, this demonic aura doesn't seem to be from an ordinary demonic creature. Let's go and take a look together."
Qin Changkong hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded in agreement.
"Alright!"
The two Late Nascent Soul cultivators then left the hall, followed closely by the others.
Chu Ning was among this crowd as they swiftly flew towards the back mountain of the main peak of Everlasting Mountain.
There, behind the mountain, lay an abyss.
And guarding the entrance to this abyss was a special array formation restriction. At this moment, over a dozen cultivators dressed in the Everlasting Sect's robes were standing guard.
These cultivators wore confused expressions as they watched the group flying towards them hurriedly.
After all, this place was a forbidden area of the sect.
Not only were external cultivators prohibited from approaching, but even inner sect cultivators were not allowed near without the permission of the Chief Elder.
However, at this moment, the Chief Elder himself had brought a large group of cultivators from other sects to this forbidden area.
Yuan Hua, of course, understood this rule, but if he were to stop these Nascent Soul cultivators now, the Everlasting Sect might be destroyed by these two dozen Nascent Soul cultivators before the Heavenly Extremity Alliance even arrived.
Thus, at this moment, Yuan Hua paid no heed to the followers and directly instructed the cultivators guarding the formation to open the restriction. He then led the group to a huge stone platform above the abyss.
It was then that all the Nascent Soul cultivators realized that there was another formation restriction above the abyss.
And this restriction was obviously far more advanced than the one on the outskirts.
In fact, many of the Nascent Soul cultivators present wore astonished expressions, as they found the formation before them exceedingly profound.
Yuan Hua's gaze swept across the abyss before landing on the three cultivators sitting on stone platforms above it.
Finally, his eyes rested on a slightly older-looking Golden Core cultivator, and he asked: "Li Shizhi, did you notice anything unusual just now?"
This Golden Core cultivator had reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, but facing so many Nascent Soul cultivators, he couldn't help but feel intimidated.
He respectfully replied to Yuan Hua, "Greetings, Elder Yuan. I did not detect anything unusual just now."
"Nothing unusual? Not even the slightest fluctuation in the formation restriction?" Yuan Hua frowned slightly.
The Golden Core cultivator hesitated upon hearing this and glanced at the people behind him, including Chu Ning.
Finally, he answered, "There was indeed a slight fluctuation in the formation restriction just now, but I didn't sense anything else unusual."
Hearing this, Yuan Hua breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He turned to face Situ Yuanlian and Qin Changkong, intending to speak, when suddenly, the restriction above the abyss began to violently fluctuate.
Immediately after, a powerful purple-black demonic aura surged from the depths of the abyss, slamming into the restriction.
Despite the barrier, the intense demonic aura still caused the Nascent Soul cultivators present to change their expressions slightly.
It was only at this moment that the three Golden Core cultivators of the Everlasting Sect seemed to react, and the Li cultivator who had spoken before hesitantly looked at Yuan Hua.
"Elder Yuan, there wasn't such a fluctuation just now."
Situ Yuanlian could no longer hold back and angrily asked Yuan Hua, "Friend Yuan, what is going on here? What kind of demon is sealed beneath this abyss?"
Hearing this, Yuan Hua sighed and said,
"Friends, since things have come to this, I might as well tell you. Beneath this abyss is likely the demon body of an Extraterritorial Demon.
However, I'm not exactly sure what it is."
"The demon body of an Extraterritorial Demon?" Upon hearing this, many of the Nascent Soul cultivators present inhaled sharply.
Ten thousand years ago, Extraterritorial Demons invaded, and the various alliances and sects of the Western Alliance Continent joined forces to repel them at Demon Mystic Mountain.
Although many Extraterritorial Demons escaped,
most of them were demon souls.
It was said that this was related to the extremely powerful formation restrictions set up outside Demon Mystic Mountain at the time.
So, in recent years, even when Extraterritorial Demons appeared, they were mostly possessing human cultivators.
They would then use various methods to demonize their host bodies.
While these Extraterritorial Demons were indeed powerful, they were unable to fully unleash the true strength of their kind.
Compared to the others, Chu Ning remained relatively calm.
"Theoretically, the demonic body of an Extraterritorial Demon shouldn't be able to appear outside of Demon Mystic Mountain.
However, the one sealed in the cave in Cloud Nest Mountain was clearly the demonic body of an Extraterritorial Demon.
This suggests that the demonic bodies of Extraterritorial Demons may also exist outside the mountain.
But while the demonic body beneath Cloud Nest Mountain had decayed under the seal, the demonic aura emanating from the abyss below is still astonishingly powerful."
As Chu Ning's thoughts raced, his gaze fell upon the talismans pasted on the stone platforms where the few Golden Core cultivators had been sitting.
Even though he didn't take a closer look at the moment, he could tell that the talismans were the ones he had created using the talisman-making techniques he had deciphered with the help of his Talisman Source Spirit Body.
"These stone platforms are obviously just one part of the array formation restriction, and not a very important one at that.
Because the cultivators have to be replaced frequently, the talismans also need to be changed regularly.
As for how the method of making these talismans was lost by the Everlasting Sect, that's unclear."
As these thoughts flashed through Chu Ning's mind, Situ Yuanlian and Qin Changkong exchanged a glance, suppressing the shock in their eyes, and spoke:
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, as the Great Elder of the Everlasting Sect, you say you don't know what is sealed here.
Could it be that this array formation restriction has been here since ancient times?"
"Indeed!" Yuan Hua sighed.
"Ever since ancient times, when the elders of our sect sealed this demonic body here, they instructed future generations to guard this array at all costs.
For this reason, the Everlasting Sect has invested a lot of manpower and resources.
I even suspect that the reason our sect's strength has diminished over the years is related to this array formation restriction.
This place has consumed an enormous amount of our sect's resources.
To my knowledge, this array has undergone major repairs at least three times, each time requiring a significant amount of resources that you can hardly imagine."
Yuan Hua shook his head as he spoke.
"Moreover, a large number of our sect's cultivators had to study array formations and have several Gold Core and above cultivators stationed here at all times.
As you may have sensed, the spiritual energy here is scarce, which is not conducive to cultivation."
Yuan Hua's gaze shifted to Situ Yuanlian as he continued, "Alliance Master Situ, according to our sect's rules, I should never have brought you here or revealed this matter to you.
Because even you, as the Alliance Master, cannot know whether there is a cultivator in the alliance who is possessed by that Extraterritorial Demon.
But first, it just so happened that the two of you Late Nascent Soul cultivators sensed the demonic aura.
And second..."
Yuan Hua's gaze turned toward the abyss, a hint of worry in his eyes.
"I won't hide it from you, after so many years, this array formation restriction has been severely damaged by the demonic aura emanating from below.
If this continues, even with my strength and the power of the entire Everlasting Sect, we won't be able to suppress this demon."
Hearing Yuan Hua's words, the anger and shock on Situ Yuanlian's face gradually faded.
However, he still asked, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, since this demon only has a demonic body, why is it still so powerful?
And why is the demonic aura in this abyss so dense? Why did your sect's elders seal this demon here in the first place?"
Yuan Hua shook his head.
"These things happened so long ago that it's impossible to know the details now.
Over the years, our sect's cultivators have never ventured into the abyss, so we have no idea what this so-called demonic body of an Extraterritorial Demon really is."
Upon hearing this, Situ Yuanlian fell silent for a moment before raising his head and saying, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, now that we know about this, we will do our best to help the Everlasting Sect continue sealing this demon.
However, all of this will have to wait until after we deal with the Heavenly Extremity Alliance.
After all, with a formidable enemy before us, our priority should be repelling them."
"Thank you, Alliance Master!" Yuan Hua's face lit up with joy at these words.
Just then, a voice rang out.
"Alliance Master Situ's words make sense. I'm just afraid that the Heavenly Extremity Alliance is coming here precisely because of this demon."
Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice, which was none other than Chu Ning.
Chu Ning continued, "Actually, I mentioned this to the fellow Daoists in the alliance before.
According to what the cultivators from the Demon Dao Alliance said, after some Extraterritorial Demons escaped from Demon Mystic Mountain, they hid in various sects within the alliances.
This naturally includes the Heavenly Extremity Alliance.
If we follow Fellow Daoist Situ's line of reasoning, what if the cultivators from the Heavenly Extremity Alliance are looking for something, and it has something to do with this demonic body?"
Upon hearing Chu Ning's words, the expressions of the Nascent Soul cultivators present changed slightly.
Situ Yuanlian opened his mouth to speak but suddenly turned his head sharply and looked toward the distant sky.
Then, with a serious expression, he said, "The people from the Heavenly Extremity Alliance are here!"
As soon as Situ Yuanlian's words rang out, everyone's gaze shifted to the sky above.
The next moment, Situ Yuanlian and Qin Changkong took the lead, and the rest swiftly followed, flying toward the front peak.
"Don't worry about what's happening outside. Just continue to guard this place," Yuan Hua said, and his figure also disappeared.
Hearing this, the few Everlasting Sect cultivators immediately reactivated the outer restriction.
The entire forbidden area at the back mountain fell silent once again.
(End of Chapter)
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