Chapter 530: I Can Still Capture Demons Without My Sect Master's Robes

Chapter 530: I Can Still Capture Demons Without My Sect Master's Robes

【Slaying the White Jade Capital Snow Moon Frost Tiger, its total lifespan was 386,000 years, with 233,000 years remaining, and absorption is complete.】

【Remaining Demon Lifespan: 570,000 years】

The lifespans of the three old demons were nothing remarkable, and the two tomb-guarding tiger demons didn't even bear mentioning. Fortunately, the younger tiger demon, despite its disappointing temperament, had exceptional talent.

Shen Yi didn't linger, quickly leaving the dark red waters with Yu Lan and You Chang.

He wasn't sure if the Dragon Consort was still keeping an eye on him.

Even if You Chang had a high probability of being comparable to a Five Cities Demon Spirit Stone, it was still difficult to sense the prying of a Unification Realm great demon.

"Hmm."

Shen Yi felt the wind by his ears, and as he looked down at the exquisite water lotus in his palm, he couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

Logically, with so many demon lifespans, he should be able to climb to the next boundary marker on Nameless Mountain.

After all, that mountain belonged to someone else. Although when they parted last time, Yan Chongzhang seemed to be inviting him to view the mountain, he was only a Daozi then, not the true Sect Master. Who knows if the Mountain Movers Sect might suddenly change their minds?

The longer it's delayed, the more likely things will change.

But for now, Shen Yi suddenly didn't feel like going. The reason for this hesitation was this water lotus and the matter of guarding the tomb mentioned by the tiger demons earlier.

He remembered the black-backed crocodile guard mentioning that this was a life-extending artifact, and the tiger demons wanted to bring it into the tomb... to extend the life of the dead?

The Five Sufferings of Birth, Old Age, Illness, Death, and Suffering were difficult to overcome, and very few could pass the fourth suffering.

Shen Yi didn't believe that the Unification Realm giants couldn't see the fourth city; those who became Immortal Sect Masters were all exceptional in their youth, and it was unlikely they would be much worse than Su Hongxiu.

Penetrating life and death seemed like four simple words, but it was actually not that easy.

Even cultivators who meditate to cultivate couldn't achieve it, let alone demons who only need to eat and drink to increase their strength through their bloodline.

At least after coming to Western Hong, Shen Yi had slain so many great demons, and until now, not a single one had given him even the slightest hope of passing the death tribulation.

If there were no surprises, it would likely be difficult to encounter such an opportunity in the future.

"This is an opportunity."

Shen Yi shook his head and carefully put away the water lotus.

If he waited too long, and the tomb discovered something amiss, the difficulty of infiltrating it later would increase exponentially.

After all, the Bright Moon Frost Tiger Clan had a formidable force comparable to a Unification Realm great demon, and there was more than one.

In the face of this matter, everything else could be put aside for now.

With this in mind, Shen Yi no longer hesitated and directly condensed a grayish-white Spirit Stone statue.

For the demon soul, he didn't skimp on demon lifespans, and unusually, he chose an older tomb-guarding tiger demon.

This time, just the demon's origin essence consumed a full thirty-two of them! The six tiger demons' corpses all merged into the Spirit Stone.

In an instant, a Bright Moon Frost Tiger Spirit Stone, slightly weaker than You Chang, opened its terrifying eyes.

"Pay respects to my master!"

This tomb-guarding white tiger was the one who had died under the Lifeless Palm earlier.

It nervously scanned the people in front of it. Perhaps the serpent demon was the strongest, but the master in the dark robe was undoubtedly the most dangerous.

"Where is the tomb, and who is buried there?" Shen Yi asked concisely.

This was the first time the tomb-guarding white tiger had heard its master speak, and its mood was complicated as the question was direct and to the point, without any unnecessary words.

Although it spent most of its time guarding the tomb, it had been in Western Hong for many years and was well-informed, yet it had never seen such a ruthless and emotionless demon force.

The tomb-guarding white tiger didn't dare hesitate and replied, "Reporting to my master, the tomb is on the edge of Western Hong, in the place with the densest moonlight. It holds the clan leader's only daughter. When the young lady was still in her mother's womb, they encountered a fierce battle, almost resulting in the loss of both lives. In the end, the lady passed away, and the clan leader used his supernatural powers to forcefully preserve a strand of her remaining soul."

At this point, a hint of fear flashed in the tomb-guarding white tiger's eyes. "They also borrowed a life-extending lotus from the Eastern Dragon Palace, and with this, they managed to extend her life for ten thousand years."

"I didn't expect your clan leader to be so emotionally attached." You Chang raised his eyebrows. He wasn't usually silent, but he had endured a lot of bullying from Wu Jun in the Northern Pavilion, so he was being well-behaved. Now that he finally had a chance to go out, he couldn't contain his excitement.

In the Earth Nether Dark Python Clan... no, in most demon tribes, it was rare to see such a scene of deep father-daughter affection.

After all, demons had incredibly long lifespans. Aside from a few clans, most demons had numerous offspring scattered everywhere, so many that even they couldn't keep track. Only those with the rarest bloodlines and the highest natural talent were considered their direct descendants.

The Dragon Palace was one such example.

Almost every Dragon Palace had numerous descendants, but only a handful, around ten or so, were considered Dragon Grandchildren.

And to think that such a huge price was paid for an unborn "stillborn infant."

"..."

Yu Lan averted her gaze, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. Although she didn't speak, it was clear she didn't support You Chang's statement.

The tomb-guarding white tiger also smiled awkwardly.

"Is there a Unification Realm demon guarding the tomb?" Shen Yi's thoughts were similar to Yu Lan's. Instead of feeling touched by the father-daughter bond, he found the whole situation somewhat unsettling.

But with so much to handle regarding their own sacred land, he didn't have the time to empathize with a demon's plight.

"That's not the case. If a senior cultivator at the level of the Unification Realm were to enter the tomb, it would inevitably divert a significant amount of moonlight, affecting the demon body of the young mistress..." The white tiger tomb guardian spoke, and then his tone suddenly shifted. "However, the young mistress has a precious treasure protecting her body, which cannot be broken by anyone below the Unification Realm. Moreover, if we old fellows join hands and borrow the power of the great tomb's array, even if a true Unification Realm cultivator were to come, we could still hold them off for some time, enough for the clan leader and the other two seniors to arrive as reinforcements."

Yu Lan listened, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Among those present, she had been the one to follow the master for the longest time, and she knew the master well...

"Lead the way."

Sure enough, the next moment, Yu Lan heard that familiar voice.

A hint of helplessness appeared on her charming face.

She had thought that her attempt to escape the Heaven Sword Sect and use the Southern Dragon Palace to kill Su Hongxiu was already crazy enough, but compared to the master, it was like a small witch encountering a powerful sorceress.

When the master felt threatened, for example, by the strength of the Dragon Consort, she would try anything, no matter how small the chance of improvement, to enhance herself.

However, Yu Lan still didn't quite understand how the tomb's array could have the ability to restrain a Unification Realm cultivator. If that were true, it would be overwhelmingly oppressive to cultivators below the Unification Realm.

With just a few of them, entering the tomb would be like seeking death.

How did the master plan to deal with this?

Compared to Yu Lan, the tomb guardian white tiger might have developed a sense of inexplicable fear towards Shen Yi due to the previous incident, so it didn't try to dissuade her. Instead, it obediently led the way forward.

Shen Yi had no intention of explaining. She stepped on her flying sword and took out two beast skin scrolls from her ring.

These were the remnants left behind by the two tomb guardian tiger demons after their spirit stones were absorbed. She had thought they were secret techniques or cultivation methods, and in her haste to evacuate, she hadn't had time to examine them carefully. Only after hearing the tiger demon's explanation did she realize that these were actually fragments of the array diagram.

The array diagrams held by the two demons were completely different and seemed to have no connection at all.

From this detail, one could see how cautious the Bright Moon Frost Tiger Clan leader was in this matter, even going so far as to guard against internal traitors.

However, this was actually a good thing for Shen Yi.

Shen Yi's gaze slowly swept over the beast skin scrolls, and soon, a new line of text appeared on the panel.

【Unification Dao. Treasure Moon Soul-Calming Array (Fragment): Not Entered】

All the tomb guardian tiger demons each held a part of this great array, which meant that communication was necessary to activate the array.

As for seeking and tracking down demons and carrying out assassinations, that was Shen Yi's specialty.

As for arrays, she also had a basic understanding.

With this in mind, Shen Yi closed her eyes and directly infused the remaining demon lifespans into the array.

...

Western Hong, Treasure Moon Great Tomb.

In Western Hong, where waters occupied nearly eighty percent of the region, there was a vast spiritually auspicious land. Within this spiritually auspicious landscape, where the moonlight was the most concentrated, a grand tomb was built, capable of suppressing the demons and cultivators who coveted this place. This required not only extremely powerful strength but also a great deal of effort.

Apparently, the Bright Moon Frost Tiger Clan possessed such conditions.

As the top demonic force in Western Hong, the clan had sent a large number of powerful members without hesitation. A total of eighteen tomb guardian tiger demons were stationed there, and even the weakest among them was not someone a Three Cities Realm cultivator could handle.

It should be known that while demons did not need to undergo tribulations, growing to such a level required an incredibly long time and a vast amount of heavenly materials and treasures.

The number of such powerful demons, even if slightly more than the Immortal Sect, would not have a significant gap.

The Southern Hong Seven Sons had six Unification Realm giants sitting in town, and among their disciples, those who could open the Three Cities Realm numbered only around twenty. They were either Daozi or elders of Liu Xingshan's caliber.

The terrifying sacrifices made by the tiger demon clan had turned this place into a forbidden zone for all living beings.

"..."

After approaching the grand tomb, the tiger demon spirit stone became much quieter.

It had originally planned to return quietly and first investigate the specific situation.

However, just as it stepped into the tomb's range, its figure slightly stalled, and it silently cursed in its heart.

What terrible luck!

For a Unification Realm giant to leave behind a trace of their soul in the mortal world might not be a difficult task, but if they were to extend their lifespan for a long ten thousand years, it would require precious life-extending artifacts, the nurturing of heavenly moonlight, and most importantly, the concealment of heaven's secrets.

The Treasure Moon Soul-Calming Array took on this responsibility.

But as a price, these great demons who controlled the array endured torment day and night. Moreover, after consuming so many treasures of the Dragon Palace, that trace of the soul had grown to a terrifying level, and its resentment soared to the heavens. For them to maintain their sanity was already a remarkable feat.

Therefore, most of the time, these tomb guardian tiger demons would not move around randomly, hoping only to endure until the clan sent replacements.

"It's so boring, I'll just take a walk. I'll quickly send the item back after retrieving it."

Another tomb guardian tiger demon happened to pass by. Its knotted fur looked as if it hadn't been cleaned for hundreds of years, and its muddy eyes appeared somewhat dazed.

It lightly nodded in greeting and then turned to leave.

"Understood."

The tiger demon spirit stone responded calmly and also turned around.

The master's instruction was to first find out the current locations of these tomb guardian demons and see if there was an opportune time and route to sneak in and attempt to steal the young mistress.

As it took a step forward, it heard a light hum of confusion from behind.

"Hmm?"

The tomb-guarding Tiger Demon slowly turned its head, its muddy eyes clearing slightly, "I remember... weren't you with someone? Where is it?"

"..."

The Tiger Demon Binding Stone paused for a moment, then said indifferently, "An Tu Xiao, that young one, offended someone at the Dragon Consort's birthday banquet. I asked him to save a life, and he should be back soon."

The two demons didn't want to listen to An Tu Xiao's words earlier, not because of any rules in the tomb, but simply because they didn't want to pay attention. However, while fetching the medicine, they also took the opportunity to handle some personal matters, which was something the tomb-guarding demons tacitly understood.

As long as the soul continuation artifact was not a problem, no one would make a fuss.

After all, this tomb was indeed a difficult place to endure.

However, this explanation did not dispel the doubts of the other Tiger Demon. Its eyes flickered, and it slowly moved its head closer, sniffing a few times.

The Tiger Demon Binding Stone pretended to be calm and looked back coldly, "What do you mean?"

It didn't think there was anything wrong with this reason.

"It's nothing."

The companion suddenly smiled and looked up, meeting its gaze, "Don't you find it strange that you're willing to explain your actions to me?"

As tomb wardens, enduring constant torment, they shouldn't have such a gentle temperament.

It seemed like they had truly experienced some kind of blow.

"Give me the item, I'll deliver it, and you can wait here for its return." The companion gently placed its sharp claws on the Binding Stone's shoulder.

The Tiger Demon Binding Stone slowly clenched its claws. With this new body, it was confident it could slay the other demon within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, but it couldn't stop the leakage of its aura or the activation of the entire array.

The first task given by the master had failed before it even entered the door.

Worse still, this companion had clearly become suspicious, and it was likely that as soon as it obtained the Water Lotus, the other party would attack.

At that moment, the Tiger Demon Binding Stone felt the claws on its shoulder tighten, and the other's expression stiffened.

The tall companion slowly turned around, revealing a white palm with a blood seal, and behind it, the eyes of the Ink Robe youth were exceptionally calm.

As a cultivator, he had dared to venture into such a dangerous forbidden area, yet his breathing remained remarkably steady.

Using the Lifeless Palm again, the Tiger Demon companion's eyes became dull once more.

Behind Shen Yi, Yu Lan and You Chang stood silently. It wasn't that they didn't want to help, but when they entered this place, the master's only instruction to them was to completely conceal their presence to avoid attracting attention. They were only allowed to intervene if the situation became dire.

As soon as they made a move, all the Tiger Demons in the tomb would react instantly.

Shen Yi's face paled slightly.

The strength of these tomb-guarding demons was indeed formidable, at least not far behind that of the two Palace Lords, Ke Shisan and Wu Jun. After fighting two of them consecutively, even Shen Yi felt significantly drained.

But Shen Yi's eyes became increasingly focused.

Just as the Tiger Demon's body split open and the prompt appeared, the entire Tiger Demon's head had been collected into the ring.

The whole process was smooth and effortless, as if practiced countless times.

Even the bloody smell didn't have time to disperse before completely disappearing without a trace, as if it had never existed.

"..."

The Tiger Demon Binding Stone looked at the empty space ahead and suddenly felt a chill down its spine.

It instinctively wanted to beg for mercy.

But in its mind, it heard the youth's light voice, "Continue, don't be nervous."

The Tiger Demon was momentarily stunned.

Not only had its ruthless master not punished it, but he was also calming its nerves?

It didn't have much time to react.

Shen Yi quietly disappeared from his original spot and reappeared in a location from which he could withdraw at any time but also observe more.

He leaned quietly against a tree, took out a new animal skin scroll, and began to read it with patience, showing neither arrogance nor impatience.

Occasionally, he glanced downward, like a skilled hunter surveying his hunting ground.

Yu Lan and You Chang followed closely behind.

The beautiful woman's gaze towards Shen Yi gradually became more complex.

In her impression, the master was indeed fierce and decisive, but also impulsive, rarely considering anything, usually substituting thinking with a knee to the face.

This was the first time she had seen this other side of him. Aside from the hastily chosen position and the backup plan for the Tiger Demon Binding Stone's exposure, his rich experience was evident.

Calling him meticulous wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"Huff."

The Tiger Demon Binding Stone quickly adjusted its breathing and slightly regained its previous composure.

It finally continued walking forward.

However, the array set up by the clan leader wouldn't have such an obvious flaw.

As they ventured deeper into the Treasure Moon Great Tomb, the defenses became increasingly stringent, and encountering companions was quite normal.

"Don't hide, go find it."

Just as the Tiger Demon Binding Stone was about to turn around instinctively, the youth's voice echoed in its mind again.

It hurried forward, reaching out to grab another companion, "Wait, I have something to discuss with you."

"Hmm?" The Tiger Demon turned around in confusion, "You're not delivering the medicine, why are you looking for me?"

The Tiger Demon Binding Stone licked its lips, "Please take a look at something."

It pointed behind the other.

Facing such a rudimentary tactic, his companion's eyelids twitched, and he instantly went on high alert, his entire body tense, focusing all his attention on the bizarre Tiger Demon Spirit Stone. Yet, he still couldn't resist glancing back with the corner of his eye.

An identical slender hand reached out.

With the empowerment of three Dao Soldiers surpassing the Hongmeng Heavenly Soldiers, coupled with several perfect spiritual techniques and the Divine Peak Technique of the Unification Realm, the path to life guarded by Shen Yi himself was enough to make these Tomb Wardens feel despair.

Soon, another corpse fell into the ring on his finger.

After consecutively slaying three old generation Demons, Shen Yi's lips merely lost a hint of color.

He once again merged into the most suitable hiding place within the tomb.

With two previous experiences, the Tiger Demon Spirit Stone had clearly adapted significantly. It finally understood why, when it was surrounded earlier, the beautiful woman and the Serpent Demon had remained so silent. It was because there was no need for communication; as long as they followed their master's instructions, things would proceed more smoothly than expected.

It seemed that everything was going according to the opponent's plan.

As they became more proficient, similar scenes began to occur consecutively.

By the time the sixth Tomb Warden disappeared into the Treasure Moon Great Tomb, Shen Yi's body finally showed some barely noticeable scars. However, just as he had taken away the demonic energy, he treated himself with the same efficiency, and still, no one could detect it.

After disposing of the eighth one, several large gashes suddenly appeared on Shen Yi's chest.

For the first time, the Mystic Armor was shattered.

The Divine Phoenix Indestructible Sword Body swiftly healed the wounds, but he slightly furrowed his brows, and with a golden flame on his fingertips, he wiped away the bloodstains, not even twitching an eyelid from start to finish.

In this demonic tomb, it was best not to appear severely injured.

Yu Lan silently watched, suddenly feeling that her help might not be needed. With the master's strength alone, overcoming the Disease Tribulation should not be a difficult task.

Not only was he ruthless to his enemies, but he was also ruthless to himself.

This was a bit too terrifying. With the master's strength, he could simultaneously face up to four Tomb Wardens, but now, at the cost of severe injuries, he had swiftly exchanged eight lives.

Anyone who provoked such a person would truly be cursed with bad luck.

At this moment, the group had completely approached the heart of the Treasure Moon Great Tomb.

The Tiger Demon Spirit Stone watched as its master took out a new animal skin scroll, feeling excited but also a bit amused. After all, these array formations involved the Unification Realm, and it wasn't something that could be understood in a short time... Moreover, the master was reading the scroll while fighting against the Demons.

"Continue."

Shen Yi put down the animal skin scroll and glanced at his palm.

In this weakened state, he might not be able to conceal his aura within the Lifeless Palm.

Thinking of this, he looked sideways: "You two can start."

Start?

Upon hearing this, the White Tiger Spirit Stone suddenly panicked: "Reporting to my master, even if it's only half of the array..."

The master might not be very familiar with the Treasure Moon Soul Tranquilizing Array and this tomb, which was built with the combined efforts of the Bright Moon Frost Tiger Clan.

Even if only eight Tomb Wardens remained, none of them would be able to leave this place alive, given the power of the array.

Before it could finish speaking, Shen Yi suddenly took out the previous Tiger Demon corpses from his ring and turned them into a river of blood, pouring it into the Tiger Demon Spirit Stone.

The bloodlines of eight of its kin instantly merged into its body.

A strong bloody smell filled the air.

The Tiger Demon Spirit Stone felt its power surging, but its face remained pale, as it couldn't control the spreading of its aura!

In an instant, the entire tomb seemed to awaken.

Numerous figures opened their eyes simultaneously.

As they revealed their ferocious expressions, the dim tomb was filled with gray mist, which was actually polluted moonlight, rushing in from all directions.

If the gray mist outside the Dragon Consort's birthday banquet was like a stream, the gray mist within the tomb was like an ocean, thick and viscous like mud.

"Heh... Heh..."

The Tiger Demon Spirit Stone experienced an unprecedented terrifying force, and it should have been extremely proud, but when it saw the sudden surge of gray mist, only fear remained in its eyes.

It couldn't help but roar: "Run!"

Even Unification Realm Cultivators wouldn't dare to ignore such a terrifying thing! However, its roar received no response.

Yu Lan glanced at it indifferently, and her heart flame suddenly burst forth.

You Chang also rolled up his sleeves, revealing his slender snake-scaled arms.

"You..." The Tiger Demon Spirit Stone stared blankly, and then its pupils shrank as the gray mist approached. From the other side of the tomb, an even more ferocious gray mist tsunami, like a giant dragon, slammed into it!

Boom—

Shen Yi cast his gaze into the depths of the tomb, casually lowering his hand that was forming seals.

Then, he walked towards it, leaving behind a calm voice.

"Leave none alive."

"We will obey your command, master!" Yu Lan and You Chang bowed in unison.

The White Tiger Spirit Stone stood in the middle, feeling out of place despite having the strongest power in the field.

Recalling the shout of "Run," it even felt the urge to dig a hole and bury itself.

What just happened? Could the master, with just a few glances at the animal skin scrolls, compete with the Tomb Wardens who had guarded this place for countless years for control of the Treasure Moon Soul Tranquilizing Array?!

(End of Chapter)

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