Over the past ten years, Li Xiu's cultivation has continuously increased, and today he has reached the first level of the Taiqing Realm, which is comparable to that of Daoxuan, the former leader of the Qing Yun Sect.
Undoubtedly, there are factors such as his strong bloodline, as well as his constant efforts to comprehend the Nameless Ancient Scroll and the Heavenly Book.
There are five volumes of the Heavenly Book in total. He obtained the first volume in the Blood Drop Cave, exchanged the second volume with the Ghost King, the fifth volume is hidden within the Zhu Xian Sword, and the fourth volume is the Nameless Jade Tablet of the Tian Yin Pavilion, which Li Xiu secretly infiltrated and looked at.
As of now, Li Xiu has acquired four of the five volumes of the Heavenly Book, but he has not attempted to learn and practice the cultivation techniques of the Tian Yin Pavilion or the Demonic Sect in order to cultivate both. Instead, he is trying to comprehend a set of cultivation techniques from the Heavenly Book alone.
The set of cultivation techniques that Li Xiu has developed has taken shape, but without the third volume of the Heavenly Book, his understanding of the techniques remains incomplete. Li Xiu has come to the Death Swamp to obtain the third volume of the Heavenly Book.
He knew that the treasure emitting a golden light pillar in the Death Swamp was the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, and the third volume of the Heavenly Book was stored inside the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury.
At this moment, Elder Nian returned with a bloody and imposing manner, and respectfully reported while bowing.
"Hall Master, I have already led people to kill all the cultivators in this village."
"As for the two righteous sects and the four major demon sects, they had already set off for the Death Swamp early on. I wonder when shall we depart, Hall Master."
Li Xiu glanced at Elder Nian, and a hint of red light flashed in his eyes. Seeing this, Elder Nian lowered his body even more, and a strong sense of fear appeared on his face.
A few years ago, after Li Xiu gained control of the Blood Refining Hall, he took a look at Elder Nian's Red Demon Eye cultivation technique and unexpectedly discovered that the Red Demon Eye was really not simple. It was an ancient technique that was passed down in the same way as the Qing Yun Nameless Ancient Scroll and was extremely powerful.
Elder Nian's cultivation of the Red Demon Eye was just a stopgap measure; otherwise, he wouldn't have experienced the strange side effects when using it. The formal cultivation method was really too terrifying, as it required the use of the blood of rare and powerful demonic beasts.
After ancient times, the race of demonic beasts gradually became rare and difficult to find. Moreover, every demonic beast was extremely powerful, so Elder Nian had no choice but to practice a quick fix method.
Since Li Xiu began practicing the Red Demon Eye a few years ago, he and the disciples of the North Sea Red Blood Hall have hunted and killed various powerful demonic beasts, including Ying Fish in the Southern Sea, Heavenly Dogs in the Northwestern Yin Mountains, Gu Eagles at Luwu Mountain, Red Hounds at Jiyi Marsh, and Fat Remains at Ying Mountain...
It took several dozen powerful and ferocious blood essences of exotic beasts for Li Xiu's Red Demon Eye to barely reach the level of mastery. Of course, the cost was enormous, but the power was also remarkable.
Now, under the Nine Heavens Divine Weapon, there was no treasure that could withstand the three red demon lights emitted from Li Xiu's eyes. If it landed on a person, the outcome was self-evident. Unless the person had a body as strong as Li Xiu's, they would undoubtedly die.
Li Xiu shook the Mountain River Fan in his hand, stood up, and walked slowly towards the outside, with Elder Nian and Wild Dog following closely behind him.
"Gather the people outside the village, we're going into the Death Swamp."
In the low forest of the Death Swamp, the Ghost King stood with his hands behind his back, and Qing Long stood behind him, closely observing the situation.
In the distance, disciples of the Ghost King Faction and the He Huan Sect were besieging disciples of the Chang Sheng Hall. It was already clear that the Chang Sheng Hall was in a losing position.
Yu Yangzi was filled with anger, but there was nothing he could do. He knew the situation was dire. If they continued to fight, the Chang Sheng Hall would probably cease to exist after today. He opened his mouth and shouted: "Retreat! I will hold them off!"
Upon hearing his command, the disciples of the Chang Sheng Hall quickly fled towards the dense grass behind them. However, the disciples of the Ghost King Faction and the He Huan Sect did not let them go and immediately pursued them.
Numerous magical treasures glowed as they were used to attack the fleeing Chang Sheng Hall disciples. Yu Yangzi shouted and wielded his magical treasure, the Yin Yang Mirror, to block the attacks. The half-black and half-white ancient mirror expanded in the wind, instantly becoming several tens of yards in size in an instant.
Despite being bombarded by numerous magical treasures and on the brink of collapse, the Yin Yang Mirror managed to provide a brief chance for the disciples of Chang Sheng Hall to escape. Yu Yangzi exhaled deeply and gazed at the Ghost King with a complex expression of regret and hatred in his eyes.
At first, he was swayed by the Ghost King's words and blinded by his own reputation, becoming the main instigator of the demonic forces that besieged Qing Yun. This led to the Chang Sheng Hall, which was already weaker than the other three demonic sects, bearing the brunt of the battle and suffering heavy casualties. They were even surpassed by the He Huan Sect in terms of strength and vitality.
Yu Yangzi had hoped that by finding a rare treasure and using his past position as a leader of the demonic forces, he could restore the Chang Sheng Hall's reputation. However, he never expected that the Ghost King had set his sights on the Chang Sheng Hall since their joint attack on Qing Yun.
As soon as the Chang Sheng Hall entered the Dead Swamp, they were ambushed by the combined forces of the Ghost King Faction and the He Huan Sect. In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Chang Sheng Hall was defeated and forced to retreat.
As he thought about this, Yu Yangzi's eyes turned blood red, and he frantically wielded the Yin Yang Mirror to emit a strange light that repelled all of the magical treasures, shattering them with great force.
On the Ghost King's side, nearly a hundred people spewed forth a mouthful of blood and their spirits drooped.
Yu Yangzi retrieved the Yin Yang Mirror, shrinking it down to its normal size and holding it in his hand as he flew towards the Ghost King to attack.
Although Yu Yangzi had the intention of surrounding the enemy to save his own people, in doing so, he himself faced a life-and-death situation and was already somewhat insane.
Yu Yangzi fearlessly moved forward, cutting a bloody path through the crowd. Wherever he went, the Yin Yang Mirror spun and flew, deflecting attacks and launching counterattacks.
In the face of the black and white mysterious light, everyone retreated in fear, truly intimidated.
Upon witnessing the scene, the Ghost King cast a cold gaze at Yu Yangzi and gave a nod to Qing Long. Qing Long then activated the Qian Kun Green Light Ring in his hand and was about to fly forward, but suddenly noticed something strange and stopped.
Just moments ago, the disciples of Chang Sheng Hall who had disappeared without a trace, unexpectedly returned, followed by the forces of Fen Xiang Valley and Tian Yin Pavilion. It was apparent that the righteous sects were not willing to miss the opportunity to attack a weakened enemy.
In the midst of the crowd, surrounded by magical treasures, Yu Yangzi's heart trembled as he felt a sense of sadness and despair.
"Is this the will of heaven to destroy my Chang Sheng Hall?" he wondered.
Upon seeing the two demonic sects present, the elders and disciples of Fen Xiang Valley and Tian Yin Pavilion stopped in unison, their expressions serious and wary.
Fen Xiang Valley's Master, Yun Yilan, looked around and comprehended the situation. With a cold laugh, he turned around and said: "Master Pu Kong, this is an internal struggle within the demonic sect. I think we shouldn't get involved. We might as well sit back and watch them tear each other apart."
Pu Kong silently agreed, chanting a Buddhist mantra without saying a word.
Qing Long turned his head and glanced at the Ghost King. The Ghost King's expression was calm as he spoke coldly: "Don't worry about them. We absolutely cannot let Chang Sheng Hall escape today."
Qing Long followed the order and leapt into the air to fight Yu Yangzi, once again surrounding the disciples of Chang Sheng Hall.
Within a few dozen breaths, all of Chang Sheng Hall's disciples were killed, and Yu Yangzi, who had been fighting for a long time, was no match for Qing Long.
After dozens of rounds, Qing Long's clear and cold lights overpowered Yu Yangzi's black and white mysterious light. Yu Yangzi's body was split in half, falling to the ground in a pitiful state, without uttering a word before abruptly dying. Qing Long gracefully landed next to the Ghost King, concealing the clear light in his hand.
At this moment, Li Xiu suddenly appeared with Elder Nian and others, seemingly drawn by the sound of the magical treasures clashing.
Yun Yilan immediately became nervous and Pu Kong, who had been looking relaxed, tightened his grip on the Floating Buddhist Golden Bowl. It seemed that the current situation was somewhat unfavorable for the two righteous sects.
The Ghost King also became nervous. The new rising demonic sect, North Sea Red Blood Hall, had a strange attitude. Although they followed the ways of the demonic sect, they stood apart from the divide between the righteous and demonic paths. It wasn't that they didn't want to offend either side, but rather that they killed indiscriminately.
He couldn't figure out whether the North Sea Red Blood Hall, under the leadership of Red Demon, would take sides or simply attack both sides at once.