Chapter 558: Celestial Palace Golden Seal, Purple Sky Celestial Prison?

Chapter 558: Chapter 366: Celestial Palace Golden Seal, Purple Sky Celestial Prison?

The Celestial Demon Sect was never a proper sect; it was more of an alliance. Now, with disaster looming, everyone was naturally fleeing.

Staying here meant almost certain death, but escaping offered a sliver of hope.

Moreover, with the Celestial Demon Sect’s treasure vault wide open and having acquired spiritual treasures, why not seize the chance to escape with some treasures, rather than sinking with this doomed ship?

“Boom!”

Seeing the Flying Thunder Giant Demon depart, the black-robed Golden Core Cultivator also mounted a rolling demon cloud and swiftly fled in another direction.

“Things have gone awry!”

Master Jiao Sha sighed, then also activated his escape light and fled with two spiritual treasures.

In just a few breaths, the great demons and Golden Core cultivators of the Celestial Demon Sect, who had been eyeing Gu Yuan and others from the celestial vault, had fled completely.

In the vast night of Jiuyi Mountain, only tens of thousands of green lamps remained, illuminating two sects’ Golden Cores.

“The Demon King’s Human Body Dharma Embryo has been slain by me. This is the soul of Senior Brother Shenyi, please use the spiritual treasure to assist in its return.”

The escape light of the Celestial Demon Sect continued to flee, but Gu Yuan and the others were powerless to pursue.

The Jiuyi Profound Demon Array was the accumulation of thousands of years of the Celestial Demon Sect’s foundation. Even without anyone controlling it, it could operate autonomously for several days. Without breaking this array, Gu Yuan and the others couldn’t move freely.

However, Gu Yuan was not in a hurry. Instead, he landed his escape light and took out an illusory divine soul enveloped in Yin Qi from his sleeve, handing it to Master Tiandou.

Though the Netherworld Boundary Seal had been broken, Senior Brother Shenyi’s soul was still ensnared by Yin Qi, losing consciousness. The safest way for it to return was to use Master Tiandou’s spiritual treasure.

Master Tiandou gazed at the unharmed Gu Yuan, his emotions complex, with a thousand words at the tip of his tongue. Yet faced with Senior Brother Shenyi’s unconscious soul, he didn’t dare speak much, immediately taking out a small cyan drum from his waist and gently tapping it.

This was the “Celestial Seed Dao Heart Drum” treasured by the Cyan Peak Daoist School.

This drum was excellent at protecting the divine soul, being a Tier Four Soul Path Spiritual Treasure.

“Dong!”

The drum sounded softly, and immediately streams of emerald green soul light flowed, like green “sprouts,” falling onto Senior Brother Shenyi’s soul.

“Swoosh!”

It seemed as though an invisible spiritual light was flowing over Senior Brother Shenyi’s soul. His originally closed eyes suddenly opened, then his soul uncontrollably descended into his own body.

In just an instant, the soul returned to the body.

But his physical body did not immediately open its eyes. Instead, the eyelids trembled, as if under immense strain.

“Senior Brother Shenyi, awaken quickly!”

Seeing this, Gu Yuan shouted loudly, flicking a gray “Dharma Pearl” into Senior Brother Shenyi’s body.

“Boom!”

Mana surged violently, and the originally dim Golden Core within Senior Brother Shenyi’s body began to rotate rapidly, absorbing countless spiritual qi from heaven and earth into his body.

Then, Senior Brother Shenyi suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of golden light passing through them.

“Crash!”

After awakening, Senior Brother Shenyi dared not be negligent, immediately sitting cross-legged to hastily recover his mana.

After quite a while, he slowly opened his eyes, looking at the gathered people.

However, his aura had decreased by more than half compared to before the campaign on Jiuyi Mountain.

“I am inadequate, causing concern for my fellow Daoists.”

Senior Brother Shenyi stood up, saluting Master Tiandou and others, with a helpless sigh.

“Fellow Daoist, your courage in leading the charge is commendable. How dare you speak of inadequacy?”

Master Tiandou immediately consoled him.

Facing the Human Body Dharma Embryo of the Nine Flames Demon King, Senior Brother Shenyi had bravely tested it without fear. Though unsuccessful, he could not be blamed.

“Senior Brother Tiandou, there’s no need for excessive consolation. I’ve delayed too long; there’s no time to waste. Speedily break the array and destroy the array hub!”

Senior Brother Shenyi shook his head, then urged.

“Indeed!”

Gu Yuan’s battle had left everyone’s heart and spirit unsettled, but now was the crucial moment to besiege the mountain and break the sect; it was not the time for excessive praise. Everyone could only compose themselves and arouse their mana to activate the Mount Slaying Heaven-Earth Disc, swiftly heading toward the Inquiry Hall.

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The Vast Sea Celestial Calming Pearl.

Three people and a demon continued their confrontation within.

This pearl had trapped the Nine Flames Demon King and Master Guzhai, yet hadn’t completely severed their connection to the grand array. Relying on the array, although they couldn’t overpower Master Yunyang and Master Cangming, they could barely hold on.

Moreover, the Vast Sea Celestial Calming Pearl could only imprison a true cultivator for a day.

At present, most of that time had passed.

Yet the vast spiritual qi beneath the person and demon had never dissipated.

Master Yunyang’s eyes grew cold, with a golden great sun above, descending countless strands of Sword Qi, moving like flowing flames.

He had already crushed the Flood Dragon Scale, maintaining confidence in victory for this campaign.

However, the array remained unbroken, and the Golden Core disciples breaking the array for the two sects likely faced grave danger.

They were the essence and heritage of the two sects.

If lost, even acquiring Jiuyi Mountain would take ages to restore, leaving the Daoist school in dire straits, severely damaging its primordial qi.

He immediately regretted not having used the Old Flood Dragon’s trump card from the start.

“Nine Flames, Guzhai, don’t be stubborn and resist enlightenment!”

Master Cangming, sensing the dire situation, shouted angrily.

“Attacking the mountain and breaking the sect to seize our foundation—such a fate was expected long ago!”

The Nine Flames Demon King smirked slightly but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that the Human Body Dharma Embryo had succeeded!

“Crack!”

But just then, his expression stiffened, as if something in his heart and spirit had shattered.

Not good!

He thought things were amiss.

The Human Body Dharma Embryo and Demon Body Dharma Embryo were two completely different vessels; the death of one would not harm the other.

But it could sense the anomaly in the heart and spirit.

At that moment, with the jade bottle in his heart shattered, nameless panic surged within. The Nine Flames Demon King immediately realized the Human Body Dharma Embryo had perished.

“Hmm?!”

Though the Nine Flames Demon King was adept at Qi Refining, showing no outward change, the slight fluctuation in heart and spirit was still caught by Master Yunyang.

“What happened?”

Master Yunyang was equally puzzled.

According to the hour calculation, the Old Flood Dragon should arrive shortly. What had occurred at this moment to unsettle the Nine Flames Demon King?

“Attack, do not spare your mana!”

At that moment, the Nine Flames Demon King suddenly stood, transforming into a hundred-zhang-tall nine-headed giant dog with sharp fangs, flames of bright red burning atop its fur, majestic beyond compare.

It directly revealed its true form.

“Boom!”

Furthermore, the spiritual qi connected to the array beneath its feet suddenly surged towards it like a tide.

This was the “Spirit-Extracting” technique of draining the marsh to catch fish. Even if the Nine Flames Demon King broke through to another realm later, the power of the Jiuyi Profound Demon Array would drop by a notch, unable to withstand the attack of four Daoist Embryos.

“Boom!”

Master Guzhai also stomped down, exhaustively drawing spiritual qi from the array using the “Spirit-Extracting” technique.

This unforeseen change caught Master Yunyang and Master Cangming off guard, the immense spiritual pressure forcing them back a step.

“Crack!”

Yet at that moment, beneath the Nine Flames Demon King and Master Guzhai, a sound of shattering emerged.

Then the “Grand Array” supporting both suddenly exploded, its endless spiritual qi vanishing instantly, like a dry well devoid of any water.

“The Grand Array is broken!”

“Demon-slaying!”

Master Yunyang was unsure about the changes happening in Jiuyi Mountain, but the array breaking was undeniable.

With that, there was no need for further thought.

Demon-slaying!

Demon-slaying!

“Boom!”

Master Yunyang stepped forward, a tsunami-like roar resounding behind him. Within the rolling mana, a golden sword light descended like a great sun, slashing fiercely.

The Golden Brilliance Great Sword Seal!

Moreover, above his head, a seal resembling a palace, shrouded in clouds, with a wisp of purple lightning, quietly emerged.

Seeing this seal, the Nine Flames Demon King finally revealed a look of terror.

“Celestial Palace Golden Seal, Purple Sky Celestial Prison?”