Chapter 1173 - 1172: Infernal Flames Surging to the Skies!

Must know.

Ye Qingchen's battle at the Profound Ice Platform has spread among many Celestial Immortals, and his trip to the Su Sacred Land is even more well-known. However, ten days to half a month has passed without Ye Qingchen showing up, making the hidden implications rather intriguing.

"Could it be that Ye Qingchen met his end at the Su Sacred Land?"

Many people secretly speculated.

However.

Most people, fearing Ye Qingchen's presence, dared only let the rumor spread in small circles.

One month.

Two months.

Three months.

But, as time passed, Ye Qingchen still didn't appear, and the voices of doubt began to grow louder.

"That Ye the Demon, thinking of himself as Celestial South Fierce God, is simply lawless, actually daring to meddle with the Holy Land! Now trapped within the Holy Land, he indeed got what he deserved, despite his lifetime of fame!"

"That's right; it's the Holy Land, what merit does he have? Now he's tasting bitterness, isn't he?"

"Daring to use himself as bait, setting an earth-shattering scheme, and luring the Holy Land! Ye the Demon is simply audaciously reckless; the Holy Land's prestige isn't something he can easily insult. Now, he's either suppressed by the Holy Land or has been restricted and turned into a dog of the Holy Land!"

There were Celestial Immortals who attended the Profound Ice Platform Conference, full of schadenfreude.

Of course.

The happiest are instead the Western Wilderness.

To the Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness.

The Thirty-Six Sects of Southern Heaven are the Stabilizing Needle of Southern Heaven, as long as the Thirty-Six Sects exist, the Western Wilderness Demon Sect naturally doesn't dare act capriciously. But now, Ye Qingchen has slain the leaders, sect leaders, and village chiefs of the Thirty-Six Sects, eliminating any intimidation.

And now, Ye Qingchen is entangled in the Holy Land, his life and death unknown, causing the Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness to become restless.

"Boom!"

At Ghost Mountain, sounds of ghostly wails and wolfish howls erupted.

The Night Parade of Hundred Demons almost turned into the Ghost Realm, demon ghosts ran rampant for miles.

There are rumors.

The Eight-faced Buddha, who once swept half of Southern Heaven with the Ghost Soul Sect, has finally awakened.

A thousand years ago, during the ongoing wars between Southern Heaven and the Western Wilderness, the Eight-faced Buddha once swept through the Cyan Flame Sect, the Daluo Sect, and the Cloud Mist Sect with countless ghosts and eventually rallied beneath Vajra Temple to fiercely attack for months.

Even the Ten Thousand Buddha Array deployed by Fuhong to mobilize Southern Heaven Buddhism could not block the opponent.

Afterward.

Someone discovered, within the Dry Bone Mountain Range, a skeleton forged like white jade emerged from the bones. As it stood up, many black-robed cultivators appeared within the Dry Bone Mountain Range.

Under the command of these black-robed cultivators, countless corpses within the Dry Bone Mountain Range seemingly came to life, transforming into a mighty army of white bones, marching aggressively toward Southern Heaven!

"It's the Sect Leader Daoist Monarch Bai Gu of the Saint Bone Sect!"

A person informed others.

Eight-faced Buddha, Daoist Monarch Bai Gu, these are leading figures of the Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness, who have presided over multiple righteous and demon wars. Initially thought that they would remain dormant for a while longer, unexpectedly, they are coming forth one after the other.

"With the Thirty-Six Sects of Southern Heaven fallen and Ye the Demon's fate uncertain, these ancient monsters of the Western Wilderness are finally restless!"

A Celestial Immortal secretly noted the situation with concern.

Sure enough.

Following the emergence of these two old demons of the Western Wilderness, more and more demonic figures appeared.

Not only in Ghost Mountain and the Dry Bone Mountain Range.

Within the Celestial Dragon Cave.

There was a discovery of a colossal Demon Dragon soaring into the sky, with such a formation that it could blot out the sun! Even amongst them, a single Demon Dragon would leave Su Nanxuan's Cultivation Serpent humbled.

At Blood Sword Mountain.

The mountain's blood clouds towered like layers of clouds, overshadowing everything.

Within the blood cloud, a dignified face seemed to manifest, like a deity gazing down upon the world. Any living being that met its eyes would have their soul captured and absorbed into this blood cloud!

...

In various regions of the Western Wilderness.

Such anomalies appeared continuously, in an instant, it could be described as a dance of demons. The Celestial Immortal community was once again shaken!

"What's happening in the Western Wilderness? All these ancient demons cannot restrain themselves from emerging?"

Someone wondered aloud.

"Haha, these old demons cannot sit still!"

A Celestial Immortal sneered:

"Southern Heaven and the Western Wilderness are mutual sworn enemies, warring perpetually. Which battle hasn't dealt severe collateral damage and involved endless confrontation? Although the Western Wilderness is large, the Thirty-Six Sects of Southern Heaven are not pushovers either, maintaining a precarious balance!"

"But now, the Sect Leaders of the Thirty-Six Sects have been completely slaughtered by Ye the Demon, disrupting the balance. While Ye the Demon was still around, the Western Wilderness dared not be overtly audacious. But now with Ye the Demon fallen in the Holy Land, what does the Western Wilderness have to fear?"

"Doesn't that mean the Western Wilderness is doomed?"

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmph, Ye the Demon was too wanton. He cared only for himself, slaughtering the Celestial Immortals of the Thirty-Six Sects. I see, this time, what will Southern Heaven use to fend off the Western Wilderness?"

"When the demons of the Western Wilderness act, they will undoubtedly be like a tiger hunting a rabbit, akin to an avalanche, even if Ye the Demon were alive he couldn't withstand it!"

Nobody refuted.

The Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness's accumulation far exceeds that of the Thirty-Six Sects of Southern Heaven, and these demonic figures possess even deeper foundations. It's said the Western Wilderness once was the domain of several ancient great sects and clans, only to be destroyed due to the Great Tribulation of All Heavens.

The Demon Sect matured by parasitizing the corpses of these great sects and clans, how could their power be underestimated?

...

Meanwhile.

Cyan Flame Sect.

The Demon Fire Furnace, in existence for thousands of years, had already fallen into Ye Qingchen's hands following Sect Leader Yi Tianli's demise. Without this Demon Fire Furnace, the entire main hall appeared desolate.

Sitting beneath the original site of the Demon Fire Furnace were two elders, their aura vast and grand, they too were Celestial Immortals. After all, Cyan Flame Sect is a sect with thousands of years of heritage, how could it possibly have only one Celestial Immortal as a Sect Leader?

Initially.

When the news of Ye Qingchen causing a disturbance at the Profound Ice Platform came back to Southern Heaven, the Thirty-Six Sects all trembled, fearing this fierce god might suddenly turn back for revenge, erasing their sects completely.

But now, Ye Qingchen has long ceased to appear, and with the rumors of his entanglement in the Holy Land intensifying, naturally, the Thirty-Six Sects' ambitions rose again.

"Haha, this is truly karma! Ye the Demon was too arrogant, daring to challenge the Holy Land! Now with him dead, we have no more significant threats!" A senior member of Cyan Flame Sect remarked gleefully.

"The biggest regret is not being able to witness his demise! That person killed our Sect Leader and took our sect's treasures, I wish I could eat his flesh!" someone else gritted their teeth.

"Hmph, Ye the Demon, known for his dual supremacy in alchemy and martial arts, even if trapped in the Holy Land, they likely wouldn't kill him, but imprison him instead. Who knows, maybe after a thousand years, he might come out again!"

Someone snorted coldly.

These words brought an abrupt silence to the main hall.

Upon hearing this, the Supreme Elder at the head of the hall frowned slightly, and spoke in a resonant voice:

"At present, the urgent task is naturally to restore the prestige of our Cyan Flame Sect, and gather those disciples scattered outside!"

"Whether Ye the Demon is dead or alive, it is irrelevant to us. Even if he's alive, wanting to return to Southern Heaven would take at least a thousand years! By then, however strong he is, how could he contend with our Cyan Flame Sect?"

Everyone's eyes brightened.

"Indeed!"

"After a thousand years of development, what would be the outlook for our Cyan Flame Sect! At that time, if Ye the Demon doesn't appear, fine; but if he does, wouldn't he rush to us to apologize and return our sect treasures?"

The crowd was overjoyed at these words.

One Elder was just about to speak with a broad smile on his face when suddenly a voice echoed:

"The Eight-faced Buddha from Netherworld Mountain of the Western Wilderness has come to visit!"

The sound reverberated powerfully, thunderous to the ears.

The main hall fell silent in an instant; pin-drop silent.

Has the Demon Sect of the Western Wilderness struck?