Grandmaster Tailin was a formidable opponent. Not long ago, the Blood Sea Palace had destroyed the Sect where Grandmaster Tailin had belonged and now, by chance, the Blood Demon Ancestor had encountered Grandmaster Tailin, who had joined Mount Shu.
When the Blood Demon Ancestor was weak, he was beaten to a point where he had to flee by the ninth generation Sect Leader of Mount Shu and was forced to ascend to the Immortal Realm prematurely. Hence, the Blood Demon Ancestor harbored deep-seated hatred for Mount Shu.
Since Grandmaster Tailin had been a former Sect Leader of Mount Shu, he was naturally seen as an enemy by the Blood Demon Ancestor.
“What exactly do you from the Blood Sea Palace want to do?”
Grandmaster Tailin, with three thin swords on his back, was only just matched in strength with the Blood Demon Ancestor.
The Blood Demon Ancestor was a talent of the Demonic Dao, and he cultivated demonic arts that devoured the life essence and blood of living beings, which allowed him to cultivate faster than Grandmaster Tailin. In a life-and-death struggle, Grandmaster Tailin was still slightly at a disadvantage.
It wasn’t just the Blood Demon Ancestor that Grandmaster Tailin had to be wary of, but also the Candle Dragon Clan powerhouses and other Elders from the Blood Sea Palace.
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect was also not to be underestimated.
In his palm, the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect held a bronze palace lamp, with purple flames flickering and space distorting around it.
“What’s happening?”
The Red-Bearded Daoist stroked his bald head; right when Mount Shu was gaining fame, so many formidable enemies had arrived. He, a seventh-level Golden Immortal, seemed rather weak and powerless in front of the Blood Demon Ancestor, the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect, and the Candle Dragon Clan powerhouses.
“Hand over the Dragon Emperor’s descendant and we might spare your lives.”
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect held a Holy Artifact in his right palm and coldly swept his gaze over the crowd from Mount Shu.
Last time, Lu Changsheng had Qingyue Fairy’s protection, so the Divine Lightning Sect did not dare to force the issue, but this time they had invited experts from the Blood Sea Palace, confident that even if Qingyue Fairy arrived, they could defeat her.
As long as he obtained the Dragon Emperor’s Blood, he, the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect, could become an Immortal Emperor.
“This isn’t good, we’re facing a heavyweight—the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect. He is said to have the recognition of the Martial Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, leading the Divine Lightning Sect as the number one Sect of the Great Qian Dynasty. He has cultivated for a million years and his strength is no less than that of the King of Chaos.”
“The Divine Lightning Sect has even invited Elders from the Demon Sects, could it be that they have colluded with the Demonic Dao?”
“Our Mount Shu’s strength may not match these people.”
“We’re finished.”
All the Elders and Disciples of Mount Shu were filled with anxiety.
Mount Shu had only been established for a short time, how could they have attracted such powerful enemies so soon?
“Everyone, retreat to the main hall and combine our strength to activate the Mountain Protection Array.”
Lu Changsheng transmitted a secret message to the Elders and Disciples of Mount Shu.
With an arrangement from the Sect Leader, they were somewhat reassured.
Everyone retreated to the main hall of Mount Shu.
Lu Changsheng and Lu Qinglian also arrived at the main hall.
“No, it can’t be!”
The Blood Demon Ancestor saw Lu Changsheng and his Disciple Lu Qinglian appear, his eyes widening in disbelief and even showing a hint of fear.
“What’s wrong?”
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect had invited the Blood Demon Ancestor and other Elders from the Demon Sects, determined to succeed, but now he noticed something off about the Blood Demon Ancestor.
The Blood Demon Ancestor’s face was pale and his brows were tightly furrowed as if he was pondering something, yet he remained silent.
All the Elders and Disciples of Mount Shu gathered at the peak, with Lu Changsheng in the middle.
Daoist Yuxuan had returned to the Zhengsheng Sect and Shangguan Zhao’er had returned to Jinglong Mountain; Mount Shu only had six Daluo Golden Immortals.
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect, the Blood Demon Ancestor, the Candle Dragon Clan powerhouses—each of them had the strength of the King of Chaos and were not ordinary Golden Immortals to contend with.
“So, the Dragon Emperor’s descendant is indeed here.”
The white-haired male of the Candle Dragon Clan was also very interested in Ning Qianqian, who carried the Dragon Emperor Bloodline.
The Dragon Emperor was the King of Ten Thousand Dragons, and the Candle Dragon Clan was also one of the Dragon Clans, once subjects of the Dragon Emperor.
But that was a matter of the distant past.
Now, the Candle Dragon Clan already had its own Dragon Emperor.
The most covetous of the Dragon Emperor’s Blood was still the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect.
“Lu Changsheng, hand over the Dragon Emperor’s descendant, and I may spare the lives of everyone from Mount Shu.”
The gaze of the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect fell on Lu Changsheng.
This guy was simply a cultivation prodigy; back when he was at Jing Long Immortal Temple, Lu Changsheng was just an early-stage Heavenly Immortal. How much time had passed, and now Lu Changsheng was able to stand on an equal footing with them?
“How could I hand over my Disciple to you?”
“What can you use to resist in the face of absolute power?”
Boom!
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect suddenly erupted with a terrifying aura, like a volcano erupting, shaking the earth and mountains!
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect’s True Qi was half divine radiance and half a thick blood qi.
At this moment, the aura of the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect had already surpassed the King of Chaos.
He was determined to use absolute strength to force Lu Changsheng into submission, to hand over the person with the Dragon Emperor Bloodline.
The people of Mount Shu turned even paler.
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect was so secretive!
“Could it be that he has already stepped into the Quasi-Emperor realm?”
Grandmaster Tailin’s throat felt dry.
Powerful, exceedingly powerful.
Even Grandmaster Tailin couldn’t help but despair.
If the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect was truly a Quasi-Emperor, then not a single person in Mount Shu would be his match!
“His aura is somewhat unstable; likely, he couldn’t resist the temptation to break through the bottleneck of the ninth level of Golden Immortal and step into the Quasi-Emperor realm, so he turned to cultivate demonic arts.”
The Red-Bearded Daoist, a great monk from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, noticed that the foundation of the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect was unstable. He had fully cultivated demonic arts in order to break through the realm of Golden Immortal, and the consequence was that he had an unstable foundation and did not truly possess the cultivation of a Quasi-Emperor.
It was also for this reason that the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect had invited the Blood Demon Ancestor and other elders from the Blood Sea Palace, to ensure absolutely nothing went wrong.
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect had been at the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal Realm for too long and still could not resist taking a shortcut.
Grandmaster Taixu’s expression remained solemn, “Even so, the strength of the Quasi-Emperor realm ultimately surpasses that of the Golden Immortal realm.”
Lu Changsheng, without changing his expression, ordered the elders and disciples to take their positions and then slowly said, “Your cultivation is indeed very strong, but if, and I am just saying if, I activate the Mountain Protection Array, how will you respond?”
“A mere Mountain Protection Array, how could it possibly stop us?”
The Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect circulated his cultivation technique, seeing that Lu Changsheng did not compromise, and decided to make a move to exterminate Mount Shu.
“Eight Desolation Dragon Fire Divine Formation, activate!”
Hundreds of thousands of Mount Shu elders and disciples channeled True Qi into the Mirror of True Fire of the Eight Wastes Fire Dragon, joining forces to activate the Eight Desolation Dragon Fire Divine Formation.
A tremendous amount of True Qi poured into the Mirror of True Fire of the Eight Wastes Fire Dragon and, through the earth’s veins, was transmitted to the eight outer peaks.
The banners of the Eight Wastes Fire Dragon on the eight peaks shone with firelight, and eight pillars of fire shot into the sky, as if merging with heaven and earth.
The sea of clouds, ignited by the pillars of fire, transformed into a sea of flames, and the eight pillars of fire formed a pattern of a formation, tearing a spatial rift in the sky.
On the other side of the spatial rift was an endless expanse of heavenly fire magma.
Rain of fire fell from the sky.
Roar…
A terrifying dragon’s roar sounded, and a huge, fierce dragon head slowly emerged from the formation, bathed in the blazing fire. The Eight Desolation Fire Dragon appeared once again in front of Lu Changsheng, each of its dragon scales overflowing with dazzling firelight, and every inch was swathed in a fierce Tianhuo.
Compared to the previous Mysterious Fire Mirror, the Eight Desolation Dragon Fire Divine Formation could summon a world projection of the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon, allowing a manifestation of the dragon’s avatar to descend.
Roar!
The Eight Desolation Fire Dragon looked up to the heavens and let out a deafening roar, its ferocity erupting, and thousands of peaks trembled.
“What kind of monster is this?”
Whether it was the people of Mount Shu or the experts from the Divine Lightning Sect and the Blood Sea Palace, all were shocked by the apocalyptic grandeur before them.
The aura of the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon was much more powerful than that of the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect!
This was the manifestation of the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon summoned by the True Qi of hundreds of thousands of Mount Shu elders and disciples, extremely powerful!
In theory, the stronger the cultivator activating the formation, the more True Qi provided, the stronger the manifestation of the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon becomes, up to a limit.
The giant eyes of the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon glanced at Lu Changsheng and even rolled its eyes, seemingly annoyed that Lu Changsheng had disturbed its slumber.
This Eight Desolation Fire Dragon recognized him?
Lu Changsheng was taken aback.
Could it be that the Eight Desolation Dragon Fire Divine Formation and the Eight Fiends Xuanhuo Formation summoned the same Eight Desolation Fire Dragon?
Wait, there couldn’t be just one Eight Desolation Fire Dragon, could there?
If the world projection of this Eight Desolation Fire Dragon was already this strong, then making it Mount Shu’s Mountain-guarding Divine Beast would be tremendously impressive.
As Lu Changsheng was pondering whether he could capture the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon to act as the Mountain-guarding Divine Beast, the Sect Master of the Divine Lightning Sect, the Blood Demon Ancestor, and the strong members of the Dragon Clan were all trembling in fear.
They had not expected the Mountain Protection Array of Mount Shu to be so terrifying.
“Eight Desolation Fire Dragon…”
The strong members of the Dragon Clan recognized this primordial ferocious beast, and just the projection of its world, the bloodline of the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon, suppressed him.