Chapter 12

Yue Qing decided to refine the Six True Essence Gourd into a Ding Jia Divine Demon Gourd, transforming the twelve major Yin Demons inside into the Six Ding and Six Jia Demon Gods. Although the number of transformations decreased significantly, the power was much greater than the previous half-finished product.

His efforts far surpassed those of Zhu Hong. He directly carved talismans on the four surrounding mountain peaks, with the brush strokes resembling dragons and snakes, and electric light flashing. From the peak to the foot of the mountains, he carved heavenly talisman yin inscriptions. Then, he built a ritual platform in front of the cave entrance, which was the center of the four mountain peaks. The platform had three levels, each one zhang and three chi high, and was covered with yellow cloth inscribed with talismans. The platform was hexagonal, with a flag at each corner. The top level had the Six Jia flags, the middle level had the Six Ding flags, and the bottom level had the mountain god flags, land god flags, Tian Gang flags, Di Sha flags, Dharma protection flags, and altar protection flags. He sprinkled water blessed with talismans around to drive away wandering spirits and ghosts, preventing them from being devoured by the demon gods.

He placed the black jade gourd on the center of the ritual platform, made the Taiyi seal to suppress the demonic nature, recited the Ding Jia Yin Yang spell to refine it, and stepped the Tian Gang Yu Wang step. He lifted the long sword, and the gourd lid gently popped open. A large amount of black-red sticky mist spewed out, and six blood qi streams flew into the air. The talisman inscriptions on the four mountain peaks responded, preventing the demonic qi from spreading. The six demon heads were restrained in mid-air, gathering yang qi.

Yin demons are formless and intangible, and the highest-level yin demons are even more so, invisible and intangible, silently invading without notice. Once the six senses are deceived, one is already trapped in the demonic realm, unable to extricate oneself. Moreover, they come and go without a trace, making them difficult to guard against. Zhu Hong's gourd was only a half-finished product; if he truly refined it to the extreme, even with the Taiyi Five Smoke Silk in hand, Yue Qing would find it hard to defend.

Divine demons, on the other hand, are formless but have substance. When refined to the extreme, they can move mountains and seas, with infinite transformations. It's hard to say which is more powerful.

To refine the formless and intangible yin demons into divine demons, Yue Qing needed to work during the Zi, Wu, Mao, and You hours. At noon, he released the other six demon heads to become the Six Jia Divine Demons, making them consume the sunlight. At midnight, he released the six demon heads to become the Six Ding Divine Demons, making them consume the moonlight and starlight. During this time, he used talismans to enhance his own essence blood, mixing it with sunlight and moonlight to shape the bodies of the divine demons. At dawn and dusk, he released all the demon heads to absorb the wood qi from the east and the metal qi from the west. After more than thirty days, the bodies of the divine demons began to take shape.

On this day, it was noon. Yue Qing released the Six Jia Divine Demons, and in the air above the altar, a mass of rolling blood mist gathered, emitting a fierce aura that reached the heavens. The six demon heads simultaneously consumed the sunlight, with blocks of sunlight being grabbed by the divine demons as if they were solid, breaking off from the whole and being swallowed, turning into a bright, water-like light. The black jade gourd immediately responded, spewing out a stream of blood qi, which mixed with the sunlight and fused into the bodies of the divine demons.

Yue Qing dripped his essence blood into the gourd, performed the ritual, and then walked down from the platform, allowing the divine demons to consume the sunlight on their own.

As he entered the cave, he suddenly heard the divine demons' roars outside change, and he quickly turned to check.

He saw two beams of sword light suspended in the clouds, each with a Taoist standing on them, both wearing white Taoist robes, jade crowns, silver sashes, white socks, and straw shoes, holding dusters. The one on the left was slightly shorter, with a pale face and small, gleaming eyes. The one on the right had gray hair, a ruddy complexion, and looked like a child. Yue Qing recognized both of them; they were the Emei Sect elders, one of the Seven Immortals of Luofu, Fenghuo Taoist Wu Yuanzhi, and Kanli True Man Xu Yuantong. Yue Qing was slightly surprised to see them and did not immediately go out, but stood at the cave entrance to observe.

The two old Taoists pointed downward, seemingly discussing a strategy. The six demon heads had all risen to the highest point, close to the edge of the Eight Gates Inverted Golden Lock Array, baring their fangs and waving their claws at the two Taoists, like tigers that had been hungry for many days and suddenly discovered roasted meat nearby!

Wu Yuanzhi and Xu Yuantong were among the weakest in the Seven Immortals of Luofu. If it were just the two of them, Yue Qing wouldn't be afraid. Although his chances of winning in a one-on-two fight were not high, he could still come and go freely without being defeated, especially with the advantage of the array and the Taiyi Five Smoke Silk and the divine demon gourd. He was worried that the Emei Sect always acted in groups and had sound transmission magic, so if one was in trouble, the others would come to help. If he couldn't win quickly, he might easily be surrounded and beaten.

Yue Qing secretly used a spell to drive the gourd, and the six roaring divine demons suddenly scattered like fireworks, with four flying to the tops of the surrounding mountains and two landing back on the ritual platform.

Wu Yuanzhi and Xu Yuantong were startled. Facing such fierce divine demons, they were cautious. When the divine demons suddenly moved, they immediately flew up to several thousand meters in the air, only relaxing when they saw the divine demons did not pursue them.

Yue Qing used the divine demons to occupy the four peaks and, through their unparalleled subtle senses, knew that there were three people each hidden in the clouds to the west and north. He guessed that the other side had already set up an ambush, using Wu and Xu to lure him out and then suddenly attack, aiming for a one-hit kill!

Wu Yuanzhi and Xu Yuantong, feeling embarrassed, landed their sword light again, standing below the clouds. Xu Yuantong shouted loudly, "What kind of demon is practicing such evil magic here, not afraid of divine retribution?"

He shouted three times, but below, only the demonic aura rolled, the flags fluttered, and the demons roamed freely, with no one responding.

Xu Yuantong discussed with Wu Yuanzhi, "The demon below must have recognized us and is afraid to speak. Why don't I use the Kanli Dart to destroy his altar and his lair, and see how he responds!"

Wu Yuanzhi held him back and pointed downward, "Look at the black jade gourd on the ritual platform; it must be the key to controlling these demon heads. If we take the gourd, we can seal the demon heads. These demons are extremely vicious; if we can subdue them and use them against the evil cults, it would be a case of using poison to fight poison, using demons to fight demons, achieving twice the result with half the effort!"

Xu Yuantong said, "Then, Senior Brother, you use your sword light to cover me, and I will go down and take the gourd!"

Wu Yuanzhi said, "The array below is strange, with the gates inverted and the paths twisted. A moment's carelessness could trap us inside."

Xu Yuantong waved his hand, "No problem! We are also proficient in the principles of change and the art of the Eight Trigrams. After hundreds of years of learning from our master, have we forgotten everything? How much power can this demon have, to be more profound than our Emei Sect's direct lineage?"

Wu Yuanzhi was still hesitant, "What you say makes sense, but I still can't see through this array..."

Xu Yuantong was a bit unhappy, "The only ones who can compete with our Emei Sect's Lianshan Numerology in the principles of change are the Five Platforms Sect's Xiantian Numerology and the Xuan Gui Island's Guicang Numerology. The Five Platforms Sect has only a few people who can master the Xiantian Numerology to perfection, such as Chen Xuanzang and Xu Feinü. Chen Xuanzang has long passed away, and Xu Feinü claims to have reformed and is living in seclusion on Mount Huang. As for the Xuan Gui Island, they have always been on the move, living freely in the South China Sea. The demon below is definitely not from these two sects. Even if the array has inverted gates, it must have a pattern. We can't see it from outside, but once I'm inside, you can assist from above, and together we can surely break it!"

Wu Yuanzhi, hearing his reasoning, nodded in agreement, "Junior Brother, be careful! I will assist you with the Wind Fire Fan!"

Xu Yuantong casually agreed, made seals with both hands, and pointed north and south, absorbing water and fire qi. He condensed them into a Water Fire Divine Thunder with his true qi, which rotated in front of his chest, initially the size of a grain of millet, quickly growing to the size of a bowl. "Go!" He vibrated his wrists, and the thunder bead fell, triggering the Golden Lock Immortal Array. The sky turned into a desert, the sea into a snowfield, and various scenes rapidly changed. With a loud boom, flames and cold air erupted, and countless illusions burst and dissipated like bubbles.

Xu Yuantong shouted and released his Kanli Double Swords, one black and one red, which coiled around him, head down and feet up, diving straight toward the black jade gourd on the ritual platform.

The two divine demons on the platform immediately transformed into two streams of sticky blood mist and pounced, while the others on the four mountain peaks quickly gathered in the center.

Xu Yuantong threw the Kanli Dart, his signature magic tool, which gave him the name Kanli True Man. The dart represented water and fire, with one end being the Three Purest Fires, which exploded with a loud crack, spraying countless bean-sized sparks that could melt metal and turn inferior flying swords into iron slag. The other end was made from the ice of the North Pole, refined with true water, and when the cold qi burst out, even a transcendent being would be frozen solid from head to toe.

One divine demon was hit by the Kanli Dart, exploding into a mass of blood qi, accompanied by the demon head's heart-wrenching scream, and reformed. When the other divine demon pounced, it met the Kanli Double Swords. Xu Yuantong's sword technique, passed down from the Emei Sect, was also extraordinary. In the blink of an eye, he slashed dozens of times. The divine demon's body, cut by the flying swords, grew back immediately, like water being cut by a knife, unaffected. It roared in anger and extended its claws to grab Xu Yuantong.

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