Chapter 417: Arrival
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The cloud boat was accompanied by the moon, and the beautiful figures were bathed in the morning light.
After the cloud boat flew from the Goddess's Palace into the world of the five continents of the Primordial World, it flew towards the North Continent at a leisurely pace.
The fairies on the cloud boat gradually restrained their smiles and stopped talking about the interesting things in the Holy Mother Palace…
"Sister, are we really going to persuade the demons to retreat this time? Without the Goddess's decree, will it work if we just go there to talk about it empty-handed?"
"Even if you can't, you have to persuade him."
The fairy taking the lead said gently, "Today, we can't say that we are under the orders of the Goddess. We can only say that we are working in the Goddess's Palace. The Goddess did not give the decree because she did not want to interfere with the Heavenly Dao. Now, more than half of the demons have been used by a few elders of the ancient Demon Court. More living beings have been implicated and entered the calamity. Goddess, please remind them. It can be considered that they have lived up to their friendship with the Demon Court."
"Big Sister, why do they always like to fight? Can't they just go with the flow?"
"Who knows?"
The leader of the fairies had a helpless expression. She had white fur on her ears, proving her identity as an ancient fox.
"Perhaps they are just unwilling to be lonely."
The other three fairies, who were also from the demon race, had solemn expressions on their faces when they heard that. They did not say anything else and stood on the cloud boat to observe the world. They headed towards the border of the North Continent.
There, waves of demons wreaked havoc. The starry night was covered by dark clouds.
Dark clouds floated over from the sea, and countless figures rushed onto the ground that was covered in Frost Pine Trees. After a simple troop formation, they rode the clouds again.
At the same time…
In front of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall that was shining with golden light in the Heavenly Courts, Li Changshou and General Dongmu stood there. Behind them, there were more than ten Heavenly Generals and officials who bowed to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
That was equivalent to reporting to the Jade Emperor that the Heavenly Courts were about to send troops to help the Magi of the North Continent.
"Water God…"
General Dongmu said worriedly, "Should we wake the Goddess or His Majesty up and ask for instructions? After all, we have to use hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers this time and fight the demons head-on. "
Li Changshou looked troubled and said softly, "General Dongmu, His Majesty has just experienced the tribulation in the mortal world. If we wake His Majesty up because of this matter, I'm afraid it will ruin His Majesty's opportunity. What happened today was the demons breaking the ancient agreement and attacking the Magi of the North Continent. The Heavenly Courts sent troops to save them because the demons had caused trouble for no reason. It is reasonable for them to disregard the orders of the Dao Ancestor back then. It is also within our scope of authority to make decisions. If there are any major matters that threaten the Primordial World, we naturally cannot make decisions on our own. However, this matter only involves a small part of the Primordial World. We cannot be afraid and not fulfill the duties that His Majesty and the Goddess entrusted to us because we are afraid of bearing the consequences. Otherwise, how should His Majesty view General Dongmu?"
General Dongmu pondered for a while and nodded slowly.
"The Water God makes sense! Water God, please be careful and reduce the casualties of our Heavenly Courts. That way, when His Majesty returns to the Heavenly Courts, we can explain to him."
"Don't worry, General Dongmu." Li Changshou smiled confidently and encouraged General Dongmu and the other immortals. "If we fail to deal with the situation this time, I will accept His Majesty's punishment together with you!"
General Dongmu was instantly grateful.
Although he felt that the Water God's words were strange…
"Everything will depend on the Water God! I'll go prepare the troops and wait for the battle. The various halls of the Heavenly Courts have already made preparations. Today, I will definitely defeat the demons' scheme and show the Heavenly Courts' might!"
"Thank you, General Dongmu."
"For the rise of the Heavenly Courts, for the survival of the Three Realms!"
General Dongmu made himself sound heroic and made a Dao salute to Li Changshou. His long robe fluttered as he turned around and left. The Heavenly Generals behind him followed.
Li Changshou turned around and bowed to the immortals. He said, "I'll have to trouble you to handle the various temples."
"Water God, don't worry!"
"Since, we can't go out with General Dongmu and the marshals, we can only do what we have to do!"
"I will definitely do my best to protect the safety of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals on my side. Water God, please take charge of the overall situation!"
"Sure!"
The seven to eight immortals bowed and left to head towards the various temples.
Li Changshou turned around and looked at the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. He stopped for a while and flew back to the Water God Residence on a cloud.
Actually, there were some things that he could not say openly.
Based on the Jade Emperor's personality, if he really woke the Jade Emperor up, he would probably have no upper limit in the battle to destroy the elite demons and reinforce the Magi.
The Heavenly Courts were not prepared for a full-scale battle.
Why should he be in a hurry to make the Heavenly Courts' soldiers bleed for nothing?
This time, Li Changshou would use his main body to fight. He would try his best to use the advantage of Ren School's treasure to make up for his lack of experts.
He could also earn some merit from the negative karma demons!
The paper effigy continued to guard the Heavenly Courts and was ready to react at any time.
His immortal senses swept across the various parts of the Heavenly Courts. There were Immortal Gods and Immortals of the Heavenly Courts who were eager to fight everywhere. There were many officials gathered in the Thunder Punishment Hall. They would attack together later and suppress the demons!
As soon as the paper effigy flew to the Water God Residence, a huge star in the East Heaven attracted Li Changshou's attention.
It was Venus. It had come out a little early today.
In his previous life, there was a saying that Venus was in charge of killing and war…
He did not know if that was true.
Li Changshou pursed his lips slightly. The old immortal paper effigy returned to the Water God Residence and sat down.
When he shifted his attention elsewhere, Li Changshou did not forget to take a look at the situation of the spiritual pearl next door. At that moment, his grandnephew was focused on cultivating and seemed to have gained enlightenment.
Li Changshou really wished that he could summon Nezha in advance and use him in the battle today.
At that moment, it was difficult for the generals of the Heavenly Courts to be of any use. When they encountered such a moderate battle, they actually needed the officials of the Heavenly Courts to personally take action!
Ah, the Primordial World is difficult. The Divine Dao is not prosperous.
Li Changshou was a little worried and looked at the situation on General Dongmu's side.
A large number of Heavenly Soldiers from the Heavenly Courts began to rush out of the North Heavenly Gate. The two "Descent" arrays had already locked onto the designated battlefield.
Next, the demons could unleash their full potential. As long as they did not suddenly retreat or the Heavenly Dao suddenly sent down the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder that exterminated the Magi and destroyed the effective combat power of the Magi… everything would be under control.
He shifted his attention to the north of the North Continent.
In the dark underground cave, a paper effigy that looked like a middle-aged Daoist opened his eyes. The divine light in his eyes quickly gathered and he immediately released his immortal senses.
"Sir! You're awake!"
Amidst the boorish shouts, more than ten figures immediately surrounded him.
They were dressed in beast hide armor and carried various weapons. Their bodies contained powerful strength. They were naturally Magi of the North Continent.
Li Changshou asked, "Have the Grand Magi returned?"
"They have all returned to the black mountain!"
Li Changshou said, "Everyone, go and remind the few Grand Magi that the demon army is about to arrive. Immediately activate the array formations! You don't have to be stingy with the Spirit Stones given by the Heavenly Courts. You Magi don't need these for your cultivation."
"Yes!" The Battle Magi agreed.
Li Changshou continued, "I'll patrol everywhere. I'll meet up with the Grand Magus later."
After saying that, he used Earth Escape and his figure kept patrolling in a radius of 50 kilometers.
The dozen Battle Magi were stunned for a moment before they quickly turned around and sped away. They kept shouting, "The demons are attacking! Prepare for a fight!"
"The demons will be here soon!"
Li Changshou was speechless…
The Magi clearly only had less than 20% of the enemy's troops. Why were these guys shouting with deep joy?
The Magi were not unprepared for the demons' invasion today.
\The Magi had lived in the North Continent for many years. Although they had been schemed against by the demons in the past ten thousand years, their race's fate had gradually withered, and the entire Magi race had lost their will to fight. However, when they had moved to the North Continent in the early years, they had made many safe havens to prevent the demons from fighting.
The black mountain was a Magi fortress.
That was the last place the Magi could retreat to when the calamity of extermination was envisaged. It was less than 150 kilometers away from the North Ocean. Only on the west side, there was a flat path, and the other three sides were rather dangerous.
Although the Magi were not good at curses, spells, and Dharma spells, and the development of array formations was a little off, there were indeed array formations.
The most widely circulated array formations in the Primordial World mostly used the array foundation to draw in spiritual energy and vital energy, unleashing power that far exceeded the strength of the person who set up the array.
The array formations of the Magi used their own blood energy as the foundation to stimulate the power of their bloodlines and condense an offensive array. For example, the famous "Twelve Capital Heaven Divine Fiend Array".
The protective array formation of the black mountain was one of the few defensive arrays that the Magi had built. It was a protective array formation that used Spirit Stones as the foundation. The method to set up the array formation was learned from their ancient ally, the big brother of the human race.
Unfortunately, the Spirit Stones that the Magi had stored in that place had gradually dissipated due to the passage of time.
It had only been half a month since the demons had issued the declaration to the heavens. Li Changshou had made the decision to get the Heavenly Courts and the Dragon Palace to send a batch of Spirit Stones to completely activate the black mountain's defensive array formation as the main method to resist the demons' attacks head-on.
The black mountain's array formation was in the shape of a gourd. Most of it was buried underground.
The surface of the ground was a dark stone mountain that had been cut into a semicircle. Battle Magi were stationed inside, ready to attack at any time.
On the other hand, the ground below was almost completely hollowed out. It was enveloped by a huge array and could accommodate hundreds of thousands of Magi hiding. At that moment, only two-thirds of it was occupied. There was still enough space.
The children who had recently been born and were regarded as the hope of the Magi were currently protected by the Magi in the safest position.
They were the reason that the Magi had the willpower to continue fighting, as well as the reason for the burning anger within the Magi.
Countless years of grudges.
The revenge from ancient times.
The hatred of the Man-Exterminating Sword!
The battle between Heaven and Earth, the Primordial Dao, and the Dao of the physical body would return to the Primordial World today!
Outside the black mountain, there were continuous mountains in the south, east, and north. There were poisonous insects and ferocious beasts. Only the west side had a large pine forest. That was also the direction where the demons were about to attack.
To be safe, Li Changshou patrolled the black mountain carefully.
He was really worried that the demons would take advantage of any mistakes made by the Magi and affect the entire battle.
Two hours later, Li Changshou heard a few eagle cries. He knew that the demons had already discovered that place.
The demons also had many experts. Naturally, they could detect the movements of the Magi in advance.
After checking the last few array formations, Li Changshou rushed to the surface and entered the empty mountain.
That was a military camp. Magi in their prime were eating before the battle. The fragrance of roasted meat floated everywhere.
The strength of the Magi depended on the distance between their bloodline and the twelve Magi. The 16,000 Magi here were all elites that the Magi could suppress.
Of course, all the members of the Magi could fight. At that moment, they did not let the old, weak, and the Magi with weaker bloodlines appear.
When they saw Li Changshou's figure, a few Grand Magi immediately welcomed him. The figures that were emitting rich blood energy also looked at Li Changshou with burning and fervent eyes.
A Grand Magus was rather excited and shouted, "Lord Water God! The vanguard of the demons is about an hour away from here! Why don't we catch them off guard!?!"
"It's easy to fight, but it's difficult to escape," Li Changshou said seriously. "The Magi want to defeat the demons with the least casualties. Today, we should cooperate with the Heavenly Courts' army. The array formation here is so stable. Why don't you use it?"
A Grand Magus said in a deep voice, "Water God, if we avoid the battle, the demons will probably laugh at us."
"The tradition of the Magi…"
"Everyone!"
Li Changshou raised his voice. He first frowned and wanted to reason with the Magi. The few Grand Magi immediately wanted to reprimand the clansmen who wanted to go out and fight.
However, Li Changshou suddenly smiled and said, "Everyone, you can change your minds. If we go out to fight, there will be no need for the other party to attack the Black Mountain Array Formation. Wouldn't that make the demons spend less effort when fighting us? Wouldn't that be letting them off easy?"
The Magi thought about it carefully and agreed.
Li Changshou said seriously, "What can we do about the demon race? Let them attack a few array formations and tire them out. Then, we can rush out and kill to our heart's content. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
"Beautiful!"
"The Water God is right!"
"That's right. We can't let these demons take advantage of us. Let's tire them out first before we crush them!"
At that moment, the shouts of the Magi could be heard from the mountain. Many Magi from the other "compartments" gradually became lively when they heard that.
Li Changshou secretly felt tired. His main body quietly closed the book "How to communicate effectively with cowards".
Li Changshou pretended to listen and said loudly, "The brothers from the Netherworld who came to support us have already set up an ambush in the east. We have to follow the plan. Otherwise, we will be cheating our own brothers!"
The Magi perked up and hurriedly agreed.
In the corner, a few Magi muttered softly, "What's the plan?"
"I don't know. Why should we care so much? If the Lord wants us to charge, we'll charge. If we encounter demons, we'll tear them apart!"
Li Changshou squinted and chuckled.
At that moment, a Grand Magus shouted, "Smoke!"
More than ten responses came from the mountain. Immediately, dense footsteps sounded everywhere.
Not long after, black smoke surged out from various parts of the black mountain. In the blink of an eye, it covered a radius of hundreds of kilometers.
Li Changshou tried to release his immortal senses, but he realized that his immortal senses were isolated by the black smoke. It was as if he had entered an abyss.
The Magi were indeed something.
After all, he had fought the demons for so many years. He was not good at Essence Soul detection. It was reasonable for him to have such means.
After a while, the number of "scouts" sent by the demons increased.
Birds appeared within the range of the black smoke and kept approaching the black mountain.
Unexpectedly, spears would fly out from the black mountain. These spears that were thrown purely with the strength of one's arm accompanied by sharp whistling sounds. However, they were much faster than the sound. They were like blood-colored lightning!
70-80% of the demons' scouts had been injured. However, they kept reporting the situation near the black mountain to the upper echelons of the demons.
The demon army was thousands of kilometers away. The Magi did not move.
The black mountain that was 250 kilometers away was still motionless.
It was not until the demon army stopped at the clouds 150 kilometers away and the various demon kings prepared for battle that the demons were certain…
The Magi are actually hiding this time!
The vanguard army of the demon race did not dare to move. They were afraid that they would be ambushed by the Heavenly Soldiers.
A black cloud flew over from the North Ocean. It carried more than a hundred experts of the demon race. They arrived above the vanguard army and looked at the stone mountains wrapped in black smoke.
They could already smell the strong smell of the Magi.
The eastern sky was suffused with the glow of dawn. The world quickly became bright, and the Sun brought hot spiritual energy.
That was the timing that the demons had carefully calculated.
A few ancient demons from the demon race stood up. Lu Gong's voice echoed in the surroundings.
"These brutal Magi are already left with their last bit of vitality. They are currently hiding and not coming out. We can't let them grow again and hunt us! The light of the Golden Crow Divine Clan shone once again! My children, the race of all spirits will never submit to the Magi!"
Beside Lu Gong, a majestic figure in armor jumped up high. In the air, he turned into a black-furred golden-striped tiger that was hundreds of feet long. He roared at the black mountain with a tiger roar that shook the heavens and earth!
At that moment, the demons on the dark clouds in the sky howled.
Half of the demons with decent strength transformed into their true forms. There were also groups of ferocious beasts and ferocious birds with surging demonic auras on the cloud!
The bears, wolves, tigers, leopards, foxes, deer, eagles, birds, and fish. There were so many races that it was difficult to count them all at once. He roughly estimated that there were hundreds of species!
Most of the demon soldiers and demon generals still maintained their human forms. They each wielded their weapons and activated their Dharma treasures and Dharma artifacts. They followed behind the powerful demon kings and surged towards the black mountain!
At this moment!
Light flickered in the sky. Suddenly, a purple-white lightning screen lit up and blocked the demon soldiers!
The vast heavenly might accompanied the lightning curtain and forcefully cut off the advance of the demon army, causing the demons with lower cultivation levels to be alarmed.
Waves of green light appeared in the world again. Strong gusts of wind blew from the North Ocean. After a while, they turned into strong gusts of wind that blew towards the place where the demons were.
The Heavenly Courts' Divine Palace unleashed its might!
Suddenly, a green-skinned python rushed out of the group of demons. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a thousand feet long. It entrenched itself in the air and opened its mouth to suck in!
The wind that filled the sky turned into wisps of green light and was engulfed by the python…
The python opened its mouth and roared at the sky. Its rough voice suppressed its anger.
"Heavenly Courts, don't be a busybody!"
Then, he heard the thunder in the sky. The clouds gathered and condensed into a dignified face. It was the appearance of General Dongmu!
General Dongmu's dignified voice echoed in the world.
"The Heavenly Courts have received the orders of the Dao Ancestor to protect the world and the Three Realms! Now, you demons did not respect the orders of the Heavenly Courts first. After you provoked the ancient hatred without permission, you did not respect the orders of the Dao Ancestor back then. You openly violated the ancient promise and wanted to kill the Magi! I advise you to retreat in time. Otherwise, you will definitely be destroyed. The Heavenly Might cannot be bullied!"
The demons were silent for a while. Suddenly, loud laughter sounded. Hundreds of demon experts laughed.
A greater demon shouted loudly, "The Heavenly Courts still don't dare to send a single soldier. They only know how to scare people?!
"Children, let's show them how we destroy the Magi today!"
The demon soldiers agreed in unison. Waves of demonic aura gathered into a chaotic aura. The aura surged, almost shaking the Nine Heavens Imperial Court!
Behind the dark clouds, a cloud mountain rose majestically. There were more than ten layers of dark clouds, and hundreds of thousands of demons were gathered.
It blotted out the sky and was vast. Among them, the demons transformed into their main bodies.
It was originally a sunny day, but because of the demons and the surging demonic aura, the ground became gloomy and dark again.
In the black mountain, the Magi felt the pressure from the demon army. However, because of that, their battle blood was ignited!
General Dongmu did not say anything else. The face formed by the clouds in the sky disappeared. The lightning in the world kept flashing. The rumbling thunder seemed to be warning the demons…
However, the more that was the case, the higher the morale of the demon army!
Beasts and birds kept roaring in the direction of the Heavenly Courts and the black mountain. The legendary demons seemed to be dreaming of the ancient times when the demons were at their peak…
Lu Gong could not help but tear up and mutter, "They're back, they're all back!"
The demon army simply joined forces and suppressed the black mountain again!
The army spread out for 50 kilometers in the sky. From afar, it looked like a magnificent mountain that was about to collapse the black mountain of the Magi!
Ring…
A clear ringtone suddenly sounded in the world. The ringtone easily drowned out the beast roars and thunder.
A cloud boat appeared in the sky without any warning. The faint female voice reached the ears of the living beings in the surroundings.
"May the Heavenly Courts temporarily cease their divine might and the demons stop their march."
How could the demons stop now that they were in control?
However, an old demon immediately shouted, "Are you from Nuwa's Palace!?!"
The demons immediately stopped and looked at the white clouds that were falling from the sky.
On the cloud, four fairies stood in a row. Facing the demons, the Goddess of Mercy, who had fox ears, said slowly, "We are the maidservants beside the Goddess. We are also from the same race as you. Today, we heard that you want to destroy the Magi of the North Continent, so we came to persuade you. The Magi and the demons had fought three great battles. There were countless casualties in the Primordial World. The world was in grief. The Magi of the demon race and Magi also swore an oath. Both sides agreed not to fight anymore. Why are you breaking the restrictions and fighting again today?"
The experts of the demon race bowed in unison, but they looked displeased.
"Lords, does the Goddess have any orders?"
The leading fairy of Goddess Nuwa's Palace said, "No, my sisters and I are here to just remind everyone."
"If there is no decree from the Saint, I'm afraid we can't follow your orders!"
A fairy said angrily, "If the demons are the first to break the ancient agreement, how will you deal with the humans tomorrow when they use the entire race's power to destroy the remaining demons?"
An old demon smiled and said, "The human race has been without an emperor for a long time. They are arrogant and have many immortal sects. As long as we don't provoke them, there's nothing to worry about!"
"You!"
Mm…
Just as a fairy was about to reprimand him, a loud horn suddenly sounded from the east.
Demonic senses and gazes gathered towards the eastern sky. A cloud quickly floated over there. A young Daoist stood in the front row of the cloud.
That cloud was condensed by that young Daoist. The situation on the cloud was a little confusing…
Due to the fact that the Goddess of Nuwa Palace had appeared to stop the demon army, the demons, who were a little indignant, frowned at the small group of demons.
What is going on?
An old demon shouted, "Be careful! This might be the evil sorcery of the Magi!"
The demons perked up.
On this spacious cloud, two rows of more than ten burly Magi with surging blood energy were holding some crude instruments of the Magi. They were accompanied by the high-pitched sound of a bugle horn and were beating a brisk rhythm.
The young Daoist, who was also Li Changshou's paper effigy, smiled and took something out from his sleeve…
It was a trumpet.
When he found out that Ox-head and Horse-face had created this "show" at the last minute and that the fairies of Goddess Nuwa's Palace had appeared to stop the demons from fighting, Li Changshou took the opportunity to bring her there on a cloud.
The battle of annihilation was today. How could the demons not move forward!?!
The Yin-Yang Master of Chan School had the highest level of taunting skills. There were also talents like Ox-head and Horse-face in the Netherworld who could continuously create new tricks for him…
If he did not anger the demons today, he would really let down Ox-head and Horse-face's good intentions!
The cloud flew past the peak of the black mountain and stopped. The playing of drums gradually sped up.
Li Changshou's paper effigy placed the trumpet to his mouth and took a deep breath. The dozen or so burly Magi who were in charge of accompaniment parted to the left and right, and they worked even harder to hit the instruments in their hands.
A huge stone coffin was placed on the cloud. The six burly Magi swayed with the sound of the drum and slowly squatted down.
The paper effigy wrapped the trumpet in his hand with immortal power and blew hard. The loud trumpet sounded in the sky!
The six burly Magi lifted the stone coffin and carried it on their shoulders. With the sound of drums and trumpets, they relaxed and were full of confidence. They began to sway.
At that moment, a name slowly appeared on the front of the stone coffin. It was surprisingly — The Crown Prince of the Demon Court, Lu Ya!
"Where is Lu Ya? Moo!"
"Quickly come and die! Neigh!"
Two shouts came from behind the stone coffin. The Soul-Reaping Marshals of the Netherworld, Ox-head and Horse-face, jumped out. They swung the chains in their hands and shouted at the top of their lungs,
"Today, the Netherworld has specially launched a funeral service for a distinguished guest like Lu Ya! Let your prince quickly appear and die in battle. Let the corpses be placed here. We will capture the souls on the spot. The fastest way is to determine which level of hell he will enter in two hours! Moo!"
"The Netherworld will give you a coffin! Neigh, Neigh, Neigh!"
Beside him, the paper effigy who was playing the trumpet suppressed his laughter and sent a voice transmission to Ox-head and Horse-face. He retreated before the other party could react.
The demons' faces turned sullen.
On the cloud, the four fairies tilted their heads and blinked. Their heads were filled with question marks, and they frowned in confusion.
In the Tushita Palace of the Heavenly Courts, the Great Daoist Master was sitting cross-legged under a tree. He looked at the scene that appeared in the Taiji Painting and smiled.
In the Goddess Nuwa's Palace and the Saint's Mystic Realm, a Saint who was lying beside the treasure pool and drinking the fruit juice almost choked on a mouthful of fruit juice. He shrugged and patted the carpet with his slender hands.
Inside the black mountain, the four Grand Magi who saw the scene on the cloud covered their faces and did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Why did the Netherworld… suddenly become so flirtatious?
The demons finally reacted and started cursing.
"Kill them!"
"Burn these Magi to ashes!"
"Go to hell. Even if you give me a coffin, I won't be as unrestrained as you!"
There were various roars. Hundreds of terrifying figures rushed out of the demon battle formation and pounced at Ox-head and Horse-face.
At that moment, Li Changshou took a step forward. Immortal light shone around him and he shouted,
He shouted, "Wait! Do you know who I am?"
The demons paused again because the immortal light around Li Changshou's body contained some kind of power.
Taking the opportunity, Ox-head and Horse-face jumped down from the cloud with the group of Magi.
A light blue wall of light appeared outside the black mountain. A crack appeared on the wall of light, and the "professional team" that had completely angered the Magi entered the array.
"Hmph! Can you escape? I'll kill all of you Magi today!"
"Water God?"
A figure hiding in the black aura suddenly recognized the young Daoist. He said coldly, "You are the incarnation of the Water God!"
Li Changshou spun the trumpet in his hand a few times. There was a faint smile on his lips. Suddenly, flames of light surged out from his body.
Dozens of streams of light flew over and scattered the paper effigies that Li Changshou had yet to burn completely. Li Changshou's voice echoed in the world.
"Give up on attacking this place. I'll let you retreat today on account of the fairies from the Goddess's Palace."
However, before Li Changshou could finish speaking, a few ancient demons roared angrily.
"I will definitely destroy the Magi today!"
"All troops, press forward and break the mountain-protecting array formation!"
In an instant, the demons moved together. This time, their momentum was several times higher than before!
The four fairies on the cloud frowned slightly. However, they knew that they could not stop the battle from erupting. They floated towards the sky and stood on the cloud to look below.
They saw…
Demonic aura filled the air and black clouds surged. Tens of thousands of vanguard demon soldiers pressed forward first. Hundreds of thousands of demon experts were mixed in the demon soldiers and crashed towards the black mountain!
Hundreds of avian demons transformed into their true forms. They waved their wings and summoned a violent gust of wind to blow away the black smoke. Then, they blew the demonic aura to various parts of the world.
The chanting of sutras and incantations were all alarmed. Boundless spiritual energy surged!
The rising sun gradually dimmed, and the surroundings seemed to have fallen into the night. Countless spells, Dharma treasures, and arrows turned into streams of light that illuminated the world again!
The black mountain array was activated. The azure blue array's light wall was indestructible. Countless streams of light were like sparks. The demon soldiers that were charging forward smashed their heads.
The demonic beasts roared, and more and more demons revealed their true forms and charged at the Magi array.
The hatred that had already been written into the demonic soul was an unforgettable enmity!
The demons who were usually scattered like sand had revealed their ferocious side!
Inside the Black Mountain, the eyes of the Magi gradually lit up with a sanguine glow. Waves of aura were about to overturn the mountain.
Li Changshou's paper effigy closed his eyes and focused. He was calculating when the time would be. He held three jade talismans in each hand, one official and two spare.
Until the demon army surrounded the black mountain.
Until the Magi were about to reach their limits.
Until lightning appeared in the world again. The immortals and gods of the Heavenly Courts in the Thunder Punishment Hall activated the lightning array!
Crack!
The six jade talismans exploded in Li Changshou's hand. Li Changshou's paper effigy and his main body in the dark corner opened their eyes at the same time. Green divine light shone in their eyes.
"Prepare for battle!"
In the mountain, suppressed growls sounded one after another!
Outside the black mountain, the sky was suddenly filled with golden light. Two golden beams of light that were 1,000 feet in diameter pierced through the thick clouds in the north and shone through the endless demonic aura. They shone on the north side of the black mountain and 500 kilometers south!
In the golden light beam, figures in silver armor flew out and instantly formed layers of battle formations in the sky.
The Heavenly Soldiers had arrived!
"Split up! Split up!"
A demon mighty figure roared loudly, "Attack when he's unprepared! Kill!"
Immediately, a demon army rushed towards the two Heavenly Soldiers on both sides. With a roar, a few ferocious beasts that were 1,000 feet long charged towards the Heavenly Soldiers' battle formation, wanting to swallow the Heavenly Soldiers that did not have any experts guarding them.
At this moment!
Figures emerged from the seawater. These figures turned around and instantly transformed into azure dragons that were thousands to tens of thousands of feet tall!
The dragon roars and dragon claws tore through the sky, forcefully cutting off the attacks of the demon experts!
General Dongmu and dozens of Heavenly Courts' generals walked out of the golden light.
General Dongmu's beard and hair danced in the wind. The sword in his hand shone with a resplendent golden light. The power of the Heavenly Dao surged over like a tide and augmented the Heavenly Courts' battle formations on the north and south sides. It dyed the silver armor of the Heavenly Soldiers golden.
"All Heavenly Soldiers, get into formation! Prepare your mystical abilities! By the orders of the heavens, we will suppress the demons who have caused chaos in the world!"
The Heavenly Soldiers, who had just arrived, agreed in unison. Their voices shook the sky and even suppressed the demons!
…
*Chirping*
Outside the window, two spiritual birds chirped softly.
In the chess room of the Little Qiong Peak, Ling'e held a cup of tea and lowered her head to sip it gently. She discussed the tricks of brewing tea with Jiu Yushi, who was brewing tea.
Jiu Jiu took a sip of her tea and let the sweet taste of tea linger in her mouth.
"I feel the same. By the way, Little Ling'e, what has your senior brother been busy with recently? I saw that the array formation at the Pill Chamber has been activated for the past six months."
"Cultivation," Ling'e replied softly. She looked in the direction of the Pill Chamber and saw greenery. "He might have gone out because of something…"
"Huh? Why did he go out?"
"He's picking herbs and selling pills." Ling'e chuckled, but her gaze was a little distant.
A breeze blew over, blowing at the ends of her hair and thin skirt, as well as the ripples in her Dao heart.
"We have always been protected by Senior Brother."
Jiu Jiu could not help but tilt her head.
…
In the two golden pillars of light in the North Continent, a steady stream of Heavenly Soldiers was still surging out.
Black shadows swam under the surface of the sea. More and more experts of the dragon race appeared. They attacked at the same time as the Heavenly Soldiers who had already set up the array, blocking and repelling the demon army that was pouncing over.
The demons seemed to have a disagreement. Half of them turned to fight the Heavenly Soldiers and the dragon race, while the other half attacked the black mountain!
The protective array formation on the black mountain began to flicker. It seemed that it would not last much longer…
Ta!
The dripping sound that should have been extremely light was so clear in the noisy and vast battle.
A wisp of Dao charm came from the east accompanied by a breeze. Almost in the blink of an eye, it engulfed the Dao hearts of every living being…
The Dao runes were peaceful, causing the living beings to forget their anger and fight for it in an instant.
Following that, it was as if a thin layer of ocean waves had swept past and dyed the sky a light blue. It purified the demonic aura and temporarily extinguished the negative karma flames.
All of a sudden, the living beings there had more vitality and hope.
In the blue sea and blue sky, there were auspicious beasts with light white long hair. They were stepping on slowly rippling halos as they strolled elegantly from the horizon.
Her beautiful figure, light yellow eyes, and the three long colorful feathers on her forehead were fluttering backward. Her horn kept emitting a peaceful Dao rune, as if she was persuading all living beings to stop their battles.
The demons immediately flared up!
"Bai Ze… Senior Bai Ze! Senior Bai Ze has appeared!"
"It's our Marshal Bai Ze!"
"The heavens will not destroy our race! Your Highness, Senior Bai Ze has appeared!"
Lu Gong, who was crying, suddenly paused.
The eyes of the legendary demon widened, and his mouth opened slightly. He raised his hand and pointed at the auspicious beast, Bai Ze, who was strolling over from the horizon. His throat made strange sounds.
The entire battle in the North Continent could be heard. The place where the Dao runes of the water circulated was completely silent!
The emotions of countless demons went from excitement to shock, to disbelief and fear. They went from disbelief to unwillingness to believe. There were even demons whose Dao hearts trembled and almost collapsed.
"How can that be! It's an illusion. This must be an illusion!"
"Why did Senior Bai Ze abandon us!?!"
"No, that's impossible! How can Marshal Bai Ze!? How can he become the Water God's mount!?!"
Mount?
On the back of the auspicious beast, Li Changshou, who had a white beard and white hair, was sitting quietly. The Mysterious Yellow Pagoda was hanging above his head. He held the Cosmic Ruler in his left hand and had an indifferent expression. His eyelids were lowered.
He gently patted Bai Ze's back with his right hand. Bai Ze stopped outside the battle and lowered his head slightly. Li Changshou floated down and stood up naturally from his sitting position. His long sleeves fluttered, and his silver-white hair swayed slightly.
He gently drew the Cosmic Ruler in his hand and golden light filled the sky.
Li Changshou's calm voice sounded like muffled thunder in the demons' ears.
"By the order of the heavens."