Deng Yin led the Jiulei God, Red Corpse God Monarch, Zen Master Xiao Yue, and more than ten disciples into the dark portal.

Ahead was the exit of the Immortal Mansion, blocked by Jile Perfected Li Jingxu and Xie Shan, while Qi Shuming, Xun Lanyin, and others such as Bai Guyi were rapidly catching up from behind.

At the same time, the Immortal Array activated, darkening everything around, creating a sense of disorientation, as if spatial directions had disappeared, everyone floating in a fog-filled space.

The Red Corpse God Monarch fiercely unleashed the Seven Evil Red Corpse Divine Light combined with Demon Fire, covering the sky, while the Jiulei God frantically discharged the Jiule Yin Thunder, exploding like tidal waves of blue fire.

On the surface, Deng Yin was forcibly attacking Li Jingxu and Xie Shan, trying to carve a bloody path through, but in reality, he divided his Primordial Spirit—his true self transformed into a Blood Shadow, stealthily turning back in the midst of demon light and thunder fire, suddenly striking towards Xun Lanyin.

Qi Shuming and his wife, sharp and meticulous as they were, always on guard, and although their opponent used invisibility spells, Xun Lanyin still sensed trouble with a thought and reacted promptly, waving her treasure fan that materialized a faint red silhouette, slightly slowing its aggressive advance.

"There it is!" Qi Shuming, with a Pure Yang Treasure Pearl floating above his head, suddenly flew out, expanding rapidly into a sphere of light with a diameter of thirty to forty feet, enveloping both Xun Lanyin and Deng Yin within.

However, Deng Yin had only feigned this move; his real target was still Qi Shuming. Taking advantage when his opponent lost the Pure Yang Treasure Pearl overhead, he immediately turned and shot towards Qi Shuming, penetrating the Taiqing Divine Light and Mysterious Sect Sword Qi, entering his body!

Qi Shuming grunted, his left hand forming a seal pointing towards the sky, and his right hand set vertical against his chest.

Deng Yin had miscalculated again; within Qi Shuming's body resided an Emperor Mansion Heavenly Seal Duoluo True Mandate, a mark of his Divine Enthronement by the Heavenly God, which also counted as a Heavenly Treasure designed specifically to protect his Primordial Spirit from all harm.

Though Qi Shuming had displayed it early, reducing its power significantly, as it was an object from the Heavenly God, signifying Qi Shuming's protection under his auspices, this treasure demanded respect even from celestial gods, and Earth Immortals or demons of the Lower Realm couldn't harm his Primordial Spirit unless he wavered in his cultivation and willingly embraced demonization.

Deng Yin tried to seize Qi Shuming's Primordial Spirit Blood, but was blocked by the Emperor Mansion Heavenly Seal Duoluo True Mandate. When heaven and earth first divided, clear Qi rose to form the heavens and murky Qi fell to form the earth, with the earth forming many layers due to the varying densities, and the heavens also forming many layers because of different levels of lightness. The Nine Heavens Spiritual Energy released by the True Mandate being the purest and most spiritual across the Three Realms, was anathema to all demons, and upon exploding, nearly harmed Deng Yin's Demon Body.

Qi Shuming, pointing to the heavens with his left hand, received the Heavenly God's will, the right hand vertical at his chest, signified his unyielding true self.

He had prepared to be possessed by the Blood Demon, and though he had tried to avoid it, he had a contingency plan. As soon as Deng Yin entered his body, he immediately activated the Duoluo True Fire, confining the intruding Deng Yin completely with the Heavenly Seal Duoluo True Mandate inside his heart chamber!

The Purple and Blue Duoluo Fire was extremely formidable, its demon-exterminating power was second to none, even when compared to the Heart Lamp Flower Lamp. Deng Yin's Blood Shadow Avatar directly entered this blaze.

His form rapidly contracted, then immediately expanded and exploded outward, shattering the Immortal Fire and bursting out of Qi Shuming's body.

Deng Yin, seriously drained of his Primordial Qi, suffered a substantial blow, letting out a piercing long howl as he swiftly moved away from Qi Shuming, exerting all his strength to maneuver through the Immortal Array, heading straight for Li Jingxu. As Li Jingxu cast a spell to block and deliver a painful blow, Deng Yin, lightning-fast, dashed towards Xie Shan.

Ahead of Xie Shan was a dense protection of Buddha Light; seeing him approach, Xie Shan also shook his Heart Lamp, emitting dozens of Buddhist True Fires.

Yet, Deng Yin's move was also a feint; he merely broke through the outer layers of the Buddha Light, then immediately summoned the Heavenly Repairing Stone, dazzling with multicolored light and a rainbow flash, striking Xie Shan squarely in the chest, causing him to spit a mouthful of blood. Deng Yin merged into a Blood Light, encircled by the yellow and blue hues of the Dragon Sparrow Ring, rushing directly at Xie Shan.

Years ago, during the duel in the Xuanyuan Holy Tomb at Qiao Mountain, Deng Yin, in an attempt to disorient the Grandmaster Ren, showed her an image of himself occupying Xie Shan's body, causing her centuries of unwavering meditation to waver on the spot.

If it had been false, the Grandmaster Ren would not have minded, but because it was a vision of a real future event, she was deeply troubled.

According to the normal progression of Heavenly Number, the eventual outcome would be Xie Shan's death at Deng Yin's hands, with his body seized and his life devoured!

Therefore, Zen Master Tian Meng had forbidden Xie Shan from venturing out these years, because Xie Shan's spirit was never fully perfected. Not only was Deng Yin highly skilled in Mana, but he was also cunning; a chance encounter likely spelled doom for Xie Shan. Since he had brought him back to the mountain for cultivation years ago, he only once accompanied him to an Emei Sect assembly; the rest of the time, Xie Shan remained in monastic cultivation.

This time, it was Li Jingxu who had come calling, needing the Heart Lamp Flower Lamp to destroy the Blood Demon, which led to bringing Xie Shan along, and if Xie Shan were to be killed here by Deng Yan, Li Jingxu could forget about his Ascension!

Jile Perfected Child was also getting anxious, casting spells to warp space, instantly swapping positions with Xie Shan, placing himself directly in the path of the oncoming Deng Yin. Next, instead of putting up any defense, he unleashed circles of golden light from both hands, sealing off Deng Yin's paths from all sides, even forcing Deng Yin into his body.

He was ready to sacrifice the child's body he had painstakingly collected and refined from the essence of the Five Elements, aiming to seal Deng Yin inside it before finding a way to eliminate him.

However, Deng Yin had other intentions; his charge towards Xie Shan had been real. Seeing the switch to Li Jingxu, he instantly shifted from a direct to a feigned attack, stopping his forward assault, and instead, from his fingertips, he shot out Blood Shadow Demon Light, combined with the Heavenly Emperor's twin halberds aiming to directly cleave Li Jingxu.

Li Jingxu waved his hands repeatedly, and the golden ring kept changing, large hoops encased smaller hoops, smaller hoops encased tiny rings. Some expanded while others contracted as he engaged Deng Yin in a duel.

His spell actually relied on the power of the golden collar around his neck, a treasured artifact he had crafted through immense effort. It possessed infinite mysteries and was even forcefully trying to seize the Dragon Sparrow Ring.

Deng Yin fought Li Jingxu desperately; in truth, he was buying time for his companions. The Red Corpse God Monarch and Jiulei God charged furiously, unleashing the full force of the Twelve Secret Demon Divine Sounds. Combined with the Red Corpse Divine Light, Red Corpse Demon Fire, twice-refined Celestial Blue Divine Sand, and the Consecutive Yin Thunder from Jiulei God, the onslaught was fierce.

Xie Shan, proficient in both Buddhist and Daoist cultivation, had high magical prowess. If he had continued his cultivation according to plan, relying on the Heart Lamp Flower Lamp, he really could have stopped these two demons.

However, his cultivation had been compromised due to issues concerning his two daughters, a mistake leading to further mistakes. Later, he even burned down the forest of merits, slaughtered in breach of the precepts, and wasted all the merits he had accumulated over his many past lives, which deteriorated his mental state and set back his Dao Level.

Moreover, although the Heart Lamp was technically comparable to other Buddhist treasures, such as the Seven Treasures Golden Banner and the Conch Leaf Talisman, it required oil to unleash its full power.

In his previous life in the Southern Sea, Xie Shan's body had dissolved in water, sinking to the ocean floor with the Heart Lamp, which was later found by Ye Bin. He brought it along with the current Xie Shan to visit the old monk from his previous life...

At that time, there was still some oil in the lamp, but not much. Ye Bin used it a few times, and Xie Ying and Xie Lin tried practicing with it during play, wasting some more. Now, after several uses today, discharging flames multiple times, there was no oil left, and they could not block the full force of the two Great Demons.

The Red Corpse God Monarch and Jiulei God forcefully broke through the Buddha Light, forcing Xie Shan to retreat. Both demons led their disciples out of the Taiyuan Five Mansions.

Ultimately, Deng Yin and his apprentice Xiao Yue held the rear guard, Li Jingxu knew that he couldn't defeat Deng Yin today and didn't completely block them, allowing them to leave.

This great battle, though long in narrative, lasted less than fifteen minutes from start to finish. Deng Yin's group arrived quickly and left quickly, and the clash between both sides was intensely fierce, with losses on both sides.

On the side of the Emei Sect, Xie Shan's Heart Lamp had depleted all its oil, Qi Shuming destroyed a Purple and Blue Duoluo Fire, the master's Nine Commandments Immortal Banner was taken, Bai Guyi and Zhu Mei had the Vermilion Bird Ring snatched, and Zhu Mei was also possessed by Asaba, which was the most troublesome issue.

Zhu Mei, lacking Qi Shuming's Emperor Mansion's Heavenly Seal and Duoluo True Decree, and not having the immense magical strength of Little Cold Mountain's Divine Nuns, could not force Asaba out of her body by concentrating it in her fingertip.

She barely managed to keep her Primordial Spirit intact, which was already quite difficult. Asaba, having absorbed the blood mist dissipated by Wu Saqi, grew stronger, and struggled with Zhu Mei for control of the body, resulting in a deadlock with neither able to overpower the other.

Qi Shuming ordered Xun Lanyin to restore the Liangyi Dust Formation to its original state, seal the cave door, and then they all gathered in the Central Immortal Mansion to devise a rescue strategy for Zhu Mei.

Even Li Jingxu shook his head upon seeing Zhu Mei's condition.

With so many experts present, eliminating Asaba was not difficult. The problem was the fear of injuring the mouse while trying to break the pot; one wrong move could endanger Zhu Mei's life as well.

Asaba, realizing Deng Yin and his group had left, decided to settle permanently in Zhu Mei's body. His Primordial Spirit was knotted with Zhu Mei's, preventing the group of immortals from extracting him.

Shi Feiyang said, "Demons fear the Taiyin Pure Yang Immortal Fire the most. Let's all infuse Immortal Fire into Brother Zhu's body. He won't get hurt, let's see what the demon does."

Everyone had already thought of this method, and upon his suggestion, they immediately agreed.

Qi Shuming, Xuan Zhenzi, Xun Lanyin, Li Yuanhua, Bai Guyi, Shi Feiyang, Xie Shan, and Li Jingxu formed a circle around Zhu Mei, simultaneously casting and releasing their self-refined Taiyin Pure Yang Immortal Fire into Zhu Mei's crown. This Immortal Fire was terrifying for the demon; Asaba howled in pain within the flames, while Zhu Mei's Primordial Spirit, like a fish in water, absorbed the fire to battle Asaba.

This casting continued until the next day, everyone was exhausted, and Asaba was still inside Zhu Mei's body. He had cultivated the Blood Shadow Divine Skill and developed a crown of Blood Flame, nearly achieving undying immortality. The Taiyin Pure Yang Immortal Fire could distress other demons but couldn't really harm him.

Shi Feiyang said, "Brother Zhu has also suffered great harm to his Primordial Qi. It's unfortunate we can't administer Elixirs to recover his Primordial Qi."

Because once the Elixir was ingested, Asaba could benefit from it as well, sharing the same body.

Next, Li Jingxu thought of a method. He released the Qiankun Needle to pierce Zhu Mei's major acupoints and then applied the Daoist demon-suppressing technique with everyone's full cooperation.

However, the result was still not satisfactory. Asaba was troubled greatly, and Zhu Mei also suffered a lot. Their Primordial Spirits remained entangled, unable to separate.

After struggling for seven to eight days, they could only set up the Immortal Array to confine Zhu Mei within it, planning to think of other solutions later. Only then did the great battle rest, and the Emei Sect still had much to attend to.

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