Zen Master Xiao Yue wore a string of Buddha beads around his neck, totaling one hundred and eight.

He then took them off, gathered them in his hands, and with a forceful clap, they all shattered, sending one hundred and eight streaks of demon light flying in all directions.

Next, he spat out a mouthful of essence blood and rapidly chanted a secret spell.

All beings—Sword Immortals, monks, dragons, snakes, beasts, the Water Clan, Divine Demons, and Yakshas—were captured by his magic, involuntarily flying towards the sky into the Twelve Supreme Heaven Formation!

These were all disciples he had trained over the years, collectively known as the Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions. He had always relied heavily on them, taking great pride in them, and believed that with these disciples, he could, if not conquer the world, at least dominate one area with ease.

But today, they were slaughtered by two juniors from the Emei Sect like chopping vegetables and chickens. In front of the Purple and Blue Double Swords, they didn't stand a chance and were utterly useless!

Furious, he decided to sacrifice all of them to feed into the Twelve Supreme Heaven Fierce Flame Divine Demon Formation, transforming them into demons to increase the formation's power, and then fight desperately against the slutty disciples of the Emei Sect!

Li Yingqiong and Zhou Qingyun each maneuvered their Immortal Swords from east and west, slashing toward the center.

Along the way, various Sword Immortals and Divine Demons yelled and cursed as they rushed to block them, but soon the enemies seemed to be summoned by something, abandoned them, and flew high into the sky into the demon formation, allowing them to reach the center unimpeded.

The two had no time to ponder much and flew as quickly as possible over the sea to the space above two lotus platforms, one with the Purple Ying Sword and the other with the Green Rope Sword, circling the lotus platforms several times.

These two lotus platforms were also magical treasures cultivated by Zen Master Xiao Yue and his followers. Their petals would open, suck in people, and then trap both the physical body and soul on the lotus seedpod, with the emitted golden light forming a sealed space.

Inside the lotus platform, the space could be twisted to create illusions of various heavens. Once trapped inside, even an Earth Immortal would struggle to escape.

At that moment, the two streaks of Purple and Blue Swords circled the lotus platform several more times, immediately splitting the lotus platform apart, scattering the golden light, and splitting it into two halves.

Du Fangheng was a nominal disciple of the female immortal Shen Wugou and her last disciple in the human world, having studied Immortal Law with Shen Wugou for only a short time.

When she first became a disciple, her spiritual roots were weak, and Shen Wugou did not think highly of her. After becoming a disciple, she treasured this hard-won immortal fate and managed, through dedicated perseverance, to secludedly cultivate on an isolated island overseas for hundreds of years.

Shen Wugou predicted her future; although her foundations were not strong, her nature was excellent, and it was not impossible for her to achieve Dao, thus she was given the true teachings.

She not only mastered all that Shen Wugou taught her but also made iterative improvements over the years, bravely progressing and even developing many new spells and divine skills.

In terms of mana, she was on par with Shen Wugou's personally taught disciples, Tian Que and Di Can, and over the years, she even crafted several powerful treasures, becoming increasingly formidable.

She and Huayue Divine Child Lei Qilong initially had a complicated fate. Because Shi Feiyang had nearly exterminated all of the Demon Humans of the Huashan Sect, Lei Qilong had abandoned the darkness to embrace the light and stayed in Mingyu Immortal Market, where Shi Feiyang had particularly tasked him with several things.

Lei Qilong was naturally timid and had been hiding in Mingyu Immortal Market for years, not venturing anywhere, especially not setting foot in the South Sea.

When Shi Feiyang was retrieving treasures in Qiao Mountain Sacred Tomb, and Mingyu Immortal Market was besieged by Demon Humans, Lei Qilong brought out all his accumulated treasures and made a significant contribution.

At the final division of the treasures, Shi Feiyang gifted him an ancient treasure retrieved from the Yuanjiang Golden Ship and provided him with some personal guidance and warnings about his future. Lei Qilong became even more reclusive, hiding in his "Huayue Divine Flame Workshop" all day, rarely employing others to run errands, literally never leaving his house.

This way, Lei Qilong avoided more than one disaster. He was supposed to marry Du Fangheng, further entangled with the Demon Humans of the Huashan Sect, and die at the hands of Ling Yunfeng, for whom Du Fangheng would then seek revenge.

Now, not only had Lei Qilong not lost his virtue, but he was also not killed by Ling Yunfeng, and Du Fangheng, by some twist of fate, became involved with Ling Yunfeng.

The man being mutually rewarded on the lotus platform with Ling Yunfeng was none other than Yu Yunzhong from those days. He and Ling Yunfeng had an early marriage arrangement agreed upon by the Ling family, with formal betrothal gifts already exchanged.

However, Ling Yunfeng never fancied him, focused only on leaving to seek a master for cultivation. Yu Yunzhong, slighted by the woman, felt indignant and also set out to seek immortals and study Dao, joining the Wutai Sect.

Over the years, while Ling Yunfeng was cultivating in Emei Mountain, Yu Yunzhong was cultivating on Wutai Mountain.

Yu Yunzhong still harbored feelings for Ling Yunfeng, and having achieved something with his cultivation, he felt he was finally worthy of her. He went to the vicinity of Emei Mountain several times in search of her, but never met her.

Finally, when Ling Yunfeng came down from the mountain, he met her in West Sea.

Upon meeting, before Yu Yunzhong could even show her the Immortal Swords, Magical Treasures, and Spells he had mastered over the years, Ling Yunfeng scolded him outright, criticizing him for degrading himself, becoming a disciple of Wutai, and joining the heterodox and demonic paths...

Enraged, Yu Yunzhong retaliated sharply, also disparaging the Emei Sect.

Hearing him mock even her own master, Xun Lanyin, Ling Yunfeng flew into a rage, declaring him beyond cure, while also mocking his master, Xu Feiniang.

After arguing a bit, they brought out their Flying Swords to settle their dispute with real skills, engaging in a swordfight amidst the mountains.

In terms of root bone qualifications, Ling Yunfeng was significantly better than Yu Yunzhong, but in terms of determination and temperament, Yu Yun was stronger.

They had similar years of cultivation experience, but Ling Yunfeng had accumulated practice from her previous life, whereas Yu Yunzhong had not.

In terms of swordsmanship and Mana, the techniques of the Emei Sect from the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture" should have been superior, but Ling Yunfeng's temperament made the cultivation of the Mysterious Sect's Mental Methods somewhat unsuitable for her, leading to minimal benefits; rather, it was Cui Wugu, who often visited her, whose side techniques she practiced intensely and proficiently.

The Cultivation Technique that Yu Yunzhong practiced was compiled by Shi Feiyang back in the day; it started as an alternative approach before advancing to the Mysterious Sect's methods, having no low limit but also no high peak. Over the years, to prove himself, Yu Yunzhong seriously dedicated himself to endure significant hardships.

The two first engaged in a swordfight, then in a duel of spells, competing for most of the day, yet it resulted in a draw!

Ling Yunfeng felt indignant and grew increasingly impatient and distraught, which led her to gradually fall into a disadvantage.

Unwilling to accept defeat, in her desperation, she first launched the Guiyuan Arrow from Cui Wugu, which Yu Yunzhong defended against, and then unleashed two Magical Treasures that she had obtained from the Illusion Wave Pool.

Yu Yunzhong's Magical Treasures, though self-refined and numbering a few, paled in quality compared to those of Ling Yunfeng; significantly outmatched, he was forced to flee in defeat.

And so, having been pierced through the shoulder by the Guiyuan Arrow, he was in agonizing pain!

Yu Yunzhong escaped to a secluded spot, took out Spiritual Medicines to consume and apply externally, and the more he thought about it, the angrier and sadder he became.

For decades, he had imagined countless scenarios of meeting Ling Yunfeng, but never expected such an outcome. Recalling their past in Changsha only made his heart ache more.

Over those years, he had visited Ling Yunfeng's elderly father, Ling Cao, in Changsha more than once. Ling Cao had consistently referred to him endearingly as a 'son-in-law,' and even after Ling Cao passed away, Yu Yunzhong had managed all the funeral arrangements.

And now, this was the result he faced!

Feeling both angry and wronged, he sat on the rocks, crying into the sea wind...

As he cried, the voice of Zen Master Xiao Yue suddenly rang in his ears, asking if he desired revenge.

Yu Yunzhong said he did not want revenge, "What grudge do I have with her? She disliked me in the past and still does now. She looked down on me before and still looks down on me. From now on, I will sever ties with her and never meet her again. Even if we meet, it will be as strangers; I don't recognize her as Ling, and she doesn't recognize me as Yu. We part ways henceforth…"

Zen Master Xiao Yue, using tempting demonic tones, baited and deceived him until he finally stood up again, determined to find Ling Yunfeng and duel with her once more to prove he was no less than her.

This time, the disciples from the Emei Sect were all traveling in groups, including Ling Yunfeng. With her were two others, disciples of Master Can Xia, Wu Wenqi, and Master Yuanyuan, Yu Yinggu.

Zen Master Xiao Yue first used magic to lure Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu away, then let Yu Yunzhong challenge Ling Yunfeng.

Then they encountered Du Fangheng. Du Fangheng, bearing a grudge against the disciples of Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions trained by Zen Master Xiao Yue, had chased them all the way here and, happening upon the scene, saw them dueling—one using Emei Sect swordsmanship, the other using Wutai Sect swordsmanship, and wondered if the two families were fighting it out here.

Recognizing they were bewitched by magic, he intervened with his spell to rescue them.

Zen Master Xiao Yue simply released two Lotus Platforms, trapping Du Fangheng and both Yu Yunzhong on one platform, using their complex karmic bond to cast the Secret Demon Great Technique, thoroughly confounding their senses and making them oblivious to the world around them.

Now that the Lotus Platforms had been destroyed, Zhou Qingyun shone the Taiqing Divine Light down, restoring Ling Yunfeng's sanity. Seeing herself disheveled, embracing Yu Yunzhong, and having lost her Yuan Yin, she realized what had happened and burst into loud cries.

After crying out twice, she drew her Flying Sword, determined to kill Yu Yunzhong: "Encountering you, this ill fate, must be my life's tribulation. Since it has come to this, I will kill you first, then end my own life to resolve this calamity!" She truly intended to kill him, unleashing both the Guiyuan Arrow and Taiyin Divine Thunder.

Fortunately, their Lotus Platform was closer to the west, smashed by Zhou Qingyun, whose temper was relatively steady. If it had been Li Yingqiong, she would have likely decapitated Yu Yunzhong with a single stroke.

Hearing Ling Yunfeng say this, Zhou Qingyun, recognizing the other person, was unsure whether to persuade Ling Yunfeng or help her kill Yu Yunzhong.

Yu Yunzhong was also full of regret. Although he still harbored his past obsession, ever since he performed the funeral rites for Ling Cao, he had abandoned the thought of her being his wife. He just wanted to prove himself to Ling Yunfeng while also considering their past acquaintance. He believed that, even without marriage, the righteousness between them still stood. Seeing that Emei and Wutai were about to clash in swordfight, he wished to discuss with Ling Yunfeng how to handle the situation, not expecting their encounter to escalate into a heated argument and this tragic outcome!

Seeing Ling Yunfeng's frenzied state, he knew nothing he said would matter now and thought only of finding a way to escape first.

However, Ling Yunfeng would not allow him to flee, unleashing all her Flying Sword Magical Treasures and Thunder Skills, truly wishing she could tear him into pieces.

As this unfolded, Li Yingqiong flew over, shouting loudly, "The Heavenly Demon Formation is about to descend; we need to leave this place immediately!"

They should have run in a different direction, but Yu Yunzhong, in his panic, ran right under the Demon Formation, with Ling Yunfeng in relentless pursuit.

At this moment, Zen Master Xiao Yue had already sacrificed all his disciples, melting them into the Demon Formation. With a loud command, the formation rapidly disintegrated, splitting into thirty-six pieces, spreading out quickly into six small circles forming one large circle, enveloping a hundred-mile radius. They then began connecting and interacting with each other, isolating the inside from the outside and warping the space within.

Li Yingqiong, without a word, united with the Purple Ying Sword, attempting to escape yet was half a step too slow. Her path forward was blocked by a vast Fire Cloud spanning over a hundred yards in diameter.

Merging with the Purple Ying Sword, she charged into the fire, where a large flag was concealed. The flag was fiery red, ablaze with raging flames, yet it featured a dark red shadow of a person.

The Purple Ying Sword, impervious to all evil and invincible in battle, cut through, severing the flagpole!

Had it been another Demon Path Magical Artifact, it would have been destroyed, but this flag continued to flutter, spewing bursts of intense fire from within, each flame concealing a Fire Dragon, while the dark red shadow on the flag mysteriously vanished.

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