Deng Yin placed the clam shell on a rock and asked Jiang Shu, "Dare you fight a great battle with me inside this Yin Yang Clam Shell?"

Jiang Shu could hardly fear him, "Why wouldn't I dare?"

"Good! Then I will wait for you inside!" Deng Yin finished speaking and leaped into the clam shell as a streak of blood light.

Jiang Shu soon transformed into a streak of clear light and rapidly followed, flying inside.

After he flew into the clam shell, he saw Deng Yin waiting for him ahead, the two standing opposite each other in the void.

Deng Yin spoke with disdain, "Use whatever skills you have and don't hold back, otherwise if you accidentally die by my hand, don't go crying to others!"

Jiang Shu let out a cold snort, "The same goes for you!" He was well aware of the reputation of the Blood Demon child; not to mention himself, even his two teachers, the Tian Dou and Ming He of the present day, were extremely wary of them.

He released the Broken Jade Double Hooks, showing no mercy as he stretched out a finger, and the Double Hooks turned into two streaks of rainbow light rushing to slash at Deng Yin.

Ever since Shi Feiyang helped him acquire these ancient treasures, he had practiced diligently day and night, merging the Double Hooks with his Divine Energy and poured countless efforts into them, even procuring many treasures from the Mingyu Immortal Market like the essence of Ren Gui Water to upgrade and nourish the Treasure Hooks, making them far more powerful than when they were used by Gonggong!

He was quite confident in his Double Hooks and was eager to see how the legendary Blood Demon would fend off these treasures.

Little did he know, Deng Yin didn't intend to defend at all...

Deng Yin was nothing but a Blood Dripping Clone and, though the Blood Demon's clone was different and had strong mana, it could only bully the weak. It could easily deal with Independent Immortals and handle Earth Immortals without magical treasures against demons, but Jiang Shu was from the true lineage of the Mysterious Sect, a Heavenly Immortal with a Primordial Spirit that had achieved Pure Yang. Even if his true self came, it would not be easy to take down Jiang Shu.

Deng Yin originally wanted to rely on his Divine Power to confront Jiang Shu, but when he saw the Broken Jade Hooks, he dismissed all thoughts.

There was no need to put up a fight; this Blood Dripping Clone simply couldn't be Jiang Shu's opponent. To continue fighting was just a waste of time.

Without resistance, Deng Yin allowed the Broken Jade Hook to slice at him, cutting him in half at the waist instantly.

"Pop! Pop!" The top and bottom halves of the body exploded directly, scattering a dense mist of blood.

In a flash, it was as if he had entered another Void World, surrounded by endless red blood mist in all directions, unable to distinguish up from down, left from right, east from west, south from north.

Jiang Shu felt a shock in his heart, knowing that Deng Yin could not possibly be so easily killed.

He maneuvered the Double Hooks through the blood mist, his left hand forming a seal, and as soon as he detected a disturbance somewhere, he hurled a series of Taiyin Divine Thunders in that direction.

"Blood Demon! Where are you?"

And it was at this time that the clam shell had completely closed.

Demons have always won with cunning and schemes. Deng Yin particularly despised those who only relied on brute force and mana, completely devoid of wisdom.

Sitting at the front next to Shi Feiyang, listening to his discussions with Ling Hun, Mr. Zhong, and others about Chi You, Deng Yin's lips curled into a smile, betraying a hint of triumph.

While no one was paying attention, he surreptitiously brought out another drop of blood, creating another clone to retrieve the shell from the back mountain.

He used the Yin Yang Clam Shell to seal Jiang Shu inside, to give him a good lesson, so that he would know his formidable strength and think twice before challenging him again.

Halfway there, suddenly sensing something, he hurriedly sped up to the back mountain, only to find the clam shell gone from the rock!

He sensed the shell had been taken and that someone was flying northward. His clone hastily pursued from behind, quickly reaching the skies above the North Sea. Without seeing the pursuer's true face, he only spotted a trace of qi and then darkness enveloped him as he was blasted into a cloud of blood energy!

In the blink of an eye, Deng Yin sitting at the banquet felt his own blood run cold.

He intended to teach Jiang Shu a lesson, not to actually harm or kill him. He could feel how different Shi Feiyang's affection for Jiang Shu was compared to his own, much closer than with himself.

As one of the world's most formidable Great Demons, he had a keen sense for people's hearts.

He knew that Shi Feiyang truly regarded Jiang Shu as a brother, with a layer of protection involved, unlike his relationship with Shi Feiyang, which was somewhat forced by circumstance and carried an implication of making amends.

If something were truly to happen to Jiang Shu, Shi Feiyang would surely turn against him!

However, the person who took the clam shell was obviously extremely powerful in mana; without his true self taking action, his Blood Dripping Clone simply couldn't retrieve the shell.

Deng Yin, who was originally smiling at the feast as if enjoying a spring breeze, was now on pins and needles, ants in his pants, a fishbone in his throat...

Shi Feiyang noticed his abnormal behavior.

In fact, Shi Feiyang's main focus today was on preventing the emergence of Chi You while also keeping an eye on Deng Yin, ensuring he didn't start a massacre against the Emei Sect.

In the face of the coming calamity, the Emei Sect was a mighty force, and their indiscriminate slaughter couldn't be allowed.

He wanted Deng Yin to stay by his side, not considering that he would use a Blood Dripping Clone to pick a fight with Jiang Shu.

Even then, the spar was expected to not pose a problem; his Blood Dripping Clone couldn't outmatch Jiang Shu. But the old demon cunningly tricked Jiang Shu into the clam shell and sealed him in, only for the shell to be hijacked midway.

Thinking Deng Yin was going to attack the people of the Emei Sect, Shi Feiyang asked, "Ayin, are your hands itching again? Would you like your elder brother to find you a Grinding Stone?"

Deng Yin shook his head with a smile, "No, no, not needed, not needed."

On the surface, he regained his carefree and unruly demeanor, but inside he was a mess.

He resolved to rescue Jiang Shu before Shi Feiyang noticed.

"This is difficult," Shi Feiyang now simply hadn't thought of this aspect. He just needed to have the mind to look for Jiang Shu, and upon discovering his absence, a slight calculation would tell him that Jiang Shu was trapped and taken to the North Sea.

Deng Yin wanted to find an excuse to leave and rescue Jiang Shu, but Shi Feiyang thought he sought an opportunity to attack people from the Emei Sect, or even worse, to commit indiscriminate killing. Therefore, he wouldn't let him leave no matter what.

He made up several excuses, but Shi Feiyang resolved them all in a few words and warned him, "Today we come to make a righteous judgment. No one can interfere with the duel, or affect the outcome of the swordfight. Whatever you want to do, you'll have to wait until after the swordfight. Then we'll have a lengthy discussion!"

"Yes, I know it needs to be certified. Brother, rest assured, I will definitely not kill any disciple of the Emei Sect today..."

But I really must leave right now!

Deng Yin shouted the last sentence only in his heart, not out loud.

Shi Feiyang observed his expression, sensing a hidden matter. His mind moved, and with a silent calculation, he immediately knew the truth: "You restrained Ashu and he got captured?!"

Deng Yin was startled and hurriedly replied, "I didn't expect it to turn out this way..."

Shi Feiyang wasn't looking at him anymore; he closed his eyes, mobilized his Mysterious Skill, and calculated for the duration of a tea break before opening his eyes again, letting out a long sigh, "It seems this fate truly cannot be avoided!"

Not just Deng Yin, but everyone present was shocked, "Why does True Master sigh so deeply?"

Shi Feiyang then revealed the matter of Jiang Shu being taken to the North Sea.

Ling Hun said, "Which evil being has the audacity to take advantage of this situation? Even so, there's no need for Shi Daoist friend to take action personally. I can make a trip to the North Sea and bring back Daoist friend Jiang."

Shi Feiyang shook his head, "The one who took Ashu away is the Sect Hierarch of the Mystics Yin Sect, Evil Corpse Gu Chen!"

Ever since Gu Chen fused with a part of the Sky Lusting Sect Leader years ago, he has been cultivating arduously for decades, not only successfully integrating the two, but also mastering many of the unruly spells that the Sky Lusting Sect Leader never achieved.

However, he has been very low-key, staying away from Central Earth and living in the North Sea for all these years.

In addition to Gu Chen, the Sky Lusting Sect Leader had two other disciples back in the day, one being He Ju of the White Bone and the other Yan Shen, the master of South Sea's Golden Star Gorge's Heavenly Leak Cave, and the Hundred Desires Demon. Gu Chen also called them to the North Sea, established a sect together, and created an island called the Mystics Yin Sect. They gathered followers and swiftly expanded the Sect's power.

He was not at Jiuhua Mountain at the moment but was thousands of miles away, shielding himself from the Heavenly Number, preventing detection by Shi Feiyang and the others.

He had arranged for a Loose Cultivator from the North Sea to enter under the guise of supporting the Wutai Sect, seeking an opportunity to cause trouble. He just happened to witness this incident and immediately instructed the Loose Cultivator to take the clam shell and deliver it to him thousands of miles away, where he then took both the person and the clam shell back to the North Sea.

His flight speed was extremely fast; when Deng Yin's Blood Dripping Clone was about to catch up, with still a thousand miles to go, Gu Chen detected him and counterattacked, dispersing Deng Yin's clone.

"The Heavenly Lustful Sect Leader barely escaped with his life under Heavenly Punishment that year. He was supposed to be barely clinging to life even if he didn't die. But Grandmaster Ha Ha had other schemes. After a millennium of propagation, the fusion of their Essence Qi and Primordial Spirits... Evil Corpse Gu Chen has already integrated the Primordial Spirit of the Heavenly Lustful Sect Leader. Although it is only a quarter of the Primordial Spirit, in terms of Divine Skills and Mana, he is not far behind the original Heavenly Lustful Sect Leader!"

Shi Feiyang struggled to find a solution, "To rescue Ashu, I must make a personal trip."

The room fell silent at this, as everyone knew how formidable the Heavenly Lustful Sect Leader was. Gu Chen alone would have been manageable, as even Ling Hun could have tackled him, but Gu Chen now was the Heavenly Lustful Sect Leader-Gu Chen. No one present dared to claim they could surely win against him, and most wouldn't even have the capacity to defend themselves before him.

Deng Yin insisted urgently, "There's no need for my brother to intervene. I'll go to the North Sea myself—I want to see just how powerful that Demon Corpse has become!"

He was furious; originally, he would have just disciplined Jiang Shu without causing any fuss. Even if Shi Feiyang scolded him a bit, it would have been of no consequence. But this unforeseen complication led to a huge mess.

He intended to make Gu Chen pay a bloody price and turn the Demon Corpse into a dead corpse!

But Shi Feiyang couldn't let him go. If he could have allowed Deng Yin to resolve this matter, he wouldn't have spent so long calculating and then sigh so heavily.

He couldn't separate from Deng Yin...

If he allowed Deng Yin to go to the North Sea, the Red Lotus Demon and the Princess of Stone God would follow, including Chi You's calculations, and in the process, Deng Yin would become demonized.

If he went to the North Sea with Deng Yin, a mishap would occur during the swordfight at Jiuhua Mountain, and Chi You would be truly resurrected!

If he stayed at Jiuhua Mountain with Deng Yin, Jiang Shu would be killed by Gu Chen, his Primordial Spirit refined, and fed into the Mystics Yin Beast-Gathering Banner.

If he went to the North Sea alone, leaving Deng Yin at Jiuhua Mountain, Deng Yin would inevitably commence a massacre, resulting in rivers of blood, and Chi You would still revive.

Of course, those were just four outcomes; the process would involve many people and ultimately contribute to them. Forcing Deng Yin to swear an oath would be useless, for it was not only Deng Yin's responsibility.

For example, with the abduction of Jiang Shu, Jiang Shu himself bore a significant responsibility. It was his and Deng Yin's actions combined that brought about this outcome, providing an opportunity to their enemies. It was also his time to face this difficulty; thus, holding only Deng Yin back was pointless.

On one side was Jiang Shu, and on the other, Chi You...

Truly worthy of being the Demon Emperor from a thousand years ago, along with that old thing, the Heavenly Lustful Sect Leader!

Of course, Shi Feiyang couldn't let Jiang Shu be harmed without intervention.

After some thought, he could only place his hopes on Li Jingxu. He promptly sent a Divine Thought across the air to summon him from Yunnan's Nanxiong, at Chang Chun Rock in Wuyou Cave, requesting he come to Jiuhua Mountain to take charge.

Originally, Li Jingxu had passed his third Heavenly Tribulation and was waiting for the right time to Ascend with his family. He also didn't want to take sides between Wutai and Emei, so he hadn't come this time.

Shi Feiyang calculated that Master You Tan would definitely come. Coupled with Li Jingxu, they should be able to maintain order. Now that was the only option.

He then called over Shi Zhu and specifically instructed him on a few points through whispered transmission.

Shi Zhu had regained his previous life's Mana as Elder Kuzhu, and in terms of Mana alone, he ranked among the top in the gathering.

With everything arranged, he called Deng Yin to him, "Let's go!"

Deng Yin also had a bellyful of anger, "This time, I must tear that Demon Corpse apart with my own hands! Otherwise, I will no longer be known as the Blood God Child!"

The two of them shot into the sky and headed straight for the north, disappearing in an instant.

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