At the entrance of the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm, only two people remained.

The two most influential figures in Weimu County, also long-time friends.

The Patriarch of the Guan Family and the Patriarch of the Zeng Family.

Both were born and raised in Weimu County, active in the county from youth to the present, frequently interacting, truly old friends.

Their relationship seemed very good as well.

Secret struggles were inevitable.

Open conflicts rarely appeared.

Major issues in Weimu County were always handled through their mutual consultation.

Logically, between them, knowing each other so well, opposition was unlikely.

However, just moments ago.

While the two were meditating with closed eyes, resting.

The Patriarch of the Guan Family suddenly opened his eyes, holding something in his hand, aimed at the Patriarch of the Zeng Family.

A cold glint appeared!

A shadow of a Blood Sword, like a sinister snake, swift as lightning, shot towards the brow of the Patriarch of the Zeng Family.

The vital point of the Patriarch of the Zeng Family's cultivation technique was exactly there.

At the same time.

The Patriarch of the Zeng Family shook his head slightly.

A "Clang!" sounded.

The narrow, slender Blood Sword struck a Silver Mirror, the surface of the mirror slightly dented, and after a violent spiritual power fluctuation, returned to calm.

The Silver Mirror had appeared in an instant.

"Zeng Kuozong, I knew you were always wary of me!"

Having failed in his sneak attack, the Patriarch of the Guan Family looked sullen, loudly questioning.

"Guan Dingren, you're still too impatient!"

The Patriarch of the Zeng Family stood up suddenly, speaking calmly and inevitably.

"You've been conspiring with the Blood Spirit Sect, intending to seize full control of Weimu County. Did you really think I was unaware?"

"Was it those Demon Cultivators who told you?"

The Patriarch of the Guan Family looked warily at the Patriarch of the Zeng Family.

"Or do we have a traitor in the Guan Family?"

The Patriarch of the Zeng Family laughed, "Those who commit many injustices will bring about their own destruction. Instead of being a good Spirit Cultivator, you choose to be a dog of the Demon Sect."

"Guan Dingren, your brain has never worked well!"

The Patriarch of the Guan Family, ashamed and angry, "Zeng Kuozong, what the hell do you know!"

"What is the Dao? What is the Demon? Is there a difference?"

"It's all for oneself! The Demon Sects in Liang Country are growing stronger. We in Song Country, with our seven major sects and so many Nascent Soul True Monarchs, why don't we go to Liang Country to cut down the Demon Sects and eliminate demons?"

"The Bishui Sect is only concerned with their own direct descendants, having long abandoned us. Zeng Kuozong, listen to me as an old friend, let's join the Blood Spirit Sect together."

"The Zeng Family can still preserve its bloodline. Otherwise, the disaster of extermination is right around the corner!"

"No way!"

The Patriarch of the Zeng Family answered without hesitation.

The Patriarch of the Guan Family asked, "Is it because of your loyalty to the Bishui Sect?"

"No. It's because you stand no chance of winning!"

The Patriarch of the Zeng Family said, "Guan Dingren, you always thought you were the smart one. At least, smarter than me."

"In reality, you're just a fool!"

"To be honest, we've known each other for a century. The Guan Family, with such strong innate advantages, has never been able to suppress the Zeng Family."

"It's not because the Zeng Family is particularly outstanding. It's because the Guan Family is too domineering, with an ugly demeanor, never understanding what mutual cooperation and win-win really mean!"

"It's nothing for the Guan Family to want to align with the Blood Spirit Sect."

"But you actually use Weimu County as a bargaining chip, offering it to the Blood Spirit Sect to sacrifice to the Demon God."

"Do you know what kind of devastation the cultivators and common people of Weimu County will suffer at the hands of the Blood Spirit Sect? How many will even survive!"

The Patriarch of the Guan Family's face turned ashen, "Zeng Kuozong, do you really want to fight the Guan Family to the death?"

"Do you really think I don't know about your secret alliance with the Hehuan Sect?"

The Patriarch of the Zeng Family laughed, "The Zeng Family has never allied with the Hehuan Sect."

"Those Demon Cultivators and Tribulation Cultivators who entered the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm will not survive. Because they do not know what kind of opponents they are about to face!"

"Guan Dingren, do you think these Demon Cultivators and Tribulation Cultivators can really open a Demon Realm passage in the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm and summon the Demon God?"

The Patriarch of the Guan Family's pupils contracted tightly.

"Impossible! Among the cultivators who entered the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm, only the Lin Family's Scholar Qianzhu and the Qi Family's Qi Wanqing have some capability. Aside from them, it's all early-stage Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators and good-for-nothings, none are their match!"

"Indeed, the Demon Cultivator from the Hehuan Sect you colluded with is quite powerful, but in the end, merely a woman."

"Moreover, the Hehuan Sect may not be trustworthy either!"

The Patriarch of the Zeng Family sighed and said, "So, Guan Dingren, why are you in such a hurry?"

"In Weimu County, in the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm, everyone is fighting life and death battles, still undecided."

"Why should there be haste between you and me? Even if victory or defeat, life or death, is determined, can it affect the grand scheme of things?"

As he spoke, the Patriarch of the Zeng Family slowly deployed a Flying Sword Treasure, pointing it remotely at the Patriarch of the Guan Family.

"Guan Dingren, if you insist on fighting, I, Zeng Kuozong, will accept!"

The Patriarch of the Guan Family stared intently at the Patriarch of the Zeng Family, his expression wavering continuously.

He simply could not understand where Zeng Kuozong's confidence came from.

Who could possibly turn the tide in Weimu County and the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm?

The Scholar Qianzhu from the Profound Bamboo Sect?

Or the mysterious Qi Wanqing from the Qi Family?

Or perhaps, the female Demon Cultivator from the Hehuan Sect?

The Patriarch of the Guan Family truly did not know whether the Patriarch of the Zeng Family was genuinely confident or merely pretending to be calm.

However, there was one thing the Patriarch of the Zeng Family did not say wrongly.

The outcome between them does not impact the larger picture and need not be rushed.

...

Shen Xuan and his two companions cut through thorns and thickets along their way, slaying five Tier Two Demon Beasts that obstructed their path.

Only then did they smoothly enter the core area.

Under the guidance of Li Ruyi, Qi Wanqing collected many Tier Two Spirit Plants.

Shen Xuan helped her kill the Guardian Demon Beasts, sharing each type of Spirit Plant.

Especially concerning the Spirit Plants related to the Purifying Foundation Pill, Shen Xuan would always take a larger share.

That day, the Shadow-devouring Demon Insect issued a warning.

Shen Xuan attached himself to the leader of one of the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

On the peak of a high mountain, five cultivators formed three groups, standing apart from each other.

Among them, two were Tribulation Cultivators sent by the Guan Family.

The other three were Demon Cultivators sent by the Zeng Family.

However, these three Demon Cultivators also divided into two groups.

The Demon Cultivators from the Blood Spirit Sect and the White Bone Sect were closer together.

The Female Cultivator from the Hehuan Sect stood alone at one side.

Looking down at the ground.

There laid two corpses of cultivators.

Shen Xuan took a glance.

They should be the two others from the Zhu Family and the Luo Family.

With this, all the cultivators who entered the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm, except for their three and the five present, there only remained the hidden two from the Zhu Family and one from the Luo Family.

The Demon Cultivator from the White Bone Sect picked up the two corpses of cultivators from the ground and threw them into a forest of White Bone Array Banners.

The two corpses instantly became withered, like mummies.

The Essence Blood was absorbed by the White Bone Array Banners, emitting a ghastly pale light.

Suddenly, the world changed color, gusts of eerie wind howled.

In the sky, dark clouds faintly rolled, seeming to open a passageway.

"Fellow Daoist Qianzhu, what are they doing?"

Shen Xuan briefly described what he saw.

Scholar Qianzhu's face changed dramatically.

"Talisman Master Shen, we're in trouble! It's the Blood Sacrifice Demon Summoning Array from the Demon Sect! They're trying to open a passage to the Demon Realm!"

"Damn it!"

Shen Xuan cursed loudly.

This method of blood sacrificing cultivators and summoning demons would be detected by the Guardian Immortal Master outside the Secret Realm, prompting them to mobilize Sect disciples to annihilate and break it.

However, in this Cyan Spirit Secret Realm, where are the Sect disciples!

No, he and Scholar Qianzhu are both disciples of a Sect from Song Country.

Only, they are not under their own Sect's jurisdiction.

Shen Xuan thought for a moment and quickly made a decision.

"Fellow Daoist Qianzhu, Fellow Daoist Qi, the two of you, quickly go and pick the Ashoka Fruits. Do not engage in battle, act swiftly."

"I will go and destroy their Blood Sacrifice Demon Array to buy time."

Scholar Qianzhu and Qi Wanqing exchanged a glance.

"Alright! Talisman Master Shen, take care!"

"Fellow Daoist Shen, take care!"

The two said no more, turning into two rays of Escape Light, flying towards the Ashoka Fruits.

"With the strength of Scholar Qianzhu and Qi Wanqing, along with Li Ruyi as a Nether Cultivator, dealing with the Guardian Demon Beast and picking the Ashoka Fruits should not be a big issue."

The trio at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, even if they couldn't kill the Guardian Demon Beast, could at least keep it occupied, picking some of the mature Ashoka Fruits.

What Shen Xuan is worried about now is that the Demon Cultivators on the mountain summit, using the Blood Sacrifice Demon Array to summon demons, poses a significant threat to him.

These demons, limited by the laws of the world, are merely projections of True Demons from the Demon Realm.

Nevertheless, they are at least Tier Two Upper Grade, possibly even Tier Two Top Grade.

Moreover, the projections of the Demon Gods still possess the divine skills of True Demons from the Demon Realm, with astonishing combat power that ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators cannot resist.

If the demons were to escape from the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm into Weimu County, it would lead to rivers of blood in Weimu County!

"Alas, I just wanted to lie low and develop. Didn't expect to end up slaying demons!"

Shen Xuan mocked himself.

He didn't consider himself a saint.

It's just that, as a disciple of a major Sect in Song Country, there are things he must do and things he mustn't do.

In the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm, seeing a Blood Sacrifice Demon Summoning Array, he must try to stop it within his capabilities.

This is also considering his own safety.

At this moment, Shen Xuan's mind couldn't remain calm, and his Spiritual Power fluctuations were detected as abnormal by the Demon Cultivators from the Blood Spirit Sect.

"Shadow-devouring Demon Insect!"

He yelled angrily, a flash of Blood Cicada Sword Light shot towards the leader of the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

A flash of Escape Light with a green shadow appeared, a casual point of the finger released over a dozen Dark Ice Fish, each transforming into layers of Cyan Spirit Ice Wall.

The Blood Cicada Sword Light pierced through seven layers of Cyan Spirit Ice Wall before dissipating.

Shen Xuan stood straight, facing the five opponents directly.

"Heh heh! Such audacity!"

The Demon Cultivator from the White Bone Sect laughed strangely, with a pair of Skeleton Demons bypassing the Cyan Spirit Ice Wall from the left and right, closing in.

The sharp long fingernails were about to stab into Shen Xuan's head.

A crackling sound was heard from Shen Xuan, with blue electric arcs enveloping him as he performed the Thunder Escape Technique, appearing at another side.

"Thunder Cultivator?"

The face of the Demon Cultivator from the White Bone Sect changed.

Before he could cast a spell.

A cry of an eagle rang out.

A Golden Claw Divine Eagle grasped a Skeleton Demon and flew high into the sky.

The other Skeleton Demon, before it could react, was tightly coiled by a Red-winged Snake, making a "kacha" sound from its bones, as if about to break apart.

"Taiyin Corpse Beast! Are you a fellow from the Corpse Refining Sect?"

"No! You're a Spirit Cultivator!"

"Was Fellow Daoist Li from the Corpse Refining Sect killed by you?"

The Demon Cultivators from the Blood Spirit Sect and the White Bone Sect spoke in succession.

Shen Xuan's eyes, however, were fixated on the Female Cultivator from the Hehuan Sect.

He vaguely felt that the aura of this Female Cultivator seemed familiar.

But he couldn't recall immediately.

This Female Cultivator from the Hehuan Sect, who had not yet made a move, was Shen Xuan's biggest concern.

As for the two Tribulation Cultivators from the Guan Family, Shen Xuan didn't take them seriously at all.

"The sacrifices are not enough! Two useless ones!"

The Demon Cultivator from the White Bone Sect said.

The Blood Sacrifice Array was gradually taking shape.

The passage to the Demon Realm in the sky had opened halfway.

Vaguely, a massive form of a demon was trying to find a way down.

"Aren't there ready-made sacrifices?"

The Demon Cultivator from the Blood Spirit Sect laughed coldly.

His body flashed, rushing towards Shen Xuan.

However, halfway through, he suddenly paused.

His body emanated thousands of rays of blood light, forming a blood net, enveloping the two Tribulation Cultivators from the Guan Family watching nearby.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, stop, what do you mean!"

"Fellow Daoist Liu, we are willing to pledge allegiance to the Blood Spirit Sect!"

The two struggled and shouted.

"Being a blood sacrifice to the Demon God is your honor!"

The Demon Cultivator from the Blood Spirit Sect formed a spell, the blood net dragged the two Tribulation Cultivators into the White Blood Sacrifice White Bone Array.

Soon, they became like the two corpses before, with their Essence Blood rapidly disappearing, withering into dried corpses.

The passage to the Demon Realm in the sky suddenly expanded several-fold.

At this moment, the massive form of the demon descended upside down, with its head emerging.

Its appearance was bizarre, with a semi-human, semi-bull head, its entire body cyan-black, surrounded by pitch-black demonic qi, seemingly intent on destroying everything, radiating an indescribable savagery.

The demon's eyes were cold and maniacal, gazing at Shen Xuan as if it were looking at a delicious meal, emitting a delighted and eerie laugh.

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