On the martial arts field of Qingjing Peak, a red dragon rose into the sky, blazing flames covered the sky, and heat waves rolled over the mountaintops.
Amidst the blazing flames, a gigantic golden statue appeared. The statue stretched out a huge golden hand, grabbed the fire dragon, and wrestled with it in the flames.
The disciples with low cultivation levels could not bear the scorching heat waves that covered the entire mountain and had to stay away from it.
"Why does Cheng Yan from Tiezhu Peak come here so often recently?"
"In the past, we had Zhuo Yu who was a crazy practitioner, but now with Cheng Yan, the blazing flames all day long have made the martial arts arena smoky and hot. It's really unbearable."
"It seems that Xiao Changge from Xuandan Peak and Ding Lanlan from Biyun Peak have also been coming here frequently recently. When did that weirdo Zhuo Yu become so popular?"
"These guys are geniuses. After going to the Demonic World, they became even more diligent. Can they leave some opportunities for ordinary people like us?"
"Forget it, don't just watch, find another place to practice martial arts. If you are not as talented as others and you are not as diligent as them, there is no hope."
In the martial arts arena, Cheng Yan collected his Dharma body, jumped out of the battlefield, bent over to catch his breath, and waved his hands repeatedly, "Stop, stop, stop, take a break. Zhuo Yu, what happened to you today? What stimulated you to fight so hard?"
Zhuo Yu on the opposite side retracted the fire dragon, stood in the flames and whispered,
"Zhang Xiaoxue is about to form a pill."
"What?" Cheng Yan looked up in surprise. "Zhang Xiaoxue, how old is she? Is she about to form a pill?"
"She is two years younger than me."
"When we were in the ring, I knew she was very powerful." Cheng Yan said in a daze, "I didn't expect that now, she has stepped into a realm completely different from us. It seems that we are really going to be left behind by her."
"It's you who's been left behind. Please remove the word 'we'." Zhuo Yu's arms were ablaze with fire. "I will catch up with her soon."
"You are such a bad talker. I am just being modest. Do you really think I am not as good as you?" Cheng Yan straightened up, his skin covered with a layer of metallic luster again. "Come on, let's compete again!"
In the meeting hall of Xiaoyao Peak, the head of the sect, Dan Yangzi, was discussing the affairs of the sect with several Jindan monks. From the window here, one could see the golden body fighting the fire dragon in the martial arts arena, which was very lively.
"The young disciples are really full of energy. It seems that the trip to the Demonic Spirit Realm has been of great benefit to them."
"This time, the Demon-Controlling Array has yielded a lot of valuable materials, and the disciples who went there have all returned safely. This is truly cause for celebration."
"In a few months, Jindie Wendao will have another group of outstanding disciples joining the sect. The sect is becoming more and more prosperous."
Several seniors in the Jindan stage were talking with smiles on their faces.
Su Xingting was flipping through several briefings that Lou Xuelin brought back from the Demonic Spirit Realm, which contained important news and interesting events that had happened in the Demonic Spirit Realm recently.
The latest briefing highlighted that someone in Fuwang City secretly sacrificed to the devil and obtained the secret technique of condensing the souls of living people into puppets, which triggered a series of cruel child murders.
"Xiaoxue mentioned this matter after she came back." Su Xingting handed the briefing to the head of the sect, Dan Yangzi, "They also participated in it by chance. They met the person from the Joyful Hall."
Dan Yangzi stared at the word "Heavenly Demon" on the briefing for a long time, his gray brows deeply furrowed.
"It was also thanks to the strong combat awareness and quick reaction of the demon cultivators in Fuwang City that they were able to find and destroy all the altars in time and interrupt the arrival of the demons." Su Xingting shook his head and sighed, "If this happened to us, it would not be so easy to solve."
He played with the egg-born world in his hand, "My fairy world has been peaceful and prosperous for hundreds of years. In recent years, I have been feeling uneasy, always worried that a catastrophe will come at any time."
Dan Yangzi stroked his beard and sighed, "The way of heaven is to take away the excess and make up for the deficiency. We cultivators seize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and pursue longevity, which is actually fighting against heaven. Heaven has sent down catastrophes, and the demons from outside the domain have brought disaster to the world. It is actually a way for heaven to control the balance. We have no choice but to move forward against the current and not be afraid."
At this moment, Ding Huirou, the master of Biyun Peak, came hurriedly with two disciples with a serious look on her face and placed a disassembled puppet on the table.
"The situation is not good." Ding Huirou said to everyone present, and then motioned Ding Lanlan and Lin Yin who were following behind her to come forward, "Say what you just said to me again."
After listening to Ding Lanlan's narration, Dan Yangzi stood up, his white beard swaying in the wind. He looked at the magic circle in the puppet's body with a tense face, then looked up at Ding Lanlan and Lin Yin.
"Is it really as you two said?"
Ding Lin and the other two nodded at the same time and said in unison: "Reporting to the master. These are things that the disciples have seen with their own eyes. There is no way they are wrong."
Dan Yangzi looked at Ding Huirou again. Ding Huirou nodded calmly and said, "I checked it out. It is indeed a magic array related to the soul that I have never seen before. There is a living soul bound inside."
"Living soul? Imprisoning the soul of a living person in a puppet like this?"
The Jindan stage cultivators who were watching took a deep breath and started discussing heatedly.
"Such a despicable and vicious thing has been going on for so many days, why didn't anyone notice anything?"
"Alas, our place is different from the Demon Spirit Realm. There are many towns in the mortal world, and the population is more than hundreds of millions. If there are fewer mortals, it will be difficult to alarm us."
"What should we do now? We should quickly contact all the major sects and find those altars to prevent the demons from descending."
"This type of puppet has been circulating in the market for a long time. It is inexpensive and of good quality, so many people are buying it. Even in mortal towns, they have appeared, and it is difficult to track down all the sources."
"I'm afraid it's really too late." Dan Yangzi closed his eyes and sighed.
When he opened his eyes again, he had regained his usual energetic and trustworthy appearance.
"Pass on my leader's order, quickly search the organization's personnel, find the source of the puppets, and destroy and overthrow the altar as much as possible. Contact and inform the leaders of other sects about this matter."
"At the same time, prepare to activate our Jiulian Mountain Range's mountain protection formation."
In the Fuwang City of the Demonic Spirit Realm, Cen Qianshan, who had packed up everything, stood in the courtyard and sacrificed a colorful jade gate tower.
He looked at the brilliant light in the door in front of him, and his heartbeat began to speed up as he thought about seeing his master soon. His chest was filled with excitement and anticipation, with a slight tingling feeling of excessive happiness.
To him, the world today is so real, vivid and beautiful.
A tiny baby was curled up in his Huangting. The little holy fetus opened its eyes under the peach tree and sensed everything in the vast world.
A snowflake falling from the sky and an ant crawling in the anthill under the thick soil were all clearly known and felt by him.
Cen Qianshan raised his foot and stepped towards the colorful gate.
In the fairyland, Mu Xue bid farewell to her family and flew towards her master.
The sun is shining brightly in the sky, and white clouds are streaking across the clear blue sky. Above is the vast sky, and under is endless green hills and green grass. Everything is full of vitality, and everything is so beautiful and moving.
Several nimble elks were running in the green fields accompanied by cloud shadows. A white-browed tiger chased them out of the forest and pounced on an elk that was lagging behind. The ferocious beast bit off its soft neck and crushed the weak life that was unable to resist under its steel teeth and sharp claws.
The elk twitched and struggled under the tiger's mouth and let out a mournful cry. Its wet eyes looked at Mu Xue in the sky with despair.
Hot blood flowed out of its body, staining the green grass. A living being showed its unrestrainedness, death and transmission in front of Mu Xue's eyes.
Standing so high up in the clouds, Mu Xue would not interfere with the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak.
But what if I were in that situation and was such a weak person
Perhaps at that moment, I will have completely different ideas. Even if it violates the laws of heaven and earth, I will try my best to fight against the laws of heaven, and I will protect the lovely people around me to the best of my ability.
Human nature is often a combination of reason and impulse, and is the most complex thing in the world.
Cultivation is not only about meditation and facing the wall, but also about gaining understanding and insight into everything in the world during these real years.
Mu Xue suddenly understood that in the torrent of fate, as a practitioner, it would be impossible for her to swim against the current, escape from the net and achieve enlightenment if she did not fully experience the sorrows, pains, happiness and joys of the world.
Having witnessed the pain and persistence of the previous life and experienced the happiness and open-mindedness of this life, I have created the stable and strong heart of Tao that I have today.
At this moment, the breeze and white clouds are flying in the sky.
Mu Xue only felt a clarity in her mind, her five senses were constantly extending and expanding, her spiritual power went up along the Du meridian, breaking through the three barriers unimpeded, her whole body was warm and comfortable.
The scenery in Huangting changed dramatically, with dragons roaring and tigers howling, and snow all over the sky. The fire in the golden furnace cooled and dissipated, and the golden liquid in the furnace was constantly rotating and gathering in the furnace, becoming more and more pure, and faintly showing the trend of condensing into a pill.
Mu Xue was delighted, knowing that her mind was perfect and the pill was about to be condensed, so she drove Yingtianyun faster and flew towards the Jiulian Mountains.
Just as she was flying with joy, the clear blue sky that was sunny a moment ago suddenly turned dark purple.
Mu Xue was startled, stopped Ying Tianyun and looked up at the sky.
In the swaying sky mixed with dark purple and emerald green, a huge black gate tower materialized from the void, spanning the edge of the earth.
Inside the black door, a huge and pale demon face slowly poked out from the door, uttered a soft sigh, and like a meteor, dragged its long body and flew towards the town where the crowd gathered.
Immediately behind it, a huge demon with a red face and yellow eyes stepped out of the door and ran among the mountains with big strides.
In such a horrific scene of world destruction.
But a mysterious and gentle voice sounded from the depths of the black door.
It was as if there was a demon sitting in the depths of the abyss, looking down upon the world, singing such a song to deceive the world.
Make a wish to me and I will save you from your suffering.
Make a sacrifice for me, and I will grant the desire of your heart.
If you enter my magic sect, all your thoughts, hopes, and desires will be fulfilled.
Offer your most precious thing to the abyss and hold it in front of the devil.
From now on, there will be no more sorrow, no more pain, and you will enter the palace of joy forever.
Countless hideous faces and twisted monsters scrambled to stretch out their claws from the gate, twisting their bodies desperately and squeezing into the human world.
They either laughed or wailed, transforming into phantoms and roaring towards the towns and countryside that were home to countless families and lives.
Mu Xue cursed loudly, turned the cloud around, and flew quickly towards the Zhang family mansion which she had left not long ago.
Not far from here, the ancient and huge Yunxi City was facing the invasion of overwhelming demons. The ancient city wall that had been built for a thousand years emitted bursts of rumbling sounds.
Eight huge boundary markers that had been buried underground thousands of years ago broke through the ground and began to rise.
The silver sheen on the top of the boundary marker spread across the city like water waves, and soon became like a huge tent, enveloping the entire city.
The aggressive demons crashed into such a protective barrier, were blocked by the silver light, and bounced far away. No matter how they charged, they could not break through the defense of the silver tent for a while.
On the land of the Immortal Realm, several large towns with large human populations have raised such silver tents for protection. This was a defensive formation that was set up by the nearby cultivation sects with great effort thousands of years ago.
The residents living in the city, looking at the demons and monsters roaming around overhead, all supported each other, knelt down and prayed tremblingly.
Compared to those who lived in the city, the residents who were protected by boundary markers were extremely lucky. Those who lived in small towns and villages outside the city were not so lucky. Those who had not experienced any war were exposed to the powerful and terrifying claws without any defense.
A happy and comfortable life seems to be just a dream that has lasted for hundreds of years.
The dream was shattered overnight. A black gate appeared in the sky, the devil descended, and the world was stained with blood.
The evil spirits easily tore apart the colorful world woven over hundreds of years and subverted this prosperous world into an Asura hell.
Shouts for help, cries, and strange chants mingled in the air. A strong smell of blood spread out along with the demons flying in the air.
Mu Xue's heart tightened, she gritted her teeth and sped forward as fast as she could.
She didn't even have time to notice that a colorful gatehouse was appearing at the place she had just left.