Although the cold light was only a little bit, it could penetrate directly into the hearts of the two people standing side by side. The strong demonic resentment contained within it made even the heaven and earth dim.
"It's a demon cultivator!"
Ye An suddenly drew his sword, turned around and swung out the sword.
Clang!
The sharp sword trembled, and a gap was made in the sword body in an instant.
The two of them looked in the direction of the cold light, and suddenly saw a skinny man wearing a black robe and a hat covering his face.
The majestic demonic resentment emerged from his body in the form of mist, and the surrounding vegetation withered when exposed to this black mist.
"…!"
The black-clothed demon cultivator bared his teeth and grinned. Because his body was eroded by the evil energy, he could no longer speak human words, but his threat could still be heard.
He was already threatening the former Holy Son and the Empress. How could he be allowed to escape
Ye An put down the brown native dog and handed it over to Qi Xi's care. Immediately, he moved.
call out!
The long sword cut through the void, and the sword blade was as sharp and as bright as the daylight and cut off the demon cultivator's body.
boom!
Suddenly, there was a sound of explosions, blood mist filled the sky, and the demon cultivator's body was cut in half with a knife, dripping with blood and bones.
But the strange thing is that the demon cultivator did not fall down, his lower body was still standing, and bloody worms spread out from the broken parts of his body.
The two halves of the corpse merged together under the connection of the bloody worms, and the wounds and cracks slowly disappeared.
The black-clothed demon cultivator healed his fatal wound in front of the two of them, and then bared his teeth and let out a strange scream.
Ye An frowned, he quickly reacted... What the hell is this biohazard
"Ye An, be careful!"
Qi Xi shouted sweetly: "That demon cultivator is a follower of the Demon Emperor of Life and Death, and ordinary methods cannot kill him."
"Stand back and let me do it!"
The Demon Emperor is the second-highest evil god among the evil clan, and can destroy existences everywhere with just one hand.
Moreover, each Demon Emperor has special abilities. For example, the Demon Emperor of Life and Death can kill people with just a thought. Similarly, if he is cut into pieces and his arms are cut off, he can still heal in a single thought.
Logically speaking, a demon cultivator like that is not qualified to be a follower of the Demon Emperor of Life and Death and obtain the gift of the Demon Emperor's special abilities. After all, the Evil Lords who are one level below the Demon Emperor are still queuing up to obtain the gift.
Unless... something happens suddenly, the situation is urgent, and the Demon Emperor has no choice but to do this.
"Divinity, broken."
The ethereal voice of Qi Xi sounded, and 30% of the divine power was activated. The divine power gathered into golden words that filled the sky, triggering the laws of heaven and earth.
The grinning black-robed demonic cultivator was suddenly startled, his body was imprisoned and he could not move.
He was biting the bullet and raising his hand, but suddenly he heard a crisp sound -
Crunch!
A sound like breaking glass, clear and loud.
Countless cracks spread across the body of the black-robed demon cultivator in an instant, and immediately like ten thousand mirrors shattering, the fragments scattered on the ground.
During this time, the demonic cultivator's body fragments were still struggling. Although countless bloody worms spread out and tried to contact each other, there were still too many tens of thousands of tiny fragments and they could not heal themselves after all.
Until a gust of wind blew and the sand blew past.
The body fragments flew away with the wind, and the black-robed demon cultivator finally died.
After all, the boss dad is still the boss dad. Even if he only has 30% of the power of a god, he can still easily kill a black-robed demon cultivator with terrifying self-healing ability.
"What the hell is this?"
Ye An couldn't help but said.
Qi Xi was no longer interested in petting dogs and cats, but he looked extremely serious, "The self-healing method of those bloody worms is the mark of the former Demon Emperor of Life and Death. Those who have been given the gift of life and death by the Demon Emperor of Life and Death will use this method if their bodies are injured. A way to heal your own injuries.”
"It's just that a thousand years ago, half of the Demon Emperors were seriously injured and retreated outside the boundless sea. So, how did the Demon Emperor of Life and Death rely on to deliver the gift?"
She suffered from an occupational disease, and when she encountered such strange things, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Ye An thought for a while and simply said directly: "Let's leave the place of right and wrong first, so as not to be surrounded again later."
"No."
Qi Xi shook his head and said, "Don't you think it's strange? Ye An, the previous movements of the demon cultivator were obviously deep in the center of the Guyun Forest."
"But now, why are you suddenly targeting us?"
Ye An was silent for a moment.
Is it a coincidence? No, no, no, he knew very well that in this world of fantasy novels, there was no coincidence, everything had to be arranged.
"The demon cultivators are looking for the Sky Bird Star."
Ye An said: "But we don't have it."
When he said this, he was startled...
Could it be said that it is Greedy Wolf Star? Could it be that the treasure that was given as a gift in the main mission not long ago was discovered by someone
Although the ancient nine stars are said to be treasures outside of heaven, even the Temple Empress and the Evil Demon God have no means of detecting them. But times have changed, times have changed, and there will always be eventualities.
However, Qi Xi told him more important news at this time.
"Remember what I told you just now?"
She said: "The Sky Bird Star has some spirituality. It will disguise itself as a spirit beast and shuttle through the tide of beasts without being discovered. The demon cultivators want to find the Sky Bird Star, so they are slaughtering the spirit beasts without restraint."
Ye An frowned slightly and looked around, "Maybe that spiritual beast is near us, so we happened to bump into one of the demon cultivators."
"Or-"
He paused for a moment and his eyes fell on the orange cat cub and brown native dog at Qi Xi's feet.
"It's not the two of them that Tianqinxing is pretending to be, right?"
Although it is not a spiritual beast, who knows if there is an emergency.
Besides, that tiger was chosen by Qi Xi. As the former temple empress, she should be able to sense something.
But Qi Xi shook his head, "I don't know. I can only detect the general position of the nine ancient stars. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Even if I try hard to find it, I can't find it."
"I think we can meet with Jiang Yi first. If there is an accident, Master can also rush to help. After all..."
Speaking of this, she paused for a moment, and her clear and bright eyes suddenly became a little sharp.
"I suspect that Nanlin or near the West Desert, or even within the Guyun Forest—"
"There is a demon emperor dormant in the darkness."
"If this is the case, the gift of the Demon Emperor of Life and Death will inevitably continue to secretly affect innocent people. If it is discovered by the time, it will be too late."
Ye An was stunned for a moment, staring at Qi Xi's serious but cute face.
"So sure?" he couldn't help asking.
He clearly just wants a peaceful life, retire and go home to farm and grow vegetables. But there seemed to be a big hand invisibly holding him back.
The ancient Nine Stars, which had not been heard of for thousands of years, suddenly appeared today, which is already a coincidence.
Qi Xi nodded firmly, "Of course, I am the former Temple Empress..."
But at the moment she just said these words.
Wow...!
The grass and trees are moving, and the cold wind is blowing.
Countless black mist emerged all around, and the demonic resentment that covered the sky and the sun once again dimmed the world.
The two reacted quickly and took a look.
More and more densely packed black-robed demon cultivators surrounded this place.
"They're here again?" Ye An was surprised.
At this scale, it is roughly estimated that there are hundreds of people, and the number is constantly increasing, densely packed like ants.
Although the black-robed demon cultivators still covered their faces, relying on the transmission of their spiritual consciousness, Ye An could still clearly feel how fiery their eyes were... They were clearly heading towards the Sky Bird Star.
"Ye An, I can't tell you that you guessed it right!"
Qi Xi looked at the two trembling little guys on the ground with a serious face, "Maybe one of these two kittens and puppies is the Tianqin star in disguise."
"Let me just say that you are the son of luck~ The Heavenly Bird Star, one of the nine ancient stars, really came into your hands by itself."
Ye An took a breath.
In this case, it may mean that...the demon cultivator has a way to find the ancient nine stars, so the greedy wolf heart in him cannot escape either.
Are you really going to do the main quest
"Can I not want it?" he said.
The sounds of hundreds of demon cultivators grinning could be heard from all around.
When Qi Xi heard this, his face was covered with black lines, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "How many people have dreamed of the extraterrestrial things, but you don't want them even if you don't want them? What are you thinking about?"
She breathed a long sigh of relief, and her dexterous jade hands were wrapped in countless golden lights.
"Help me buy some time, at least solve the immediate trouble first."
Ye An nodded, "Understood."
His body moved first, and his sword energy followed suit.
call out!
The Changhong Sword Qi swept away from where Qi Xi was, the cold sword wind blew through the demon cultivator's body, and the desolate sword Qi that followed directly beheaded them.
But this can only delay time, and it is difficult to completely kill them unless they are beheaded hundreds of times.
Bloody worms emerged from the wounds of the black-robed demon cultivators again. After connecting with the remains of their severed limbs, they attracted each other like magnets and healed, and then they became heroes again.
This is a gift from the Demon Emperor of Life and Death. It is extremely difficult to deal with and will definitely kill him in a war between demons and evil spirits. Unfortunately, the one they encountered first was the empress of the former temple.
"Divinity, broken."
Qi Xi's ethereal voice still emerged.
What followed was countless sounds like glass breaking.
Click—
Click—
Hundreds of black-robed demon cultivators froze their hands and feet at this moment, and cracks spread across their bodies. They were instantly shattered into pieces and could not be healed.
Right now, Qi Xi needs a little time to sing. If it were in the past, she wouldn't even use skills to chant, and would directly take advantage of those demon cultivators who had received the Demon Emperor's gift.
"I also want to learn this trick."
Ye An looked at the messy land and couldn't help but sigh.
Qi Xi looked at him coldly, "If you can't learn, you might as well learn how to serve me in the future."
"You really can't learn that."
She snorted coldly and did not pursue Ye An's response, "Let's go and find Jiang Yi."
Ye An asked doubtfully: "Why are we looking for her again?"
Qi Xi explained: "If my guess is correct... the Demon Emperor of Life and Death may be hiding in the Guyun Forest, and at the same time he has also given the gift of life and death to those demon cultivators."
"If Jiang Yi finds the Demon Emperor, even if she is the master of the Sifang Palace, she is still no match for the Demon Emperor."
After all, she was still Aunt Jiang, and she had received a lot of care from her when she was young, so Ye An had no objection and nodded directly, "Then let's set off."
The two looked at each other for a moment, picked up their cats and dogs, and set off at the same time.
In this situation, it is safest to keep these two little pets with you. No one around here can take care of them.
Ye An and the two walked very quickly towards the center of the Guyun Forest. Along the way, they passed through wetlands, swamps, and medicinal fields. They saw the corpses and bones of countless spiritual beasts, but there was still no trace of Jiang Yi.
This large forest occupies nearly one-fifth of the Southern Forest. If you want to find a person, it is really as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
On the way, Ye An couldn't help but ask: "Little Qixi, what on earth are the ancient nine stars?"
The life that finally had some hope for nuclear peace was soon disrupted by the ancient nine stars.
Qi Xi was slightly faster and flew ahead. His spiritual consciousness transmitted the message: "I only know that those are treasures born in the realm of stars outside the plane. If you gather nine of them, you can summon something more powerful than the way of heaven." the power of."
"Starry Sky Realm?"
"Yes, it seems to be another plane, but it seems to refer to more than just one plane. How to say it? Regarding this, the records left by the first generation of the palace master did not make it clear."
Ye An thought for a while and said: "The starry sky and the universe can be said to have almost the same meaning. This should refer to... a world that includes all planes?"
Universe, plane, and world. He couldn't tell which of these three words was bigger and which was smaller. He could only express such a vague concept.
Qi Xi seemed to have some realization and nodded, "It's possible, but understanding this... is of no use at the moment."
"Too."
"When you gather the nine stars, you can modify the rules and will of heaven, you can call yourself a god, and you can even travel to another dimension."
Qixi explained.
"Even...travel?" Ye An asked in confusion: "Little Qixi, with your ability, isn't it enough to travel between planes?"
The so-called plane should probably be something similar to a planet.
He had seen it in many novels. In the later stages of the plot, the powerful protagonists could often travel between planes at will. As the former empress of the temple, Qi Xi would not use the word 'even'.
However, Qi Xi explained: "What are you thinking about? Not even the ancient gods can do it."
"Why?"
Ye An was shocked.
Doesn’t this mean that in the plane he is currently in, his combat power is simply not enough to beat the protagonists of other novels...
Even traveling through the planes is so difficult that the God of Heaven cannot do it.
Then in the future, if other talented people with unlucky fortunes come across the plane, beating them will be as easy as killing a chicken
Qi Xi sighed and said:
"According to the last words of God Xihe, there is a strange black realm around our plane... Anyone who wants to travel through the plane must first pass through this black realm. But unfortunately, even the king of the gods is not interested in that black realm. The domain is very afraid.”
Ye An asked: "How did the evil tribe invade our plane?"
Qi Xi chuckled lightly, "Probably the only way to know this kind of thing is to ask the evil god of the evil tribe."
Spring and Autumn change, the sun and the moon reincarnate, and the successors of the temple come one after another. However, the evil gods of the evil tribe have been dormant in the boundless sea from beginning to end.
Just when Ye An wanted to ask something again.
Suddenly, they all spotted a figure in front of them.
Taking a closer look, it was Jiang Yi.