CHAPTER 732: 607 XUANYUAN OLD DEMON

Shangguan Hong’s master was Yi Jing, the daughter of Yi Zhou.

In the last swordfight competition on Jiuhua Mountain, she had one of her arms severed by the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

Given the Yi Family’s connections, it was possible to find a suitable arm for transplantation.

However, Yi Jing was unbending and refused to graft another person’s arm onto her body.

In the past, when Jiu Panpo destroyed her physical body, she did not seek reincarnation; instead, she cultivated as an Earth Immortal with only her Nascent Soul, so in comparison, losing an arm didn’t seem like much.

When she heard from Shangguan Hong that her two nephews had run away, she was shocked.

But the first thing that came to her mind was defiance!

The Yi Family, unrivaled in the art of divination within the Shushan World, only acknowledged their inferiority to Master Changmei of the Emei Sect, who could foresee everything.

Now, Shi Feiyang had informed Shangguan Hong that he had calculated an impending disaster for the Yi Family—wasn’t that a slap in their face?

The Yi Family was always cautious and had the habit of divining the future before taking any action.

This time was no exception; they had formed a good relationship with Shi Feiyang through the Emei Sect to participate in this grand collective tribulation on Tongye Island and had made meticulous predictions beforehand.

There was no disaster meant for the Yi Family!

However, the final outcome of the last Emei Sect swordfight was different from their prediction, and she had lost an arm.

But upon review, first, the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword was unpredictable, and secondly, it turned out that she indeed had a demon tribulation in her fate. To fall under the Immortal Slaying Sword was not too bad; according to Master You Tan, it was considered taking on calamities on her behalf to mitigate her karmic debts.

Actually, if things could just continue this way, it wouldn’t be too bad, but the personalities of her family members were problematic, especially her sister-in-law, Wei Qingqing, with whom she got along the least.

In Yi Jing’s eyes, Wei Qingqing was short-sighted, narrow-minded, and petty, also double-tongued, malicious, and full of false speech... utterly useless.

From Wei Qingqing’s perspective, her younger sister-in-law was hot-tempered, uncouth, lacking the gentleness and virtue expected of women, and also petty, disrespectful to her elder brother and sister-in-law, unfilial to her parents... She often warned her sons to stay away from this aunt, to avoid bringing disaster upon themselves.

Frequent conflicts would arise between the two women, and Yi Jing preferred to stay away, cultivating at the residence of her master, Ancestor Yi Zhen, only returning home to visit her family once in several years.

Although Yi Jing loathed her sister-in-law, she did not dislike her two nephews too much; she merely thought they had been led astray by Wei Qingqing. Moreover, only one of them had a particularly stubborn character; the other was quite agreeable.

Upon learning that her two nephews had slipped away, Yi Jing asked Shangguan Hong to inform her brother, Yi Cheng, while she herself took the lead and went in pursuit.

Meanwhile, on an island reef thirty thousand miles away, a Dharma Platform was set in the center, and Xuanyuan Dharma King was casting spells with a group of Demon Path followers observing around him.

They dared not mount a direct assault due to the fear of Shi Feiyang’s Qimen Dunjia Array—above the sea’s surface, there were no flaws to exploit. Below the surface, although there seemed to be many weak spots, they were actually layered with dangers and endless permutations.

Unable to find an advantage in terms of timing and geography, they sought vulnerabilities among the people.

After merging with his martial uncle’s Dharma Body, the leader of the Heavenly Lustful Sect, Xuanyuan Dharma King had seen his Daoist Techniques improve substantially, surpassing his previous abilities. Since leaving Central Earth and returning to his old cultivation grounds in the West Sea, he had, through solitary cultivation, sensed the Hidden Treasure Divine Sense of his master, the Old Demon of the West Sea, Cha Shuangying.

Over the years, he had mastered many Evil Demon Techniques, merely waiting for an opportunity to return to Central Earth...

Originally, in the Shushan World, the Daoist forces were strong while the Demon forces were weak; the Emei Sect was flourishing, leading an alliance that included the Buddhist forces to sweep away all Heretical and Evil Demon factions. Those who could not be subdued were either executed or surrendered, and as the Spiritual Energy dwindled, those who could seek Ascension did so quickly; the rest faded into obscurity among the masses.

Had the Orthodox Sects not compelled Shi Feiyang after his arrival—if things had remained unchanged—the process of eliminating the Evil Demons would have even accelerated.

After all, Shi Feiyang even served as the Dragon King at first, protecting the common people, and had killed Sun Fu of the Furong Venerable from the Wutai Sect as well as Fire Wing Vajra Hu Shi.

If it weren’t for the interference from the two women of Immortal City, he wouldn’t have become an enemy of the Wutai Sect, and Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor wouldn’t have pursued him, nor would Xu Feiniang have become his enemy...

But as it turned out, Yue Qinyin was rescued by the Xie sisters, and later, Zhuge Jingwo forciblytook the Immortal Herbs, which entangled Shi Feiyang with bitter vendettas against both the Xie Family and the Emei Sect.

As conflicts deepened, to protect himself, Shi Feiyang had no choice but to follow the Demon Path, which required less time and showed quicker results. He not only cultivated the Demon Path Great Technique himself but also directly or indirectly contributed to the growth and expansion of numerous demon, devil, and Evil sects’ powers.

He knew that this would come back to haunt him in the future, but under the circumstances at the time, it was a choice made out of necessity.

Since obtaining the two sacred treasures from the Holy Mausoleum, he constantly sought remedies and suppressed the Evil Demon faction. The most typical case was Deng Yin, the Blood God’s Son, whom he forced to reincarnate and start anew. Now, Deng was in Lingjiao Immortal Palace on Tianpeng Mountain, following Master Chi Zhang in his Cultivation, hoping for a good outcome in the end. The Chi You Immortal Slaying Sword was also broken by him on the spot, and Chi You’s Primordial Spirit escaped, still hiding and not daring to show himself.

However, the Xuanyuan Dharma King had thoroughly risen to power.

His purpose this time was to ignite the Heavenly Number, allowing the Ancient Poison Flames to wreak havoc in the Human World, leading to a catastrophe. The negative consequences of which Shi Feiyang, as the instigator, would have to bear at least half of the responsibility. He also planned to take advantage of the chaos to kill Shi Feiyang and as many people from the Emei Sect as possible, to vent his past grievances and prepare for his return to Central Earth.

Before coming, he had made thorough preparations, calculating that Shi Feiyang was cautious in his actions and that it would be difficult to find any flaws in him and his disciples. Therefore, he turned his attention to the other participants.

He had used the Heavenly Demon Great Technique in advance to obscure Heaven’s Secret. Yi Zhou was indeed skilled in divination, but he always wanted to ascend to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm with his wife, concubines, sons, daughters, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.

This was where his vulnerability lay. The Xuanyuan Dharma King took advantage of this, influencing the divination results for his entire family.

In divination, it is easy to predict others but difficult to predict oneself, as oneself is the biggest variable. Once aware of the future, one tends to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, making changes. But such changes can affect future outcomes, creating a paradox or an infinite loop leading to mental overload due to the two conflicting variables.

Only those with extremely high realms can clearly foresee their paths, but it is highly challenging and prone to errors.

Yi Zhou had prided himself on this skill his entire life but was ultimately deceived by the Xuanyuan Dharma King in the field he knew best!

Before setting out, their divination predicted that their journey would be successful and that they would smoothly get through the calamity. So, they came happily. Otherwise, they would not have attended, given their cautious character.

Most crucially, Shi Feiyang had calculated the futures of the invited guests in advance.

However, many of these individuals were overly self-assured and loath to let others divine information about themselves. They all managed to conceal Heaven’s Secret, making it impossible for others to divine it, even reversing the Heavenly Number to create misleading impressions.

Among them, Yi Zhou’s family went to the greatest lengths, knowing well that Shi Feiyang was adept at divination. They were determined to compete, jumbling up all the cause and effect and Heavenly Numbers related to their family.

If one were to deduce their Gua Xiang, it would indicate that they wouldn’t come to Tongye Island at all.

Yet here was the Yi Family, all neatly assembled.

Anyone intent on divination would have to quietly admire the Yi Family’s unparalleled expertise...

When Shi Feiyang calculated the futures of those attending before the meeting, he encountered all the various actions and chaotic variables the Yi Family had employed, which were intricately layered and intertwined, causing a real headache.

Temporarily taking the easy route, he assumed that with Yi Zhou’s ability, they would be able to understand their future, so he didn’t delve deeper into the calculations.

Only when he noticed Yi Ding and Yi Zhen causing havoc everywhere with the Demon Extinguishing Divine Shuttle did he make another prediction. By then, with the situation being urgent, many things had become clear, and he realized that the Yi Family was facing a disaster. He quickly notified Shangguan Hong.

He alerted Shangguan Hong because she was from the Emei Sect and could use her influence there to restrain the Yi Family from panicking.

However, Shangguan Hong didn’t inform the other members of the Emei Sect; instead, she told Yi Jing directly, who immediately flew out in search of her two nephews.

The Yi Family had originally sided with Emei and been opposed to Shi Feiyang. This time, after Qi Shuming personally extended an invitation for her grandsons to come, stating that he had already reconciled with Shi Feiyang, she wanted to introduce these old friends to make amends together.

Deep down, the Yi Family was unconvinced. Proud and arrogant as they were, they looked down upon even those like Tian Chi, a master with an Earth Immortal Undying Body who eagerly sought to curry favor with them.

Regarding Shi Feiyang, an anomaly, they harbored deep-seated doubts but did not expect that their clever ploy would backfire and that Xuanyuan the Old Demon would exploit the loophole!

After realizing the danger, Shi Feiyang hurriedly sent out two incarnations to block the pathways of the chaotic flow of Ancient Poison Flames, step by step forcing it back to its original and only upward exit.

Being unable to multiply himself, he could only call upon several masters, including the Heavenly Pond Master from the Kunlun Sect, to whom he handed the Heavenly Mirror: "Go quickly to rescue the Yi Family and bring them back. The Old Demon Xuanyuan outside is formidable, do not engage in prolonged battle!"

As for Yi Ding and Yi Zhen, after flying out with the Nine Heavens Ten Earth Demon Extinguishing Divine Shuttle, they estimated they had reached outside the Qimen Formation. Leaping up, they emerged from the sea and felt the vastness of both sky and ocean. Though aware of dangers outside, they believed in the Divine Shuttle’s power to defend against all evil and speedily ascended, following the predetermined plan to re-enter from above the Qimen Formation.

They flew towards the sky for a long time, reaching the clouds. Looking eastward, they suddenly couldn’t see the Qimen Formation at all. Continuing eastward for a while, it still wasn’t in sight.

Not only was the Qimen Formation missing, but the sight of the sky filled with flowing flames and the churning sea was gone too. Tongye Island lay peacefully in its place, and the surrounding volcanic earthquakes were also absent, just like the scenery when they first arrived.

Shockingly, they approached to see their mother, Wei Qingqing, standing under a towering ancient Divine Copper Coconut Tree, gesturing for them to come down: "Where have you two run off to play again? Both of you are grown up but still acting mischievously, disappearing at a moment’s notice to cause trouble! Come here quickly, that wretched Dragon named Shi is about to arrive, and the foolish old man wants everyone to prepare for his arrival."