Demonic energy filled the sky, and dark clouds pressed down.

Although the demons of Southern Border did not reveal their true forms, they exuded a crushing, overwhelming aura. Each terrifying behemoth manifested its true self, vaguely visible within the black clouds.

There was a bull as large as a mountain, its eyes bigger than lanterns. There was also a demonic spider hundreds of feet long, its legs like divine pillars.

Rumbling sounds echoed through the heavens and earth. A terrifying tiger head emerged from the clouds, overlooking Mount Shu.

There was a golden roc with outstretched wings, a chest-pounding divine ape, and several white foxes...

The appearance of so many enormous demon saints created an unspeakable pressure, as if the world was about to be destroyed.

"Where are the humans of Mount Shu?"

A booming voice exploded like thunder, resonating for dozens of miles, enveloping the entire sacred ground of Mount Shu.

Lingxu Daoist, gathered near the Demon Suppression Tower, remained calm. He spoke to his fellow disciples, and in the next moment, took a step forward, a cloud of swords forming beneath his feet.

He soared into the sky, unleashing unparalleled sonic booms.

Chen Yuan transformed into a Qilin, taking a step that seemed to dent the void. He joined the battle alongside Lingxu Daoist. Jiang He's sword intent surged, and in an instant, he arrived beside the two.

The three stood side-by-side in the void, facing the terrifying beast heads vaguely visible within the black clouds. Their aura did not falter in the slightest, and even seemed to contend against the demons.

"You demons come to Mount Shu seeking death?"

Lingxu Daoist's voice boomed, showing none of his previous amiable demeanor. He was now a true peerless sword immortal, a stark contrast to his previous self.

Before, Lingxu Daoist showed no sharpness, his aura subdued, like a Taoist immortal. Now, he was an even more outwardly sharp sword cultivator than Jiang He.

"Hahaha... Seeking death? The immortals of Mount Shu have fallen. Although you call yourselves an immortal sect, how much strength do you have to resist our assembled saints? You dare speak of seeking death?"

"Humans, as arrogant as ever."

"Hehehe, it seems we'll have a feast today. These sword cultivators are said to have excellent bodies, pure and without impurities. Regular consumption can even enhance our physiques."

"Hmph!"

Laughter erupted from within the black clouds. They seemed to find Lingxu Daoist foolish, completely unable to see the situation. How could Mount Shu possibly stop them with its limited strength?

It was truly overestimating themselves!

"Lingxu, you of Mount Shu are too arrogant. We have seven saints, each with extraordinary power. How can you possibly resist us? However, this one is unwilling to create further bloodshed.

As long as you open the mountain gate array and let us destroy the Demon Suppression Tower, we will spare Mount Shu today. What do you say?" The voice within the black clouds coaxed, trying to make Lingxu lower his head willingly, thus crushing the spirit of the human race in Shu Prefecture.

"Three thousand years ago, Emperor Wu suppressed the world and drove out the demon race. If not for the sake of Heaven's benevolence, where would the Southern Border demons be today? A thousand years ago, Great Chu's founding emperor suppressed the world and drove out all evil. Five hundred years ago, the human race joined forces to beat the demon race back into the Southern Border, where they have cowered until now. My Mount Shu's predecessors contributed to that effort.

You are nothing more than a pack of stray dogs. Now that you have recovered some strength, do you dare to look north? You truly do not know the magnitude of the human race's power.

...Five hundred years ago, we could beat you beasts until you couldn't lift your heads, and now... it's the same!"

Chen Yuan stepped forward, beginning to build his reputation.

His current identity was the Qilin Demon True Lord of the Dao God Palace, but the day would inevitably come when his true identity would be revealed. Naturally, he had to build his reputation now. This would not only offset the fact that he betrayed the imperial court, but also build momentum for himself.

Therefore, before Lingxu Daoist could step forward, he had already stood in front of them. Of course, that was only one purpose.

He had another purpose, which was to get closer and see if they had any destiny within them.

After his strength increased, the Heavenly Eye Skill, although without any offensive power, could see much farther. Previously, it was only a hundred meters, but now, even a thousand meters was not enough.

Unfortunately, to his disappointment, there was no trace of green light within the black clouds shrouded in demonic energy, proving that there were no people with destiny within.

What a bunch of trash!

He thought that such a great battle would allow him to meet a child of destiny willing to help Mount Shu, and he even had such intentions. But he was incredibly disappointed.

There might be those within stronger than him, but none caught his eye.

"Impudent!"

"Audacious!"

"Mere human, seeking death!"

Chen Yuan's words struck a nerve with the demon saints within, and they roared in fury, wanting nothing more than to kill Chen Yuan on the spot.

The demon race's several calamities were their shame. They had been driven away several times, and now, they were even driven into the desolate Southern Border mountains. Usually, the demon race's descendants were not allowed to mention it.

"Who are you, daring to be so presumptuous?" Suddenly, a faint voice sounded.

"He is the Qilin Demon True Lord of the Dao God Palace."

A somewhat familiar voice sounded from the black clouds.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes:

"So it's you, old fox. What... you escaped by luck last time, and now you dare to step into the Central Plains? Has your fur grown back properly?"

"Hmph."

Bai Niansheng snorted coldly, not answering.

Being hunted down for thousands of miles by a human True Lord was his shame. Even within the demon race, he was ridiculed by many demon saints of the same rank, which had long filled his heart with anger.

"So it's the Dao God Palace..." The person within the black clouds continued to speak, seeming to sigh:

"Your feud with Bai Niansheng is a private matter, and we will not interfere. But why do you want to help Mount Shu? As far as I know, the Dao God Palace also intends to overthrow the current imperial court. Why not join forces?"

"The Dao God Palace overthrows the imperial court to restore peace to the world and allow my human race to thrive. But you, a group of beasts, dare to dream of annexing the Central Plains?

The Dao God Palace will not agree, and I will not agree even more!"

"What courage."

The Soul Eater in the black clouds was not angered, but instead praised him, because he was just speaking casually and did not expect to really win over this mysterious Dao God Palace.

"Lingxu, we already know the foundation of Mount Shu. Although you have invited two human True Lords from the Dao God Palace, you are definitely not our match. If you don't want Mount Shu to be stained with blood, quickly open the great array and kneel down and beg for mercy."

"Hahaha, my Mount Shu only has sword immortals who die in battle, not scum who beg for mercy. If you want to come, then come. What does Mount Shu have to fear? Daoist Linmo is right, five hundred years ago, we suppressed you so that you couldn't lift your heads, and five hundred years later, it will be the same. Don't think that the human race's internal strife will allow you to take advantage.

...In the face of the greater good of the human race, all grievances can be put aside."

True Lord Lingxu's sword intent soared, and his whole body was shrouded in an extremely dangerous aura, as if he was a collection of sharp, invisible sword energies.

"Hmph, the human race? How laughable... Five hundred years ago, there were humans who were willing to join the demon race, and it is the same now. As long as we step out of the mountains, millions of demon soldiers will press the border. How many hard bones will your human race have?"

The person on the other side did not seem to be in a hurry to attack, and was still trying to gain an advantage in words.

Because their voices could be heard for dozens of miles, many Jianghu figures at the foot of Mount Shu, and even the nearby prefectural city, could hear these words.

For a time, it caused a huge shock.

The demon race was pressing the border!

!

The ones coming were demon great saints who could rival human True Lords, and there was more than one. They wanted to destroy Mount Shu, the sacred land of sword cultivation, which was truly earth-shattering!

Messages were being frantically passed out.

Unfortunately, by the time they were delivered, the great battle would probably already be over.

Countless people stared blankly at the rolling black clouds that stretched as far as the eye could see, feeling as if a large stone was pressing down on their hearts, and were extremely fearful.

"Aren't the demon race the same?"

Chen Yuan asked rhetorically.

The other side was not in a hurry to attack, and he was even less in a hurry. He knew that the other side was trying to find a way to break Mount Shu's mountain gate array, but they had already made plans.

He was not afraid of the other side coming, but he was afraid of the other side not coming.

Moreover, these demons would definitely not dare to delay for too long. This was, after all, the territory of the human race, and there were still many brave powerhouses.

The demon race's attack was equivalent to the human race's crisis, and people with lofty ideals would definitely come here.

Even that unpleasing Prince Zhennan would come to help out of duty, otherwise, his reputation in the South would fall to the bottom.

"Hmph!"

Another cold snort exploded from within the black clouds, as if they could not contain the killing intent in their hearts. Their eyes were all fixed on Chen Yuan.

Through the black clouds, one could see the enormous bodies that were as big as mountains. The aura alone was extraordinary. Except for one or two, the other demon saints seemed to be very strong!

They were not easy opponents.

Of course, this was actually very normal. Mount Shu was a human immortal sect with a fierce reputation, and sending a few beings who had just entered the demon saint realm would be useless.

This time, the ones who came were all powerhouses among the demon saints.

Well, although it was a bit impolite, Bai Niansheng was an exception...

"If you demons don't dare to come, then go back to the Southern Border and continue your cultivation. If you dare to enter Mount Shu, you must be prepared to fall!" True Lord Lingxu took a step forward, and the light of Mount Shu's mountain-protecting array soared into the sky.

Endless sword energies rapidly increased in aura, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth vitality was instantly drained, brewing an incomparably terrifying aura.

"Dare not go in?"

The demon saints outside seemed to have heard a joke, and they all began to laugh loudly, distorting the void.

"The reason why we wasted so much time talking to you is just to let you live a little longer. Since you are determined to seek death, then you can't blame us."

"That's right..."

"Fellow Daoist, is everything prepared?" Suddenly, a charming female demon's voice sounded from the black clouds.

....At the critical point of Mount Shu's great array, ripples appeared in the void, and a powerhouse wearing a black robe slowly appeared, shrouded in an extremely strong aura. He was also holding a luminous treasure pearl in his hand.

"Realm-Breaking Pearl?!"

True Lord Lingxu recognized this object, his pupils constricting, seeming to be slightly shocked.

"You still have some knowledge. That's right, it is indeed the Realm-Breaking Pearl." Prince Zhennan under the black robe smiled faintly. This Realm-Breaking Pearl was a supreme treasure for breaking formations in the human world.

It had long disappeared from the Jianghu, and only immortal sects and the imperial court might have one or two. Each one could break a top-tier great array.

Even within the Dao God Palace, there was no such thing.

It was his foundation.

Of course, although the Realm-Breaking Pearl was strong, it was not omnipotent. It was necessary to first find the range of the great array's array eye before it could be broken. As for his hidden purpose, it was to find the weak point of Mount Shu's mountain-protecting array.

The black clouds that stretched for who knows how many miles, and those demon saints, were restraining True Lord Lingxu's mind, preventing him from noticing anything strange or unusual.

"Who are you? Being human, you actually become the wings of demons?" True Lord Lingxu's expression sank, containing a strong killing intent. Jiang He, who had not been moving much, also turned his gaze over.

The most hateful were these scum who sold out the interests of the human race for their own benefit, and were despised by the world.

"In my eyes, there is no distinction between human race and demon race, only benefits. The demon race has given me benefits that I cannot refuse, so naturally I will help them."

Prince Zhennan changed his aura and lowered his voice, thinking that no one could recognize his identity. Otherwise, wouldn't his many years of preparation be in vain?

Unfortunately, he would not have expected that a person's aura could be changed, and a person's appearance and voice could also be changed, but only the characteristic destiny on his body would not have any change.

From the moment he appeared, Chen Yuan silently opened his Heavenly Eye, and then, he saw the familiar cyan destiny on his body!

Chen Yuan had a photographic memory. Although he had met many children of destiny, they had basically all been killed, and there were only two left outside.

One was Emperor Jingtai, who possessed purple destiny alone, and the other... was Prince Zhennan Nangong Lie, whom he had seen on the Southern Border!

And the cyan destiny on the black-robed man's body was exactly the same as Nangong Lie's. There was absolutely no mistake!

Chen Yuan was really angry, staring fixedly at the black-robed man.

He knew that Prince Zhennan had many small thoughts, and even letting go of the demon saint might have his own plans, but he did not expect that he would actually turn to the demon race's camp!

Nangong Lie, one of the two great heteronymous kings in the world who had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses, and defended the entire southern line of the human race, actually... betrayed the human race!

No matter what his reason was, it was absolutely unforgivable to do such a thing.

Compared to King Beiliang Wei Jinfeng, this Nangong Lie was far inferior in terms of strength and bearing. At this moment, Chen Yuan had already completely moved to kill.

Kill him and seize his destiny!

Although his identity as Prince Zhennan was seen through by him, and he could discredit him at any time and better control the entire South, Chen Yuan did not actually want to do so.

This matter was too important, and he could not kill Nangong Lie for the time being. Once he revealed his identity, it would definitely cause unpredictable situations.

....If he opened the border and led millions of demon soldiers into the Central Plains, the losses would be immeasurable.

However, the fact that the other party dared to do this had already doomed his fate. Chen Yuan almost instantly took out the Shadow Stone, not taking pictures of anyone else, only Nangong Lie.

As long as he accumulated enough strength, and then took out this evidence, he could instantly strip him of everything.

Nangong Lie was seeking death!

!

Therefore, today he would either kill Nangong Lie directly, and then immediately lead his troops to Nanzhou to directly rebel and control the entire Nanzhou, or... he would leave evidence first.

It was not a wise move to directly shout out his identity at Mount Shu.

"You betray the human race, you deserve to die!"

Chen Yuan's eyes were like torches, staring at Nangong Lie.

When Nangong Lie looked at the Qilin Demon True Lord's eyes, his heart suddenly jumped, as if he had been completely seen through, and he had a bad premonition.

But he quickly suppressed this thought. He could not have such thoughts in the middle of a great battle. He just smiled coldly:

"Then you can try."

Saying that, he directly threw out the Realm-Breaking Pearl in his hand, like a shooting star, and violently collided with Mount Shu's mountain-protecting array.

"Rumble!

!"

Explosions rang out, and countless sword energies instantly annihilated the void, like thunder falling. The great array actually cracked inch by inch in the flashing light.

The great array... was broken!

"Kill them! Leave no one alive in Mount Shu!"

Inside the black clouds, an angry roar exploded, and then, the demon saints who had been preparing for a long time instantly erupted, and blasted towards the several people with great power.

Nangong Lie also placed his aura on Chen Yuan, who made him very unhappy.

But they did not see Chen Yuan and True Lord Lingxu exchanging glances without making any noise, and nodding slightly.

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