Chapter 1 Ancestor?

The Soul Suppressing Palace, more like a prison than a palace, had only a few faint lights flickering in fixed positions as Ji Xiang looked up.

Pure yin energy drifted about. The ferocious demonic energy from before seemed like an illusion and no longer appeared.

Those imprisoned here were people with demonic impediments, those whose conditions had lessened, and those whose minds had become abnormal, whose morals had collapsed, but who still maintained their sanity. These would be transferred to the Monster Locking Palace next door, because they were no longer considered the ultimate fierce demons, but their minds were also different from those of the human race, closer to lawless demons.

Those imprisoned within the palace were not only Ancestor Dongyun. When Ji Xiang entered, the Subduing Demons Chapter sensed other demonized individuals, but not many. This prompted Ji Xiang to turn around, place his hand on the door panel, and notice that there was a powerful barrier in the Soul Suppressing Palace that isolated demonic energy.

If not for this barrier, lightning from the heavens would strike down and kill all the demonized people here.

"Who's come in...? Are you demonized too...?"

The faint lights that floated around were the halos displayed when the prison formation was operating. Sensing that the Soul Suppressing Palace had been opened and that someone else had been sent in, several of the demonized individuals raised their heads and stared at Ji Xiang, who had entered from outside.

But Ji Xiang also carried powerful demonic energy on him, which made them a little regretful.

Ji Xiang sized up everything around him, including these demonized individuals with weak cultivation. Their demonization was shallow and not as deep as that of Ancestor Dongyun. They still retained their own spiritual will.

"So young, yet already demonized. Judging by your appearance, you've only just entered the Earth Immortal stage, and haven't even reached the Primordial Spirit stage, yet your demonic energy is already so heavy. What happened to make you so distraught that you fell into such great delusion?"

"What kind of clothes are you wearing? Black? Did you take the wrong path? The path to worshiping the gods isn't here."

"Where are the masters who escorted you? Why did you come in alone? Someone should be following you to prevent you from suddenly going mad and hurting people."

The demonized individuals were very puzzled. Ji Xiang's body was surging with demonic energy, and he had entered here alone, but now he stood still and looked at them, these demonized beings...

"Hurry... go to the formation position arranged for you to eliminate the demonic energy on your body. Otherwise, if you suffer from severe qi deviation and the demonic fire burns your Dao heart, you'll be doomed forever."

Some of the demonized individuals kindly reminded him that the formations in the Soul Suppressing Palace were all set up jointly by the sect leaders of the Wudang Mountain sects, and even the former Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain had been invited to help. They were very reliable, mainly placed to resolve demonic impediments. Outside, there was also the rumble of thunder, which could better wash away the demonic fire in the hearts of the demonized and suppress their demonic nature.

As a result, when Wudang established this great palace, it was imitated by many other sects.

And the demonized individuals here also included those who encountered heart demons that were difficult to resolve during ordinary cultivation. They came to the Soul Suppressing Palace to use the formations here to eliminate the demonic obstacles in their hearts.

"Thank you for the reminder, seniors..."

Ji Xiang responded to their kind reminders and then walked straight inside.

"Hey! Don't go any further! That's Ancestor Dongyun's formation position! Outsiders are not allowed to approach!"

Someone saw Ji Xiang continuing forward and immediately spoke out to stop him.

"Ancestor Dongyun's demonic energy has intensified in the past few days. His Dao heart may have been completely burned by the demonic fire, and a demon has been born in his heart. That person is probably no longer the ancestor..."

"Don't ignore the advice. Going forward will put your life in danger."

Ji Xiang nodded, "Thank you for the advice, seniors."

"But this junior has come here to help the ancestor dispel the demonic impediments."

"I'm here... just to give it a try."

As soon as these words fell, the surrounding sounds immediately quieted down. After five or six breaths, someone said with a face full of disbelief:

"Who is your master, sending you in to do such useless work?"

The tall, thin cultivator looked confused: "Your own body is surging with demonic energy. You're obviously a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, barely able to save yourself. What are you talking about, helping Ancestor Dongyun dispel his demonic impediments?"

"Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when Wudang was reopened, no one has ever been able to dispel the demonic impediments on Ancestor Dongyun's body. Legend has it that even Ancestor Zhang Sanfeng came to try, but ultimately returned without success. You? An Earth Immortal has such abilities?"

"Don't boast too much. You're probably deeply demonized, making you lose your mind! Quickly eliminate the demonic energy on your body. That's the right thing to do!"

Ji Xiang chuckled, but accepted his good intentions and explained, "This junior wouldn't dare say I have a full grasp of the situation, so... I'm just giving it a try."

The tall, thin cultivator frowned deeply, and someone else around him saw the problem and muttered, "This child's body is surging with demonic energy. If you say his mind has been demonized, there's something strange about it..."

For a moment, all kinds of gazes gathered from various formation positions, staring at Ji Xiang's movements.

In the deepest formation position, demonic energy surged, and one could see an old man in faded, old clothes, blindfolded, suppressed in the formation position by the power of the palace formation, unable to move.

And he seemed to have lost his self-awareness. Even when Ji Xiang approached, he didn't show any hostility. His flesh was as terrible as charred charcoal, without the color of blood.

This was a sign that the demonic fire had already invaded his whole body. At this point, the Dao heart was basically beyond salvation.

The aura on his body was stable and firm, like a high mountain rooted in the earth, unshaken by external things.

And three inches above his eyebrows, on his forehead, a crack had appeared, tightly closed.

When Ji Xiang saw the crack, he narrowed his eyes and understood something.

This crack was the source of the demonic energy that had been sensed outside.

"Ancestor?"

Ji Xiang called out and asked the other demonized individuals in the formation positions behind him, "Everyone, why are the ancestor's eyes covered?"

"It is said that the ancestor's eyes have become demonic eyes. Once they see anything, it will greatly stimulate his ferocity, so his eyes were covered with that talisman cloth a long time ago."

"Locking the eyes, so that the spiritual light does not gather, can delay the erosion of demonic nature."

"That's no ordinary strip of cloth. That's the Shangqing Sect's Nine Palaces Hidden Curse, which can protect the Dao heart, protect the Primordial Spirit, and prevent it from being invaded by foreign objects in a daze."

Many of the demonized individuals explained from a distance, and Ji Xiang suddenly understood, but...

Is this really a talisman cloth from the Shangqing Sect?

There's no more magic power on it!

"The Shangqing Sect's talisman cloth has long since lost its effect."

Ji Xiang stared at the black cloth covering the eyes, and these words led to a brief pause in breathing, and then the surrounding noise suddenly rose.

"What did you say? The Shangqing Sect's talisman cloth has lost its effect? That's impossible!"

"The talisman cloth has at least three hundred years of efficacy, calculated from the time it was applied. It's only been over a hundred years now!"

"Could it be that the Shangqing Sect played tricks when making the talisman cloth?"

Various voices sounded.

"There's no more magic power on the talisman cloth. Even the divine inscriptions of the talisman have disappeared, which is why I asked why Ancestor Dongyun was covered with a plain black cloth."

Ji Xiang spoke like this, and the surrounding noise was even louder, but unfortunately they were all in the formation positions, unable to leave before the demonic energy was eliminated. Otherwise, if the demonic impediments in their hearts recurred, they would probably start twitching before they had gone far.

At the same time, the formation positions in the Soul Suppressing Palace also had the effect of forcibly controlling them, preventing them from leaving, like drawing a prison on the ground. Of course, the formations were very strong. Unless an immortal came in person, few people in the human world could break these formations.

"Everyone, this talisman cloth has been ineffective for a long time."

Ji Xiang stated the facts, and a feeling of horror gradually permeated the surroundings. Someone was surprised, and that strange sound echoed in the spacious and dark Soul Suppressing Palace.

In that case, doesn't that mean that Ancestor Dongyun's spirituality has long been unrestrained?

Then, the consequences of this are...!

A crack appeared on Ancestor Dongyun's forehead.

And the crack opened, the flesh inside squirming, accompanied by a half-finished eyeball rolling around inside.

Black-red demonic light was released in all directions!

"Third Celestial Eye?!"

"No, that's not a Celestial Eye, it's a Demonic Eye!"

The position illuminated by the demonic light immediately caused the demonic obstacles in the hearts of those demonized individuals to rise. They panicked, quickly circulating their magic power and cooperating with the formation to suppress their demonic nature. At the same time, someone shouted in horror:

"That young cultivator! Hurry out and find the sect leaders to come here for rescue!"

The demonic energy was fierce. At this time, there was obviously some kind of change in Ancestor Dongyun's body. The words "I want to kill people" were almost written on the face of the demonized ancestor. How could this not make the surrounding cultivators frightened!

But Ji Xiang didn't react much to this.

"Everyone, there's no need to worry. No matter how powerful, it won't surpass an immortal."

"If it were an ordinary peak Pure Yang, it would be a bit tricky, but if it's a terrestrial demon..."

Before entering the palace, Ji Xiang had already sensed that surging demonic energy.

But after coming in, the demonic energy disappeared, leaving only pure yin energy.

Obviously, this demon had suppressed its own aura. It also sensed Ji Xiang's arrival.

"Little demon of the human world, you don't need to lure me. I came for you."

Ji Xiang's tone was calm, while Ancestor Dongyun let out a sharp howl that didn't sound like a living person!

Dong! The formation position shook violently, and even the Soul Suppressing Palace shook.

A black gas emerged from under the formation!

The demonic energy surged, so that the charred and rotten flesh actually broke free from some of the suppression and jumped up from the spot.

Ka...cha!

The formation that sealed Ancestor Dongyun suddenly shattered in front of Ji Xiang and the many demonized individuals! This made countless people feel fear, seeing the scene of a great disaster coming!

"Ancestor! The ancestor tore apart the formation!"

"This is the great formation set up by the ancient masters of Wudang Mountain, and there is also the power of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. How is this possible!"

"That young man, run!"

The demonized individuals were not only worried about themselves, but there was no use in worrying. They were also sitting in the formation and couldn't run away. They could only shout loudly to let Ji Xiang go for help, but Ji Xiang was not flustered at all.

Ask who for help?

The two strongest people on this Wudang Mountain, one is himself, and the other is Zhang Sanfeng, are both near this Thunder Ancestor Peak.

If Ancestor Dongyun was really crazy enough to kill a crippled immortal and a true immortal in a short time, then no matter who else you called, it would be useless. Even dragging Zhang Tianshi and Qin Nvxiu here would only send them to their deaths together.

"The black qi of the Song Dynasty... This thing destroyed the formation, but it looks like it's slowly eroding."

Ji Xiang's figure retreated in an instant, leaving the range of Ancestor Dongyun's first attack. This step was so fast that the surrounding people didn't see it clearly. They only saw Ancestor Dongyun make a palm strike, and the power that spread out from it was about to disperse their spirits in an instant! When they finally recovered in the next moment, Ji Xiang had appeared unharmed in the distance, almost at the exit of the palace.

This... what's going on?

The expressions of the cultivators were extremely astonished!

Who exactly is this young disciple who came in this time!

"No matter who you are, I'll say it again, hurry up and find the other sect leaders to save us..."

Although the tall, thin cultivator saw that Ji Xiang's strength was extraordinary, he still believed that it was impossible to compete with a demonized Pure Yang Realm. But before he could finish speaking, the demonized Ancestor Dongyun had already set his sights on those with shallow demonic impediments!

Although their demonic impediments were shallow, they still had demonic nature!

Having demonic nature can strengthen one's own demonic heart. These "companions" are both one's own rations and great tonics!

"Ancestor Dongyun broke the formation and suffered some damage. His aura is not as firm as it was in the formation, lacking the calmness and steadiness of a great mountain, and beginning to sway like a boulder on the edge of a cliff."

"The black qi erodes, originally wanting him to break the formation in his full state, and then silently eat all the people here, but because I came in, celestial demons and terrestrial demons are incompatible with each other. He is afraid that I will eat him, so he took the initiative to attack."

"But I am not an ordinary celestial demon who can be seen everywhere."

At the moment when Ancestor Dongyun pounced on another formation position, Ji Xiang reached out his hand forward!

A copper coin fell beside Ancestor Dongyun's feet.

In the next moment, Ji Xiang used the Metal Evasion to come behind Ancestor Dongyun, and then stretched out a palm!

The Supreme Cave Scripture, the Second Layer Seal.

The Three Sovereigns Grand Seal!

A huge palm appeared out of thin air, the air waves emptying!

It directly blasted Ancestor Dongyun out of the palace gate!

Boom! The palace gate was destroyed, and many cultivators stood there in a daze, watching the scene that was happening at this time. Their hearts suddenly emptied, and all the demonic thoughts that had been stimulated by the demonic energy at this time were also cleared and eliminated.

All that remained was the thick, irremovable astonishment and horror!

"Wh...what's going on...you...him....?!"

The demonized cultivators couldn't understand what had just happened!

That was a cultivator in the Pure Yang Realm, the peak combat power in the human world. Demonization is equal to berserk. Even an ordinary Pure Yang Realm cultivator would not be able to retreat completely if they came here, let alone knock the demonized ancestor out of the sky with one blow!

"Don't worry, don't be impatient."

Ji Xiang stepped forward and looked up at the sky from the destroyed gate. That surging demonic energy reappeared. The grand seal from outside the heavens had been torn apart. The demonized Ancestor Dongyun's expression was distorted, his beard turned black, swaying like flames, and he let out a sharp screech from his mouth:

"Spread the heavenly Dao, slaughter all spirits!"

"The Western City Essentials, Astronomical Grand Scripture!"

Boom! The thick, fierce demonic qi overflowed in an instant. The rolling torrent of demonic qi rushed to Ji Xiang's front, stopped three steps away, and separated autonomously to both sides, as if cut off by invisible divine power. The torrent of demonic qi filled the top of Thunder Ancestor Peak. The already gloomy sea of clouds in the sky continued to roll. After sensing a large amount of demonic qi gushing out of the Soul Suppressing Palace, it immediately emitted dozens of huge thunderous sounds.

The thunderous sounds washed away everything, causing all ghosts, goblins, demons, and heretics to feel terrified under the dozens of loud noises. This movement even spread to the depths of Wudang Mountain. Some wandering souls and wild demons also stiffened as if struck by lightning, and looked at the direction of Thunder Ancestor Peak with fear, and knelt down and kowtowed piously.

Heavenly thunder is the world's most powerful and greatest force, and it will not allow those turbid and evil qi to flow in the world. Therefore, one of the tasks responsible by the righteous gods of the Thunder Department of heaven and earth is to kill and clean up such turbid and filthy things in the world.

However, at this time, this heavy thunderous sound could not do anything to this monstrous demonic qi! It even demonized the thunderclouds in the sky, making them filthy and twisted, gray and decayed. The entire Thunder Ancestor Peak was shrouded in a fierce atmosphere!

At the same time, Ancestor Dongyun let out bursts of wailing. The demonic qi surged in his charred body, wanting to restore his body to a fierce demon body. At the same time, the sound of ten thousand demons chanting came from all directions in the sky, blessing him with the demonic Dao form and spirit!

And this change...

Ji Xiang's pupils gradually contracted, very surprised, and then his face became heavy.

"The Celestial Demon's Destruction of Scenery, the Second Lesson, Celestial Demon Transformation. Although not exactly the same, this kind of change has the same effect in different ways."

"This is... a practical case of allowing living people to cultivate the Celestial Demon's skill?"

"No... it looks... like it was grafted on, forcibly infused with demonic might..."

Although the demonic qi was surging, the purity was not enough, and Ji Xiang had seen several ways to turn people into demons along the way, although none of them had been successful, and all that had been created were just some defective products.

The top of the Soul Suppressing Palace was shaken and collapsed, the dust was swept away, the dark light fell, and countless sharp teeth and claws appeared in the corrupt sky, pressing down!

In the places where those qi rolled over, even the vitality was corrupted, turning into a thick demonic qi, and carrying a fierce and evil sensation. At the same time, many demonized cultivators sensed that their demonic hearts were being amplified, and their lifespans were also rapidly decreasing!

Heaven wants you to die, you must die!

The cultivators were terrified and horrified, waiting to die.

"Offended, ancestor."

Ji Xiang raised his right hand flat and gently flipped it.

"The Subduing Demons Chapter, the Dust and Labor Great Sin, the Subduing Demons Divine Banner."

A red Subduing Demons Divine Banner appeared out of nothing and manifested on the ground!

Dong!

The divine banner shook.

Yin spirits shine in the sun, summoning souls and spirits to travel;

The heavens are clear and the earth is peaceful, moving the divine and holy in an unpredictable way!

Ji Xiang raised the divine banner high and threw it into the air!

"Big!"

In an instant, the sky disappeared, wiped out with one blow, the demonic skill scattered! The crimson divine banner stretched open the universe, and after a moment, it covered the sky and the sun, causing the corrupt heavenly might to be destroyed, covering Thunder Ancestor Peak and the surrounding twelve peaks under the magnificent crimson light!

Ancestor Dongyun looked at the divine banner, the demonic qi on his body was all knocked down, he raised his hands, but it was difficult to have the power to support the sky, and was struck down by the divine banner, falling into the Thunder Ancestor Peak like burning fire clouds. The scale of the momentum had alarmed the entire Wudang Mountain!

The surging demonic qi was all taken away by the Subduing Demons Divine Banner, and even the Subduing Demons Chapter reached the third level of perfection.

The Jade Purity Hidden Book, the Eleventh Lesson, the Subduing Demons Chapter, perfectly completed.

The Twelfth Lesson...

Ji Xiang already understood in his heart, seeing the hidden text written by the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable.

The Twelfth Lesson, the Elimination Chapter! From the name of the chapter, one can understand what this chapter of the Jade Purity Hidden Book mainly cultivates.

The Subduing Demons Chapter mainly uses methods of subjugation, the first level is the achievement of subjugating ninety foreign ways and one hundred and eight demon heads, the second level records the famous and awe-inspiring celestial demons, and the third level is the art of reversing the heart demon. And the Elimination Chapter mainly uses methods of elimination and killing.

The Elimination Chapter, the First Level.

Thank the Imperial Heaven, eliminate the demonic qi, what is recorded is just an extremely powerful offensive technique, and it needs to be continuously cultivated, not something that can be achieved overnight.

"This is the killing technique exclusively for celestial demons?"

"Um... it's ineffective against those with a righteous spirit..."

While Ji Xiang was studying this great method, Zhang Sanfeng had long been dumbfounded by what he saw. Seeing that the battle had ended, he immediately flew up and asked in surprise, "You actually have such strength, able to defeat Pure Yang with one blow?"

Ji Xiang regained his senses and explained, "Not so, Pure Yang is of course tricky. How can I, with the body of an Earth Immortal, defeat it with one blow?"

"But if it's a Pure Yang demon..."

At this time, he recalled the divine banner, and gently turned his wrist:

"It's just between the palms of my hands, easy to capture."