Chapter 1118: Blue Demon Abyss

Chapter 1119: The Azure Demon Abyss

The Azure Demon Abyss is a very unique place, located in a famous great rift valley in the Northern Region, where blue mists often drift.

This place is renowned, and few dare to approach it because lives are easily lost here. For cultivators, it is a cursed land where many wander and perish.

The Northern Region is vast and open, as everyone knows. Its barren lands stretch endlessly; looking out from the ground, one sees an immense, desolate, and bleak expanse.

Approaching this abyss intensifies that feeling tenfold. The chasm is remarkably clean-cut, as if a god's axe had struck, splitting the earth in two, dropping straight down for a thousand miles.

Nearing it, one can see scattered white bones, resembling a field of white rocks. These remains are the accumulation of thousands of years, many long since weathered into bone dust.

Desolation, bleakness, horror, and strangeness define this place. Over the years, countless beings have perished here, their snowy white bones a shocking sight.

Above the barren land, a spatial gate appeared. Ye Fan, the old sage from Qishi Manor, and Gai Jiuyou stepped out, emerging over the Azure Demon Abyss.

"As rumored, this place profoundly affects cultivators' souls," Ye Fan muttered, frowning. "My primordial spirit felt unstable the moment we got close, as if it wanted to escape my body."

Any living being that enters this place finds their soul uncontrollably breaking free from their physical body and plunging into the Azure Demon Abyss. The ground is covered in an endless, vast expanse of white bones, forming a sea of remains left behind over countless ages.

All beings perish in the same way: their primordial spirits are lost, leaving their physical bodies to slowly decay there.

"The Azure Demons of the Azure Demon Clan below have been awake for many years," said the old head of Qishi Manor. "This place became a perilous land because they consume the soul power of living beings."

For this reason, the Azure Demon Clan is infamous. Their existence, built upon a kingdom of death, involves absorbing souls, which is akin to cannibalism. They pose a great threat to weaker races, leading many ancient clans to resist them.

Though Ye Fan felt a slight effect, it was not significant. The golden figure within his glabella stepped out on its own, let out a long roar, and used the "Om" character Heavenly Sound to shake the entire great abyss, causing the blue mist to dissipate.

"Someone is waiting for me below, but it's nothing significant," Gai Jiuyou said.

Ye Fan and the old head's hearts stirred. Powerful figures from the ancient clans must have appeared. After all, they had successively eliminated the ancient saints of the Stone Clan, Green Ghost Clan, Purple Lightning Clan, and Divine Wheel Clan. This undoubtedly alarmed formidable old powerhouses, who sought to stop them.

At this moment, not only the great lands of the Eastern Wasteland and Central Plains, but even cultivators in the eastern oceans had heard of these events, as they were far too significant.

A peerless human expert had acted, annihilating the saints of four great royal clans. Not one escaped; all were reduced to ashes, shaking heaven and earth.

Gai Jiuyou's name had already shaken the world eight thousand years ago and was known to all. After so many years of silence, he had risen powerfully once more, annihilating ancient saints with a single strike. Who would not fear him?

That day, many ancient clans in the Northern Region were terrified, not daring to breathe. Everyone felt unsafe, fearing disaster would befall them, their hearts pounding with trepidation.

Fierce winds howled, and blue mist boiled. Large patches of vapor surged up from the abyss below, pulling at one's primordial spirit, trying to draw it out of the body.

Descending over a thousand miles, a vast lake appeared at the bottom of the great rift valley, like an immense, boundless sea. Water vapor swirled, and the surface shimmered.

It was not particularly dim here; blue demonic flowers glowed within the water, making the area flicker with light. The mist emanated from them.

On the lake's shore was a massive cave, leading to a world of light—the dwelling place of the Azure Demon Clan, a true demon's lair.

"No good, the invincible Gai Jiuyou of the human race has really come!"

A group of ancient clan members guarding the cave shrieked upon seeing the three descend. They quickly sent messages inward, their expressions filled with panic and trembling fear.

These individuals were covered in bluish-green scales and had fierce appearances, yet at this moment, they resembled weak, pitiful lambs facing a lion king, their bodies uncontrollably shaking.

Gai Jiuyou stepped onto the shore, ascending the white jade stairs step by step into the ancient cave. Ye Fan and the old head of Qishi Manor followed closely. Only the elderly figure ahead could accomplish something like brazenly entering the nests of primeval royal clans.

He completely disregarded the dao patterns and killing formations laid by ancient sages. Any divine killing patterns under Gai Jiuyou's feet turned into chaotic marks, rendering them useless.

Among them, the Divine Wheel Clan's magical formations were the most terrifying, yet they ultimately shattered directly, unable to harm the three in the slightest. Gai Jiuyou merely stepped on them, plunging them into a ten-thousand-foot black hole.

"A human supreme expert has arrived at my Azure Demon Abyss. May I ask your purpose?" This was a vast underground world, flickering with light. In the distance, an ancient giant city was vaguely visible, shrouded in blue mist.

This ancient city, built in the underground world, has existed since primeval times. It is the dwelling place of the Azure Demon Clan, which has given birth to generations of fierce demon kings.

"I've come to reason with you," Gai Jiuyou said, his steps steady as he advanced. With each step, large sections of dao patterns on the ground shattered, many complex markings disintegrating into dust.

The old sage from Qishi Manor's expression changed. He whispered, "These are primeval killing formations, perfected and laid by countless ancient sages over generations. Even saints might perish here and wouldn't get very far."

Ye Fan suppressed his surging emotions. One terrifying ancient formation after another was effortlessly broken by Gai Jiuyou's feet, a simple and direct demolition of arrays.

"Fellow Daoist Gai, you come to our clan to reason, yet you destroy our protective grand formations. What is the meaning of this?" On the ancient giant city, a majestic figure appeared, gazing towards them, his eyes like two flashes of lightning.

"To reason with you using fists, naturally, I must act. Haven't you done the same for all these years, sweeping across the world with war, proving your points with martial might?" Gai Jiuyou replied.

The ancient city ahead fell silent. The person on the city wall felt an overwhelming aura surge towards him, causing his body to tremble.

"Senior Gai, you annihilated the ancient saints of four clans in a single day. Do you intend to overturn the Northern Region and exterminate all ancient clans?" the figure on the city wall loudly asked.

"Royal clans should coexist, and all races under heaven are equal; we could have lived in peace, but you have gone too far," the old sage from Qishi Manor interjected, looking ahead. "You have disregarded the agreements of the Myriad Races Conference. For years, you've acted wantonly, committing numerous massacres. And this time, seven saints even intruded upon our human race's vital lands, wielding power of life and death as you pleased. Do you intend to wipe out our race?"

"There might be... some misunderstanding here," said the Azure Demon Clan Lord, standing on the ancient city.

"A misunderstanding? Your ten great royal clans issued a death warrant against me and dispatched seven ancient saints to the Central Plains to kill me. How big of a misunderstanding could that be?"

Ye Fan sneered.

On the ancient giant city, the Azure Demon Clan Lord's expression was icy. He ignored Ye Fan's words, as no one below the level of a saint had ever dared to disrespect him.

This was because the Azure Demon Clan was not only one of the ten most ferocious clans but also one of the ten strongest royal clans apart from the imperial family, with extremely profound heritage, having once produced a Great Saint.

Moreover, the current Azure Demon Clan Lord was a peerless genius, known as the Azure Demon Heavenly King. He had progressed far on the path to becoming a Dao-proving expert, only one step away from potentially becoming a Great Saint.

It could be said that this person was exceptionally talented, possessed terrifying combat power, far surpassing many ancient kings, and held a place at the pinnacle of current powerhouses.

"You've gone too far, acting unscrupulously for so many years. What else do you plan to do? Do you intend to completely eradicate our human race?" Ye Fan continued.

The Azure Demon Clan Lord remained silent. Confident in his status, he did not even glance at Ye Fan, only looking towards Gai Jiuyou and the old sage from Qishi Manor.

"Why are you silent now? Senior Gai is here, firstly, to discuss the grand principles between the human and ancient races with you, and secondly, to seek an explanation for Ye Fan," the old head of Qishi Manor said.

"Perhaps we were at fault in some ways, but seven ancient saints have died in the Central Plains. Shouldn't your human race's wrath be appeased now?" the Azure Demon Clan Lord finally spoke.

"Not enough. This is just a few people. How can the turmoil be quelled without killing all the ancient saints of your ten great royal clans?" Gai Jiuyou stated.

Unrivaled eight thousand years ago, his words were an unchangeable decree. Now that he had made such a decision, his resolve could not be altered.

"Boom!"

A monstrous field of power emanated. With a single step, Gai Jiuyou appeared before the ancient city. The Azure Demon Clan Lord on the city wall turned ashen, all his bones shattered, and he coughed up blood as he was sent flying thousands of feet away.

His heart was filled with terror. He was just one step away from potentially becoming a Great Saint, yet before this ailing old man, he was not even as good as a scarecrow. The monstrous might unleashed by a single step was terrifying to such an extent!

"You ignored Ye Fan, thinking your status is noble? But compared to Senior Gai, what do you have to be proud of?" the old head of Qishi Manor sneered.

Within the ancient giant city stood a towering, luxuriant tree, its roots firmly planted in the city's center. It shimmered with blue light, enveloped in mist that made one's primordial spirit feel as if it wanted to escape.

This was the Azure Demon Ancient Tree, capable of devouring the primordial spirits of all beings in the world, transforming them into the most primordial essence for the Azure Demon Clan's cultivation. It was the fundamental reason for their clan's prosperity.

At this moment, two figures flew out, intercepting the flung-away Azure Demon Clan Lord. They transformed into two masses of divine-like radiance, striking his body continuously hundreds of times.

The Azure Demon Clan Lord's bones creaked throughout his body, and his primordial spirit emitted a faint glow. His body, which was on the verge of breaking into pieces, finally stabilized its injuries with their assistance.

"He..."

The Azure Demon Clan Lord was utterly terrified. If not for those two intervening just now, he would have likely died. In that instant, he was filled with despair, chilling him from head to toe.

He was hailed as a peerless prodigy with great hope of becoming a Great Saint, yet the newcomer had only taken one step, and the sheer aura alone almost crushed him to smithereens. This was a colossal difference!

Just moments ago, he had clearly felt an invincible will, one that even Great Saints could not match. He had only sensed such faint traces of aura years ago when he had an audience with the Combat Saint Emperor. This person clearly held the hope of proving the Dao!

The two figures who flew from the Azure Demon Ancient Tree, radiating eternal light, both regarded Gai Jiuyou as a formidable foe, their expressions solemn.

"Brother Gai, didn't we have an agreement that neither of us would act? Why can't you sit still?" The speaker was none other than the Great Sage Huntuo, who had come to stop Gai Jiuyou.

"This is a bit excessive. You should know that in this world, you are not necessarily the true supreme being, and no one dares to claim invincibility. Perhaps an old senior from our ancient race will emerge," said the Golden King, his expression cold, his body enveloped in ten thousand feet of golden light.

Great Saints of the ancient clans had appeared; this was bound to be a great storm sweeping across the nine heavens and ten lands!

"Is that so? If there truly is one, I'd be delighted to see them emerge. After all these years, it's truly been lonely," Gai Jiuyou sighed softly.