Everyone's suspended hearts finally relaxed a little.
There were quite a few Ancient Clans hiding in the shadows of the Six Domains. With their power, they would undoubtedly be able to suppress the Abyss Demon rampages across the Six Domains in short order.
Moreover...
Chankongzi was certain that these people would not dare slack off in the slightest!
The price was one they could not afford!
If the wrath of the Seventh Domain were ignited... it would surely take rivers of blood before it was extinguished!
Long Hou turned his head to look behind him and said in a heavy voice, "Each of us will oversee a domain. If anyone slacks off... show no mercy!"
"Youming."
Behind him, Youming, looking listless, raised his head and rolled his eyes impatiently.
"I know, I know!! You just want me to work, don't you?!"
*Slash!*
A crimson saber light flashed and vanished.
Youming's arm flew into midair!
Hong Zhi tilted her head, her eyes frigid as she spoke, "Watch your tone."
Youming curled his lip and casually reattached his arm.
Still doing as he pleased, he retorted, "Blehh, make me!!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, before the bell could chime, his figure vanished into nothingness. Loud laughter echoed from the void:
"Hahahaha, I'm heading to the Xuanmen Domain!"
With that, he bolted away without a trace.
The corners of the others' mouths twitched slightly.
After all, they wouldn't dare play with their lives like Youming, keeping his head loosely tied to his belt.
Beside Chankongzi, a grim-faced man couldn't help but say, "Did that guy just burn his essence blood to run away?"
Chankongzi shrugged and looked helplessly at the woman who had already drawn her saber by half an inch. "If that bastard hadn't run fast, Second Sister would've chopped him... I really don't get why he has such a temper. He's completely unpredictable."
The stern-faced man had sharp, chiseled features, wore a green robe, and carried a sword on his back with one hand behind him.
Chankongzi sidled up to him and asked softly, "Third Brother, where are you going?"
The man shrugged, unhooked the azure wine gourd from his waist, took a swig, and said casually, "Whatever Brother Long arranges. I'm fine with anything."
As he spoke, the man's brows suddenly furrowed. He reached out with five fingers splayed, and the azure sword on his back instantly flew into his hand.
The sword light struck toward Chankongzi's chest as swift as lightning.
An azure phantom appeared behind the man, and a wisp of pitch-black demonic qi was forcefully drawn out of Chankongzi's chest!
With a flick of his wrist, a flash of sword light dispersed the demonic qi.
The man chided, "Be more steady in the future, kid! You know how dangerous it is to rush into the rifts. You were injured and kept quiet about it?"
Chankongzi grinned sheepishly and scratched his head. "I was a bit reckless."
Long Hou glared at Chankongzi, then turned to the green-robed swordsman. "Nangong, you head to the Great Xia Domain."
Nangong Xuandu nodded slightly, a faint smile curling the corner of his lips as he chuckled softly. "Sounds like I got off easy."
He tossed the sword into the air, letting it slide back into its scabbard, and with one hand behind his back, took a step and vanished from the spot.
As he left, Long Hou urged, "Drink less wine."
Nangong Xuandu nodded with a dazed look in his eyes and murmured, "Understood."
Once everyone had vanished, Long Hou departed as well, weighed down by heavy thoughts.
***
Great Xia Sword Sect.
Li Guanqi stood atop the peak of Tianjian Peak.
His divine sense surged outward, blanketing the surroundings as he continuously issued command after command.
The light of the teleportation array in the plaza glowed incessantly as injured people were brought in one after another.
Li Guanqi had assembled all the disciples of Tianlei Peak and Pill Peak to help suppress the demonic qi in the injured.
Suddenly!
The eyes of a heavily injured disciple from an outside sect turned blood-red. Dense demonic qi erupted from his body, and he reached out, clawing toward the heart of the person beside him.
Yet a lightning sword plummeted from the heavens, pinning him firmly to the ground.
This sight terrified many onlookers, who retreated in haste to clear some distance.
Li Guanqi's figure appeared before the young man. Looking at the youth whose face was contorted and who had clearly lost his mind, Li Guanqi frowned slightly.
Raising a hand, he drew out the disciple's soul. As expected!
Between the youth's brows, a mass of black shadow was writhing and twisting, its area steadily expanding.
Li Guanqi's expression changed—not just because the cultivator had been demonized, but because the cultivator's essence blood and soul power were continually draining away, and the demonic qi was actually showing signs of transforming him into an Abyss Demon!!
In other words...
As long as the demonic qi inside them accumulated to a certain level, any injured cultivator could potentially be transformed into an Abyss Demon!!
Instantly, Li Guanqi's divine sense swept across the entire territory of the Great Xia Sword Sect!!
Immediately afterward, cultivator after cultivator was pulled into midair as he personally drew the demonic qi out from their souls!
Having done all this, Li Guanqi relayed his discovery to Ji Yuchuan, warning them to pay close attention to this issue, and Lu Kangnian passed the message down as well.
Suddenly!
Li Guanqi's expression drastically shifted. In his perception, the world was abruptly filled with numerous chaotic auras!!
And every single one of these auras was immensely powerful!!
Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, raising the sect-protecting grand formation to its maximum strength.
Turning toward Qin Xian, he said, "Elder Qin, I'm going out to take a look!"
Teleporting outside, Li Guanqi felt his mind shaken to its core.
Before his eyes, dozens of long rifts in the void appeared across the sky.
Enormous cloud boats glided out from them one after another.
These cloud boats were magnificently ornate yet emanated an ancient, primal aura, each and every boat an incomparably formidable dharma artifact.
Li Guanqi stood with hands behind his back beneath the vault of heaven. Soon, silhouetted against the cloud boats, numerous cultivators appeared.
The attire of these cultivators seemed... as if it did not belong to this era!!
The robes they wore were far more intricate and opulent, every single detail meticulously crafted.
Even their hair-binding styles were markedly distinct...
Li Guanqi murmured, "Ancient cultivators!"
These cultivators appeared simultaneously, as though by prior agreement. Without pausing for an instant, they steered their cloud boats toward various regions!!
Violent spatial ripples churned around the cloud boats, and with a sudden surge of speed, they vanished from sight in an instant.
Among them were several auras belonging to Void Refining Realm experts; they cast only a single glance toward the Great Xia Sword Sect before looking away.
After all, with Li Guanqi present and the sect-protecting grand formation shining with immense power, it showed no sign whatsoever of being overrun by Abyss Demons.
Ji Yuchuan's hurried voice rang in Li Guanqi's ear.
"Pavilion Master, the Ancient Clans of the Six Domains have stepped in to help suppress them!"
"This time... it seems previous restrictions are gone—almost all of them are cultivators with a Dao age of over a hundred years!!"
Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes. Just as he had anticipated!!
This time, relying on the Ancient Clans to step in was likely the only way to swiftly suppress the rampant Abyss Sealing Grounds.
Yet the condition for these people to intervene... was probably full entry into the mortal world.
With the Ancient Clans stepping forward, whether this boded ill or well for the Six Domains remained to be seen.
Chapter 766