Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 261 - 156: The Might of the Demon Venerable

Chapter 261: Chapter 156: The Might of the Demon Venerable

With the shattering of the Yata Mirror for Detecting Demons, the previously bright night sky once again returned to darkness.

The demons that had been locked by the brilliance of the Demon-Revealing Mirror, as if breaking free from the invisible shackles that bound them, seized this once-in-a-millennium opportunity to gasp for air and frantically escaped pursuit.

Some took advantage of the cover of night, diving into the thick thorns of deep forests and old woods or hiding in deep caves. Others, seizing the opportunity, launched counterattacks amidst the strange rocks and ravines, streams and rivers, appearing and disappearing fleetingly. Even more took advantage of the chaos to flee from Muling County.

At this moment, atop a cliff outside the county town, three figures stood prominently, all with sharp eyes fixed on the battle within the city.

They were two men and one woman.

The woman had a tall figure, with a cool and beautiful face, dressed in an elegant, light goose-yellow trailing gown, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Standing beside her, one to the left and one to the right, were two men, each with their own distinctive charm.

One held a gleaming broadsword, wearing a deep blue outfit, his face marked with bold and powerful lines, exuding ruggedness and valor, and a decisiveness that seemed to come from deep within his bones.

The other cradled a clear and lustrous jade flute. Despite his unremarkable features, the transcendent quality that radiated from within him could not be ignored.

Especially his pure white garment, which made him look like a hermit straight out of a painting, with a graceful demeanor.

These three individuals all hailed from the number one academy in the world, "Wanshou Mountains and Rivers."

As a true bastion of Confucianism, Wanshou Mountains and Rivers Academy had a unique and different approach to selecting its students.

Unlike other ordinary academies that passively wait for students to come to them, it followed the concept of "fate and meeting, choosing the best for admission," actively going out to find those with exceptional talents to invite into the academy.

The scale of admission was strictly limited to five hundred people. Once the quota was filled, the gates would immediately close to new students, regardless of the outside world’s eagerness.

If, unfortunately, a student’s departure or death created a vacancy, following established rules, the academy would appoint the currently on-duty elder, according to a strict rotating schedule, to embark on the lengthy journey to find a suitable candidate.

The Confucian Saint from the Capital came from Wanshou Mountains and Rivers.

"Both of you, what do you say? This trip wasn’t in vain, was it?"

The man holding the flute, named Wen Zhe, a newly appointed elder of Wanshou Mountains and Rivers, was now smiling at the imposing figure of the Demon Venerable within the city, his words tinged with a hint of teasing and relief, "If we had listened to brother Nong, we would have missed this Demon Venerable."

The man called Nong Tianci, wielding the broadsword, revealed a slightly wild smile, his eyes flickering with intense and bloodthirsty light, barely concealing his excitement,

"Indeed, this is a pleasant surprise. What’s even more thrilling is that the Demon Venerable appeared in Muling County. The Formation built specifically for her by the Mo Family, Wuchan Temple, and our Wanshou Mountains and Rivers can finally be put to good use."

Pausing, he gazed intently at the woman beside him, his voice carrying a hint of expectation and sincerity, "Ping’er, if I behead the Demon Venerable myself, would you marry me?"

Yu Ping’er ignored him, her expression indifferent, her voice calm and rational:

"Back then, the Demon Venerable’s cultivation was almost invincible in the world. Learning that she liked to bathe for cultivation in a divine pool here, the Mo Family, Wuchan Temple, and Wanshou Mountains and Rivers secretly constructed the Subduing Demon Heavenly Buddha Formation in an attempt to suppress the Demon Venerable. Unexpectedly, the Formation wasn’t needed, as the Demon Venerable died within the Water Moon Dream Mirror."

She looked at the scholar Wen Zhe, "But the question is, can just the three of us activate the Formation, or should we ask Wuchan Temple for help?"

Before Wen Zhe could speak, Nong Tianci snorted coldly:

"Waiting for those monks, the dish will be cold. The operation of the Formation has been known for over two hundred years. If it weren’t for the key bodhi seed being used to suppress the nine-tailed demon fox, the Formation’s power would not have been greatly reduced.

Now, the Formation’s power is probably only left at about ten percent. Such a pity. Nonetheless, the Demon Venerable is now but a possessing soul, far from her peak condition. Together with us, we have enough strength to suppress and execute her!"

Wen Zhe said mildly, "Brother Nong is right. We cannot wait for Wuchan Temple to arrive. We have to take action ourselves."

He looked at his two companions and smiled, "Brother Nong, Sister Ping’er, if we succeed in slaying the Demon Venerable, our names will surely spread throughout the world, and we will certainly have a place in the Literature Heaven Pavilion of Wanshou Mountains and Rivers. Opportunities are rare, so don’t hold back."

...

Inside the city.

After Yu Zhu summoned the "Heavenly Begging Bowl," long pythons and serpents surged like dragons overturning rivers and seas, surrounding the Demon Venerable within, their scales glistening with the radiance of thunderous fury.

"Demon Venerable, dying at my hands won’t tarnish your reputation."

Yu Zhu’s eyes burned with intensity, fervently hot.

The Demon Venerable stood with her hands behind her back, her elegant silver-white hair dancing in the night wind, eying the fierce pythons, and spoke lightly, "What a pity that the Heavenly Begging Bowl, once a treasured relic of the Turquoise Pool, most suitable for nurturing the dragons of the southern sea’s abyss, has been used to raise these little snakes. Such a waste."

She turned her gaze toward Yu Zhu opposite her, her lips curling into a smirk filled with deep mockery and disdain, "Using demons to fight me? Have you lost your mind? I... am the sovereign of ten thousand demons, the supreme ruler of all demonic beings! Which demon dares to offend me?"

The Demon Venerable stamped her foot lightly on the ground.

In that instant, a dominant aura of supremacy erupted from her, dense as a mountain, intimidating in all directions.

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