Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming
Chapter 699 - 699: 693 Eightfold Mirror Three-legged Crow

Elder Long Qian arrived at the Two Realms Mountain, and even without utilizing his Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivation, he easily found the group of Demon Monkeys and saw the Spiritual Pool they were guarding at the back, including the so-called 'Heavenly Connecting Lotus' within the pool!

With his vision honed by his Heavenly Immortal Realm, he recognized that the lotus, although somewhat spiritually natured, was merely forcefully cultivated through a secret technique to mimic the appearance of the Heavenly Connecting Lotus, exploiting its fame to lure others.

Even though it was fake, it was more than enough to fool ordinary cultivators!

For on the fake Heavenly Connecting Lotus, there indeed existed the Power of Laws, and the lotus leaves also overflowed with a rich essence of life, which would undoubtedly tempt ordinary cultivators upon witnessing this scene!

Elder Long Qian, just like some of the regular cultivators hidden nearby, looked eagerly at the lotus, pretending he couldn't restrain himself any longer, and directly made a move to lure the Demon Monkeys away in order to seize the Heavenly Connecting Lotus!

The Demon Monkeys, whether genuinely gullible or pre-instructed, were easily led away. Then, with a flash, Elder Long Qian moved near the Spiritual Pool, ready to capture the Heavenly Connecting Lotus.

The other hidden cultivators couldn't just watch this 'priceless treasure' being taken by someone else; they revealed themselves and charged towards Elder Long Qian, using various techniques to get close to the Heavenly Connecting Lotus.

Then, those seven or eight cultivators all flew over the Spiritual Pool, struggling among themselves while trying to seize the treasure.

But once they all hovered over the pool, they suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, felt darkness falling before their eyes, and their bodies went limp. Before they could even register their surprise, several pitch-black ghost ropes sprang up from the pool, binding them tightly and plunging them into the water, disappearing without a trace!

Elder Long Qian, without any change in his demeanor, allowed whoever acted from the shadows to bind them and entered an underground space from the bottom of the Spiritual Pool.

This was a very rudimentary underground palace, its simplicity highlighted by the ancient Stone Hall in front, with the rest of the area appearing to be hastily constructed, the freshness of the earthy smell giving away its newness.

As Elder Long Qian had expected, this place harbored Demon Cultivators, and not just a few; by his senses, there were at least a hundred!

Their strength was substantial; at least they all possessed the cultivation of the Purple Mansion Realm, including two Demon Immortals and, Elder Long Qian even sensed a Demon of the Heavenly Immortal Realm!

Even with Elder Long Qian's composure, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

No wonder this place gave him palpitations, there were so many adversaries.

These Demon Cultivators were impressive, having survived the purification efforts of the entire Cultivation World for years, boldly stirring trouble here—did they not fear being discovered by the Righteous Path Cultivators?

However, he quickly became serious.

For the few Demon Immortals were not only robust in their Dao cultivation, but they also carried powerfully potent Demon Path Treasures. He could sense the strong presence of these Demon Treasures from afar.

In that ancient Stone Hall, there was also an altar.

A Demon Path Holy Object was enshrined on the altar.

It was a sinister mirror that, both in shape and the aura it emitted, felt exceedingly eerie.

"Over the years, our factions of the Demon Path have been annihilated, leaving our Demon Dao Cultivators scarce, always on the verge of complete extinction,"

A raspy, unpleasant voice spoke up: "Fortunately, there are flaws in the Biluo Heavenly Dao, and eventually, we found a glimmer of hope!

Hehehe... Probably those Righteous Path Cultivators have long forgotten the origin of the Two Realms Mountain, and wouldn't imagine that an Ancient Altar was left here!

The Two Realms Mountain, originally the connection between two great worlds, inherently has its weak spots in space. Although the person linked with the Heavenly Union later mended it, there are still tiny gaps to exploit."

His words carried unmistakable excitement, which infected the other Demon Cultivators in the hall, their eyes red and fervent as they stared unwaveringly at the altar above.

"At the end of the Ancient Great Tribulation, the mighty ones across realms clearly felt the insanity of the Righteous Path Cultivators and sensed the inability to withstand their counterattacks, thus leaving many contingencies.

Although most have been discovered and destroyed by the Righteous Path Cultivators, they missed the unimpressive spots after scouring the Two Realms Mountain. Indeed, they found several risks, but those were just decoys set out in the open to attract their attention. This inconspicuous place is the real deal, intended to facilitate the communication with top-tier powers of various realms!"

The hoarse voice continued: "Though it's been an exceedingly long time, and we don't know if this altar was prepared by a specific Demon Sect or left as a contingency by some otherworldly power, it doesn't matter. As long as we can circumvent the Biluo Heavenly Dao and connect to a few great worlds in distant star regions,

as long as they can relock onto Biluo, there will surely be a way to plunge this world into chaos again!

Achieving such a feat, we will undoubtedly receive rewards from those top-tier powers. If we re-establish the Demon Sect, it will surely revolve around us. In time, those present here may all become the leader of a sect, what a prestigious position that would be!"

"Soul Devouring Demon Venerable speaks wisely!"

Another Demon Immortal spoke, "We have lured cultivators here in secret and captured many over these many days of continuous sacrifice. This Treasure Mirror is close to connecting with the worlds of distant star domains.

Today is the forty-ninth day, the last sacrifice. I hope the number of cultivators sacrificed is enough without any mishaps!"

"Don't worry, each day several cultivators have been tricked into coming here, and we've just caught a few more. Along with those we quietly captured ourselves, we have garnered over a thousand cultivators. Their essence blood and souls combined should suffice for the sacrifice!"

"To avoid prolonging this and risking complications, let's begin now!"

"Good, I too am eager to contact those great powers from those worlds, hehe. We will surely be recognized and intensely cultivated once the strong from several great worlds descend upon Biluo again!"

"Of course, they still need us to manage the Human Clan to serve them, whether it's mining resources or gathering blood food, it won't be easy without us!"

"Alright, bring over all the sacrificial offerings!"

The leading Demon Immortal of the Heavenly Immortal Realm gave the order, and numerous Demon Cultivators drove out thousands of cultivators from various parts of the side hall, herding them to the front of the altar like sheep, cramming together shoulder to shoulder.

Most cultivators displayed panic on their faces, yet a few with high cultivation levels showed intense anger in their eyes, clearly enraged at being humiliated by these Demon Cultivators.

Sadly, they had fallen into the hands of the Demon Cultivators, their Dao Cultivation suppressed, unable to perform even the simplest spells despite their fury.

"Hehe... There's no need to be anxious, just wait a moment, and you'll be on your way!"

A few Demon Cultivators joked before they, led by the leading Demon Immortal, started chanting spells to prepare for the sacrifice.

A creepy, chilling chant that made one's scalp tingle rang out, gradually emanating a strange aura from the mirror on the altar.

"Let blood! Offer the sacrifice!"

At the command, several Demon Cultivators took out sharp execution blades, smirking maliciously as they approached the cultivators, ready to bleed them dry and collect their souls for the sacrifice.

"Demon, meet your end!"

Just as they were about to strike, a sudden tiger's roar was heard. Then, a dragon-shaped phantom surged out from an old man about to have his throat slit, darting straight towards the Demon Immortal on the altar, while several streaks of light shot out, piercing through these Demon Cultivators.

"Spurt..."

Even the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable on the altar, despite his profound cultivation and swiftly reacting by using a Demon Path Treasure to protect himself, still spat out fresh blood from the unexpected attack, spraying directly onto the Demon Mirror, which eerily absorbed it.

The Demon Cultivators were stunned, not expecting such a turn of events.

They quickly realized that only the old man in front of them was able to move freely and soon put their minds at ease.

"Kill him, don't let him disrupt this sacrifice!"

The Soul Devouring Demon Venerable's face shifted rapidly, quickly suppressing the turmoil within him, "If we miss this chance, we may not find another altar. If he disrupts this sacrifice, this place will surely be exposed and Destroyed by the arriving Righteous Path Cultivators, no matter how secretly we hide, sooner or later, we will be found by them!

Only by thoroughly connecting with those great worlds can we have any chance of survival!"

As he spoke, he swooped down like a great bird directly to Elder Long Qian, confronting him in close combat.

He had to staunchly entangle Long Qian, at the very least to prevent him from ruining the sacrifice.

Long Qian furrowed his brow, one hand shooting out in a dragon claw strike, blocking the blow from the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable, then he called upon a Space Magical Treasure, attempting to gather all the cultivators beneath the altar.

Sadly, he was not a Great Power, and his understanding of the Space Law was also not thorough, resulting in the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable severing the absorbing power of the Space Magical Treasure, only managing to rescue about half of the cultivators.

Even so, this caused the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable's expression to drastically change.

"Keep those people here!"

He roared, a menacing dark beast head suddenly emerging behind him, opening its maw wide to devour Elder Long Qian.

At the same time, a trace of dark glow stealthily flew out from his sleeve!

This black light seemed able to suppress all energies, silently stabbing towards Long Qian's abdomen.

If not for Elder Long Qian being a master skilled in concealing his aura and possessing considerable knowledge of similar techniques, he might have been caught off guard by the opponent's attack.

However, even so, the defensive magic he hastily released failed to fully withstand the assault of the black light.

This black light, emanating from an unknown treasure, was immensely powerful, forcing Elder Long Qian to retreat hundreds of meters back with a single strike.

Elder Long Qian furrowed his brows, realizing he had underestimated these foes.

Before he could deploy other tactics, the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable raised a pitch-black demon tower, from which beams of black light erupted, collapsing the underground space and blasting Elder Long Qian up to the surface.

The Soul Devouring Demon Venerable, realizing Elder Long Qian's strength at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, knew it would be impossible to defeat him quickly. Even with the demon treasure in hand, victory would not be swift.

Thus, to avoid disrupting the sacrifice, he preferred to blast Elder Long Qian out to the surface and engage in combat in the outer void.

Although this could easily attract the attention of others, fortunately, resources were scarce in the Desolate Wilderness Territory, and no sect wished to establish a base there.

Two Realms Mountain, due to certain special reasons, rarely saw cultivators visit. Thus, there was no immediate fear of an attack from Righteous Path cultivators. If they could hold on a little longer, once the sacrificial ritual was completed, they could leave and find a hidden place to avoid enemies.

As long as they resisted until the arrival of powerful beings from those major worlds, they would win!

Although this star domain was located countless distances from those major worlds, it didn't matter. If Grandmaster Ancestor Taixuan could move the entirety of the Biluo Great World here, top beings from the other major worlds could certainly locate this star domain after pinpointing Biluo.

The only concern was that Elder Long Qian had taken nearly half of the cultivators originally prepared for the sacrifice, adding uncertainty to the ritual.

Two Heavenly Immortal Dao beings soared into the sky, fighting fiercely.

Even though the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable wielded a powerful demon path treasure, so strong that even Elder Long Qian, at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, had to keep retreating, Elder Long Qian soon steadied himself.

For he had released two Demon Immortal Realm spiritual beasts to aid him in battle.

Moreover, one of these beasts was at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, carefully nurtured over many years by Elder Long Qian to reach this state.

Thus, it turned into a battle involving two Heavenly Immortals and one True Immortal against the demon cultivator. Despite the formidable power of the demon tower, it was difficult for him to overcome them, and the battle remained at a standstill.

Underground Palace, Altar.

Two Demon Immortals glanced up, their expressions fluctuating, but soon they gritted their teeth, suppressed the urge to flee immediately, and ordered other demon cultivators to continue the sacrifice.

Buzz Buzz Buzz...

The Demon Mirror trembled slightly, and a bizarre aura surged out.

But it still wasn't enough!

With half of the cultivators taken by Elder Long Qian, the Demon Mirror, although trembling, was somewhat unstable, clearly lacking in force!

The taller Demon Immortal twitched the corner of his eye as he looked at the demon cultivators below and said in a cold voice, "For the longevity of our Demon Path, it is time to make some necessary sacrifices!"

At these words, the expressions of the gathered demon cultivators changed drastically.

Several Primordial Spirit Realm demon cultivators exchanged glances, then suddenly attacked all demon cultivators below the Primordial Spirit Realm, ambushing and backstabbing them, slaughtering them one by one.

Despite their numbers, there was no room to resist with two Demon Immortals above them.

Having obtained the essence blood and demon souls of these cultivators, the Demon Mirror finally stabilized.

A moment later, a voice, though indistinct, but filled with surprise and joy, emanated from the depths of the Demon Mirror: "I seem to have detected a familiar aura; is this... the coordinates of the Biluo Great World?

Why so blurred? The power of this sacrifice is too weak to pinpoint the exact location of the Biluo Great World!"

Hearing this, the two Demon Immortals and the remaining few Primordial Spirit Realm demon cultivators turned pale.

The power of the sacrifice was still insufficient; did they need to sacrifice themselves as well?

The tall Demon Immortal bowed carefully and said, "My lord, it's not that we didn't exert ourselves, but currently, the Demon Path has been completely uprooted by the Righteous Path Cultivators of Biluo. Now, there are only a few of us left, and we must act with caution every day, no longer daring to capture Cultivators for sacrifices as freely as before. It's truly hard to find more offerings at the moment!"

"Useless!"

The voice of indistinct gender opposite them transmitted, subsequently not making it difficult for them, "Well, the mirror you used for sacrifice was originally crafted by me modeled after the Eightfold Divine Mirror. These two mirrors are greatly connected, otherwise you wouldn't be able to communicate with me.

Now, I will deploy supreme Divine Power and have the Eightfold Crow enter Biluo through the passage between the two mirrors. As long as the Eightfold Mirror remains undamaged, I can locate the Star Domain where Biluo is located."

Saying this, the Great Power of unknown realm stabilized the passage, finally, the mirror's surface slowly began to ripple with a spatial undulation, and the shadow of a small crow emerged within the depths of the mirror.

After quite some time, the crow's figure became increasingly clear. Even with the backing of that Great Power stabilizing the passage and the crow itself using the power of a Divine Artifact to lock onto this coordinate, it took a great deal of effort to finally reveal its head, then it struggled out from within the mirror.

This journey through clearly demanded immense effort as the crow scraped its body out from the mirror and nearly collapsed on the ground. Its breath was unsteady, and it panted heavily for a while before finally looking up at the crowd.

Only then did the few Demon Immortals clearly see that not only was the crow's breath odd, but around its neck hung a mirror, strikingly similar to the Demon Mirror on the Altar.

Most importantly, the crow had three legs hanging beneath its body.

"Three-Legged Crow?"

Several Demon Cultivators exclaimed in surprise, "Could you possibly belong to the Imperial Family of the Heavenly Demon Great World?"

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

The crow startled by their words, hastily flapped its wings and reprimanded, "The Golden Crow Royal Family holds such esteemed status, how dare I compare myself with them!"

It paused then continued, "I am an Eightfold Crow under the service of the Heavenly Shining Great God of the Fusang World, sent here with the Eightfold Divine Mirror by my master's order.

My master has already gone to the Heavenly Demon Great World to meet the Demon Emperor and report the reemergence of Biluo. Soon, a Top Level Great Power from the Heavenly Demon Realm will make a move, and we can use the Eightfold Divine Mirror to locate Biluo, and you all will be credited greatly!"

"What? We're not in contact with one of those Great Worlds?"

Two Demon Immortals and a few other Primordial Spirit Realm Demon Cultivators looked at each other in disbelief, not expecting that they had only contacted one of the subsidiary worlds of the Heavenly Demon Great World!

It is said that the Fusang World was established by a Crown Prince from the Golden Crow Demon Clan, who left a segment of the Fusang Branch there, which grew into the Fusang Divine Tree and resided there for a time. During the Ancient Great Tribulation, it had also followed the Heavenly Demon Great World to attack Biluo.

Although there were a few powerful beings among them, it is after all a vassal of the Heavenly Demon Realm, not considered very strong. If they reported this, it was certain to share their merits, and it was questionable whether the Heavenly Demon Realm would still grant them ample benefits.

As a few Demon Cultivators hesitated, the Eightfold Crow spoke, "Come on, quickly tell me about this world. I need to... Eh? Why is the fight outside so fierce?"

"Reporting... Upper Envoy, this place has been discovered by the Righteous Path Cultivators, and they have sneaked in to cause destruction. Thankfully, the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable with his formidable strength has held them back, or else this sacrifice would have failed."

Ultimately, the Demon Cultivators still reluctantly acknowledged the identity of this three-legged crow—after all, it did have some connections to the Heavenly Demon Realm and they needed its help to locate Fusang, so for the time being, they treated it as an Upper Envoy.

The term 'Upper Envoy' clearly pleased the crow immensely, puffing up its chest arrogantly and lifting its head high, proudly saying, "Can't even handle one Immortal; what kind of Demon Lord are you?"

With this posture, the Demon Cultivators' hearts became increasingly dissatisfied.

"Hmph, I just wonder if the Great Demon of the Heavenly Demon Realm dares to assume the title of Upper Envoy when it arrives!"

However, they flattered with their mouths, "The Upper Envoy speaks truthfully; the Soul Devouring Demon Venerable indeed does not compare to the Upper Envoy in strength. Since it is so, please, Upper Envoy, take action and eliminate that Immortal, so that we can leave this place quickly to avoid more complications from the Righteous Path Cultivators discovering us!"

"Caw..."

The Three-Legged Crow made a sound, suddenly realizing what it had just said.

Previously, to pass through the connection channel between the mirrors, it had expended tremendous effort, and without the Divine Artifact's protection, it would have already been lost in the Endless Void. Even though it barely managed to make its way out, its body was still somewhat weak.

Besides, considering the strength of the two parties fighting above, both were stronger than itself. In terms of strength, it truly didn't dare to intervene so rashly.

Yet having already spoken, it was hard to back down without putting forth some effort.

Fortunately, though lacking in strength, with a Divine Artifact in hand, it was not afraid of truly losing face!