Chapter 1418: Sword Severing the Demon Lord

Tu State, Hua Tu Mountain.

Legend has it that a thousand years ago, a Painting Saint practiced on a nameless mountain, and then entered the Dao through painting. After displaying his sanctity on earth, he traveled and left.

The nameless mountain was named Hua Tu Mountain thereafter, as a memorial.

However, Hua Tu Mountain is merely an ordinary hill outside the range of several dozen miles of mountains in Tu State, neither showcasing beautiful scenery nor bearing any cultural relics.

Therefore, despite its commemorative significance, it is just a name, visited occasionally by tourists, but rarely inhabited.

But twenty or thirty years ago, a Wandering Daoist came here and purchased the land deed of Hua Tu Mountain from the Tu State government, establishing a sect and building a modest Daoist Temple.

The Daoist’s name is Profound Jade Daoist.

The Daoist Temple is named Yuzhen Temple.

After founding the sect, Profound Jade Daoist centered around Tu State, aiding the needy and exorcising demons in the nearby towns, markets, and rural villages.

Then he recruited many disciples, widely spreading Daoist techniques, even summarizing some fitness techniques, passing them to local farmers, craftsmen, hunters, and merchants.

Over a decade later, Yuzhen Temple had gained significant fame in Tu State.

However, due to Profound Jade Daoist’s low cultivation and grassroots approach, his 800 disciples hardly attracted the attention of nearby major sects, regarding Yuzhen Temple as a typical grassroots sect.

Later, even when Yuzhen Temple’s disciples ventured out and spread across Linxi Dao, their lack of permanent presence still didn’t draw any attention.

If not for confirming the presence of Profound Profound Demon Lord in Linxi Dao, several experts suspected unusual occurrences in Linxi Dao, otherwise, Yuzhen Temple might have gone unnoticed.

Because they are really too weak!

But once carefully examined, it turns out Yuzhen Temple has already expanded its reach to five states and thirty-two counties in Linxi Dao!

However…

It ends here!

Flying at the forefront, Divine Monarch Hui Jian has already “seen” the distant Hua Tu Mountain and Yuzhen Temple upon it.

In the next moment, he cancels the Concealing Breath Technique, and a sky-piercing Sword Qi bursts upward.

…

On the other side, Hua Tu Mountain, Yuzhen Temple.

Recently, in the past one or two months, the states in Linxi Dao have been bustling.

Divine Monarch Hui Jian’s 500th birthday on Celestial Sword Mountain has unified celebrations across Linxi Dao, with White Cloud Temple, Chixiao Temple, Fahua Temple, and Great Vajra Temple all entering Linxi Dao, alongside Celestial Sword Mountain disciples, exorcising demons and pledging to give Linxi Dao’s people a safe and peaceful New Year.

Core disciples of Yuzhen Temple have long fallen and under the arrangement of Profound Profound Demon Lord, they fully conceal themselves without revealing a trace.

“Profound Celestial Jade True Longevity Technique” indeed deserves to be a top-notch technique infused with demonic influence, deeply concealing demonic Qi, where ordinary Abnormal People can’t even detect it.

As this group sweeps through Linxi Dao and celebrated Divine Monarch Hui Jian’s 500th birthday, this matter will pass.

Indeed, the development has been exactly as Profound Profound Demon Lord predicted.

Linxi Dao has been chaotic for nearly two months, revealing numerous demons and ghosts, all cleared out by those monks, Daoists, Sword Immortals, and Abnormal People.

This included ghosts from the Netherworld, wizards from the Southern Border, Western Buddhism monks, and even a demon inheriting the Glazed Buddha Demon, who was slain by an expert of Celestial Sword Mountain with one sword strike.

Until recently, as the year-end approaches, the experts of major sects gradually ceased, with no significant movements.

Profound Profound Demon Lord contacted his 800 disciples and found everyone safe and sound.

Logically, this hurdle should be over.

However, Profound Profound Demon Lord felt uneasy, as if he had neglected something.

“No!”

“I need to capture a Celestial Sword Mountain disciple to ask about the specific situation.”

That night, Profound Profound Demon Lord stood in the rear courtyard of Yuzhen Temple, observing the celestial phenomenon, his mind made up, when suddenly from the southern sky, a Sword Qi soared upward.

“Heaven-piercing Sword Qi! Divine Monarch Hui Jian!”

This Sword Qi, tearing through the sky and earth, even across hundreds of miles, made Profound Profound Demon Lord feel its sharpness.

In Celestial Sword Mountain, apart from Divine Monarch Hui Jian, there’s no one else to think of. 𝚏𝗋ℯⅇ

…

“Profound Profound Demon Lord! Surrender your life!”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian shouted fiercely, his palm lightly flipped, revealing a one-foot flying sword, entirely blade, appearing in his hand.

In the next moment, the flying sword vanished, crossed hundreds of miles in an instant, appearing just three inches from the center of the forehead of the middle-aged Daoist in the rear courtyard of Yuzhen Temple.

The fierce Sword Qi made Profound Profound Demon Lord’s hairs stand on end.

“Buzz!”

A light sound, the flying sword was suspended in mid-air at his forehead. ℴℴ𝗺

The tip of the flying sword, the space twisted, emitting a “hiss hiss” sound and lines of tearing space emerged.

Then, the flying sword slowly moved forward, advancing half an inch.

Profound Profound Demon Lord’s eyes widened.

With a “bang,” the flying sword was blasted away into the air.

“Good Demon! Indeed extraordinary!”

As Divine Monarch Hui Jian’s voice finished, he appeared above the mountain gate of Yuzhen Temple, in front of Hua Tu Mountain.

Simultaneously, more than thirty disciples within Yuzhen Temple came out.

“Who comes here…”

The next moment, 108 sword rays lit up around Hua Tu Mountain, under the host of twelve brighter sword rays, enveloping the entire Hua Tu Mountain in Sword Qi.

“Array!”

“Celestial Sword Mountain?”

“This is…”

Yuzhen Temple disciples all looked towards the rear courtyard, in the direction of the Temple Master.

“Celestial Sword Mountain does have some skills, unexpectedly seeing through my true form.”

Profound Profound Demon Lord slowly floated up, suspended in the air above Yuzhen Temple, confronting Divine Monarch Hui Jian across dozens of miles, eyes meeting, as if lightning in the void.

Seeing the seemingly middle-aged Daoist with Daoist cultivation in front of him, Divine Monarch Hui Jian squinted his eyes.

The recent sword was with all his strength, yet blocked by this demon, without showing any strain.

Indeed, as Dongyangzi said, not undeservedly, a former central Demon King, truly extraordinary.

Profound Profound Demon Lord chuckled at Divine Monarch Hui Jian, making him feel a sudden blur before his eyes.

Divine Monarch Hui Jian’s Sword Heart trembled, dispelling the magical influence, seeing Profound Profound Demon Lord not taking the opportunity to attack, but rather his form bending northward, trying to escape the Great Celestial Circle Ten Thousand Sword Array encompassing Hua Tu Mountain.

“Amitabha Buddha!”

The Buddhist chant echoed, a Heaven Covering Buddha’s Hand appeared to the north of Hua Tu Mountain, blocking all spaces around, firmly locking Profound Profound Demon Lord’s Qi and Divine Soul, hindering his escape.

Profound Profound Demon Lord immediately halted, his face turned bleak, coldly staring at the benevolent-looking old monk behind the Buddha’s Hand.

“Monk from Fahua Temple?”

Profound Profound Demon Lord said viciously, “I should have destroyed you thousands of years ago!”