Chapter 148 - 137: The Person Flying in the Sky!

Chapter 148: Chapter 137: The Person Flying in the Sky!

Teng Zijing was the seventh-ranked expert in the world of Martial Arts.

He was known as the Great Roc Demon King.

When Little Demon Saint Ma Rulong heard his master mention that this person was part of the plan, he couldn’t help but be shocked. "Master, did you arrange for him to deal with Yun Shouxuan?"

Long Zaitian said indifferently, "The ten strongest people in the world are all individuals of immense pride and towering arrogance. Even the tenth-ranked Bai Zancang has boundless ambitions, otherwise, he wouldn’t challenge the number one expert every single time.

"Although Teng Zijing’s strength is inferior to mine, he is not someone I can forcibly command."

The others were bewildered.

Only Young Master Qing smiled faintly and said, "While Teng Zijing is not someone who can be ordered around, he is definitely someone who cannot let go of fame and fortune in this world. Among the top ten experts in the world, who wouldn’t want to advance a step further?"

Fame and fortune have always been the deadliest lures since antiquity. Those riding donkeys pine for fine steeds; those serving as Prime Minister yearn to be a Prince.

"Teng Zijing is seventh in the world, and Yun Shouxuan is sixth. Now that Yun Shouxuan has been injured by the Sect Leader’s Thunder Tribulation, it is an opportunity Teng Zijing has likely been waiting ages for. Taking advantage of Yun Shouxuan’s injury, he naturally won’t pass up the chance to advance his rank among the top ten."

Long Zaitian glanced at Young Master Qing and said, "The Vice Sect Leader’s words are not wrong. Therefore, I simply had someone point out the specific location of the Celestial Demon Sect to him..."

The fact that Yun Shouxuan was injured was known to everyone in the world. However, the location of the Celestial Demon Sect was a closely guarded secret, known to very few. Once he learned of the Celestial Demon Sect’s location, it would be impossible for Teng Zijing not to seek out Yun Shouxuan.

Young Master Qing pondered for a moment before saying, "But even you, Sect Leader, said you weren’t confident about killing Yun Shouxuan in a life-and-death battle. Does Teng Zijing really have that ability?"

Long Zaitian exhaled slowly and said, "Who among the world’s top ten isn’t an exceptional figure? They each possess their own unique skills. Why do you think Teng Zijing is called the Great Roc Demon King?"

Young Master Qing looked thoughtful.

In the Jade Gui Mountain Range.

Within the deep valley where the Celestial Demon Sect was located, laid a place named Celestial Treasure Valley. The Celestial Destiny Palace within the valley looked like a Divine Palace and Demon Hall hidden away in a secluded paradise. Complexes of palaces sat in clusters, arranged in a neat, overlapping pattern.

Today.

Numerous disciples of the Celestial Demon Sect were going about their daily meditation and cultivation. Judging from the practitioners in the various palaces, the ratio of men to women was roughly three to seven.

The Celestial Demon Sect did not deliberately recruit only female disciples, nor did they shy away from recruiting males. However, seventy percent of the experts produced by the Celestial Demon Sect throughout its history had been women. This was mainly because women held certain advantages when it came to cultivating the various Martial Arts of the Celestial Demon Sect.

Yun Feifei was consulting the Sect’s Great Elder Duanmu Ying on cultivation issues regarding the Shadow Demon Secret Manual.

Duanmu Ying was one of the three Great Innate experts of the Celestial Demon Sect. She belonged to the generation before Yun Shouxuan, but she looked to be only forty years old. This was the benefit of cultivating the Celestial Demon Strategy; even at seventy or eighty, one would still maintain a youthful appearance.

"Thank you for your guidance, Great Elder Duanmu," Yun Feifei said, bowing respectfully after finishing her inquiries.

"You were injured by a single punch from the Holy Son. Although you took the Life-extending Pill in time, your cultivation progress has been exceedingly slow over the past few years. However, this is also a blessing in disguise," Duanmu Ying said gently. "Previously, you cultivated too quickly, which made your foundation unstable. Now that you’ve slowed down, you have the opportunity to shore up those weaknesses.

"As for the Holy Son, you shouldn’t dare harbor any resentment toward him. I’ve heard that he is now ranked among the top ten in the world. In a few years, he might even accept the Sect Leader’s request to take charge of our Celestial Demon Sect and become our new Sect Leader."

Yun Feifei hurriedly lowered her voice and said, "What happened three years ago was my own reckless mistake. How could I bear any resentment? If I ever have the chance to see him again, I would willingly accept any punishment he sees fit."

Looking at Yun Feifei’s expression, Duanmu Ying could tell how much of her words stemmed from genuine repentance and how much came from pure fear. She wasn’t just afraid of Sect Leader Yun Shouxuan; there was also a deep-seated fear of Chen Sha.

Regardless of whether she admitted her fault out of true remorse or fear, it no longer mattered. The Holy Son had already become the leader of the Daoist Sect and was ranked among the top ten in the world. Why would he ever care about a Grandmaster like Yun Feifei?

Duanmu Ying looked at the great hall where Yun Shouxuan was in seclusion and thought with a sigh, "The Sect Leader’s current secluded meditation to cultivate the final two layers of the Celestial Demon Strategy, ’Transforming Demon into Immortal,’ requires her to go through two Chapters. Among them, the Demon Transformation Chapter is easy, but the Immortal Ascension Chapter is the hardest. Once she sits down, she enters a state of absolute detachment, forgetting both self and surroundings, completely oblivious to the outside world. I’m afraid she won’t be able to end her seclusion for at least half a year to a year."

This also meant that it would take at least a year or two before the Holy Son could possibly come to take over the Celestial Demon Sect.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the panicked shouts of numerous Celestial Demon Sect disciples echoed from within Heaven-Hiding Valley.

Both women looked bewildered.

They walked out onto the plaza within the valley, only to see that many disciples had already gathered outside, drawn by the commotion. They were all looking up at the sky.

"Is that a bird?"

"What a huge bird! Not even a goshawk is that big. Could it be the legendary Roc Eagle?"

Many Celestial Demon Sect disciples stared curiously at the dark silhouette circling in the sky. It looked like a creature out of myth, soaring among the clouds high above.

Suddenly, it began to dive straight down toward the plaza.

Instantly, the disciples of the Celestial Demon Sect grew excited.

"Such a majestic great eagle! If we can subdue it, wouldn’t we be able to ride on its back and travel through the clouds in the future?"

This was the stronghold of the Demon Sect, after all. Every disciple here, male or female, had been raised on the Demon Sect’s ideology and was an arrogant, unruly individual. As such, they immediately dropped into fighting stances on the ground.

"By the looks of it, this great eagle wants to swoop down and snatch some of us away! Haha, Senior Brother Zhuu, it looks like it’s heading right for you! Let me help you!"

A group of disciples immediately rushed toward Zhuu Zhengan, a True Disciple of the Celestial Demon Sect, whom the "great eagle" was diving toward. They intended to join forces and subdue the beast together.

Duanmu Ying, who had rushed over upon hearing the noise, looked up at the diving "creature" and realized the terrifying truth.

That wasn’t a great eagle at all! It was clearly a person diving down from the sky!

This man was actually able to fly through the air just like an eagle.

Her expression changed drastically. "Forming wings out of Qi Power to roam freely between heaven and earth like a bird... this person is Teng Zijing, the Great Roc Demon King!"

She immediately roared at all the disciples, "All disciples! Retreat into the halls! That is one of the most terrifying people in the world! Scatter! Scatter now!"

In an instant, the Celestial Demon Sect disciples felt as though they had been struck by lightning upon hearing her shout. With looks of sheer horror on their faces, they stared up at the terrifying figure diving down from the sky.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH.

As the man plummeted downwards, the boundless air currents above the Celestial Demon Palace cascaded like an inverted heavenly river. Gale-force winds poured down like torrential water, while strands of aura as sharp as steel blades swept across the heavens and the earth.

Before Zhuu Zhengan and the other Celestial Demon Sect disciples could even react, the terrifying figure swept right past them. Seven or eight disciples were instantly swept up into the sky by a violent gale, only to be thrown heavily back down.

"Zhengan!" Duanmu Ying had attacked almost the very instant she realized the Great Roc Demon King’s identity, but she was still a step too late. She could only leap into the air to catch the Celestial Demon Sect’s True Disciple.

"Ha! Hahaha!"

Unexpectedly, the terrifying figure soaring and whistling between heaven and earth let out a bloodcurdling laugh. "Hmm? Only an Innate Level Demon Sect Elder? Where is Yun Shouxuan? Where is she!"

Along with his voice, the terrifying figure—whose entire body was shrouded by two wings formed from Qi Power—swooped directly toward Duanmu Ying.

Duanmu Ying had barely just caught the True Disciple when an oppressive force akin to a hurricane bore down from above. She looked up in shock, only to see the lightning-fast figure of a man dressed in a long blue robe. He reached out a jade-like palm and pressed it down from the sky!

It was forceful, tyrannical, and utterly inhuman!

BOOM!

Duanmu Ying subconsciously raised her palm, channeling her cultivation into a Celestial Demon Aura and striking back.

RIIIIP.

But in a mere instant, as the Great Roc Demon King’s palm pressed down, it brought with it an indescribably terrifying Divine Power. He was like a true Great Innate Level human-shaped Great Roc. With a seemingly gentle palm strike that felt as if it could collapse the earth by ten feet, he tore right through the Celestial Demon Aura!

CRASH!!

Duanmu Ying only received a single palm strike before the ground beneath her instantly caved in, sending waves of dust and dirt billowing into the sky. The bones of this female Innate Level expert of the Celestial Demon Sect immediately emitted crisp cracking sounds as they fractured. Coughing up blood toward the sky, she collapsed into the newly formed crater.

A single palm strike had left Duanmu Ying half-dead and unable to stand!

"Great Elder Duanmu!" Yun Feifei cried out in horror.

After crippling a female Innate Level expert of the Demon Sect with a single strike, the seventh-ranked expert in the world slowly landed in the center of the Celestial Demon Sect crowd. He swept his gaze across the area and frowned. "Yun Shouxuan, are you still not going to come out?"

He had attacked with such great fanfare and half-crippled a Celestial Demon Sect Elder, yet the Demon Queen, Yun Shouxuan, still hadn’t shown up?

This wasn’t like Yun Shouxuan at all.

Could Long Zaitian have lied to him? Had Yun Shouxuan never returned to the Celestial Demon Sect in the first place?

Yun Feifei and the other Elders looked in terror at the tall figure that had descended before all the disciples.

The man stood a full eight feet tall, wearing a Purple Gold Crown on his head and dressed in a brocade robe. He had a majestic countenance and appeared to be in his fifties. What was particularly striking was his high-bridged nose, which added an air of indifference to his handsome and imposing demeanor, as if he were looking down upon all mortal creatures.

"Teng Zijing, the Great Roc Demon King!"

The group of Demon Sect Elders trembled in fear.

They knew well that Great Innate experts were capable of Controlling Qi and Soaring in the Air for brief periods. However, this seventh-ranked expert in the world could actually form wings of Qi Power from his ribs like a majestic roc, roaming freely through the vast skies. Coupled with the terrifying strength that had defeated Elder Duanmu Ying in a single strike, his power was second only to their Sect Leader, Yun Shouxuan!

Were all the top ten experts in the world such terrifying figures?!

Yun Feifei was particularly terrified when she heard that this "Great Roc Demon King" had actually come for her mother. She forced herself not to look toward the depths of the palace where Yun Shouxuan was in life-and-death seclusion.

She thought, "Mother’s arm was previously injured by Long Zaitian, and the wound has yet to heal. Now, she is in secluded meditation. If he finds out and forces his way in, I’m afraid Mother’s life will be in danger..."

At that thought, Yun Feifei immediately shouted, "Great Roc Demon King, you’ve forced your way into our Celestial Demon Sect today, killed my martial siblings, and injured our Great Elder. Aren’t you afraid that our Sect Leader will return and hunt you down to the ends of the earth?"

The Great Roc Demon King, clad in his brocade robe and exuding a powerful aura, cast a sidelong glance at Yun Feifei. "Wait for her to return? Is Yun Shouxuan truly not in the Celestial Demon Palace?"

Yun Feifei replied sternly, "If my mother were here, do you think you could still act so arrogantly?"

The Great Roc Demon King’s eyes flickered as he pondered the situation. He looked toward the various buildings of the Celestial Destiny Palace and thought, "Yun Shouxuan really isn’t here. Otherwise, with her personality, even if she were injured, she would still..."

Yun Feifei felt a sense of relief in her heart.

But before she could relax too much, a bomb dropped in her mind.

"Since she isn’t here, then I have no choice but to..." Teng Zijing, the seventh-ranked expert in the world, said calmly. "From today onward, I will come to the Celestial Demon Palace to hunt you all at midnight, 7:00 AM, and 1:00 PM every day. For every day Yun Shouxuan fails to appear, I will come here and kill three times a day, until I massacre everyone in this Celestial Demon Palace, leaving nothing alive..."

With that, massive wings of Qi Power sprouted from his ribs once more. He launched himself into the air and flew out of Heaven-Hiding Valley, leaving behind one final sentence.

"If you want to survive, there is only one way. Go find your Sect Leader, Yun Shouxuan, and tell her to fight me!"

By the time his words faded, he was already soaring high in the sky again, turning into a tiny black speck as he vanished into the unknown.