Chapter 1119: Blue Demon Abyss
Blue Demon Abyss, a very special place, was located in a famous great rift valley in the Northern Domain. Blue mist often drifted up from it.
This place was well-known, yet few dared to approach it, as one could easily lose their life. Even for cultivators, it was a land of misfortune, where people often became lost and perished.
The Northern Domain was vast and empty, as everyone knew—a boundless red earth stretching endlessly. Standing on the ground and looking ahead, one saw an infinite, desolate, and barren landscape.
Approaching this place intensified that feeling tenfold. The abyss was cut cleanly, as if a divine god’s axe had fallen, splitting the earth in two, plunging straight down for a thousand miles.
When nearing it, one could see white bones strewn about like white rocks. These remains had accumulated over tens of thousands of years, many already weathered into bone dust.
Desolation, emptiness, terror, and strangeness were the themes of this place. Over the ages, countless living beings had died here, their snow-white bones a shocking sight.
A Domain Gate appeared above the red earth, and Ye Fan, the old sage of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion, and Gai Jiuyou emerged, standing above the Blue Demon Abyss.
“This place, as the rumors say, greatly affects a cultivator’s divine soul. Just approaching it, my primordial spirit feels unstable, as if it wants to break free from my flesh shell,” Ye Fan frowned, muttering to himself.
Whenever a living being entered this place, their soul would become uncontrollable, breaking free from the constraints of their physical body and sinking into the Blue Demon Abyss. The endless bones on the ground, a vast white sea of remains, were left behind over the long years.
All living beings died the same way—losing their primordial spirit, leaving behind their flesh, which slowly decayed here.
“The Blue Demon Clan’s Blue Demon has been awakened for many years. The reason this place became a land of death is because they consume the soul power of living beings,” said the old master of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion.
Because of this, the Blue Demon Clan had a fearsome reputation. They built their kingdom on death, absorbing souls—no different from eating people. This caused great harm to weaker races, and even many ancient clans resisted them.
Although Ye Fan was slightly affected, it wasn’t a major problem. The golden figure within his brow stepped out on its own, opened its mouth, and let out a long roar, using the Om syllable divine sound. It shook the entire great abyss, causing the blue mist to scatter.
“Someone is waiting for me below, but it’s not a big deal,” Gai Jiuyou said.
Ye Fan and the old master’s hearts stirred. It must be that powerful figures from the ancient clans had appeared. After all, they had successively wiped out the ancient saints of the Stone Clan, the Blue Ghost Clan, the Purple Lightning Clan, and the Divine Wheel Clan—four lineages. This would surely have alarmed some terrifying old fossils, who would try to stop everything.
At this moment, it wasn’t just the Eastern Wasteland and the Central Province that were shaken; even cultivators in the eastern ocean had heard of this, because the matter was too great.
A peerless human expert had struck, annihilating the saints of four royal clans in a row. Not one escaped; all were beaten to ashes, shaking heaven and earth.
The name Gai Jiuyou had shaken the world eight thousand years ago, known to all. After so many years of silence, he had risen powerfully again. With one strike, he destroyed ancient saints—who wouldn’t fear him?
On this day, many ancient clans in the Northern Domain trembled in fear, not daring to breathe. Everyone felt endangered, their hearts pounding with terror.
The fierce wind howled, and the blue mist boiled. From deep within the abyss, large amounts of mist surged up, tugging at people’s primordial spirits, trying to pull them away from their bodies.
Descending over a thousand miles, a great lake appeared at the bottom of the rift valley, like a vast sea—boundless, with misty water vapor and shimmering waves.
It wasn’t too dark here. In the water grew magical flowers, all blue, flickering with light, making the place flicker on and off. The mist was emitted by them.
On the shore of the great lake was a huge cave, inside which was a bright world, leading to the Blue Demon Clan’s dwelling—the true demon lair.
“Not good! The invincible human Gai Jiuyou has really come!”
The ancient clan members guarding the cave saw the three descend and all screamed, quickly sending word inside, their expressions terrified, trembling with fear.
These people had blue-green skin covered in scales, with fierce appearances. Yet at this moment, they were like weak, pitiful sheep facing a lion king, their bodies shaking uncontrollably.
Gai Jiuyou stepped onto the shore, walking on white jade steps, one step at a time into the ancient cave. Ye Fan and the old sage of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion followed closely. Breaking into the lair of a primeval royal clan—only the old man ahead could do such a thing.
He completely ignored the dao patterns and killing formations laid down by ancient sages. Any divine killing patterns under Gai Jiuyou’s feet became chaotic traces, having no effect.
Among them, the Divine Wheel Clan’s formation was the most terrifying, but in the end, it directly shattered, unable to harm the three in the slightest. Gai Jiuyou stomped it into a ten-thousand-zhang-deep black hole.
“A human supreme has arrived at our Blue Demon Abyss. What business do you have?” This was a vast underground world, with flickering light and fire. In the distance, one could faintly see an ancient giant city, shrouded in blue mist.
The ancient city built in the underground world had existed since the primeval era. This was the Blue Demon Clan’s dwelling, where generation after generation of fierce demon kings had been born.
“I’ve come to reason with you,” Gai Jiuyou said, his steps steady as he moved forward. With each step, large patches of dao patterns on the ground shattered, many lines destroyed, turning to dust.
The old sage of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion changed color and whispered, “This is a primeval slaughter formation, perfected by generations of ancient sages. Even a saint might fall here, unable to go far.”
Ye Fan was calm, but his heart surged with waves. Such terrifying ancient formations, one after another, were all broken inch by inch under Gai Jiuyou’s feet—simple and direct destruction.
“Daoist Gai, you come to my clan to reason, yet why destroy our protective great formation? What is the meaning of this?” A majestic figure appeared on the ancient city wall, looking this way, his gaze like two bolts of lightning.
“I’m reasoning with the logic of fists, so naturally, I must strike. Over the years, haven’t you all done the same—conquering the world with war, speaking reason with force?” Gai Jiuyou said.
Ahead, the ancient city fell silent. The man on the city wall felt a vast, oppressive aura surging toward him, his body shaking.
“Senior Gai, you destroyed the ancient saints of four clans in a single day. Are you trying to turn the Northern Domain upside down, to kill all the ancient clans clean?” the man on the city wall asked loudly.
“Royal clans coexist, all races under heaven are equal. We could have coexisted peacefully, but you’ve gone too far,” the old sage of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion spoke, looking ahead. “You treat the Ten Thousand Races Assembly’s agreement as wind passing by ears. Over the years, you’ve acted recklessly, committing many killings. This time, you even sent out seven saints to break into our human sacred grounds, killing at will. Do you intend to wipe out our race?”
“There are… some misunderstandings,” the Blue Demon Clan Lord said, standing on the ancient city.
“Misunderstandings? Your ten royal clans issued a kill order against me and sent seven ancient saints to the Central Province to kill me. What a huge misunderstanding that must be,” Ye Fan sneered coldly.
On the ancient city wall, the Blue Demon Clan Lord’s expression was icy. He ignored Ye Fan’s words. Normally, no one below the saint rank would dare disrespect him.
Because the Blue Demon Clan was not only one of the ten fierce clans but also one of the ten strongest royal clans apart from the imperial clans. Their foundation was extremely deep, having once produced a Great Sage.
Moreover, this generation’s Blue Demon Clan Lord was a peerless genius, known as the Blue Demon Heavenly King. He had walked far on the path of attaining the Dao, only one step away from possibly becoming a Great Sage.
One could say this man was astonishingly talented, with terrifying combat power, far surpassing many ancient kings. He stood at the pinnacle of current power, holding a place among the strong.
“You’ve gone too far. Over the years, you’ve acted without restraint. Where do you intend to go? Do you want to completely annihilate the human race?” Ye Fan continued.
The Blue Demon Clan Lord still didn’t speak. He prided himself on his status and didn’t even glance at Ye Fan, only gazing at Gai Jiuyou and the old sage of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion.
“Why don’t you speak? Senior Gai came here first to discuss the great principles between humans and ancient clans, and second to seek an explanation for Ye Fan,” the old master of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion said.
“Perhaps we have faults, but seven ancient saints have died in the Central Province. Shouldn’t the anger of your human race be appeased?” the Blue Demon Clan Lord spoke.
“Not enough. Just a few people—how can the storm be calmed without killing all the ancient saints of your ten royal clans?” Gai Jiuyou said.
Unmatched in the world eight thousand years ago, his words were unbreakable decrees. Now that he had made such a decision, his resolve could not be changed.
“Boom!”
A terrifying field erupted. Gai Jiuyou took one step and arrived before the ancient city. The Blue Demon Clan Lord on the city wall turned pale, all his bones breaking, coughing up blood as he flew thousands of zhang away.
His heart was terrified. He was only one step away, with hope of becoming a Great Sage, yet before this sick old man, he was no better than a scarecrow. The terrifying momentum brought by a single step was so dreadful!
“You ignored Ye Fan, thinking yourself noble. But compared to Senior Gai, what do you have to be proud of?” the old sage of the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion sneered.
Inside the ancient city stood a towering ancient tree, lush with leaves, rooted in the city center. It flickered with blue light, mist swirling, making one’s primordial spirit want to fly out.
This was the Blue Demon Ancient Tree, capable of devouring the primordial spirits of all living beings, turning them into the purest essence to supply the Blue Demon Clan’s cultivation. It was the foundation of their clan’s prosperity.
At this moment, two figures flew out, blocking the flying Blue Demon Clan Lord. They manifested divine radiance like gods, patting him thousands of times.
The Blue Demon Clan Lord’s bones cracked, his primordial spirit emitting dao light. He was on the verge of shattering, but with their help, he finally stabilized his injuries.
“He…”
The Blue Demon Clan Lord was terrified. If those two hadn’t acted, he would likely have died. In that instant, he felt utter despair, chilled from head to toe.
He was called a peerless genius, with great hope of becoming a Great Sage, but the newcomer had only taken one step. The sheer momentum had nearly crushed him—such a vast gap!
In that moment, he clearly sensed an invincible will, surpassing even a Great Sage. The faint aura was something he had only felt when once meeting the Battle Saint Emperor. This man clearly had hope of attaining the Dao!
The two who flew from the Blue Demon Ancient Tree shone with eternal light, both on high alert, their expressions grave as they looked at Gai Jiuyou.
“Brother Gai, didn’t we have an agreement? Neither of us should act. Why can’t you sit still?” The speaker was actually Chaos Expansion Great Sage, who had come to stop Gai Jiuyou.
“This is a bit excessive. You know, in this world, you aren’t necessarily the supreme. No one dares claim invincibility. Perhaps an old senior from our ancient clans will appear,” said the Golden King, his expression cold, his body shrouded in ten thousand zhang of golden light.
Ancient clan Great Sages had appeared—this would surely be a storm sweeping through the nine heavens and ten lands!
“Is that so? If there is one, I’d be happy to see him. After so many years, it’s truly lonely,” Gai Jiuyou let out a long, leisurely sigh.