Chapter 2431 - 1415_2
We must not allow the poisonous gases to invade, and the arrival of demonic qi will be thwarted.
The originally pitch-black area was illuminated by the golden glow emitted from their bodies upon their arrival.
Wherever the golden light reached, one could hear hissing and crackling sounds.
There were also items being scorched, accompanied by a strong burning stench.
An aroma that mixed with the burnt stench.
Yuan Xiao and his companions understood that the initial purpose of their formation was to let the Buddha Light and golden glow burn those creatures carrying toxins.
Those poisonous insects automatically incinerated under the golden glow, which emitted this stench.
The stench was naturally due to the burning of the insects’ bodies, and in that combustion, released the foul aroma.
It was also their emitted golden glow and the Buddhist Seal that caused the black mist to slowly dissipate, intensifying the stench.
Then there were sounds of shrill screams.
These terrifying screams came from both creatures and fearsome demons.
Under the illumination of the Buddha Light, everywhere human cultivators went, a strong stench wafted out.
This black area gradually held less black mist under the illumination of the human cultivators’ golden glow.
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Besides demons, there were poisonous creatures that occasionally appeared here, some always sought to reside in this place.
Other demonic beasts dared not stay here for long; initially, demon wolves were present, but later came other demons, more poisonous creatures, and demons, urging the demon wolves to relocate.
Ghosts dared not appear here; in this black area, demons would devour ghosts.
The most formidable demons resided here, this was their stronghold.
Though many demons did not enter from one place, within the Hell Palace, demons were divided by ranks, competing for territory; the strongest controlled the weaker ones.
It’s a survival of the fittest, perhaps weak ones bullied other demonic beasts secretly, but still answered to the strong.
In this black region, the mightiest Demon King resided.
Yuan Xiao’s team arrived, going straight into this black territory.
Should they consider themselves lucky, or like winners of a lottery?
Despite encountering no Great Demon King.
Upon discovering this place was toxic and heavy with mighty demonic qi, they prepared; their first move was showcasing their specialty.
Yuan Xiao’s team’s initial techniques were those to counter demons using Buddhist Law.
They specialized in Buddhist Law, although their abilities were not as strong as now, despite their cultivation path focussing on Buddhist Law, differing from monks.
It’s actually insights gleaned from certain scriptures.
Gained through ancestors of cultivation, trees planted by predecessors providing shade for successors.
Their family heritage in Buddhist Law was different from monks, their cultivation techniques not entirely based on scripture.
The cultivation techniques and spells were similar to those of other human cultivators.
However, what they learned was specifically focused on countering demons.
Some Taoists studied mysticism, some monks studied, upholding justice, always acting with justice as the goal.
Their targets were all evil entities, and each confrontation with evil accrued merit.
Yet the cultivation techniques they studied now were not those, which required merit cultivation.
Possibly as their abilities were imperfect; if perfected to the level of becoming a god, their merit, like Jiang Tang, could transform into cultivation-enhancing techniques.
Yuan Xiao and over a hundred male and female companions appeared in the black area.
The black mist and stench did not affect them at this moment.
They were accompanied by their spiritual pets and the Buddhist Seal they cultivated, doubly protected, converting blackness to purity wherever they ventured.
The darkness transformed gradually into light.
This place, despite being day, was shrouded by black mist, shielding it from the Red Sun.
The sky seemed to be cloaked by clouds covering this area.
As they stayed here longer, light slowly penetrated, revealing traces of creatures burned to ashes on the ground.
Certainly, skyward appeared strands of Red Sun rays, lightly penetrating the evolving brightness.
This illumination allowed clearer viewing of the region.
Actually, this place, after burning toxic creatures, became akin to other places, sharing a similar greyish land.
Wherever Yuan Xiao and his clansmen went, darkness transformed to light; the longer they lingered, the standing areas illuminated not merely by the golden glow but additionally by the red sunlight rays.
Their immediate standing areas turned into comparative zones.
Black area surrounded them, persistently black.
Only their standing grounds, expanding gradually from blackness to light, bore sunlight gloss.
Yuan Xiao and his companions dared not truly touch the land; each floated above ground.
They did not employ flying artifacts, they inherently possessed flight abilities, rendering flying artifacts unnecessary.
They didn’t hover higher or assume invisibility; their power slayed deities and ghosts indiscriminately.
No deity battled here; human cultivators entered separately.
Encounters with other creatures prompted vigilance and caution, though damage felt unlikely.
Protected dually, Yuan Xiao and the team steadily exterminated black zone venomousness.
Actually, they already prepared for yet-unseen Great Demon Kings as their greatest threat.
The area’s black mist contained toxins alongside demonic qi.
The dispersed demonic qi now merely those emitted by the weaker demon’s demonic powers.
In truth, they fought from the start, black toxins emitted by venomous entities here assaulted them upon entry.
Demons relentlessly attacked them too.
Though the attacks coincided with their spiritual pets’ formation protection and the human cultivators’ safeguarding by their Buddhist Seal.
Poisonous assaults faced obstructions, demon attacks subdued under Buddhist Seal’s light, restrained, injured.
Golden light was indeed the bane of demons and poisonous entities.
Upon contact, the gold burned them, prompting inescapable death.
Yuan Xiao’s team deployed Buddhist Seals, trained in Buddhist Law, commanding higher prowess than others learning from them.
Even if their abilities were less than Jiang Tang, educated since childhood in Buddhist Law, of course more potent than others dabbling in Buddhist Light and Seals.
Wherever Yuan Xiao’s team arrived, it was unstoppable.
The Great Demon King received reports from subordinates, infuriating him, the base of operations resided here for a year, without other Demon Beast Kings daring entry.
Even esteemed Monkey Immortal faced barriers here, opting to retreat.
The Great Demon King’s crew chose not to raid the Monkey King’s orchards for snacks.
Though encountered and captured by Immortal Vine.
The Great Demon King was furious; how could humans claim their territory?
Moreover, this was the stronghold, possessing so many venomous minions, slowly extinguished.
Enraged, the Great Demon King gathered subordinates, established defenses, issued orders from their small constructed palace, to eradicate humans provoking them.