Chapter 647: Shen Mo's Calculations—Continuing the Search for the True Martial Heaven-Shaking Seal
Ye Yan looked up and sighed. "We can't remain in the Southern Archipelago for long. I must leave immediately."
"If I stay here, I'll always be suppressed by Shen Mo. I might never even reach the Nirvana Realm!"
Lin Dongtian sighed as well. "Of the nine top-grade Saint Artifacts left behind by Supreme Cangqing, they've likely all been taken by the prodigies of the Southern Region."
"We've searched long and hard, but haven't found the True Martial Heaven-Shaking Seal. It likely isn't within the Cangqing Estate."
"I suggest we head to the place where Supreme Cangqing first rose to prominence. We might find traces of the seal there."
Xiao Fan nodded. "The True Martial Heaven-Shaking Seal is a mid-grade Saint Artifact. Once we obtain it, we can leave."
After much thought, Ye Yan finally nodded. "Alright, let's go to where Supreme Cangqing rose to power."
"If I remember correctly, it's at the junction of the Southern Archipelago and the Western Sinking Sea."
Lin Dongtian confirmed, "Exactly. That sea region is known as the Blackwater Sea. Extremely perilous."
"Very well, let's depart immediately." Without hesitation, Ye Yan turned and left.
At the same time—
Shen Mo and Hu Xinyue stepped through the light screen, exiting the Cangqing Estate.
No sooner had they emerged than Shen Mo heard the roar of slaughter in the sky.
Looking around, he saw nothing but fire and corpses.
The once-prosperous and bustling Great Sun Island had become a living hell.
Countless cultivators were still engaged in brutal combat amid the flames, killing without knowing why.
It was indiscriminate slaughter—intent on reducing all life to corpses.
Shen Mo scanned the sky and immediately saw a torrent of demonic energy engulfing the surroundings from all directions.
Below the ground, a steady stream of pure demonic energy was erupting.
Clearly, the chaos was the result of rampant demonic energy and the madness of demonized cultivators.
Beyond that, the hidden agents of the demon race had likely stirred the situation further behind the scenes.
Given the demonic energy buried for over ten thousand years beneath the Cangqing Estate, unless one had over fifty Dao Patterns at the Nirvana Realm, it was nearly impossible to resist being corrupted.
With such overwhelming demonic eruptions, the lands surrounding Great Sun Island had likely become complete demon territory.
But Shen Mo remained unfazed.
Demonic energy that eroded the mind and corrupted qi and blood had no effect on him.
Within his body, the Nine Nether Ice Flame and Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame were devouring with delight.
All the demonic energy rushing into his body was instantly refined into pure energy, rapidly accelerating the burning of his Dao Patterns.
Hu Xinyue sensed the corruption of demonic energy and quickly activated her Cangming Sacred Spirit Shield.
Her gaze swept across the devastation, and her heart trembled.
In her arms, Zesheng buried his head into her chest, frightened by the horrific scene.
"My escort mission is complete," Shen Mo said calmly. "Your Blood God Demon Court should have a signal artifact for requesting aid."
Hu Xinyue nodded. "I do."
She retrieved a sphere from her storage pouch, infused it with blood energy, and hurled it into the sky.
The orb exploded mid-air, forming a long-lasting red smoke signal.
Soon after, several figures burst through the flames.
Three women, tall, curvaceous, and strong in physique—
Clearly members of the Celestial Fox Clan.
"Saintess, thank the heavens you're safe!"
"By the heavens, we're so glad you made it out unharmed!"
The Celestial Fox cultivators immediately surrounded Hu Xinyue protectively.
At the same time, they cast guarded glances toward Shen Mo.
Hu Xinyue explained, "It was this human cultivator who escorted me out safely."
Only then did the three Celestial Fox cultivators slightly lower their guard.
"What's going on outside?" Hu Xinyue asked.
The lead Celestial Fox cultivator responded quickly, "Five days ago, demonic energy erupted from the Cangqing Estate. Most of the cultivators on Great Sun Island were at the epicenter. Within less than a hundred breaths, they were all demonized."
The Celestial Fox cultivator continued, "Everything within a ten-thousand-li radius has become demon territory."
"Saintess, the cultivators of our Blood God Demon Court are still on their way. For now, we're barely managing with the two cultivators who arrived first from Myriad Phenomena Holy Land."
"But the demon territory continues to spread."
"We ask the Saintess to leave with us immediately—to escape its range."
Hu Xinyue nodded at these words.
Demon territory cuts off a cultivator's connection with heaven and earth, forcing them to rely solely on their own spiritual power and blood energy.
Once depleted, it means certain death.
Naturally, she wouldn't stay in such a place for long.
"Daoist Shen, would you like to—"
Hu Xinyue turned to look at Shen Mo, intending to bring him along.
After all, Shen Mo had essentially saved her life and personally escorted her out.
By all rights, he should be invited back to the Blood God Demon Court for a proper reception.
However, before she could finish speaking, Shen Mo had already turned around and re-entered the light screen, vanishing from sight.
He left only a single sentence: "I still have friends inside the estate."
The three Celestial Fox cultivators were dumbfounded. "Everyone's risking their lives to get out, and he's going back in?"
Hu Xinyue, however, was surprised. "He's surprisingly loyal."
"Let's go. We'll leave the demon territory first."
"Tell me about the other sects—how are Xuan Yin Cave Heaven and the Heaven Talisman Dao Sect?"
The four demonfolk conversed as they departed.
Elsewhere—
Shen Mo reentered the Cangqing Estate.
He had just caught sight of Ye Yan. Although the latter had activated his signature escape method and vanished in the blink of an eye—
Shen Mo still caught a glimpse of Ye Yan's recent fortunes.
"That guy, while leaving the estate, somehow stumbled upon an Eight Desolations Battlebreaking Talisman."
"I can't miss out on a fortune like that."
Shen Mo headed directly southeast toward the Spirit Sea.
Coincidentally, that opportunity also involved Song Zhenfei and the others.
Shen Mo and Song Zhenfei's group were close friends.
Now that the Cangqing Estate was incredibly dangerous and the surrounding Great Sun Island had become demon territory—
Since he was aware of their whereabouts and considered them friends, he naturally felt compelled to help them escape.
At the end of the day, it was something he could do in passing.
If he could save them, then he would.
Southeast of the Spirit Sea, on a desolate island—
Song Zhenfei, Liu Yuntian, Zhang Changheng, and Wei Jincheng were tightly bound and thrown into the center of a formation.
With them were more than twenty other cultivators.
Outside the formation stood a Great Demon Emperor.
Beside him were Zhao Zhenting, Sect Master of the Five Thunder Mountain Sect, along with over twenty of his disciples.
The Great Demon Emperor was named Shi Lu—one of the four generals under Shiluan.
He was the second Demon Emperor to be revived.
As for the first, he had already become the Blood Demon Berserker Corpse refined by Shi Tianhao.
"Lord Shi Lu, the materials are ready. The formation can be activated at any time."
Zhao Zhenting spoke solemnly.
Not long ago, he had joined Xiong Tianxing, Mo Huanghai, and others in traveling to Jade Bridge to welcome Shiluan's resurrection.
However, they were ambushed by cultivators like Yin Zanghua and Xiang Bai—who, according to plan, should have died.
Xiong Tianxing and Mo Huanghai were slain on the spot.
With those geniuses still alive and their vitality undiminished, Shiluan could not be revived as scheduled.
All they received was Shi Lu, a revived Demon Emperor.
With Shi Lu's aid, they managed to repel Yin Zanghua's group and flee back to the Spirit Sea.
Shi Lu nodded. "The materials on hand may be insufficient to revive Lord Shiluan for now, but they're more than enough to bring back my two remaining comrades."
"I can already sense the demon territory spreading rapidly outward, and a flood of life force surging toward the estate."
"If we can hold out a bit longer, there will be enough vitality to support Lord Shiluan's resurrection."
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