#478 - Heavenly Master's Protection

The old man circulated the miniature of the star field, presenting the battle situation behind the ancient demon tide horizontally.

Everyone present, including the old man, was a veteran of the battlefield. Even the King of Zhao, if he looked carefully, could immediately see the danger and delicate balance of the entire battle situation.

In addition to the battle circle where the Peacock Army is located, there are seven other battle circles, all of which can break this delicate balance.

However, as the fighting raged, other places were in a stalemate, but suddenly two figures, a man and a woman, appeared from the Peacock Army.

The woman threw herself into the battlefield to help the Peacock Army, bursting out with extremely strong fighting power, and severely damaged the ancient demon of the Dijiang clan.

"What a powerful Immortal King!"

"That woman's magic is quite rare, it seems like some kind of lost ancient magic!"

Inside the Xinghai Palace, everyone except the old man stared with a fixed gaze. They did not expect that there was such a master hidden in this battle. The fighting power of that woman was definitely comparable to that of a Class A Peacock Army, or even higher.

Just as the balance was about to be broken, an even more terrifying ancient demon suddenly rushed out from the tide of ancient demons, trying to kill the woman.

Seeing this scene, some people's faces changed color. They had never been to the battlefield and had not expected that such a thrilling turn of events would occur in this battle.

The silver-haired young man in black armor and the woman with double pupils and strange eyes had both been on the battlefield before. When the ancient demon of the rotating royal family appeared, they keenly sensed a surge of demonic intent. At this moment, they were not too surprised, but their expressions became more solemn.

Just as the woman was about to be killed, suddenly, a terrifying demonic aura emanated from her body, and eight wings extended from behind her.

This sudden change made many people stand up suddenly and lose their voices in horror.

"Ancient demon? Royal ancient demon?"

"How is that possible!"

"They're killing each other?!"

In addition to the old man, the two young men with silver hair and black armor were also stunned and a little surprised.

Immediately afterwards, the ancient demon woman with eight wings displayed a fierce battle with the ancient demon of the Wheel King family, and they chased each other.

Before leaving, black energy surged in the palm of the ancient demon woman's hand, revealing something.

Upon seeing that thing, King Zhao, who was surrounded by black dragon energy, suddenly changed his expression. The dragon energy that was floating like clouds around him suddenly stretched straight like nine sharp spears, revealing a terrifying momentum that seemed to be about to explode at any time.

Even when he saw the woman revealing the original form of the ancient demon royal family, he was only surprised but did not lose his composure. However, he was now staring straight at the miniature of the star field.

The old man looked at him calmly, but did not pause, allowing the miniature to fly past quickly. When the ancient demon of the Wheel Royal Clan chasing the woman disappeared, his battle with the ancient demon of the Dijiang Clan King Realm also ended quickly.

And this battle ended with his victory. He suppressed the ancient demon tide and chased and killed the ancient demons with his entire army. Almost all of them were killed, and only a very small number escaped back to the Stone Star Region.

The miniature star field gradually stopped, and the hall became quiet, with no sound for a while.

King Zhao came back to his senses. The shock on his face quickly disappeared, and the dragon energy around him continued to swirl. He looked in all directions, his eyes fell on the old man, and said:

"That young man is a disciple of the He Sect, and he is at the third level of the True Immortal Realm. He actually blocked a casual attack from the ninth level of the Immortal Lord Realm ancient demon. It's incredible!"

His words broke the silence, and everyone came back to their senses.

"What's going on?"

"That woman turned out to be an ancient demon. Are the ancient demons killing each other?"

“I heard that the three great royal families and seven great king families of the ancient demons, although they treat all races equally and brutally, there are still gaps between them. As early as 90,000 years ago, in order to compete for the immortal forbidden imperial weapon of the immortal emperor, two ancient demon king families killed each other, causing countless ancient demons to fall, which also gave the Eastern Region some breathing space.”

Compared to the young man's astonishment, everyone is more concerned about the situation of the ancient demon woman at this moment.

Seeing everyone arguing, King Zhao's eyes were calm and he didn't say anything, but he knew the answer in his heart.

The old man remained silent. When everyone stopped talking, he spoke:

"The Ancient Demon Royal Family is far-reaching, so I won't go into detail here. I was able to win this battle thanks to that young man. Otherwise, before the battle between me and Emperor Qiu was over, there would be countless casualties. Even if I could win in the end, it would be a miserable victory!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and turned the miniature of the star field, pulling it with his immortal power and projecting it into the air. He then deduced it using the principles of military strategy and immortality.

It was seen in the deduction that at the end of the battle, the young man and the ancient demon woman did not come, the Peacock Army was destroyed by the ancient demons of the Dijiang tribe, the military formation was broken, and nearly half of the tens of thousands of Peacock Army were killed. Then the ancient demons of the Dijiang tribe turned around to help another battle circle and broke the balance.

This caused a terrible reaction. Other battle circles received reinforcements from the ancient demons and overwhelmed the human race. The elders of various immortal sects died one after another and were devoured by the ancient demons. The Tiger and Lion Army was also wantonly slaughtered by the high-ranking commanders of the ancient demons who had their hands freed. The battlefield was filled with wailing and screaming, and countless casualties.

When everyone saw this scene, although they had deduced and anticipated it in their hearts, they still couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.

Who could have imagined that the delicate balance being broken would cause such terrible casualties!

In this projection, the human race suffered heavy casualties. Although the old man later defeated Emperor Qiu, when he personally cleaned up the battlefield, all that was left was a battlefield filled with devastated lives and corpses.

He died at the hands of the ancient demon, his soul was destroyed, and he didn't even have the chance to reincarnate.

Among them, the young man with silver hair and black armor was also severely injured by the ancient demon and was dying.

One of the eyes of the woman with double pupils was permanently blinded in the battle, and she barely managed to save her life by using her strongest trump card.

Seeing this result, the Xinghai Hall became a little quiet.

“I never thought that we humans would have a day to thank the ancient demon.”

A general whispered, with bitterness in his voice.

The old man looked at the other party with a solemn look in his eyes, emitting a chilling light that penetrated people's hearts and lungs, and said: "The ancient demons have devoured all races in the real world, and the hatred of races transcends everything. As General Yan Chu, you must consider your words!"

The general's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt cold sweat seeping out from his back. Then he remembered that the person standing in front of him was the Heavenly Master of the Demon Subduing Division.

"I'm sorry for what I said, I hope you can forgive me, Master."

He quickly bowed his hands and said sincerely with his head down.

The old man snorted coldly and ignored him, saying: "As a soldier going to war, in addition to killing the ancient demon Ji Xian Gong, he also made great contributions on the battlefield and should be rewarded heavily. What do you think is the appropriate amount of Xian Gong for this young man's action?"

Hearing his words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Someone whispered, "Tianshi, that young man was hanging out with that ancient demon woman. Let's not talk about rewarding him for his merits. Should we first call him over and have a thorough investigation?"

"That's right, they are colluding with the ancient demons. If it weren't for the internal fighting among the ancient demons, I'm afraid they would have sneaked into the border with them." Another general nodded in agreement.

"To examine a meritorious official?"

The woman with double pupils and strange eyes spoke up in a cold voice, "If that young man is an ancient demon spy, colluding with the ancient demons, why do we need to take action? We only need to wait quietly for the battle to end, and we can take the ancient demon woman back to the border while the chaos is going on."

"That's right. In my opinion, the boy may not know the identity of the ancient demon woman. Maybe she is being used by the other party. After all, the boy is only in the third level of the True Immortal Realm, while the ancient demon royal family is in the Immortal Lord Realm. It is too easy to deceive a boy in the True Immortal Realm."

The silver-haired young man in black armor nodded and said, he knew very well that the old Taoist priest in front of him was very optimistic about the young man, and it would be absolutely foolish to go against the other party's wishes at this time.

Moreover, according to the result of the deduction just now, if the young man had not turned into a butterfly flapping its wings, he would have been dying in this battle, seriously injured, and would have delayed his cultivation for thousands of years. In his heart, he had some good feelings towards the young man.

"You two shouldn't jump to conclusions so arbitrarily. Just examine it and you'll know."

The middle-aged general who had spoken earlier shook his head. He was of sturdy build, and his whole body was shrouded in golden light. His aura was not inferior to the two women with double pupils and different eyes. Similarly, their positions in the army were equal, so he was not polite when he spoke:

"Perhaps the young man did it on purpose. He just didn't expect that an ancient demon from the Rotating Royal Clan would emerge from among the ancient demons and force the woman to reveal her true form. The woman didn't reveal her true form when she helped the Peacock Army, which means she was intentionally hiding it."

"That has nothing to do with the boy."

"If this matter has nothing to do with that young man, then it is even more impossible for the immortal power to be attributed to that young man. After all, it was not him who helped the Peacock Army to repel the ancient demon."

"Do you want to reward the immortal power to that ancient demon woman?" The silver-haired young man in black armor said coldly.

The middle-aged general said indifferently: "This is a matter of chance. I can only say that this expedition was entrusted by heaven. It is a gift from heaven and the fortune of our human race."

"I think the inspection is beyond reproach and is indeed safe." Another general nodded next to him.

The woman with double pupils and strange eyes looked cold and said, "That boy is so talented. If we were to test him, do you know how much damage it would cause to his practice?"

The interrogation by the border immortal army, especially the interrogation as a suspected traitor colluding with the ancient demon, is so cruel and harsh that it will have a great impact on one's cultivation and may even cause one's spiritual heart to decline.

"The border issue is of great importance. Although that young man has natural talent, our Yanchu Immortal Dynasty has thirteen states, each state has three thousand counties, and each county is hundreds of millions of miles. There is no need to worry about not having geniuses. We can still find some monsters who are better than that young man."

Said another old general with a long beard. He had long cheeks and high cheekbones. He looked serious and extremely solemn.

Hearing the old general's words, several generals nodded slightly.

"That's right. To be on the safe side, it is better to investigate. Maybe the young man did this just to let us avoid investigation. It is even possible that the young man is an ancient demon!" said a general.

"Don't forget the lesson of the Libei Immortal Dynasty. The ancient demons were cunning and scheming. They used a self-torture trick to sneak into the Libei Immortal Dynasty and almost wiped out the royal family in the end." Another general reminded.

Seeing that more and more people agreed, the expression of the woman with double pupils and strange eyes turned a little ugly.

At the same time, she was somewhat shaken in her heart. Although the young man was extremely talented, the Yanchu Immortal Dynasty had once produced a genius with the Nine Flowers Immortal Seal, let alone that young man.

"The number of ancient demons that young man has killed, at a glance, can also accumulate millions of immortal powers. Even if we are investigating, we should be lenient and not let it affect him."

The silver-haired young man in black armor frowned and chose to take a step back and said.

Hearing his words, the old man with a long beard was slightly startled, then he stroked his beard and nodded slightly, "In view of this immortal skill, we really shouldn't make it too difficult for him, but we need to observe him more in the future."

"You don't have to argue."

At this moment, the old man suddenly spoke, interrupting everyone's conversation.

He looked around, sweeping everyone's eyes, with a calm expression and a slight smile on his lips, and said:

"That young man is from my Demon Subduing Division. He would never collude with the ancient demons. Judging from the microcosm of the star field, there are two possibilities. One is that he didn't know that the woman was an ancient demon, but he still brought her to help. His determination is worthy of praise, and it also allowed him to make a great contribution by accident."

"The second possibility is that he knew that the woman was an ancient demon and deliberately let her take action, hoping to use the ancient demon woman to kill the ancient demons."

He looked around and saw the stunned expressions on everyone's faces. He smiled and continued, "No matter which one it is, it is worthy of praise. It seems that he is the best choice to have this immortal skill."

Everyone was stunned.

The woman with double pupils and strange eyes and the silver-haired young man in black armor looked at each other, and they could see the realization in each other's eyes.

No wonder this Heavenly Master was so optimistic about the young man before, it turned out that he was paving the way for him.

The others looked at each other, all speechless.

If he is yours, you should have said so earlier. You are making us argue. You are just making fun of us...

"So he is the genius of the Demon Subduing Division. No wonder he is so powerful."

"A True Immortal Realm Third Level can block a casual attack from a Nineth Level Immortal Lord. I wonder if this monster's soul lifespan is three thousand years. If not, maybe he can still hope to participate in the battle of the Southern Region and win fame for the Immortal Dynasty!"

"Could this person be the disciple of the Heavenly Master?"

The generals talked one after another, and the tense atmosphere of confrontation just now disappeared instantly.

King Zhao glanced at the Heavenly Master, his eyes flickering slightly, but he said nothing.

The old man smiled calmly and said, "Let's settle all the immortal skills of this battle first. Don't be too lenient just because this boy is from my Demon Subduing Division. After all, His Majesty will review this immortal skill list in the end."

After hearing his words, everyone's expressions relaxed. They knew that the other party's suggestion of His Majesty meant that official matters should be handled impartially, which did not make it too difficult for them.

"Then follow the rules, determine the battle losses, and determine the military merits based on the battle losses."

A general said.

"good."

The others all nodded slightly, and there was not much controversy about this matter.

The old man nodded slightly, settled the accounts with them, and finally got a number.

Immortal power of 1.92 million!

"Someone, tell him to wait in my Shuiyue Palace."

The old man gave the order through voice transmission.

Outside the hall, the demon-suppressing guards received the order and left quickly.

The old man's palm rotated the miniature of the star field, and then began to settle accounts with the immortal skills of other immortal kings and immortal sects.

…

Shuiyue Palace is located in the city area a hundred miles away from the left side of the Main General Palace.

There are Demon-Suppressing Guards hiding in the dark around the hall, patrolling the surroundings. There are also two teams of Demon-Suppressing Guards guarding the main hall. Compared with the main general's hall and other generals' halls, this place is not heavily guarded and instead appears very empty and quiet.

However, no one dared to approach the adjacent urban streets, making it seem very deserted.

Li Hao followed the two Demon-Subduing Guards to the Shuiyue Palace. The Demon-Subduing Guards brought him here and left, only telling him that the Heavenly Master would be back soon.

Li Hao waited in the courtyard outside the palace for a long time. He had nothing to do, so he walked around the courtyard.

This courtyard is extremely large, with immortal principles operating inside it, like a small secret realm. It looks like a courtyard, but in fact it is a blessed place for cultivation.

Li Hao was wandering around, and when he passed by an arch bridge over a stream, he suddenly heard the sound of wind whistling.

With his eyes, ears and spiritual realm, he immediately distinguished that the sound of the wind was the sound of swords and someone was practicing swordsmanship.

There is a big difference between the sound of a sword cutting the wind and the sound of a knife cutting the wind. From the slight whistling sound of the wind, Li Hao could almost visualize in his mind the sword-wielding posture of the sword practitioner, including his body shape.

He was a little curious, so he walked down from the arch bridge and walked around a woods. He saw a young girl of about fourteen or fifteen or sixteen, wearing goose yellow clothes, practicing sword skills outside a pavilion at the end of a gravel path in front of him.

However, although the opponent's face looked childish, his sword posture was extremely mature.

"Um?"

Li Hao looked at the other party's sword posture. The girl was practicing the same sword move over and over again, as if someone was teaching her step by step. As the girl practiced, the sword move slowly showed a very faint charm.

Li Hao was surprisingly familiar with that charm. He quickly recognized that the sword technique the girl practiced was "Qingtian", one of the ten great magics!

Li Hao was a little surprised. He didn't expect to see a young girl practicing the ten magic arts that were once rare in the real world here.

However, the opponent's sword posture seemed to be a little distorted, and he could only barely capture a trace of the Tao rhythm. If he continued to practice like this, I am afraid it would take a very long time to gradually realize the true meaning of this magic.

"who?"

When Li Hao was watching quietly, the girl seemed to realize something and suddenly narrowed her eyes. Her eyes, which were originally soft as water, suddenly became sharp. She swung out with a sword, and the sword energy was like a rainbow, slashing towards where Li Hao was.

This sword energy showed no mercy at all. Practicing sword skills secretly is a taboo in any sect.

But when this sharp blue sword energy instantly slashed in front of Li Hao, Li Hao raised his hand, stretched out two fingers, and gently pinched it, thus pinching this invisible but divine sword energy.

Then he applied slight force with his fingers, and the sword energy shattered.

"Who are you to dare to secretly learn my sword skills?"

The girl took a step forward and chased after him, appearing ten feet away from Li Hao. Seeing that her sword energy was broken, her delicate face showed a bit of anger, but she was not afraid.

"Learn secretly?"

Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then he smiled. The fingers that had just crushed the sword energy slightly merged together to form a sword finger, and then he gently waved his fingers out as if he had gathered up a cloud and moon.

In an instant, a sword energy burst out from the fingertips, suddenly cutting through the space, like a dragon emerging from the abyss, soaring into the sky, and instantly passing through the flying hair on the girl's temples, like a dragon's roar, soaring straight up to the sky above the courtyard, leaving a crack!