"What's with that thunderbolt?" Meng Qi felt a sense of shock.

  Xiao Zi furrowed her distant mountain brows, pondering for a moment before saying: "It's said that when the Demon Lord was killed by the Heavenly Dao's seal, he was also pierced through the body by the Jiuxiao Divine Thunder Spear. This should be the residual spirit and will of the Jiuxiao Divine Thunder Spear, who would have thought that after tens of millions of years, it still remains lodged in the Demon Lord's corpse."

  Tens of thousands of years... the essence and will live on... Meng Qi's eyes were truly opened, and the road to martial arts seemed boundless!

  He took a light breath, adjusted his direction and said in a low voice: "Let's set off."

  The most terrifying thing inside the Devil's Tomb is not the evil demons, but the omnipresent demonic energy that seeps in and contaminates everything. The more one's Golden Bell Shield operates, the more it drains their vitality, as if tempering emotions of evil, bloodlust, slaughter, sentimentality, and despair.

  This made Meng Qi extremely strenuous, almost equivalent to when he was cultivating in front of the Huo Jue Han Gui's "gate" and had to divide his attention to fight. If not for having already opened up, he feared that he would have collapsed long ago, with demonic energy entering his body and erasing his original nature.

  So, it's better to leave as soon as possible.

  Wang Shan ran to death, Meng Qi took Xiao Zi and walked for a whole hour before arriving at the mountain peak where the remains of the Demon Lord were transformed. Fortunately, for some unknown reason, as they approached this mountain peak, the number of evil demons decreased, as if they all feared this place and dared not get close.

  Arriving at the foot of the mountain, Meng Qi felt increasingly shocked. The black mountain peak was majestic and towering, stretching into the clouds, as if supporting the heavens.

  The rocky peaks are rugged and irregular, with no weeds growing on them. From time to time, dark red blood flows down, and often black fog envelops the area.

  A gigantic thunderbolt that pierced through heaven and earth, shining brightly in a resplendent purple hue, was violently and fiercely thrust into the mountain peak like a long spear.

  Lightning flashed and thunder boomed everywhere, dispersing the dark fog, striking down evil demons one by one, enveloping the entire mountain peak in lightning.

  Both of them had an inexplicable aura, and even if it wasn't directed at Meng Qi, he still felt his heart racing, his spirit tense, and if an ordinary person were in his place, they would probably be trembling with fear, their legs turning to jelly.

  Of course, Mingli is an ordinary person's small purple didn't suffer much impact, just lightly frowned, slightly trembling and hid beside Mengqi.

  "Which way?" Meng Qi resisted the pressure brought by that aura and pointed at the foot of the mountain to Xiao Zi.

  In the distance, there are three more roads that also go up the mountain, all of them dancing with dark energy and lightning.

  Xiao Zi said in a soft voice, "It's right here. I didn't know why before, but now I understand. The essence of the Jiuxiao Divine Spear has killed most of the evil demons on this road, opening up a relatively safer path. We just need to be careful about those few terrifying creatures and we'll be fine."

  She deliberately mentioned it, just to show her role, lest the compassionate and sympathetic Master Zhen would be momentarily confused in his mind and commit a sin of breaking the precepts.

  Crackle and pop, purple electric sparks danced wildly, dispersing the dark energy and isolating it outside, naturally forming a path that couldn't be called a road.

  For ordinary people, it's obviously hard to climb, but Meng Qi's lightness is excellent, carrying Xiao Zi, still as flat as a flat land, shuttling through the electric lights.

  …………

  One punch comes out, extremely powerful and fierce. The evil demons in front of me fly backwards, their bones cracking and popping loudly, dark flesh and blood flying everywhere.

  Lu Shengyi withdrew his fist and looked at the four-armed evil spirit that had fallen to the ground. He circulated his internal energy, causing his clothes to bulge outwards, isolating the evil aura outside.

  His face was exceptionally heavy because part of his internal strength had been sucked away and the full force of every moment's operation put an extreme burden on his body.

  He took out a bottle of dan medicine and swallowed it to relieve his own difficulties, then took out a yellow talisman and stuck it on himself.

  The talisman ignited without wind, bringing a hint of refreshing air, helping him resist the invasion of demonic energy and allowing his body to rest. As an expert who had experienced many reincarnations, he had also encountered evil demons before, so he prepared some small items on himself. Although they were of no help in fighting against evil demons, they could relieve a lot of pressure for himself.

  "What is this place?" He muttered to himself with an unusually heavy expression, thinking of the secret passage under the Demon Lord's Temple, and thinking that there was only one place in this world where the demonic energy was so thick, he vaguely guessed where he was.

  The problem now is that the world is vast and I don't know where to go or how to escape this dangerous place.

  He raised his head to gaze at the blood moon in the sky, and suddenly saw four streams of light descending from the heavens, with white clouds swirling around, fierce winds howling, stars twinkling, radiant and clear, sword lights piercing the eyes, directly entering the heart, electric flashes and thunderclaps, with an aura of immortals.

  With a loud crash, they fell in the distance, and the earth shook violently, undulating ceaselessly.

  Lu Shengyi originally didn't know where to go, but now he hastened his pace without hesitation and rushed towards the location of the four falling lights.

  …………

  A brilliant flash of lightning suddenly appeared, like a dark blue sky suddenly emerging, moving people's hearts and souls, as if the entire universe had undergone a subtle transformation.

  The sword light dissipated, and the long sword was nailed dead to the center of his brow, penetrating several inches, destroying all vitality.

  Bang! The giant evil demon fell face up on the ground, wearing black armor and holding a huge black sword. His aura was thick with filth, and his third eye was open between his eyebrows.

  Between breaths, this evil demon completely dissipated, whether it was the body or the armor giant sword, transformed into black air and returned to the mountain peak.

  Jiang Zhiwei's right hand trembled, but she still managed to grip the long sword tightly. Her face was pale and she panted constantly. The evil demon just now was almost half a step away from her, it was the strongest enemy she had encountered in the mountains. Yan Luo Tie was ineffective, so she had no choice but to burst out with "Sword Out of Me", fighting quickly and decisively to avoid being dragged down.

  She took out Baicao Dan, ate it, hoping to quickly recover some energy, and then climbed up to the top of the mountain, looked far into the distance, searching for Meng Qi and others.

  Around, the purple thunder snake ran wildly, making the ubiquitous demonic energy thin out a lot. Otherwise, with Jiang Zhiwei's current state, it would be hard to escape the invasion of demonic energy into her body.

  Still, her skin also had a faint black aura adhering to it, which were the remnants of the sword intent that had been shattered by the explosion, and Jiang Zhiwei was now powerless against them.

  After recovering a bit, Jiang Zhiwei picked up the White Rainbow Sword that had been polluted and corroded by some demonic energy, jumped onto the steep slope, turned into the rear road, and the summit was not far away!

  At this moment, four streams of light tore through the sky, intersecting with the purple lightning and thunderously falling on the four corners of the mountain peak.

  Jiang Zhiwei turned her head to look, and saw that it was the Fengyun Knife, the Taihua Sword, and other four precious swords. Each of them shone brightly, their laws intertwined, suppressing the spreading black air, complementing the purple thunder.

  She bit her lower lip, with a look of joy and worry, as if the four treasures were sealed in the demon tomb, they had completed their main task and returned, not afraid of being erased. But to seal the four treasures in the demon tomb, a good fight was inevitable, she had to recover as much as possible, wondering how Little Monk and others were doing now?

  …………

  A dark red blood lake, with bubbles churning and a foul stench that was unbearable, the evil demons nearby didn't dare to approach.

  Purple energy enveloped his entire body like a red glow, half-submerged and half-floating in the lake, gasping for breath.

  He killed a lot of evil demons, but the closer he got to the top of the peak, the stronger the evil demons became, making him think about turning back. However, after being surrounded by the evil demons, he couldn't escape even if he wanted to. He used up all his strength and every trick in the book to survive, barely escaping to this place. He had originally thought that he would die here, but unexpectedly, after falling into the Blood Lake, the evil demons didn't dare approach him.

  "Is there something strange about this Blood Lake?" Seeing that the evil demon didn't dare to get close, but also didn't leave, Qi Zhengyan recovered a bit and then dove down to the bottom of the lake with a loud splash, wanting to see what it was that made the evil demon fearful.

  Blood and water surged, seeping into his ears and nose. With a clear voice, he opened his eyes to find himself underwater, but surprisingly, he wasn't afraid of seeing things at the bottom of the lake. Borrowing the faint light, he carefully examined the lake bed, but found nothing. There were no rocks, no aquatic plants, just an inky black surface, and nothing else.

  "Strange..." He searched everywhere but couldn't find anything, so he had to float up to the surface, slowly approaching the side with fewer evil spirits, looking for a way to escape.

  What was strange was that as he approached, those few evil demons actually slowly retreated and then turned their heads to escape.

  "What's going on? Can the Blood Lake water I've been tainted with also scare away evil demons?" He was quite surprised, and carefully poked his head out of the water, approaching an evil demon.

  That evil spirit suddenly trembled and fled in a panic.

  After trying several times, Qi Zhengyan finally confirmed that there was a rare smile on his expressionless face: "This lake water is indeed precious."

  He took out a bottle of Huahua Jianpai wound medicine, threw away the pills inside, filled a small bottle with lake water for standby, and rushed towards the peak.

  Suddenly, he saw four rays of light rushing towards him, falling nearby, with a breath that spread out and suppressed the mountain peaks.

  He thought for a moment and finally decided to head towards the summit.

  …………

  Xiao Zi's chosen path was indeed safe. Along the way, Meng Qi didn't encounter any evil spirits. Just as they were about to approach the summit, Xiao Zi suddenly stopped.

  "Be careful, Master. There should be a particularly powerful evil demon up ahead." Little Purple and Meng Qi continued on their way, becoming more familiar with each other, no longer using the awkward title of "Master".

  "How bad is it?" Meng Qi asked cautiously.

  Xiao Zi shook her head: "I don't know, it's just mentioned in the clues. It's said to be the most powerful evil demon on the entire mountain peak. Maybe we're getting close to the outer scene."

  Meng Qi frowned and said, "How can we get past?"

  "Don't worry, that evil spirit is powerful but it's a product of the demon lord's injury, its senses are dull and can only detect enemies through intuition. Be careful and you might be able to sneak past it." Xia Zi's words made Meng Qi secretly breathe a sigh of relief, with his Illusory Shape Technique, he had just the right tool to counter spiritual intuition, as long as he was careful and avoided detection by sight or sound.

  He furrowed his brow, his spirit expanding outward, wrapping himself and the small purple creature beside him, carefully leading her forward.

  After turning a corner of the cliff, Meng Qi saw a demon standing in front of him. It looked like a human, but its eyes were blood-red and full of cruelty. At its feet was the corpse of Chen Xianzhang from the Tiān Xīng Tower, with his chest and abdomen torn open, internal organs gone, skull shattered, and brain matter nowhere to be seen.

  Even from a distance, Meng Qi could feel the terrifying demonic aura, stronger than any enemy he had ever encountered, of course, excluding Crying Old Man.

  He waited patiently for an opportunity for the evil demon to look away.

  At this moment, the wind and clouds were surging, the sword energy was horizontal and vertical, four streams of light descended from the sky, causing a strong shock.

  That evil demon's face was twisted with rage, and after a few leaps, it landed on the edge of the cliff, shouting at Taihua Sword.

  Time waits for no man. Meng Qi didn't think much about the four great treasure swords flying over and carefully led Xiao Zi through this pass with his spirit wrapped around her.

  Proceeding further ahead, Meng Qi saw a stone gate that separated the peak from the road below.

  Above the stone gate, evil spirits churned and boiled, painting all kinds of wicked talismans that made people's scalps numb and hard to control.

  "Beyond the gate is the peak, as long as you can control your emotions, you can push open the stone gate." Little Purple said in a low voice.