A youth, clad in ink-black shorts with his upper body bare, his face emanating an aloof pride, and his black hair cascading onto his shoulders, exuded an extremely peculiar aura.
His gaze was like that of a deity, cold and merciless, as if the entire world held no sway in his eyes.
Dugu Bushi said faintly to his father, "Qingzhou is merely my starting point; the Nine Provinces Continent is my stage. Father, do not worry, I will surely let everyone in the cultivation world witness the might of my Demonic Heavenly Sect."
The majestic middle-aged man chuckled upon hearing this. In his heart, his son, Dugu, was indeed an unparalleled genius, possessing the demeanor of a Demon Emperor, a peerless demonic overlord capable of suppressing an era and uniting the entire demonic path.
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The Taiyi Immortal Sect, in preparation for its five-hundred-year grand ceremony, established a boundary of ten thousand miles. Numerous floating cities and palaces drifted in the air, serving as reception areas.
Although the Taiyi Immortal Sect's dominion was vast, spanning millions of miles, its main mountain gate, however grand, could not accommodate cultivators from all corners of the Nine Provinces, nor the many cultivators from other regions, all at once.
Therefore, the high-ranking officials of the Taiyi Immortal Sect arranged these floating palaces and cities in the sky, which would then serve as reception venues for the guests.
According to their cultivation level and the power of their factions, arriving guests would receive commensurate treatment, residing in different cities and palaces, and in different locations.
At the outermost periphery, there would undoubtedly be those with the lowest cultivation, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, whose palaces and cities would be the most basic.
Those with higher cultivation, such as those at the Core Formation stage or Nascent Soul stage, would be arranged further inside, residing in the finest palaces and cities.
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This arrangement served two purposes: firstly, to demonstrate the status of honored guests; and secondly, due to the large number of Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators gathered within Taiyi Immortal Sect's territory, its high-ranking officials harbored concerns. It was only when they were kept within their sight that they could feel somewhat at ease.
More than two months had passed, and countless cultivators had arrived within this ten-thousand-mile radius. However, most of them were those with lower cultivation, smaller factions, solitary cultivators, or members of minor sects.
To receive an invitation to the five-hundred-year grand ceremony of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, one of the Ten Great Righteous Sects of the Nine Provinces, was already considered an immense honor. They dared not presume to delay or procrastinate, for to offend the Taiyi Immortal Sect in such a manner would truly be courting death.
Some sect leaders of smaller sects, whose residences were farther away, had already packed their belongings and set off with their disciples days before, as soon as they received the jade slip months prior, traveling day and night to reach this destination.
Now, more than two months had passed, and most of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had arrived. The dozens of cities and palaces on the outer perimeter were already occupied by these cultivators.
Everyone knew that in the final few days, the arriving cultivators or sects would be extremely powerful solitary cultivators or large sects who were concerned with appearances.
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For those from minor sects or less cultivated solitary cultivators, being able to witness so many mighty figures of the immortal and demonic realms at once was a grand opportunity to broaden their horizons and meet fellow cultivators, filling them with excitement and anticipation.
Thus, during these final days, in the outer cities and palaces, almost all cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage had privately organized one transaction meeting after another, using this opportunity to exchange goods and mutually benefit.
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On the third day of the countdown, the leaders of all major powers and top-tier solitary cultivators had arrived. Only the other ruling powers, who were on par with the Taiyi Immortal Sect, remained.
"Boom, boom, boom!!!"
On the final day of the five-hundred-year grand ceremony, within this vast expanse of heaven and earth, nineteen terrifyingly potent auras soared into the sky, each occupying its own region and resisting the other energies, clearly demarcated and unwilling to yield.
Within those cities and palaces, countless ordinary cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, members of minor factions, and even advanced solitary cultivators at the Core Formation stage, and leaders of great powers at the Nascent Soul stage, watched in stunned silence as the nineteen incredibly powerful auras loomed overhead.
These nineteen auras spanned heaven and earth, eclipsing the sun and moon, displaying their boundless majesty to the world.
Suddenly, a series of thunderous roars echoed. These roars seemed to contain a fearsome power, and upon hearing them, everyone felt their chests and abdomens churn, their blood beginning to boil, their eyes turning blood-red, and thoughts of bloodlust and slaughter began to surge.
Amidst this continuous, terrifying drumming, a colossal blood-red warship, ten thousand zhang in size, materialized in the air. Mighty iron-blooded war banners unfurled from its decks, their blood-red surfaces blanketing the sky.
Beneath the dense banners, countless ferocious, iron-blooded energies were released. Everyone present suddenly felt their minds become disoriented, as if transported to the terrifying battlefields of the ancient, primordial, or archaic eras, facing endless, desperate enemies, filled with the chill of slaughter, shaking their very souls.
The Iron-Blooded Heavenly Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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Following closely...
Within the ten-thousand-zhang Death Coffin, containing earth-shattering might, as a sliver of the lid was pried open, streams of pitch-black, pure corpse qi surged outwards. Within each colossal stream of pure corpse qi, numerous zombies, hundreds of zhang in size, roared.
The Myriad Corpse Desolate Heavenly Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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The Myriad Bone Annihilation battleship, constructed from bone-white skeletons, possessed power capable of destroying heaven and earth. It was immense and vast, spanning ten thousand zhang, its back dark, while its belly was as white as bone, emanating an incredibly powerful aura of malevolence.
The Demonic Heavenly Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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A vast expanse of black dots appeared in the sky, forming a large dark cloud composed of countless tiny specks. Even before it approached, a cacophony of sounds seemed to reach everyone's ears.
As the dark cloud drew nearer, everyone suddenly felt as if tens of thousands of demonic beasts were shrieking. Indeed, within the dark cloud, various types of demonic beasts manifested, their necks held high, emitting ear-piercing screeches that disturbed the heavens and earth, making one wish to deafen themselves. This was the Myriad Beast Nurturing Nest.
The Beast Taming Beast Cultivation Gate, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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"Yi ya ya" "Yi ya ya" "Wa ha yi ya".........
From another direction, strange sounds emanated. By now, everyone was in a state of extreme tension, involuntarily turning their gaze.
They saw a ten-thousand-zhang-long staff-shaped Curse God Staff Ship in the sky, its surface covered in rolling crimson curse energy, within which flames seemed to churn. Upon it, there were hundreds of grotesque men and women, strangely attired, their bodies covered in mysterious runes, appearing as if from an alien race. They danced in a manner so awkward it twisted the mind, their movements unsettling and bizarre, as they surged forward.
The Curse God Immortal Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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Rivers of blood slowly spread from the Blood River Demonic Scroll, soon transforming into a surging sea of blood. An endless stream of blood-red light formed a sky-blocking screen, terrifyingly potent.
The Blood God Manifestation Heavenly Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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The Remnant Soul Shattered Heart Boat was a truly rare artifact among the remnants of the primordial, archaic, and ancient eras. It was not necessarily exceptionally powerful, but it was an artifact of peculiar essence, involved in the mental realm, capable of probing minds, distorting reality, possessing innate extraordinary abilities, and controlling the bodies and souls of lower-level cultivators with ease.
The Remnant Soul Shattered Heart Boat had various colors and appearances in its different parts, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, and a layer of shimmering multicolored light erupted, completely enshrouding it.
The Nine Nether Myriad Demon Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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The Myriad Poison Godly Ghost Banner released thick, impenetrable ten-absolute poison mist that slowly spread outwards. Space vibrated, and various poisonous creatures evolved within the mist began to stir.
The Poison God Ultimate Land Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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Instantly, a twelve-petal lotus, ten thousand zhang in size, sprouted in the sky. Its leaves were deep emerald, bordering on ink, while the lotus was blood-red like fire, blooming exquisitely.
The moment the fiery-red lotus bloomed, karma flames, tinged with red and black, ignited. Wherever it reached, all things were annihilated. Boundless karma rained down, and no one could resist the five declines of heaven and man surrounded by karma.
The Evil Buddha Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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A colossal ten-thousand-zhang-long, blade-shaped artifact ship hummed in the air, its sound like the clear and resonant song of a divine dragon. This artifact ship was a divine weapon and immortal artifact from the Heavenly Court of the archaic era, named Honghan. Honghan was forged from celestial copper from beyond the heavens, melted with ten-thousand-year-old ice, and quenched by the divine fire of the Nine Heavens. The blade was completed in eight hundred and thirty-two years.
Later, it was reforged by the Earth Blade Evil Emperor Sect using three demonic and evil materials: Nine Nether Divine Crystal, Abyssal Water, and Dark Fire. It took nine hundred and ninety-nine years to successfully transform into the sect-protecting artifact of the Earth Blade Evil Emperor Sect.
The Earth Blade Evil Emperor Sect, one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects, had arrived!
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The perpetually rotating, ten-thousand-zhang-sized Profound Heavenly Divine Fire Cauldron erupted with the medicinal energy accumulated over countless years.
The abundant wood-attribute spiritual energy transformed into nine hundred and ninety-nine wood dragons, not only possessing immense and powerful offensive capabilities but also unparalleled auxiliary abilities. It was refined by the Myriad Pill Immortal Sect of the ancient era, using a large amount of Profound Heavenly Divine Crystals and ten-thousand-year-old Azure Moss, to create this Profound Heavenly Divine Fire Cauldron.
The Profound Heavenly Divine Fire Cauldron was reputed to be the foremost alchemy treasure in the Nine Provinces. It contained a small world within and possessed unparalleled defensive capabilities. When used at full power, it remained unshaken no matter how many cultivators attacked it. It could also provide healing and protect the lives of its disciples, making it the sect-protecting treasure of the Pill Emperor Immortal Sect.
The Pill Emperor Immortal Sect, one of the Ten Great Righteous Sects, had arrived!
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