WHOOSH!

The ferocious demon opened its mouth and took a fierce breath!

Chu Hongyi's body shuddered. A tremendous force was pulling at him, threatening to drag him into the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring!

"No! Father, save me! Save me! I don't want to die! Father, hurry and save me! I'm your only son; you can't just watch me die! Father!" Chu Hongyi screamed in utter terror.

"Hmph!" From within the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring, the ferocious demon let out a cold laugh.

BOOM!

The next moment, Chu Hongyi's body violently exploded! Streaks of crimson light burst forth, all surging toward the ferocious demon!

"Haha! Hahaha!" The ferocious demon's mouth gaped open as it greedily devoured the blood erupting from Chu Hongyi's body.

"Ah!"

"My body!"

"No! My lifespan is draining away! My life essence is being devoured!"

In the blink of an eye, the bodies of the other Golden Core Stage cultivators exploded as well.

"Haha! How delicious! Such pure life essence! This is incredible! I'll be resurrected soon! Hahaha! Hahaha!" the ferocious demon cackled madly.

"Chu Tianming... a child of yours has perished! Your precious daughter is about to die too! If you're any sort of man, then show yourself! She can't hold on much longer!" Zhuge Tianyu glared venomously at the ferocious demon, then waved his right palm, collecting Chu Hongyi's remains. He then summoned several Spiritual Artifacts to shield himself and, riding a lotus-shaped magical treasure, shot into the sky!

WHOOSH!

Chu Qingyue also soared skyward!

BOOM!

The ferocious demon laughed maniacally and slashed out with its claw!

BANG!

The Spiritual Artifacts shattered into dust! At the same time, the ferocious demon opened its mouth and spat a blast of frigid wind, sweeping the living Chu Qingyue and the bloody corpses of Chu Hongyi's companions into the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring. Then, with a leap, it plunged into the spring itself.

"No!" Zhuge Tianyu cried out in despair.

"Chu Hongyi! My fine disciple! I'm going to devour you!" the ferocious demon laughed.

As soon as it entered the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring, the water began to boil.

GURGLE... GURGLE...

The spring roiled without cease as black chains shot up from its depths.

SHLIIINK! RIIIP!

Like sharp steel needles, the black chains pierced Chu Qingyue's flesh, burrowing into her body and shredding her organs.

RUMBLE!

The Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring erupted, unleashing rolling waves of demonic energy!

TSSSSS! TSSSSS!

In an instant, the pocket dimension was plunged into pitch-black darkness.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The small world shook violently, on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

「On a hidden peak in the distance.」

A man in a grey robe frowned deeply. "What do we do now?"

"My Lord, Chu Hongyi was devoured. That ancient demon is about to revive! It's too dangerous here, we must leave at once!" an elder beside him urged. The elder was Zhao Qiankun, from the Taicang Marquis's estate in the Imperial City, a powerhouse at the half-step True Monarch realm.

"Leave? We can't. This pocket dimension has been sealed. That ancient demon has already devoured a Golden Core Stage expert. The only way to break out now is with its innate divine ability, the 'Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring' itself! We'll hide and bide our time. We might have a chance to save the Chu family's girl," the grey-robed man mused, his gaze never leaving the spring.

"My Lord is wise!" the elder said, his face lighting up.

Hm? The Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring has calmed? Did the ferocious demon succeed? This is the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring... they say it contains a sliver of the Supreme Yinsha's will. Just a remnant of that will is enough to kill a True Immortal! I don't know the demon's origins, but it's clearly extraordinary. If it can devour the will remaining in this spring, it should be able to resurrect, maybe even reach a higher realm! The grey-robed man's eyes glowed with fervent light.

WHOOSH.

However, just a few seconds later, the boiling Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring fell into an eerie silence.

"No, that's not it!" the grey-robed man exclaimed in sudden realization. "The spring didn't quiet down... the ferocious demon has fallen asleep! Haha! Perfect! The Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring is calm!"

His elation lasted less than three seconds before the spring began to boil violently once more. The ferocious demon let out another crazed howl, and the waters of the spring seemed even more tyrannical than before.

"This Yinsha Ancient Demon seems to be gestating a part of the Supreme Yinsha's will, which is why it's so unstable and vicious," the elder murmured, his eyes flickering. "Moreover, for it to retain its most primal, beastly nature under such conditions is truly bewildering! Worthy of being a Yinsha Ancient Demon. It's said one once slew an Ancient Giant Ape that had the battle prowess of a Saintly Venerable. Even for a member of the demon race, that ape was incredibly fierce!"

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The waters of the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring churned violently.

SLOSH! SLOSH!

Within the spring, the Yinsha demon opened its mouth and gulped down the tainted water.

"Ah—" Chu Qingyue screamed as her entire body was devoured, leaving only her head suspended in the air. However, her Nascent Soul remained completely unharmed because it was protected by a special secret art used by the Chu Family's ancestor, Chu Tianming.

At that moment, Chu Qingyue's Nascent Soul looked up toward the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring.

"KYEHEHE!" The ferocious demon let out a strange laugh, its gaze fixed eerily on Chu Qingyue's Nascent Soul. "You are the blood sacrifice I have been cultivating. I won't devour you... just yet. First, I will refine you into a Demon Seed, and then I will possess you!"

WHOOSH!

The ferocious demon lunged, its ghastly face snapping at Chu Qingyue's Nascent Soul!

"No!" Chu Qingyue roared in despair.

CRUNCH!

She had barely cried out before her Nascent Soul's head was bitten off, and the ferocious demon swallowed it whole.

"KYEHEHE! My Demon Seed has grown stronger! KYEHEHE!" the demon laughed wildly.

BOOM!

Suddenly, in the sky above, thunderclouds gathered.

CRACKLE!

Snakes of lightning writhed through the clouds.

CRACK! CRACK!

One purple thunderbolt after another descended, striking the ferocious demon and making it howl in agony.

"ARGH! What is this lightning?! Why do I feel a bone-deep chill?!" the demon bellowed.

"It's Divine Punishment!"

"Heavenly Retribution!" a terrified scream echoed from the banks of the spring.

SWISH!

The ferocious demon whipped its head around.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The thunderclouds churned as purple Thunder Dragons raged within them.

CRACK!

Another bolt of lightning struck down.

RUMBLE! CRACK!

The ferocious demon screamed again and again.

This is... the Ninefold Xuanhuang Tribulation... In this world, besides that one, no one else has ever overcome the Ninefold Xuanhuang Tribulation... Could it be that he has descended? Impossible! That person fell long ago. Even a remnant soul couldn't possibly control a Heavenly Tribulation of this magnitude! Then... could it be... *him*! The demon was utterly shocked.

WHOOSH!

From within the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring, Chu Hongyue opened her eyes. She glanced at the spring, raised an eyebrow, and leaped out. In her arms, she carried a woman in a white dress—it was Chu Qingyue.

"Father, what about my sister..." Chu Hao asked Chu Tianming, his voice trembling.

"Her soul has been eroded by the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring. She is nothing but a walking corpse now," Chu Tianming sighed softly.

"Father, I want... I want to wake her up. She's the head of the Chu Family, after all. If she's like this... won't our family face a great disaster?" Chu Hao's expression was conflicted.

"Sigh..." Chu Tianming sighed again. He also wanted to wake his daughter, but he couldn't. The evil power within the Supreme Yinsha Sacred Spring was too tyrannical; he had no way of rousing her.

"Chu Hongyue," the ferocious demon snarled, "you harmed my brother, and now you come for me! You deserve to die!"

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