Li Yang sheathed his sword and was about to peek inside when Hu Meiniang jumped in.
"Oh dear... I can't see anything, it's so dark... My head is spinning..." Hu Meiniang suddenly exclaimed.
Chapter 789: Primordial Blood Demon
"Hmm?" Li Yang was secretly alarmed. Damn, how could the villa be so simple? There must be a trap. Li Yang hurriedly protected his seven orifices and carefully felt his way inside. Suddenly, everything went black before his eyes, and he felt dizzy, as if something was rapidly burrowing into his body.
"Not good! The Five Poison Smoke Curtain!" Li Yang exclaimed, immediately realizing he had been drawn into a vicious formation. This formation was created by collecting the five most venomous and cold insects from the Hundred Thousand Mountains and refining them into Gu worms, which contained the toxicity of all five insects, but with far greater potency.
Those trapped in the formation only felt a sudden darkness before their eyes. While they were still confused, the tiny, almost invisible Gu worms had already entered their bodies. Once inside, they began releasing potent poison. The poisoned person immediately felt paralysis throughout their body, their limbs becoming unresponsive, yet their mind remained unusually clear and their senses heightened. They then watched helplessly as their bodies were devoured by the Gu worms, experiencing the excruciating pain of being devoured with perfect precision, a pain that was amplified—a truly horrific sight…
"Ugh~" Li Yang suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, realizing that he had also inhaled a mouthful of poisonous mist. The Gu poison had begun to take effect.
"Hmph!" Li Yang snorted coldly, immediately activating his second primordial spirit and spitting out a wisp of Samadhi True Fire, which quickly circulated within his body, instantly burning the vicious Gu worm to ashes. He exhaled a puff of black smoke from his nostrils, feeling refreshed.
"Pfft—" Then another burst of Samadhi True Fire was spewed out, the black mist churning and instantly burning into a gas, clearing the space in the room. Hu Meiniang was immediately seen lying motionless on the ground not far away, her face flushed red, clearly also poisoned by the Gu.
"Hold on!" Li Yang shouted before rushing over, unleashing a burst of Samadhi True Fire into Hu Meiniang's body. After a quick circulation, a plume of black smoke spurted from her nostrils, and she groaned and woke up.
"Master, what's wrong with me?" Hu Meiniang asked, puzzled.
"You've been poisoned. Don't act on your own now that you're alright," Li Yang warned.
"Yes, Master~" Hu Meiniang realized she had acted rashly and hurriedly agreed with a guilty conscience.
"Clap clap clap..."
A round of applause rang out.
"Well done, well done! You do have some skill and technique, even unleashing the Samadhi True Fire! A Nascent Soul expert!" The room suddenly lit up, and a man in a blood-red robe walked out. Behind him were three people: a monkey-like fellow, a man exuding ghostly aura and resentment, and a flirtatious woman.
All three were experts in the mid-to-late stages of Qi Refining. Only the man in the blood-red robe was exceptionally strong, having reached the Nascent Soul stage; Li Yang could barely discern his cultivation level.
"So you're the so-called leader of the Monster Alliance?" Li Yang asked, frowning.
"That's right. It is indeed I, the Primordial Blood Demon!" the blood-robed man said casually. He seemed very confident in himself.
"Never heard of it," Li Yang shook his head.
"So you want to die?" the Primordial Blood Demon sneered.
"I'm here to kill you," Li Yang sneered. So what if they're a bit stronger? He wasn't afraid, but these guys were in his way.
"Human brat, do you want to die?" The man, originally an ape, jumped out and pointed at Li Yang.
"Yeah, it's easy to die if you want to~" the ghostly man said in a sinister tone.
"Hey kid, believe it or not, I'll suck you dry!" the woman, who reeked of sexiness, said with a seductive smile.
"What? You three want to be the first to die? You Qi Refining stage trash aren't even enough to fill my teeth~" Li Yang sneered.
The three were instantly enraged, but dared not step forward. Li Yang was right; they were no match for him. It would be extremely easy for someone at the Nascent Soul stage to kill them, who were at the Qi Refining stage.
"Boy, state your name, I don't kill nameless nobodies!" the Primordial Blood Demon roared.
"I am Li Yang of the Heaven and Earth Sect! Remember that," Li Yang said proudly.
"Never heard of it." Several monsters shook their heads blankly.
“You’ll hear about it later,” Li Yang said proudly.
"Take this first!" Seeing that his subordinates dared not make a move, the Primordial Blood Demon had no choice but to take action himself. Instantly, a Soul-Summoning Banner, surging with blood energy, appeared and rushed straight towards Li Yang with a pungent bloody smell.
"Take this!" Li Yang wasn't afraid of it. He immediately summoned the Heavenly Sword and unleashed the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin" move. The entire room was filled with sword light, and countless sword beams shot past. The three Qi Refining stage demons cried out in alarm and desperately used their magical treasures to defend themselves, but they were still flustered and struggled for a long time before they were injured. They were even more afraid of Li Yang now.
"Boy! Ten Thousand Swords Return to One! What's your relationship with Mount Shu?" The Primordial Blood Demon actually recognized Li Yang's spell. The *Void Sword Technique* that Li Yang cultivated was a typical sword technique of Mount Shu, a fact known throughout the cultivation world. Li Yang had found it in the *Outline of Weapon Refining*, since Chi You practiced demonic witchcraft, which easily appeared unorthodox and attracted criticism and attacks. Therefore, Li Yang sought a reputable and orthodox technique to practice, choosing the *Void Sword Technique*.
"What business is it of yours what kind of relationship we have? Let me tell you, if you know what's good for you, release the little fox right now, and I might consider sparing your lives. Otherwise, I'll kill you all!" Li Yang said fiercely. In truth, he wasn't even confident he could handle the Primordial Blood Demon, let alone the three lesser demons. Even with Hu Meiniang sharing the burden, he was doomed!
"For the little fox? That'll have to do with your skills!" The Blood Demon, having witnessed Li Yang's Ten Thousand Swords Return to One move, became wary. He immediately unleashed his true power, suddenly striking out with a palm. His blood-red hand instantly grew larger, becoming the size of a fan, emitting a pungent bloody stench and astonishing pressure as it reached Li Yang.
"Hmph~" Li Yang didn't back down and immediately unleashed his inner power, meeting him head-on.
"Bang—" Li Yang didn't budge.
The Primordial Blood Demon staggered back three steps, his expression suddenly changing drastically as he exclaimed, "You're truly formidable! You've reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm?"
"Enough nonsense~ Now you know how powerful I am, quickly release the little fox~" Li Yang knew his own predicament. His strength was only at the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm, and all his fancy moves relied on his second primordial spirit. He had just fought a direct attack, and his second primordial spirit was injured. However, while his second primordial spirit was injured, his main body was unharmed. The Six-Winged Golden Silkworm's physical body was extremely strong, so this injury was nothing. But it frightened the Primordial Blood Demon.
"Hmph~ Even if you're a little stronger than me, I still have three helpers. If we fight head-on, you won't have a good outcome! Why don't you just exchange it for the 'Gouchen Heavenly Book'!" The Primordial Blood Demon was not easily fooled and was not fooled.
Chapter 790: Spare His Life
"Alright! Meiniang, bring me the Heavenly Book!" Li Yang said. Hu Meiniang hesitated for a moment, but finally took it out. Li Yang touched the Heavenly Book carved on the tortoise shell; the strange and mysterious characters were completely incomprehensible to him. He secretly despised the Great Emperor Gouchen.
"Is this it?" Li Yang took the book and waved it around.
"Yes! That's it~ Give it to me, and I'll release the little fox immediately~" The Hunyuan Blood Demon became excited upon seeing the "Gouchen Heavenly Book".
"Where's the little fox?" Li Yang asked.
"Go and bring the little fox out!" the Primordial Blood Demon said, pointing at the monkey spirit. The monkey spirit immediately turned and disappeared. A moment later, a little girl appeared before everyone, but she was unconscious.
"My sister... what happened to my sister?" Hu Meiniang cried out in distress.
"He's just unconscious! Bring me the Heavenly Book!" the Blood Demon said calmly.
"Do you recognize the characters on it?" Li Yang asked tentatively.