The hall was silent.
Noticing the doubtful looks from many, the Sixth Elder hastily explained, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, this Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Devouring Banner is a demi-divine artifact, a treasure that has been passed down through the sect for tens of thousands of years. It is absolutely not a forgery, please, Sect Leader, discern clearly!" But no matter what he said, the spiritual light on the Soul Devouring Banner was gradually fading, ultimately transforming into a common white cloth.
Qi Ze sneered, "This Soul Devouring Banner is indeed a good item, it's only my fault for using it improperly, it has nothing to do with you."
How could one "use it improperly" to destroy a demi-divine artifact in an instant? This Sect Leader Qi was indeed too unfathomably powerful! The major demons had their own calculations, but they kept a poker face. No matter how foolish they were, they wouldn't believe that the Thousand Corpse Sect would dare to present a forgery to the Empress of the Demon Lord face-to-face. After all, she was the Young Sect Leader of the number one alchemical sect, she had that level of discernment.
Since the Soul Devouring Banner wasn't a fake, there must be a significant issue with the Empress of the Demon Lord's cultivation. Thinking about it this way, everyone finally thoroughly dispelled their contempt for Qi Ze, showing a hint of awe.
"The Soul Devouring Banner is destroyed, how should we arrange the Yin Sha Formation?" After the misunderstanding was cleared, the Sixth Elder asked anxiously. Demons always operated independently, disliking to band together. The reason they gathered under the Demon Lord this time was to counter the common enemy. Although that Sky Slaying Sect Leader's cultivation wasn't comparable to the Demon Lord's, the Sword Sect's Sword Formation was very powerful. Dozens of Sword Cultivators combined could easily slay Upper Realm Profound Immortals. They couldn't be taken lightly.
It was said that the ancient Immortal who set up the barrier back then was the founding ancestor of the Sword Sect, leaving behind many methods to kill demons. Without eliminating the Sword Sect, the demons would truly be restless.
"Destroy it and make a new one, what's the difficulty?" Qi Ze played with the white banner nonchalantly.
"Are you saying you can reforge a Soul Devouring Banner?" The Sixth Elder wore an expression of disbelief, then continued, "If the new Soul Devouring Banner's grade isn't sufficient, it can't support the Yin Sha Formation, it would be a waste. Absorbing the heaven and earth's evil aura and transforming it into Yin soldiers, this is robbing the universe of its creative power, invading the profound mystery of the sun and moon. Only demi-divine artifacts or divine artifacts can achieve this."
The other major demons also showed worried expressions. Whether the Yin Sha Formation could be formed would determine the outcome of this great battle, crucial to the Demon Realm.
The young Sword Cultivator in disguise was secretly delighted, secretly transmitting, "I was worried they would set up this formation earlier, but now, looking at it, the Heavenly Dao is on our side. How precious is a demi-divine artifact, where could they find a replacement? That Qi Ze has a big mouth, saying he will make another one, but he should piss in his hand and take a look at what he truly is!"
"Young Master, don't be hasty, I find that Qi Ze's cultivation is rather strange! The moment he broke the Soul Devouring Banner, we all felt an extremely terrifying pressure, his realm is at least in the Tribulation Transcendence stage, even more so, not inferior to a Scattered Immortal. Look at the Demon Lord, on the surface, he's only at the Nascent Soul stage, but his combat power is comparable to an Upper Immortal. Looking at Qi Ze, his aura is identical to the Demon Lord's. These two are definitely strange! We won't succeed today, let's go back and report the news to the Sect Leader!"
"We know nothing about the demon's origin, but don't you understand what Qi Ze is? He's only fifteen or sixteen years old now, no matter how high his talent, how strong can he be? Don't be paranoid and scare yourselves. I think that Soul Devouring Banner is just a piece of junk, it must be the demon deliberately putting on a show to give face to Qi Ze." The young Sword Cultivator said dismissively.
"Regardless of the truth, let's leave here and plan our next move!" Several Elders had already conceived the idea of retreat. Seeing the demons move into the inner hall to discuss the purchase of spirit weapons, they found an excuse to leave.
Skyslaying received the news and was indeed very wary of the Yin Sha Formation, instructing several people to stay at the border of the two worlds, continuing to monitor Qi Ze's movementsâ
Qi Ze and Yan Junyu had roamed through various planes for hundreds of years, their resources were abundant. Regardless of supplying the Demon Realm, even if several continents came, they wouldn't be afraid of the depletion. But they wouldn't do business at a loss. Want good equipment? Fine, exchange it with heavenly treasures. Although the Demon Realm was barren, due to its unique environment, the toxins it produced were extraordinary, perfectly in line with Qi Ze's current alchemy style.
"This is this seat's collection, you may take a look." Qi Ze swept his wide sleeves, and the hall was immediately filled with various kinds of magical artifacts. Radiating together, the colorful and splendid auroras almost blinded the eyes of the major demons, and the pressure formed by the gathering of magical artifacts was also frightening. If Qi Ze hadn't activated the isolation formation, the entire Supreme Divine Creation Sect would have been overwhelmed by the massive spiritual energy and demonic energy.
"Sect Leader Qi can actually forge demonic weapons?" A demon stared intently at the spirit weapons on the ground, his breathing becoming hurried. If his eyesight hadn't regressed, several of those demonic weapons seemed to be demi-divine level, their aura was extremely terrifying.
"Spirit weapons and demonic weapons are just tools, to me, there's no significant difference." Qi Ze said calmly, "You can bid, whether to sell or not depends on your sincerity. I only accept high-grade demonic crystals, heavenly treasures, special toxins, nothing else. By the way, I also have many high-grade spirit weapons, which can be supplied to your disciples, as many as you want."
The breath of the major demons was once again caught. They didn't expect this Sect Leader Qi to be so opulent. There were dozens of demi-divine artifacts, and the high-grade spirit weapons were inexhaustible. No wonder the cultivation world made a joint effort to pursue and kill him, originally coveting his wealth. Fortunately, the Demon Lord hadn't cooked him, but instead won his true heart, otherwise, how could the Demon Realm have gained such a huge benefit!
Grateful, the major demons were sincerely convinced of this Empress of the Demon Lord, quickly stepping forward to select the magical artifacts they liked. No matter how greedy they were, they didn't dare to rob in front of the Demon Lord. The sealed pressure in this hall wasn't for show, it could instantly fall and crush them into flesh paste.
Picking and choosing for a few hours, bidding against each other, the major demons finally returned with a full load. Their normally colorless faces were glowing red, even somewhat benevolent. Before the demons under their command could speculate on the Sect Leader's thoughts, they received notice to collect their new season's salary, almost suspecting their eyes when they got their hands on it.
"Is this a high-grade demonic weapon?" A disciple of the Blood Demon Sect asked disbelievingly.
"Exactly." The Elder in charge of distributing resources spoke slowly, "The Demon Lord and the Sect Leader of the Supreme Divine Creation Sect have already held a wedding ceremony, our Demon Realm also has its own major alchemy sect. These high-grade demonic weapons were bought from the Supreme Divine Creation Sect, they can help you increase your combat power. Each personal disciple gets a high-grade demonic weapon, inner sect disciples are equipped with medium grade, outer sect disciples can also get low grade, everyone gets something, no need to fight over it."
"Thank the Sect Leader for the generous reward! Our Demon Realm has a leader now, and with the help of the number one alchemy sect, it's truly different!" The disciples were all jubilant.
"These demonic weapons are provided by the sect, not customized. If anyone feels they're not handy, they can go to the shops opened by the Supreme Divine Creation Sect to buy them. They only accept high-grade demonic crystals and heavenly treasures. Of course, if anyone has weird and wonderful toxins in their hands, Sect Leader Qi will also be interested, take a look." The Elder didn't forget to promote the Supreme Divine Creation Sect a little.
The disciples with some capital, having heard these words, immediately rushed to the Supreme Divine Creation Sect. Since the sect was newly established and there was no time to recruit disciples, Qi Ze handed over the shops under his banner to No.1 to manage. It had a large number of small mechs under its command, all with high intelligence, managing a shop was no problem. It also came with a scanning program, and could quickly distinguish the quality of heavenly treasures, very reassuring.
In a short time, Qi Ze had earned a huge fortune, then issued an announcement, recruiting disciples in both the cultivation world and the Demon Realm simultaneously. The Demon Realm naturally responded in a flurry, but the cultivation world issued a harsh warning, not allowing any cultivator to have any ties with the Supreme Divine Creation Sect, otherwise, they would be killed without mercy!â
In a small town at the border of the two worlds.
Several cultivators were sitting in a teahouse taking a break, while also exchanging information.
"I heard that the Supreme Divine Creation Sect was truly revived by Qi Ze, now only supplying spirit weapons to the Demon Realm."
"Not killing him back then, he's truly a source of endless harm now!"
"Hmph, source of endless harm? With him? The Supreme Divine Creation Sect is completely extinct, with only him left, how many spirit weapons can he supply to the Demon Realm? Those messages are all rumors spread by the Demon Realm to scare people, whoever believes them is a fool! A demonic weapon in every hand? You might as well calculate how many people are in the Demon Realm, how long does Qi Ze have to work day and night to make this number?"
"My fellow Daoist's words are very true, there's only Qi Ze in the Supreme Divine Creation Sect now, it would take hundreds or even a thousand years to restore its former glory, there's no need to fear. Once the demons are defeated and retreat back to the Demon Realm, we can kill him. This time we can't let him die easily, only by cutting him into a thousand pieces can we!"
"Right, cutting him into a thousand pieces is how we can get a share of the meat." A cultivator accidentally spoke the truth, causing everyone to burst out laughing.
At this moment, a group of demons walked through the street market. They wore uniform clothing, holding the same sheathed swords in their hands, with the totem of the Blood Demon Sect embroidered on the cuffs and hems. They paraded through the street, no longer hiding as before, conspicuous and haughty.
"These demons are getting more and more arrogant!" a cultivator said indignantly, "They deserve a painful lesson!" He was about to jump down, but was held back by his friend, "Wait, the Sword Sect is taking action, it's not our turn."
The two looked down and indeed saw a dozen or so Sword Cultivators surround them, swinging their swords without a word. Although the overall strength of the demons was not as strong as that of the Sword Cultivators, the robes they wore were very evil, even capable of absorbing sword qi. The boots they wore under their feet seemed to give off wind, making their speed increase by a hundred times or more.
It was one thing to not have the upper hand in defense and speed, but the swords in the hands of the demons were also quite weird, able to emit black sword light. Touching the swords in the hands of the Sword Cultivators, they corroded them into ordinary metal in a split second, breaking off after a couple of chops. The black sword light hitting the body was even more terrible, instantly drilling into the limbs and body, disrupting the inner core, detonating the spiritual energy, making these Sword Cultivators vomit blood nonstop.
"Bad, my Nascent Soul is being eroded by demonic energy, it's about to mutate into a demonic seed! The sword is strange, can't be forced! Quick, withdraw!" The most seriously injured Sword Cultivator shouted hoarsely.
The minds of the Sword Cultivators were in chaos, they hastily fled. However, the demons only suffered some light injuries, each swallowed a pill and continued to parade around the street market in a haughty manner. The cultivators on both sides didn't even dare to take an extra look, let alone intercept or attack.
"Supreme Divine Creation." It was only after the demons had passed that the cultivators lifted their heads and slowly uttered the words inscribed on the demonic swords.
Before this, they didn't understand the consequences of the number one alchemy sect siding with the Demon Realm. But now, they were painfully aware of what kind of change the Supreme Divine Creation Sect would bring to the war between the two worlds.