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Chapter 3636 The King of Demons

They possess the merits and virtues bestowed by Heaven.

Shen Changqing found it much easier to comprehend the formation.

Such heavenly merits are like rare and precious treasures that can enhance one's understanding. Some things that were previously obscure and difficult to understand can now be gradually comprehended and thoroughly understood with just a little comprehension.

While this improvement isn't particularly remarkable, it's still quite good compared to the past.

What Shen Changqing comprehended this time was the Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Formation.

So far.

Shen Changqing has always mastered four top-tier seventh-order formations.

The Twelve Capital Heavenly Annihilation Immortal Formation, primarily designed for offensive operations!

The Great Sun Profound Yellow Formation, primarily designed for defense!

The Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Array, primarily focused on gathering spiritual energy!

The Tai Xu Yin Yang Array, primarily used for cross-dimensional teleportation!

among them.

Shen Changqing had thoroughly comprehended the Tai Xu Liang Yi Formation, and it was because of this formation that he was able to advance to the top seventh-level Grandmaster of Formations.

Of the remaining three formations, the one that is most useful to Shen Changqing is the Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Formation.

Whether it's the Twelve Capitals Heavenly Annihilation Immortal Array or the Great Sun Profound Yellow Array, they are extraordinary to other Immortal Emperors.

But for Shen Changqing...

The two formations are of little significance.

After all, his current strength is already on par with that of a half-saint.

Seventh-order formation!

Even the top-tier seventh-order formation!

In the end, he was only at the level of a Celestial Emperor.

With Shen Changqing's current strength, this formation could be broken with a flick of his finger.

However, the Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Formation is different. This formation gathers the immortal energy of heaven and earth, and its effect is extraordinary.

After all, so what if one is an immortal half-saint?

The cultivation environment also has extremely high requirements.

Whether or not it exudes an ethereal aura makes a difference.

……

This time, I'm going into seclusion.

Shen Changqing spent ten thousand years.

It's not that he only spent ten thousand years to completely comprehend the Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Formation.

It was because powerful figures from other forces were visiting that Shen Changqing had no choice but to come forward and meet them.

Inside the Boundless Palace.

Shen Changqing looked at the cultivator in front of him with a faint smile: "Fellow Daoist Mingxin, it's been a long time since we last met!"

The newcomer was none other than the outer sect steward of the Taiyi Holy Land—the Immortal Emperor Mingxin.

"Should I now address you as Fellow Daoist Taixuzi, or Fellow Daoist Shen?"

Mingxin smiled.

Shen Changqing shook his head: "Whether it's Taixuzi or Shen Changqing, it's just a name or a code. It's irrelevant. You can call me whatever you want."

But I wonder what important matter brings you here today?

Upon hearing this, Mingxin's expression immediately turned serious: "More than a hundred years ago, what Daoist Kaiyang of my Taiyi Holy Land said, you must have heard of it, Fellow Daoist Shen?"

"Not bad!"

Shen Changqing nodded.

Mingxin said, "Thirty thousand years ago, my Taiyi Holy Land joined forces with other forces in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm to lure that six-armed monster out of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, and finally launched a siege against it in the Chaos."

However, the six-armed monster was extremely vigilant and secretly mobilized many other monsters to come together.

In the end, the originally agreed ambush turned into a direct and fierce battle.

In that battle, no one below the Half-Saint realm was qualified to participate. In order to kill the Six-Armed Demon and other demonic beasts, the various forces paid an extremely heavy price.

In the thirty thousand years of bloody war, the number of Supreme Beings who perished was far more than just one or two.

Fortunately—

"With the fall of the six-armed demon, almost all the other demon beasts that participated in the Chaos War were also killed, with only a very few managing to escape."

Later, in order to completely find and exterminate these evil beasts, all the major immortal states mobilized the power of all their immortal domains.

The same is true in Shenfeng Prefecture!

Only after Mingxin recounted the details of the battle did Shen Changqing truly understand.

Although he had heard about the battle before.

But Shen Changqing had no idea what the specifics were.

but.

Mingxin's words made Shen Changqing frown slightly: "I remember that the evil beasts are bloodthirsty and act only on instinct, without any intelligence whatsoever."

Logically speaking, no evil beasts should have escaped in this battle!

"Fellow Daoist Shen is right. Normal spirit beasts are indeed like that, but in fact, not all spirit beasts are the same!"

Mingxin gave a wry smile and revealed another secret.

"Actually, there are two kinds of evil beasts. One kind is the kind that Fellow Daoist Shen mentioned. They live by killing and act solely on instinct. Once they see a living being, they will fight to the death."

But there is another type, these kinds of evil spirits that fall somewhere between evil spirits and evil spirits; they possess the corrupting power of evil spirits, yet also have their own sentience, hence they are called half-evil spirits.

"A half-demon?"

Shen Changqing couldn't help but repeat it aloud.

Mingxin nodded: "That's right, it's a half-evil spirit, and the so-called half-evil spirit also has another name, which is the Evil King."

These semi-demons can command all demon beasts weaker than themselves, which is why they are called Demon Kings.

The dangers posed by any single evil king are far greater than those posed by ordinary evil beasts.

After all, the latter only knows how to kill, and as long as you have a certain level of strength, it is not too difficult to kill him.

But the Demon King is different. This level of demon beast possesses intelligence, knows how to lie low, and, coupled with its terrifying corrupting power, no less than that of a demon beast, the impact of any disturbance it causes is far beyond what a demon beast can match.

"Any one of the Demon Kings is enough to cause a Demon Catastrophe. In a sense, the Demon King is a weakened version of the Great Demon."

Half-demon!

King Chong!

To be honest, this was the first time Shen Changqing had ever heard of such a classification of evil beasts.

If Mingxin's words are true, then the evil beasts I've encountered in the past must have been ordinary evil beasts.

This also shows that the appearance of the King of Evil is not so easy.

At least.

Shen Changqing did not see the existence of the Demon King when he annihilated hundreds of demonic beasts in the Immortal Realm.

However, it is also possible that the evil king sensed something was wrong and had already hidden or left, or that the other party was killed along with the other evil beasts.

After all, although the King of Evil can command all kinds of evil beasts, if he is not strong, Shen Changqing will not notice his existence.

All the thoughts flashed through his mind, and Shen Changqing looked at Mingxin and asked.

"Fellow Daoist Ming, please speak frankly!"

"Alright, then I won't beat around the bush. In a high-level immortal realm, there seems to be a half-saint level demon king lying in wait. This demon king's strength is probably at the level of half-saint first or second tribulation, but unfortunately, he has many demon beasts under his command."

Many forces joined forces to try to kill the Demon King, but ultimately failed.

Moreover, due to the cunning of that evil king, a half-saint also perished.

The current evil king is powerful, and if it continues to run rampant, it may become a major threat to Shenfeng Prefecture in the future.

Therefore, the reason I have come here is to request Fellow Daoist Shen's assistance in dealing with that Demon King!

Now that things have come to this, Mingxin stopped beating around the bush and directly stated the purpose of her trip.

Hear the words.

Shen Changqing neither agreed outright nor refused outright.

"The Taiyi Holy Land has many powerful figures, including quite a few at the Saint Realm. Why would a mere Immortal Emperor like myself need to take action?"

"Fellow Daoist Shen is joking. Your strength is already renowned throughout Shenfeng Prefecture, and the title of Xuantian Sword Master is quite famous even in Taiyi Holy Land."

"It's only because the great calamity hasn't arrived yet, otherwise you, fellow Daoist, would surely have achieved the realm of a half-saint!"

Mingxin first offered some flattery, then his expression turned serious.

"Furthermore, to be frank with Fellow Daoist Shen, in the battle to annihilate the Six-Armed Demon, my Taiyi Holy Land suffered heavy losses, as did other forces."

In addition, after so many years of calamity, the various immortal realms of Shenfeng Prefecture are already riddled with holes.

Currently, all forces are doing their utmost to suppress the evil spirits, with the most severe evil spirits affecting the supreme immortal realms, which naturally have no spare power to intervene.

Moreover, a half-saint level demon king is often more troublesome than a demon beast of the same level.

Currently, among all the immortal realms, perhaps only Fellow Daoist Shen possesses such strength!

Shen Changqing fell into deep thought and did not reply immediately.

Seeing that the other party remained silent, Mingxin said again: "Of course, if Fellow Daoist Shen were to make a move this time, the Taiyi Holy Land would not allow Fellow Daoist Shen to take such a risk for nothing."

"As long as Fellow Daoist Shen is willing to take action, regardless of the outcome of this battle or whether or not the evil beast can be killed, my Taiyi Holy Land can bestow upon Fellow Daoist Shen a Saint-Entering Pill!"

Sainthood Elixir!

Upon hearing this, Shen Changqing's expression subtly changed.

"Is this true?"

"The Taiyi Holy Land always keeps its word. As for the Saint-Entering Pill, I have already brought it. If Fellow Daoist Shen agrees, then this pill can naturally be yours!"

As Mingxin spoke, he directly took out a pill from his storage ring.

When Shen Changqing looked at the pill, a sense of familiarity arose spontaneously. He could tell at a glance that this was the Sainthood Pill.

After all, Shen Changqing had obtained the Saintly Pill back then, which later helped the former Heavenly Demon Holy Land, now the Heavenly Chen Holy Land, to produce a half-saint realm expert.

Shen Changqing was naturally familiar with this kind of miraculous elixir.

A pill.

This would create a demigod of immortality.

This demonstrates the importance of the Elixir of Immortality.

For so many years, since that incident, Shen Changqing has not received any news about the Sainthood Pill.

He never expected that the Taiyi Holy Land would be willing to pay such a high price this time.

and so.

The moment Mingxin took out the Saintly Pill, Shen Changqing had no reason to refuse.

After all, as long as he makes a move, he can get a Saint-level pill. Regardless of the outcome, it's a sure-fire deal for him.

Judging from what Mingxin said, the strength of that evil king was only at the level of a first or second tribulation half-saint, and it did not pose much of a threat to him.

The only tricky part is that the opponent possesses intelligence, unlike other semi-sacred beasts.

Even if he couldn't kill the Demon King, Shen Changqing was confident he could escape unscathed.

With the Saintly Pill at his disposal, Shen Changqing couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

Furthermore.

There's another point.

That is, slaying evil beasts will bring you Heavenly Merit.

With a half-saint level demon king, Shen Changqing believed that he could obtain even more Heavenly Dao merits.

Since acquiring the first wisp of Heavenly Dao Merit, one can obtain corresponding Heavenly Dao Merit for slaying any evil beast, regardless of the number.

In this regard.

Shen Changqing readily agreed. (End of Chapter)