Chapter 326 – Sign of the Devil’s Scourge, Devil’s Dye Saying, Purple Sun Palace, Ten Thousand Stars

Chapter 326 – Signs of the Devil’s Scourge, Devil Dyeing Sayings, Violet Sun Palace, War in the Ten Thousand Stars Sea Region

Inside the Hidden Sword Palace.

True Monarch Xuan Yang, Earthbound Sword Monarch, and Yan Wushuang clearly did not expect Jiang Chengxuan and the others, who had already left, to go and return.

However, when they, after hearing about the trio’s previous encounters, True Monarch Xuan Yang’s three faces, too, changed abruptly.

Especially True Monarch Xuan Yang.

Only to see his face, it had become unprecedentedly grave.

Jiang Chengxuan, Shen Ruyan, and True Lord Feixue all seemed to realize something at this moment.

They couldn’t help but look at True Lord Xuan Yang in unison.

Only to hear True Monarch Feixue ask, “Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, do you know anything about this matter?”

Next to them, the Earthbound Sword Monarch and Yan Wushuang couldn’t help but both look at True Monarch Xuan Yang at this time as well.

True Monarch Xuan Yang was silent for a moment before he spoke with a somewhat gloomy expression:

“This is an omen of the Demonic Scourge.”

“Omen of Demonic Scourge?”

Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan’s pupils couldn’t help but both shrink slightly.

On the contrary, True Lord Flying Snow, Earthbound Sword Monarch, and Yan Wushuang were not particularly familiar with this.

In the end, the oldest of them so far had not exceeded nine hundred years of age, and had not personally experienced the demonic plague calamity that occurred once every twelve hundred years.

Only True Lord Xuan Yang.

As a great cultivator, he was the one who was truly clear about what this so-called Demonic Scourge was all about.

At this moment, he was seen nodding.

“That’s right, it’s the Sign of the Demonic Scourge.”

After a pause, True Lord Xuan Yang continued:
“Now that it has come to this, there are some things that it’s time, it’s time for you to know some of the truth.”

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Feixue, Earthbound Sword Monarch, Yan Wushuang, including Jiang Chengxuan and the rest of them, all of their expressions were flabbergasted.

They all realized that at this moment, it was very likely that they would know some secret stories that they had not known in the past.

Even Shen Ruyan, at this moment, she was also concentrating her spirit, preparing to listen carefully to what True Lord Xuan Yang was going to say next.

Although the past her was one of the figures that stood at the peak of this world.

She had a very good understanding of many of the secrets of this world.

But after all, a long time had passed since her time.

Whether or not there had been any changes in this world during this long period of time was not something she could know.

At this moment, she heard True Lord Xuan Yang continue:

“There is the matter of the Demonic Scourge, also known as the Tribulation of Demonic Tribulation, I think you should have all heard of it.

The Seven Lotus Demon Sect, the Black Sky Demon Sect, and the Lord of Scarlet were all demonic plagues that our side of the world, had truly experienced.

At that time, the time of the birth of the Demonic Scourge, or the Demonic Robbery, was basically once every twelve hundred years.

However, starting from the Seven Lotus Demon Sect, the time of the demonic calamity in our world was shortened to once every one thousand years.

And according to the speculations of the various God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs, this time, will continue to shorten as time goes on.”

As these words of his fell, the Flying Snow True Monarch, the Earthbound Sword Monarch, and Yan Wushuang all fell into extreme shock.

Even Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan, a heart sank violently.

Because no one knew better than them, the birth of the Demonic Tribulation had been shortened from every 1,200 years to every 1,000 years, what exactly did that imply.

It meant that the will of heaven and earth in their side of the world was being eroded.

The world divide and the heaven and earth barrier were becoming weaker and weaker.

When the barrier of this side of the world was truly weakened to a certain extent.

At that time, I’m afraid that the person located outside the realm would no longer need to use such means as creating a demonic calamity, and would be able to easily complete his absolute control over their world.

“Senior brother, then what about the Sign of Demonic Scourge that you just mentioned?

What does what Dao Friend Jiang and the others encountered before indicate?”

At this moment, Yan Wushuang could not help but look towards True Lord Xuan Yang, inquiring somewhat eagerly.

“This is the other point I want to talk to you about.”

True Lord Xuan Yang’s face was stoic.

“Ever since the Lord of Scarlet began, whenever a true demonic calamity is born in our world, all sorts of signs will appear.

For example, in the Black Sky Demon Sect’s calamity, there would be inexplicable darkness in the sky from time to time.

Including at noon and early in the morning, there would be a darkening of the sky that would appear.

When it came to the Seven Lotus Demon Sect’s calamity, it was the seven-colored lotus platform.

But anyone who obtains or possesses that Seven-Colored Lotus Platform will eventually fall into the lapdog of that Seven Lotus Demon Sect.

Among them were several YuanYing True Lords.

And those YuanYing True Monarchs, in the past, were all human heroes who were decent people and had even killed many devil cultivators and demon cultivators.

That such a person would fall into the demonic path was somewhat unbelievable to the YuanYing and even the God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs at that time.

Later, as they investigated and gained a deeper understanding, this was how they came to know that when the Omen of Demonic Scourge appeared, many things that appeared to be chances but were actually hidden poisons would appear out of thin air in their side of the world.

As long as a person is in contact with those things, there will be a great possibility that they will be contaminated by the demonic thoughts in them, or even completely lose themselves, and fall into a puppet that is really controlled by the demonic thoughts.

Unless you have the appropriate means of resistance, or the appropriate treasures, will not be contaminated by the demonic ideas.

And this phenomenon, today’s Nine Elements Immortal Cultivation World, has already given it an apt name.

It is the Devil Dye.

At the same time this kind of cultivators who were demonically infected, their most terrifying aspect was not anything else, it was their concealment.

As long as they don’t take the initiative to expose themselves, even us great cultivators will find it hard to notice.”

Hearing this, the crowd had understood.

What Jiang Chengxuan and the others had encountered earlier was, I’m afraid, Han Dongping and Daoist Xuanhe who had been corrupted by that demonic thought.

It was no wonder that the two of them were in good hands, but now they had fallen into the demonic path.

Dare I say that it was because of that demonic dye.

Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan couldn’t help but look at each other at this time.

From True Lord Xuan Yang’s words just now, they were hearing something more.

Right now, in their side of the world, the reason why the sign of the Demonic Scourge had appeared, I’m afraid that it was also a way for the will of heaven and earth in this side of the world to carry out self-help.

It was telling the cultivators in the realm through such a way that a huge crisis was coming.

If possible, make a series of arrangements to face the demonic calamity as soon as possible.

At the same time, the appearance of the Demonic Dye was also a disguised indication that the will of this heaven and earth was being further weakened.

Otherwise, it simply wouldn’t have allowed the appearance of that so-called Demon Stained Thing.

Precisely because there was no way to avoid this situation, in order to save itself, the so-called Sign of the Demonic Scourge was born.

All in all, judging by the current situation, the situation was not optimistic.

Although it hadn’t reached the point where it would truly collapse, I was afraid that time would not be too far away.

“Then do we have any ways to deal with it?

Or rather, is there any way to discover those devil-infested things, or those who have already been devil-infested, in advance, so that we can deal with them accordingly?”

Yan Wushuang spoke again.

“This is currently not available for the time being.”

True Lord Xuan Yang shook his head.

“But it should be soon.”

“Hmm?”

Several people couldn’t help but be stunned.

Just then, he heard True Lord Xuan Yang say, “As far as I know, as early as a long time ago, a few God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs from my Northern Borderlands had already teamed up to work on refining a Pure Yang True Treasure that could illuminate devil-stained objects.

Counting the time, this Pure Yang True Treasure should be close to being successfully refined.”

The so-called Pure Yang True Treasure referred to what was actually a sixth-ranked magic treasure.

Because every magic treasure that had reached the sixth rank would have a trace of pure Yang Qi born within it, it was called a Pure Yang True Treasure.

This kind of magic treasure was far more powerful and useful than a fifth-order true treasure, and was the standard equipment of a Heavenly Monarch of God Transformation.

Only with the current environment of their Nine Yuan Immortal Cultivation World.

Certain Freshly Promoted God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs, or God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs who did not have much in the way of reserves, they were afraid that they might not be able to have a Pure Yang True Treasure of their own in their hands yet.

At this moment.

The crowd recalled those words that True Lord Xuan Yang had just said, and while their hearts felt heavy, they couldn’t help but all secretly let out a sigh of relief.

If those few God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs from their northern border were really able to successfully refine a Pure Yang True Treasure that could illuminate that Demon Stained Object, that would undoubtedly eliminate many potential hidden dangers.

Otherwise, if the kind of thing that True Lord Flying Snow encountered happened a few more times, I’m afraid that everyone in the entire Northern Frontier would be in danger.

At that time, everyone would lose trust in each other.

This would definitely be a very serious disaster when the Demonic Scourge arrived.

“Senior Xuan Yang, based on your understanding, with the current situation in our Northern Territory, when do you estimate that the so-called Devil Scourge will officially arrive?”

At this moment, Jiang Chengxuan, who had never spoken much, finally opened his mouth.

Hearing his words, the spirits of the few people present couldn’t help but also be shaken, and they once again looked at True Lord Xuan Yang in unison.

True Monarch Xuan Yang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:
“I have no way of determining this, but based on my understanding, the demonic calamity that you and I will experience this time should be within this hundred years, or even shorter.”

“That’s right.”

On the faces of Jiang Chengxuan and the others, a touch of gravity couldn’t help but reappear.

If things were really like this, then there was no other way to say it, they would have to make some preparations in advance.

At this moment, True Lord Xuan Yang looked towards the crowd and said in a deep voice:
“This matter is of great importance, so I am going to make a trip to the Violet Sun Palace to inform the Violet Yan Heavenly Monarch of this matter.”

The Violet Sun Palace that True Lord Xuan Yang was talking about here was none other than one of their Northern Border’s God Transformation Sects.

Its Zi Yan Heavenly Monarch was even a veteran Transformation God Heavenly Monarch.

It was said that he had achieved the God Transformation realm for thousands of years now.

Even if he was placed in a crowd of God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs, he could be considered a very powerful figure.

On this side, True Monarch Xuanyang intended to head to the Violet Sun Palace, and the three of them, Jiang Chengxuan, naturally did not intend to continue staying in the Hidden Sword Palace.

Soon both sides said their goodbyes.

After Jiang Chengxuan, Shen Ruyan, and True Monarch Feixue had left the Hidden Sword Palace for some distance, True Monarch Feixue likewise offered his farewells to the two of them.

Some time later.

Jiang Chengxuan asked Shen Ruyan, saying that just now True Monarch Xuanyang mentioned the Purple Sun Palace, and that Purple Inferno Heavenly Monarch, whether or not she knew about it in the beginning.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ruyan nodded, then shook her head again.

“Back then, in the era I was in, the Violet Sun Palace did already exist.

It’s just that the Purple Sun Palace at that time was merely a small sect that didn’t even have a YuanYing True Lord.

I can’t imagine that after so many long years have passed, that Violet Sun Palace not only still exists, but it has also become a God Transformation Great Sect in one fell swoop.

As for whether or not there was a Purple Inferno Heavenly Monarch within the Purple Sun Palace at that time, I don’t know.

But I think it should be no.

After all, there was indeed a short period of time between my era and now.

If he was already inside that Violet Sun Palace at that time, then how old must he be?
Although a Transformation God Heavenly Monarch has a long lifespan, the limit is usually no more than eight thousand years, and that’s still counting the results after taking all the life-extending spirit items.”

“In that case, that Violet Flame Heavenly Monarch should have entered that Violet Sun Palace only after your reincarnation.”

As the two of them spoke, they were already heading back in the direction of the Ten Thousand Star Seas.

Originally, their plan was to head to that Golden Cauldron Alien Mansion after the end of the trade fair to see if they could obtain any opportunities from it.

Now, after they learned that there might be a demonic calamity coming, their desire to go to the Golden Cauldron Mansion became more and more urgent.

No matter what, there was nothing wrong with trying their best to improve their own cultivation and strength.

Especially in a situation where there might be a great crisis coming in the future, cultivation and strength were more and more important.

However, when they spent a few months and arrived at the Ten Thousand Star Seas, they were surprised to find that at this time, the Ten Thousand Star Seas were in the midst of a great war.

To look at the scale, it should be several YuanYing level forces that are fighting with each other.

What’s going on here?

Although the order of this sea was a lot more chaotic compared to their land.

But at the level of YuanYing, no matter if it was a clan or a family, normally, a truly great war would not break out.

Unless there were some special circumstances.

Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan couldn’t help but look at each other.

Each other’s brows couldn’t help but frown slightly.

There was no other reason, simply because the battlefield in front of them happened to be right on the path they were bound to travel to that Curved Corner Cliff Sea.

If they wanted to travel to the Cape Bend Cliff Sea, they would inevitably have to cross paths with the several YuanYing forces that were at war.

This was a very troublesome matter.

If one was not good, they would most likely be caught in the middle of their own side’s fighting.

However, this is how things are in this world.

The more you fear something, the more it comes to you.

Just as the couple was considering how they should manage to bypass the battlefield where several families were fighting so as to enter the range of the Cape Bend Cliff Sea, a group of cultivators suddenly flew over towards them in the distance.

At the head of the group was a male cultivator of the fifth Jindan layer.

He had an eagle-hooked nose, and his eyes were thick with hostility.

He and his companions, having just approached Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan, ordered the two to be surrounded directly.

One of the men with narrow eyes even said sternly to the two:
“Who are you people? Why have you come to my Ten Thousand Star Seas?
Quickly tell me, otherwise, you will be punished as enemy island cultivators!”

Hearing that long and narrow man’s words, Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan couldn’t help but frown.

Although their hearts felt a little bad luck, they didn’t need to bother with this group of people in general.

As long as they released an aura that belonged to the YuanYing realm, it was naturally unlikely that these guys would actually seek death.

It was just that in that case, it would be somewhat unlikely that they would want to pass through this sea in a low-profile manner again.

Fortunately, that part of the Cape Bend Cliff Sea was not something that anyone could easily pass through.

Even if they passed through, without the corresponding token, they would not be able to enter that Golden Cauldron Mansion at all.

The only problem, perhaps, was that they might have some trouble after leaving that Golden Cauldron Mansion.

However, these problems were not problems for the time being.

However, on this side, before Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan and the others could make a move, the hawk-nosed man over there, as well as his group of companions, were already a little impatient.

Without any warning, a group of people launched an attack on Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan.

(End of chapter)