He paused, then took out a black token from his storage bag. The token was engraved with twisted demonic patterns, emanating a sinister aura. “This is the ‘Demon Guiding Token’ I found from the late emperor’s relics. It is said to communicate with the power of the demon souls within the seal.
Combined with your Evil Path Hall’s ‘Soul Eroding Array’, supplemented by the blood sacrifice of three hundred Earth Immortal realm cultivators, it may not be impossible to tear a gap in the seal!”
Xue Wuying’s gaze fell on the Demon Guiding Token, a flash of greed in his scarlet eyes.
He pondered for a moment, finally nodding. “Fine! This old man will trust you this once. We meet tomorrow at the demon soul sealing place ‘Jiuyou Abyss’.
If it fails, don’t blame this old man for turning hostile!”
With that, Xue Wuying turned into a streak of black qi, passing through the wall.
Liu Kun looked in the direction he disappeared, the corner of his mouth curling into a vicious smile. “Xue Wuying, when the demon souls emerge, the first one to devour will be you, old ghost!”
The next day, Jiuyou Abyss.
This was the most secretive forbidden area in the divine kingdom. The bottomless abyss was filled with bone-chilling cold qi. A huge golden light shield floated in the centre of the abyss bottom, covered with ancient runes. It was precisely the seal suppressing the demon souls.
Outside the light shield, Liu Kun and Xue Wuying had already set up the array.
Three hundred black-clothed cultivators sat cross-legged on the array eyes, each with expressionless faces, obviously death warriors controlled by Liu Kun using secret methods.
Xue Wuying stood in the array, hands forming seals, muttering incantations. As his spells went on, the essence blood in the three hundred cultivators’ bodies was forcibly drawn out, turning into blood threads converging into the array eye. The Soul Eroding Array activated instantly, black mist surging like a tide towards the golden seal.
Liu Kun, holding the Demon Guiding Token, leaped to the sky above the seal, pressing the token hard onto the light shield.
The demonic patterns on the Demon Guiding Token collided with the runes on the seal, making a ‘sizzling’ sound. The golden light shield actually showed a tiny crack.
“It’s working!” Liu Kun was ecstatic in his heart, increasing his spiritual power output. The black qi on the Demon Guiding Token became even denser.
Xue Wuying, seeing this, grinned ferociously and urged more soul eroding power. “Liu Xiangguo, put in more effort! As long as we tear a gap, the demon souls can break through the seal themselves!”
However, just as the crack in the seal was about to expand, the ancient runes on the light shield suddenly lit up with brilliant golden light. The runes seemed to come alive, flowing on the surface of the light shield, instantly repairing the crack.
Not only that, a golden shockwave erupted from the seal, shaking Liu Kun and Xue Wuying back repeatedly. The black qi of the Soul Eroding Array was also dispersed by the golden light for the most part.
“How is this possible?”
Liu Kun clutched his chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his eyes full of disbelief. “The Demon Guiding Token clearly can communicate with the demon souls. Why has the seal become stronger instead?”
Xue Wuying’s face was also ugly. “This seal contains ancient divine power. My Soul Eroding Array cannot erode it thoroughly at all.
The essence blood of those three hundred cultivators is exhausted. To sacrifice again, at least a thousand Earth Immortal realm eighth rank or above cultivators are needed. Can you provide them?”
Liu Kun fell silent.
Although he controlled the divine capital’s national defence legion, most of the forces needed to guard the city. If he transferred a thousand Earth Immortal realm eighth rank or above cultivators here, it would inevitably cause turmoil in the legion, even possibly leading to internal unrest in the divine capital.
“Is it really impossible without the Sacrificial Codex?”
Liu Kun gnashed his teeth, a trace of retreat rising in his heart, but thinking of the temptation to control the sixth heaven, he forcibly suppressed it. “Elder Xue Wuying, your Evil Path Hall has vast forces. Can you dispatch more manpower? As long as we open the seal, we can split the power of the demon souls equally!”
Xue Wuying sneered. “Equally? Liu Xiangguo sure has a good plan. This old man tells you the truth. Without the Sacrificial Codex, don’t even think of opening the seal! Moreover, the elite of the Evil Path Hall are not in the sixth heaven. If just for these demon souls, making our Evil Path Hall lose over a thousand cultivators, the hall master will never allow it.”
