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They stared intently at the vast Demonic Qi in the sky for a long time.
"The big demon that has come this time is no ordinary foe!" Lan Jiulin said gravely.
"Our Lan Family has experienced the Wild Desolation and the era of several Immortal Kings but has never witnessed such a heaven-reaching scene of Demonic Qi," another ancestor of the Lan Family, Lan Jingxiong, said.
They had all been Demon Slaying Warriors who had slain more than one or two Heavenly Demons, but they had never seen a Heavenly Demon with such presence like the one now.
The three of them felt heavy-hearted and knew that this was not going to be a simple battle.
"Judging by the extent of this Demonic Qi, it must be at the level of a Demon General," Lan Jingxiong said, his gaze deep as he stared into the firmament.
"After killing so many demon spawns, it’s time to kill a Demon General to pay homage," the elder next to him said with an icy tone.
"Zejing, don’t be careless," Lan Jiulin cautioned.
"Rest assured," Lan Zejing nodded slightly and said, "At this caliber, even in the Ancient Demon Cave, he would be considered quite the character."
The crowd buzzed with discussion, and when everything reached a critical point, Bai Meng’s silhouette slowly appeared in the skies above the firmament.
Bai Meng fixed his gaze on the seven Lan Family ancestors opposite him, and they sized him up as well.
"You’re the Heavenly Demon of this generation?" Lan Jiulin was the first to speak, asking in a serious tone.
"Hand over the Chaos Stone, and you can avoid a bloodbath of your Lan Family today," Bai Meng said indifferently.
"A Heavenly Demon is the very embodiment of evil, while our Lan Family walks the path of Heavenly Dao, representing justice.
You should retreat to avoid bringing disaster upon yourself," Lan Jingxiong replied with a cold huff.
"Then there’s nothing more to say," Bai Meng said, his presence astonishing.
His right hand, accompanied by a sky-filling Demonic Qi, descended upon Heaven Blue City, and the booming sounds erupted beneath his palm.
The entire space above was seen to completely collapse, with Wugeng Demon Qi spreading far and wide.
Witnessing such might, Lan Jiulin was the first to stand up, his Spiritual Energy whipping up the clouds and coalescing into a giant palm to collide with it.
With a "boom,"
A mushroom cloud exploded in the firmament, endless shockwaves dispersing in all directions.
The walls of Heaven Blue City were in view, with half the wall directly sheared off, countless buildings collapsing.
Amidst this, there were screams and cries of anguish.
Lan Jiulin and Bai Meng both remained unmoved in their original spots when the cries from within the city walls began.
Beneath Lan Jiulin’s feet, the void also started to shatter, a smear of fresh blood on his blue robe looking startlingly grim.
Although for a warrior of his caliber, such injuries were insignificant,
but to be injured in just a preliminary exchange, was it not also a sign of powerful simplicity?
"So strong?" Lan Zejing said with a slight frown.
Compared to the others, Lan Jiulin’s own sensation was much more intense and clear.
"You’re not from the Immortal Path, have you ’Entered the Taoism’?" Lan Jiulin ventured.
"Only ants like you distinguish between Immortal Path and Taoism. In our era, there was no distinction between the Path and Immortal," Bai Meng said indifferently.
He took a step forward, his tall figure advancing directly towards the Lan Residence.
"Block him," Lan Jiulin shouted, charging after Bai Meng first.
At this moment, Bai Meng seemed just like the true Demon King descending.
Endless Demonic Qi wrapped around him, his gaze unfathomable and crimson.
Behind him, the Demonic Qi transformed into countless terrifying and ghastly faces.
With each step he took, these ghastly faces roared.
It was as if they were calling out for their king, their might surging and overwhelming.
As the seven Lan Family ancestors charged toward him, Bai Meng slapped his hand, sending each person flying out with a blow.
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Even though the seven ancestors of the Lan Family had exerted all their strength to stop him, they were still unable to halt Bai Meng’s progression.
After all, Bai Meng’s target was the Chaos Stone, not the people of the Lan Family.
"What do we do, we can’t stop him," Lan Zejing said anxiously.
In reality, the strength of these seven was not weak, with Lan Jiulin and Lan Jingxiong both being at the Immortal Extreme.
And the remaining five were all at the level of Immortal Kings. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
No one would expect the usually low-profile and indifferent Lan Family to possess such formidable power.
To say it was an exaggeration, this power could easily crush an Imperial Rule Immortal Sect without much trouble.
However, within the Tianluan Domain, the impression that the Lan Family gave to others was mostly mysterious.
Other Imperial Rule Immortal Sects had also instructed their own disciples not to antagonize the Lan Family.
This also led to the Lan Family seldom showcasing their strength to outsiders.
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When Bai Meng stood at the entrance of the Lan Residence, he closed his eyes slightly.
Thread by thread, tendrils of Demonic Qi that seemed endless floated out from within the Lan Residence, as if searching for something.
The Demonic Qi swept through the entire Lan Residence, and Lan Jiulin said anxiously, "He is searching for the Chaos Stone."
"Stop him."
Shouts rang out from all around, and just as the seven charged towards him once again, a barrage of devastating attacks descended.
Bai Meng’s gaze became concentrated as the long hair on his head fluttered, and the Wugeng Demon Qi from behind him surged into the sky.
The Demon Clouds in the sky reflected with the Demonic Qi, as Heavenly Thunder roared down, and true darkness fell.
"Despair Domain," Bai Meng murmured softly.
Once the entire city had descended into the Despair Domain, various negative emotions began to ravage through the city.
Those citizens who had hidden away and came into contact with the qi of despair became exceedingly brutal.
Killing each other, the city already in ruins now saw an increasing number of humans fighting, making it even more chaotic.
After Bai Meng’s myriad streams of Demonic Qi rampaged through the Lan Residence for a long time, it finally stopped in front of a room.
The Demonic Qi enveloped the room while howling.
"Found it," Bai Meng said with a light chuckle, stepping into the Lan Residence.
With the soaring Demonic Qi entering en masse, the room bearing seals was directly destroyed.
As the room collapsed, its interior was fully revealed.
In the middle of the room was a platform, surrounded by eighteen pillars.
These pillars were covered with runes, currently a dim gray color, with chains linked to each pillar.
At the other end of those chains was the item on the platform.
Atop the platform was a mass of dull gray qi, the chains passing through it, its other ends bound to something unknown.
This gray qi was extremely peculiar, almost impossible to see through its structure with any means.
"The qi of Chaos, no doubt about it.
It seems the Chaos Stone is inside," Bai Meng murmured, then strode step by step towards the platform.
"Chaos Stone, the object of my Demon Race’s revival," Bai Meng said, emotionally stirred.
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Meanwhile, in the Old Land, Xu Zimei hadn’t waited long before spotting a sedan chair swiftly approaching from afar.
Leading the way was none other than Yin Wuheng, the current Sect Master of the Divine Gate.
