Chapter 241: The Grand Finale

  "Where is Cang Feng? And where are the other leaders? You people of Shu Mountain, don't you have even one person who can speak properly today?"

  "If you don't speak up now."

  Die!

  Tang An almost squeezed out these words from his teeth.

  He finished speaking, his hand pointing to the void, and a black killing sword energy suddenly appeared. With the support of the strong wind element force, a bundle of black sword energy mixed with green light suddenly shot towards that disciple.

  "Pffft!"

  The sword energy entered his body, but did not penetrate through, instead it stayed within his body!

  He immediately changed color, his body trembling non-stop, the true yuan force flowing through his body, trying to force out the sword energy with an aura of destruction, but unfortunately, everything he did was in vain.

  Can he force out this murderous sword aura?

  "Speak! Where did they go? Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead! With a killing aura, I'll cut off your life force thread by thread, let your muscles rot inch by inch, and your nerves snap one by one. Let you taste the agony of being gnawed by ten thousand insects! I'll torture you to death!"

  That man seemed to have already felt the horror in Tang An's words. Death was not scary. He wasn't afraid of death, but such a painful and humiliating way of dying was not something he could accept! He gritted his teeth, glared fiercely at Tang An, suddenly raised his right palm, and violently tried to slap himself on the temple, attempting to end his own life!

  Unfortunately, Tang An didn't give him the chance.

  A flash of sword light.

  "Poof!" A crisp sound, suddenly, a blood arrow shot out from the person's arm, and a palm flew out. With fresh blood, fingers still twitching!

  It's broken!

  That man let out a loud roar, the pain of his severed palm was unbearable, his soul was trembling!

  This is not only physical suffering, but also spiritual. Without his right hand, what will he use to hold a sword from now on? The hand that held the sword was crippled by someone! His hands, which had been practicing swords for thirty years, were severed today! Such a great hatred and resentment made him go crazy! He rushed towards Tang An with his life on the line, looking like a madman, opening his mouth wide, like a vicious dog, wanting to tear Tang An apart.

  Tang An shook his head and said pitifully, "Why didn't you tell me when I asked you? Since you chose to remain silent, you should have known the consequences!"

  As he spoke, Tang An didn't even look at the man, and with a wave of his hand, a sword energy shot out instantly. The man's body in mid-air suddenly stopped! A faint crimson color spread from his forehead to the temple, and then, fresh blood suddenly flowed out from there... black, thick, and steaming hot.

  His eyes were dull and lifeless. He was dead.

  "Boom!"

  He fell from the sky and crashed to the ground, smashing into the earth like a lump of flesh. Below, in the plaza of the Trial Sword Pavilion, corpses were piled high, it was unknown how many there were, and at this moment, he didn't care about adding one more to the pile.

  Today Shu Mountain is already awash with blood!

  "Where is Cang Feng? Come out quickly!" Tang An stood in the void, and below him were countless corpses, which he remembered clearly.

  "There are 426 corpses of your Shu Shan disciples here! If you don't come out now, I'll kill everyone on Shu Shan and cut off the lineage of Shu Shan!"

  As soon as Tang An's voice rang out with his true yuan force, all the people who were still alive on Mount Shu heard it, and even some people in Qinghe Town at the foot of Mount Shu heard this voice. Instantly, chaos erupted on Mount Shu, and even the people in Qinghe Town began to panic, not knowing what kind of evil demon had arrived on Mount Shu and uttered such a mad statement!

  Do you want to annihilate the entire Shu Shan clan? In their minds, whoever says this is either a madman or an idiot! The Shu Shan sect has over 1 million disciples scattered throughout the land, who can kill them all off? Even the imperial court can only appease Shu Shan and does not dare take drastic measures. You should know that behind these 1 million disciples are tens of millions, hundreds of millions of people! Who in this world has the courage to face the hatred of tens of millions, hundreds of millions of people?!

  No one dares, not even the emperor!

  After a long time, Mount Shu was still quiet from top to bottom, without any movement. This atmosphere is somewhat unusual. This silence is really too eerie.

  "Today, not a single first seat was present on Mount Shu. Could something big have happened? But even if something big had happened, it wouldn't be that not a single first seat would be present, would it?" Tang An felt a sense of unease in his heart, and he felt as though there was a dangerous aura slowly spreading from the depths of Mount Shu. That dangerous aura seemed extremely familiar to him, as if he had encountered it somewhere before, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't quite recall where.

  "What is it exactly?"

  His eyes gradually narrowed, quietly scanning up and down the tranquil Shu Mountain.

  "Dong" "Dong" "Dong"......

  A faint, barely audible sound was quietly transmitted at the foot of Shu Mountain. It seemed to be a vibration of the earth's pulse, the voice of the earth. If it weren't for Tang Anda reaching the Great Heaven Realm, he wouldn't have been able to hear it. However, as he listened to this muffled earth pulse, he always felt that something was off...

  At this time, the old man beside him sighed and said: "You have already killed many people today. Has the anger in your heart been calmed? If you continue like this, your path of destruction will lead to the demonic path. The path of destruction and the demonic path are completely different, I hope you don't mislead yourself. For some unnecessary people, there is no need."

  Tang An ignored him and continued to quietly listen to the earth's pulse coming from deep within the Shu Mountain.

  "Dong dong" "Dong dong" "Dong dong"…

  "How did the rhythm get faster? This pulse is off!"

  That old man saw that Tang An ignored him, and thought that his words were not enough, so he continued: "The way of destruction is the way of the cycle of heaven. Heaven and earth have yin and yang, distinguishing life and death. The cycle of life and death has destruction and creation. However, between this destruction and creation, between life and death, there is still a very long road. We Taoist cultivators call it the cycle of rebirth. Buddhist disciples call it the intermediate state. Perhaps, only when you reach that moment can you truly understand what your original heart is. Only by truly understanding your original heart can you find the true great way and attain the supreme Dharma body. If not, you can only forever fall into the cycle of rebirth, never entering the Tao for all eternity!"

  "No matter how high you stand today, a hundred years later, it will all be just a handful of yellow earth. Don't stop here, your road is still long. Don't let this small grudge ruin your great path! Your revenge has already been taken!"

  "Boundless Heaven Venerable... Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!"

  That old man didn't know what strange method he used, but Tang An suddenly felt his heart clear and his spirit refreshed, the anger in his chest slightly subsiding. However, immediately after, Tang An flew into a rage, a burst of murderous aura suddenly covering the entire Shu Mountain, even the plants and trees withering away due to this aura.

  "Mind your own business! What I want to do? I know it myself! Do you think I enjoy killing innocent people? I gave them a chance, unfortunately, they didn't cherish it. I just made sure they won't have the chance to harm my family in the future. Is that wrong?"

  "I'm not wrong! I absolutely won't let my family suffer even a little bit of harm! If today's matter in Shu Mountain can't be settled, I'd rather wait another 30 years! Within these 30 years, I will definitely find ways to destroy Shu Mountain! Even if it means killing millions or tens of thousands of people, I'll do it alone! By then, I'll see who dares to touch my family!"

  The old man heard this and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, thinking that the young man in front of him had already gone mad. Anyone who could say such things was not far from being a world-class demon!

  "Rage..."

  At this moment, a loud roar shook the sky and earth, suddenly coming from underground! Then, a miserable breath spread all over the sky, like a tsunami surging in the heavens.

  "What's coming out of the ground?"

  Tang An's expression turned stern, and he finally understood why none of the leaders of Shu Mountain were in their sect today. Even when he repeatedly shouted for Cang Feng, no one came out to respond. According to Cang Feng's personality, he was absolutely not a coward who feared death. It turned out that they were dealing with an even more formidable opponent!

  "What is the sound coming from beneath the earth? Why does this sound seem so familiar? It sounds like... a dragon's roar!"

  A surge of intense killing intent, rolling and churning, shook the sky, coming from deep within Shu Mountain. There, the killing intent was overwhelming, far surpassing Tang An's previous intent by a significant margin.

  The old man heard this voice and was also surprised like Tang An.

  "What is this? Such a thick killing intent? The killing intent condenses, like wolf smoke rising straight up and rushing to the sky. Even the clouds in the sky are blown open! Could it be that a great demon has appeared in the world?"

  "What's the big deal?"

  "You don't know? This world isn't just inhabited by humans, but also countless demons and monsters. However, those demons have been suppressed underground for thousands of years, rarely appearing in the world. When they do appear, it brings boundless disasters. The change of dynasty in Great Yan was precisely because of the emergence of a great demon last time! However, you're still young and haven't had a master to teach you, so not knowing is normal. These things, as long as one has an elder master who has entered the Mystic Path, most will know."

  The old man said with a smile, "How about it? Are you very curious? Why don't you join my Wudang and I'll take you on as a disciple in place of my master. As for your Dharma name, Big Brother is called Bu Le, Second Brother is called Bu Sheng, I'm called Bu Lao, so why don't you be called Bu Xiao? Your smile looks too cold, it really doesn't look like a smile."

  "Cut the nonsense and tell me what you know! Why did the Great Demon King choose to be born here, rather than somewhere else? Is there something strange about Mount Shu?"

  At this moment, a giant monster with double wings suddenly appeared in the sky! The body of the monster was exactly like that of an alligator, except for a pair of huge wings and a bulge on its head.

  This giant monster had a huge mouth with thick, black air spewing out of it. Two lantern-like eyes stared fixedly at Tang An over there.

  "Not good, your murderous intent has attracted it. It's just escaped and is at its most ferocious state now, don't provoke it! Any demon that can escape from the underground palace isn't something one or two people can handle!"

  That great demon who escaped from underground stopped in mid-air, its huge wings flapping.

  "Whoosh" "Whoosh"......

  The heavy sound of the fan echoed all around.

  Although it no longer advances and stops there, the momentum that is naturally emitted still makes people unbearable.

  Tang An felt his soul trembling. The murderous intent that originated from the depths of his heart and had merged with his body was truly shocking!

  Tang An couldn't see the true extent of its body, only that dark clouds were churning there, blocking out the sun and moon, shrouding the sky. Although the crocodile-like giant monster hadn't approached him yet, this aura that pierced the heavens was absolutely real.

  In the distance, at the foot of Mount Shu, the people of Qinghe Town also saw the changes in the sky and shouted loudly.

  "Look, what's that thing in the sky? It looks like a huge bird. But how can it be so big? Even the clouds can't cover it!"

  "That thing... I think I've seen it somewhere before? Ah yes! My ancestors had a Tianjing strongman, and when I was young, my grandfather told me stories from his notes. One of the stories described a strange creature that our ancestor saw. The creature in the story had six legs, two wings, looked like a large alligator, but had horns on its head and resembled a Jiaolong! It looks very similar to this monster!"

  A monster that should have existed in myths or legends suddenly appeared before one's eyes. Although its appearance was slightly different, the powerful intimidation and the heart-shaking high-pitched dragon roar truly appeared not far away. This made everyone feel as if they were in a dream-like state.

  The people of Qinghe Town have lived at the foot of Shu Mountain for generations, who would have thought that this terrifying monster actually crawled out from under Shu Mountain!

  "Rage..."

  Another loud and shrill dragon's roar! The demon beast suddenly flipped its body, comfortably rolling in mid-air! Between its nostrils, a thick black gas was suddenly spewed out!

  "Hurry up and tell me, how can there be a demon born here? What is it that lies beneath Mount Shu?" Tang An looked at the giant monster in mid-air, his heart greatly shocked for a moment, and he had already forgotten that this was his best chance to destroy Mount Shu.

  This great demon has completely overturned his thoughts in his heart!

  It seems it's not just a high martial world! If it were a martial arts world, how would there be demons and monsters?

  That person sank into thought for a moment, watching the crocodile-like demon fly away, while the several great peaks of Mount Shu scattered in all directions, each holding a magical artifact in their hands, as if they were going to set up some sort of formation to control the demon. It seemed that they should have the ability to trap the demon, and only then did he explain: "Mount Shu is the root of the earthly veins, where the spiritual energy of the five elements converges, one of the few five-element veins in the world. It is the ancestor of the earthly veins!"

  "In the human body, there are meridians that have corresponding existences in the earth, which are called 'earth meridians'. Just like human meridians, if they are unblocked, there is no pain; if they are blocked, there is pain. If the earth meridians are obstructed and not flowing smoothly, it will also cause strange changes on the earth. The Shu Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, and there is also the vast wilderness of the southern border. In between, there are five major thoroughfares that connect the realms of demons, immortals, gods, ghosts, and devils. These five major thoroughfares intersect with each other underground. It's not surprising that great demons and devils emerge from the Shu Mountains. As for other questions, I don't know the reason either."

  "But these powerful demons, anything that can break through from the ground, their strength is greatly restricted and cannot be exerted. And the blood essence and inner elixir on their bodies are all excellent things, if one or two can be obtained to refine spiritual instruments, it would be perfect!"

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