Chapter 241: The Grand Finale

  In the sky, the six great peaks of Shu Mountain plus Li Wuhuan, a total of seven people, holding the Seven Extremes Swords, under the flickering shadows, colorful lights flow in the air.

  "They're setting up a formation, let's get down quickly, don't stay in the air! Otherwise we'll be affected by their formation!" The old man shouted and directly pulled Tang An towards the ground.

  "Rage..."

  Another blood-curdling roar echoed through the sky! This thunderous bellow shook people's hearts, as if it had shaken the mountains and rivers, and even made the stars and moon tremble. The sound of slaughter that came from the distant depths directly pierced everyone's heart, making them feel a wave of terror in their hearts.

  The enormous demon flapped its massive wings, creating a thunderous roar. Its blood-red eyes, as large as lanterns, stared intently at the Shu Mountain strongmen closing in from all sides. It seemed to sense a threat and suddenly swept its long tail.

  "Hahaha!"

  A massive tail swept across the sky, and in an instant, the air was compressed, then suddenly emitted a sonic boom-like whistling sound.

  "Fall back for now! It has just escaped from the underground and is at its weakest, but also its most ferocious. We must set up the Shu Mountain Seven Extremes Formation before it regains its strength. Otherwise, it will return to break open the seal in the underground palace and let out the tens of thousands of demons, causing the earth to be stained with blood and Mount Shu to collapse. At that time, all the people under heaven will become food for the monsters' bloodlust. We would truly be the sinners of the ages!"

  Cang Feng finished speaking, his eyes glanced down at Tang An and the Old Daoist below, his expression rather complex. When he looked at Tang An, a hint of pleading appeared in his eyes.

  Tang An furrowed his brow. He knew that this demon's aura was overwhelming, and it wasn't something he could handle alone. Even with the addition of the mysterious old man beside him, they still wouldn't be able to deal with it effectively. Since Shu Shan had established a sect in this place, he should have the best understanding of the habits of the demons under Shu Shan, and would also be the most confident in dealing with them.

  Behold, the demonic aura soars to the heavens. Once it breaks free, I fear that all living things will be reduced to ashes, and the beautiful rivers and mountains will become scorched earth. Tang An seems to have already seen countless people dressed in mourning attire, wailing with grief, weeping by the coffin, sorrow stretching for miles...

  The old Taoist beside him seemed to have also sensed the easing of Tang An's killing intent, and advised: "Young friend, you've already killed enough people today. If you now take advantage of the seven heads of Mount Shu dealing with the demon, destroy their foundation, cut off their legacy, from now on, your reputation will be ruined, and I'm afraid that in this world, whoever mentions your name will be filled with contempt. I know your martial arts are unparalleled, and there aren't many people in this world who can beat you. However, I've also seen that although you seem to be emotionless, in reality, you value your family and friends above all else. Even if you don't care about yourself, you should think about your parents, wife, and children."

  Tang An fell silent, his face expressionless.

  The old Taoist shook his head and sighed, then said: "If you are really worried that your parents, wife and children will be persecuted by Shu Mountain in the future, I stake my reputation as the leader of Wudang, bet on the thousand-year prestige of Wudang, and swear that as long as Wudang is not destroyed, your family will not suffer any harm! If not, I, the old immortal, even if I die on Tongtian Road, let me never be reborn for eternity! How about this?"

  Tang An didn't say anything, and Lao's face turned awkward.

  "You don't believe I'm from Wudang, do you?"

  "You don't really believe that, do you?" Wudang added another sentence, but after he finished speaking, he hurriedly spat out a few times, "I'm such a jinx! Our Wudang and Shushan are not the same. We are Taoist practitioners of the Mystic School, genuine monks who cultivate the Great Way of Righteousness. Unlike Shushan, which claims to be a Taoist sect but is actually a Left-Path Sword Sect with rebellious intentions. I, Lao Dao Ren, may often be said to be unorthodox, but my words have always been reliable!"

  "How's that? You must believe me this time?"

  "Really? After all this time, you still don't believe me?"

  The immortal Taoist looked at Tang Anna's expressionless face and suddenly became anxious. If they couldn't settle this little brother now, what if he intervened later and really destroyed Shu Mountain? Would the Seven Extremes Sword of Shu Mountain continue to slay demons or come seeking revenge?

  The immortal Taoist has a headache. It really hurts.

  "Ah, got it! Isn't your wife a disciple of the Tianshan Sect? My senior brother and Yu Zhenren are old friends of several decades. The Tianshan Sect, you should trust them, right? With Wudang and Tianshan combined, you shouldn't have any reason to think that our two major sects can't withstand the pressure from Shushan and protect your family's safety, right? Besides, aren't you a marquis of the imperial court? And also a member of the Tiger and Leopard Guard? Aren't Nian Wushuang and Yuan Wanli good friends of yours? And I heard that your relationship with Mingjian Mountain Villa and Shenjian Mountain Villa is not bad either. Think carefully, with so many people added together, what reason do you have to worry about your family's safety?"

  The old Taoist carefully counted his advantages to Tang An, and finally shook his head with a sigh: "So many people... If I were the Wudang Sect and had so many enemies, my senior brother would probably be anxious enough to hang himself."

  The old man has run out of advantages and is now resorting to emotional tactics.

  "Killing people, exterminating families, such things are really too inhumane. In the future, your karma will be too heavy, even if you walk to the end of the road to heaven, you won't be able to pass through that one gate of life and death! Don't lose everything because of a small mistake and destroy yourself."

  Looking at Tang An's cold face, Lao Dao Ren had an urge to cry. His face was originally like dry tree bark, and now this dry tree bark was wrinkled to the point of falling off.

  "Vairocana Buddha, I've called you ancestor, so just agree already..."

  Finally seeing a hint of emotion on Tang An's face, he was overjoyed. "Damn it, it's finally working."

  Tang An glanced up at the sky, and the Shu Mountain Seven Extremes Formation had already been set up, surrounding the demonic beast in the middle. Between the seven extremes swords, there seemed to be some kind of connection, under the flashing sword light, countless threads intertwined with each other, mysterious and profound.

  That demon is about to rush out, but it can always be blocked by the sword light. However, among the six leaders of Shu Mountain, only Li Wuhuan was a Grand Master of the Great Heaven Realm, and he was also injured and couldn't exert his full strength. At this moment, the seven of them were facing the demon from the ground, and they were in great difficulty. If it weren't for the Seven Extremes Sword being powerful, they would have been swept away by the demon long ago.

  If Tang An were to take action now, he had an 80% chance of killing everyone here! Unfortunately, if that were the case, then the underground demon would be left with no one to deal with.

  "What you said makes sense. Unfortunately, some people won't let them truly suffer once and will never understand these things. Cang Feng is a good person, maybe for others, saying he's a gentleman or a great guy isn't enough. But back then, he chose Shu Shan and abandoned me. Can you imagine the kind of desperation that comes with being hunted endlessly without hope?"

  "You can't imagine. Even I don't want to recall those frightening days. It was really too painful. I don't want my parents to suffer from these hardships again in the future. They have had a hard life already."

  "However, today Mount Shu encountered such a thing. Although I don't mind taking advantage of their misfortune at this time, unfortunately, I am still human. Nor do I want the world to become scorched earth."

  "Sigh... In that case, I'll just have to wait another thirty years then."

  "Thirty years, huh? Hongyu will definitely be very happy. Father and mother should also be happy, right? However, I'm afraid everyone else in the world will not be happy."

  "The Emperor will be unhappy, Ming Ruo Valley will also be unhappy, and Yu Zhenren may also be unhappy?"

  "Hehe... but even if they're unhappy, what's it got to do with me?"

  Seeing the evil energy on Tang An's body gradually subsiding, Lao Daoren finally let out a sigh of relief. In his heart, he lamented: "Shu Mountain, you group of bastards, you're truly wicked! With such excellent innate talent, you still dare to persecute your own disciple? A 16-year-old who has reached the Great Heaven Realm? Even if my master had given me the Tianyuan Dan back then, I wouldn't have been able to cultivate to this level in just ten years! What kind of genius is this?! It's simply unprecedented! Wasting such talent is truly shameful. No wonder you people are facing this retribution today."

  Tang An gazed up at the sky where the five-colored sword energy was frantically dancing, as if dozens of invisible chains had trapped the demon in mid-air. The seven swords emitted a light that seemed to be silently suppressing the demon. As soon as the demon came into contact with those sword lights, it let out a "sizzling" sound, like hot iron branding flesh.

  Tang An station was on the ground, and not only could he hear the painful cries of the demon, but also a wave of pungent smell of burnt protein in the air.

  That monster's hard-as-steel shell seemed unable to withstand those sword lights, and it was steadily devoured!

  "Roar......"

  The demon let out another anguished roar. The bellow was deafening, shaking the eardrums, and echoing through the valley for a long time.

  At this moment, the demon suddenly turned its head, and the bulge on its forehead suddenly burst out a black light beam! "Whoosh!" shot towards one of the Shu Mountain leaders.

  That first seat reaction is not timely, but the orange seven-absoluteness sword in his hand automatically made a response. A orange sword light "Bang" collided with the black air emitted by the magic monster, canceling out this attack.

  The monster let out another low growl, as if unwilling to give up.

  The ferocity in its eyes had greatly diminished, as if it had already given up all hope.

  It shook its tail, flapped its large wings, and a fierce glint suddenly flashed in its icy blood-red eyes.

  It's not desperate, it's just accumulating strength, waiting for the final blow!

  The sky seemed to have calmed down completely, and even the terrifying roar of the demon had subsided, leaving only the "whooshing" sound of its huge wings flapping.

  At this time, however, the system in Tang An's mind suddenly issued a command.

  "Ding! System detected an external demon, Tiger Jiao. Requesting host to exert full strength to resist and eliminate Tiger Jiao, protecting the living beings in this region."

  Tiger Crocodile, a Great Heaven Boundary-level monster, belongs to the demonic path. Its swallowed and condensed internal elixir is an excellent material for cultivating the Destruction Sword Origin. The protruding dragon horn on its head is a sign of its transformation into a dragon, containing countless heavenly and earthly spiritual energies, which is the source of the Tiger Crocodile's spiritual power and an excellent material for cultivating spiritual medicine.

  "Ding~ System Task: Please collect Tiger Croaker's Inner Dan and Dragon Horn, attempt to use the system for the first time to refine the Pei Yuan Dan."

  Tang An heard this and suddenly had a smile on his face. He had already decided to rob the demon of all its precious things, letting the people of Shu Mountain fight to the death for nothing!

  The smile on Tang An's face, however, made the old Taoist beside him feel greatly puzzled. He wondered, "Could it be that he has changed his mind and still wants to destroy Shu Mountain? But he doesn't seem like someone who goes back on his word."

  "Hey? What are you trying to do? I'm telling you, men can't be insincere."

  Tang Anyun transferred his true yuan, slowly rising towards the sky, preparing to wait for an opportunity to make a move.

  The old Taoist down below was worried and afraid that Tang An would suddenly go crazy and start killing wildly, and then follow him to fly up into the sky.

  "General Tang, Master Tang, what do you want to do? Don't think about doing anything rash. This concerns the fate of billions of people in the world. Your hatred for Mount Shu can be huge, but don't vent your anger on others!"

  "Old Dao, I'm begging you, but whatever you do, don't mess things up."

  The Taoist said, with great anxiety in his heart: "If Mount Shu can't stop this demon, it will bring disaster to the Wudang Mountains after it's done with Mount Shu. Please, Infinite Heavenly Lord, don't let it escape! If it does, my Wudang will be doomed..."

  The immortal Taoist thought of this, and then looked up to see the tiger python demon with its bloody mouth open, its teeth like steel pouring out, emitting a cold and chilly light. Suddenly, the immortal Taoist felt a chill run through his body, shivered violently, and hurriedly arrived at Tang An's side.

  The old Taoist pursed his lips, and in the withered tree bark, a pair of turbid old eyes flashed with lightning at this moment. This was a special change that would only occur when his Purple Thunderbolt Technique had reached a certain level of cultivation. He had already made up his mind. If Tang An really intended to make a move against the seven heads of Shu Mountain next, he would stop him even if it meant sacrificing himself, in order to give the seven heads of Shu Mountain time to subdue the demon. If necessary, he would not hesitate to kill Tang An!

  Just then, Tang An suddenly turned his head and gave him a cold look.

  Tang An was one who had entered the path of killing, and his heart and spirit were also tempered by the original killing sword. He was extremely sensitive to the aura of killing. Just now, he suddenly sensed a hint of killing intent from the body of the immortal old man.

  "Do you want to kill me?" Tang An asked in a cold voice.

  The old Taoist's face suddenly solidified, and his heart was filled with extreme fear: "What a terrible spiritual awareness! I only revealed a hint of killing intent, and he immediately sensed it. No wonder the hatred in his heart is so heavy! For ordinary people, a little killing intent would be amplified thousands of times in his presence. No wonder he is so sensitive to the grudge against Shu Mountain. His mind, the more it is cultivated in the way of destruction, will become even more sensitive. As long as someone reveals even a hint of killing intent, he will definitely think that the other person has strong hostile intentions. If this continues, it's unlikely he won't become a murderous demon."

  "It seems that he has become what he is today, not because of his cruel and bloodthirsty nature, but because he is too sensitive to the killing intent. As long as someone has a hint of dissatisfaction with him, his mind will naturally sense it. Under the accumulation of these killing intents day after day, even if his nerves are strong, he may not be able to hold on. The only way out is to vent the depression and anger in his heart through slaughter!"

  Tang An glanced at Lao Dao Ren and flew away, stopping at a distance without continuing forward.

  This position is neither too far nor too close to the demon, it won't be attacked by that demon and can move at any time, snatching the inner elixir and dragon horn of the tiger python demon.

  The seven heads of Shu Mountain saw Tang An's position and felt a pang in their hearts. That position was really too deadly, and the threat to them was also too great. If they waited until the final battle with Hu Bao, and Tang An came up from behind, they feared that not one of them would be able to escape alive.

  But at this moment, they couldn't afford to be distracted. Because the tiger python that was surrounded by their Seven Extremes Formation suddenly went mad and let out a long roar towards the sky! As if it was preparing to charge at the sword formation!

  "A loud roar..."

  The tiger-like demon suddenly swung its hundred-foot-long tail.

  Its entire body was covered in a hard, stone-like skin that ordinary swords and knives could not penetrate. If it weren't for the mysterious glow on the Seven Extremes Sword that happened to suppress it, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many people in this world who could break through its scales. Even if they managed to break through, its body was over 200 zhang long, full of vitality, and ordinary sword strikes would be nothing but a tickle to it.

  The attention of the people on Mount Shu was once again drawn to Hu Biao. Taking a deep breath, Tang An had already resigned himself to his fate as he stood by, eyeing him menacingly.

  With a stern expression, he grasped the Qingfeng sword, which shone with a blue light, and shouted loudly: "Fellow masters, if we can't capture and slay this tiger today, once it recovers its strength, not only will Shushan be doomed, but the entire world will be reduced to ashes and become a purgatory for humanity."

  Cang Feng's gaze turned to Tang An, his eyes filled with determination. He said in a loud voice: "Tang Hou Ye, the matter ten years ago was my fault, I Cang Feng have always been upright and honest, but that matter was indeed my mistake. Today I admit it! Wang Shifu has already died under your sword, now you come to Wushan, are you here to kill me?"

  "Haha…… If you really want to kill me, I have nothing to say! The wanted poster that has been circulating for ten years was issued by me, and the disciples of Shu Mountain were also sent out by my order to capture you. Today, you come to kill me, and I know I'm not your match. But today, I won't die!"

  Cang Feng was staring at Tang An, but his hand grasped the Wind Chasing Sword, which had been locked onto the Tiger Jiao Magic Beast that was starting to go berserk.

  "If you really kill me, there will be a great calamity in this world! I think, you also don't want countless families to be separated and homeless because of you, becoming monsters that feed on blood? As long as we get through today, and subdue this demon, I'll surrender and let you deal with me. What do you say?"

  "I am a disciple of Shu Mountain, why am I so innocent? I am a citizen of Qinghe Town, why am I so innocent? The people of this world, why are they all so innocent?"

  "How can you bear to do this?"

  His eyes were filled with a pleading gaze, but when he saw Tang An, he simply looked at him silently, his face expressionless. In the end, he could only shake his head and let out a despairing sigh: "Forget it! If you really don't care about the bigger picture and want to intercept and kill us seven people here today, then I, Mount Shu, will admit defeat!"

  Cang Feng said, his eyes darting to the old man beside Tang An. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart as he asked: "May I ask if senior is the Undying True Man of the Wudang Sect?"

  Bu Lao Jian saw Cang Feng and unexpectedly recognized him, feeling somewhat proud in his heart. He glanced at Tang An beside him and said, "How about it? Although my reputation isn't as great as yours, I'm still a senior figure after all. Even the leader of Shu Mountain would have to give me some face."

  Tang An glanced at Lao Dao Ren, and the dry tree bark on his face seemed to have a slight wrinkle, extremely pleased.

  Tang An slightly shook his head: "Even if you are a Wudang elder, there's nothing to be proud of. If I wanted to kill you, it would take no more than three swords!"

  Not Old's smile froze on his face as he pointed at Tang An, his finger trembling: "You say you're a person, but three sentences can't get away from killing? You're really a pervert." Not Old finished speaking, then slapped his own mouth and muttered: "Bad luck! I, the poor Taoist, have lost my virtue again. Boundless Heavenly Venerable..."

  Cang Feng saw that Lao Dao Ren was ignoring him and felt disappointed in his heart, knowing that this immortal would not intervene in his affairs with Tang An.

  Wudang and Shushan are both located in Jingzhou, although they are neighbors. However, because they are neighbors, every year they not only compete for talented disciples but also have different views, and when their lower-ranking disciples encounter each other while traveling within Jingzhou, it's inevitable that there will be friction. This conflict has accumulated over time. It can be said that Shushan and Wudang do not have a good relationship with each other, and instead have some resentment towards one another.

  At this time, the demon seemed to have been exhausted by the sword array and was on its last breath. Even the black air spewing out of its bloody mouth had faded in color.

  The seven people of Shu Mountain looked at each other and began to cast the Seven Extremes Sword Formation with their hands forming a series of intricate hand seals.

  At that moment, thunder rumbled in the sky, light burst forth, sword lights shone like a rainbow, and thousands of rays shot out simultaneously. The colorful sword lights transformed into a surging tide of sword energy, rushing forward with great momentum, dancing wildly, and weaving together to form a heavenly net that covered the earth. And within this heavenly net formed by the sword lights, the tiger-like demon let out a mournful cry, after which its eyes slowly closed.

  Blood-red eyes hidden under thick scales, it seems to be dead with its eyes closed.

  Tang An slightly moved and flew closer to the demon. The Old Daoist also hastily followed up.

  "This demon under the earth has thick skin and flesh, if it weren't for the Seven Extremes Sword's innate suppression, even if the seven masters of Shu Mountain had higher martial arts skills, they wouldn't be able to subdue him. You mustn't do anything foolish. If you really can't put down your hatred towards Shu Mountain, you can wait until they've killed the demon before making a move. By then, they'll already be exhausted and won't have any energy left to fight with you. With your skills, even if they were to go all out against you, it's not certain that you'd win, let alone after their big battle with the demon? When the time comes, if you want to kill those Shu Mountain leaders or whatever, I absolutely won't stop you. But now, I can't just watch you make a mistake!"

  The immortal Taoist said, and suddenly, a small cone emitting purple lightning appeared in his hand.

  This small cone is entirely golden in color, as if it were made of gold. Mysterious runes are flowing on its surface, with a series of swift and mysterious movements. Along with the flowing runes, there are also threads of electric light that resemble silk.

  "Sizzle!" "Sizzle!"...

  The lightning flashed continuously, colliding and striking out sparks. At a glance, it was clear that the electric light had tremendous power, and if an ordinary person touched it, they would either die or be seriously injured.

  The immortal Taoist stared at Tang An with unwavering eyes, and as long as Tang An gave the order to attack the Shu Mountain crowd, the immortal Taoist would absolutely not stand idly by!

  However, Tang An stood in mid-air, his eyes fixed tightly on the tiger demon trapped by the Shu Mountain sword formation, without looking at anyone else from Shu Mountain.

  The tiger demon originally flapped its wings in mid-air, but at this time it slowly stopped, and then its pair of wings directly retracted into its back!

  A huge friction sound suddenly came out between the two wings.

  "Crack!" "Crack!"...

  Its double wings rubbed ceaselessly, the muscles on its back that connected to its wings began to tear apart, thick scales started peeling off, and bright red blood gushed out in large drops. The immense pain caused its entire body to shudder!

  "Roar......"

  The demon let out a long, mournful howl, its cry of pain extremely heart-wrenching!

  "What's wrong? Why does it look like it's in so much pain?" The Old Daoist was also drawn over by the massive roar. Looking at the Tiger Leaping Devil's painful appearance, he couldn't help but speak up.

  The old Taoist looked at it for a while, but his eyebrows were tightly furrowed. "Not right! It seems to be struggling with all its might. The sword array of the Seven Extremes of Mount Shu is powerful, but so far, it has not fully exerted its power. Even if this demon escaped from the underground palace and has not yet recovered its energy, such a sword aura cannot harm it at all! What is it suffering from?"

  Tang An stared intently at the tiger demon in the sky, vaguely feeling that there was something strange about its body. Suddenly, Tang An saw the bulge on the top of the tiger demon's head begin to throb like a heartbeat.

  "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...

  This rhythmic jumping is getting faster and more violent, as if something is about to burst out from the bulge!

  "Terrible! It's accumulating energy for a transformation! It's going to evolve! The tiger-striped serpent is transforming, growing horns on its head, it's going to become a dragon!"

  "Rage..."

  Tang An had just finished speaking when the Tiger-Python Demon suddenly let out a thunderous roar.

  In an instant, everyone saw the sky filled with dark clouds, suddenly covering the sun, and then, the originally clear sky was replaced by rolling dark clouds!

  Dark clouds surge, ten thousand thunderbolts burst forth and suddenly envelop the sky!

  It's a heavenly calamity!

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