97: Chapter 97 Holy Land Preparations, Advancement of the Chaos Domain

In the quiet room of the Law Enforcement Hall, the misty medicinal fragrance intertwined with the Xuanhuang Qi. Bai Yunzhou sat cross-legged, his body wreathed in a faint blue-gray halo.

Under the guidance of the Power of Chaos, the cooling medicinal power of the ice soul healing pill rushed through his damaged Meridians like a stream, and the veins previously torn apart by the shockwave of the demon gods essence blood were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In his Dantian, the chaos lotus seed was no longer as dim as before, but slowly rotated with a warm luster on its surface, continuously transforming the medicinal power and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into a pure Power of Chaos.

His Sea of Consciousness was crystal clear, and the Green Lotus Sword Heart sat firmly in command. The traces previously eroded by the power of the demon god had vanished without a trace under the dual purification of the Power of Chaos and the ice soul power.

"The recovery ability of the Chaos Green Lotus Body is truly beyond imagination." The voice of Sword Sovereign Hanbing came from outside the quiet room with a hint of approval. "In a mere half day, seventy percent of the severe injuries in your body have already recovered."

Bai Yunzhou slowly opened his eyes. Deep within his pupils, cyan, purple, red, and blue lights circulated, eventually settling into a profound gray. He stood up and cupped his fists, saying, "Many thanks to Senior for bestowing the pill; otherwise, Junior's injuries could never have recovered so quickly."

"No need to thank me." Sword Sovereign Hanbing walked into the quiet room, holding an antique wooden box in his hand. "The utmost priority is to enhance your combat strength to deal with the Demon Sect's general attack arriving in three days."

He opened the wooden box, inside which dozens of blood fiend crystal cores were neatly arranged—precisely the spoils of war Bai Yunzhou brought back from the Nether Swamp. In addition, there was a bottle of crystal-clear liquid, which was none other than the Xuanhuang Origin dew previously bestowed by True Monarch Tianxing.

"These blood fiend crystal cores contain the pure essence of the Law of Blood. Combined with the Xuanhuang Origin dew, they are enough to advance your Chaos Green Lotus Body further." Sword Sovereign Hanbing handed the wooden box to him. "On the day of the Xuanhuang Tide, you are the core of guarding the leylines. The stronger your strength, the greater the Holy Land's chances of winning."

Bai Yunzhou took the wooden box, feeling a warmth in his heart. "Senior, rest assured, Junior will definitely not fail the Holy Land's trust."

Sword Sovereign Hanbing nodded and turned to leave. "A Gathering Spirit Formation has already been set up in the quiet room. Refine in peace; as for external matters, True Monarch Tianxing and I will hold the line."

The door of the quiet room slowly closed, and the light of the Gathering Spirit Formation lit up. Rich Spiritual Qi surged in like a tide, surrounding Bai Yunzhou's body.

He sat down cross-legged, first taking out a blood fiend crystal core. The Power of Chaos lingered at his fingertips as he gently touched the surface of the crystal core.

The crystal core trembled instantly, emitting a rich baleful blood Qi, but the moment it touched the Power of Chaos, it was forcibly suppressed, leaving no trace of violence whatsoever.

"The Law of Blood has already reached Perfection. This refinement should be able to thoroughly fuse it with the Power of Chaos." Bai Yunzhou muttered inwardly, his Divine Sense probing into the interior of the crystal core.

The pure energy of the Law of Blood surged into his body along with his Divine Sense, intertwining with the Power of Chaos in his Dantian. Under the mediation of the chaos lotus seed, they gradually fused into one.

He could clearly sense that his control over the Law of Blood was becoming increasingly adept. The Domain range of Blood Domain Chaos expanded once more, and its power increased accordingly.

One, two, three... The blood fiend crystal cores were continuously refined. The Power of Chaos within Bai Yunzhou's body grew increasingly majestic, and the Awakening degree of the Chaos Green Lotus Body was also improving slowly and steadily.

[Chaos Green Lotus Body (Minor Achievement)]

[Awakening Degree: 78% → 79% → 80%!]

When the last blood fiend crystal core was refined, a majestic aura suddenly erupted from within Bai Yunzhou's body. The Chaos Domain expanded instantly, a light gray light screen enveloping the entire quiet room, even faintly showing a trend of breaking through the quiet room's restrictions.

"Chaos Domain, advance!"

Bai Yunzhou was ecstatic in his heart. He could clearly feel that the Advanced Chaos Domain not only expanded its range to ten miles, but also gained a new trait—Law Suppression.

Within the Domain range, the enemy's power of Laws would be forcibly weakened by thirty percent, while his own Law power would increase by thirty percent. With this ebb and flow, his combat strength doubled.

He did not stop, taking out the bottle of Xuanhuang Origin dew instead. Opening the bottle cap, an extremely pure Xuanhuang Origin surged into his nasal cavity, and the chaos lotus seed in his Dantian spun frantically, emitting a strong resonance.

"Xuanhuang Origin is a derivative Power of Chaos, perfectly matching my Chaos Green Lotus Body." Bai Yunzhou threw his head back and drank the entire bottle of Xuanhuang Origin dew in one gulp.

The light golden liquid flowed down his throat, transforming into a majestic torrent of energy that swept through his entire body. His Meridians, Dantian, and Sea of Consciousness were all nourished by this energy.

The light of the chaos lotus seed grew increasingly brilliant. The sword patterns, thunder patterns, blood patterns, and ice patterns on its surface became even clearer, and deep within the lotus seed, a fifth pattern was faintly gestating.

[Chaos Green Lotus Body (Minor Achievement)]

[Awakening Degree: 80% → 81%]

[Traits: Chaos Perception (Advanced), Law Affinity (Sword / Thunder / Blood / Ice), Law Harmonization (Intermediate), Law Suppression (New)]

[Abilities: Chaos Domain (Intermediate), Blood Domain Chaos, Chaos Sky-Splitting (Complete Version), Qinglian Thunder Sword, Chaos Clone Technique, etc.]

With his Awakening degree breaking through 81% and the Chaos Domain advancing to Intermediate, Bai Yunzhou only felt that his entire body was filled with strength. His previous exhaustion and weakness were swept away, and he was even several times stronger than during his Peak period.

He slowly withdrew his cultivation technique, and the Chaos halo around his body retracted, his aura becoming rounded and restrained. If not intentionally released, outsiders would only think he was an ordinary Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, little knowing that his true combat strength had long far surpassed those of the same realm.

"With this strength, even when facing an Early Stage Soul Transformation Cultivator, I have the strength to fight." Bai Yunzhou gripped the liefeng sword tightly. Nourished by the Power of Chaos, the sword body emitted a faint blue-gray light, its power surpassing times past.

Just at this moment, the door of the quiet room was gently pushed open, and Song Xinghe walked in with joy on his face. "Senior Brother Bai, have your injuries recovered?"

Bai Yunzhou nodded. "There is no major issue anymore. You went to Soul-Breaking Ridge to meet Old Ye; what was the result?"

Mentioning Ye Jinglan, Song Xinghe's expression dimmed a bit. "When we arrived at Soul-Breaking Ridge, we only saw a mess and didn't find Ye Jinglan's figure. However, we found his battle saber at the scene, with bloodstains and ghost claw scratches on it. We surmise that he might have been abducted by Cultivators from Youquan Valley."

Bai Yunzhou's heart sank. "Abducted?"

"Yeah." Song Xinghe nodded. "We tracked around Soul-Breaking Ridge for a long time and discovered the traces of Youquan Valley Cultivators. They headed in the direction of Fentian Valley, presumably taking Ye Jinglan to Fentian Valley."

Bai Yunzhou's eyes turned cold. "Fentian Valley... It seems that for this general attack, they intend to use Old Ye as bait to force me to make a move."

He knew very well that Ye Jinglan was his most trusted subordinate, and the Battle Soul Bloodline was an even rarer combat force. The Demon Sect abducting him was nothing more than wanting to use him to distract and restrain himself during the decisive battle.

"Senior Brother, should we send people to sneak into Fentian Valley and rescue Ye Jinglan?" Song Xinghe asked.

Bai Yunzhou shook his head. "Fentian Valley is the base camp of the Demon Sect coalition forces, and it is heavily guarded with extreme difficulty in sneaking in. Furthermore, three days from now is the day of the Xuanhuang Tide; we have no time to waste on a rescue."

He paused, a flash of determination crossing his eyes. "When the decisive battle erupts, I will personally go save Old Ye. Before that, we must make thorough preparations."

Song Xinghe nodded. "Senior Brother is right; preparing for battle is urgent right now."

He paused again and added, "Right, Senior Brother, Junior Sister Zhou's Battle Blood Sacred Body has completely awakened, and her cultivation has broken through to the Middle Stage Nascent Soul. Senior Sister Deng has also successfully formed her Nascent Soul. Now two more people have been added to the core combat strength of the Holy Land."

A trace of joy flashed in Bai Yunzhou's eyes. "That's great! With Zhiting and Senior Sister Deng breaking through, our chances of winning are a bit greater."

"Also, the thirty-six Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators of Sword Valley, under the leadership of Lady Ling Shuang, have drilled the Ice Soul Sword Array to the ultimate limit. Coupled with your Chaos Domain, it is enough to withstand a Nascent Soul-level army." Song Xinghe added.

Bai Yunzhou nodded. "Let's go, let's go take a look at them."

The two walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall and flew in the direction of Liuyun Peak.

On Liuyun Peak, Sword Qi crisscrossed. Ling Shuang was leading thirty-six Sword Cultivators from Sword Valley to practice the Ice Soul Sword Array. Ice-blue sword light intertwined into a net, emitting a biting chill, and the surrounding air was frozen into ice crystals.

Zhou Zhiting and Deng Mufeng stood aside to watch. Zhou Zhiting's body was wreathed in a faint bloody halo; after the Awakening of the Battle Blood Sacred Body, her aura became increasingly sharp, and the leihuang gauntlets flashed with thunderous light under the sunlight.

Deng Mufeng held a Formation Plate, constantly adjusting the nodes of the sword array, evidently assisting Ling Shuang in optimizing the sword array.

Seeing Bai Yunzhou and Song Xinghe flying over, Ling Shuang put away her sword, and the Sword Cultivators also stopped their practice one after another, bowing and saluting: "Greetings, Guardian Bai; greetings, Senior Brother Song."

Zhou Zhiting hurried forward, her eyes full of concern. "Senior Brother, are your injuries all better?"

Bai Yunzhou smiled slightly. "They have already fully recovered, and my strength has even further improved."

He looked at Ling Shuang. "Lady Ling, how has the Ice Soul Sword Array drill been going?"

"It has reached Major Achievement." Ling Shuang nodded. "When thirty-six people join forces, they can exert the combat strength of an Early Stage Soul Transformation. Coupled with your Chaos Domain, it is enough to trap any Cultivator below Soul Transformation."

"Very good." Bai Yunzhou nodded in satisfaction. "Three days from now, the Demon Sect coalition forces will definitely launch an all-out attack on the leylines core. At that time, I must trouble Lady Ling to lead the Sword Cultivators to set up the Ice Soul Sword Array and intercept the enemy troops on the outer perimeter, while I will hold down the leylines core and stabilize the Seal."

"No problem." Ling Shuang responded.

Deng Mufeng stepped forward. "Senior Brother Bai, the Mountain-Guarding Formation has been reinforced. I have added three sub-formations—Break-Fiend, Thunder-Proof, and Fire-Repelling—within the array, which can effectively resist the baleful blood of the Blood God Cult, the ghost Qi of Youquan Valley, and the fire poison of the Fenji Sect."

"You've worked hard, Senior Sister Deng." Bai Yunzhou cupped his fists in gratitude.

Just at this moment, True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing also flew over on swords with solemn expressions. "Yunzhou, the reinforcements from the Qingyun Sect and the Danxia Sect have arrived, led respectively by two Late Stage Nascent Soul Elders, bringing a total of two hundred Nascent Soul Cultivators and five hundred Core Formation elites."

Bai Yunzhou's heart surged with joy. "With the reinforcements from the two major Sects, our strength has greatly increased. In this decisive battle, we will undoubtedly win!"

True Monarch Tianxing nodded. "The reinforcements have been stationed in the outer perimeter of the Holy Land, deploying defenses in coordination with the Mountain-Guarding Formation. Now, all our forces have assembled, just waiting for the Demon Sect coalition forces to arrive."

He paused and looked at everyone. "On the day of the Xuanhuang Tide, the leylines Seal is at its most fragile. The goal of the Demon Sect coalition forces will inevitably be the leylines core. Our deployment is as follows:"

"Sword Sovereign Hanbing, lead the reinforcements of the Qingyun Sect and Danxia Sect to garrison the center of the Mountain-Guarding Formation and resist the attacks of the Demon Sect's Soul Transformation mighty figures."

"Ling Shuang, lead the Sword Valley Sword Cultivators and some Law Enforcement Hall Disciples to set up the Ice Soul Sword Array and intercept the Blood Puppets army and ordinary Cultivators on the outer perimeter."

"Song Xinghe, Deng Mufeng, lead the remaining Law Enforcement Hall Disciples and reinforcements to guard the strongholds of various Peaks in the Holy Land to prevent Demon Sect Cultivators from sneaking inside to make trouble."

"Zhou Zhiting, accompany me to the outer perimeter of the leylines core to assist Bai Yunzhou in guarding the leylines and coping with emergencies."

"Bai Yunzhou, garrison the leylines core, stabilize the Seal, and at the same time pay attention to the demon gods essence blood of the Demon Sect. If they use this item, be sure to destroy it and not let the demon god's will descend once again."

"Compliance!" Everyone responded in unison with resolute expressions.

After the deployment was completed, everyone dispersed to make preparations for battle according to the plan.

Bai Yunzhou did not immediately head to the leylines core, but instead came to the practice field of Liuyun Peak. Zhou Zhiting was cultivating the Battle Blood Sacred Body there.

Seeing Bai Yunzhou walking over, Zhou Zhiting stopped her cultivation and went up to greet him. "Senior Brother, why are you here?"

"Come to see you." Bai Yunzhou smiled slightly. "How does it feel after the Awakening of the Battle Blood Sacred Body?"

"Very good!" A trace of excitement flashed in Zhou Zhiting's eyes. "Now I feel my whole body is filled with strength; with a single punch, I can blast apart a small hill, and the power of the leihuang gauntlets has also improved a lot."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and punched out. The fist wind wrapped in thunder light struck a nearby rock, and the rock exploded instantly, gravel splashing in all directions.

Bai Yunzhou nodded. "The Battle Blood Sacred Body is indeed formidable, but you must remember that strong as a sacred body is, it is also easily eroded by Heart Demons. During battle, you must maintain absolute clarity and not be overcome by anger."

"I understand." Zhou Zhiting nodded. "I will not forget the experience of being eroded by the demon god before."

Bai Yunzhou took out a blood fiend crystal core from his storage ring and handed it to her. "This blood fiend crystal core contains the pure essence of the Law of Blood. Your Battle Blood Sacred Body has some affinity with the Law of Blood. Refine it, and it might allow your sacred body to advance further."

Zhou Zhiting took the crystal core, a flash of gratitude crossing her eyes: "Thank you, Senior Brother."

"You're welcome." Bai Yunzhou smiled slightly, "Three days from now is the day of the decisive battle. We both need to improve our strength as quickly as possible."

He paused and added, "This decisive battle will be extremely perilous. You don't have to push yourself. If things go beyond repair, protecting your life is paramount."

Zhou Zhiting shook her head: "Senior Brother, I am no longer that little Junior Sister who needed your protection. The current me can also share the pressure for you and fight for the Holy Land."

Her gaze was firm: "When the decisive battle comes, I will stand by your side, fighting shoulder to shoulder with you, sharing life and death together."

Bai Yunzhou felt a warmth in his heart and nodded: "Alright, sharing life and death together."

The two spoke no more, sitting cross-legged separately to Cultivate. On Liuyun Peak, Sword Qi and thunder light intertwined, permeated with a rich aura of preparation for battle.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

The day of the Xuanhuang Tide arrived as scheduled.

Early in the morning, the sky of the Taixuan Holy Land took on a faint golden hue, and the Xuanhuang Qi deep within the leylines gushed out, turning into streams of golden airflow that intertwined and coiled in the sky, forming a magnificent light barrier.

Yet beneath this magnificence, a fatal crisis lurked.

At the core of the leylines, the cracks in the Seal were slowly expanding. The blood-colored runes became unusually active, emitting a dense aura of the Demon God. The Chaos Eye could clearly see that deep within the cracks, a pair of crimson eyes were slowly opening.

On the outer periphery of the Holy Land, the light barrier of the grand protective array shone brilliantly. The reinforcements from the Qingyun Sect and the Danxia Sect, along with the Disciples of the Holy Land, stood in strict formation, solemn expressions on everyone's faces.

Bai Yunzhou stood on the Xuanhuang Platform at the core of the leylines, his Chaos Domain unfurled around him. A light-gray light barrier enveloped the entire leyline core, intertwining with the Xuanhuang Qi below to stabilize the Seal.

Zhou Zhiting stood beside him, her leihuang gauntlets tightly gripped, her Battle Blood Sacred Body quietly operating, ready for battle at any moment.

Ling Shuang led the Sword Cultivators of Sword Valley to set up the Ice Soul Sword Array around the outer perimeter of the Xuanhuang Platform, ice-blue sword light flickering to form a sturdy barrier.

True Monarch Tianxing, Sword Sovereign Hanbing, and the two Elders from the Qingyun Sect and Danxia Sect stood at the hub of the grand protective array, their gazes locked tightly on the horizon at the outer perimeter of the Holy Land.

"They're here!" Sword Sovereign Hanbing suddenly spoke, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.

Everyone looked up and saw that on the distant horizon, a patch of pitch-black dark clouds was rapidly approaching. Within the dark clouds, the aura of blood fiends, ghostly Qi, and fire toxins intertwined, emitting a suffocating coercion.

Beneath the dark clouds, countless figures were densely packed, surging forward like a tide. It was precisely the coalition army of the three Demonic Sects.

The blood-robed Cultivators of the Blood God Cult, the ghost-masked black robes of Youquan Valley, the fire-patterned battle armor of the Fenji Sect, and countless ferocious Blood Puppets formed a terrifying army with a monstrous momentum.

At the front of the army stood the three Soul Transformation mighty figures: True Monarch Xuehun, Ghost King Jiuyou, and Patriarch Fentian, standing side by side with majestic auras. Behind them followed dozens of Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, forming an extremely powerful lineup.

Even more heart-palpitatingly, True Monarch Xuehun held in his hand a blood-colored crystal even larger than the one previously held by the blood-robed Elder. On the surface of the crystal, a phantom of the Demon God was lifelike, and the aura it emitted was even denser than the Demon God's aura within the leyline cracks—it was precisely the complete Demon God's Essence Blood!

"Scum of the Taixuan Holy Land, today is the day of your destruction!" True Monarch Xuehun's voice exploded like thunder, echoing throughout the entire Holy Land. "If you know what's good for you, immediately hand over the Xuanhuang Leylines and submit to this seat, and this seat can spare your lives!"

True Monarch Tianxing let out a cold snort, his voice likewise spreading in all directions: "Old Ghost Xuehun, cease your arrogance! Today shall be the burial ground of your Demonic Sect coalition!"

"Obstinate and unrepentant!" A fierce glint flashed through True Monarch Xuehun's eyes as he waved his hand. "Attack!"

Following his command, the Demonic Sect coalition surged toward the Holy Land like a tide, with the Blood Puppet army charging at the very front, roaring as they crashed against the light barrier of the grand protective array.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening loud bangs shook the ears. The light barrier of the grand protective array trembled violently, rippling in layers, clearly bearing immense pressure.

The ghost Cultivators of Youquan Valley set up the Soul-Devouring Array, and countless resentful souls flew out from the array, crashing against the light barrier in an attempt to erode the Foundation of the grand array.

The Cultivators of the Fenji Sect urged their fire toxins, turning them into streams of fire serpents that sprayed toward the light barrier. Faint black smoke rose from the surface of the light barrier, clearly being corroded by the fire toxins.

The blood-robed Cultivators of the Blood God Cult formed the Blood God Array, intertwining countless blood threads to transform into a massive blood blade that continuously slashed at the light barrier. With every slash, the light of the barrier dimmed by a fraction.

"Reinforce the grand array!" At Sword Sovereign Hanbing's command, the Elders of the Qingyun Sect and Danxia Sect acted simultaneously, injecting their spiritual power into the array hub. The radiance of the light barrier instantly surged, temporarily stabilizing the situation.

"Ice Soul Sword Array, rise!" At Ling Shuang's command, thirty-six Sword Cultivators of Sword Valley drew their swords simultaneously. The ice-blue sword light intertwined into a net, transforming into a massive ice soul sword that slashed toward the Blood Puppet army charging at the very front.

Crack!

As the ice soul sword descended, countless Blood Puppets were instantly frozen, subsequently turning into shattered ice that scattered all over the ground.

Yet more Blood Puppets arrived in succession, fearing neither death as they continued to assault the grand array and sword array.

"Qinglian Thunder Sword: Ten Thousand Swords Return to Sect!" Song Xinghe led the Law Enforcement Hall Disciples to launch a counterattack from the inner side of the grand array, countless sword lights intertwining to slaughter the Blood Puppets and Demonic Sect Cultivators that broke through the sword array.

Deng Mufeng manipulated the Formation Plate, constantly adjusting the nodes of the grand array and repairing the corroded parts to ensure the array's stability.

Zhou Zhiting also made her move. Leaping into the air, her Battle Blood Sacred Body erupted at full power, a blood-colored halo enveloping her entire body. Thunder light surged wildly on her leihuang gauntlets, and with a single punch, countless bolts of lightning poured down, blasting a patch of Blood Puppets into flying ash.

The battlefield instantly plunged into a white-hot frenzy. Shouts of killing, explosions, and screams intertwined, changing the color of the heavens and earth and dimming the sun and moon.

True Monarch Xuehun looked at the fierce battle below, a sneer flashing through his eyes: "It's merely a desperate last-ditch struggle. Jiuyou, Fentian, let us strike and break this grand protective array!"

"Alright!" Ghost King Jiuyou and Patriarch Fentian responded in unison. The three of them simultaneously unleashed the divine might of Soul Transformation, flying toward the hub of the grand protective array.

"Well timed!" True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing met them head-on simultaneously, followed closely by the two Elders of the Qingyun Sect and Danxia Sect. The five Soul Transformation mighty figures collided in mid-air, the divine might of Soul Transformation sweeping in all directions, shattering space inch by inch.

Ice Soul Sword Intent, blood fiend force, ghostly Qi, fire toxins, the righteous awe-inspiring Qi of the Qingyun Sect, and the Danxia flame of the Danxia Sect—these six powers intertwined and collided in the air, erupting with heaven-destroying and earth-shattering might.

Bai Yunzhou stood at the leyline core, his Chaos Eye operating at full capacity to monitor every corner of the battlefield.

He could clearly see that although the grand protective array was temporarily stable, under the attacks of the three Soul Transformation mighty figures such as True Monarch Xuehun, minor cracks had already appeared. If this continued for long, it would sooner or later be breached.

And while the Ice Soul Sword Array and the counterattacks of the Law Enforcement Hall Disciples slaughtered a large number of Blood Puppets and ordinary Cultivators, the Demonic Sect coalition was simply too numerous, impossible to kill completely.

"This cannot go on; we must resolve True Monarch Xuehun and the others as soon as possible," Bai Yunzhou thought to himself.

Just at that moment, True Monarch Xuehun suddenly laughed wildly: "Bai Yunzhou, do you think you'll be safe hiding in the leyline core? Look who this is!"

Waving his hand, a black figure was escorted up—it was precisely Ye Jinglan!

At this moment, Ye Jinglan was covered in injuries and on the verge of death. His limbs were locked by chains of ghostly Qi, and his Divine Soul was pinned by specially crafted Soul-Devouring Nails, clearly having suffered severe torture.

"Young Master!" Seeing Bai Yunzhou, a trace of struggle flashed through Ye Jinglan's eyes. Wanting to break free from his restraints, he was firmly locked by the ghostly Qi chains and could only emit weak roars.

A trace of murderous intent flashed in Bai Yunzhou's eyes: "Old Ghost Xuehun, let him go!"

"Let him go? Sure." True Monarch Xuehun sneered, "As long as you walk out of the leyline core and surrender without a fight, this seat will not only let him go, but also spare your life and make you a demon general under Lord Demon God."

"Delusional!" Bai Yunzhou let out a cold snort, "If you want me to surrender without a fight, get past my barrier first!"

He knew that True Monarch Xuehun wanted to use Ye Jinglan to force him to leave the leyline core. Once he left and the leyline Seal lost its protection, the Demon God would likely seize the opportunity to break through the Seal, and by then, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"It seems you have no intention of saving him." A ruthless glint flashed in True Monarch Xuehun's eyes as the Demon God's Essence Blood in his hand lit up. "In that case, this seat will kill him first, and then slaughter you with my own hands!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand, preparing to detonate the Soul-Devouring Nails inside Ye Jinglan's body.

"Stop!" Bai Yunzhou roared angrily, the Power of Chaos around his body surging violently as he prepared to rush out and save him.

Right at that moment, Zhou Zhiting grabbed him: "Senior Brother, no! You cannot leave the leyline core, otherwise the Seal will shatter!"

Bai Yunzhou's heart chilled. Reason told him that Zhou Zhiting was right; he could not leave the leyline core, but neither could he disregard Ye Jinglan's safety.

Just as he fell into a dilemma, a sudden change occurred!

Ye Jinglan suddenly erupted with a majestic aura, his battle soul Bloodline burning to the extreme. The golden halo broke through the restraints of the ghostly Qi chains. With a roar, he grabbed the chains with both hands and forcefully ripped them apart!

"Young Master, do not worry about me! Protecting the leylines is paramount!" Ye Jinglan's voice carried a trace of resoluteness. He turned to look at True Monarch Xuehun, a trace of madness flashing in his eyes, "Old ghost, if you want to kill me, pay with your life first!"

Leaping into the air, his battle soul power condensed into a massive battle saber that slashed toward True Monarch Xuehun.

True Monarch Xuehun's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected Ye Jinglan to actually break free from his restraints. He let out a cold snort and struck out with a palm, the blood fiend force transforming into a giant shield to block the attack of the battle saber.

Boom! The battle saber slashed against the giant shield, sending Ye Jinglan flying backward from the impact. He spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, his aura growing even more withered, yet he still stared fixedly at True Monarch Xuehun without a shred of fear in his eyes.

"Courting death!" A trace of murderous intent flashed in True Monarch Xuehun's eyes. The Demon God's Essence Blood in his hand lit up once more, and a beam of blood fiend light shot straight toward Ye Jinglan.

"Old Ye!" Bai Yunzhou's eyes split open from anger, and he wanted to rush to the rescue, but was firmly held back by Zhou Zhiting.

At that critical juncture, an ice-blue sword light suddenly flashed. Ling Shuang appeared before Ye Jinglan, the hanshuang sword unholstered as her Ice Soul Sword Intent condensed into a shield, blocking the beam of blood fiend light.

"Lady Ling!" A trace of surprise flashed in Ye Jinglan's eyes.

"I am here to save you!" Ling Shuang was concise and to the point. The hanshuang sword slashed repeatedly, the ice-blue sword light slaughtering the surrounding Demonic Sect Cultivators to the last man. At the same time, she shouted to Bai Yunzhou, "Bai Yunzhou, leave the leyline core to you; I will save Ye Jinglan!"

Bai Yunzhou felt a warmth in his heart and nodded: "Many thanks, Lady Ling!"

Hesitating no longer, he turned to look at the leyline cracks, running the Power of Chaos at full capacity to stabilize the Seal that was on the verge of shattering.

Ling Shuang carried Ye Jinglan, under the cover of the Ice Soul Sword Array, flying toward the interior of the Holy Land. True Monarch Xuehun wanted to pursue, but was tightly entangled by Sword Sovereign Hanbing and unable to break free.

"Dammit!" True Monarch Xuehun roared angrily, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes. "In that case, this seat will directly open the leyline Seal, allowing Lord Demon God to descend and destroy everything!"

The Demon God's Essence Blood in his hand surged wildly, its blood fiend aura resonating with the Demon God's aura within the leyline cracks. The cracks instantly expanded, and a crimson pillar of light pierced through the cracks, soaring straight into the firmament!

The Demon God's will descended once more!

"Chaos Green Lotus Body... Offer up your Origin..." A hoarse and majestic voice echoed throughout the entire leyline core, carrying irresistible coercion.

Bai Yunzhou's expression was solemn as his Chaos Domain unfurled at full power, activating its Law suppression trait. The coercion of the Demon God's will was forcibly weakened by thirty percent.

"Wanting my Origin? Delusional!" Bai Yunzhou let out a cold snort. The Power of Chaos intertwined with the Xuanhuang Qi, transforming into a massive chaos green lotus that enveloped the leyline cracks, attempting to suppress the descent of the Demon God's will.