Chapter 573: Chapter 182: The Human-Demon War Begins!

"What a pity!"

True Monarch Iron Mountain sighed,

"What is a pity?" Zhou Xun asked curiously,

"It’s a pity that you condensed your Inner Core in the Eastern Wilderness, stopping at the Half-Step Golden Core. Otherwise, as recorded in the scriptures,"

"Those who condense the Immortal Golden Core, their Divine Souls are stable and self-protecting, Heart Demons cannot invade. This is also why every person in history who condensed an Immortal Golden Core,"

"has entered the Nascent Soul Stage. If it were so, you wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble."

As he spoke, True Monarch Iron Mountain sighed again.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun brightened.

True Monarch Iron Mountain and the others didn’t know, they always thought Zhou Xun condensed a Half-Step Golden Core, but in fact, he had broken through to Core Formation in the Central Continent,

an actual Immortal Golden Core,

and his Divine Soul naturally went through refinement, reaching the stable and self-protecting state mentioned in the scriptures,

even exceeding it,

after all, he had formed the Core twice and underwent refinement twice.

"With this, the two major problems I face when forming my Nascent Soul will naturally dissipate!"

Thus, Zhou Xun decided that after a brief tour, he would proceed with the Nascent Soul Formation!

Next, Zhou Xun stayed on Ringless Island for a full month, drinking all the Pill Origin Wine collected by True Monarch Iron Mountain,

only then did he set off to return to Celestial Talisman Island.

...

Upon returning to the cave mansion, Zhou Xun immediately took out a Tier Three High-Grade Array and arranged it around Celestial Talisman Island.

This was left in the storage bag of an unfortunate Core Formation Cultivator in the ruins that day, benefiting Zhou Xun,

the most commendable aspect of this array is its Gathering Spirit effect, comparable to a Tier Three Top-Grade Array,

Zhou Xun came to the sky above Celestial Talisman Island, threw a wooden box, and three hundred and sixty array flags flew out. Under Zhou Xun’s control,

they were buried according to the positions in the Array Map,

then Zhou Xun went to his cave mansion and buried the Array Plate in the hall,

with this, the entire array was set up, the next step was activation!

Only to see Zhou Xun take out a manipulation command flag about a foot long, with the Banner Face embroidered with strange runes,

Spirit Light flickered in his hand as he slowly injected mana into the command flag, then pointed down!

An azure light instantly struck the void!

Immediately,

"Boom!"

An invisible light screen rose instantly, simultaneously, Spiritual Qi continuously escaped from the Spirit Vein,

and the Spiritual Qi within a hundred miles also slowly gathered towards Zhou Xun’s Cave Mansion,

originally already a Tier Three Top-Grade Spiritual Energy Concentration, it increased again.

Such a movement, ordinary cultivators couldn’t find,

but the three Core Formation Cultivators, Cao Feiyu, Li Daniu, and Wenn Yue, saw it clearly, so they flew out of the cave mansion,

seeing it was Zhou Xun at work, they couldn’t help but curiously ask:

"Brother Zhou, what is this?"

"I set up this array to increase the Spiritual Energy Concentration of the entire Celestial Talisman Island!"

Zhou Xun said indifferently.

"So that’s it, we’re in luck because of you, Daoist Brother!"

After chatting casually for a while, they dispersed again,

while Zhou Xun entered the Cultivation Room, took out more than twenty Jade Scrolls, and began to study them one by one,

the content inside was all Nascent Soul Formation Insights,

the experiences of more than twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators, enough to provide Zhou Xun with great insights.

...

In the South Sea Cultivation Realm,

a few hundred miles south of the Sea Suppression Immortal City,

a giant light screen covering several hundred miles was particularly conspicuous,

beneath the light screen was a giant city wall over a hundred zhang high, countless Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators wearing Spirit Armor were armed and ready!

In front of them were rows of Giant Spirit Crossbows tens of zhang in size,

dozens of hundred-zhang-long crossbow arrows were already strung, ready to fire at any moment,

the tips of the arrows flashed with a sharp cold light, pointing straight into the distance,

as for the Core Formation Cultivators with higher cultivation, they formed small teams, hovering above the city wall.

There were also various styled cultivators patrolling individually, these were Nascent Soul Old Monsters,

all of them had solemn expressions, staring in one direction,

in the distance on the horizon, a black line stretching for hundreds of miles kept surging forward!

"Don’t be in a hurry, wait for my command before firing!"

Cultivators responsible for command kept admonishing their subordinates.

Most of them were recruited from the Central Continent, having no experience of such a great battle.

At this moment, the black line came closer and grew thicker,

then it became clear that the so-called black line was just countless black dots, simply too numerous.

"Boom! Boom!"

One after another, the sound of drums echoed across the entire line of defense,

it was the signal for readiness!

"The Beast Tide is coming!" someone shouted,

after a dozen breaths, one after another, towering Great Demons a hundred zhang high swept in, separated by such a distance,

one could also feel the overwhelming pressure!

"It’s finally here, it’s up to you all now!" a refined middle-aged man in a Dao robe said solemnly,

this person was the Leader of the Righteousness, Late-Stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator True Monarch Celestial One!

"Haha, my Profound Fire Demon Zombie still needs a few Tier Four Demon Pills for a snack, today is just the right time!"

The one speaking was Old Demon Yinji, the Alliance Leader of the Demon Alliance!

This scene, surprisingly, involved the Alliance Leaders of the Three Great Influences of the Central Continent,

And opposite, the Demon Beasts also had seven presences no less formidable than these people, all of which were Tier Four Demon Transformation Great Demons!

This was clearly the moment in a millennium, the largest battle between the Human and Demon Races,

it also meant the true onset of the Demon Race’s invasion!

...

At this moment, the same scene was unfolding in the South Sea Cultivation Realm,

ten thousand miles south of Sea Suppression Immortal City,

a massive light screen stretched hundreds of miles, standing out conspicuously,

countless Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators in Spirit Armor stood ready on a hundred zhang high city wall!

Before them were countless Great Demons towering a hundred zhang high approaching, the more pressing matter were the two figures leading them,

True Monarch Iron Mountain looked extremely grave, staring at the massive horde of Demon Beasts approaching, more importantly, the two leading figures on the opposite side,

only known,

Demon Beasts could only transform into human form upon reaching Tier Four, and could cultivate Human Race Daoist Techniques, as well as refine and use Magical Treasures,

True Monarch Iron Mountain was confident that he would lose more often than win against one of them, let alone when there were two at once!

Even with this Tier Three Top-Grade Array, it probably wouldn’t last long against them,

"Hopefully, Younger Brother Zhou can come to my aid in time, then we can still hold out!"

Zhou Xun’s strength he had noticed last time when testing the Profound Thunder Sword, exactly as he’d observed, that not the least bit was lacking,

So as soon as he discovered these two Tier Four Demon Emperors, True Monarch Iron Mountain knew he was no match for them,

but he also couldn’t just abandon the stronghold,

otherwise, he would inevitably be pursued by the Three Great Influences and hunted down together, unless he never appeared in the Central Continent again,

but that was impossible,

so as soon as he saw these two Tier Four Demon Emperors, True Monarch Iron Mountain knew he wasn’t their match,

but thinking that, those demon beasts had already arrived in front of Ringless Island, causing the defending cultivators to become extremely anxious,

True Monarch Iron Mountain, holding a Command Flag, gave it a big wave:

"Don’t worry, listen to my command before you release!"

Just as he was thinking, the demon beasts on the opposite side had already reached the front of Ringless Island, seeing one after another giant Great Demon over a hundred zhang high swept in,

the guarding cultivators of Ringless Island couldn’t help but feel extremely nervous,

True Monarch Iron Mountain, holding a command flag, waved it vigorously:

"Stay calm, and wait for my command before firing!"