Chapter 3: The Devil's Valley

  Fengmo Valley is located in the Tianyin Peak, which is one of the nine main peaks of Xuanyuan Mountain. Due to its special nature, Tianyin Peak, although it belongs to the Xuanyuan Sect, is almost as if it has been forgotten, with no human footprints for years.

  At this time of heavy snow blocking the mountain, on the peak that was shrouded in darkness, a young man could be seen trudging slowly along the only path leading to the Sealing Demon Gorge, braving the howling wind and snow.

  The entrance to the Demon Valley was sealed by a boulder that was over 100 feet in diameter, and at first glance, it seemed like a single entity with no doors or openings for people to pass through. The young man stood still in front of the massive boulder, shaking off the snow on his body, then warmed up his nearly frozen hands by blowing hot air on them. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a metal object that was about two fingers wide and shaped like a triangle.

  The surface of that object is engraved with mysterious and intricate patterns, which also reveal a faint blue light, obviously not an ordinary thing.

  "A useless trash that can't even be repaired, how can I rescue my mother from the hands of Taiqing Sect? Even reviving the family's reputation is hopeless. Rather than living in such a way, it's better to make one desperate attempt. Even if the hope is slim, and even if I die trying, it's still better than dying in shame on Xuanyuan Mountain."

  Her gaze focused on the Town Demon Secret Key in her hand, which was emitting a faint blue light. Chu Linfeng bit his lower lip, and his eyes flashed with an unshakeable determination. The next moment, Chu Linfeng had already taken action, using force to press the Town Demon Secret Key into a recessed opening on the giant boulder in front of him.

  At the moment when the demon-suppressing key was pressed into the groove, a brilliant green light burst forth, forcing Chu Linfeng to turn his head and close his eyes. After several breaths, when he slowly opened his eyes again, a seemingly endless deep passageway appeared before him.

  As for the passage in front of him that led to Fengmo Valley, Chu Lianfeng could say that his memories were still fresh. Two years ago, due to a moment of curiosity, he had entered Fengmo Valley and all sorts of scenes floated before his eyes once again.

  "There's no turning back..."

  Just hesitating for a moment, Chu Linfeng suppressed the many thoughts in his heart and stepped into the tunnel without looking back. As he walked, he sped up, and it only took him about the time it takes to burn an incense stick to cross this hundred-meter-long tunnel and set foot in Fēngmó Gǔ (Seal Demon Valley).

  Returning to the old place, Chu Linfeng suddenly felt extremely relaxed, and the unique cold atmosphere in Fēngmó Gǔ actually made him feel a few inexplicable excitement.

  "At first, I was invaded by the Xuan Yin Demon Array accumulated in the central area of the Sealed Magic Valley, which led to the loss of my cultivation and even the physical quality of my Xuan Yang body. I remember that at the time, the Sect Master and the five great elders of the sect joined forces to help me expel the Xuan Yin Demon Array from my body, but they returned without success. They also frankly said that unless one has the strength of six or more layers of the Heavenly Stage and possesses the Xuan Yin Spiritual Body talent, it is impossible to expel the Xuan Yin Demon Array from my body..."

  "It's laughable that in today's cultivation world, those who can cultivate to the Heavenly Stage are extremely rare. Even among the Seven Great Cultivators of the Dao Sect, who are recognized as having the strongest cultivation, only three have achieved the Heavenly Stage. Among them, the leader of the Taiqing Sect, Zheng Zhenren, is renowned for his fourfold Heavenly Stage cultivation... As for sixfold Heavenly Stage, it's simply unthinkable... Not to mention that one must also possess the extremely rare and exceptional talent of having a Xuan Yin Spiritual Body."

  "It's better to rely on oneself than others; since we've embarked on a desperate journey, we can only seek survival in the most desperate of situations."

  Chu Linfeng tightened his thin clothes, his eyes fixed on the space ahead that was shrouded in thick fog. A thousand meters forward was where the mysterious and sinister Devil's Ring converged. After crossing that area, he would enter the Great Annihilation Maze, which was Chu Linfeng's set adventure plan.

  It wasn't that Chu Linfeng was confused by the misfortune he encountered at home, but rather because he had heard something - the peerless demon head sealed in the Great Extinction Demon Array possessed a terrifying cultivation of Heavenly Stage Eight Heavens, and also had the rare talent of Xuan Yin Ling Tian.

  "Under the vast sky, the only one who can drive out the mysterious yin evil spirit in my body is this person. Even if he is a peerless demon king, a public enemy of the world, it doesn't matter, I just hope that this demon head won't be refined by the grand formation..."

  As Chu Linfeng advanced forward with a firm and swift pace, the surroundings also underwent tremendous changes. First, waves of eerie gusts of wind that made one's eardrums tremble echoed incessantly, followed by strands of seemingly substantial black light that surged out in the space around him.

  "Mystic Dark Seal..."

  The black light surged forth in a massive amount, and Chu Lin's footsteps paused for a moment, but only hesitated for half a moment before he rushed forward again, completely disregarding the mysterious dark magic that even the strongest warriors would retreat three steps upon seeing.

  "Boom!"

  A black light beam fiercely struck Chu Linfeng's shoulder, stirring up threads of dark, ink-like light that instantly invaded his body, making him feel as if his blood was about to freeze completely in that instant.

  "I've got nothing to lose now, if you want to take me down then come on, I'll definitely make it through this Great Extinction Devil Array..."

  In just a few breaths of time, more than ten dark and mysterious devilish auras assaulted Chu Liuxiang again with the cold wind, but they were unable to stop his desperate forward charge.

  To know that the "Great Extinction Demon Array" is a top-notch array method passed down by the ancient cultivators, although Chu Linfeng has not yet rushed into the core area of the large array, but with his current physical body, which is no different from that of an ordinary person, he can withstand more than ten dark and mysterious demon seals without incident, it is indeed a strange thing.

  Even the top masters who set up the Great Annihilation Demon Array at the beginning may not have thought that the mysterious and sinister demon seal placed on the periphery would be broken through by an ordinary young man.

  The dark and mysterious Devil's Seal is indeed extremely overbearing, but it mainly targets those powerful cultivators who possess True Yuan, and has little effect on ordinary people.

  This is also the fundamental reason why Chu Linfeng can rush into the dense Xuan Yin Demon Array without any obstacles, after all, who would have thought that an "ordinary person" would rush into the Great Destruction Maze!

  Of course, it's not that ordinary people can enter the outer formation of Xuan Yin Demon Array at will. After all, except for Chu Linfeng's loss of cultivation, the Xuan Yin Demon Array left in his body has been there for two years. In these two years, this Xuan Yin Demon Array has completely merged with Chu Linfeng's blood, and can be said to be one with him. This also adds a benefit to Chu Linfeng, which is quickly assimilating the Xuan Yin Demon Array that invades his body at this moment, so that he won't die from blood coagulation.

  It can be said that if it weren't for the encounter two years ago, Chu Linfeng wouldn't have been able to break through this array region covered by the Xuan Yin Demon Array today.

  There is gain and loss, it's blessing as well as calamity, who can know!

  Enduring the severe chill brought by the Xuan Yin Devil's Seal, Chu Linfeng was also desperate. Anyway, he had been harmed by the Xuan Yin Devil's Seal two years ago and didn't care about having a few more times of it in his body.

  Once again, he was surrounded by the three dark and mysterious auras of the Xuan Yin Devil's Seal. Chu Lin gritted his teeth and charged forward, finally breaking through the dense black light in front of him. Before his eyes, an even brighter radiance burst forth, as if he had entered another realm.

  "This... this is the true face of the Great Extinction Demon Array..."