Chapter 39: Three Nights of Hardship

  During this period of time, the entire Desolate Era was relatively calm, with both the Xiuzhe and the Ghosts secretly making preparations.

  Other ethnic groups have also been secretly developing, in order to reap the benefits after the war between the witches and the demons. As for the human race, they are also slowly developing under the secret assistance of the Five Saints.

  The number of humans is too large, and the Five Saints also dare not make any big moves for the time being. They just pass down some Dao methods, allowing a portion of those with excellent qualifications to start cultivating.

  Wu Xing Island, Yun Zhongzi has spent hundreds of years cultivating and often goes to Jin Ao Island to listen to the Tao. Now he has also raised his cultivation to the late stage of Da Luo Jinxian, but only barely reached the late stage of Da Luo Jinxian, still tens of thousands of miles away from the realm of Quan Sheng.

  For hundreds of years, Yun Zhongzi only occasionally paid attention to the witch and Yao tribes on the vast continent, and did not pay much attention to other things. As for the birth of the ten golden crows, Kuafu chasing the sun, and Houyi shooting the sun, Yun Zhongzi was unaware of these events and only learned some news through Duobao.

  Because he also understood that these were heavenly numbers, and based on what later generations said and what he saw and heard after arriving in the Desolate Expanse, he inferred that there must be a saint intervening, so even if he intervened, it would have no effect.

  It would even evoke the disgust of some saints, and if the two tribes of witches and demons are not destroyed, the human race cannot take the stage in the vast wilderness, and at that time, the orthodoxy of the five saints will be unable to pass on.

  At that time, Yun Zhongzi had offended not just one or two saints, but five saints excluding Nüwa.

  Although the Tongtian Sect Master wouldn't do anything to Yun Zhongzi, he definitely wouldn't give him a good look either. Just thinking about it made Yun Zhongzi feel a chill run down his back, knowing that four saints were constantly watching him.

  It is said that when something doesn't concern you, it's best to let go of it. Therefore, Yun Zhongzi threw all these things out of his mind and focused solely on cultivating and improving his skills.

  However, eight or nine out of ten things in life are unpleasant. Yun Zhongzi didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the two tribes of witches and demons, but trouble came knocking on his door nonetheless.

  On this day, Yun Zhongzi was cultivating in the Five Elements Island when a spiritual talisman suddenly arrived, surprisingly sent by Duo Bao, saying that San Xiao had encountered trouble.

  Yun Zhongzi let out a sigh and smiled wryly, originally not wanting to get involved in the affairs of the Wu and Yao tribes, but now trouble had come knocking on his own door.

  When a sect's Great Master has both good and bad aspects, the good aspect is that everyone gives face to the Holy One and doesn't dare offend their own sect's Great Master. The bad aspect is that when disciples of the sect have something happen, they first seek help from the Great Master; after all, one can't bother the Holy One with minor matters, right?

  Yun Zhongzi thought for a moment and understood. Since he found the Five Elements Island, he had not seen San Xiao's face. He had heard his voice several times but had never seen these three people.

  So San Xiao didn't know where Yun Zhongzi was, and could only pass it on to Duobao of Jin'ao Island. However, Duobao knew about Wuxing Island, so the distress signal was passed from Duobao to Yun Zhongzi.

  Yun Zhongzi disappeared in a flash, leaving Wuxing Island. At the same time, a voice echoed throughout Wuxing Island, "Zhong Ling, Master, I'm going out for a trip, take good care of Wuxing Island."

  On the Three Immortals Island, San Xiao was currently fighting fiercely with several members of the demon tribe. Although San Xiao had the Mixed Yuan Golden Cauldron and the Golden Hairpin, two precious treasures, unfortunately, his cultivation level was too low. The demon tribe's several demon gods all had the power of the late or middle period of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, among whom one person even had the cultivation of the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, and also had a strange treasure in hand, no wonder San Xiao had to ask for help from Duobao and Yun Zhongzi.

  San Ye relied on the two magical artifacts in his hand to resist for a while, but soon fell into a disadvantage. Now that Yun Zhongzi has not appeared yet, he can't help but feel some anxiety.

  The person of the demon clan saw this, and among them, the one with the highest cultivation was a big Han, who suddenly said, "Why do the three immortals have to make meaningless resistance? Why not consider my suggestion and join my demon clan's camp. When the time comes to destroy the witch clan, the three immortals will also get endless benefits."

  Qiong Xiao snorted in anger, saying, "Hmph, we are disciples of the Intercepting Sect. You, a small and insignificant demon god, dare to provoke us? Wait until my senior brother arrives, he will definitely teach you a lesson."

  "Ha ha, a disciple of the Intercepting Sect? Why must you find such an excuse, Fairy Maiden? Nowadays, the Intercepting Sect indeed has thousands of disciples, and most of them are indeed demonic cultivators. However, they almost all reside on Golden Turtle Island. Who in the Primordial Chaos doesn't know this? With your three fairy-like cultivation levels, if you were truly disciples of the Intercepting Sect, you would certainly be living on Golden Turtle Island. Therefore, saying that you are disciples of the Intercepting Sect is really not convincing to us."

  The other few demon cultivators also burst out laughing.

  San Ye was furious, and at the same time, he was secretly anxious. His distress signal had been sent out for so long, but no one from his sect had appeared yet. The situation of the three people was not optimistic, they were completely suppressed, and only had the power to protect themselves.

  Three nights passed while he resisted and glanced around, but still didn't see the figure of his fellow disciple, and a flustered expression gradually appeared on his face.

  The demon god saw this and was even more certain that San Xiao was not a disciple of the Holy Gate. Although he had previously claimed with certainty that San Xiao was not a disciple of the Holy Gate, he still had some doubts in his heart. Before coming out, Kun Peng had instructed them not to provoke the disciples of the Holy Gate, so they had not made a move. At this moment, seeing San Xiao's appearance, he knew he had been deceived. His heart felt both relieved and furious at the same time.

  "Drink."

  Roaring loudly, he accelerated his offense, and several other demon cultivators also launched a fierce attack on San Xiao.

  In this way, San Ye was even more at a disadvantage and could only retreat all the way. Not a single bit of strength was left in their bodies. The three people were drenched in sweat, their bodies trembling, panting heavily with big mouths, watching as the few demon gods launched another fierce attack. In the hearts of the three people, they felt bitter, if this continued, the three would surely perish here.

  "Hmm."

  Suddenly, at this moment, a pagoda appeared in front of San Xiao, blocking the attack of all the demons and gods, making San Xiao overjoyed and relieved that Second Master had arrived just in time.

  This pagoda is naturally the Tower of Many Treasures. The tower appears, and immediately a stout figure emerges in front of the Tower of Many Treasures, which is none other than Bao.

  Dahan stopped his attack, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his eyes stared tightly at the Tower of Many Treasures in front of him. He knew that this tower was not simple, otherwise it would not have been able to withstand the combined attacks of several people without suffering any damage.

  Duobao's face remained calm as he sized up the demon god in front of him, but his eyes suddenly jumped and his heart began to feel bitter.

  All five demon gods were at the level of Daluo Jinxian, with the lowest being mid-Daluo Jinxian and the highest having reached the peak of Daluo Jinxian. This made it difficult for him, a cultivator who had just reached the early stage of Daluo Jinxian, to fight against them. He began to pray that his senior brother would arrive soon.

  "You demon clan, how dare you bully my three junior sisters!"

  Duobao wore a very calm expression, yet his mouth was cursing the five evil gods.

  Dahanyi looked at the treasure and saw that it was a great elixir, the initial stage of the Golden Immortal. Previously, San Xiao had said to wait for their senior brother to arrive, so it seemed that this person was indeed San Xiao's senior brother.

  According to what he knew, the cultivation of the eldest disciple of Jie Jiao should be in the middle period of Daluo Golden Immortal, so Dah Han was certain that Duobao was not the eldest disciple of Jie Jiao. Then San Xiao would naturally not be a person of Jie Jiao either. Now, Duobao still had a calm expression and scolded several people, furious in his heart, shouting loudly, "Kill him for me!" He led the charge towards Duobao first.

  Duobao was caught off guard, he had not expected the big Han to suddenly attack without saying a word. Seeing the big Han charging towards him, he was shocked and quickly grabbed the Duobao pagoda, engaging in a fierce battle with the big Han.

  San Ye let out a sigh of relief, but also couldn't help but smile wryly. He felt like crying, but had no tears to shed. Before he could even catch his breath, he was once again entangled in battle with four other demon gods.

  Of course, now San Ye has relaxed a lot. The mixed yuan golden gong and golden shears in the hands of the three people are not ordinary magical instruments. The other four people have higher cultivation levels than them, but their magical instruments are not as good as those of the three people. Moreover, San Ye is an existence at the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal's later period, only one step away from Daluo Golden Immortal. Therefore, the two sides were evenly matched.

  The key lies in the battle between Duo Bao and Da Han. Of course, anyone with discerning eyes can see that it won't be long before Duo Bao falls into defeat.

  As expected, after a short while, Duobao was no match for the Great Han. In a moment of carelessness, he was caught off guard by the Great Han, who seized the opportunity to strike him with a palm on his shoulder, sending him flying directly. At the same time, the Great Han swung his sword and sent Duobao's pagoda crashing to one side.

  Taking advantage of his illness to take his life, the Great Han would not miss such an opportunity and immediately followed up. The large knife in his hand chopped down, wanting to take this opportunity to kill Duobao at once. At this time, Duobao's treasure pagoda was not in his hand, and he could only casually take out a few imitation magic weapons he had refined himself and throw them at the Great Han.

  The big knife in the hands of the big Han was obviously not an ordinary magic treasure, and the several magic treasures thrown out by Duobao did not play any role at all and were chopped into fragments. As he watched the big knife getting closer and closer to himself, Duobao desperately retreated backwards.

  "Big brother..."

  San Ye also noticed the scene on Du Bao's side and suddenly exclaimed in unison.

  Just as the big knife was about to chop down Duobao, a lotus platform suddenly appeared and enveloped him. The big man's knife chopped onto the aura shield on top of the lotus platform, but it only made it slightly concave and could not damage it in the slightest.

  This made Da Han's eyes widen, and he immediately sheathed his sword and retreated, then cautiously looked around, shouting in a somewhat unnatural tone, "Who is it? Come out, don't be sneaky."

  "Yun Zhongzi, the poor Taoist."

  Yun Zhongzi's figure slowly emerged, he was originally a cloud transformed into human form, and it was naturally easy to hide his body. However, Yun Zhongzi had just arrived, seeing Duobao in trouble, so he first struck out with the lotus platform to rescue him.

  "Many treasures have seen Master Big Brother, thank you Master Big Brother for saving my life."

  Duobao secretly wiped a cold sweat and hastily bowed to Yun Zhongzi.

  "No need for formalities, brother. It's just a small favor."

  Yun Zhongzi smiled faintly and waved his hand indifferently, but in fact, it couldn't be said that Duobao's strength was inferior. After all, the gap between Duobao's cultivation and the opponent's was too great. In this situation, he could still fight with the opponent for an hour, which was enough to show Duobao's strong strength.

  Yun Xiao, Bi Xiao, Qiong Xiao have seen Master Big Brother.

  At this time, San Ye also let go of his opponent and came to Yun Zhongzi's side. At this moment, San Ye finally felt a great relief.