The Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars Sword Formation of the Shu Mountain Sect, when executed by thirty-six elite disciples, is capable of annihilating a Demon Lord. Of course, this Demon Lord is not someone like Chonglou. If it were Chonglou, not even thirty-six disciples or ten times that number would be enough to withstand a single slap from him.
Under absolute power, numbers are meaningless. Without a doubt, Chonglou possesses such absolute power. Aside from the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi, whose strength remains unknown, even Feipeng, the number one divine general of the heavenly realm, could only fight him to a draw.
Speaking of which, although Jing Tian's later strength was formidable enough to defeat a holding-back Chonglou, it still fell short of his peak state during the Feipeng era. This is understandable, as Jing Tian had already reincarnated as a human. Moreover, Jing Tian wasn't someone who sought power; he only pursued antiques and wealth.
In this context, the fact that Jing Tian still possessed such immense power was largely due to Feipeng's legacy. This is similar to how Naruto and Sasuke in *Naruto* inherited the chakra of Asura and Indra, respectively, allowing them to become so powerful.
"With just a bit of strength, you dare call yourself a Demon Lord? Aren't you afraid Chonglou will find out and slap you to death?"
It seems that in the absence of a tiger, the monkey proclaims itself king. The title of Demon Lord is not unique in the mortal realm. In *Chinese Paladin 2*, one Demon Lord was defeated by Li Xiaoyao alone using the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars Sword Formation. Another was the lover of Jiang Qing, who was said to be the daughter of a Demon Lord. Based on speculation, this Demon Lord and the one Li Xiaoyao defeated might not be the same person.
Additionally, it is rumored that Li Yiru later married the son of a Demon Lord. As for this, Daniel Davis had only heard about it.
These self-proclaimed Demon Lords have complicated backgrounds. Some are remnants of the beast race who fled to the Nine Nether Abyss, now known as the demon realm, after losing the war against the gods. Others occasionally come to the mortal realm from the demon realm. After the great war that swept through the six realms, the immortals and demons seemed to have made an agreement: neither side could freely enter or exit the mortal realm.
To enforce this, both sides stationed heavy troops near the Divine Demon Well, preventing their members from descending to the mortal realm. The ones responsible for guarding this were Feipeng and Chonglou. Under these circumstances, leaving the demon realm for the mortal realm naturally couldn't be done through the Divine Demon Well.
When making a deal with the Turtle Sage, Daniel Davis also learned some information about the demon realm, gaining insight into its current state.
Of course, the Turtle Sage knew nothing about Chonglou. What he did know was the situation of the various races in the demon realm. After the beast race fled into the demon realm, years of internal conflict led to the emergence of countless factions. Among them, the eight most powerful factions were known as the Eight Demon Tribes. Naturally, this didn't include Chonglou's faction.
For example, Long You was a member of the Yaksha Tribe, one of the eight major factions of the demon realm. The Long You brothers seemed to use secret methods to enter and exit the demon realm, rather than passing through the Divine Demon Well.
Initially, Daniel Davis wasn't particularly concerned about the Eight Demon Tribes, as he had no plans to visit the demon realm. Although with his current mastery of the Secret Door technique, he could theoretically go there, the demon realm was different from the heavenly realm. The problem was that if he encountered Chonglou, it would be trouble. He didn't even dare to provoke the Nine Heavens Mystic Lady yet, let alone Chonglou. After all, he wasn't Jing Tian. So, despite his curiosity about Chonglou, Daniel Davis would only meet the red-haired demon when he was strong enough.
However, while Daniel Davis wasn't concerned about the Eight Demon Tribes, he was still surprised to learn about the origins of the Heavenly Demon Tribe, the leader of the Eight Tribes. The Heavenly Demon Tribe wasn't created by Shennong as part of the beast race. Instead, they were originally gods, a faction of the divine race who were dissatisfied with the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi.
The leader of the Heavenly Demon Tribe was once a prominent figure in the heavenly realm, on par with the Nine Heavens Mystic Lady. Her fall was simple: she was in love with Feipeng. When the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi banished Feipeng to the mortal realm, she became discontent. As the number one divine general of the heavenly realm, Feipeng had many admirers among the heavenly maidens. However, due to the Heavenly Emperor's decree, only two took action: one was the Mystic Lady who went to the demon realm, and the other was Xi Yao. Both later created avatars to descend to the mortal realm.
These two avatars are familiar characters. One is naturally Tang Xuejian, created by Xi Yao using the fruit of the divine tree as the core and its branches and leaves as the body. The other is Long Kui, whose soul was formed from a wisp of the Mystic Lady's longing.
What does it mean to be born a winner? Jing Tian is the epitome of this. In this regard, even the red-haired Chonglou couldn't compare. The only one who might rival him is Yun Tianhe.
"The Shu Mountain Sect truly lives up to its reputation. Just the sheer size of its territory far surpasses that of the Qiong Hua Sect." From a high altitude far from the Shu Mountain Sect, Daniel Davis looked down through a high-powered telescope and couldn't help but marvel. The Shu Mountain Sect was shrouded in mist, with white clouds rising and cranes dancing gracefully. Its overall grandeur far exceeded that of the Qiong Hua Sect.
Daniel Davis remembered that in *Chinese Paladin 1*, the Shu Mountain Sect was in a very difficult situation. Seeing the real Shu Mountain Sect now, it was completely different.
"The nine-story Demon Locking Tower—I'm really curious how it was built back then." Amidst the clouds, a towering nine-story pagoda could be seen.
Perhaps due to his modern perspective, Daniel Davis was very curious about how the Shu Mountain Sect and the Demon Locking Tower were constructed. While the Qiong Hua Sect's structures could still be imagined as being built by human effort, the Shu Mountain Sect's construction was harder to fathom.
The saying goes, "The road to Shu is harder than reaching the heavens." In the world of *Qin's Moon*, this was already extremely difficult. In this fantasy world, it was even more so.
Building a nine-story pagoda on such a high mountain—how were the materials transported up? Did sword immortals fly them up? Not all sword immortals are like Daniel Davis, who doesn't care about trivial matters as long as his bottom line isn't crossed. For those sword immortals, face and dignity are very important.
At least in the Qiong Hua Sect, Daniel Davis had never seen a sword immortal interested in architecture. Talismans, elixirs, and artifact forging were all practiced, but architecture? Not a single person.
"The Demon Locking Tower doesn't look that big. It must have used some spatial manipulation techniques, right?"
The nine-story pagoda of the Shu Mountain Sect, while much taller than some nine-story pagodas in the mortal realm, still didn't seem large enough to house the numerous powerful demons imprisoned inside, along with the Demon-Dissolving Water. Recalling some details about the Demon Locking Tower from the games, Daniel Davis could only assume that the interior space was much larger than it appeared from the outside.
When playing the game, the map inside the Shu Mountain's Demon Locking Tower, especially the Blood Sea, was a nightmare for many players, almost as frustrating as the Grass Sea in *Chinese Paladin 3: The Legend of Sword and Fairy*.
Out of all the *Chinese Paladin* series, the only game Daniel Davis hadn't completed was *Chinese Paladin 3: The Legend of Sword and Fairy*. As a result, this so-called "Love Story" became known as the "Pathfinding Story."
"It seems there's no chance. I'll stay here for a while."
Looking at the numerous Shu Mountain disciples practicing sword techniques in the sky and recalling Dao Run's memories of the Shu Mountain Sect's formations, Daniel Davis realized it would be difficult to infiltrate.
The Shu Mountain Sect had far more disciples than the Qiong Hua Sect. While the Qiong Hua Sect had only a few hundred members in total, the Shu Mountain Sect had nearly several thousand.
The disciples of the Shu Mountain Sect were roughly divided into three levels: newly enrolled disciples, enrolled disciples, and inner disciples.
Perhaps due to the large number of disciples and insufficient mentors, newly enrolled disciples were taught collectively, much like students in a school. Only after reaching a certain level of cultivation would they be assigned to a mentor, but even then, they weren't taught individually.
Only those who demonstrated sufficient talent and were formally taken in by a Shu Mountain elder could become inner disciples.
"Yu Zhou, the Tang Clan—I wonder if I'll get to see another Five Poison Beast. It's a pity I arrived a few hundred years too early to meet Tang Xuejian."
Since he was in Sichuan, Daniel Davis naturally wanted to visit the Tang Clan. As for regretting not being able to meet Tang Xuejian, it was just a passing thought. He didn't have any particular feelings for her.
If it were Han Lingsha or Liu Mengli, he could have tried to build rapport with them before Yun Tianhe met them. But with Tang Xuejian, even if he maxed out her affection, it wouldn't matter much, as she was destined to be with Jing Tian. The same went for Long Kui, as their existence was tied to Feipeng's reincarnation.
"Indeed, no matter which world's Tang Clan, their expertise lies in poison and hidden weapons." The Tang Clan currently held considerable renown in the martial world, while the Thunderbolt Hall had yet to emerge.
"Although their overall strength is decent, their techniques are far inferior to the Tang Clan in *The Outcast*."
After observing the Tang Clan, Daniel Davis shook his head helplessly. If the Tang Clan of this *Chinese Paladin* world were to fight the Tang Clan from *The Outcast*, they would undoubtedly lose. While the former might have greater overall strength, the Tang Clan's primary method of attack was poison, which could allow the weak to overcome the strong.
Soon, Daniel Davis lost interest in the Tang Clan. Aside from some information on poison, he didn't take anything from them. The poison-related materials were mainly focused on antidotes. As for the Tang Clan's secret techniques, such as the Three Corpses and Three Worms, while powerful, were too malicious.
"Should I visit the Penglai Sect?" After spending a few days in Sichuan without anything noteworthy happening, Daniel Davis considered visiting the Penglai Sect, the sect he had found for Xiao Meng.
"What's going on? The spiritual energy around Shu Mountain is so chaotic. Did something happen?" Just as Daniel Davis was about to take one last look at the Shu Mountain Sect before heading to the Penglai Sect, he suddenly noticed that the previously calm spiritual energy above Shu Mountain had become extremely chaotic. Curious, he immediately activated his Invisibility Cloak and flew up.
Since learning sword flight, Daniel Davis had rarely used the Invisibility Cloak, as it couldn't compare to sword flight in terms of speed. However, for the sake of stealth, sword flight wasn't suitable.
"This is... someone is attacking the Shu Mountain Sect? No, it should be demons attacking the Shu Mountain Sect."
Flying to a higher altitude, Daniel Davis quickly realized why the spiritual energy above Shu Mountain was so chaotic. The sect was in the midst of a fierce battle, with numerous demons of various kinds fighting against the Shu Mountain disciples.
"Heavenly Demon Emperor, you're seeking death!" In the sky above Shu Mountain, five elderly men with white hair and beards but youthful, rosy complexions glared furiously at a green-skinned figure with horns on his head and a third eye on his forehead.
Despite being outnumbered five to one, the spiritual energy emanating from this figure completely overwhelmed the five elders.
"Seeking death? Your Shu Mountain Sect dared to imprison my kin in the Demon Locking Tower and refine them. Today, I will make your sect pay. From this day forward, the Shu Mountain Sect will be no more!"
With a roar, the figure known as the Heavenly Demon Emperor unleashed an immense surge of spiritual energy. With a wave of his hands, a massive cross-shaped slash shot toward the five elders.
Facing the sudden attack, the five elders immediately joined forces, summoning five powerful sword beams from their palms to counter the Heavenly Demon Emperor's strike.
"The Heavenly Demon Emperor—isn't that the one trapped in the Demon Locking Tower whom Jing Tian encountered? Was he imprisoned this time?" Hearing the name "Heavenly Demon Emperor," Daniel Davis was momentarily stunned. But then he remembered who the Heavenly Demon Emperor was, not just from the games but also from what the Turtle Sage had told him.
He was the strongest among the demons, with immense power. The Turtle Sage hadn't been wrong about that. Seeing the Heavenly Demon Emperor single-handedly overpowering the five elders of the Shu Mountain Sect, his strength was likely even greater than Xuan Xiao's.
"His strength is impressive, but his judgment is lacking."
From the conversation between the Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Shu Mountain Sect, Daniel Davis understood that the Heavenly Demon Emperor's attack was to rescue his imprisoned kin. From the perspective of the demons, the Heavenly Demon Emperor was undoubtedly a worthy demon king, deeply concerned for his people. However, his attitude toward humans was entirely different.
Unfortunately, he seemed overly arrogant. The Shu Mountain Sect wasn't so easily dealt with. While the Demon Locking Tower had been destroyed multiple times in the past, there were always specific reasons. For example, Li Xiaoyao's success was due to destroying the Seven-Star Coiling Dragon Pillar.
Without such external factors, truly destroying the Demon Locking Tower through sheer force had only been achieved by Chonglou. Everyone else was simply delusional, and the Heavenly Demon Emperor was no exception. The chaotic spiritual energy Daniel Davis had observed earlier was the result of the Heavenly Demon Emperor attempting to destroy the Demon Locking Tower from the outside with his immense power, only to fail.
"The Shu Mountain Sect is indeed a big target."
In truth, many demons and monsters had attempted to destroy the Demon Locking Tower. The Heavenly Demon Emperor was just one of them. The Heavenly Ghost Emperor had also tried and failed. Daniel Davis understood why these demons and monsters wanted to destroy the tower—it posed a significant threat to the demon race.
It was like if there were a "Human Locking Tower," Daniel Davis would also want to destroy it.
"Speaking of which, this is an opportunity. The Three Divine Artifacts."
Watching the battle between the demons and the Shu Mountain Sect from above, both sides suffered heavy casualties. As a human, Daniel Davis should have sided with the Shu Mountain Sect. However, he didn't believe the sect would be destroyed by the Heavenly Demon Emperor, as history proved that the Heavenly Demon Emperor was eventually imprisoned in the Demon Locking Tower.
Moreover, this was a perfect opportunity for him. With the demons attacking the Shu Mountain Sect, the sect's interior would be largely unguarded. In such a situation, he might be able to take one of the Three Divine Artifacts—the Shennong Cauldron.
"Then let's act." Having made his decision, Daniel Davis prepared to move. But just then, a voice rang out from the sky: "Demons, face your doom!"
Hundreds of sword beams descended from the heavens, instantly clearing a large area of demons. Daniel Davis then saw a handsome young man holding an ancient-looking but undoubtedly powerful sword.
"The Demon-Subduing Sword."
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