Eternal Immortal Clan: It All Started When I Married My Junior Sister!

195: Chen Xu’s might was such that he could slay an enemy with a single sword strike!”They are afraid.”

Chen Xu retracted his gaze and said indifferently, ”In the battle just now, our Formation hurt them, or rather, it dazed them.”

”Although the Demon Race is crazy, they are by no means stupid. Facing a power that naturally counters them, avoiding its edge is instinct.”

Chen Xu looked at the bottomless darkness and calculated in his heart.

This Dragon Burial Valley was vast and the terrain was complex. If the opponent was determined to hide, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, since the leader of that Demon Race flanking force could lead thousands of people to bypass the defense line without anyone noticing,

He must still have some trump cards that haven’t been shown.

”Don’t pursue a cornered foe.”

Chen Xu made a decision: ”We came here this time to flex our muscles, not to risk our lives. Since they’ve become shrinking turtles, then we’ve won this first round.”

”Pass the order, return to camp.”

With Chen Xu’s command, the group of Chen family Cultivators slowly turned around.

Those Chen family Disciples who were originally tense and ready for a big fight felt a bit unsatisfied.

But military orders are like mountains, and they immediately put away their weapons.

The return journey was surprisingly smooth.

Perhaps they were terrified by the previous battle, until everyone rushed out of the edge of the Black Mist Swamp.

That nauseating feeling of being watched finally disappeared completely.

When the Chen family Cultivators were once again bathed in the dim yellow sunlight of the outside world, the scouts from the other two families who had been waiting outside the camp almost had their eyes fall out.

The scene they had imagined did not appear at all.

There were no severed limbs, no wailing everywhere, and even the protective spiritual light of that flying boat had not dimmed in the slightest.

The thousand Chen family Cultivators came out exactly as they had gone in.

If it weren’t for the thick Killing Intent on them that hadn’t dissipated yet, others might have thought this group had just gone for an outing.

The flying boat slowly landed in the mountain hollow, and the heavy landing gear made the ground tremble slightly.

Especially when the cabin door opened and a large pile of pitch-black crystals poured out with a ”clatter.”

That pile of Demon Cores, like a small mountain, reflected a faint light in the sun.

At a rough glance, there were at least a thousand of them, and among them were several high-grade Demon Cores emitting fluctuations of the Void Refining Stage.

A sound of gasping for air immediately rang out around them.

Not just the Chen family’s own people, but also the scouts from the Ascending Immortal Gate and Tianyu Holy Land who were hiding in the distance to spy.

At this moment, they looked at each other, the expressions on their faces extremely wonderful.

You should know that just a few hours ago, their two families were still complacent about advancing a few miles and killing dozens of low-level demonic creatures, even though they had paid a tragic price for it.

But now, compared with the Chen family’s battle results, their achievements were simply like children playing house.

”This... how is this possible?!”

On the high ground in the distance, Old Ancestor Mo Yuan, who had been watching this place with his Divine Sense, almost crushed the beast-bone cane in his hand.

”Old Ancestor, does this Chen family... have some secret treasure to avoid poison?”

The Elder beside him asked cautiously, his tone full of sourness: ”When our people go in, they have to use more than half of their cultivation to resist the toxic miasma, but I see them... they seem completely unaffected.”

”Nonsense! Am I blind?”

Mo Yuan shouted angrily: ”That green light outside the flying boat... that’s a Formation! A Formation that can convert Devilish Qi for its own use!”

Having lived for thousands of years, Mo Yuan’s eyes were extremely sharp.

Although he didn’t understand the principle of that Formation,

But he understood the effect of using the opponent’s strength against them.

Thinking about how he had not hesitated to use the Blood God Warship for this battle and had lost dozens of elite Disciples, only to not even see the tail lights of others,

Mo Yuan felt as if a mouthful of old blood was stuck in his throat, unable to swallow it or spit it out.

”Damn it! From which crack in a rock did this freak Chen Xu pop out?”

Mo Yuan gritted his teeth: ”Even the top Formation Grandmasters in the Middle Province might not be able to create such a Heaven-Defying Formation!”

Compared to Mo Yuan’s rage, Xu Sen on the other side appeared much quieter.

He looked at the Chen family camp with an expressionless face.

His gaze stayed on the boxes of spoils being moved down for a long time.

”Elder...”

The black-clothed confidant behind him called out in a low voice: ”It seems our plan... didn’t work.”

It was more than just not working; it was simply lifting a stone and dropping it on one’s own foot.

Xu Sen’s original plan was very clever: use three thousand miles of territory as bait to lure Chen Xu and Tianyu Holy Land into the game, letting them fight to the death with the Demon Race in that cannibalistic Black Mist Swamp.

When both sides were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, the Ascending Immortal Gate would appear as a savior.

Not only could they harvest fame, but they could also logically take over everything.

But he had calculated everything except that Chen Xu actually possessed such an unreasonable ”purification” method.

In this desperate land where Devilish Qi soared to the heavens, while others were Undergoing Tribulation, the Chen family was fighting on their home turf.

”I underestimated him.”

After a long time, Xu Sen finally spoke slowly, his voice showing no emotion: ”This boy’s methods are indeed extraordinary.”

”Then what should we do?”

The confidant was a bit anxious: ”If we let them keep killing like this, won’t that three thousand miles of territory really be handed over? And once the Chen family’s prestige is established, this Northern Region...”

”What’s the panic.”

Xu Sen snorted coldly: ”This is just the beginning. If the Ancient Demon Clan only had this much ability, they would have been exterminated tens of thousands of times already. Although Chen Xu’s methods are strange, he’s having it too easy.”

Xu Sen turned around and smiled slightly: ”People who have it too easy often tend to be arrogant. Since he wants to be a hero, we’ll give him a hand.”

”Go and...”

”Say that the Chen family discovered clues to a Demon Race treasure in the depths of the swamp and is secretly excavating it. Reveal this news... to that Old Monster Mo from Tianyu Holy Land.”

The confidant was stunned for a moment, then realized, a sinister smile appearing on his face: ”Elder is brilliant! That Mo Yuan was already mad with jealousy. If he knows there’s a treasure, he’ll definitely take a share even if he has to risk his old life. When that time comes...”

”When that time comes, it will be easier to fish in troubled waters.”

”In addition, have our people withdraw to rest. Since the Chen family is so capable, leave all the peripheral cleaning work to them. Our Ascending Immortal Gate is only responsible for... supporting at the critical moment.”

He specifically emphasized the word ”supporting”... Night fell again, and the Chen family camp was filled with joy.

Although Chen Xu ordered that no alcohol be consumed,

But the joy of returning from a great victory could not be suppressed.

By the campfire, a young Blade Camp warrior was wiping his war blade.

While excitedly boasting to his companions about the day’s achievements.

Chen Xu did not participate in the revelry outside; he sat alone in the main tent.

Playing with a black token he had searched from the One-Eyed Demon General.

The material of this token was special, neither metal nor wood, and it felt ice-cold to the touch.

A hideous ghost head pattern was engraved on it, and on the back of the pattern,

A line of small characters was engraved in the Demon Race script.

”Find... Source...”

Chen Xu’s fingers rubbed the blurred word, his brow furrowing slightly.

”Source? What source?”

Did this Demon Race flanking force go to such great lengths to bypass the defense line just to find this so-called ”Source”?

Just then, the tent flap was lifted, and Lan Shuyao walked in.

Holding a bowl of steaming spiritual tea.

”Family Head, haven’t you rested yet?”

”There are some things I can’t figure out.”

Chen Xu put down the token and took the tea cup, ”How is the situation outside?”

”Morale is high, everyone is looking forward to fighting again tomorrow.”

Lan Shuyao said softly, ”However... I also found some anomalies. The Ascending Immortal Gate and Tianyu Holy Land sides seem to be too quiet.”

”Especially Tianyu Holy Land, their camp had large-scale personnel movements just now, it seems... they are preparing for battle.”

”Preparing for battle?”

Chen Xu sneered, a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes: ”That old thing from Tianyu Holy Land can’t sit still. Watching us eat meat while he drinks the northwest wind, he must be unbalanced in his heart.”

”Then should we strengthen our guard?”

”No need.”

Chen Xu waved his hand: ”Let them toss about. It just so happens that this swamp is too big, and it’s too much trouble to find that Demon Race main force just by ourselves. Since someone is willing to take the initiative to jump in and be a pathfinder stone, why not?”

Chen Xu stood up and walked to the hanging map,

His finger drew a circle in the pitch-black area representing the core of the swamp.

”Pass the order, break camp tomorrow. We won’t hang around the periphery anymore, we’ll strike directly here.”

Lan Shuyao looked at that position, her pupils shrinking slightly: ”There is... the depths of Dragon Burial Valley? The legendary place where a True Dragon fell?”

”Exactly.”

Chen Xu nodded: ”The things those Demon Race guys are looking for should be there.”

...The next morning, the Chen Family Army had set out again.

This time, Chen Xu did not hold back his strength. The flying boat moved at full speed, with ten square Formations following closely behind.

Like a sharp knife, it stabbed straight into the heart of the Black Mist Swamp.

And less than half an hour after the Chen family set off,

The sound of heavy war drums also rang out in the Tianyu Holy Land camp.

Old Ancestor Mo Yuan stood on the half-repaired Blood God Warship, his face as gloomy as water.

He received a secret report last night saying that the Chen family had discovered traces of an Ancient Immortal Palace in the depths of the swamp.

Although his reason told him this might be a trap,

He obviously didn’t want Chen Xu to take the lead.

”Set off! Full speed ahead!”

Mo Yuan spoke indifferently: ”Follow closely behind the Chen family’s tail! Wherever they go, we go! Even if we have to snatch it, we must snatch the Opportunity back!”

The blood-red warship spat out Evil Qi, carrying three thousand murderous Blood-Clothed Guardss.

It plunged into the black mist.

And in a place further away, Xu Sen watched these two teams disappear one after another into the black mist, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

”That’s more like it!”

He straightened his clothes and said to the Elders behind him: ”It’s time for us to set off as well.”

”Remember, we are going to mediate, so we must wait until both sides are fighting inseparably before we make our appearance.”

...Deep in the Black Mist Swamp, which was originally a Forbidden Ground for living beings,

Now, a smooth path had been forcefully trodden out.

Under the protection of the Formation Plates, the ten square Formations advanced steadily towards the core area.

The green light curtain not only isolated the toxic miasma,

It even diluted the deathly silence of the surroundings that could drive people crazy.

The Chen Family Army’s advancement speed was very fast, so fast it was somewhat unreasonable.

The demonic creatures hiding in the shadows, attempting to launch a sneak attack, were discovered by the accompanying Cultivators before they could even poke their heads out of the mire.

Immediately following this was a barrage of Sword Qi from the Sword Washing Pavilion Disciples.

Or the brutal, heavy blade strikes from the guards of the Blade Camp.

Usually, after a series of muffled thuds, only a pile of mangled black corpses would remain on the ground.

Even the Demon Cores were swiftly extracted by the nimble-handed logistics Disciples.

”Satisfying! Truly satisfying!”

Badao wiped the black blood from his face, holding his door-sized broadsword and laughing with a wide grin.

The Blade Camp guards behind him were also glowing with excitement.

This didn’t feel like venturing into a Forbidden Ground; it was more like harvesting crops in their own backyard.

If they had encountered the Demon Race before, everyone would have been on edge, constantly on guard against the erosion of Devilish Qi.

Now, it was different; once this Formation was activated, not only could the Devilish Qi not enter, but they also felt as if their bodies were overflowing with inexhaustible spiritual power.

They almost wished more demon brats would show up for them to practice on.

Chen Xu stood at the bow of the flying ship, his gaze never wavering from the path directly ahead.

The black mist there was becoming increasingly thick, even under the purification of the grand Formation.

It still emitted a heart-palpitating sense of oppression.

”Family Head, the area ahead is likely the core region of Dragon Burial Valley.”

Lan Shuyao walked up behind Chen Xu, clutching a communication Jade Slip with a solemn expression: ”The scouts report that the terrain ahead has changed; it’s no longer just a swamp, but a massive basin with strong fluctuations of Restrictions around it.”

”Restrictions?”

Chen Xu raised an eyebrow: ”When did a race like the Demon Race, who only know how to destroy, learn how to set up Restrictions?”

”It doesn’t look newly placed, but rather like they utilized the original terrain of this place and modified it,” Lan Shuyao explained.

”Furthermore, the concentration of Devilish Qi inside is more than ten times that of the periphery.”

Chen Xu nodded slightly. A tenfold concentration would be a death zone for ordinary Cultivators, but for that demon detachment, it was the perfect fortress.

”It seems we’ve found the right place.”

Chen Xu ordered: ”Full army, accelerate. We need to see those fellows’ nest before sunset.”

As the order was given, the thousand Cultivators below quickened their pace accordingly.

The synchronized sound of footsteps on the silent wasteland was like a dull war drum.

Several hours later, the field of vision suddenly opened up.

The black mist here seemed to be drawn by some kind of force, forming a massive funnel-shaped vortex.

And directly beneath the vortex...

A sinister and terrifying black fortress stood tall.

Built against the mountain, rather than a building, it was more like a monster’s nest constructed from countless massive beast bones and black rocks.

The city walls were hung with the skulls of various unknown creatures, flickering with phosphorescent fire in the dim light.

Dense Devilish Qi rose from every corner of the fortress like tangible beacon smoke, piercing straight into the clouds.

Even from a great distance, one could feel that suffocating aura of evil.

”Good heavens, these demon brats really know how to make a mess.”

Badao stopped in his tracks, looking up at the fortress that resembled a monster’s maw, clicking his tongue: ”How many creatures in the swamp did they have to kill to pile up something like this?”

”It’s more than just slaughter.”

Chen Xu’s gaze narrowed; his Divine Sense was far more acute than others.

In his perception, deep underground beneath this fortress, there was a very rhythmic pulsation.

It was like the beating of a giant heart.

That should be the thing the Demon Race is trying to find, or guard.

At this moment... the demons on the fortress had clearly discovered these uninvited guests.

Woo—

The sound of a horn instantly resounded through the sky.

Immediately after, the fortress’s heavy bone gates crashed open.

Countless demon warriors clad in heavy armor poured out.

These demon warriors were clearly much more elite than the small fry on the periphery.

Each was tall with blood-red eyes, and the weapons in their hands emitted a cold, demonic light.

Leading them were over a dozen powerful Demon Generals, each possessing a cultivation level comparable to the Peak of Soul Transformation.

And at the very top of the fortress, a terrifying aura was slowly awakening, its pressure as heavy as a mountain.

It even caused the surrounding black mist to stagnate.

Body Integration Stage!

Or what the Demon Race calls a Demon Sovereign!

”Humans, halt!”

A raspy, unpleasant voice came from the top of the fortress, carrying an unquestionable arrogance: ”This is my race’s Holy Land. Those who trespass shall be left without a whole corpse!”

As the voice fell, a violent mental shockwave swept across.

If it were an ordinary army, this single shout would likely have scared more than half of them out of their wits.

But within the Chen family’s army, those ten Formation Plates simultaneously glowed with green light, neutralizing the shockwave into nothingness.

Chen Xu smiled.

He didn’t even bother to waste words with a fellow who was about to become a dead man.

He simply raised his right hand slightly and then brought it down heavily.

”Boom!”

No testing, no verbal challenges.

It was an ultimate move right from the start.

Chen Xu’s speed was too fast—so fast that the demons on the fortress had no time to react.

Only an earth-shattering explosion was heard as that black bone gate, along with hundreds of elite demons at the entrance...

...were directly turned to ashes in the intense light.

The massive explosion kicked up a wave of air that blew away most of the surrounding black mist.

”Attack.”

Chen Xu’s voice was as calm as if he were ordering what to eat for dinner: ”Leave none alive.”

Before the smoke had even cleared, the Chen Family Army had already moved.

”Brothers! Charge with me! Chop these demon brats into mincemeat!”

Badao let out a furious roar, his muscles bulging.

He took the lead, dragging his long blade as he charged into the dust and smoke of the explosion.

The five hundred Blade Camp guards behind him roared in unison, the sound like thousands of galloping horses, making the ground tremble.

Though they were Body Cultivators, they coordinated with extreme tacit understanding, working in groups of three to five.

Like individual meat grinders, they instantly tore through the Demon Race’s defensive line.

”Form the array, Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Ancestor!”

On the other side, Lan Shuyao’s figure was ethereal as she stood in mid-air.

As she pointed her long sword, the Flying Swords of the five hundred Sword Washing Pavilion Disciples unsheathed simultaneously.

Five hundred streaks of sword light converged in the air into a silver river, carrying an incredibly sharp Sword Intent.

It blanketed the dense area of the Demon Race.

Puchi puchi puchi—

The sound of blades entering flesh joined together; countless demon warriors were pierced into sieves by the dense rain of swords before they could even get close.

The Chen family’s offensive was too fierce and too well-organized.

These Cultivators, personally trained by Chen Xu and equipped with top-tier Magic Treasures and Formations...

...were completely overwhelming when facing demons of the same rank.

”Bastards! Damned humans!”

At the top of the fortress, that Demon Sovereign finally couldn’t sit still anymore.

He watched helplessly as his subordinates were slaughtered by those humans like they were chopping vegetables.

He was so furious that the Devilish Qi around him surged violently.

This was an extremely burly demon, nearly three zhang tall, with wings on his back...

...and two curved horns on his head.

He held a massive halberd burning with black flames, and with one step, he teleported from the top of the fortress to the air above the battlefield.

”All of you, die for this Sovereign!”

The Demon Sovereign roared, and the massive halberd in his hand swung down fiercely.

Rumble—

The world seemed to be split open by this strike.

A thousand-zhang-long black halberd beam, carrying terrifying Devilish Qi that could corrode anything...

...slashed heavily toward the Blade Camp’s square Formation.

If this strike landed, Badao and the others would suffer heavy casualties even with the Formation’s protection.

”Your opponent is me.”

Just as the halberd beam was about to fall, a green figure appeared out of thin air in the sky.

Chen Xu raised his hand and slashed!

A streak of sword light instantly shot out.

Clang!

A massive sound like metal clashing rang out.

That terrifying halberd beam was easily blocked.

”What?!”

The Demon Sovereign’s pupils constricted violently; he simply couldn’t believe his eyes.

He had used eighty percent of his demonic power in that strike; even an equivalent human Body Integration Cultivator...

...wouldn’t dare to be so arrogant as to catch it with a raised hand.

”The strength is acceptable, but unfortunately, it’s too scattered.”

Chen Xu gave a faint critique, then followed with another sword strike.

Crack!

That black halberd beam was actually shattered by him by force.

It dissipated into a sky full of black light particles.

”You... who are you?!” Alarm bells rang in the Demon Sovereign’s heart; this excessively young human gave him an unfathomably dangerous feeling.

”The one who will kill you.”

Chen Xu had no more words to waste.

He took a step forward, his figure appearing before the Demon Sovereign like a ghost.

Without any fancy Divine Abilities, he simply delivered a straightforward sword slash.

This strike seemed unremarkable, yet it contained the terrifying Grandmist Power within Chen Xu’s body.

The Demon Sovereign subconsciously raised his massive halberd to parry.

Bang!

A muffled thud.

The extraordinary demonic halberd, upon contact with the sword light...

...shattered inch by inch as if it were made of glass.

The sword’s momentum didn’t decrease, slamming heavily into the Demon Sovereign’s chest.

”Pfft!”

The Demon Sovereign didn’t even have time to scream before the bone armor on his chest collapsed, and he was sent flying like a broken kite.

He was blown back several hundred zhang by this strike, crashing heavily into the fortress behind him.

Rumble—

More than half of that sturdy fortress collapsed from the impact, sending dust everywhere.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment.

Whether it was the Chen family Cultivators or the demon warriors, they all stared blankly at this scene.

One sword?

A dignified Body Integration Demon Sovereign, the commander of the demon detachment, was actually sent flying by a single strike from their Family Head?

”Family Head is mighty!”

Badao was the first to react, raising his blade and roaring.

”Family Head is mighty!”

The morale of the Chen family Cultivators instantly reached its Peak. Conversely, on the demon side, with their leader’s defeat, their already wavering morale began to crumble.

Chen Xu didn’t stop; his figure flashed as he charged directly into the ruins.

Beneath the ruins, the Demon Sovereign was not yet dead, struggling to crawl up, the arrogance in his eyes long since replaced by terror.

”You... you can’t kill me... I am...”

”No matter who you are, you must die.”

Chen Xu’s gaze was indifferent as he stepped on the Demon Sovereign’s head.

With a thought, the Primordial Chaos Nascent Soul within his body let out another cheer, and a terrifying suction force erupted from beneath Chen Xu’s foot.