Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

144: Chapter 144 The Bull Demon Subdues the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix!Gu Yan retracted his gaze, and the haotian mirror slowly dissipated.

He lowered his eyes, his expression calm, revealing neither joy nor anger.

For Gu Yan, even if this Bull Demon King were a pawn of a great Yao at the Immortal King Realm in the Immortal Realm, he would have no fear.

First, as the saying goes, with the red trait ”Form of No-Self and No-Form · Red”, no one would ever discover that it was his doing.

Secondly, this old bull is truly going too far.

He had seen the miserable situation in the Southern Border.

In the past, when the Southern Border was unified by the Myriad Tribulations Demonic Cult, that Devil Head, the Myriad Tribulations Demon Lord, was at least not that deranged.

Although that fellow was also of the Demonic Path and harvested Mortals like cutting grass, he at least knew what sustainable resources were.

For example, under the rule of the Myriad Tribulations Demonic Cult, in the seven hundred and twenty thousand cities of the Southern Border, each city was required to pay a quota of three thousand Mortals annually for the cultivation of Demonic Technique.

Not one more, not one less.

It was like this every year, generation after generation.

They would even provide appropriate reductions during disaster years, allowing Mortals to rest and recover, to be made up the following year.

If those below dared to capture more than the quota, the Myriad Tribulations Demon Lord would truly kill them.

Why?

Because what he wanted were continuous Materials, not a one-time deal.

Even when raising livestock, one knows not to slaughter them all; how could a dignified Demonic Lord of the Tribulation Crossing Realm not understand this principle?

But this old bull is different.

Eat.

Eat, eat, eat.

He eats himself, and lets the Yao Race under his command eat as well.

In the few years since arriving in the Southern Border, it is said that he has already eaten through seventeen of the seventy-two cities.

Seventeen cities, millions of the Human Race, just like that, entered the bellies of the Yao Race.

The bones of Mortals piled up into mountains, and the blood of Mortals flowed like rivers.

Those who were lucky enough to survive were penned up in camps like livestock waiting to be slaughtered, a few eaten today, a few eaten tomorrow.

The Myriad Tribulations Demon Lord at least kept people alive, only harvesting periodically.

This old bull uproots everything, eating them clean.

Now that the Southern Border is almost eaten up, he wants to come to the Eastern Continent to eat?

Gu Yan shook his head inwardly.

Previously, he did not have the ghost soul kill the opponent because he wanted to sit back and watch the Myriad Tribulations Demon Lord and the Bull Demon King fight.

Both of these two were pawns of powerful Immortal King figures; dogs biting dogs, he found it quite amusing to watch.

Moreover, the Myriad Tribulations Demon Lord did not attack the Eastern Continent and acted with some restraint, so he did not meddle.

After all, his cultivation was still only at the third level of the True Immortal Realm, and he was still two major Realms away from the Immortal King Realm—the Profound Immortal and Golden Immortal Realms.

Rashly interfering in an Immortal King’s game of chess was not a wise move.

But this old bull had become so excessive that he felt that even if a great Immortal Emperor Yao stood behind him, he had to let the ghost soul test its blade.

...

Spirit Realm, Northern Plains.

Snow filled the sky, and the world was vast and desolate.

This was the extreme north of the Spirit Realm, frozen year-round, with snow drifting for ten thousand miles.

Ordinary Cultivators were unwilling to step foot here, and even Yao Beasts were rarely seen.

But at this moment, in a hidden ice valley, countless Yao were gathered.

A rough count showed no less than one hundred thousand.

Some had transformed into human form, others maintained their original forms, densely packed, filling the slopes around the ice valley.

In the center of the ice valley, a hundred-zhang figure stood on the snow.

The figure was absurdly burly, two curved bull horns piercing through the wind and snow, and a pair of giant eyes like copper bells looked down at its feet.

There, a giant Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay in the snow.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was crystalline, with a faint blue light flowing over her wings; she was originally an extremely beautiful and noble divine bird.

But at this moment, she was covered in blood, her wings disheveled, and half of one wing was twisted in a strange way, clearly broken by force.

A massive bull hoof was stepping on her head, pressing her firmly into the snow.

”Submit, or die.”

The Bull Demon King’s voice echoed in the ice valley like muffled thunder.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay on the ground, gritting her teeth, but she could not move.

Not only her, her subordinates had also long been subdued by other Yao.

Dozens of snow birds, snow eagles, and ice pythons were currently stepped on the snow, each gazing at their Old Ancestor in fear and despair.

Recalling the battle just now, the subordinates of the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix were still trembling.

When the Bull Demon King came all the way north from the Southern Border and found this hidden ice valley, they had originally thought that with their Old Ancestor present, they might not be unable to fight.

Even if they were not a match, they could, like last time, lead them to escape and survive.

But what was the result?

The Bull Demon King threw one punch, and the ten-thousand-year-old ice of the ice valley shattered into powder.

Two punches, and the mountain protection array set up by the Old Ancestor collapsed directly.

Three punches, after three punches, the Old Ancestor was stepped on underfoot.

How could they fight this?

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay on the ground, her eyes filled with unwillingness.

Years ago, she had a great battle with the Bull Demon King in the Northern Plains, was defeated, and fled with heavy injuries.

She thought she had escaped, but because of the scar from Ice Heart Heaven Peeping, her cultivation could not advance further, and even her injuries could not fully heal.

Now, this was why she was beaten down by the Bull Demon King in three punches.

Worse, this scar would occasionally emit a faint aura, exposing her location.

She could only keep moving, hiding from one end of the Northern Plains to the other, fleeing from one ice cave to another ice valley.

But in the end, she was still found.

The hawk Yao and wolf Yao under the Bull Demon King had senses sharper than the next, chasing that faint, elusive aura, and managed to dig her out from the vast snow plains.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay on the ground, a flash of complexity crossing her eyes.

Forget it.

Lower her head for now.

Anyway, this old bull won’t live for long!

At the moment she was defeated by the Bull Demon King earlier, she had used her last bit of strength to activate her Divine Ability, Ice Heart Heaven Peeping.

Afterwards, she saw two outcomes.

The first outcome was that in the year after the opponent subdued her, he went to the Eastern Continent.

Then, he died miserably.

In the vision, that hundred-zhang bull body was like being gently gripped by some invisible hand, from head to toe, bit by bit turning into fly ash.

Before he could even let out a scream, he just dissipated into the world.

Not even ash remained.

The second outcome was that the Bull Demon King seemed to have sensed something and did not go to the Eastern Continent, but instead led his troops north to attack the Human Race’s Central Plains.

As a result, he still died.

This time he died even more miserably, slashed directly into two halves by a sword light descending from the sky.

The sword light was so magnificent that it illuminated half the sky of the Central Plains in gold.

The two halves of the Bull Demon King’s corpse fell to the ground, twitching a few times, before being chopped into beef paste by the countless Human Race Cultivators who arrived shortly after.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay on the ground, sneering inwardly.

Old bull, oh old bull, you won’t be jumping around for much longer.

Just as she was secretly gloating, she suddenly felt the bull hoof on her head press down harder.

”I’m asking you, do you choose to submit, or choose to die.”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix stammered: ”I... I am willing to submit...”

”Hahahaha! Good! Get up, transform into human form for this King to see.”

The Bull Demon King’s voice rang out.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was confused, but could only do as told.

She struggled to stand up and transformed into human form.

A flash of light, and a slender figure appeared on the spot.

The figure was wearing an ice-blue robe, with ink-black hair cascading down, and skin as white as snow.

As for the face, how to put it.

Although the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was male, she was extremely beautiful.

A beauty that was soft to the extreme.

Her brows and eyes were like a painting, her lips like dotted vermilion, and the lines of her jaw were soft and gentle, without a hint of angularity.

Her figure was also slender and delicate, standing in the wind and snow, her clothes fluttering, revealing a delicate and soft demeanor like a weak willow swaying in the wind.

Even more beautiful than a woman.

Even more capable of making one feel pity than a woman.

The Bull Demon King looked at the figure before him, his eyes staring straight.

Drool almost flowed down.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix saw his appearance, not understanding, but her rear end inexplicably tightened.

What does this Yao want to do?

He wouldn’t want to do anything to her, would he?

In the future she saw with Ice Heart Heaven Peeping, she didn’t see this scene!

Otherwise, she would have rather self-destructed just now than be humiliated.

The Bull Demon King stared at the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix for a long while before finally licking his lips, barely restraining himself.

”Tsk.”

He smacked his lips, a flash of regret in his eyes.

Good-looking is good-looking, but ultimately it is a man.

He, the old bull, really couldn’t raise any interest in men.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix saw him retract his gaze and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Bull Demon King looked down at her and got straight to the point: ”Tell me, where is that Nine-Tailed Snow Fox, Snow Abyss, under your command?”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was stunned, then her heart tightened suddenly.

Nine-Tailed Snow Fox, Snow Abyss.

She was her most capable subordinate and the most loyal to her.

After her battle with the Bull Demon King, she was critically injured and told Snow Abyss to go far away, to hide, and not to return.

Snow Abyss was unwilling, and it was she who forced the order to drive that silly fox away.

Now...

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix looked up at the Bull Demon King and saw the naked greed and desire in his eyes; how could she not know what this old bull was planning?

The Nine-Tailed Snow Fox clan is famous in the Spirit Realm for its beauty.

And Snow Abyss is a beauty rarely seen in ten thousand years within the Nine-Tailed Snow Fox clan.

She was glad.

Glad that she let Snow Abyss leave back then.

Otherwise, if caught by this old bull, she didn’t know how miserable she would be.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix took a deep breath and spoke with a calm expression:

”Snow Abyss left me five years ago; I do not know where she is now.”

The Bull Demon King frowned.

”You don’t know?”

”I don’t know.”

”You are her master, how could you not know?”

”She did not tell me where she was going when she left.” The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix said in a calm tone.

”For us Yao, gathering and parting is fickle; it is a common occurrence.”

The Bull Demon King stared at her for a long time, fierce light flickering in his eyes.

After a moment, he grinned hideously, ”Good, you don’t know, right?”

”I, the old bull, will give you one year.”

”Within one year, no matter what method you use, you must find that slutty fox and bring her back to this King.”

”One year later, if that fox does not appear before this King.”

”The old bull will use you to vent my anger.”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix stiffened.

She raised her head and met the Bull Demon King’s eyes, which were full of mockery and malice.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix felt a monstrous rage surge in her heart, but she suppressed it firmly.

Let her betray Snow Abyss?

Absolutely impossible.

That silly fox had followed her since she was small; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to count her as her own daughter.

Even if she died, she would not push Snow Abyss into the fire pit.

But at this moment, she could only lower her head.

”...Yes.”