Chapter 479: Chapter 180 Unpredictable Sikong Yan (6k)_3
As he spoke, another jade slip appeared. After the crowd examined it, they nodded in agreement.
Then, they all sat down cross-legged and began to infuse it with spiritual power, gradually activating the array disc and burying it underground.
Meanwhile, Zhou Qing followed two of the Supreme Elders to stand on guard at a distance, preventing discovery by demon beasts.
After about an hour, the array disc was perfectly set up, and they all moved on to the next location.
Along the way, seeing the excited expressions of everyone, Zhou Qing couldn’t help but send a message to Cao Zhengyang: "Uncle Master, once this Demon-Sealing and Killing Array is activated, it will cause terrifying slaughter. Can we really bear this causality?"
At that time, the entire Canglan Mountain might turn into an Asura Hell.
Cao Zhengyang, who was originally marching forward, hesitated slightly upon hearing Zhou Qing’s question and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
But he quickly became cold again, his lips moving slightly as he responded, "If you don’t kill him, he will kill you. It’s just the law of the jungle."
Zhou Qing fell silent. Of course, he understood the reasoning and even didn’t oppose killing for survival and protection when necessary.
What worried him was that once the array was activated, it would be an unprecedented bloodbath, with countless demon beasts’ lives vanishing.
Such a massive slaughter would inevitably create causal ripples.
And these heavy chains of causality might cling to their sect like shadows.
Unless—
Zhou Qing furrowed his brows, constantly contemplating, feeling that he needed to do something.
He couldn’t help recalling the Ghost City at Cyan Wood City.
Soon after, they finally reached the next scheduled location.
No sooner had they arrived than several Supreme Elders simultaneously made a silence gesture, their eyes full of vigilance and gravity.
Cao Zhengyang reacted swiftly, grabbing Zhou Qing’s arm, instantly flashing onto an ancient tree and concealing his presence as much as possible.
Soon, Zhou Qing saw a dark tide surging on the distant horizon.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be countless demon beasts, sweeping toward them at an astonishing speed.
They moved silently, without any noise or commotion.
In the sky, the flying demon beasts blotted out the sun, their differently colored feathers shimmering with a cold metallic luster, sharp claws gleaming with icy light, arranged in tight formations, clearly well-trained.
Soon, the leading demon beasts below arrived stealthily, their eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty light, filled with a desire to kill.
The various auras intertwined, forming a strong stench in the air, making one feel nauseous.
Zhou Qing couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Judging by their direction, it seemed they were converging towards the depths of Canglan Mountain.
At this moment, seeing the various birds whistling overhead, creating strong air currents, Zhou Qing’s lips suddenly curled into a meaningful smile.
In an instant, his mind cleared up. There was no such thing as retribution, he was simply overthinking it.
Uncle Master was right, if you don’t kill others, others will kill you — they were just taking the initiative.
The current situation was purely caused by the demon kings themselves.
Thus, they waited until dawn, when the demon beast army finally dwindled, leaving chaos in their wake.
"These demon beasts should be from Cyan Mist Mountain, subordinates of the bear demon king, but according to my calculations, they were coming in waves, less than one-tenth of their usual numbers!"
Cao Zhengyang said to Zhou Qing through a message.
Zhou Qing was shocked. The number was indeed vast. If all eighteen demon kings called their subordinates, it would truly be a terrifying beast tide.
Time was pressing, so they quickly made their arrangements.
And so, eight days passed in a flash. Due to the nightly influx of large numbers of demon beasts, their progress was delayed by three full days.
Finally, after setting up all the array discs, they quietly moved towards the central location.
There, Sikong Yan and others were still setting up the array core, and the people from Cyan Feather Immortal Sect had not returned.
It seemed that not only they were disrupted.
Supreme Elder Duanmu Shu, who had been monitoring from the side, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the sect members return safely.
"Why haven’t the people from Cyan Feather Immortal Sect returned yet? How much longer will it take?" Sikong Yan asked the Supreme Elder of Cyan Feather Immortal Sect, his face full of displeasure.
Only when all locations were set up could the array core be placed and activated, resonating with the others.
The Supreme Elder of Cyan Feather Immortal Sect was also anxious. Just as he took out his identity token to inquire, a few figures landed from the sky.
It was Immortal Xuan You and others.
"There were too many demon beasts, we were delayed for a few days, sorry!" Immortal Xuan You apologized first.
Sikong Yan, who had just had a cold face, immediately showed a concerned look and said, "Immortal, you must be exhausted, please rest, we will handle the rest."
Seeing this, Zhou Qing found Sikong Yan increasingly unpredictable and felt that such people were the scariest.
Now that everything was ready, Sikong Yan, Master Xuanji, and others began the final setup.
In the center of the valley, countless mysterious runes began to flicker, and at the array core, the Nine Nether Demon Lotus emitted a purple-black light, its budding lotus gently trembling.
As the array core was slowly buried underground, the runes’ lights grew stronger, interweaving with the power of deathly silence emitted by the Nine Nether Demon Lotus, forming strange light and shadows.