He was well aware that, with the revival of the heavens and earth bringing all kinds of anomalies, incidents like what had happened in Chaofeng County were definitely not isolated cases in the Great Xia.
What he needed to do was not just to clean up Chaofeng County, but to take care of many other matters as well.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan’s gaze turned toward the many Void Refining True Monarchs who spoke with righteous indignation.
"Do you truly wish to clear the chaos in Great Xia and restore the order that the Great Xia Dynasty deserves?"
The hearts of the many Void Refining True Monarchs trembled instinctively, feeling that something might be amiss, but the situation at hand left them with no room for refusal.
Shen Yuan wiped away the scene of Dongling True Sky, yet it was still vivid in his mind.
"It should be so!"
"This is the duty of we cultivators."
"As long as the Taoist orders it, even if I sacrifice this old life of mine, I will surely return Great Xia to a clear and bright world!"
Shen Yuan shook his head with a smile, "There’s no need for such trouble."
As he spoke, Shen Yuan pointed forward with his right hand, and space suddenly collapsed, the broken void forging a spatial passageway leading to an unknown destination.
"Follow me!"
Although the hearts of the many Void Refining True Monarchs were uneasy, they still obediently entered the spatial passageway.
The next moment, as the scenery before their eyes changed, everyone appeared in a dense mountain forest.
Observing the surrounding terrain, it seemed that they were not far from Chaofeng County where they had just been.
Before the many Void Refining True Monarchs could make sense of their current location, they saw Shen Yuan make his move.
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Nine Breaths Circulation - Difei’s Metal Melting!
Accompanied by violent shakes of the earth and mountains, flames burst from the depths of the ground, and vast amounts of magma spewed forth, turning the highest peak into a sea of molten lava.
The cries and howls of numerous demons emanated from the forest, followed by shouts of terror and anger.
"Who is it!"
A roar erupted from the midst of the woods, and immediately a strong demon aura instantly extinguished the fire of Difei’s Metal Melting Qi.
In a pure land deep in a mountain dell, accompanied by twisting space, a Demon Emperor with a pig-faced, stone-armored human body strode out.
Behind this Demon Emperor stood no fewer than ten mighty demon kings.
This place was evidently a minor Demons’ Realm, with a Demon Emperor and more than ten demon kings presiding over it.
The pig-headed Demon Emperor looked up at Shen Yuan and the Void Refining True Monarchs in the sky, and his gaze suddenly narrowed when he saw one of the Void Refining True Monarchs behind Shen Yuan.
"Langya True Monarch? I haven’t provoked your Mount Dan-Chishui Grotto Heavens, so why do you wreak havoc in my territory and massacre my monster tribe’s children?
Could it be that you seek to provoke a great war between our monster tribe and the grotto heavens sacred ground?"
Langya True Monarch was about to speak, but saw Shen Yuan’s right hand beckon, and the clear sound of a sword wail resonated through the mountains.
The Difei’s Metal Melting Qi, suppressed by the demon aura, crazily converged and infused into the Darkness-Light Sword at this moment, the Immortal Sword bearing down on the pig-headed Demon Emperor like a volcano.
Without the slightest resistance, a Void Refining Demon Emperor and more than a dozen demon kings were annihilated by the volcano formed from Difei’s Metal Melting Qi.
The Darkness-Light Sword continued its unstoppable force into the minor Demons’ Realm, its blade light drawing in the 10 Directions Universe Qi, effortlessly bisecting the entire realm and causing a great number of surviving demons to fall into the boundless void, devoured by the infinite expanse.
This minor Demons’ Realm was thus utterly obliterated, and the Darkness-Light Sword returned to its sheath. Yet not all the lesser demons scattered over the hills and fields had been killed.
The words of the pig-headed Demon Emperor questioning Langya True Monarch before death had already spread throughout the mountains, with numerous lesser demons loudly crying out:
"It was Mount Dan-Chishui Grotto Heavens that killed our Demon Emperor!"
"Langya True Monarch is the murderer!"
Langya True Monarch, with a rigid expression, looked at Shen Yuan.
With Shen Yuan’s strength, he could have destroyed the entire Demons’ Realm before the pig-headed Demon Emperor even appeared, yet Shen Yuan chose not to do so, waiting instead until the Demon Emperor called out his and Mount Dan-Chishui Grotto Heavens’ names before taking action.
Now he finally understood, Shen Yuan had brought them here with the intent of finding a scapegoat to blame for the extermination of the Demons’ Realm.
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If these monster tribes directed their hatred towards Great Xia, it would pose a colossal threat to the now vulnerable Great Xia.
Strong as Shen Yuan was, he could not guard every corner of Great Xia at all times, and with the monster tribe always lurking, trouble was inevitable sooner or later.
Therefore, Shen Yuan deliberately had Langya True Monarch take the lead, and then massacred the Demons’ Realm, causing the Mount Dan-Chishui Grotto Heavens behind Langya True Monarch to attract the hatred of the monster tribe.
This plan was quite rudimentary, and anyone who seriously investigated could find the truth, but what Shen Yuan needed to do was not to cover up the truth, but to have the grotto heavens sacred ground attract hatred so that Great Xia could develop in temporary peace.
With this thought, Langya True Monarch forced a smile and bowed with hands clasped towards Shen Yuan, saying,
"Taoist wiping out another Demons’ Realm is truly a blessing for our Human Clan!"
The other True Monarchs from the various grotto heavens and blessed lands snickered inwardly, happy to see someone else take the blame, and naturally showered Shen Yuan’s action of annihilating the Demons’ Realm with praise.
"Taoist’s Divine Skills are unmatched, the Demons’ Realm can be wiped out in the blink of an eye!"
"Not to mention one area of the Demons’ Realm, even eradicating the demons from the entire Great Xia would be no problem at all!"
Shen Yuan was indifferent to these flattering words. With the Darkness-Light Sword in his right hand, he cleaved open another spatial passage and stepped through it.
"Again?"
All the Void Refining True Monarchs felt their eyelids twitch, a foreboding feeling rising in their hearts.
Yet, upon seeing Shen Yuan’s true methods, none of the True Monarchs dared to hold back at this moment, all crossing the spatial passage in succession.
They had already crossed over the mountainous terrain and arrived upon a vast expanse of grassland, where beneath Shen Yuan’s sword, creatures of the monster tribe fell in swathes.
As the crescent-moon-like Demons’ Realm descended, two grey wolves at the level of Demon Kings emerged from it, their piercing gazes fixed on the throngs of Void Refining True Monarchs.
"Divine Elemental Qi True Monarch! Covetous True Monarch! Do you intend to start a war with my Cangyue Demons’ Realm?"
The expressions of the two True Monarchs darkened suddenly, and in the next moment, the Darkness-Light Sword easily beheaded the two Demon Kings. The moon-like Demons’ Realm in the firmament shattered in an instant.
"Next!"
Another spatial passage opened, and the many True Monarchs followed closely behind.
"Bone Fire Divine Venerable, you forsake contending for Great Xia’s incense offering willpower to slaughter my Earth Fire Demon Realm, what is your intention?"
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"Well played, Zhu Mingyao True Sky, a respected one from the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands, attacking my Mount Yuan Demon Realm stealthily, it seems the grotto heavens sacred ground wishes to renew the great war!"
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"Zhongnan True Monarch of the Great Profundity Total True Sky, do you wish to incur the wrath of our tribe’s great ancestors?"
"What? Our great ancestor has fallen!"
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"Three esteemed Crown Princes of the Dragon Palace, my Cang River Demon Realm shares a common destiny with the Dragon Palace, why would you attack my realm?"
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"The world has just revived, and already so many Void Refining True Monarchs have banded together in a surprise attack on the various major realms of my monster tribe; there must be something fishy going on!"
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"We must get the message out that the Four Waterways Dragon Palace, grotto heavens sacred ground, and all the Divine Systems are secretly joining hands against our monster tribe!"
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For a full three days, the Void Refining True Monarchs went from schadenfreude to having faces gloomy as water, and finally to a numb expression.
In those three days, Shen Yuan created spatial passages spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, slaughtering more than thirty Demons’ Realms—big and small.
Some of these Demons’ Realms were small, with only a few Demon Kings reigning over a mountain range, while the larger ones had several Tao Harmony Demon Saints, with their influence stretching across several states.
Yet regardless of their size, none escaped the fate of obliteration.
In particular, during the assault on the Kunlun Demon Realm, Shen Yuan first showcased his divine might by killing eight Demon Kings and one Tao Harmony Demon Saint, before trapping the remaining three Demon Saints and forcibly erasing them.
After this circle was completed, because Shen Yuan used the Assimilation with Light and Environment Tao Aura to conceal his presence, all the Demons’ Realms focused their attention on the Void Refining True Monarchs from various forces; each had to shoulder at least two false accusations.
In just a few days, rumors spread throughout the monster tribe about the grotto heavens sacred ground, Four Waterways Dragon Palace, and various Divine Systems banding together to exterminate the Demons’ Realms, referring to it as the Human Alliance.
Besides the resentment towards various forces, the Demons’ Realms were also in widespread fear, dreading a potential assault from the Human Alliance.
Under Shen Yuan’s deliberate instigation, the various states of Great Xia, long harassed by the monster tribe, experienced a brief period of peace.