The sword light shone brilliantly, like a proud sun, dispersing infinite Demon Refining True Flame, instantly incinerating the tide of evil spirits and forcing out a panicked figure.

It was one of the Five Demon-locking Swords—Demon Refining!

Back in the Taiyuan Realm, to break the Demon Heaven Tribulation, Shen Hex borrowed illusion for cultivation, harnessing the power of all beings to forge these Five Demon-locking Swords.

After breaking the tribulation, the five swords were completed but did not retire. Under Shen Hex’s arrangement, combining the Harmonization Palace’s Dao arts rule the age and Celestial Destiny Demon Breaker’s power, they broke and then established, advancing to Tier Nine, becoming the supreme flying swords of the Taiyuan Realm.

To better wield the power of these five swords, Shen Hex also reviewed the sword control scriptures and sword refining secret method from both the Righteous and Evil Dao, such as the Celestial Demon Slaying Immortal Sword, the Ten Thousand Poison Immortal Slayer Sword, the Blood Sea Immortal Slaying Sword, and the Orthodox Dao’s Purple and Cyan, Seven Cultivators, Profound Celestial sword dao techniques.

He learned from the Righteous and Evil Dao methods, combined with his insights and the achievements of borrowing illusion for cultivation, selecting and refining, innovating to ultimately create five sets of sword formulas, namely Taiqing Demon-Slaying Swordsmanship, Supreme Demon Refining Sword Manual, Supreme Profound Exorcism Sword Scripture, Supreme Profound Exorcism Sword Skill, Taiwei Extinct Spirit Sword Technique.

These five sets of sword formulas, combining the Taiyuan Righteous and Evil Dao’s methods with the cultivation achievements of all beings, can specialize to fully unleash the power of the five swords: Slaying Demons, Demon Refining, Exorcism, Town Spirits, and Extinct Spirit, countering the evil demons to the utmost.

Just like the example of the Blood God Envoy in the Blood Sea Array, with Tier Eight cultivation, Tier Seven profession, Evil God’s great power, innate superpower, undeniably strong, but still could not withstand the sharpness of "Slaying Demons," under one sword, the Blood Sea came to an end, the Blood God ceased to exist.

This is the benefit of sword artifacts, as well as the power of techniques, but most importantly, it’s the capability of the profession.

Without the Law Founder’s borrowing illusion for cultivation, and the Daoist Palace Master’s Dao arts rule the age, even if Shen Hex gathered Taiyuan cultivation techniques and secret texts from the Righteous and Evil Dao, it would be difficult to fully integrate them, let alone innovate and create five sets of sword formulas to fully unleash the power of the five swords, even to the point of transcendent limit-breaking.

This is the manifestation of both the Law Founder and Daoist Palace Master’s great power. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

And similarly, with the professional power, although the Blood God Envoy was Tier Seven, its strength was noticeably inferior to the Tier Six Daoist Palace Master, and even less so compared to the Tier Five Law Founder. Its innate Blood God Undying was dimmed in front of borrowing illusion for cultivation and Dao arts rule the age.

Thus, it was thoroughly defeated.

Previously, it was the Blood God Envoy like this, now it’s the Evil Spirit Envoy the same.

Shen Hex called forth the Demon Refining Flying Sword, with the Supreme Demon Refining Sword Manual being deployed, infinite Demon Refining True Flame followed the brilliant sword light, swiftly melting away the surging tide of evil spirits like snow in sunlight.

Eventually, an illusory figure was forced out by this Demon Refining True Flame, an obvious Tier Eight Evil God’s Apostle.

Facing this infinite Demon Refining True Flame, the illusory figure shrieked sharply, deploying various survival and escape techniques to evade the sword’s sharpness.

But Shen Hex gave no chance, one sword swung to the heavens, Demon Refining pierced through the air like a Flying Fire Meteor or a thunderbolt, in an instant, determining life and death.

"Bleugh!!"

The Evil Spirit Envoy trembled, lowering its head in disbelief, only to see its illusory and intangible evil spirit form pierced by a radiant sword light, where True Flame burned fiercely inside, quickly incinerating the external evil spirit form, revealing its hidden true appearance, an illusory and intangible alien demon.

Evil and alien, spirit and demon, although their nature is very similar, there is still a certain distinction.

Evil Spirit is a spirit form, Alien Demon is divine intent, one focuses on the soul, one on the heart, the spirit form is relatively tangible, while divine intent is completely intangible.

The relatively tangible spirit form can be immune to most physical attacks but cannot evade magical attacks, whereas the completely intangible alien demon exists only in mind and intent, a special existence immune to both physical and magical attacks.

The Ten Thousand Mothers Sect knew he cultivates various methods, having a flesh-killing sword, it must have a soul destruction and spirit extinction skill, thus sending this special Demon Envoy here, creating a phantom realm of evil spirits and ghostly realm between thoughts to prevent him from making targeted attacks, delaying for time.

But Shen Hex, with such sharp vision, how could a mere alien demon deceive him, especially since expertise breeds specialization, the Demon Refining Sword being incredibly sensitive to such evil demon notions, had long perceived the opponent’s true nature.

"Boom!!"

With a boom, the Demon Refining True Flame incinerated, the Demon Envoy didn’t even have time to wail, before being reduced to ashes by the sword flame.

"This...!?"

Deep within the Blood Nest, around the giant cocoon, the Profound Yin Envoys’ eyes froze, revealing boundless shock and anger.

"He actually saw through the Demon Envoy’s nature with one glance?"

"And that sword artifact, equally at Tier Nine, specifically targeted demon intent, even the Alien Demon’s techniques couldn’t escape!"

"He... truly has no weaknesses?"

"Who will fend against him next?"

"No one can withstand him, attrition tactics only give him a chance to defeat them one by one!"

The female envoy’s eyes flashed decisively, "You and I together, coordinating with each envoy, suppressing strongly with force!"

...

Inside the Blood Nest, after breaking through two arrays, the cultivator remained composed, stepping steadily towards the enemy camp.

Suddenly...

"Valley God is immortal, it is said to be Profound Yin!"

The eerie voice came coldly, followed by two palm skills converging fiercely toward the cultivator’s body.

"Bang!!"

Shen Hex stopped his steps, sword qi radiated around, shattering the approaching palm skills and breaking several stealth attacks around.

Then, two figures descended, standing side by side, one with a heroic fierce attitude, the other with a charmingly evil female form, precisely the Profound Yin Envoys.

With them upfront, surrounding them, were three figures glaring fiercely, unmistakably three Tier Eight Evil God’s Apostles.

A total of five individuals, all at Tier Eight, besides the absent Ten Thousand Gates Sect and the transforming Blood God Child, the Evil God Apostles invading Tianbei City had gathered before Shen Hex.

Together with the previous Qia Zhenzi and the two Evil God Apostles slain by the demon-slaying and demon-refining sword, this time the major sects assembled one Tier Nine and eight Tier Eight.

This might not sound like much, but it is indeed their full strength.

After all, Tianbei City’s officially highest combat power is Tier Eight, this Mechanical Giant City is a hidden card.

On Yunlan Star, the Evil God Sect’s strength is not superior to the Empire, yet the strategy in Tianbei City is a deception made real, concentrating massive force would expose flaws leading to imperial suspicion, undermining the Tianbei City’s plan.

This led to limited strength, further depleted by Shen Hex, with only these five Tier Eight Apostles remaining.

For other Tier Six or Tier Seven elite forces, they were dispatched to outside the Blood Nest to eliminate professionals stubbornly resisting in the city, hastening the completion of the "Blood Sacrifice."

Five people came, pressing forward, not for victory, but for delay.

Therefore...

"To breach the Gate of All Realms’ blockade, consecutively slaying Qia Zhenzi, Blood God Envoy and Demon Envoy, such ability cannot belong to an unknown figure."

"Who, exactly, are you?"

The envoys’ words pushed for both probing and delay.

Yet...

Shen Hex did not respond, his sword directed horizontally, its sharpness exposed, Slaying Demons, Demon Refining, Exorcism, Town Spirits, Extinct Spirit, five swords unleashed simultaneously, sweeping across each direction.

"Not good!!!"

The Profound Yin Envoys’ pupils contracted, and the other three apostles changed color in horror, quickly retreating to evade the five swords’ sharpness.

A Tier Seven cultivator wielding five Tier Nine flying swords?

Even for the major factions’ Celestial Pride Genius, such a setup is rather exaggerated.

How much Magical Power True Essence does he possess to simultaneously operate these five flying swords?

The three did not know, but with the examples of Qia Zhenzi and the Blood God Demon two envoys as forewarning, they wisely chose to retreat.

Only the Profound Yin Envoys boldly stepped forward to meet two sword sharpness head-on, not only pressuring Shen Hex but intending to relieve the other three Evil God Apostles’ burden.

"Hmm!?"

Seeing the two’s action, Shen Hex decisively combined Slaying Demons with Demon Refining swords, unmatched sharpness and blazing sword flames aimed first at the Profound Yin Envoys.

Yet unexpectedly...

"Ugh!"

Both simultaneously bellowed, moving together, wielding Yin-Yang Principle, evolving Profound Yin Skill, unexpectedly dispelling the sharpness of Slaying Demons with Demon Refining, then forcefully pressing the two swords, palms targeting Shen Hex...