After My Rebirth, I Ended Up Happily Ever After with the Saintess - Chapter 143.1

A magnificent Buddhist invocation, as if transmitted from the nine heavens, was heard. A colossal, solid golden seal, over a hundred feet in diameter, radiating endless light, warmth, righteousness, and compassion, instantly formed above the Arhats! The seal rotated slowly; with every turn, its Buddhist light intensified, and the chanting grew louder, as if thousands of illusory Buddhas were manifesting and reciting scriptures around the seal!

“Vajra subdues the demons, shattering evil and revealing the righteous! Go!”

Master Huijue formed a sword-finger and pointed sharply forward!

The giant golden seal, like a divinely endowed Seal of Judgment, roared as it tore through the air with an irresistible momentum, carrying the supreme will to purify all wickedness and crush all demonic obstacles. It smashed violently against the “Nine Hells Profound Demon Array,” which was churning with black Demonic Qi on the fortress’s exterior!

Boom! Rumble!

It was like nine celestial thunders exploding, or mountains collapsing and the earth splitting!

Buddhist light and Demonic Qi, two inherently opposing forces, collided in the most fierce and fundamental way! Gold and black interwove and annihilated each other, erupting in a blinding light and a destructive energy shockwave that violently expanded outwards, shattering the nearby black stone forest and raising the black sand dozens of feet high, like a sudden sandstorm!

The sturdy Nine Hells Profound Demon Array let out a wail like a dying beast under the impact of the supreme, pure, and positive Buddhist Grand Array. The array’s light intensely distorted and flickered, its surface demonic runes visibly disintegrating and vanishing. The entire grand array’s illumination rapidly dimmed, clearly on the verge of collapse!

“Enemy attack! Activate the array at full power! Wake all the demon slaves! Prepare for battle!” Inside the fortress, the alarm bells rang shrilly, mixed with the angry shouts of the demonic cultivators.

However, just as the outer demonic array was teetering and about to be utterly broken, Qin Yixuan moved!

She did not leave her carriage, but merely raised her slender hand and gently pressed it toward the fortress across the distance. There was no earth-shattering fanfare, but above the nine heavens, an invisible portal seemed to open. A beam of Mystic Maiden Divine Light, utterly pure and containing the highest laws of purification and life, descended with unparalleled precision—like a sword of judgment from the nine heavens, or the spring of life nourishing all things. It disregarded the spatial distance and directly washed over the rudimentary inner Blood Sacrifice Summoning Array, which was vaguely glowing with a bloody light and had not yet been fully activated!

Sizzle—!

It was like a red-hot iron pressed into snow! The inner Blood Sacrifice Array had no chance to struggle; in the face of the completely dominating Mystic Maiden Divine Power, it instantly crumbled! The countless evil runes that formed the array wailed and twisted, transforming into wisps of smoke and dissipating under the sacred radiance. The massive and vile blood-colored energy accumulated at the array’s core was also rapidly purified and neutralized by the divine light, dissipating into harmless spiritual energy.

Both the inner and outer arrays were broken almost simultaneously!

“Ah! My array! Who is it?!?” A ferocious, ear-splitting roar, filled with heartbreak and rage, exploded from the deepest part of the fortress. A figure wrapped in monstrous Demonic Qi, with crimson hair flying, shot into the sky—it was the commander of the stronghold, the Crimson-Haired Demon Lord! He was driven almost insane by the destruction of the arrays he had painstakingly managed for years, especially the annihilation of the inner Blood Sacrifice Array.

However, just as he burst out of the fortress and before he could get a clear look at the attackers, a cold, deathly gray sword light and a nimble, sacred nine-colored radiance arrived simultaneously before him, like a long-awaited venomous snake and a divine dragon!

Ye Li’s “Six Paths Samsara Sword – Path of Extinction and Asura” was silent, yet it aimed straight at his demonic soul core. Wherever the sword intent passed, even the surrounding Demonic Qi seemed to be frozen and ended. Qin Yixuan’s “Mystic Maiden God-Binding Rope” was a step later but arrived preemptively, transforming into dozens of nine-colored ribbons that seemed to possess life. They traversed space, sealing off every possible avenue of escape for the Demon Lord. The purifying power flowing on the ribbons made the Demonic Qi surrounding the Crimson-Haired Demon Lord hiss and dissolve.

The Crimson-Haired Demon Lord was both shocked and enraged. He had not expected the enemies to be not only powerful but also two existences comparable to the Nirvana Realm, flanking him in a perfectly coordinated strike! He frantically unleashed his demonic arts, crimson demonic flames erupting around him, scorching the surrounding air into a distortion. They violently collided with the gray sword intent and the nine-colored radiance!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions of energy continually bloomed like fireworks in the high sky, the terrifying shockwaves making even the allied cultivators charging below feel a sense of suffocation. The Crimson-Haired Demon Lord was not weak; his Second Heaven Nirvana Realm cultivation was fully unleashed, and his demonic techniques were sinister and ruthless. However, in the face of Ye Li’s Extinction Sword Intent, which contained the true meaning of Samsara and specialized in restraining vitality, and Qin Yixuan’s Mystic Maiden Divine Power, which seemed inherently created to purify evil, he was suppressed at every turn and forced to retreat steadily. His proud demonic flames were greatly diminished by the Mystic Maiden Divine Light, and his elusive movement technique was insufficient against Ye Li’s predictive sword strikes and the confinement of the God-Binding Rope.

Below, as Master Huijue led the Arhat team to completely shatter the remnants of the outer demonic array, Envoy Yun Ying gave the order. The allied elites rushed into the fortress like a breached flood, their war cries shaking the heavens! The demonic cultivators and creatures, already alerted and pouring out of all parts of the fortress, instantly clashed with the allied army!

The battle instantly escalated to a fever pitch! The internal space of the fortress was vast, but now seemed cramped. Sword lights crisscrossed, Taoist techniques roared, Buddhist light shone brightly, demon energy surged, and demonic shadows flitted about. Every moment, demonic cultivators were slain, and allied cultivators were wounded or even killed by the frenzied counterattacks of the demonic beasts. Blood quickly stained the black floor and walls of the fortress.

However, the allied forces—in terms of individual strength, equipment, and coordination—were vastly superior to these demonic cultivators, most of whom relied on Demonic Qi to forcibly boost their power. Especially the Buddhist disciples and the Heavenly Palace Sword Guards, who possessed significant deterrent effects against demonic creatures. The tide of battle leaned towards the allied forces from the very beginning.

The battle in the high sky did not last long. Under the perfectly coordinated pincer attack of Ye Li and Qin Yixuan, the Crimson-Haired Demon Lord only managed to hold on for a little over half an incense stick of time before Ye Li seized a momentary flaw. The Extinction Sword Intent, like a parasite in the bone marrow, penetrated his Demonic Essence shield and viciously struck his demonic soul core!

“No—!” The Crimson-Haired Demon Lord let out a shrill, desperate, and unwilling scream, feeling his vitality and consciousness being rapidly devoured by a cold, deathly force. At the same time, Qin Yixuan’s Mystic Maiden God-Binding Rope wrapped around him like a spiritual snake, binding him tightly. Powerful purifying divine power surged into his body, accelerating the dissipation of his Demonic Qi and the annihilation of his consciousness.

Finally, this Demon Lord, who had dominated the Black Desert for years, dissolved into dust under the purifying divine light, his body and soul utterly destroyed in despair and malice!

With their leader vanquished, the morale of the already disadvantaged fortress defenders completely collapsed, leading to a rout. The remaining demonic cultivators either tried to resist desperately using their knowledge of the terrain or attempted to escape, but under the allied forces’ iron encirclement and targeted cleansing, none could escape their demise.

In less than two hours, the fierce battle subsided. The allied forces had thoroughly occupied this critical Shadow Demon stronghold deep within the Black Desert.

During the cleanup of the battlefield, the allied forces discovered several huge blood pools in the depths of the fortress, emitting a strong stench of blood. These pools contained the remains of talented cultivators not yet fully refined, along with a large number of evil artifacts used to store blood essence and residual souls. In the Crimson-Haired Demon Lord’s secret chamber, they found fragmentary jade slips and animal skin scrolls that recorded phrases like “Myriad Bones Cavern Altar,” “Holy Lord Descent Ritual,” and “Stabilization of the World-Corroding Passage.” They also recovered a crude map depicting parts of the internal terrain of the Myriad Bones Cavern and a massive bone altar.

These discoveries not only confirmed that this location was a crucial transit and pre-processing point for the Shadow Demons to collect and transport the blood essence and divine souls of geniuses, but also further indicated that the Myriad Bones Cavern was their true core lair in the Western Regions, and that they were conducting a terrifying ritual there.

With the initial victory secured, a critical nail removed, and key intelligence obtained, the morale of the allied forces was greatly boosted. Although there were casualties, the losses were within an acceptable range compared to the results achieved. Qin Yixuan once again utilized her divine power to heal the wounded soldiers and consecrate the fallen souls.

After a brief rest and replenishment of their reserves, the allied forces, carrying the seized evidence and intelligence, departed from this corner of the Black Desert, which was stained with demonic blood. They resolutely advanced toward the Myriad Bones Cavern, a place even more treacherous, mysterious, and known as a forbidden zone for the living. The true test was about to begin.