I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives-Chapter 356 - 286: Seven Kills Demon Monarch

Eastern Domain Zhao Country, Celestial Slayer Sacred City, cultivators hurried along, most of them dressed in dark robes, with vigilance written all over their brows.

The branch of the Celestial Secret Pavilion was located in the most bustling area of the inner region, with a vermilion gate carved with intricate cloud patterns, and stone lions on both sides of the door glaring fiercely, radiating an aura of authority.

Chen Sheng wore a dark long robe, exuding only the mana fluctuations of a mid-stage Golden Core, appearing utterly ordinary.

He stepped out from within the Celestial Secret Pavilion, raising his hand slightly, revealing a jade scroll in his palm, its entire surface glistening white, emanating a faint halo, as if containing countless secrets.

A thought stirred in his heart, and a wisp of divine sense silently entered the jade scroll, like an invisible thread swiftly traversing through the texts recording significant events of Zhao Country over the past century.

The information within the jade scroll poured into Chen Sheng’s mind like a tide, from common calamities and wars to minor sect disputes, each past event vividly came to life.

Soon, his divine sense lingered on an especially conspicuous record - The Seven Kills Entered Zhao.

Chen Sheng’s brow slightly arched, a hint of interest flashing in his gaze, as he stopped walking, leaning against an old locust tree by the street, studying it carefully.

In the Demon Countries, Zhao Country was not considered top-tier in strength, yet it had two Nascent Soul Sects propping it up - Red Blood Sect and Void Saint Sect.

These two sects have passed down through several generations, with thousands of years of history, having deep roots in Zhao Country, usually balancing each other while also jointly balancing the surrounding Demon Countries.

But who could have thought, over thirty years ago, a catastrophic disaster suddenly struck.

The Seven Kills Saint Sect from the neighboring Qian Country devoured Zhao Country entirely in just a few months, and the Red Blood Sect and the Void Saint Sect, these two majors sects with millennia of history, also perished in this invasion.

"So Red Blood and Void managed to hold out for so long."

Chen Sheng murmured to himself, with a hint of surprise.

He lowered his gaze to the jade scroll in his hand, his mind flashing to scenes over a hundred years ago - that day, in the Great Wilderness, he personally slew the Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs of the Red Blood Sect and Void Saint Sect.

By common logic, without the Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs presiding, these two major sects should have fallen apart long ago, yet they managed to hold on for so many years?

Chen Sheng’s divine sense continued to explore within the jade scroll, and soon, a series of subsequent information gradually pieced together the truth.

The crux of everything lay in the word "conceal".

Back then, when the Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs of the Red Blood Sect and Void Saint Sect fell, their soul beads within the sect shattered instantly.

After brief panic, both Sect Masters simultaneously had a thought - keep it secret!

Immediately, they secretly convened the sect’s true inheritor saint children, summoning them to a secret room.

The Sect Master of Red Blood Sect spoke in a grave tone:

"Now that the sect is facing a crisis, you must temporarily leave the sect, go out to experience the world, and when the time is right, return to revive the sect."

The Sect Master of Void Saint Sect made similar arrangements.

...

Day by day passed, and still no news emerged from the Great Wilderness about the fall of the two sects’ Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs.

The Sect Masters of Red Blood and Void Saint Sect secretly breathed a sigh of relief, beginning to speculate that perhaps their demon monarchs met with an accident while exploring some dangerous place, with no one discovering it.

Thus, they gradually resumed their former demeanor, convening sect meetings regularly, managing sect affairs, and before outsiders, showing no signs that their demon monarchs had perished.

After all, in the Great Wilderness, it’s common for Nascent Soul cultivators to travel for decades, even hundreds of years without appearing, let alone when the demon monarchs of the two sects left for refuge, longer durations were plausible.

Under such disguise, the two sects almost showed no signs of instability.

Meanwhile, the two sects were secretly accelerating the cultivation of the next Nascent Soul Demon Monarch.

Although the previous Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs took away most of the sect’s floating wealth upon leaving, as Nascent Soul grand sects with millennia of heritage, the foundation was profound.

The Nascent Soul Formation Secret Technique was fully preserved within the sect’s texts, and the spiritual objects needed for Nascent Soul formation could still be continuously produced, with several treasures stored within the sect treasure vault, not lacking.

As long as they had enough time, perhaps they could truly cultivate another Nascent Soul Demon Monarch, restoring the sect to its former glory.

But fate always seems to enjoy playing tricks, just when the two sects were methodically nurturing a new Nascent Soul Demon Monarch, forty years ago, an unexpected upheaval shattered all their plans.

Seeing this, a faint smile rose at the corner of Chen Sheng’s mouth, with a touch of understanding flashing in his eyes:

"The Sect Masters of these two sects are rather calm and composed, able to stabilize internally and externally. If it weren’t for that Grand Demon Assembly, perhaps they could have continued concealing."

Forty years ago, the Seven Kills Demon Monarch from the Seven Kills Saint Sect in Qian Country unexpectedly broke through to the late-stage Nascent Soul while taking refuge in the Great Wilderness.

After his breakthrough, the ambition of the Seven Kills Demon Monarch greatly expanded. He publicly proclaimed that he had deciphered the swordsmanship of the Demon Slaying Sword Monarch and went on to invite Demon Monarchs from various countries to attend a Grand Demon Assembly in Qian Country to discuss insights into swordsmanship.

When the news spread, Demon Monarchs from various countries responded one after another. For a time, Qian Country was bustling with excitement as Monarchs from all directions gathered.

The Grand Demon Assembly was held as scheduled, with a lively atmosphere and demonic qi filling the sky.

But just as all the Demon Monarchs were gathering, it was noticed that the Demon Monarchs from the Red Blood Sect and the Void Saint Sect had yet to arrive.

This unusual circumstance immediately raised suspicions among the crowd, and many Demon Monarchs began discussing privately:

"Why haven’t the Red Blood Sect and the Void Saint Sect come?"

"This is strange; they have always been active. There’s no reason for them to miss such an important assembly."

The Seven Kills Demon Monarch also sensed something amiss. He didn’t immediately make a move but instead gave the Red Blood Sect and the Void Saint Sect several years to respond, leaving room for error. He continuously sent people to visit them.

After all, he worried about causing a misunderstanding. If those two powers, who controlled Void Power, were not dealt with on the spot, they’d certainly cause big trouble for the Seven Kills Saint Sect with their external harassment.

However, over the next few years, all the envoys returned without success, having seen no sign of the Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs from either major sect.

It wasn’t until this moment that the Seven Kills Demon Monarch confirmed the demise of the two Demon Monarchs, and his eyes gleamed with wild joy.

After his promotion, the Saint Sect needed to expand its influence, and with the adjacent Zhao Country lacking a resident Nascent Soul Demon Monarch, for him, it was a heaven-sent opportunity!

He swiftly negotiated with various sects, making numerous promises, assuring that he wouldn’t continue expanding afterward, and thus, the various sects of the countries tacitly agreed to Zhao Country’s affiliation.

Then, the Seven Kills Demon Monarch, along with another Demon Monarch from the Seven Kills Sect, personally led the disciples of the Seven Kills Saint Sect in a grand expedition towards Zhao Country.

The jade scroll detailed the scene of that time.

On that day, the Seven Kills Demon Monarch emerged from the void, looking down at the Red Blood Sect’s mountain gate, and shouted:

"Where is the Red Blood Demon Monarch?"

Within the mountain gate, there was no reply for a long time. Instead, the Red Blood Sect’s Sect Protection Array fully activated, transforming into a dark red light barrier that enveloped the entire sect. Runes flickered on the barrier, exuding a powerful aura.

Seeing this, the Seven Kills Demon Monarch sneered, a black longsword appearing in his hand, its blade surrounded by thick demonic qi.

He swung the sword towards the Sect Protection Array, a streak of pitch-black Sword Qi cutting through the sky and fiercely striking the barrier.

"Boom—"

With a loud explosion, the Sect Protection Array shook violently, the runes on the barrier instantly dimming slightly.

Though it was a Tier Four Array, without a Nascent Soul Cultivator holding it, and lacking a Tier Four Spiritual Treasure to suppress the Array Hub, it had resistance but no ability to counterattack.

The Seven Kills Demon Monarch tested it briefly and waved his hand, his accompanying mid-stage Golden Core demon cultivators quickly formed a formation and began bombarding it.

Within just two days, the array became unstable!

The eyes of the Seven Kills Demon Monarch lit up as he continuously swung his sword, each strike carrying the force to destroy heaven and earth.

Finally, upon the seventh strike, with a cracking sound, the Sect Protection Array shattered completely, dispersing into countless light dots in the air.

Without the protection of the Sect Protection Array, the Red Blood Sect was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

The Seven Kills Demon Monarch led his disciples into the sect; although the Red Blood Sect’s disciples resisted fiercely, the disparity in strength was too great, and they quickly fell.

In just a few days, the Red Blood Sect was completely overrun, and its legacy severed!

Soon after, the Seven Kills Demon Monarch led his forces to the Void Saint Sect.

Outside the Void Saint Sect’s Sect Protection Array, another Demon Monarch from the Seven Kills Sect led a small group, surrounding the place tightly.

With the arrival of the Seven Kills Demon Monarch, the formal assault began. Though the array here was more intricate than that of the Red Blood Sect, it couldn’t withstand the fierce attack of the late-stage Nascent Soul Seven Kills Demon Monarch.

In just seven days, the Void Saint Sect’s Sect Protection Array was also breached, and the sect was subsequently destroyed.

Thus, the entire Zhao Country fell completely under the control of the Seven Kills Saint Sect.

Upon seeing this, Chen Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly: "My spoils of war, taken just like that?"