Against The Gods With An Anime System 109 The Demon Sealing Ritual - Part 1

"So, do you wanna spend these last 36 hours here or do you wanna go somewhere else and come back later?" Said Mesa, looking over to Xia Qingyue and taking Yamato in the meantime.

"Where do you want to go then?" Asked Xia Qingyue.

"I have got a place in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, we can stay there and come back in time." Said Mesa and used Yamato to slice open a portal towards the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. Grabbing Xia Qingyue's hand, they went through the portal and appeared at Mesa's house in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. There they just relaxed and did nothing. What Mesa did all day there was fis.h.i.+ng in the river above the waterfall for food and preparing meals out of those fish later on. Xia Qingyue just stayed with him and also did nothing for the entire day.

An hour before the deadline, after they had both eaten their fill and were well rested, Mesa cut open another portal and teleported them both back at the Heaven Secret Basin Realm. An hour later, spatial distortions were happening around them and they found themselves back at Heavenly Sword Mountain Range, were the portal to the Heaven Secret Basin Realm first opened.

There, dozens of people were standing there, waiting for the people who entered to come out. The first to come out was Ling Kun, followed shortly by Ling Yuefeng. Both were disheveled as if they went through h.e.l.l. But Ling Kun especially looked like he was in a very foul mood.

'd.a.m.n you all! d.a.m.n you all to h.e.l.l! Whoever it was that stuffed me in that ice cave and stole all my stuff, I will personally see to it that you will suffer like none have ever before!' Thought Ling Kun infuriated, as he looked at the people around him, both those who were present and those who were appearing. But deep down he knew that none of these people even had the strength to look him in the eye, much less rob him blind and leave him inside an ice cave.

Pretty soon he was approached by Ling Yuefeng and he managed to keep a straight face: "Elder Ling Kun, I have some dire news that I need to tell you immediately. This will even require the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region and the other Sacred Grounds to investigate it." Said Ling Yuefeng in a very dire voice that signaled to Ling Kun that this may be serious.

Listening to Ling Yuefeng tell him everything he knew, Ling Kun realized that this definitely required the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region to investigate it. He even knew that the rumors couldn't be contained forever and that soon enough the other Sacred Grounds would join the investigation. The two most troubling things Ling Yuefeng told him were the fact that the demonic power that had rocked the Profound Sky Continent all those months ago, was felt there. And secondly, and more disturbingly, another source of dark and evil power was present there. This one had been bringing the dead back to live, which was very, very disturbing and this had to be investigated. The only piece of good news he was told, was about the appearance of a golden light that had eradicated the undead. Thinking about all of this gave Ling Kun a ma.s.sive headache. Ever since he came here, there were so many things that didn't make any sense. And this led him back to Mesa Uchiha. He did things that also didn't make any sense, but he was fairly certain that in his crippled state, he couldn't have been involved and decided to ignore him. Whilst he was thinking this, Mesa Uchiha appeared with Xia Qingyue next to him.

More and more people started to appear. Both Ling Yun and Ling Jie had appeared and were fine, save for the tattered clothes. The members of the Frozen Cloud Asgard all appeared and were just looking fine. But what was obviously noticeable was that the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Sect didn't show up and that only one member of both the Xiao Sect and the Burning Heaven Clan appeared, Xiao Kuangyu and Fen Juecheng. Both looked like all life had been drained from their bodies and they just stood there, gazing into the distance like statues. Looking around, it was pretty obvious that both of their groups had met misfortune and they were all that was left.

But whatever happened to them would be something that could only be blamed on their own bad luck. Instead of staying there, Ling Kun continued on with the original schedule and announced that the Demon Sealing Ritual would start in a few hours and that everyone present was invited to come and watch.

Back in their rooms, the Frozen Cloud Asgard disciples were discussing their adventure in the Heaven Secret Basin Realm and the sudden appearance of the dead coming back to live. During this time, Xia Qingyue stayed silent and when she was asked what happened to her, she told them Mesa had found an Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus and gave it to her. She told them that she had broken into the Emperor Profound Realm and that she was at level 3 Emperor Profound Realm. This piece of news shocked the Frozen Cloud Asgard group. But what was more shocking, was that Mesa, who was still thought of as a cripple at this point, had given the Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus to Xia Qingyue. This meant that the Frozen Cloud Asgard owed him a ma.s.sive favor. The emergence of another Throne within the Frozen Cloud Asgard had elevated their status among the Four Major Sects. First was the emergence of Chu Yuechan as throne a few days ago and now its Xia Qingyue. And both of their ascensions were because of Mesa Uchiha. Granted, only Chu Yueli knew that Mesa was responsible for both of their ascensions. But she was also aware that what Mesa told her about him ascending the Frozen Cloud Asgard to the status of Sacred Ground was well on its way. Though the emergence of two Thrones didn't make them a Sacred Ground, she knew it was only a matter of time. But looking at Xia Qingyue, Chu Yueli had a vague feeling that she was hiding something.

"Qingyue, is there something you're not telling us?" Said Chu Yueli, drawing the attention of the Frozen Cloud Asgard group back at Xia Qingyue.

"There is something I would want to tell, but not here. Once we get back to the Frozen Cloud Asgard, I will tell you everything that happened." Said Xia Qingyue resolutely. Realizing that she wouldn't say another word, Chu Yueli just accepted it.

A few hours later, everyone who wanted to witness the Demon Sealing Ritual was present. Everyone who was allowed to be there was present, only the Frozen Cloud Asgard was absent. The Demon Sealing Ritual would occur at the Sword Management Terrace. Heavenly Sword Villa's Sword Management Terrace was several times larger than the ranking tournament's Sword Discourse Arena. As far as the eye could see, thousands of swords flew in the sky above the Sword Management Terrace. And there in the middle was a giant black sword, halfway impaled into the ground. It was under this sword that the 'demon' was sealed.

'And there is my perfect excuse to go into secluded training for a while and not be bothered by anyone.' Smirked Mesa, looking at the giant black sword that sealed Yun Canghai, Yun Che's paternal grandfather.

Ling Kun was walking at the very front and stopped in front of the enormous sword. He turned around and said: "This sword, is called 'Heaven's Punishment', and is underneath this sword where the demon is sealed. This demon was arrested one hundred years ago. The demon is incredibly strong, but inside the sealing formation, his strength has been greatly suppressed, so he should never think of escaping. However, since it is a sealing formation, its power would naturally diminish over time. Every twenty years, the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region would always send someone here to strengthen the seal."

"The Demon's existence, was originally a secret. Because the things that are related to him, may possibly affect the life and death of the entire Profound Sky Continent. The reason why we have allowed everyone to witness his true appearance is because not long after last time's seal strengthening, his relatives used a special method to avoid the Four Great Sacred Grounds' blockade and entered the Profound Sky Continent. They asked all over about this demon's location with the intent to rescue him. In the end, they had discovered Blue Wind Empire. If not for our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region's detection, the consequences would have been unthinkable."

Ling Kun's gaze swept across and then said: "Today, everyone should open their eyes wide and clearly look at the appearance of a demon. In the future, if anyone asks you about people who look similar, you have to inform the Heavenly Sword Villa. Don't be lazy or negligent by any means! Because that could possibly be another demon! That matter over ten years ago was enough to prove that they found some way to enter the Profound Sky Continent without the Four Great Sacred Grounds being aware of it! If this demon was rescued accidentally and its powers are restored, it would bring a great calamity to the Profound Sky Continent!"

'And I am now in position.' Mumbled Mesa to himself. Whilst Ling Kun was talking, Mesa carefully maneuvered himself to stand right next to Xia Yuanba.

Following Ling Kun's bizarre hand gesture, an enormous profound formation flashed from under the huge sword. Within the profound formation, the huge sword slowly rose out of the ground for the first time in twenty years.

The sword rose higher and higher, gradually reaching a height of several hundred meters. And at this moment, a voice that sounded like it came from an evil spirit came from below: "GRR… AAHH!!!! Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, you old dogs! Have you come to visit this granddaddy again… HAHAHAHAHAHA… You pack of shameless, despicable, and treacherous dogs! If you have guts, hurry up and kill me already! I want to become a malicious spirit, tear the skin off your flesh, drink your blood, bite your bones into mush, pulverize your organs… and drag you all down to the eighteenth level of h.e.l.l, to suffer the penetration of ten thousands of blades for all eternity, and feel the pain of burning in h.e.l.lfire!!"

There, underneath the giant sword, uncased within a half sphere barrier and wrapped in chains, was Yun Canghai, the so called demon. This guy looked like a decrepit old man. His body was just skin over bones, his grey hair and beard were as long as he was himself and his clothes were just a tattered old rag. Yet, even in this horrible condition, he still hadn't lost his will to live, his rage burning with great vigor and this was all directed at Ling Kun.

Even under Yun Canghai's constant cursing, Lin Kun stayed calm and said: "You want to curse, curse as much as you like. Heh, you think I don't dare to kill you? If it wasn't for the fact that you still having some uses, being used as a bargaining chip for exchange at some necessary moments, you would have died several hundred times by now! Why would we go through the trouble of keeping you alive for a hundred years?"

"Despicable old dogs, you're dreaming. Don't think you can exchange me for anything! I was never willing to die because I wanted to personally see the the great Demon Emperor slaughter your entire family. That day won't take too long to come… hahahaha!"

"Hahahaha!" Ling Kun laughed madly as well: "It looks like you're truly unclear on who is actually dreaming. Seeing as there is no harm in me to telling you again that your Demon Emperor had already died a long time ago. Died at the hands of our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region's Sword Master and the Sun Moon Divine Hall's Heavenly Monarch. Your pitiful Demon Emperor who had just ascended to the throne, overestimated his own abilities and wanted to take revenge for his father. Tsk tsk… his cries were so pitiful when he died. Right now, the entire Illusory Demon Realm is supported by a little demon empress. Unfortunately, though the pitiful little demon empress has imperial blood, your Illusory Demon Realm doesn't seem to be willing to let a woman become Emperor. She doesn't even have time to look after herself… slaughter our whole family? Hahaha, simply an enormous joke."

"Utter bulls.h.i.+t!" The demon madly howled with rage. Those words of Ling Kun had obviously provoke him and made him completely lose control of his emotions as he violently struggled all over. He moved those chains while clamoring: "How can you bunch of inferior old dogs even compare to our Illusory Demon Realm's great Demon Emperor! The great Demon Emperor can never die… NEVER! There will be a day when he will personally slaughter everything!!"