Chapter 74. Ding Wujie of the Heavenly Demon Sect — The Infamous Heaven-Refining Demonic Array!
The terrifying notoriety of the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array had already existed since the ancient era.
The Mighty Expert ancestor had only learned of it by chance from ancient texts.
“How do I know you are not merely putting on an act?”
At this moment, the Mighty Expert ancestor suddenly spoke.
The Heaven-Refining Demonic Array was indeed terrifying beyond measure.
However, it had been lost for an unknown length of time.
Back then, the peerless ruthless figure who had set up the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array wiped out a small kingdom. Tens of millions of living beings were reduced to ashes in an instant. His cruelty and brutality were extreme, and many terrifying existences eventually joined forces to kill him.
After all, such a method of cultivation was intolerable to the Heavenly Dao and had to be eradicated.
In the end, that peerless ruthless figure completely disappeared. Most likely, he had been killed.
Now that Ding Wujie claimed the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array had already been set up, the ancestor of the An Family found it difficult to believe.
At this moment, a trace of contempt appeared on Ding Wujie’s face.
“You do not believe it?”
“Hahahahaha!”
He burst into laughter, his voice filled with disdain.
Then, a banner appeared in Ding Wujie’s hand.
Buzz!!
At that instant, the banner in his hand erupted with boundless demonic energy.
It surged toward the heavens!
The entire An Family was instantly engulfed within it!
Buzz…
If someone were looking down from tens of thousands of feet above, they would clearly see that the An Family was now shrouded within a formation. Dark pillars of light twisted and coiled in all directions!
Mysterious and sinister formation patterns immediately appeared across the ground of the An Family estate.
Seeing this scene, the Mighty Expert ancestor’s pupils contracted sharply.
Indeed, those formation patterns were the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array...
Then the Mighty Expert ancestor’s body trembled once more.
The Heaven-Refining Demonic Array!
It had truly been completed?!
Such a terrifying formation could suppress the strength of every being within it to less than half of their peak condition!
That level of suppression alone was already extremely terrifying.
But that was not the most important function of the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array.
Its true horror lay in the fact that the one controlling the formation became the absolute king within it.
They would possess an immortal body.
No matter what happened, they could not be killed.
Unless the formation itself was destroyed first.
Or unless they were erased directly from the laws of the Heavenly Dao.
However, even those in the Saint Realm could not accomplish such a feat.
Only a Great Emperor who had touched a trace of the Heavenly Dao’s laws might have such power.
But in the present age, no Great Emperor existed.
Therefore, no one could break this formation.
“The Heaven-Refining Demonic Array... It truly is the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array!”
The An Family ancestor’s face turned deathly pale as a deep sense of helplessness spread throughout his body.
“What exactly do you want?!” the Mighty Expert ancestor of the An Family demanded as he stared at Ding Wujie.
Ding Wujie replied calmly, “I see that some members of your An Family possess rather good potential. I can make an exception and allow you to join the Heavenly Demon Sect.”
“And you—you may become a new elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect!”
“Your An Family’s young master was killed. Do you truly not wish to take revenge? Do you not wish to slaughter every member of the Great Chu royal family?”
Ding Wujie spoke leisurely.
Upon hearing this, An Yue immediately gritted his teeth, as if his eyes had been blinded by hatred in an instant.
The Mighty Expert ancestor of the An Family fell silent.
Then a trace of ruthless determination appeared deep within his eyes.
The Great Chu royal family had been so domineering that they killed the An Family’s young master as if it meant nothing.
They clearly did not place the An Family in their eyes.
After all, the An Family was an Ancient Aristocratic Family that had existed for ten thousand years.
Yet their dignity had been trampled so brutally.
It was impossible not to feel anger.
They had merely endured it out of fear of the royal family’s power.
But now—such an opportunity had appeared before them.
They could not miss it!
The Mighty Expert ancestor of the An Family suddenly raised his head and spoke in a chilling voice.
“Fine!”
“In that case, what is wrong with joining the Heavenly Demon Sect?”
“All members of the Great Chu royal family in Cangzhou will die without even a corpse left behind!”
The ancestor spoke each word clearly.
Hearing this, Ding Wujie smiled faintly.
He waved his hand, and a black robe appeared in his palm.
“Put it on,” Ding Wujie said slowly.
Such black robes were the standard attire of the elders of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Aside from identifying one’s status, they served another extremely important function.
Control.
Anyone who wore the black robe would obey the commands of the Heavenly Demon God and could never disobey.
Otherwise, their body would explode instantly!
The Mighty Expert ancestor of the An Family did not hesitate.
Putting aside the hatred toward the Great Chu royal family, Ding Wujie stood before him now, and his strength was far greater than his own. If they truly fought, he would likely die in fewer than a hundred exchanges.
Moreover, the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array had already been activated.
If Ding Wujie wished, he could wipe out the entire An Family without spending much time.
Therefore, there was nothing to refuse.
Joining the Heavenly Demon Sect was the only option.
Soon, the Mighty Expert ancestor of the An Family donned the black robe. Boundless demonic energy surged around him.
“Very good!”
A satisfied expression appeared in Ding Wujie’s eyes.
“The Heaven-Refining Demonic Array has already been set up. When will we act?” the An Family ancestor asked.
Ding Wujie smiled slightly.
“In two hours… There are still a few critical locations left to arrange.”
“On such a moonless and windy night, it is the perfect time to act.”
“When the time comes, the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array will begin refining. None of the living beings in Cangzhou will escape!”
“Of course, since your An Family was wise enough to join the Heavenly Demon Sect early, you will be granted the chance to live.”
Ding Wujie spoke leisurely.
As he spoke, it was as if the lives and deaths of countless people across Cangzhou were already in his grasp.
The Heaven-Refining Demonic Array was an ancient formation.
Its arrangement was actually quite simple.
First, one needed the corresponding Heavenly Demon Flags.
Those Heavenly Demon Flags had to be planted in various locations.
Now, only a few locations remained where the Heavenly Demon Flags had yet to be placed.
Once all of them were installed, Cangzhou would become the territory of the Heavenly Demon Sect!
Ding Wujie had come to the An Family not only to subdue them.
He also had another purpose.
To plant a Heavenly Demon Flag here.
Even while speaking earlier, Ding Wujie had already placed the Heavenly Demon Flag without anyone noticing.
Not even the Mighty Expert ancestor of the An Family had sensed it in the slightest.
That was the terrifying nature of the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array.
Its setup was extremely simple—so simple that even without a formation master, it could still be completed.
Moreover, once the arrangement was finished, all the Heavenly Demon Flags would hide within the void.
Even those with great divine abilities would not be able to locate them.
The Heavenly Demon Flags functioned like the Array Core of the Heaven-Refining Demonic Array.
They were also the only possible way to break the formation.
However, Ding Wujie was extremely confident.
In his view, there simply did not exist anyone capable of breaking the formation.
Even if someone from the Saint Realm arrived, they would not be able to locate the Array Core—so how could they break it?
…
Two hours passed easily.
No one knew that a total of seventeen Heavenly Demon Flags had already been planted across various locations in Cangzhou.
At the same time, terrifying dark pillars of light—each as thick as ten men embracing them together—shot into the sky!
BOOM! BOOM!
At that moment, it was as if black lightning erupted from the earth and shot straight toward the heavens, as though it intended to tear the sky apart!