SWDnovel Chapter 326 Great Battle
Chapter 326 Great Battle
Upon seeing this, Zen Master Dazhi could only curse inwardly as the bloody wounds on his back quickly healed.
He is not a demon beast, but he actually has the same innate supernatural ability of "self-healing body" as a high-level demon beast!
Stab it!
With a flash of lightning, the master also flew away into the distance, using a rather rare lightning escape technique...
……
"quick!"
"quick!"
Zhan Hongxiu moved like the wind. She knew that the demon was far more powerful than a Core Formation cultivator could handle.
Even the Fairy Luo and the Great Zen Master, who stand at the pinnacle of Core Formation cultivators in the East Sea, cannot do it!
The best-case scenario is that the two of them can attract the demon's attention.
And I must seize this opportunity...
"Be careful!"
Just then, Old Turtle's reminder rang out.
Zhan Hongxiu immediately activated the fourth-grade superior tortoise shell, which landed behind her.
Stab it!
She felt an immense force crashing down on her like a tidal wave, her chest tightened, and she was about to cough up blood...
Using her immense strength, Zhan Hongxiu transformed into a ball of fire and fled a distance before turning around. With a sweep of her divine sense, she saw a faint mark on her tortoise shell!
The strange demon, who seemed to be the founder, stood quietly in place, with a plain white storage bag at his waist and a snow-white, jade-like thigh dripping blood in his other hand.
"It seems to be Fairy Luo..."
Zhan Hongxiu's heart skipped a beat, and she called out, "Old Turtle?"
"I...I've exhausted myself, I must go into sleep again."
The old tortoise's voice was filled with resentment: "Escape to Changyuan and immediately activate the restriction... perhaps it can hold off this demon for a moment..."
Its voice grew weaker and weaker until it finally disappeared.
Now... I'm all alone again.
Zhan Hongxiu's eyes were cold, and a Seven Star Ancient Lamp appeared in her hand.
As a few lights flickered on, a hint of emerald appeared in her eyes, allowing her to roughly sense a cultivator's lifespan.
In its early stages, "The Longevity Technique of Tortoise and Crane" is just a decent health-preserving exercise, but the later stages reveal its terrifying secret effects.
For example... reducing one's lifespan! Trading one's own lifespan for reducing the lifespan of one's enemy!
This is also Zhan Hongxiu's biggest trump card; if pushed to the limit, she would dare to trade one for one, even with a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Of course, the backlash from this cross-border reduction of lifespan was too terrifying; she was basically doomed to die as well…
At this moment, after sensing the demon's lifespan, Zhan Hongxiu felt a chill in her heart: 'No… I can't sense this demon's lifespan… It's as if it can… live forever?'
Whoosh!
Just as Zhan Hongxiu was stunned, the demon teleported again and appeared in front of her, almost face to face.
This allowed Zhan Hongxiu to clearly see the other person's jade-brown eyes and the strands of gold.
Like flying needles, they pierced her features, causing blood to flow from her eyes once more...
Zhan Hongxiu felt dizzy, but still managed to unleash the "Water Moon Hook".
This replica of the Heavenly Treasure resembles a crescent moon, emitting a cool, clear light, with countless silver-white seal characters flowing within...
Under the intense spiritual pressure, even the demon was somewhat wary, its figure vanishing instantly to dodge the crescent-shaped hook slash.
Then... it appeared behind Zhan Hongxiu, its large hand slapping onto the tortoise shell.
Zhan Hongxiu coughed up a mouthful of blood and her whole body slumped down.
"His combat strength is equivalent to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, perhaps even stronger... but his ability to teleport continuously makes him comparable to a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator..."
The Azure Emperor Wood Nail in her hand flew out like an arrow, landing on that figure, but was easily blocked by a piece of clothing.
Upon seeing this scene, Zhan Hongxiu's face was filled with despair.
In a flash, she thought of her entire life. Since her youth, she had repeatedly encountered extraordinary opportunities, progressing all the way to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation... and now, even the Heavenly Infant Fruit was in her own storage bag, yet it was about to perish...
"I was... too greedy."
Zhan Hongxiu felt that she would be devoured by this demon in no time and suffer the same misfortune as Fairy Luo.
when!
Just then, a bell rang.
Invisible ripples swept across the void, like countless sharp blades, striking the demon.
"Tsk tsk... Fellow Daoist Zhan, how did you end up in such a sorry state again?"
An endless gray-black mist surged in. Fang Qing stood with his hands behind his back, atop the head of a mountain-moving tortoise spirit. His nascent soul power rippled around him, and his eyes held an inscrutable expression.
"Senior Fang...?"
Zhan Hongxiu suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if she had escaped from a desperate situation: "Be careful, this demon is actually the incarnation of the Xuan Tian Ancestor... possessing the ability to traverse the void, comparable to a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"
She quickly relayed the information to Fang Qing using her divine sense.
"Traveling through the void?"
Fang Qing smiled slightly, and the "Dutian Blazing Flame Banner" in his hand unfolded, and terrifying Dutian Blazing Flames appeared, scorching the surrounding void.
Then, he made a hand seal with one hand, and the "Wen Tian Zhong" bell moved slightly.
when!
Invisible ripples swept by, like surging river waters, washing over the demons in their finery.
The demon in human clothing roared, seemingly trying to escape into the void, but within the void, a ball of raging fire appeared.
It failed to escape into the void, and was forced to directly withstand the might of the Heavenly Flame and the 'Heavenly Bell'.
Click!
Click!
Sharp blades sliced through its clothes, cutting off a small corner, revealing a glimpse of the emptiness inside, a golden light, and something enveloped in that golden light.
"Empty?" 』
"A demon in human form? Why does it give off such a strange vibe, more like... someone from the Qi Cultivation Path?"
Fang Qing's heart stirred, and he thought of a kind of "spirit demon" in the Dao of Qi Absorption!
"Furthermore... this monster exhibits some characteristics of Dao transformation and can be controlled... it seems to possess a 'rank'?"
"It was originally just a set of clothes, and it's common for clothes to become sentient in the Dao of Clothing... but for it to be so powerful from the moment it was born, it probably has a high-level item supporting it as its foundation..."
He pondered in his mind, and with the help of causal reasoning, he figured out the origin of this spirit demon in great detail. However, his hands did not slow down at all. With another wave of his hand, a blue puppet appeared.
It was a fourth-tier low-grade puppet obtained from Xuanjizi!
Unlike those other corpses, Fang Qing himself had cultivated puppetry techniques and possessed extremely powerful divine sense, so he could use it after erasing the original owner's mark.
The blue-robed puppet opened its left hand, and a cannon-like object was aimed at the demon in human clothing, a terrifying aura gathering.
Boom!
With a flash of fire, a terrifying cannonball struck the demon in human form, sending it flying hundreds of feet away.
Undeterred, the demon in human clothing pounced forward and engaged the green-clad puppet in fierce combat.
Fang Qing, on the other hand, formed a hand seal with both hands, holding a small cauldron in his hands.
The front of this cauldron is engraved with a water ape, while the back features a dragon. It is none other than the Heavenly Treasure, the "Ten Thousand Water Cauldron"!
Splash!
The endless streams converge, vaguely resembling a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.
Runes flew out from the 'Ten Thousand Waters Cauldron', a dark, hazy mass that transformed into countless halos of light, bringing a terrifying aura.
The demon in human clothing, who was being entangled by the puppet, suddenly looked up and sensed the threat of death.
In the next instant, it slowly raised its head, and a golden light emanated from the heavens, which then transformed into a mysterious aura that connected heaven and earth.
Swish!Swish!Swish!
The sky was filled with twinkling stars, and meteors the size of bowls crashed down, turning into a rain of meteors, their target Fang Qing!
"Depend on!"
Fang Qing raised the Myriad Water Cauldron, and the original attack dissipated, transforming into a ring of dark light to protect himself. He then grabbed Zhan Hongxiu and another object, exclaiming, "This demon can actually control the 'Zhou Tian Lie Su Grand Array'?"
Clusters of starlight exploded on the black light transformed from the Myriad Water Cauldron, but failed to cause the cauldron to tremble in the slightest.
Fang Qing had already grabbed Zhan Hongxiu and arrived at Changyuan.
"That demon... is actually the ancestor's robes in disguise. It seems to have a similar aura to the ancestor, which is why it can borrow some of the power of the great formation?"
Zhan Hongxiu voiced her guess.
"Indeed, it was only a small amount; otherwise, we would both have perished here."
Fang Qing spoke, but in reality, if faced with a life-or-death crisis, he would definitely abandon Zhan Hongxiu, communicate with the Dao Life Pearl, and run to the Dao of Qi Conversion.
That spirit demon in the secret realm is truly difficult to deal with...
"Not only is it equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator, but it can also roam the void with its physical body... and can even mobilize some of the power of a fifth-order grand formation..."
He gazed at the object he had just retrieved—a fragment of clothing—and then looked at Zhan Hongxiu: "Fellow Daoist?"
Zhan Hongxiu immediately stepped forward and used the "Turtle and Crane Longevity Technique" to activate the passage restriction.
After the two of them passed through, Zhan Hongxiu immediately formed a hand seal and closed the restriction.
boom!
Almost the instant the barrier closed, a beam of azure light struck it, and a pair of cold, jade-brown eyes made Zhan Hongxiu shudder...
……
Taiwei Enclosure.
Inside a somewhat dilapidated palace, the Wang family patriarch walked out with a hint of joy in his eyes, holding a magical artifact, his robes stained with blood.
Old Master Qu has long since disappeared; whether they parted ways or he has perished is unknown...
Then, he saw Fang Qing in a black robe and stood there stunned.
"Fellow Daoist Wang... how has the situation been within the secret realm these past few days?"
Fang Qing smiled, revealing her teeth, and asked.
Based on the information this person provided, he was able to deduce even more details.
"...This is merely hearsay...and there may be errors..."
The Wang family patriarch swallowed nervously before speaking: "The biggest issue, of course, is the competition for the Nascent Soul stage. 'Wanbaozi' and 'Cangmingzi' have gone through many battles and then disappeared, suspected of going into hiding... Huang Yuanzi unexpectedly killed Lingxiaozi and took away that Heavenly Infant Fruit..."
"Besides the Heavenly Infant Fruit, many cultivators in the secret realm have found powerful magic treasures, tribulation-crossing techniques, and more... At the same time, more than a dozen Nascent Soul stage opportunities have been produced. Cai Xiazi only showed up yesterday and took away a 'Heavenly King Heart-Protecting Pill'..."
The Wang family patriarch dared not conceal anything and recounted all the information he knew.
Fang Qing secretly calculated for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "Fellow Daoist, you've had quite a good harvest?"
The Wang family patriarch's smile froze: "We didn't obtain the precious medicine for breaking through to a higher realm, we only got a magic weapon..."
"If you encounter a gaunt old man in the secret realm, remember to give him a wide berth..."
Fang Qing gave a final reminder before vanishing without a trace.
The Wang family patriarch's face was filled with shock: "Who could possibly make even a Nascent Soul cultivator so wary? Is this still the Guixu Secret Realm I know so well?"