Hunting Immortals and Demons

Lu Yan cultivated for several hours.

When he stopped, he found that dragon-shaped blood patterns had appeared on the surface of his skin. As the Qi-blood in Lu Yan’s body stabilized, the dragon-shaped blood patterns on his skin gradually disappeared.

Lu Yan continued to smear Flood Dragon blood on himself.

After all, over the course of more than a month of fighting, he occasionally obtained Flood Dragon blood. In this period, the accumulated Flood Dragon blood was not insignificant, filling up several bottles.

After smearing, he would continue to cultivate.

In this manner, seven days passed.

Roar!

In the woods, the roars of a dragon echoed, as a figure flickered like a divine dragon weaving through the air. After a while, the dragon roars faded, revealing Lu Yan’s true body.

"Success."

A look of joy appeared on Lu Yan’s face.

After a month and a half, with a powerful Fire Jiaolong serving as his ’sparring partner’, he finally cultivated to the first level of True Dragon Nine Strikes.

True to his expectations, the Dao Book successfully condensed a Martial Arts Avatar.

With a thought, an immortal bone surfaced, which was absorbed by the Dao Book, and used to advance the progress of the True Dragon Nine Strikes.

Several hours later.

"Indeed, the energy required for divine-level martial arts is much greater compared to top martial arts."

Lu Yan sighed.

Even after refining an immortal bone that was equivalent to fifty meritorious points, True Dragon Nine Strikes was still hovering at the first level and hadn’t progressed to the second level.

Lu Yan then took out a second immortal bone to consume.

The second immortal bone finally helped True Dragon Nine Strikes break through to the second level.

Lu Yan’s comprehension of True Dragon Nine Strikes suddenly skyrocketed, as though he had practiced it for many years.

However, after advancing to the second level, the speed at which True Dragon Nine Strikes progressed became slower, requiring significantly more energy.

Thus, Lu Yan proceeded to consume another immortal bone after another.

... ...

In a dense forest of the Shiwan Mountain.

Bang!

Suddenly, a figure flew out, crashing through several large trees and skidding dozens of meters across the ground, vomiting several mouthfuls of fresh blood and looking pale.

Surprisingly, this person was Wenxing from Wandu Cave.

Seven figures emerged, surrounding Wenxing.

The seven of them were wearing black robes and masks, each holding a serpent-shaped staff, exuding menacing auras.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking me? You must know, I belong to Wandu Cave. Do you know the consequences of offending Wandu Cave in Nanjiang?"

Wenxing roared, sounding somewhat panicked.

He had never seen these seven people before.

"Wandu Cave, so impressive."

Then, two figures emerged. They were the amazingly beautiful woman and the middle-aged woman who had appeared in the city of country folks.

"I’ll tell you why, do you remember shattering a statue in the city of country folks? That alone is a capital offense."

The beautiful woman said coldly.

"So you are the real instigators behind that statue."

Wenxing turned pale.

"On that day, there were two others with you. Tell us where they are."

The beautiful woman stared at him fiercely and interrogated him.

Wenxing, shifting his gaze, said, "I indeed know the whereabouts of those two. But you have to promise me that after I disclose their location, you will let me go."

"You’ve damaged the golden body of Immortal Lord and still want to survive, wishful thinking, but let’s see how tough you really are."

The middle-aged woman sneered and grabbed Wenxing in mid-air.

"Primordial Spirit Realm..."

Wenxing’s face turned even whiter. He was indeed a rare talent from Wandu Cave, but he was far from being a match for someone in the Primordial Spirit Realm, especially when he was injured.

Ah...

Soon, Wenxing let out a horrific scream.

Half an hour later.

"Your mouth is quite tough, but you ultimately couldn’t escape from my grasp. It’s more than eight thousand miles to the east from here. There is a group of volcanoes where the two men are. Let’s go."

The middle-aged woman flashed and headed towards the east.

The beautiful woman and the seven men in black robes followed closely behind.

As for Wenxing, he had already breathed his last, his body twisted, a dreadful sight to behold. It seemed that he suffered a lot of pain before his death.

...

"I have finally reached the third level."

After two days of improvement, True Dragon Nine Strikes finally entered the third level.

To break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, one of the preconditions is to cultivate a divine-level martial art. Moreover, it is not enough to simply cultivate it, one must also cultivate it to the third level.

Because once it reaches the third level, the true vigor will undergo a special change.

It is a kind of qualitative change, where the true vigor will become more resilient and more refined, the power will become more amazing, and the mind and vigor will become one.

With True Dragon Nine Strikes reaching the third level, Lu Yan’s strength undoubtedly climbed another step.

Fang Xuansha had also cultivated a divine-level martial art, but it seemed that he hadn’t reached the third level.

Otherwise, his fighting power would not have been just so.

"I don’t have many immortal bones left. According to this rate, the remaining immortal bones are simply not enough to elevate True Dragon Nine Strikes to the ninth level."

Lu Yan sighed slightly.

He had acquired quite a number of immortal bones from the treasure house of the Dagu Dynasty, and he originally thought they would last for quite a while. However, he realized that he had underestimated the energy consumption of divine-level martial arts.

Suddenly, Lu Yan had a premonition and looked in a certain direction.

A figure was flying in the sky, her sharp gaze scanning the surroundings.

It was a middle-aged woman.

"Found them."

The next moment, the eyes of the middle-aged woman, piercing like a divine sword, were fixed on Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.

"Primordial Spirit Realm."

Their faces changed instantly.

Boom!

Without any explanation, the middle-aged woman sent an open palm attack into the air.

Energy from all around started to congregate rapidly towards the middle-aged woman, transforming into a massive palm that struck down towards Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.

Both of them didn’t dare to differ and quickly retreated.

Swish, swish, swish...

At this moment, eight figures walked on air behind the middle-aged woman, following her. It was the beautiful woman and seven men in black robes.

"Are you sure it’s us you’re looking for?" Lu Yan asked while retreating.

"Destroying my Immortal Lord’s golden body, your crime is unforgivable." The middle-aged woman coldly declared.

"The person behind the statue?"

"It must be Wenxing who leaked the secret."

From their responses, Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo realized that there was a problem with Wenxing, since no one else knew their whereabouts.

"Lord Immortal Guard, there’s no need for you to deal with these two, I can handle it." The beautiful woman stepped forward, unsheathed her longsword, and pointed it at Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.

"Don’t underestimate them, their strength is not weak. You take care of the man. The seven of you, team up to deal with the woman." The middle-aged woman ordered.

"Yes!"

The seven men in black robes quickly moved to attack Shen Yinuo.

The beautiful woman stepped into the air, leaving behind streaks of afterimages. A flash of her sword sent sword qi slicing towards Lu Yan.

Lu Yan swung his war knife, fending off the sword qi, but the beautiful woman’s attack followed closely after. Sharp sword lights filled the space, pouring down on him like rain.

"Endless Spring Rain."

Lu Yan swung his knife, generating numerous knife lights.

Clang, clang, clang...

The two exchanged dozens of blows in an instant, neither gaining the upper hand.

Lu Yan’s body jolted and he swiftly retreated.

"She’s a pure Martial Cultivator with a very strong strength, and her true body has undergone the Seventh Refinement. Her True Body rank has probably reached the King’s level." Lu Yan thought to himself.

This woman was much stronger than Fang Xuansha was back then, because at the time, Fang Xuansha was only at the Sixth Refining Stage of the True Body.

However, even a King’s True Body that has undergone the Seventh Refinement would not be able to force Lu Yan to retreat.

Lu Yan was merely pretending to be weak in order to catch his opponent off guard. He planned to strike back when they least expected it.

At this moment, Shen Yinuo was also engaged in an intense battle with the seven men in black robes.

The seven men in black robes were exceptional in strength, surpassing an average person who has undergone True Body Seventh Refining.

The seven men wielded snake-shaped staffs that harnessed the power of heaven and earth, conjuring seven giant snake shadows that incessantly struck at Shen Yinuo.

Shen Yinuo defended herself with the Great Sun Melting Furnace, blocking the seven snake shadows one by one.

The middle-aged woman stood in the sky, observing the two battlefields. The power of heaven and earth surged around her, ready to act at any moment should any unforeseen circumstances occur on the battlefield.

"The Immortal Envoy is solely focused on diligent cultivation and thus lacks real combat experience. This could serve as a good chance to soften the inexperienced one." The middle-aged woman thought to herself.

"Kill."

With her advantage, the beautiful woman heightened her killing intent and swung her sword to attack Lu Yan again.

Clang!

Lu Yan swung his war knife to block the blow, then retreated.

"This isn’t enough, I need to draw her further away." He quickly took a look at the middle-aged woman in the sky and brooded over his next move.

The upcoming fight was destined to be difficult.

To survive, he needed to weaken their strength as much as possible.

His plan was to kill the beautiful woman first, then kill one or two of the men in black robes. After that, by joining forces with Shen Yinuo, they might stand a chance against the woman in the Primordial Spirit Realm. But he was still unsure if they could escape with their lives.

He also had his Martial Arts Avatar as a last resort. If used correctly, it might just give him the edge.

He feigned weakness, making it seem as if he could only defend against his opponent’s onslaught and didn’t have the strength to counterattack.

Clang!

The two clashed once more. Lu Yan staggered backwards, his face pale and filled with fear. He then turned and started to run.

"Where do you think you’re going?" The beautiful woman chased after him with her sword, releasing bursts of sword qi.

In mid-air, the middle-aged woman’s brow furrowed, sensing that something was off.

Just then, Lu Yan suddenly stopped. He unleashed the power of eight types of Supreme Physical Martial Arts, causing his body to swell rapidly. He then swung around and sent his war knife spinning towards the beautiful woman.

Meanwhile, his own body twisted as if he were a human-sized True Dragon, charging at the beautiful woman with a swipe of his claw.

True Dragon Nine Strikes.

In a moment, Lu Yan pushed his combat power to the limit.

The beautiful woman swung her sword to deflect Lu Yan’s thrown war knife, then stabbed her sword towards Lu Yan.

Clang!

The tip of her sword stabbed against Lu Yan’s palm. Her Divine Weapon-level longsword instantly curved into an arc and then broke.

Lu Yan’s claw didn’t stop. Like a True Dragon’s deadly claw, it reached for the woman’s throat.

This was a killing blow.

Seeing this, the woman in mid-air turned pale. She wanted to help, but it was too late.

Fear flickered in the eyes of the beautiful woman.

Just then, a snake-shaped bracelet on her wrist glowed brilliantly. A snake shadow shot out from the bracelet, coiling around her.

Boom!

Lu Yan’s strike collided with the snake shadow, resounding with a deafening boom.

The snake shadow vibrated intensely, its glow fading rapidly, but it managed to block Lu Yan’s attack.

Under the force of the impact, the beautiful woman was thrown backwards and fell to the ground, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

"What a pity, she still has a spiritual treasure protecting her." Lu Yan lamented, and acted hastily. He twisted his spine, launching himself forward and made another claw swipe towards her.