novelapdf Chapter 559 Valley of Ten Thousand Demons! Reunion!
Chapter 559 Valley of Ten Thousand Demons! Reunion!
With Qin Taiyue's command, cultivators from various prefectures transformed into streaks of light and plunged into the rift.
Han Yueshan, along with Jin Jian Zhenren, Yao Daoren, Tie Zhenshan, Lei Yin Shangren, Sha Wanli, Ling Xuzi, Fei He Shangren, Chen Fan, and Qin Dao, a total of nine people, flew towards the rift.
Ma Chengkong followed closely behind with four Nascent Soul cultivators from Liangzhou.
The moment I passed through the spatial rift, an ancient and violent aura rushed towards me.
Chen Fan felt the scene before him suddenly change, and he was now standing in a dense, almost primitive, ancient forest.
Towering trees stretched into the sky, vines grew like pythons, and a thick demonic aura permeated the air, with the distant roars of demonic beasts faintly echoing.
Han Yueshan took out the talisman, glanced at it, and said in a deep voice:
"Within a radius of a thousand miles, there are no fewer than ten Nascent Soul level demonic beasts. This place is not safe to stay for long; let's go and meet up with Ma Chengkong first."
A moment later, the five people from Liangzhou emerged from the forest.
Ma Chengkong and Han Yueshan exchanged a glance. Both were old foxes, and without saying a word of unnecessary words, they simply agreed on two rules!
First, the points for the hunted monsters are split equally; second, when encountering an enemy, both sides attack simultaneously without abandoning each other.
The two sides hit it off.
Over the next three days, the allied forces of the two states steadily advanced on the outskirts of Wan Yao Valley.
Han Yueshan and Ma Chengkong were both experienced leaders who could command their respective Nascent Soul cultivators with ease with just a glance.
When encountering a lone ninth-tier demon beast, Golden Sword Master and a mid-Nascent Soul sword cultivator from Liangzhou would join forces to restrain it, while the rest of the group would attack from the flanks!
When encountering a group of monsters, they would use formations to trap and kill them, proceeding cautiously step by step.
Over the course of three days, both Huangzhou and Liangzhou had captured two Nascent Soul level demonic beasts and dozens of Core Formation level demonic beasts, with their scores steadily increasing.
For the past three days, Chen Fan has maintained his early Core Formation stage cultivation level.
He wielded an ordinary iron sword, his swordsmanship was neither fast nor slow, and he performed in every battle in a conventional manner, neither attracting attention nor holding anyone back.
Only occasionally, in the critical moments of a sudden attack by a monster, would his sword light be a fraction faster, precisely blocking the monster's fatal blow, before quickly returning to its mediocre state.
On the fourth day at noon, the allied forces encountered a Crimson Flame Python at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in a valley.
This python was tens of feet long, its entire body covered in crimson scales, and the flames it spewed from its mouth burned half of the valley to ashes.
Han Yueshan and Ma Chengkong joined forces to hold the prairie at the front, while the other Nascent Soul cultivators attacked from both flanks. It took them nearly half an hour of fierce fighting to finally kill the Crimson Flame Python.
Just as everyone caught their breath, several powerful auras suddenly emanated from all around the valley.
Seven beams of light surrounded them from all directions.
The leader was an old man in a crimson robe, with a sinister face, high cheekbones, and a cultivation level that was clearly at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
He was followed by six people, all of whom were at the early to mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and each of them stared at the crowd in the valley with unfriendly expressions.
Ma Chengkong's face instantly turned extremely ugly, and he squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "Blood River Sect, Old Monster Chi."
Han Yueshan's heart sank.
The Blood River Sect is one of the top three sects in Leizhou. They cultivate blood-path techniques and employ insidious and ruthless methods.
In the previous national competition, Liangzhou allied with Leizhou, but afterwards broke the alliance, thus incurring a deadly enmity with the Blood River Sect.
Now that they have met again in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, it is clear that the other party is after Ma Chengkong.
Old Monster Chi stood in mid-air with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over Ma Chengkong's face, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his lips:
"Ma Chengkong, in the last national competition, your Liangzhou got into the top twenty by borrowing the power of my Blood River Sect, but you turned your back on me faster than flipping through a book. I said before, if I ever meet you again, I will definitely tear your soul out and refine your spirit."
He chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the people from the desolate state in the valley, his tone disdainful, "These are the new backers you've found? Desolate State? A bunch of Nascent Soul stage early to mid-stage trash, do they even dare to block my path?"
Han Yueshan's expression remained unchanged; he simply slowly brought out the iron crown.
The iron crown, infused with spiritual power, emitted a dark golden light, transforming into a semi-transparent shield that stood in front of everyone.
Ma Chengkong also summoned a jade ruler of emerald green, from which faint sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling could be heard, clearly indicating that it was not a righteous magic weapon.
Old Monster Chi chuckled and waved his hand.
A crimson streak descended from the sky like a waterfall, crashing heavily against the iron crown shield.
Han Yueshan grunted and took three steps back. The light on his iron crown flickered violently a few times before stabilizing again.
The difference between the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm and the late-stage Nascent Soul realm may seem like only a small realm, but in reality, there is a vast chasm between them.
"You do have some skill." A hint of surprise flashed in the old monster's eyes, then he snorted coldly, forming hand seals. Six blood-red spears appeared behind him, their tips pointing directly at the people in the valley.
"Leave no one alive, kill them all."
The six Nascent Soul cultivators from the Blood River Sect behind him attacked simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of magical treasures and spells that rained down on the valley.
The Nascent Soul cultivators from the desolate and Liangzhou states unleashed their magical treasures to defend themselves. Golden Sword Master's golden sword light charged left and right through the blood-red torrent, while Medicine Daoist's poisonous mist spread out, barely protecting a section of the area. Tie Zhenshan and Sha Wanli, two body cultivators, stood at the forefront, enduring the bombardment of the blood spears.
Lei Yin Shangren, Ling Xuzi, and Fei He Shangren each guarded a corner, joining forces with the Nascent Soul cultivators from Liangzhou to resist.
A chaotic battle erupted instantly.
Han Yueshan and Ma Chengkong joined forces to fight against the Red Monster.
Han Yueshan's iron crown shield withstood the bombardment of the blood-red ribbon head-on, while Ma Chengkong used the Jade Ruler to control the ghosts from the flank.
Both of them were old foxes who had been in officialdom and the cultivation world for hundreds of years. Although their cultivation was not as good as that of Old Monster Chi, their cooperation was extremely tacit!
Han Yueshan's defense was impeccable, while Ma Chengkong's attacks were cunning and treacherous, managing to keep the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the Crimson Old Monster, firmly pinned down in mid-air.
However, the other six members of the Blood River Sect were all at the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm. Although their numbers were slightly fewer than the combined forces of the two states, their overall strength was far superior.
In particular, one of the mid-Nascent Soul cultivators, dressed in a blood-red robe, wielded a blood-red soul banner from which dozens of Nascent Soul-level blood souls flew out. Each one was extremely fierce, causing the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Desolate State and Liang State to retreat in defeat.
Tie Zhenshan groaned as a Blood Soul tore through his left arm armor with a claw, and blood flowed down his arm.
Sha Wanli's yellow sand shield was blasted several times by the blood spear, and seven or eight cracks had appeared in it. Ling Xuzi and Feihe Shangren were in even worse shape; their combined defensive formation was being tottered by the blood soul and was on the verge of collapse.
Just then, the blood-robed cultivator wielding the crimson soul banner set his sights on Chen Fan.
He glanced down at Chen Fan, who was huddled in a corner of the valley, emanating only the aura of a Core Formation cultivator, and a cruel smile flashed in his eyes.
He thought to himself, "How dare a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation enter the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons? He deserves to become a blood corpse in my soul banner."
With a casual wave of his hand, a blood spirit at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm flew out of the banner, baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on Chen Fan.
Chen Fan stood still until the blood spirit was within three feet of him before raising his right hand.
A jet-black banner appeared out of thin air in his hand.
The banner moved without wind, and countless twisted ghostly figures howled silently on it. A chilling aura suddenly erupted, startling the blood spirit into letting out a scream and turning to flee.