After an intense battle, five of the Nine-Headed Serpent's nine heads were severed, and its massive snake body was covered in sword marks. It knew the Ganoderma was definitely hopeless; fighting any longer would mean losing its thousand years of cultivation here.
So it spat out its demonic core, temporarily repelling the seven flying swords at the cost of a hundred years of cultivation, and raising a demonic cloud, it prepared to flee.
"Monster trying to escape, form the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation!"
Seeing the Nine-Headed Serpent about to escape, Chu Yuxiang immediately let out a roar, using up all the remaining True Essence within his Golden Core, forcefully restoring the flying swords that were still in shock back to normal.
He naturally understood the principle of eradicating evil completely. If the Nine-Headed Serpent were allowed to escape now, and it returned after recovering its injuries once Yun Zhong Seven had left, Lotus Fairy would be in danger.
How could they possibly accept Lotus Fairy's Spirit Enhancement Pill as compensation then?
"Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, Yao Guang, Seven Stars Slay Demon!"
Hearing Chu Yuxiang's roar, the other six also poured out all their True Essence, controlling their flying swords to set up the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation in the position of the Big Dipper above the Nine-Headed Serpent that had turned into a demonic cloud.
As the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation took shape, a large amount of starlight was absorbed into the swords. The seven flying swords shone brightly, transforming back into seven streams of light attacking the Nine-Headed Serpent.
Seeing this, the Nine-Headed Serpent was immediately terrified out of its wits and hurriedly spat out its demonic core again to meet the attack.
Demonic beasts do not have Nascent Souls or Yuanshens (Primordial Spirits/Souls); their True Essence eventually condenses into a demonic core. The higher the cultivation of the demonic beast, the larger the demonic core. The demonic core of this Nine-Headed Serpent with a thousand years of cultivation could be comparable to a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage.
"Boom!"
After the light subsided, Yun Zhong Seven's Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation was ultimately superior. The Nine-Headed Serpent's massive demonic body turned into a pile of flesh, and its demonic core also fell to the side, dimmed.
At the same time, the Ganoderma on the other side, which Lotus Fairy had protected with her true form, finally successfully transformed, becoming a child no bigger than a palm, who landed on the ground.
Seeing this, Lotus Fairy resumed her human form and picked him up. Just as she was about to go thank Yun Zhong Seven, a bloody light suddenly appeared out of thin air behind her, transforming into a middle-aged man, who then struck her back with a palm.
After taking this palm strike filled with bloody light, Lotus Fairy was instantly severely wounded and forced back into her original lotus form, and the child Ganoderma in her hand was also sent flying as a result.
"Hahaha, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind! Today, this Ganoderma and Spirit Lotus are mine!"
After successfully launching the sneak attack, the middle-aged strong man transformed his hands into huge bloody palms, intending to seize both the Ganoderma and Lotus Fairy, who had reverted to her Spirit Lotus form.
He had been lurking for so long, waiting for this very moment.
The Nine-Headed Serpent was killed, and Yun Zhong Seven had almost exhausted their True Essence and were no longer a threat. Now, having successfully ambushed and injured Lotus Fairy, seizing both the transformed Ganoderma and the thousand-year Spirit Lotus simultaneously, his strength would surely greatly increase after refining and consuming them, even giving him hope of becoming an Earth Immortal.
Of course, he wouldn't kill Yun Zhong Seven. There were still a few years before the Ancestor's plan began, and killing Yun Zhong Seven would definitely lead to pursuit by Mount Emei's experts, which wouldn't be worth the gain.
But merely taking the Spirit Lotus Fairy from the side branch and her Ganoderma, with the Ancestor backing him, even Whitebrow True Person would have no reason to target him.
However, just as his Blood Demon Grand Hand Seal was about to seize the Ganoderma and Spirit Lotus, a vast energy that startled him suddenly surged from behind him. It was precisely that little Foundation Establishment early stage cultivator whom he had never even glanced at properly.
"Eight Gates - Gate of Death - Open, Night Guy!"
Li Chuan's body was enveloped by a stream of red dragon-shaped Chakra, and he kicked towards the middle-aged cultivator who had launched the sneak attack.
It turned out that he had sensed the presence of another person nearby long ago, but he didn't know what spell the other party had used to hide their figure, nor did he know the other party's exact location.
But he knew that the other party would definitely make their move when everyone was most relaxed and least threatened.
So, the moment Yun Zhong Seven used the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation to slay the Nine-Headed Serpent, he also descended from the air onto the mountaintop, ready to strike at any moment.
And seeing Lotus Fairy being forced back into her original form by a palm strike, he knew that the newcomer was definitely not at the Core Formation Realm. Thus, without hesitation, he directly opened the Eight Gates up to the Gate of Death, using his strongest body technique, Night Guy, to kick towards the opponent.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, but little did the oriole expect that an inconspicuous snake was waiting behind it.
"Blood Demon Disintegration!"
Because he had just successfully launched the sneak attack and had placed all his focus on capturing the Ganoderma and Spirit Lotus, the middle-aged strong man demonic cultivator had no time to defend or counterattack at this moment.
Therefore, he had no choice but to use a life-saving spell that would greatly damage his vitality.
"Boom!"
Li Chuan was seen kicking the middle-aged demonic cultivator's lower back. Instead of being blown apart like the Xuan Yin Sect Elder before, the middle-aged demonic cultivator transformed into a sky full of bloody mist and fled, reforming hundreds of meters away in the high sky.
"As expected, it's not that easy."
Being able to severely injure Lotus Fairy with one strike, he guessed that this demonic cultivator was likely at the Nascent Soul Stage. As for whether he was an Earth Immortal, that wasn't the case; if he were an Earth Immortal, he wouldn't need to be so sneaky.
Therefore, he didn't expect his sneak attack this time to directly kill the opponent.
Since he didn't know the opponent's information or methods, he didn't dare to pursue rashly and immediately deactivated the Eight Gates state.
Although the perfect Extremis Virus allowed him not to die after opening the Gate of Death, keeping it open for a long time put too much burden on his body. It was best to open it when needed and close it afterward to let his body recover on its own.
"Lotus Fairy, are you alright?"
"His tainted blood entered my body, and I temporarily cannot resume human form, nor can I cast spells."
A very weak voice came from that Spirit Lotus.
At this moment, Yun Zhong Seven also reacted and came to Li Chuan's side on their swords.
"Be careful, it's the Blood God Child from the Blood Demon Palace, Youquan Blood Demon's disciple. He has cultivation at the Nascent Soul Stage middle stage!"
Chu Yuxiang looked at the middle-aged demonic cultivator in the air, who was slightly out of breath, and reminded Li Chuan.
The Blood God Child looked at Li Chuan and the others below, his eyes filled with malice:
"Didn't expect there was a hidden expert. This Seat doesn't kill nameless people; report your name."
"Hmph, this Daoist Priest doesn't change his name or surname when walking or sitting. Li Qingfeng, if you dare, come down and we'll spar again!"
Li Chuan said with a face full of feigned arrogance and mockery.
He wanted to provoke the other party to come down and fight him in close combat, so that his Eight Gates could unleash its greatest advantage.
But how could the Blood God Child, an old demon who had cultivated for six hundred years, be easily fooled? He directly waved his large hand:
"Insignificant Foundation Establishment, don't be arrogant! Taste my Blood River Great Technique!"
Only to see blood, like a river, gushing out frantically from the Blood God Child, rushing towards Li Chuan and the others.
Seeing this, Chu Yuxiang's expression immediately changed:
"The cultivators of the Blood Demon Palace don't rely on magic treasures; they only cultivate tainted blood. Their tainted blood can not only contaminate others' magic treasures but also melt human flesh and blood. Qingfeng, Junior Brother, you must be careful."
After speaking, he gathered the little True Essence he had just recovered within his body, controlling his flying sword to block the Blood River along with the other six people.
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