Chapter 75: Slaying the Enemy's Inner Demons is About to Begin

"Fellow Daoist Song, Fellow Daoist Master, what exactly happened?" Xiao Daiheng and Wu Jue went up and shattered the Nine Pillars Soul-Trapping Array from the outside.

"To enter this place, you must fight in the arena. We are two against five. One of them is already dead, hanging upside down from the roof, simply because he broke Senior Jingyue's rules by fighting outside the arena," Shi Heming explained to the two of them, helping Song Yin up.

Song Yin recalled her spirit sword, suppressing the taste of blood in her throat: "I suspect their strength is not at the Golden Core stage, but at the Nascent Soul stage."

Shi Heming quickly fed the pill to Song Yin.

The black-robed cultivator stepped forward and said, "You two are dressed in the robes of the Immortal Firmament Sect. Since you are disciples of the Immortal Firmament Sect, why are you interfering in our affairs with these two rogue cultivators?"

"Rogue cultivators? You mean those two?" Wu Jue subconsciously looked at Song Yin and Shi Heming. "Are you sure? They are disciples of my Immortal Firmament Sect."

The black-robed array cultivator: "Hmm?"

The remaining four were also puzzled.

Song Yin: "The one hanging upside down is from the Qingxuan Sect. His cultivation level is clearly Nascent Soul. He killed many disciples of our Xianxiao Sect. As for their identities, they are unknown, but since they are involved with the Qingxuan Sect, their identities are not simple either."

The expressions of the people opposite them changed.

Xiao Daiheng listened in silence, then said, "Fellow Daoist Song, please adjust your breathing behind me first. As for the others, leave them to Wu Jue and me."

Two Golden Core sword cultivators, wielding their swords, protected their fellow disciples behind them.

Song Yin did not relax; there were five people on the other side.

The Illusionary Heart Demon Pill has been inhaled by them for quite some time, so why hasn't it taken effect yet? Could it be that the five of them don't have any inner demons, or that their cultivation levels are too high while their Illusionary Heart Demon Pill is only grade three?

After taking the pill, all the spiritual energy consumed in her body was replenished, and Song Yin recovered and stood side by side with Xiao Daiheng and the others.

Four against five, differing by only one person in numbers, yet their cultivation levels are worlds apart.

Shi Heming didn't sit idle; the array plate lit up, and several talismans flew above it.

The Heaven-Burning Formation is complete.

The lava beneath their feet continued to churn, and everyone remained suspended above.

Shi Heming intended to use the lava beneath his feet to conceal his Heaven-Burning Array within it, before delivering a fatal blow to the enemy.

There were also array cultivators on the other side, and setting up the Burning Heaven Array would definitely attract their attention, so he needed to construct another array to draw their attention away from him.

The black-robed array cultivator sensed the change in spiritual energy and sent out array flags to plant in key positions within the array.

"Trying to use the Ice Array to suppress the lava beneath your feet? Dream on."

The battle is about to break out again.

Song Yin grasped Shi Heming's hand, "It's alright if the formation is broken. At worst, we can perish together with them." She secretly slipped Shi Heming a Demonic Heart Pill, the meaning of which was self-evident.

If a small amount of the Illusionary Heart Demon Pill has no effect, increase the amount.

The two had lived together since childhood and cultivated together. Song Yin could see through Shi Heming's thoughts and actions at a glance. She also knew that Shi Heming was going to set up the Burning Heaven Formation instead of the Profound Ice Formation.

The lava was created by the female cultivator in tight-fitting clothes, whose cultivation level was the same as that of the black-robed array cultivator. Therefore, if the black-robed array cultivator wanted to sense the Burning Heaven Array, he would first sense the surging energy of the lava, and he would assume that there was only lava created by the female cultivator in tight-fitting clothes under his feet, without specifically going deeper to investigate whether there was an array hidden within it.

Song Yin's unexpected action silenced the other side once again. They hadn't expected the two to have this kind of relationship. We're fighting, can't you be serious? Stop holding hands there.

"So are we still fighting? What's the meaning of not moving an inch?" the Zhang family's guest elder asked.

"Of course we must fight." The fourth elder of the Zhang family clasped his hands together, a whirlwind appeared around him, and he struck at the opponent.

Xiao Daiheng flipped his natal sword, its blade covered in frost, causing the surrounding air temperature to drop. He swung his arm rapidly, scattering all the incoming whirlwinds, and continued to advance, closing in on the Fourth Elder of the Zhang family.

The elder of the Zhang family immediately pulled the man away, dodging Xiao Daiheng's sword strikes.

The black-robed formation cultivator once again cast the Nine Pillars Soul-Trapping Formation, but this time he reduced the formation's range, mainly to trap the two Golden Core sword cultivators who came later.

Wu Jue instantly teleported in front of the black-robed formation cultivator and slashed at his hands, which were forming a hand seal. The black-robed formation cultivator's formation was interrupted, and he glared angrily at Wu Jue, his hands forming claws, each move resembling an eagle's claw.

Wu Jue's sword could not advance an inch when it touched his hands. He didn't know what kind of technique Wu Jue used to strengthen his hands.

"You two are facing off against us." The female cultivator in tight-fitting clothes and the male cultivator with short hair stood side by side.

Everyone has their own rivals, and Jing Yue was satisfied. She liked the little girl and hoped that she could win the battle and take the contents of the secret chamber, as long as the little girl could give her some pure wood-attribute spiritual energy.

Jing Yue closed her eyes, feeling a bit annoyed as she thought about the task that the Dao Lord of the Upper Realm had forcibly given her.

Not long after she was swept into the cultivation world by spatial turbulence, she inadvertently disturbed a Dao Lord from the Upper Realm who was there for training in the cultivation world while searching for a way back to the Demon Realm.

The Dao Lord of the Upper Realm saw through her true identity at a glance and used half of his true form to blackmail her into guarding the new secret realm he had created. Forced by the pressure, she had no choice but to comply. She guarded the secret realm for the Dao Lord of the Upper Realm for thirty thousand years, but that damned Dao Lord vanished without a trace!

They promised to guard the secret realm for three hundred years and then send her back to the demon realm. But three hundred years has become thirty thousand years. If she can see him again, she will fight to the death to grind Dog Daojun to dust!

The indoor space shook; to be precise, the entire Floating Dream Realm shook.

Having guarded the Floating Dream Realm for 30,000 years, Jing Yue is inextricably linked to it. Her strength, classified as a Mahayana stage cultivator among human cultivators, is considerable. While her emotions can influence the entire realm, they cannot allow her to break free and regain her freedom. This is because the beings from the upper realm are far more powerful, and without the crucial token, she cannot escape the Floating Dream Realm!

The Upper Realm, also known as the Immortal Realm, is the world where cultivators reside after ascending to immortality.

The room shook violently, and the corpse hanging upside down from the ceiling fell, landing squarely in the lava formed by the arena. The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Qingxuan Sect died inexplicably in the Floating Dream Secret Realm, and then unexpectedly fell into his companion's spell, leaving no trace of his body.

As the bones dissipated, a streak of light flew out from the magma.

Song Yin had sharp eyes. She released her spirit sword to help with the battle, and immediately took out her small gourd, taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness to store his soul into the magic artifact.

The short-haired male cultivator was astonished by Song Yin's move, but Song Yin wouldn't give them a chance.

Song Yin shouted loudly, "Wait!"

Everyone looked at Song Yin, including Jing Yue.

What did Song Yin mean when she suddenly shouted "Wait!"

Surprisingly, everyone actually stopped fighting, wanting to see what Song Yin was up to.

Opportunity knocks but once, or it will never come again.

Song Yin poured two-thirds of her spiritual energy into the spirit sword.

The sixth-tier spirit sword flew towards the short-haired male cultivator with the force of a sweeping army, aiming at his neck.

"Plop..."

The short-haired man's head and corpse fell into the lava, and Song Yin quickly used her small gourd to collect his soul.

The short-haired male cultivator didn't even realize he was dead; his soul was in a daze, allowing Song Yin to get away with it.

He was wearing a robe, but his neck was exposed and unprotected, making it a vulnerable point for the spirit sword to aim at.

Song Yin closed the ritual implement, her heart pounding wildly.

She successfully plotted against a powerful figure and even absorbed his soul into a magical artifact.

The small gourd is of a high grade; even those with a cultivation level of Golden Core or above will have their souls suppressed and sealed if they enter it.

Wu Jue swallowed hard. Was he seeing things? Was this not an illusion?

Jing Yue raised an eyebrow. "Your sword is called 'Wait a Moment'?"

The spirit sword was not in his hand, and the "wait" he just said was not a call to stop, but rather a command to the spirit sword.

"Pfft, that's an interesting name."

The female cultivator in her tight-fitting clothes lowered her head, never expecting that the lava she had created would obliterate the bodies of two of her companions, one of whom was her colleague.

Now!

Shi Heming activated the Burning Heaven Formation. No one noticed the churning magma until flames suddenly burst forth, and the earth-shattering flames, controlled by Shi Heming, swept towards the remaining four enemies.

The black-robed formation cultivator's expression changed drastically: "The Heaven-Burning Formation? When did you set it up?!"

The young man, dressed in white, stood tall and straight. His gaze swept across the room like a hawk locking onto its prey, his fierce eyes exuding an intense sense of oppression.

Having used up all the talismans he had accumulated in his storage bag, Shi Heming used his fingers as a brush and spiritual energy as ink to draw talismans in the air. Several talismans flew toward the black-robed array cultivator and the female cultivator in tight-fitting clothes.

The black-robed cultivator dodged the attack, but his body was still burned. His mind raced, and he quickly realized that the magma had covered the Burning Heaven Array.

He immediately berated the female cultivator in tight-fitting clothes: "Quickly withdraw your spell! You didn't harm the enemy, but instead burned the remains of two of our people, and allowed them to use your lava to set up an array to evade my detection!"

Wu Jue's heart stirred, and he followed Song Yin's example, gathering his spiritual energy into his natal sword and sweeping it across the neck of the black-robed cultivator with unstoppable force.

Having learned from the previous experience, the black-robed cultivator kept his neck protected and quickly stepped back.

The female cultivator in tight-fitting clothes knew that her spell had slowed her down, but it was her killing move, so how could she easily cancel it? She had to severely injure her opponent!

Her gaze locked onto Shi Heming. Since you used my magic to cover up your formation, then I'll use you as my target.

The churning lava formed a vortex, and a long spear formed at the center of the vortex, rushing towards Shi Heming's back.

Song Yin threw out her spirit sword, and the sharp blades clashed, producing a piercing sound. Shi Heming left his spot and increased the number of talismans he had on the female cultivator in her tight-fitting clothes, throwing out a variety of talismans, including explosive talismans, thunder talismans, and sky-splitting talismans.

Unfortunately, the lava was not just a single vortex, but multiple vortexes densely packed like a honeycomb, from which many spears flew out, chasing after Song Yin and her three companions.

Wu Jue and Xiao Daiheng blocked most of the attacks, but they still suffered scratches.

Shi Heming and Song Yin were struggling to fight back.

This was the strongest attack from the female cultivator in her tight-fitting clothes, and all four members of the Immortal Cloud Sect were injured.

Song Yin and the others took out the pills and swallowed them again. The attack was too strong to retaliate; they could only resist.

As Song Yin dodged, she noticed that her opponent was acting strangely, and a glimmer of hope rose within her: the Illusionary Heart Demon Pill was working!

"Pfft!" The guest elder of the Zhang family coughed up blood. His inner demons were stirring, and he forcibly suppressed them, causing the spiritual energy in his body to flow in reverse and damage his meridians.

The black-robed cultivator turned around. "Tsk, who hurt you?"

Elder Zhang, a guest elder, clutched his chest and said, "I'm sorry, Fifth Elder. It was my inner demons that caused the damage to my meridians."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Elder of the Zhang family flew to the side of the Guest Elder and said to the black-robed formation cultivator, "Fifth Elder, do you have any pills to suppress inner demons? Other rare and precious materials will also be fine, as long as they can suppress inner demons."

"There is a pill, but only one."

The fourth elder of the Zhang family said, "Quickly give it to the guest elder, and the family will make it up to you when we get back."

The black-robed cultivator gave the other party the only pill that could suppress inner demons. This pill was originally prepared for himself, because his inner demons were even more severe.

Song Yin's ears twitched. Only one? That's great!

Song Yin took out two sword-repairing pills: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, Fellow Daoist Wu, you may attack, but please take these two pills before you attack."

She and Shi Heming do not have any inner demons yet, so they don't need to be afraid of the Illusionary Heart Demon Pill.

Song Yin couldn't hide her smile: "Shi Heming, the Myriad Annihilation Array!"

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Author's Note: Song Yin: Great! "Qieman" is really useful! [Exaggerated praise]

Enemy: I xx&@）-*@&（Birdsong and fragrant flowers）[Angry]

Song Yin: I don't understand, what are they babbling about? [question mark]

Enemy: (spitting blood) [melted]

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[Empty bowl]