Chapter 400 Sweep

The corpse-refining beasts ignored the fleeing beasts; in their eyes, the flesh and blood of cultivators were the most delicious thing.

This was also within Ji An's judgment; otherwise, he would have ordered his beasts to converge on him, which would have wasted his precious time, and the refining corpses would have inevitably followed suit.

Ji An quickly assessed the current situation and transmitted his voice:

"Senior sister, there are four enemies in the sky, and no more enemies have been detected yet."

The enemy came prepared and was ready to use the Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talisman at any time.

Han Yan nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

Her heart sank. The enemy was a cultivator from the Nascent Soul Sect, along with four black-colored corpses. Their situation was very dangerous.

Although she understood that her junior brother was very powerful, she did not believe that he could gain the upper hand against multiple major sect cultivators.

Now, the only hope is to use the Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talisman to kill multiple enemies at once in order to overcome the crisis.

However, this is very difficult. The attack range of the divine thunder is only a few dozen feet in radius, and the enemies need to be gathered together, which is too demanding.

The Flaming Banner and the Apricot Yellow Banner flew out from Ji An's dantian. The former transformed into a fiery cloud that hovered above his head, while the latter unfurled thousands of golden flowers to protect him and Han Yan.

His hand seals shifted, spiritual energy circulated rapidly within his immortal veins, and the light of the Hunjin Xuanjia Incantation shone, causing ancient patterns to appear and disappear on his skin's surface.

The cultivators of the Earthly Fiend Sect, who were hiding in the dark clouds, realized that their sneak attack had failed and ordered their respective corpse refiners to launch an attack.

Sangji's eyes gleamed; he could sense that the two targets actually possessed three top-grade spiritual artifacts.

'They've struck it rich!'

He felt a surge of excitement, knowing that this harvest would be unprecedentedly bountiful.

The four refining corpses roared and charged towards Ji An and his companion. Each of them had fangs more than three inches long in their mouths, and their eye sockets emitted eerie red light.

"Stay close to me!"

Ji An shouted and rode the clouds into the sky, rushing towards Sangji's direction.

In fact, he was not afraid of the four black corpses. The Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword at the Great Perfection level and the high-grade Gengjin Dao Seed gave him enough confidence.

His target was cultivators, not corpse refiners. Although corpse refiners were powerful, they couldn't fly away; they could simply dodge them.

Since these enemies have come to ambush them, they should be prepared to be killed.

In order not to reveal that he could see through the dark clouds, Ji An did not rush straight at the enemy, but flew to the lower left of the enemy.

Han Yan also understood that a corpse-refining technique could not fly away, so she immediately rode a cloud to follow.

If they can break through the encirclement, the only enemies they will actually face are these Earthly Fiend Sect cultivators.

At that point, they will have a certain degree of initiative in deciding whether to fight or flee.

Sangji understood this principle. He knew that as long as he could hold off the target for a moment or two, his fellow disciples would arrive to surround him.

"Fools! You insisted on breaking through to an area guarded by the most powerful cultivators; your fate is sealed!"

He confidently summoned a giant bone shield, its surface branded with a blood-red skull.

The giant shield is a top-grade spiritual artifact, passed down from the sect.

It is composed of 3,600 bone fragments, all obtained through the refining of the hardest skull.

The bone fragments can split apart to form smaller shields, or they can be assembled into a set of bone armor to wear.

The sect is searching for a way to upgrade this top-grade spiritual artifact to the level of a magic weapon.

After the bone shield was summoned, Sangji controlled it to move twenty feet to the right and fly out of the black mist.

Although he was arrogant, he was not a fool. He understood that he couldn't let the enemy know his location, so he spread false information.

This way, the enemy will think he is hiding in the area where the bone shield was launched.

Then, he summoned the White Bone Spear, a top-grade spiritual weapon that had been sacrificed with his own blood, hoping to find an opportunity to strike the enemy unexpectedly.

The bone spear is only two feet long, with sharp points at both ends and a white animal head relief in the middle.

If an attack is launched, a shriek will sound from the beast's head, which will have the effect of shocking the soul.

After the bone shield flew out, it split into two smaller bone shields, which rushed towards Ji An and the other person respectively.

Bone shields are defensive magical artifacts, but who says defensive magical artifacts can't be used for offense?

Ji An estimated the distance; he was now only seventy-odd feet away from his target. He pretended to dodge the incoming bone shield and moved laterally, closing the distance by another twenty feet.

Within the black mist, Sangji frowned slightly. Although the physical bodies of Earthly Fiend Sect cultivators were stronger than ordinary Chaoyuan stage cultivators, they were still no match for body cultivators.

The other person closed the distance between them, which made him instinctively feel that something was dangerous.

Just as he was about to fly to a more distant place, he suddenly felt a patch of light appear in his eyes, as if he were looking up at an endless starry sky, although at this moment he was clearly looking down.

The points of light grew larger in his eyes, and at that moment he finally saw clearly what they were—they were clearly two-inch-long silver flying swords!

His hair stood on end instantly, and before a chilling shiver could spread throughout his body, the flying sword pierced through him silently.

He had just begun to feel pain when his consciousness started to fade.

'I haven't used the Earth-Earth Divine Thunder Talisman yet!'

That was his last thought, and then his body fell from the sky.

The wind howled in his ears, but he could no longer hear it. The gathering dark clouds dissipated, and the bright moonlight shone into the area once more.

While dodging the incoming bone escape, Han Yan activated the Sun-Swallowing Pearl with all her might. The spiritual artifact was like a golden sun, cleansing the universe.

The flames condensed into a crimson dragon, which rushed towards the bone shield and shattered it in an instant.

The fire dragon exploded, blasting the bone shield dozens of feet away, with bone fragments scattering like snowflakes.

She was on high alert, but found that the enemy had no backup plan. Just as she was wondering what was going on, she saw the enemy falling from the sky, and the dark clouds above her head had disappeared without her noticing.

The soft moonlight illuminated her face, making it appear as white as jade.

Ji An turned around and charged toward the nearest enemy. Crimson clouds rolled beneath his feet, as brilliant as the morning glow, or as red flowers blooming at dawn.

This time, he stopped pretending and charged straight at the enemy's true form hidden in the dark clouds.

He manipulated the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword, and its silver light shone brightly, illuminating the night sky once more.

This cultivator from the Earthly Fiend Sect met the same fate as Sangji; the flying sword condensed by the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword was simply too fast.

By the time he realized what was happening, the flying sword was already upon him.

One of the flying swords pierced through his brow, and black marks immediately spread outward from the puncture, but no blood flowed out.

That is the erosion of the withering of all things by the Geng Metal Dao.

The bright moon overhead remained silent, quietly watching the life-and-death battles that unfolded in the blink of an eye.

"Thump!" That was the sound of Sangji falling to the ground, crisp and clear.

Ji An turned around again, and the enemy behind him fell to the ground.

These people didn't have the means to hide in the Blood River like the demonic cultivators; if he found them, they could only atone with their deaths.

When launching the attack, Sang You deliberately moved a beat slower, thinking that his cousin might get hurt by the attack of two cultivators.

As a result, he witnessed his fellow disciples falling one after another. In just a few breaths, he was the only one left of the four who had come.

'Escape?'

He had this idea, but could he escape?

Sang You was unsure of himself, as the cultivators of the Earthly Fiend Sect were not known for their ability to fly.

Another frustrating aspect is that while several of his fellow disciples died, he escaped with his life. Upon returning to the sect, he will inevitably be punished because he betrayed his companions.

He gritted his teeth and plummeted towards the ground.

Below him are four more refined corpses at the Chaoyuan stage, which can be used as meat shields, while he can use his offensive magical weapons to fight off the enemy.

The black zombies were all bestowed by the sect. Although Sang You was not the direct controller of the other corpse refiners, he could still exert some control over them.

What he needed to do was find Sangji's body, as the other man had the Earth Divine Thunder Talisman on him, which was the only thing that could counter the Killing Star.

As for running away, that's a last resort.

At this moment, Sang You cursed inwardly. His cousin had confidently asserted that the target, a cultivator from the Western Continent, was nothing to worry about.

In his view, the target's performance was even more dazzling than that of the sect's strongest Chaoyuan stage fellow disciples.

He successfully landed on the ground and returned to the middle of the four black zombies, which immediately increased his sense of security.

It feels so good to be grounded!

The cultivators of the Earthly Fiend Sect do not like to fly in the air; the earth is their favorite place, and the dark underground makes them feel like fish in water.

Sang You observed the enemy riding the clouds in the sky. If he really couldn't defeat his opponent, he could use the Earth Escape Technique to escape.

At that time, I could no longer return to the sect and could only leave the Southern Continent to wander the world.

Han Yan swallowed hard, staring incredulously at the not-so-tall figure in front of her.

Killing Nascent Soul cultivators like killing chickens—is this the style of the strongest spiritual farmer in the Western Continent?

But is this something Lingnong could accomplish? Perhaps even Junior Brother Li Haoran could only manage this much!

She rode a cloud slowly closer and stood side by side with her junior brother.

Having such strong teammates feels wonderful.

Ji An watched the enemy land on the ground, a shadow falling over his eyes.

The enemy is now outside the range of the spell that originally allowed them to cast the "Steel from the Ground" spell.

If the enemy chooses to escape using earth magic, he is hesitant to pursue them, as he doesn't know what kind of methods the Earthly Fiend Sect cultivators might use underground.

But he had to eliminate the threat completely; if the enemy escaped, he would face the threat of endless pursuit.

At the same time, he was also worried that these cultivators might get involved with the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Earthly Fiend Sect. If that happened, he would recall the panic he felt when he was controlled by the Golden Core Demon King's Blood-Transforming Soul-Chasing Curse.

Ji An tilted his head slightly and transmitted his voice:

"Senior sister, you stay in the sky to provide support, I'll go down below to meet him."

"Being surrounded by four black zombies is no small matter. Junior brother, wouldn't it be better for us to attack from the air?"

Ji An gave a wry smile and explained:

"If the enemy uses earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique used to escape), we may have no foothold in the Southern Continent."

Don't be fooled by the fact that they were ambushed first, as long as...

Han Yan remained silent; she hadn't thought of that question earlier.

As soon as Ji An landed on the ground, two black zombies pounced on him, while the target hid behind two other black zombies.

He suddenly had an idea and charged towards the black zombie, while at the same time he once again manipulated the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword.

This time, only one flying sword was formed, which was half a foot long.

When an enemy hides behind a black zombie, their vision will be limited, and what he needs to do is take advantage of the blind spots.

(End of this chapter)