The demon spirit was struck dumb, and its body stiffened as it knelt on the ground.
Li Li seized the opportunity and plunged his longsword into the skull: "Celestial Master's decree: Exterminate evil!"
Golden light burst forth from the demon spirit's body, burning and purifying the demonic runes on its body, causing the demon spirit's body to disintegrate inch by inch.
With quick reflexes, Rong Jiaojiao caught the escaped demon spirit and brought it into the small secret realm.
"Phew—" Li Li breathed a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Thanks to your Soul-Burning Talisman, otherwise it would have been really difficult to deal with."
Rong Jiaojiao chuckled and said modestly, "I didn't help much."
Li Li smiled, stopped being polite with her, and said, "Go and see if the Blood Spirit Grass has been affected."
Upon entering the cave, Li Li saw that the six Blood Spirit Grasses were still intact and said with a smile, "Thank goodness, we've made a huge profit this time. You can't find Blood Spirit Grass outside."
Six Blood Spirit Grasses were carefully picked, but Li Li insisted on taking only two: "These were discovered by Zi Ling, so they should have a share."
Rong Jiaojiao disagreed: "If it weren't for your protection, we wouldn't have been able to get it. You should take half."
After declining several times, Li Li finally accepted one.
After leaving the cave, Zi Ling retrieved six bone knives. Although some were damaged, with a little refining, they would at least be mid-grade magic weapons.
Li Li laughed and said, "This is an unexpected bonus."
Rong Jiaojiao said happily, "How about we split it in half?"
Having taken the more precious Blood Spirit Grass, Li Li no longer stood on ceremony with Rong Jiaojiao: "Then I won't stand on ceremony with my young friend Rong."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded, handed him three, and accepted them.
Li Li said, "Let's recover our spiritual power first, and then we can move forward."
They came to the hill and began to meditate cross-legged.
In this place where demonic spirits could appear at any moment, they always kept a watchful eye on themselves.
Just as Rong Jiaojiao was about to fully recover, the ground suddenly shook violently, and the two people and the beast immediately jumped up.
In the distance, in the central area of Yinshan Mountain, a blood-red pillar of light shot into the sky, dyeing the entire sky dark red.
"Not good!" Li Li's expression changed drastically. "This is the power that only a demon spirit at the peak of the Celestial Master realm possesses."
Zi Ling's fur stood on end: "Master! I can sense Mo Bai and Elder Zhou's presence in that direction!"
Rong Jiaojiao asked, "Elder Li, should we go and provide support?"
Li Li nodded without hesitation, and the two of them took off on their swords and sped towards the direction of the crimson pillar of light.
As the distance closed, the bloodthirsty aura in the air grew stronger, making it difficult to breathe.
When they arrived, the sight before them made them gasp – Mo Bai and Old Zhou were bound in mid-air by countless blood-red chains, and below them was a huge pool of blood, from which a hideous figure formed from condensed blood evil slowly rose.
The blood shadow gradually solidified, transforming into a terrifying blood-red humanoid figure with three heads and six arms.
Each head had three bloody eyes, six arms each wielding a different weapon, and was shrouded in a thick blood mist, like an evil spirit crawling out of the depths of hell.
"A peak Celestial Master realm demon spirit!" Li Li's expression instantly turned serious. "This is troublesome."
The head in the center of the demon spirit emitted a piercing laugh: "Two more sacrifices have arrived... just enough to complete the four elements..."
"Elder Li, we must save them!" Rong Jiaojiao whispered, a resolute glint in her eyes.
Li Li nodded: "I'll hold them off, you find an opportunity to break through the formation!"
Having said that, he summoned the Celestial Master Seal, which shone with golden light: "Li Li, disciple of the Celestial Master Sect, requests the Ancestral Master to bestow his magic!"
A golden beam of light descended from the sky, temporarily forcing the demon spirit to retreat.
Rong Jiaojiao seized the opportunity to take out three Boundary-Breaking Talismans and teleported to the other side of the blood pool.
She noticed that although Mo Bai was imprisoned, his eyes were gleaming with a sharp light, and he was giving her a meaningful look.
Following his gaze, Rong Jiaojiao saw four strange runes engraved on the edge of the blood pool.
Mo Bai's lips moved slightly, and he said silently, "Destroy...the...eye...of...the...array..."
Zi Ling suddenly transmitted her voice: "Master, there are fragments of the Demon-Suppressing Stele at the bottom of the Blood Pool!"
Rong Jiaojiao's mind raced, and the Lingyuan Sword in her hand shone brightly: "Sword Transformation into a Wandering Dragon!"
Nine sword beams aimed directly at the four runes.
The demon roared and slammed its three arms down on the sword light.
Just then, Old Zhou, who seemed to be unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes, and a silver light shot out from his sleeve: "Silver Dragon Break!"
The silver light transformed into a giant dragon, which coiled around the demon's arm.
Li Li seized the opportunity and slammed the Celestial Master's Seal heavily onto the demon spirit's head: "Suppress!"
"Now!" Rong Jiaojiao unleashed all her spiritual power, and the nine sword lights suddenly merged into one, transforming into a giant sword that pierced into the blood pool.
"boom--!"
The blood pool exploded, and a fragment of a dark blue stone tablet shot into the sky.
The demon let out a shrill roar, and its body began to sway.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Mo Bai broke free of his chains, and the Nine Dragons Demon-Subduing Brush drew a mysterious trajectory in the air: "Borrowing the power of heaven and earth, seal!"
Nine golden dragons flew out and temporarily trapped the demon spirit.
Ignoring the depletion of her spiritual energy, Rong Jiaojiao drew a high-grade Soul-Burning Talisman in the air.
"Burning Soul - Annihilation!" Rong Jiaojiao shouted, and the talisman in her hand transformed into a dark blue flame, shooting straight at the demon spirit's brow.
The demon roared furiously, its three heads simultaneously spewing blood mist to defend itself.
However, the Soul-Burning Talisman is a high-level talisman specifically designed to counter spirits. The ghostly blue flames pierced through the blood mist, burning a large hole in the demon spirit's forehead.
Li Li shouted, and the Celestial Master's Seal blazed with golden light: "Celestial Master's Decree, Exterminate Evil!"
Mo Bai also pricked his fingertip, using his blood as ink to draw a talisman in the air: "Nine Dragons Subduing Demons - Sacrifice!"
Old Master Zhou drew his longsword, its sword energy like a rainbow: "Slash!"
The three attacks landed on the demon spirit simultaneously, and its body began to disintegrate inch by inch.
Just as it was about to dissipate, the head in the middle of the demon spirit suddenly grinned, and the remaining five arms suddenly exploded, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield in a bloody mist.
Rong Jiaojiao hurriedly erected a spiritual energy shield, only to see that the blood mist had transformed into countless tiny blood insects, rushing towards everyone!
"Demon seeds! Burn them quickly!" Old Zhou's expression changed drastically, and he threw out several Flame Talismans.
Zi Ling suddenly leaped into the air, her body bursting with lightning: "Master, let me do it!"
It opened its small mouth and spewed out a purple lightning net, which caught all the attacking demon seeds and swallowed them into its belly.
Everyone joined forces. Rong Jiaojiao used her spatial manipulation to envelop the surroundings, while Li Li unleashed the Celestial Master Seal, which shimmered with golden light and shattered the demonic seeds one by one.
Mo Bai then wielded the Nine Dragons Demon-Subduing Brush, and golden runes rained down, burning the demon seed to ashes.
Old Zhou's sword energy surged, transforming into streaks of silver sword light that slashed and annihilated the remaining blood worms.
Rong Jiaojiao clenched her fist, shrinking the barrier and tossing the demonic seed inside to Zi Ling to devour.
"Is everyone alright?" Li Li asked with concern, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"I'm fine." Mo Bai's face was pale, and although there was still a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, he still tried his best to appear calm and composed.
"I'm fine too." Old Zhou nodded, sheathed his longsword, and his eyes were filled with a hint of solemnity. "The strength of this demonic spirit far exceeds our expectations."
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