The painting "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is in complete chaos.
No one expected that a fifth-tier demonic beast would invade in the dead of night!
Fifth-tier demonic beasts are comparable to those at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Against these newly Foundation Establishment cultivators, they would be utterly crushing.
Especially surprise attacks.
In less than an hour, many Foundation Establishment cultivators had been eliminated.
"So strong!"
Qiu Zigen's weak squad was ambushed by a powerful Vajra Bear. This fifth-tier Vajra Bear was over ten meters tall, and with a wave of its paws, it had already taken down three or five Foundation Establishment cultivators in just one round.
In the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting, cultivators are protected by the spirit of the artifact. When a cultivator is about to suffer a fatal injury, he will be instantly teleported away.
So before these cultivators could react, they had already been teleported away, and in the blink of an eye, they were already standing in the Xuanling Sect Square.
"What's going on?"
Some of them were still confused.
"How did I get teleported?"
"Look over there!"
Some people finally realized what was happening, especially when they saw the magnificent landscape painting in front of them.
The map of the vast land was in chaos, as countless fifth-order demonic beasts suddenly attacked the base of these Foundation Establishment cultivators.
More and more Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were teleported out.
They were all pale-faced. Just now, they had faced the attack of a fifth-tier demonic beast. If they were in reality instead of in the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map, they would probably be skeletons by now.
"A fifth-tier monster attack!"
"We weren't prepared at all, this is too much of a cheat."
"Weren't we supposed to be hunting monsters? Why would a monster attack happen?"
...
People were discussing it animatedly.
Most of these cultivators who were eliminated at the first encounter were those who had only cultivated within the Xuanling Sect and had never taken on any missions or faced demonic beasts directly.
Even at this point, they had not yet realized how terrifying the monsters were.
"Everyone, look over there!"
Everyone was drawn to a small screen next to the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting.
The small screen only shows two people, a man and a woman. One is Xuan Qingye, the sect leader's personal disciple, and the other is Su Qing, who is well-known in the outer sect.
The two of them were facing a fifth-tier Nine Nether White Tiger.
The Nine Nether White Tiger can be considered the king of fifth-tier demonic beasts.
This Nine Nether White Tiger was exceptionally powerful; it could actually spit venom, and any grass or trees touched by the venom would turn into a black mass, emitting a sizzling sound of being corroded.
The Nine Nether White Tiger is said to be a king from hell. Not only can it spit venom, but it also grows silver armor on its body, wings on its sides, and a tail like a spear. Wherever its tail swings, it leaves a huge, deep pit.
Su Qing stood on the Snowfall Sword and held the Jade Lotus Sword. Every now and then, she would throw out a talisman, which would either generate lightning or explode, making it impossible for the Nine Nether White Tiger to defend against.
Xuan Qingye left a trail of ice shards wherever he went. Standing atop an ice pillar, he casually stabbed it with an ice spike, causing the Nine Nether White Tiger to howl in frustration, but to no avail.
"That's amazing!"
Both of them had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, yet I was eliminated in just one encounter. Look at them, the two of them could fight the fifth-tier Nine Nether White Tiger to a standstill. The difference is too great.
Especially the cultivators in the weak group, all of them were pale-faced. They had originally thought that after forcibly establishing their foundation, they could show themselves in the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map. If they could be accepted as inner disciples by the Core Formation Elder, they would have made a huge profit.
But who would have thought that they would be eliminated before they even got to do anything?
Seeing how strong Su Qing, who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, was, they all realized that reaching the Foundation Establishment stage did not necessarily mean a significant increase in combat power.
Many people have begun to regret the decisions they made.
But having already made their choice, they were powerless to change it.
Su Qing had already begun to use her Twenty-Eight Constellations Sword Technique.
A dragon's roar was heard, and the Horned Wood Dragon was summoned out amidst the azure light!
Horned Wood Dragon is a sword technique with the wood attribute. After mastering it, a pair of dragon horn-like sword energies will appear at the tip of the sword.
With a roar of a dragon, the dragon horn sword energy within the azure light was summoned, and the Horned Wood Dragon was unleashed.
The Horned Wood Dragon was actually a Sky-Swallowing Crocodile. It opened its huge mouth and bit at the head of the Nine Nether White Tiger.
"Aww!"
The Nine Nether White Tiger shook its head, dodging the Horned Wood Dragon's gaping maw, but the Horned Wood Dragon was not about to give up. It shook its head as well and bit down on the Nine Nether White Tiger's ribs.
The Nine Nether White Tiger felt a sharp pain in its ribs; its wing had been torn open by the Horned Wood Dragon.
The Nine Nether White Tiger screamed and struggled. Then, it felt a pain under its other rib as an ice spike pierced its other wing.
Black blood flowed from the body of the Nine Nether White Tiger, and the pain caused its eyes to turn red instantly.
Su Qing leaped into the air, the Snowfall Sword beneath her feet was lifted up, spun in the air, and landed in Su Qing's hand.
This time, Su Qing used the fifth turn of the Nine Revolutions Azure Dragon Sword Technique.
The Falling Snow Sword spun like a silver-white windmill, heading straight for the Nine Nether White Tiger's forehead.
"fall!"
Xuan Qingye was not idle either; ice spikes fell one after another, blocking all the directions in which the Nine Nether White Tiger was hiding.
The Nine Nether White Tiger turned around, its tail like a spear, and swung to block Su Qing's Falling Snow Sword.
The Falling Snow Sword and the tail of the Nine Nether White Tiger got tangled together. The Nine Nether White Tiger's tail fur was all plucked off, and the Falling Snow Sword didn't fare much better. All the demon crystals on it shattered, and fine cracks appeared on the sword's blade.
Su Qing recalled the Falling Snow Sword and saw that it was almost shattered on the spot. Her heart ached.
She still quite liked the Snowfall Sword, but unfortunately, it was probably no longer usable.
Su Qing sheathed the Falling Snow Sword, her eyes filled with cold light; she was now truly enraged.
"Whoever destroys my sword, die!"
Su Qing stuffed a handful of explosive talismans, a handful of thunder spirit talismans, and a strand of Netherflame's blue hair into the mouth of the roaring Nine Nether White Tiger.
Su Qing grabbed Xuan Qingye, who was about to step forward, and quickly retreated while stepping on the Bihe Sword.
At the same time, a stack of protective amulets were thrown out, and hundreds of protective amulets appeared in front of the two of them!
"Bang!"
The explosion was accompanied by purple lightning and the screams of the Nine Nether White Tiger.
Su Qing pulled Xuan Qingye and quickly retreated. As they retreated, the protective talismans in front of them shattered one by one.
Xuan Qingye looked at the dazzling scene, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, but he quickly composed himself and raised his hand to set up an ice shield!
"Aww!"
The Nine Nether White Tiger screamed in agony. Although it spat out all the talismans that Su Qing had stuffed into its mouth, the talismans quickly ignited. The Nine Nether White Tiger couldn't dodge in time and was completely engulfed in the center of the explosion.
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