Shi Xuan listened for a while longer. It was about the demonic beast that Fan Mingzhu and another disciple of the Divine Cauldron Sect encountered. It seemed that Fan Mingzhu had taken something from the demonic beast, which angered it and led to its pursuit.
What is it that makes her still cling to it even now? She's risking her life for money!
Shi Xuan became even more curious and accelerated his approach towards the direction of the battle.
I see them! It's Fan Mingzhu, Gu Zhusheng, and a fiery ape covered in red fur.
Holding the defensive magic weapon Silver Bone Shield, Gu Zhusheng struggled to shield Fan Mingzhu behind him, looking utterly exhausted.
Behind him, Fan Mingzhu held a fiery red spiritual plant in her hand. It had no flowers, but its leaves looked very much like flowers. Shi Xuan recognized it; it was a very precious spiritual plant called Fiery Red Star.
So, she disregarded her senior brother's life for this blazing red star?
The herb from Fiery Red Star is very effective in nourishing spiritual roots. Why is she so obsessed with this herb? Could it be that her spiritual roots, which she replaced, are not perfect?
Just then, Shi Xuan and his group approached, and Fan Mingzhu saw them. She shouted shrilly, "Hurry up and help!"
Shi Xuan crossed his arms in front of his chest and replied leisurely, "Hehe, I just came to watch the fun."
Her leisurely demeanor made it seem as if she were strolling through a market, or rather, aimlessly wandering around.
Fan Mingzhu was furious. She was certain that if her group were willing to lend a hand, they could defeat the red-haired monkey.
"You're just standing by and watching me die! I'm going to report this to the sect and have you disqualified from the second round!" Fan Mingzhu shouted at the top of her lungs in desperation, disregarding her image.
"Really?" Shi Xuan rolled his eyes slowly, clicked his tongue twice, and said, "But I don't remember there being such a saying in the Six Sects Competition. They say that you will be disqualified if you harm other sect disciples. I didn't do anything. I'm just a model disciple of my sect. Don't try to frame me."
Lu Wenxing, Lu Shan, and others nodded in agreement.
Lu Wenxing loudly echoed, "Junior Sister is recognized throughout our sect for her noble character and is a role model for all of us. All the disciples in the sect are proud of her!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Xuan immediately gave his second senior brother a thumbs up and continued, "Besides, your performance in the first round of the competition was far worse than mine. If anyone should be fighting, it would be you who attacks me. Your motive is that you are jealous that I am more outstanding and more beautiful than you, and that you can't sleep at night!"
Fan Mingzhu and her companion were already being forced to retreat step by step by the Fiery Demon Ape, and were struggling to hold on. When they heard this sarcastic back-and-forth, they were furious and wished they could tear Shi Xuan apart on the spot!
"Ah!" Just then, with a roar from the demonic ape, its huge hand slammed into Gu Zhusheng's silver bone shield. The silver bone shield could not withstand the repeated blows and finally shattered with a crack.
The shattering of the silver bone shield caused Gu Zhusheng to spit out a mouthful of blood and fall to the ground, unable to withstand the impact any longer.
The demon ape ignored him and, seeing the obstacle disappear and its target behind it revealed, became even more excited and roared as it pounced.
Fan Mingzhu screamed. Her senior brother had already reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. If he couldn't handle the demonic beast, then she was certainly no match for him.
Seeing the demonic ape pounce on her, Fan Mingzhu gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and suddenly rushed towards Shi Xuan. With the demonic ape almost upon her, she shoved the Fiery Red Star into Shi Xuan's arms and rolled to the side.
The monster only stared at his blazing red star. When it saw that someone else had taken his place, it ignored Fan Mingzhu and fixed its scarlet eyes on Shi Xuan.
Lu Wenxing swiftly swung his sword at it, the sword energy menacing. Sensing the danger, the demonic ape took a step back. Regaining its senses, it became even more enraged. It opened its blood-red maw and roared in Shi Xuan's direction, its voice deafening.
The other alchemists, whose cultivation levels were lower, unconsciously covered their ears, but Shi Xuan forcibly held back. He seized the opportunity when the alchemist was about to shout, took out five poison pills and flicked them into the alchemist's wide-open mouth. Then he quickly jumped back and hid behind Lu Wenxing.
"Second Senior Brother, let's go!"
Lu Wenxing was about to go up, but Lu Wenxing paused for a moment because of Lu Wenxing's shout. Her shout sounded like she was about to unleash the dogs.
He snorted coldly, but still went up.
Just as the Fiery Ape was about to attack again, it suddenly felt a sharp pain in its abdomen, almost causing it to lose its balance. Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Shi Xuan, as if it knew that it was the thing she had just thrown into its mouth that was causing its unbearable stomach pain.
It wanted to howl, but fearing that Shi Xuan would throw something into its mouth again, it had no choice but to suppress the pain and the anger that made it want to roar, and charged forward once more.
This time, he didn't even dodge Lu Wenxing's sword, letting the long sword pierce straight into his shoulder, desperately trying to perish together with Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan did not confront it directly, but instead kept hiding behind Lu Wenxing.
The demonic ape was too large, so Lu Wenxing steadied himself, concentrated his spiritual power on the sword, and held the hilt, turning it halfway around inside the demonic ape's body before pulling the sword out. Ignoring the spurting blood, he immediately struck again.
This time, the demon ape could no longer hold back and roared again, but this time it sounded more like a scream of agony.
The poisoned behemoth moved sluggishly, so much so that it couldn't dodge Lu Wenxing's second sword strike, which landed squarely on its abdomen.
When spiritual energy is channeled into the sword's edge, the damage becomes even greater.
The Fiery Demon Ape staggered a few steps, seemingly on the verge of collapse. Suddenly, its face hardened with ferocity, its muscles bulged, and its red fur stood on end as it charged towards Shi Xuan.
"Oh no, it's going to self-destruct its demon core!" Lu Wenxing rushed forward to stop him, shouting, "Scatter quickly!"
This Fiery Demon Ape was a level five demon beast, equivalent to a human's Golden Core stage. The power of its self-destruction was unimaginable, especially for the Qi Refining stage disciples behind it. It would be difficult for them to avoid being affected.
After a moment's thought, Shi Xuan shouted to Lu Wenxing, "Second Senior Brother, block it! Don't let it go any further!"
After saying that, he didn't run away, but instead sat down.
The "Life of All Things" can absorb all the energy in the world for its own use, so the energy emanating from this demon core should also be a part of it. If the "Life of All Things" technique were used to absorb it, wouldn't the inner core's energy be insufficient to detonate it?
Thinking this, Shi Xuan focused her mind and pushed the power of all things to its limit.
Countless invisible vortexes emanated from Shi Xuan's body, almost filling the entire area. Spiritual energy surged in, carrying with it the demonic power emanating from the demon ape's inner core, all of which was absorbed by Shi Xuan.
The fiery ape desperately tried to activate its demon core, but after a long while, it still failed to detonate.
It was furious beyond measure. In just one afternoon, it was first robbed of its elixir, then poisoned, causing it to suffer excruciating pain all over its body. Later, it was stabbed several times, and now even the demon core inside its body was turning against it!
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