This palm strike further depleted Zhang Yuan's already limited true energy, so when he saw the sunglasses-wearing youth Xia Zhen fleeing, Zhang Yuan did not pursue him.
He held the Moon Sword in his hand, feeling the power emanating from it, while waiting for the spiritual energy of the Elementary True Qi Pill to be further absorbed by his body.
At this moment, the entire grassland trembled, the sky above cracked, and the ruins were about to shatter.
Because of the collapse of the formation within the ruins, the restrictions imposed by the formation on the Eagle Demon's strength have completely disappeared, and the Eagle Demon's strength has been restored to the mid-stage of the Demon General realm.
However, it was attacked by a ferocious beast in the formation and was seriously injured, so its strength has been greatly reduced and it has not yet recovered to the middle level of the Demon General!
Zhang Yuan, holding the Moon Sword, stood on the gradually crumbling earth with his eyes closed, panting heavily.
Seeing this, the eagle demon knew its opportunity had arrived.
Even with the Spirit Turtle Armor and the Blazing Tiger Paw, what difference does it make if a human cultivator at the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm has his strength restored to the peak of the initial stage of the Demon General Realm?
The ruins were about to collapse.
The eagle demon mobilized all its demonic power and unleashed its strongest technique, the eagle's cry echoing across the heavens.
Nine illusory giant eagles overlapped in front of the eagle demon, transforming into an even larger giant eagle. The illusory giant eagle's body merged with the eagle demon's body, and then a black giant eagle engulfed in flames rushed towards Zhang Yuan like a meteor.
With this attack, the eagle demon unleashed the combat power of the peak of the initial stage of the demon general realm. A terrifying shockwave swirled around the giant fire eagle, shattering everything in its path.
A powerful shockwave and gale swept rapidly toward Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan stood on a shattered patch of grass suspended in mid-air above the ruins, his clothes and hair fluttering in the wind. He remained motionless with his eyes closed, waiting for the effects of the three True Qi Pills to be absorbed.
The spiritual energy of the True Qi Pill transformed into a continuous stream of True Qi within his body.
The fiery giant eagle charges!
The Spirit Turtle Armor erupted with a strong dark light. The Flame Eagle Demon rushed to the armor, but seemed to encounter a powerful obstacle and could not advance an inch.
Just then, Zhang Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, channeling all his true energy into his arm and the moon sword, causing the sloping moon sword to unleash a dazzling sword light.
Zhang Yuan thrust out his sword!
A large amount of red blood splattered.
The moon sword pierced the chest of the giant fire eagle, which let out a howl as the flames on its body gradually died down.
The moment the Moon Sword pierced the eagle demon's chest, the eagle demon opened its eyes wide, unable to believe that it could be killed by a human cultivator at the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm!
"You, you!"
The eagle demon lost its life force before it could finish its last sentence. Its body fell from the sky and was eventually shattered by the torn ruins space!
From the moment the eagle demon learned that Zhang Yuan was practicing the Blazing Tiger Palm, the eagle demon knew it could not be allowed to live!
Just now, the powerful defense of the Spirit Turtle Armor temporarily withstood the attack of the Eagle Demon General at the peak of the initial stage. Zhang Yuan mobilized all the true energy in his body and enhanced it with the power of the Flaming Tiger Fist. At the same time, the little sword spirit that had been nourishing his chest also possessed the Moon Sword, making the Moon Sword's attack power even stronger!
That's why he killed the eagle demon with a single sword strike!
The power of this sword strike shocked everyone inside the ruins.
At this moment, a hole several meters wide was torn open in the sky above the ruins, and the entire grassland collapsed into pieces. As the formation within the ruins disappeared, this world of ruins was about to be destroyed!
A rogue cultivator carrying a large cyan gourd leaped up from the ground and rode the gourd out of the cave through the crack in the sky.
Xia Zhen, the genius of the Xia family, glanced deeply at Zhang Yuan before jumping out of the ruins.
In the ruins, only Zhang Yuan and the gray-robed crescent-shaped man remained.
Zhang Yuan carried the Moon Sword and walked over step by step.
"Don't come any closer!"
"Don't kill me! I am the last disciple of Protector Huang of the Free and Unfettered Sect. If you kill me, the Free and Unfettered Sect will never let you off!"
The gray-robed man spoke tremblingly.
Zhang Yuan stood before the man in black robes, his eyes coldly fixed on this so-called closed-door disciple of Protector Huang of the Free and Unfettered Sect, and muttered, "Free and Unfettered Sect? They won't let me go?"
Zhang Yuan sneered, then with a swift movement, he used his Moon Sword to end the life of this disciple who was the protector of the Free and Unfettered Sect.
Since we've already killed one disciple of the Free and Unfettered Sect, we can't let this one live either; keeping him alive will only bring endless trouble.
Judging from the character and strange dressing style of the two gray-robed men, Zhang Yuan guessed that the Xiaoyao Sect was probably not a reputable sect.
It might just be an evil cultivation organization!
Otherwise, they wouldn't have secretly tried to kill him.
Outside the ruins.
Liu Minchun, Zhou Jian, the gray-robed elder, and the protector of the Xiaoyao Sect all stared intently at the swirling vortex above the ruins. They had been waiting here for three days!
The ruins showed unusual activity again today.
The black vortex connecting the inside and outside of the ruins began to spin rapidly again, emitting bursts of violent fluctuations.
Suddenly, a cultivator carrying a large cyan gourd flew out of it and landed awkwardly on the ground outside the woods.
The rogue cultivator with the giant gourd saw several Golden Core Realm experts staring at him from the outside world, and he slunk away to a distance in fear.
Soon, Xia Zhen also escaped from the ruins.
"Uncle Xia, I'm back."
After Xia Zhen came out, he ran to the gray-robed old man's side and said happily.
"This ruin is too dangerous; I almost didn't make it out."
The cloaked Protector Huang of the Xiaoyao Sect was also waiting for the sect's disciples to come out.
However, not seeing any disciples from his sect emerge, he had a vague sense of unease.
On the other side, Liu Mingchun and Zhou Jian from the Tongcheng Law Enforcement Team also stood by the woods, looking at the exit of the ruins, anxiously waiting for Zhang Yuan to come out.
"Captain Liu, why hasn't Zhang Yuan come out yet?"
Could he be hanging in there?!
Zhou Jian looked around for a long time, but Zhang Yuan didn't come out, so he said, "I'm just being cynical."
Liu Minchun sighed slightly and was about to speak when a familiar figure jumped out of the ruins—it was Zhang Yuan.
After the formation of the Spirit Turtle Immortal's Ruins was broken, the black vortex above the forest collapsed rapidly and finally disappeared as a black dot.
The entire site has completely collapsed and disappeared.
Zhang Yuan lay on the ground, covered in dust and looking utterly exhausted.
He had used up almost all his true energy and power to kill the eagle demon, so he was extremely weak at this moment.
"Zhang Yuan, you're out!"
"You're not dead, kid? That's great!"
Zhou Jianxin said happily.
When Xia Zhen saw Zhang Yuan emerge from the ruins, a flash of anger crossed his eyes. He turned to the gray-robed elder beside him and said, "Uncle Xia, kill him quickly! He obtained an extraordinary suit of armor inside the ruins!"
Even a moon sword can't pierce it!
Upon hearing this, the gray-robed old man's narrowed eyes flashed with a fierce light as he locked onto Zhang Yuan with his aura.
On the other side, the protector of the Xiaoyao Sect, the mysterious man in the black cloak, also focused his attention on Zhang Yuan upon hearing that he had obtained the treasure of the ruins.
Two powerful killing intents from Golden Core Realm experts locked onto Zhang Yuan simultaneously.
A murderous aura permeated the woods.
At this moment, Zhang Yuan's internal energy had not yet recovered, and he was unable to deal with two Golden Core cultivators at the same time. He was overwhelmed by the killing intent of the two Golden Core cultivators, which made him break out in a cold sweat.
"Having just escaped the wolves, we've fallen into the tiger's den!"
"Depend on!"
Zhang Yuan cursed inwardly.
Laozi had just escaped death from the ruins, and he didn't want to die here. Seeing that Liu Minchun and Zhou Jian were still there, he immediately asked Liu Minchun for help.
"Boss, save me!!!"
Seeing that the gray-robed old man and the mysterious man were about to make a move, Liu Mingchun shouted.
"Who dares to touch our law enforcers in the human realm!"
At the same time, he tossed the golden flying sword in his hand high into the air.
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