Resolve

Jingle.

The terrifying sound of the copper bell rang out, and the group from Mount Shu and Ask Immortal Pavilion tensed up, their expressions solemn.

Dozens of dark figures emerged from underground; the pursuers from the Hehuan Sect and the Myriad Poison Valley had arrived.

The Earth Escape Talisman in Liu Yun'er's hand burned fiercely and turned into ashes.

"I didn't expect you to possess the Seventh-Rank Talisman 'Wood Realm Talisman,' which wasted a lot of my time and even required me to use Earth-Escaping Talisman to pursue you. But even if you escape to the ends of the earth, you cannot escape my grasp. Lu Changsheng, you obediently come out and cultivate with me. Before you die, you can still enjoy the ultimate bliss in the mortal world; it won't be a loss for you. Strange, where is he?"

Liu Yuner scanned the two groups of people from Mount Shu and Ask Immortal Pavilion who were on high alert, but could not find any trace of Lu Changsheng.

Suddenly, Liu Yuner looked up at the sky above the valley and saw purple qi coming from the east, stretching for hundreds of miles, slowly rotating like a vortex. "A strange phenomenon of heaven and earth?"

The Elder of Myriad Poison Valley whispered, "This is a celestial phenomenon caused by someone who has cultivated the Taiqing Wuji Art breaking through. The more solid a person's foundation, the more exaggerated the celestial phenomenon they will cause. He hasn't attracted Heavenly Tribulation yet, which means he's not about to break through to the Void Refinement Realm. If my estimation is correct, he's about to enter the Dao Palace Realm Ninth Layer."

"So that's how it is. He secretly broke through. I didn't expect that after more than two hundred years of cultivation, his cultivation level could reach the Dao Palace Realm Ninth Layer. I'm becoming more and more interested in him. If I could absorb his cultivation, I could easily reach the Void Refinement Realm. Don't interrupt his breakthrough. The higher his cultivation level, the more advanced my Hehuan Dao will be."

Liu Yuner's beautiful eyes sparkled, tinged with a hint of greed.

Hehuan Dao, firstly, the other person must be handsome enough, and secondly, their cultivation level must be high enough, in order to significantly improve one's cultivation level.

Liu Yuner, seeing an opportunity, was delighted and wanted to turn Lu Changsheng into a furnace.

"I understand. But just in case, let's deal with these people outside first."

The Elders of Myriad Poison Valley believed that even if Lu Changsheng reached the Dao Palace Realm, he would not be a match for the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent that Liu Yuner a favor and deal with the geniuses of Mount Shu and Ask Immortal Pavilion, such as Murong Shi, Xiao Menger, and Xia Ningxue, first, otherwise, if they grew up, they would be a considerable threat to the Four Great Demonic Sects.

"Demoness, go ahead and try, I, Zhao Wuyan, am not afraid of you!"

Zhao Wuyan unleashed the Wind-Chasing Sword, its azure Sword Qi soaring into the sky, stirring up wind and clouds.

Zhao Wuyan, after all, was a cultivator at the Sixth Layer of the Dao Palace Realm, posing a threat to many Elders of the Demon Sects.

"My only target is Lu Changsheng."

Liu Yuner gave a wink to a Hehuan Sect Elder, who then unleashed the Heart-Eroding Ring, causing a surge of overwhelming Devil Qi to meet the attack of the Wind-Chasing Sword.

This Hehuan Sect Elder is also a top figure in the Hehuan Sect, with a cultivation level of the Sixth Layer of the Dao Palace Realm!

Zhao Wuyan had only recently entered the Sixth Layer of the Dao Palace Realm, while this Hehuan Sect Elder had been at the Sixth Layer of the Dao Palace Realm for quite some time and his power was much greater than Zhao Wuyan's. The Devil Qi of the Heart-Eroding Ring overwhelmed the Sword Qi of the Wind-Chasing Sword.

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"Superior!"

Elders from the Hehuan Sect and the Myriad Poison Valley, representing the Demon Sects, joined forces, unleashing a barrage of Demon Sects Law Treasures that soared into the sky. Their terrifying pressure and energy destroyed nearby trees, sending dust flying and the earth cracking.

"Hiss..."

The Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent swept in with a foul stench, its agility disproportionate to its massive size.

"Brute!"

With a delicate shout, Xiao Menger activated the Sixth Layer the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art, summoned her Flying Sword, and slashed at the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent.

The fierce wind was like a knife. The Flying Sword struck the head of the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent, but it only produced a sound like metal clashing with stone, leaving a Qianqian bloodstain on the serpent's scales, from which black serpent blood seeped out.

Suddenly, the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent opened its mouth wide, revealing sharp fangs, and spat out a stream of black venom at the group from Mount Shu and Ask Immortal Pavilion.

"Get out of the way!"

Everyone scrambled to dodge.

Ahh!

An Elder from the Ask Immortal Pavilion was unable to dodge in time and was hit by the venom. His body was instantly corroded, and he screamed in agony.

The boulder where everyone had been standing was melted by the black venom, forming a large pit that was tens of feet wide and more than ten feet deep.

"Elder at the Dao Palace Realm Second Layer is gone..."

Everyone in the Ask Immortal Pavilion was terrified.

The Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent is equivalent to a cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm, but it also possesses the powerful body and potent venom of Devil Creature, making it far more troublesome than an ordinary Void Refinement Realm cultivator.

The battle has begun.

Lu Changsheng sensed the commotion outside and continued to accelerate the refining of the Flood Dragon Golden Core, doing his utmost to reach the Dao Palace Realm Ninth Layer as soon as possible.

"Not fast enough."

Lu Changsheng was extremely anxious. If they continued, everyone outside would be wiped out, and he might not be able to refine the Flood Dragon Golden Core in time.

Without the help of Murong Shi, Xiao Menger, Xia Ningxue, and others, even if Lu Changsheng used all his strength to suppress the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent by activating the immortal Immortal Artifact, his remaining True Qi would still be insufficient to deal with the other Elders of the Demon Sects sect.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng must break through as soon as possible.

Suddenly, the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon Cauldron, Low-Grade Immortal Artifact in the Dao Palace, shook slightly, actually drawing the Flood Dragon Golden Core outside the body into the cauldron.

The patterns on the Flood Dragon Golden Core rapidly disintegrated, and the Demon Power transformed into rich Spiritual Qi.

"Could it be that the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon Cauldron can accelerate the refining of demonic cores?"

Lu Changsheng discovered that this Low-Grade Immortal Artifact was truly omnipotent.

Although the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon Cauldron is not an offensive Law Treasure, its value is no less than that of other Low-Grade Immortal Artifacts.

With the Demon Power of the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon Cauldron accelerating the refining of the Flood Dragon Golden Core, Lu Changsheng's breakthrough speed suddenly increased.

"Lu Changsheng, are you hiding in that cave? What exactly are you doing?"

Liu Yuner's voice rang out, and Lu Changsheng's expression changed slightly.

If Liu Yuner suddenly interrupts his breakthrough, then all his efforts will be in vain.

Liu Yuner is a Holy Saintess of the Hehuan Sect at the Dao Palace Realm Ninth Layer. If she enters the cave and detects the aura of Immortal Artifact, she will certainly not easily allow Lu Changsheng to break through.

Liu Yuner 'Liu Yuner presence drew closer and closer, then suddenly stopped at the cave entrance.

"Someone stopped her."

Lu Changsheng continued to focus on his breakthrough, his Innate Dao Body frantically absorbing the Demon Power the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon Cauldron was helping to refine.

Outside the cave, the Elders of the four sects— Mount Shu, Ask Immortal Pavilion, Hehuan Sect, and Myriad Poison Valley— were engaged in a fierce battle.

The Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent's massive head crashed down on the mountain, unleashing a terrifying force that caused the mountain to collapse and huge rocks to fly everywhere.

An Elder from Mount Shu was killed by the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent, and his body was subsequently buried by collapsing rocks.

Clang.

Murong Shi used the Taiyin Sword Art, Ink Plum Sword struck the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent, but it could only barely break through the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent's scales and could not damage its core.

Murong Shi spread her left hand, and a Talisman appeared in her palm.

Now, only by using Junior Brother Lu's Eighth-Rank Talisman, the "Divine Thunder Demon-Slaying Talisman," can the Myriad Calamity Giant Serpent be severely injured.

Zeng Yeqiu, Xiao Menger, and other experts from the Ask Immortal Pavilion unleashed their Flying Swords to deal with the Elders of the Hehuan Sect and the Myriad Poison Valley, with various Demon Sects Law Treasures clashing in the air.

The Hehuan Sect and the Myriad Poison Valley are no less powerful than the Ask Immortal Pavilion.

"Don't even think about taking another step forward." Xia Ningxue, wielding the Emotion-Cutting Sword, blocked Liu Yuner. "He once saved my life; now it's my turn to repay him."