The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

"Is he Elder of the Lianshan Holy Land?"

Why did he join the Blood Sea Hall?

"No, this person exudes a deathly aura, filled only with poisonous gas and miasma, lacking the presence of a normal person."

Lu Changsheng used his Divine Sense to examine the Blood Sea Hall Guardian before him. He found that the Blood Sea Hall Guardian had no life force in his body, which was extremely strange.

He was nothing but an empty shell, inside which was a demonic insect.

Lu Changsheng now has sharp eyes and has seen through the true nature of the Blood Sea Hall Guardian.

The Elders of the Taihua Sacred Ground were even more shocked. "You mean, his internal organs were completely devoured by the demonic insects?"

"Exactly."

Seeing the other party's strange behavior, Lu Changsheng secretly became wary.

Lin Tianyi understood Lu Changsheng's concerns. "If this person is controlled by demonic insects, is the person controlling him the Demon Venerable of the Demon Realm, or perhaps the Insect King has already developed sentience deep within the Life-Ending Valley?"

"Elder Lin, Saint, are you two trying to scare us?"

The Elders of the Taihua Sacred Ground were horrified.

If what Lin Tianyi and Lu Changsheng said is true, and the Elders of the Lianshan Holy Land are controlled by the Insect King deep within the Life-Ending Valley, then wouldn't their group be in grave danger?

"It's a bad thing to say, but it's the truth. Elder Lin, let's join forces and defeat him as soon as possible."

Worried that things might get complicated if he waited too long, Lu Changsheng decided to be on the safe side and first defeat the Lianshan Holy Land Elder who had been transformed into a demonic insect puppet.

"Um."

Lin Tianyi reached out and grasped, and a fiery red Long Sword appeared in his hand.

This is a Ninth-Grade Dao Artifact.

It's not surprising that Lin Tianyi, a genius of the Lin Household clan, possesses a Law Treasure of Dao Artifact level.

The Poison Mist Blood Sea Hall Guardian surged, and countless High Antiquity Demon Worm danced within Poison Mist.

These demonic insects, like towering black clouds, flew towards Lu Changsheng, Lin Tianyi, and the others, forming a dense, dark mass.

The buzzing sound produced by the High Antiquity Demon Worm's wings flapping through the air was enough to send chills down one's spine.

"Nine Blazing Swords!"

Lin Tianyi brandished his fiery red immortal Immortal Sword, unleashing nine blazing, Heavenly Fire -like Sword Qi that stretched for thousands of feet and intersected with each other.

The swarm of insects was instantly annihilated upon encountering the fiery red Sword Qi.

However, there were simply too many demonic insects, and Lin Tianyi's nine fiery Sword Qi were not enough to wipe them out in one go.

When Yun Qianyue saw the Divine Ability used by the Blood Sea Hall Guardian, a thoughtful look appeared in her deep eyes.

It's so similar, it's uncanny.

In High Antiquity times, when Yun Qianyue was a disciple of the Immortal Emperor Realm, she followed her master, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sect, and a group of Sects in the Lower Realm to exterminate the Insect King of Life-Ending Valley.

The methods used by the High Antiquity Insect King at that time were somewhat similar to those used by the Blood Sea Hall Guardian.

Lu Changsheng also drew his sword, the Sword Qi of "One Sword Across the Ages" infused with the Purple Tenuity Heavenly Fire, the Ziwei Ancient Star Fire, which is said to be able to incinerate everything in the world. Once it touches a demonic insect, the demonic insect will instantly turn to ashes.

However, the number of demonic insects seemed endless.

Within the Life-Ending Valley, demonic insects also gathered.

"We must kill the demonic insect that controls the Elders of the Lianshan Holy Land, otherwise the demonic insects it summons will be endless, and our True Qi will be exhausted."

While Lu Changsheng was restraining him, Lin Tianyi used his Divine Ability to teleport behind the Blood Sea Hall Guardian. He thrust out his fiery red Immortal Sword with a devastating blow.

Suddenly, the Poison Mist inside the Blood Sea Hall Guardian erupted, enveloping everything in a dark purple Poison Mist. Lin Tianyi only inhaled a Poison Mist, and his face turned purple. He quickly distanced himself.

He immediately took out various Detoxification Pill and swallowed them all to prevent himself from dying from the poison.

"What a terrifying High Antiquity poison..."

Lin Tianyi used more than a dozen Detoxification Pills to barely neutralize this trace of toxin.

The Blood Sea Hall Guardian said in a sinister tone, "This is not a place for you."

"Die."

Before the other party could say anything more, Lu Changsheng teleported behind the Blood Sea Hall Guardian.

"My Poison Mist is something even Ninth-Grade God King cannot withstand; for you, a Great Perfection Immortal Emperor, you are undoubtedly courting death."

The Blood Sea Hall Guardian resorted to his old trick, and the dark Purple Poison Mist spread rapidly in all directions like Shockwave.

Lin Tianyi exclaimed, "Leave quickly, or you'll be poisoned! This is the Insect Poison of High Antiquity Demon Worm; if you're poisoned, you won't be able to escape..."

Before Lin Tianyi could finish speaking, Lu Changsheng, without changing his expression, used the Divine Sword Purple Lightning and Clear Frost to pierce the head of the Blood Sea Hall Guardian.

The High Antiquity Demon Worm's blood, a deep green, flowed down from behind Purple Lightning Clear Frost.

The demonic insects inside his body were killed, and the corpse of the Blood Sea Hall Guardian fell from the sky.

Are you alright?

Lin Tianyi looked Lu Changsheng up and down, incredulous.

Lu Changsheng ventured into the Poison Mist spewed by the High Antiquity Demon Worm, yet remained completely unharmed.

"What could be wrong?"

Lu Changsheng cultivates the "Eternal Ages Immortality Art," a Body Tempering Cultivation Method that not only makes his physical body incredibly strong but also grants him immunity to all poisons.

This High Antiquity Demon Worm, which parasitizes the body of Elder in the Lianshan Holy Land, poses little threat to Lu Changsheng, who has mastered the Fifth Layer of the "Eternal Ages Immortality Art".

"What kind of physique do you have? You're not even afraid of the Insect Poison of High Antiquity Demon Worm insects. No wonder even the Imperial Son is no match for you."

Lin Tianyi was sweating profusely.

Lu Changsheng's combat strength is higher than his, yet Lin Xuantong arranged for him to protect Lu Changsheng. Who's protecting whom here?

"Deal with the Demon Sects sect members here as soon as possible, lest things get complicated."

The moment Lu Changsheng killed the High Antiquity Demon Worm, a strange fluctuation emanated from the depths of the Life-Ending Valley, causing Lu Changsheng's heart to skip a beat.

His goal was merely to wipe out the Blood Sea Hall stronghold in this area; he did not want to provoke the terrifying existence deep within the Life-Ending Valley.

After the most powerful Blood Sea Hall Guardian was killed, the remaining Blood Sea Hall Elders and disciples were no match for the Changsheng Sect's disciples and the Elders he brought with him.

Lin Qingzhi and 365 disciples of the Taihua Sacred Ground formed the Lesser Celestial Circuit Star-Dipper Formation, trapping the entire stronghold and preventing the Elders and disciples of the Blood Sea Hall from escaping.

One by one, the Elders and disciples of the Blood Sea Hall perished.

Lu Changsheng appeared inside the Blood Sea Hall Palace and, with a wave of his hand, took away all the Cultivation Method and Medicinal Pills.

Although the Blood Sea Hall's Cultivation Method and Medicinal Pills are unorthodox, they are like a Dagger; it all depends on how you use it.

At this Blood Sea Hall stronghold, thousands of the Blood Sea Hall Elders and disciples were all killed.

"Letting them die like this would be too good for them."

"Take this Elder of the Blood Sea Hall, whose real name is Chen Fu. Because he practiced Devil Cultivation Method, Qi Deviation and killed the lives of people in a hundred cities overnight, leaving no trace of roosters crowing for a thousand miles."

Lin Tianyi released his True Qi from his palm, destroying the corpse of a Demon.

The Blood Sea Hall has recruited many Demons wanted by various Holy Lands, including some of the most vicious and ruthless.

Lin Tianyi was indignant.

After the Blood Sea Hall stronghold was destroyed, Lin Qingzhi collected the 365 Lesser Celestial Circuit Star Banner and returned them to his master, Lu Changsheng: "Master, why did the High Antiquity Demon Worm, after devouring the internal organs of the Lianshan Holy Land Elder, choose to manipulate his corpse and even serve the Blood Sea Hall?"

"This is something I can't understand at all. This place is rather strange; let's leave as soon as possible."

Lu Changsheng set aside the things he couldn't figure out for the time being, prioritizing his own safety.

"Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving."

"Ah!!"

A cold voice rang out, followed by the screams of the Taihua Sacred Ground Elder.

An Elder at the Immortal Emperor Third Stage had his arm broken and was unable to move.

Above the Life-Ending Valley, thousands of Demons dressed in blood-red robes appeared, the leader of whom had a terrifying face with scars from fire.

But his aura was extremely terrifying; even the Forbidden Grounds Life-Ending Valley trembled, and the once active High Antiquity Demon Worm fell into deathly silence once more.

Aside from the leading Blood Sea Hall Guardian, the other Blood Sea Hall Demons also possessed terrifyingly strong auras, even stronger than the members of the Demon Sects Branch Hall of Life-Ending Valley!

These Demons surrounded the Taihua Mountain team led by Lu Changsheng.

"Three Guardians!"

Lin Tianyi was taken aback.

Among the Demons who were besieging them, there were actually three powerful Demon Sects cultivators at the God King Realm!

The Evil Cultivator at the God King Realm holds the position of Guardian in the Blood Sea Hall!

The Elders of Taihua Sacred Ground, as well as many disciples under the Changsheng Sect, all turned slightly pale.

The Blood Sea Hall's reinforcements arrived far too quickly, as if... it was all expected!

"That person is more troublesome than this one, Song Tianfang."

Lu Changsheng's expression was extremely solemn.

The leader of the Blood Sea Hall Guardian was none other than Song Tianfang, the Demon who had been hunting down Lin Xuantong and his group in the Qianyuan Grotto-Heaven Song Tianfang.

Song Tianfang was Great Demon wanted by the Kunlun Holy Land for 30 million years. His cultivation was astonishing. Even when Lin Xuantong used the Fourth Sword Realm, he could not defeat Song Tianfang. He was forced to use the Fifth Sword Realm, Lin Xuantong injured Song Tianfang and allowed him to escape with Liu Mufeng and Feng Qing'er.

Lu Changsheng had absolutely no confidence in facing a Demon Sects expert of Song Tianfang's caliber.

Although Lu Changsheng mastered the First Section of the Fifth Sword Realm's Mnemonic, and Lin Xuantong severely injured Song Tianfang precisely by using the Sword Art based on the first chapter of the Fifth Sword Realm's Mnemonic, Lin Xuantong used the Fifth Sword Realm with the power of Fifth-Grade God King, making its power far exceed that of Lu Changsheng's Sword Qi.

Pessimistically speaking, without using other means, Lu Changsheng's chances of winning against Song Tianfang are close to zero.

"Song Tianfang!"

Lin Tianyi and the Elders of Taihua Sacred Ground had heard of this Great Demon who was wanted by Kunlun Holy Land.

Song Tianfang led the experts of the Blood Sea Hall to ambush Lin Xuantong in the Qianyuan Grotto-Heaven.

Song Tianfang's cultivation level was slightly higher than Lin Xuantong's. Lin Xuantong was only able to defeat Song Tianfang because of his exquisite Sword Art at the Fifth Sword Realm.

Song Tianfang led his team to ambush the people from Taihua Sacred Ground once again. This time, Lin Xuantong was not present, and Lu Changsheng was the strongest among them.

However, Lu Changsheng also possessed an Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill, which would temporarily grant him the cultivation of Sixth-Grade God King, or even Fifth-Grade God King.

Besides Song Tianfang, there were two other Blood Sea Hall Guardian, one Eighth-Grade God King and the other Ninth-Grade God King.

If, during the final battle with Song Tianfang after consuming the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill, these two Blood Sea Hall Guardian were to restrain him and delay the effects of the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Elder Lin, are you confident you can hold off the other two Blood Sea Hall Guardian so I can deal with Song Tianfang?"

Lu Changsheng transmitted his voice to Lin Tianyi.

His disciples are not yet capable of restraining Demon at the God King Realm.

At this point, they could only rely on Grand Supreme Elders Lin Tianyi, who was also at the God King Realm.

"You want to deal with Song Tianfang alone? Do you know that he is a master on the same level as the Sacred Lord?"

Lin Tianyi believed that Lu Changsheng must have gone mad.

Song Tianfang's strength is on par with Lin Xuantong's, which means Lu Changsheng is going to have to fight a master like Lin Xuantong. Can he possibly be a match for him?

"I have Medicinal Pills that can temporarily boost my strength."

"So that's how it is... Hmm? Could it be that you possess Twenty-First-Grade Divine Pill? If so, we might have a sliver of hope. I'll try my best to restrain the other two Blood Sea Hall Guardian later."

Shocked, Lin Tianyi realized this was their only chance of survival. As long as Lu Changsheng defeated Song Tianfang, the people from the Blood Sea Hall would escape.

He could only try his best to hold off the other two Blood Sea Hall Guardian to buy time for Lu Changsheng.

"I'll test his strength first."

Lu Changsheng poured a massive amount of True Qi into the Immortal Sword, Purple Lightning Clear Frost. The vast True Qi flowed into the sword body, and the Divine Sword emitted a loud Sword Cry. An invisible sea of swords was formed, covering a radius of thousands of miles. The wandering Sword Qi left sword marks on countless Ancient Wood below.

The vast sea of clouds was stirred up and shattered by the invisible Sword Qi.

"The Fifth Sword Realm — Sword Domain?" Song Tianfang slightly surprised, but not particularly moved. "I didn't expect even Lin Xuantong's disciple to have Fifth Sword Realm. I really don't know whether to say Lin Xuantong is a good teacher or that his talent is even inferior to his disciple's?"

Lu Changsheng noticed Song Tianfang's expression; it seemed that Song Tianfang already knew that he had mastered the Fifth Sword Realm.

The Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill can instantly restore True Qi and enhance cultivation. Before that, Lu Changsheng needs to use his current cultivation level to test Song Tianfang's strength and deplete his True Qi.

As the Sword Domain formed, countless Sword Qi swept in from all directions, threatening to annihilate Song Tianfang and thousands of the Blood Sea Hall experts!

Song Tianfang clasped his hands together and said, "However, you are still far from being as good as your master."

Myriad Laws Return to Emptiness!

The space in front of Song Tianfang suddenly collapsed, forming a Spacetime vortex with a diameter of ten thousand feet, which forcibly devoured the Sword Domain.

Each Sword Qi was absorbed into the Spacetime vortex, unable to escape.

The Sword Domain began to crumble and rapidly crumble.

"So strong."

Lu Changsheng finally understood how terrifying a powerhouse like Lin Xuantong.

Without using the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill, it would be impossible to match him.

Imperial Son Ku, Yuexi, Chu Wuqing, and Tian Chengjian, these Peerless Genius from the Eight Divine Palaces of the Heavenly Court, naturally possessed higher aptitudes than Song Tianfang; however, they had not cultivated for as long as Song Tianfang.

Song Tianfang's profound cultivation spanning over thirty million years was enough for him to defeat numerous geniuses.

The only option now is to use the precious Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill.

The Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill is Twenty-First-Grade Divine Pill, extremely precious, but compared to my life, it's nothing.

Just as Lu Changsheng was about to take the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill, Lin Xuantong's voice rang out. "Song Tianfang, you've fallen into a trap."

Lin Xuantong, along with the Household Ancestor Lin, the Jiang Clan Ancestor, and other Taihua Mountain figures from Mount Taihua, appeared outside the Blood Sea Hall experts, including Song Tianfang!

"Sacred Lord?!"

The Elders of the Taihua Sacred Ground were overjoyed; Lin Xuantong's appearance was so timely!

The expressions of the Demons from the Blood Sea Hall changed drastically.

They ambushed Lu Changsheng's team, but little did they know that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; they had fallen into Lin Xuantong's trap instead!