Slaying the Mirage Demon!

"We can't just keep killing them; we need to find the monster's true form," Tantai Yue said softly, her hands rapidly forming seals. "Golden Light Spell: Mingwang Shield!"

"Buzz—"

A golden barrier unfolded around the four of them, and the tentacles hissed and burned as they struck it.

Hearing this, Wei Qing looked up, golden light flowing in his eyes!

This was an accidental gain from one of Wei Qing's cultivation sessions.

By covering his eyes with Mental Power and following the operational route of "Nanke's Dream," he instantly gained a night-vision-like ability.

The dense fog within a hundred-meter radius became as clear as water in his eyes, and the dark figures hidden within it were completely exposed to his sight.

"Found you."

As soon as the words left his mouth, a "clang" of a blade resounded across the wilderness.

A blood-red lotus blossom bloomed, and a cold glint flashed.

Nine blade lights, like blooming lotuses, carved perfect blood-red trajectories in the void.

"Swish—"

Wherever the blood-red blade energy passed, tentacles, dark figures, and even the dense fog itself were sliced in two.

The dark figures hidden in the fog didn't even have time to scream before their bodies, like thin snow encountering a scorching sun, dissolved into wisps of smoke with a "sizzling" sound.

Within a ten-zhang radius, the mist cleared.

On the ground lay nine crisscrossing blood-red blade marks, forming the pattern of a blooming lotus.

[Ding! Killed Seventh-Rank Peak demon and monster, Mirage Demon]

[Mental Power +60, Strength +49, Constitution +44]

There was no joy on Wei Qing's face.

Because the system's prompt confirmed his inner thoughts: this trip for the Exotic Treasure was a trap set by the demon race.

He just didn't know what their ultimate goal was.

At the same time.

The space before the four of them distorted, followed by the sound of metal clashing.

The figures of Qin Shuang and other sect disciples were exposed before them.

"Ah—!"

A scream rang out as a lone sect disciple was entangled by tentacles around his legs and dragged violently into the depths of the fog.

Only the sound of "crack" bones breaking was heard, and the scream abruptly stopped.

"Brother Wei, please lend us a hand."

Seeing Wei Qing and the other three suddenly appear, Qin Shuang understood that Wei Qing and his group must have a way to restrain or even kill the dark figures.

As Qin Shuang shouted.

The other sect disciples also noticed Wei Qing and his group.

Song Yuanming hurriedly said, "Lord Wei, please help us."

"Warden Tantai, please lend your aid, and my Blazing Sun Sect will surely repay you handsomely afterward."

Liu Yulong's voice carried a hint of urgency, but his gaze never landed on Wei Qing.

In his opinion, this so-called newly appointed Warden of the Heavenly Realm Division had only survived until now thanks to Tantai Yue's protection.

All the talk of powerful strength and scaring away the Ghost Corpse Sect was just Wei Qing and the others puffing themselves up. Without Tantai Yue, those who participated in the battle at the City God Temple would have long been annihilated by the Ghost Corpse Sect.

For this reason, upon arriving at Qingcheng, the Blazing Sun Sect was one of only two sect powers that did not pay their respects to Wei Qing.

The other was the Blood Robe Gate.

Wei Qing didn't care about this.

In fact, even if Song Yuanming and the others hadn't spoken, he would have intervened.

In his view, these demons were all experience points. If he wanted to quickly become stronger, these demons were indispensable.

"Sister Yue, I can handle it from here."

"Mm."

Tantai Yue nodded and took a step forward, blocking the path for Jun Wushang and the other two.

"Boom—"

The surrounding dense fog suddenly churned violently, and several dark figures darted through the mist, emitting piercing shrieks.

Wei Qing raised his right hand slightly, and the Soul Slaying Blade was slowly drawn from its sheath.

"Blood Moon Slash!"

A crescent-shaped blood-red blade energy tore through the air, instantly shredding the thick fog and charging directly at the shadowy figure.

Wherever the blade energy passed, a black shadow hidden in the mist, unable to even let out a scream, was split in two and dissolved into black smoke.

"This..."

Liu Yulong's pupils constricted, and he stared at the scene before him in disbelief.

Those shadowy figures that even Qin Shuang struggled to deal with were like paper in Wei Qing's blade!

[Ding! Slayed Seventh-Rank Advanced demon and monster, Mirage Demon]

[Mental Power +50, Strength +39, Constitution +36, Marrow Cleansing Fluid X1]

As soon as the system's voice fell, an aura of breakthrough rippled from Wei Qing's body.

At this moment, his martial artist cultivation advanced to Sixth Rank Advanced.

"This is possible too..."

"Breaking through mid-battle, Lord Wei's talent is truly astonishing."

"Seventh-Rank Advanced at 16 years old. Even the number one on the Heavenly Talent Ranking didn't achieve this at 16."

The sect disciples present exclaimed in surprise.

"Impossible!" Liu Yulong's heart was shaken. "He was clearly only at the Eighth Rank... How could he be Seventh-Rank Advanced?"

Wei Qing's strike was like a resounding slap to his face.

Sixteen years old, Seventh-Rank Advanced.

His cultivation was comparable, but he was already twenty.

Tantai Yue saw this and thought, if they knew Wei Qing had also comprehended Profound Meaning, what kind of expressions would they have then?

Little did she know.

Due to the Breath Concealing Pill, Wei Qing's displayed realm was one rank lower than his true realm.

If she knew Wei Qing's true realm.

She wondered what kind of expression she would have then?

Wei Qing didn't care about any of this; his eyes were only on the experience points.

A flash of blade light.

A tentacle lunging at Dongfang Rongrong was severed at the waist.

"Thank you, Lord Wei."

Dongfang Rongrong, her face slightly pale, quickly cupped her fists and bowed to Wei Qing.

Wei Qing nodded slightly in response, his figure flashed, and he had already charged into the depths of the dense fog.

"No."

"Qingzi."

"Brother Wei."

"Lord Wei, it's dangerous."

Tantai Yue and the others wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Wei Qing's figure had already disappeared into the thick fog.

Jun Wushang was about to step forward when Zhang Xue pulled him back. "Qing Ge isn't someone reckless. Since he dares to do this, he must have a way."

"But..."

"Let's wait and see, maybe..."

Before Zhang Xue could finish speaking, everyone heard the sounds of fighting from within the dense fog.

A moment later.

Wei Qing's figure emerged from the thick fog, completely unharmed, not even his clothes were damaged.

At the same time.

Everyone noticed that the terrifying tentacles and shadowy figures also did not reappear.

"It's resolved?"

Tantai Yue took a step forward and asked.

Wei Qing sheathed his blade. "It's resolved."

The many sect disciples heard this, and the anxiety in their hearts finally subsided.

But, followed by fear.

After a quick count, of the more than one hundred people who had entered the Black Mist Wasteland.

At this moment, there were less than eighty people remaining, a death toll of one-third.

Then, some disciples from second and third-rate sects proposed a retreat.

Exotic Treasures were good, but they had to be alive to get them.

"It's too late." Nangong Ruyan looked towards the direction they had come from. "Look behind you."

Everyone turned their heads in unison and discovered that the passage they had come through had vanished without a trace at some point.

The dense fog behind them was slowly devouring the path they had taken.