Demonic Cultivators, the Nether Fiend Formation

It succeeded!

Joy appeared on both Liu Hongyu's and Feng Wanqing's faces.

The hearts they had been holding taut finally relaxed a little.

The Earth Spirit Demonic Python had simply put far too much pressure on them.

Fortunately, the three of them had joined forces this time. Otherwise, it was hard to say what the outcome of this operation would have been.

Just as the two women were beginning to let their guard down, Ji Haoyuan, standing beside the Earth Spirit Demonic Python's corpse, suddenly had a sharp glint flash through his eyes.

In an instant, the Crimson Flame Pattern Spear and Green Leaf Sword in his hands transformed into two streaks of light and shot toward Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing!

"Daoist Friend Haoyuan, you..."

Seeing Ji Haoyuan's sudden move, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing's expressions changed drastically.

They had never imagined that Ji Haoyuan would attack them at such a time.

But very quickly, the two women realized something was wrong.

Ji Haoyuan's targets were not them, but what lay behind them.

What...?

A trace of confusion rose in both women's hearts.

Yet almost immediately, two immense waves of mana collided and exploded behind them.

"Hm?"

At the same time, all three of them heard a soft exclamation.

The two women swiftly turned around.

Behind them stood two tall men in dark robes, though neither knew when they had appeared.

Both possessed Foundation Establishment cultivation.

Yet the aura emanating from them was completely different from that of Ji Haoyuan and the others. It carried a faintly sinister, evil air.

This was...?

Demonic Cultivators!

In almost an instant, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing recognized the two men's identities.

That only made them all the more shocked.

Why would Demonic Cultivators appear here?

Although the Autumn Forest Mountain Range was not under the Crimson Cloud Sect's jurisdiction, the surrounding areas were almost entirely under the Crimson Cloud Sect's control.

There was practically no soil here for Demonic Cultivators to survive in.

Even if there were Demonic Cultivators among them, they would keep an extremely low profile.

They might not exactly live with their tails tucked between their legs, but they would never dare show their faces so easily.

But now...

Judging by these two men's manner, they were clearly fearless and had something to rely on.

What was going on?

Or had they already decided they could swallow the three of them whole?

At that thought, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing's expressions became grave.

"How did you discover us?"

At this moment, the Bald Man narrowed his eyes at Ji Haoyuan and spoke in a somewhat sinister voice.

Ji Haoyuan did not answer him.

In fact, he had noticed the two men's arrival while fighting the Earth Spirit Demonic Python.

Otherwise, he would not have deliberately allowed the Earth Spirit Demonic Python to send him flying earlier.

He had done so to preserve his strength and keep the two men from noticing.

Now that he had arrived beside Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing, he finally raised his eyes to the Bald Man and the Hooked Nose Man beside him, saying calmly,

"Is that important?

If I'm not mistaken, since you appeared here and revealed yourselves before us, I presume you've already made some preparations."

"What?"

Upon hearing Ji Haoyuan's words, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing's expressions changed again.

They quickly scanned their surroundings, trying to find some clue.

Yet they found nothing at all.

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly,

both the Bald Man and the Hooked Nose Man burst into laughter.

"You're right. That question truly isn't so important anymore."

As they spoke, sinister expressions abruptly appeared on their faces.

"Because you will soon become nourishment for my Nether Fiend Formation.

When that time comes, no one else will ever learn of everything that happened here."

"What?"

When Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing heard the words "Nether Fiend Formation," their pupils contracted sharply.

Clearly, they had heard at least something of the infamous Nether Fiend Formation among Demonic Cultivators.

Whoosh!

At that moment, the Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man hesitated no longer.

They attacked together.

More than a dozen Formation Flags radiating dense demonic qi were immediately flung out.

In the blink of an eye, they set up the Nether Fiend Formation around Ji Haoyuan and the others.

Whooo—

In that instant, sinister winds howled, and rolling black mist instantly obscured Ji Haoyuan and the others' vision.

The range of their Spiritual Sense was abruptly compressed to only a few meters around their bodies.

And it continued to shrink without stop.

Yet this was not what worried Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing the most.

What worried them most was that, within the Nether Fiend Formation, they could clearly feel that they could no longer draw even a trace of Spiritual Energy from the outside world.

Not only that, to resist the encroachment of the surrounding nether Sha Qi, they had to continuously expend mana to keep themselves from being tainted.

Under such circumstances, their strength had fallen by at least thirty percent.

And as time went on, the situation would only grow more severe.

This can't continue!

The two women decisively came to a decision.

The next moment, they swiftly attacked.

A spirit artifact jade bracelet and a spirit artifact Brocade Handkerchief were immediately summoned.

Dazzling radiance bloomed in an instant.

But soon, a saber and sword gleaming with dark gold light struck at them from the darkness.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sparks flew.

Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing both let out muffled groans as their bodies retreated again and again.

Clearly, the two women had suffered no small loss in that exchange.

But their opponents clearly had no intention of giving them time to recover. The saber and sword, wrapped in waves of demonic qi, attacked them once more from the void.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At this moment, the two women continuously exchanged blows with the Bald Man and the Hooked Nose Man within the formation.

Meanwhile,

Ji Haoyuan was in no hurry to join their battle.

At this moment, his eyes gleamed as he stared all around him, carefully sensing the formation's operation and changes.

Very quickly, lines of text rapidly flashed before his eyes.

You observed the Tier 2 Formation, the Nether Fiend Formation, sensed its operation and changes, and gained insight.

You observed the Tier 2 Formation, the Nether Fiend Formation, sensed its operation and changes, and gained insight.

You observed the Tier 2 Formation, the Nether Fiend Formation, sensed its operation and changes, and successfully found this formation's flaws and weaknesses.

Your attainments in formations have improved.

The corners of Ji Haoyuan's mouth slowly curved upward.

It had to be said that these two fellows had truly delivered him a "great gift."

Through observing and comprehending the Nether Fiend Formation, his attainments in the path of formations had clearly improved by a large margin.

At present, he was only one step away from becoming a Second Order Formation Master.

Next, he only needed to obtain some Second Order formation materials to make a single stroke breakthrough in his formation mastery.

But there was no rush now.

He should first deal with the trouble before him.

With that thought, Ji Haoyuan's gaze suddenly turned toward a certain spot within the formation.

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