In the wilderness, a demon staggered along.
It gradually strayed from the demon horde and made its way toward a secluded path.
Suddenly—
A streak of cold light flashed across its neck, and its head shot into the sky.
With a muffled thump, the demon's corpse crashed heavily to the ground.
A faint black mist drifted from its corpse, flew back into the void, and vanished from sight.
"Nicely done. Go lure over that demon next," Gu Qingshan said.
Black mist swirled around him, transforming into a Heavenly Demoness.
"Is it that one—the five-meter-tall one covered in molten lava?" the Heavenly Demoness asked, pointing.
"That's right. Go," Gu Qingshan said.
As he spoke, a flash of spiritual light flickered over his body.
He had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.
The Heavenly Demoness took no notice. She nodded, then dissolved into black smoke and vanished into the void.
A short while later,
a monster covered in molten lava came walking down the secluded path.
It seemed to have lost its soul. Its expression was vacant as it stumbled toward them.
A flash of cold light!
The long sword plunged into the monster's gaping maw and emerged from the back of its head.
Thud—
The monster struggled a few times, then sank to its knees.
Gu Qingshan held it at bay with his sword, rendering every struggle futile.
At last,
the monster toppled heavily to the ground.
It died just like that, utterly unable to fight back.
The black mist flew back and whispered in Gu Qingshan's ear, "My lord, the demons are starting to flee."
Gu Qingshan sheathed his sword and looked ahead.
He saw wave after wave of demons gathering together and racing toward the depths of the wilderness.
Soon, all the nearby demons were on the move,