Seeing this, Chen Guan hurried after them.
By now, the Blazing Flame Sect's grounds outside had long since become a river of blood, and corpses littered the ground.
Among them were not only the bodies of Phoenix Perch Sect disciples, but quite a few Blazing Flame Sect disciples as well.
The Blazing Flame Sect's true experts had already been held back by the Demon Suppressing Division.
"Lord Mu, I'll deal with him!"
Seeing Mu Yuan attack the white-bearded old man, Chen Guan wanted to step in and help.
But Mu Yuan shook his head. "We can handle things here. Go help the Phoenix Perch Sect disciples. Don't let them all die here!"
Chen Guan quickly agreed.
He swung his fists and plunged into the melee.
Though Shen Mengjin was badly wounded, she wielded her long sword with ruthless ferocity.
The flames coiling around its blade were so hot that the air around her rippled and warped!
The cry of a phoenix rang throughout the Blazing Flame Sect.
"Wild Goose Fist!"
Once Chen Guan charged into the crowd, he used Wild Goose Fist with both fists to attack the Blazing Flame Sect disciples around him.
But these people were nowhere near as easy to deal with as the demons on Tushan.
After all, they were disciples of a reputable sect, and they practiced the techniques of a major sect.
So in truth, the Phoenix Perch Sect disciples were struggling more and more as the fight wore on!
"Give it everything you've got! If we can't avenge our dead brothers today, we'll have no face to return to our sect! Even if we die, we'll take one of them down with us!"
Seeing this, Shen Mengjin cried out fiercely.
And that was exactly what she was doing.
She raised her sword and charged through the crowd. Chen Guan could no longer gauge Shen Mengjin's cultivation.
But the strength she was displaying now was worlds apart from what her cultivation level suggested.
After her words bolstered the Phoenix Perch Sect disciples' morale, the hatred in their eyes burned even more fiercely.
They were all holding back a furious breath.
After all, no disciple could accept seeing their sect invaded by another.
The Phoenix Perch Sect disciples, who had been on the back foot, now regained the upper hand.
Chen Guan stopped fighting, watching them in astonishment.
The Phoenix Perch Sect disciples fought through the crowd with blood-red eyes. Even when their arms and legs were broken,
they used their teeth to tear out the Blazing Flame Sect disciples' throats!
Faced with such a desperate fighting style, the Blazing Flame Sect disciples were filled with fear.
"You... you're not human!"
A Blazing Flame Sect disciple stammered.
As the Phoenix Perch Sect disciples hunted them down, their hands began to tremble.
Some even dropped their weapons to the ground.
It was just as the saying went: the meek fear the fierce, and the fierce fear those who don't care if they die.
Even knowing they were doomed, the Blazing Flame Sect disciples didn't dare charge forward.
"Phoenix Perch Sect disciples, follow me!"
Seeing this, Chen Guan felt the urge to fight surge within him.
He charged ahead, using Whirlwind Wind Steps to plunge into the crowd. Golden dragon-elephant apparitions flickered around him.
"Fuse Whirlwind Wind Steps and Exquisite Leg!"
Chen Guan communicated with the system in his mind.
[Consumed one thousand years of Demon Lifespan. Whirlwind Wind Steps and Exquisite Leg have been completely fused.]
When the system notification appeared, Chen Guan opened the System Panel!
[Host: Chen Guan] [Lifespan: Five years] [Demon Lifespan: One thousand eight hundred years] [Martial Art Wild Goose Fist (Mystic Grade Low Rank). Lifespan required to advance to the next stage: 0/800 years] [Martial Art Exquisite Leg (Mortal Grade High Rank). Lifespan required to advance to the next stage: 0/450 years] [Art: Dragon Elephant Subduing Demon Art (Mystic Grade Low Rank). Current progress: 5/9. Lifespan required to advance to the next stage: 0/3,200 years]
Looking at the prompt on the System Panel,
Chen Guan nodded with satisfaction.
But if he wanted to advance the Dragon Elephant Subduing Demon Art, the lifespan required for each level doubled.
Still, the demons he encountered in the future would grow stronger and stronger.
And the Demon Lifespan he obtained would only increase!
"Run! Everyone, run!"
The Blazing Flame Sect disciple's roar snapped him back to the present.
The Phoenix Perch Sect disciples were reaping the Blazing Flame Sect disciples' lives like Gods and Devils descended to earth.
Faced with death, the Blazing Flame Sect disciples turned and fled.
But Shen Mengjin led her disciples in pursuit, determined to leave none of them alive.
Mu Yuan and the Demon Suppressing Division officers had the Blazing Flame Sect elders pinned down.
All they could do now was watch helplessly as their disciples were slaughtered, unable to intervene.
"Don't kill me! Please, I'm begging you!"
The Blazing Flame Sect disciples who couldn't escape could only kneel and beg for mercy.
But the Phoenix Perch Sect disciples wouldn't listen. They simply drove their swords into their hearts.
The sight sent the Blazing Flame Sect elders into a rage. "Phoenix Perch Sect, you're too cruel! We've already knelt and begged for mercy, and you still won't spare us?"
"Spare you? When your Blazing Flame Sect stormed into our Phoenix Perch Sect, our disciples knelt and begged for mercy too. Did you spare them? Today, you'll pay your blood debt! Blood can only be repaid with blood!"
Elder Wanhua roared, eyes nearly bursting with fury.
Her words left the Blazing Flame Sect elders unable to answer.
The Demon Suppressing Division officers had also pushed the elders onto the back foot, and some had already been killed.
Seeing this, Chen Guan didn't rush to act. The Blazing Flame Sect disciples had already been scared out of their wits.
All they could do now was await slaughter at the hands of the Phoenix Perch Sect disciples.
"Chen Guan, what do you think now?"
After killing the white-bearded old man, Mu Yuan came over and asked him.
Chen Guan smiled calmly. "Lord Mu, the Blazing Flame Sect is finished. Its elders and disciples are dead. All that's left is to find their sect leader and kill him!"
"It's not that simple. Their sect leader broke through my blockade and escaped long ago!"
Mu Yuan's words shocked Chen Guan. "Already? Did he get wind of this in advance?"
"Indeed. You know this operation was ordered by someone above us. That person must have tipped him off! Now we have to find not only the Great Demon of Tushan, but also the Blazing Flame Sect's sect leader!"
Mu Yuan continued.
But Chen Guan wasn't too worried. The matter on Tushan had been settled for good.
What mattered most was that the people of Qingshi County were no longer in danger.
"Thank you, Lord Mu and Lord Chen, for saving us. The Phoenix Perch Sect disciples are deeply grateful!"
After the Blazing Flame Sect forces had been dealt with,
Elder Wanhua led the Phoenix Perch Sect disciples over and thanked them with heartfelt sincerity.
Mu Yuan waved her thanks away. "It's nothing. The Blazing Flame Sect colluded with demons, so dealing with them was the Demon Suppressing Division's responsibility. The Phoenix Perch Sect has suffered heavy losses. Go back and take charge of things."
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