Highly Skilled

Good, some experts have already arrived.

Just now, Li Fan decisively chose to take action in the main tent of the camp, ignoring the surrounding magic array and forcibly rushing in to kill and seize the talisman, because a master had already broken into the range of his Gu Guan Method Divine Sense!

And it wasn't just one, it was four!

Just as Li Fan and his group were inspecting the Corpse Soldier Formation around the military camp, four Nascent Soul Stage cultivators arrived at the battlefield where Li Fan had just fought, almost one after the other. Despite the obvious baleful aura nearby, they ignored it, clearly indicating that the Heng Hai Army had sensed the battle taking place and come to their aid.

Three of them stood in a triangular formation near the battlefield, maintaining a distance from each other. They were probably examining the traces on the battlefield and making calculations. These three were likely backup forces hidden by Guyeshan, Kongsang Mountain, and the Death Gate Dao, and were most likely true disciples of the Inner Sect of the Xuanmen. The remaining person was hidden in the shadows, and it was unknown whether he was from Yellow Heaven Dao's side or a random cultivator who was just passing by and joining in the fun.

These people were nearby and could arrive in an instant. To avoid any unforeseen complications, Li Fan immediately raided the military camp, seized the Tiger Tally, and took action. Sure enough, the four men sensed something and were immediately alarmed by the fire snakes that shot into the sky.

But their subsequent reactions revealed how Gao Ming this group was than the previous one.

Instead of immediately flying into the sky or diving into the earth to rush over and fight, the three of them distanced themselves from each other. Then, one of them set up a magic array on the spot, while the other two summoned their magic weapons. They circled around to the left and right, flanking the Genmen military camp from both sides.

As for the fourth person hiding in the shadows, he remained motionless underground, waiting for his opportunity.

Of course, Li Fan could not hide their movements from him at all; his vast Divine Sense scanned them all.

We can leave Voldemort aside for now. The three Nascent Soul Stage on the other side of the Heng Hai Army are so cautious; they are clearly not easy to deal with. Moreover, although they took a long detour, they moved extremely fast. We don't know if they were using sword flight or escape techniques, so there's no need to think about using any killing calamity to cover them up and harvest their spoils. Being too greedy will kill you.

So Li Fan headed west first to deal with any troublemakers and intercept any opponents coming from the west.

After all, Li Wugou is now dealing with all the evil corpses by herself. Her skill level is only slightly better than Yan Qin and the others. If she is ambushed by an Inner Sect disciple of the Xuanmen from the east, she may be in mortal danger.

For Li Fan, the safest option was to pounce on the one on the west side and quickly kill it, then turn around and go find the other one on the east side.

This time, however, all three were particularly cautious. In particular, the cultivator near Li Fan, with his Nascent Soul Divine Sense, should have sensed that Li Fan was slaughtering the Golden Core cultivators of the Heng Hai Army, but instead of intervening, he stopped out of sight, gathering his Dao Breath and spiritual energy, and began preparing for battle.

The enemy is being so cautious, and they might even be experts from the Xuanmen sect. If they really insist on avoiding danger, Li Fan might not be able to achieve a quick victory. And if the people flanking from the east were to suddenly use their escape techniques to rush straight to the camp, it could ruin everything.

Li Fan quickly made a decision. With his left hand, he continued to sweep the Qi of the Qiankun Flying Dragon Sword, chasing and annihilating the Golden Core cultivators and evil corpses in front of him. At the same time, with a sword incantation in his right hand, the sword ball and moon spirit surrounding his body turned into a silver light and left his body. Man and sword separated and headed far away to the horizon.

Good idea. Li Fan plans to use a standard tactic: fight two opponents at once, holding off one while his flying sword kills the other.

In truth, he wasn't entirely confident of victory. After all, while the flying sword was powerful and the Moon Soul's performance was reliable, Li Fan usually targeted enemies within his line of sight when using his sword to kill them.

With the speed of Yuepo's sword, the person before her could truly do as she pleased, killing wherever she pointed, and decapitating her in a flash. However, beyond the visual range, navigating a sword strike from beyond the heavens with Divine Sense placed an exponentially greater burden on her Divine Sense.

However, even after Li Fan had slaughtered all the Golden Core cultivators around him, the cultivators hiding nearby still refused to come forward. So Li Fan simply didn't leave the battlefield. He sat cross-legged on the spot, took out the Golden Dragon White Star, and Ruyi Sword Scripture Zhu Hong Yinian Ruyi Sword Sutra. At the same time, he deliberately released his aura, condensed his soaring spiritual energy, and challenged his opponent to a duel, intending to hold him off here.

The opposing side knew that Li Fan wanted to fight, but they thought Li Fan was unaware that someone was flanking them, so they stopped hiding and released their spiritual energy. Two streams of spiritual energy shot into the sky, immediately attracting the attention of everyone present.

Two streams of spiritual energy soared into the sky and clashed. The man on the east was indeed moved. He paused for a moment, unsure whether he was performing a spell, hesitating, or deciding whether to come to reinforce or check on the main camp.

But in that moment of hesitation, the Moon Soul Sword Light struck!

Li Fan could see in his Divine Sense that a sword light, as radiant as the silver moon, swept across and precisely pierced through the skull of the cultivator to the east!

But the opponent didn't die! The system didn't give any notification!

Li Fan had just achieved the Three Flowers stage and knew that the Xuanmen sect had various methods for dealing with calamities and disasters. Therefore, he was mentally prepared that the flying sword might not be able to kill his opponent. Anyway, if one sword couldn't finish the job, he could just use another.

Without pausing, Yuepo turned and attacked the rebels!

As Li Fan had predicted, the cultivator in the east survived the sword strike and immediately used his escape technique to get away. Unfortunately, his escape technique was not as instantaneous as the Wind and Cloud Dragon Ascent and the Ice River Escape; he had to accelerate, and as a result, he was caught up by Yue Po and pierced through the chest with another sword strike!

He's not dead yet!

Li Fan shrugged. "It's alright. You have to cut the Three Flowers three times, right? Let's do it again."

However, the cultivator on the east side was probably scared. He was inexplicably slashed twice by swords, suffering serious injuries. What was even more terrifying was that there was probably not a single person in his Divine Sense range! At the critical moment of life and death, he unleashed an amazing potential, creating a pillar of light that shot into the sky! He instantly stole the limelight again!

His sudden move left the cultivators facing Li Fan in the west, as well as those who had stayed behind to set up the formation, somewhat bewildered. They had no idea what was going on. However, perhaps in the spirit of the three factions advancing and retreating together, the cultivator in the south also released an aura, as if to echo his previous actions.

But it was all for naught. If both sides attacked at the same time, Li Fan might be a little worried, but who told you to be so cautious, squatting down right in front of them and refusing to make a move?

So Li Fan unleashed another sword strike. This time, the cultivator from the east seemed to throw out some magical artifact to try and block it, but Yue Po seemed to be enraged as well. He felt ashamed that he couldn't kill him with two sword strikes, so he launched a third sword strike. The sword power was astonishing, shining like a star, and instantly shattered the magical artifact, completely erasing the human form of the cultivator from the east.

The pillar of air to the east was instantly extinguished, and Li Fan's mood improved slightly.

Hmm? So the opponent's survival method isn't the Three Flowers technique?

But once they finished killing over there, they immediately made their move here too!

In the same instant, Li Fan switched swords, flicked his sleeve, and held the Golden Dragon White Star Fork in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, the Dao Breath that shot out from Li Fan's skull crackled and exploded as if ignited. A silver lightning snake ignited and shot into the sky, devouring the Dao Breath and instantly growing into a silver dragon woven from bright lightning! It was the Taiyin Sword Art!

The Taiyin Sword Light, infused with Li Fan's current Nascent Soul Realm Dao Breath, leaped out like a silver dragon emerging from the abyss, accompanied by thunder and lightning, a flying dragon riding the clouds! It struck directly at the pillar of energy opposite.

The opponent beneath the pillar of energy was stunned by the sudden change in the east. He was caught completely off guard and never expected that after sitting there for so long, the opponent would suddenly unleash a sword technique. Before he could even make a move, he was swept away and annihilated by the immensely powerful and terrifying sword Sword Light! He was reduced to ashes!

Li Fan's mood improved slightly.

Oh, so it only requires one life? That's pretty simple...

The cultivators in the south witnessed the entire scene of the auras on both the east and west sides being instantly extinguished by the silver light and lightning. After a moment of stunned silence, they immediately extinguished their own auras and turned to run away!

How could we let him run away?

Li Fan immediately drew out a glacial river and gave chase. In the distance, he saw a female immortal fleeing on colorful clouds. He didn't bother to show any mercy to her. With a flick of his twin swords, another Sword Light sword light swept across, causing a thunderous roar to strike in broad daylight, instantly turning the person into ashes. This made him feel a little better.

Wow, you know what, this Taiyin Sword Art is damn good! It can kill a Nascent Soul cultivator Nascent Soul one move. The sword technique of the Beichen Sword Sect, combined with various flying swords, is truly terrifying! Its power is boundless!

These three cultivators were indeed a level above the previous six, but being valued by Li Fan wasn't a good thing. When they encountered the Taiyin Sword Art, they were utterly helpless, like clay chickens and earthen dogs, collapsing before they could even display any of their abilities.

Li Fan checked the situation Inner Landscape again. He had been quite worried about remote sword control and the fact that using the Taiyin Sword Art would be too taxing, but it turned out to be fine. Although his Dao power was greatly depleted, the Gate of Life and Death array was right next to him, with endless baleful energy. His Gui Xu Nascent Soul was replenishing its mana the whole time, and it quickly replenished its mana.

Moreover, he did not feel mentally fatigued, nor could he suppress the problem of the Dao Body. Many of the Tai Su Dao Body in the Divine Court were obedient and compliant. Apart from two sword marks left by the Taiyin Sword Art running around and poking around, one of the three flowers on the head of the Nascent Soul Stage had slightly closed up and become a bud.

Tsk tsk, it seems that the benefits of bearing three flowers are indeed quite numerous. Although the initial effects are not obvious, my cultivation has truly made great progress.

At this moment, the moon spirit flew back and was swallowed by Li Fan. The rabbit immediately ran to the Divine Court and gnawed on the two Taiyin sword marks like carrots...

Alright, my skill set is practically flawless; it seems I'm invincible among those at the same level.

So Li Fan let Yue Po recover her sword power in the Divine Court while holding the Golden Dragon White Star. He flew to the vicinity of the area where the Earth Demon was hiding, gathered his sword power, and prepared to unleash another Taiyin Sword Art to replenish the rabbit's strength.

Unfortunately, the other party had been watching the whole thing and was too shocked to escape in time. Now that Li Fan was right in their face, they were so scared that they almost peed their pants and immediately came down from the ground to surrender.

"Wait! Wait! Fellow Daoist! Master! Hold your hand! I'm just passing by! Just passing by! We monks are compassionate! Heaven cherishes life!"

Li Fan then remembered that he still had this persona, and he was about to ramble on about Buddhist teachings, but after glancing at the other person, he couldn't help but frown, "Namo... Wow! Who are you? You look way too... you know?"

Normally, Li Fan had seen many demons and monsters and wouldn't be so rude, but this person's appearance was truly extreme. Not only was he a short, stocky dwarf, but he also had sharp teeth, thick lips, a rotten nose, eyes like green beans, a bald head, and a face full of pustules. Even demons and ghosts know to disguise themselves in human skin to avoid scaring people. Seeing this person's appearance in broad daylight was truly nauseating.

The dwarf cultivator knelt on the ground, trembling, and kowtowed, "I, Wang Hong, was not born this strange. It was only when I was young that I went astray, worshipped a demon god, learned demonic arts, and was then ambushed by treacherous officials during my cultivation, which caused me to suffer a qi deviation and become possessed by demons. This is why I am suffering this retribution."

Although I have aided and abetted evildoers and bullied the weak while fearing the strong, I have never committed any great evils. Moreover, I have sincerely repented and severed all ties with those of the demonic path. I beg the immortal to have mercy and spare my life."

Li Fan frowned. The Heng Hai Army had harmed countless people, so killing them was fine. Although this dwarf was deformed and extremely ugly, he spoke as if he were Quasimodo, saying, "I'm ugly, but I'm kind." Moreover, the other party was kneeling and begging for mercy, so killing him casually seemed inappropriate, but letting him go would make him uneasy. And he had no time to waste on him.

So Li Fan simply sheathed his twin swords, pointed his Dalu Jing Tian Finger into the dwarf's meridians to seal his vital energy points, threw the Imprisoning Immortal Rope to bind him, affixed talismans to suppress him, grabbed him and carried him in his hand, then turned and flew back to the army camp.

Li Wugou was no longer going on a rampage. Although most of the hundred-plus demonic corpse soldiers had been reduced to ashes by Yang Lei, about twenty remained and had been subdued. They were now obeying his commands, being moved by Li Wugou wielding the Tiger Tally, turning left and right, forming ranks like wild geese in the sky, sometimes in an S-shape, sometimes in a...

"Ahem, Junior Sister Yan, how is it? Have you mastered these corpse soldiers?"

Li Wugou nodded and said, "This Tiger Tally contains profound talismanic techniques. Once the key is mastered, it won't be difficult for the person holding the Tiger Tally to command and control these demonic soldiers. The difficulty lies in the principles of the incantations, which seem to differ from the methods of the Xuanmen sect. Perhaps the Divine Sect is indeed involved... Hmm? What is that thing?"

Li Wugou turned her head and looked at the dwarf being held in Li Fan's hand, and couldn't help but frown and ask.

"Oh, this man is called Wang Hong. He's said to have been a member of some demonic sect. Junior Sister Yan, have you heard of him? With such a peculiar appearance, he must have quite a reputation, right? Is he a notorious villain?"

Li Fan then threw Wang Hong on the ground and asked the locals for directions.

Li Wugou sneered, "When it comes to committing numerous evils, who can compare to the Blood-Clad Demoness... I've never heard of the name Wang Hong, nor have I ever heard of any old demon being a dwarf. May I ask what your nickname is, and which demon ancestor you worship?"

Wang Hong lay on the ground, weeping and sighing, "You're all from the Xuanmen sect too! Alas, today is my day of reckoning... Fine, I've had enough of this wretched state. Yes, I am a heretical cultivator from the Black Lotus Sect. Take my head and claim your reward..."

"... Are you Luo Sect?" Li Fan stared at him.

Wang Hong was taken aback, then shook his head. "No, I worship the Lotus Mother."

Li Wugou interjected, "The Luo Sect was wiped out by the Three Great Sects long ago. The Black Lotus Sect was just a cult formed by some low-level followers from the periphery who learned scattered Cultivation Method from the Luo Sect. However, they didn't receive the true teachings, and most of them ended up looking like demons, extremely insane. Nowadays, there aren't many demons left in the Black Lotus Sect. Recently, the Yellow Heaven Dao is more popular among the people."

Wang Hong retorted, "Yellow Heaven Dao doesn't cultivate any righteous methods; the Black Lotus Sect's Heavenly Book at least points directly to the Great Dao."

Li Wugou sneered, "Your demonic scriptures, once mastered, will all turn out the same—a bunch of deformed and Demon Path."

Wang Hong sighed. He probably had indeed turned out to be a deformed and ugly person, and he was speechless.

Li Fan stroked his chin, staring at Wang Hong Hongdao, "... Are there any branches of the Black Lotus Sect nearby? And Ancestor Luo's Heavenly Book?"

Wang Hong glanced at Li Fan, probably thinking that Li Fan wanted him to lead the way so they could capture them all in one fell swoop, so he simply closed his eyes and waited for his death, saying nothing more.

Li Wugou noticed that Li Erlang, a true disciple of the 'orthodox Xuanmen,' was particularly interested in these unorthodox arts. She pulled him aside and said, "Just slap that demon to death. Don't worry about him. Gen Country has been plagued by war and man-made disasters for years. There are demonic books everywhere. There's no rush to collect them. They've already started their operation. Let's take care of business first."

After thinking for a moment, Li Fan decided not to let Li Wugou slap Wang Hong to death. Instead, he took the Purple Sash Immortal Clothes, put it on, and put the dwarf in his Heaven and Earth Sleeve.

Li Wugou let him be, and waved the Tiger Tally, commanding twenty demon soldiers to fly into the sky and go to support the Yellow Heaven Dao followers in breaking through the encirclement.