The three Cultivators flew according to the direction indicated by the Seven-Star Compass. At first, the point of light on the compass wandered east and west, and they changed direction accordingly.
But after more than an hour, the point of light suddenly stopped moving. The three Cultivators hurriedly activated their spells, steering their Escape Lights as they sped away.
The cultivator surnamed Gu held the Seven-Treasure Exquisite Pagoda in his hand. Yet through the pagoda, Snow Fairy could see nothing at all. She thought to herself, If only I had Yan Chihuo's Spiritual Eye.
After another hour or so, someone suddenly shouted, "Watch out!" Immediately afterward, the sounds of spell combat erupted outside. Before long, the cultivator surnamed Gu cried, "Go!"
With a whistling roar, Snow Fairy finally saw through the Seven-Treasure Exquisite Pagoda what sort of beings were fighting them. What met her eyes were several dozen utterly black monkeys.
These monkeys all looked exactly alike. Each had horns growing from its head, and its eyes glowed with an eerie green light. Only their cultivation levels differed. Four were at the Tribulation Stage, while the rest were either at the Dao Foundation Stage or the Qi Gathering Stage. Of the four Tribulation Stage monkeys, three were at the peak of late Tribulation Stage, while one was at middle Tribulation Stage.
The cultivator surnamed Gu brought out the Seven-Treasure Exquisite Pagoda to test its power. Five-colored Spirit Fire came sweeping forth, and the four Tribulation Stage monkeys each produced a steel fork, keeping the flames at bay. Yet the moment two Dao Foundation Stage monkeys touched the five-colored Spirit Fire, their entire bodies ignited, and within moments they had turned to ashes.
Seeing this, the cultivator surnamed Gu hastily formed a hand seal and recalled the Seven-Treasure Exquisite Pagoda. Even