Demonic Cult Talisman Treasure!

Facing the attacks of two Foundation Establishment cultivators, Chen Feng showed no fear; instead, a sickly, ecstatic grin spread across his face!

"Hahaha, well come! Ye Lingshuang, you really did come. I have been waiting just for you!"

His wild laughter was filled with the arrogance of a scheme successfully executed. He then glanced at the other Foundation Establishment cultivator and sneered, "And a buy-one-get-one-free deal, with an old Foundation Establishment ghost thrown in? Perfect, I'll finish you both off together!"

Ignoring the other cultivator's attack entirely, he slammed his hand against the storage bag at his waist!

A black talisman, radiating an aura that made the soul tremble and painted with a hideous, roaring ghost head, suddenly flew out!

The moment the talisman appeared, the surrounding light seemed to be swallowed whole. Wailing yin winds rose, and the shrill, piercing shrieks of vengeful spirits seemed capable of shattering one's very spirit!

That terrifying pressure instantly suppressed both Ye Lingshuang and the other Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Li Qingshan could not help but change color, quickly retreating several steps as he sensed a lethal threat.

"A Talisman Treasure?! And a top-grade demonic one at that!"

The middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator in the air saw his expression change drastically, filled with utter horror!

He felt a fatal threat from the Ghost Head Talisman Treasure, but it was already too late to change his stance or dodge!

The Ghost Head Talisman Treasure expanded in the wind, instantly transforming into a house-sized, incredibly solid pitch-black ghost claw!

The claw was wreathed in countless twisted, agonizing phantoms of vengeful spirits. Its nails were sharp as hooks, carrying a terrifying demonic might capable of tearing through everything and corroding all living things. Ignoring the Azure Sword Light slashed by Ye Lingshuang, it reached directly for the middle-aged cultivator's Golden Light Dharma Seal!

Ye Lingshuang's Azure Sword Light struck the arm of the ghost claw, emitting the sound of clashing metal and scattering sparks. It only caused the black mist to churn slightly, failing to hinder it in the slightest!

BOOM!

The ghost claw and the Golden Light Dharma Seal collided violently!

The condensed Dharma Seal, symbolizing the power of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, was like paper before such an absolute gap in strength, instantly crushed into pieces!

The ghost claw's momentum remained undiminished. Fast as lightning, it instantly caught up to the middle-aged cultivator, who had been left rigid and vulnerable due to the backlash from his broken seal!

"No!"

The middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator only had time to let out a desperate roar!

"Splatter!"

The sound of sharp claws piercing through protective spiritual light was bone-chilling. The pitch-black ghost claw pierced his chest without resistance, crushing his heart!

The light in the middle-aged cultivator's eyes dimmed instantly, filled with incredulous terror and despair. His body fell from the sky like a kite with a broken string, his life force completely extinguished.

In a single exchange, a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator had fallen!

Ye Lingshuang's pupils shrank, her delicate body trembling violently, all color drained from her beautiful face!

She had never imagined that the enemy would possess such a terrifying weapon! That was undoubtedly a top-grade demonic Talisman Treasure refined by a Golden Core cultivator!

"Cough, cough..."

Chen Feng had forcibly activated a Talisman Treasure far beyond his own cultivation level, causing his face to pale for a moment, but the madness and triumph in his eyes only grew. "The next one is you, Ye Lingshuang!"

The massive ghost claw changed direction in the air, carrying a nauseating stench of blood and monstrous demonic might, locking onto Ye Lingshuang once again!

Although its radiance was a fraction dimmer than before, in Chen Feng's eyes, it was still more than enough to annihilate a newly established Foundation cultivator like Ye Lingshuang!

Ye Lingshuang felt the breath of death instantly.

She gritted her teeth, suppressing the turbulent waves in her heart and the grief of her fallen sect member, her eyes turning incomparably resolute!

She also slammed her hand against her storage bag and shouted sharply, "Demonic scum! Do not be arrogant!"

A blood-red, sparrow-shaped talisman shot into the sky!

It was the Vermilion Sparrow Talisman Treasure that Li Qingshan had gifted her.

"Screech!"

A clear, majestic, and sacred bird cry rang through the heavens. The Vermilion Sparrow phantom spread its wings, and the raging Vermilion Sparrow True Fire dispelled the gloom, carrying the supreme yang power to incinerate all evil in the world as it crashed headlong into the massive pitch-black ghost claw!

Supreme yang overcomes demonic evil; this was an absolute suppression of attributes!

Rumble!

Two diametrically opposed yet equally terrifying forces collided violently in the air.

The terrifying energy shockwave spread outward like a tsunami, leveling the ruins on the ground once more!

Low-level demonic beasts nearby were instantly vaporized!

The light shone so intensely that it was impossible to look directly at it!

Finally, amidst an earth-shattering explosion, the Vermilion Sparrow phantom and the pitch-black ghost claw both reached their limits. With a mournful cry, they shattered simultaneously, turning into a sky full of red and black light spots that slowly dissipated between heaven and earth!

The clash of Talisman Treasures had ended in mutual destruction!

"Ugh!"

Ye Lingshuang felt as if she had been struck by a heavy blow. She spat out a large mouthful of blood, her face turning as pale as gold paper. Her aura withered rapidly, and she could no longer maintain her flight, falling unsteadily from her flying sword.

She crashed heavily into the ruins, struggling a few times, but she lacked even the strength to stand. Her heart-refined Talisman Treasure had been destroyed, and she had suffered a powerful backlash, leaving her instantly and severely wounded!

And Chen Feng was faring no better!

The intense backlash from the destruction of the Talisman Treasure caused his meridians to ache violently and his demonic energy to spiral into chaos; he spat out several mouthfuls of black blood in succession, his aura plummeting instantly from the Great Perfection of Qi Refining to the late stage of Qi Refining—his injuries were grave!

Yet, he was still standing!

"Cough... cough... hahahaha!"

Chen Feng wiped the black blood from the corner of his mouth, looking at Ye Lingshuang, who lay collapsed in the distance, and let out a triumphant, raspy, and manic laugh. "Ye Lingshuang! No matter how peerless a genius you are, or how well protected by a Talisman Treasure, in the end, aren't you still going to die at the hands of me, Chen Feng!?"

"Cough... cough... hahaha!"

Chen Feng himself spat out more black blood due to the backlash of the Talisman Treasure, his aura withered to the late stage of Qi Refining, but seeing Ye Lingshuang's near-death state, his face was filled with the madness and triumph of a scheme successfully executed. "Ye Lingshuang! No matter how peerless a genius you are, today you shall ultimately fall here!"

He struggled to stand up, murderous intent boiling in his eyes, and walked step by step toward the fallen Ye Lingshuang.

Although he was severely wounded himself, the temptation and merit of personally slaying a Foundation Establishment genius from the Spring Autumn Sect filled him with excitement.

"To be able to personally strangle a genius like you is truly delightful! Rest assured, I won't let you die so quickly; I will make sure to torture you well!"

Chen Feng grinned hideously, condensing a black demonic blade in his palm—dim, yet still lethal—and aimed it at Ye Lingshuang's heart, slowly raising it!

At this moment, he was completely immersed in the excitement of completing his mission and the pleasure of slaughtering a genius, his own defenses dropped to their lowest, and he completely ignored Li Qingshan, who had been curled up in the corner of the ruins, seemingly scared witless.

Just at this critical, hair-trigger moment!

Li Qingshan, who had been as still as a rock with an aura so faint it had almost vanished, moved!

There was no earth-shattering explosion of momentum, no surging light of spiritual power, only extreme precision and speed!

He still maintained that aged appearance, but his eyes instantly sharpened like those of a hawk! His body sprang from the shadows silently like a ghost, moving so fast that he left only a faint afterimage behind!

His target was aimed directly at Chen Feng's completely unguarded back!