The Vice Alliance Leader's Demonic Transformation

Bang!

A dull thud, like the sound of leather being crushed, echoed throughout the abyss. The Flying Sword that had fallen from the sky was deflected back, seemingly without causing any damage to the Ancient Demon's body!

"Chen Bai, go and take a look."

Li Xiushan shouted from above.

Chen Changming agreed and flew over, only to find that the Ancient Demon's chest had only a small sword mark on its skin, and the damage was negligible.

He held up the Round Light Mirror, its light illuminating the Ancient Demon's body.

"Hiss!"

The three people above the Demonic Qi Well gasped in shock upon seeing the sword marks on the Ancient Demon's body.

Their attacks were unable to destroy this Ancient Demon!

"Oh no, what was this Ancient Demon's cultivation level in life? Golden Core or Nascent Soul?"

Cheng Hanhai's face turned ashen.

"That's hard to say..."

Li Xiushan sighed. He had originally wanted to eliminate the Ancient Demon's corpse, which would be considered a contribution to the cultivation Immortal Realm of the Chu Kingdom before his death, but now this idea could only remain in his mind.

They simply don't have that capability.

Perhaps only Golden Core Immortal could destroy the Ancient Demon's corpse by using a magical Law Treasure.

Chen Changming continued exploring the bottom of the abyss, and he discovered that the Spiritual Qi near the Ancient Demon's corpse seemed to have become denser.

"Could it be that the Ancient Demon's corpse can still release Spiritual Qi?"

Chen Changming thought to himself.

After some exploration, there was nothing at the bottom of the abyss except for the enormous corpse of the Ancient Demon, so he flew out once again, holding the Round Light Mirror.

"Chen Bai, you've worked hard."

Seeing that Chen Changming immediately returned the Round Light Mirror, Li Xiushan patted Chen Changming on the shoulder with great appreciation.

Now, this little brother is their hope.

If they die in the Demonic Qi Well, the only one who can collect their bodies is Chen Bai.

Cheng Hanhai swallowed a pill, feeling his physical condition worsening. He sighed and said, "Vice Alliance Leader Li, what should we do next? Just wait to die?"

"We can only wait to die."

Li Xiushan smiled bitterly and said slowly, "Fortunately, we wiped out the Black Lotus Sect members, which means we've made a name for ourselves in the history of the Chu Kingdom's cultivation Immortal Realm."

"That's true."

Cheng Hanhai nodded, then sighed helplessly, "Sigh, I always feel unwilling to die like this."

Li Xiushan remained silent.

Wasn't he the same?

However, they were all cultivators, and thus could not resist Demonic Qi.

"Let's go outside. The concentration of Demonic Qi Well is a bit too high; it's uncomfortable to stay here..."

Unable to bear the pain all over his body, Cheng Hanhai was the first to fly out of the Demonic Qi Well.

The other three also flew out.

Cheng Hanhai sat cross-legged, his eyes tightly closed, trying his best to suppress the Demonic Qi, but from time to time, painful groans could still be heard.

Of the three, he had the most wounds.

Therefore, the extent to which he was invaded by Demonic Qi surpassed that of Li Xiushan.

Li Xiushan slightly opened his eyes, looking at Cheng Hanhai's pained expression, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

If Cheng Hanhai were to die, it would be a sacrifice for righteousness.

They were afraid he would be influenced by Demonic Qi and become demonized, in which case he would go insane and might attack them.

"Hall Master Luo, Chen Bai, please sit behind me."

Li Xiushan said in a low voice.

The two were taken aback, but still did as instructed and obediently sat down behind Li Xiushan.

Chen Changming and Luo Lan exchanged a glance, conveying a tacit understanding between them.

"This Cheng Hanhai might turn to demonic possession..."

Chen Changming thought to himself.

In the days that followed, the condition of the three injured men deteriorated, and Chen Changming watched with growing anxiety, yet he was helpless to do anything about it.

By the fifth day, Cheng Hanhai could no longer suppress the Demonic Qi within him. Sometimes he would roll on the ground and wail in agony, his voice shrill, as if countless evil spirits were gnawing at his flesh; sometimes it felt as if thousands of steel needles were piercing him at the same time, causing him excruciating pain and making him roll on the ground; sometimes it felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, rendering him unable to move and leaving him to struggle desperately on the ground.

Li Xiushan is in slightly better condition, but he still occasionally lets out sounds of pain.

Luo Lan suffered the least injury and was still able to barely suppress the enemy.

After rolling around for a day and a night, Cheng Hanhai suddenly stopped moving, as if he had died.

"Be careful, Vice Alliance Leader Cheng may be possessed by demons."

Li Xiushan spoke up to remind him, his expression becoming wary.

A Flying Sword hovered overhead.

Hehehe!

A deranged laugh rang out from Cheng Hanhai. He suddenly rolled over as if electrocuted, his skin instantly turning a sinister black, his head shrouded in a foul-smelling Demonic Qi, and his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light, as if he had become a demon from the abyss.

"Kill!"

Without hesitation, Li Xiushan immediately launched a Flying Sword attack.

The same goes for Luo Lan.

After being corrupted by demons, Cheng Hanhai is no longer human; in other words, he True Person already dead.

Therefore, they can now make their move.

Chen Changming also made his move; the Geng-Gold Sword flashed and went straight for Cheng Hanhai's neck.

After being corrupted by demons, Cheng Hanhai's reactions became sluggish, far less than when he was lucid. He could only summon the mountain-sized Law Treasure to block Li Xiushan's Flying Sword.

However, this did not stop Luo Lan and Chen Changming's attacks.

Luo Lan's Flying Sword pierced through his chest, shattering his heart.

Chen Changming's Geng-Gold Sword was exceptionally sharp, and it severed Cheng Hanhai's neck in one fell swoop.

Glug glug...

A black head, shrouded in Demonic Qi, rolled on the ground, still roaring, seemingly not quite dead yet.

Luo Lan delivered another blow, splitting the head in two.

With this, Cheng Hanhai, the Vice Alliance Leader of the Azure Dragon Division, has truly fallen.

"Ugh..." After unleashing this attack, the Demonic Qi penetrated deeper into the wound once again. Li Xiushan let out a wail, his expression one of extreme pain, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead.

"Hall Master Luo, I'm afraid I'll end up like Cheng Hanhai."

Li Xiushan said with difficulty.

Luo Lan's heart tightened, and she quickly said, "Vice Alliance Leader Li, you shouldn't be like this."

"I cannot tarnish my reputation in my later years."

Li Xiushan, panting, looked at Luo Lan and said, "I hope you, like me, don't stay up until the very end, lest you have a chance of becoming demonic, which wouldn't be good for Chen Bai."

"Good."

Luo Lan nodded heavily.

Chen Changming was speechless.

This Li Xiushan is quite prescient; it seems he's preparing to end his own life.

"Chen Bai, you should be able to hold out until the Great Qin people arrive."

Li Xiushan stared at Chen Changming, a pleading look on his face, and said, "After I die, I beg you to collect my remains. After you are rescued, please send my remains to Li Family Village in Lingshui Mountain, Zhao State. I grew up here and later came to Chu State."

"All right."

Chen Changming thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

He hadn't even returned Sun Bozhong's remains yet, and now there was Li Xiushan, and then... his Senior Sister.

The thought weighed heavily on his mind.

Separation from loved ones and death are common occurrences in human life, but he lived a lonely life with only two or three close friends.

If his Senior Sister dies, he will be even more lonely on his journey through life.

Li Xiushan took off his Storage Ring, placed it on the ground, and said, "I have erased the spiritual imprint. In return, everything I have is yours, young brother."

"Vice Alliance Leader Li, you can rest assured."

Chen Changming nodded solemnly.

A look of relief crossed Li Xiushan's face. Suddenly, he grabbed his Flying Sword and shouted, "I'm off!"

After saying that, he suddenly plunged his sword into his chest!