Yan Ziji
Knowing that her friend hadn't listened, Zi Ji could only sigh in her heart. She had long advised Jiang Linglong to break through to the Golden Core realm as soon as possible, and to improve her cultivation before the once-in-a-millennium Abyssal Demon Calamity arrived to ensure her safety.
However, Jiang Linglong was determined to pursue the elusive and unattainable Great Luo Golden Core Elixir, thus wasting more than two hundred years of her life.
Just then, Jiang Linglong lowered her eyes and said, "More than two hundred years ago in the Demon Abyss, even the peerless Dao Lord died in battle."
"You must understand, without becoming an immortal, it's all for naught in the end."
"..."
Early the next morning, Jiang Linglong led everyone out of Heavenly Ruins Mountain and headed towards Heavenly Python Lake.
This time, everyone traveled light, with even the weakest among them being Foundation Establishment cultivators. Moreover, they were traveling on a third-tier treasure ship, so their speed was naturally extremely fast.
They flew over 20,000 li in a single day, and in just over ten days they traversed 400,000 li of Demon Race territory, arriving at the foot of Heavenly Python Lake.
In the desolate mountains more than 10,000 miles from Heavenly Python Lake, Jiang Linglong used a concealment Law Artifact to cover everyone's tracks, and then distributed the Water-Avoidance Pearl that she had prepared in advance to everyone.
"Fighting this battle on the lake will likely reduce our fighting strength by 20%, so we must catch them off guard."
"Leave the Heavenly Python Demon King to me. You all need to defeat the Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion Demon Beast under the Heavenly Python Demon King's command as soon as possible."
Chen Nianzhi took the Water-Avoidance Pearl, her expression turning solemn.
Based on previous investigations, aside from the subordinate Demon Race, the Heavenly Python Demon King should also have six Purple Mansion Demon Beast under his command.
Of these six Purple Mansion Demon Beast, only the Purple-Blood Heavenly Python Purple Mansion Late Stage, there are only two at the Mid-Purple Mansion realm, and the remaining three are at the Early Purple Mansion realm.
Aside from Jiang Linglong, there were nine other Purple Mansion Purple Mansion Human Race, including Xu Ganyang, Xu Daoyuan, Pan Boyuan, and Chen Nianzhi were Mid-Purple Mansion realm cultivators.
Yang Zhengyuan is still recovering from his injuries, but if he fights with all his might despite them, he can temporarily unleash the combat power of Mid-Purple Mansion realm.
With such power, one should theoretically be able to gain the upper hand against the Purple Mansion Demon Beast.
After all, there are three fewer Purple Mansion Demon Beast. Although the demon python can unleash its full strength in the water, the combat power of the Demon Race's Purple Mansion is slightly weaker than that of the Human Race at the same level. With one increase and one decrease, it's almost even.
Xu Ganyang took the Water-Avoidance Pearl, pondered for a moment with a serious expression, and then spoke.
"That Purple-Blood Heavenly Python was severely injured by us back then, and it probably hasn't fully recovered yet."
"Now that I've broken through to the Sixth Purple Mansion Layer, with Fellow Daoist Pan's cooperation, I should be able to handle it."
Pan Boyuan nodded. He was a cultivator with Thunder Spirit Root, so his strength would be much greater in water.
The Pan Clan was once a powerful immortal clan at the Purple Mansion Late Stage. Although they have declined, they still possess a Tier 3 High-grade Law Treasure as a foundation to protect their clan.
He believed that if he joined forces with Xu Ganyang, they should be able to stop the Purple-Blood Heavenly Python.
After arranging the two most difficult opponents, everyone turned their attention to Chen Nianzhi, Xu Ganyang said with a solemn expression.
"Fellow Daoist Chen Bu Fan combat talent; we hope you can be the first to break the deadlock in this battle."
"Good."
Chen Nianzhi nodded solemnly; the number of Foundation Establishment Demon Beast in the lake was probably enormous.
Although the two treasure ships have sixty Foundation Establishment cultivators, stopping them will be extremely difficult. They need to defeat the Purple Mansion Demon Beast as soon as possible to achieve a swift victory.
After everyone had rested for a night, Jiang Linglong specially distributed two Purple-Nurture Pill to each person to restore their Law Power.
Chen Nianzhi possesses Tier 3 Mid-grade Ren-Water Azure Lotus Platform, and her Law Power is three times that of cultivators of the same tier, so she is not lacking in Law Power.
After thinking for a moment, he gave the Purple-Nurture Pill to the Old Clan Leader, then solemnly reminded him, "I observe that there are numerous Foundation Establishment Demon Beast in the lake, perhaps numbering in the hundreds."
"If the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the treasure ship can't hold them off, we'll still need your Three-Treasure Scarlet-Gold Formation Flag."
The Old Clan Leader nodded and accepted the two Purple-Nurture Pill.
The Three-Treasure Scarlet-Gold Flags's third-tier Soul-Burning Li Flame Formation is best suited for group battles and is ideal for blocking low-level Demon Beast. However, it consumes too much of his Law Power, which will be much better once he has the Purple-Nurture Pill.
Chen Changxuan smiled and said earnestly, "You've grown a lot over the years, and your thinking has become increasingly comprehensive."
Chen Nianzhi smiled slightly, recalling that back in Spirit Apricot Mountain, if the Old Clan Leader hadn't been careful enough to change the formation, the two of them would probably have suffered a crushing defeat.
"..."
That night, the group flew to Heavenly Python Lake their swords.
Heavenly Python Lake stretches for over ten thousand miles, a vast and boundless expanse of lake. If it were in my previous life, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a sea.
The Heavenly Python Lake, spanning over ten thousand miles, is dotted with numerous islands, and the Heavenly Python Demon King resides in the inner lake nestled among these islands.
The group flew for thousands of miles and fought their way to the Heavenly Python Lake Islands, heading straight for the inner lake.
As soon as the group arrived above Heavenly Python Lake, the Heavenly Python Demon King spotted them and immediately roared as it soared into the sky.
Seeing that the Heavenly Python Demon King had actually left the water to attack the group, many people showed expressions of joy.
"Do it."
Jiang Linglong was the first to rush forward, wielding the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword to slash at the Heavenly Python Demon King.
Everyone was overjoyed and seized the opportunity to unleash their Law Treasure Divine Ability. Although the Heavenly Python Demon King was exceptionally powerful, he was put on the defensive. Although he managed to block the attack with his defensive Law Treasure, he lost more than 10% of his Law Power.
Seeing that it had lost one-tenth of its Law Power power in just a dozen breaths, it became restless and had no choice but to turn around and plunge into the Lakeheart Island.
At this point, the Purple Mansion Demon Beast of Heavenly Python Lake finally arrived to provide support and joined the battle against the group.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Seeing the Heavenly Python Demon King escape into the water, Jiang Linglong's eyes narrowed, and she transformed into a sword light and slashed down.
Naturally, the group couldn't let her venture into the lake alone, so they activated their Law Treasure to temporarily repel the Purple Mansion Demon Beast, and then chased after them into the lake to hunt down the Heavenly Python Demon King.
The Purple Mansion Demon Beast, naturally, were relentless and immediately roared as they chased after them.
In particular, the Purple-Blood Heavenly Python unleashed its power upon entering the water, sending Yang Yuanhe flying, bleeding profusely.
Seeing that Yang Yuanhe was seriously injured, Chen Nianzhi frowned and quickly said loudly, "Proceed according to plan."
"A swift and decisive victory."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ganyang and Pan Boyuan immediately surrounded the Purple-Blood Heavenly Python, attempting to block this Purple Mansion Late Stage Great Demon.
At this moment, countless Demon Beast surrounded them, and in the midst of the chaotic battle, Chen Nianzhi rode his flying sword and slashed at a Red-Flame Python in the Early Purple Mansion realm.
However, these powerful demons were quite intelligent and recognized Chen Nianzhi immediately. They knew that Chen Nianzhi was difficult to deal with, so two more Purple Mansion demons from the Purple Mansion Realm surrounded them from behind.
"Careful."
P. S.: Sorry, I was in too much of a rush at the beginning and didn't notice the problem with the chapter division.