"Three taels and nine mace."
Zhou Wuji glanced at the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment, confirming that the bear demon was dead, before reaching for his sword.
The Seven Star Sword pierced deep into the bear demon's head, the blade firmly embedded in the skull.
He tried to pull it out casually but couldn't. He exerted force through his wrist, vibrating the blade through the hilt, and the Seven Star Sword finally emerged like a Cold Light.
Zhou Wuji casually sheathed his sword, and looking at the bear demon's enormous body, he had to praise himself. This sword strike was exquisite and sharp, truly beautiful!
Moreover, if he hadn't traveled through the night, he wouldn't have made it to the battle.
The bear demon wreaked havoc, and countless people were doomed to die.
His sword strike had both brought him great merit and granted him the Origin Mystic Essence; it was truly wondrous!
Zhou Wuji was quite pleased with himself, but his smugness was short-lived; he dared not be careless in the slightest.
Through his Six Yang Dharma Eye, he could see a dark and deep yin Yin Qi in the white bamboo forest. Hmm, it was similar to the Yin Yang Dao Devil Cultivator's aura he encountered at Red Flower Ridge, only deeper and more unpredictable.
If his Six Yang Dharma Eye hadn't reached perfection, he would never have been able to see the faint Yin Qi emanating from the other party.
The Yin Qi was like fog and haze. If he hadn't been mentally prepared and determined that the bear demon was no simple matter, even with his Six Yang Dharma Eye, he might have overlooked it.
This alone shows that the other party's cultivation level far surpasses that of the Seventh Rank Devil Cultivator.
"Could it really be a Sixth Rank?"
Zhou Wuji couldn't see through the other party's true strength, so he was unwilling to take the risk.
Before he could retreat, he heard a sharp whistling sound as a crossbow bolt pierced through the bamboo forest and shot straight at him.
With his Six Yang Dharma Eye, Zhou Wuji saw the crossbow bolt and pinpointed its firing direction. He then sidestepped to the other side of the bear demon.
The bear demon was enormous; even when it lay on the ground, its massive body was almost as tall as a person, making it an excellent hiding place.
"They have accomplices..."
Zhou Wuji couldn't fathom the enemy's strength and didn't want to confront them head-on. Seeing that the enemy had reinforcements, he was even less inclined to take the risk.
Hunting bows are common, but crossbows are controlled items.
The arrows fired from that crossbow were extremely fast and powerful, with triangular pyramidal arrowheads, clearly indicating they were from a powerful crossbow used in the military.
There are likely still skilled members of the Ironclad Guard hiding in the White Bamboo Forest.
Just as Zhou Wuji was about to take the opportunity to leave, he noticed a faint black aura surrounding him.
Before I knew it, the surrounding villagers had all disappeared, and even the crescent moon in the sky was nowhere to be seen.
He felt a chill run down his spine; what powerful sorcery!
Zhou Wuji didn't know what kind of sorcery the other party was using, but it looked similar to the Five Yin Pouch, isolating him from the outside world and distorting and obscuring his six senses.
However, the area covered by the opponent's Law Technique was much larger than that of the Five Yin Pouch; it was about twenty zhang from the White Bamboo Forest to his location.
Zhou Wuji did not act rashly. His Six Yang Dharma Eye were not distorted by the opponent's Law Technique; only the range of his vision was reduced to within ten zhang.
He then cast Heart-Purifying Divine Incantation on himself. Although his Sword Intent was sufficient to protect his consciousness from interference, the Heart-Purifying Divine Incantation could also protect his Divine Sense at the Law Technique level, saving him a lot of energy.
In particular, the Six Yang Dharma Eye possess an extraordinary ability to see almost everything.
Zhou Wuji was also pleasantly surprised by this. It seems that even low-level Law Technique, when mastered to perfection, can produce incredible and wonderful uses.
Based on this alone, he won't suffer a loss in this battle.
The other party remained hidden and motionless, and Zhou Wuji could not see their situation.
Now that the opponent is unleashing Law Technique, it is inevitable that their Law Power energy will leak out, and naturally, his Six Yang Dharma Eye have detected the traces.
Through the thick fog, Zhou Wuji saw two glimmers of life.
He immediately realized that there were only two people on the other side: one was a guy with a crossbow, and the other was Yin Yang Dao Devil Cultivator.
Judging from his aura, he's just an Eighth-Rank Martial Artist, nothing to worry about.
That Devil Cultivator's aura was deep and unfathomable, its depth impossible to discern. The more unfathomable it was, the more powerful the Devil Cultivator appeared.
Based on his experience fighting numerous Seventh Rank experts, Zhou Wuji believed that his opponent was either a top-tier Seventh Rank Devil Cultivator or a Sixth Rank.
The path of Yin Yang Dao is the same as that of Daoist Daoism. At the Sixth Rank, one must open the Baihui acupoint and the seven orifices. However, the specific methods are different, and the names are also different.
If the opponent is truly Sixth Rank Devil Cultivator, their Divine Sense must be extremely powerful, and their True Qi would be even stronger.
The abbot of the Lower Court, Zhiyuan, was Fifth Rank. At that time, Zhou Wuji's cultivation was insufficient, so he could not see the power of this Fifth Rank master.
After he was seriously injured, he met Daoist Yizhen. He secretly activated his Six Yang Dharma Eye to observe Daoist Yizhen. This Sixth-Rank Refining Master had a firm and concentrated Divine Sense, and his True Qi flowed naturally and steadily.
Under normal, static observation conditions, Zhou Wuji could not discern the level of this alchemist's strength at all.
Judging by his quantitative standards, Daoist Yizhen's Divine Sense is probably around 500.
After continuously using the Origin Profound Spirit, his mental strength has now reached four hundred, and his Divine Sense is equivalent to eighty percent of Yizhen.
Simply calculating Divine Sense, the difference is, of course, enormous.
However, he has certain advantages in terms of physical strength and vital energy, especially in physical strength, which is definitely much stronger than that of Daoist Yizhen.
Using Daoist Yizhen as the benchmark for the Sixth Rank, no matter what, the opposing Devil Cultivator could not possibly be stronger than Yizhen.
The reason why Devil Cultivator are Devil Cultivator is that they are inferior to righteous cultivators in every aspect, which is why they are beaten down like rats hiding in the gutter.
After analyzing the opponent's situation, Zhou Wuji suddenly felt a surge of fighting spirit; it wasn't impossible to fight!
The only concern is that the opponent might lay an ambush beforehand, perhaps setting up an altar to greatly amplify the power of their Law Technique.
If he is truly Sixth Rank Devil Cultivator, even if his Law Technique are not up to par, he should not be underestimated.
Just as Zhou Wuji was wondering whether he should take a gamble, he heard the sharp whistling of an arrow piercing the air.
The other warrior fired another crossbow bolt, aiming very accurately.
Zhou Wuji dodged to the side again, the crossbow bolt grazing past him.
Jin Chuan, who had missed his target in the bamboo forest, asked Fang Boxiong, somewhat puzzled, " Zhou Wuji seems to be able to see the arrows?"
Fang Boxiong was also somewhat surprised, but he remained outwardly calm, saying, "His Swordsmanship is superb, and his senses are keen; it's not surprising that he saw the arrow."
Jin Chuan, however, was a little uneasy. He had gone through so much trouble just to ambush Zhou Wuji, and if Zhou Wuji escaped, it would be a huge problem.
He knew very well how this young Daoist priest was; he killed without blinking an eye.
If this matter is exposed, he will be confined to the garrison all day and will not dare to leave the gate.
Fang Boxiong noticed Jin Chuan's fear and unease, and he felt disdain. He thought the Ironclad Guard were all cowards who bullied the weak and feared the strong; they were all cowards when faced with trouble.
Things had barely started to go wrong when Jin Chuan was already terrified!
Fang Boxiong was too lazy to explain to Jin Chuan. He held the Mystic Yin Mirror in his left hand and used his right hand to draw runes on the mirror with his fingertips' blood.
The black mirror shimmered with light as it swallowed the blood talisman, and a pitch-black Ghost Soldier emerged from the depths of the mirror.
The Ghost Soldier wore black armor, wielded long swords, and had no nose, mouth, or ears; only a pair of eyes that shimmered with dead green ghost fire.
He used the Mystic Yin Mirror as his natal magic Law Artifact to cultivate for twenty years, going to great lengths and using all sorts of tricks to finally cultivate a Sixth Rank Ghost Soldier.
The Yin-Yang Hundred Spirits Banner lent to Fang Jing was originally intended as food for the Mystic Yin Mirror.
Once the main soul of the Hundred Spirits Banner reaches the Sixth Rank, it will be devoured by the Mystic Yin Mirror and refined into a Fifth Rank Ghost General.
At that time, he could even fight Fifth Rank expert.
As a result, the Hundred Spirits Banner was lost, and Fang Boxiong had no choice but to cooperate with the Ironclad Guard to ambush Zhou Wuji.
He knew it would be difficult to get the Hundred Spirits Banner back; his main goal was to kill Zhou Wuji to vent his anger.
Seeing that Zhou Wuji's Daoist magic and Swordsmanship were both superb, he changed his mind. This kid had extraordinary talent and was perfect to be the Ghost Master of the Mystic Yin Mirror.
Fang Boxiong activated the Mystic Yin Mirror to summon Ghost Soldier. The next moment, the eight-foot-tall Ghost Soldier rode on a cloud of black mist and rushed straight to Zhou Wuji.
Ghost Soldier can change freely between reality and illusion, and when flying, they move like the wind with unparalleled speed.
Zhou Wuji had witnessed the Sha Ghost of the Hundred Spirits Banner before, so he was not surprised by the Ghost Soldier rushing towards him.
The Six Yang Dharma Eye could see the tangible black and red Sha Qi emanating from the Ghost Soldier's body; clearly, this was Principal Sixth Rank Ghost Soldier.
These are not the Ghost Soldier hastily assembled by the Hundred Spirits Banner!
Zhou Wuji immediately felt immense pressure. The Ghost Soldier, empowered by Law Artifact, possessed an inexhaustible source of power, making them difficult to kill completely even if temporarily destroyed.
Within the Law Domain's domain, he would find it difficult to escape the pursuit of the Ghost Soldier.
The fact that the opponent can control Sixth Rank Ghost Soldier basically confirms that he is a Sixth Rank Devil Cultivator.
Zhou Wuji was still considering whether to advance or retreat, but when he saw the Sixth Rank Ghost Soldier appear, he knew he only had one choice: kill that Devil Cultivator!