The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

Upon hearing Ye Beixuan's words, the three demon generals instinctively took a half-step back.

The Human Race youth before them was capable of killing Netherworld Serpent of equal cultivation level, so killing the three of them wouldn't be difficult for him.

(P. S.: There was a typo in the previous chapter regarding the Netherworld Serpent's cultivation level; it should have been the Peak Spirit Nurturing. Sorry.)

The three demon generals had all lived for over a thousand years, and naturally they did not want to die unjustly at the hands of a Dao Foundation Human Race.

They didn't retreat much, but they didn't escape Ye Beixuan's eyes.

He knew he absolutely couldn't afford to lose in terms of momentum right now, or these three demonic beasts would attack him.

Although Ye Beixuan was not afraid of the three demonic beasts, he did not want to waste a Sword Qi, since his master had left him only three Sword Qi.

Every one used is one less available. This Cloud and Rosy Haze Mountain is fraught with danger, and new dangers may come knocking as soon as we leave.

He smiled slightly, "Given up already? Where is even a trace of the spirit of the Demon Generals of Spirit Nurturing?"

This statement isn't very hurtful, but it's extremely insulting.

The three demon generals exchanged glances. The leopard demon's eyes already showed signs of retreat. The nine-colored purple lotus was good, but it was not as important as his own life.

The spider-faced woman stared at Ye Beixuan with her venomous eyes, muttering, "Young master, don't be angry. I was just joking with you."

With just a few words, Ye Beixuan felt his eyes blurring and saw double images.

What was originally a disgusting and ugly spider with a human face now appeared to him as an incomparably beautiful and charming woman, captivating him completely.

Fortunately, he was reborn. Although his cultivation was gone, his soul remained powerful.

After only a brief moment of distraction, he snapped back to reality and realized he had almost fallen for her trick.

The human-faced spider was unaware that the Human Race cultivator before her had recovered. In her mind, the young man was already under her illusion, and she could devour Human Race immediately, at which point the Nine-Leaf Purple Lotus would be hers.

As for the other two unfortunate fellows, let's not even mention them.

"Young master, I want you to hug me."

As the human-faced spider spoke, it spat out a mouthful of spider silk and attacked Ye Beixuan.

The two demon generals standing nearby did not attack, but they were prepared to flee if the Human Race fought back and defeated the human-faced spider.

If the human-faced spiders kill this kid, they will then try to steal the Nine-Leaf Purple Lotus.

Ye Beixuan did not respond to the human-faced spider, but secretly activated the Sword Jade.

Clang!

Dao Sword appeared.

That sword strike was as fast as lightning and indestructible. What chilled the three demons to the bone was that it contained the terrifying pressure of an unparalleled expert.

That oppressive aura was even more terrifying than that of their king.

This time, they've really bitten off more than they can chew!

The silver eagle demon fled directly towards the horizon, and the leopard demon, just as it was about to escape, felt a dizzying sensation.

It felt itself fall heavily to the ground, and upon closer inspection, it saw a headless corpse slowly collapsing. The corpse looked so familiar; it seemed to be its own.

The thought had barely crossed its mind when it lost consciousness.

The most tragic case was the spider demon with the human face who faced the sword directly. As she watched the sword come at her, she instinctively tried to escape, but she found that her body was completely immobile.

"No... no, young master!"

After the sword passed, silence returned.

Ye Beixuan felt no pride in killing the two demon generals who Spirit Nurturing. Instead, he muttered to himself:

"Sigh... I'm not strong enough. A mere three-headed Spirit Nurturing general forced me to use my trump card."

After a sigh, he could only tearfully finish disposing of the two demon generals who Spirit Nurturing.

The four Spirit Nurturing generals were already the strongest demons within a radius of several thousand miles. Now that the eagle demon had escaped, Ye Beixuan would not encounter any trouble for the time being.

So he leisurely cleaned up the corpses of the two demonic beasts.

Just as Ye Beixuan finished dealing with the corpses of the two demons, his expression suddenly changed.

Who is it?

Snap, snap, snap...

A burst of crisp applause came from not far away.

Ye Beixuan immediately stopped what he was doing, and saw a middle-aged man with a long scar on his face walk through the air and look down at him.

He squinted as he examined the other person's clothing, noticing a dark skull embroidered on the chest of the garment.

"Black Devil Bandits!"

The middle-aged man seemed surprised that the young man before him could recall his origins, and grinned, "I didn't expect the name of the Thirteen Black Devil Bandits to be so renowned that even a greenhorn like you knows it."

Ye Beixuan laughed and said, "I've heard that you Thirteen Black Devil Bandits always act together. What about the remaining twelve thieves?"

The scarred man's smile became increasingly sinister, "Kid, since you know so much about the Thirteen Thieves, I'll give you a chance. Just hand over everything you've gained today, and we'll let you go."

Ye Beixuan said disdainfully, "It seems my sword strike just now didn't intimidate you lowly scoundrels. A bunch of god-nurturing bandits, you want to witness the swordsmanship of a semi-saint?"

Scarface chuckled and said, "Kid, I was observing you when you used your Sword Jade just now. There was no Sword Qi left in your Sword Jade, was there? Otherwise, why would you have let that eagle go? Even if there was, it would only have been one strike at most. Even if you could kill me, what would you use to stop my other brothers?"

Looking at the confident, scarred man in front of him, Ye Beixuan quickly guessed his origins.

"You are Thousand Faces, the leader of the Black Devil Bandits Thieves, a traitor to the Puppet Sect. If I'm not mistaken, the one standing before me now is nothing but a puppet."

"Hahaha..."

The scarred man burst into laughter. "Kid, you guessed right. Now that you know who I am, you're not leaving here today!"

"Is that so? Then I'll use this Sword Jade to carve a bloody path through you today!"

As Ye Beixuan spoke, he slowly raised the Sword Jade in his hand. Upon seeing this, the scarred man subconsciously took several steps back.

Just then, a sudden change occurred, and Ye Beixuan vanished from the spot in a flash.

Upon seeing this, the scarred man's expression changed slightly. "Damn, this kid tricked me!"

He was now certain that the kid had exhausted his Sword Qi, otherwise he wouldn't have run away so easily.

"Chase!"

The scarred man shouted and chased after the place where Ye Beixuan had disappeared.

Ye Beixuan rapidly burned the Spiritual Qi within his body, flying towards the depths of Cloud and Rosy Haze Mountain. Only by escaping into the territory of the Nirvana Demon King could he possibly gain a glimmer of hope.

However, the gap between the Heavenly Origin Realm and the Spirit Nurturing Realm cannot be bridged by shield techniques. In just a dozen breaths, the scarred man caught up, with more than a dozen cultivators dressed in Black Robe following far behind him.

"Kid, you can't escape!"

As the scarred man spoke, he reached out and grabbed at Ye Beixuan. It was just an ordinary grab, but it gave Ye Beixuan a feeling that the sky was covering the sun and there was nowhere to escape.

Damn it, I have no choice but to use Master's last Sword Qi.

Just then, Dao Sword descended from the sky and slashed across the scarred man's body with a clang.

As the sword fell, the scarred man was instantly cleaved in two, leaving only a soulless and fleshless shell that quickly fell to the ground.

The twelve eagles that had been hot on Ye Beixuan's heels instantly stopped and roared into the forest, "Who dares to ambush my Black Devil Bandits? Come out and face your death!!!"

"Am I not standing before you?"

Accompanied by a superior voice, a man dressed in pristine white robes, wielding a long sword and looking down upon all living beings, descended through the air...