Three Killed, Two Escaped

"Fellow Daoists, don't be careless. This group is extremely strange. As everyone knows, Martial Dao can only progress up to the Xiantian Realm, and even those at the Innate Xiantian can easily kill someone at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer."

"But this group of people are so Blood Qi and vigorous, like Demon Beast, that it's definitely not Martial Dao can achieve. I suspect that their Phoenix Kingdom is using Evil Method to modify these people. I'll find a chance to escape later and make sure this news gets out so that others can deal with them."

"These people don't seem to be able to fly, which is our advantage. As long as we maintain a sufficient distance, they have no chance of catching up with us."

"Fellow Daoist Wang is right. We can't get entangled in a fight with these people. After all, we'll be expending our own Spiritual Qi, and we don't know what their attack methods consume. We might not be able to outlast them."

At this moment, all three of them considered retreating. After all, they couldn't defeat those people in a short time, which made them lose the confidence to fight.

In truth, the only one to blame is that they are Rogue Cultivator without proper teachers, and their own skills are far inferior to those of disciples from sects. Therefore, they may possess a high level of cultivation, but they cannot fully utilize the advantages of that level.

Otherwise, with those few people who can't fly, why would they need to run?

"Gentlemen, it's not right to whisper." A clear female voice rang in their ears, causing all three of them to change their expressions.

"You..."

"Whoosh... whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

A soft whooshing sound rang out, and the woman in white appeared on a cliff more than thirty meters high, holding a crossbow that she seemed to have pulled out from somewhere.

This crossbow is different from a bow and arrow; it's Law Artifact that only requires Spirit Stone to activate. Although it's only a low-grade magical Law Artifact, it's sufficient for most purposes.

Before one person could react, several arrows of spiritual energy pierced his body, leaving it riddled with bloody holes, and he fell directly off a boulder.

However, even so, they did not let him go. Six arrows pierced through his body, three through his skull and three through his neck, shooting his head off.

Although the methods were cruel, their archery skills were truly admirable. Keep in mind that none of them possessed Divine Sense, yet all six of them hit their targets with six arrows. Calling them sharpshooters wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Fellow Daoist Wang and the remaining man seized the opportunity to quickly climb to the halfway point, escaping the attack range of Wan Feng and the others.

"Fellow Daoist, stop entangled! Run! Run quickly! Once they keep chasing us, we won't be able to escape!" Fellow Daoist Wang shouted before leaping away on his flying sword.

"They got away? That wasn't satisfying at all." On the cliff, the woman in white shook her head, seemingly regretful.

"Miaozhen, come down. Pack your things, we can go back now." Wan Feng leaped down and returned to the ground, then looked up at the woman above and called out.

The woman's name was Song Miaozhen. She was from the Phoenix Kingdom and came from a remote mountainous area. She entered Phoenix Mountain at a young age. Although she had no Spirit Root, she had extremely strong Martial Dao talent and reached the Xiantian Realm in just twenty years.

"This fight wasn't enjoyable at all; firing a few arrows didn't feel nearly as satisfying as the hand-to-hand combat we had on the mountain."

A burly man with broad shoulders and a thick beard spat and said with dissatisfaction, "What a pity we can't fly, otherwise I would definitely twist both of their heads off and use them as footballs."

"Alright, Xiong Man, calm down. If we really take to the air now, it won't just be a few of them who die." Wan Feng was still relatively rational, because all their skills were based on the ground. If they really took to the air, their strength would definitely be reduced by more than half, since they were far less agile in the air than on the ground.

"If they get away this time, I reckon it won't be long before someone comes to our Phoenix Kingdom to cause trouble. We need to get back as soon as possible; if those people try to bully His Majesty, I'll have to stop them."

"Wu Sanfeng, wait until you can withstand one of His Majesty's fingers before you say that," Song Miaozhen chuckled. "Do you really think His Majesty is a pushover?"

Ten days later, news spread throughout the cultivation Immortal Realm of Wan Feng Commandery in the Phoenix Kingdom that Phoenix Kingdom was using Evil Method to forcibly absorb people's Qi and Blood and transform them into Demon Beast.

The news spread like wildfire, from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, and in less than half a month, it had completely spread far and wide.

Some righteous people, filled with indignation, immediately set off for Phoenix City with the intention of slaying demons and monsters, intending to find out the truth from the emperor.

Even some Rogue Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage set off.

As for whether they want to slay demons or covet this so-called Evil Method, we will not draw any conclusions for now.

In a secret chamber of the Purple Qi Sect, Purple Eyes opened her eyes, a beam of purple light shooting out from them. Then she exhaled a breath of turbid air, which pierced through the stone wall like a sharp arrow.

"I've finally reached the Golden Core Stage Golden Core Stage!"

Just as she was feeling happy, a flood of memories suddenly surged into her mind, and it took her a full 45 minutes to finally regain her composure.

"Ghost Demoness..."

Purple Eyes remained silent for a full half-incense stick's time before finally sighing leisurely, "Purple Eyes still sounds better. Now that I've already died once, I can be considered reborn. Let everything from the past dissipate like passing clouds."

She used to be a notorious Devil Cultivator, but now she is the chief disciple of a Nascent Soul Realm expert. Does she even need to consider what choices she should make?

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Purple Eyes's lips, and she sighed, "I never thought that little ghost I helped out of a moment of pity back then would grow to be stronger than me now. Fate is truly unpredictable."

"Perfect timing. Next time we meet, I can ask him for something in return. Otherwise, it would be a waste to give him such a great opportunity."

After exchanging a few jokes, she began to change her Cultivation Method. You should know that she had mastered the complete Life and Death Art, and she was unwilling to give Cultivation Method up.

She would have been hard-pressed to die with this Cultivation Method, but it was all her fault for being careless back then. She ran away before learning many of the life-saving techniques, otherwise she wouldn't have died in that incident.

To the north, deep within the Ice and Snow Plateau.

A large group of people gathered here, all the Nascent Soul Realm Nascent Soul in Heavenly South were here, including righteous and demonic people, Demon Beast. This time, they can be said to have put aside all worldly grievances and cooperated together.

"More than ten years have passed, and there has been no progress whatsoever. This great formation is simply unsolvable." A white-haired formation master sighed, his wrinkled face filled with dejection.

"Yes, this formation is far beyond our capabilities; we can't even understand the connections between these runes."

"Masters, don't be discouraged. Take it slow, try it little by little. You have ideas, we'll put them into practice. I believe we'll succeed someday," a Nascent Soul Realm comforted them.

Normally, he might not bother with these array masters, but now that he needs their help, he has to consider their feelings.

"It's difficult. This formation has a rebound property, and if we don't know that key point, even if we fight it for a hundred years, it won't be of any use."