Chapter 191 Arriving at Jiuye City
Two towering Magic Banners stood like demonic gates, one enshrouding Chen Yunlai and the other suppressing Xie An.
The demonic fog was so dense that it reduced visibility to its lowest, and as soon as Divine Sense entered the fog, it would be disturbed by resentful spirits lurking within.
Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi both had extremely unsightly expressions on their faces.
At this moment, Li Chengxian was not moving forward to harass them, but quietly waiting for the Underworld Tiger to slay Xie An and then to coordinate with the Yin Yang Demon Child in killing Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi.
He was holding his treasure sword and staring intently at Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi from a distance, guessing that they would attempt to escape the moment Xie An died.
And he, must intercept Lin Shiming!
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However, with a flash of golden light!
The Golden Winged Mantis finally charged into the demonic fog, the effects of the Qinglian Taoist Robe instantly failed, revealing its golden insect body.
Countless resentful spirits and demonic heads swooped towards the Golden Winged Mantis, seeking to bite it to death and assimilate it as another demonic head.
"Haha, excellent, yet another superior demonic head!" Chen Yunlai shouted with joy.
His gaze towards Lin Shiming was growing increasingly greedy!
The Sinister Ants, the Red-haired Demon Monkey, the golden Six-Winged Heavenly Mantis!
All of these made him feel that this trip was extremely worthwhile.
Under the demonic fog, Chen Yunlai also greedily glanced at Li Chengxian for a moment but swiftly refocused on Xie An while launching a fierce attack on the Golden Winged Mantis.
Seeing that the pressure on the Rolling Divine Plate on him was finally easing, Lin Shiming flipped his hand and took out a purple-gold gourd.
The gourd swelled against the wind in midair, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant gourd several dozens of feet in size.
The might of the superior-grade Magic Artifact unfolded instantly, sending countless fireballs shooting towards Chen Yunlai's demonic fog.
"A superior-grade Magic Artifact? Are you running out of tricks?" Chen Yunlai's disdainful voice sounded, the superior-grade Magic Artifact gourd was not even worth his consideration.
As expected, with a mere glance from Old Demon Chen, the fireballs extinguished on cue, and the dense demonic fog continued to surge mightily.
However, the next moment, what caused his pupils to constrict and his surprise to soar was that Lin Shiming was now sitting atop the gourd, right behind the flames.
His speed was so astonishing that it left onlookers speechless!
As for the Rolling Divine Plate, it was now falling, but its retrieval speed was far slower than Lin Shiming's escape.
And at this moment, the might displayed by the gourd was that of a supreme-grade Magic Artifact!
Chen Yunlai hurriedly commanded three Foundation Establishment demonic heads to charge towards Lin Shiming.
However, at this moment, Lin Shiming lowered his head, and thirty-six Purple Wood Formation Swords instantly flew out, shattering the three Foundation Establishment demonic heads into pieces on the spot.
But the very next moment, the mouth of the gourd emitted starsand, a golden gravel flickering with starlight, twinkling as if it was the endless Milky Way.
Amidst the fire and the wind, it surged towards the demonic fog without cease.
"Wind Fire Starsand!" Old Demon Chen finally changed color.
The Wind Fire Starsand enveloped the demonic fog in the blink of an eye, almost completely covering it, and Chen, Old Demon, had not cultivated any Body Refinement techniques!
Being engulfed by this Wind Fire Starsand meant certain death.
And at this time, Xie An, like someone who had just taken a strong medicine, launched a furious counterattack against the Ming Tiger. Although somewhat futile, it occupied a great deal of Chen Yunlai's attention. Read new chapters at empire
As for Lin Xianzhi, there was no need to say more; he launched almost suicidal assaults on the Yin-Yang Demon Child!
Chen Yunlai's face grew increasingly unsightly as he took out another Spirit Talisman and slapped it down with a pained expression.
It transformed into a gigantic Spirit Formation, sheltering him within.
The gusting flames and star-sands hit the Spirit Formation with loud bangs, creating a thunderous noise.
However, the Formation was extremely sturdy and showed no signs of breaking.
But just as Chen Yunlai heaved a sigh of relief, in the blink of an eye, a basin-sized hole was torn open in the Spirit Formation, revealing ferocious Spirit Ants with fangs bared.
The whirlwind of fiery star-sands infiltrated the formation, presenting Chen Yunlai with a situation similar to the one Lin Shiming initially faced, except that he wasn't equipped with Spirit Ants to weaken and devour the star-sands.
He was quickly submerged in the star-sands.
Without the input of True Yuan, the two demonic banners abruptly stopped, the demonic fog receded, and all the demon heads vanished without a trace.
Lin Shiming felt the dryness of True Yuan in his body and the dizziness he was forcefully suppressing. He took out a Superior Grade Spirit Stone and began to restore True Yuan.
Xie An was in the worst state; half of his body had been stripped away by the Ming Tiger. After swallowing an elixir, he immediately began meditating on the spot.
He even took out some of the Dragon Lizard meat and Essence Blood given by Lin Shiming, consuming a portion on the spot like a ravenous beast and relishing it greatly.
On the other hand, Lin Xianzhi, though visibly struggling, kept his gaze firmly fixed on Li Chengxian.
Meanwhile, the Golden Winged Mantis and the Red-haired Demon Monkey turned towards the Lin Family's Qi Cultivators, slaughtering the Qi Demon Cultivators and the remaining Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators brought by Chen Yunlai.
Seeing this, Li Chengxian had no intention of staying for a sneak attack. He took out his War Treasure Ship and plotted his escape into the distance.
Although Lin Shiming longed for that War Treasure Ship, at this moment, he could only watch helplessly as Li Chengxian fled.
Never mind catching up, given their current state, they weren't capable of inflicting a fatal blow on Li Chengxian.
"Shiming, we must leave. This time, I'll navigate the Spirit Boat!" Lin Xianzhi spoke.
Neither Xie An nor Lin Shiming said much, both boarding the Supreme Grade Spirit Boat.
The group hurried again towards Jiuye City in the White Leaf Continent.
This time, Lin Xianzhi still chose to take a detour. If there had been an ambush at Mount Tai previously, there was a very likely chance of a second one, and it was also very likely that Li Chengxian might return with reinforcements on the War Treasure Ship.
Fortunately, five days later, the Lin Family group traversed most of Heavenly River State's territories and finally arrived at the White Leaf Continent.
What entered their sights was a vast and ancient city, situated at the mountain pass like a formidable barrier, none other than Jiuye City.
The walls of Jiuye City were extremely tall, but what was even more astonishing was the center of the city, where a colossal white spruce Spirit Tree soared into the sky, taller than the mountains and reaching the clouds.
This white spruce Spirit Tree had also given birth to a Wood Demon. It was said that the Wood Demon's realm was that of a Fourth-Rank Purple Mansion Peak existence, far more powerful than his Tea Tree Wood Demon by an innumerable magnitude.
There were nine massive primordial spirit leaves on the white spruce Spirit Tree. One leaf emerged every hundred years, with each leaf so large that, from a distance, it hardly seemed smaller than a palace hall. It is said that these white spruce spirit leaves are capable of refining Fifth-Rank Magical Treasures.
The white spruce Spirit Tree did not conceal its body and naturally feared no one, for the master of the Spirit Tree was one of the Spirit Beast Sect's three Golden Cores, the White Spruce True Person.
There were even rumors that the White Spruce True Person had achieved the Golden Core Path because the white spruce had once borne a millennial white spruce fruit.
While Lin Shiming was observing, Xie An, looking noticeably weak but with some color returning to his cheeks, stepped out. His gaze toward Jiuye City also carried a touch of a smile, visibly much relieved.
"Shiming, you're not yet sixty, are you?" Xie An suddenly asked.