Sect Master’s Immortal Journey - Chapter 533

While An Xiaoran was dealing with the battle on this side, he looked towards Shocking ThunderSpirit General in front of him and realized that his situation was not good. Shocking ThunderSpirit General is proficient in lightning attribute techniques, and the power of thunder is majestic, with the ability to exterminate demons and destroy evil.

With a cultivation base at the Foundation Building stage and the experience of a Gold Core cultivator, Shocking ThunderSpirit General’s combat power can definitely be considered top-notch among Foundation Building cultivators. However, after encountering the pursuing demonic cultivators, he gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Shocking ThunderSpirit General condensed numerous thunder spears and continuously threw them towards the dark cloud layer. Wherever the thunder spears reached, large gaps appeared in the black cloud layer. However, black qi immediately rose from behind, quickly filling these gaps. More black qi transformed into dark tentacles, twisting and reaching towards Shocking ThunderSpirit General.

Although Shocking ThunderSpirit General had fought against real monsters before and didn’t pay much attention to a group of demonic cultivators, he unexpectedly found himself at a disadvantage when he actually engaged in battle. It wasn’t because Shocking ThunderSpirit General was weak, but rather because demonic cultivators were too cunning and had not fully exerted their strength before. When chasing and killing the ghost cultivator, they had reserved a large portion of their power. Now, facing a formidable enemy like Shocking ThunderSpirit General, the demonic cultivators naturally displayed their full abilities without any reservations.

The dark clouds rolled in the sky, and the demonic energy surged, creating countless phenomena. Although the power of thunder had the ability to exterminate demons and destroy evil, it was insufficient in the face of the powerful demonic energy; it was like a drop in the bucket. Despite the cunning tactics of the demonic cultivators, Shocking ThunderSpirit General, with his rich combat experience, could firmly hold his ground. At most, the situation would be a bit unfavorable.

After An Xiaoran and the others finished dealing with the battle against the ghost cultivator, they were preparing to go and reinforce Shocking ThunderSpirit General, but they were promptly stopped by Shocking ThunderSpirit General. When dealing with demonic cultivators, more people doesn’t necessarily mean better. Demonic cultivators have mysterious and ever-changing methods and are skilled at exploiting the weaknesses of human nature. A group of unprepared cultivators besieging demonic cultivators would only play into their hands.

Shocking ThunderSpirit General had abundant experience in dealing with monsters, so it seemed reasonable to apply that experience to demonic cultivators. The opposing demonic cultivators displayed the strength of false Core Formation cultivators, enough to suppress Shocking ThunderSpirit General. However, Shocking ThunderSpirit General continued to firmly hold his ground and transmitted instructions to An Xiaoran and the others, guiding them on what to do.

After a moment, An Xiaoran and the others followed Shocking ThunderSpirit General’s instructions and set up a small-scale formation. Within the Taiyi Sect, there is a profound inheritance of formations, and most disciples have been taught some simple formations to facilitate joint combat when facing enemies. Foundation Building cultivators have longer lifespans, allowing them ample time to familiarize themselves with and practice formations.

The formation that An Xiaoran and the others set up now is the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Constellations formation, which is commonly used by disciples of the Taiyi Sect in group battles. The Sun, Moon, Stars, and Constellations formation is easy to learn but difficult to master. It has simple requirements for deployment and can be set up and used as needed, whether with just a few people or dozens or even hundreds of people. Almost all Taiyi Sect disciples have practiced this formation to some extent, although their proficiency may vary.

An Xiaoran and the others, all Foundation Building cultivators, quickly set up the formation and prepared for defense. When facing demonic cultivators, rushing in recklessly is not advisable. The first priority is to protect oneself and prevent the demonic cultivators from taking advantage, especially those skilled in manipulating people’s hearts. They are adept at finding gaps and infiltrating enemy formations from within.

After setting up the formation, with the support of their fellow disciples within the formation, An Xiaoran activated the “Fusang Sutra.” A giant tree appeared in front of him, and crows made of flames flew up from the tree, continuously diving into the black cloud layer ahead. The sound of the demonic energy being burned by the flames resounded in the air, and Shocking ThunderSpirit General felt a significant reduction in pressure.

At that moment, a sharp sword aura descended from the sky and accurately struck a spot not far from Shocking ThunderSpirit General. In the previously empty air, a black figure suddenly appeared. Blood continuously spurted from the area where the figure was struck by the sword aura.

Extreme Sword Spirit General descended from the sky, and several sharp sword auras continued to strike the black figure, which kept dodging and parrying. The black cloud layer in the sky seemed to be enraged and suddenly expanded. Countless black qi formed thick tentacles, surging towards Extreme Sword Spirit General.

Extreme Sword Spirit General remained calm, with no ripples on his face. He simply joined his index and middle fingers together and continuously made quick gestures. Each gesture released a sharp sword aura that directly shredded the seemingly terrifying giant tentacles.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the black figure plunged into the black cloud, evading Extreme Sword Spirit General’s pursuit.After the appearance of the Extreme Sword Spirit General, not only did he demonstrate a combat power surpassing that of the Shocking Thunder Spirit General, but he also joined forces with everyone present to scatter the black clouds in all directions.

Finally, the black smoke wrapped around the Demonic Cultivation and escaped. The indignant Shocking Thunder Spirit General wanted to pursue, but was stopped by the Extreme Sword Spirit General.

Among the four Guardian Spirit Generals, whether it is the steady Deep Earth Spirit General, the hot-tempered Shocking Thunder Spirit General, or the unruly Delicate Water Spirit General, they generally obey the orders of the senior Extreme Sword Spirit General.

“It has been hundreds of years, and you are still so impulsive.”

“Just now, during the battle, you didn’t notice the hidden enemies. Now that the enemy’s strength remains and we don’t know if there are reinforcements, it would be unwise to rashly pursue. Isn’t that asking for trouble?”

In front of the younger generation, the Extreme Sword Spirit General saved face for the Shocking Thunder Spirit General by only reprimanding him briefly without a major scolding.

Everyone was delighted by the timely appearance of the Extreme Sword Spirit General. However, An Xiaoran felt that things in the world wouldn’t be so coincidental, so he asked a few more questions.

It turned out that before An Xiaoran set off, the Extreme Sword Spirit General, along with Wen Qiansun and Yang Xueyi, infiltrated a sand monster nest and obtained many spiritual source beads. They had just returned from the Deadly Sea of Sand.

Meng Zhang was a little worried about An Xiaoran, so he personally requested the Extreme Sword Spirit General to take care of him.

The Extreme Sword Spirit General has always respected Meng Zhang, the Sect Master, and agreed without hesitation.

He had been secretly following behind An Xiaoran and the others all along, without revealing his whereabouts. If it weren’t for the battle with the Demonic Cultivation, he probably wouldn’t have shown himself voluntarily.

Meng Zhang’s concern and thoughtfulness touched An Xiaoran, making him feel both moved and a little embarrassed.

After a brief conversation, the Extreme Sword Spirit General told everyone that it was not suitable to stay in this place for long.

The people who had just encountered the Demonic Cultivation also had no intention of lingering here, so they immediately left and headed towards the direction of the Demon Wind Gobi.

While resting on the way, with the help of the two Guardian Spirit Generals, An Xiaoran carefully interrogated the ghost cultivator who surrendered voluntarily.

At first, this ghost cultivator wanted to play tricks and was full of unreliable lies.

However, when An Xiaoran’s condensed true fire began to burn the remaining skull of the ghost cultivator, he finally became honest.

With the experienced two Guardian Spirit Generals by his side, he had no chance to deceive. Any unclear statement would be met with a thunderous strike.

From the mouth of this ghost cultivator, everyone learned about a series of recent changes in the Deadly Sea of Sand.

This ghost cultivator was called Dao Gu, and among the many ghost cultivators in the Deadly Sea of Sand, he was quite famous.

It was unclear when the Black Wind Grave in the Deadly Sea of Sand became a gathering place for ghost cultivators.

There were both foreign ghost cultivators and local cultivators who developed into fellow daoists.

Although there were many drawbacks to practicing the Ghost Path, for many cultivators who had no other options, it was a viable choice.

The Black Wind Grave gathered many ghost cultivators and was the second largest gathering place for cultivators in the Deadly Sea of Sand, second only to the Small Demon Cave.

The ghost cultivators here were led by four cultivators at the False Dan Cultivation Base level, and Dao Gu was a small leader among them.

Some time ago, Ye Feifan, a cultivator closely associated with these ghost cultivators, pretended to want to convert to a ghost cultivator.

Many cultivators who couldn’t survive in the outside world fled into the Deadly Sea of Sand.

At first, they could barely hold on, but in the end, they either converted to ghost cultivators or fell into demonic cultivation.

Ye Feifan had a close relationship with the leader of the Black Wind Grave, Li Gu.

Unable to establish himself in Great Wind City, Ye Feifan fled into the Deadly Sea of Sand, where Li Gu had been trying to get him to convert to a ghost cultivator.

Ye Feifan never agreed, but later got involved in a matter related to the mysterious deaths of several ghost cultivators.

Although there was intense infighting among the ghost cultivators, they could still unite when facing external threats.

After this incident, Ye Feifan and the ghost cultivators grew apart.

Now, Ye Feifan took the initiative to approach them, but many ghost cultivators didn’t trust him and some even opposed him.

Ye Feifan requested to convert to a ghost cultivator and received strong support from Li Gu.

Li Gu went against the majority and convinced everyone to accept Ye Feifan.

Just as Li Gu and the other ghost cultivators were preparing the conversion formation for Ye Feifan, the Demonic Cultivation from the Small Demon Cave launched a large-scale invasion on the Black Wind Grave.

With Ye Feifan’s inside help, the Demonic Cultivation easily broke through the Black Wind Grave.

The ghost cultivators, who were already afraid of the Demonic Cultivation, quickly lost the battle after losing the element of surprise.

Dao Gu, being clever, managed to escape during the chaos.

Of course, he didn’t completely escape but was chased by the Demonic Cultivation all the way. If it weren’t for accidentally encountering An Xiaoran and the others, he would have fallen into the hands of the Demonic Cultivation long ago.

As a ghost cultivator, death was not the most terrifying thing. Falling into the hands of the Demonic Cultivation, being tainted by demonic energy, and falling into the demonic path would be truly irreversible.

According to Dao Gu’s observations before his escape, most of the ghost cultivators captured by the Demonic Cultivation were not killed but were transformed into demonic creatures through the Demonic Dye.

This information from Dao Gu made An Xiaoran and the others realize the seriousness of the situation.

Compared to ghost cultivators, the Demonic Cultivation was the true enemy of cultivators, the target that every cultivator wanted to eliminate.

The Deadly Sea of Sand became a special place because of its unique circumstances, giving rise to places like the Small Demon Cave.

If it were outside, a gathering place for demonic cultivators would have been eradicated by major cultivation sects long ago.

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