Chapter 389: Chapter 387: Pretend I Didn’t Say Anything
The ssenger was a late-stage Foundation Establishnt Sword Cultivator, nad Chen Dao. Although he was only at the late stage of Foundation Establishnt, he possessed remarkable talent and combat strength, making him a rather well-known figure in Kunpeng Immortal City. He was personally approved by Lin Tiannan to join the Immortal City Guard a few years ago, and it is said that his Flying Swords are exceptionally sharp, capable of singly challenging a Red Demon without defeat!
At this mont, Chen Dao’s legs were crisscrossed with wounds, and a large chunk of flesh had been bitten off his shoulder, presenting a ghastly sight.
Given that a cultivator of Chen Dao’s caliber was injured to such an extent, one could imagine just how dire the situation at Kunpeng Immortal City was.
“Go!”
Ning Daoran rushed out of the Cave Mansion and imdiately enveloped Chen Dao’s body with a strand of the Evergreen Technique, healing his wounds while bringing him along as two streaks of tunneling light, swiftly heading towards Kunpeng Immortal City.
“Chen Dao, what is the current situation in Kunpeng Immortal City?”
“Reporting to the Island Master!”
Chen Dao frowned and said, “This Black Tide burst forth suddenly, with dozens of Blood Demons and over ten thousand Red Demons descending from the sky, directly breaching the city’s first outer City Protection Array. Afterwards, the City Protection Array took a severe battering. When I left, several Nascent Soul Stage seniors were resisting the Blood Demons, but the situation doesn’t seem very good.”
Chen Dao was a Foundation Establishnt Sword Cultivator, and he was injured. Even flying from Kunpeng Immortal City to Liuhua Island at full speed would take at least two hours, so the information he provided was already two hours old.
Ning Daoran couldn’t help but begin to worry about the situation in Kunpeng Immortal City. The combat power of the Blood Demons was in no way comparable to that of the Red Demons. A thousand Red Demons might not cause as much damage to the array as a single Blood Demon, not to ntion that the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators inside the city were actually helpless against the Blood Demons. Their Nascent Soul Power was indeed profound, but it lacked the capacity to deal a lethal overflow of power against the Blood Demons!
…
In the distance, the dawn broke through the morning light.
The sea breeze was exceptionally chilly against the face, and Ning Daoran felt an urgent anxiety as he said, “Chen Dao, I’ll go ahead first. You’ve already been injured, do not engage with the Black Tide again. If you can make it back to the Immortal City, then do so; if not, find sowhere outside to hide. There’s no need to throw away your life in vain.”
“Yes…”
Chen Dao’s eyes reddened slightly: “Senior Ning… I understand!”
The next mont, Ning Daoran ignited a Third-Order Mid-Grade Divine Speed Talisman and accelerated towards Kunpeng Immortal City!
The fierce wind surged around him, and soon he could see the towering figure of Kunpeng Immortal City in the distance. At this mont, the Immortal City was being engulfed and devoured by the Black Tide, an extrely terrifying scene.
It seems that the Black Tide Source had lain dormant for three days, rely to accumulate strength, and now it had finally launched a fatal blow against Kunpeng Immortal City!
“Hmm?”
Ning Daoran suddenly tensed up. The five Golden Cores within him simultaneously emitted booming sounds, as if sensing so kind of crisis. Right after, the ground shook violently and a beam of light exploded from the southern direction of Kunpeng Immortal City, engulfing a large area of forest and city, reducing them to dust!
And at that mont, one of the Nascent Soul auras from the direction of Kunpeng Immortal City had disappeared!
“What!?”
Ning Daoran’s heart clenched tight; which Nascent Soul had perished?!
Inside his Dantian, the five Golden Cores buzzed mournfully.
Following the disappearance of that Nascent Soul aura, the auras of at least twenty or more Blood Demons also vanished.
Judging by the aura, the fallen Nascent Soul… was True Monarch Dao Xuan from Dao Xuan Sect!
This old daoist always kept a low profile. Every ti they t in the Immortal City, he always looked kind-hearted, but Ning Daoran had not expected that their last farewell would indeed be their last.
“Swish—”
Ning Daoran transford into a rich golden streak of tunneling light, moving at an extrely fast speed towards Kunpeng Immortal City. As he passed through a swath of clouds and mist, he saw a vast expanse of vacuum outside the city’s inner walls where everything turned into dust.
“Gah~~~”
More than a dozen Blood Demons stirred up a monstrous blood wave, continuously assaulting the Beidou Seven Stars Formation around the inner city!
“Young Friend Ning!”
A voice from Lin Tiannan ca from inside the city.
Ning Daoran did not reply, his body sinking down, his back arched as Blood Qi burst forth, summoning a awe-inspiring Dragon Demon. Then, with a fierce punch, Ning Daoran landed a heavy blow on the abdon of a Blood Demon. As its bones cracked, over a dozen Golden Silk Swords pierced through the flesh of the Blood Demon.
“Open up!”
The Blood Demon’s massive body turned over, extrely awkward and embarrassed, but Ning Daoran twisted his body and delivered a ruthless kick to the underside of the Blood Demon’s jaw, forcibly opening its gaping maw. Swiftly raising his hand, he thrust a Thunder Sword imbued with at least thirty percent Chaotic Power into the mouth of the Blood Demon.
After the first, the second was even smoother!
“Gah~~”
The Blood Demon’s eyes bulged out, terror from deep within its soul causing its entire body to shiver. In the next mont, the Thunder Sword unleashed countless thunders, tearing apart the Blood Demon’s body and completing the beheading!
Imdiately, the spines of the remaining Blood Demons stood on end as if facing a great threat.
While attacks from other Cultivators were either ineffective or non-lethal against the Blood Demons, Ning Daoran was different. Straight away, using thirty percent of his power, he executed one Blood Demon, an intolerable outco for them!
“Gah~~~”
Instantly, more than a dozen Blood Demons launched their assault!
“Scram!”
Ning Daoran flicked his fingers, Spirit Cage Silk sweeping through, “plop plop plop” burying into the flesh of one of the Blood Demons. Although it couldn’t sever the opponent, it managed to trap it.
As Ning Daoran sent a punch out, forcing the other Blood Demons back in an instant, his body inverted, and over ten Golden Silk Swords flew out like rcury spilling to the ground, raining down a sword shower of blood, washing over the entire body of the trapped Blood Demon.
The Blood Demon opened its mouth wide, attempting to counterattack in a frenzy, but Ning Daoran’s hands gripped like iron tongs on its jaws, forcefully pulling apart its gaping maw. Imdiately after, he spat out a blade of sword light swirling with lightning!
“Puff!”
The Thunder Sword was deployed once again, this ti also imbued with thirty percent Chaotic Power. In an instant, more than sixty percent of Ning Daoran’s mana was drained, his complexion already quite pale!
“Boom—”
The deafening explosion marked the disintegration of the second Blood Demon’s body, turning into dust devoured by the Chaotic Power.
At that mont, Ning Daoran flicked a Divine Speed Talisman into life, transforming into a bolt of lighting shooting forth. He did not enter the Immortal City Array, but rather dashed alongside it, leading the Blood Demon in a wild chase.
As he moved out of sight, he pulled out a small bottle and gulped down a drop of Nine Heavens Jade Dew, instantly feeling his body brimming with strength.
“Buzz!”
As Ning Daoran turned around, his eyes filled with murderous intent, he punched the foremost Blood Demon whose fur stood on end. It let out a roar before being sent tumbling by his fist. Then a kick from his right foot forced open the Blood Demon’s gaping maw, into which he thrust the Thunder Sword filled with Chaotic Power!
A trendous explosion sent shock waves in all directions — the third one down!
Since Ning Daoran appeared, three Blood Demons had been eliminated in just a few dozen breaths’ ti!
“Ga~~~”
In the distance, the remaining dozen or so Blood Demons seed to be held back by fear, unanimously halting their advance. They only roared ferociously at Ning Daoran. Despite their rage over their fallen comrades, they could still discern priorities and had now developed fear towards Ning Daoran.
“Hmph, a bunch of cowards!”
Ning Daoran frowned slightly and retreated back into the Beidou Seven Stars Formation.
…
“Young Friend Ning!”
“Nephew Ning!”
Demon Monarch Qi Xing and Lin Tiannan swiftly converged, followed by True Monarch Liu Yun.
The expressions of the three Nascent Soul Great Cultivators were complex.
“Ning Daoran pays respect to the three seniors.”
Ning Daoran furrowed his brows: “What just happened…? Senior Dao Xuan…?”
“He… he sacrificed himself for our world…”
Lin Tiannan clenched his fists, his eyes filled with profound sorrow.
“Young Friend Ning, you are not aware.”
True Monarch Liu Yun spoke gently: “This Black Tide ca upon us so rapidly, breaking through the first layer of prohibitions almost instantly. When they reached the second layer, we were left with very little ti. To buy us so, Senior Dao used Dao Xuan Sect’s Forbidden Technique… True Martial Demon Cleansing. He incinerated his own flesh to kill over twenty Blood Demons.”
True Monarch Qi Xing’s eyes reddened slightly: “That damn old Dao Xuan acted as if it was nothing. None of us expected he would actually resort to a powerful Forbidden Technique like True Martial Demon Cleansing… A mid-stage Nascent Soul with hundreds of years of cultivation destroyed in one fell swoop, he didn’t even hesitate…”
Ning Daoran’s nose grew sour, but he said nothing.
Sure, Dao Xuan was tight-lipped, but what he held dear was the welfare and dignity of the Human Clan’s Cultivation World.
…
Outside the formation.
The dozen or so Blood Demons gradually receded. Following closely, tens of thousands of Red Demons retreated like a tide back into the southern woods, and their source shrank back to only a few miles in size.
But no one would believe the Black Tide was retreating in fear. They were rely gathering strength, waiting to spawn more Blood Demons before launching the next assault.
This ti, only through the sacrifice of True Monarch Dao Xuan could the Human Clan’s Cultivation World withstand the onslaught. But how will they fend off the next?
At night, on a hillside next to the Southern Heaven Palace.
True Monarch Liu Yun kindled a campfire, with the other two Nascent Souls also present, each lost in thought.
Ning Daoran stood with arms folded, gazing towards the direction of the Black Tide source.
“Being so passive… is not a solution.”
He frowned: “Perhaps… I could try to lure out the Blood Demons from the source and kill them one by one. It might be our only option.”
“Impossible!”
True Monarch Qi Xing shook his head: “Do you have any idea how many Blood Demons there are within that Black Abyss now?”
“How many?”
“No less than three hundred!”
“…”
Ning Daoran frowned, if that’s the case, then I spoke too soon. Let’s pretend I didn’t say anything.
…
“Ladies and gentlen.”
True Monarch Liu Yun broke a branch and threw it into the fire. The dancing flas cast a beautiful glow on her face, adding to her charm: “I have a permanent solution, although it is extrely difficult. I wonder if you would be willing to try?”
“Oh?”
Demon Monarch Qi Xing said: “Fellow Taoist Liu Yun, please share your idea. We’ll decide whether to implent it after hearing it.”
“Mhm.”
True Monarch Liu Yun said: “My master once told that Blood Demons are transformations of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, and are indeed invincible only in the Human World. In the Earth Immortal Realm, any Cultivator in Divinity Transformation Stage or Refining Void Stage can easily vanquish them. However, Blood Demons aren’t truly invincible even in the Human World; there is still sothing that can suppress them.”
“What is it?”
“True Dragon Essence.”
True Monarch Liu Yun smiled faintly: “A Divine Weapon forged with True Dragon Essence can effortlessly exterminate Blood Demons. The difficulty lies in obtaining such an essence…”
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