The gray-robed Golden Core Stage Cultivator, Xu Dongyuan, snorted coldly.

He pointed his fingers upwards and swiped, and a massive green spiritual power shield appeared around the giant centipede, protecting the centipede along with all the Disciples within it.

“Don’t panic, everyone. Take out your Magical Artifacts and be on guard.”

Elder Xu Dongyuan said, controlling the centipede to continue forward, while a shimmering green jade ruler had already appeared before him.

At this moment, Yang Che, who was standing near the centipede’s tail, released his Divine Sense and vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

After successfully achieving Foundation Establishment, his Divine Sense range could cover over a thousand zhang.

Outside the green spiritual power shield, a thousand zhang away, black mist continued to gather, quickly forming dense black clouds that churned continuously above the green shield.

“This is too strange. We’ve just entered Feng Country territory, and Demonic Path Cultivators are already appearing.”

Wei Yuhang, who was standing not far from Yang Che, muttered to himself, his expression grave.

Yang Che cast a spiritual power shield around himself, and the Meteor Box floated slowly beside him.

Enveloped by the increasingly dense black mist, almost all the Disciples felt extremely suppressed.

Yang Che noticed that Elder Xu Dongyuan’s eyes were heavy with thought, staring at the black mist above, as if contemplating something.

Suddenly, Yang Che’s eyelids twitched violently. He almost instinctively used ‘Lei Shan Technique’ and flashed to the side.

Abruptly, an incredibly thick black giant sword instantly descended from the sky.

It directly split open the massive green light shield and struck the centipede’s back.

Several Qi Refining Twelfth Layer Disciples who couldn’t dodge were instantly annihilated by the giant sword, turning into blood mist without even having time to scream.

The dark red centipede cried out in pain, frantically twisting its hundred-zhang body. Under Elder Xu Dongyuan’s control, it soared into the sky and began to absorb the black mist.

Elder Xu Dongyuan, meanwhile, manipulated the jade ruler to release countless emerald green lights, fiercely shattering the giant sword.

Gradually, Yang Che saw that after the black mist dissipated somewhat, countless skeletal Yin Soldiers passed through the black mist from all directions, holding various weapons, surging like a tide towards the Qing Jian Sect Cultivators.

“Junior Brother Yang, be extra careful.”

Yang Che suddenly heard Wei Yuhang say something to him, and then he saw him fly up, a square bone dice appearing in his hand, which he hurled towards the skeletal Yin Soldiers.

“Which Fellow Daoist from Yin Sha Sect is here? Why not show yourself quickly?”

Elder Xu Dongyuan’s face was grim as he shouted sternly.

A series of eerie cackles came from the black mist, making one’s scalp tingle.

The laughter grew louder and louder, and soon, a tall, bald old man wearing a dazzling blood-red robe appeared in mid-air.

He was also a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

“So, it’s Fellow Daoist Chao Wuji.”

Xu Dongyuan snorted coldly, controlling the jade ruler to instantly strike towards Chao Wuji.

Countless skeletal Yin Soldiers immediately surged around the blood-robed bald old man, Chao Wuji, densely packed, quickly blocking Xu Dongyuan’s emerald green jade ruler.

The old man scanned the Qing Jian Sect Cultivators, his face revealing bloodlust and greed.

“Fellow Daoist Xu, with just you alone, none of you will escape the encirclement of my Magic Dao Four Sects today. If you hand over these Disciples and let them willingly cooperate with this old man to be refined into ‘Living Corpse Yin Soldiers,’ I can spare your life. How about it?”

Chao Wuji stroked his bald head and cackled eerily.

Xu Dongyuan’s expression was gloomy, and he said coldly, “Just you, Chao Wuji?”

“Who said it was only Chao Wuji? Fellow Daoist Xu Dongyuan truly doesn’t put this Old Five Yin in his eyes.”

Accompanied by blatant mockery, a hunchbacked, thin old man silently appeared behind Chao Wuji.

Yang Che’s heart sank at the sight of this scene.

This hunchbacked old man was actually also a Golden Core Stage.

Elder Xu Dongyuan’s face finally changed dramatically after the hunchbacked, thin old man appeared.

Not only that, but at this moment, Yang Che also immediately discovered that after the hunchbacked, thin Old Five Yin appeared, dozens of Foundation Establishment Stage Demonic Path Cultivators also appeared simultaneously.

“All Qing Jian Sect Disciples, listen! I will hold back these two Golden Core Stage Cultivators. You all find a way to escape on your own.”

Xu Dongyuan glanced at the Qing Jian Sect Disciples, lingering on Yang Che for a moment, then transmitted his bitter, helpless message.

However, among the Disciples, there were some with fiery spirits who vowed to stay and resist the enemy with Xu Dongyuan.

“Foolish! Why aren’t you leaving? Do you want to stay and drag me down?”

After Xu Dongyuan’s loud shout, he could no longer bother with these Disciples, because Old Five Yin and Chao Wuji, the two Golden Core Stage Demonic Cultivators, had already attacked him simultaneously.

The emerald green jade ruler instantly magnified countless times, engaging in a fierce battle in mid-air with the two Demonic Path Cultivators shrouded in black mist.

Among the Qing Jian Sect Disciples, some hesitated and continued to fly towards the capital city of Feng Country, but most turned around and sped towards Jiang Country.

‘Ah!’

‘Ah!’

…

Screams of agony echoed. Whether they fled towards the capital city of Feng Country or turned back to Jiang Country, almost all the Disciples encountered strange ambushes, suffering heavy casualties.

Yang Che looked around and saw that the remaining Qing Jian Sect Disciples were already engaged in a frantic, desperate battle with the Demonic Path Cultivators.

The disparity in combat power between the enemy and them was too great; the Qing Jian Sect side had no chance of winning.

Yang Che made up his mind, immediately activated the Dunjxing Shuo, and sped off in another direction.

“Little trash fish, trying to escape? This old man noticed you long ago.”

A shadowy figure with Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage cultivation mysteriously blocked Yang Che’s path.

While cursing angrily, he slapped his Storage Pouch at his waist, and a sharp, black, large pair of scissors glowing with an eerie light appeared in his hand.

The scissors made a grating, extremely harsh sound.

“Little trash fish, obediently let this old man cut off your skin. Don’t struggle, and you’ll suffer less pain.”

The shadowy figure naturally didn’t pay much attention to Yang Che, who was only at the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer.

Yang Che recognized this shadowy figure as Luo Jian, a Heavenly Ghost Sect Demonic Cultivator.

Yang Che had a deep impression of this Luo Jian.

During his previous experience, on his way to the Mist Hidden Sea, at ‘Red Forest Island,’ he was almost skinned by this Luo Jian.

If it weren’t for the Nine Heart Thunder Flame, he probably would have lost his life on Red Forest Island.

However, this Luo Jian should have only been at the Foundation Establishment Stage Early Phase at that time. He didn’t expect him to have advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage in such a short time.

Luo Jian was both cackling eerily and cursing angrily. Clearly, Luo Jian felt deeply humiliated and enraged that Yang Che had escaped him back then.

He gathered black mist, quickly enveloping himself and Yang Che.

“Hehe, little trash fish, scared silly, aren’t you? Today, I’m not only going to cut off your skin, but I’m also going to cut off your life-root, and then send you to Old Ghost Yin to be refined into a Living Corpse Yin Soldier, to vent the humiliation in my heart.”

Yang Che remained motionless, coldly watching Luo Jian.

He planned to use this Luo Jian to test the true combat power of a ‘Dual Dantian’ Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

However, just as Luo Jian was about to approach him, Yang Che suddenly found that his body couldn’t move.

No, it wasn’t that he couldn’t move, but rather that he instantly lost control of his body.

Yang Che was initially startled, but once he understood what was happening, he not only felt no worry but instead became quite interested.