39: The Arrival of the Eight Demons

Su Yu and his companion had no objections, and subsequently, under the lead of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Immortal Music Sect, they arrived at a spacious courtyard to rest.

During this time, that Foundation Establishment Cultivator also handed the two of them a bulging Storage Pouch.

The two of them only checked it briefly before beaming with joy.

Since the Demonic Path invasion, the Immortal Music Sect and the Wood Origin Sect had spent a fortune to have their Core Formation Cultivators resist the Demonic Path.

Although Su Yu's construction plan for the Immortal Cultivation Giant City couldn't keep up with the changes, he still made a massive profit of over a million Spirit Stones through the Demonic Path invasion.

The Eastern Desolation region under his jurisdiction was within the Immortal Music Sect's range; to ask him to act, the Immortal Music Sect paid 500,000 Spirit Stones directly.

Moreover, every time he acted thereafter, 200,000 Spirit Stones would be credited to him.

If he encountered a Core Formation Demonic Cultivator, repelling them would also bring in 200,000 Spirit Stones, and if he could kill them, the Immortal Music Sect was willing to pay 500,000 Spirit Stones in one go!

However, although Spirit Stones were good, if he were exposed under the eyes of a Nascent Soul Old Monster, he feared he wouldn't have the life to spend them.

Now that the Demonic Path's Wei Country and the Xia Country were at war, with his strength, he naturally had no fear of encountering ordinary Core Formation Cultivators.

But if facing more than two Late Core Formation Cultivators, he feared he would meet his end if he had no life-saving items.

So he spent some Spirit Stones to purchase life-saving items.

For example, the Wind Spirit Robe, a Low Grade Magic Treasure, could absorb most attacks from Early Stage Core Formation Cultivators; its limit for damage absorption was equivalent to half of the treasure owner's mana.

But the most important point was that this Magic Treasure had a function that allowed Su Yu to turn into a light breeze and fly thousands of miles away in an instant.

Its survival capability was extremely strong.

However, after use, it would need to be nurtured for several years before it could be used a second time.

The price was very expensive, at 300,000 Spirit Stones.

There was also a one-time life-saving Talisman, the Five-Light Bright Dragon Shield.

The defensive power of this Talisman was quite shocking; once used, it would transform into a circular light shield surrounded by five dragons, firmly covering the user.

Moreover, it would take several Late Core Formation Stage experts who were not Nascent Soul Cultivators to break it, and it could even withstand a single strike from a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Furthermore, this shield would trigger automatically to protect Su Yu firmly once it received fatal damage.

Combined with the Wind Spirit Robe, it allowed for a one-time teleportation of thousands of miles; after the teleportation ended, it could last for an hour and double one's speed, so that even a Nascent Soul Cultivator could not immediately lock onto him with Divine Thought.

The price was not too expensive, at 350,000 Spirit Stones.

This directly emptied most of Su Yu's net worth.

If he had a million Spirit Stones, he would have bought Core Formation Mid-stage cultivation long ago, but unfortunately, his entire net worth was not enough to afford it.

So he simply bought these two treasures.

Fortunately, with these two treasures, there was a significant chance of escaping successfully even when facing a Nascent Soul Old Monster.

Su Yu and his companion had been stationed in Shenfeng Valley for over a month, during which it had been calm with no trace of Demonic Cultivators at all.

Just as Dragon Immortal Master thought the Sect's intelligence was wrong, a sudden booming sound came from outside the valley.

Not far away, a dense mass of dark clouds could be seen flying toward them.

Within the dark clouds were eight Core Formation Cultivators, three of whom were in the Late Core Formation Stage, while the rest were in the Core Formation Mid-stage!

The loud noise that occurred outside the valley just now was caused by a woman in purple within the dark clouds.

A faint light still emanated from her hands.

"Fairy Yun, the power of your Heavenly Maiden Mysterious Yin Thunder is surely too great, isn't it? As expected of the Yin Demon Sect's number one Core Formation Cultivator; judging by this Divine Ability, your entry into the Nascent Soul Stage is just around the corner!"

This Fairy Yun wore a phoenix crown and a veil over her Face, and her loose robes could not hide her curvaceous figure.

Moreover, she was surrounded by patches of clouds.

Although her true appearance could not be seen, she was stunningly beautiful from her graceful figure alone; it would not be an exaggeration to say she was a Fairy descended to earth.

Fairy Yun listened to the flattery from the side and said in a cold voice, "Fellow Daoist Xiu Xie, save the compliments. If Shenfeng Valley cannot be taken, no matter how beautifully you speak, it's useless."

Fairy Yun did not give Immortal Master Xiu Xie any Face at all, and her blunt words made him feel a bit embarrassed.

But he did not dare to get angry.

After all, even among those in the Late Core Formation Stage, there were different grades.

Among the seven demonic Sects of the Wei Country, the Yin Demon Sect was the strongest; not only did it have a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, but rumor had it they even hid another Nascent Soul Old Monster.

This Fairy Yun's real name was Yun Ningyue, and she was the Personal Disciple of the Yin Demon Sect's Yin Demon Old Ancestor.

The Heavenly Maiden Mysterious Attraction Manual she cultivated was incredibly powerful and infinitely mysterious; she even had a record of defeating a Core Formation Mid-stage Cultivator when she was only at the Early Stage.

Furthermore, her cultivation had long since reached the Late Core Formation Stage, even if she had been unable to push it to Perfection for a long time.

He was still no match for her.

In the eyes of the seven demonic Sects, it was only a matter of time before this woman stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, and she even had hope of taking over the title of 'Yin Demon' from the Yin Demon Old Ancestor.

After all, in every generation of the Yin Demon Sect, the strongest person would be crowned with the title of Yin Demon Old Ancestor.

From this, it could be seen that regardless of her cultivation or status, she was stronger than the Core Formation Cultivators of other demonic Sects.

Among their group, she was also the leader.

"Fairy worries too much."

"Shenfeng Valley has only a single Late Core Formation Cultivator; even if one or two more came, they would be no match for us."

"If they want to rely on the Formation to hide and not come out, we truly would have had no way to deal with them previously."

"But our demonic Sect Old Ancestors obtained a replica of the Glazed Restriction-Breaking Bead from the Nascent Soul Old Monsters of the Righteous Path; this bead has the reputation of breaking all Restrictions in the world, and although it's not as powerful as the original, it's more than enough to break a third-tier Formation."

"When the time comes to break Shenfeng Valley's Restriction, I can already imagine their stunned and terrified expressions!"

Among the eight people, the last Late Core Formation Stage Cultivator spoke slowly.

It seemed he was giving the Late Core Formation Stage Cultivator Immortal Master Xiu Xie, who had just lost Face, a way out.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu Zhen is right!"

Someone spoke up in agreement.

With eight Core Formation Experts, including three at the Late Core Formation Stage, if they couldn't take down a small Shenfeng Valley, then everyone might as well stop cultivating, stop trying to be demonic Cultivators, and just disperse their cultivation and start over.

At this time, the alerted Shenfeng Valley's grand Formation was already operating at full power.

Over thirty Foundation Establishment Cultivators were stationed at the positions of the Formation Flags, and Dragon was even stationed at the eye of the Formation, hoping to use this Formation to block the enemy's attack.

Su Yu and his companion also flew out from the courtyard; the two of them frowned, feeling the overwhelming Devilish Qi outside the Formation, and couldn't help but feel a tremor in their hearts.

Eight Core Formation Cultivators—five at the Mid-stage and three at the Late Stage—such a lineup would make anyone who wasn't a Nascent Soul Cultivator flee upon seeing it.

However, it was a bit too late to escape now; even if Dragon Immortal Master opened the Formation to let them out, they simply couldn't escape while surrounded by powerful enemies.

They could only hope that Shenfeng Valley could hold out until reinforcements arrived.

"Fellow Daoists, your arrival is a surprise; I, Dragon, have failed to welcome you properly."

Dragon Immortal Master, within the eye of the Formation, looked at the Demonic Path Core Formation Cultivators outside the valley, and his voice penetrated the Formation and carried outside.

"Dragon Immortal Master, your Shenfeng Valley is destined to be unable to hold; you'd better surrender obediently, and we can spare you."

The Demonic Path's Immortal Master Qiu Zhen immediately spoke up upon hearing this.

Dragon Immortal Master chuckled a few times.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist has become muddled from demonic cultivation? Not to mention whether you would let me go if I surrendered, just this single crime would be a capital offense in the Sect."

"Why must Fellow Daoist engage in such pipe dreams!"

Immortal Master Qiu Zhen heard this and immediately stopped the verbal sparring.

His words were merely a test and a deception; regardless of whether Dragon Immortal Master surrendered, he would not let the other party go.

"In that case, let's see who's truly superior."

Immortal Master Qiu Zhen immediately flicked his sleeve, and dense black Qi gushed out, transforming in the air into a hundred-zhang black flood dragon.

As soon as the black flood dragon appeared, it pounced toward the Formation barrier.