81: Chapter 81: Escape

The spiritual boat sped at full power through the sky, but the Stone-Eating Rat swarm below still chased relentlessly, surging across the ground like a black torrent, emitting chilling shrieks.

And as if misfortune wasn't enough, a flock of flying demonic beasts howled out from the clouds, diving straight for the spiritual boat.

This group of flying demonic beasts resembled giant bats, covered in dark green scales and giving off a pungent, fishy smell.

Their wingspan was over aheight wide, and each flap brought a gust of wind. Their sharp claws and fangs gleamed with cold light under the sun, clearly possessing extreme lethality.

"Be careful! They're Green-Scaled Bat Demons!" Chen Jianyue shouted, warning everyone.

Green-Scaled Bat Demons are common flying demonic beasts in the Qingya Mountain Range. A single one is comparable to a mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivator, and now there were dozens of them. If they were entangled, the situation would be extremely dangerous.

The Green-Scaled Bat Demons shrieked as they pounced on the spiritual boat, spreading out and attacking from all directions. One Green-Scaled Bat Demon was the first to charge towards the front of the spiritual boat. It opened its mouth wide and spat out a stream of dark green venom.

Chen Jianmo reacted quickly, hastily casting a water-attribute Spell. A water screen appeared out of thin air, just barely blocking the venom. The venom landed on the water screen, making a "sizzling" sound and emitting bursts of pungent white smoke.

At the same time, another Green-Scaled Bat Demon attacked from the side. It extended its sharp claws and fiercely scratched at the spiritual boat's hull.

The spiritual boat's light barrier shook violently under the attack, and cracks appeared. Seeing this, Chen Jianxiu quickly drew his long sword, leaped to the side of the boat, and began a fierce struggle with the Green-Scaled Bat Demon.

His swordsmanship was sharp, and each strike carried a powerful spiritual energy, clashing with the Green-Scaled Bat Demon's claws and creating sparks.

However, with the large number of Green-Scaled Bat Demons, everyone gradually found it difficult to cope.

The spiritual boat's light barrier grew dimmer and dimmer, in danger of being breached at any moment. Chen Jiancang was burning with anxiety. He constantly took out Spirit Talismans and threw them at the Green-Scaled Bat Demons, but the demons flew extremely fast, and the talismans had limited effect on them.

Just as everyone was in a predicament, an exceptionally large Green-Scaled Bat Demon chased up from behind.

This Green-Scaled Bat Demon was clearly the leader of this group of demonic beasts. Its strength was at least comparable to a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

It let out a sharp shriek, and upon hearing it, the other Green-Scaled Bat Demons immediately changed their attack strategy, beginning to concentrate their power on the tail of the spiritual boat.

The tail of the spiritual boat was riddled with holes by the Green-Scaled Bat Demons, and its speed also became slower and slower.

Seeing that they were about to be caught by the Green-Scaled Bat Demons, Chen Jianyue gritted his teeth and decided to take a risk. He took out his magical treasure long sword and unleashed a move called "Sword Shadow Streamer."

Instantly, dozens of Sword Qi shot out from his long sword, like shooting stars, towards the Green-Scaled Bat Demons.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, the Green-Scaled Bat Demons dodged, but several were still hit by the Sword Qi and let out painful screams. However, this did not stop the Green-Scaled Bat Demons' attack; they pounced on the spiritual boat even more frantically.

Chen Jiancang suddenly thought of something. He quickly took out a bottle of Lue Ling Powder that he had refined from his storage bag. He opened the cap and scattered the bottle of Lue Ling Powder.

The Lue Ling Powder was colorless, odorless, and invisible, quickly spreading through the air. In just two breaths, the Green-Scaled Bat Demons behind the spiritual boat immediately became chaotic. They collided with each other, as if their demonic power was out of control, losing their original attack rhythm.

Everyone took the opportunity to speed up the spiritual boat, trying to escape the Green-Scaled Bat Demons' entanglement. However, the Stone-Eating Rat swarm below still pursued relentlessly, seemingly unwilling to give up their prey just like that.

Just as the spiritual boat was about to escape the Green-Scaled Bat Demons, the Green-Scaled Bat Demon leader suddenly sobered up from the chaos. It roared in anger, and with all its might, spat out a powerful stream of dark green flame towards the spiritual boat. The flame came fiercely, instantly igniting the tail of the spiritual boat.

The spiritual boat shook violently, and everyone on board was thrown back and forth. Chen Jiancang hastily cast a water-attribute Spell, trying to extinguish the flames, but the dark green flame was like a maggot on bone, extremely tenacious, and simply could not be put out.

Chen Jianyue's spiritual boat was originally made of wood. Now, being burned by the Green-Scaled Bat Demon's fire, the pattern marks on it were missing. The spiritual boat, which could barely fly steadily before, instantly became precarious.

"Bad luck, bad luck!"

Chen Jianyue looked at the gradually losing control spiritual boat, his heart filled with despair. Were they going to be buried here today?

"How did we run into a Stone-Eating Rat beast tide outbreak?"

Just as everyone was waiting for the spiritual boat to land and desperately break through, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in the distance.

The light came closer and closer. Everyone looked intently and saw that it was a Cultivator flying on a sword. This Cultivator was wearing a white robe and had an extraordinary and refined demeanor. The long sword in his hand emitted a dazzling light, as if it could cut through all darkness.

The Cultivator came beside the spiritual boat. He glanced at the people on the spiritual boat and the dangerous situation around them, and his brows furrowed slightly. Then, he quickly formed hand seals, and a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from his body.

He saw a huge Sword Qi shoot out from the long sword in his hand, instantly cutting the Green-Scaled Bat Demon leader in half. Seeing their leader killed, the other Green-Scaled Bat Demons were immediately scared and scattered in all directions.

Then, the Cultivator cast a wind-attribute Spell, and a gust of wind blew the Stone-Eating Rat swarm apart. Seeing the unfavorable situation, the Stone-Eating Rats also fled back into the valley.

Seeing this, everyone was instantly relieved, and their hearts were filled with gratitude.

Chen Jianyue quickly bowed to the Cultivator and said, "Thank you, Senior, for saving our lives!"

The Cultivator smiled slightly and said, "But my young friend from the Chen Family, you don't need to be so polite. It was just a small matter. I am Meng Changxiu, the Family Head of the Meng Family from Small Jade Mountain."

"Greetings, Senior Meng." Everyone respectfully bowed.

Chen Jiancang's expression changed slightly. Ninth Uncle Chen Youming had previously mentioned arranging a marriage for him, and it was with someone from this Meng Family of Small Jade Mountain.