185: live exercise

The leading Devil Head was a gaunt, dark-faced Cultivator named Xu Qiu. His gaze, sharp as a hawk's, swept towards Lin Houyuan.

He then looked towards the four directions in the distance.

Finally, he issued commands to the Qi Refining Cultivators and the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator around him.

The Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator instantly understood that the big fish before him was not his to claim.

He wasn't angry; this was far too common in the Heavenly Demon Sect. Only powerful strength granted the right to choose spoils of war.

When Lin Houyuan saw a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivator leading Qi Refining Cultivators to pursue Lin Houwei, he immediately grew anxious and instantly moved to intercept.

He wielded three Medium Grade, third-tier Magical Artifact swords to their utmost, striking towards the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator.

However, this proactive attack played right into Xu Qiu's hands.

The Heavenly Demon Banner on the spirit boat waved, and a vast expanse of black mist surged towards Lin Houyuan.

Lin Houyuan could only retreat continuously. He understood that if he were enveloped by the black mist, he wouldn't last even a quarter of an hour and would surely die, making any attempt to block the enemy meaningless.

Lin Houyuan dodged repeatedly, but he hadn't anticipated another Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivator. This other person also waved a Devil Banner, intercepting Lin Houyuan from behind.

For a moment, Lin Houyuan found himself in a difficult position.

The other Cultivators of the Lin Family also engaged the Heavenly Demon Sect's Qi Refining Cultivators. Grand Elder Lin Yuqing was injured almost immediately.

While he was indeed a Body Cultivator, he was extremely old, and the Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators had superior numbers and strength.

Fortunately, Lei Xuan, at this moment, unleashed his thunder techniques, rumbling incessantly and charring many of the Heavenly Demon Sect Qi Refining Cultivators' Magical Artifacts.

For a time, his actions had a greater impact than even Lin Houqing, a Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivator.

Of course, the most crucial was Lin Houshou. He took out several Formation Flags and set them up, single-handedly resisting three Qi Refining Devil Cultivators without falling into a disadvantage.

At this moment, it was Lin Houyuan who was in dire straits.

Caught off guard and surrounded by two Heavenly Demon Banners, he could only grit his teeth, activate his Spirit Light shield, and charge into the Devilish Qi, controlling his Flying Sword, intending to slay the Devil Head.

The power of the Heavenly Demon Banner lay in the Devil Heads and vengeful spirits within it.

However, to his dismay, there were ten Devil Heads from two Heavenly Demon Banners.

The gaunt Cultivator Xu Qiu even shouted:

"Fellow Daoist Ye, don't rush to kill him! Torturing him to death will allow us to refine a Devil Head with great potential!"

Immediately, the ten Devil Heads split into ten directions, fiercely spraying their innate Devilish Qi towards Lin Houyuan.

However, his words had barely fallen.

The next moment, a dazzling spirit boat suddenly flew over. The spirit boat was so fast that the two Devil Cultivators hadn't even reacted.

Lin Shiming flew out from the spirit boat, and the next moment, a Demon Binding Pouch suddenly flew out, transforming into a massive yellow pouch in the sky.

A fierce gust of strong wind was sucked out, scattering the two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators.

"How dare you!" Xu Qiu was enraged to see that the newcomer was a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator. He hurriedly controlled his Heavenly Demon Banner, intending to counterattack Lin Shiming.

However, a golden beast ring flew out, directly binding the two, preventing them from casting their Spirit Arts with their arms.

But then, two streaks of sword light flashed, and Xu Qiu's and the other Devil Cultivator's arms instantly fell off.

The Demon Binding Pouch glowed again, taking both of them into the pouch.

The other Qi Refining Cultivators were now in a panic, but they were all cut down one by one by Lin Xianzhi's Azure Lotus Sword, literally torn to shreds with no remains left.

Lin Houyuan also fell from the sky.

"Father!" Lin Shiming rushed forward to support him.

"Shiming, go save Houwei and Shiyi!" Lin Houyuan forced out the words, enduring the blood at the corner of his mouth, pointing in the direction where Lin Houwei and the others had fled.

With a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator in pursuit, even if Lin Houwei and the others used Wind Evasion Talismans or Earth Evasion Talismans, it would be useless, as the Lin Family's Evasion Talismans were only second-tier.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming didn't hesitate and immediately flew off on his sword.

After flying for hundreds of li, he finally found the two, Lin Houwei and Lin Shiyi. One of them was skilled with gourds, and the other was a Body Cultivator; both were key protected individuals of the Family.

At this moment, they were being relentlessly whipped by a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Devil Cultivator. A Heavenly Demon Banner floated in the air, ready at any moment to refine Lin Shiyi's spirit into a Devil Head.

The Devil Cultivator was grinning maniacally, as if he had already acquired a Devil Head with immense potential.

"Die!" Lin Shiming was furious. These Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators were truly heinous; even being sliced into a thousand pieces wouldn't be enough.

The Purple Wood Profound Sky Sword flew out, instantly slaying the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator.

Lin Houwei was fine, protected by golden sand and with a cultivation of Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level, but Lin Shiyi was covered in blood.

A Body Cultivator, after all, was only at the Qi Refining Realm, and he immediately fell into a coma.

"Thirteenth Uncle, get on my spirit boat!" Lin Shiming fed Lin Shiyi a healing Medicinal Pill and gave Lin Houwei a bottle of healing Medicinal Pills. Then he controlled the spirit boat, gathering Lin Shiyun and the others. By the time he rendezvoused with Lin Xianzhi, a quarter of an hour had already passed.

"Shiming, we must take the spirit boat and leave, or the Devil Cultivators will catch up!" Xie An's expression wasn't bad at this moment. For Family members, it was natural to help when possible, which was human nature.

But necessary warnings still had to be given. The Purple Mansion Cultivators of Zhao Country were also fleeing quickly, and when the Heavenly Demon Sect's Purple Mansion Cultivators arrived, that would be a major problem.

After Lin Shiming reunited with Lin Xianzhi, he continued to rush towards White Leaf Continent.

On the spirit boat, everyone looked at the unconscious Lin Shiyi with sorrowful expressions.

Lin Shiyi was too severely injured; even as a Body Cultivator, he was finally unable to resist.

Lin Houwei was filled with self-reproach, pacing anxiously.

"It's alright, let me handle it!" Lin Shiming looked at the bloodied and tortured Lin Shiyi, then took out a small bottle of fresh blood from his hand.

This bottle of fresh blood was incredibly potent, and Spirit Runes surged within it, clearly indicating its extraordinary nature.

He helped Lin Shiyi up, letting him lean against his hand, then poured the small bottle into Lin Shiyi's mouth.

"Will this work?" Lin Yuqing was also a little worried.

He had thought that with Lin Shiming's arrival, everything would be fine.

But he hadn't expected Lin Shiyi, the Family's potentially gifted Body Cultivator, to almost have his soul extracted and refined by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The next moment, to everyone's surprise, after taking the blood, Lin Shiyi began to cough violently. This made everyone happy, completely unexpected that it actually had an effect.

"Shiming, is that the blood of a pseudo-Dragon?" At this moment, Xie An also looked over, his face full of disbelief.

Pseudo-Dragon was another term for Dragon Beasts. Their flesh and blood were extremely precious. Even the lowest-grade third-tier Dragon Beasts were treasures comparable to top-grade Magical Artifacts, especially for Body Cultivators.

These were Spirit Medicines that could allow Body Cultivators to break through their Realm, comparable to barrier breaking pills.

Only the blood of a Dragon Beast could activate Lin Shiyi's body and allow him to begin automatic recovery.

"Yes, a Dragon Beast I luckily slew!" Lin Shiming nodded. The existence of the Dragon Lizard, from the moment he took it out, he had no intention of concealing.

In this situation, no matter how precious the Dragon Beast was, saving Lin Shiyi was more important.

"Shiming, I wonder if I could trade for some Dragon Beast flesh and blood?" Xie An spoke again, his eyes clearly showing some excitement.