458: Exposure, Netherworld Ironwood (2-in-1)

Above the barren mountain, Lin Shiming still couldn't figure out why the Yao Race came to the Demon Cave. One must know that the Materials in the Demon Cave were all Yin-attributed Materials. Besides refining Magic Treasures like the Heavenly Demon Banner or Spirit Puppets, they weren't of much use.

This was even more true for the Yao Race.

This was also why the Heavenly Demon Sect's defense of the Demon Cave had never been too strict. Daoist Nine Heavens could be so clear about it because he had visited this Demon Cave before, lacking some Yin-attributed Spiritual Wood.

Lin Shiming shook his head, no longer pondering the Yao Race's objective.

For him, it was good as long as the Yao Race wasn't here to protect the Heavenly Demon Sect.

He only needed to prepare to snatch the five-thousand-year-old nether dark iron wood.

The Fifth-Order Spirit Puppet refined from such Spiritual Materials would likely be much more powerful than ordinary Spirit Puppets.

Lin Shiming looked at Lin Shiyun, instructing him to begin setting up the Formation. Although there were no Fifth-Order Formations, there were still many Fourth-Order Formations.

Of course, they were very careful when setting up. The Demon Cave was only half an hour away by the purple wind boat.

If a Golden Core True Person searched with full power, even with the Eternal Night Umbrella, it would be difficult to truly deceive them.

Lin Shiyun began to set up the Formation, while Daoist Nine Heavens and Lin Shiyuan assisted. Lin Shiming continued to remain vigilant. The four of them had a clear division of labor.

The closer they got to the critical moment, the less room there was for error. Everyone's nerves were stretched to the limit.

After the Formation was set up, the four of them still did not make a move.

Daoist Nine Heavens and the other two now had unusual expressions. Yuhai City had truly reached a desperate situation.

Logically speaking, now was the best time.

"Senior Yan Yang has made a discovery and wants us to wait a little longer!" Lin Shiming seemed to see their confusion and explained through a voice transmission.

Any sudden movement at this time could cause an impact. They were not in the South Sea now, but in the State of Chu, in the territory of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Upon hearing this, the three of them suddenly understood and nodded, their expressions becoming even more serious, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

"Let's go, let's change two more locations and set up a few more Fourth-Order Formations!" Lin Shiming judged that it was still early in the day and the Yao Race might not act at this time.

After all, if they were to act here, Yuhai City would definitely need to attract enough Golden Core Cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect.

So, he led the three of them, moving and shifting across several mountains.

As they were setting up the fourth Teleportation Array, night had completely fallen. Suddenly, a terrifying sound came from the dark, secluded valley in the distance.

Brilliant Spirit Light exploded in the Void Realm in the distance, and the auras and figures of the Golden Core True Person and the Demon King were revealed without a doubt!

Beast roars and sounds of combat were incessant.

And there were also huge explosions!

"The Teleportation Array has been destroyed!" Lin Shiyun also spoke decisively from the side.

He understood Teleportation Arrays better than anyone.

At the same time, he was also hinting to Lin Shiming that they could act. With the Teleportation Array destroyed, that team of Demon Kings had probably already prepared.

If they went too slowly, they might not even get a share of the spoils.

"Go!" Lin Shiming also quickly gave the order.

Under the Eternal Night Umbrella, the four of them once again moved silently!

This time, Lin Shiming slowed down his pace again. Knowing that the Teleportation Array had been destroyed, going too early held no great significance for him.

On the contrary, lurking in the dark was more valuable.

It took a full half an hour for Lin Shiming and the other three to arrive at the vicinity of the Demon Cave.

The Demon Cave was located in a secluded valley, where sunlight never reached all year round, and there was only one entrance at the mouth of the valley.

The valley was perennially enveloped in Devilish Qi, which limited everyone's vision.

Here, even the plants were almost all black.

The mountains surrounding the secluded valley were incredibly towering, and at this moment, the two Immortal Masters and several Golden Core Devil Heads were confronting three Fifth-Order Flood Dragons.

They engaged in a fierce battle in the sky!

"Those are Bi Chen Master and True Person Sanghun!" Daoist Nine Heavens introduced from the side.

Lin Shiming also saw the faces of the two Immortal Masters. The Golden Core True Person of the Heavenly Demon Sect all shared a common trait: they all wore very loose black robes.

Bi Chen Master was an even rarer female sound Cultivator. Her face was incomparably cold, and she played a green flute with a mournful tune.

Around her, countless Devil Heads rampaged. The twisted, ferocious faces of the Devil Heads, under the melody, transformed into the most vicious beings.

Her opponent was a Red Dragon in the Early Stage of Fifth-Order.

Its entire body was covered in countless fiery scales, incredibly mighty, like a fiery war god. Countless Devil Heads were torn to shreds, and only that Golden Core Devil Head could barely resist.

However, the Red Dragon at this moment was constantly roaring, clearly in extreme pain.

Apparently, that flute did more than just control Devil Heads.

True Person Sanghun, on the other hand, was a standard user of the Heavenly Demon Banner in the Heavenly Demon Sect. He wielded three Heavenly Demon Banners, dancing them impenetrably, releasing a large amount of demonic mist.

Relying on the three Heavenly Demon Banners, True Person Sanghun single-handedly confronted a Blue Flood Dragon Demon King and a Wind 蛟 Demon King, not falling behind in the slightest.

The entire sky was occupied by the attacks of the Golden Core Cultivators.

At this time, the Demon Cave was also in chaos, with many Fourth-Order Purple Mansion Great Demons rampaging inside.

Causing all sorts of destruction.

Lin Shiming was somewhat surprised by what he saw at this moment. The Yao Race was clearly seeking revenge, destroying the Demon Cave, killing those masterless Devil Heads, and annihilating Formations.

"Elder Jiuxiao, can you take us directly to the place with the densest Devilish Qi?" The Golden Core True Person were being held back.

And without new Golden Core Cultivators arriving, either the Heavenly Demon Sect's Golden Core True Person were being held back, or the Teleportation Arrays had all been destroyed, preventing their immediate arrival.

For Lin Shiming and the others, it was a huge opportunity.

Daoist Nine Heavens nodded repeatedly.

He had been to the Demon Cave before and had long coveted many of the Yin-attributed Spiritual Wood there. In his opinion, the Heavenly Demon Sect only knew how to refine the Heavenly Demon Banner, which was clearly a waste of many Spiritual Wood.

The Eternal Night Umbrella was deployed to its fullest. This time, Lin Shiming also had Lin Shiyun and Lin Shiyuan wait outside. At this moment, they couldn't use the purple wind boat, and bringing the two would be a burden.

Of course, ostensibly left outside, in reality, Lin Shiming bypassed Daoist Nine Heavens and placed the two into his Cave Heaven.

Only within the Cave Heaven did Lin Shiming feel at ease.

Under the Eternal Night Umbrella, the two of them moved extremely smoothly in the darkness.

At the most dangerous moment, they were only a few feet away from a Fourth-Order Flood Dragon and a Purple Mansion Cultivator from the Heavenly Demon Sect.

A demonic Cultivator clearly sensed something and even released silver needles towards them, as if worried about a Great Demon hiding in the dark.

Lin Shiming's eyes narrowed. The two barely dodged, but they couldn't help but be more cautious about the various methods in the cultivation world.

Under normal circumstances, Golden Core Cultivators wouldn't be able to detect them, but when they were close, many Cultivators could actually have some sensation, and those with secret techniques could even discover them, even in the midst of an extremely tense life-and-death struggle.

The mouth of the Demon Cave valley was not wide, only five zhang across, with the three large characters "Earth Demon Cave" inscribed above the entrance.

Many corpses of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining Cultivators were left on the ground, with severed limbs, broken bones, or those directly bitten to death, scattered everywhere.

Various Magical Artifacts and Storage Pouches were left unclaimed.

Clearly, many Great Demons had already rushed into the secluded valley to search for the Demon Cave!

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. With Purple Mansion Great Demons having passed through, their path would be easier.

However, as they passed by the plaque, the three characters "Earth Demon Cave" suddenly shone brilliantly.

Black ink mist surged towards the Eternal Night Umbrella.

The ink mist was too fast, and they were too close, leaving no time to react. The Eternal Night Umbrella became visible in the Void Realm, and their figures also appeared at the mouth of the valley.

"We've been exposed!" Lin Shiming's eyes narrowed. The hidden Formation of this Earth Demon Cave was clearly similar to the Heaven Gate Spirit Lock Formation, both capable of locking onto hidden Cultivators and even seeing through their identities.

No matter how good the concealment effect was!

Daoist Nine Heavens was still in shock, but then he saw Lin Shiming suddenly beckon, and the Five-Colored Jiao and the Dragon of Hope appeared together at the mouth of the valley.

The two of them each landed on a Flood Dragon and rushed into the valley.

The speed of the Dragon of Hope was naturally incomparable to that of the Five-Colored Jiao, especially in this secluded valley, where the Dragon of Hope was even more at ease.

The Dragon of Hope even spat out a mouthful of poisonous mist, which was extremely similar in color to the demonic mist, but if any Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators were to approach, they would suffer greatly.

The Five-Colored Jiao didn't have such an ability, but in the Cave Heaven, it feared the Dragon of Hope. Once outside, seeing an opportunity to show off, it also roared and charged forward.

It didn't want to fall too far behind the Dragon of Hope, as if to prove that it wasn't a crawling insect, but a proud Five-Colored Jiao!

Seeing that they were Flood Dragons, the Yao Race in the dark politely roared back.

The fighting became even more intense.

From time to time, Purple Mansion Cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect fell, and Great Demons of the Yao Race were also slain.

The Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators also assumed that Lin Shiming, the two Cultivators and two Flood Dragons, were remnants of the Yao Race.

They had no idea that two Cultivators were hiding on the backs of the Flood Dragons.

The secluded valley had more vegetation, with various Yin-attributed nether dark iron wood, Iron Corpse wood, and Cloud-Breaking wood!

Many of these Spiritual Wood were now destroyed, knocked down by those Great Demons.

They seemed to be there just to attract hatred.

This also made Lin Shiming even more puzzled.

The Yao Race's revenge like this could not possibly be because of him.

His counterfeiting methods would not cause such a huge commotion.

The Yao Race would not act like children.

These Spiritual Wood might be useful to the Lin family, but they were useless to the Yao Race.

And along the way, many Great Demons of the Yao Race were killed or injured. Lin Shiming even saw many half-dragons that had entered the Cultivators' Storage Pouches, and even their Demon Souls had fallen into the Heavenly Demon Banner, becoming the main Devil Heads.

Although they were enemies, Lin Shiming had to admit that the Cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect were far more powerful and tenacious than those of the Qingxuan Sect, and their methods were also varied and endless.

Lin Shiming also killed several Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators along the way, acquiring some decent Magic Treasures.

However, his steps never stopped.

And at this very moment, a Cultivator recognized Lin Shiming.

"This is Lin Shiming, a remnant of the Qingxuan Sect, and the target that Junior Martial Uncle Liuhe wants to kill!"

Suddenly, a Purple Mansion Cultivator roared.

Lin Shiming's eyes immediately turned cold. Before the Dragon of Hope could attack, he leaped out with the Leaping Void Disc.

He landed behind that Mid Purple Mansion Realm demonic Cultivator. This demonic Cultivator had participated in the Qingxuan Sect's Secret Realm expedition and recognized Lin Shiming, who was then in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lin Shiming also had a slight impression of the other party.

The demonic Cultivator's eyes were panicked when he saw Lin Shiming in front of him.

"Weren't you supposed to have just broken through to Purple Mansion?" The last time he saw Lin Shiming, Lin Shiming was still in the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

At that time, he could easily crush Lin Shiming.

In his opinion, even if Lin Shiming had a Breakthrough less than a hundred years later, he should only be in the Early Violet Palace Stage.

However, he could no longer think.

Lin Shiming's hands pierced through his chest.

His heart shattered, and he died on the spot.

Lin Shiming's strength as a Purple Mansion Body Cultivator was even more intimidating at such a moment.

Killing an unprepared Purple Mansion was simply too easy.

Lin Shiming also casually threw the corpse into the Soul Suppressing Tower.

Although there wasn't much Soul Power, it was still a bit of help.

With the Soul Fusion Secret Canon, breaking through his Divine Sense early would also help him break through to Golden Core in the future.

However, even though Lin Shiming killed this person.

Another Purple Mansion in the distance spoke, his voice echoing throughout the entire Demon Cave:

"Senior Sang Hun, Senior Bi Chen, Lin Shiming is here!"

His roar clearly used a magical art, and the entire battlefield could hear it.

In the sky, a Golden Core Devil Head instantly descended, heading towards Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but want to curse loudly when he saw this.

The three Demon Kings didn't stop the two Immortal Masters, clearly having recognized Lin Shiming as well.

They knew that Lin Shiming was the culprit behind the turmoil in the sea region!

For Lin Shiming, Devil Heads were his most troublesome opponents at the moment. If it were Golden Core Spirit Puppets or Golden Core Corpse Refiners, which were weaker than ordinary Golden Core Cultivators,

He was confident he could contend with them using the Star Bead.

But Golden Core Devil Heads were formless beings.

The Star Bead wouldn't work at all!

He could only use the Yan Yang Sword!

Lin Shiming didn't dare to hesitate and directly released the Yan Yang Sword.

The Golden Core Devil Head still wanted to act fiercely, but within a breath, it began to flee.

However, how could a Golden Core Early Stage Devil Head evade the Crimson Flame Sword, which carried immense power from the Yan Yang Sword?

Under a blazing sword strike, it was as if the entire Demon Cave was split in half. The crimson Sword Qi flashed across the heavens and earth, and all the demonic mist vanished into thin air!

The Crimson Flame Sword didn't stop, slashing towards Bi Chen Master.

Although the strength of a sound Cultivator was unfathomable, she was most afraid of close combat.

The Yan Yang Sword was almost as powerful as a Late Golden Core Stage Body Cultivator!

With one sword strike, Bi Chen Master regretted it immensely. Although she already knew that Lin Shiming possessed a Late Golden Core Stage Spirit Communication Sword, comparable to the Nine Spirits Pagoda.

But she still wanted to give it a try!

At this moment, she was attacked from both sides by the Red Dragon and the Crimson Flame Sword!

The Red Dragon also roared furiously, having long been annoyed by the demonic music. At this moment, it charged with almost full force towards Bi Chen Master!

Lin Shiming did not look at the Yan Yang Sword.

He knew that with the Yao Race here, the possibility of a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator coming was very small.

But with his name spread, True Person Liuhe and Real Person Tianmo would definitely not be able to sit still!

His body passed through the outer perimeter of the Demon Cave.

Here, he could already see many Devil Heads.

They were casually captured by Lin Shiming using the Soul Suppressing Tower.

Demon Souls were also Soul Power beings, and Lin Shiming was curious if they could be used by the Soul Fusion Secret Canon.

If so, he could specialize in killing Purple Mansion and Golden Core Cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect in the future.

Each of them carried a large number of Devil Heads.

Having passed through the outer perimeter, the Devilish Qi here was extremely concentrated, and masterless Devil Heads in the Late Stage of Fourth-Order had already appeared.

Lin Shiming controlled the Dragon of Hope and charged directly past.

By now, very few Great Demons of the Yao Race could reach this point.

A total of ten Soul Suppressing Towers fell upon the Devil Heads, simultaneously activating the Soul-Capturing Sound.

As a set of Magic Treasures, and even Lifebound Treasures, the ten already had attribute bonuses, not to mention several Magic Treasures that had been nurtured by Spiritual Veins for decades.

Their power was immense.

The Late Purple Mansion Stage Devil Heads were struck in an instant, and the Five-Colored Jiao also released its five-colored divine light.

Finally, Lin Shiming ended its life with a sword strike and collected it into the Soul Suppressing Tower.

And Lin Shiming also reached the very center, only to see ten nether dark iron wood right before his eyes!