Chapter 347 Exterminating Demons

"Is this the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Fruit?!"

A voice filled with pleasant surprise rang out, and Crimson King Zhu Fengtong grabbed a small, vermilion fruit with nine orifices.

The fruit was fully ripe; having grown inside Heavenly Pillar Mountain for so many years without any exotic beasts occupying the area, it was able to grow naturally.

At this moment, faint mists were being exhaled from the nine small holes, as if it were breathing like a human; it was incredibly miraculous.

Zhu Fengtong took out a jade box, placed the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Fruit inside, and carefully put it away.

He was now an existence who had opened the Three Divine Vaults; there were not many treasures in the world that could increase his cultivation, and this Nine-Orifice Exquisite Fruit was one of them.

"Crimson King, look, there is more ahead; it seems to be the Nine-Death Resurrection Grass!"

Behind him were his companions who had entered Heavenly Pillar Mountain with him, who were also his subordinates, two Heavenly Humans who had opened a single Divine Treasury.

They had only just entered, yet the three of them had already reaped an extremely bountiful harvest, and at this moment, they all wore joyful expressions.

"What?!"

Zhu Fengtong looked ahead with eyes like torches.

Sure enough, in a place shrouded in gray mist, there was a grayish-white herb, which was indeed the legendary Nine-Death Resurrection Grass capable of resurrecting Heavenly Humans.

"Good!"

Zhu Fengtong was overjoyed and hurried forward.

Crack!

Just as he was about to reach out to pluck it, he heard a sound of something breaking through the air. A long whip covered in poisonous thorns lashed out fiercely, causing the air to explode with a loud crack.

Zhu Fengtong took the opportunity to change his palm into a fist and smashed it toward the poisonous whip.

Boom!

A ripple swept across the entire valley, causing countless boulders to roll down from the mountain and stirring up clouds of dust.

If they were in the outside world, the entire valley would have been instantly shattered by this blow.

But now, it could only cause the valley to shake and tremble.

Yet, no one dared to underestimate this blow because of that; Zhu Fengtong's two subordinates hurriedly retreated, fearing that the aftermath of the battle would affect them.

The long whip took the opportunity to coil around, wrapping up the Nine-Death Resurrection Grass along with a large patch of earth within several zhang, and began to retract into the distance.

It was a middle-aged beauty three or four miles away holding this poisonous whip; like a venomous snake carrying grass, she retreated with her body winding.

"You are courting death! How dare you snatch food from the tiger's mouth right in front of this King!!"

Zhu Fengtong was furious, recognizing at a glance that the opponent was Zhuang Rusu, the "Yama Whip Lady" who had risen to fame in the Jianghu centuries ago, and was also an expert who had lived in seclusion for hundreds of years.

After a cultivation Breakthrough to the Heavenly Human realm, one's Lifespan could reach three to five hundred years.

And upon achieving the Three Flowers level, one's Lifespan could continue to increase drastically. Even if some died in fights and battles, after so many years, there were still not a few hidden experts in the world.

However, at this level, a single period of seclusion could last ten or twenty years. They almost never walked in the Jianghu, and fame was just like passing clouds to them; all their time was spent on Cultivation.

Zhuang Rusu curled the Nine-Death Resurrection Grass with her whip, a hint of a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

But this smile had just appeared before it froze on her face.

Zhu Fengtong's fists were like beating drums, the sky full of fist shadows causing the Void Realm to rumble, and his movement technique pursued her like lightning.

He was the number one on the Heavenly Ranking!

Even though most of his strength was suppressed by Heavenly Pillar Mountain, his fist light was still shocking enough, and his Fist Intent completely enveloped the area for several miles ahead, making it impossible for people to breathe.

Seeing Zhuang Rusu's expression, a cold smile filled with killing intent appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Daring to snatch things from my hands, you know fear now?

Unfortunately, it's too late!

Even if you are a famous expert from hundreds of years ago, you will be smashed into pulp by this King's fists!

Suddenly, Zhuang Rusu, who was retreating while coiling the Nine-Death Resurrection Grass, loosened her long whip. She threw the precious herb over directly, forcibly breaking free from the envelopment of Zhu Fengtong's Fist Intent, and turned to flee.

"What is going on?"

Zhu Fengtong grabbed the Nine-Death Resurrection Grass, frowned, and instinctively felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that it was surprisingly quiet behind him.

His two subordinates were still behind, but at this moment, he couldn't even hear their breathing or heartbeats.

He slowly turned his head, only to see a figure with disheveled hair appearing several zhang behind him. The clothes on its body were rotten, just hanging on it in tatters.

The exposed flesh was blue-black and carried a rotting stench.

The two pupils under the messy hair had no whites of the eyes, just staring fixedly at him, with not a shred of aura belonging to a living person on its body.

In its hand, it held half a human head still attached to a shoulder. In the only remaining eyeball, one could see a look of terror. Blood was dripping down, drip by drip, and it was still chewing something in its mouth, with fresh blood overflowing from the corners of its mouth.

"What is this thing?!"

Zhu Fengtong's tone was through gritted teeth, filled with raging fury.

The head held in the opponent's hand was none other than one of his subordinates; they had actually been eaten directly?

He hadn't noticed it at all, and his subordinate hadn't made a single sound.

"Get lost!!"

Boom!

At this moment, a delicate shout came from behind Zhu Fengtong, followed by the sound of a whip lash far more muffled than before. A single whip strike carved a huge crack several miles long into the ground, which was enough to show that the opponent was attacking with full force.

Zhuang Rusu, who had just fled, had fled back.

In front of her, another similar rotting corpse walked slowly toward her, its whole body covered in dense Death Qi. Where it walked, all flowers and grass withered, mountain rocks changed color, leaving a grayish-white trail behind.

Seeing Zhuang Rusu in such a state, Zhu Fengtong immediately knew that she had suffered quite a loss, and hurriedly asked:

"What is this thing?"

The two of them were now several zhang apart, back-to-back, facing the two lifeless figures. They could no longer be bothered with the matter of snatching the precious herb earlier.

Everyone knew that the threat in front of them was greater.

Zhuang Rusu gritted her silver teeth and said:

"These are evil spirits from the Nine Nether Lands that have occupied human Physical Bodies!"

She was older, well-read, and knowledgeable, so she spoke up:

"It is rumored that Heavenly Pillar Mountain connects to both the Upper Realm and the Nine Nether Lands. These evil spirits must have escaped from the Nine Nether Lands, killed the people who entered here, and then performed Possession on their Physical Bodies in order to survive within Heavenly Pillar Mountain!"

Normally, the evil spirits of the Nine Nether Lands do not have Physical Bodies, and since the natural forces within Heavenly Pillar Mountain are complete, they cannot withstand the wind, sun, and lightning in their evil spirit forms. They can only survive by performing Possession on humans.

And with the mysterious and bizarre nature of these evil spirits, their bodies are covered in dense Death Qi, making it almost difficult for human Martial Artists of the same level to resist the Possession of an evil spirit.

"Then what should we do? Are we their match?"

Zhu Fengtong also knew of the power of the evil spirits of the Nine Nether Lands, and upon hearing this, his expression changed several times.

The evil spirits in front of them had no Life Qi at all, so he had no idea what level they were at.

"I didn't even break its skin with a full-force whip strike; what do you think?"

A pained expression appeared on Zhu Fengtong's face.

He had only just entered Heavenly Pillar Mountain and hadn't finished looting to his heart's content, so why did he run into such ghostly things?

Zhuang Rusu spoke again at this moment:

"I heard that your Crimson Fire Burning Heaven Technique is the world's supreme fire-attribute divine technique, capable of controlling heavenly fire, and it has a certain restraining effect on the evil spirits of the Nine Nether Lands. Later, you and I will join forces to deal with one of them; we only need to scare them away, and then we will flee first!"