334: Chapter 334 Fierce Battle in the Mountains

Just as the three were locked in a bitter struggle, Yun Chenfei caught a glimpse of a faint, ethereal beam of light connecting the humanoid demon creature to the distance behind it.

His heart stirred; could this be the key to controlling these demonized creatures?

Yun Chenfei made a swift decision and immediately unleashed Heavenly God Descends; the powerful spiritual energy blast cleared a path by knocking back the surrounding demonized creatures.

Disregarding his own safety, he charged straight toward that beam of light.

The humanoid demon creature was alarmed and tried to intercept him, but was held back by Lin Guiwan and Chen Miaoyin.

Yun Chenfei slashed through the beam of light with his sword. In an instant, all the demonized creatures froze, and the humanoid demon creature let out a miserable shriek as its power drastically diminished.

Yun Chenfei pressed his advantage, pointing his sword at the humanoid demon creature, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.

Although its power was greatly reduced, the humanoid demon creature was unwilling to be captured. Its eyes turned blood-red, and while muttering an incantation, it suddenly released a burst of black smoke from its body.

Lin Guiwan shouted, "Watch out, this smoke is poisonous!"

Yun Chenfei flashed away, dodging the smoke attack.

Chen Miaoyin seized the opportunity to throw her spirit rope, which coiled toward the humanoid demon creature like a spirit snake.

However, the humanoid demon creature actually discarded part of its body to break free from the spirit rope's restraint and turned to flee.

Yun Chenfei let out a cold snort, "Want to run? Not so easy!"

He employed an aerial movement technique, instantly blocking the demon creature's path.

At this moment, a strange light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the humanoid demon creature.

As the three stood in astonishment, a majestic voice came from the sky, "This demon creature still has great use; spare its life for now."

Chen Miaoyin frowned tightly, protesting unwillingly, "But it has committed countless evils."

The voice sounded again, "I will deal with it myself; do not meddle in this."

With that, the light vanished, taking the demon creature with it, leaving the three of them standing there in bewilderment.

Chen Miaoyin clenched her fists, a flash of anger in her eyes, "Who on earth is this, protecting this demon creature so blatantly!"

Lin Guiwan stepped forward and patted her shoulder, "Junior Sister, don't be hasty. We can investigate in secret. There must be a hidden story behind this, perhaps involving some big figures."

Chen Miaoyin bit her lip and nodded, "Senior Sister is right. I always feel this matter isn't simple; that light was filled with mysterious power and could definitely not have been created by an ordinary person."

Thus, the three decided to follow the direction where the beam of light behind the demon creature had connected.

Along the way, they discovered many traces of demonized creature activity, as well as the bones of many humans and unknown creatures.

Not long after, they arrived in front of an ancient and eerie small courtyard.

The courtyard exuded a nauseating aura, and faint fluctuations of black Devilish Qi permeated the surroundings.

Yun Chenfei whispered, "I fear this is the source."

Just as they were preparing to sneak in, the courtyard gate slowly opened, and a low, deep laughter echoed from within.

"Since you have come, why be so sneaky?"

The three exchanged glances and resolutely stepped into the courtyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, they saw a Black-Robed Person standing in the center.

The Black-Robed Person's face was hidden in darkness, with only a pair of eyes flickering with a ghostly light visible.

"You are very fearless, and also very foolish," the Black-Robed Person said.

Yun Chenfei stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Your Excellency, why are you protecting that demon creature? I hope you can give us an explanation."

The Black-Robed Person let out a loud laugh, "That demon creature is merely my test subject. The demonized creatures you have seen are all the results of my research."

"Why would you do this? Creating so many disasters!" Chen Miaoyin asked indignantly.

"Disasters? This is merely a necessary means to reshape the world," the Black-Robed Person said indifferently.

Lin Guiwan gripped her weapon vigilantly, "No matter what your goal is, we will stop you today."

The Black-Robed Person sneered and waved his hands, causing many demonized Puppets to surge out from the surroundings and charge at the three.

The three immediately stood back-to-back in a circle and began to fight the demonized Puppets, but the Puppets were endless, and the three gradually began to struggle.

Just then, Yun Chenfei discovered a common weak point marker on the Puppets. He shouted to alert the other two, and the three combined their efforts to attack the weak points, causing the Puppets to fall one after another.

Seeing this, the Black-Robed Person's expression changed, and he was about to take action himself.

Suddenly, a holy light descended from the sky, forcefully halting his movements.

The three looked up and saw a monk in white robes floating down.

"Senior Brother, it really was you causing this mischief. Stop now," the white-robed monk said softly.

The Black-Robed Person was furious, "Junior Brother, why do you always ruin my plans?"

It turned out that both the Black-Robed Person and the white-robed monk were Vajra Protectors of Lingyin Temple, responsible for the temple's outer perimeter security.

The Black-Robed Person was dissatisfied with the current order and had secretly colluded with Heavenly Demon Clan Cultivators, attempting to reshape the Human Realm.

The white-robed monk had been investigating in secret and only today discovered that all of this was actually the work of his own Senior Brother.

Yun Chenfei and the others were astonished, not expecting such a melodramatic plot behind it all.

The white-robed monk turned to the three, "Young friends, do not panic. Today, I will settle things with my Senior Brother."

With that, he flicked his long sleeves and began to fight the Black-Robed Person.

Both were highly skilled in Spells, and they fought to a standstill. But gradually, the white-robed monk gained the upper hand, and the Black-Robed Person began to show signs of defeat.

In the end, the white-robed monk used his ultimate technique to Seal the Black-Robed Person.

Afterward, the white-robed monk bowed to the three in thanks, promising to help when the final battle with the Heavenly Demon Clan arrived, to restore peace to the world. Having said this, he turned and left, taking the sealed Black-Robed Person with him.

Although the intensely fierce battle had just ended, the surrounding space was still permeated with energy fluctuations that had yet to dissipate.

Yun Chenfei scanned his surroundings with worry. He knew well that such intense battle commotion would likely attract a large group of Heavenly Demon Clan Cultivators before long.

Therefore, he quickly lowered his voice and said, "This place is not suitable for a long stay. The battle fluctuations from just now will likely soon draw a large number of Heavenly Demon Clan Cultivators. We should leave here as quickly as possible; heading to Lingyin Temple immediately is the best course of action."

Having said that, his gaze quickly swept over the two people beside him.

Lin Guiwan, who had been staring intently at the retreating figure of the white-robed monk, regained her focus. She nodded slightly, signaling her agreement with Yun Chenfei's view, and replied softly, "Mm, indeed. We must leave quickly."

On the other side, Chen Miaoyin did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately echoed, "Alright! There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately."

Having received an affirmative reply from both, Lin Guiwan took the lead and started walking forward.

In her hand, she held tightly to the Swastika symbol, which emitted a faint golden light, as if it were a beacon leading them to safety.

Guided by the light of the Swastika symbol, they traveled at high speed all the way and finally arrived at the location of the secret path entrance to Lingyin Temple shortly after.

When the three saw the secret door before them, which was almost perfectly integrated into the mountainside, they couldn't help but exclaim in unison.

Lin Guiwan in particular had her beautiful eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, and she couldn't help but praise,

"The design of this secret path is truly exquisite! If not for the guidance of this Swastika symbol, I fear that no matter how hard we searched, we would absolutely never have been able to find this place."

Beside her, Chen Miaoyin nodded in deep agreement and added, "Indeed, this secret door is practically a work of masterful craftsmanship! If we hadn't known its exact location beforehand, even if we stood right in front of it, I fear we would hardly have been able to detect its existence."

In her words, she was filled with admiration for the superb skills of the designer of this secret path.