102: Chapter 102 Target: Jin Yuan Mountain

"I didn't expect even you to come," Great Demon King Tianyan said in surprise.

"If I didn't come, could you really deal with three Nascent Soul Cultivators on your own?" Great Demon King Cuiyu smiled faintly as she entered the main hall and took a seat in the first chair on Great Demon King Tianyan's right.

"Hmph! A mere Shenxiao might not necessarily be my match." Great Demon King Tianyan snorted coldly, feeling somewhat annoyed that his clan doubted his strength.

"Setting aside Shenxiao and Tianfu for now, are you confident in dealing with Qinglian?" Great Demon King Cuiyu did not argue, but simply brought up the Qinglian Sword Master.

Great Demon King Tianyan...

If it were just Shenxiao or Tianfu, he really wouldn't be afraid. However, that Qinglian Sword Master had once slain a Great Demon King on the Dynasty battlefield and had even established a formidable reputation across several Dynasties. Without a doubt, even if there were two of him, he wouldn't dare claim a guaranteed victory over the Qinglian Sword Master; he and the other two Nascent Soul Cultivators were simply not on the same level.

He just didn't say it out loud, but his silence was the best response.

...

Three days later, Chen Changqing and the others finally merged with another team.

Seeing Master Cangfeng, Master Moxuan stepped forward to converse with him.

There were seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators left in that team, one more than Chen Changqing's team.

From their accounts, their luck had not been very good. At first, things had gone smoothly, but while dealing with their second target, they directly encountered Yao Race reinforcements. They were then pursued for several days, during which they were surrounded. Fortunately, Senior Cangfeng fought hard to hold back the Tier 3 Yao Beast, giving them the chance to break through and open up an escape route.

However, three Fellow Daoists were still held back by several Tier 2 Monster Beasts because they were too slow.

At that critical moment, with even more Yao Beasts pursuing them from behind, they had no choice but to abandon them and flee.

Chen Changqing and his group also shared their own encounters, exchanging information with the other team.

Over the past few days, they had been causing chaos deep behind the Yao Race's lines, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Meeting their fellow humans now naturally allowed them to relax quite a bit.

"All of you, come over here," Cangfeng said in a deep voice, looking at all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Chen Changqing and the others gathered around.

"Fellow Daoist Moxuan, just as we discussed, we will strike first to hold back that Silver-backed Demonic Ape. We'll leave the remaining Tier 2 Demonic Apes to these young friends," Master Cangfeng said calmly to Master Moxuan.

Then, he turned to look at all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators. "You only have half an hour. Kill as many of those Tier 2 Silver-backed Demonic Apes as possible."

Everyone nodded.

Master Moxuan had no objections to Master Cangfeng's arrangement and nodded in agreement.

"Do it," Master Cangfeng said.

Then, he and Master Moxuan struck simultaneously, attacking the Tier 3 Silver-backed Demonic Ape inside the ruined hall.

Led by two other ninth-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Chen Changqing and the others also charged toward the remaining Tier 2 Monster Beasts.

Chen Changqing and one of the Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators faced off against a Tier 2 Medium Grade Silver-backed Demonic Ape.

This Foundation Establishment Cultivator was full of curiosity toward Chen Changqing. He belonged to Master Cangfeng's team. Although he had heard others introduce Chen Changqing, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, so he truly found it hard to believe that a third-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator could possess the combat power of a seventh-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator, unless the other party was hiding his cultivation level.

Chen Changqing summoned his Tier 2 Low Grade mother-and-child swords and slashed at the Silver-backed Demonic Ape. He had faced this species more than once and understood their habits and weaknesses very well.

However, the mother-and-child swords were only Tier 2 Low Grade after all. Although they were enhanced by his own magic power and were a matching set of Magical Artifacts, making their power greater than the Tier 2 Medium Grade Magical Artifacts used by ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, that was all.

They were gradually falling behind his true strength. However, he had more than one Tier 2 High Grade Magical Artifact in his possession. The main issue was that his cultivation was only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment; if he used them in front of others, there was no guarantee they wouldn't harbor thoughts of murder and robbery.

Still, he possessed two Tier 2 High Grade Magical Artifacts given by the Yuxu Sect, which he could bring out and use.

With this in mind, while controlling the mother-and-child swords, he retrieved a three-foot-long black Flying Sword. The black Flying Sword was named the xuanyu sword.

As soon as the xuanyu sword appeared, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

Chen Changqing quickly pinched several hand seals, and the xuanyu sword transformed into countless sword lights. Released instantly like raindrops, the countless raindrop-like Sword Qi enveloped the Silver-backed Demonic Ape.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Once Chen Changqing summoned the xuanyu sword, his combat power surged instantly, and each drop of rain tore a terrifying wound into the Silver-backed Demonic Ape.

Seeing such a sword technique, the nearby Foundation Establishment Cultivator was somewhat shocked; this person's strength was actually so terrifying.

Although he was at the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment, even he could not unleash a Move of such power.

Perhaps only a seventh-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had cast a High Grade Dao Foundation could unleash a Move of this caliber?

He was extremely puzzled in his heart: how could a third-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator achieve such a level?

Shaking his head, he coordinated with Chen Changqing and summoned his Magical Artifact, the Blood Flame Saber, to assist Chen Changqing from the side. He slashed at the Silver-backed Demonic Ape, blocking its path of retreat.

The two of them teamed up and battled fiercely with the Silver-backed Demonic Ape for fifteen minutes before finally slaying it.

Chen Changqing retrieved his Magical Artifact and looked toward the other battlefields. The nearby Foundation Establishment Cultivator stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen's strength is indeed extraordinary."

Chen Changqing waved his hand and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Lu, my meager skills are not worth praising. Let's go help the other Fellow Daoists first."

Lu Chen nodded. Knowing that Chen Changqing did not wish to say more, he naturally did not pry further.

The two of them rushed to different areas. Chen Changqing chose a battlefield to the south, where there was a Tier 2 High Grade Silver-backed Demonic Ape.

The cultivation of the other two Fellow Daoists was not bad either; they were just unable to finish off their opponent in a short amount of time.

With the addition of Chen Changqing, who possessed Late Stage Foundation Establishment combat power, the Silver-backed Demonic Ape was quickly defeated.

After the three of them completely slew this Silver-backed Demonic Ape, the battles in other areas also came to an end.

However, the Silver-backed Demonic Ape that Master Moxuan and the other Senior were dealing with had not yet been finished.

Bang!

An earth-shaking boom echoed from the horizon; it turned out that Master Moxuan had summoned a black bell Magical Artifact.

The black bell emitted waves of roaring rumbles, enveloping everything within a radius of several miles.

The Silver-backed Demonic Ape was also within the range of the attack. Clutching its head, it bled from its seven facial orifices, its expression filled with extreme agony.

Meanwhile, Master Cangfeng summoned a white feather fan to the side. With a single wave of the fan, streaks of astral wind swept toward the Silver-backed Demonic Ape, tearing bloody gashes into its Tier 3 Physical Body.

The two of them had been locked in a fierce battle for a long time, and they were almost ready to finish off the Silver-backed Demonic Ape before them.

While they were still in the midst of combat, Chen Changqing and the others sensed a dense crowd of figures appearing on the distant horizon.

"It's Yao Race reinforcements!" a Foundation Establishment Cultivator cried out in shock.

Master Moxuan and Master Cangfeng had detected the Yao Race reinforcements even earlier. The two exchanged a glance, and Master Moxuan urged, "Fellow Daoist Cangfeng, let's finish this quickly."