Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 265 Slaying Demons with a Sword
At the front lines of Wuxian Mountain, the battle between humans and demons has reached a fever pitch.

Because of the disparity in raw power, even though the human cultivators had risen up to resist, the disadvantages continued to grow as time went on, and the once-solid defenses became riddled with holes.

"So it still won't work in the end?"

"The collapse happened too quickly; reinforcements probably won't arrive in time."

"Looks like I'm going to die here today."

The array's light barrier vanished, and despair filled the hearts of all the surviving cultivators.

On the other side, looking at the torn formation and the surviving cultivators, the demons' faces were full of ferocity and bloodlust. After so much killing, the ferocity in their bones had long been awakened.

Most importantly, once this line of defense is breached, Qingyuan County will open its doors to them. It should be noted that demons also need resources to cultivate. Due to their own racial habits and the strength of the human race in Nan Jing Kingdom, most of the demons in Wuxian Mountain are actually quite poor.

Now that they finally have such an opportunity, they naturally don't want to let it go.

However, just as the human cultivators were in despair and the demons were eager to try, a crane's cry came from the clouds, causing all the creatures on the battlefield to pause for a moment, and the originally noisy battlefield became eerily silent.

"It's better than I expected."

Parting the clouds and arriving on a crane, Jiang Chen looked down at the surrounding area with a calm expression. In his original expectations, the worst-case scenario was that the cultivation families would be unable to hold on and the defense line would be torn apart. Although the situation was bleak, the defense line had not been completely torn apart.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen, the expression of Shu Yan, the patriarch of the rat demon clan hidden among the monsters, changed drastically.

"It's the Taoist Priest of Peace..."

Having recognized Jiang Chen's identity and broken free from the influence of the crane's cry, Shu Yan took a step back without hesitation, attempting to escape.

This time, it was in charge of leading the demons of Wuxian Mountain to attack Qingyuan County. Although Ci Jinchuan, who had reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage, had intervened a few times and helped the demons of Wuxian Mountain overcome some difficulties, it did not stay on the front line for long and soon returned.

The rat-like creature clearly saw this; it knew that Ci Jinchuan was on guard against the Taoist priests of Taiping, and for its own safety, it had been carefully hiding itself and had not been jumping around too much.

"I didn't expect the Taoist priest to arrive so quickly. Luckily, I wasn't careless."

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Hidden among ordinary monsters, Rat Words silently activated his magic, attempting to escape into the darkness.

But at that moment, Jiang Chen's gaze fell downwards.

Meeting Jiang Chen's gaze, Shu Yan felt a chill run through him, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Oh no, he's spotted me..."

Realizing something was wrong, and no longer caring about hiding, Shuyan pushed his power to the limit.

But at that moment, a flash of sword light illuminated the scene, filling its field of vision.

"how come···"

As the sword flashed and his head was severed from his body, Rat-Talk's face was filled with disbelief as he felt his life slipping away.

Having obtained a Dragon Transformation Pill, although it failed to advance to the peak of Qi Refining, it further activated its own bloodline, greatly increasing its cultivation and spells. Now, it is definitely in the upper echelon of the Great Completion of Qi Refining level.

Despite its strength and the great distance, it was still killed by Jiang Chen's sword. At this moment, it finally understood the feelings of the Red Fox at the moment of its death.

With a hiss, blood splattered, life force was exhausted, and the rat's consciousness returned to silence.

The next instant, Jiang Chen appeared, extending his palm.

"Soul Image".

An invisible force activated, and Jiang Chen seized Shu Yan's soul. Although Shu Yan had disguised himself well, he couldn't hide it from Jiang Chen's divine sense. Seeing Jiang Chen suddenly appear, some demons instinctively detected the attack, but as the sword light flashed, all the demons fell into pools of blood.

"Dragon Transformation Pill? I didn't expect the Green Snake to possess such a pill. No wonder Five Immortals Mountain has seen a series of demons at the Qi Refining Perfection level."

The soul search was completed in an instant. Jiang Chen found some useful information from the rat's memories, which immediately resolved his doubts.

"This Dragon Transformation Pill does indeed have the ability to stimulate the bloodline of demons, but the side effects seem to be quite severe. To some extent, it is not a spiritual pill, but a poisonous pill that can kill people."

After finishing the soul search, Jiang Chen frowned as he looked at Shu Yan's corpse.

His divine sense illuminated everything, both inside and out, and he clearly saw the state of Shuyan. Although Shuyan appeared strong now, he was already rotten inside. Even if he hadn't met him today, Shuyan wouldn't have lived much longer.

"Effective but poisonous. The Green Serpent's Dragon Transformation Pill is similar to the Dragon Transformation Pill I know, but also vastly different. Could it be that she really has mastered the formula for the Dragon Transformation Pill? Is this a defective product she refined?"

Thoughts collided, and Jiang Chen pondered many things at that moment.

"The Green Serpent Demon does indeed have some secrets, but that's normal. In the current environment, who can advance to the Foundation Establishment stage without some fortuitous encounters?"

With his mind in turmoil, Jiang Chen put away the corpse of Shu Yan.

At the same time, more and more demons came to their senses from the crane's cry and looked at Jiang Chen, who had killed the rat demon clan leader Shu Yan with a single sword and stood among the corpses. They were filled with fear.

"It's the Taiping Demonic Path."

"run!"

Upon recognizing Jiang Chen's identity, the truly intelligent demons scattered and fled, losing all will to fight. Only those demons driven by instinct and filled with bloodlust still wanted to continue fighting, and some even bared their teeth at Jiang Chen.

"These monsters really need to be dealt with."

With a quick glance at the surrounding demons, Jiang Chen flicked his sleeve.

In the next instant, the sword light split and swept in all directions, with each flash of the sword light causing a demon to fall.

In a short while, all the demons within a three-mile radius of Jiang Chen were killed. Whether they were demons in the Spirit Refining stage or those in the Qi Refining stage, they all appeared extremely vulnerable in the face of those sword energies that were like flowing light.

The most bizarre thing is that those sword lights seem to have intelligence; no matter how the demons try to hide or dodge, it's useless, they fight to the death.

"Compared to controlling the sword with qi, controlling the sword with spirit is far more powerful. The sword moves with the mind, exhibiting extreme agility and change."

With his spirit and sword in harmony, Jiang Chen freely controlled the sword light.

Seeing such a terrifying scene, the demons were finally terrified. Even the most bloodthirsty demons came to their senses at this moment. They dared not linger any longer and fled desperately to get away from Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen did not deliberately pursue them, as they were just some insignificant demons, and the cultivators of Qingyuan County would handle them.

"The souls of these demons should be of some use to me in perfecting my bird-taming technique."

With a single thought, Jiang Chen spread his divine sense and captured the souls of all the demons.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen once again mounted his crane and headed towards Five Immortals Mountain.

"He single-handedly slayed a horde of demons with his sword; he was truly a divine being."

Watching Jiang Chen's dashing figure disappear, the cultivators of Qingyuan County were filled with reverence and admiration. Most of them had only heard of Jiang Chen's name before, but today they saw him in person and found him to be truly worthy of his reputation as the number one sword immortal in the four counties.

(End of this chapter)