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Chapter 291 Hunting Down the Enemy
Now that they see the Yinshan Bone Demon running away with the "Danyang Fruit," these people no longer care that the people of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" are fighting with the "Chiri Snake Clan."

These five people were even secretly relieved that the people from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" had been held back; otherwise, if they had caught up with this demon brat, they would have had to share the spoils with the people from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!
It started off well; the number of people was perfectly controlled, and the "Danyang Fruit" was divided equally among the nine people.

Now, reinforcements from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" have arrived.

With so many people appearing all at once, including several Foundation Establishment cultivators, how are these "Danyang Fruits" to be divided?
The people of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" don't seem like the type to suffer a loss!

Moreover, there are so many people in the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" that the five of them simply cannot contend with them!
"damn it!"

Upon seeing this, Fang Long's face darkened, and he couldn't help but curse.

These all belong to him, and also to Li Chuanghai's friends!

In critical moments, these friends really can't be relied on.

"Forget it! Let's retreat with the men first! We can't continue fighting the 'Crimson Sun Serpent Clan' at this point. Let's take the men with us and then go after the Yinshan Bone Demon!"

Li Chuanghai also looked grim, and with great difficulty, he managed to squeeze out these words.

Currently, the reinforcements from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" still consist of over a hundred Qi Refining Realm cultivators. If he and Fang Long were to leave, they would surely be slaughtered by the "Crimson Sun Serpent Clan."

This kind of thing must never happen.

They wouldn't dare pursue the Yinshan Bone Demon unless they evacuated their people.

"it is good!"

Fang Long understood this principle and immediately shouted, ordering the army to retreat.

Fang Long's order left the reinforcements from "Red Sun Valley" looking at each other in bewilderment. They were fighting fiercely and neither was at a disadvantage, so why were they withdrawing?
The long-term mission of "Red Sun Valley" is to wipe out the "Red Sun Serpent Clan". Now they have encountered the main force of the "Red Sun Serpent Clan" and have to retreat after only a quarter of an hour of fighting.

"retreat!"

Seeing that the crowd still didn't quite understand, Fang Long, with a dark face, gave the order again.

In this way, the people of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" formed a battle formation and retreated from mid-air towards the "Red Sun Valley".

When the "Crimson Sun Serpent Clan" monsters tried to retaliate, Fang Long and Li Chuanghai were there to cover their retreat and hold off their pursuit.

An hour later, having shaken off the attack of the "Crimson Sun Serpent Clan," Fang Long and Li Chuanghai, along with several Foundation Establishment cultivators, immediately resumed their pursuit.

Meanwhile, the Yinshan Bone Demon continued to flee, and seeing the five people relentlessly pursuing him, he couldn't help but sneer.

His figure swayed and he headed towards the ground.

Now, after fleeing for more than an hour, the Yinshan Bone Demon has arrived at a deserted place. Seeing that the surrounding situation is suitable for fighting, nine blood-red banners suddenly flew out from the Yinshan Bone Demon's sleeves and fell straight down within a three-mile radius.

Nine blood-red banners were each embroidered with a demon, baring its fangs and claws. The demons leaned out from the banners, and wisps of demonic energy covered the sky and the sun, completely enveloping the surrounding three miles.

The five Foundation Establishment experts who had been pursuing them had just rushed over when they were enveloped in the center by the nine large banners.

"Oh no! We've entered the demon's formation!"

"Everyone, be careful!"

"We outnumber them and hold our ground. I doubt this devil is a match for us!"

……

The group calmed down after exchanging words. The five of them formed a "Five Elements Formation" within the array, charging left and right, but they could hardly break out of the area shrouded in demonic energy.

"Jie Jie Jie!"

The Yinshan Bone Demon laughed loudly and said in a sinister tone, "Do you think you can handle me? Who gave you the courage to chase after me? I will skin you alive and turn you into puppets!"

As they spoke, the Yinshan Bone Demon unleashed his divine power, casting a series of spells, causing the nine blood-red banners to flutter in the windless air.

Under the demonic power of the Yinshan Bone Demon, each blood-red banner began to grow larger, like a pillar supporting the sky, reaching a height of a hundred feet. With each sway, the banners fluttered, and one ghost after another rushed out from them, suppressing the five Foundation Establishment Realm experts.

"Yinshan Bone Demon, if you have the guts, come out and fight us head-on. What kind of skill is it to use formations!"

One of the Foundation Establishment stage elders shouted loudly, but as soon as he finished speaking, a pale hand shot out from his back and out of his chest, and his heart, which was still beating, was grasped in the hand.

"You and I……"

Watching his heart being crushed to pieces in the hands of the Yinshan Bone Demon, with blood and flesh splattering everywhere, the old man was so terrified that he lost his voice. But before he could react, everything went dark, and he collapsed to the ground.

A broken heart means the end of life!

Foundation Establishment cultivators are just as vulnerable. When vital organs are threatened, they are not much different from Qi Refining cultivators.

"Hahaha! So happy!"

"Crunch, crunch," the Yinshan Bone Demon appeared among the remaining four. His left hand was covered in blood as he clutched a shattered heart and brought it to his mouth. A sickly look of enjoyment appeared on his pale face.

"Beast!"

"Friend Ma!"

"Kill him, or none of us will survive!"

"Behold my talisman!"

The remaining four were terrified, but the cruel methods of the Yinshan Bone Demon had enraged them to the extreme, and they were no longer afraid.

"Boom!"

Almost instantly, the remaining four people all made their move.

This time, however, the sky was filled with flying swords, talismans, flames, and even spirit beasts, all rushing towards them.

"Hehe! I'll play with you guys slowly!"

Yinshan Bone Demon sneered, stepped back, and disappeared into the shadows once more.

The nine blood-red banners shone even brighter, and the ghostly creatures within them leaped out one by one, relentlessly fighting against the four.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the energy within the formation surged, and a streak of blood-red light, like lightning, flew towards a middle-aged female cultivator.

"not good!"

The woman's expression changed instantly, but before she could dodge, the blood-red light pierced through her body, creating a bloody hole in her chest.

"what……"

Even a powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator, with his chest pierced, swayed twice within the formation before collapsing to the ground.

Not long after the battle began, the second Foundation Establishment cultivator fell.

"not good!"

"How to do?"

"We're no match for them at all!"

……

The remaining three people's expressions changed drastically as they watched the nine blood-red banners tremble violently. They were almost in despair.

"Hahaha! Why don't you surrender?" Yinshan Bone Demon killed another person, his confidence soaring. He pounced down, grabbing at the remaining three with both hands. Within the formation, space trembled, and ripples constantly spread through the void.

"boom!"

Another cultivator was careless and was torn in half by a ghost released from a large banner, dying tragically on the spot.

As for the remaining two, they were powerless to resist, and soon they were both killed by the Yinshan Bone Demon.

"hey-hey!"

The Yinshan Bone Demon laughed loudly, ransacked the five corpses, and then collected the four relatively intact corpses.

These four corpses can still be used; they can be refined into puppets.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the Yinshan Bone Demon dispelled the formation and escaped once again.

"Damn it! The Yinshan Bone Demon killed five fellow Daoists here, but he has also disappeared without a trace!"

The Yinshan Bone Demon had only been gone a short while when Fang Long and Li Chuanghai caught up with him and arrived. Their eyes were filled with murderous intent, and they were almost furious.

"How to do?"

Li Chuanghai, being unfamiliar with the area and not having operated in this region, could only ask questions.

"This time, we originally went into the mountains to pick 'Danyang Fruit,' but we didn't expect to first encounter the 'Crimson Sun Serpent Clan,' and then be intercepted by the Yinshan Bone Demon. All sorts of demons have appeared!"

"This matter has caused quite a stir! It's beyond our ability to suppress!"

"My idea is to report this to the sect and request a Golden Core elder to wipe out the 'Crimson Sun Serpent Clan'!"

"On the other hand, issue an arrest warrant and conduct a comprehensive search within a radius of 30,000 li. We must not let the Yinshan Bone Demon escape!"

Fang Long spoke immediately.

He had intended to rely on the abilities of "Crimson Sun Valley" to get things done, but he failed and had to request support from the sect.

"Alright! That's the only way!"

Li Chuanghai's face was extremely ugly; he was a formidable figure among the true disciples.

Li Chuanghai unexpectedly obtained news about the "Danyang Fruit" and asked a few friends, as well as the local bully Fang Long, to help him. However, even so, he ended up with nothing!

This made him lose face.

Fang Long couldn't even comfort Li Chuanghai anymore. He quickly took out the "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman" and sent the message over immediately.

Soon, the Shenxiao Dao Sect, thousands of miles away, learned of the information.

Shortly after, a wanted order was sent out from the "Mission Hall".

Then, the people of the "Enforcement Hall" also began to set out. There were three "Azure Cloud Boats" carrying a group of "Enforcement Hall" disciples, heading towards the "Red Sun Valley".

Meanwhile, at Qiwu Manor, the identity tokens of Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi, and Yu Yunyi also displayed the latest mission notification.

"The Yinshan Bone Demon? And the 'Danyang Fruit'?"

Li Yunjing's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the news.

"Yun Jing, should we go too?"

Yu Yunyi asked curiously.

This task was issued by the "Task Hall" and is not mandatory. All true disciples can accept this task. As for the reward, it is only contribution points.

These contribution points were not of any interest to Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi, and Yu Yunyi, but the Yinshan Bone Demon and the "Danyang Fruit" were very attractive and tempted the three of them.

In particular, the "Danyang Fruit" is a high-grade material of the third rank, a treasure that helps with the formation of the Golden Core.

This treasure is priceless; neither Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, nor Lü Ruoxi possess anything of this caliber.

The phrase "rare and hard to come by" refers to the rare and precious "Danyang Fruit".

"That Yinshan Bone Demon has slaughtered five Foundation Establishment cultivators. He must be incredibly wealthy, and he also has nine 'Danyang Fruits'—he's a real fat sheep! We've been consuming too many resources lately. For both public and private reasons, we can't let this man go."

Li Yunjing said with a smile.

However, the fleeting cold light in those eyes made Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi realize that Li Yunjing had not forgotten the matter of being hunted down by the Yinshan Bone Demon back then.

"Good! This person's cultivation has reached the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. He should not be underestimated. Let's attack together!"

When her man was about to make a move, Yu Yunyi naturally supported him.

Lu Ruoxi added, "We must go and come back as soon as possible. Your matter with Han Yanzhi is more important than anything else! If you fail to attend on the day, you will become a laughing stock of the entire sect!"

"Yes! I understand! 'Crimson Sun Valley' isn't far from here. It'll only take us fifteen minutes to go there and back, so it won't delay our business!"

Li Yunjing had a faint smile on his face.

From beginning to end, he never took the Yinshan Bone Demon seriously!

If it were a border region, Li Yunjing would be more cautious, but this is the heartland of the Ming Dynasty and the "Shenxiao Dao Sect". The Yinshan Bone Demon is all alone and is fleeing everywhere. What ability does he have to fight against him?
"Let's go!"

After making up their minds, Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, and Lü Ruoxi first went through the teleportation array of the "Seven Star Palace" to reach the "Red Sun Market", and then left the market on the "Azure Cloud Boat" to begin their inspection of various places.

Li Yunjing's divine sense was incredibly powerful. He was confident that his divine sense was stronger than that of the Yinshan Bone Demon, and that the range of his divine sense definitely reached the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Following Fang Long's report, Li Yunjing calculated a direction for the "Azure Cloud Boat" to fly and continued its pursuit.

This time, to ensure absolute safety, Li Yunjing even borrowed a "Thousand-Mile Tracking Mirror" from Xu Wuyi. Driven by magic power, the mirror's light continuously swept across the earth, illuminating all matter.

Whether it's mountains, rivers, or even sand and soil particles, they are all within the scope of the search.

Of course, those living beings were also within the area being explored, including villages, towns, and various birds and beasts.

Even the slightest trace of demonic energy would be difficult to escape detection.

"what?"

Following the predetermined direction, Li Yunjing instructed Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi to activate the "Thousand-Mile Tracking Mirror" to search, while his divine sense continuously probed all directions, and the "Divine Firmament Forging Heavenly Secret Technique" was also constantly activated.

A faint red mark appeared between Li Yunjing's eyebrows, as if he were about to open a vertical eye.

Under the rigorous search, Li Yunjing suddenly sensed a chill in his divine sense, as if he were being pricked by a needle, extremely cold.

"what happened?"

Yu Yunyi was observant and noticed that Li Yunjing seemed somewhat surprised, so she asked him a question.

"Hehe! I think I'm sensing something's off. This kid's playing hide-and-seek with us!"

Li Yunjing sneered.

"What? You've found his location?"

Lu Ruoxi asked.

(End of this chapter)