Fellow Daoist Entrusts His Child: Immortality Begins with Nurturing a Demoness

Chapter 105 Ambush (Combined Chapter)
At the same time, in the secluded and deep rift valley, vegetation stood tall.

"Took the bait."

The night was as dark as ink, and a light rain was falling. Luo Fanchen stood on the cliff, his eyes narrowed, gazing into the distance.

The wood-patterned markings on his chest glowed with an unbearable, stinging pain. A strong sense of malice lingered in his heart, coming from the north and approaching from a distance of over a hundred miles. Yet, it still made the hairs on his body stand on end and his scalp tingle.

"call--"

Luo Fanchen took a deep breath, his spiritual seed roared, and the boundless true essence of Yi Wood emanated from his dantian, passing through his lungs and six meridians.

The true essence of Yi Wood within his body hummed and resonated continuously. At the same time, at the bottom of the Yi Wood Secret Realm, the wooden plaque engraved with the patterns of the sun, moon, heaven and earth shone brightly, slowly rising into the air, breaking through the secret realm's restrictive space, and disappearing into the void in an instant.

Beyond the horizon, the jade-green fluorescence moved swiftly like a meteor, trailing a fiery comet tail.

"Come!"

Luo Fanchen raised his right hand high, and the wooden plaque carrying the soul banner slowly descended, obediently landing in his palm.

"Uncle Luo, that stinky woman is here?"

"Hmm, how are the preparations going?"

"no problem!"

Qiu Yun's spirit manifested, and as she made hand seals and the soul banner unfurled, the summoning bell inside was surrounded by malevolent energy, tinkling softly.

He tossed the soul bell high and stepped out in all directions. Here, the rift valley lies nestled between four mountains, with pools and ponds on the left and right, and crevices in the earth's veins below, forming a hidden pattern of a trapped dragon locking its veins. The malevolent energy lingers year after year, creating its own unique landscape.

This place is a dangerous location that the three branch masters painstakingly explored and found. They can use the evil power of the earth's veins to form an array, which will make their efforts twice as effective. Currently, the array patterns are spread all over the four mountain ranges and the rift valley, ready to be unleashed.

"let's start."

Luo Fanchen felt the rapidly approaching, overwhelming spiritual pressure, his lips slightly pursed, and the soul banner in his hand was deeply embedded in the ground.

Dense, ferocious blood-red patterns rapidly spread from his feet, and as he settled into the central palace, billowing dark mist roared. The cliff beneath his feet was both the heartland and the dragon's tail where malevolent energy converged, the only gate of life.

He only needs to stir up the evil energy in the dragon's tail, causing its structure to become disordered, to seal the gate of life and complete the trapping and killing formation.

Placenta

Luo Fanchen formed the Spirit Palace Seal with his hands, and Qiu Yun behind him also formed the Spirit Palace Seal at the same time. The nearly one hundred fierce ghosts that had been refined in the Soul Banner transformed into pure and sinister soul power and gathered in his hands.

The several-meter-high, dark sphere of light slowly began to form, and then collapsed under the tempering of the Yi Wood True Essence and Soul Power.

It transforms from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and finally condenses into crystals. A mysterious light the size of a thumb is born, containing the phantom image of a baby cradle, and its surface is covered with densely packed, ethereal ghostly shadows that howl fiercely.

The mysterious light is poised to be unleashed. The Purple River Chariot is an extremely Yin technique that can disrupt the overall situation and fully unleash its malevolent energy.

"Uncle Luo, you're here!"

A pale blue light approached from afar, arriving in an instant, accompanied by a terrifying pressure of divine sense.

Luo Fanchen could even hear Liu Xia's gloomy roar. Wherever the sinister spiritual energy passed, the grass and trees withered and froze, leaving a ravine more than ten feet wide on the ground. The mere aura emanating from it caused the Soul Banner to hum incessantly.

"Placenta Cart - Calamity!"

The moment he stepped into the rift valley, Luo Fanchen activated the Purple River Chariot Technique in his hand and looked around.

The Xuan Guang unleashed its power with unstoppable force, shattering vegetation and causing it to wither and die. This was the strongest killing move he had ever been able to use.

In the past, he was invincible against cultivators of the same level, but before he even came into contact with Liu Xia, merely touching her vast spiritual power, his Xuan Guang visibly dimmed and his power greatly diminished.

"Such a vicious killing technique! It actually managed to break through my divine sense pressure. Its profundity is no less than that of the Daoist scriptures. You are indeed a demonic cultivator!"

Liu Xia's pupils contracted slightly, overjoyed. Just as she was about to use her spiritual energy to imprison this evil technique as evidence, she saw the mysterious light rapidly expand and explode into a spiritual blast. Although it did not break through her protective spiritual energy, it still left her looking somewhat disheveled.

"Luo Fanchen!"

Liu Xia screamed in anger, unleashing her divine sense and immediately sensing the soul banner beneath Luo Fanchen's feet.

"Hahaha! It really is you, Soul Banner, you're that bastard from the Heavenly Demon Sect!"

Liu Xia took out the token and was about to send a telepathic message when she saw a mocking look in Luo Fanchen's eyes.

The next moment, a vast expanse of dark mist surged forth from the earth's veins, and countless array patterns appeared and connected from the surrounding valleys, like an inverted dome enveloping the entire rift valley. The mountains shook and the earth trembled, and the surface of the rift valley collapsed and fell more than ten feet.

Liu Xia's eyes were cold, and her expression remained calm as she allowed the formation to activate, sinking into the ground along with the entire rift valley.

The last ray of moonlight was obscured by the dark mist. Liu Xia was in an underground space where she could see wisps of white smoke rising from the alchemical furnace and hear the chimes of bells.

Countless cranes rose up and transformed into cloud patterns, occupying the Qimen position, completely isolating the rift valley from the outside world while shielding it from spiritual energy fluctuations and perception.

"The Burning Cauldron Formation? The Three Immortals Trapping Dragon Formation? Heh. Very well, very well!"

Liu Xia narrowed her eyes slightly, remaining calm and composed as she allowed the formation to activate and envelop the entire valley.

The Burning Cauldron Formation is a second-tier low-grade illusion formation, a signature technique of the Treasure Pavilion. It originated from the Incense Burning Sect and has the characteristics of disturbing divine consciousness, blocking spiritual power, and eroding the mind. It can also block the transmission of spiritual talismans.

The Three Immortals Trapping Dragon Formation is a killing formation developed by the head of the Qingyuan Domain branch. It is a mid-grade second-tier formation that requires the power of the earth veins as its foundation. It can form a barrier within the formation that shields spiritual energy fluctuations and external perception, and enhances the caster's spell power by 20%.

Both of these formations originated from the Treasure Pavilion, and only the head of a branch pavilion can master them.

"Having received favors from my Luoshen Pavilion, you now betray us and collude with demonic cultivators. How dare you! Aren't you afraid that my Luoshen Pavilion will exterminate your entire clan?"

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Xia, please don't be angry."

Liu Xia looked down at him, her cold eyes narrowed, her expression as fierce as a venomous snake.

Amidst the billowing smoke, the three branch masters, led by Yuan Qing, slowly revealed themselves, their faces bearing humble smiles, but their eyes brimming with murderous intent.

The three occupied the east, west, and south positions respectively, while Li Miaoyun, the strongest fighter, guarded the most important north gate.

"Don't waste your breath on this vile woman. Fellow Daoists, follow me to slay this fiend!"

Surrounded by clouds and mist, Li Miaoyun's black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, with ribbons draped over her shoulders. With light steps, she moved as gracefully as a fairy.

The ribbon is engraved with a cloud and cinnabar cauldron pattern, named Cloud Origin Cinnabar Ribbon, a second-tier high-grade magic weapon, which is good at harassing prolonged battles and can seal meridians.

She made the first move, her divine sense pouring out like a raging torrent. She waved her ribbons, and the surrounding smoke and clouds transformed into several white cloud vortexes that swept away. Hai Yuan shouted and simultaneously released several water talismans, and immediately countless water blades swept across the sky, leaving no room for escape.

"You think you can kill me?"

Liu Xia sneered, her eyes looking down on him. She activated the Ice Heart Technique, and the spiritual energy from the superior-grade Daoist scripture burst forth from her body. The powerful spiritual might easily dispersed the wisps of smoke that were eroding her body.

Her aura was sinister and cold as frost. As she slightly parted her red lips, a pale blue jade bead shot out from her mouth. Wherever it passed, the water waves were absorbed by it, losing all their power.

"Humph!"

Tuhe's body split the earth, a pagoda materialized in his hand, and the surrounding earth veins formed a small mountain that pressed down on Liu Xia.

Yuan Qing flicked his fingers repeatedly, and a pale green incense burner in his palm emitted a hazy, dark light, releasing countless fluorescent spores carrying paralyzing pollen. At the same time, huge thorny vines rose from the ground and bound Liu Xia tightly.

"A second-tier low-grade magic weapon? Is that all it's capable of?" Liu Xia sneered. Despite being attacked from all sides, she calmly raised her right hand and pressed it into the air.

"How could ordinary mortals know the majesty of the Heavenly Gate?"

Liu Xia's divine sense erupted from between her eyebrows, single-handedly overpowering the combined divine senses of the four. A sinister and chilling spiritual power burst forth on her body, forming a phantom image of a jade pot. Before the thorns could even touch her body, they were frozen into ice sculptures, disintegrating and withering away.

The massive mountain of earth pressing down on her, about ten feet above her head, seemed to sink into an invisible quagmire, its speed suddenly decreasing, and finally, covered in frost, it stopped in mid-air and shattered with a roar.

Liu Xia easily broke through the four-person encirclement. Only the hem of her clothes was dampened by the swirling mist, and there was not a speck of dust on her body.

Her sinister eyes were full of amusement, as if she had victory in her grasp.

"The Incense Burning Elixir Method, a mid-grade Daoist scripture, the rumors are indeed true. You lowly servant girl really do come from a great sect."

"It's a pity that you, born into a Daoist sect, are not virtuous and instead associate with demonic cultivators. Tsk tsk, you've already lost your primordial yin, haven't you? You really think you can climb the social ladder and become a phoenix? You've completely disgraced the Burning Incense Sect!"

Liu Xia scoffed. Before she even got close to the valley, her divine sense had already detected the layout and array patterns of the rift, and sensed the traces of the four Foundation Establishment cultivators. She knew it was a trap, but so what?
Although she was called an outer disciple, she actually possessed the strength of an inner disciple, and dealing with a few weaklings was a piece of cake for her.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that she wanted to use the Three Immortals Trapping Dragon Formation to cut off external communication and eliminate any potential threats at the outset.

"Stop your noise! ​​This is the place where you, you wretch, will die."

Li Miaoyun's pretty face looked slightly unpleasant, and the three branch pavilion masters also felt deeply troubled.

Liu Xia's combat strength was somewhat beyond their expectations. She actually possessed three high-grade magic treasures and was very wealthy. Apart from Li Miaoyun, they all had low-grade magic treasures, and their cultivation techniques and levels were also far inferior to hers.

The Taoist sect is indeed the Taoist sect; one person alone can suppress all four of them.

"I will lead the attack, my three fellow Daoists will assist me!"

Li Miaoyun hummed softly, her body becoming even more solidified amidst the swirling clouds. Her cloud sleeves and ribbons flowed like a fairy, transforming into countless cloud spikes that attacked Liu Xia in a dense barrage. At the same time, she closed in on Liu Xia, engaging her in combat and obstructing her movement to facilitate forming a battle formation.

The three pavilion masters immediately followed up with their magical treasures, and the five of them exchanged hundreds of blows in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, fighting fiercely and evenly matched.

"Some skills."

Liu Xia was astonished. Li Miaoyun's combat power was much higher than she had expected. After forming the formation, she even felt some pressure.

However, her Ice Heart Technique, though also a secondary Daoist scripture, was superior to Li Miaoyun's. Moreover, the Jade Pot True Meaning could protect her meridians from the erosion of the formation, allowing her to maintain the upper hand in the fight and force the three branch pavilion masters to retreat one after another.

As long as she kills one of them quickly, she can defeat them one by one and kill all four of them here!

"This beast is truly formidable."

Tuhe was panting heavily, the pagoda in his hand was dimming, and his body was covered with dozens of gruesome wounds covered in frost.

He had the lowest cultivation level and was a close-combat cultivator, so he was most severely affected by the frost. Every breath felt like needles pricking his lungs, and he felt as if all his meridians were about to freeze. His spiritual energy was rapidly depleted, and he was starting to feel weak.

Liu Xia seemed to be targeting him intentionally, launching a barrage of deadly attacks at him, even at the risk of minor injuries, without stopping for a moment.

After another hundred or so moves, Tuhe gradually lost his strength and was almost hit in the head by the naturally formed blue pearl. If Li Miaoyun hadn't forced the pearl back with only minor injuries, he would have been reduced to ashes.

"Can't beat"

The three pavilion masters looked extremely grim. Li Miaoyun's fox-like eyes were serious as she spoke earnestly.

"We can win! This Fiend has already exhausted half of its spiritual energy. If we can hold out for another five hundred moves, this Fiend will surely be exhausted."

"Exhausted, hehe~"

Liu Xia's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and her attacks became increasingly ferocious. The three top-grade magic treasures complemented each other, and with the overwhelming power of her cultivation and techniques, she made Tu He tremble with fear. Several times, he had the illusion of being on the verge of death, but he always managed to escape danger.

Over time, Liu Xia's face gradually darkened, and she cursed inwardly.

If she hadn't been injured in her battle with Ming Ruoxue some time ago, and her mind hadn't been unstable, which meant she could only use 70% of her fighting power, she would have taken Tuhe's life long ago. Why would they be locked in a stalemate until now?
Damn Ming Ruoxue, this time you've protected a demonic cultivator. Once I return and report this to the sect, your time as an inner disciple will be over!

"Damn it. That bitch Liu Xia is really something."

On the cliff face, Luo Fanchen looked out and watched the entire battle unfold, his brows furrowed and his expression solemn.

Liu Xia's combat power indeed exceeded his expectations. Even with the four pavilion masters forming an array, they were unable to defeat this fiend and were instead suppressed by him. It must be said that he certainly had the right to be arrogant.

"We should be able to win, but it will probably be a Pyrrhic victory and there's a 70% chance she'll escape."

Luo Fanchen pursed his lips. Even with his keen eyesight, he could see numerous fine wounds on Tu He's body, and his aura was growing weaker and weaker. It was only a matter of time before he was killed, and Liu Xia might still have a trump card to kill him.

Of the three pavilion masters, at least two will perish, and Miaoyun will likely be seriously injured.

"Do we need to use it now?"

Luo Fanchen took a deep breath and gripped the jade token at his waist, which contained a divine power of Ming Ruoxue.

His cultivation level was far inferior to Liu Xia's. Even with his strongest Purple River Chariot Technique, he couldn't even touch her protective spiritual energy. Furthermore, he needed to stand on the dragon's tail to stabilize the formation and keep it running. Even if he wanted to help, he was powerless to do so.

"No, it can't be used."

Luo Fanchen felt agitated. After weighing his options for a moment, his eyes gradually turned cold and sharp.

This jade tablet must be used when Liu Xia is exhausted and retreating to block the opponent's escape route. If it is used now, although it can defeat her, it will lose the means to prevent her from retreating, and she can escape unscathed at any time.

If Liu Xia escapes the rift valley alive, they will face a brutal purge by the Luoshen Pavilion.

"Uncle Luo, how about another placenta technique?"

Beside her, Qiu Yun's pretty face was solemn. She could feel Liu Xia's breath gradually weakening, but it wasn't because she was exhausted; rather, it was more like she was gathering strength.

This scoundrel is about to reveal his trump card. If we let him succeed, even if we win, we will pay a heavy price.

"Liu Xia is gathering her strength; we must disrupt and interrupt her."

"It's no use, the cultivation level is too far too low."

Luo Fanchen frowned. He could also sense the surrounding malevolent energy and spiritual power frantically converging into the ground, and the concentration of water-attribute spiritual power in the vicinity soared. Such power was at least that of a high-grade magic scroll that was gathering power.

All four pavilion masters, regardless of who they are, would instantly lose their fighting ability if they took this move head-on, including Miaoyun.

They will win, but of the four Foundation Establishment cultivators, probably only one will survive.

Unless they can interrupt Liu Xia's spellcasting from a distance, beyond her divine sense, the Placenta Cart Technique cannot get close to her at all.

"Want to use it?"

Luo Fanchen gripped the jade tablet tightly again. He could see Miao Yun's pretty face gradually turning pale in the distance. The four Foundation Establishment cultivators also felt Liu Xia's undisguised killing intent and were somewhat flustered, fearing that they would be locked onto by her divine sense.

Taking this attack head-on would be certain death.

Liu Xia was very clever. Her divine sense first locked onto the most troublesome Li Miaoyun, and she glanced at Luo Fanchen's direction with a playful look.

She wanted to kill Luo Fanchen's woman in front of him.

(End of this chapter)