Desolate Era: The Ultimate Rogue Cultivator Who Hides Among the Heavens!

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laugh!

The power of the flying sword far exceeded Lingxian Daojun's imagination; unable to stop it any longer, the sword pierced straight through his body.

With a soft "pfft," Lingxian Daojun's enormous carp demon body was instantly severely injured, and the golden light on the carp's head dimmed instantly.

boom--

In that instant, the power of Lingxian Daojun's control over the magic weapons and spells decreased sharply, and Han Feiyu's flying sword and many magic weapons bombarded him instantly.

A rumbling, churning sound followed.

The combined power of several magical treasures extinguished Lingxian Daojun's life force in the blink of an eye...

puff.

The so-called Lingxian Daojun, who supposedly obtained a trace of true dragon blood, has now become a dead carp spirit with only half a fish head remaining.

Whoosh whoosh.

The ring-shaped magical artifact emitting a blue light was beyond control.

Han Feiyu took it in a flash with a thought, and easily refined it with his magic power. "It really is a top-grade human-level magic treasure, a good thing."

Swish.

Han Feiyu put away the dead carp spirit, which only had half a head left, and then looked around. The dead carp spirit's cave must be nearby...

The riverbed upstream.

Meng practiced water-avoidance techniques and hid behind a rock.

But after a long time without any movement from the river, he began to worry about Han Feiyu. "Could he have been wiped out? There shouldn't be any movement at all. He's comparable to an ordinary late-stage Purple Mansion Divine Demon Body Refinement cultivator..."

"Brother Meng~~~"

Just then, Han Feiyu's voice came from the river.

Meng Shi looked up.

"I've killed that carp demon, you don't need to guard it anymore," Han Feiyu's voice came again.

"Really killed him?!" Meng Shi was incredulous, but immediately summoned his flying sword and flew out of the river.

puff.

Flying out of the Lingtong River on his sword, Meng Shi immediately spotted Han Feiyu and asked, "You really killed him?"

"Um."

Han Feiyu nodded with a smile.

With a whoosh, it appeared—the Water Control Ring, the magical artifact of the carp spirit.

Meng Shi's eyes lit up instantly. "Good, if we kill this carp demon, then only the Demon-Devouring King will be left."

"Brother Han, what about its cave dwelling..."

As Meng Shi spoke, he remembered the ruins of the great demon's cave, which probably contained many treasures. He then turned to Meng Shi and asked in a low voice.

"I've already searched the area." Han Feiyu said casually, then smiled and took out a storage magic item and handed it to Meng Shi. "Brother Meng, please don't find these things too shabby."

Meng Shi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and accepted the storage magic item. "This was originally what Brother Han deserved. I didn't do much..."

The magic power easily refined the storage artifact.

Meng Shi, distracted, smiled even more broadly. "Oh, Brother Han, you're too kind."

The storage magic treasure contains three low-grade human-level magic treasures and several treasure materials.

Although it was far less than five catties of Yuan Liquid, it was still a great gain. He had managed Mengshan City for many years before obtaining one high-grade magic weapon and a few mid-grade magic weapons. Now, he had obtained a magic weapon without putting in much effort, so he was naturally very happy.

"If you don't block the upstream, I can't go all out, so I still contributed."

Han Feiyu smiled, glanced at the two onlookers in mid-air, and then got down to business:

"That Demon King has dominated Tuozui City for decades and has even built a rat demon kingdom underground. If it were to escape, we would have no chance of catching it."

"Brother Meng, what are your thoughts?"

Han Feiyu was very wary of that rat demon, and the best way to deal with it was to lure it out. All available intelligence indicated that once the Demon-Devouring King's rat demon army detected a powerful enemy, the Demon-Devouring King would immediately flee far away.

"Hmm." Meng Shi's expression darkened.

A cautious, cunning rat demon with the ability to burrow underground is indeed extremely troublesome.

Seeing that Meng Shi had no good ideas, Han Feiyu said, "Let's rest here for the night and think of a solution slowly."

"Alright."

Meng Shi nodded.

Han Feiyu and Meng Shi then returned to the riverbank.

"Let's stay here tonight and continue our journey tomorrow. You two should come down and rest for a while," Meng Shi called out to Meng Sanmu and Meng Chuan above.

call out.

Two figures then landed.

Han Feiyu ignored them and closed his eyes to cultivate.

[Azure Emperor's Great Demonic Skill Experience Points +1]

【…】

Han Feiyu wasn't the only one who needed to cultivate and recover; Meng Shi, Meng Sanmu, and Meng Chuan also began to cultivate, and the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) gathered together as they cultivated.

……

An hour passed.

Meng Shi suddenly transmitted his voice:

"Brother Han, I've come up with a plan."

"Oh?"

Han Feiyu's eyes lit up as he listened. After all, he was an old guy who had lived for hundreds of years. He was old but not dead and his wisdom was like that of a demon.

Meng Shi's plan sounded somewhat feasible.

"Okay, let's do it that way then," Han Feiyu agreed.

"Then I'll teach you the art of earth-遁 (earth-遁术, a technique for escaping underground)," Meng Shi then began to explain the incantation of the earth-遁术, which was one of the plans.

This earth-遁术 (earth-遁术, a type of magic that allows one to burrow underground) is similar to the water-避术 (water-避术, a type of magic that allows one to avoid water). It is a basic spell that is not difficult to learn and is widely spread, so it has very few limitations.

[Includes - Earth Escape Technique!]

[Earth-遁术 L1 (1/100)]

After finishing his explanation in one breath, Meng Shi looked at Han Feiyu and asked, "Brother Han, have you remembered it?"

"I'll give it a try."

Han Feiyu understood. With the strength of his soul, he could memorize such a minor spell after hearing it only once, not to mention that the Extreme Dao Panel also contained it.

"Buzz!"

He channeled his magical power, enveloping himself.

Han Feiyu felt a connection to the earth, and activated the Earth-遁 (Earth-遁 is a type of teleportation technique).

In a flash.

Han Feiyu then burrowed underground.

Meng Sanmu and Meng Chuan, who were standing nearby, were startled.

Meng Shi was also stunned. "That's amazing. He mastered it in just one take."

Although it was a minor spell that followed the crowd, it was still a spell after all. Even ordinary cultivators of the Purple Mansion realm had to practice diligently to master it. He had tried many variations before he finally succeeded.

[Earth-遁术 Experience Points +10]

[Earth-遁术 Experience Points +30]

[Earth-遁术 Experience Points +50]

[Earth-遁术 Experience Points +100]

【…】

If you understand one method, you understand all methods.

With Han Feiyu's cultivation level, he quickly mastered the Earth Escape Technique to a fairly normal level for an ordinary Purple Mansion cultivator.

puff.

Han Feiyu escaped after traveling hundreds of feet underground.

"Having the ability to burrow underground is indeed much more convenient." Han Feiyu already had some confidence in his heart.

"Brother Han, your magical talent is truly astonishing," Meng Shi said with a voice transmission.

"It's just a few minor spells, nothing to mention," Han Feiyu smiled. "With this earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows us to burrow underground), our plan might have a much better chance of success."

"Hmm..." Meng Shi also knew that if he relied on himself to kill the Purple Mansion Demon Beast, there would be no chance at all.

We can only rely on Han Feiyu.

……

late at night.

Han Feiyu had been practicing the art of earth-遁 (earth-遁术).

The plan he and Meng Shi devised was to infiltrate the Demon King's lair, find a rat demon at the innate level, and then force it to capture the king first, thus annihilating the Demon King in one fell swoop.

The Demon-Devouring King is difficult to kill because of its stealth; once its true form is found, its strength becomes almost negligible.